The
adjective and derived
noun 'Dano-Norwegian' means "
Danish and
Norwegian". It can have two related meanings:
# It can refer to the former (1536-1814) union between '
Denmark and Norway' or its people; or by extension to anything relating to both of its two titular composite countries,
Denmark and
Norway (see
Dano-Norwegian)
# It can refer to the '
Dano-Norwegian language', formerly a Norwegian variant of the
Danish language and predecessor of the
Bokmål written standard of the modern Norwegian language. (Cf. ''
Gøtudanskt'')