skjerv

skjerven (definite singular)
skjerver (indefinite plural)
skjervene (definite plural)


holde tungen rett i munnen

holde tunga rett i munnen#Norwegian_Bokmål

Alternative form of holde tunga rett i munnen


klønt

neuter singular of the past participle of kløne


klønte

past participle definite singular of kløne


kløningen

/ˈkløːnɪŋn̩/


kløningene

/ˈkløːnɪŋənə/


kløninger

/ˈkløːnɪŋər/


kløning

kløninga (definite singular)
kløningen (definite singular)
kløninger (indefinite plural)
kløningene (definite plural)

kløne + -ing, verbal noun form of kløne (“to scratch, work clumsily”), from the noun klo (“claw, talon; pincer”), from Old Norse kló (“claw, talon”), from Proto-Germanic *klawō (“claw”), from *klawjaną (“to claw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump”), from *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.


sprækt

neuter singular of spræk (non-standard since 1959)


-elsen

singular masculine definite form of -else


a-endelsen

/ˈɑː.ɛnːəlsən/


a-endelser

/ˈɑː.ɛnːəlsər/


a-endelsene

/ˈɑː.ɛnːəlsənə/


a-endinga

/ˈɑː.ɛnːɪŋa/

/ˈɑː.ɛndɪŋa/


a-endingen

/ˈɑː.ɛnːɪŋn̩/

/ˈɑː.ɛndɪŋn̩/


a-endinger

/ˈɑː.ɛnːɪŋər/

/ˈɑː.ɛndɪŋər/


a-endingene

/ˈɑː.ɛnːɪŋənə/

/ˈɑː.ɛndɪŋənə/


a-endelse

a-endelsen (definite singular)
a-endelser (indefinite plural)
a-endelsene (definite plural)

/ˈɑː.ɛnːəlsə/

a + endelse, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.
Last part from both Old Norse enda, from Proto-Germanic *andijōną (“to end,”), from both *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front”), from *h₂ent- (“face”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on”) + and from *-ōną, either from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti, from *-eh₂ + *-yéti, or from Proto-Indo-European *-(e)h₂yéti, from *-(e)h₂ti, last part from either Danish -else, from Old Danish -ælsæ -ilse, from Old Saxon -isli, -islo, or from West Germanic and Middle Low German -nisse.

Ordene 'boka' og 'kasta' har a-endelse.

The words 'boka' (the book) and 'kasta' (threw) have a-endings.

ordene kom langsomt, ett og ett ble de ropt ut med lange mellemrum, med sterk salvelse og proppet av diftonger og a-endelser

the words came slowly, one by one they were shouted out at long intervals, with strong anointing and stuffed with diphthongs and a-endings

utidig manierte a-endelser irriterer litt

untimely mannered a-suffixes irritate a little

overforbruk av bråkjekke a-endelser som i denne …

1988 November 26, Dagens Næringsliv, page 34:

overconsumption of cocky a-suffixes as in this…

Aftenposten har i mange år hatt et anstrengt forhold til a-endelser

Aftenposten has for many years had a strained relationship with a-endings

(grammar) an a-ending; the letter a used as a suffix (especially for Norwegian nouns, verbs, and adjectives)


a-ending

a-endinga (definite singular)
a-endingen (definite singular)
a-endinger (indefinite plural)
a-endingene (definite plural)

a + ending, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.
Last part from both Old Norse endi, endir (“end, conclusion”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”), from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) + and the suffix from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Ordene 'boka' og 'kasta' har a-ending.

jeg [Knut Faldbakken] proletariserte meg ikke, og jeg begynte aldri med a-endinger

I [Knut Faldbakken] did not proletarianize myself, and I never started with a-endings


huskarlerne

huskarler og verksmænd ("housecarls and workmen")


seanse

seansen (definite singular)
seanser (indefinite plural)
seansene (definite plural)

From French séance (“session”), from both séant (“sitting position”), from seoir (“to be situated”), from Middle French seoir (“to be”), from Old French seoir (“to sit”), from earlier sedeir, from Latin sedēre, present active infinitive of sedeō (“I sit”), from Proto-Italic *sedēō (“sit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”) + and from -ance, from Middle French -ance, from Old French -ance, from Latin -antia(m), -entia(m), from Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā), -ία (-ía) and -εια (-eia), from Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂.

dr. Szernyi og hans medium var kommet. Seansen kunde begynne

Dr. Szernyi and his medium had arrived. The session could commence

hvis spiritister stiller ånden for nærgående spørsmål kan glasset avsløre dødsdatoen til alle som er med i seansen

if spiritists ask the spirit for up-to-date questions, the glass can reveal the date of death to all who are in the session

seanser er humbug

2017, Tom Egeland, Lasaruseffekten, page 377:

a séance (a ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium)

Det var en pinlig seanse.

Aksel la lokket på pianoet og oppga seansen

1988, Liv Køltzow, Hvem har ditt ansikt?, page 104:

Aksel put the lid on the piano and gave up the session

vi klinte så lenge at mora la merke til oss fra stuevinduet, og kom ut og avbrøt seansen

2003, Tore Renberg, Mannen som elsket Yngve:

we made out so long that mom noticed us from the living room window, and came out and interrupted the session

(humorous) a session, occurrence (an actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening)

midt i seansen kom det frem [at] hun mente … at jeg var brunhåret

in the middle of the session it emerged [that] she meant… that I was brown-haired

på slutten av en seanse spurte [psykiateren] om hun gikk med selvmordstanker

2018, Eline Lund Fjæren, Forbruk i september, page 80:

at the end of a session [the psychiatrist] asked if she had suicidal thoughts

(colloquial) a séance, ceremony; session (a limited gathering or session with specific content)


huskarler

huskarler og verksmænd

1925, Sigrid Undset, Olav Audunssøn i Hestviken, page 194:


sigarilloene

/sɪɡaˈrɪlːʊənə/


sigarilloer

/sɪɡaˈrɪlːʊər/


huskar

huskaren (definite singular)
huskarer (indefinite plural)
huskarene (definite plural)


sigarilloen

/sɪɡaˈrɪlːʊn̩/


sigarillo

sigarilloen (definite singular)
sigarilloer (indefinite plural)
sigarilloene (definite plural)

/sɪɡaˈrɪlːʊ/

From Spanish cigarillo (“cigarette”), from both Spanish cigarro (“cigar, cigarette”), possibly from a Mayan language such as Yucatec Maya siyar (“to smoke tobacco leaves”) or Q'eqchi sik'ar (“to smoke”), possibly also from cigarro (“male cicada”), a form of cigarra (“cicada”), from a Vulgar Latin root *cicāla (or an alternate Iberian variant form *cicāra), from Latin cicāda (“cicada”), possibly from a substrate language, ultimately onomatopoeic + and from -illo, from Old Spanish -iello, from Latin -ellus, an extension of -lus, alternative form of -ulus, from Proto-Italic *-olos, from earlier *-elos, from Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós, from *-lós (forms agent nouns from verbal roots).

der

hun hadde tent seg en lang og tynn sigarillo

1998, Stig Sæterbakken, Selvbeherskelse, page 5:

Sverre bød ham en sigarillo, en dyr brasiliansk panatella

1997, Torgrim Eggen, Den nye Dylan, page 29:

Sverre offered him a cigarillo, an expensive Brazilian panatella

(smoking) a cigarillo (a thin cigar, differing from a cigarette in being wrapped with tobacco leaves rather than paper)


joggedress

joggedressen (definite singular)
joggedresser (indefinite plural)
joggedressene (definite plural)


hyttetur

hytteturen (definite singular)
hytteturer (indefinite plural)
hytteturene (definite plural)


utepils

head

utepils m (definite singular utepilsen, indefinite plural utepils, definite plural utepilsene)

utepilsen (definite singular)
utepils (indefinite plural)
utepilsene (definite plural)

a beer that is drunk outdoors, especially outside a restaurant or bar


betalingsmur

betalingsmuren (definite singular)
betalingsmurer (indefinite plural)
betalingsmurene (definite plural)

A calque of English paywall. Equivalent to betaling + -s- + mur.

Denne avisartikkelen ligger bak betalingsmur.


verksmand

verksmand m (definite singular verksmanden, indefinite plural verksmænd, definite plural verksmændene)

verksmanden (definite singular)
verksmænd (indefinite plural)
verksmændene (definite plural)

From verk (“work”) + -s- + mand (“man”).


verksmann

verksmannen (definite singular)
verksmenn (indefinite plural)
verksmennene (definite plural)

From verk (“work”) + -s- + mann (“man”).


lørdagspizza

lørdagspizzaen (definite singular)
lørdagspizzaer (indefinite plural)
lørdagspizzaene (definite plural)

a pizza typically eaten on a Saturday night


lokingene

/ˈluːkɪŋənə/


loking

lokinga (definite singular)
lokingen (definite singular)
lokinger (indefinite plural)
lokingene (definite plural)

loke + -ing, verbal noun form of loke (“to lurk; wander around aimlessly”), from Old Norse loka (“to let fall and hang down”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

inh

the act of lurking or wandering around aimlessly


karyatide

karyatiden (definite singular)
karyatider (indefinite plural)
karyatidene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek Καρυᾶτις (Karuâtis, “a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as bearing-shafts”), from Καρυατίζω (Karuatízō, “dance the Karyatid festival dance”) from Καρύαι (Karúai, “a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a festival”).

bor

Musikvereins gyldne sal med sine karyatider [er] det hellige sted i byens musikkliv

Musikverein's golden hall with its caryatids [is] the sacred place in the city's musical life

billedhuggeren Wilhelm Rasmussen … lot utsmykke [museumsfasaden] med 12 karyatider i larvikitt

the sculptor Wilhelm Rasmussen… had the [museum facade] decorated with 12 caryatids in larvikite

(architecture, art) a caryatid (a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head)


jeg er norsk

/ˈjæɪ̯ æːɾ nɔʂk/

/ˈjæɪ̯ æːɾ nɔʁsk/

I am Norwegian (Indicates that the speaker is Norwegian; from Norway)


buljongene

/bʉlˈjɔŋənə/


buljong

buljongen (definite singular)
buljonger (indefinite plural)
buljongene (definite plural)

From French bouillon (“broth”), of both bouillir (“to boil”), from Middle French bouillir (“to boil”), from Old French boillir, alternative form of bolir (“to boil”), from Latin bullīre, present active infinitive of bulliō (“I bubble, boil”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“swelling”), and with the suffix -on, from Old French -on, from both Latin -ōnem, Frankish *-on, *-in, and Proto-West Germanic *-ing.

tilsett kraft eller buljong og halvparten av melken

add broth or bouillon and half of the milk

(cooking) bouillon (a clear broth made by simmering meat (such as beef or chicken), vegetables or fish)

hun bragte hende noget bouillon, som Maggi drak

1914, Rudolf Muus, Maggi West, eller Solgt til hvid Slavinde, page 496:

she brought her some broth soup, which Maggi drank

han fylte en kopp med buljong, sendte den over til Jon, som holdt på å svi av seg tunga

he filled a cup with broth soup, sent it over to Jon, who was about to burn his tongue

buljongen [var] så heit at det svei på tunga flere dager etterpå

1994, Jan Erik Vold, En sirkel is, page 41:

the broth soup [was] so hot that it sore on the tongue several days afterwards

de spiste hanoi-suppe med store kjøttbiter i en blanding av spaghetti og buljong

they ate hanoi soup with large chunks of meat in a mixture of spaghetti and broth

(cooking) a thin soup made from meat broth

Drikke en kopp varm buljong.

hele kvelden er der dans … Saa er det bod for varme pølser og buljong, bod for sigaretter, brus, selters, sjokolade m.v.

