"våpen" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʋoːpən/, /ˈʋoːpn̩/ Audio: Nb-våpen.ogg Forms: våpenet [definite, singular], våpen [indefinite, plural], våpna [definite, plural], våpnene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -ən, -oːpn̩ Etymology: From Danish vaaben, from Old Norse vápn (“weapon”), from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”). Cognate with Swedish vapen, Dutch wapen, German Wappen and English weapon. Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|da|vaaben}} Danish vaaben, {{inh|nb|non|vápn||weapon}} Old Norse vápn (“weapon”), {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*wēpną||weapon}} Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”), {{cog|sv|vapen}} Swedish vapen, {{cog|nl|wapen}} Dutch wapen, {{cog|de|Wappen}} German Wappen, {{cog|en|weapon}} English weapon Head templates: {{head|nb|noun|definite singular|våpenet|indefinite plural|våpen|definite plural|våpna|or|våpnene|g=n}} våpen n (definite singular våpenet, indefinite plural våpen, definite plural våpna or våpnene)
  1. a weapon; arms (an instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords) Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-våpen-nb-noun-y1MdnXSF Disambiguation of Weapons: 43 20 13 16 8
  2. (literary, usually in the plural) an army; armed force (a large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground operations) Tags: literary, neuter, plural-normally Synonyms: hær, våpenmakt
    Sense id: en-våpen-nb-noun-24cA~ilc
  3. (military) a branch of an army (a subdivision or a branch of defense) Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: våpengren
    Sense id: en-våpen-nb-noun-gD2ebZMJ Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (figuratively) a weapon (an instrument or other means of exerting control over another or accomplishing something) Tags: figuratively, neuter
    Sense id: en-våpen-nb-noun-1aKNNk8z
  5. (heraldry) coat of arms (hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters) Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-våpen-nb-noun-B4itUg-0 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: væpne (english: to arm)
Derived forms: a-våpen, atomvåpen, automatvåpen, byvåpen, dronevåpen, håndvåpen, jaktvåpen, masseødeleggelsesvåpen, mordervåpen, riksvåpen, skuddvåpen, skytevåpen, slagvåpen, stikkvåpen, ubåtvåpen, våpenmerke, våpenskjold

Inflected forms

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      "word": "a-våpen"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "word": "slagvåpen"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "stikkvåpen"
    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "form": "våpna",
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  ],
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  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to arm",
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          "_dis": "43 20 13 16 8",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to attack someone",
          "text": "bære våpen på noen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to start fighting",
          "text": "gripe til våpen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "ceasefire; let the weapons rest",
          "text": "la våpnene hvile",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "leave a decision to the military",
          "text": "la våpnene tale",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "end armed struggle; make peace",
          "text": "legge ned våpnene",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to arms",
          "text": "til våpen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "in arms; armed",
          "text": "under/i våpen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "away with the weapons!",
          "ref": "1854, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter V, page 251",
          "text": "bort med vaabnene!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "lethal weapons",
          "ref": "1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 178",
          "text": "dødbringende våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "loaded weapons",
          "ref": "1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 59",
          "text": "ladte våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "to use weapons, - to step into open competition, - where would it carry",
          "ref": "1874, Henrik Ibsen, Fru Inger til Østråt, page 35",
          "text": "at bruge våben, – at træde i åben dyst, – hvor vilde det bære hen",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the weapons are facing us!",
          "ref": "1934, Arnulf Øverland, Riket er ditt, page 99",
          "text": "våbnene er vendt mot oss!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the enemy threw his weapon",
          "ref": "1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte I, page 46",
          "text": "fienden sit vaaben kasted",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "no weapon bites on [the hawk]",
          "ref": "1885, Henrik Ibsen, Brand, page 265",
          "text": "intet våben bider på [hauken]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "[the rifle] was a weapon that could hardly be matched",
          "ref": "1926, Mikkjel Fønhus, Reinsbukken på Jotunfjell, page 47",
          "text": "[riflen] var et våpen som det neppe fantes maken til",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "[the hall] will be decorated with old military flags and weapons",
          "ref": "1928, Oslo Aftenavis, page 14",
          "text": "[hallen] vil bli smykket med gamle militærfaner og våpen",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "new German weapon deployed against England",
          "ref": "1944, Aftenposten, page 1",
          "text": "nytt tysk våpen satt inn mot England",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "we had our stomachs and breasts facing each other, I felt the tip of his weapon against my thigh",
          "ref": "1966, Jens Bjørneboe, Uten en tråd, page 79",
