ende

enden (definite singular)
ender (indefinite plural)
endene (definite plural)

From 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”).
Cognate with German Ende, Danish ende, Swedish ände, Dutch einde and English end.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”)

fra ende til annen; fra ende til ende

for endes

komme til veis ende

sette/stille noe på ende; stå på ende

put something that usually rests on the long side, on one of the short sides; or be/put completely out of the usual order

til ende / til endes

saa bar det afsted med dem høit bort igjennem luften, som om de skulde fare til verdens ende med det samme

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 253:

then it carried them away high through the air, as if they were going to the end of the world at once

[den lange] gade af jøkler og tinder blev bestandig næsten uforandret, enden syntes aldrig at rykke nærmere

1858, Nicolai Ramm Østgaard, Fra Skov og Fjeld, page 98:

[the long] street of glaciers and peaks was constantly almost unchanged, the end never seemed to move closer

i enden av den uendelig lange korridor av tungt fordøyelig kunnskap jeg famlet meg fram gjennom

at the end of the infinitely long corridor of hard-to-digest knowledge I fumbled my way through

for enden av [bordet] så han Marius

1997, Torgrim Eggen, Den nye Dylan, page 111:

i enden av … villastrøket lå det en park

at the end of ... the residential area was a park

han saa paa [vannverket] fra ende til anden

1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde I, page 202:

he looked at [the waterworks] from end to end

løgn og bedrag fra ende til annen

blinkøksen tok forennes i grøeskogen

jeg var kommet til veis ende i Buskerud fylke

I had come to the end of the road in Buskerud county

[sjaueren] foreslo å sette [kassen] på ende så den hang bedre i selene

[the loader] suggested putting [the box] on the side so it hung better in the harnesses

verden kan være stillet paa ende uden at man ved … derom

1865, H. Schulze, Fra Lofoten og Solør, page 59:

the world can be put to out of order without knowing… about it

hun satte huset paa ende

ishavskarene satte hele byen på ende og kom i vilt slagsmål med politiet

the icebergs put the whole city out of order and got into a wild fight with the police

landet sto på ende i en måneds tid

1985, Tom Lotherington, Den tredje tjeneren:

the country stood out of control for a month

det er en grisehistorie. Jeg hører den til endes uten å kommentere den

1997, Erlend Loe, Naiv. Super., page 59:

it's a dirty story. I listen to it to the end without commenting on it

dette var en altfor skrekkelig tanke å tenke til ende

1999, Knut Faldbakken, Alt hva hjertet begjærer:

this was an overly horrible thought to think to the end

hun vandret … langs hele dalen til ende

2004, Karl Ove Knausgård, En tid for alt:

she wandered… along the whole valley to the end

bryllupsfestlighetene varte efter god gammel skikk tre hele dager til ende

1933, Christian A. R. Christensen, Det hendte igår, page 156:

the wedding festivities lasted according to good old custom three whole days to the end

hele denne natta til endes var de på vandring

1992, Hans Børli, Smykket fra slagmarken, page 27:

all this night until the end they were on a hike

det går i ett, to uker til ende

2010, Tore Rem, Født til frihet, page 261:

(of a place) an end (line, surface or point defining something in its longitudinal direction)

i/på alle ender (og kanter)

den spisse ende(n)

the primary business; the combat units (military)

bære i den tunge enden av noe

de holdt, dro i hver sin ende

[jeg] slaar halstørklædet ud i et par flagrende ender

[I] knock the scarf out at a few fluttering ends

de to stramme flettepisker bundet sammen for enderne

(Can we date this quote?), Amalie Skram, Samlede Værker II, page 436:

the two tight braid whips tied together at the ends

de har likesom ansvaret for hver sin ende av bølingen, hun og budeien

1917, Hans Aanrud, Fortællinger for barn I, page 43:

they are somehow responsible for each end of the animals, she and the milkmaid

han … slapp steinen med et tungt dønn. Den spisse enden gikk bra ned i bakken

1958, Sigurd Hoel, Trollringen, page 173:

he… dropped the stone with a heavy thud. The pointed end went well into the ground

[professor Andersen] hørte … noe som kunne oppfattes som protester i den andre enden av røret

1996, Dag Solstad, Professor Andersens natt, page 66:

[Professor Andersen] heard… something that could be perceived as protests at the other end of the line

Rita … tygger på enden av blyanten

2008, Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Løp hare løp:

bryde, på alle kanter og ender, de bånd, som binder til hjemstavn og venner

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 168:

break, on all sides and ends, the bonds that bind to hometown and friends

nu var Magne rent storkar med … alting saa fint og gromt i alle ender

(Can we date this quote?), Amalie Skram, Samlede Værker II, page 49:

now Magne was a pure stork with everything so fine and grotesque at all ends

nå er du jo blitt sjekket opp i alle ender, har fått medisiner og alt

now you have been checked up at all ends, have received medication and everything

denne snekka lekker i alle ender

kontreadmiral Bård Helle: – Vi sløver den spisse enden

Rear Admiral Bård Helle: - We're being lazy in the combat units

«halen» – forvaltningsapparatet, undervisningsinstitusjonene og våre staber – er vitale for den spisse ende

1990, Norsk Militært Tidsskrift, page 1/5:

The "tail" - the administrative apparatus, the educational institutions and our staffs - are vital for the combat units

an end (the most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide)

få på enden

ha bly i enden

ha kvikksølv i enden

slig, som han sad der, stiv og stind, med enden plantet på søjlestubber

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 171:

such as he sat there, stiff and stiff, with his behind planted on pillar stumps

hester som mista fotfestet [i den bratte bakken] og sklei videre på enden

1997, Margit Harsson, Kongevegen over Krokskogen:

horses that lost their footing [in the steep hill] and slipped on their behinds

låne/gi (noen) en ende

få endene til å møtes

spinne en ende

de fik lagt bi og stukket ud en ende og halet ham op

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 198:

they got laid and put out one rope and hauled him up

han skjærer en strop i nakken paa [dyret] og «stikker en ende paa»

1903, Otto Sverdrup, Nyt Land I, page 36:

he cuts a strap on [the animal]'s neck and "sticks one rope on"

en pyntelig kaptein vilde gjerne laant ham en ende et stykke opigjennem fjorden

1916, Tryggve Andersen, Samlede fortællinger III, page 158:

a neat captain would like to lend him a rope some distance up through the fjord

det er finansministeren som skal få endene til å møtes

it is the Minister of Finance who will make the ends meet

uten idrettens egeninntekt … ville det neppe være mulig å få endene til å møtes

without the sport's own income… it would hardly be possible to make ends meet

han arbeidet sent og tidlig for å få endene til å møtes

he worked late and early to make ends meet

[vi skal] spinde en ende

[losen] forstaar at anbringe en spøg i rette tid og spinde en ende paa rette sted

1884, C. Schollert, Lodsliv om Færder, page 2:

[the pilot] knows how to put a joke in the right time and tell a sailor's tale in the right place

(nautical) a rope (especially short pieces that you have on hand for different uses)

fra ende til annen

få/ta/ha (en) ende

når enden er god, er allting godt

when the end is good, all is well (Norwegian proverb)

være/gå til ende

så skal herreveldet være stort og freden uten ende over Davids trone og hans kongerike

(Can we date this quote?), The Bible, Isaiah 9,7:

and great dominion shall be upon him, and peace shall be upon the throne of David and his kingdom without end

da der var ende paa alt, havde de ikke mere

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 209:

when it was the end of everything, they had no more

bekymringer, som holder ham vaaken, saa natten blir uten ende

worries, which keep him awake, so the night is endless

enden [på konflikten] ser vi ikke

de norske oljeselskapene … ønsker å pumpe opp de siste dråpene fordi de snart ser enden på oljeeventyret

the norwegian oil companies… want to pump up the last drops because they will soon see the end of the oil adventure

fortæl mig fra ende til anden

1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere, page 106:

samlivet med jazzgitaristen … var tøv fra ende til annen

the cohabitation with the jazz guitarist… was nonsense from beginning to end

jeg er bare glad for at det fik en ende

dette skal ha’ en ende!

1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere, page 64:

[likedan] blir det til dagenes ende

1904, Knut Hamsun, Det vilde Kor, page 68:

[likewise] it will be to the end of days

træffe sin bestemmelse og faa en ende paa saken

make your decision and put an end to the case

sove en skjønnhetssøvn som aldri ville ta ende

1989, Bergljot Hobæk Haff, Den guddommelige tragedie:

sleep a beauty sleep that would never end

nu vare ferierne tilende, og forelæsningerne begyndte igjen

(Can we date this quote?), Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 148:

now the holidays were over, and the lectures began again

da er mit hverv tilende

det første egteskapsaaret deres var gaat tilende

their first year of marriage had come to an end

snart var natten til ende

(time) an end (the terminal point of something in time)

an end (the terminal point of something in time)

enden blev, at hun maatte gaa fra bordet

1884, Alexander L. Kielland, Fortuna, page 181:

the result was that she had to leave the table

enden på det hele ble at de måtte vende nesen hjem

1996, Bergljot Hobæk Haff, Skammen, page 335:

the end of it all was that they had to turn their noses home

få en salig ende

gjøre ende på

slik som når ugresset blir sanket sammen og brent på ilden, slik skal det gå ved verdens ende

(Can we date this quote?), The Bible, Matt 13,40:

as when the weeds are gathered together and burned in the fire, so shall it be at the end of the world

det led mod enden

1877, Jørgen Moe, Samlede Skrifter I, page 290:

ak, Peer, det mod enden lakker. Jeg har ikke langt igen

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 108:

alas, Peer, it is varnishing towards the end. I do not have much time left

stakkars Salvesen. Han fik saamæn en brat og sørgelig ende

poor Salvesen. He had an abrupt and sad end

den forfærdelige ende, som det tog med Beate

1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm, page 137:

[teselskapet] fikk jo en salig ende igår aftes

[the tea company] had a happy ending last night

alt dette uvæsen måtte der da kunne gjøres en ende på

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 11:

all this nonsense must then be put an end to

bier du til det er forbi her, saa gjør de ende paa dig

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 13:

If you wait until it's over here, they will put an end to you

han sagde, han vilde gjøre ende på sig

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 141:

termittene hadde nesten gjort ende på trekorset

the termites had almost put an end to the wooden cross

han gjorde bare ende paa alt, som var igjen efter dem

he just put an end to everything that was left of them

til den ende

det er … umuligt for mig at faae gjort [setesdølene] begribeligt, til hvad ende jeg skriver op deres «lapperi», som de kalde

1847, Jørgen Moe, Fra det nationale gjennembruds tid. Breve fra Jørgen Moe til P. Chr. Asbjørnsen og andre, page 266:

it is… impossible for me to make [people from Setesdal] comprehensible, to what end I write up their «work», as they call

[jeg ville] erstatte min ven hans tab ved at skaffe ham en ny fugl. Til den ende fik jeg opspurgt, at der ude paa Enerhaugen boede en mand af hvem man … kunde bestille alle slags fugle

[I would] compensate my friend for his loss by getting him a new bird. To that end, I was asked that out on Enerhaugen lived a man from whom you could order all kinds of birds

til den ende har han rustet sig ud med en mægtig svart kaffekjedel

1921, Nils Kjær, Samlede Skrifter V, page 32:

to that end he has equipped himself with a mighty black coffee kettle

(obsolete) an end (a purpose, goal, or aim)


ende

De skrek ende over seg.

