fart

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fart c (singular definite farten, plural indefinite farter)

farten (definite singular)
farter (indefinite plural)
fart (indefinite nominative singular)
farten (definite nominative singular)
farter (indefinite nominative plural)
farterne (definite nominative plural)
farts (genitive indefinite singular)
fartens (definite genitive singular)
farters (genitive indefinite plural)
farternes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German vart, cognate with Dutch vaart, German Fahrt, Old Norse ferð. Doublet of færd (“journey”).

Der er en stigning i antallet af farter mellem Asien og Europa.

There is an increase in the number of trades between Asia and Europe.

At være på farten.


lig

lig n (singular definite liget, plural indefinite lig)

liget (definite singular)
lig (indefinite plural)
lig (indefinite nominative singular)
liget (definite nominative singular)
lig (indefinite nominative plural)
ligene (definite nominative plural)
ligs (genitive indefinite singular)
ligets (definite genitive singular)
ligs (genitive indefinite plural)
ligenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lík (“leech”), borrowed from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką (“bolt-rope”), cognate with Dutch lijk and English leech. The noun belongs to the Proto-Indo-European root *leyǵ- (“to bind”), compare Latin ligō (“to tie”).


barm

barm c (singular definite barmen, plural indefinite barme)

barmen (definite singular)
barme (indefinite plural)
barm (indefinite nominative singular)
barmen (definite nominative singular)
barme (indefinite nominative plural)
barmene (definite nominative plural)
barms (genitive indefinite singular)
barmens (definite genitive singular)
barmes (genitive indefinite plural)
barmenes (definite genitive plural)


lugger

lugger c (singular definite luggeren, plural indefinite luggere)

luggeren (definite singular)
luggere (indefinite plural)


prise

prise c (singular definite prisen, plural indefinite priser)

prisen (definite singular)
priser (indefinite plural)
prise (indefinite nominative singular)
prisen (definite nominative singular)
priser (indefinite nominative plural)
priserne (definite nominative plural)
prises (genitive indefinite singular)
prisens (definite genitive singular)
prisers (genitive indefinite plural)
prisernes (definite genitive plural)

(nautical) prize (anything captured using the rights of war)


gat

gat (singular definite gattet, plural indefinite gatter)

gattet (definite singular)
gatter (indefinite plural)

From Old Norse gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą.


tanker

tanker c (definite singular tankeren, indefinite plural tankere, definite plural tankerne)

tankeren (definite singular)
tankere (indefinite plural)
tankerne (definite plural)

a tanker (a ship fitted with tanks for carrying liquid cargoes)


knage

knage c (singular definite knagen, plural indefinite knager)

knagen (definite singular)
knager (indefinite plural)
knage (indefinite nominative singular)
knagen (definite nominative singular)
knager (indefinite nominative plural)
knagerne (definite nominative plural)
knages (genitive indefinite singular)
knagens (definite genitive singular)
knagers (genitive indefinite plural)
knagernes (definite genitive plural)

Formed from knag (“skilled person, dab hand”)


glas

glas n (singular definite glasset, plural indefinite glas)

glasset (definite singular)
glas (indefinite plural)
glas (indefinite nominative singular)
glasset (definite nominative singular)
glas (indefinite nominative plural)
glassene (definite nominative plural)
glas' (genitive indefinite singular)
glassets (definite genitive singular)
glas' (genitive indefinite plural)
glassenes (definite genitive plural)

→ Icelandic: glas

Inherited from Old Norse glas(keri), itself borrowed from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas.

(nautical) bells, a mark given by the bells of a ship every half hour to mark the passing of time during a four-hour watch. There were eight bells per watch and then the counting started from the beginning.


