ødemark

Equivalent to øde (“desolate”) +‎ mark (“field, (obsolete) open land”), from Old Norse eyðimǫrk, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk øydemark, Swedish ödemark.

ødemark c (singular definite ødemarken, plural indefinite ødemarker)

1. wilderness

   Synonym: vildmark

• “ødemark” in Den Danske Ordbog

• øydemark (Nynorsk also)

From øde +‎ mark.

ødemark f or m (definite singular ødemarka or ødemarken, indefinite plural ødemarker, definite plural ødemarkene)

1. wasteland, wilderness

• “ødemark” in The Bokmål Dictionary.