Jeg gir meg ende over!

[tiuren] hoppede ende til veirs

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 81:

[the male western capercaillie] jumper straight up

[bukken] gik ende op

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 230:

[hun] så ende ud for sig

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 112:

om så månen faldt ende ned

1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm, page 86:

snakke ende ud

lange stunder sad de ende ned og glante

1903, Otto Sverdrup, Nyt Land II, page 284:

for long periods they sat straight down and glared

huij! skrattet de ende over sig

1919, Hans E. Kinck, Sneskavlen brast II, page 2:

huij! they laughed right in front of them

[sjøgresset] staar ende op ifra bunden

[the seagrass] stands straight up from the bottom

ende med ett skralt et skudd

(emphazising) straight, right (describes a movement being performed vertically up in great height, down in great depth or straight forward)


ende

head

ende (passive endes, imperative end, present tense ender, simple past endte, past participle endt, present participle endende, verbal noun ending or endelse)

endes (passive)
end (imperative)
tense ender (present)
endte (past)
endt (participle past)
endende (participle present)
ending (noun-from-verb)
endelse (noun-from-verb)

From Old Norse enda, from Proto-Germanic *andijōną (“to end, bring to an end, finish”), from both *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”), from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) + and from *-ōną (creates verbs), either from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti, from *-eh₂ (stem noun suffix) + *-yéti (creates verbs), or from Proto-Indo-European *-(e)h₂yéti, from *-(e)h₂ti (factitive verb suffix).
Cognate with Icelandic enda, Faroese enda, Swedish ända, Danish ende and English end.

inh

ende sine dager

han endte brevet med noen høflighetsfraser

he ended the letter with some polite phrases

endt er min digtning indfor stuevæg

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 109:

ended is my poetry in front of the living room wall

etter endt overhøring

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 101:

han kom til Oslo 20 år gammel, etter endt militærtjeneste

he came to Oslo at the age of 20, after completing his military service

gråhunden Bass … endte sine dager i en ulvekjeft

the greyhound Bass… died in a wolf's mouth

[bikkja] endte sine dager som kråkemat

det står i eders magt at ende denne angst

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Fru Inger til Østråt, page 135:

jeg vilde ende mit liv

1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem, page 175:

(chiefly literary, transitive) to bring to an end

Hvordan skal dette ende?

[en fremstilling] der kunde orientere [de unge] i den nu endende tidsalders liv

1917, Lorentz Dietrichson, Svundne Tider IV, page 6:

[a production] that could orient [the young people] in the life of the now ending age

(intransitive) to come to an end, to become finished

ende opp (med/i/som)

åtte av de ti siste kampene har endt med tap

eight of the last ten matches have ended in losses

ende som en hane – med at lade sig plukke

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 166:

end up like a rooster - with being picked

den revolusjonære som ender som professor på BI

1990, Harald Skjønsberg, På parti med Stalin?:

the revolutionary who ends up as a professor at BI

møtet [med dr. Schiøtz] endte i forferdelse for Bjørn Hansen

1992, Dag Solstad, «Ellevte roman, bok atten», page 135:

the meeting [with Dr. Schiøtz] ended in dismay for Bjørn Hansen

en farlig blindgate, som til slutt endte i trøstesløse lagerskur

1994, Dag Solstad, Genanse og verdighet, page 42:

a dangerous dead end, which eventually ended up in desolate warehouses

halvparten av ankesakene [i Borgarting og Gulating] endte i redusert straff eller frifinnelse

half of the appeals [in Borgarting and Gulating] ended in a reduced sentence or acquittal

man ender opp med en ungdomskultur som er ment å omfatte all ungdom

1968, Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning, page 169:

one ends up with a youth culture that is meant to include all youth

skal vi ikke ende opp som overforede datamaskiner, må vi lære å finne fram til det viteverdige

If we are not to end up as transferred computers, we must learn to find the worthwhile

det endte … opp med studenturo over hele landet

it ended … with student unrest across the country

mange nordmenn som «gjør» Sommer-København, ender opp … i Tivoli

many Norwegians who "do" Summer Copenhagen, end up … in Tivoli

de fleste av oss ender opp med en partner som er omtrent like attraktiv som oss selv

Most of us end up with a partner who is about as attractive as ourselves

jeg prøver å si noe, men ender opp med å tygge i håret hennes

2008, Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Løp hare løp:

I try to say something, but end up chewing on her hair

Solfrid kunne komme til å ende opp som Brita, alene og kjerringaktig

Solfrid could end up as Brita, alone and old-fashioned

(transitive) to end up in a certain place; to have a specific end point


fyren

definite singular of fyr (etymologies 1 & 2)


koss

(non-standard since 1959) alternative form of åssen


telle

head

telle (imperative tell, present tense teller, passive telles, simple past talte or tellet or telte, past participle talt or tellet or telt, present participle tellende)

tell (imperative)
tense teller (present)
telles (passive)
talte (past)
tellet (past)
telte (past)
talt (participle past)
tellet (participle past)
telt (participle past)
tellende (participle present)

From Old Norse telja, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.


sightseeing

sightseeingen (definite singular)
sightseeinger (indefinite plural)
sightseeingene (definite plural)


eld

elden (definite singular)
elder (indefinite plural)
eldene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by ild


streng

streng (neuter singular strengt, definite singular and plural strenge, comparative strengere, indefinite superlative strengest, definite superlative strengeste)

strengt (neuter singular)
strenge (definite plural singular)
strengere (comparative)
strengest (indefinite superlative)
strengeste (definite superlative)


streng

strengen (definite singular)
strenger (indefinite plural)
strengene (definite plural)

From Old Norse strengr, in computing a semantic loan from English string.


gir

giret (definite singular)
gir (indefinite plural)
gira (definite plural)
girene (definite plural)

i gir

første gir / førstegir


edel

edel (neuter singular edelt, definite singular and plural edle, comparative edlere, indefinite superlative edlest, definite superlative edleste)

edelt (neuter singular)
edle (definite plural singular)
edlere (comparative)
edlest (indefinite superlative)
edleste (definite superlative)


magasin

magasinet (definite singular)
magasin (indefinite plural)
magasiner (indefinite plural)
magasina (definite plural)
magasinene (definite plural)

From Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storehouse”), via French magasin and Italian magazzino.


huskarl

huskarl m (definite singular huskarlen, indefinite plural huskarler, definite plural huskarlene or huskarlerne)

huskarlen (definite singular)
huskarler (indefinite plural)
huskarlene (definite plural)
huskarlerne (definite plural)

huskarler og verksmænd ("housecarls and workmen")


kraft

kraft m or f (definite singular krafta or kraften, indefinite plural krefter, definite plural kreftene)

krafta (definite singular)
kraften (definite singular)
krefter (indefinite plural)
kreftene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kraptr; plural form influenced by the German plural Kräfte.


stallo

stalloen (definite singular)
stalloer (indefinite plural)
stalloene (definite plural)

From Northern Sami stállu, from Proto-Samic *(s)tālō.

(folklore) a stallo (A humanoid malignant being known from Sami folklore.)


duk

duken (definite singular)
duker (indefinite plural)
dukene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dúkr and Middle Low German duk.

a cloth, tablecloth, altar cloth, dropcloth etc.


molo

moloen (definite singular)
moloer (indefinite plural)
moloene (definite plural)


strudel

strudelen (definite singular)
strudler (indefinite plural)
strudlene (definite plural)


luve

luva (definite singular)
luven (definite singular)
luver (indefinite plural)
luvene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by lue


dokument

dokumentet (definite singular)
dokument (indefinite plural)
dokumenter (indefinite plural)
dokumenta (definite plural)
dokumentene (definite plural)


naut

(non-standard since 2005) past tense of nyte


klokka

klokka seks


hærverk

hærverket (definite singular)
hærverk (indefinite plural)
hærverker (indefinite plural)
hærverka (definite plural)
hærverkene (definite plural)


catwalk

catwalken (definite singular)
catwalker (indefinite plural)
catwalkene (definite plural)


salig

salig (neuter singular salig, definite singular and plural salige, comparative saligere, indefinite superlative saligst, definite superlative saligste)

salig (neuter singular)
salige (definite plural singular)
saligere (comparative)
saligst (indefinite superlative)
saligste (definite superlative)

From Middle Low German sä̂lich, older form of sêlich, from Old Saxon sālig, from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (compare Old Norse sæll, Norwegian sæl).

Salige er de fattige i ånden.

Blessed are the poor in spirit. (Matthew 5,3)

Salig er den som ikke følger ugudelige menneskers råd og ikke slår inn på synderes vei eller sitter sammen med spottere. (From the Book of Psalms in the Bible)

Blessed is he that does not follow the counsel of wicked men and does not walk the way of sinners or sit together with scoffers.

(religious) blessed, saved, granted eternal life

Hun var i en salig rus.

Min salig bestemor.

Han er salig full.

used humorously and as an adverb intensifier


ved

From Old Norse við and viðr (compare the prefix veder-), from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”). Cognates include Danish ved, Swedish vid, and English with.

Huset ligger ved veien.

Jeg krysset elven ved å svømme.

by (Involving/using the means of). Followed by a noun or by the infinitive with å


ved

From Old Norse viðr, from Proto-Germanic *widuz. Cognate with Swedish ved, Old English wudu (English wood) and Old High German witu.

Jeg har nok ved for hele vinteren.