1934 April 21, Fædrelandsvennen, page 3:

all evening there is dancing… Then there is a stall for hot sausages and broth drinks, a stall for cigarettes, soft drinks, selters, chocolate etc.

[en ting] vi savnet ved [skøyte]stevnet [i Moskva] var gutta som solgte varme pølser og buljong

[one thing] we missed at the [ice skating] convention [in Moscow] were the guys selling hot dogs and broth

åpning av OL markeres på Kulturhjørnet [i Asker] med pølser og buljong

opening of the Olympics is marked at Kulturhjørnet [in Asker] with sausages and broth drinks

(cooking) a broth drink made with water and bouillon cubes, consumed as a beverage

baron von Rosen … var godt utstyrt med bomber og annet sabotasjeutstyr, samt … buljong med tyfusbakterier

baron von Rosen… was well equipped with bombs and other sabotage equipment, as well as… nutrient substrate with typhoid bacteria

(bacteriology, chemistry) a nutrient substrate for microorganisms


kuppel

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kuppel m (definite singular kuplen, indefinite plural kupler, definite plural kupla or kuplene)

kuplen (definite singular)
kupler (indefinite plural)
kupla (definite plural)
kuplene (definite plural)


a-form

a-forma (definite singular)
a-formen (definite singular)
a-former (indefinite plural)
a-formene (definite plural)

a + form, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾. Last part from Old Norse form, from Latin fōrma (“form; figure, shape”), perhaps from Etruscan *morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.

der

Ordene 'boka' og 'kasta' har a-endelse.

The words 'boka' (the book) and 'kasta' (threw) have a-endings.

støhet i bruken av a-former

han er ikke livredd a-former og diftonger

1990 August 9, Dagens Næringsliv, page 19:

he is not terrified of a-endings and diphthongs


bretsk

head

bretsk (neuter singular bretsk, definite singular and plural bretske, comparative mer bretsk, predicative superlative mest bretsk, attributive superlative mest bretske)

bretsk (neuter singular)
bretske (definite plural singular)
mer bretsk (comparative)
mest bretsk (predicative superlative)
mest bretske (attributive superlative)

From Old Norse brezkr (“Welsh, Brythonic, British”), derived from Bretland (“Wales; (rarely) Brittany”).

inh

(archaic) Welsh (of or pertaining to Wales)

(archaic, rare) Breton (of or pertaining to Brittany)


infinitivene

/ɪnfɪnɪˈtiːʋənə/


infinitiver

/ɪnfɪnɪˈtiːʋə/


a-infinitivene

/ɑː.ɪnfɪnɪˈtiːʋənə/


a-infinitiven

/ɑː.ɪnfɪnɪˈtiːʋn̩/


a-infinitiver

/ɑː.ɪnfɪnɪˈtiːʋər/


a-infinitiv

a-infinitiven (definite singular)
a-infinitiver (indefinite plural)
a-infinitivene (definite plural)

/ɑː.ɪnfɪnɪˈtiːʋ/

a + infinitiv, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.
Last part from Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”), from fīnītus (“finished”), perfect passive participle of fīniō (“I finish; limit; appoint”), from fīnis (“boundary, limit”), possibly from either *fignis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”), or from *fidnis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

der

(regarding the Norwegian language) an a-infinitive (the infinitive form of a verb ending in the letter -a in Norwegian Nynorsk)


anelsene

/ˈɑːnəlsənə/


teokrati

teokratiet (definite singular)
teokrati (indefinite plural)
teokratier (indefinite plural)
teokratia (definite plural)
teokratiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θεοκρατία (theokratía).

theocracy (government under the rule of a state-sponsored religion)


anelse

anelsen (definite singular)
anelser (indefinite plural)
anelsene (definite plural)

ane + -else, verbal noun form of ane (“guess, sense; suspect”), from Low German anen. Last part from West Germanic loanwords, from Middle Low German -nisse, from Old Saxon -nissi, from Proto-West Germanic *-nassī (forms abstract nouns), from *-nass, from Proto-Germanic *-inassuz + *-ī, from Proto-Germanic *-į̄, from Proto-Indo-European *-i-h₂, from *-h₂ (creates collective nouns).

ikke ha anelse om; ha ingen anelse om

have no idea about; have no knowledge of

det har ofte skudt op i mig som en anelse

1888, Henrik Ibsen, Fruen fra havet, page 68:

saaledes daler i dit varme indre en himmelsk anelse

1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker II, page 37:

Thus, in your warm inner a celestial clue

det var, som noget trykkede hende … en eller anden tung anelse

It was, as something pressed her ... some kind of heavy sense

kunsten … løser smilende af tvilens aag, hvad der er gjemt som anelse hos folket

1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker III, page 122:

The art ... solves smiling of doubt and, what is hidden as sense with the people

i fineste anelsens støvfrø

1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte II, page 184:

en ny verden, dit, deres anelse stod

1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte II, page 206:

utenfor templet i anelsers vaar du stod

1919, Nils Collett Vogt, Digte i utvalg, page 118:

you stood outside the temple in our wondering

Ibsen har geniale anelser, han har allerede i «Kejser og Galilæer» antydet noget om et «tredje Rige»

1994, Knut Hamsun, Knut Hamsuns brev I, page 100:

Ibsen has ingenious suspicions, he has already in "Emperor and Galileans" suggested something about a "third Kingdom"

jeg hadde en viss anelse om den klassiske musikkens betydning for å bli et dannet menneske

I had some idea of the significance of classical music for becoming an educated human being

Tonje har ingen anelse om hva jeg snakker om

2000, Trude Marstein, Plutselig høre noen åpne en dør:

Tonje has no idea what I'm talking about

du har altså ingen anelse om hvem det er?

han har ikke den fjerneste anelse om, at vi er forlovede

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 386:

he does not have the faintest idea that we are engaged

jeg [har] opplevd folk si at man ikke hadde anelse om at jødene ble deportert til konsentrasjonsleirene

2003, Thorvald Steen, Fra Reykholt til Bosporus:

I [have] experienced people say that they had no idea that the Jews were deported to the concentration camps

the act of guessing, sensing, suspecting; a clue, idea

vi [kunne] se en svag lysning paa de høieste fjelde, en anelse af dæmring i syd

1903, Otto Sverdrup, Nyt Land I, page 83:

we [could] see a faint clearing on the highest mountains, a hint of twilight in the south

jeg tror han himler en anelse med øynene

smaken [på risvinen] er rund og en anelse søtlig

the taste [of the rice wine] is round and slightly sweet


bæsjet

simple past and present perfect of bæsje


bæsjing

bæsjinga (definite singular)
bæsjingen (definite singular)
bæsjinger (indefinite plural)
bæsjingene (definite plural)

bæsje + -ing, verbal noun form of bæsje (“to poop, shit”), from the noun bæsj (“poop, shit”), likely from æsj (“yuck, eek”), of onomatopoeic origin. Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.


a-kjendisen

/ˈɑː.çɛndɪsn̩/


a-kjendiser

/ˈɑː.çɛndɪsər/


a-kjendisene

/ˈɑː.çɛndɪsənə/


A-kjendisene

/ˈɑː.çɛndɪsənə/


A-kjendisen

/ˈɑː.çɛndɪsn̩/


A-kjendiser

/ˈɑː.çɛndɪsər/


A-kjendis

A-kjendisen (definite singular)
A-kjendiser (indefinite plural)
A-kjendisene (definite plural)

/ˈɑː.çɛndɪs/

A + kjendis, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.
Last part from Swedish kändis (“celebrity”) (with the suffix -is from Swedish -is (diminutive suffix), from Latin -is), from känd (“known, famous”), past participle of känna (“to know”), from Old Swedish kænna (“to make known”), from Old Norse kenna (“to know”), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to make known”), from *kunnaną (“to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (“to know, recognize”), from *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).


a-kjendis

a-kjendisen (definite singular)
a-kjendiser (indefinite plural)
a-kjendisene (definite plural)

/ˈɑː.çɛndɪs/

a + kjendis, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.
Last part from Swedish kändis (“celebrity”) (with the suffix -is from Swedish -is (diminutive suffix), from Latin -is), from känd (“known, famous”), past participle of känna (“to know”), from Old Swedish kænna (“to make known”), from Old Norse kenna (“to know”), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to make known”), from *kunnaną (“to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (“to know, recognize”), from *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

Harald Olesen var i 1968 ikke hva man i dag vil kalle en a-kjendis. Det kunne gå måneder mellom hver gang hans navn ble nevnt i riksavisene

