i

From Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *en.

Fem minutter i tolv.

Used in conjunction with time to indicate a number of minutes before a full hour.


ad

Norwegian Bokmål: ad

From Old Danish at, from Old Norse at, from Proto-Germanic *at.


for

From Old Danish for, from Proto-Germanic *furai (in Western Old Norse replaced by the variant Old Norse fyrr, from Proto-Germanic *furiz, *furi, = Danish before).


om

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi. Cognate with German um (“about”).

such that something changes orientation or has its orientation changed

Vred kluden op, vaskede fingeren, viklede papir om og begyndte igen at skrælle kartofler.

2016, Ole Henrik Laub, Hovedrollen, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Wrung the rag, washed the finger, wrapped paper around [it] and resumed peeling potatoes.

„Nej. Hvis du tror jeg vil se passivt til, mens du ødelægger din mands og dit eget liv med dette martyrium, så må du tro om ...“

2014, Dennis Jürgensen, Måske, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

"No. If you think I intend to look on passively while you destroy your husband's and your own life with this martyrium, you will have to think again ..."

Jo, jeg har da haft mine nu'er, men hvis jeg skulle gøre det hele om, ville jeg sørge for at have mange flere af dem.

2016, Terje Nordberg, Det må godt føles rart, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Sure, I have had my nows, but if I had to do it all again, I would make sure to have many more of them.

Han skrev den om tre gange.

2017, Morten Sabroe, Love Me Do, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

again, returning to the beginning (whence ommer, om igen, tro om igen)

Hun vendte sig om og så på ham.

such that something rotates or revolves (either of its own accord or by external influence)


bag

head

bag c (singular definite bagen, plural indefinite bage)

bagen (definite singular)
bage (indefinite plural)
bag (indefinite nominative singular)
bagen (definite nominative singular)
bage (indefinite nominative plural)
bagene (definite nominative plural)
bags (genitive indefinite singular)
bagens (definite genitive singular)
bages (genitive indefinite plural)
bagenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bak n (“back”), from Proto-Germanic *baką, cognate with Norwegian bak, Swedish bak, English back. The preposition is a shortening of Old Norse á bak (“on the back of”), compare English back from aback, from Old English onbæc.

(anatomy) behind, bottom, butt, buttocks


via

Familien kørte til Aalborg via Aarhus.
The family drove to Aalborg via Aarhus.


per

Motoren roterer 1000 gange per minut.

The engine rotates 1000 times per minute.


over

Skyer hænger over byen.


under

From Old Norse undir, from Proto-Germanic *under, cognate with English under, German unter.


apropos

apropos n (singular definite aproposet or apropos'et, plural indefinite aproposer or apropos'er)

aproposet (definite singular)
apropos'et (definite singular)
aproposer (indefinite plural)
apropos'er (indefinite plural)
apropos (indefinite nominative singular)
aproposet (definite nominative singular)
apropos'et (definite nominative singular)
aproposer (indefinite nominative plural)
apropos'er (indefinite nominative plural)
aproposerne (definite nominative plural)
apropos'erne (definite nominative plural)
apropos' (genitive indefinite singular)
aproposets (definite genitive singular)
apropos'ets (definite genitive singular)
aproposers (genitive indefinite plural)
apropos'ers (genitive indefinite plural)
aproposernes (definite genitive plural)
apropos'ernes (definite genitive plural)


fra

From Old Norse frá, from Proto-Germanic *fram. Cognate with English from, Swedish från, Norwegian Bokmål fra, Norwegian Nynorsk frå, Faroese frá, Icelandic frá.


å

Å (uppercase)
å (indefinite nominative singular)
å'et (definite nominative singular)
å'er (indefinite nominative plural)
å'erne (definite nominative plural)
å's (genitive indefinite singular)
å'ets (definite genitive singular)
å'ers (genitive indefinite plural)
å'ernes (definite genitive plural)
Å (indefinite nominative singular)
Å'et (definite nominative singular)
Å'er (indefinite nominative plural)
Å'erne (definite nominative plural)
Å's (genitive indefinite singular)
Å'ets (definite genitive singular)
Å'ers (genitive indefinite plural)
Å'ernes (definite genitive plural)

Analogical after the other names of vowel letters in the Roman alphabet.

the last (29th) letter of the Danish alphabet


mod

From Old Norse í mót, i.e. the preposition í (“in”) + the noun mót (“meeting”) (compare i møde), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, cognate with English moot.

Hvad ville du gerne have mod din hjælp?