I have enough firewood for the whole winter.

wood, firewood (any wooden material that is gathered and used for fuel)


rund

rund (neuter singular rundt, definite singular and plural runde, comparative rundere, indefinite superlative rundest, definite superlative rundeste)

rundt (neuter singular)
runde (definite plural singular)
rundere (comparative)
rundest (indefinite superlative)
rundeste (definite superlative)


hjem

hjemmet (definite singular)
hjem (indefinite plural)
hjemma (definite plural)
hjemmene (definite plural)

From Danish hjem, from Old Danish hēm, hiem, from Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home, house”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”), *tḱóymos (“settlement, dwelling”), from o-grade form of *tḱey- (“to settle, dwell”) + *-mos (action/result noun forming suffix).

suffix

Place of origin or belonging. Similar to German Heimat.


lut

luta (definite singular)
luten (definite singular)


graver

graveren (definite singular)
gravere (indefinite plural)
graverne (definite plural)


mele

head

mele (imperative mel, present tense meler, passive meles, simple past mela or melet or melte, past participle mela or melet or melt, present participle melende)

mel (imperative)
meler (present)
meles (passive)
mela (past)
melet (past)
melte (past)
mela (participle past)
melet (participle past)
melt (participle past)
melende (participle present)


eir

eiret (definite singular)
eir (indefinite plural)
eira (definite plural)
eirene (definite plural)


billig

billig (neuter singular billig, definite singular and plural billige, comparative billigere, indefinite plural billigst, definite plural billigste)

billig (neuter singular)
billige (definite plural singular)
billigere (comparative)
billigst (indefinite plural)
billigste (definite plural)


rosin

rosina (definite singular)
rosinen (definite singular)
rosiner (indefinite plural)
rosinene (definite plural)


glatt

glatt (neuter singular glatt, definite singular and plural glatte, comparative glattere, indefinite superlative glattest, definite superlative glatteste)

glatt (neuter singular)
glatte (definite plural singular)
glattere (comparative)
glattest (indefinite superlative)
glatteste (definite superlative)


flyve

form removed with the spelling reform of 1981; superseded by flyge


irre

irrer (present)
irra (past)
irret (past)
irra (participle past)
irret (participle past)

(intransitive, about copper) to turn verdigris


irre

From German irren, from Proto-Germanic *irzijaną.


aks

akset (definite singular)
aks (indefinite plural)
aksa (definite plural)
aksene (definite plural)


noia

noiaen (definite singular)
noiaer (indefinite plural)
noiaene (definite plural)

Clipping of paranoia. Compare Swedish noja.


dårlig

dårlig (neuter singular dårlig, definite singular and plural dårlige, comparative dårligere, indefinite superlative dårligst, definite superlative dårligste)

dårlig (neuter singular)
dårlige (definite plural singular)
dårligere (comparative)
dårligst (indefinite superlative)
dårligste (definite superlative)


dårlig

dårlig (comparative dårligere, superlative dårligst)

dårligere (comparative)
dårligst (superlative)


nok

From Middle Low German nôch. Compare with Old Norse nógr.


terrarium

terrariet (definite singular)
terrarier (indefinite plural)
terraria (definite plural)
terrariene (definite plural)


basalt

basalten (definite singular)
basalter (indefinite plural)
basaltene (definite plural)

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”) b-x:n-O39


kamel

kamelen (definite singular)
kameler (indefinite plural)
kamelene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), via Old Norse kamell.

Camelus bactrianus
Camelus bactrianus#Translingual

a camel (in particular the Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus)


nål

nåla (definite singular)
nålen (definite singular)
nåler (indefinite plural)
nålene (definite plural)

From Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.


dåre

dåren (definite singular)
dårer (indefinite plural)
dårene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dári or Middle Low German dōre.


dåre

dåre (imperative dår, present tense dårer, simple past and past participle dåret)

dår (imperative)
dårer (present)
dåret (participle past)
dåret (past)

From Old Norse dára or Middle Low German dōren.


bål

bålet (definite singular)
bål (indefinite plural)
båla (definite plural)
bålene (definite plural)


rus

The mental state of inebriation, intoxication, brought on by using alcohol or other drugs.


ulv

ulven (definite singular)
ulver (indefinite plural)
ulvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.


bede

bede (imperative bed, present tense beder, passive bedes, simple past bad, past participle bedt, present participle bedende)

bed (imperative)
beder (present)
bedes (passive)
bad (past)
bedt (participle past)
bedende (participle present)


otium

nb-noun

otium n (definite singular otiet or otiumet, indefinite plural otier, definite plural otia or otiene)

otiet (definite singular)
otiumet (definite singular)
otier (indefinite plural)
otia (definite plural)
otiene (definite plural)


uro

uroa (definite singular)
uroen (definite singular)
uroer (indefinite plural)
uroene (definite plural)

a mobile (decorative arrangement of small items hung from a frame)


kål

Brassica oleracea
Brassica oleracea#Translingual


lår

låret (definite singular)
lår (indefinite plural)
låra (definite plural)
lårene (definite plural)


olm

head

olm (neuter singular olmt, definite singular and plural olme, comparative olmere, indefinite superlative olmest, definite superlative olmeste)

olmt (neuter singular)
olme (definite plural singular)
olmere (comparative)
olmest (indefinite superlative)
olmeste (definite superlative)


lås

lås m or n (definite singular låsen or låset, indefinite plural låser or lås, definite plural låsene or låsa)

låsen (definite singular)
låset (definite singular)
låser (indefinite plural)
lås (indefinite plural)
låsene (definite plural)
låsa (definite plural)

From Old Norse láss, from Proto-Germanic *lamsaz. The neutrum gender was used in Riksmål at least since early XX century, probably as a borrowing from dialectal Norwegian.


små

små (neuter singular smått, definite singular and plural små)

smått (neuter singular)
små (definite plural singular)


gård

gården (definite singular)
gårder (indefinite plural)
gårdene (definite plural)

From Danish gård (“farm, estate; court, yard”), from Old Danish garth, from Old Norse garðr (“fence; yard, court; house”), from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (“enclosure, court, yard, garden”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose, encircle”).

inh

Bjørnar jobber på en gård.
Bjørnar works on a farm.


hete

head

hete (present tense heter, simple past het or hette, past participle hett, present participle hetende)

heter (present)
het (past)
hette (past)
hett (participle past)
hetende (participle present)

From Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Hva heter du?

Han vet ikke engang hva jeg heter.

He doesn't even know my name. (lit. what I'm called)


hete

hete (present tense heter, simple past and past participle heta or hetet)

heter (present)
heta (participle past)
heta (past)
hetet (participle past)
hetet (past)


krater

krater n (definite singular krateret or kratret, indefinite plural krater or kratre, definite plural kratra or kratrene)

krateret (definite singular)
kratret (definite singular)
krater (indefinite plural)
kratre (indefinite plural)
kratra (definite plural)
kratrene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”).


stempel

head

stempel n (definite singular stempelet or stemplet, indefinite plural stempel or stempler, definite plural stempla or stemplene)

stempelet (definite singular)
stemplet (definite singular)
stempel (indefinite plural)
stempler (indefinite plural)
stempla (definite plural)
stemplene (definite plural)


studie

studien (definite singular)
studier (indefinite plural)
studiene (definite plural)


harmonium

harmoniet (definite singular)
harmonier (indefinite plural)
harmonia (definite plural)
harmoniene (definite plural)


varg

vargen (definite singular)
varger (indefinite plural)
vargene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vargr, from Proto-Germanic *wargaz.


kasus

nb-noun

kasus m (definite singular kasusen, indefinite plural kasus or kasuser, definite plural kasusene)

kasusen (definite singular)
kasus (indefinite plural)
kasuser (indefinite plural)
kasusene (definite plural)

From Latin casus (a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case), perfect passive participle of cadere (to fall, sink, drop), from Proto-Indo-European *kad- (“to fall”). Doublet of case.


kasus

kasuset (definite singular)
kasus (indefinite plural)
kasusa (definite plural)
kasusene (definite plural)


Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad (a city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)


ørevoks

ørevoksen (definite singular)
ørevokset (definite singular)


gås

head

gås m or f (definite singular gåsen or gåsa, indefinite plural gjess or gjæser, definite plural gjessene or gjæsene)

gåsen (definite singular)
gåsa (definite singular)
gjess (indefinite plural)
gjæser (indefinite plural)
gjessene (definite plural)
gjæsene (definite plural)

From Old Norse gás, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”); cognate with English goose, German Gans.


ingefær

Zingiber officinale
Zingiber officinale#Translingual

ginger (a plant from which ginger root is obtained: Zingiber officinale)

ginger (the spice obtained from ginger root)


vindmølle

vindmølla (definite singular)
vindmøllen (definite singular)
vindmøller (indefinite plural)
vindmøllene (definite plural)

(newer) a wind turbine (the popular name)


filateli

filateli m (definite singular filatelien)

Created from Greek (see English philately), possibly via French philatélie


kirke

kirka (definite singular)
kirken (definite singular)
kirker (indefinite plural)
kirkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kirkja, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón, “that which belongs to the Lord”) via Old English ċiriċe (“church”).


vokse

head

vokse (imperative voks, present tense vokser, simple past vokste, past participle vokst, present participle voksende)

voks (imperative)
vokser (present)
vokste (past)
vokst (participle past)
voksende (participle present)


vokse

vokse (imperative voks, present tense vokser, simple past and past participle voksa or vokset, present participle voksende)

voks (imperative)
vokser (present)
voksa (participle past)
voksa (past)
vokset (participle past)
vokset (past)
voksende (participle present)


rå

rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural råe or rå, comparative råere, indefinite superlative råest, definite superlative råeste)

rått (neuter singular)
råe (definite plural singular)
rå (definite plural singular)
råere (comparative)
råest (indefinite superlative)
råeste (definite superlative)


rå

rå m or f (definite singular råa or råen, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

råa (definite singular)
råen (definite singular)
rær (indefinite plural)
rærne (definite plural)


ablativ

ablativen (definite singular)
ablativer (indefinite plural)
ablativene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ablativ».ogg

From Latin (cāsus) ablātīvus (“ablative case, ablative”), from ablātus (“taken away, stolen, having been stolen”) (with the suffix -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, from *-wós), perfect passive participle of auferō (“I take away”), from both ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from ferō (“I bear, carry, bring”), from Proto-Italic *ferō (“to carry, bear”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (“to be carrying”), from *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). Doublet of ablasjon.

der

substantivet står i ablativ

sette noe i ablativ

put something in ablative (inflect a word into the ablative case)

følelsen av at befinde sig i en sproglig forsøkskrydsningsanstalt, hvor gemytlige sprogveterinærer nynnende demokratiske melodier, prøver at fremkalde ny livskraft hos rudimenter. Hunkjøn skal atter indføres; jeg venter paa ablativ, dualis og medium

the feeling of being in a linguistic cross-examination facility, where jovial language veterinarians humming democratic melodies, trying to evoke new vitality in rudiments. Females must be reintroduced; I'm waiting for ablative, dualis and medium

egentlig bør [mea culpa] oversettes «gjennom min skyld» fordi det er ablativ

really [mea culpa] should be translated "through my guilt" because it is ablative

(grammar, linguistics) the ablative case (the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away)


ablativ

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ablativ (neuter singular ablativt, definite singular and plural ablative, comparative mer ablativ, superlative mest ablativ)

ablativt (neuter singular)
ablative (definite plural singular)
mer ablativ (comparative)
mest ablativ (superlative)

ablative materialer

(geology, sciences) ablative (relating to the erosion of a land mass)


Arkhangelsk

From Russian Арха́нгельск (Arxángelʹsk).

bor

Арха́нгельск

Arkhangelsk (a city, the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia)


subtil

subtil (feminine masculine)
subtilt (neuter)
subtile (definite plural singular)


originale

inflection of original:
definite singular


selleri

sellerien (definite singular)
sellerier (indefinite plural)
selleriene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σέλινον (sélinon), via French céleri.


kolera

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).


filleting

filletingen (definite singular)
filletinger (indefinite plural)
filletingene (definite plural)

An incident or object of no significance.


refs

refsen (definite singular)
refser (indefinite plural)
refsene (definite plural)


sanger

sangeren (definite singular)
sangere (indefinite plural)
sangerne (definite plural)


krem

kremen (definite singular)
kremer (indefinite plural)
kremene (definite plural)


mangel

mangelen (definite singular)
mangler (indefinite plural)
manglene (definite plural)

From German Mangel (“lack, deficiency”), from mangeln (“to lack”), from Old High German mangolōn, from Latin mancare.


allé

head

allé m (definite singular alléen or alleen, indefinite plural alléer or alleer, definite plural alléene or alleene)

alléen (definite singular)
alleen (definite singular)
alléer (indefinite plural)
alleer (indefinite plural)
alléene (definite plural)
alleene (definite plural)

an avenue (street or road lined by trees)


syvende

From Danish syvende, from Old Norse sjaundi.