skib

skib n (singular definite skibet, plural indefinite skibe)

skibet (definite singular)
skibe (indefinite plural)
skib (indefinite nominative singular)
skibet (definite nominative singular)
skibe (indefinite nominative plural)
skibene (definite nominative plural)
skibs (genitive indefinite singular)
skibets (definite genitive singular)
skibes (genitive indefinite plural)
skibenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skip (“ship”), from Proto-Germanic *skipą. Cognate with English ship and German Schiff.
The meaning "nave" is influenced by German Schiff, which is a loan translation of Medieval Latin navis (“ship, nave”). It has arisen through a confusion of two Greek words: ναῦς (naûs, “ship”) and ναός (naós, “temple, nave”)


anker

anker n (singular definite ankret or ankeret, plural indefinite ankre)

ankret (definite singular)
ankeret (definite singular)
ankre (indefinite plural)
anker (indefinite nominative singular)
ankret (definite nominative singular)
ankeret (definite nominative singular)
ankre (indefinite nominative plural)
ankrene (definite nominative plural)
ankers (genitive indefinite singular)
ankrets (definite genitive singular)
ankerets (definite genitive singular)
ankres (genitive indefinite plural)
ankrenes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German anker, from Latin ancora (“anchor”). Related to akkeri.


nok

nok c (singular definite nokken, plural indefinite nokker)

nokken (definite singular)
nokker (indefinite plural)
nok (indefinite nominative singular)
nokken (definite nominative singular)
nokker (indefinite nominative plural)
nokkerne (definite nominative plural)
noks (genitive indefinite singular)
nokkens (definite genitive singular)
nokkers (genitive indefinite plural)
nokkernes (definite genitive plural)

From the noun Proto-Germanic *hnukkaz, *hnukkô (“hook”), cognate with Icelandic hnokki (“hook”), Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”). In the maritime meaning, it is in borrowed from Dutch nok or Low German Nock.


rå

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite ræer)

råen (definite singular)
ræer (indefinite plural)
rå (indefinite nominative singular)
råen (definite nominative singular)
ræer (indefinite nominative plural)
ræerne (definite nominative plural)
rås (genitive indefinite singular)
råens (definite genitive singular)
ræers (genitive indefinite plural)
ræernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.


bjørn

bjørn c (singular definite bjørnen, plural indefinite bjørne)

bjørnen (definite singular)
bjørne (indefinite plural)
bjørn (indefinite nominative singular)
bjørnen (definite nominative singular)
bjørne (indefinite nominative plural)
bjørnene (definite nominative plural)
bjørns (genitive indefinite singular)
bjørnens (definite genitive singular)
bjørnes (genitive indefinite plural)
bjørnenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish biørn, biorn, from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown, shining”).


færge

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færge c (singular definite færgen, plural indefinite færger)

færgen (definite singular)
færger (indefinite plural)
færge (indefinite nominative singular)
færgen (definite nominative singular)
færger (indefinite nominative plural)
færgerne (definite nominative plural)
færges (genitive indefinite singular)
færgens (definite genitive singular)
færgers (genitive indefinite plural)
færgernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic *farjǭ, cognate with Swedish färja, English ferry, German Fähre. Derived from the verb *farjaną, see below.


færge

færge (imperative færg, infinitive at færge, present tense færger, past tense færgede, perfect tense har færget)

færg (imperative)
at færge (infinitive)
færger (present)
færgede (past)
har færget (perfect)
færger (active present)
færges (passive present)
færgede (active past)
færgedes (passive past)
færge (active infinitive)
færges (infinitive passive)
færg (active imperative)
færgende (participle present)
færget (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
færgen (gerund participle)

From Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną, cognate with Swedish färja, English ferry, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (farjan, “to sail”). Related to the verb *faraną (“to go, travel”).


kajak

kajak c (singular definite kajakken, plural indefinite kajakker)

kajakken (definite singular)
kajakker (indefinite plural)
kajak (indefinite nominative singular)
kajakken (definite nominative singular)
kajakker (indefinite nominative plural)
kajakkerne (definite nominative plural)
kajaks (genitive indefinite singular)
kajakkens (definite genitive singular)
kajakkers (genitive indefinite plural)
kajakkernes (definite genitive plural)


pirat

pirat c (singular definite piraten, plural indefinite pirater)

piraten (definite singular)
pirater (indefinite plural)
pirat (indefinite nominative singular)
piraten (definite nominative singular)
pirater (indefinite nominative plural)
piraterne (definite nominative plural)
pirats (genitive indefinite singular)
piratens (definite genitive singular)
piraters (genitive indefinite plural)
piraternes (definite genitive plural)

[pʰiˈʁɑːˀd̥]

From Latin pīrāta (“pirate”), from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs, “pirate”).


