vergemål

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Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

vergemål

Etymology

verge (“protect”) +‎ mål (“agreement”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ver.ɡə.ˌmoːl/
(flapped rhotic) IPA^(key):
(uvular rhotic) IPA^(key):
(thick l) IPA^(key):

Noun

vergemål n (definite singular vergemålet, indefinite plural vergemål, definite plural vergemåla or vergemålene)

(law) guardianship, conservatorship
Synonym: formynderskap

See also

verjemål (Nynorsk)

References

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

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