embetsmann - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From embete +‎ -s- +‎ mann.

embetsmann m (definite singular embetsmannen, indefinite plural embetsmenn, definite plural embetsmennene)

1. a civil servant, government official

The spelling embedsmann may be preferred in Riksmål, and is similar to Danish embedsmand.

• “embetsmann” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From embete +‎ -s- +‎ mann.

embetsmann m (definite singular embetsmannen, indefinite plural embetsmenn, definite plural embetsmennene)

1. a civil servant, government official

• “embetsmann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.