kyst

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kyst c (singular definite kysten, plural indefinite kyster)

kysten (definite singular)
kyster (indefinite plural)
kyst (indefinite nominative singular)
kysten (definite nominative singular)
kyster (indefinite nominative plural)
kysterne (definite nominative plural)
kysts (genitive indefinite singular)
kystens (definite genitive singular)
kysters (genitive indefinite plural)
kysternes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German kost, from Old French coste (“coast, side”), from Latin costa (“rib, side”).


katamaran

katamaran c (singular definite katamaranen, plural indefinite katamaraner)

katamaranen (definite singular)
katamaraner (indefinite plural)
katamaran (indefinite nominative singular)
katamaranen (definite nominative singular)
katamaraner (indefinite nominative plural)
katamaranerne (definite nominative plural)
katamarans (genitive indefinite singular)
katamaranens (definite genitive singular)
katamaraners (genitive indefinite plural)
katamaranernes (definite genitive plural)

From English catamaran, from Tamil கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, wood”).


strande

strande (imperative strand, infinitive at strande, present tense strander, past tense strandede, perfect tense har strandet)

strand (imperative)
at strande (infinitive)
strander (present)
strandede (past)
har strandet (perfect)
strander (active present)
strandes (passive present)
strandede (active past)
strandedes (passive past)
strande (active infinitive)
strandes (infinitive passive)
strand (active imperative)
strandende (participle present)
strandet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
stranden (gerund participle)

to run aground, to strand, to be stranded, to be beached


skonnert

skonnert c (singular definite skonnerten, plural indefinite skonnerter)

skonnerten (definite singular)
skonnerter (indefinite plural)
skonnert (indefinite nominative singular)
skonnerten (definite nominative singular)
skonnerter (indefinite nominative plural)
skonnerterne (definite nominative plural)
skonnerts (genitive indefinite singular)
skonnertens (definite genitive singular)
skonnerters (genitive indefinite plural)
skonnerternes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsɡ̊ʌnˀɐd̥]


hæk

hæk c (singular definite hækken, plural indefinite hækker or hække)

hækken (definite singular)
hækker (indefinite plural)
hække (indefinite plural)
hæk (indefinite nominative singular)
hækken (definite nominative singular)
hækker (indefinite nominative plural)
hække (indefinite nominative plural)
hækkerne (definite nominative plural)
hækkene (definite nominative plural)
hæks (genitive indefinite singular)
hækkens (definite genitive singular)
hækkers (genitive indefinite plural)
hækkes (genitive indefinite plural)
hækkernes (definite genitive plural)
hækkenes (definite genitive plural)

(nautical) stern (rear part or after end of a ship or vessel)


landkrabbe

landkrabbe c (singular definite landkrabben, plural indefinite landkrabber)

landkrabben (definite singular)
landkrabber (indefinite plural)
landkrabbe (indefinite nominative singular)
landkrabben (definite nominative singular)
landkrabber (indefinite nominative plural)
landkrabberne (definite nominative plural)
landkrabbes (genitive indefinite singular)
landkrabbens (definite genitive singular)
landkrabbers (genitive indefinite plural)
landkrabbernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈlanˌkʁ̥ɑb̥ə]


ubåd

ubåd c (singular definite ubåden, plural indefinite ubåde)

ubåden (definite singular)
ubåde (indefinite plural)
ubåd (indefinite nominative singular)
ubåden (definite nominative singular)
ubåde (indefinite nominative plural)
ubådene (definite nominative plural)
ubåds (genitive indefinite singular)
ubådens (definite genitive singular)
ubådes (genitive indefinite plural)
ubådenes (definite genitive plural)

From German U-Boot, short for Unterseeboot (“submarine”).


trampfart

trampfart c (singular definite trampfarten, not used in plural form)

[ˈtˢʁ̥ɑmb̥ˌfɑːˀd̥]

Compound of English tramp + Danish fart (“trade”).