In 1968, Harald Olesen was not what one would today call an a-list celebrity. It could take months between each time his name was mentioned in the national newspapers

utfordringen med å intervjue A-kjendiser … er ofte at alt allerede er skrevet

2014 October 11, Nettavisen^([nettavisen.no]):

the challenge of interviewing A-list celebrities… is often that everything is already written

an A-list celebrity (an informal list of celebrities in the entertainment industry who are most admired, desirable or bankable)


knøl

knølen (definite singular)
knøler (indefinite plural)
knølene (definite plural)

(dialectal) a heavy, twisted wooden block; a lump

kålhue, … suppegjøk og knøl. Disse betegnelsene anvendes … hyppig på enkelte lærere

2012, Lars Saabye Christensen, Norske stiler:

cabbage head… cuckoo and dumbass. These terms are used… frequently on some teachers

(derogatory) a heavy, clumsy and limp man

Used as a suffix to form nouns denoting a clumsy and dumb man.


duing

duinga (definite singular)
duingen (definite singular)
duinger (indefinite plural)
duingene (definite plural)

due + -ing, verbal noun form of due (“to say 'you' to someone”), from the pronoun du (“you”), from Old Norse þú (“you”), from Proto-Germanic *þū (“you”), from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.


forsett

head

forsett pl (definite singular forsettet, definite plural forsettene, indefinite plural forsetter)

forsettet (definite singular)
forsettene (definite plural)
forsetter (indefinite plural)

New Year's resolution
New Year's resolution


A-lagene

/ˈɑː.lɑːɡənə/


a-lagene

/ˈɑː.lɑːɡənə/


A-lag

A-laget (definite singular)
A-lag (indefinite plural)
A-laga (definite plural)
A-lagene (definite plural)

A- + lag, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.
Last part from Old Norse lag (“layer; companionship”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation; law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).


a-lag

a-laget (definite singular)
a-lag (indefinite plural)
a-laga (definite plural)
a-lagene (definite plural)

a- + lag, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.
Last part from Old Norse lag (“layer; companionship”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation; law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

Å komme på a-laget.

[han] spiller fotball på skolens A-lag

1964, Ebba Haslund, Miss Eriksen oppdager Amerika, page 33:

[he] plays football on the school's A-team

(sports) a team consisting of the best athletes or performers

på den ene siden [har vi] a-laget, bestående av såkalte konkurransedyktige arbeidstakere som er unge, har god utdanning og god fysisk og psykisk helse. På den andre siden har vi b-laget, bestående av funksjonshemmede og eldre

on the one hand [we] have the a-team, consisting of so-called competitive workers who are young, have a good education and good physical and mental health. On the other hand, we have the b-team, consisting of the disabled and the elderly

hun tilhørte A-laget, ble invitert til de «riktige» festene

1996, Ketil Bjørnstad, Drømmen om havet, page 482:

she belonged to the A-team, was invited to the "right" parties

(figuratively) any group consisting of the best and most skilled


stankelbein

stankelbein pl (definite singular stankelbeinen, definite plural stankelbeinene, indefinite plural stankelbein)

stankelbeinen (definite singular)
stankelbeinene (definite plural)
stankelbein (indefinite plural)

myhank

Dominant term for cranefly in the Trøndelag region

(television, predominantly Looney Tunes) Road Runner


bekvemmelig

bekvemmelig (neuter singular bekvemmelig, definite singular and plural bekvemmelige)

bekvemmelig (neuter singular)
bekvemmelige (definite plural singular)

From Middle Low German bequemelik, derived from Middle Low German bequēme ("appropriate", "functional", "obedient", "comfortable"), related to German bequem and Dutch bekwaam. Equivalent to bekvem + -lig


trivelig

trivelig (indefinite singular)
trivelige (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse þrifligr. Equivalent to trive + -lig.


styregrossist

styregrossisten (definite singular)
styregrossister (indefinite plural)
styregrossistene (definite plural)

de virkelige styregrossistene er … advokatene. Her er 20–50 verv ikke noe særsyn

1994 February 7, Dagens Næringsliv, page 12:

the real people with board positions are… the lawyers. Here, 20-50 positions are no exception

fra å ha ledet ulike selskaper i en mannsalder var han nå blitt pensjonist og styregrossist

from leading various companies for a lifetime, he had now become a pensioner and board owner

(business) a person with many board positions (in a committee that manages the business of an organization)


a-mollene

/ɑː.mɔlːənə/


kjernende

/ˈçæːɳən(d)ə/

/ˈçæːʁnən(d)ə/


kjernet

simple past and present perfect of kjerne


kjerningene

/ˈçæːɳɪŋənə/

/ˈçæːʁnɪŋənə/


kjerninger

/ˈçæːʁnɪŋər/


kjerningen

/ˈçæːʁnɪŋn̩/


kjerning

kjerninga (definite singular)
kjerningen (definite singular)
kjerninger (indefinite plural)
kjerningene (definite plural)

kjerne + -ing, verbal noun form of kjerne (“to churn”), from Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), of *kurną (“corn, grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”), possibly of *ǵr̥h₂-nós (“matured, grown old”), of both *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”) and *-nóm (creates verbal adjectives from roots.). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.


kjerne-

From the noun kjerne (“core, nucleus”), from Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), of *kurną (“corn, grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”), possibly of *ǵr̥h₂-nós (“matured, grown old”), of both *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”) and *-nóm (creates verbal adjectives from roots.).

kjernefysikk, kjernekjemi, kjernevåpen

nuclear physics, nuclear chemistry, nuclear weapons

nuclear (pertaining to the nucleus of an atom)

kjerneenergiverk, kjernereaksjon

nuclear (involving energy released by nuclear reactions, such as fission, fusion and radioactive decay)

kjernebrensel

of or related to the production of nuclear energy

kjernvåpen

which utilizes the energy or explosive power of nuclear fission


a-våpen

a-våpen n (definite singular a-våpenet, indefinite plural a-våpen, definite plural a-våpna or a-våpnene)

a-våpenet (definite singular)
a-våpen (indefinite plural)
a-våpna (definite plural)
a-våpnene (definite plural)

/ˈɑː.ʋoːpən/

/ˈɑː.ʋoːpn̩/

styrke sitt forsvar med A-våben

strengthen one's defenses with nuclear weapons

britene bruker a-våpen hvis Sovjet angriper

the British use atomic weapons if the Soviets attack

a nuclear weapon (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion)


A-våpenet

/ˈɑː.ʋoːpənə/

/ˈɑː.ʋoːpn̩ə/


a-våpenet

/ˈɑː.ʋoːpənə/

/ˈɑː.ʋoːpn̩ə/


A-våpnene

/ˈɑː.ʋoːpnənə/


a-våpnene

/ˈɑː.ʋoːpnənə/


A-våpen

A-våpen n (definite singular A-våpenet, indefinite plural A-våpen, definite plural A-våpna or A-våpnene)

A-våpenet (definite singular)
A-våpen (indefinite plural)
A-våpna (definite plural)
A-våpnene (definite plural)

/ˈɑː.ʋoːpən/

/ˈɑː.ʋoːpn̩/


luremus

luremus f (definite singular luremusa, luremusen, indefinite plural luremus, definite plural luremusene)

luremusa (definite singular)
luremusen (definite singular)
luremus (indefinite plural)
luremusene (definite plural)

lure (“deceive, trick”) + mus (“mouse, pussy”)

af

(slang, derogatory) a cocktease, a woman who creates an expectation of sex without fulfilling it


a.D.

First part short for anno from Latin annō, ablative of annus (“year; time”), from Proto-Italic *atnos (“year”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, from *h₂et- (“to go”).
Last part short for Domini from Latin Dominī, genitive singular of Dominus (“The Lord”), of dominus (“lord, master of a house”), from Proto-Italic *domanos, from Proto-Indo-European *domh₂nos (“subduing”), from *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”).


abordere

head

abordere (passive aborderes, imperative aborder, present tense aborderer, simple past aborderte, past participle abordert, present participle aborderende, verbal noun abordering)

aborderes (passive)
aborder (imperative)
aborderer (present)
aborderte (past)
abordert (participle past)
aborderende (participle present)
abordering (noun-from-verb)

From French aborder (“to tackle; reach”), main part from Old French bord, from Frankish *bord (“board, plank”), from Proto-Germanic *burdą (“board, plank; table”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“top, tip, point”) or *bʰerH- (“to strike, pierce”).

der

idet jeg … gik hjemefter, blev jeg … aborderet af et fruentimmer af smuk væxt med silkehat, slør og silkepelts

2008, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 141:

as I… went home, I was… aborted by a mistress of beautiful growth with silk hat, veil and silk fur

(intransitive, rare) to approach (to come or go near, in place or time; to advance nearer)


aborderte

past participle definite singular of abordere


abordert

neuter singular of the past participle of abordere


abordering

aborderinga (definite singular)
aborderingen (definite singular)
aborderinger (indefinite plural)
aborderingene (definite plural)


aborderinga

definite feminine singular of abordering


aborderingen

definite masculine singular of abordering


Dødsdalen

død + -s + dalen; Literally, “Death Valley”; from being a dell where suicides take place

(informal) A vale in Isdalen, Ulriken, Bergen, Hordaland district, Vestland, Western Norway, Norway


Ulriken

A mountain in Bergen, Hordaland district, Vestland, Western Norway, Norway


ukvemsord

ukvemsordet (definite singular)
ukvemsord (indefinite plural)
ukvemsorda (definite plural)
ukvemsordene (definite plural)


Isdalen

English: Isdal, Isdalen

Isdalen (a valley in Ulriken, Bergen, Hordaland district, Vestland, Western Norway, Norway)

Südliche Petermann Range
Südliche Petermann Range#English

Wohlthat Mountains
Wohlthat Mountains#English

Princess Astrid Coast
Princess Astrid Coast#English

Isdalen Valley (a valley in Südliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains, Princess Astrid Coast, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica)


abonnementsaften

abonnementsaftenen (definite singular)
abonnementsaftener (indefinite plural)
abonnementsaftenene (definite plural)

enkedronningen havde anmodet [Ole] Bull om netop at spille paa en saadan aften, saa kongen, der af sparsommelighedsgrunde, som det hedte, kun besøgte theatret paa abonnementsaftener, kunde faae høre ham

1927, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter IV,5, page 199:

the widow queen had asked [Ole] Bull to play on just such an evening, so that the king, who, for reasons of thrift, as it was called, could only visit the theater on subscription evenings, could hear him

