haleben

halebenet (definite singular)
haleben (indefinite plural)
halebena (definite plural)
halebenene (definite plural)


mellomgolv

mellomgolvet (definite singular)
mellomgolv (indefinite plural)
mellomgolva (definite plural)
mellomgolvene (definite plural)

(anatomy) diaphragm (thoracic diaphragm)


isjiasnerve

isjiasnerven (definite singular)
isjiasnerver (indefinite plural)
isjiasnervene (definite plural)


menigmann

menigmannen (definite singular)
menigmenn (indefinite plural)
menigmennene (definite plural)


amming

amminga (definite singular)
ammingen (definite singular)


eggløsning

eggløsninga (definite singular)
eggløsningen (definite singular)
eggløsninger (indefinite plural)
eggløsningene (definite plural)


eggløsninga

definite feminine singular of eggløsning


eggløsningen

definite masculine singular of eggløsning


næringsverdi

næringsverdien (definite singular)
næringsverdier (indefinite plural)
næringsverdiene (definite plural)


overfølsomhet

overfølsomheta (definite singular)
overfølsomheten (definite singular)


overfølsomheten

definite masculine singular of overfølsomhet


overfølsomheta

definite feminine singular of overfølsomhet


hukommelsestap

hukommelsestapet (definite singular)
hukommelsestap (indefinite plural)
hukommelsestapa (definite plural)
hukommelsestapene (definite plural)


utskillelse

utskillelsen (definite singular)
utskillelser (indefinite plural)
utskillelsene (definite plural)


hjerneslag

hjerneslaget (definite singular)
hjerneslag (indefinite plural)
hjerneslaga (definite plural)
hjerneslagene (definite plural)

(medicine) a stroke (affecting the brain)


tilstopping

tilstoppinga (definite singular)
tilstoppingen (definite singular)
tilstoppinger (indefinite plural)
tilstoppingene (definite plural)


tilstoppinga

definite feminine singular of tilstopping


tilstoppingen

definite masculine singular of tilstopping


planteolje

planteolja (definite singular)
planteoljen (definite singular)
planteoljer (indefinite plural)
planteoljene (definite plural)


planteolja

definite feminine singular of planteolje


planteoljen

definite masculine singular of planteolje


aterosklerose

From Ancient Greek ἀθήρα (athḗra) + sklerose.


sklerose

sklerosen (definite singular)
skleroser (indefinite plural)
sklerosene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis), from σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).


glykemi

From Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).


pådriver

pådriveren (definite singular)
pådrivere (indefinite plural)
pådriverne (definite plural)


matvareindustri

matvareindustrien (definite singular)
matvareindustrier (indefinite plural)
matvareindustriene (definite plural)


transfettsyre

transfettsyra (definite singular)
transfettsyren (definite singular)
transfettsyrer (indefinite plural)
transfettsyrene (definite plural)


transfettsyren

definite masculine singular of transfettsyre


transfettsyra

definite feminine singular of transfettsyre


innpass

innpasset (definite singular)
innpass (indefinite plural)
innpassa (definite plural)
innpassene (definite plural)


musikklærer

musikklæreren (definite singular)
musikklærere (indefinite plural)
musikklærerne (definite plural)


stoffskifte

stoffskiftet (definite singular)
stoffskifter (indefinite plural)
stoffskifta (definite plural)
stoffskiftene (definite plural)


makronæringsstoff

makronæringsstoffet (definite singular)
makronæringsstoff (indefinite plural)
makronæringsstoffer (indefinite plural)
makronæringsstoffa (definite plural)
makronæringsstoffene (definite plural)


livsløp

livsløpet (definite singular)
livsløp (indefinite plural)
livsløpa (definite plural)
livsløpene (definite plural)


laktasjon

laktasjonen (definite singular)
laktasjoner (indefinite plural)
laktasjonene (definite plural)


mastitt

From Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós) + -itt.


melkekjertel

melkekjertelen (definite singular)
melkekjertler (indefinite plural)
melkekjertlene (definite plural)


hivsmitte

HIV infection (spread of HIV to other people)


avkom

avkommet (definite singular)
avkom (indefinite plural)
avkomma (definite plural)
avkommene (definite plural)


seleksjon

seleksjonen (definite singular)
seleksjoner (indefinite plural)
seleksjonene (definite plural)


helsedepartement

helsedepartementet (definite singular)
helsedepartement (indefinite plural)
helsedepartementer (indefinite plural)
helsedepartementa (definite plural)
helsedepartementene (definite plural)

(government) Department of Health, Health Department


barneekteskap

barneekteskapet (definite singular)
barneekteskap (indefinite plural)
barneekteskaper (indefinite plural)
barneekteskapa (definite plural)
barneekteskapene (definite plural)

child marriage (marriage where one or both partners are still children)


skolejente

skolejenta (definite singular)
skolejenten (definite singular)
skolejenter (indefinite plural)
skolejentene (definite plural)


skolejenta

definite feminine singular of skolejente


skolejenten

definite masculine singular of skolejente


hjelpetelefon

hjelpetelefonen (definite singular)
hjelpetelefoner (indefinite plural)
hjelpetelefonene (definite plural)


generaldirektør

generaldirektøren (definite singular)
generaldirektører (indefinite plural)
generaldirektørene (definite plural)


førsteminister

førsteministeren (definite singular)
førsteministere (indefinite plural)
førsteministre (indefinite plural)
førsteministrer (indefinite plural)
førsteministerne (definite plural)
førsteministrene (definite plural)


gjennomsnittsalder

gjennomsnittsalderen (definite singular)
gjennomsnittsaldere (indefinite plural)
gjennomsnittsaldre (indefinite plural)
gjennomsnittsaldrer (indefinite plural)
gjennomsnittsalderne (definite plural)
gjennomsnittsaldrene (definite plural)


utenrikspolitikk

utenrikspolitikken (definite singular)
utenrikspolitikker (indefinite plural)
utenrikspolitikkene (definite plural)


regjeringsskifte

regjeringsskiftet (definite singular)
regjeringsskifter (indefinite plural)
regjeringsskifta (definite plural)
regjeringsskiftene (definite plural)


hvitvasking

hvitvaskinga (definite singular)
hvitvaskingen (definite singular)
hvitvaskinger (indefinite plural)
hvitvaskingene (definite plural)

From hvitvaske + -ing. Literally «whitewashing». Compare Dutch witwassen and Norwegian Nynorsk kvitvasking.

(hvitvasking av penger) money laundering


hvitvaskinga

definite feminine singular of hvitvasking


hvitvaskingen

definite masculine singular of hvitvasking


høykommisjon

høykommisjonen (definite singular)
høykommisjoner (indefinite plural)
høykommisjonene (definite plural)


talerett

From tale (“to speak”) + rett (“right”).

right to speak (at a meeting, in an assembly)


regjeringsmedlem

regjeringsmedlemmet (definite singular)
regjeringsmedlemmer (indefinite plural)
regjeringsmedlemma (definite plural)
regjeringsmedlemmene (definite plural)


tredeling

tredelinga (definite singular)
tredelingen (definite singular)
tredelinger (indefinite plural)
tredelingene (definite plural)


tredelingen

definite masculine singular of tredeling


mistillit

mistillita (definite singular)
mistilliten (definite singular)


mistilliten

definite masculine singular of mistillit


mistillitsvotum

mistillitsvotumet (definite singular)
mistillitsvota (indefinite plural)
mistillitsvotaene (definite plural)

vote of no confidence
vote of no confidence


forretningsbygning

forretningsbygninga (definite singular)
forretningsbygningen (definite singular)
forretningsbygninger (indefinite plural)
forretningsbygningene (definite plural)


forretningsbygningen

definite masculine singular of forretningsbygning


kirkesamfunn

kirkesamfunnet (definite singular)
kirkesamfunn (indefinite plural)
kirkesamfunna (definite plural)
kirkesamfunnene (definite plural)

(Christianity) a (religious) denomination


landgang

landgangen (definite singular)
landganger (indefinite plural)
landgangene (definite plural)


utflytter

utflytteren (definite singular)
utflyttere (indefinite plural)
utflytterne (definite plural)


bistand

From the verb bistå, after Middle Low German bistand, from bistan, and German Beistand.


folkeferd

folkeferdet (definite singular)
folkeferd (indefinite plural)
folkeferda (definite plural)
folkeferdene (definite plural)


jordbruksområde

jordbruksområdet (definite singular)
jordbruksområde (indefinite plural)
jordbruksområder (indefinite plural)
jordbruksområda (definite plural)
jordbruksområdene (definite plural)


meieriprodukt

meieriproduktet (definite singular)
meieriprodukt (indefinite plural)
meieriprodukter (indefinite plural)
meieriprodukta (definite plural)
meieriproduktene (definite plural)


særstilling

særstillinga (definite singular)
særstillingen (definite singular)
særstillinger (indefinite plural)
særstillingene (definite plural)


særstillinga

definite feminine singular of særstilling


særstillingen

definite masculine singular of særstilling


djevelskap

djevelskapen (definite singular)
djevelskapet (definite singular)


djevelskapen

definite masculine singular of djevelskap


historieskriver

historieskriveren (definite singular)
historieskrivere (indefinite plural)
historieskriverne (definite plural)

a person who authors historical works; a chronicler


kongesønn

kongesønnen (definite singular)
kongesønner (indefinite plural)
kongesønnene (definite plural)


levning

levningen (definite singular)
levninger (indefinite plural)
levningene (definite plural)


opprinnelsessted

opprinnelsesstedet (definite singular)
opprinnelsessteder (indefinite plural)
opprinnelsesstedene (definite plural)


landingssted

landingsstedet (definite singular)
landingssteder (indefinite plural)
landingsstedene (definite plural)


lappeteppe

lappeteppet (definite singular)
lappetepper (indefinite plural)
lappeteppa (definite plural)
lappeteppene (definite plural)

a patchwork quilt, a patchwork (e.g. of fields)


råsaft

råsafta (definite singular)
råsaften (definite singular)
råsafter (indefinite plural)
råsaftene (definite plural)


avlsgård

avlsgården (definite singular)
avlsgårder (indefinite plural)
avlsgårdene (definite plural)


hovedgård

hovedgården (definite singular)
hovedgårder (indefinite plural)
hovedgårdene (definite plural)


kongebesøk

kongebesøket (definite singular)
kongebesøk (indefinite plural)
kongebesøka (definite plural)
kongebesøkene (definite plural)


krigsmakt

krigsmakta (definite singular)
krigsmakten (definite singular)
krigsmakter (indefinite plural)
krigsmaktene (definite plural)


krigsmakten

definite masculine singular of krigsmakt


oppgjør

oppgjøret (definite singular)
oppgjør (indefinite plural)
oppgjøra (definite plural)
oppgjørene (definite plural)


overherredømme

supremacy, domination, sovereignty, hegemony


bindingsverk

(architecture) half-timbered construction, timber framing


alenefar

alenefaren (definite singular)
alenefarer (indefinite plural)
alenefarene (definite plural)


hjemmeundervisning

hjemmeundervisninga (definite singular)
hjemmeundervisningen (definite singular)


hjemmeundervisninga

definite feminine singular of hjemmeundervisning


hjemmeundervisningen

definite masculine singular of hjemmeundervisning


filmavis

filmavisa (definite singular)
filmavisen (definite singular)
filmaviser (indefinite plural)
filmavisene (definite plural)


sølvjubileum

sølvjubileet (definite singular)
sølvjubileer (indefinite plural)
sølvjubilea (definite plural)
sølvjubileene (definite plural)

From sølv + jubileum, after English silver jubilee.