          "text": "vi hadde mavene og brystene mot hverandre, Jeg følte spissen av våpenet hans mot låret mitt",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "agricultural tools and weapons were made of flint and stone",
          "ref": "2000, Margit Harsson, Stein",
          "text": "jordbruksredskap og våpen var laget av flint og stein",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "one of the men scolded me for a slave; then I attacked him and killed him",
          "ref": "1873, Henrik Ibsen, Hærmændene på Helgeland, page 15",
          "text": "en af mændene skældte mig for en træl; så bar jeg våben på ham og fældte ham",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the weapons have rested today",
          "ref": "1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 251",
          "text": "vaabenerne have hvilet idag",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Israel will lay down its arms to give the Palestinian Authority a chance to act",
          "ref": "2001 May 12, VG",
          "text": "Israel vil la våpnene hvile for å gi den palestinske selvstyremyndigheten en sjanse til å handle",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "both NATO soldiers and Taliban fighters laid down their arms when International Peace Day was marked in Afghanistan",
          "ref": "2008 September 21, Adressa",
          "text": "både NATO-soldater og Talibans krigere lot våpnene hvile da Den internasjonale fredsdagen ble markert i Afghanistan",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "generals must be willing to let the weapons speak",
          "ref": "2014 January 24, Aftenposten, page 57",
          "text": "generaler må være villige til å la våpnene tale",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "The PKK wants to lay down its arms",
          "ref": "1999 February 6, VG",
          "text": "PKK vil legge ned våpnene",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the army is told to lay down its arms at the last minute",
          "ref": "2014 September 22, Aftenposten",
          "text": "hæren får beskjed om å legge ned våpnene i siste liten",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "blow to arms",
          "ref": "1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 161",
          "text": "blæs til våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "You have called the common people to arms",
          "ref": "1874, Henrik Ibsen, Fru Inger til Østråt, page 106",
          "text": "I har kaldt almuen til våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "to arms! The lures run through the streets of Oslo",
          "ref": "1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte II, page 43",
          "text": "til våben! Lurene går gennem Oslo gader",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "call the Nordenfjeld commons under arms",
          "ref": "1874, Henrik Ibsen, Fru Inger til Østråt, page 135",
          "text": "kalde den nordenfjeldske almue under våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "many men under arms",
          "ref": "1875, Henrik Ibsen, Catilina, page 94",
          "text": "mange mænd i våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "an army; armed force (a large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground operations)"
      ],
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          "armed",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, usually in the plural) an army; armed force (a large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground operations)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "hær"
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        {
          "word": "våpenmakt"
        }
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        "literary",
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      "glosses": [
        "a branch of an army (a subdivision or a branch of defense)"
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      "links": [
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          "military",
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          "army",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) a branch of an army (a subdivision or a branch of defense)"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "våpengren"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "beat someone with their own means",
          "text": "slå/felle noen med hans/hennes egne våpen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "give someone something that can harm someone",
          "text": "gi noen våpen i hende",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "[Caesar] look down on the earth with the gaze of the devil; and smote it with the weapon of the heavens",
          "ref": "1853, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter III, page 26",
          "text": "[Cæsaren] nedsaa paa jorden med djævelens blik; og slog den med vaabnet, som himmelen gav",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the weapon of language",
          "ref": "1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 41",
          "text": "sprogets våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "now I had weapons against him, you see; he did not dare to kneel",
          "ref": "1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere, page 64",
          "text": "nu havde jeg våben imod ham, ser De; han turde ikke kny",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "fight with noble weapons",
          "ref": "1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm, page 52",
          "text": "kæmpe med adelige våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "[everything I had learned] it was weapons, it was good to have to get through life with",
          "ref": "1925, Sigrid Undset, Samlede romaner og fortællinger fra nutiden I,1, page 18",
          "text": "[alt hva jeg hadde lært] det var vaaben, det var godt at ha til at greie sig gjennem livet med",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1877, Arne Garborg, Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse, page 238",