What would you like in return for your help?

in return for; in exchange for; as compensation for


ned

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include Faroese and Icelandic niður, English nether, Dutch neder, German nieder.


på

Rebracketing of older oppå, from Old Norse upp + á, compare English 'pon from upon. The preposition å (“on”) is still used in some Jutlandic dialects in the same sense.


til

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”), cognate with Swedish till (“to”), English till, German Ziel n (“goal”). The preposition has arisen from an adverbial use of the noun, lit. "(with) the goal of something". In Old Norse, the preposition governs the genitive, a usage which is preserved in certain fixed phrases in Danish.

which is either 1) an old genitive plural

2) an old genitive singular in a different declension

analogically after other case relict phrases:

De var samlet hele familien til jul.

The whole family was gathered at Christmas.

at (at a certain point in time, with certain nouns)


efter

From Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ (after), from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), *after. Related to Norwegian Bokmål etter, Swedish efter, and English after.


af

From Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab. Related to English of, off and German ab.

the active part, originator: En roman af Hemingway

indicating connection: Ejeren af huset

in descriptions: En mand af format - A man of stature; Et hus lavet af træ - A house made of wood

part of: ni ud af ti

of origin: Jeg hørte det af ham

away from: Jeg faldt af cyklen

motivated by: Han gjorde det af nysgerrighed


af

tage sit tøj af

på grund af


hos

Originally an unstressed form of hus (“house”) undergoing a development in meaning from "at someone's house" to "with someone" – analogous to the development of Latin casa (“house”) to French chez (“at (the house of)”). Displaced Old Norse hjá.

Vi var på besøg hos Ahmad.

Jeg sov hos en veninde.


grundet

grundet (positive)
grundede (plural positive)
grundede (positive)


nær

head

nær (neuter nært, plural and definite singular attributive nære, comparative nærmere, superlative (predicative) nærmest, superlative (attributive) nærmeste)

nært (neuter)
nære (attributive definite singular)
nære (attributive plural)
nærmere (comparative)
nærmest (predicative superlative)
nærmeste (attributive superlative)

From Old Norse nær, comparative form of ná (“near”).


nær

nær (comparative nærmere, superlative nærmest)

nærmere (comparative)
nærmest (superlative)


ved

From Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”). Cognate with Swedish vid, English with, and German wider (“against”).

in case of, in the event of (used with the conditional)


langs

Langs alléen stod lygtepæle med jævne mellemrum.

Along the avenue, light poles stood at even intervals.

Vi traskede langs floden i en time.


forbi

Mødet er forbi.


forbi

Bussen kører forbi Tivoli.

Near or next to. Will stop at or be near something

Jeg kommer forbi dig senere


før

From Old Norse fyrr, from Proto-Germanic *furi, *furiz (“for, before”). Cognates include Swedish före, för, English for, and German für. A different form of the same word, Proto-Germanic *furai, is found in Danish for and German vor.


før

før eller senere / siden

ikke før

nu som før


angående

Compare Swedish angående, Norwegian angående and Dutch aangaande.


pga.

Abbreviation of på grund af (“because of”).


siden

From Old Danish sithæn, from Old Norse síðan, from síð- + *-þan. Compare Swedish sedan, Old English siþþan, and — indirectly — with English since and Dutch sinds.

Jeg kom hertil for fem måneder siden.

see for ... siden

(with for) ago (referring to a point in time a definite amount of time in the past)


t.o.m.

Abbreviation of til og med (“up to and including”).


omkring

From om + Old Norse krinkr (“ring, round”), from Old Norse umkring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.


gennem

From Old Norse gegnum, dative of the adjective gegn (“right, fitting”), derived from the preposition gegn (“against”), from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“towards”). Compare also Danish igen, English again, against, German gegen, entgegen.

through (in space, from one side to the other)

through (in space, from the outside, through an opening or through a barrier)

through, during (in time, from the beginning to the end)

by means of, through, by (using as an instrument)


uden

Old Norse útan, from Proto-Germanic *ūtanē

Af det hele Overhoved fandt han intet uden nogle hvide tynde Smuler af Hovedskallen, næsten som Æggeskal, og Tænder faldne af Overmunden, hvilke vare i Behold.

1815, Erich Christian Werlauff, Bemærkninger over folkesagnene om en nordisk kæmpeslægt i oldtiden, page 18:

Of the entire upper head he found nothing save some white thin scraps of the cranium, almost like egg-shell, and teeth fallen off the upper mouth which were intact.


undtagen

Past participle common gender of undtage (“to except”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål unntagen, unntatt and Swedish undantagen.

