kjøpstad

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kaupstaðr

Noun

kjøpstad m (definite singular kjøpstaden, indefinite plural kjøpsteder, definite plural kjøpstedene)

(chiefly historical) a town where trade is carried on, kjøpstad privileges being granted by a monarch; roughly equivalent to a British market town.

References

“kjøpstad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“kjøpstad” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kaupstaðr

Noun

kjøpstad m (definite singular kjøpstaden, indefinite plural kjøpstader or kjøpstadar, definite plural kjøpstadene or kjøpstadane)

(chiefly historical) a town where trade is carried on, kjøpstad privileges being granted by a monarch; roughly equivalent to a British market town.

References

“kjøpstad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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