gulljubileum

gulljubileet (definite singular)
gulljubileer (indefinite plural)
gulljubilea (definite plural)
gulljubileene (definite plural)


diamantjubileum

diamantjubileet (definite singular)
diamantjubileer (indefinite plural)
diamantjubilea (definite plural)
diamantjubileene (definite plural)


utmerkelse

utmerkelsen (definite singular)
utmerkelser (indefinite plural)
utmerkelsene (definite plural)


utenlandsreise

utenlandsreisa (definite singular)
utenlandsreisen (definite singular)
utenlandsreiser (indefinite plural)
utenlandsreisene (definite plural)


utenlandsreisa

definite feminine singular of utenlandsreise


utenlandsreisen

definite masculine singular of utenlandsreise


guvernanta

definite feminine singular of guvernante


historielærer

historielæreren (definite singular)
historielærere (indefinite plural)
historielærerne (definite plural)


bilmekaniker

bilmekanikeren (definite singular)
bilmekanikere (indefinite plural)
bilmekanikerne (definite plural)


familienavn

familienavnet (definite singular)
familienavn (indefinite plural)
familienavna (definite plural)
familienavnene (definite plural)


baktanke

baktanken (definite singular)
baktanker (indefinite plural)
baktankene (definite plural)

From bak + tanke, compare to German Hintergedanke and French arrière-pensée.


høyhet

høyheta (definite singular)
høyheten (definite singular)
høyheter (indefinite plural)
høyhetene (definite plural)

Hans / Hennes Kongelige Høyhet

elevation, highness, loftiness, sublimity


tiltredelse

tiltredelsen (definite singular)
tiltredelser (indefinite plural)
tiltredelsene (definite plural)

From tiltrede (“old form of tiltre”) + -else.

af

old form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nb">tiltre</i>


kortform

kortforma (definite singular)
kortformen (definite singular)
kortformer (indefinite plural)
kortformene (definite plural)


grevinne

grevinna (definite singular)
grevinnen (definite singular)
grevinner (indefinite plural)
grevinnene (definite plural)

From greve + -inne, from Old Norse greifinna.


stamtavle

stamtavla (definite singular)
stamtavlen (definite singular)
stamtavler (indefinite plural)
stamtavlene (definite plural)

From stam- + tavle, after German Stammtafel.


stamtavlen

definite masculine singular of stamtavle


veddeløp

veddeløpet (definite singular)
veddeløp (indefinite plural)
veddeløpa (definite plural)
veddeløpene (definite plural)

From vedde + løp, after German Wettlauf.

a horse race or greyhound race on which bets are made


vertsby

vertsbyen (definite singular)
vertsbyer (indefinite plural)
vertsbyene (definite plural)


konføderasjon

konføderasjonen (definite singular)
konføderasjoner (indefinite plural)
konføderasjonene (definite plural)

A loanword, ultimately from Late Latin confoederatio


moderland

moderlandet (definite singular)
moderland (indefinite plural)
moderlanda (definite plural)
moderlandene (definite plural)


sivilrett

sivilretten (definite singular)
sivilretter (indefinite plural)
sivilrettene (definite plural)


brennpunkt

brennpunktet (definite singular)
brennpunkt (indefinite plural)
brennpunkter (indefinite plural)
brennpunkta (definite plural)
brennpunktene (definite plural)

From brenne + punkt, compare with German Brennpunkt.


gullrush

gullrushet (definite singular)
gullrush (indefinite plural)
gullrusha (definite plural)
gullrushene (definite plural)


krigssti

krigsstien (definite singular)
krigsstier (indefinite plural)
krigsstiene (definite plural)

From krig + -s- + sti, after English warpath.


depresjon

depresjonen (definite singular)
depresjoner (indefinite plural)
depresjonene (definite plural)


søramerikaner

søramerikaneren (definite singular)
søramerikanere (indefinite plural)
søramerikanerne (definite plural)


grunnlovsendring

grunnlovsendringa (definite singular)
grunnlovsendringen (definite singular)
grunnlovsendringer (indefinite plural)
grunnlovsendringene (definite plural)

constitutional amendment
constitutional amendment


grunnlovsendringa

definite feminine singular of grunnlovsendring


grunnlovsendringen

definite masculine singular of grunnlovsendring


kronkoloni

kronkolonien (definite singular)
kronkolonier (indefinite plural)
kronkoloniene (definite plural)

From krone + koloni, after English crown colony.


immigrasjon

immigrasjonen (definite singular)
immigrasjoner (indefinite plural)
immigrasjonene (definite plural)


lovendring

lovendringa (definite singular)
lovendringen (definite singular)
lovendringer (indefinite plural)
lovendringene (definite plural)

a law amendment (change in / amendment to the law)


lovendringa

definite feminine singular of lovendring


lovendringen

definite masculine singular of lovendring


lovforslag

lovforslaget (definite singular)
lovforslag (indefinite plural)
lovforslaga (definite plural)
lovforslagene (definite plural)

a bill (draft of a proposed new law or amendment to an existing law)


underhus

underhuset (definite singular)
underhus (indefinite plural)
underhusa (definite plural)
underhusene (definite plural)

From under- + hus, after English lower house.


regjeringssjef

regjeringssjefen (definite singular)
regjeringssjefer (indefinite plural)
regjeringssjefene (definite plural)


nyvalg

nyvalget (definite singular)
nyvalg (indefinite plural)
nyvalga (definite plural)
nyvalgene (definite plural)

(usually) a snap election (general election called before one is due)


totempåle

totempålen (definite singular)
totempåler (indefinite plural)
totempålene (definite plural)


kanadagåsen

definite masculine singular of kanadagås


bystrøk

bystrøket (definite singular)
bystrøk (indefinite plural)
bystrøka (definite plural)
bystrøkene (definite plural)


forbundsstat

forbundsstaten (definite singular)
forbundsstater (indefinite plural)
forbundsstatene (definite plural)

a federation (group of states or provinces with a central government but independence in internal affairs)


befolkningsvekst

befolkningsveksten (definite singular)
befolkningsvekster (indefinite plural)
befolkningsvekstene (definite plural)


samfunnstjeneste

samfunnstjenesten (definite singular)
samfunnstjenester (indefinite plural)
samfunnstjenestene (definite plural)

community service (as a form of punishment)


førstespråk

førstespråket (definite singular)
førstespråk (indefinite plural)
førstespråka (definite plural)
førstespråkene (definite plural)


moderasjon

moderasjonen (definite singular)
moderasjoner (indefinite plural)
moderasjonene (definite plural)

From French modération, from Latin moderatio.


parlamentsbygning

parlamentsbygninga (definite singular)
parlamentsbygningen (definite singular)
parlamentsbygninger (indefinite plural)
parlamentsbygningene (definite plural)

parliament building, house of parliament


parlamentsbygninga

definite feminine singular of parlamentsbygning


parlamentsbygningen

definite masculine singular of parlamentsbygning


lønneblad

lønnebladet (definite singular)
lønneblad (indefinite plural)
lønneblader (indefinite plural)
lønneblada (definite plural)
lønnebladene (definite plural)

a maple leaf (leaf and Canadian national symbol)


handelsnasjon

handelsnasjonen (definite singular)
handelsnasjoner (indefinite plural)
handelsnasjonene (definite plural)


bergverk

bergverket (definite singular)
bergverk (indefinite plural)
bergverker (indefinite plural)
bergverka (definite plural)
bergverkene (definite plural)

From berg + verk, after German Bergwerk.


utenlandsgjeld

utenlandsgjelda (definite singular)
utenlandsgjelden (definite singular)


utenlandsgjelda

definite feminine singular of utenlandsgjeld


utenlandsgjelden

definite masculine singular of utenlandsgjeld


nobelprisvinner

nobelprisvinneren (definite singular)
nobelprisvinnere (indefinite plural)
nobelprisvinnerne (definite plural)


romferge

romferga (definite singular)
romfergen (definite singular)
romferger (indefinite plural)
romfergene (definite plural)


romfartøy

romfartøyet (definite singular)
romfartøy (indefinite plural)
romfartøyer (indefinite plural)
romfartøya (definite plural)
romfartøyene (definite plural)

From rom + fartøy, after English spacecraft.


romprogram

romprogrammet (definite singular)
romprogram (indefinite plural)
romprogrammer (indefinite plural)
romprogramma (definite plural)
romprogrammene (definite plural)


løypemage

løypemagen (definite singular)
løypemager (indefinite plural)
løypemagene (definite plural)


børsindeks

børsindeksen (definite singular)
børsindekser (indefinite plural)
børsindeksene (definite plural)


parlamentarisme

(government) parliamentarism, parliamentary government


søreuropeer

søreuropeeren (definite singular)
søreuropeere (indefinite plural)
søreuropeerne (definite plural)

a Southern European (person from Southern Europe)


trygd

trygda (definite singular)
trygden (definite singular)
trygder (indefinite plural)
trygdene (definite plural)

insurance (social security, national health etc.)


barnetrygd

barnetrygda (definite singular)
barnetrygden (definite singular)
barnetrygder (indefinite plural)
barnetrygdene (definite plural)


barnetrygda

definite feminine singular of barnetrygd


barnetrygden

definite masculine singular of barnetrygd


arbeidsledighetstrygd

arbeidsledighetstrygda (definite singular)
arbeidsledighetstrygden (definite singular)
arbeidsledighetstrygder (indefinite plural)
arbeidsledighetstrygdene (definite plural)

unemployment benefit
unemployment benefit


arbeidsledighetstrygda

definite feminine singular of arbeidsledighetstrygd


arbeidsledighetstrygden

definite masculine singular of arbeidsledighetstrygd


arbeidsledighetstrygder

indefinite plural of arbeidsledighetstrygd


arbeidsledighetstrygdene

definite plural of arbeidsledighetstrygd


helseomsorg

helseomsorga (definite singular)
helseomsorgen (definite singular)


helseomsorga

definite feminine singular of helseomsorg


helseomsorgen

definite masculine singular of helseomsorg


fiskebanke

fiskebanken (definite singular)
fiskebanker (indefinite plural)
fiskebankene (definite plural)

a fishing bank or fishing ground (shallow underwater sea area frequented by fish and popular for fishing)


presbyterianer

presbyterianeren (definite singular)
presbyterianere (indefinite plural)
presbyterianerne (definite plural)


sjøvei

sjøveien (definite singular)
sjøveier (indefinite plural)
sjøveiene (definite plural)

(nautical) a sea route (route used by shipping)


høvding

høvdingen (definite singular)
høvdinger (indefinite plural)
høvdingene (definite plural)


åregaffel

åregaffelen (definite singular)
åregafler (indefinite plural)
åregaflene (definite plural)


esing

esinga (definite singular)
esingen (definite singular)
esinger (indefinite plural)
esingene (definite plural)


båtripe

båtripa (definite singular)
båtripen (definite singular)
båtriper (indefinite plural)
båtripene (definite plural)


stevne

stevnet (definite singular)
stevner (indefinite plural)
stevna (definite plural)
stevnene (definite plural)


jomfrutur

jomfruturen (definite singular)
jomfruturer (indefinite plural)
jomfruturene (definite plural)


vielsesattest

vielsesattesten (definite singular)
vielsesattester (indefinite plural)
vielsesattestene (definite plural)


vielse

vielsen (definite singular)
vielser (indefinite plural)
vielsene (definite plural)

vie + -else, from Danish vielse, from Old Danish wielse, wigelse


klippfisk

klippfisken (definite singular)
klippfisker (indefinite plural)
klippfiskene (definite plural)

From kleppfisk, via Low German klippfisch; compare with Dutch klipvis and Faroese klippfiskur.


garnisonsby

garnisonsbyen (definite singular)
garnisonsbyer (indefinite plural)
garnisonsbyene (definite plural)


farskap

farskapet (definite singular)
farskap (indefinite plural)
farskapa (definite plural)
farskapene (definite plural)

From far + -skap, after German Vaterschaft.


festningsby

festningsbyen (definite singular)
festningsbyer (indefinite plural)
festningsbyene (definite plural)


snømengde

snømengden (definite singular)
snømengder (indefinite plural)
snømengdene (definite plural)


strømledning

strømledninga (definite singular)
strømledningen (definite singular)
strømledninger (indefinite plural)
strømledningene (definite plural)

