| The name Nynorsk, the linguistic term for modern Norwegian, was chosen for contrast to Danish and emphasis on the historical connection to Old Norwegian. |
| Other notable modernists include Olav H. Hauge, writing in Nynorsk about everyday life, and Stein Mehren, a philosophical poet, essayist, and painter. |
| The number of school districts and pupils using primarily Nynorsk has decreased from its height in the 1940s, even in Nynorsk municipalities. |
| This may explain why negative attitudes toward Nynorsk persist, as is seen with many minority languages. |
| The official standard of Nynorsk has since been significantly altered. |
| Nynorsk is a combination of rural dialects intended to be a distinctly Norwegian language, one not influenced by Danish. |
