bytte

byttet (definite singular)
bytter (indefinite plural)
bytta (definite plural)
byttene (definite plural)

Norwegian Nynorsk: bytte

From Old Norse býti and Middle Low German bute.


bytte

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bytte (imperative bytt, present tense bytter, passive byttes, simple past and past participle bytta or byttet, present participle byttende)

bytt (imperative)
bytter (present)
byttes (passive)
bytta (participle past)
bytta (past)
byttet (participle past)
byttet (past)
byttende (participle present)

From Old Norse býta and Middle Low German buten.

to change, exchange, swap, to transplant


globaliseringen

definite masculine singular of globalisering


kyniker

kynikeren (definite singular)
kynikere (indefinite plural)
kynikerne (definite plural)


globalisering

globalisering m or f (definite singular globaliseringa or globaliseringen)

globaliseringa (definite singular)
globaliseringen (definite singular)


raseri

raseriet (definite singular)
raseri (indefinite plural)
raserier (indefinite plural)
raseria (definite plural)
raseriene (definite plural)


leilighet

leiligheta (definite singular)
leiligheten (definite singular)
leiligheter (indefinite plural)
leilighetene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German legelichēt (“situation”), form the adjective legelik (“situated”). Compare Middle Low German legenhēt (“situation, opportunity”) (whence Swedish lägenhet (“apartment”)) from legen (“lying”) and German Gelegenheit (“opportunity, facilities, accommodation”) from gelegen (“lying”).

cog

opportunity, occasion (like German Gelegenheit)


mjaue

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mjaue (present tense mjauer, simple past and past participle mjaua or mjauet, present participle mjauende)

mjauer (present)
mjaua (participle past)
mjaua (past)
mjauet (participle past)
mjauet (past)
mjauende (participle present)

to meow or miaow (of a cat, to make its cry)


kleptoman

kleptoman (feminine masculine)
kleptomant (neuter)
kleptomane (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō) + -man.


kleptoman

kleptomanen (definite singular)
kleptomaner (indefinite plural)
kleptomanene (definite plural)


knebel

knebelen (definite singular)
knebler (indefinite plural)
kneblene (definite plural)

knevel

piece of wood put through rope to secure it

a gag; a device used to restrain speech
ballknebel – a ball gag

a clapper, an object inside a bell that may cause it to ring when moved, usually made of metal

clipping of knebelsbart – a handlebar moustache


elastisk

elastisk (neuter singular elastisk, definite singular and plural elastiske)

elastisk (neuter singular)
elastiske (definite plural singular)

elastic, stretchable (capable of stretching)


forføre

forføre (imperative forfør, present tense forfører, passive forføres, simple past forførte, past participle forført, present participle forførende)

forfør (imperative)
forfører (present)
forføres (passive)
forførte (past)
forført (participle past)
forførende (participle present)

for- + føre, from Middle Low German vorvoren

to seduce, lead astray, corrupt, beguile


supplere

supplere (imperative suppler, present tense supplerer, passive suppleres, simple past supplerte, past participle supplert, present participle supplerende)

suppler (imperative)
supplerer (present)
suppleres (passive)
supplerte (past)
supplert (participle past)
supplerende (participle present)

to complement (something) (hverandre / each other)


dampe

dampe (imperative damp, present tense damper, passive dampes, simple past and past participle dampa or dampet, present participle dampende)

damp (imperative)
damper (present)
dampes (passive)
dampa (participle past)
dampa (past)
dampet (participle past)
dampet (past)
dampende (participle present)

From Low German or Middle Low German dampen.


eventyr

eventyret (definite singular)
eventyr (indefinite plural)
eventyra (definite plural)
eventyrene (definite plural)

From Danish eventyr, from late Old Norse æfintýr, from Middle Low German eventü̂r, from Middle French adventure (“aventure”).

Er du klar til nye eventyr?


arving

arvingen (definite singular)
arvinger (indefinite plural)
arvingene (definite plural)


tavle

tavla (definite singular)
tavlen (definite singular)
tavler (indefinite plural)
tavlene (definite plural)


vaske

vaske (imperative vask, present tense vasker, passive vaskes, simple past and past participle vaska or vasket)

vask (imperative)
vasker (present)
vaskes (passive)
vaska (participle past)
vaska (past)
vasket (participle past)
vasket (past)

Inherited from Danish vaske, from Old Norse vaska (“to wash”), from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wod- (“wet; water”). Cognate with Swedish vaska, German waschen, Old English wæscan (English wash). The simple past tense is from oral Norwegian (compare to the declension of Norwegian Nynorsk vaska)


abkhaserne

/abˈkɑːsəɳə/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abkhaserne».ogg


kvalm

kvalm (feminine masculine)
kvalmt (neuter)
kvalme (definite plural singular)
kvalmere (comparative)
kvalmest (indefinite superlative)
kvalmeste (definite superlative)


blodig

blodig (indefinite singular)
blodige (definite plural singular)
blodigere (comparative)
blodigst (indefinite superlative)
blodigste (definite superlative)


sædcelle

sædcella (definite singular)
sædcellen (definite singular)
sædceller (indefinite plural)
sædcellene (definite plural)


triumvirat

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triumvirat (definite singular triumviratet, indefinite plural triumvirater)

triumviratet (definite singular)
triumvirater (indefinite plural)

[tʁɪʉmʋɪˈʁɑːt]


sulten

sulten (neuter singular sultent, definite singular and plural sultne, comparative sultnere, indefinite superlative sultnest, definite superlative sultneste)

sultent (neuter singular)
sultne (definite plural singular)
sultnere (comparative)
sultnest (indefinite superlative)
sultneste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse soltinn, originally the past participle of Old Norse svelta, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.


nazist

nazisten (definite singular)
nazister (indefinite plural)
nazistene (definite plural)


karri

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi), via English curry.

curry (usually referring to the sauce, not the whole dish)


sludd

(meteorology) sleet (mixture of rain and snow)


svulme

svulme (imperative svulm, present tense svulmer, passive svulmes, simple past and past participle svulma or svulmet, present participle svulmende)

svulm (imperative)
svulmer (present)
svulmes (passive)
svulma (participle past)
svulma (past)
svulmet (participle past)
svulmet (past)
svulmende (participle present)


fjern

fjern (neuter singular fjernt, definite singular and plural fjerne, comparative fjernere, indefinite superlative fjernest, definite superlative fjerneste)

fjernt (neuter singular)
fjerne (definite plural singular)
fjernere (comparative)
fjernest (indefinite superlative)
fjerneste (definite superlative)

Det fjerne østen


strømme

strømme (imperative strøm, present tense strømmer, simple past strømma or strømmet or strømte, past participle strømma or strømmet or strømt, present participle strømmende)

strøm (imperative)
strømmer (present)
strømma (past)
strømmet (past)
strømte (past)
strømma (participle past)
strømmet (participle past)
strømt (participle past)
strømmende (participle present)


bavian

bavianen (definite singular)
bavianer (indefinite plural)
bavianene (definite plural)


tæl

tælen (definite singular)
tæler (indefinite plural)
tælene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þel (“underwool, interior, disposition”).

inh

perseverance, drive, determination, doggedness, grit, sisu


mave

maven (definite singular)
maver (indefinite plural)
mavene (definite plural)

From Danish mave, which is from Old Norse magi.


spytte

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spytte (imperative spytt, present tense spytter, passive spyttes, simple past and past participle spytta or spyttet, present participle spyttende)

spytt (imperative)
spytter (present)
spyttes (passive)
spytta (participle past)
spytta (past)
spyttet (participle past)
spyttet (past)
spyttende (participle present)

to spit (evacuate saliva from the mouth; expectorate)


visker

viskeren (definite singular)
viskere (indefinite plural)
viskerne (definite plural)

En trailer passerte. Vinduene ble dekket av søle. Jeg økte tempoet på viskerne. https://books.google.no/books?id=kQwYDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT19&lpg=PT19&dq=%22viskerne%22&source=bl&ots=0423Q6Yg3d&sig=hg72GpEWeydlGmecjZdkGgbucWw&hl=no&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwij8qC4zp7OAhVEBMAKHYtsC4o4ZBDoAQg_MAk#v=onepage&q=%22viskerne%22&f=false


viske

viske (imperative visk, present tense visker, passive viskes, simple past and past participle viska or visket, present participle viskende)

visk (imperative)
visker (present)
viskes (passive)
viska (participle past)
viska (past)
visket (participle past)
visket (past)
viskende (participle present)


parkering

parkeringa (definite singular)
parkeringen (definite singular)
parkeringer (indefinite plural)
parkeringene (definite plural)

parkering forbudt


stikke

stikke (imperative stikk, present tense stikker, passive stikkes, simple past stakk, past participle stukket, present participle stikkende)

stikk (imperative)
stikker (present)
stikkes (passive)
stakk (past)
stukket (participle past)
stikkende (participle present)

From Old Norse stakk, simple past of stinga, influenced by Middle Low German stecken and sticken.

to stick, prick, stab, pierce, cut, thrust, put, jut (out), bite, sting


operere

operere (imperative operer, present tense opererer, passive opereres, simple past opererte, past participle operert, present participle opererende)

operer (imperative)
opererer (present)
opereres (passive)
opererte (past)
operert (participle past)
opererende (participle present)


varsom

varsom (neuter singular varsomt, definite singular and plural varsomme, comparative varsommere, indefinite superlative varsomst, definite superlative varsomste)

varsomt (neuter singular)
varsomme (definite plural singular)
varsommere (comparative)
varsomst (indefinite superlative)
varsomste (definite superlative)


morr

morren (definite singular)
morrer (indefinite plural)
morrene (definite plural)

(collective) offals, often cut or ground

a traditional Norwegian cured sausage made of meat and intestines from sheep, cow and pig


finnes

finnes (present tense finnes or fins, simple past fantes or fans, past participle funnes)

finnes (present)
fins (present)
fantes (past)
fans (past)
funnes (participle past)


kull

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

en tegning i kull

a drawing in charcoal, a charcoal drawing


kull

kullet (definite singular)
kull (indefinite plural)
kulla (definite plural)
kullene (definite plural)

a litter (number of young animals born of the same mother at the same time)


vorte

vorta (definite singular)
vorten (definite singular)
vorter (indefinite plural)
vortene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vǫrtu, accusative of varta.


stamme

stammen (definite singular)
stammer (indefinite plural)
stammene (definite plural)


stamme

stammer (present)
stamma (past)
stammet (past)
stamma (participle past)
stammet (participle past)


trojansk

trojansk (indefinite singular)
trojanske (definite plural singular)


trojaner

trojaner m (definite singular trojaneren, indefinite plural trojanere, definite plural trojanerne)

trojaneren (definite singular)
trojanere (indefinite plural)
trojanerne (definite plural)


bedre

From Danish bedre, from Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.


bedre

bedre (imperative bedr or bedre, present tense bedrer, simple past and past participle bedra or bedret, present participle bedrende)

bedr (imperative)
bedre (imperative)
bedrer (present)
bedra (participle past)
bedra (past)
bedret (participle past)
bedret (past)
bedrende (participle present)


østers

nb-noun

østers m (definite singular østersen, indefinite plural østers or østerser, definite plural østersene)

østersen (definite singular)
østers (indefinite plural)
østerser (indefinite plural)
østersene (definite plural)


skabb

skabben (definite singular)
skabber (indefinite plural)
skabbene (definite plural)


gruset

(non-standard since 2019) definite neuter singular of grus


i fjor

From the Old Norse prepositional phrase í fjǫrð. See fjor for more.


underverden

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underverden m (definite singular underverdenen)


huskarlene

huskarler og verksmænd ("housecarls and workmen")


rumpe

rumpa (definite singular)
rumpen (definite singular)
rumper (indefinite plural)
rumpene (definite plural)

Uncertain; possibly "small protuberance", possibly cognate with German Rumpf (“body”)

arse (UK), ass (US), butt (US), buttocks, bottom, bum


imitere

imitere (imperative imiter, present tense imiterer, passive imiteres, simple past imiterte, past participle imitert, present participle imiterende)

imiter (imperative)
imiterer (present)
imiteres (passive)
imiterte (past)
imitert (participle past)
imiterende (participle present)

Se til helvete og kom dere vekk. Det er ikke en bikkje, det er en slags ting! Det imiterer en bikkje, det er ikke virkelig! Kom dere vekk, idioter!