(electricity) power line (e.g. overhead), power cable, power cord, power lead


strømledninga

definite feminine singular of strømledning


strømledningen

definite masculine singular of strømledning


lynnedslag

lynnedslaget (definite singular)
lynnedslag (indefinite plural)
lynnedslaga (definite plural)
lynnedslagene (definite plural)

a lightning strike (direct hit by lightning)


nedslag

nedslaget (definite singular)
nedslag (indefinite plural)
nedslaga (definite plural)
nedslagene (definite plural)


straffange

straffangen (definite singular)
straffanger (indefinite plural)
straffangene (definite plural)


geistlighet

geistligheta (definite singular)
geistligheten (definite singular)
geistligheter (indefinite plural)
geistlighetene (definite plural)


geistligheten

definite masculine singular of geistlighet


geistligheta

definite feminine singular of geistlighet


rangstige

rangstigen (definite singular)
rangstiger (indefinite plural)
rangstigene (definite plural)

den sosiale rangstigen


matbord

matbordet (definite singular)
matbord (indefinite plural)
matborda (definite plural)
matbordene (definite plural)


varmmat

From varm + mat, also separable as two words.


inngifte

From inn + gifte, compare with Danish indgifte.


lojalist

lojalisten (definite singular)
lojalister (indefinite plural)
lojalistene (definite plural)

From lojal + -ist or possibly English loyalist.


fjernsynskanal

fjernsynskanalen (definite singular)
fjernsynskanaler (indefinite plural)
fjernsynskanalene (definite plural)


pengefolk

pengefolket (definite singular)
pengefolk (indefinite plural)
pengefolka (definite plural)
pengefolkene (definite plural)


lønnetre

lønnetreet (definite singular)
lønnetre (indefinite plural)
lønnetrær (indefinite plural)
lønnetrea (definite plural)
lønnetrærne (definite plural)


planteskole

planteskolen (definite singular)
planteskoler (indefinite plural)
planteskolene (definite plural)


verdenscup

verdenscupen (definite singular)
verdenscuper (indefinite plural)
verdenscupene (definite plural)

From verden + -s- + cup, after English world cup.


innfartsvei

innfartsveien (definite singular)
innfartsveier (indefinite plural)
innfartsveiene (definite plural)

an approach road, a road into a town or city


innfart

innfarten (definite singular)
innfarter (indefinite plural)
innfartene (definite plural)


frihavn

frihavna (definite singular)
frihavnen (definite singular)
frihavner (indefinite plural)
frihavnene (definite plural)


frigjøringskrig

frigjøringskrigen (definite singular)
frigjøringskriger (indefinite plural)
frigjøringskrigene (definite plural)


sukkermais

sukkermaisen (definite singular)
sukkermaiser (indefinite plural)
sukkermaisene (definite plural)


festningsanlegg

festningsanlegget (definite singular)
festningsanlegg (indefinite plural)
festningsanlegga (definite plural)
festningsanleggene (definite plural)


fødselshyppighet

fødselshyppigheta (definite singular)
fødselshyppigheten (definite singular)
fødselshyppigheter (indefinite plural)
fødselshyppighetene (definite plural)

From fødsel + -s- + hyppighet, compare with Danish fødselshyppighed.


fødselshyppigheten

definite masculine singular of fødselshyppighet


forsprang

forspranget (definite singular)
forsprang (indefinite plural)
forspranga (definite plural)
forsprangene (definite plural)


foregangsland

foregangslandet (definite singular)
foregangsland (indefinite plural)
foregangslanda (definite plural)
foregangslandene (definite plural)


tospråklighet

tospråkligheta (definite singular)
tospråkligheten (definite singular)


tospråkligheten

definite masculine singular of tospråklighet


tospråkligheta

definite feminine singular of tospråklighet


vertskap

vertskapet (definite singular)
vertskap (indefinite plural)
vertskaper (indefinite plural)
vertskapa (definite plural)
vertskapene (definite plural)

Vertskapet hadde latt dem i fred, de gikk sove så lenge de ønsket.

2017, Trond Vernegg, Granatsjokk, Kolofon Forlag, →ISBN:

The hosts had left them alone, they got to sleep as long as they wanted.

the hosts, host and hostess, position of host or hostess


føderalist

føderalisten (definite singular)
føderalister (indefinite plural)
føderalistene (definite plural)

Probably from føderal + -ist, compare with føderalisme and French fédéraliste


annetkammer

annetkammeret (definite singular)
annetkammer (indefinite plural)
annetkamre (indefinite plural)
annetkamra (definite plural)
annetkamrene (definite plural)

From annet (“neuter of annen”) + kammer.

neuter of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nb">annen</i>


sammenføyning

sammenføyninga (definite singular)
sammenføyningen (definite singular)
sammenføyninger (indefinite plural)
sammenføyningene (definite plural)

From føye + sammen or sammenføye + -ning.


sammenføyninga

definite feminine singular of sammenføyning


sammenføyningen

definite masculine singular of sammenføyning


girskift

girskiftet (definite singular)
girskift (indefinite plural)
girskifta (definite plural)
girskiftene (definite plural)


melkeproduksjon

milk production (on a dairy farm, or by a woman's breasts)


gårdsarbeider

gårdsarbeideren (definite singular)
gårdsarbeidere (indefinite plural)
gårdsarbeiderne (definite plural)


tollbarriere

tollbarrieren (definite singular)
tollbarrierer (indefinite plural)
tollbarrierene (definite plural)


selvangivelse

selvangivelsen (definite singular)
selvangivelser (indefinite plural)
selvangivelsene (definite plural)


hverdag

hverdagen (definite singular)
hverdager (indefinite plural)
hverdagene (definite plural)

From Danish hverdag. Compound of hver (“every”) + dag (“day”), from Old Norse hverr (“every”) dagr (“day”). Semantic shift of uncertain origin. Probably, from the original meaning "every day which is not a holy day". Plausibly under the influence of similar-sounding German "Werktag".


kraftutbygging

kraftutbygginga (definite singular)
kraftutbyggingen (definite singular)
kraftutbygginger (indefinite plural)
kraftutbyggingene (definite plural)

(literally) power development, often in the form of a hydroelectric scheme


kraftutbygginga

definite feminine singular of kraftutbygging


kraftutbyggingen

definite masculine singular of kraftutbygging


avstamning

avstamninga (definite singular)
avstamningen (definite singular)
avstamninger (indefinite plural)
avstamningene (definite plural)

From the old verb avstamme + -ning, compare with the verb stamme.

(of people's origins) descent, extraction


avstamninga

definite feminine singular of avstamning


avstamningen

definite masculine singular of avstamning


oljefunn

oljefunnet (definite singular)
oljefunn (indefinite plural)
oljefunna (definite plural)
oljefunnene (definite plural)

an oil discovery or oil find (made when drilling for oil)


svartbjørn

svartbjørnen (definite singular)
svartbjørner (indefinite plural)
svartbjørnene (definite plural)

Ursus americanus
Ursus americanus#Translingual


forveksling

forvekslinga (definite singular)
forvekslingen (definite singular)
forvekslinger (indefinite plural)
forvekslingene (definite plural)

confusion (between things), mix-up, mistake


forvekslinga

definite feminine singular of forveksling


forvekslingen

definite masculine singular of forveksling


søppelkasse

søppelkassa (definite singular)
søppelkassen (definite singular)
søppelkasser (indefinite plural)
søppelkassene (definite plural)

Søppelkassa ved siden av porten var overfylt med tomflasker, plastbeholdere, acetonkanner, og søppelsekker der tomme saltposer, røde kaffefiltre, batterier og vaskepulverpakninger tøyt ut.

2018, Roar Sørensen, Paradisets hjerte, Asiaforlaget, →ISBN:

The rubbish bin by the side of the gate was full to overflowing with empty bottles, plastic containers, acetone cans, and rubbish bags where empty salt bags, red coffee filters, batteries and washing powder packets spilled out.

a rubbish bin, litter bin, garbage can (or similar names)


søppelkassa

definite feminine singular of søppelkasse


søppelkassen

definite masculine singular of søppelkasse


tomflaske

tomflaska (definite singular)
tomflasken (definite singular)
tomflasker (indefinite plural)
tomflaskene (definite plural)

From tom + flaske, also separable as two words.


tomflasken

definite masculine singular of tomflaske


plastbeholder

plastbeholderen (definite singular)
plastbeholdere (indefinite plural)
plastbeholderne (definite plural)


søppelsekk

søppelsekken (definite singular)
søppelsekker (indefinite plural)
søppelsekkene (definite plural)

a rubbish bag, rubbish sack, garbage bag, trash bag (etc.)


vaskepulver

vaskepulveret (definite singular)
vaskepulver (indefinite plural)
vaskepulvere (indefinite plural)
vaskepulvera (definite plural)
vaskepulverne (definite plural)


kaffefilter

kaffefilteret (definite singular)
kaffefiltret (definite singular)
kaffefilter (indefinite plural)
kaffefiltre (indefinite plural)
kaffefiltra (definite plural)
kaffefiltrene (definite plural)


økenavn

økenavnet (definite singular)
økenavn (indefinite plural)
økenavna (definite plural)
økenavnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse aukanafn, aukanefni; compare with Danish øgenavn.


hovedspråk

hovedspråket (definite singular)
hovedspråk (indefinite plural)
hovedspråka (definite plural)
hovedspråkene (definite plural)


styreleder

styrelederen (definite singular)
styreledere (indefinite plural)
styrelederne (definite plural)

chairman or chair of the board (of directors)


næringsvei

næringsveien (definite singular)
næringsveier (indefinite plural)
næringsveiene (definite plural)

industry, occupation, livelihood, source of income


mellomtid

mellomtida (definite singular)
mellomtiden (definite singular)
mellomtider (indefinite plural)
mellomtidene (definite plural)


mellomtiden

definite masculine singular of mellomtid


valgdistrikt

valgdistriktet (definite singular)
valgdistrikt (indefinite plural)
valgdistrikter (indefinite plural)
valgdistrikta (definite plural)
valgdistriktene (definite plural)

a constituency, electoral district, election district


skigåing

skigåinga (definite singular)
skigåingen (definite singular)


hundespann

hundespannet (definite singular)
hundespann (indefinite plural)
hundespanna (definite plural)
hundespannene (definite plural)


vindkraften

definite masculine singular of vindkraft


skjerper

skjerperen (definite singular)
skjerpere (indefinite plural)
skjerperne (definite plural)


gullgraver

gullgraveren (definite singular)
gullgravere (indefinite plural)
gullgraverne (definite plural)


gullgraving

gullgravinga (definite singular)
gullgravingen (definite singular)


gullgravinga

definite feminine singular of gullgraving


gullgravingen

definite masculine singular of gullgraving


filmindustri

filmindustrien (definite singular)
filmindustrier (indefinite plural)
filmindustriene (definite plural)


oppdagelsesreise

oppdagelsesreisa (definite singular)
oppdagelsesreisen (definite singular)
oppdagelsesreiser (indefinite plural)
oppdagelsesreisene (definite plural)


oppdagelsesreisa

definite feminine singular of oppdagelsesreise


oppdagelsesreisen

definite masculine singular of oppdagelsesreise


kirsebærtre

kirsebærtreet (definite singular)
kirsebærtre (indefinite plural)
kirsebærtrær (indefinite plural)
kirsebærtrea (definite plural)
kirsebærtrærne (definite plural)


kystklima

kystklimaet (definite singular)
kystklima (indefinite plural)
kystklimaer (indefinite plural)
kystklimaene (definite plural)


påkjørsel

påkjørselen (definite singular)
påkjørsla (definite singular)
påkjørsler (indefinite plural)
påkjørslene (definite plural)

a collision where someone / something is run into


påkjørselen

definite masculine singular of påkjørsel


jernbaneselskap

jernbaneselskapet (definite singular)
jernbaneselskap (indefinite plural)
jernbaneselskaper (indefinite plural)
jernbaneselskapa (definite plural)
jernbaneselskapene (definite plural)

