IVAR ANDREAS AASEN
\ˈɪvɑːɹ ɑːndɹˈe͡ɪəs ˈɑːsən], \ˈɪvɑːɹ ɑːndɹˈeɪəs ˈɑːsən], \ˈɪ_v_ɑː_ɹ ɑː_n_d_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ə_s ˈɑː_s_ə_n]\
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A Norwegian philologist and poet; born in 1813; died in 1896. His great aim was to construct from the older elements of the various Norwegian dialects a new national language ("Landsnaal"), as a substitute for Danish, in pursuance of which end he published several valuable philological works. As a poet he produced "Symra", a collection of lyrics (3d ed., 1875); "Ervingen", a drama (4th ed., 1887).
By Charles Dudley Warner
