general

head

general m (definite singular generalen, indefinite plural generaler, definite plural generalene)

generalen (definite singular)
generaler (indefinite plural)
generalene (definite plural)


base

base m (definite singular basen, indefinite plural baser, definite plural basene)

basen (definite singular)
baser (indefinite plural)
basene (definite plural)

From English base, and French base (in chemistry). Ultimately from Latin basis and a doublet of basis.


ABC

The first letter of each term; atom, biologisk and kjemisk, borrowed from English atomic, biological and chemical.

weapons of mass destruction
weapon of mass destruction

(weaponry) initialism of atom-, biologisk and kjemisk: ("atomic, biological and chemical") the three main categories of weapons of mass destruction.


tank

tank m (definite singular tanken, indefinite plural tanker, definite plural tankene)

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

armoured fighting vehicle
armoured fighting vehicle#English

(military, nonstandard since 2005) a tank (armoured fighting vehicle) (form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by tanks)


admiral

admiral m (definite singular admiralen, indefinite plural admiraler, definite plural admiralene)

admiralen (definite singular)
admiraler (indefinite plural)
admiralene (definite plural)

→ Northern Sami: admirála

From Old French admiral, from Medieval Latin admiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”) under influence from admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”).

kommandøren og admiralen

1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker VI, page 181:

admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen har vært norsk forsvarssjef i noe over ett år

Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen has been Norwegian Chief of Defense for a little over a year

den iranske marinens nestkommanderende, admiral Mahmoud Moussavi

2011 December 30, Dagsavisen^([dagsavisen.no]):

the Deputy Commander of the Iranian Navy, Admiral Mahmoud Moussavi

(military, nautical) an admiral (a naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces)


porno

porno (singular and plural porno, comparative mer porno, superlative mest porno)

porno (plural singular)
mer porno (comparative)
mest porno (superlative)


lag

lag n (definite singular laget, indefinite plural lag, definite plural laga or lagene)

laget (definite singular)
lag (indefinite plural)
laga (definite plural)
lagene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lag (“layer; companionship”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation; law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

a flock, company, circle of people (united in togetherness, socializing, friendship or common profession)

(military) a squad (smallest division unit of a troop; usually of about ten members)

længre vest er en skumklædt grund, der gav [yachten] det glatte lag

further west is a foam-covered ground that gave [the yacht] the shooting cannons

– Klar ved kanonene der! Gi ham det glatte lag, fyr!

1929, Olaf Benneche, Tordenskjold, page 116:

- Ready for the cannons there! Give him the shooting cannons, fire!

fast aldrig var vi enige, vi gav hinanden tidt det glatte lag

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 137:

though we never agreed, we often gave each other the full truth

da tok sinnet meg, jeg riposterte i anmelderens egen avis og ga ham det glatte lag

1946, Joachim Holst-Jensen, Holst-Jensen ruller opp, page 95:

then the mind took me, I reposted in the reviewer's own newspaper and gave him the honest truth

jeg ga han det glatte lag, spurte om han hadde lært å kjøre drosje i Kardemomme by

I gave him the harsh truth, asked if he had learned to drive a taxi in Cardamom town

gi (noen) det glatte lag

fire all the cannons on one side of the ship at once; bombard someone with harsh truths

(military, nautical) a row of cannons at the same height in the broadside of warships


fort

fort n (definite singular fortet, indefinite plural fort or forter, definite plural forta or fortene)

fortet (definite singular)
fort (indefinite plural)
forter (indefinite plural)
forta (definite plural)
fortene (definite plural)


regiment

regiment n (definite singular regimentet, indefinite plural regiment or regimenter, definite plural regimenta or regimentene)

regimentet (definite singular)
regiment (indefinite plural)
regimenter (indefinite plural)
regimenta (definite plural)
regimentene (definite plural)


abc

The first letter of each term; atom, biologisk and kjemisk, borrowed from English English atomic, biological and chemical.


