It was an adaptation of written Danish, which was commonly used since the past union with Denmark, to the Dano-Norwegian koiné spoken by the Norwegian urban elite, especially in the capital.
Foi unha adaptación do danés escrito, o cal se usaba como lingua oficial dende a pasada unión con Dinamarca, á koiné dano-norueguesa falada principalmente pola elite urbana norueguesa, especialmente na capital.