[mor og far] går til abonnementsaftenen i teateret

[mom and dad] go to the subscription evening in the theater

en abonnementsaften i Christiania Theater i 1879 [hvor] Bjørnsons «Leonarda» ble oppført

1945, Francis Bull, Tradisjoner og minner, page 164:

a subscription evening at the Christiania Theater in 1879 [where] Bjørnson's "Leonarda" was performed

Impresarios 4. abonnementsaften var overfylt

Impresario's 4th subscription evening was crowded

(rare, theater) a subscription evening (evening with a cultural event, especially theater performances, accessed only by a subscription)


skjems

(non-standard since 1996) supine of skjemmes


rømmegrøt

From rømme (“sour cream”) + grøt (“porridge”).

compound

A dinner porridge made with semolina, sourcream, and water.


narkolanger

narkolangeren (definite singular)
narkolangere (indefinite plural)
narkolangerne (definite plural)

drug dealer; someone who deals narcotics


deker

nb-noun

deker n (definite singular dekeret or dekret, indefinite plural deker, definite plural dekrene or dekra)

dekeret (definite singular)
dekret (definite singular)
deker (indefinite plural)
dekrene (definite plural)
dekra (definite plural)

From Middle Low German, from Latin decuria.


keip

keipen (definite singular)
keiper (indefinite plural)
keipene (definite plural)

From Old Norse keipr, from Proto-Germanic *kaipaz.


brugde

brugda (definite singular)
brugden (definite singular)
brugder (indefinite plural)
brugdene (definite plural)

(zoology) a basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus


leiken

leiken (feminine masculine)
leikent (neuter)
leikne (definite plural singular)


essayistisk

essayistisk (indefinite singular)
essayistiske (definite plural singular)


terrierer

(non-standard since 2005) indefinite plural of terrier


retirere

retirerer (present)
retirerte (past)
retirert (participle past)


sukkerspinn

sukkerspinn n (definite singular sukkerspinnen, indefinite plural sukkerspinner, definite plural sukkerspinnene)

sukkerspinnen (definite singular)
sukkerspinner (indefinite plural)
sukkerspinnene (definite plural)


den og den

head

den og den m or f (neuter singular det og det)

various determined but not specified; such-and-such


den og den

various determined but not specified people; a placeholder or generic person; a so-and-so


skirenn

skirennet (definite singular)
skirenn (indefinite plural)
skirenna (definite plural)
skirennene (definite plural)


barneskirenn

barneskirennet (definite singular)
barneskirenn (indefinite plural)
barneskirenna (definite plural)
barneskirennene (definite plural)

(figurative, idiomatic) a task which is simple; child's play


artiskokk

artiskokken (definite singular)
artiskokker (indefinite plural)
artiskokkene (definite plural)


settepotet

settepoteten (definite singular)
settepoteter (indefinite plural)
settepotetene (definite plural)

From sette (“to put”) + potet (“potato”).


fjonet

fjonet (indefinite singular)
fjonete (definite plural singular)


fjon

fjonet (definite singular)
fjon (indefinite plural)
fjoner (indefinite plural)
fjona (definite plural)
fjonene (definite plural)

(countable and uncountable) a speck, small particle

(countable and uncountable) a thin strand of hair


fjøret

fjøret (indefinite singular)
fjørete (definite plural singular)


grautete

alternative form of grøtete (“porridgy”)


grimete

inflection of grime:
past participle definite singular

inflection of grime:
past participle plural


jordete

From jord (“earth, soil”) + -ete (“-y”).


nerdet

nerdet (indefinite singular)
nerdete (definite plural singular)


geipet

geipet (indefinite singular)
geipete (definite plural singular)


gjørmet

gjørmet (indefinite singular)
gjørmete (definite plural singular)


kuvet

kuvet (indefinite singular)
kuvete (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse kúfóttr. Equivalent to kuv + -et.


ammetåke

ammetåka (definite singular)
ammetåken (definite singular)

From amme (“breastfeed”) + tåke (“fog, mist”).

af

Værguru Siri Kalvig beskriver ammetåken som en bomullstilstand, der hun glemte avtaler og fikk store problemer med bisetninger.

2004 January 25, Linn Gjerstad, “Velkommen inn i ammetåken”, in Bergensavisen, volume 78, page 32:

Weather expert Siri Kalvig describes the "breastfeeding haze" as a cotton state in which she forgot appointments and got great difficulties with subordinate clauses.

Også fedre kan ha ammetåke, mener familieterapeutene Vårinn Sollied Møller og An-Magritt Rypdal Sveen[.]

1999 September 18, “Ta vare på hverandre”, in Altaposten, volume 31, page 15:

Even dads can have "breastfeeding haze", say family therapists Vårinn Sollied Møller and An-Magritt Rypdal Sveen.

(figurative, usually uncountable) a whimsy, and/or hyperaware state of mind (and being) thought to affect mothers in the period after birth in which they are breastfeeding


haike

haiker (present)
haika (past)
haiket (past)
haika (participle past)
haiket (participle past)

Borrowed from the last part of English hitchhike.


atomur

atomuret (definite singular)
atomur (indefinite plural)
atomura (definite plural)
atomurene (definite plural)


dåpsvann

From dåp (“baptism”) + -s- (“water”) + vann.

water (usually holy water) used for baptism


nøddåp

nb-noun

nøddåp m (definite singular nøddåpen, indefinite plural nøddåp or nøddåper, definite plural nøddåpene)

nøddåpen (definite singular)
nøddåp (indefinite plural)
nøddåper (indefinite plural)
nøddåpene (definite plural)


dåpsbefaling

dåpsbefalinga (definite singular)
dåpsbefalingen (definite singular)
dåpsbefalinger (indefinite plural)
dåpsbefalingene (definite plural)

(Christianity, especially definite, in the singular) the part of the Great Commission instructing Christians to baptize


prosentpoeng

prosentpoenget (definite singular)
prosentpoeng (indefinite plural)
prosentpoenger (indefinite plural)
prosentpoenga (definite plural)
prosentpoengene (definite plural)


migrasjon

migrasjonen (definite singular)
migrasjoner (indefinite plural)
migrasjonene (definite plural)


deduksjon

deduksjonen (definite singular)
deduksjoner (indefinite plural)
deduksjonene (definite plural)


ejakulasjon

ejakulasjonen (definite singular)
ejakulasjoner (indefinite plural)
ejakulasjonene (definite plural)


bilingvalisme

bilingvalismen (definite singular)
bilingvalismer (indefinite plural)
bilingvalismene (definite plural)


konjugasjon

konjugasjonen (definite singular)
konjugasjoner (indefinite plural)
konjugasjonene (definite plural)


kameraderi

kameraderiet (definite singular)
kameraderi (indefinite plural)
kameraderier (indefinite plural)
kameraderia (definite plural)
kameraderiene (definite plural)


impulsivitet

impulsiviteten (definite singular)
impulsiviteter (indefinite plural)
impulsivitetene (definite plural)


derivasjon

derivasjonen (definite singular)
derivasjoner (indefinite plural)
derivasjonene (definite plural)


skafferi

skafferiet (definite singular)
skafferi (indefinite plural)
skafferier (indefinite plural)
skafferia (definite plural)
skafferiene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German schafferīe, cognate of German Schafferei, equivalent to skaffe + -eri.


abonnementsavis

abonnementsavisa (definite singular)
abonnementsavisen (definite singular)
abonnementsaviser (indefinite plural)
abonnementsavisene (definite plural)

en vanlig abonnementsavis har mellom 50 og 70 prosent av inntektene fra annonsene

a regular subscription newspaper has between 50 and 70 percent of the revenue from the ads

den store konservative og sterkt rojalistiske abonnementsavisen Morgenbladet

2000, Espen Haavardsholm, Øst for Eden, page 147:

the large conservative and strongly royalist subscription newspaper Morgenbladet

(media) a subscription newspaper (newspaper that you can subscribe to; newspaper which is mainly based on selling regular subscriptions)


skattekart

skattekartet (definite singular)
skattekart (indefinite plural)
skattekarter (indefinite plural)
skattekarta (definite plural)
skattekartene (definite plural)


elskling

elsklingen (definite singular)
elsklinger (indefinite plural)
elsklingene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Swedish älskling, with the same meaning, equivalent to elske + -ling.

velkommen hjem, elskling

Term of address for a love interest, darling, (my) love, (my) dear


hugal

hugal (feminine masculine)
hugalt (neuter)
hugale (definite plural singular)


grønnskolling

grønnskollingen (definite singular)
grønnskollinger (indefinite plural)
grønnskollingene (definite plural)


malje

malja (definite singular)
maljen (definite singular)
maljer (indefinite plural)
maljene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German mallie, from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Akin to English mail.


narkolepsi

narkolepsien (definite singular)
narkolepsier (indefinite plural)
narkolepsiene (definite plural)


fødselshjelper

fødselshjelperen (definite singular)
fødselshjelpere (indefinite plural)
fødselshjelperne (definite plural)


barnelege

barnelegen (definite singular)
barneleger (indefinite plural)
barnelegene (definite plural)


pediater

pediateren (definite singular)
pediatere (indefinite plural)
pediaterne (definite plural)


grønska

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


grønske

grønska (definite singular)
grønsken (definite singular)
grønsker (indefinite plural)
grønskene (definite plural)

(countable) a (slimy layer of) green algae

(uncountable) green colouring from contact with grass left on skin or clothing


grønske

grønsker (present)
grønska (past)
grønsket (past)
grønska (participle past)
grønsket (participle past)


kornband

kornbandet (definite singular)
kornband (indefinite plural)
kornbanda (definite plural)
kornbandene (definite plural)


snaufjell

snaufjellet (definite singular)
snaufjell (indefinite plural)
snaufjella (definite plural)
snaufjellene (definite plural)

From snau (“naked”) + fjell (“mountain”).

area in the mountains above the tree line


fokiene

(non-standard since 1984) definite plural of fokus


metresse

metressa (definite singular)
metressen (definite singular)
metresser (indefinite plural)
metressene (definite plural)


ballotere

balloterer (present)
balloterte (past)
ballotert (participle past)


svecisme

svecismen (definite singular)
svecismer (indefinite plural)
svecismene (definite plural)

form removed by a 1984 spelling decision; superseded by svesisme


julebakst

julebaksten (definite singular)
julebakster (indefinite plural)
julebakstene (definite plural)