          "text": "et sprog er et vaaben – og et vaaben kaster man ikke fra siget sprog er et vaaben – og et vaaben kaster man ikke fra sig\na language is a weapon – and a weapon is not be thrown away",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the saber and the holy water broom are mighty weapons [in France]",
          "ref": "1900, Gunnar Heiberg, Pariserbreve, page 53",
          "text": "sablen og vievandskosten er mægtige vaaben [i Frankrike]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the corruption committee as a weapon in the election campaign?",
          "ref": "1934, Dagbladet, pages 1–2",
          "text": "korrupsjonskomiteen som våben i valgkampen?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "keep F. N. alive as an active weapon against aggression",
          "ref": "1951, Verdens Gang, page 18",
          "text": "holde F. N. i live som et aktivt våpen mot aggresjon",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "your pen is your weapon",
          "ref": "2002 January 11, Bergens Tidende",
          "text": "din penn er ditt våpen",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the young people… use Facebook and Twitter as weapons",
          "ref": "2011 October 7, Dagbladet",
          "text": "ungdommene … bruker Facebook og Twitter som våpen",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "[I want to] beat [the ski jumper] Wirkola with his own weapon, two good jumps, longest and best every time",
          "ref": "1968 February 1, Dagbladet, page 7",
          "text": "[jeg vil] slå [skihopperen] Wirkola med hans egne våpen, to gode hopp, lengst og best hver gang",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a weapon (an instrument or other means of exerting control over another or accomplishing something)"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "kind": "topical",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "use a badge of nobility",
          "text": "føre våpen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "red as the lion's field in the weapon",
          "ref": "1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II, page 331",
          "text": "rød som løvens felt i vaabnet",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "an equestrian flag, where on the coat of arms of Scotland",
          "ref": "1919, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede digter-verker II, page 303",
          "text": "en rytterfane, hvor paa Skotlands vaaben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1867, Rudolf Keyser, Efterladte Skrifter II,1, page 68",
          "text": "[fra Håkon Håkonssøns tid fremstilte seglet] stedse kongens og rigets vaaben\n[from Håkon Håkonssøn's time, the seal always produced] the arms of the king and the kingdom",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coat of arms (hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters)"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(heraldry) coat of arms (hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters)"
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      "ipa": "/ˈʋoːpən/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈʋoːpn̩/"
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      "rhymes": "-ən"
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      "rhymes": "-oːpn̩"
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      "word": "a-våpen"
    },
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      "word": "atomvåpen"
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      "word": "automatvåpen"
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      "word": "byvåpen"
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      "word": "dronevåpen"
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      "word": "håndvåpen"
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      "word": "jaktvåpen"
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      "word": "masseødeleggelsesvåpen"
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      "word": "mordervåpen"
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      "word": "riksvåpen"
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      "word": "skuddvåpen"
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      "word": "skytevåpen"
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    {
      "word": "slagvåpen"
    },
    {
      "word": "stikkvåpen"
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      "word": "ubåtvåpen"
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      "word": "våpenmerke"
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      "word": "våpenskjold"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Wappen"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "våpen",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "våpna",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
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      "form": "våpnene",
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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "to arm",
      "word": "væpne"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "to attack someone",
          "text": "bære våpen på noen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to start fighting",
          "text": "gripe til våpen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "ceasefire; let the weapons rest",
          "text": "la våpnene hvile",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "leave a decision to the military",
          "text": "la våpnene tale",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "end armed struggle; make peace",
          "text": "legge ned våpnene",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to arms",
          "text": "til våpen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "in arms; armed",
          "text": "under/i våpen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "away with the weapons!",
          "ref": "1854, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter V, page 251",
          "text": "bort med vaabnene!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "lethal weapons",
          "ref": "1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 178",