(rare) tramp trade (engaging in running a ship from port to port without a fixed schedule)


KDM

Kongelige Danske Marine
Kongelige Danske Marine

(nautical, military) Kongelige Danske Marine — HDMS – ship prefix of the Royal Danish Navy (Søværnet)


kovs

kovs c (singular definite kovsen, plural indefinite kovser)

kovsen (definite singular)
kovser (indefinite plural)
kovs (indefinite nominative singular)
kovsen (definite nominative singular)
kovser (indefinite nominative plural)
kovserne (definite nominative plural)
kovs' (genitive indefinite singular)
kovsens (definite genitive singular)
kovsers (genitive indefinite plural)
kovsernes (definite genitive plural)

(nautical) thimble (rings used in a ship's rigging)


krejert

krejert c (singular definite krejerten, plural indefinite krejerter)

krejerten (definite singular)
krejerter (indefinite plural)

Borrowed from Dutch and Middle Dutch, of obscure ultimate origin; perhaps from French craie, from Medieval Latin craiera, itself of Germanic origin, from or related to Frankish *krīg (“strife, war, fight”).

(nautical) A crayer, a 2- or 3-masted sailing vessel formerly used for cargo in the Baltic Sea


tankskib

tankskib n (singular definite tankskibet, plural indefinite tankskibe)

tankskibet (definite singular)
tankskibe (indefinite plural)
tankskib (indefinite nominative singular)
tankskibet (definite nominative singular)
tankskibe (indefinite nominative plural)
tankskibene (definite nominative plural)
tankskibs (genitive indefinite singular)
tankskibets (definite genitive singular)
tankskibes (genitive indefinite plural)
tankskibenes (definite genitive plural)

a tanker (a ship equipped with tanks for carrying liquid cargoes)


dæk

dæk n (singular definite dækket, plural indefinite dæk)

dækket (definite singular)
dæk (indefinite plural)
dæk (indefinite nominative singular)
dækket (definite nominative singular)
dæk (indefinite nominative plural)
dækkene (definite nominative plural)
dæks (genitive indefinite singular)
dækkets (definite genitive singular)
dæks (genitive indefinite plural)
dækkenes (definite genitive plural)


kutter

kutter c (singular definite kutteren, plural indefinite kuttere)

kutteren (definite singular)
kuttere (indefinite plural)
kutter (indefinite nominative singular)
kutteren (definite nominative singular)
kuttere (indefinite nominative plural)
kutterne (definite nominative plural)
kutters (genitive indefinite singular)
kutterens (definite genitive singular)
kutteres (genitive indefinite plural)
kutternes (definite genitive plural)

(nautical) cutter (a type of small, single-masted ship)

(nautical) trawler (a type of small fishing trawler)


nautisk mil

nautisk mil (indefinite nominative singular)
nautisk milen (definite nominative singular)
nautisk mil (indefinite nominative plural)
nautisk milene (definite nominative plural)
nautisk mils (genitive indefinite singular)
nautisk milens (definite genitive singular)
nautisk mils (genitive indefinite plural)
nautisk milenes (definite genitive plural)

Synonym of sømil, nautical mile, exactly 1852 m


favn

favn (indefinite nominative singular)
favnen (definite nominative singular)
favne (indefinite nominative plural)
favnene (definite nominative plural)
favns (genitive indefinite singular)
favnens (definite genitive singular)
favnes (genitive indefinite plural)
favnenes (definite genitive plural)


fiskerbåd

fiskerbåd c (singular definite fiskerbåden, plural indefinite fiskerbåde)

fiskerbåden (definite singular)
fiskerbåde (indefinite plural)
fiskerbåd (indefinite nominative singular)
fiskerbåden (definite nominative singular)
fiskerbåde (indefinite nominative plural)
fiskerbådene (definite nominative plural)
fiskerbåds (genitive indefinite singular)
fiskerbådens (definite genitive singular)
fiskerbådes (genitive indefinite plural)
fiskerbådenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈfesɡ̊ɐˌb̥ɔðˀ]

[ˈfesɡ̊ɐˌb̥ɔːˀð]


passatvind

passatvind c (singular definite passatvinden, plural indefinite passatvinde)

passatvinden (definite singular)
passatvinde (indefinite plural)
passatvind (indefinite nominative singular)
passatvinden (definite nominative singular)
passatvinde (indefinite nominative plural)
passatvindene (definite nominative plural)
passatvinds (genitive indefinite singular)
passatvindens (definite genitive singular)
passatvindes (genitive indefinite plural)
passatvindenes (definite genitive plural)


skaffe

skaffe (past tense skaffede, past participle skaffet)

skaffede (past)
skaffet (participle past)
skaffer (active present)
skaffes (passive present)
skaffede (active past)
skaffedes (passive past)
skaffe (active infinitive)
skaffes (infinitive passive)
skaf (active imperative)
skaffende (participle present)
skaffet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
skaffen (gerund participle)

