de

From Old Danish thē, from Old Norse þeir, from Proto-Germanic *þai. Usage of this word as a gender-neutral third-person singular pronoun is a semantic loan from English they.

de grønne huse


de

(personal pronoun) they (third-person plural)

(personal pronoun, nonstandard) they (gender-neutral third-person singular)


man

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man (accusative en or én, possessive ens or éns)

en (accusative)
én (accusative)
ens (possessive)
éns (possessive)

The same word as the noun mand (“man”). Calque of German man.

Kan man spise dem?

Can one eat them? (i.e., Are they edible?)

Man siger, at huset er hjemsøgt.

you, one, they, people (a general, unspecified person)

I (used modestly instead of the first-person pronoun)

you (used derogatorily instead of the second-person pronoun)


vi

vi (first-person plural nominative, accusative os, genitive vores, c vor, n vort, pl vore)

os (accusative)
vores (genitive)
vor (common-gender genitive)
vort (genitive neuter)
vore (genitive plural)

From Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.


du

From Old Danish thu, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”). Cognate with English thou, Latin tū, Sanskrit त्वम् (tvam), Avestan 𐬙𐬏𐬨 (tūm), Russian ты (ty).

thou, you (2nd person singular subject pronoun, informal)


jeg

From Old Norse ek, Old East Norse jak, from Proto-Germanic *ek, *ik (“I”), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂, *eǵh₂óm.


hun

hun (objective case hende, possessive hendes)

From Old Norse hón (“she”), from Proto-Norse *ᚺᚨᚾᚢ (*hanu), the feminine form, with u-umlaut, of *ᚺᚨᚾᚨᛉ (*hanaʀ) (= Danish han (“he”), Old Norse hann).


briller

briller (indefinite nominative plural)
brillerne (definite nominative plural)
brillers (genitive indefinite plural)
brillernes (definite genitive plural)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


den

From Old Norse þann, the accusative form of sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só (“this, that”).

bilen - the car; den røde bil - the red car

(definite) the (used before an adjective preceding a noun)


din

From Old Norse þínn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz (“your”).


det

huset - the house; det gule hus - the yellow house


sig

From Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic *sik.

Hunden slikkede sig ren.

(reflexive pronoun) third-person pronoun


I

Norwegian Bokmål: I

From Old East Norse *īʀ, from Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. Cognate with Swedish ni, Norwegian Nynorsk de, Faroese tær, and Icelandic þér.

I må ikke gå derind!

2014, Diverse forfattere, Fire uger blev til fire år - og andre beretninger, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN
Og så er der forresten lidt mere med det samme: I må love os een ting. mor og far, I må ikke efterligne os unge! — For gør I det, ja, så kommer I til at se så morsomme ud. — I må ikke prøve på at løbe fra jeres alder, for det kan I alligevel ikke.

And by the way, there's something else: You must promise us one thing, mum and dad, you may not imitate us young! — For if you do, you will look so funny. — you may not try to run way from your age, for you can't do that anyway.

1981, Mogens Wolstrup, Vild hyben: danske forfattere skriver om jalousi

But it is not your fault, Ditte says. You are young and intelligent. You are ugly and amazingly beautiful. You have the courage! You are on the right path with your show. I feel with your rebellion, and perhaps for that reason, I couldn't take any more. Your skin is smooth, you started in time.

Men det er ikke jeres skyld, siger Ditte. I er unge og kloge. I er grimme og fantastisk smukke. I har modet! I er på rette vej med jeres show. Jeg føler med jeres oprør, og måske derfor kunne jeg ikke klare mere. Jeres hud er glat, I er startet i tide.

Og lidt senere ”I har hørt at det er sagt: øje for øje og tand for tand. Men jeg siger jer, at I må ikke sætte jer imod det onde; men dersom nogen giver dig et slag på din højre kind, da vend ham også den anden til! ...

2011, Per Ullidtz, Absalons Europa, BoD – Books on Demand →ISBN, page 229

And a little later ”you have heard it said: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, you may not resist evil; but if anyone hits you on the right cheek, turn the other towards [whoever hit you]! ...