selle

sella (definite singular)
sellen (definite singular)
seller (indefinite plural)
sellene (definite plural)


selle

sellen (definite singular)
seller (indefinite plural)
sellene (definite plural)


selle

form removed with the spelling reform of 1981; superseded by selge


panne

panna (definite singular)
pannen (definite singular)
panner (indefinite plural)
pannene (definite plural)


mornings

morningsen (definite singular)
morningser (indefinite plural)
morningsene (definite plural)

morgning + -ings, first part from the verb morgne (“to dawn, wake up”), from Old Norse morgna (“to dawn (become morning)”). Last part is a variant of -ing, from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

der

liksom, med mornings du blir kreativ og sånn vettu

2017, Zeshan Shakar, Tante Ulrikkes vei, page 160:

like, with a morning joint you get creative and such you know


fans

(non-standard since 2015) simple past of finnes


anis

anisen (definite singular)
aniser (indefinite plural)
anisene (definite plural)


leasing

leasingen (definite singular)
leasinger (indefinite plural)
leasingene (definite plural)


entré

head

entré m (definite singular entréen or entreen, indefinite plural entréer or entreer, definite plural entréene or entreene)

entréen (definite singular)
entreen (definite singular)
entréer (indefinite plural)
entreer (indefinite plural)
entréene (definite plural)
entreene (definite plural)


kem

form removed with the spelling reform of 1959; superseded by hvem


diktat

diktaten (definite singular)
diktater (indefinite plural)
diktatene (definite plural)
diktatet (definite singular)

(education) an orthography exam in which students write down what the teacher says


panteisme

From French panthéisme, from pan- + Ancient Greek θεός (theós) + -isme, equivalent to pan- + teisme.


nappe

nappe (imperative napp, present tense napper, passive nappes, simple past and past participle nappa or nappet, present participle nappende)

napp (imperative)
napper (present)
nappes (passive)
nappa (participle past)
nappa (past)
nappet (participle past)
nappet (past)
nappende (participle present)


lanterne

lanterna (definite singular)
lanternen (definite singular)
lanterner (indefinite plural)
lanternene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”), via Latin lanterna and French lanterne.


debitor

debitoren (definite singular)
debitorer (indefinite plural)
debitorene (definite plural)


mangan

From Medieval Latin magnesia, via Italian manganese.


liste

lista (definite singular)
listen (definite singular)
lister (indefinite plural)
listene (definite plural)


liste

head

liste (imperative list, present tense lister, passive listes, simple past and past participle lista or listet)

list (imperative)
lister (present)
listes (passive)
lista (participle past)
lista (past)
listet (participle past)
listet (past)

to list (to create or recite a list; place on a list)


frøken

frøken m or f (definite singular frøkenen or frøkna, indefinite plural frøkner, definite plural frøknene)

frøkenen (definite singular)
frøkna (definite singular)
frøkner (indefinite plural)
frøknene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German vroiken, vrouken.


svart

svart (neuter singular svart, definite singular and plural svarte, comparative svartere, indefinite superlative svartest, definite superlative svarteste)

svart (neuter singular)
svarte (definite plural singular)
svartere (comparative)
svartest (indefinite superlative)
svarteste (definite superlative)

From Norwegian Nynorsk svart, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Largely replaced older sort, from Danish sort.


svart

kledd i svart


hele

head

hele (imperative hel, present tense heler, simple past and past participle hela or helet, present participle helende)

hel (imperative)
heler (present)
hela (participle past)
hela (past)
helet (participle past)
helet (past)
helende (participle present)


hele

hele (imperative hel, present tense heler, simple past hela or helet or helte, past participle hela or helet or helt, present participle helende)

hel (imperative)
heler (present)
hela (past)
helet (past)
helte (past)
hela (participle past)
helet (participle past)
helt (participle past)
helende (participle present)


golfer

golfer m (definite singular golferen, indefinite plural golfere, definite plural golferne)

golferen (definite singular)
golfere (indefinite plural)
golferne (definite plural)


ankel

ankelen (definite singular)
ankler (indefinite plural)
anklene (definite plural)

(anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)


overarm

overarmen (definite singular)
overarmer (indefinite plural)
overarmene (definite plural)


folie

folien (definite singular)
folier (indefinite plural)
foliene (definite plural)

film (thin material, such as plastic film, cling film)


stadion

stadion m or n (definite singular stadionen m or stadionet n, indefinite plural stadioner, definite plural stadionene)

stadionen (definite masculine singular)
stadionet (definite neuter singular)
stadioner (indefinite plural)
stadionene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion). Doublet of stadium.


sak

saka (definite singular)
saken (definite singular)
saker (indefinite plural)
sakene (definite plural)

Hun har en sterk sak.

Det er en enkel sak.

Det er en god sak.

Dette er ikke din sak.

Vi snakker om samme sak.


citer

citeren (definite singular)
citere (indefinite plural)
citerne (definite plural)

form removed by a 2021 spelling decision; superseded by siter


angre

angre (imperative angr or angre, present tense angrer, simple past and past participle angra or angret, present participle angrende)

angr (imperative)
angre (imperative)
angrer (present)
angra (participle past)
angra (past)
angret (participle past)
angret (past)
angrende (participle present)

From Old Norse angra (“to annoy", "grieve", "vex”), from angr (“injury", "harm", "grieve”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål anger and English anger.

der

Hjelper du meg, vil du ikke angre (på) det.

Therefore, repent and turn back, so as your sins may be blotted out.

Angre derfor og vend om, så syndene deres blir strøket ut. (from the Bible, Acts of the Apostles, chapt. 3, vers 19)

Han angret seg da han så hva som hadde skjedd.

He regretted it when he saw what had happened.

Dette kommer du til å angre på!

You'll be sorry (for this). or You'll regret this.

to regret (feel sorry about some past thing), repent


broder

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broder m (definite singular broderen, indefinite plural brødre, definite plural brødrene)

broderen (definite singular)
brødre (indefinite plural)
brødrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.


heller

heller ... enn


kreativ

kreativ (neuter singular kreativt, definite singular and plural kreative)

kreativt (neuter singular)
kreative (definite plural singular)


ofte

ofte (comparative oftere, superlative oftest)

oftere (comparative)
oftest (superlative)


hæle

hæle (imperative and present tense hæl, passive hæles, simple past hælte, past participle hælt)

hæl (imperative present)
hæles (passive)
hælte (past)
hælt (participle past)

to heel; to add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).


blomkål

blomkålen (definite singular)
blomkåler (indefinite plural)
blomkålene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Dutch bloemkool (in effect "blomsterkål").


espalier

espalieret (definite singular)
espalier (indefinite plural)
espalierer (indefinite plural)
espaliera (definite plural)
espalierene (definite plural)

From French espalier, from Italian spalliera, from spalla (“shoulder”).

Danne espalier

A formation of people lined up in two columns facing each other (to secure a passageway).


speedometer

speedometer n (definite singular speedometeret or speedometret, indefinite plural speedometer or speedometre, definite plural speedometra or speedometrene)

speedometeret (definite singular)
speedometret (definite singular)
speedometer (indefinite plural)
speedometre (indefinite plural)
speedometra (definite plural)
speedometrene (definite plural)

Probably from English (not the same gender as other Bokmål words ending in meter)

q

not the same gender as other Bokmål words ending in <i class="Latn mention" lang="nb">meter</i>


vind

vinden (definite singular)
vinder (indefinite plural)
vindene (definite plural)

From Danish vind, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).


hugs

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by husk


heter

present tense of hete (Etymologies 3 & 4)


nordkoreansk

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nordkoreansk (neuter singular nordkoreansk, definite singular and plural nordkoreanske)

nordkoreansk (neuter singular)
nordkoreanske (definite plural singular)

North Korean (relating to North Korea and North Koreans)


finsk

finsk (neuter singular finsk, definite singular and plural finske)

finsk (neuter singular)
finske (definite plural singular)

Finnish (relating to Finland and the Finnish people)


salte

salte (imperative salt, present tense salter, passive saltes, simple past and past participle salta or saltet, present participle saltende)

salt (imperative)
salter (present)
saltes (passive)
salta (participle past)
salta (past)
saltet (participle past)
saltet (past)
saltende (participle present)


jord

jord m or f (definite singular jorda or jorden)

jorda (definite singular)
jorden (definite singular)

From Danish jord, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-. Compare to Nynorsk jord.

"Nettene blir varmere enn dagene", Dagens Næeringsliv, 10 March 2016.
En ny studie, ledet av forsker Richard Davy ved Nansensenteret og Bjerknessenteret, forklarer utviklingen med en naturlig syklus i luftlaget nærmest jorda.

Andreas Capjon, quoted in Hanne Sofie Fremstad, "Dette er en seter", Dagsavisen, 14 March 2016.
Dyrking i byen krever kunnskap om jord og planter, men også kreativitet i bruken av plass.

Bjørn Stærk, "Effektiv altruisme – veldedighet for kalkulatormennesker", Aftenposten, 28 December 2015.
I følge filosofen Nick Bostrom vil 10^56 mennesker og AIer kunne eksistere i fremtiden på jorden og alle andre planeter.

the earth, or the Earth (the planet we live on; see also Jorden)


syre

syra (definite singular)
syren (definite singular)
syrer (indefinite plural)
syrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic *sūrą.


salto

saltoen (definite singular)
saltoer (indefinite plural)
saltoene (definite plural)


kanat

kanatet (definite singular)
kanat (indefinite plural)
kanater (indefinite plural)
kanata (definite plural)
kanatene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by khanat


teknologi

teknologien (definite singular)
teknologier (indefinite plural)
teknologiene (definite plural)

From French technologie and German Technologie.


dess

Dess tynnere røret er, dess større er høydeforskjellen, ...

The thinner the tube, the greater the difference in height, ... (Wikipedia Kapillarkrefter)


kart

kart m (definite singular karten, indefinite plural kart or karter, definite plural kartene)

karten (definite singular)
kart (indefinite plural)
karter (indefinite plural)
kartene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «carte».ogg


kart

kartet (definite singular)
kart (indefinite plural)
karter (indefinite plural)
karta (definite plural)
kartene (definite plural)


armé

armé m (definite singular arméen or armeen, indefinite plural arméer or armeer, definite plural arméene or armeene)

arméen (definite singular)
armeen (definite singular)
arméer (indefinite plural)
armeer (indefinite plural)
arméene (definite plural)
armeene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin armāta, via French armée.


minst

indefinite singular superlative degree of liten


minst

sist, men ikke minst


spansk

spansk (neuter singular spansk, definite singular and plural spanske)

spansk (neuter singular)
spanske (definite plural singular)

Spanish (relating to Spain and Spaniards)


leder

lederen (definite singular)
ledere (indefinite plural)
lederne (definite plural)


bajas

bajasen (definite singular)
bajaser (indefinite plural)
bajasene (definite plural)

From Norwegian Bokmål bajazzo, from Italian pagliaccio (which comes from paglia (“straw”)), through French paillasse. Compare Swedish pajas.


barriere

barrieren (definite singular)
barrierer (indefinite plural)
barrierene (definite plural)


anta

anta (imperative anta, present tense antar, passive antas, simple past antok, past participle antatt, present participle antakende)

anta (imperative)
antar (present)
antas (passive)
antok (past)
antatt (participle past)
antakende (participle present)

an- + ta; from Danish antage. Calque of German annehmen.


rarest

indefinite singular superlative degree of rar


brille

brilla (definite singular)
brillen (definite singular)
briller (indefinite plural)
brillene (definite plural)


acetat

acetatet (definite singular)
acetat (indefinite plural)
acetater (indefinite plural)
acetata (definite plural)
acetatene (definite plural)

Internationalism. By surface analysis, acet- + -at.

