urfolk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From ur- +‎ folk, after German Urvolk.

Noun

urfolk n (definite singular urfolket, indefinite plural urfolk, definite plural urfolka or urfolkene)

1. indigenous people

Synonyms

• urbefolkning

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From ur- +‎ folk, after German Urvolk.

Noun

urfolk n (definite singular urfolket, indefinite plural urfolk, definite plural urfolka)

1. an indigenous people; a people that maintains an original culture

   Synonym: opphavsfolk (literally “original people”)

2. an origin people that modern ones descend from

   Synonym: frumfolk

References

• “urfolk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.