Norsk Riksmålsordbok

Following a speech by teacher and language activist Jens Mørland in 1918,[1] Riksmaalsvernet was founded 30 October 1919.

[2] A dictionary committee was established at a meeting 12 December 1919, and started its work after some delay in 1921.

[3] A preliminary wordlist issued by Riksmaalsvernet in March 1921 led to a fierce linguistics debate in newspapers and in the cultural and literary magazine Samtiden.

[9][10] The dictionary was issued in parts, starting from 1930, and the work was completed in 1957, and printed in four volumes.

[9] The dictionary work continues in cooperation with the publishing house Kunnskapsforlaget, under the name Det Norske Akademis store ordbok (new name from 2005), and the goal is a revised and extended edition to be completed in 2014.