(organic chemistry) acetate (any ester or salt of acetic acid)

(textiles) a textile made from acetate fiber


chille

chille (imperative chill, present tense chiller, passive chilles, simple past and past participle chilla or chillet)

chill (imperative)
chiller (present)
chilles (passive)
chilla (participle past)
chilla (past)
chillet (participle past)
chillet (past)

From English chill, picked up as a loanword during the 1990s rave and house music culture, specifically related to the genre chill-out music.


refugium

refugiet (definite singular)
refugier (indefinite plural)
refugia (definite plural)
refugiene (definite plural)

(biology, ecology) a refugium (area where an organism can survive unfavourable conditions)


bille

bille m (definite singular billen, indefinite plural biller, definite plural billene)

billen (definite singular)
biller (indefinite plural)
billene (definite plural)


designe

designe (imperative design, present tense designer, passive designes, simple past and past participle designa or designet, present participle designende)

design (imperative)
designer (present)
designes (passive)
designa (participle past)
designa (past)
designet (participle past)
designet (past)
designende (participle present)

From either the noun design or the English verb design.


anse

anse (imperative anse, present tense anser, passive anses or ansees, simple past anså, past participle ansett, present participle anseende)

anse (imperative)
tense anser (present)
anses (passive)
ansees (passive)
anså (past)
ansett (participle past)
anseende (participle present)


designa

simple past and past participle of designe


doble

doble (imperative dobl or doble, present tense dobler, passive dobles, simple past and past participle dobla or doblet)

dobl (imperative)
doble (imperative)
dobler (present)
dobles (passive)
dobla (participle past)
dobla (past)
doblet (participle past)
doblet (past)


hems

hemsen (definite singular)
hemser (indefinite plural)
hemsene (definite plural)

A small loft used as a bedroom, commonly in cabins


rips

ripsen (definite singular)
ripser (indefinite plural)
ripsene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin ribes, from Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “rhubarb”).

(usually) redcurrant, also whitecurrant, a small bush of genus Ribes, and its berries.


moms

VAT (abbreviation of merverdiomsetningsavgift (value added tax))


muffins

muffinsen (definite singular)
muffinser (indefinite plural)
muffinsene (definite plural)

From English muffins, plural of muffin, from earlier moofin, likely from Low German muffen, plural or diminutive of muffe (“small cake”), from Middle Low German muffe (“small pastry”).

der

Jeg liker best muffins med blåbær- og sjokoladesmak!

I like muffins with blueberry and chocolate flavour the best!

baker Stinton … trakk en plate nybakte muffins ut av ovnen i sitt bakeri

baker Stinton… pulled a plate of freshly baked muffins out of the oven in his bakery

hver fredag er det bakedag, da lager ungene hjemmebakte muffins

every Friday is baking day, when the kids make home-baked muffins

jeg spiser muffinsen i fire store biter

2017, Victoria Durnak, Senteret, page 18:

a muffin (a traditional English or American cake baked in a (small) paper form)


entusiasme

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entusiasme m (definite singular entusiasmen)

From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós).

der

ἐνθουσιασμός


filme

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filme (imperative film, present tense filmer, passive filmes, simple past and past participle filma or filmet, present participle filmende)

film (imperative)
filmer (present)
filmes (passive)
filma (participle past)
filma (past)
filmet (participle past)
filmet (past)
filmende (participle present)

(soccer) to dive (in an attempt to win a penalty or free kick)


frita

frita (imperative frita, present tense fritar, passive fritas, simple past fritok, past participle fritatt, present participle fritakende)

frita (imperative)
fritar (present)
fritas (passive)
fritok (past)
fritatt (participle past)
fritakende (participle present)


glose

glosa (definite singular)
glosen (definite singular)
gloser (indefinite plural)
glosene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin glosa, glossa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa).

a word, term or expression, e.g. in a foreign language, or a term of abuse


lugging

lugginga (definite singular)
luggingen (definite singular)
lugginger (indefinite plural)
luggingene (definite plural)


rallar

rallaren (definite singular)
rallarer (indefinite plural)
rallarene (definite plural)

From Swedish rallare, thought to have risen from English railway.

(historical) travelling construction worker (especially railwaymen)


valsa

simple past and past participle of valse


massing

massingen (definite singular)
massinger (indefinite plural)
massingene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by messing


ikon

ikonet (definite singular)
ikon (indefinite plural)
ikona (definite plural)
ikonene (definite plural)


barest

indefinite singular superlative degree of bar


kyss

kysset (definite singular)
kyss (indefinite plural)
kyssa (definite plural)
kyssene (definite plural)
kyssen (definite singular)
kyss (indefinite plural)
kyssene (definite plural)

kyss m (definite singular kyssen, indefinite plural kyss, definite plural kyssene)

From Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate to English kiss, German Kuss, Dutch kus.


avantgarde

avantgarden (definite singular)
avantgarder (indefinite plural)
avantgardene (definite plural)


logre

logre (imperative logr or logre, present tense logrer, passive logres, simple past and past participle logra or logret, present participle logrende)

logr (imperative)
logre (imperative)
logrer (present)
logres (passive)
logra (participle past)
logra (past)
logret (participle past)
logret (past)
logrende (participle present)


premie

premien (definite singular)
premier (indefinite plural)
premiene (definite plural)


plante

planta (definite singular)
planten (definite singular)
planter (indefinite plural)
plantene (definite plural)


plante

plante (imperative plant, present tense planter, passive plantes, simple past and past participle planta or plantet, present participle plantende)

plant (imperative)
planter (present)
plantes (passive)
planta (participle past)
planta (past)
plantet (participle past)
plantet (past)
plantende (participle present)

From Latin plantare, via Middle Low German [Term?], and Old Norse planta.


maje

maja (definite singular)
majen (definite singular)
majer (indefinite plural)
majene (definite plural)

Shortened form of svartemarje (“Black Maria”).


monden

monden (feminine masculine)
mondent (neuter)
mondene (definite plural singular)
mondenere (comparative)
mondenest (indefinite superlative)
mondeneste (definite superlative)

From Latin mundanus (cosmopolite), from mundus, via French mondain.

et mondent hotell

en monden kvinne

ha mondene vaner

worldly, fashionable, elegant, sophisticated


raspe

raspe (imperative rasp, present tense rasper, passive raspes, simple past and past participle raspa or raspet, present participle raspende)

rasp (imperative)
rasper (present)
raspes (passive)
raspa (participle past)
raspa (past)
raspet (participle past)
raspet (past)
raspende (participle present)


remedie

remedien (definite singular)
remedier (indefinite plural)
remediene (definite plural)


rente

renta (definite singular)
renten (definite singular)
renter (indefinite plural)
rentene (definite plural)

From Early Medieval Latin rendita and Old Norse renta.


rimen

definite masculine singular of rim (Etymology 2)


segment

segmentet (definite singular)
segment (indefinite plural)
segmenter (indefinite plural)
segmenta (definite plural)
segmentene (definite plural)


sorbe

sorbeen (definite singular)
sorbeer (indefinite plural)
sorbeene (definite plural)


subsidie

subsidien (definite singular)
subsidier (indefinite plural)
subsidiene (definite plural)


transe

transen (definite singular)
transer (indefinite plural)
transene (definite plural)

From Old French transe, from transir, via English trance.


transe

transa (definite singular)
transen (definite singular)
transer (indefinite plural)
transene (definite plural)

From transseksuell. Compare German Transe, Finnish transu.

(usually derogatory) a transgender person, tranny


trille

trilla (definite singular)
trillen (definite singular)
triller (indefinite plural)
trillene (definite plural)

old-fashioned four-wheeled carriage being pulled by horse.


trille

trille (imperative trill, present tense triller, simple past and past participle trilla or trillet, present participle trillende)

trill (imperative)
triller (present)
trilla (participle past)
trilla (past)
trillet (participle past)
trillet (past)
trillende (participle present)

trille ball

trille en tønne

trille sykkelen

Let roll, push in rotary motion, push a ball, trundle, to wheel.


trille

From Italian trillo (“rapid, repeated alternation of a tone and its neighbor”), with the verb from trillare.


turne

turneen (definite singular)
turneer (indefinite plural)
turneene (definite plural)


vende

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vende (imperative vend, present tense vender, simple past vendte, past participle vendt, present participle vendende)

vend (imperative)
tense vender (present)
vendte (past)
vendt (participle past)
vendende (participle present)


valse

valsen (definite singular)
valser (indefinite plural)
valsene (definite plural)


valse

valse (imperative vals, present tense valser, passive valses, simple past and past participle valsa or valset, present participle valsende)

vals (imperative)
valser (present)
valses (passive)
valsa (participle past)
valsa (past)
valset (participle past)
valset (past)
valsende (participle present)

From vals or valse (roller) and vals (waltz).


hasard

hasarden (definite singular)
hasarder (indefinite plural)
hasardene (definite plural)

From French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”).


hende

tense hender (present)
tense hendte (past)
hendt (participle past)


kryss

krysset (definite singular)
kryss (indefinite plural)
kryssa (definite plural)
kryssene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German krü̂ze, from Old Saxon krūci; ultimately from Latin crux.


vare

vara (definite singular)
varen (definite singular)
varer (indefinite plural)
varene (definite plural)

varer og tjenester

(in the plural form) goods, merchandise, wares


vare

vare (imperative var, present tense varer, simple past varte, past participle vart, present participle varende)

var (imperative)
varer (present)
varte (past)
vart (participle past)
varende (participle present)

From Middle Low German waren; also related to være.


tamarisk

tamarisken (definite singular)
tamarisker (indefinite plural)
tamariskene (definite plural)

From Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix.


spirituelle

definite singular and plural of spirituell


charme

charmen (definite singular)
charmer (indefinite plural)
charmene (definite plural)

form removed by a 1991 spelling decision; superseded by sjarm


quod erat demonstrandum

quod erat demonstrandum
quod erat demonstrandum#English


anledning

anledninga (definite singular)
anledningen (definite singular)
anledninger (indefinite plural)
anledningene (definite plural)

From Danish anledning, from anlede, from German Anleitung, anleiten (“guide”). By surface analysis, anlede + -ning

ved en annen anledning


gingham

ginghamen (definite singular)
ginghamer (indefinite plural)
ginghamene (definite plural)


supra-

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).


dere

From Norwegian dialectal dere, a variant of der, from Middle Norwegian *þiðr. Borrowed from Old East Norse iðʀ with added þ- from the verb ending in second person plural. Replaced older I (nominative) and eder (accusative).