1982 June 25, Bill Lancaster, 8:25 from the start, in The Thing, spoken by Norwegian (Norbert Weisser), Alaska: Turman-Foster Company; distributed by Universal Pictures:

Get the hell outta there. That’s not a dog, it’s some sort of thing! It’s imitating a dog, it isn’t real! Get away, you idiots!


savnet

savnet (neuter singular savnet, definite singular and plural savnede or savnete)

savnet (neuter singular)
savnede (definite plural singular)
savnete (definite plural singular)


usikker

usikker (neuter singular usikkert, definite singular and plural usikre)

usikkert (neuter singular)
usikre (definite plural singular)


malerisk

malerisk (indefinite singular)
maleriske (definite plural singular)


ignorere

ignorere (imperative ignorer, present tense ignorerer, passive ignoreres, simple past ignorerte, past participle ignorert, present participle ignorerende)

ignorer (imperative)
ignorerer (present)
ignoreres (passive)
ignorerte (past)
ignorert (participle past)
ignorerende (participle present)


gifte

gifte (imperative gift, present tense gifter, simple past and past participle gifta or giftet)

gift (imperative)
gifter (present)
gifta (participle past)
gifta (past)
giftet (participle past)
giftet (past)

gifte seg på nytt

(non-reflexive) gifte bort sin datter - (of a father) to give one's daughter away (in marriage)


lide

lide (imperative lid, present tense lider, simple past led or lei, past participle lidd or lidt)

lid (imperative)
lider (present)
led (past)
lei (past)
lidd (participle past)
lidt (participle past)

From Old Norse líða (“suffer”), from Middle Low German līden.


blondine

blondina (definite singular)
blondinen (definite singular)
blondiner (indefinite plural)
blondinene (definite plural)


koffert

kofferten (definite singular)
kofferter (indefinite plural)
koffertene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos), via French coffre, and German Low German [Term?].


arkipelag

arkipelaget (definite singular)
arkipelag (indefinite plural)
arkipelager (indefinite plural)
arkipelaga (definite plural)
arkipelagene (definite plural)

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


provisorisk

provisorisk (neuter singular provisorisk, definite singular provisoriske)

provisorisk (neuter singular)
provisoriske (definite singular)


menuett

menuetten (definite singular)
menuetter (indefinite plural)
menuettene (definite plural)


konservativ

konservativ (neuter singular konservativt, definite singular and plural konservative)

konservativt (neuter singular)
konservative (definite plural singular)


entreprenør

entreprenøren (definite singular)
entreprenører (indefinite plural)
entreprenørene (definite plural)


klynge

klynga (definite singular)
klyngen (definite singular)
klynger (indefinite plural)
klyngene (definite plural)


klynge

klynge (imperative klyng, present tense klynger, passive klynges, simple past and past participle klynga or klynget, present participle klyngende)

klyng (imperative)
klynger (present)
klynges (passive)
klynga (participle past)
klynga (past)
klynget (participle past)
klynget (past)
klyngende (participle present)


arve

arve (imperative arv, present tense arver, simple past and past participle arva or arvet, present participle arvende)

arv (imperative)
arver (present)
arva (participle past)
arva (past)
arvet (participle past)
arvet (past)
arvende (participle present)


billett

billetten (definite singular)
billetter (indefinite plural)
billettene (definite plural)

a ticket (pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc., or to board a means of transportation)


ludder

ludderet (definite singular)
ludder (indefinite plural)
luddere (indefinite plural)
luddera (definite plural)
ludderne (definite plural)

From German Luder (“hussy; carcass used as bait”).


advarsel

advarselen (definite singular)
advarsler (indefinite plural)
advarslene (definite plural)


primær

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primær (neuter singular primært, definite singular and plural primære)

primært (neuter singular)
primære (definite plural singular)

From French primaire (“primary”), from Latin primarius (“chief, principal”), from prīmus (“first”).


demper

demperen (definite singular)
dempere (indefinite plural)
demperne (definite plural)


huske

huska (definite singular)
husken (definite singular)
husker (indefinite plural)
huskene (definite plural)


huske

huske (imperative husk, present tense husker, passive huskes, simple past and past participle huska or husket, present participle huskende)

husk (imperative)
husker (present)
huskes (passive)
huska (participle past)
huska (past)
husket (participle past)
husket (past)
huskende (participle present)


brystvorten

definite masculine singular of brystvorte


lamme

lamme (imperative lam, present tense lammer, simple past and past participle lamma or lammet, present participle lammende)

lam (imperative)
lammer (present)
lamma (participle past)
lamma (past)
lammet (participle past)
lammet (past)
lammende (participle present)

to cripple, paralyse (UK) or paralyze (US)


lamme

(of a ewe (female sheep)) to lamb (give birth to lambs)


hypofyse

hypofysen (definite singular)
hypofyser (indefinite plural)
hypofysene (definite plural)

From hypo- + Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis).


dormitorium

dormatoriet (definite singular)
dormatorier (indefinite plural)
dormatoria (definite plural)
dormatoriene (definite plural)


blåst

From Old Norse blástr, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz. Doublet of blest.


spelle

spelle (imperative spell, present tense speller, passive spelles, simple past spelte, past participle spelt, present participle spellende)

spell (imperative)
speller (present)
spelles (passive)
spelte (past)
spelt (participle past)
spellende (participle present)

(informal, rare, dialectal) alternative form of spille


hjemby

hjembyen (definite singular)
hjembyer (indefinite plural)
hjembyene (definite plural)


elde

elde (imperative eld, present tense elder, simple past and past participle elda or eldet, present participle eldende)

eld (imperative)
elder (present)
elda (participle past)
elda (past)
eldet (participle past)
eldet (past)
eldende (participle present)

to age (somebody or something; cause to look older)


drittsekk

drittsekken (definite singular)
drittsekker (indefinite plural)
drittsekkene (definite plural)

(derogatory, vulgar) bastard, wanker. Literally a "shitbag".


forbudt

forbudt (neuter singular forbudt, definite singular and plural forbudte)

forbudt (neuter singular)
forbudte (definite plural singular)


stirre

stirre (imperative stirr, present tense stirrer, simple past and past participle stirra or stirret, present participle stirrende)

stirr (imperative)
stirrer (present)
stirra (participle past)
stirra (past)
stirret (participle past)
stirret (past)
stirrende (participle present)


vaskemiddel

vaskemiddel n (definite singular vaskemiddelet or vaskemidlet, indefinite plural vaskemiddel or vaskemidler, definite plural vaskemidla or vaskemidlene)

vaskemiddelet (definite singular)
vaskemidlet (definite singular)
vaskemiddel (indefinite plural)
vaskemidler (indefinite plural)
vaskemidla (definite plural)
vaskemidlene (definite plural)

laundry detergent, washing powder (any product for washing clothes)


glassmester

glassmester m (definite singular glassmesteren, indefinite plural glassmestere or glassmestre or glassmestrer, definite plural glassmesterne or glassmestrene)

glassmesteren (definite singular)
glassmestere (indefinite plural)
glassmestre (indefinite plural)
glassmestrer (indefinite plural)
glassmesterne (definite plural)
glassmestrene (definite plural)

a glazier (craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc.)


talje

talja (definite singular)
taljen (definite singular)
taljer (indefinite plural)
taljene (definite plural)

I enhver mekanisk innretning vil det være friksjon. I taljene vil denne friksjonen i første rekke være mellom blokkene, skivene og akslene deres.

1978, “Hvilke taljer fyller kravene til sikkerhet?”, in Forbruker-rapporten, number 6, page 44:

In any mechanical object, there will be friction. In the blocks and tackles, this friction will be primarily in between the blocks, the discs, and their axles.


talje

taljer (present)
talja (past)
taljet (past)
talja (participle past)
taljet (participle past)


periskop

periskopet (definite singular)
periskop (indefinite plural)
periskoper (indefinite plural)
periskopa (definite plural)
periskopene (definite plural)


zoome

zoome (imperative zoom, present tense zoomer, passive zoomes, simple past and past participle zooma or zoomet, present participle zoomende)

zoom (imperative)
zoomer (present)
zoomes (passive)
zooma (participle past)
zooma (past)
zoomet (participle past)
zoomet (past)
zoomende (participle present)

(photography, computing) to zoom (inn / ut: in / out)


hedning

hedningen (definite singular)
hedninger (indefinite plural)
hedningene (definite plural)


ekstraordinær

ekstraordinær (neuter singular ekstraordinært, definite singular and plural ekstraordinære)

ekstraordinært (neuter singular)
ekstraordinære (definite plural singular)

ekstra + ordinær; from Latin extraordinarius, via French extraordinaire


ekstravagant

ekstravagant (neuter singular ekstravagant, definite singular and plural ekstravagante)

ekstravagant (neuter singular)
ekstravagante (definite plural singular)


ildflue

ildflua (definite singular)
ildfluen (definite singular)
ildfluer (indefinite plural)
ildfluene (definite plural)


jævla

Originally the genitive plural of jævel, a variant of djevel. Similar to Swedish jävla.

Din jævla drittsekk!

(vulgar) bloody, fucking (intensifier), damned (milder)


koagulere

koagulere (imperative koaguler, present tense koagulerer, simple past koagulerte, past participle koagulert, present participle koagulerende)

koaguler (imperative)
koagulerer (present)
koagulerte (past)
koagulert (participle past)
koagulerende (participle present)


kjerneved

kjerneveden (definite singular)
kjerneveder (indefinite plural)
kjernevedene (definite plural)


fotosyntese

fotosyntese m (definite singular fotosyntesen)


kunstgalleri

kunstgalleri n (definite singular kunstgalleriet, indefinite plural kunstgalleri / kunstgallerier, definite plural kunstgalleria / kunstgalleriene)

kunstgalleriet (definite singular)
kunstgalleri (indefinite plural)
kunstgallerier (indefinite plural)
kunstgalleria (definite plural)
kunstgalleriene (definite plural)


snegle

sneglen (definite singular)
snegler (indefinite plural)
sneglene (definite plural)


stut

stuten (definite singular)
stuter (indefinite plural)
stutene (definite plural)

From Old Norse stútr. Cognate with Danish stud, Swedish stut, and English stot.


kjøter

kjøteren (definite singular)
kjøtere (indefinite plural)
kjøterne (definite plural)


biograf

biografen (definite singular)
biografer (indefinite plural)
biografene (definite plural)


monomani

monomanien (definite singular)
monomanier (indefinite plural)
monomaniene (definite plural)


omgivelse

omgivelsen (definite singular)
omgivelser (indefinite plural)
omgivelsene (definite plural)

From omgi + -else (omgive is used in Danish).

qualifier

<i class="Latn mention" lang="da">omgive</i> is used in Danish

nærmeste omgivelser


trening

treninga (definite singular)
treningen (definite singular)
treninger (indefinite plural)
treningene (definite plural)


mentalitet

mentaliteten (definite singular)
mentaliteter (indefinite plural)
mentalitetene (definite plural)


vemod

From Middle Low German wēmōt, whence also German Wehmut (which see). Analysable as ve (“woe”) + mod (“mood”).