(rail transport) a railroad or railway company


protestmarsj

protestmarsjen (definite singular)
protestmarsjer (indefinite plural)
protestmarsjene (definite plural)


alkoholforbud

alkoholforbudet (definite singular)
alkoholforbud (indefinite plural)
alkoholforbuda (definite plural)
alkoholforbudene (definite plural)

ban on alcohol (consumption), prohibition (of the manufacture and sale of alcohol)


skrumplever

head

skrumplever m or f (definite singular skrumpleveren or skrumplevra, indefinite plural skrumplevere or skrumplevre or skrumplevrer, definite plural skrumpleverne or skrumplevrene)

skrumpleveren (definite singular)
skrumplevra (definite singular)
skrumplevere (indefinite plural)
skrumplevre (indefinite plural)
skrumplevrer (indefinite plural)
skrumpleverne (definite plural)
skrumplevrene (definite plural)


skrumpleveren

definite masculine singular of skrumplever


skrumplevra

definite feminine singular of skrumplever


universitetsutdanning

universitetsutdanninga (definite singular)
universitetsutdanningen (definite singular)
universitetsutdanninger (indefinite plural)
universitetsutdanningene (definite plural)


universitetsutdanninga

definite feminine singular of universitetsutdanning


universitetsutdanningen

definite masculine singular of universitetsutdanning


universitetsutdanninger

indefinite plural of universitetsutdanning


universitetsutdanningene

definite plural of universitetsutdanning


aldersgruppe

aldersgruppa (definite singular)
aldersgruppen (definite singular)
aldersgrupper (indefinite plural)
aldersgruppene (definite plural)

From alder + -s- + gruppe, compare with German Altersgruppe.


aldersgruppa

definite feminine singular of aldersgruppe


aldersgruppen

definite masculine singular of aldersgruppe


gruveselskap

gruveselskapet (definite singular)
gruveselskap (indefinite plural)
gruveselskaper (indefinite plural)
gruveselskapa (definite plural)
gruveselskapene (definite plural)


brenselcelle

brenselcella (definite singular)
brenselcellen (definite singular)
brenselceller (indefinite plural)
brenselcellene (definite plural)


brenselcella

definite feminine singular of brenselcelle


brenselcellen

definite masculine singular of brenselcelle


selskapsskatt

selskapsskatten (definite singular)
selskapsskatter (indefinite plural)
selskapsskattene (definite plural)

(taxation) corporation tax, corporate tax, company tax


telekommunikasjon

telekommunikasjonen (definite singular)
telekommunikasjoner (indefinite plural)
telekommunikasjonene (definite plural)


underholdningsindustri

underholdningsindustrien (definite singular)
underholdningsindustrier (indefinite plural)
underholdningsindustriene (definite plural)


underholdningsindustrien

definite singular of underholdningsindustri


hasardspill

hasardspillet (definite singular)
hasardspill (indefinite plural)
hasardspilla (definite plural)
hasardspillene (definite plural)


anleggelse

anleggelsen (definite singular)
anleggelser (indefinite plural)
anleggelsene (definite plural)

construction, building (of something; (to be confirmed))


oppblomstring

oppblomstringa (definite singular)
oppblomstringen (definite singular)
oppblomstringer (indefinite plural)
oppblomstringene (definite plural)

From the older verb oppblomstre (probably from Danish opblomstre) or blomstre opp + -ing.


oppblomstringa

definite feminine singular of oppblomstring


oppblomstringen

definite masculine singular of oppblomstring


avholdsbevegelse

avholdsbevegelsen (definite singular)
avholdsbevegelser (indefinite plural)
avholdsbevegelsene (definite plural)


utbygging

utbygginga (definite singular)
utbyggingen (definite singular)
utbygginger (indefinite plural)
utbyggingene (definite plural)


utbyggingen

definite masculine singular of utbygging


prioritering

prioriteringa (definite singular)
prioriteringen (definite singular)
prioriteringer (indefinite plural)
prioriteringene (definite plural)


prioriteringa

definite feminine singular of prioritering


klimagass

klimagassen (definite singular)
klimagasser (indefinite plural)
klimagassene (definite plural)


smultring

smultringen (definite singular)
smultringer (indefinite plural)
smultringene (definite plural)


berlinerbolle

berlinerbollen (definite singular)
berlinerboller (indefinite plural)
berlinerbollene (definite plural)

From berliner- + bolle, after German Berliner Pfannkuchen.

a doughnut (ball-shaped, filled with jam or cream)


utrykning

utrykninga (definite singular)
utrykningen (definite singular)
utrykninger (indefinite plural)
utrykningene (definite plural)

From the older verb utrykke or rykke ut + -ning.


utrykningen

definite masculine singular of utrykning


fødselstall

fødselstallet (definite singular)
fødselstall (indefinite plural)
fødselstalla (definite plural)
fødselstallene (definite plural)


naturgeografi

physical geography (also translated as natural geography)


utsalg

utsalget (definite singular)
utsalg (indefinite plural)
utsalga (definite plural)
utsalgene (definite plural)

a (clearance) sale (sale of goods at reduced prices)


justisminister

justisministeren (definite singular)
justisministere (indefinite plural)
justisministre (indefinite plural)
justisministrer (indefinite plural)
justisministerne (definite plural)
justisministrene (definite plural)

(government, law) justice minister, minister of justice, attorney general


løpetittel

løpetittelen (definite singular)
løpetitler (indefinite plural)
løpetitlene (definite plural)


lederstil

lederstilen (definite singular)
lederstiler (indefinite plural)
lederstilene (definite plural)


forundring

forundringa (definite singular)
forundringen (definite singular)


forundringa

definite feminine singular of forundring


forundringen

definite masculine singular of forundring


nøkkeltall

nøkkeltallet (definite singular)
nøkkeltall (indefinite plural)
nøkkeltalla (definite plural)
nøkkeltallene (definite plural)

key figure(s) (often plural, e.g. in an analysis)


notering

noteringa (definite singular)
noteringen (definite singular)
noteringer (indefinite plural)
noteringene (definite plural)


grensetvist

grensetvisten (definite singular)
grensetvister (indefinite plural)
grensetvistene (definite plural)


hosianna

hosiannaet (definite singular)
hosianna (indefinite plural)
hosiannaer (indefinite plural)
hosiannaa (definite plural)
hosiannaene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשַׁע נָא (hōsha‘ nā, “please save”).


krigsflåte

krigsflåten (definite singular)
krigsflåter (indefinite plural)
krigsflåtene (definite plural)

(military) a war fleet (fleet of warships)


kjælenavn

kjælenavnet (definite singular)
kjælenavn (indefinite plural)
kjælenavna (definite plural)
kjælenavnene (definite plural)

From kjæle + navn, compare with Danish kælenavn.


utforsking

utforskinga (definite singular)
utforskingen (definite singular)
utforskinger (indefinite plural)
utforskingene (definite plural)


utforskinga

definite feminine singular of utforsking


utforskingen

definite masculine singular of utforsking


kolonitid

kolonitida (definite singular)
kolonitiden (definite singular)

colonial times (historical, the time when colonies were common)


kolonitiden

definite masculine singular of kolonitid


uavhengighetserklæring

uavhengighetserklæringa (definite singular)
uavhengighetserklæringen (definite singular)
uavhengighetserklæringer (indefinite plural)
uavhengighetserklæringene (definite plural)


uavhengighetserklæringa

definite feminine singular of uavhengighetserklæring


uavhengighetserklæringen

definite masculine singular of uavhengighetserklæring


knølhval

knølhvalen (definite singular)
knølhvaler (indefinite plural)
knølhvalene (definite plural)

Megaptera novaeangliae
Megaptera novaeangliae#Translingual

a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)


hvalsafari

hvalsafarien (definite singular)
hvalsafarier (indefinite plural)
hvalsafariene (definite plural)


afroamerikaner

afroamerikaneren (definite singular)
afroamerikanere (indefinite plural)
afroamerikanerne (definite plural)


verdiskaping

verdiskapinga (definite singular)
verdiskapingen (definite singular)
verdiskapinger (indefinite plural)
verdiskapingene (definite plural)


verdiskapinga

definite feminine singular of verdiskaping


verdiskapingen

definite masculine singular of verdiskaping


militærakademi

militærakademiet (definite singular)
militærakademi (indefinite plural)
militærakademier (indefinite plural)
militærakademia (definite plural)
militærakademiene (definite plural)

From militær + akademi, compare with German Militärakademie.


nabostat

nabostaten (definite singular)
nabostater (indefinite plural)
nabostatene (definite plural)


forstadsbane

forstadsbanen (definite singular)
forstadsbaner (indefinite plural)
forstadsbanene (definite plural)

Forstadsbanen er trolig sen siden det er vinter og sporene er ikke velholdt.

The tram is probably late since it’s winter and the tracks aren’t well-maintained.

(rail transport) a suburban railway (or tramway / light rail line running on reserved track)


fiskeørn

fiskeørna (definite singular)
fiskeørnen (definite singular)
fiskeørner (indefinite plural)
fiskeørnene (definite plural)

Pandion haliaetus
Pandion haliaetus#Translingual


hakkespett

hakkespetten (definite singular)
hakkespetter (indefinite plural)
hakkespettene (definite plural)


hakkespette

hakkespetta (definite singular)
hakkespetten (definite singular)
hakkespetter (indefinite plural)
hakkespettene (definite plural)


hakkespetten

definite masculine singular of hakkespette


hakkespetta

definite feminine singular of hakkespette


prærieulv

prærieulven (definite singular)
prærieulver (indefinite plural)
prærieulvene (definite plural)

Canis latrans
Canis latrans#Translingual


industriby

industribyen (definite singular)
industribyer (indefinite plural)
industribyene (definite plural)


felttog

felttoget (definite singular)
felttog (indefinite plural)
felttoga (definite plural)
felttogene (definite plural)


innlandsklima

innlandsklimaet (definite singular)
innlandsklima (indefinite plural)
innlandsklimaer (indefinite plural)
innlandsklimaene (definite plural)


hageplante

hageplanta (definite singular)
hageplanten (definite singular)
hageplanter (indefinite plural)
hageplantene (definite plural)

a garden plant (usually one grown in a flower garden)


hageplanta

definite feminine singular of hageplante


hageplanten

definite masculine singular of hageplante


sovekommune

sovekommunen (definite singular)
sovekommuner (indefinite plural)
sovekommunene (definite plural)

a dormitory town, community or suburb; bedroom community


containerhavn

containerhavna (definite singular)
containerhavnen (definite singular)
containerhavner (indefinite plural)
containerhavnene (definite plural)


containerhavna

definite feminine singular of containerhavn


containerhavnen

definite masculine singular of containerhavn


flybevegelse

flybevegelsen (definite singular)
flybevegelser (indefinite plural)
flybevegelsene (definite plural)


trykking

trykkinga (definite singular)
trykkingen (definite singular)
trykkinger (indefinite plural)
trykkingene (definite plural)


abiogenese

abiogenesen (definite singular)
abiogeneser (indefinite plural)
abiogenesene (definite plural)

a- + bio- + genese, first part from Greek α- (a-, “a-, an-, in-, un-, -less”), from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”). Middle part from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”), either from *gʷih₃wós (“alive, living”), with the suffix *-wós, or from βίοτος (bíotos, “life”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ or *gʷih₃-etos (“life”), both from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Last part from genesis (“creation, origin”), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, origin, source”), from Proto-Hellenic *génetis (“origin, source”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis (“birth, production”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, beget, give birth”) + the suffix *-tis (derives abstract/action nouns).

hvorledes en naturforsker i vor tid kan tro paa abiogenesen forstaar jeg ikke

I do not understand how a natural scientist in our time can believe in abiogenesis

(evolutionary theory) abiogenesis (the origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents)

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument


dranker

drankeren (definite singular)
drankere (indefinite plural)
drankerne (definite plural)


orlog

orlogen (definite singular)
orloger (indefinite plural)
orlogene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Low German Orlog, from Dutch oorlog, probably through Danish. Related to Old Norse ørlǫg.

Naval war, mainly in military service at sea


høstjevndøgn

høstjevndøgnet (definite singular)
høstjevndøgn (indefinite plural)
høstjevndøgna (definite plural)
høstjevndøgnene (definite plural)

På Nordpolen er høstjevndøgn begynnelsen på seks måneders mørke.

