ab

From German ab (“from”), from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab (“of”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).

der

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ab».ogg

ab Frankfurt

ab varelager

ab fabrikk

(economics) from; (i.e. delivered) for the seller's expense at a location and forwarded for the buyer's expense

ab mai


ab

From Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).


i

From Old Norse í (“in”), from Proto-Germanic *in (“in, into”), from Proto-Indo-European *én (“in”).

Ligge i sengen

Oppe i fjellene

Møtet varte (i) to timer

The meeting lasted two hours (literally, “The meeting went during two hours”)

Han var utenlands i mange år

I høst, i vår, i dag, i går

Være i fred

Være i god form

Leve i fattigdom

Betale i gull

Gjøre noe i all hast

To do something urgently (literally, “To do something in all haste”)

i hemmelighet

I deg har jeg en sann venn.


a la

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «à la».ogg

From French à la (“in the style or manner of”), short for à la mode (“in fashion”), first part from French à (“to, on, in”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French a (“to, towards, belonging to”), from Latin ad (“to, towards, up to, at”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”). Last part from French la (“the”), from Middle French la (“the”), from Old French la (“the”), from Latin illam (“that, those”), which is the accusative singular feminine of ille (“that, those”), from Old Latin olle (“he, that”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ol-no- or *h₂l̥-no-, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”).


om

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”).
* As a conjunction, um superseded or blended with Old Norse ef and em, taking on their function as well. This is from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), whence also English if and German ob.

Bind et rep om halsen hans!

Jeg kommer om ti minutter.

(when speaking of time) in (after a period of time)

Vi snakket nettopp om deg.

om våren

om kvelden

during, in (with words for seasons or times of the day)


mot

Kjør mot byen.

En paraply skjermer deg mot regnet!

Det var et kappløp mot tiden.


à

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a (fransk)».ogg

Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A», «a».ogg

From French à (“to, on, in”), from Middle French à, from Old French a (“to, towards, belonging to”), from Latin ad (“to, towards, up to, at”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”).

på hver lystfarende nordmand kommer ti à tyve fremmede

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 204:

on every pleasure-seeking Norwegian comes ten to twenty strangers

fem à seks kroner

to hundre og femti nummererte [bok]eksemplarer à tusen kroner

1998, Geir Pollen, Hutchinsons eftf., page 79:

two hundred and fifty numbered [book] copies for a thousand kroner

tre kilo à seksti kroner
three kilos at sixty kroner each

[75 thaler] i sedler à 25 thaler

1872-1883, Henrik Ibsen, Samlede verker XVII, page 92:

tolv perioder à ca. fire uker

tre ganger à uka

à jour, à la, à la carte, à la grecque, à la mode, vis-à-vis

(Used in French expressions, before a consonant) up to, in


per

Borrowed from Latin per (related to native for).

Motoren roterer 1000 ganger per minutt.

The engine rotates 1000 times per minute.

per porsjon

per dag


under

From Old Norse undir, from Proto-Germanic *under.


av

From Old Norse af (“of, from, off, by”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).

Huset ble malt av ham.

by (in construction of the passive tense)

Avhengig av.


med

From Old Norse með (“with, along with”), from Proto-Germanic *midi (“with, by, through; along, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂, from *me (“in the middle of, near, by, around, with”).

inh

med båt / tog

fat med olje


à la

Fastes skjødesløse paaklædning – aldeles a la den gamle

1899, Jonas Lie, Faste Forland, page 12:

Faste's careless attire - completely a la the old one

i «à la», som betyr «à la manière de», d.v.s. som det er brukt der og der hos den og den person, ligger ikke alene en historisk erindring, men deri skjuler sig ofte hemmeligheten ved [mat]rettenes egenartethet

i «à la», which means «à la manière de», i.e. as it is used there and there in this and that person, lies not only a historical memory, but often hides the secret of the peculiarity of [food] dishes

ymter noen om belønning a la permisjon til jul?

