English

Alternative forms

• marge

Noun

marg ‎(uncountable)

1. (colloquial) margarine

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin margo ‎(“edge, margin, limit”)

Noun

marg m ‎(definite singular margen, indefinite plural marger, definite plural margene)

1. (typography) a margin

Related terms

• margin

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mergr, from Proto-Germanic *mazgaz < *mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European *mozgos, *mosgʰos. Compare Icelandic mergur, Swedish märg, Danish marv, Dutch merg, German Mark, English marrow.

Noun

marg m ‎(definite singular margen, indefinite plural marger, definite plural margene)

1. marrow (substance inside bones)
2. pith

Derived terms

See also

• merg (Nynorsk)

References

• “marg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “marg” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin margo

Noun

marg m ‎(definite singular margen, indefinite plural margar, definite plural margane)

1. (typography) a margin

Related terms

• margin

References

• “marg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.