At the North Pole, September equinox is the beginning of six months of darkness.


fjærpenn

fjærpennen (definite singular)
fjærpenner (indefinite plural)
fjærpennene (definite plural)


potetgull

potet (“potato”) + gull (“gold”). Originally a trademark of Maarud, but became a genericised trademark.

Hvor mye potetgull har du igjen?

(literally, “How much crisp do you have left?”)


barndomsrival

barndomsrivalen (definite singular)
barndomsrivaler (indefinite plural)
barndomsrivalene (definite plural)

/ˈbɑːɳdɔmsɾɪˈʋɑːl/

/ˈbɑːʁndɔmsɾɪˈʋɑːl/


filletante

filletanta (definite singular)
filletanten (definite singular)
filletanter (indefinite plural)
filletantene (definite plural)

fille + tante, origin of the first part is unknown. Last part from German Tante (“aunt”), from French tante (“aunt”), from Middle French tante, from Old French ante, antain (“aunt”), from Latin amita (“paternal aunt; father's sister”) (combined with Vulgar Latin *amitāna), from Proto-Indo-European *amma-, *ama- (“mother”).

filleonkel

first cousin once removed; male equivalent

[prins William av Storbritannia] skal også ha spurt sin filletante Sophie, som er gift med prins Edward (Charles [sic] bror), til råds

[Prince William of Great Britain] is also said to have asked his uncle's wife Sophie, who is married to Prince Edward (Charles [sic]'s brother), for advice

(chiefly colloquial) the wife of one's uncle

(chiefly colloquial) aunt (the female cousin of one’s parent)

jeg ble lært opp til å kalle [mors og fars venner] onkler og tanter og skjønte først langt seinere at de bare var filletanter og filleonkler

I was taught to call [mother's and father's friends] uncles and aunts and only realized much later that they were just close friends of my parents

for meg og mange andre var hun filletante og husvenn, ubetalelig og uforglemmelig

to me and many others she was a close female friend of their parents and housemate, priceless and unforgettable

(chiefly colloquial) a close female friend of one's parents


filleonkel

filleonkelen (definite singular)
filleonkler (indefinite plural)
filleonklene (definite plural)

fille + onkel, origin of the first part is unknown. Last part from French oncle (“uncle”), from Middle French oncle (“uncle”), from Old French oncle (“uncle”), from Vulgar Latin (av)unclus, *aunclus, from Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”).

filletante

first cousin once removed; female equivalent

(chiefly colloquial) the husband of one's aunt

hun [må] tåle å tørrprate med morens fetter, hennes filleonkel, Hans Petter

she [must] endure dry talk with her mother's cousin, her male cousin, Hans Petter

(chiefly colloquial) uncle (the male cousin of one’s parent)

(chiefly colloquial) a close male friend of one's parents


grøftefyll

grøftefylla (definite singular)
grøftefyllen (definite singular)
grøftefyller (indefinite plural)
grøftefyllene (definite plural)

grøft + -e- + fyll, first part from Old Norse grǫptr, grǫftr (“digging, burial”), from Proto-Germanic *graftuz (“digging, carving”), from *grabaną + *þuz, first part from Proto-Indo-European *gʰróbʰ-, o-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to dig, scratch, bury”). Last part from Old Norse fylla (“to fill, complete”), from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną (“to fill, make full”), from *fullaz + *-janą, first part from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).

inh

sommerens karneval sto i grøftefyllas tegn

1986 July 24, Aftenposten Aften, page 7:

this summer's carnival was marked by drinking outside

natt til første mai, nasjonaldagen for grøftefyll blant befolkningens fjortiser

night to the first of May, the national day for drinking outside among the population's teenyboppers

(colloquial) drinking outdoors (in lack of a better place to be)


hestkuk

hestkuken (definite singular)
hestkuker (indefinite plural)
hestkukene (definite plural)

From dialectal Norwegian hestkuk, from hest + kuk. Doublet of hestekuk.

læreren var ikke noen enkel hæsskuk heller, som Hermod

1991, Roy Jacobsen, Seierherrene, page 55:

the teacher was not a simple asshole either, like Hermod

– Din satans hæstkuk! Det var ei bråhissig ung Mosjøen-jente som hveste slik

1996, Espen Haavardsholm, Det innerste rommet, page 158:

- You fucking asshole! It was an abruptly young Mosjøen girl who hissed like that

du! sa hun med en stemme som sprakk på midten. – Din hæstkuk de e!

2001, Kjersti Scheen, Engel uten vinger, page 58:

you! she said in a voice that cracked in the middle. - You're a fucking asshole!

(vulgar, offensive) an asshole, jerk, idiot, dick

[ungene] sto med åpen munn og fuktige øyne og stirret på hestekuken

1981, Herbjørg Wassmo, Huset med den blinde glassveranda, page 26:

[the kids] stood with their mouths open and their eyes moist, staring at the horse's cock


ormeyngel

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ormeyngel m (definite singular ormeyngelen, indefinite plural ormeyngel, definite plural ormeynglene)

ormeyngelen (definite singular)
ormeyngel (indefinite plural)
ormeynglene (definite plural)

orm + -e- + yngel, first part from Old Norse ormr (“snake, worm”), from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz (“worm, snake”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”), possibly from *wer- (“to burn”). Last part from the verb yngle (“create, procreate, grow”), from the adjective ung (“young”), from Old Norse ungr (“young”), from Proto-Germanic *jungaz (“young”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (“young”), from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”), from *h₂óyu (“long time, lifetime”) + *-Hō (Hoffmann's suffix).

Johannes «Døperen», den store botspredikant … kalte fariseerne og de skriftlærde for «ormeyngel»

John "the Baptist", the great preacher of penance, called the Pharisees and scribes "worm fry"

ormeyngel, brølte han: avgrunnens og dypets barn!

worm fry, he roared: children of the abyss and the depths!

(colloquial, offensive) contemptible, abominable offspring


maurtue

maurtua (definite singular)
maurtuen (definite singular)
maurtuer (indefinite plural)
maurtuene (definite plural)


styrtflom

styrtflommen (definite singular)
styrtflommer (indefinite plural)
styrtflommene (definite plural)


hårtørker

hårtørkeren (definite singular)
hårtørkerer (indefinite plural)
hårtørkerene (definite plural)

/ˈhoːɾtœɾkəɾ/

hår + tørke + -er (“agent suffix”), from Old Norse þyrr and Old Norse þurr.

en eldre kvinne i en stol under en stor hårtørker

an older woman sat in a chair under a big hair dryer


inklinasjon

inklinasjonen (definite singular)
inklinasjoner (indefinite plural)
inklinasjonene (definite plural)


grantopp

grantoppen (definite singular)
grantopper (indefinite plural)
grantoppene (definite plural)

gran + topp, first part from Old Norse grǫn (“spruce, pine tree”), from Proto-Germanic *granō (“awn, bristles”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrān- (“edge, end, tip”). Last part from Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“tuft, top, summit”), either a secondary formation from *tebō, *tappaz (“tuft, knot, peg”), or from earlier *tumpaz with irregular development *mp > *pp, from Proto-Indo-European *dewmb- (“penis, tail, rod”).

inh

[en irisk] i granetop har søde drossels barm med sang at føde

1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter I, page 116:

[an irish] in the top of a spruce has sweet thrushes bosom with song to give birth

men hør! – hvad er det, som kan runge med malmets klang i granetop?

1848, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker III, page 157:

but listen! - what is it that can resonate with the sound of the ore in the spruce top?

grantoppens susen

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 61:

den røde nyttårssola lyste over grantoppene i baklia

1964, Alf Prøysen, Den grønne votten, page 9:

the red New Year's sun shone over the spruce tops in the back

lyset flyter som silkebånd mellom grantoppene

the light flows like silk ribbons between the spruce tops

de rapper hønseegg og klatrer opp i skjærereir med dem i håp om at det skal si kykeliky fra grantoppene

1997, Tove Nilsen, G for Georg, pages 15–16:

they grab chicken eggs and climb into cutting nests with them in the hope that it will say cock-a-doodle-doo from the spruce tops

høre de melankolske trillene til svarttrosten øverst i grantoppen

1999, Kim Småge, Koksbiter og trollsplint:

hear the melancholy trills of the blackbird at the top of the spruce top

månen var borte bak grantoppene

the moon was gone behind the spruce tops

jeg så opp og så grantoppene svaie og piske mot hverandre

2003, Per Petterson, Ut og stjæle hester:

I looked up and saw the spruce tops swaying and whipping towards each other


hjemmebrent

hjemmebrenten (definite singular)
hjemmebrenter (indefinite plural)
hjemmebrentene (definite plural)

[lensmannen] hadde knepet en hjemmebrenner og beslaglagt 6 flasker hjemmebrent

[the sheriff] had tricked a moonshiner and seized 6 bottles of moonshine

vekk med hjemmebrenten – vekk med brennevinet!

away with the moonshine - away with the liquor!

du [kan] få søle og stulle med ditt himbrent i en blikkboks

1976, Gunnar Bull Gundersen, Historien om min syke mor, page 49:

you [can] get muddled and stuffed with your moonshine in a tin can

de drakk medbragt hjemmebrent fra et norgesglass

1986, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Hvite niggere, page 48:

they drank home-brought moonshine from a Kilner jar

moonshine (high-proof alcohol that is often produced illegally)


kløne

kløna (definite singular)
klønen (definite singular)
kløner (indefinite plural)
klønene (definite plural)

From the noun klo (“claw, talon; pincer”), from Old Norse kló (“claw, talon”), from Proto-Germanic *klawō (“claw”), from *klawjaną (“to claw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump”), from *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”).
The noun is derived directly from the verb.

han er en kløne paa hesteryggen

1930, Kristian Elster d.y., Bonde Veirskjæg, page 94:

virtuoser finner sit felt [på høyfjellet], klosser og kløner sit

virtuosos find their field [on the high mountains], clumsies and klutzes each their own

Per, den kløna

1933, Sigurd Hoel, Veien til verdens ende, page 340:

du har jo ikke teken i det hele tatt, di kløne!

1982, Tove Nilsen, Skyskraperengler, page 89:

you don't have the hang of it at all, you klutz!


krotekake

krotekaka (definite singular)
krotekaken (definite singular)
krotekaker (indefinite plural)
krotekakene (definite plural)

Norwegian large, lefse-like cake decorated with shapes or patterns


karsk

karsken (definite singular)
karsker (indefinite plural)
karskene (definite plural)

→ English: karsk

From Old Norse karskr. Cognate with Swedish kask.
The noun is derived from the adjective.

Et glass karsk etter maten.

han slog en dram i kaffen sin, la nogen sukkerbeter ned i og fik sig en karsk

1920, Peter Egge, Inde i Fjordene, page 51:

he put a dram in his coffee, put some pieces of sugar in it and got himself a karsk

lukten av sigaretter, snus og karsk

1998, Espen Haavardsholm, Italienerinnen:

de hadde tatt seg et par karsker

karsk (a Swedish and Norwegian cocktail (from the Trøndelag region) containing coffee together with moonshine)

etter maten drakk de kaffe, og professor Andersen måtte igjen ha en skvett karsk oppi koppen sin

1996, Dag Solstad, Professor Andersens natt:

after the meal they drank coffee, and Professor Andersen again had to have a splash of moonshine in his cup

trønderne kommer jo der med karsken på baklomma, og er glade i dansebandmusikk

the people of trøndelag come there with moonshine in their back pockets, and love dance band music


flettverk

flettverket (definite singular)
flettverk (indefinite plural)
flettverker (indefinite plural)
flettverka (definite plural)
flettverkene (definite plural)


lærbrynje

lærbrynja (definite singular)
lærbrynjen (definite singular)
lærbrynjer (indefinite plural)
lærbrynjene (definite plural)

Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *letrosbor.
Proto-Germanic *leþrą
Old Norse leðr
Norwegian Bokmål lær
Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ
Old Norse brynja
Danish brynje
Norwegian Bokmål brynje
Norwegian Bokmål lærbrynje
From lær + brynje, first part fom Old Norse leðr (“leather”), from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (“leather”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥tro-. Last part from Old Norse brynja (“coat of mail or plate”), from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ (“breastplate”), possibly from Old Irish bruinne (“breast, bosom, chest”), from Proto-Celtic *brusnyos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to break”).

inh

På et bord ligger vikinghjelmer, rustninger og steinplater med norrøne runer på utstilling. Det som likevel stjeler oppmerksomheten er en hjemmelaget lærbrynje.