maksime

maksimen (definite singular)
maksimer (indefinite plural)
maksimene (definite plural)


nyse

head

nyse (imperative nys, present tense nyser, simple past nøs or nøys or nyste, past participle nyst)

nys (imperative)
nyser (present)
nøs (past)
nøys (past)
nyste (past)
nyst (participle past)

From Old Norse hnjósa (“to sneeze”), from Proto-Germanic *hneusaną.


måtte

måtte (present tense må, simple past måtte, past participle måttet)

må (present)
måtte (past)
måttet (participle past)


skadelig

skadelig (neuter singular skadelig, definite singular and plural skadelige)

skadelig (neuter singular)
skadelige (definite plural singular)

harmful, injurious, detrimental, pernicious


gavnlig

gavnlig (neuter singular gavnlig, definite singular and plural gavnlige)

gavnlig (neuter singular)
gavnlige (definite plural singular)


nekt

nekten (definite singular)
nekter (indefinite plural)
nektene (definite plural)

clipping of nektelse (“denial; negation”)

clipping of nekting (“denial; negation”)


symbolisere

symbolisere (imperative symboliser, present tense symboliserer, simple past symboliserte, past participle symbolisert)

symboliser (imperative)
symboliserer (present)
symboliserte (past)
symbolisert (participle past)


gnist

gnisten (definite singular)
gnister (indefinite plural)
gnistene (definite plural)

Gnist

Spark; Norwegian Marxist magazine; see English Wikipedia: Gnist


melde

melde (imperative meld, present tense melder, passive meldes, simple past meldte, past participle meldt, present participle meldende)

meld (imperative)
melder (present)
meldes (passive)
meldte (past)
meldt (participle past)
meldende (participle present)


hendelseshorisont

hendelseshorisonten (definite singular)
hendelseshorisonter (indefinite plural)
hendelseshorisontene (definite plural)

From hendelse + -s- + horisont. Compare to Swedish händelsehorisont.


presis

presis (neuter singular presist, definite singular and plural presise)

presist (neuter singular)
presise (definite plural singular)

From Latin praecisus, via French précis.

klokka ti presis

(as an adverb) on time, precisely, exactly


kommunisme

kommunisme m (definite singular kommunismen, singulare tantum)


egentlig

egentlig (neuter singular egentlig, definite singular and plural egentlige)

egentlig (neuter singular)
egentlige (definite plural singular)


sandpapir

sandpapir n (definite singular sandpapiret)


snakket

simple past and past participle of snakke


voksen

voksen (neuter singular voksent, definite singular and plural voksne)

voksent (neuter singular)
voksne (definite plural singular)


rumensk

rumensk (neuter singular rumensk, definite singular and plural rumenske)

rumensk (neuter singular)
rumenske (definite plural singular)

Romanian (of, from, or pertaining to Romania)


serbokroatisk

serbokroatisk (neuter singular serbokroatisk, definite singular and plural serbokroatiske)

serbokroatisk (neuter singular)
serbokroatiske (definite plural singular)

Serbo-Croatian (relating to the language, and to Serbs and Croats)


tyrkisk

tyrkisk (neuter singular tyrkisk, definite singular and plural tyrkiske)

tyrkisk (neuter singular)
tyrkiske (definite plural singular)

Turkish (relating to Turkey and the Turks)


omgang

omgangen (definite singular)
omganger (indefinite plural)
omgangene (definite plural)

From Old Norse umgangr, from Proto-Germanic *umbigangaz; also from omgå and omgås.

round (of drinks, contest, boxing match etc.)


ultralyd

ultralyden (definite singular)
ultralyder (indefinite plural)
ultralydene (definite plural)


suspensorium

suspensoriet (definite singular)
suspensorier (indefinite plural)
suspensoria (definite plural)
suspensoriene (definite plural)


bokser

bokseren (definite singular)
boksere (indefinite plural)
bokserne (definite plural)

From bokse + -er (sense 1), and German Boxer (sense 2).


påse

påse (imperative påse, present tense påser, passive påses or påsees, simple past påså, past participle påsett, present participle påseende)

påse (imperative)
påser (present)
påses (passive)
påsees (passive)
påså (past)
påsett (participle past)
påseende (participle present)


bibliotekar

bibliotekaren (definite singular)
bibliotekarer (indefinite plural)
bibliotekarene (definite plural)

a librarian (person who is employed in a library)


krigstid

krigstida (definite singular)
krigstiden (definite singular)
krigstider (indefinite plural)
krigstidene (definite plural)


fredstid

fredstida (definite singular)
fredstiden (definite singular)
fredstider (indefinite plural)
fredstidene (definite plural)

peacetime (a period when a country is not at war, as opposed to wartime)


postbud

postbudet (definite singular)
postbud (indefinite plural)
postbuda (definite plural)
postbudene (definite plural)


kjær

kjær (neuter singular kjært, definite singular and plural kjære, comparative kjærere, indefinite superlative kjærest, definite superlative kjæreste)

kjært (neuter singular)
kjære (definite plural singular)
kjærere (comparative)
kjærest (indefinite superlative)
kjæreste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse kærr; probably from Latin carus originally.


lillesøster

lillesøster m or f (definite singular lillesøstra or lillesøsteren, indefinite plural lillesøstre or lillesøstrer, definite plural lillesøstrene)

lillesøstra (definite singular)
lillesøsteren (definite singular)
lillesøstre (indefinite plural)
lillesøstrer (indefinite plural)
lillesøstrene (definite plural)

little sister (a sister younger than the person talking or being discussed)


føde

føde (imperative fød, present tense føder, passive fødes, simple past fødte, past participle født, present participle fødende)

fød (imperative)
føder (present)
fødes (passive)
fødte (past)
født (participle past)
fødende (participle present)

From Old Norse fœða, from Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną, cognate with Swedish föda, English feed, Dutch voeden.


berber

berberen (definite singular)
berbere (indefinite plural)
berberne (definite plural)


tannverk

tannverk m (definite singular tannverken)


sannsynlig

sannsynlig (neuter singular sannsynlig, definite singular and plural sannsynlige)

sannsynlig (neuter singular)
sannsynlige (definite plural singular)


orkestergraven

definite masculine singular of orkestergrav


Middelhavet

Middelhavet n (singular indefinite Middelhav)

From middel- + havet (definite singular of hav).

af

definite singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nb">hav</i>

the Mediterranean Sea (the sea between Europe and Africa)


retoromansk

head

retoromansk (neuter singular retoromansk, definite singular and plural retoromanske)

retoromansk (neuter singular)
retoromanske (definite plural singular)

From reto-, after Latin Raetia (“old Roman province”) [Term?] + romansk (“Romance”).


gunstigst

indefinite singular superlative degree of gunstig


gunstigste

inflection of gunstig:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of gunstig:
plural superlative degree


hverken fugl eller fisk

hverken fugl eller fisk (neither fowl nor fish)

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl


hverken

From Danish hverken, from Old Norse hvárgi.

hverken … eller – neither … nor, (after a negative) either … or


aksjonær

aksjonæren (definite singular)
aksjonærer (indefinite plural)
aksjonærene (definite plural)

a shareholder (one who owns shares in a limited company)


costaricansk

costaricansk (neuter singular costaricansk, definite singular and plural costaricanske)

costaricansk (neuter singular)
costaricanske (definite plural singular)

Costa Rican (of, from, or pertaining to Costa Rica)


tilgang

tilgangen (definite singular)
tilganger (indefinite plural)
tilgangene (definite plural)

supply; An amount of something supplied.

access; The means, right or ability of approaching or entering.


sølvgrå

sølvgrå (neuter singular sølvgrått, definite singular and plural sølvgrå or sølvgråe)

sølvgrått (neuter singular)
sølvgrå (definite plural singular)
sølvgråe (definite plural singular)


robåt

robåten (definite singular)
robåter (indefinite plural)
robåtene (definite plural)

a rowboat (US), or rowing boat (UK) (small boat that is rowed)


juble

juble (imperative jubl or juble, present tense jubler, passive jubles, simple past and past participle jubla or jublet, present participle jublende)

jubl (imperative)
juble (imperative)
jubler (present)
jubles (passive)
jubla (participle past)
jubla (past)
jublet (participle past)
jublet (past)
jublende (participle present)

to rejoice, cheer, shout with joy, be jubilant


komiker

komikeren (definite singular)
komikere (indefinite plural)
komikerne (definite plural)

From German Komiker, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós), alternatively from komikk + -er.


impuls

impulsen (definite singular)
impulser (indefinite plural)
impulsene (definite plural)


perfeksjonist

perfeksjonist m (definite singular perfeksjonisten, indefinite plural perfeksjonister, definite plural perfeksjonistene)

perfeksjonisten (definite singular)
perfeksjonister (indefinite plural)
perfeksjonistene (definite plural)


mikroskopi

mikroskopien (definite singular)
mikroskopier (indefinite plural)
mikroskopiene (definite plural)


hydrat

hydratet (definite singular)
hydrat (indefinite plural)
hydrater (indefinite plural)
hydrata (definite plural)
hydratene (definite plural)


rododendron

rododendronen (definite singular)
rododendroner (indefinite plural)
rododendronene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).


knaka

simple past and past participle of knake


sparegris

sparegris m (definite singular sparegrisen, indefinite plural sparegriser, definite plural sparegrisene)

sparegrisen (definite singular)
sparegriser (indefinite plural)
sparegrisene (definite plural)

a piggy bank (money box shaped like a pig)


disiplin

disiplinen (definite singular)
disipliner (indefinite plural)
disiplinene (definite plural)

(uncountable) discipline (relating to behaviour)


bregne

bregna (definite singular)
bregnen (definite singular)
bregner (indefinite plural)
bregnene (definite plural)

Related to Danish bregne, English bracken, and Swedish bräken


pauke

pauken (definite singular)
pauker (indefinite plural)
paukene (definite plural)


bengali

Bengali (language spoken in Bangladesh and West Bengal)


identitet

identitet m (definite singular identiteten, indefinite plural identiteter, definite plural identitetene)

identiteten (definite singular)
identiteter (indefinite plural)
identitetene (definite plural)


julekort

julekortet (definite singular)
julekort (indefinite plural)
julekorta (definite plural)
julekortene (definite plural)


smeltepunkt

smeltepunkt n (definite singular smeltepunktet, indefinite plural smeltepunkt or smeltepunkter, definite plural smeltepunkta or smeltepunktene)

smeltepunktet (definite singular)
smeltepunkt (indefinite plural)
smeltepunkter (indefinite plural)
smeltepunkta (definite plural)
smeltepunktene (definite plural)

melting point (temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium)


økosystem

økosystem n (definite singular økosystemet, indefinite plural økosystem or økosystemer, definite plural økosystema or økosystemene)

økosystemet (definite singular)
økosystem (indefinite plural)
økosystemer (indefinite plural)
økosystema (definite plural)
økosystemene (definite plural)

an ecosystem (system of an ecological community and its environment)


byrde

byrden (definite singular)
byrder (indefinite plural)
byrdene (definite plural)

From Danish byrde, from Old Danish byrþi, byrthæ, from Old Norse byrðr.


heime

heimer (present)
heima (past)
heimet (past)
heima (participle past)
heimet (participle past)


vannmølle

vannmølle m or f (definite singular vannmølla or vannmøllen, indefinite plural vannmøller, definite plural vannmøllene)

vannmølla (definite singular)
vannmøllen (definite singular)
vannmøller (indefinite plural)
vannmøllene (definite plural)


astigmatisme

From a- + Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma) + -isme.


sangfugl

sangfuglen (definite singular)
sangfugler (indefinite plural)
sangfuglene (definite plural)


grisk

grisk (neuter singular griskt, definite singular and plural griske, comparative griskere, indefinite superlative griskest, definite superlative griskeste)

griskt (neuter singular)
griske (definite plural singular)
griskere (comparative)
griskest (indefinite superlative)
griskeste (definite superlative)

Related to Old Norse gríð (“intenseness”). Cognate with gridd, grådig (“greedy”)


etymolog

etymologen (definite singular)
etymologer (indefinite plural)
etymologene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἔτυμον (étumon) + -log.


prest

presten (definite singular)
prester (indefinite plural)
prestene (definite plural)


brunøye

Kyss meg i brunøyet, skinkerytter.


gangbru

gangbru m or f (definite singular gangbrua or gangbruen, indefinite plural gangbruer, definite plural gangbruene)

gangbrua (definite singular)
gangbruen (definite singular)
gangbruer (indefinite plural)
gangbruene (definite plural)


volde

volde (imperative vold, present tense volder, passive voldes, simple past voldte, past participle voldt, present participle voldende)

vold (imperative)
volder (present)
voldes (passive)
voldte (past)
voldt (participle past)
voldende (participle present)


høyre

til høyre


mjødm

mjødma (definite singular)
mjødmen (definite singular)
mjødmer (indefinite plural)
mjødmene (definite plural)


selje

selja (definite singular)
seljen (definite singular)
seljer (indefinite plural)
seljene (definite plural)

I skogen var det mange seljer.