          "text": "dødbringende våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "loaded weapons",
          "ref": "1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 59",
          "text": "ladte våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "to use weapons, - to step into open competition, - where would it carry",
          "ref": "1874, Henrik Ibsen, Fru Inger til Østråt, page 35",
          "text": "at bruge våben, – at træde i åben dyst, – hvor vilde det bære hen",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the weapons are facing us!",
          "ref": "1934, Arnulf Øverland, Riket er ditt, page 99",
          "text": "våbnene er vendt mot oss!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the enemy threw his weapon",
          "ref": "1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte I, page 46",
          "text": "fienden sit vaaben kasted",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "no weapon bites on [the hawk]",
          "ref": "1885, Henrik Ibsen, Brand, page 265",
          "text": "intet våben bider på [hauken]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "[the rifle] was a weapon that could hardly be matched",
          "ref": "1926, Mikkjel Fønhus, Reinsbukken på Jotunfjell, page 47",
          "text": "[riflen] var et våpen som det neppe fantes maken til",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "[the hall] will be decorated with old military flags and weapons",
          "ref": "1928, Oslo Aftenavis, page 14",
          "text": "[hallen] vil bli smykket med gamle militærfaner og våpen",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "new German weapon deployed against England",
          "ref": "1944, Aftenposten, page 1",
          "text": "nytt tysk våpen satt inn mot England",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "we had our stomachs and breasts facing each other, I felt the tip of his weapon against my thigh",
          "ref": "1966, Jens Bjørneboe, Uten en tråd, page 79",
          "text": "vi hadde mavene og brystene mot hverandre, Jeg følte spissen av våpenet hans mot låret mitt",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "agricultural tools and weapons were made of flint and stone",
          "ref": "2000, Margit Harsson, Stein",
          "text": "jordbruksredskap og våpen var laget av flint og stein",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "one of the men scolded me for a slave; then I attacked him and killed him",
          "ref": "1873, Henrik Ibsen, Hærmændene på Helgeland, page 15",
          "text": "en af mændene skældte mig for en træl; så bar jeg våben på ham og fældte ham",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the weapons have rested today",
          "ref": "1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 251",
          "text": "vaabenerne have hvilet idag",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Israel will lay down its arms to give the Palestinian Authority a chance to act",
          "ref": "2001 May 12, VG",
          "text": "Israel vil la våpnene hvile for å gi den palestinske selvstyremyndigheten en sjanse til å handle",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "both NATO soldiers and Taliban fighters laid down their arms when International Peace Day was marked in Afghanistan",
          "ref": "2008 September 21, Adressa",
          "text": "både NATO-soldater og Talibans krigere lot våpnene hvile da Den internasjonale fredsdagen ble markert i Afghanistan",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "generals must be willing to let the weapons speak",
          "ref": "2014 January 24, Aftenposten, page 57",
          "text": "generaler må være villige til å la våpnene tale",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "The PKK wants to lay down its arms",
          "ref": "1999 February 6, VG",
          "text": "PKK vil legge ned våpnene",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the army is told to lay down its arms at the last minute",
          "ref": "2014 September 22, Aftenposten",
          "text": "hæren får beskjed om å legge ned våpnene i siste liten",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "blow to arms",
          "ref": "1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 161",
          "text": "blæs til våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "You have called the common people to arms",
          "ref": "1874, Henrik Ibsen, Fru Inger til Østråt, page 106",
          "text": "I har kaldt almuen til våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "to arms! The lures run through the streets of Oslo",
          "ref": "1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte II, page 43",
          "text": "til våben! Lurene går gennem Oslo gader",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "call the Nordenfjeld commons under arms",
          "ref": "1874, Henrik Ibsen, Fru Inger til Østråt, page 135",
          "text": "kalde den nordenfjeldske almue under våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "many men under arms",
          "ref": "1875, Henrik Ibsen, Catilina, page 94",
          "text": "mange mænd i våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "a weapon; arms (an instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords)"
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an army; armed force (a large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground operations)"
      ],
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        ],
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          "armed"
        ],
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          "force"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, usually in the plural) an army; armed force (a large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground operations)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hær"
        },
        {
          "word": "våpenmakt"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "neuter",
        "plural-normally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "nb:Military"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a branch of an army (a subdivision or a branch of defense)"
