vestmark

vestmark

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 2

From vest (“west”) +‎ mark (“mark (currency)”), possibly a calque of German Westmark.

Noun

vestmark f (definite singular vestmarka, indefinite plural vestmark or vestmerker, definite plural vestmerkene)

1. (numismatics) Deutsche Mark

Etymology 1

From vest (“west”) +‎ mark (“field”).

Noun

vestmark f (definite singular vestmarka, indefinite plural vestmarker, definite plural vestmarkene)

1. a public accessible natural area, usually west of a larger inhabited area, such as a city

   Coordinate terms: austmark, nordmark, sørmark

References

• “vestmark” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.