(collectively) all the different cookies, pastries etc. one has or may have prepared for Christmas


solskive

solskiva (definite singular)
solskiven (definite singular)
solskiver (indefinite plural)
solskivene (definite plural)

(especially in the definite singular) the surface of the Sun, as it appears on Earth


vigge

vigga (definite singular)
viggen (definite singular)
vigger (indefinite plural)
viggene (definite plural)

(especially in the definite singular) strip along the hillside, between the birchen timberline and plateaus above, on either side of a valley


vigge

vigger (present)
vigga (past)
vigget (past)
vigga (participle past)
vigget (participle past)


svear

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse svíar.

slbor

(historical) Swedes, members of the North Germanic tribe


solside

solsida (definite singular)
solsiden (definite singular)
solsider (indefinite plural)
solsidene (definite plural)

on something, the side which faces the Sun

(figurative, idiomatic) a best side; bright side


vikke

vikka (definite singular)
vikken (definite singular)
vikker (indefinite plural)
vikkene (definite plural)

From Latin vicia, via Middle Low German wicke.


vikke

vikker (present)
vikka (past)
vikket (past)
vikka (participle past)
vikket (participle past)

(transitive) to bend away every other sawtooth (so that sawing is easier)


bringebærspinner

bringebærspinneren (definite singular)
bringebærspinnerer (indefinite plural)
bringebærspinnerene (definite plural)


hverv

hverven (definite singular)
hverver (indefinite plural)
hvervene (definite plural)

form removed by a 1982 spelling decision; superseded by verv


områ

områr (present)
områdde (past)
områdd (participle past)

(reflexive) to rethink before reaching a decision


låsesmed

låsesmeden (definite singular)
låsesmeder (indefinite plural)
låsesmedene (definite plural)


kjens

(non-standard since 1995) supine of kjennes


tannstein

tannsteinen (definite singular)
tannsteiner (indefinite plural)
tannsteinene (definite plural)


aircondition

airconditionen (definite singular)
airconditioner (indefinite plural)
airconditionene (definite plural)


blokkfløyte

blokkfløyta (definite singular)
blokkfløyten (definite singular)
blokkfløyter (indefinite plural)
blokkfløytene (definite plural)

Calque of German Blockflöte, from blokk + fløyte. Cognate with Danish blokfløjte (whence also Greenlandic blokfløjte), Dutch blokfluit, Swedish blockflöjt and Icelandic blokkflauta.
In other parts of the country, different names are sometimes used. These include sjøfløyte, meaning sea flute (most common in the Telemark disctrict) and tyskfløyte or tysfløyte, meaning German -or silent flute (most common in Gudbrandsdalen and in Western Norway).


kordong

kordongen (definite singular)
kordonger (indefinite plural)
kordongene (definite plural)

Corruption of the English word condom, possibly influenced by the French word cordon


høyreregel

nb-noun

høyreregel (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

priority to the right
priority to the right

(transport, Mostly in definite singular: høyreregelen) priority to the right; a traffic rule that applies in chiefly Norway (as well as Sweden and Finland) and obliges a vehicle driver to give way for other vehicles oncoming from the right, mainly at a junction without priority signs and traffic signals


sjøpølse

sjøpølsa (definite singular)
sjøpølsen (definite singular)
sjøpølser (indefinite plural)
sjøpølsene (definite plural)

/ˈʃøː.pølsə/

From sjø + pølse. Compare Danish søpølse.

A sea cucumber, or any species of echinoderm from the class Holothuroidea (biology)


råvare

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råvare m or f (definite singular råvaren or råvara, indefinite plural råvarer, definite plural råvarene)

råvaren (definite singular)
råvara (definite singular)
råvarer (indefinite plural)
råvarene (definite plural)


Rena

Uncertain.
Possibly Old Norse hreinn (“Reindeer”), or Old Norse hreinn (“Clean, pure”).

Small town along said river in Østerdalen


sjampinjong

sjampinjong m (definite singular sjampinjongen, indefinite plural sjampinjonger, definite plural sjampinjongene)

sjampinjongen (definite singular)
sjampinjonger (indefinite plural)
sjampinjongene (definite plural)

Agaricus bisporus
Agaricus bisporus#Translingual


østafjelsk

østafjelsk (indefinite singular)
østafjelske (definite plural singular)


østenfjelsk

østenfjelsk (indefinite singular)
østenfjelske (definite plural singular)

concerning the area east of a mountain (range)


austafjelsk

austafjelsk (indefinite singular)
austafjelske (definite plural singular)


støpul

støpulen (definite singular)
støpuler (indefinite plural)
støpulene (definite plural)

(architecture) a freestanding church bell tower or other bell mount; a campanile (normally minimalist)


ta med

ta med (imperative ta med, present tense tar med, passive tas med, simple past tok med, past participle tatt med)

ta med (imperative)
tar med (present)
tas med (passive)
tok med (past)
tatt med (participle past)

Kan du ta med boka til biblioteket?

Vi må ta med alle faktorer i beregningen.

We must include all factors in the calculation.


vederstyggelig

vederstyggelig (indefinite singular)
vederstyggelige (definite plural singular)
vederstyggeligere (comparative)
vederstyggeligst (indefinite superlative)
vederstyggeligste (definite superlative)


barhodist

barhodisten (definite singular)
barhodister (indefinite plural)
barhodistene (definite plural)

From barhodet (bareheaded) + -ist (-ist).


glissen

glissen (neuter singular glissent, plural and definite singular glisne)

glissent (neuter singular)
glisne (definite singular)
glisne (plural)

Det begynner å bli glissent i håret nå!


i sleng

i samme slengen
i samme slengen#Norwegian_Bokmål


i samme slengen

Jeg skulle bare ha en kaffe, men jeg var sulten og tok en bolle i samme slengen.

I was only getting coffee, but I was hungry and got a sweet roll while I was at it.


glisne

glisne (imperative glisne, present tense glisner, preterite and past participle glisna or glisnet, present participle glisnende)

glisne (imperative)
glisner (present)
glisna (participle past preterite)
glisnet (participle past preterite)
glisnende (participle present)

From glissen. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål glinse.

[...] paa selve fjældet, hvor furuskogen glesned

… on the very mountain, where the pines dwindle

(intransitive) to open, thin out, become scarce


sladder

nb-noun

sladder m (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

(colloquial) gossip, tittle-tattle, prattle


kortbølge

kortbølga (definite singular)
kortbølgen (definite singular)
kortbølger (indefinite plural)
kortbølgene (definite plural)


millennieskifte

millennieskiftet (definite singular)
millennieskifter (indefinite plural)
millennieskifta (definite plural)
millennieskiftene (definite plural)

turn of the millennium
turn of the millennium


berg-og-dal-bane

berg-og-dal-banen (definite singular)
berg-og-dal-baner (indefinite plural)
berg-og-dal-banene (definite plural)


onkel blå

“Onkel blå på fritidsklubb”, in Aftenposten, 2013


dæven

Dæven, ikke hver dag man ser noe sånt.

Damn, not every day you see something like that.

an expletive used to express displeasure or for emphasis; damn!


digga

simple past and present perfect of digge


sjakkbrikke

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sjakkbrikke m or f (definite singular sjakkbrikken or sjakkbrikka, indefinite plural sjakkbrikker, definite plural sjakkbrikkene)

sjakkbrikken (definite singular)
sjakkbrikka (definite singular)
sjakkbrikker (indefinite plural)
sjakkbrikkene (definite plural)


nykvesset

nykvesset (indefinite singular)
nykvessete (definite plural singular)
nykvessede (definite plural singular)

Streke rundt blomst – til denne testen trenger man en nykvesset blyant og ark med tre blomsterfigurer (med dobbel linje). Eleven skal streke rundt blomsten uten å komme borti eller krysse linjene.

2008, Hilde Cathrine Helmen, Lise Janne Hovden, Er motorisk ”encoding” til hjelp for minnet, er det forskjell på barn med motoriske vansker og de som er motorisk sterke, og er det sammenheng mellom motoriske vansker og lavere skoleprestasjoner/kognitiv funksjon?, Høgskulen i Sogn og Fjordane:

Outline a flower – for this test a newly sharpened pencil and sheets of paper with three flower shapes (with double lines) are needed. The pupil is to outline the flower without touching or crossing the lines.

Yngstesonens egne alkoholproblemer kommer til syne etter at han hadde erindret hvordan faren kastet den eldre broren på dør, jaget ham av gårde med en nykvesset kniv i handa.

2012, Aase Stabell, Utenfor fellesskapet - i ensomhetens smerte: En analyse av to litterære verker og deres fremstilling av mellommenneskelige relasjoner. Olav Duuns På tvert og Carl Frode Tillers Skråninga, University of Oslo:

The youngest son's own alcohol problems become visible when he remembers the father throwing out the older son and chasing him away with a newly sharpened knife.

En trenger muligens en nykvesset fløterhake for å kunne finne, dra eller trekke frem flere beskrivende verb og begreper som kan forklare hvordan fløterne mente de lærte yrket i Nordmarka og Trysil

2012, Jan Steffensen, Rompa heeer: Tømmerfløting et utdødd yrke, Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus:

One may need a newly sharpened pike pole to pull forward more descriptive words and terms that can explain how the rafters thought they learnt the trade in Nordmarka and Trysil.


homofil

homofil (feminine masculine)
homofilt (neuter)
homofile (definite plural singular)


sidemål

sidemålet (definite singular)
sidemål (indefinite plural)
sidemåla (definite plural)
sidemålene (definite plural)

Hvis man har nynorsk som hovedmål, vil sidemålet være bokmål.
If one has Nynorsk as main language, bokmål will be the secondary language.

(education) The form of written Norwegian that is not the primary one (hovedmål) used by a pupil.


påby

påby (imperative påby, present tense påbyr, past tense påbød or påbydde or påbøy, past participle påbudt or påbydd)

påby (imperative)
påbyr (present)
påbød (past)
påbydde (past)
påbøy (past)
påbudt (participle past)
påbydd (participle past)


anmerkning

anmerkningen (definite singular)
anmerkninger (indefinite plural)
anmerkningene (definite plural)

From German Anmerkung or German anmerken, through Danish anmærkning.