2005, Knut Borge, Tore Skoglund, Alt for Norge og vel så det:

does anyone claim rewards a la leave for Christmas?

boka spiller opp mot det klassiske krim-mysteriet, a la Agatha Christie

2008, Jon Michelet, Brev fra de troende:

the book plays against the classic crime mystery, a la Agatha Christie

biff à la Lindström
steak à la Lindström

taklampen vår er noe à la den dere har

our ceiling light is akin to the one you have


a

From Latin ā (“from, away from, out of”), alternative form of ab (“from, away from, out of, down from”).

a posteriori, a prima vista, a priori, a tempo, a verbo, a viso, a vista

(used in Latin expressions, before a consonant) from, of


a

a battuta, a cappella, a due, a dato, a konto

(used in Italian expressions, before a consonant) from, of, with


på

Rebracketing of Old Norse upp á, compare English upon.

Boken er på bordet

Eplet henger på den grenen.

Skiltet på veggen.

on, against, touching; hanging from or being attached to (a vertical surface)

På julaften.

Jeg er på jobb.

På den tiden...

Si det på norsk.


til

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *til (compare *tilą (“goal”)).

fra mandag til fredag

fra Oslo til Bergen

to (indicating range, direction or destination)

Det er til høyre.

at or on (indicating position or location relative to another reference point)

Har du nye klær til intervjuet?

Do you have new clothes for the interview?

for (used to indicate purpose or suitability)

Lykke til!


efter

From Danish efter, from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ (after), from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), *after. Related to Norwegian Bokmål etter, Swedish efter, and English after.

(Riksmål) after; subsequent; later in time than


hos

Developed from hus; cognate with Danish hos, Swedish hos. Partially displaced inherited hjå from Old Norse hjá.


bak

From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

bak kulissene


inni

(rare) denotes movement into – into, inside, within

denotes static location; also an internal state – in, within, (on the) inside


etter

Partially from Norwegian Nynorsk etter, from Middle Norwegian ettir, from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Germanic *aftiri, *after, from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”).


ved

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

Huset ligger ved veien.

Jeg krysset elven ved å svømme.

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


forbi

Et tog gikk forbi vinduet.


bort

From Old Norse burt, burtu, brott, brottu.


angående

Compare Danish angående, Swedish angående and Dutch aangaande.


gjennom

From Old Norse gegnum (dative of gegn/gjegn).

Ser du hunden gjennom vinduet?

through (from one side of an opening to the other)

De kjøpte billettene gjennom reisebyrået.

They bought tickets via the travel agency


uansett

From u- + ansett (“past participle of anse”).

prefix

past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nb">anse</i>


pga.

på grunn av
på grunn av#Norwegian_Bokmål

Abbreviation of på grunn av (“because of, due to”).


siden

From Danish siden, compare the Norwegian-derived sia, from Old Norse síðan. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk sidan and Swedish sen.


t.o.m.

Abbreviation of til og med (“up to and including”).


vha.

ved hjelp av
ved hjelp av#Norwegian_Bokmål


på grunn av

because of (on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of)


uten

From Old Norse útan (“without”), which is most likely a compound of út (“out”) and án (“without”). Cognate with Danish uden and Swedish utan.


overfor

Krokodiller er mer aggressive overfor mennesker enn alligatorer.

Crocodiles are more aggressive towards people than alligators.


frå

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


utenfor

off (at sea, off a certain point on the coast)


rundt

Jorda går rundt sola.

Se deg rundt.


eksklusiv

From Medieval Latin exclusivus, via English exclusive and German exklusiv.


inntil

inntil videre


foruten

besides, in addition to, not counting, apart from, except for


oppunder

oppunder fjellet: high up on the mountainside


iblant

From Old Norse í bland með, compare with Swedish ibland.


vestenfor

From the dated adverb and preposition vesten + for.


unntagen

Past participle of the dated verb unntage


derifra

der (“there”) + ifra (“from”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk derifrå, Swedish därifrån


inn i

inn (adverb) + i (preposition), both translating to in

Han gikk inn i huset hennes