(personal) you, you all (second person plural)


ballon

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ballon c (singular definite ballonen, plural indefinite balloner)

ballonen (definite singular)
balloner (indefinite plural)
ballon (indefinite nominative singular)
ballonen (definite nominative singular)
balloner (indefinite nominative plural)
ballonerne (definite nominative plural)
ballons (genitive indefinite singular)
ballonens (definite genitive singular)
balloners (genitive indefinite plural)
ballonernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: ballonngi

(ballet, singular only) ballon (the quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair)


penge

Originally a plural of penning (“coin”), related to English penny. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *panningaz. Compare Icelandic peningar, Faroese pengar, Norwegian Nynorsk pengar, Norwegian Bokmål penger, and Swedish pengar.


dativ

dativ c (singular definite dativen, plural indefinite dativer)

dativen (definite singular)
dativer (indefinite plural)
dativ (indefinite nominative singular)
dativen (definite nominative singular)
dativer (indefinite nominative plural)
dativerne (definite nominative plural)
dativs (genitive indefinite singular)
dativens (definite genitive singular)
dativers (genitive indefinite plural)
dativernes (definite genitive plural)

(singular only) the dative case, the dative (the grammatical case)


mormor

mormor c (singular definite mormoren or mormoderen, plural indefinite mormødre)

mormoren (definite singular)
mormoderen (definite singular)
mormødre (indefinite plural)
mormor (indefinite nominative singular)
mormoren (definite nominative singular)
mormoderen (definite nominative singular)
mormødre (indefinite nominative plural)
mormødrene (definite nominative plural)
mormors (genitive indefinite singular)
mormorens (definite genitive singular)
mormoderens (definite genitive singular)
mormødres (genitive indefinite plural)
mormødrenes (definite genitive plural)

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother


Færøerne

→ Dutch: Faeröer

→ Dutch Low Saxon: Faeröer

desctree

→ Italian: Fær Øer
Sardinian: Fær Øer
Sicilian: Ìsuli Fær Øer
Venetan: Ixołe Fær Øer

[ˈfɛɐ̯ˌøːˀɐnə]


De

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De (second-person singular nominative, accusative Dem, genitive Deres)

Derived from the third-person plural pronoun de. Calque of German Sie.

(personal, formal) The formal counterpart to du, you.


kontanter

kontanter (indefinite nominative plural)
kontanterne (definite nominative plural)
kontanters (genitive indefinite plural)
kontanternes (definite genitive plural)


hvedebrødsdage

hvedebrødsdage c (plural indefinite hvedebrødsdage, plural definite hvedebrødsdagene)

hvedebrødsdage (indefinite plural)
hvedebrødsdagene (definite plural)

honeymoon (period of time immediately following a marriage)


kopper

Maybe a euphemistic refashioning of pokker, from Middle Low German pocke, from Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), cognate with English pock, pox, German Pocke. Alternatively from kopper, the plural of kop (“cup”) (from the cups used for blood-letting).


nød

nød c (singular definite nødden, plural indefinite nødder)

nødden (definite singular)
nødder (indefinite plural)
nød (indefinite nominative singular)
nødden (definite nominative singular)
nødder (indefinite nominative plural)
nødderne (definite nominative plural)
nøds (genitive indefinite singular)
nøddens (definite genitive singular)
nødders (genitive indefinite plural)
nøddernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hnot (“nut”), from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

(slang, plural only) breasts — see entry nødder


nødder

Det hører ikke med til overklassens egnsdragt at have kunstige store nødder, kasser, forlygter eller andre betegnelser for bryster, som hører med til nudansk. Det er godt for plastickirurgerne, der nu skal lave mindre bryster. Almindelige sunde [...]

2010, Jane Aamund, Øjebliksbilleder, Art People, →ISBN:

Drømmefyr har tilbragt de sidste par timer i afbleget blondines selskab. Vil åbenbart ha' blondine med store nødder ... er selv brunette med beskeden b-skål. Jeg føler mig dum og vraget!! Anna kigger sig drømmende i spejlet. “Åh, skal vi ikke [...]

2011, Mette Honoré, Birgitte Rasmussen, Karolines verden, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

'Se nu! Du skræmmer kællingerne væk.' 'Hva? Hvem, nå, hende der narrefissen. Meen... Hun kunne godt få lov til at pudse mit ettal. Hun havde en god mund. Og flotte nødder.' 'Du hopper på alt, mand. Hun lignede en fucking røvsyg skolelærer, [...]

