Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

heimemarka

English translation:

home pastures

Added to glossary by brigidm
Jun 27, 2007 11:00
16 yrs ago
Norwegian term

heimemarka

Norwegian to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Marketing text on dairy farming. Sentence: "Hvis det er mildt og snøfritt kan de gå ute i heimemarka til langt uti november – noen ganger helt til desember."
I think this means the fields belonging to a farm. "farmland pastures" perhaps?

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home pastures

This is what we would call it in New Zealand, as opposed to the "hill pastures" where stock can roam more freely in the high summer months. Might fit your context here?

The link below refers to Iceland, which is a bit closer to Norway!!
Peer comment(s):

agree Frode Aleksandersen : Sometimes the answer is so simple you overlook it - nice one Bill :)
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Thanks, Frode. You were on a good track, too!
agree Frederika Heden : Frode was quite right, but I think this fits better in the (almost poetic) marketing context =)
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Thank you, Frederika. I support your comments about Frode!
agree Michele Fauble
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Thank you, Michele
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "As Frederika says, this fits my context best. Thanks to Bill et al."
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enclosed pasture, farmland pastures

Close. "Heimemark" are the cultivated areas closest to the farm. "Enclosed pasture" is just one suggestion, but it's not one I'm happy with, especially with this being a marketing text and the areas themselves may not necessarily be enclosed . "Farmland pastures" is in many ways better, even if it doesn't maintain the distinction between utmark and innmark. Hopefully someone with more farming knowledge will chime in.
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infields

infields, enclosed fields, home fields: taken from Theodore Slette's no-en dictionary, adding to the general enlightenment.
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