Hun fikk anmerkning for å komme for sent til timen

She got a record (in the class journal) that she came to late to the class

(education) A formal record of misbehaviour in school.


høyt under taket

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see høyt, under, taket.

Den runde salen med sitt manesjegolv ble en samfunnssal hvor det var høyt under taket i dobbel betydning, de komiske «ytre rom» ga høve til skapende og omformende virksomhet uhemmet av alle hensyn til forsiktig omgang med et «fint» bygg.

1945 December 15, Georg Brochmann, “'Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem': det runde og det firkantede”, in Verdens Gang:

Jeg besøker deg, sier jeg. Det likner et slott. Veggene er hvite, det er høyt under taket.

2003, Willy Pedersen, “En rev bak øret: Den sosiale konstruksjonen av cannabis [A joint behind the ear: The social construction of cannabis]”, in Tidsskrift for Ungdomsforskning, volume 1, number 3, pages 25–47:

"I'm visiting you", I say. It resembles a castle. The walls are white and there is a good atmosphere.

Inneklemt mellom en gigantisk tysk ubåtbunker, ølbryggeri og jernbanespor ligger Svartlamon. Fortsatt bor det pønkere her, fortsatt er det høyt under taket og stor frihet.

2007, Anne Lise Aakervik, “Svartlamon – fra anarki til byøkologi”, in Plan, volume 28, number 6, →DOI, pages 4–11:

Svartlamon lies squeezed between a giant German U-boat bunker, breweries, and railway tracks. There still live punks here, there is still a good atmosphere and great freedom.

(det + være + ~) in good mood or with a good atmosphere


skrutvinge

skrutvinga (definite singular)
skrutvingen (definite singular)
skrutvinger (indefinite plural)
skrutvingene (definite plural)


nukleinsyre

nukleinsyra (definite singular)
nukleinsyren (definite singular)
nukleinsyrer (indefinite plural)
nukleinsyrene (definite plural)


Køpenhavn

(nonstandard) older spelling of Kjøpenhavn


Kjøpenhavn

Inherited from Danish København, Kjøbenhavn, from Old Danish Køpmannæhafn. Largely replaced by the Standard Danish spelling today.

Copenhagen (the capital city, municipality, and former county of Denmark; official name: København)


stå på

stå på (present tense står på, past tense stod på or sto på, past participle stått på)

står på (present)
stod på (past)
sto på (past)
stått på (participle past)

stå på dagsordenen

to take place (over the course of), last (an amount of time)

Hva stod der på?

(of an unpleasant situation) to be going on

Det står på ham.

stå på sin rett

(of an opinion) to stand fast (to an opinion)

Man må stå på.

Stå på!

(figuratively) to endure, hold out, not give up


avkrok

avkroken (definite singular)
avkroker (indefinite plural)
avkrokene (definite plural)

Han er fra noe avkrok by.
He’s from some backwater town.


bekymring

bekymringa (definite singular)
bekymringen (definite singular)
bekymringer (indefinite plural)
bekymringene (definite plural)


sæbygg

sæbyggen (definite singular)
sæbygger (indefinite plural)
sæbyggene (definite plural)

Men det er visst at at et stort slag ble holdt der på fjellet mellom mobyggene og skafsåkjempene på den ene siden og sæbyggene på den andre.

1997, T.E. Norby, Telemarks blodige kjemper:

But there is known that a great battle was held there on the mountain between the Mo people and Skafså warriors [sic!] on the one side and the Setesdal people on the other (side).


fettoter

fettoteren (definite singular)
fettotere (indefinite plural)
fettotre (indefinite plural)
fettotrer (indefinite plural)
fettoterne (definite plural)
fettotrene (definite plural)

From oral Norwegian fett (“cunt”) + oter (“otter”).

(informal) a man, who is always in search after new sexual partners


Kvikne

a town in the valley between Tynset and Berkåk in Norway

a town on the Vinstra river between the towns Vinstra and Skåbu, also in Norway


jamne

jamne (imperative jamn, present tense jamner, passive jamnes, simple past and past participle jamna or jamnet, present participle jamnende)

jamn (imperative)
jamner (present)
jamnes (passive)
jamna (participle past)
jamna (past)
jamnet (participle past)
jamnet (past)
jamnende (participle present)


Hjerkinn

a town on the border between Trøndelag and Østlandet. A part of Dovre municipality.


personsensitiv

personsensitiv (feminine masculine)
personsensitivt (neuter)
personsensitive (definite plural singular)

Personsensitive opplysninger må håndteres forsvarlig.

Private information must be handled with care.

(of information) private, due to containing private information about persons


tupfer

tupferen (definite singular)
tupfere (indefinite plural)
tupferne (definite plural)

swab (small piece of cloth used for desinfection etc.)


flosshatt

flosshatten (definite singular)
flosshatter (indefinite plural)
flosshattene (definite plural)


være i anmarsj

Vinteren er i anmarsj

Det kjentes som en hodepine var i anmarsj

Våren er allerede i anmarsj skjønt det bare er februar

2016, Selma Lønning Aarø, Hennes løgnaktige ytre, page 112:

Spring is already approaching despite that fact it's only February

Et uvær er i anmarsj


rypefalk

rypefalken (definite singular)
rypefalker (indefinite plural)
rypefalkene (definite plural)

From rype (“grouse”) + falk (“falcon”), referring to the bird's diet.

Falco rusticolus
Falco rusticolus#Translingual


anmarsj

anmarsjen (definite singular)
anmarsjer (indefinite plural)
anmarsjene (definite plural)

Generalen hastet anmarsjen mot kysta.

The general hastened the advance towards the coast.

Jeg kunne se at det var tordenvær under anmarsj.

I could see that there were thunderstorms under approach.

(militaristic, rare) approach, advance (towards a place or state)


døgnflue

døgnflua (definite singular)
døgnfluen (definite singular)
døgnfluer (indefinite plural)
døgnfluene (definite plural)

From døgn + flue. Compare Danish døgnflue, Faroese døgnfluga, Icelandic dægurflugur and Norwegian Nynorsk døgnfluge (or døgerfluge).


leasingselskap

leasingselskapet (definite singular)
leasingselskap (indefinite plural)
leasingselskaper (indefinite plural)
leasingselskapa (definite plural)
leasingselskapene (definite plural)


småbit

småbiten (definite singular)
småbiter (indefinite plural)
småbitene (definite plural)

Jeg rev papiret i småbiter

De ble sprengt i småbiter

(chiefly in the plural) a small piece (of something), (in the plural) smithereens


maurbjørn

maurbjørnen (definite singular)
maurbjørner (indefinite plural)
maurbjørnene (definite plural)

(dated) an anteater; Myrmecophagidae (mammal)


innvoller

indefinite plural of innvoll (“innards”)


innvoll

innvollen (definite singular)
innvoller (indefinite plural)
innvollene (definite plural)

From inn + voll (“muscle, entrail”), derived from Old Norse innyfli. See also Norwegian Nynorsk innvol.

innard, entrail (internal organs of a human or animal)


innmat

innmaten (definite singular)
innmater (indefinite plural)
innmatene (definite plural)

From inn + mat. Compare Icelandic innmatur.

offal (internal animal organs, used for food)


ring-på-spring

From ringe (“ring”) + på (“on”) + springe (“run”), where ring is the imperative form of ringe. Alternatively, from the noun ring (“a door bell ring or a phone call”).
Literally, “ring (on the door bell), while running”, although it may be accepted to use a bicycle.


prokrastinere

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prokrastinere (imperative prokrastiner, present tense prokrastinerer, passive prokrastineres, simple past prokrastinerte, past participle prokrastinert, present participle prokrastinerende)

prokrastiner (imperative)
prokrastinerer (present)
prokrastineres (passive)
prokrastinerte (past)
prokrastinert (participle past)
prokrastinerende (participle present)


vådeskud

vådeskuda (definite singular)
vådeskuden (definite singular)
vådeskuder (indefinite plural)
vådeskudene (definite plural)

A (gun)shot fired carelessly or by accident


bruslimonade

bruslimonaden (definite singular)
bruslimonader (indefinite plural)
bruslimonadene (definite plural)


brentball

brentballen (definite singular)
brentballer (indefinite plural)
brentballene (definite plural)

(dialectal, games) a children's ball game with similarities to racquetball


absorpsjonskjøleskap

absorpsjonskjøleskapet (definite singular)
absorpsjonskjøleskap (indefinite plural)
absorpsjonskjøleskapa (definite plural)
absorpsjonskjøleskapene (definite plural)

absorpsjon + -s- + kjøleskap, first part from Latin absorptiō (“drink, beverage”), from absorbeō (“absorb”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), + and from sorbeō (“I suck in, drink up”), from Proto-Italic *sorβeō (“to suck in”), from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (“to be sipping, sucking”), from *srebʰ- (“to sip, gulp, suck (in)”) and *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs).
Last part kjøleskap (“refrigerator”), of both kjøle (“to cool”), from Old Norse kœla, kǿla, and of skap (“a closet; cupboard”), from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skap, from Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą (“shape”), from *skapjaną (“to make, to create”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keb- (“to cut, split, hew, shape”).

der

Jeg har et absorpsjonskjøleskap i campingvognen min.

I have an absorption refrigerator in my caravan.

Hermann Geppert, Tyskland foreslo i 1899 å innføre en inertgass for å overvinne trykkforskjellen mellom koker og absorber, men først med von Platen og Munters forslag (1922) om å bruke H₂, fikk dette praktisk betydning og førte til utviklingen av absorpsjonskjøleskapet.