(personal) you (2nd person plural subject pronoun)


suvenir

suveniren (definite singular)
suvenirer (indefinite plural)
suvenirene (definite plural)


antikvitet

antikviteten (definite singular)
antikviteter (indefinite plural)
antikvitetene (definite plural)


andel

andelen (definite singular)
andeler (indefinite plural)
andelene (definite plural)


arkiv

arkivet (definite singular)
arkiv (indefinite plural)
arkiver (indefinite plural)
arkiva (definite plural)
arkivene (definite plural)

From Latin archivum, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon).

an archive (also archives in the singular form)


ateist

ateisten (definite singular)
ateister (indefinite plural)
ateistene (definite plural)

atheist (one who lacks belief in the existence of gods)


dispenser

dispenseren (definite singular)
dispensere (indefinite plural)
dispenserne (definite plural)


kapitel

kapitelet (definite singular)
kapitel (indefinite plural)
kapiteler (indefinite plural)
kapitela (definite plural)
kapitelene (definite plural)

From Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput, inflection pattern 1.

no:kapitel (arkitektur)
no:kapitel (typografi)


kapitel

kapitelen (definite singular)
kapiteler (indefinite plural)
kapitelene (definite plural)

From Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput, inflection pattern 2.


vinter

vinteren (definite singular)
vintere (indefinite plural)
vintre (indefinite plural)
vintrer (indefinite plural)
vinterne (definite plural)
vintrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vetr, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”).


presse

pressa (definite singular)
pressen (definite singular)
presser (indefinite plural)
pressene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin pressa, via French presse and German Presse.


presse

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presse (imperative press, present tense presser, passive presses, simple past and past participle pressa or presset, present participle pressende)

press (imperative)
presser (present)
presses (passive)
pressa (participle past)
pressa (past)
presset (participle past)
presset (past)
pressende (participle present)

to squeeze (the juice from a lemon, orange etc.)


masse

massen (definite singular)
masser (indefinite plural)
massene (definite plural)


arv

From Old Norse arfr, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”).


arrangere

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arrangere (imperative arranger, present tense arrangerer, passive arrangeres, simple past arrangerte, past participle arrangert, present participle arrangerende)

arranger (imperative)
arrangerer (present)
arrangeres (passive)
arrangerte (past)
arrangert (participle past)
arrangerende (participle present)


gladiolus

gladiolus m (definite singular gladiolusen, indefinite plural gladioler or gladioluser, definite plural gladiolene or gladiolusene)

gladiolusen (definite singular)
gladioler (indefinite plural)
gladioluser (indefinite plural)
gladiolene (definite plural)
gladiolusene (definite plural)

From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).

der

a gladiolus (flowering plant of genus Gladiolus)


sjukdom

sjukdommen (definite singular)
sjukdommer (indefinite plural)
sjukdommene (definite plural)


alm

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alm m (definite singular almen, indefinite plural almer, definite plural almene)

almen (definite singular)
almer (indefinite plural)
almene (definite plural)

From Old Norse almr, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem.


sti

stien (definite singular)
stier (indefinite plural)
stiene (definite plural)


negativ

negativ (neuter singular negativt, definite singular and plural negative)

negativt (neuter singular)
negative (definite plural singular)


ambassade

ambassaden (definite singular)
ambassader (indefinite plural)
ambassadene (definite plural)

→ Northern Sami: ambassáda

From Latin ambactus, via French ambassade.


pentan

pentan n (definite singular pentanet, indefinite plural pentan or pentaner, definite plural pentana or pentanene)

pentanet (definite singular)
pentan (indefinite plural)
pentaner (indefinite plural)
pentana (definite plural)
pentanene (definite plural)

(chemistry) pentane (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C₅H₁₂)


propan

propan m or n (definite singular propanen or propanet)

propanen (definite singular)
propanet (definite singular)


det var en gang

Literally "there was once", or, even more literally: "it was one time".


vær så snill

From vær (“be”, imperative of være) + så (“so”) + snill (“kind”).

compound

imperative of <i class="Latn mention" lang="sv">være</i>


pulk

pulken (definite singular)
pulker (indefinite plural)
pulkene (definite plural)

From Finnish pulkka, from a Sami language, from Proto-Samic *pulkkē.


snakker du engelsk

do you speak English
do you speak English


jeg er forelsket i deg

I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you


consomme

consommeen (definite singular)
consommeer (indefinite plural)
consommeene (definite plural)


melodiøs

melodiøs (feminine masculine)
melodiøst (neuter)
melodiøse (definite plural singular)


alkan

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alkan n (definite singular alkanet, indefinite plural alkan or alkaner, definite plural alkana or alkanene)

alkanet (definite singular)
alkan (indefinite plural)
alkaner (indefinite plural)
alkana (definite plural)
alkanene (definite plural)

(chemistry) an alkane (saturated hydrocarbon of formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₂)


algebraisk

algebraisk (neuter singular algebraisk, definite singular and plural algebraiske)

algebraisk (neuter singular)
algebraiske (definite plural singular)


farmor

farmor m or f (definite singular farmora or farmoren, indefinite plural farmødre or farmødrer, definite plural farmødrene)

farmora (definite singular)
farmoren (definite singular)
farmødre (indefinite plural)
farmødrer (indefinite plural)
farmødrene (definite plural)

paternal grandmother
paternal grandmother


akademi

akademi n (definite singular akademiet, indefinite plural akademi or akademier, definite plural akademia or akademiene)

akademiet (definite singular)
akademi (indefinite plural)
akademier (indefinite plural)
akademia (definite plural)
akademiene (definite plural)


stortå

stortå m or f (definite singular stortåen or stortåa, indefinite plural stortær, definite plural stortærne)

stortåen (definite singular)
stortåa (definite singular)
stortær (indefinite plural)
stortærne (definite plural)


analytisk

analytisk (neuter singular analytisk, definite singular and plural analytiske)

analytisk (neuter singular)
analytiske (definite plural singular)


lassi

lassien (definite singular)
lassier (indefinite plural)
lassiene (definite plural)


skål

From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.


skål

skåla (definite singular)
skålen (definite singular)
skåler (indefinite plural)
skålene (definite plural)

kopp og skål


surest

indefinite singular superlative degree of sur


ert

erta (definite singular)
erten (definite singular)
erter (indefinite plural)
ertene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ertr (“feminine plural”).


verden

verden m (definite singular verden or verdenen, indefinite plural verdener, definite plural verdenene)

verden (definite singular)
verdenen (definite singular)
verdener (indefinite plural)
verdenene (definite plural)

From Danish verden, from Old Danish werdhen, originally singular definite form of wæræld, wærild, wærælde, from Old Norse verǫld, whence verd, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. The original indefinite form was rarely used so much so the definite form was interpreted as the indefinite form, hence the etymology.


verden

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


universitet

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universitet n (definite singular universitetet, indefinite plural universitet or universiteter, definite plural universiteta or universitetene)

universitetet (definite singular)
universitet (indefinite plural)
universiteter (indefinite plural)
universiteta (definite plural)
universitetene (definite plural)


byråkratisk

byråkratisk (neuter singular byråkratisk, definite singular and plural byråkratiske)

byråkratisk (neuter singular)
byråkratiske (definite plural singular)


koordinatsystem

koordinatsystemet (definite singular)
koordinatsystem (indefinite plural)
koordinatsystemer (indefinite plural)
koordinatsystema (definite plural)
koordinatsystemene (definite plural)


sjuk

sjuk (neuter singular sjukt, definite singular and plural sjuke, comparative sjukere, indefinite superlative sjukest, definite superlative sjukeste)

sjukt (neuter singular)
sjuke (definite plural singular)
sjukere (comparative)
sjukest (indefinite superlative)
sjukeste (definite superlative)

From Norwegian Nynorsk sjuk, from Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz. Doublet of syk.


hypnotisere

hypnotisere (imperative hypnotiser, present tense hypnotiserer, passive hypnotiseres, simple past hypnotiserte, past participle hypnotisert, present participle hypnotiserende)

hypnotiser (imperative)
hypnotiserer (present)
hypnotiseres (passive)
hypnotiserte (past)
hypnotisert (participle past)
hypnotiserende (participle present)

From German hypnotisieren and French hypnotiser.


vogn

vogna (definite singular)
vognen (definite singular)
vogner (indefinite plural)
vognene (definite plural)

a wagon in the original sense, but the word is used for a large range of vehicles with at least two wheels, often in compound words.

(rail transport) carriage or coach (UK, for passengers), wagon (UK, for goods), car (mainly America)


konvergens

konvergensen (definite singular)
konvergenser (indefinite plural)
konvergensene (definite plural)

From French convergence and New Latin convergentia.


legering

legeringa (definite singular)
legeringen (definite singular)
legeringer (indefinite plural)
legeringene (definite plural)


diskontinuerlig

diskontinuerlig (indefinite singular)
diskontinuerlige (definite plural singular)

From German diskontinuierlich, from Medieval Latin discontinuus, equivalent to dis- + kontinuerlig.


koordinat

koordinaten (definite singular)
koordinater (indefinite plural)
koordinatene (definite plural)


spurts

(non-standard since 2015) supine of spørres


hypnose

hypnose m (definite singular hypnosen, indefinite plural hypnoser, definite plural hypnosene)

hypnosen (definite singular)
hypnoser (indefinite plural)
hypnosene (definite plural)


pulver

pulver n (definite singular pulveret, indefinite plural pulver or pulvere, definite plural pulvera or pulverne)

pulveret (definite singular)
pulver (indefinite plural)
pulvere (indefinite plural)
pulvera (definite plural)
pulverne (definite plural)


damping

dampinga (definite singular)
dampingen (definite singular)
dampinger (indefinite plural)
dampingene (definite plural)


stokastisk

stokastisk (neuter singular stokastisk, definite singular and plural stokastiske)

stokastisk (neuter singular)
stokastiske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek στοχαστικός (stokhastikós).


konstant

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konstant (neuter singular konstant, definite singular and plural konstante)

konstant (neuter singular)
konstante (definite plural singular)


elfenbenstårn

elfenbenstårnet (definite singular)
elfenbenstårn (indefinite plural)
elfenbenstårna (definite plural)
elfenbenstårnene (definite plural)

From elfenben + -s- + tårn; derived from French tour d’ivoire.


