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Telemark¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Norwegian Telemark.

proper noun

  1. uncountable A county of Norway.

telemark²

  • /ˈtɛləˌmɑɹk/ US

Where it comes from

From Norwegian Telemark, a county in Norway, from Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from the genitive plural case of þelir (“name of an old Germanic tribe”) + mǫrk (“borderland, march, mark, woodland”).

noun telemarks

  1. uncountable Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes.
  2. countable A telemark turn.
  3. countable A telemark landing.

Similar: free-heel skiing

verb telemarks · telemarking · telemarked

  1. intransitive To take part in telemark skiing.
  2. intransitive To perform a telemark turn.

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Similar: free-heel skiing

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noun telemark skiing

한국어텔레마크 스키 tellemakeu seuki
日本語テレマークスキー teremāku-sukī
Françaistélémark

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"telemark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/telemark. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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telemark. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/telemark

Chicago

"telemark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/telemark.

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@misc{telemark_2026,
  title = {telemark},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/telemark},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}