In the forest, there were many goat willows.


kjelde

kjelda (definite singular)
kjelden (definite singular)
kjelder (indefinite plural)
kjeldene (definite plural)


oksid

oksidet (definite singular)
oksid (indefinite plural)
oksider (indefinite plural)
oksida (definite plural)
oksidene (definite plural)


engang

Rolf Jacobsen, "Om å sovne i en åker" ("On Falling Asleep in a Field").
Jeg kan huske jeg har sovnet i en åker, engang / da jeg var liten, fem-seks år og dum, engang, / og våknet av en frosk som satt på foten min / midt i en skog av grønnere enn grønt, engang.

I can remember I fell asleep in a field, once / when I was little, five or six years old and foolish, once, / and woken by a frog that sat on my foot / in the middle of a forest greener than green, once.

Nye fortellinger om det som engang var.

2004, Astri, My Astri: Norwegian Heritage Stories, page 242:

2012, Naomi Wood, De gudløse (= The Godless Boys), tr. by Bjørn Alex Herrman, Font Forlag (publ.)

Before she had time to turn once, he had put his arms around her.

Før hun rakk å snu seg engang, hadde han lagt armene rundt henne.

Hver far og mor vet at de engang skal stå den Allmektige til ansvar for hvordan de har oppdratt eller har latt oppdra sine barn.

1945, Ingvald Bernhard Carlsen, Kirkefronten i Norge Under Okkupasjonen 1940-1945, page 82:

Every father and mother knows that they shall one day stand before the Almighty to answer for how they have raised their children or how they allowed them to be raised.

Fra lenge før den tid at Charles fikk sin solskade borte i California, har han vært klar over sin oppfatning: engang skal han fortsette sin vandring her i Miledalen.

1950, Sven Edvin Salje, Livet skal være en gave, page 178:

From long before the time that Charles got his sun damage away in California, he has been clear about his conception: he would continue his wandering here in Miledalen some day.

[…] for at hun kanskje engang skal kunne bli en av dem som får lov å gi.

[…] for perhaps one day she could become one of those that are allowed to give.

one day, sometime, some day (in the future)

kan ikke engang

Ikke engang far kunne få en spade til å stå på steingrunn.

Even father couldn't get a spade to stand in stony ground.


karbonat

karbonatet (definite singular)
karbonat (indefinite plural)
karbonater (indefinite plural)
karbonata (definite plural)
karbonatene (definite plural)

From French carbonate and German Karbonat, from Latin carbo.


verje

verjen (definite singular)
verjer (indefinite plural)
verjene (definite plural)

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


verje

verjer (present)
verja (past)
verjet (past)
verja (participle past)
verjet (participle past)


hærskare

hærskaren (definite singular)
hærskarer (indefinite plural)
hærskarene (definite plural)

Det var en hel hærskare av dem.

host (multitude), a large group or flock, an army (large group)


livsstil

livsstilen (definite singular)
livsstiler (indefinite plural)
livsstilene (definite plural)


graut

grauten (definite singular)
grauter (indefinite plural)
grautene (definite plural)

From the Norwegian Nynorsk graut through the Samnorsk policy. From Old Norse grautr. Doublet of grøt, from Danish grød.

Hvordan smakte grauten?

something having similar consistency to porridge


utilgivelig

utilgivelig (neuter singular utilgivelig, definite singular and plural utilgivelige)

utilgivelig (neuter singular)
utilgivelige (definite plural singular)


gardin

gardin m or f or n (definite singular gardinen or gardina or gardinet, indefinite plural gardiner or gardin, definite plural gardinene or gardina)

gardinen (definite singular)
gardina (definite singular)
gardinet (definite singular)
gardiner (indefinite plural)
gardin (indefinite plural)
gardinene (definite plural)
gardina (definite plural)

From Late Latin cortina, via German Gardine.


råt

form removed by a 1984 spelling decision; superseded by råte


fonetisk

fonetisk (neuter singular fonetisk, definite singular and plural fonetiske)

fonetisk (neuter singular)
fonetiske (definite plural singular)


begå

begå (imperative begå, present tense begår, passive begås, simple past begikk, past participle begått, present participle begående)

begå (imperative)
begår (present)
begås (passive)
begikk (past)
begått (participle past)
begående (participle present)


filetere

å filetere (infinitive)
fileterer (present)
fileterte (past)
har filetert (perfect present)
fileter! (imperative)
filetert (participle past)
filetert (neuter participle past)
fileterte (definite participle past)
fileterte (participle past plural)
fileterende (participle past)


kvit

kvit (neuter singular kvitt, definite singular and plural kvite)

kvitt (neuter singular)
kvite (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk kvit, and the Norwegian spoken language where Old Norse hv developed into kv. From Old Norse hvítr.


tredve

From Old Norse þrír tigir, more than likely via Danish.


gneis

gneisen (definite singular)
gneiser (indefinite plural)
gneisene (definite plural)


Kviterussland

alternative form of Hviterussland: Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)


øvst

øvst (definite singular and plural øvste)

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


hårbørste

hårbørste m (definite singular hårbørsten, indefinite plural hårbørster, definite plural hårbørstene)

hårbørsten (definite singular)
hårbørster (indefinite plural)
hårbørstene (definite plural)


hierarki

hierarki n (definite singular hierarkiet, indefinite plural hierarki or hierarkier, definite plural hierarkia or hierarkiene)

hierarkiet (definite singular)
hierarki (indefinite plural)
hierarkier (indefinite plural)
hierarkia (definite plural)
hierarkiene (definite plural)


kolonist

kolonisten (definite singular)
kolonister (indefinite plural)
kolonistene (definite plural)


topografi

topografien (definite singular)
topografier (indefinite plural)
topografiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographía), τόπος (tópos) + -grafi.


uvitende

From u- + vitende, the present participle of vite (“know”).


vitsemaker

vitsemakeren (definite singular)
vitsemakere (indefinite plural)
vitsemakerne (definite plural)


rettsvitenskap

rettsvitenskap m (definite singular rettsvitenskapen)


skomaker

skomakeren (definite singular)
skomakere (indefinite plural)
skomakerne (definite plural)


sikkerhet

sikkerheta (definite singular)
sikkerheten (definite singular)
sikkerheter (indefinite plural)
sikkerhetene (definite plural)

certainty (med sikkerhet - with certainty)


åpenbar

åpenbar (neuter singular åpenbart, definite singular and plural åpenbare)

åpenbart (neuter singular)
åpenbare (definite plural singular)

åpen + -bar; from Old Norse opinberr, and also from Middle Low German; compare with German offenbar.


signatur

signaturen (definite singular)
signaturer (indefinite plural)
signaturene (definite plural)

/siɡnɑˈtʉːɾ/

/siŋnɑˈtʉːɾ/


selvstendig

selvstendig (neuter singular selvstendig, definite singular and plural selvstendige)

selvstendig (neuter singular)
selvstendige (definite plural singular)

Norge er et selvstendig rike.


nordlending

nordlendingen (definite singular)
nordlendinger (indefinite plural)
nordlendingene (definite plural)

De var alle nordlendinger.


sørlending

sørlendingen (definite singular)
sørlendinger (indefinite plural)
sørlendingene (definite plural)

From Sørlandet, using the suffix + -lending.

De var alle sørlendinger.

a person from Southern Norway, Sørlandet.


østlending

østlendingen (definite singular)
østlendinger (indefinite plural)
østlendingene (definite plural)

De var alle østlendinger.

hjaltlending

< Old Norse: hjaltlendingr; = shetlendar

leilending

< Old Norse: leiglendingr < leiguland + -ingr


vestlending

vestlendingen (definite singular)
vestlendinger (indefinite plural)
vestlendingene (definite plural)

De var alle vestlendinger.

a person from Western Norway (Vestlandet)


utlending

utlendingen (definite singular)
utlendinger (indefinite plural)
utlendingene (definite plural)

Combination of utland (“outland, foreign land”) + -lending (“(person) from, belonging to”). Compare Norwegian land + -ing > -lending and also English -ing, Old English -ing.

af

(Bokmål) Utlendinger kommer fra utlandet.


-lending

-lending (indefinite masculine singular)
-lendingen (definite masculine singular)
-lendinger (indefinite masculine plural)
-lendingene (definite masculine plural)

a person from a certain part of Norway or from a particular country; e.g. sørlending ("person from Southern Norway") or islending ("Icelander")


trønder

trønderen (definite singular)
trøndere (indefinite plural)
trønderne (definite plural)

De var alle trøndere.
They were all from Trøndelag.

a person from the Trøndelag region of Norway.


røyr

røyra (definite singular)
røyren (definite singular)
røyrer (indefinite plural)
røyrene (definite plural)

De fikk to røyrer da de fiska.

They got two Arctic char when they were fishing.

Salvelinus alpinus
Salvelinus alpinus#Translingual


irritabel

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irritabel (neuter singular irritabelt, definite singular and plural irritable)

irritabelt (neuter singular)
irritable (definite plural singular)


soleglad

solegladet (definite singular)
soleglad (indefinite plural)
soleglada (definite plural)
solegladene (definite plural)

To timer igjen til soleglad.


solnedgang

solnedgangen (definite singular)
solnedganger (indefinite plural)
solnedgangene (definite plural)

To timer igjen til solnedgang.


kunstig

kunstig (neuter singular kunstig, definite singular and plural kunstige)

kunstig (neuter singular)
kunstige (definite plural singular)


esoterisk

esoterisk (neuter singular esoterisk, definite singular and plural esoteriske)

esoterisk (neuter singular)
esoteriske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”).

der

esoteric (understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle)


fjerte

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fjerte (imperative fjert, present tense fjerter, passive fjertes, simple past and past participle fjerta or fjertet, present participle fjertende)

fjert (imperative)
fjerter (present)
fjertes (passive)
fjerta (participle past)
fjerta (past)
fjertet (participle past)
fjertet (past)
fjertende (participle present)


fjert

fjerten (definite singular)
fjerter (indefinite plural)
fjertene (definite plural)


svær

svær (feminine masculine)
svært (neuter)
svære (definite plural singular)

Perhaps from a side form to Old Norse svárr (“hard, heavy”)


kabriolet

kabriolet m (definite singular kabrioleten, indefinite plural kabrioleter, definite plural kabrioletene)

kabrioleten (definite singular)
kabrioleter (indefinite plural)
kabrioletene (definite plural)

a convertible (car with a folding or detachable roof)


reanalyse

reanalysen (definite singular)
reanalyser (indefinite plural)
reanalysene (definite plural)


meget

very (used with adjectives/adverbs in the positive degree)

(archaic) Alternative form of mye: much, a lot (used with verbs and adjectives/adverbs in the comparative degree)


koffein

koffeinen (definite singular)
koffeinet (definite singular)


herberge

herberget (definite singular)
herberger (indefinite plural)
herberga (definite plural)
herbergene (definite plural)

From Old Norse herbergi and Middle Low German herberge.


cirka

Han skal komme cirka klokka 17.