2009, Benn Q. Holm, Den gamle verden, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:


optøjer

riots, a riot, disturbance, disturbances


tandtråd

tandtråd c (singular definite tandtråden, plural indefinite tandtråde)

tandtråden (definite singular)
tandtråde (indefinite plural)
tandtråd (indefinite nominative singular)
tandtråden (definite nominative singular)
tandtråde (indefinite nominative plural)
tandtrådene (definite nominative plural)
tandtråds (genitive indefinite singular)
tandtrådens (definite genitive singular)
tandtrådes (genitive indefinite plural)
tandtrådenes (definite genitive plural)


øjendråber

øjendråber pl (plural definite øjendråberne, plural only)

[ˈʌjənˌd̥ʁɔːb̥ɐ]


flertal

flertal n (singular definite flertallet, plural indefinite flertal)

flertallet (definite singular)
flertal (indefinite plural)
flertal (indefinite nominative singular)
flertallet (definite nominative singular)
flertal (indefinite nominative plural)
flertallene (definite nominative plural)
flertals (genitive indefinite singular)
flertallets (definite genitive singular)
flertals (genitive indefinite plural)
flertallenes (definite genitive plural)

fler- (“more, multiple”) + tal (“number”)


babyboom

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babyboom n (singular definite babyboomet, plural indefinite babyboom)

babyboomet (definite singular)
babyboom (indefinite plural)
babyboom (indefinite nominative singular)
babyboomet (definite nominative singular)
babyboom (indefinite nominative plural)
babyboomene (definite nominative plural)
babybooms (genitive indefinite singular)
babyboomets (definite genitive singular)
babybooms (genitive indefinite plural)
babyboomenes (definite genitive plural)

From baby (“baby”) + boom (“boom”), from English baby boom.

(singular only) Specifically the baby boom following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.


mæslinger

mæslinger c pl (plural definite mæslingerne)

[ˈmɛsˌleŋˀɐ]


pokker

From Middle Low German pocke (“boil, abscess”), from Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), cognate with English pock, pox, German Pocke. Maybe kopper (“smallpox”) is a euphemistic refashioning of this word.

der

(dialect, archaic) a blemish or rash resulting from smallpox, pockmarks, also similar conditions from syphilis, etc.


daner

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daner c pl (definite danerne, plural only)


kår

kår (indefinite nominative plural)
kårene (definite nominative plural)
kårs (genitive indefinite plural)
kårenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse *koʀ (East), kør (West), from Proto-Germanic *kuzą (“choice”). Cognate with Norwegian kår and Swedish kor. Derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to choose”).


tæsk

From tæske (“to thrash”), tærske (“to thresh”).


bukser

From Middle Low German buxe, boxe, a compound of buck (“goat”) + hose (“trousers”). Cognate with Norwegian bukse and Swedish byxa.


vegne

From Old Danish weghnæ, from Old Norse vegna, originally a genitive plural of vegr (“way”). The modern construction på vegne af nogen or på nogens vegne "on behalf of somebody" is influenced by Middle Low German van ēnes wegene, cf. German wegen (“because of”), originally a dative plural of way. The Low German expression has also inspired Swedish på ... vägnar, å någons vägnar.


drikkepenge

drikkepenge (definite plural drikkepengene)

[ˈd̥ʁeɡ̊əpʰɛŋŋ̩]

From drikke (“drink”) + penge (“money”). Possibly a calque from German Trinkgeld.

November 6 2012, JydskeVestkysten, Verden Rundt
Det kan gå helt galt, hvis man undlader at betale drikkepenge til pizzabuddet

It can go wrong if you fail to pay the pizza delivery boy a tip.


junger

Spirende nye bryster på elleveårige piger, uformelige, helt forskellige fra store junger, som gemte på en kløende ømhed; de føltes som et hidsigt spark mod nethinden. Hvor havde han for resten set den slags bryster? Måske var de bare noget, ...

2012, Gudrun Eva, Yosoy, Art People, →ISBN:


musikfolk

[muˈsiɡ̊ˌfʌlˀɡ̊]

People engaged, especially professionally, in music.


mellemkrigsår

mellemkrigsår n (singular definite mellemkrigsåret, plural indefinite mellemkrigsår)

mellemkrigsåret (definite singular)
mellemkrigsår (indefinite plural)
mellemkrigsår (indefinite nominative singular)
mellemkrigsåret (definite nominative singular)
mellemkrigsår (indefinite nominative plural)
mellemkrigsårene (definite nominative plural)
mellemkrigsårs (genitive indefinite singular)
mellemkrigsårets (definite genitive singular)
mellemkrigsårs (genitive indefinite plural)
mellemkrigsårenes (definite genitive plural)