[ˈɔnˈtˢæjˀən]

[ˈɔnˌtˢæjˀən]


på grund af

[pʰɔˈɡ̊ʁɔnˀa]

From på (“on”) + grund (“ground, reason”) + af (“of”).


blandt andet

Compare to Swedish bland annat and Norwegian blant annet.

Blandt andet er han meget begavet.

for one thing, for example, for instance


imellem

From Old Norse (í) millum. Compare Faroese ímillum.


inden

Når man kommer fra Århus, ligger huset lige inden Ålborg.
When coming from Århus, the house is located just before Ålborg.


inden

Kom indenfor inden det begynder at regne.


trods

From German trotz, from the noun Trotz (“defiance”).


nedenfor

/ˈneːðənˌfʌ/

Continuing Middle Danish næthenfor, from Old Danish næthæn foræ. Equivalent to neden + for. Compare forneden and nedfor.

below, beneath, under, underneath (in, to, or into a lower place or position than)

aneath, at the foot of, beneath, neath, sub (at the bottom or lower part of)


m/

Most probably adapted from German m/, abbreviating mit (“with”), rather than the other way around.


vedrørende

[ˈʋeðˌʁɶˀɐnə]

[ˈʋeðˌʁɶɐ̯ˀnə]


på gr. af

(rare) Abbreviation of på grund af (“because of”).


jævnfør

[ˈjɛwnˌføˀɐ̯]


hen ad

year unknown, Niels Blædel, Nordens fugle i farver, i syv bind: bd. Fra rovfugle til andefugle
Hvis ungerne forstyrres, flygter de løbende hen ad vandoverfladen ud mod åbent vand.


i tillæg til

På Svalbard havde præsten, i tillæg til sit kirkeembede, også funktionen som lærer.

2003, Miljøundervisning i Arktis., Nordic Council of Ministers, →ISBN, page 64:

On Svalbard, the priest, in addition to his ecclesiastical office, also served as teacher.

... 'ting', som i tillæg til deres eventuelle brugsværdi har en iboende værdi.

2009, Jørgen Husted, Etik og værdier i socialt arbejde, Hans Reitzels Forlag, →ISBN, page 93:

... "things" which, in addition to any useful value, have inherent value.

Det anbefales, at de større virksomheder i tillæg til det lovbestemte formål formulerer egne mål med arbejdspladsvurderingen.

1997, Rapport 1: Arbejdsmiljøstyring i Norden, Nordic Council of Ministers, →ISBN, page 41:


henimod

Vi skal arbejde henimod en fælles målsætning.

We must work towards a common objective.


uagtet

[ˈuˌɑɡ̊d̥əð]

After German ungeachtet, from un- + geachtet (“respected”), a past participle of achten (“to respect”), which has also been borrowed to Danish (agte).


hinsides

From hin (“that”) + side (“side”). Calque of German jenseits.


på grund af at

[pʰɔˈɡ̊ʁɔnˀæˀa]

From på grund af (“because of”) + at (“that”).

Da Ministeriet i 1870 gik af for en tilfældig Afstemning i Folketinget om et underordnet Spørgsmaal, var det mere paa Grund af, at det var træt af Dage, end fordi det manglede den tilstrækkelige Støtte i Rigsdagen.

1882, H. Wulf, Den danske Rigsdag, page 393:

When the ministry stepped down in 1870 after some random vote on an unimportant question, it was more because it was tired than because it lacked the necessary support in both houses

... men i praksis er der ofte vanskeligheder, især på grund af at lagserien kan være forstyrret (forkastninger, gletchere mv.).

2005, Peter K. A. Jensen, Menneskets oprindelse og udvikling, page 391:

... but in practice, there are often difficulties, especially because the series of layers may be disturbed (faults, glaciers etc.).


til og med

Adgangskravene til kvalifikationsturneringen er for så vidt de samme som ved hovedturneringen: Til og med nummer 230 på verdensranglisten får direkte adgang, mens ni wild cards bliver uddelt til de heldige.

2010, Anders Haahr Rasmussen, Én bold ad gangen: Wozniacki, US Open 2009, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 41:

The access requirements for the qualification tournament are, essentially, the same as by the main tournament: Up to and including number 230 on the world ranklist are immediately admitted, while nine wild cards are distributed to lucky persons.

Dette gælder således for mønter præget under kongerne fra Svend Estridsen til og med Erik Lam.

2010, Gitte Tarnow Ingvardson, Montbrug: Fra vikingetid til vendertogter, ISD LLC, →ISBN:

This thus holds for coins pressed during the [reign of the] kings from Sweyn II up to and including Erik III.


bagom

bag (“back”) + om (“of”). Cognate with Swedish bakom.