Vi blir cirka ti stykker.

Lunsjen der koster cirka 150 kroner.


pendle

pendle (imperative pendl or pendle, present tense pendler, passive pendles, simple past and past participle pendla or pendlet, present participle pendlende)

pendl (imperative)
pendle (imperative)
pendler (present)
pendles (passive)
pendla (participle past)
pendla (past)
pendlet (participle past)
pendlet (past)
pendlende (participle present)


genette

genetten (definite singular)
genetter (indefinite plural)
genettene (definite plural)

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


forrest

forrest (neuter singular forrest, definite singular and plural forreste)

forrest (neuter singular)
forreste (definite plural singular)

From Middle Low German vorderst, compare with German vorderste.


sigg

siggen (definite singular)
sigger (indefinite plural)
siggene (definite plural)

På bryllupsbildene kunne man se at bruden og brudgommen løftet halvlitere mot kamera, en sigg dinglet fra brudens røde munn, og så fikk de beskjedne bryllupsgaver: en kjempegod samlekassett, en fotomontasje i klipsramme, en eske med stearinlys.

2012, David Nicholls, En dag, Forlaget Press, →ISBN, →ISBN:

In the wedding photos one could see that the bride and groom raised half-litres [glasses] towards the camera, a ciggy dangled from the bride's red lips, and so they got the modest wedding presents, an excellent binder, a photomontage in a clip frame, a box of candles.


musé

muséet (definite singular)
museet (definite singular)
musé (indefinite plural)
muséer (indefinite plural)
museer (indefinite plural)
muséa (definite plural)
muséene (definite plural)
musea (definite plural)
museene (definite plural)

From French musée, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon).


kapsel

kapselen (definite singular)
kapsler (indefinite plural)
kapslene (definite plural)


piksel

pikselen (definite singular)
piksler (indefinite plural)
pikslene (definite plural)

From English pixel, abbreviation of "picture element".


webkamera

webkamera n (definite singular webkameraet, indefinite plural webkamera or webkameraer, definite plural webkameraene)

webkameraet (definite singular)
webkamera (indefinite plural)
webkameraer (indefinite plural)
webkameraene (definite plural)

a webcam (video camera that sends images via the Internet)


frist

fristen (definite singular)
frister (indefinite plural)
fristene (definite plural)

From Old Norse frest n, Proto-Germanic *frestą (“date; appointed time”), from *fres (“forward”), from Proto-Indo-European *pres- (“to press”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to attempt, try, risk”).


kystlinjen

definite masculine singular of kystlinje


kystlinje

kystlinja (definite singular)
kystlinjen (definite singular)
kystlinjer (indefinite plural)
kystlinjene (definite plural)


karbohydrat

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karbohydrat n (definite singular karbohydratet, indefinite plural karbohydrat or karbohydrater, definite plural karbohydrata or karbohydratene)

karbohydratet (definite singular)
karbohydrat (indefinite plural)
karbohydrater (indefinite plural)
karbohydrata (definite plural)
karbohydratene (definite plural)

a carbohydrate (organic compounds; sugar, starch or cellulose)


sitronsyre

sitronsyre m or f (definite singular sitronsyra or sitronsyren)

sitronsyra (definite singular)
sitronsyren (definite singular)

citric acid (2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C₆H₈O₇)


kompetanse

kompetansen (definite singular)
kompetanser (indefinite plural)
kompetansene (definite plural)

competence, competency (ability to perform some task)


kronprinsessa

definite feminine singular of kronprinsesse


blandede

inflection of blandet:
definite singular


blandet

blandet (neuter singular blandet, definite singular and plural blandede or blandete)

blandet (neuter singular)
blandede (definite plural singular)
blandete (definite plural singular)


-ologi

-ologien (definite singular)
-ologier (indefinite plural)
-ologiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía), from λόγος (lógos, “explanation”) (with the suffix -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ (creates collective nouns)), from λέγω (légō, “I say, speak”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather, collect”).


armhule

armhula (definite singular)
armhulen (definite singular)
armhuler (indefinite plural)
armhulene (definite plural)


immigrere

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immigrere (imperative immigrer, present tense immigrerer, passive immigreres, simple past immigrerte, past participle immigrert, present participle immigrerende)

immigrer (imperative)
immigrerer (present)
immigreres (passive)
immigrerte (past)
immigrert (participle past)
immigrerende (participle present)


beboelig

beboelig (neuter singular beboelig, definite singular and plural beboelige)

beboelig (neuter singular)
beboelige (definite plural singular)


MDG

Miljøpartiet de grønne
Miljøpartiet de grønne#Norwegian_Bokmål

(politics) Initialism of Miljøpartiet de grønne.


fjernkontroll

fjernkontrollen (definite singular)
fjernkontroller (indefinite plural)
fjernkontrollene (definite plural)


linjal

linjalen (definite singular)
linjaler (indefinite plural)
linjalene (definite plural)

From Latin linealis, from linea (“line”).

a ruler or rule (measuring or drawing device)


duft

duften (definite singular)
dufter (indefinite plural)
duftene (definite plural)


pleie

pleia (definite singular)
pleien (definite singular)

From Low German plegen and Old Norse plega.


pleie

pleie (imperative plei, present tense pleier, passive pleies, simple past pleia or pleiet or pleide, past participle pleia or pleiet or pleid, present participle pleiende)

plei (imperative)
pleier (present)
pleies (passive)
pleia (past)
pleiet (past)
pleide (past)
pleia (participle past)
pleiet (participle past)
pleid (participle past)
pleiende (participle present)

to nurse, care for, look after, take care of (someone)

to cultivate (e.g. friendships, interests)


pleie

pleie (imperative plei, present tense pleier, passive pleies, simple past pleide, past participle pleid)

plei (imperative)
pleier (present)
pleies (passive)
pleide (past)
pleid (participle past)

han pleier å gjøre det

to be in the habit of, to be used (å gjøre noe / to doing something)


badekar

badekaret (definite singular)
badekar (indefinite plural)
badekara (definite plural)
badekarene (definite plural)

a bathtub or bath (a large container for holding water in which a person may bathe)


feire

feire (imperative feir, present tense feirer, passive feires, simple past and past participle feira or feiret, present participle feirende)

feir (imperative)
feirer (present)
feires (passive)
feira (participle past)
feira (past)
feiret (participle past)
feiret (past)
feirende (participle present)


plattysk

plattysk (neuter singular plattysk, definite singular and plural plattyske)

plattysk (neuter singular)
plattyske (definite plural singular)

platt + tysk, from German plattdeutsch (adjective) and Plattdeutsch (noun)

Low German (Plattdeutsch) (relating to the language)


troposfære

troposfære m (definite singular troposfæren)

From Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos) [Term?] + sfære.


forståelig

forståelig (neuter singular forståelig, definite singular and plural forståelige)

forståelig (neuter singular)
forståelige (definite plural singular)


tvetydig

tvetydig (neuter singular tvetydig, definite singular and plural tvetydige)

tvetydig (neuter singular)
tvetydige (definite plural singular)

A calque of German zweideutig, itself a calque of French équivoque (“equivocal”).


markene

definite plural of mark (Etymologies 1 & 2)


marken

definite masculine singular of mark (Etymology 2)


dolke

dolke (imperative dolk, present tense dolker, passive dolkes, simple past and past participle dolka or dolket, present participle dolkende)

dolk (imperative)
dolker (present)
dolkes (passive)
dolka (participle past)
dolka (past)
dolket (participle past)
dolket (past)
dolkende (participle present)


fengsel

fengsel n (definite singular fengselet or fengslet, indefinite plural fengsel or fengsler, definite plural fengsla or fengslene)

fengselet (definite singular)
fengslet (definite singular)
fengsel (indefinite plural)
fengsler (indefinite plural)
fengsla (definite plural)
fengslene (definite plural)


spasme

spasmen (definite singular)
spasmer (indefinite plural)
spasmene (definite plural)


-logi

-logien (definite singular)
-logier (indefinite plural)
-logiene (definite plural)

arkeologi, geologi, teologi, kronologi, morfologi

archeology, geology, theology, chronology, morphology

-logy (a branch of learning; a study of a particular subject)

antologi, tautologi, trilogi

-logy (something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative)


formet

simple past and past participle of forme


parfyme

parfymen (definite singular)
parfymer (indefinite plural)
parfymene (definite plural)

perfume (substance providing a pleasant smell)


persienne

persiennen (definite singular)
persienner (indefinite plural)
persiennene (definite plural)


utdrag

utdraget (definite singular)
utdrag (indefinite plural)
utdraga (definite plural)
utdragene (definite plural)

an excerpt or extract (clip, snippet, or passage from a larger work)


navle

navlen (definite singular)
navler (indefinite plural)
navlene (definite plural)


overside

oversida (definite singular)
oversiden (definite singular)
oversider (indefinite plural)
oversidene (definite plural)


retor

retoren (definite singular)
retorer (indefinite plural)
retorene (definite plural)

Probably through Latin rhētor, from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr).

(historical) a rhetorician in Ancient Greece or Rome


regle

regla (definite singular)
reglen (definite singular)
regler (indefinite plural)
reglene (definite plural)

From Old Norse regla, from Latin regula.

a rhythmic and (often) rhyming series of words or syllables, often with joking or absurd content, used e.g. in children's play's or practiced as a lyrical genre


stoppet

definite neuter singular of stopp (Etymology 2)


stoppet

simple past and past participle of stoppe


sprenge

sprenge (imperative spreng, present tense sprenger, passive sprenges, simple past sprengte, past participle sprengt, present participle sprengende)

spreng (imperative)
sprenger (present)
sprenges (passive)
sprengte (past)
sprengt (participle past)
sprengende (participle present)

From Old Norse sprengja, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną.

to blast, explode, blow up (with explosives)


summe

summe (imperative sum, present tense summer, passive summes, simple past and past participle summa or summet, present participle summende)

sum (imperative)
summer (present)
summes (passive)
summa (participle past)
summa (past)
summet (participle past)
summet (past)
summende (participle present)

Onomatopoeic (lydord), from Middle Low German summen; compare with German summen


karre

karreen (definite singular)
karreer (indefinite plural)
karreene (definite plural)


tippe

tippe (imperative tipp, present tense tipper, passive tippes, simple past and past participle tippa or tippet, present participle tippende)

tipp (imperative)
tipper (present)
tippes (passive)
tippa (participle past)
tippa (past)
tippet (participle past)
tippet (past)
tippende (participle present)

From the nouns tipp and tips; also from the English verb tip; compare with Swedish tippa.

to tip (empty out contents by tipping; overbalance, fall or topple over; predict)


beklage

beklage (imperative beklag, present tense beklager, passive beklages, simple past beklaga or beklaget or beklagde, past participle beklaga or beklaget or beklagd, present participle beklagende)

beklag (imperative)
beklager (present)
beklages (passive)
beklaga (past)
beklaget (past)
beklagde (past)
beklaga (participle past)
beklaget (participle past)
beklagd (participle past)
beklagende (participle present)

Du har ingenting å beklage deg over.

to apologise for, say grief over something, be (say) sorry


unnta

unnta (imperative unnta, present tense unntar, passive unntas, simple past unntok, past participle unntatt, present participle unntakende)

unnta (imperative)
unntar (present)
unntas (passive)
unntok (past)
unntatt (participle past)
unntakende (participle present)


levemann

levemannen (definite singular)
levemenn (indefinite plural)
levemennene (definite plural)

Min onkel var noe av en levemann da han var yngre.