2001, Svein Erik Pedersen, Skipsutstyr og hjelpesystemer, Vett & Viten, →ISBN, page 183:

Hermann Geppert, Germany, suggested in 1899 to implement an inert gas to overcome the differential pressure between the boiler and the absorber, but only with von Platen and Munter's suggestion (1922) to use H₂ did this achieve practical significance and lead to the development of the absorption refrigerator.

absorption refrigerator
absorption refrigerator

(physics) an absorption refrigerator (a refrigerator that uses a heat source to provide the energy needed to drive the cooling process)


narver

narveren (definite singular)
narvere (indefinite plural)
narverne (definite plural)

From Narvesen. Popularized by Christopher Nielsen

(colloquial, dated) a person belonging to the Narver-subculture which existed during the 80-s in Oslo's lower-class suburbia, and consisted of teenagers, mainly from lumpenproletarian families


voksenpoeng

voksenpoenget (definite singular)
voksenpoeng (indefinite plural)
voksenpoenger (indefinite plural)
voksenpoenga (definite plural)
voksenpoengene (definite plural)

/ˈʋɔksənˌpʊəŋ/

voksen + poeng
Cognate with Danish voksenpoint and Swedish vuxenpoäng.

(humorous) a grown-up point (an imaginary point given (to younger persons) for individual behaviour that characterize life as an adult)


slåball

slå + ball, first part slå (“to hit, strike”), from Old Norse slá (“to hit, beat, strike”), from Proto-Germanic *slahaną (“to hit, strike, kill”), from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”).
Second part ball (“a ball”), from Old Norse bǫllr (“a sphere, ball”), from Proto-Germanic *balluz (“a ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“round thing, bubble”), from *bʰel- (“to blow, inflate, swell”).

det var tiden for solskinn og utsprungne trær, for slåball i skolegården

1992, Harald Skjønsberg, Veien mot virkeligheten:

it was the time for sunshine and blossomed trees, for Danish longball in the school yard

(sports) Danish longball (a game in which players have to hit a ball with a bat and run to the other side of a square)


parodisk

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parodisk (neuter singular parodisk, definite singular and plural parodiske)

parodisk (neuter singular)
parodiske (definite plural singular)


oversiktlig

Conveniently and comprehensibly organized; not cluttered; not complicated


tråkke i salaten

tråkke i salaten (present tense tråkker i salaten, past tense tråkket i saleten)

tråkker i salaten (present)
tråkket i saleten (past)

Petter tråkket virkelig i salaten under møtet.

Petter really put his foot in his mouth during the meeting.

put one's foot in one's mouth
put one's foot in one's mouth

(idiomatic) to put one's foot in one's mouth


vettu

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk veittu and Swedish vettu.


bomstasjon

bomstasjon m (definite singular bomstasjonen, indefinite plural bomstasjoner, definite plural bomstasjonene)

bomstasjonen (definite singular)
bomstasjoner (indefinite plural)
bomstasjonene (definite plural)


gøye

gøyer (present)
gøya (past)
gøyet (past)
gøya (participle past)
gøyet (participle past)


flatbrød

flatbrødet (definite singular)
flatbrød (indefinite plural)
flatbrøda (definite plural)
flatbrødene (definite plural)

A kind of very thin, unleavened flatbread traditional to Norway.


bob-bob

Probably from a Christmas TV-show called The Julekalender.

Det er litt sånn bob-bob egentlig

It is actually not so good, but not so bad

(colloquial) more or less OK; not so good, but not so bad


Trifanhula

The first part is from Russian Трифон (Trifon), the name of Saint Tryphon. The second part is hule (“cave”).

(folklore, Christianity, especially Eastern Orthodoxy) A certain cave close to Kirkenes in Norway, where Saint Tryphon used to hide himself from Sami pagans


i beste velgående

Indicates that something or someone is fully existent/alive/etc. and in no immediate danger of dying/receding/etc.


mordbrann

mordbrannen (definite singular)
mordbranner (indefinite plural)
mordbrannene (definite plural)


skvip

skvipet (definite singular)
skvip (indefinite plural)
skvipa (definite plural)
skvipene (definite plural)

For noe skvip denne kaffen var!

Den siste boka hans er noe skvip.


jåle

jåle (imperative jål, present tense jåler, passive jåles, simple past jåla or jålet or jålte, past participle jåla or jålet or jålt, present participle jålende)

jål (imperative)
jåler (present)
jåles (passive)
jåla (past)
jålet (past)
jålte (past)
jåla (participle past)
jålet (participle past)
jålt (participle past)
jålende (participle present)

han jåler seg til med designerhatter.

to overdecorate, overdress to an extent where it is perceived as comedic


oksalsyre

oksalsyra (definite singular)
oksalsyren (definite singular)
oksalsyrer (indefinite plural)
oksalsyrene (definite plural)


jålebukk

jålebukken (definite singular)
jålebukker (indefinite plural)
jålebukkene (definite plural)

/²joːɽəˌbʊk/

Han begynte å vise seg med stråhatt ved høylys dag … jentene flirte … det kostet ham å gjøre seg til jålebukk og tulling på den måten.

He started wearing a straw hat in broad daylight … the girls were giggling … it cost him to make a fool of himself in that way.

an overdressed person, person engaging in jåleri


jåleri

jåleriet (definite singular)
jåleri (indefinite plural)
jålerier (indefinite plural)
jåleria (definite plural)
jåleriene (definite plural)

/²joːɽəˌɾiː/

/²joːləˌɾiː/

den gamle blåste av slikt nymotens jåleri

The old man blew off such new-fangled nonsense


kolofon

nb-noun

kolofon m (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin colophōn, from Ancient Greek κολοφών (kolophṓn, “peak or finishing touch”).


gründer

gründeren (definite singular)
gründere (indefinite plural)
gründerne (definite plural)


uflaks

uflaksen (definite singular)
uflakser (indefinite plural)
uflaksene (definite plural)


døgnet rundt

Vi jobber døgnet rundt.


gudslån

Literally, “a loan from God”. Compare Swedish gudslån and Norwegian Nynorsk guds lån.


spradebasse

spradebassen (definite singular)
spradebasser (indefinite plural)
spradebassene (definite plural)

From sprade + basse. Compare Danish spradebasse (first attested 1704) and Swedish spradebass (first attested 1839).

fop, dandy (a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance)


millenniumsskifte

millenniumsskiftet (definite singular)
millenniumsskifter (indefinite plural)
millenniumsskifta (definite plural)
millenniumsskiftene (definite plural)


spiker i kista

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk spikar i kista and Swedish spik i kistan.

Folk vil huske oss som spiker’n oppi kista si

2010, Svartepetter (lyrics and music), “Spikern i kista”:

People will remember us as the nail in their coffin

nail in one's coffin
nail in one's coffin


allmenning

allmenningen (definite singular)
allmenninger (indefinite plural)
allmenningene (definite plural)


heterofil

heterofil (feminine masculine)
heterofilt (neuter)
heterofile (definite plural singular)


bifili

bifilien (definite singular)
bifilier (indefinite plural)
bifiliene (definite plural)

bisexuality, attraction to multiple genders


heterofili

heterofilien (definite singular)
heterofilier (indefinite plural)
heterofiliene (definite plural)


-fili

From Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “(fraternal) love”).


oblig

obligen (definite singular)
obliger (indefinite plural)
obligene (definite plural)


gagnlig

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gagnlig (neuter singular gagnlig, definite singular and plural gagnlige)

gagnlig (neuter singular)
gagnlige (definite plural singular)


innlevering

innleveringen (definite singular)
innleveringer (indefinite plural)
innleveringene (definite plural)

(education) an assignment to be handed in.


ha’kke

Ha’kke peiling hva han sa

(informal) Contraction of har ikke (“haven't”).


takknemmelig

takknemmelig (definite singular and plural takknemmelige)

takknemmelige (definite plural singular)

(obsolete) Alternative form of takknemlig


Skåveien

Definite form of skåvei m (compare Norwegian Nynorsk skåveg). In Nynorsk, spelled as Skåvegen. Both spellings are used on maps, but they do not refer to the same locations.

A road in Løkken Verk, Trøndelag, Norway

A forest path on the southern side of Tyrifjorden lake


på G

Motoren er ikke helt på G ass


Nord-Makedonia

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

North Macedonia (a country in Southeast Europe, in the Balkans; capital: Skopje)


avbestille

avbestille (imperative avbestill, present tense avbestiller, simple past avbestilte, past participle avbestilt, present participle avbestillende)

avbestill (imperative)
avbestiller (present)
avbestilte (past)
avbestilt (participle past)
avbestillende (participle present)


bussholdeplass

bussholdeplassen (definite singular)
bussholdeplasser (indefinite plural)
bussholdeplassene (definite plural)


totomling

totomlingen (definite singular)
totomlinger (indefinite plural)
totomlingene (definite plural)


stjernetåke

stjernetåka (definite singular)
stjernetåken (definite singular)
stjernetåker (indefinite plural)
stjernetåkene (definite plural)


det løpet er kjørt

that ship has sailed
that ship has sailed

that ship has sailed (literally: that race is over)


granskudd

granskuddet (definite singular)
granskudd (indefinite plural)
granskudda (definite plural)
granskuddene (definite plural)

spruce shoot (young needles of spruce during spring time)


differensialveksel

differensialvekselen (definite singular)
differensialvekseler (indefinite plural)
differensialvekselene (definite plural)

En differensialveksel overfører dreiemoment fra én aksel til to andre aksler


brotsje

brotsje (imperative brotsj, present tense brotsjer, simple past brotsjet, past participle brotsjet, present participle brotsjende)

brotsj (imperative)
brotsjer (present)
brotsjet (past)
brotsjet (participle past)
brotsjende (participle present)


presspasning

nb-noun

presspasning (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

En kork i en vinflaske er et eksempel på presspasning.


pasning

pasningen (definite singular)
pasninger (indefinite plural)
pasningene (definite plural)


pressmonn

pressmonnet (definite singular)
pressmonn (indefinite plural)
pressmonner (indefinite plural)
pressmonna (definite plural)
pressmonnene (definite plural)

From press- + monn; compare German Übermaß

Største og minste pressmonn er henholdsvis nedre og øvre grensemålet for boringen i en presspasning.


brotsj

brotsjen (definite singular)
brotsjer (indefinite plural)
brotsjene (definite plural)

En bortsj kan brukes for å forstørre hull


helt sikkert

(idiomatic) certainly, definitely, for sure


bjørnefitte

bjørnefitta (definite singular)
bjørnefitten (definite singular)
bjørnefitter (indefinite plural)
bjørnefittene (definite plural)

From bjørn (“bear”) + fitte (“cunt”). Compare Swedish björnfitta.

Ivar kjøpte en bjørnefitte da han var på ferie i Russland.

