Bokmålsskrivne

Bokmålsskrivne refers to texts written in Bokmål, one of the two official written standards of the Norwegian language. Bokmål is the more widely used form, especially in urban areas, media, education, and government, and it evolved from Danish-Norwegian written language in the 19th century. The term contrasts with nynorskskrivne, which denotes texts written in Nynorsk, the other official standard based on Norwegian dialects.

In linguistic and descriptive work, bokmålsskrivne texts are labeled to indicate the orthography, vocabulary, and grammatical conventions characteristic of Bokmål. The standard has undergone several reforms, notably in the 20th century, that simplified spellings and broadened acceptable variants, which in turn affects what is considered bokmålsskrivne. While Bokmål as a whole is relatively uniform, there is considerable variation among authors, regions, and time periods, including formal, semi-formal, and colloquial registers.

The term is mainly used in academic, lexicographic, and archival contexts, rather than as a neutral everyday descriptor. It helps distinguish written Norwegian according to the Bokmål standard from texts written in Nynorsk or other dialect-based representations. The existence of bokmålsskrivne materials is common across newspapers, education materials, official documents, and literature written for a broad Norwegian audience.