My uncle was something of a playboy when he was younger.


avslag

avslaget (definite singular)
avslag (indefinite plural)
avslaga (definite plural)
avslagene (definite plural)

Jeg fikk avslag på søknaden min.

Kjøpmannen ga meg 10% avslag.
The shopkeeper gave me a 10% discount.


moppe

moppe (imperative mopp, present tense mopper, passive moppes, simple past and past participle moppa or moppet)

mopp (imperative)
mopper (present)
moppes (passive)
moppa (participle past)
moppa (past)
moppet (participle past)
moppet (past)


dimme

dimmer (present)
dimma (past)
dimmet (past)
dimma (participle past)
dimmet (participle past)

(colloquial, military, transitive) to discharge after military service

(colloquial, military, intransitive) to be discharged after military service


dimme

dimme (present tense dimmer, past tense dimte, past participle dimt)

dimmer (present)
dimte (past)
dimt (participle past)
dimmer (present)
dimma (past)
dimmet (past)
dimma (participle past)
dimmet (participle past)

From Old Norse dimma (“darkness; darken”, noun and verb). The sense of dimming one's headlights is borrowed from English, but is ultimately of the same origin. Related to dim.

inh

(automotive) to switch one's headlamps from high-beam to low-beam, to dim one's headlights


dimme

dimma (definite singular)
dimmen (definite singular)
dimmer (indefinite plural)
dimmene (definite plural)


dimme

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


usynlig

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usynlig (neuter singular usynlig, definite singular and plural usynlige)

usynlig (neuter singular)
usynlige (definite plural singular)


moské

moské m (definite singular moskéen or moskeen, indefinite plural moskéer or moskeer, definite plural moskéene or moskeene)

moskéen (definite singular)
moskeen (definite singular)
moskéer (indefinite plural)
moskeer (indefinite plural)
moskéene (definite plural)
moskeene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).


kartograf

kartografen (definite singular)
kartografer (indefinite plural)
kartografene (definite plural)


morter

morteren (definite singular)
mortere (indefinite plural)
morterne (definite plural)

morter og pistil


morter

morteren (definite singular)
morterer (indefinite plural)
morterene (definite plural)


kardiolog

kardiologen (definite singular)
kardiologer (indefinite plural)
kardiologene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”) + -log.


ordne

ordne (imperative ordn or ordne, present tense ordner, passive ordnes, simple past and past participle ordna or ordnet, present participle ordnende)

ordn (imperative)
ordne (imperative)
ordner (present)
ordnes (passive)
ordna (participle past)
ordna (past)
ordnet (participle past)
ordnet (past)
ordnende (participle present)


gress

gresset (definite singular)
gress (indefinite plural)
gressa (definite plural)
gressene (definite plural)


trygg

trygg (neuter singular trygt, definite singular and plural trygge, comparative tryggere, indefinite superlative tryggest, definite superlative tryggeste)

trygt (neuter singular)
trygge (definite plural singular)
tryggere (comparative)
tryggest (indefinite superlative)
tryggeste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse tryggr, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz.


gudinne

gudinne m or f (definite singular gudinna or gudinnen, indefinite plural gudinner, definite plural gudinnene)

gudinna (definite singular)
gudinnen (definite singular)
gudinner (indefinite plural)
gudinnene (definite plural)


testamente

testamentet (definite singular)
testamenter (indefinite plural)
testamenta (definite plural)
testamentene (definite plural)

From Latin testamentum, via Old Norse testament.


lakris

lakris m (definite singular lakrisen, indefinite plural lakriser, definite plural lakrisene)

lakrisen (definite singular)
lakriser (indefinite plural)
lakrisene (definite plural)

liquorice (UK) or licorice (US) (confection)


forskning

forskning m or f (definite singular forskninga or forskningen)

forskninga (definite singular)
forskningen (definite singular)


kusine

kusina (definite singular)
kusinen (definite singular)
kusiner (indefinite plural)
kusinene (definite plural)


skritt

skrittet (definite singular)
skritt (indefinite plural)
skritta (definite plural)
skrittene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German schret or German Schritt; compare with Danish skridt.

step (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)


amfiteater

amfiteateret (definite singular)
amfiteatret (definite singular)
amfiteater (indefinite plural)
amfiteatre (indefinite plural)
amfiteatra (definite plural)
amfiteatrene (definite plural)

From Latin amphitheatrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέᾱτρον (amphithéātron).


rolle

rolla (definite singular)
rollen (definite singular)
roller (indefinite plural)
rollene (definite plural)


frivillig

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frivillig (neuter singular frivillig, definite singular and plural frivillige)

frivillig (neuter singular)
frivillige (definite plural singular)


gjær

yeast (cake or dried granules used to make bread dough rise)


puste

puste (imperative pust, present tense puster, simple past and past participle pusta or pustet, present participle pustende)

pust (imperative)
puster (present)
pusta (participle past)
pusta (past)
pustet (participle past)
pustet (past)
pustende (participle present)

puste inn- to inhale, breathe in

puste ut


teorem

teoremet (definite singular)
teorem (indefinite plural)
teoremer (indefinite plural)
teorema (definite plural)
teoremene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θεώρημα (theṓrēma, “speculation, proposition to be proved”).


akvarell

akvarellen (definite singular)
akvareller (indefinite plural)
akvarellene (definite plural)

(painting) a watercolour (UK) or watercolor (US) (painting)


metamorfose

metamorfosen (definite singular)
metamorfoser (indefinite plural)
metamorfosene (definite plural)

From Latin metamorphosis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis).

μεταμόρφωσις


logaritme

logaritmen (definite singular)
logaritmer (indefinite plural)
logaritmene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word, reason”) and ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”), via New Latin logarithmus.


Fridtjof

From Old Norse Friðþjófr. Appears in Old Norse saga and was revived through 19th century literature. Cognate with Swedish Fritiof and Danish Frithjof.


Berenikes hår

Coma Berenices (small dim summer constellation of the northern sky)


alkalimetall

alkalimetallet (definite singular)
alkalimetall (indefinite plural)
alkalimetaller (indefinite plural)
alkalimetalla (definite plural)
alkalimetallene (definite plural)


prolongere

prolongerer (present)
prolongerte (past)
prolongert (participle past)


patogen

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patogen (neuter singular patogent, definite singular and plural patogene)

patogent (neuter singular)
patogene (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos) + -gen.


patogen

patogenet (definite singular)
patogen (indefinite plural)
patogener (indefinite plural)
patogena (definite plural)
patogenene (definite plural)


monsun

monsunen (definite singular)
monsuner (indefinite plural)
monsunene (definite plural)

From English monsoon or Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”).


flo

floa (definite singular)
floen (definite singular)
floer (indefinite plural)
floene (definite plural)


staurkval

staurkvalen (definite singular)
staurkvaler (indefinite plural)
staurkvalene (definite plural)

Ute i fjorden var det staurkvaler.
There were orcas in the fjord.


røsslyng

røsslyngen (definite singular)
røsslynger (indefinite plural)
røsslyngene (definite plural)
røsslynget (definite singular)
røsslyng (indefinite plural)
røsslynga (definite plural)
røsslyngene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hross (“horse”), because the plant was used as food for horses, and lyng (“heather, ling”).

Heiene var fulle av røsslyng.

Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris#Translingual


monoton

monoton (neuter singular monotont, definite singular and plural monotone)

monotont (neuter singular)
monotone (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos), via French monotone.


lyng

From Old Norse lyng n, from Proto-Germanic *lingwą.

(collective) describing plants mostly from the heather family, Ericaceae


furte

furter (present)
furta (past)
furtet (past)
furta (participle past)
furtet (participle past)


-leis

From Old Norse -leiðis, genitive of leiði.

suffix used to create words describing in which manner something is.


først

den som kommer først til mølla, får først malt


elgene

[ˈæ̂ɽ.jæ.nɛ]


sperre

sperre (imperative sperr, present tense sperrer, simple past and past participle sperra or sperret, present participle sperrende)

sperr (imperative)
sperrer (present)
sperra (participle past)
sperra (past)
sperret (participle past)
sperret (past)
sperrende (participle present)

From Old Norse sperra and Middle Low German sperren.


herde

herde (imperative herd, present tense herder, passive herdes, simple past and past participle herda or herdet, present participle herdende)

herd (imperative)
herder (present)
herdes (passive)
herda (participle past)
herda (past)
herdet (participle past)
herdet (past)
herdende (participle present)


markere

markere (imperative marker, present tense markerer, passive markeres, simple past markerte, past participle markert, present participle markerende)

marker (imperative)
markerer (present)
markeres (passive)
markerte (past)
markert (participle past)
markerende (participle present)


heimeside

heimesida (definite singular)
heimesiden (definite singular)
heimesider (indefinite plural)
heimesidene (definite plural)

Jeg har ei heimeside på verdensveven.

I have a personal web page on the World Wide Web.


treg

treg (neuter singular tregt, definite singular and plural trege, comparative tregere, indefinite superlative tregest, definite superlative tregeste)

tregt (neuter singular)
trege (definite plural singular)
tregere (comparative)
tregest (indefinite superlative)
tregeste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse tregr (“unwilling, slow”), from Proto-Germanic *tregaz (“sad, unwilling”).


fingerbøl

fingerbølet (definite singular)
fingerbøl (indefinite plural)
fingerbøla (definite plural)
fingerbølene (definite plural)

From finger + bøl (“related to bøle; literally "finger's house"”).

af

related to <i class="Latn mention" lang="nb">bøle</i>; literally "finger's house"


-nad

suffix used to create nouns, particularly from verbs; but also from adjectives


fyrste

fyrsten (definite singular)
fyrster (indefinite plural)
fyrstene (definite plural)


adoptere

head

adoptere (imperative adopter, present tense adopterer, passive adopteres, simple past adopterte, past participle adoptert, present participle adopterende)

adopter (imperative)
adopterer (present)
adopteres (passive)
adopterte (past)
adoptert (participle past)
adopterende (participle present)


advisere

advisere (imperative adviser, present tense adviserer, passive adviseres, simple past adviserte, past participle advisert, present participle adviserende)

adviser (imperative)
adviserer (present)
adviseres (passive)
adviserte (past)
advisert (participle past)
adviserende (participle present)


hordalending

hordalendingen (definite singular)
hordalendinger (indefinite plural)
hordalendingene (definite plural)

I alt 20 hordalendinger deltok.