Helsingfors

/ˈhɛlsɪŋfɔʂ/

From Swedish Helsingfors (“Helsinki”), first part is the common place name Helsinge. Last part fors (“rapid, waterfall”), from Old Swedish fors (“torrent, stream, waterfall”), from Old Norse fors (“waterfall”), from Proto-Germanic *fursaz (“waterfall, torrent”), from Pre-Germanic *pŕ̥sos, from Proto-Indo-European *pers- (“to sprinkle, splatter”).

der

Greater Helsinki
Greater Helsinki#English

Helsinki (the capital city and urban area of Greater Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland)


protegé

protegeen (definite singular)
protegear (indefinite plural)
protegeane (definite plural)

form removed by a 1991 spelling decision; superseded by protesjé


krystallisere

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krystallisere (imperative krystalliser, present tense krystalliserer, passive krystalliseres, simple past krystalliserte, past participle krystallisert, present participle krystalliserende)

krystalliser (imperative)
krystalliserer (present)
krystalliseres (passive)
krystalliserte (past)
krystallisert (participle past)
krystalliserende (participle present)


gren

grena (definite singular)
grenen (definite singular)
grener (indefinite plural)
grenene (definite plural)

From Danish gren (“branch, bough”), from Old Danish gren, from Old Norse grein (“branch, point, part”), from Proto-Germanic *grain-.


sann

sann (neuter singular sant, definite singular and plural sanne, comparative sannere, indefinite superlative sannest, definite superlative sanneste)

sant (neuter singular)
sanne (definite plural singular)
sannere (comparative)
sannest (indefinite superlative)
sanneste (definite superlative)


viso

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «viso».ogg

From Italian viso (“face”), from Latin vīsus (“looking; sight”), perfect passive participle of videō (“I see, perceive”), from Proto-Italic *widēō (“see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”).


marmor

marmor m or n (definite singular marmoren or marmoret)

marmoren (definite singular)
marmoret (definite singular)

Borrowed from German Marmor, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, “marble, crystalline rock”).


bezoar

bezoaren (definite singular)
bezoarer (indefinite plural)
bezoarene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by besoar


slagen

slagen (feminine masculine)
slagent (neuter)
slagne (definite plural singular)

From the past participle of slå, compare with Swedish below. Cognate to English slain.


semitrailer

semitraileren (definite singular)
semitrailere (indefinite plural)
semitrailerne (definite plural)


elementær

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elementær (neuter singular elementært, definite singular and plural elementære)

elementært (neuter singular)
elementære (definite plural singular)


gener

indefinite neuter/masculine plural of gen


evig

evig (neuter singular evig, definite singular and plural evige)

evig (neuter singular)
evige (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from Middle Low German êwich; related to Old Norse ævi.


evig

eternally, forever or for ever (also for evig)


politikk

politikken (definite singular)
politikker (indefinite plural)
politikkene (definite plural)

a policy (course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organisation)


dra

dra (imperative dra, present tense drar, passive dras, simple past dro or drog, past participle dratt or dradd, present participle dragende)

dra (imperative)
drar (present)
dras (passive)
dro (past)
drog (past)
dratt (participle past)
dradd (participle past)
dragende (participle present)

From Old Norse draga, from Proto-Germanic *draganą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreǵ-.

drage

obsolete in Bokmål, but used in Nynorsk and Danish

dra på ferie


tanke

tanken (definite singular)
tanker (indefinite plural)
tankene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German danke, and Old Norse þanki.

an imaginary small unit of something; a tad


tanke

tense tanker (present)
tense tanka (past)
tanket (past)
tanka (participle past)
tanket (participle past)

to tank, tank up, fill up, (put fuel into a tank)


regel

regelen (definite singular)
regler (indefinite plural)
reglene (definite plural)


forbi

Et tog gikk forbi.


forbi

Et tog gikk forbi vinduet.


bueskytter

bueskytteren (definite singular)
bueskyttere (indefinite plural)
bueskytterne (definite plural)


krangel

krangel m (definite singular krangelen, indefinite plural krangler, definite plural kranglene)

krangelen (definite singular)
krangler (indefinite plural)
kranglene (definite plural)


Korsika

administrative region
administrative region

Corsica (an island, department, and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia)


spinnaker

spinnakeren (definite singular)
spinnakere (indefinite plural)
spinnakerne (definite plural)


pære

pæra (definite singular)
pæren (definite singular)
pærer (indefinite plural)
pærene (definite plural)

From Old Norse pera (“pear tree”), from Latin pirum.

any pear-shaped object, such as a bulb (light bulb)


pære

Possibly humorous remolding of pur (“pure”)


sene

sena (definite singular)
senen (definite singular)
sener (indefinite plural)
senene (definite plural)


sene

senen (definite singular)
sener (indefinite plural)
senene (definite plural)


feste

feste (imperative fest, present tense fester, passive festes, simple past and past participle festa or festet, present participle festende)

fest (imperative)
fester (present)
festes (passive)
festa (participle past)
festa (past)
festet (participle past)
festet (past)
festende (participle present)

From Old Norse festa (sense 1), and from fest (sense 2).


Joachim

a male given name, a less common spelling of Joakim


ræv

ræva (definite singular)
ræven (definite singular)
ræver (indefinite plural)
rævene (definite plural)

From Norwegian Nynorsk ræv or rauv, from Old Norse rauf (“gap, rift, hole”), Proto-Germanic *raubō (“rift”). Cognate with Danish røv and Swedish röv, used similarly. The noun is derived from the verb Old Norse rjúfa (“to break, tear”), Proto-Germanic *reufaną (“to tear”).


farse

farsen (definite singular)
farser (indefinite plural)
farsene (definite plural)

From Latin farsa, from farcire, via French farce.


pronomen

pronomenet (definite singular)
pronomen (indefinite plural)
pronomener (indefinite plural)
pronomena (definite plural)
pronomenene (definite plural)


vulkan

vulkanen (definite singular)
vulkaner (indefinite plural)
vulkanene (definite plural)

From Latin Vulcanus, the Roman god of fire.


acetylen

acetylenet (definite singular)
acetylen (indefinite plural)
acetylena (definite plural)
acetylenene (definite plural)

(organic chemistry, countable) acetylene (any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne)

(organic chemistry, uncountable) acetylene (ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH)


drille

drille (imperative drill, present tense driller, passive drilles, simple past drilla or drillet or drilte, past participle drilla or drillet or drilt, present participle drillende)

drille (imperative drill, present tense driller, passive drilles, simple past and past participle drilla or drillet, present participle drillende)

drill (imperative)
driller (present)
drilles (passive)
drilla (past)
drillet (past)
drilte (past)
drilla (participle past)
drillet (participle past)
drilt (participle past)
drillende (participle present)
drill (imperative)
driller (present)
drilles (passive)
drilla (participle past)
drilla (past)
drillet (participle past)
drillet (past)
drillende (participle present)

to drill (take part in drill, be drilled in something)


stjert

stjerten (definite singular)
stjerter (indefinite plural)
stjertene (definite plural)

From Old Norse stertr, from Proto-Germanic *stertaz.


kinesisk

kinesisk (neuter singular kinesisk, definite singular and plural kinesiske)

kinesisk (neuter singular)
kinesiske (definite plural singular)

Chinese (relating to China and the Chinese people)


kinesisk

kinesisk m (definite singular kinesisken)


VFR

(aviation) Initialism of visuelle flygeregler. (definite plural: visuelle flygereglene)


gyte

gyte (imperative gyt, present tense gyter, passive gytes, simple past gjøt or gytte, past participle gytt, present participle gytende)

gyt (imperative)
gyter (present)
gytes (passive)
gjøt (past)
gytte (past)
gytt (participle past)
gytende (participle present)


minutt

minuttet (definite singular)
minutt (indefinite plural)
minutter (indefinite plural)
minutta (definite plural)
minuttene (definite plural)


kald

kald (neuter singular kaldt, definite singular and plural kalde, comparative kaldere, indefinite superlative kaldest, definite superlative kaldeste)

kaldt (neuter singular)
kalde (definite plural singular)
kaldere (comparative)
kaldest (indefinite superlative)
kaldeste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.


hagle

hagla (definite singular)
haglen (definite singular)
hagler (indefinite plural)
haglene (definite plural)

avsaget hagle


hagle

hagler (present)
hagla (past)
haglet (past)
hagla (participle past)
haglet (participle past)


gåsehud

gåsehud m or f (definite singular gåsehuda or gåsehuden)

gåsehuda (definite singular)
gåsehuden (definite singular)


sporvogn

sporvogna (definite singular)
sporvognen (definite singular)
sporvogner (indefinite plural)
sporvognene (definite plural)


fenghette

fenghetta (definite singular)
fenghetten (definite singular)
fenghetter (indefinite plural)
fenghettene (definite plural)

blasting cap, primer, primary charge, a small explosive charge that is used to set off a larger one

the percussion cap of a firearms cartridge


møkk

møkka (definite singular)
møkken (definite singular)


folkemord

folkemordet (definite singular)
folkemord (indefinite plural)
folkemorda (definite plural)
folkemordene (definite plural)


fjær

fjær m or f (definite singular fjæren or fjæra, indefinite plural fjær or fjærer, definite plural fjærene)

fjæren (definite singular)
fjæra (definite singular)
fjær (indefinite plural)
fjærer (indefinite plural)
fjærene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).
Cognate with English feather (from Old English feþer), German Feder, German Low German Fedder.


fjær

spring (a device made of flexible material)


ståpikk

ståpikken (definite singular)
ståpikker (indefinite plural)
ståpikkene (definite plural)


lunte

lunta (definite singular)
lunten (definite singular)
lunter (indefinite plural)
luntene (definite plural)

fuse (a cord that, when lit, conveys fire to an explosive device)


lunte

lunter (present)
lunta (past)
luntet (past)
lunta (participle past)
luntet (participle past)

to walk in a slow, indecisive or hesitant manner


stoff

stoffet (definite singular)
stoff (indefinite plural)
stoffer (indefinite plural)
stoffa (definite plural)
stoffene (definite plural)


dritt

(colloquial) any dirty or disgusting substance

Du kan ikke en dritt. = You don't know shit.

(definite) (en dritt, used in negations) shit (anything, nothing)


dritt

Vi døde nesten, dritt!


bøye

bøyen (definite singular)
bøyer (indefinite plural)
bøyene (definite plural)

From Old French boye and Middle Low German boye.


bøye

bøya (definite singular)
bøyen (definite singular)
bøyer (indefinite plural)
bøyene (definite plural)


bøye

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bøye (imperative bøy, present tense bøyer, simple past bøyet or bøyde, past participle bøyet or bøyd, present participle bøyende)

bøy (imperative)
bøyer (present)
bøyet (past)
bøyde (past)
bøyet (participle past)
bøyd (participle past)
bøyende (participle present)

to bend (cause something to change its shape, change one's shape)


sikring

sikringa (definite singular)
sikringen (definite singular)
sikringer (indefinite plural)
sikringene (definite plural)

protection, the act of guarding something

detention period added after a prison sentence for reasons of public safety


sikring

sikringen (definite singular)
sikringer (indefinite plural)
sikringene (definite plural)


tenne

tenne (imperative tenn, present tense tenner, passive tennes, simple past tente, past participle tent, present participle tennende)

tenn (imperative)
tense tenner (present)
tennes (passive)
tente (past)
tent (participle past)
tennende (participle present)

From Danish tænde (“to ignite”), from Middle Norwegian tenda. The modern spelling is introduced through the influence from oral Norwegian

to set something on fire, to light, ignite.


lime

limen (definite singular)
limer (indefinite plural)
limene (definite plural)

From Persian لیمو (limu), via Arabic لِيمَة (līma), Spanish lima, and English lime.


lime

lime (imperative lim, present tense limer, passive limes, simple past lima or limet or limte, past participle lima or limet or limt, present participle limende)

lim (imperative)
limer (present)
limes (passive)
lima (past)
limet (past)
limte (past)
lima (participle past)
limet (participle past)
limt (participle past)
limende (participle present)


trikk

trikken (definite singular)
trikker (indefinite plural)
trikkene (definite plural)

From English, the last syllable "tric" in electric: trikker are powered by electricity.


trikk

trikket (definite singular)
trikk (indefinite plural)
trikka (definite plural)
trikkene (definite plural)


verbo

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «verbo».ogg

From Latin verbō, dative/ablative singular of verbum (“word, verb”), from Proto-Italic *werβom (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om (“word”), from *werh₁- (“to speak, say”), with the extension *-dʰh₁ (“to do, put, place”).