2014 September 22, “Små arkeologer”, in iTromsø, page 28:

On a table lies viking helmets, armour, and stone slabs with Norse runes on display. Nevertheless, what steals the spotlight is a home made piece of leather armour.

a leather armour for the upper body, sometimes combined with flexible metal armour


dyskalkuli

dyskalkulien (definite singular)
dyskalkulier (indefinite plural)
dyskalkuliene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French dyscalculie, German Dyskalkulie or English dyscalculia, from both dys-, from New Latin dys-, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad, hard”), from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad”) + and from Latin calculāre (“to calculate, compute”), from calculus (“stone”) (with the suffix -ō, from Proto-Indo-European *-h₃onh₂-, possibly from *h₃enh₂- (“to onerate”)), from calx, calcis (“limestone”) (with the suffix (-ulus, from Proto-Italic *-olos, from earlier *-elos, from Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European *-lós), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”), from Pre-Greek.

der

i skoleverket er kunnskapene om dyskalkuli magre

in the school system, the knowledge about dyscalculia is meager

dyskalkuli er en diagnose på lik linje med dysleksi, og rammer fem til ti prosent av befolkningen

2017 September 30, Bergens Tidende, page 12:

dyscalculia is a diagnosis similar to dyslexia, affecting five to ten percent of the population

(pathology) dyscalculia (a learning disability characterized by significantly below average mathematical ability)


acappellakor

acappellakoret (definite singular)
acappellakor (indefinite plural)
acappellakora (definite plural)
acappellakorene (definite plural)

Kirken har et acappellakor.


acappellasang

acappellasangen (definite singular)
acappellasanger (indefinite plural)
acappellasangene (definite plural)

a cappella + sang, first part from Italian alla cappella (“in the manner of the [Sistine] chapel”). Last part from Old Norse sǫngr (“song”), from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz (“singing, song”), from Proto-Indo-European *songʷʰos, derived from *singwaną (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *séngʷʰ-e-ti, from *sengʷʰ- (“to recite, sing”).

inh

Jeg har hørt mange fine acappellasanger i kirken.

I have heard a lot of nice a cappella songs in church.


a la carte-servering

a la carte-serveringa (definite singular)
a la carte-serveringen (definite singular)
a la carte-serveringer (indefinite plural)
a la carte-serveringene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a la carte-servering».ogg

à la carte-servering
à la carte-servering#Norwegian_Bokmål

Alternative spelling of à la carte-servering


à la carte-servering

à la carte-serveringa (definite singular)
à la carte-serveringen (definite singular)
a la carte-serveringa (definite singular)
a la carte-serveringen (definite singular)
à la carte-serveringer (indefinite plural)
a la carte-serveringer (indefinite plural)
à la carte-serveringene (definite plural)
a la carte-serveringene (definite plural)


symfoniorkester

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symfoniorkester n (definite singular symfoniorkesteret or symfoniorkestret, indefinite plural symfoniorkester or symfoniorkestre, definite plural symfoniorkestra or symfoniorkestrene)

symfoniorkesteret (definite singular)
symfoniorkestret (definite singular)
symfoniorkester (indefinite plural)
symfoniorkestre (indefinite plural)
symfoniorkestra (definite plural)
symfoniorkestrene (definite plural)


valkyrje

valkyrja (definite singular)
valkyrjen (definite singular)
valkyrjer (indefinite plural)
valkyrjene (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Old Norse valkyrja, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ.

lbor

(Norse mythology) a valkyrie; female attendant of Odin that leads fallen warriors to Valhalla


einherje

einherjen (definite singular)
einherjer (indefinite plural)
einherjene (definite plural)

[²æɪ̯n.hæɾ.jə]

Learned borrowing from Old Norse einherjar

(Norse mythology) einherjar; warriors who died in battle and were brought to valhalla


vanedyr

vanedyret (definite singular)
vanedyr (indefinite plural)
vanedyra (definite plural)
vanedyrene (definite plural)

Fuglene er noen små vanedyr. Når de er vant til å finne mat et sted, vil de stadig vende tilbake dit – og venter å finne den maten de trenger. Er det tomt på matbrettet er det ofte vanskelig for dem å finne seg noe et annet sted.

1966, Norsk hageselskap, Norsk hagetidend:

Birds are little creatures of habit. When they are used to finding food in one place, they will often return there – and wait to find the food they need. If there is no food on their plate, they often find it difficult to find more at another place.

an animal that is prone to following routines

Hele familien består av vanedyr, men pappa er verst

My entire family consists of creatures of habit, but my dad is the worst

Ingen som hadde fåt stadigere intryk av hennes sjælsrene godhed kunde ha våget, . . . skønt hvæm vet? Dogmeblinne vanedyr ser ikke.

1954, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, På guds veje:

No one that had gotten a more steady impression of her pure-hearted goodness could have dared, . . . but who knows? Narrow-minded creatures of habit cannot see.


fjøs

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fjøs m or n (definite singular fjøsen or fjøset, indefinite plural fjøs, definite plural fjøsene or fjøsa)

fjøsen (definite singular)
fjøset (definite singular)
fjøs (indefinite plural)
fjøsene (definite plural)
fjøsa (definite plural)

From Old Norse fjós. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk fjøs, Swedish fjös, Icelandic fjós, Faroese fjós.


fleksitid

fleksitida (definite singular)
fleksitiden (definite singular)
fleksitider (indefinite plural)
fleksitidene (definite plural)


væte

væta (definite singular)
væten (definite singular)
væter (indefinite plural)
vætene (definite plural)

From Old Norse væta (“wetness”), from Proto-Germanic *wētijǭ (“wetness”). Compare Danish væde, Icelandic væta, Swedish väta.

Det er væte i været

... vi må ta hensyn til varme, kulde, væte og vind når vi kler oss.

2016, Nils Faarlund, Samlede Verker, III: 1979-89: Jeg fant, jeg fant!, BoD – Books on Demand:

... one must take into consideration warmth, cold, moisture and wind when dressing.


ab-kjøp

ab-kjøpet (definite singular)
ab-kjøp (indefinite plural)
ab-kjøpa (definite plural)
ab-kjøpene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ab-kjøp».ogg

ab + kjøp, first part is an abbreviation of avbetaling (“installment”), verbal noun form of avbetale (“to pay off, pay installments”), which is a compound of av + betale, first part av (“of, from, by, off”), from Old Norse af (“of, from, off, by”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + betale (“pay, purchase”), from Middle Low German betalen (“of, from, off, by”) with the suffix -ing (“-ing”), from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f. Last part verbal noun form of kjøpe (“to buy, purchase”), from Danish købe (“to buy, purchase”), from Old Danish køpæ (“to buy, purchase”), from Old Norse kaupa (“to buy, purchase”), from Proto-Germanic *kaupaz (noun), from Latin caupō (“tradesman, innkeeper, shopkeeper, tavern-keeper”).

der

møbler og vaskemaskin på AB

furniture and washing machine on installment


ab-kontrakt

ab-kontrakten (definite singular)
ab-kontrakter (indefinite plural)
ab-kontraktene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ab-kontrakten».ogg

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ab-kontrakt».ogg

ab + kontrakt, first part is an abbreviation of avbetaling (“installment”), verbal noun form of avbetale (“to pay off”) with the suffix -ing. Last part from Latin contractus (“collected, accomplished, contracted”), perfect passive participle of contrahō (“I draw, bring, contract”), both from con-, from cum (“with, along with, at”), from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom (“with, along, at”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”), possibly from *ḱe + and from trahō (“I drag, pull, trail”), from Proto-Italic *traɣō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to drag, pull?”), from *dʰregʰ- (“to run”).

kontrakt om kjøp på avbetaling

contract for a hire purchase or an installment plan


abborfiske

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abborfiske n (definite singular abborfisket)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abborfiske».ogg

abbor + fiske, first part from Old Danish aghborre (“perch”) and Old Swedish aghborre, aborre (“perch”), the beginning of the word comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”) + the end of the word comes from Old Norse borrablað, from Proto-Germanic *burzô. Last part from Old Norse fiski (“fishing”).

der

mark til kveldens abborfiske


abbreviasjon

abbreviasjonen (definite singular)
abbreviasjoner (indefinite plural)
abbreviasjonene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbreviasjon».ogg

From Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiō (“abbreviation”), from abbreviō (“to shorten, abbreviate, abridge”), from brevis (“short”).

"AB" er en abbreviasjon for "avbetaling"

"AB" is an abbreviation for "avbetaling"

(linguistics, typography) an abbreviation, shortening (a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase)


ABC-bok

ABC-boka (definite singular)
ABC-boken (definite singular)
ABC-bøker (indefinite plural)
ABC-bøkene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-bok».ogg

ABC + bok, first part is the three first letters of the Norwegian alphabet, A, B and C. Last part from Old Norse bók (“beech, book”), from Proto-Germanic *bōks (“letter”), either from *bōkō (“beech”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”), or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute, allot”).


ABC-krigføring

ABC-krigføringa (definite singular)
ABC-krigføringen (definite singular)
ABC-krigføringer (indefinite plural)
ABC-krigføringene (definite plural)

/ɑːbɛˈseːkɾiɡføːɾɪŋ/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-krigføring».ogg

ABC + krigføring, first part from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part krigføring (“warfare”), from krig (“war”), from Middle Low German krîch (“battle, quarrel, war; dispute”), from Old Saxon *krīg, from Proto-West Germanic *krīg (“strife, struggle, fight”), possibly from *krīgan (“to strive, struggle”), from Proto-Germanic *krīganą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, a form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”), from *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”) + *-us (“forms adjectives”). Last part føring (“leading”) is the verbal noun form of føre (“to lead, guide, carry”), from Old Norse fǿra (“to bring, convey, present”), from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną (“to lead, carry, bring”), from both *faraną (“to go, travel”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through, carry forth”) + and from *-janą (causative suffix), from *-éyeti (causative suffix), from *-yeti (transitive suffix).

inh

(military) atomic, biological and chemical weapons used in warfare


abc-krigføring

abc-krigføringa (definite singular)
abc-krigføringen (definite singular)
abc-krigføringer (indefinite plural)
abc-krigføringene (definite plural)

/ɑːbɛˈseːkɾiɡføːɾɪŋ/

abc + krigføring, first part from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part krigføring (“warfare”), from krig (“war”), from Middle Low German krîch (“battle, quarrel, war; dispute”), from Old Saxon *krīg, from Proto-West Germanic *krīg (“strife, struggle, fight”), possibly from *krīgan (“to strive, struggle”), from Proto-Germanic *krīganą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, a form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”), from *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”) + *-us (“forms adjectives”). Last part føring (“leading”) is the verbal noun form of føre (“to lead, guide, carry”), from Old Norse fǿra (“to bring, convey, present”), from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną (“to lead, carry, bring”), from both *faraną (“to go, travel”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through, carry forth”) + and from *-janą (causative suffix), from *-éyeti (causative suffix), from *-yeti (transitive suffix).