Ivar bought an ushanka when he was on holiday in Russia.

(somewhat vulgar) a fur hat with ear flaps, an ushanka


mobilitet

mobiliteten (definite singular)
mobiliteter (indefinite plural)
mobilitetene (definite plural)

From German Mobilität. By surface analysis, mobil + -itet

En rullestol gir bedre mobilitet til en som ellers ikke kan gå.

A wheel chair provides better mobility to someone who otherwise wouldn't be able to walk.


egiett

egietten (definite singular)
egietter (indefinite plural)
egiettene (definite plural)

Egietten på skolissa mi gikk i stykker.

Mye som er undervurdert, men spesielt er det egietten. De fleste har vel sett Phineas og Ferbs hyllest video til denne viktige lille gjenstanden?

2010 September 1, Ingrid Jackson, “Egietten er undervurdert”, in titt.blogg.no:

A lot of things are underrated, by the aglet is especially so. Haven't most people have seen Phineas and Ferb's tribute video to this important little thing?


rullekaken

definite masculine singular of rullekake


rullekake

rullekaka (definite singular)
rullekaken (definite singular)
rullekaker (indefinite plural)
rullekakene (definite plural)


Gøril

From Danish Gerhild, from Old Norse geirr (“spear”) + hildr (“battle”)


minnepinne

minnepinnen (definite singular)
minnepinner (indefinite plural)
minnepinnene (definite plural)

Calque of English memory stick. By surface analysis, minne + pinne.

Har du minnepinnen med bildene?

Do you have the flash drive with the photos?


flymaskin

flymaskinen (definite singular)
flymaskiner (indefinite plural)
flymaskinene (definite plural)

Hva slags flymaskin er det på himmelen?

What kind of aeroplane is that in the sky?


tofaktorautentiseringen

definite singular of tofaktorautentisering


tofaktorautentiseringer

indefinite plural of tofaktorautentisering


tofaktorautentiseringene

definite plural of tofaktorautentisering


tofaktorautentisering

tofaktorautentiseringa (definite singular)
tofaktorautentiseringen (definite singular)
tofaktorautentiseringer (indefinite plural)
tofaktorautentiseringene (definite plural)

Calque of English two-factor authentication.

calque

For å logge inn i banken må jeg bruke tofaktorautentisering.

In order to log into my bank, I have to use two-factor authentication.

two-factor authentication
two-factor authentication


etterhvert

etter hvert
etter hvert#Norwegian_Bokmål

Misspelling of etter hvert (“eventually”).


enn så lenge

Enn så lenge har det gått bra.


musematte

musematta (definite singular)
musematten (definite singular)
musematter (indefinite plural)
musemattene (definite plural)

Musematta mi er svart.


mange bekker små gjør en stor å

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mange bekker små gjør en stor å ("many small creeks make a big stream")


øvelse gjør mester

øvelse gjør mester ("practice makes a master")

Calque of German Übung macht den Meister.

calque

practice makes perfect
practice makes perfect


glassmanet

glassmaneta (definite singular)
glassmaneten (definite singular)
glassmaneter (indefinite plural)
glassmanetene (definite plural)

Equivalent to glass (“glass”) + manet (“jellyfish”).

Glassmaneten er ikke farlig for mennesker.

The common jellyfish is not dangerous to humans.


alle veier fører til Rom

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alle veier fører til Rom ("all roads lead to Rome")

all roads lead to Rome
all roads lead to Rome


gå over bekken etter vann

gå over bekken etter vann ("cross the river in search of water")

carry coals to Newcastle
carry coals to Newcastle


Ola Nordmann

From Ola (a common Norwegian name) and nordmann ("Norwegian").


knask eller knep

From a 1993 translation by Henning Hagerup of a 1952 Disney short film starring Donald Duck, Trick or Treat.


skille klinten fra hveten

skille klinten fra hveten ("separate the chaff from the wheat")

separate the wheat from the chaff
separate the wheat from the chaff


tiden leger alle sår

tiden leger alle sår ("time heals all wounds")

time heals all wounds
time heals all wounds


førstemann til mølla

førstemann til mølla ("first to the mill")

first come, first served
first come, first served


Kari Nordmann

From Kari (a common Norwegian name) and nordmann ("Norwegian"). Compare Ola Nordmann.


knask

knasket (definite singular)
knask (indefinite plural)
knaska (definite plural)
knaskene (definite plural)

Kjøpte du noe knask på butikken?

Knask eller knep!

crunchy sweets or snacks, e.g. hard candy, potato chips, nuts


knaske

knaske (imperative knask, present tense knasker, passive knaskes, simple past knasket, past participle knasket, present participle knaskende)

knask (imperative)
knasker (present)
knaskes (passive)
knasket (past)
knasket (participle past)
knaskende (participle present)

Slutt å knaske på eplet ditt!


pølse i brød

pølse i brød f or m (definite singular pølsa i brødet or pølsen i brødet, indefinite plural pølser i brød, definite plural pølsene i brød)

pølsa i brødet (definite singular)
pølsen i brødet (definite singular)
pølser i brød (indefinite plural)
pølsene i brød (definite plural)

På 17. mai er det vanlig å spise pølse i brød.

It's common to eat hot dogs on the 17th of May.


enkeltrom

enkeltromet (definite singular)
enkeltrom (indefinite plural)
enkeltroma (definite plural)
enkeltromene (definite plural)

enkelt (“single (definite neuter single form of enkel)”) + rom (“room”)

af

a single room, often used in the context of a hotel.


kinaeiner

kinaeineren (definite singular)
kinaeinere (indefinite plural)
kinaeinerne (definite plural)


før i verden

Literally, “before in the world”. Compare also Norwegian Nynorsk i gamaltidverda (“in the old time’s world”).


ekkel

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ekkel (neuter singular ekkelt, definite singular and plural ekle, comparative eklere, indefinite superlative eklest, definite superlative ekleste)

ekkelt (neuter singular)
ekle (definite plural singular)
eklere (comparative)
eklest (indefinite superlative)
ekleste (definite superlative)


vektstang

vektstang f or m (definite singular vekstanga or vestangen, indefinite plural vestanger, definite plural vestangene)

vekstanga (definite singular)
vestangen (definite singular)
vestanger (indefinite plural)
vestangene (definite plural)

First part from Norwegian Bokmål vekt meaning weight.


agurkmiks

From agurk + miks. Literally, “cucumber mix”.

Scandinavian cucumber relish, also known in Sweden as bostongurka


Bøhmergaten

From Bøhmer + gate. Got its name in 1916 after a local businessman Otto Bøhmer, who once owned the area (probably Otto Nevermand Bøhmer of German origin, died in 1834).


norddøl

norddølen (definite singular)
norddøler (indefinite plural)
norddølene (definite plural)

a person from the northern end of a valley, particularly Gudbrandsdalen and Østerdalen in Innlandet


østerdøl

østerdølen (definite singular)
østerdøler (indefinite plural)
østerdølene (definite plural)


skogfinne

skogfinnen (definite singular)
skogfinner (indefinite plural)
skogfinnene (definite plural)

a person belonging to the Finnic forest finn-ethnicity in Norway and Sweden


gørsild

gørsild m or f (definite singular gørsilda or gørsilden, indefinite plural gørsild, definite plural gørsildene or gørsilda)

gørsilda (definite singular)
gørsilden (definite singular)
gørsild (indefinite plural)
gørsildene (definite plural)
gørsilda (definite plural)

Phoxinus phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus#Translingual

dialectal form of ørekyt, Common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus), especially in Østerdalen


ørekyt

ørekyt m or f (definite singular ørekyta or ørekyten, indefinite plural ørekyter, definite plural ørekytene)

ørekyta (definite singular)
ørekyten (definite singular)
ørekyter (indefinite plural)
ørekytene (definite plural)

(fish) Common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)


grunnkrets

grunnkretsen (definite singular)
grunnkretser (indefinite plural)
grunnkretsene (definite plural)

a division of a municipality, used in statistics


Østerdalen

From Old Norse Eystridalir (“Østerdalene”), from eystri (“eastern”) + dalir (“valleys”).


skogfinsk

skogfinsk (neuter singular skogfinsk, definite singular and plural skogfinske)

skogfinsk (neuter singular)
skogfinske (definite plural singular)

Relating to the skogfinner ethnic group and their culture


elverumsing

elverumsingen (definite singular)
elverumsinger (indefinite plural)
elverumsingene (definite plural)


gudbrandsdøl

gudbrandsdølen (definite singular)
gudbrandsdøler (indefinite plural)
gudbrandsdølene (definite plural)


rognkjeks

rognkjeksen (definite singular)
rognkjekser (indefinite plural)
rognkjeksene (definite plural)

Cyclopterus lumpus
Cyclopterus lumpus#Translingual

a lumpsucker (fish) (Cyclopterus lumpus)


måltrost

måltrosten (definite singular)
måltroster (indefinite plural)
måltrostene (definite plural)

Turdus philomelos
Turdus philomelos#Translingual

a song thrush (bird) (Turdus philomelos)


evje

evje f or m (definite singular evja or evjen, indefinite plural evjer, definite plural evjene)

evja (definite singular)
evjen (definite singular)
evjer (indefinite plural)
evjene (definite plural)

a calm or slow-moving part of a river or large stream

(dialectal) stream of water that escapes the primary flow of the river, curving backwards


Finnskogen

a vast forest on the border of Norway and Sweden, home to the skogfinner ethnic group


Dødehavet

From død + hav, calque of Latin Mare Mortuus. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Daudehavet, Swedish Döda havet, Danish Døde Hav.
(lake in Bergen): Probably a pun.

the Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East)

A lake in Norway, in southern outskirts of Bergen, connected to Nordåsvatnet Lake


ikke sant

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk ikkje sant, Danish ikke sandt, Swedish inte sant. Same construction as Russian не правда ли? (ne pravda li?).

m+

не правда ли?

(used as a tag question) right?, isn't it so?


symposiene

nb-noun

symposiene (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)


forjævlig

forjævlig (indefinite singular)
forjævlige (definite plural singular)
forjævligere (comparative)
forjævligst (indefinite superlative)
forjævligste (definite superlative)

for + jævlig. Compare Swedish förjävlig.

Her ser det helt forjævlig ut.