Only used in a verbo (“the main grammatical forms of a verb”)


drap

drapet (definite singular)
drap (indefinite plural)
drapa (definite plural)
drapene (definite plural)


drap

(non-standard since 2005) past tense of drepe


bestand

bestanden (definite singular)
bestander (indefinite plural)
bestandene (definite plural)

From Low German bestant; compare with German Bestand.


hidsjab

hidsjaben (definite singular)
hidsjaber (indefinite plural)
hidsjabene (definite plural)


jumbo

jumboen (definite singular)
jumboer (indefinite plural)
jumboene (definite plural)

From English jumbo ("An especially large or powerful person, animal or thing").

Bli jumbo

a person or team that finishes last (in competitions)


faen

Contraction of fanden (“the Devil”), from late Old Norse fendinn, perhaps from Frisian with the original meaning "the tempter, he who tempts". Compare Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), definite of fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”). Cognate with Danish fanden, Icelandic fjandi, Faroese fanin and Swedish fan. See also djevel.

Stakkars faen, jeg synes synd på deg.

Du er en sleip faen.

Hvordan skal en fattig faen overleve her?

How is a poor bastard supposed to survive here?


faen

Fy faen!

Faen ta deg!

Fuck you!, Damn you! (literally, May the devil take you!)

Det var som faen!

Ikke faen!


-ere

From Old Norse -era, through Middle High German -ieren, from Old French -ier, from Latin -āre.
Cognate to French -er, German -ieren and Swedish -era.

Used in verbs derived from Latin, French or German, indicating the action of doing the first part of the word; such as revolusjonere (“to revolutionise”), from revolusjon (“revolution”). Equivalent in meaning to English -ize.


samband

sambandet (definite singular)
samband (indefinite plural)
sambanda (definite plural)
sambandene (definite plural)


rupi

rupien (definite singular)
rupier (indefinite plural)
rupiene (definite plural)

From Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), via Hindi रुपीया (rupīyā), Urdu رپیا (rupayā), and English rupee.

der

a rupee (monetary unit in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius and the Seychelles)


gry

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gry (imperative gry, present tense gryr, passive -, simple past grydde, past participle grydd, present participle gryende)

gry (imperative)
gryr (present)
grydde (past)
grydd (participle past)
gryende (participle present)


tiss

tissen (definite singular)
tisser (indefinite plural)
tissene (definite plural)

pee-pee, willy (childish term for penis)


kasino

kasinoet (definite singular)
kasino (indefinite plural)
kasinoer (indefinite plural)
kasinoa (definite plural)
kasinoene (definite plural)


ridder

ridderen (definite singular)
riddere (indefinite plural)
ridderne (definite plural)

From Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”), from Middle Dutch riddere, a Flemish variant of rîdere, from rîden (“to ride”) + -er. It was used to translate Old French chevalier (“knight”). The Dutch word was also borrowed to German Ritter, Old Norse riddari, and Swedish riddare.


punktlig

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punktlig (neuter singular punktlig, definite singular and plural punktlige)

punktlig (neuter singular)
punktlige (definite plural singular)


cosplayer

cosplayeren (definite singular)
cosplayere (indefinite plural)
cosplayerne (definite plural)

a cosplayer, someone who takes part in cosplay


slags

ei / en / et slags ... - a kind / sort / type / variety of ...

all / alle slags ... - all kinds (etc.) of ...

mange slags ... - many kinds (etc.) of ...


fiberglass

fiberglass n (definite singular fiberglasset)


kontor

kontoret (definite singular)
kontor (indefinite plural)
kontorer (indefinite plural)
kontora (definite plural)
kontorene (definite plural)


bort

From Old Norse burt, burtu, brott, brottu.

gå bort

gifte bort sin datter


Bornholm

Bornholm (an island and municipality of Denmark, in the Baltic Sea)


cosplay

cosplayet (definite singular)
cosplay (indefinite plural)
cosplaya (definite plural)
cosplayene (definite plural)


metrum

metrum n (definite singular metrumet or metret, indefinite plural metrumer or metra, definite plural metruma or metrumene or metraene)

metrumet (definite singular)
metret (definite singular)
metrumer (indefinite plural)
metra (indefinite plural)
metruma (definite plural)
metrumene (definite plural)
metraene (definite plural)

From Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”). Doublet of meter.


premiss

premissen (definite singular)
premisset (definite singular)
premisser (indefinite plural)
premiss (indefinite plural)
premissene (definite plural)
premissa (definite plural)


materiale

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materiale n (definite singular materialet, indefinite plural materialer, definite plural materiala or materialene)

materialet (definite singular)
materialer (indefinite plural)
materiala (definite plural)
materialene (definite plural)


størrelse

størrelsen (definite singular)
størrelser (indefinite plural)
størrelsene (definite plural)

Hva er størrelsen på elefanten?

T-skjortene har mange forskjellige farger og størrelser.

The T-shirts have many different colours and sizes.


pel

pelen (definite singular)
peler (indefinite plural)
pelene (definite plural)


kompass

kompasset (definite singular)
kompass (indefinite plural)
kompasser (indefinite plural)
kompassa (definite plural)
kompassene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kompáss (“circle”), and Italian compasso, from compassare (“measure with a pair of compasses”).


okse

oksen (definite singular)
okser (indefinite plural)
oksene (definite plural)

From Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (“ox, bull”).


dogme

dogmet (definite singular)
dogmer (indefinite plural)
dogma (definite plural)
dogmene (definite plural)

From Latin dogma (“philosophical tenet”), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “I seem good, think”).

der

dogma (an authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion)

dogma (a doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith)


arbeider

arbeideren (definite singular)
arbeidere (indefinite plural)
arbeiderne (definite plural)


smartest

indefinite singular superlative degree of smart


klikken

definite singular of klikk (Etymology 1)

definite masculine singular of klikk (Etymology 2)


egenskap

egenskapen (definite singular)
egenskaper (indefinite plural)
egenskapene (definite plural)

property (attribute or abstract quality associated with an object, individual or concept)


centiliter

head

centiliter m (definite singular centiliteren, indefinite plural centiliter, definite plural centiliterne)

centiliteren (definite singular)
centiliter (indefinite plural)
centiliterne (definite plural)

a centilitre, or centiliter (US) (SI unit of volume, 1/100 of a litre)


kampanje

kampanjen (definite singular)
kampanjer (indefinite plural)
kampanjene (definite plural)

From Latin campānia, via French campagne.


dø

dø (imperative dø, present tense dør, simple past døde, past participle dødd, present participle døende)

dø (imperative)
dør (present)
døde (past)
dødd (participle past)
døende (participle present)

From Danish dø, from Old Norse deyja (“to die”) (compare English die), from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew-. Cognate with Danish dø, Swedish dö, Icelandic deyja.

Oldemoren min døde i går.

Arten døde ut for hundrevis av år siden.

The species died out hundreds of years ago.


personale

personalet (definite singular)
personaler (indefinite plural)
personala (definite plural)
personalene (definite plural)

From Latin personalis, via German Personale, an obsolete variant of Personal.


alkohol

alkohol m (definite singular alkoholen, indefinite plural alkoholer, definite plural alkoholene)

alkoholen (definite singular)
alkoholer (indefinite plural)
alkoholene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin alcohol (“kohl, distilled essence, spirit”), from Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl), اَلْقُحُول (al-quḥūl), from earlier Arabic اَلْكُحْل (al-kuḥl, “kohl”), from Classical Syriac ܟܘܚܠܐ (kuḥlā, “kohl; stibium, antimony”), from Aramaic כוחלא, from Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum, “antimony, stibium”).

der

alcohol (alcoholic beverage; also in chemistry)


død

From Old Norse dauði, dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz (whence Old English dead), from stem *dau-, "to die", and *thuz, a suffix indicating condition or process.

Death annuls even the greatest bill.

Døden stryker selv den største regning ut. (Henrik Ibsen)

Dette gjelder liv eller død!

Død over våre fiender!

Din til døden.

Yours forever. (literally: "yours to the death")

Hun ble dømt til døden.


død

død (feminine masculine)
dødt (neuter)
døde (definite plural singular)
dødere (comparative)
dødest (indefinite superlative)
dødeste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse dauðr (“dead”), from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.

Gjør det og du er en død mann!

"Away with all sorrow", said the boy, his teacher was dead.

"Bort med all bedrøvelse", sa gutten, læreren hans var død. (Danish saying)

Den døde skal gravlegges om to dager.

The deceased is to be buried in two days.

Kan mennesker stå opp fra de døde?

Det kastet var klart dødt.

Heller død enn rød.


simplest

indefinite singular superlative degree of simpel


handel

handelen (definite singular)
handler (indefinite plural)
handlene (definite plural)

trade (buying and selling of goods and services)


enig

head

enig (neuter singular enig, definite singular and plural enige)

enig (neuter singular)
enige (definite plural singular)

jeg er enig


yoghurt

yoghurten (definite singular)
yoghurter (indefinite plural)
yoghurtene (definite plural)


frise

frise m (definite singular frisen, indefinite plural friser, definite plural frisene)

frisen (definite singular)
friser (indefinite plural)
frisene (definite plural)


gomme

gommen (definite singular)
gommer (indefinite plural)
gommene (definite plural)

A yellow-brownish Norwegian spread made from boiled milk, cream, sugar, and sometimes eggs.


tøs

tøsa (definite singular)
tøsen (definite singular)
tøser (indefinite plural)
tøsene (definite plural)


kube

kuben (definite singular)
kuber (indefinite plural)
kubene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos), via Latin cubus (sense 1); and Latin cupa, via Middle Low German kupe (sense 2).


tyskertøs

tyskertøsa (definite singular)
tyskertøsen (definite singular)
tyskertøser (indefinite plural)
tyskertøsene (definite plural)

(derogatory) A Norwegian woman who had sexual relations with German soldiers during World War II.


blyg

blyg (neuter singular blygt, definite singular and plural blyge, comparative blygere, indefinite superlative blygest, definite superlative blygeste)

blygt (neuter singular)
blyge (definite plural singular)
blygere (comparative)
blygest (indefinite superlative)
blygeste (definite superlative)


kask

kasken (definite singular)
kasker (indefinite plural)
kaskene (definite plural)


kambium

kambiet (definite singular)
kambier (indefinite plural)
kambia (definite plural)
kambiene (definite plural)


haken

definite masculine singular of hake (Etymology 1)


metall

metallet (definite singular)
metall (indefinite plural)
metaller (indefinite plural)
metalla (definite plural)
metallene (definite plural)

a metal (atomic element or material made of such atoms)


raud

raud (feminine masculine)
raudt (neuter)
raude (definite plural singular)
raudere (comparative)
raudest (indefinite superlative)
raudeste (definite superlative)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by rød


droge

drogen (definite singular)
droger (indefinite plural)
drogene (definite plural)