      ],
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        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
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          "branch",
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        [
          "army",
          "army"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) a branch of an army (a subdivision or a branch of defense)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "våpengren"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "beat someone with their own means",
          "text": "slå/felle noen med hans/hennes egne våpen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "give someone something that can harm someone",
          "text": "gi noen våpen i hende",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "[Caesar] look down on the earth with the gaze of the devil; and smote it with the weapon of the heavens",
          "ref": "1853, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter III, page 26",
          "text": "[Cæsaren] nedsaa paa jorden med djævelens blik; og slog den med vaabnet, som himmelen gav",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the weapon of language",
          "ref": "1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 41",
          "text": "sprogets våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "now I had weapons against him, you see; he did not dare to kneel",
          "ref": "1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere, page 64",
          "text": "nu havde jeg våben imod ham, ser De; han turde ikke kny",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "fight with noble weapons",
          "ref": "1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm, page 52",
          "text": "kæmpe med adelige våben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "[everything I had learned] it was weapons, it was good to have to get through life with",
          "ref": "1925, Sigrid Undset, Samlede romaner og fortællinger fra nutiden I,1, page 18",
          "text": "[alt hva jeg hadde lært] det var vaaben, det var godt at ha til at greie sig gjennem livet med",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1877, Arne Garborg, Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse, page 238",
          "text": "et sprog er et vaaben – og et vaaben kaster man ikke fra siget sprog er et vaaben – og et vaaben kaster man ikke fra sig\na language is a weapon – and a weapon is not be thrown away",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the saber and the holy water broom are mighty weapons [in France]",
          "ref": "1900, Gunnar Heiberg, Pariserbreve, page 53",
          "text": "sablen og vievandskosten er mægtige vaaben [i Frankrike]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the corruption committee as a weapon in the election campaign?",
          "ref": "1934, Dagbladet, pages 1–2",
          "text": "korrupsjonskomiteen som våben i valgkampen?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "keep F. N. alive as an active weapon against aggression",
          "ref": "1951, Verdens Gang, page 18",
          "text": "holde F. N. i live som et aktivt våpen mot aggresjon",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "your pen is your weapon",
          "ref": "2002 January 11, Bergens Tidende",
          "text": "din penn er ditt våpen",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "the young people… use Facebook and Twitter as weapons",
          "ref": "2011 October 7, Dagbladet",
          "text": "ungdommene … bruker Facebook og Twitter som våpen",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "[I want to] beat [the ski jumper] Wirkola with his own weapon, two good jumps, longest and best every time",
          "ref": "1968 February 1, Dagbladet, page 7",
          "text": "[jeg vil] slå [skihopperen] Wirkola med hans egne våpen, to gode hopp, lengst og best hver gang",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a weapon (an instrument or other means of exerting control over another or accomplishing something)"
      ],
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          "weapon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a weapon (an instrument or other means of exerting control over another or accomplishing something)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples",
        "nb:Heraldry"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "use a badge of nobility",
          "text": "føre våpen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "red as the lion's field in the weapon",
          "ref": "1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II, page 331",
          "text": "rød som løvens felt i vaabnet",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "an equestrian flag, where on the coat of arms of Scotland",
          "ref": "1919, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede digter-verker II, page 303",
          "text": "en rytterfane, hvor paa Skotlands vaaben",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1867, Rudolf Keyser, Efterladte Skrifter II,1, page 68",
          "text": "[fra Håkon Håkonssøns tid fremstilte seglet] stedse kongens og rigets vaaben\n[from Håkon Håkonssøn's time, the seal always produced] the arms of the king and the kingdom",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coat of arms (hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heraldry",
          "heraldry"
        ],
        [
          "coat of arms",
          "coat of arms"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(heraldry) coat of arms (hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "heraldry",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋoːpən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋoːpn̩/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ən"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-oːpn̩"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Nb-v%C3%A5pen.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
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  ],
  "word": "våpen"
}

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