From mellem (“between”) + krigs (“war”) + år (“year(s)”).

compound

(war, plural only) Specifically the years between World War I and World War II.


benklæder

[ˈb̥eːnˌkʰl̥ɛɐ̯]

ben (“leg”) + klæder (“clothes”). Calque of German Beinkleider.


cowboybukser

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cowboybukser (plural definite cowboybukserne)

cowboybukserne (definite plural)
cowboybukser (indefinite nominative plural)
cowboybukserne (definite nominative plural)
cowboybuksers (genitive indefinite plural)
cowboybuksernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈkʰɒwb̥ʌjˌb̥ɔɡ̊sɐ]


leveomkostninger

leveomkostninger (indefinite nominative plural)
leveomkostningerne (definite nominative plural)
leveomkostningers (genitive indefinite plural)
leveomkostningernes (definite genitive plural)


drengelus

(childish or ironic, plural only) boy cooties


pigelus

(childish or ironic, plural only) girl cooties


apostelheste

apostelheste (indefinite nominative plural)
apostelhestene (definite nominative plural)
apostelhestes (genitive indefinite plural)
apostelhestenes (definite genitive plural)

Han overhalede med lethed alle vogne og morede sig lidt over, at han på sine apostelheste kom hurtigere frem end de elegante ekvipager.

2016, Mette Winge, Novemberlys, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

He easily overtook all wagons and was slightly amused that he moved faster by foot than the elegant equipages [moved].

At nedlægge Vandringsstaven, og sætte de gamle Apostelheste paa Stald, er for Øjeblikket ikke min Hensigt.

1958, Jón Helgason, Anne Holtsmark, Hattalykill enn Forni. - Kobenhavn: Munksgaard 1941. 144 S., 12 Bl. 4°:

To put down the walking stick and stable the old apostolic horses is, at the moment, not my intention.

En undtagelse skete, da jeg satte mig ved siden af en kvinde på en bænk, fordi mine apostelheste begyndte at blive trætte.

1972, Gerda Wærum, Brudte lænker: En provos erindringer begyndende i 1895:

An exception happened when I sat down on a bench next to a woman because my legs began to tire.

(humorous, plural only) legs, seen as vehicles of locomotion


jader

“Det kan for resten godt være, at du aldrig har set navlen, nu hvor jeg tænker over det, men hun har ret store Ja, kæmpe store jader, hvis du forstår, hvad jeg mener. ” Han begyndte at grine, for ligesom at lette lidt på stemningen, men det ...

2008, Kajsa Ingemarsson, Små gule citroner, Art People, →ISBN:

„Har hun ikke bare nogle helt vildt store jader?" En lyshåret fyr lænede sig ind over bordet. „Sikke et åndssvagt spørgsmål, mand. - Der er sgu da ikke noget ved Meggie, der ikke er stort," brød en anden ind. Latter. Jeg genkendte Patricks, og ...

year unknown, Din næstes hus, Gyldendal A/S, page 323

Hun har hverken rød læbestift på eller store jader der skubber pirrende til uniformen, men hun smiler pænt og virker oprigtig interesseret i min helbredelse. Da hun ser jeg er vågen, tilkalder hun en læge. Han smiler forstående og jovialt.

2016, Daniel Henriksen, In absentia, Valeta, →ISBN:

Når jeg drømmer om kvinder, har de altid nogle store jader, sagde Bjarne og bundede sin Elephant. – Hvor plat, sagde Svend, mens hanknappede nye forfriskninger op. – Det er sgu for barnligt ... nærmest infantilt. Næh, en mand med virkelig ...

2010, Peder Bundgaard, Tåge over Langebro, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:


gåseøjne

[ˈɡ̊ɔːsəˌʌjnə]

From gås (“goose”) + øjne (“eyes”), after older German Gänseaugen (now Gänsefüßchen).


løjer

From Old Danish løghæ, from Old Norse hlœgi (“what makes you laugh”), compare Swedish löje.


abeløjer

Norwegian Bokmål: ablegøye


Falklandsøerne

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English:_Q9648

Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)


Salomonøerne

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

Solomon Islands (A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)

Solomon Islands (An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)


bakkenbarter

bakkenbarter (indefinite nominative plural)
bakkenbarterne (definite nominative plural)
bakkenbarters (genitive indefinite plural)
bakkenbarternes (definite genitive plural)