From German schaffen, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną, cognate with English shape, Dutch scheppen, Old Norse skepja, skapa. Doublet of skabe. The sense "to serve, eat" is influenced by German Low German schaffen or Dutch schaffen (both of which are borrowed from (High) German).


skøde

skøde n (singular definite skødet, plural indefinite skøder)

skødet (definite singular)
skøder (indefinite plural)
skøde (indefinite nominative singular)
skødet (definite nominative singular)
skøder (indefinite nominative plural)
skøderne (definite nominative plural)
skødes (genitive indefinite singular)
skødets (definite genitive singular)
skøders (genitive indefinite plural)
skødernes (definite genitive plural)

(nautical) sheet (line used to adjust the trim of a sail)


faldereb

faldereb n (singular definite falderebet, plural indefinite faldereb)

falderebet (definite singular)
faldereb (indefinite plural)

falde (“fall”) + reb (“rope”), a calque of Dutch valreep.

(sailing) a rope ladder used to board and leave a ship

på falderebet

on the rope ladder; at the last minute; lit. i.e.


bramsejl

Uncertain, compare Dutch bramzeil, Swedish bramsegel, German Bramsegel. Possibly derived from obsolete bram or bramme (“brag, boast”), which would correspond semantically with English gallant in the sense "showy, splendid".

(nautical) a topgallant sail; a sail placed immediately above the topsail


vandfly

vandfly n (singular definite vandflyet, plural indefinite vandfly)

vandflyet (definite singular)
vandfly (indefinite plural)
vandfly (indefinite nominative singular)
vandflyet (definite nominative singular)
vandfly (indefinite nominative plural)
vandflyene (definite nominative plural)
vandflys (genitive indefinite singular)
vandflyets (definite genitive singular)
vandflys (genitive indefinite plural)
vandflyenes (definite genitive plural)


sømil

sømil (indefinite nominative singular)
sømilen (definite nominative singular)
sømil (indefinite nominative plural)
sømilene (definite nominative plural)
sømils (genitive indefinite singular)
sømilens (definite genitive singular)
sømils (genitive indefinite plural)
sømilenes (definite genitive plural)

Norwegian Bokmål: sjømil

Norwegian Nynorsk: sjømil

Swedish: sjömil

From sø (“sea, nautical”) + mil (“Danish mile or league”).

compound

nautical mile, now exactly 1852 m but (historical) previously about four times as much, 1/15 of an equatorial degree


medbør

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medbør c (singular definite medbøren, not used in plural form)

medbøren (definite singular)
medbør (indefinite nominative singular)
medbøren (definite nominative singular)
medbørs (genitive indefinite singular)
medbørens (definite genitive singular)

From Old Danish mæth and Old Norse byrr, Proto-Germanic *buriz (“favorable wind”)

inh

(nautical, dated) favorable, advantageous wind


bavn

bavn (indefinite nominative singular)
bavnen (definite nominative singular)
bavne (indefinite nominative plural)
bavnene (definite nominative plural)
bavns (genitive indefinite singular)
bavnens (definite genitive singular)
bavnes (genitive indefinite plural)
bavnenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish baghn from Old Frisian baken. cognates include English beacon, West Frisian beaken. Related to båke.

(historical, rare) bonfire that is lit as a signal, e.g. to warn of war, invasions etc. typically on top of a hill.


båke

båke (indefinite nominative singular)
båken (definite nominative singular)
båker (indefinite nominative plural)
båkerne (definite nominative plural)
båkes (genitive indefinite singular)
båkens (definite genitive singular)
båkers (genitive indefinite plural)
båkernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German bake. Related to bavn. Cognate include Swedish båk.

(nautical) used to mark lines such as an entrance to a port or a passage through difficult waters


sømærke

sømærke (indefinite nominative singular)
sømærket (definite nominative singular)
sømærker (indefinite nominative plural)
sømærkerne (definite nominative plural)
sømærkes (genitive indefinite singular)
sømærkets (definite genitive singular)
sømærkers (genitive indefinite plural)
sømærkernes (definite genitive plural)

(nautical) a mark placed at sea to help ships orient themselves, e.g. a buoy, or that marks a shallow area or a shipping channel