A total of 20 people from Hordaland participated.

a person from Hordaland, a county in western Norway.


lauv

lauvet (definite singular)
lauv (indefinite plural)
lauva (definite plural)
lauvene (definite plural)


daud

daud (neuter singular daudt, definite singular and plural daude)

daudt (neuter singular)
daude (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.


daude

alternative form of død (death), normally used in compound words.


omkom

imperative of omkomme (possibly not used)


begrave

begrave (imperative begrav, present tense begraver, passive begraves, simple past begravde or begravet or begrov, past participle begravd or begravet, present participle begravende)

begrav (imperative)
begraver (present)
begraves (passive)
begravde (past)
begravet (past)
begrov (past)
begravd (participle past)
begravet (participle past)
begravende (participle present)

Presumably from be- + grave; compare with Dutch begraven and Swedish begrava

begrave stridsøksen


steke

steke (imperative stek, present tense steker, passive stekes, simple past stekte, past participle stekt, present participle stekende)

stek (imperative)
steker (present)
stekes (passive)
stekte (past)
stekt (participle past)
stekende (participle present)


kommentere

kommentere (imperative kommenter, present tense kommenterer, simple past kommenterte, past participle kommentert)

kommenter (imperative)
kommenterer (present)
kommenterte (past)
kommentert (participle past)


treffe

treffe (imperative treff, present tense treffer, passive treffes, simple past traff, past participle truffet, present participle treffende)

treff (imperative)
treffer (present)
treffes (passive)
traff (past)
truffet (participle past)
treffende (participle present)


platthet

plattheta (definite singular)
plattheten (definite singular)
plattheter (indefinite plural)
platthetene (definite plural)


blinke

blinke (imperative blink, present tense blinker, passive blinkes, simple past and past participle blinka or blinket, present participle blinkende)

blink (imperative)
blinker (present)
blinkes (passive)
blinka (participle past)
blinka (past)
blinket (participle past)
blinket (past)
blinkende (participle present)

to flash, glint, sparkle, twinkle, wink, blink


færøying

færøyingen (definite singular)
færøyinger (indefinite plural)
færøyingene (definite plural)


shetlending

shetlendingen (definite singular)
shetlendinger (indefinite plural)
shetlendingene (definite plural)


bleke

bleke (imperative blek, present tense bleker, simple past bleka or bleket or blekte, past participle bleka or bleket or blekt, present participle blekende)

blek (imperative)
bleker (present)
bleka (past)
bleket (past)
blekte (past)
bleka (participle past)
bleket (participle past)
blekt (participle past)
blekende (participle present)


strede

stredet (definite singular)
streder (indefinite plural)
streda (definite plural)
stredene (definite plural)

From English strait, from Latin strictus.


strede

From Old Norse stræti, from Old English strǣt, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu, from Latin strāta.

a narrow street (often used in the phrase "gater og streder")


slepe

slepe (imperative slep, present tense sleper, passive slepes, simple past slepte, past participle slept, present participle slepende)

slep (imperative)
sleper (present)
slepes (passive)
slepte (past)
slept (participle past)
slepende (participle present)


spant

nb-noun

spant n (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

(nautical) a frame, a rib (beam running from the keel (bottom) to the gunwale (top edge) of a boat, sometimes also of longitudinal beams)


knust

head

knust (neuter singular knust, definite singular and plural knuste)

knust (neuter singular)
knuste (definite plural singular)


overtreffe

overtreffe (imperative overtreff, present tense overtreffer, passive overtreffes, simple past overtraff, past participle overtruffet, present participle overtreffende)

overtreff (imperative)
overtreffer (present)
overtreffes (passive)
overtraff (past)
overtruffet (participle past)
overtreffende (participle present)

over- + treffe, from German übertreffen.


hjemmesiden

definite masculine singular of hjemmeside


hemme

hemme (imperative hem, present tense hemmer, passive hemmes, simple past and past participle hemma or hemmet, present participle hemmende)

hem (imperative)
hemmer (present)
hemmes (passive)
hemma (participle past)
hemma (past)
hemmet (participle past)
hemmet (past)
hemmende (participle present)

to hamper, hinder, inhibit, check, arrest, retard, restrain


hjemmeside

hjemmesida (definite singular)
hjemmesiden (definite singular)
hjemmesider (indefinite plural)
hjemmesidene (definite plural)


forby

forby (imperative forby, present tense forbyr, passive forbys, simple past forbød or forbøy or forbydde, past participle forbudt or forbydd)

forby (imperative)
forbyr (present)
forbys (passive)
forbød (past)
forbøy (past)
forbydde (past)
forbudt (participle past)
forbydd (participle past)


influere

influere (imperative influer, present tense influerer, passive influeres, simple past influerte, past participle influert, present participle influerende)

influer (imperative)
influerer (present)
influeres (passive)
influerte (past)
influert (participle past)
influerende (participle present)


bemerke

bemerke (imperative bemerk, present tense bemerker, passive bemerkes, simple past and past participle bemerka or bemerket, present participle bemerkende)

bemerk (imperative)
bemerker (present)
bemerkes (passive)
bemerka (participle past)
bemerka (past)
bemerket (participle past)
bemerket (past)
bemerkende (participle present)


bukt

bukta (definite singular)
bukten (definite singular)
bukter (indefinite plural)
buktene (definite plural)


fabrikant

fabrikanten (definite singular)
fabrikanter (indefinite plural)
fabrikantene (definite plural)


dekke

dekket (definite singular)
dekker (indefinite plural)
dekka (definite plural)
dekkene (definite plural)

surface (of a road; of asphalt, gravel, concrete, charcoal etc.)


dekke

dekke (imperative dekk, present tense dekker, passive dekkes, simple past dekka or dekket or dekte, past participle dekka or dekket or dekt, present participle dekkende)

dekk (imperative)
dekker (present)
dekkes (passive)
dekka (past)
dekket (past)
dekte (past)
dekka (participle past)
dekket (participle past)
dekt (participle past)
dekkende (participle present)


blokkere

blokkere (imperative blokker, present tense blokkerer, passive blokkeres, simple past blokkerte, past participle blokkert, present participle blokkerende)

blokker (imperative)
blokkerer (present)
blokkeres (passive)
blokkerte (past)
blokkert (participle past)
blokkerende (participle present)


bukke

bukke (imperative bukk, present bukker, simple past and past participle bukket)

bukk (imperative)
bukker (present)
bukket (participle past)
bukket (past)


polarisere

polarisere (imperative polariser, present tense polariserer, passive polariseres, simple past polariserte, past participle polarisert, present participle polariserende)

polariser (imperative)
polariserer (present)
polariseres (passive)
polariserte (past)
polarisert (participle past)
polariserende (participle present)

From polar + -isere, compare with French polariser and German polarisieren.


klappe

klappe (imperative klapp, present tense klapper, passive klappes, simple past and past participle klappa or klappet, present participle klappende)

klapp (imperative)
klapper (present)
klappes (passive)
klappa (participle past)
klappa (past)
klappet (participle past)
klappet (past)
klappende (participle present)

to slap, smack (someone)


hakke

hakka (definite singular)
hakken (definite singular)
hakker (indefinite plural)
hakkene (definite plural)


hakke

hakke (imperative hakk, present tense hakker, passive hakkes, simple past and past participle hakka or hakket, present participle hakkende)

hakk (imperative)
hakker (present)
hakkes (passive)
hakka (participle past)
hakka (past)
hakket (participle past)
hakket (past)
hakkende (participle present)


lekke

lekke (imperative lekk, present tense lekker, simple past lakk or lekka or lekket, past participle lekka or lekket, present participle lekkende)

lekk (imperative)
lekker (present)
lakk (past)
lekka (past)
lekket (past)
lekka (participle past)
lekket (participle past)
lekkende (participle present)

From Danish lække, from Middle Low German lecken. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk leka and English leak. The past form lakk is from oral Norwegian, compare to Nynorsk lak.


krukke

krukka (definite singular)
krukken (definite singular)
krukker (indefinite plural)
krukkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse krukka, from Middle Low German kruke or Old English crocca.

a jar, pot, or crock (earthenware pot or jar)


lekte

lekta (definite singular)
lekten (definite singular)
lekter (indefinite plural)
lektene (definite plural)

Possibly a metathesis of Middle Low German letke, a diminutive. The verb is probably from the noun.


lekte

lekter (present)
lekta (past)
lektet (past)
lekta (participle past)
lektet (participle past)


lekt

(non-standard since 2005) supine of lekke


koke

koke (imperative kok, present tense koker, passive kokes, simple past kokte, past participle kokt, present participle kokende)

kok (imperative)
koker (present)
kokes (passive)
kokte (past)
kokt (participle past)
kokende (participle present)

From Middle Low German kôken, kâken, from Old Saxon *kokōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kôken, from Latin cocō, coquō (“I cook”), from earlier *quoquō, from Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō (“to cook”), from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti (“to be cooking”), from *pekʷ- (“to cook, ripen”).


klikke

klikker (present)
klikka (past)
klikket (past)
klikka (participle past)
klikket (participle past)

(colloquial) to lose it (lose one's temper or mind)


krake

kraken (definite singular)
kraker (indefinite plural)
krakene (definite plural)

→ English: Kraken, krake

a crooked tree
(by extension) a crooked person

a crooked tree
(by extension) a sick animal

a sea monster, including whales and octopuses


krake

kraker (present)
kraka (past)
kraket (past)
kraka (participle past)
kraket (participle past)


nekte

head

nekte (imperative nekt, present tense nekter, passive nektes, simple past and past participle nekta or nektet, present participle nektende)

nekt (imperative)
nekter (present)
nektes (passive)
nekta (participle past)
nekta (past)
nektet (participle past)
nektet (past)
nektende (participle present)

Possibly from nei
Possibly from Latin negāre ("to deny, refuse, reject").


overbelaste

overbelaste (imperative overbelast, present tense overbelaster, passive overbelastes, simple past and past participle overbelasta or overbelastet, present participle overbelastende)

overbelast (imperative)
overbelaster (present)
overbelastes (passive)
overbelasta (participle past)
overbelasta (past)
overbelastet (participle past)
overbelastet (past)
overbelastende (participle present)


overdekke

overdekke (imperative overdekk, present tense overdekker, passive overdekkes, simple past overdekka or overdekket or overdekte, past participle overdekka or overdekket or overdekt, present participle overdekkende)

overdekk (imperative)
overdekker (present)
overdekkes (passive)
overdekka (past)
overdekket (past)
overdekte (past)
overdekka (participle past)
overdekket (participle past)
overdekt (participle past)
overdekkende (participle present)


lukke

lukke (imperative lukk, present tense lukker, passive lukkes, simple past and past participle lukka or lukket)

lukk (imperative)
lukker (present)
lukkes (passive)
lukka (participle past)
lukka (past)
lukket (participle past)
lukket (past)


plukke

plukke (imperative plukk, present tense plukker, passive plukkes, simple past and past participle plukka or plukket, present participle plukkende)

plukk (imperative)
plukker (present)
plukkes (passive)
plukka (participle past)
plukka (past)
plukket (participle past)
plukket (past)
plukkende (participle present)

plukke opp


slokke

slokke (imperative slokk, present tense slokker, passive slokkes, simple past slokka or slokket or slokte, past participle slokka or slokket or slokt, present participle slokkende)

slokk (imperative)
slokker (present)
slokkes (passive)
slokka (past)
slokket (past)
slokte (past)
slokka (participle past)
slokket (participle past)
slokt (participle past)
slokkende (participle present)


strippe

strippe (imperative stripp, present tense stripper, passive strippes, simple past and past participle strippa or strippet, present participle strippende)

stripp (imperative)
stripper (present)
strippes (passive)
strippa (participle past)
strippa (past)
strippet (participle past)
strippet (past)
strippende (participle present)


merke

merket (definite singular)
merker (indefinite plural)
merka (definite plural)
merkene (definite plural)


merke

merke (imperative merk, present tense merker, passive merkes, simple past and past participle merka or merket, present participle merkende)

merk (imperative)
merker (present)
merkes (passive)
merka (participle past)
merka (past)
merket (participle past)
merket (past)
merkende (participle present)


stappe

stappa (definite singular)
stappen (definite singular)
stapper (indefinite plural)
stappene (definite plural)


strekke

strekke (imperative strekk, present tense strekker, passive strekkes, simple past strekte or strakte or strakk, past participle strekt or strakt or strukket, present participle strekkende)

strekk (imperative)
strekker (present)
strekkes (passive)
strekte (past)
strakte (past)
strakk (past)
strekt (participle past)
strakt (participle past)
strukket (participle past)
strekkende (participle present)

