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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Combination of utland (“outland, foreign land”) + -lending (“(person) from, belonging to”). Compare Norwegian land + -ing > -lending and also English -ing, Old English -ing.
Noun
utlending m (definite singular utlendingen, indefinite plural utlendinger, definite plural utlendingene)
- a foreigner or alien
- (Bokmål) Utlendinger kommer fra utlandet.
- Foreigners come from abroad.
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Combination of utland (“outland, foreign land”) + -lending (“(person) from, belonging to”). Compare Norwegian land + -ing > -lending and also English -ing, Old English -ing.
Noun
utlending m (definite singular utlendingen, indefinite plural utlendingar, definite plural utlendingane)
- a foreigner or alien
Utlendingar kjem frå utlandet.- Foreigners come from abroad.
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