austmark

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From aust (east) +‎ mark (field).

Noun[edit]

austmark f (definite singular austmarka, indefinite plural austmarker, definite plural austmarkene)

  1. a public accessible natural area, usually east of a larger inhabited area, such as a city
    Coordinate terms: nordmark, sørmark, vestmark

Etymology 2[edit]

From aust (east) +‎ mark (mark (currency)), possibly a calque of German Ostmark.

Noun[edit]

austmark f (plural austmarka)

  1. the East German mark