From Middle Low German strecken, from Old Saxon *strekkian.


slikke

slikke (imperative slikk, present tense slikker, passive slikkes, simple past and past participle slikka or slikket, present participle slikkende)

slikk (imperative)
slikker (present)
slikkes (passive)
slikka (participle past)
slikka (past)
slikket (participle past)
slikket (past)
slikkende (participle present)


strikke

strikke (imperative strikk, present tense strikker, passive strikkes, simple past and past participle strikka or strikket, present participle strikkende)

strikk (imperative)
strikker (present)
strikkes (passive)
strikka (participle past)
strikka (past)
strikket (participle past)
strikket (past)
strikkende (participle present)

Possibly from Middle Low German stricken


ruste

ruste (imperative rust, present tense ruster, simple past and past participle rusta or rustet)

rust (imperative)
ruster (present)
rusta (participle past)
rusta (past)
rustet (participle past)
rustet (past)


stifte

stifte (imperative stift, present tense stifter, passive stiftes, simple past and past participle stifta or stiftet, present participle stiftende)

stift (imperative)
stifter (present)
stiftes (passive)
stifta (participle past)
stifta (past)
stiftet (participle past)
stiftet (past)
stiftende (participle present)

From the noun stift (sense 1), and from Middle Low German stiften (sense 2).


strek

streken (definite singular)
streker (indefinite plural)
strekene (definite plural)

En bindestrek er en veldig kort strek.

a line (a mark made by a pen, pencil, etc.)

En revestrek.

(most often in compound words) a mischief


rekke

rekka (definite singular)
rekken (definite singular)
rekker (indefinite plural)
rekkene (definite plural)

From the verb rekke, from Old Norse rekja.

en lang rekke av

en rekke år


rekke

rekke (imperative rekk, present tense rekker, passive rekkes, simple past rakk, past participle rukket, present participle rekkende)

rekk (imperative)
rekker (present)
rekkes (passive)
rakk (past)
rukket (participle past)
rekkende (participle present)

Når vi løper for å rekke bussen, bruker vi de samme musklene og de samme senene som når vi løper for å konkurrere på en 60-meter.

When we run to catch the bus, we use the same muscles and tendons as when we run competing in a 60-metre race.


rekke

rekke (imperative rekk, present tense rekker, passive rekkes, simple past rakte, past participle rakt, present participle rekkende)

rekk (imperative)
rekker (present)
rekkes (passive)
rakte (past)
rakt (participle past)
rekkende (participle present)

to stretch, reach (e.g. a shelf), stick out (one's tongue)


rekke

rekke (imperative rekk, present tense rekker, passive rekkes, simple past rekket or rekkte or rekte, past participle rekket or rekkt or rekt, present participle rekkende)

rekk (imperative)
rekker (present)
rekkes (passive)
rekket (past)
rekkte (past)
rekte (past)
rekket (participle past)
rekkt (participle past)
rekt (participle past)
rekkende (participle present)


hindre

hindre (imperative hindr or hindre, present tense hindrer, passive hindres, simple past and past participle hindra or hindret, present participle hindrende)

hindr (imperative)
hindre (imperative)
hindrer (present)
hindres (passive)
hindra (participle past)
hindra (past)
hindret (participle past)
hindret (past)
hindrende (participle present)


tikke

tikke (present tense tikker, simple past and past participle tikka or tikket, present participle tikkende)

tikker (present)
tikka (participle past)
tikka (past)
tikket (participle past)
tikket (past)
tikkende (participle present)


slippe

slippe (imperative slipp, present tense slipper, passive slippes, simple past slapp, past participle sluppet, present participle slippende)

slipp (imperative)
slipper (present)
slippes (passive)
slapp (past)
sluppet (participle past)
slippende (participle present)


starte

starte (imperative start, present tense starter, passive startes, simple past and past participle starta or startet)

start (imperative)
starter (present)
startes (passive)
starta (participle past)
starta (past)
startet (participle past)
startet (past)


potte

potta (definite singular)
potten (definite singular)
potter (indefinite plural)
pottene (definite plural)


alarmere

alarmere (imperative alarmer, present tense alarmerer, simple past alarmerte, past participle alarmert, present participle alarmerende)

alarmer (imperative)
alarmerer (present)
alarmerte (past)
alarmert (participle past)
alarmerende (participle present)


arrestere

arrestere (imperative arrester, present tense arresterer, simple past arresterte, past participle arrestert, present participle arresterende)

arrester (imperative)
arresterer (present)
arresterte (past)
arrestert (participle past)
arresterende (participle present)


basere

å basere (infinitive)
baserer (present)
baserte (past)
har basert (perfect present)
baser! (imperative)
basert (participle past)
basert (neuter participle past)
baserte (definite participle past)
baserte (participle past plural)
baserende (participle past)

From French baser; equivalent to base + -ere.


feiret

simple past and past participle of feire


lindre

lindre (imperative lindr or lindre, present tense lindrer, passive lindres, simple past and past participle lindra or lindret, present participle lindrende)

lindr (imperative)
lindre (imperative)
lindrer (present)
lindres (passive)
lindra (participle past)
lindra (past)
lindret (participle past)
lindret (past)
lindrende (participle present)

to alleviate, relieve, soothe (e.g. pain)


kapret

simple past and past participle of kapre


konk

Clipping of konkurs.
(informal, colloquial) bankrupt


konk

konken (definite singular)
konker (indefinite plural)
konkene (definite plural)


belage

belage (imperative belag, present tense belager, simple past belaga or belaget or belagde, past participle belaga or belaget or belagd, present participle belagende)

belag (imperative)
belager (present)
belaga (past)
belaget (past)
belagde (past)
belaga (participle past)
belaget (participle past)
belagd (participle past)
belagende (participle present)


belegge

belegge (imperative belegg, present tense belegger, simple past bela, past participle belagt, present participle beleggende)

belegg (imperative)
belegger (present)
bela (past)
belagt (participle past)
beleggende (participle present)

From either Middle Low German or German Low German.

to coat or cover (something with something)


bemanne

bemanne (imperative bemann, present tense bemanner, passive bemannes, simple past and past participle bemanna or bemannet, present participle bemannende)

bemann (imperative)
bemanner (present)
bemannes (passive)
bemanna (participle past)
bemanna (past)
bemannet (participle past)
bemannet (past)
bemannende (participle present)

From Middle Low German or German bemannen.

to crew, man, staff (provide a crew or staff)


erobre

erobre (imperative erobr or erobre, present tense erobrer, simple past and past participle erobra or erobret, present participle erobrende)

erobr (imperative)
erobre (imperative)
erobrer (present)
erobra (participle past)
erobra (past)
erobret (participle past)
erobret (past)
erobrende (participle present)


abortere

å abortere (infinitive)
aborterer (present)
aborterte (past)
har abortert (perfect present)
aborter! (imperative)
abortert (participle past)
abortert (neuter participle past)
aborterte (definite participle past)
aborterte (participle past plural)
aborterende (participle past)

→ Northern Sami: abortēret

/ɑbɔʁˈteːrə/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abortere».ogg

abort + -ere, first part from Latin abortus (“premature delivery, abortion; miscarriage”), perfect active participle of aborior (“I disappear; miscarry, am aborted (of a baby)”), a compound from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from orior (“I rise, appear, am born”), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, rise, spring”). Last part from Old Norse -era, through Middle High German -ieren, from Old French -ier, from Latin -āre.

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aborterer Karoline saa falder jeg i slet humør

1960, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons brevveksling med svenske I, page 32:

if Karoline has a miscarriage I will be in a bad mood

min kone … blev syg, og aborterede i februar 1821

1977, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 294:

my wife… became ill, and had a miscarriage in February 1821

kvinnen hadde altså abortert da barnet befant seg i den hårete fasen

the woman had thus had a miscarriage when the child was in the hairy phase

faktisk er det så vanlig å abortere, at de fleste kvinner vil oppleve det i løpet av sitt fruktbare liv, hvis de har tre eller fire påbegynte svangerskap

2014 December 28, Bergens Tidende, page 5:

in fact, miscarriage is so common, that most women will experience it during their fertile life, if they have three or four pregnancies started

(medicine) to miscarry (give birth to a non-viable fetus)

vi i Norge har en abortlov som tillater å abortere bort fostre med uønskede egenskaper

we in Norway have an abortion law that allows aborting fetuses with unwanted characteristics

(medicine) to abort (to cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term)

ingen av passasjerene om bord i «Erik Viking» ble skadet under oppbremsingen, men stemningen under den aborterte avgangen var neppe særlig behagelig

none of the passengers on board the "Erik Viking" were injured during the braking, but the atmosphere during the aborted departure was hardly very pleasant

et bekjentskap fødes eller aborteres

det aborterte portrettintervjuet med Magnhild Knoph

2000, Bjørnar Pedersen og Egil Birkeland, Hillman Hunter, page 159:

the aborted portrait interview with Magnhild Knoph

abortere et dataprogram
abort a computer program

to abort, cancel (to terminate a process prior to completion, to stop in the preliminary stages)

programkjøringen aborterte pga. manglende kapasitet

the program execution aborted due to lack of capacity

(intransitive, technology) to be interrupted


gest

gesten (definite singular)
gester (indefinite plural)
gestene (definite plural)


stift

stiften (definite singular)
stifter (indefinite plural)
stiftene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German stift, steft, corresponds to German Stift m.

a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player)

(gymnastics) handspring: slå stiften - do a handspring


stift

stiftet (definite singular)
stift (indefinite plural)
stifta (definite plural)
stiftene (definite plural)


bestemt

head

bestemt (neuter singular bestemt, definite singular and plural bestemte)

bestemt (neuter singular)
bestemte (definite plural singular)


bestemme

bestemme (imperative bestem, present tense bestemmer, passive bestemmes, simple past bestemte, past participle bestemt, present participle bestemmende)

bestem (imperative)
bestemmer (present)
bestemmes (passive)
bestemte (past)
bestemt (participle past)
bestemmende (participle present)


brei

brei (neuter singular breit, definite singular and plural breie, comparative breiere, indefinite superlative breiest, definite superlative breieste)

breit (neuter singular)
breie (definite plural singular)
breiere (comparative)
breiest (indefinite superlative)
breieste (definite superlative)


eiret

eiret (indefinite singular)
eirete (definite plural singular)


låt

låten (definite singular)
låter (indefinite plural)
låtene (definite plural)

From the verb låte, from Old Norse láta.


debutere

debutere (imperative debuter, present tense debuterer, simple past debuterte, past participle debutert, present participle debuterende)

debuter (imperative)
debuterer (present)
debuterte (past)
debutert (participle past)
debuterende (participle present)


hamstre

hamstre (imperative hamstr or hamstre, present tense hamstrer, passive hamstres, simple past and past participle hamstra or hamstret, present participle hamstrende)

hamstr (imperative)
hamstre (imperative)
hamstrer (present)
hamstres (passive)
hamstra (participle past)
hamstra (past)
hamstret (participle past)
hamstret (past)
hamstrende (participle present)