ABC-krig

ABC-krigen (definite singular)
ABC-kriger (indefinite plural)
ABC-krigene (definite plural)

/ɑːbɛˈseːkɾiːɡ/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abc-krig».ogg

ABC + krig, first part from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from Middle Low German krîch (“battle, quarrel, war; dispute”), from Old Saxon *krīg, from Proto-West Germanic *krīg (“strife, struggle, fight”), possibly from *krīgan (“to strive, struggle”), from Proto-Germanic *krīganą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, a form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”), from *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”) + *-us (“forms adjectives”).

med utallige uløste globale konflikter og en reell mulighet for at også mindre grupper kan få tak i ABC-våpen kan dessverre ikke mer alvorlige terroranslag enn vi har sett til nå, utelukkes

2006 March 1, Dagens Næringsliv, page 33:

with countless unresolved global conflicts and a real possibility that even smaller groups can obtain ABC weapons, unfortunately no more serious terrorist attacks than we have seen so far can be ruled out

(military) a war where atomic, biological and chemical weapons are used


abc-krig

abc-krigen (definite singular)
abc-kriger (indefinite plural)
abc-krigene (definite plural)

/ɑːbɛˈseːkɾiːɡ/

abc + krig, first part from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from Middle Low German krîch (“battle, quarrel, war; dispute”), from Old Saxon *krīg, from Proto-West Germanic *krīg (“strife, struggle, fight”), possibly from *krīgan (“to strive, struggle”), from Proto-Germanic *krīganą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, a form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”), from *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”) + *-us (“forms adjectives”).


uteligger

uteliggeren (definite singular)
uteliggere (indefinite plural)
uteliggerne (definite plural)

[ˌʉː.tə.²lɪɡ.ɡəɾ]

ute (“out, outdoors”) + ligge (“lie”) + -er (“-er, nominalization suffix”). Compare Swedish uteliggare


abc-våpen

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

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

/ɑːbɛˈseːʋoːpn̩/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-våpen».ogg

abc + våpen, from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from Old Norse vápn (“weapon”), from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”).


ABC-våpen

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

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

/ɑːbɛˈseːʋoːpn̩/

ABC + våpen, from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from Old Norse vápn (“weapon”), from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”).

pressen og ABC-våpnene

Irak forbyr ABC-våpen

(military) atomic, biological and chemical weapons


ABC-offiser

ABC-offiseren (definite singular)
ABC-offiserer (indefinite plural)
ABC-offiserene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-offiser».ogg

ABC + offiser, first part from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from French officier (“officer”), from Old French officer, officier (“officer”), from Medieval Latin officiārius (“officer”), from officium (“duty, service, office”), a contraction of opificium (“work”), from Proto-Italic *opifakjom, an old derivative of ops, opis (“power, ability, resources”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-(i)-, *h₃op-(i)- (“force, ability”), from *h₃ep- (“to work, toil, make; ability, force”).

ABC-offiseren om bord i «Andenes» … mener det er svært foruroligende at norske skip går inn i krigssonen uten tilstrekkelig verneutstyr

The ABC officer on board "Andenes"… thinks it is very disturbing that Norwegian ships enter the war zone without sufficient protective equipment

(military) a professionally trained officer to lead defense against atomic, biological and chemical weapons for a department


abc-offiser

abc-offiseren (definite singular)
abc-offiserer (indefinite plural)
abc-offiserene (definite plural)

abc + offiser, first part from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from French officier (“officer”), from Old French officer, officier (“officer”), from Medieval Latin officiārius (“officer”), from officium (“duty, service, office”), a contraction of opificium (“work”), from Proto-Italic *opifakjom, an old derivative of ops, opis (“power, ability, resources”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-(i)-, *h₃op-(i)- (“force, ability”), from *h₃ep- (“to work, toil, make; ability, force”).


ABC-område

ABC-området (definite singular)
ABC-områder (indefinite plural)
ABC-områda (definite plural)
ABC-områdene (definite plural)

/ɑːbɛˈseːɔmɾɔdə/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-område».ogg

ABC + område, first part borrowed from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from Swedish område (“area”), a compound of both om (“around”), from Old Norse um (“about, concerning, round”), from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“around, about, facing, against”), from earlier *h₂ntbʰi, from *h₂énts (“forehead, front”), from *h₂ent- (with the suffix *-s), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) + and of råda (“to advise; rule, reign”), from Old Swedish rāþa (“to ensure, equip, rule, decide”), from Old Norse ráða (“advise, counsel, discuss, plan”), from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advise”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰeti, from both *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to think, arrange, accomplish”), possibly from *h₂reh₁- (“to think, reason, arrange”) (with the suffix *éh₁ti), from *h₂er- (“to fix, fit, put together”) + and from *-dʰh₁eti (forms resultative verbs), from *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”).

der

beredskapen i Norge er … ikke mye å skryte av innenfor ABC-området, der atom-, biologiske- og kjemiske våpen inngår

2001 November 10, Adresseavisen, page 7:

emergency preparedness in Norway is… not much to brag about within the ABC area, where nuclear, biological and chemical weapons are included

(military) a field of study comprising of knowledge about atomic, biological and chemical weapons


abc-område

abc-området (definite singular)
abc-områder (indefinite plural)
abc-områda (definite plural)
abc-områdene (definite plural)

/ɑːbɛˈseːɔmɾɔdə/

abc + område, first part borrowed from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from Swedish område (“area”), a compound of both om (“around”), from Old Norse um (“about, concerning, round”), from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“around, about, facing, against”), from earlier *h₂ntbʰi, from *h₂énts (“forehead, front”), from *h₂ent- (with the suffix *-s), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) + and of råda (“to advise; rule, reign”), from Old Swedish rāþa (“to ensure, equip, rule, decide”), from Old Norse ráða (“advise, counsel, discuss, plan”), from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advise”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰeti, from both *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to think, arrange, accomplish”), possibly from *h₂reh₁- (“to think, reason, arrange”) (with the suffix *éh₁ti), from *h₂er- (“to fix, fit, put together”) + and from *-dʰh₁eti (forms resultative verbs), from *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”).


ABC-vern

ABC-vernet (definite singular)
ABC-vern (indefinite plural)
ABC-verna (definite plural)
ABC-vernene (definite plural)

/ɑːbɛˈseːʋæːɳ/

/ɑːbɛˈseːʋæːʁn/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-vern».ogg

ABC + vern, first part borrowed from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from Old Norse vernd, vǫrn (“defence”), from Proto-Germanic *warīniz (“warding off, defense”), from both *warjaną (“to ward off, defend against, stop”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to watch, guard, heed, notice”) + and from *-īniz (forms abstract nouns), from *-ij(i)- and *-niz (forms abstract nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-nis.

inh

(military) protection against atomic, biological and chemical weapons


abc-vern

abc-vernet (definite singular)
abc-vern (indefinite plural)
abc-verna (definite plural)
abc-vernene (definite plural)

/ɑːbɛˈseːʋæːɳ/

/ɑːbɛˈseːʋæːʁn/

abc + vern, first part borrowed from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from Old Norse vernd, vǫrn (“defence”), from Proto-Germanic *warīniz (“warding off, defense”), from both *warjaną (“to ward off, defend against, stop”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to watch, guard, heed, notice”) + and from *-īniz (forms abstract nouns), from *-ij(i)- and *-niz (forms abstract nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-nis.


billed-ABC

billed-ABCa (definite singular)
billed-ABCen (definite singular)
billed-ABCer (indefinite plural)
billed-ABCene (definite plural)

/bɪlːədɑːbɛˈseː/

billed- + ABC, first part from billed, a form of bilde (“picture, photo”), from Old Norse bilæti, from Middle Low German bilede, bilde, belede, belde, from Old Saxon bilithi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþī, from *biliþu (“equalness, likeness”) + (*ī (“-ness, -th”), from Proto-Germanic *-į̄ (“-th”), from Proto-Indo-European *-i-h₂, from *-h₂), from *bil (“equal, alike”) + *-iþu (“-ness”), from Proto-Germanic *-iþō, from Proto-Indo-European *-iteh₂, *-teh₂, from Proto-Germanic *bilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰi-ló-s, from *bʰey- (“bee”). Last part from the first three letters of the Norwegian alphabet.

Alternative letter-case form of billed-abc


billed-abc

billed-abca (definite singular)
billed-abcen (definite singular)
billed-abcer (indefinite plural)
billed-abcene (definite plural)

/bɪlːədɑːbɛˈseː/

billed- + abc, first part from billed, a form of bilde (“picture, photo”), from Old Norse bilæti, from Middle Low German bilede, bilde, belede, belde, from Old Saxon bilithi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþī, from *biliþu (“equalness, likeness”) + (*ī (“-ness, -th”), from Proto-Germanic *-į̄ (“-th”), from Proto-Indo-European *-i-h₂, from *-h₂), from *bil (“equal, alike”) + *-iþu (“-ness”), from Proto-Germanic *-iþō, from Proto-Indo-European *-iteh₂, *-teh₂, from Proto-Germanic *bilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰi-ló-s, from *bʰey- (“bee”). Last part from the first three letters of the Norwegian alphabet.

helt fra 1532 hadde man hatt billed-abc-er i Tyskland

ever since 1532 one has had primers with pictures in Germany


ABC-statene

/ɑːbɛˈseːstɑːtənə/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-statene».ogg

ABC + statene , the first part refers to the first letter of each respective country; Argentina (“Argentina”), Brasil (“Brazil”) and Chile (“Chile”). Last part is the definite plural form of stat (“state”), from Middle Low German stat (“state, rank”), from Latin status (“fixed, set, regular”), perfect passive participle of sistō (“I cause to stand, set, place”), from Proto-Italic *sistō (“stand, place”), from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti (“to be standing up, to be getting up”), from the root *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”).

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ABC-statene er de rikeste landene i Sør-Amerika

the ABC countries are the richest countries in South America

ABC countries, ABC powers (the three states of Argentina, Brazil and Chile in South America)


ABC-øyene

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-øyene».ogg

ABC + øyene, the first part comes from the first letters of the three islands Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao for the first definition, alternatively the three islands Admiralty Island, Baranof Island and Chichagof Island in Alaska, USA for the second definition. Last part is the definite plural of øy (“island”), from Old Norse ey (“island”), from Proto-Germanic *awjō (“floodplain, meadow, island”), from earlier *agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ (“water”).

ABC Islands, a common term for the three islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao in the Leeward Islands

a common term for the three islands of Admiralty Island, Baranof Island and Chichagof Island in Alaska, USA


tronfrasigelse

tronfrasigelsen (definite singular)
tronfrasigelser (indefinite plural)
tronfrasigelsene (definite plural)

tron + frasigelse, first part from German Thron (“throne”), from Middle High German thrōn, trōn, from Old French tron, from Latin thronus (“throne”), from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “seat, place of honour”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”). Last part from "frasige", an older form of frasi (“to give up (something)”) with the ending -else, from Danish -else, from Old Danish -ælsæ -ilse, with metathesis of -sl- to -ls- from Old Saxon -isli, -islo.

kongen talte meget og heftigt til ham om sin tronfrasigelse

the king spoke a lot and vehemently to him about his abdication

(literary) to renounce (a claim to) a throne, an abdication


hevert

heverten (definite singular)
heverter (indefinite plural)
hevertene (definite plural)


ensomhet

ensomheta (definite singular)
ensomheten (definite singular)
ensomheter (indefinite plural)
ensomhetene (definite plural)


sjark

nb-noun

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

English: sjark

(nautical, fishing) sjark, a type of Norwegian fishing boat


Bekhterevs sjukdom

Named after Russian neurologist V. M. Bekhterev.

named-after

ankylosing spondylitis
ankylosing spondylitis


karimess

karimessa (definite singular)
karimessen (definite singular)
karimesser (indefinite plural)
karimessene (definite plural)

Named after Catherine of Alexandria (c. 287–c. 305), a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred at the hands of emperor Maxentius.

Feast of Catherine of Alexandria (November 25)


karimesse

Kari + messe. Named after Catherine of Alexandria (c. 287–c. 305), a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred at the hands of emperor Maxentius.


pålsmess

pålsmessa (definite singular)
pålsmessen (definite singular)
pålsmesser (indefinite plural)
pålsmessene (definite plural)

Påls + messe. Named after Saint Paul the Apostle.

(Catholicism) Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul (January 25)


pålsmesse

From Old Norse pálsmessa. Equivalent to Påls + messe, named after Saint Paul the Apostle.


korsmess

korsmessa (definite singular)
korsmessen (definite singular)
korsmesser (indefinite plural)
korsmessene (definite plural)


mattismess

mattismessa (definite singular)
mattismessen (definite singular)
mattismesser (indefinite plural)
mattismessene (definite plural)

Feast of Saint Matthew (February 24; September 21)


andreasmess

andreasmessa (definite singular)
andreasmessen (definite singular)
andreasmesser (indefinite plural)
andreasmessene (definite plural)

(Catholicism) feast for Andrew the Apostle (November 30)


gregorsmess

gregorsmessa (definite singular)
gregorsmessen (definite singular)
gregorsmesser (indefinite plural)
gregorsmessene (definite plural)

From Gregor (“Gregory”) + messe (“mass”). The Gregory in question is Pope Gregory I (c. 540–604).

Feast of Saint Gregory the Great (March 12)


kyndel

kyndelen (definite singular)
kyndler (indefinite plural)
kyndlene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kyndill, from Latin candela.


kyndelsmesse

kyndelsmessa (definite singular)
kyndelsmessen (definite singular)
kyndelsmesser (indefinite plural)
kyndelsmessene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kyndilsmessa, a calque of Latin missa candelarum. Equivalent to kyndel + messe.


sjursmess

sjursmessa (definite singular)
sjursmessen (definite singular)
sjursmesser (indefinite plural)
sjursmessene (definite plural)


seljemannamess

seljemannamessa (definite singular)
seljemannamessen (definite singular)
seljemannamesser (indefinite plural)
seljemannamessene (definite plural)

a feast held on July 8th in remembrance of St Sunniva and the other martyrs that followed her to die on the island of Selja in Norway


sodd

soddet (definite singular)
sodd (indefinite plural)
sodda (definite plural)
soddene (definite plural)


messehakel

messehakelen (definite singular)
messehakler (indefinite plural)
messehaklene (definite plural)

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


innvortes

From Middle Low German inwerdes, inwordes.


søringkarantene

søringkarantenen (definite singular)
søringkarantener (indefinite plural)
søringkarantenene (definite plural)

From søring (“southerner”) + karantene (“quarantine”). Originated in (the coverage of) the response to 2020 coronavirus pandemic, wherein some municipalities of Northern Norway (in spite of national guidelines) in the early stages of the pandemic illegally instated quarantine rules affecting people arriving from the south of Norway.

af

Varaordføreren i Tromsø synes det er helt ok å spørre via Facebook om folk vil ha mer søringkarantene eller ikke, mens kommuneoverlegen i Loppa sammenligner regjeringens motstand med danskekongen som beordret heksebrenning i Finnmark.

2020 April 14, Anki Gerhardsen, “Søringkarantene. I det begrepet ligger det mye nordnorsk merkevare. Dessverre.”, in Aftenposten:

NTB har stilt spørsmål til alle ordførere i Nordland og Troms og Finnmark om deres kommune vil vurdere å innføre søringkarantene på grunn av mutantutbruddet i Nordre Follo og nedstengningen av Oslo og ni andre kommuner.

2021 January 24, Ida Louise Rostad, Kristin Skjefstad Isaksen, “15 kommuner i nord vurderer søringkarantene”, in NRK:

(humorous) quarantine of people (coming) from the South of Norway


harryhandel

harryhandelen (definite singular)
harryhandler (indefinite plural)
harryhandlene (definite plural)

From harry (“shabby, kitsch”) + handel (“trade”).

(colloquial, derogatory) cross-border shopping of foodstuffs, alcohols and tobacco, to a lower prices than those found in one's own country


harryhandler

harryhandleren (definite singular)
harryhandlere (indefinite plural)
harryhandlerne (definite plural)

From harry (“shabby, kitch”) + handler (“trader, shopper”).

(colloquial, derogatory, slang) a shopper that shops cross-border in a neighbouring country to their own because of markedly lower prices on foodstuffs, tobacco and/or alcohol


harryhandler

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


legitimasjon

legitimasjonen (definite singular)
legitimasjoner (indefinite plural)
legitimasjonene (definite plural)


insj

insjet (definite singular)
insj (indefinite plural)
insja (definite plural)
insjene (definite plural)


avstandsforhold

avstandsforholdet (definite singular)
avstandsforhold (indefinite plural)
avstandsforholda (definite plural)
avstandsforholdene (definite plural)


frysning

frysninga (definite singular)
frysningen (definite singular)
frysninger (indefinite plural)
frysningene (definite plural)

[ˈfɾŷː.snɪŋ]

fryse (“freeze”) + -ning (suffix for verbal nouns)


såte

såta (definite singular)
såten (definite singular)
såter (indefinite plural)
såtene (definite plural)


hallelujarop

hallelujaropet (definite singular)
hallelujarop (indefinite plural)
hallelujaropa (definite plural)
hallelujaropene (definite plural)


straffekonk

straffekonken (definite singular)
straffekonker (indefinite plural)
straffekonkene (definite plural)

From straffe + konk, the last part being a clipping of konkurranse (“contest”).

(sports, soccer, informal, colloquial) penalty shootout


konkylie

konkylien (definite singular)
konkylier (indefinite plural)
konkyliene (definite plural)


NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A3-ark».ogg

A3 + ark, first part is the first letter of the Norwegian alphabet with a number. Last part from Low German ark, from Latin arcus (“arc, arch”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”).

der

arket er blankt og i A3-format

2000, Pernille Rygg, Det gyldne snitt, page 82:

det ligger et stort A3-ark på bordet

A piece of paper in the standard A3 format


NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A3-format».ogg

From A3 + format, first part is the first letter of the Norwegian alphabet with a number. Last part most likely from Italian formato (“size, dimension (on paper)”), of formare (“to form, create”), from Latin formāre (“to shape, form”), from fōrma (“form, figure, shape, appearance”) with an unknown descent, perhaps from some Etruscan *morma, connected by some with Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form, appearance”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.

jeg skal lage en plakat i A3-format


treskel

treskelen (definite singular)
treskler (indefinite plural)
tresklene (definite plural)


rinskvin

rinskvinen (definite singular)
rinskviner (indefinite plural)
rinskvinene (definite plural)


mccarthyisme

mccarthyismen (definite singular)
mccarthyismer (indefinite plural)
mccarthyismene (definite plural)

Named after American senator Joseph McCarthy (1909–1957)


sjølei

sjøleia (definite singular)
sjøleien (definite singular)
sjøleier (indefinite plural)
sjøleiene (definite plural)


nikab

nikaben (definite singular)
nikaber (indefinite plural)
nikabene (definite plural)


postdok

postdoken (definite singular)
postdoker (indefinite plural)
postdokene (definite plural)


vogge

vogga (definite singular)
voggen (definite singular)
vogger (indefinite plural)
voggene (definite plural)


voksenopplæring

voksenopplæringa (definite singular)
voksenopplæringen (definite singular)

From voksen + opplæring, after English adult education.


voksenopplæringa

definite feminine singular of voksenopplæring


voksenopplæringen

definite masculine singular of voksenopplæring


soveby

sovebyen (definite singular)
sovebyer (indefinite plural)
sovebyene (definite plural)

sove + by. Calque of English dormitory town.


boreslam

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boreslam n (definite singular boreslammet, indefinite plural boreslam, definite plural boreslammene or boreslamma)

boreslammet (definite singular)
boreslam (indefinite plural)
boreslammene (definite plural)
boreslamma (definite plural)

From bore + slam. Calque of English drilling mud.


botnlinje

botnlinja (definite singular)
botnlinjen (definite singular)
botnlinjer (indefinite plural)
botnlinjene (definite plural)


buskmann

buskmannen (definite singular)
buskmenn (indefinite plural)
buskmennene (definite plural)

Calque of Afrikaans boschjesman, through English Bushman.


daudmannsknapp

daudmannsknappen (definite singular)
daudmannsknapper (indefinite plural)
daudmannsknappene (definite plural)

Calque of English dead man's grip (presumably a variant of deadman's brake). Akin to daudmann (“dead-man”) + -s- + knapp (“button”).


dødmannsknapp

dødmannsknappen (definite singular)
dødmannsknapper (indefinite plural)
dødmannsknappene (definite plural)


bakksag

bakksaga (definite singular)
bakksagen (definite singular)
bakksager (indefinite plural)
bakksagene (definite plural)


daudvekt

daudvekta (definite singular)
daudvekten (definite singular)
daudvekter (indefinite plural)
daudvektene (definite plural)


jomsviking

jomsvikingen (definite singular)
jomsvikinger (indefinite plural)
jomsvikingene (definite plural)

From Old Norse jómsvíkingr. See also Faroese jómsvíkingur.


tvore

tvora (definite singular)
tvoren (definite singular)
tvorer (indefinite plural)
tvorene (definite plural)

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


jording

jordinga (definite singular)
jordingen (definite singular)
jordinger (indefinite plural)
jordingene (definite plural)


17. mai-tale

17. mai-talen (definite singular)
17. mai-taler (indefinite plural)
17. mai-talene (definite plural)

speech held on the 17th of May (on the Constitution Day of Norway)


17. mai-talen

17. mai-tale
17. mai-tale#Norwegian_Bokmål


førstemaitog

førstemaitoget (definite singular)
førstemaitog (indefinite plural)
førstemaitoga (definite plural)
førstemaitogene (definite plural)

a parade on the International Workers' Day (1st of May)


1. mai-tog

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1. mai-tog n (definite singular 1. mai-toget, indefinite plural 1. mai-tog, definite plural 1. mai-toga or 1. mai-togene)

1. mai-toget (definite singular)
1. mai-tog (indefinite plural)
1. mai-toga (definite plural)
1. mai-togene (definite plural)


barnetog

barnetoget (definite singular)
barnetog (indefinite plural)
barnetoga (definite plural)
barnetogene (definite plural)


barnetoga

barnetogaen (definite singular)
barnetogaer (indefinite plural)
barnetogaene (definite plural)


russehandel

From russ (“Russian”) + -e- + handel (“commerce”).

af

cross-border shopping into Russia (especially between 1991 and 2022)


russenorsk

Russenorsk (an Arctic pidgin language combining elements of Russian and Norwegian, mainly used by traders in the nineteenth century).


torskefilet

torskefileten (definite singular)
torskefileter (indefinite plural)
torskefiletene (definite plural)


smarttelefon

smarttelefonen (definite singular)
smarttelefoner (indefinite plural)
smarttelefonene (definite plural)

From smart + telefon, after English smartphone.


trykkskjerm

trykkskjermen (definite singular)
trykkskjermer (indefinite plural)
trykkskjermene (definite plural)


gonore

gonoreen (definite singular)
gonoreer (indefinite plural)
gonoreene (definite plural)


eggspert

eggsperten (definite singular)
eggsperter (indefinite plural)
eggspertene (definite plural)

Blend of egg (“egg”) + ekspert (“expert”).

blend

Dermed entret Erikas tremenning, Sigrid scenen. Adoptivmamma og eggspert. Hun kunne passe egget.

2017 July 29, “Sigrid har en påfuglkylling i hagen [Sigrid has a peacock chick in her garden]”, in Tidens Krav, page 10:

The stage was then set for Erika's second cousin, Sigrid. Adoptive mum and "eggspert", she would look after the egg.


kråkesølv

kråkesølvet (definite singular)
kråkesølv (indefinite plural)
kråkesølva (definite plural)
kråkesølvene (definite plural)

[ˈkɾɔ̂ː.kə.ˌsœlː]


byggherre

byggherren (definite singular)
byggherrer (indefinite plural)
byggherrene (definite plural)

the owner of a building under construction


tått

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tått m (definite singular tåtten, indefinite plural tåtter or tætter, definite plural tåttene or tættene)

tåtten (definite singular)
tåtter (indefinite plural)
tætter (indefinite plural)
tåttene (definite plural)
tættene (definite plural)

(archaic or dialectal) any of the strings used to make a rope

(literature, Norse) a short part of a literary work (be it a poem, saga, law codices, etc.)


keive

keiva (definite singular)
keiven (definite singular)
keiver (indefinite plural)
keivene (definite plural)

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *geybʰ- (“bowed, curved, crooked, skew”), and cognate with Lithuanian geĩbti (“to decline, become weak”), Latin gibber (“hunch, hump”).


menneskekjenner

menneskekjenneren (definite singular)
menneskekjennerer (indefinite plural)
menneskekjennerene (definite plural)

one with insight or understanding of the inner emotional lives and behaviors of people