parade

parade m (definite singular paraden, indefinite plural parader, definite plural paradene)

paraden (definite singular)
parader (indefinite plural)
paradene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French parade (“show, display, parade, parry, formerly also a halt on horseback”), from Spanish parada (“a halt, stop, pause, a parade”), from parar (“to halt, stop, get ready, prepare”), from Latin parare (“to prepare, in Medieval Latin and Rom. also to halt, stop, prevent, guard against, etc., also dress, trim, adorn”).

der

(military) line-up, especially on solemn occasions

(military) a troop department that meets for inspection or a specific service

line-up, especially on solemn occasions
parade uniform

å få parade

(military) punishment attendance at school or military camp

en flott militær flaggparade

(sports) movement of the weapon to ward off the opponent's chops or bumps

(boxing or wrestling) a movement to fend off the opponent's blows


mo

mo m (definite singular moen, indefinite plural moer, definite plural moene)

moen (definite singular)
moer (indefinite plural)
moene (definite plural)


brigade

brigade m (definite singular brigaden, indefinite plural brigader, definite plural brigadene)

brigaden (definite singular)
brigader (indefinite plural)
brigadene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French brigade, from Italian brigata, from Italian or Medieval Latin briga (“strife”).


garnison

garnison m (definite singular garnisonen, indefinite plural garnisoner, definite plural garnisonene)

garnisonen (definite singular)
garnisoner (indefinite plural)
garnisonene (definite plural)

2012, "Ørnens erobring" by Simon Scarrow, Front Forlag →ISBN. https://books.google.no/books?id=JaESCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT181&lpg=PT181&dq=%22garnisonene%22&source=bl&ots=2af-JpJdLR&sig=DAIsiKHUK_B0r2U7bwm5J824KRY&hl=no&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLgZCkjPbYAhVeFMAKHcpzByQQ6AEIWDAJ#v=onepage&q=%22garnisonene%22&f=false
Han hadde ikke gitt noen advarsel om at han kom på inspeksjon, men ville se hver av garnisonene slik den vanligvis fungerte uten at de hadde gjort noen spesielle forberedelser fordi en høyere offiser skulle komme.

He had not given any warning that he was coming on inspection, but wanted to see each of the garrisons as they usually functioned, without them having made any special preparations because a higher officer was coming.


skarp

head

skarp (neuter singular skarpt, definite singular and plural skarpe, comparative skarpere, indefinite superlative skarpest, definite superlative skarpeste)

skarpt (neuter singular)
skarpe (definite plural singular)
skarpere (comparative)
skarpest (indefinite superlative)
skarpeste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

(military) Used of ammunition that contains a real bullet or projectile (i.e. the opposite of blank ammunition)

(military) Used of a situation that involves actual real combat (i.e. not an exercise)


spyd

spyd n (definite singular spydet, indefinite plural spyd, definite plural spyda or spydene)

spydet (definite singular)
spyd (indefinite plural)
spyda (definite plural)
spydene (definite plural)

From Danish spyd, from Old Danish spiut, from Old Norse spjót, from Proto-Germanic *speutą.


messe

nb-noun-c

messe f or m (definite singular messa or messen, indefinite plural messer, definite plural messene)

messa (definite singular)
messen (definite singular)
messer (indefinite plural)
messene (definite plural)

From Latin missa and Old Norse messa; from English mess (noun sense 3).


batteri

head

batteri n (definite singular batteriet, indefinite plural batteri or batterier, definite plural batteria or batteriene)

batteriet (definite singular)
batteri (indefinite plural)
batterier (indefinite plural)
batteria (definite plural)
batteriene (definite plural)

(military) battery (a coordinated group of artillery)


kanon

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanoner, definite plural kanonene)

kanonen (definite singular)
kanoner (indefinite plural)
kanonene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.


bunkers

nb-noun-irreg

bunkers m (definite singular bunkersen, indefinite plural bunkers or bunkerser, definite plural bunkersene)

bunkersen (definite singular)
bunkers (indefinite plural)
bunkerser (indefinite plural)
bunkersene (definite plural)


hilsen

hilsen m (definite singular hilsenen, indefinite plural hilsener, definite plural hilsenene)

hilsenen (definite singular)
hilsener (indefinite plural)
hilsenene (definite plural)


brigader

brigader m (definite singular brigaderen, indefinite plural brigaderer, definite plural brigaderene)

brigaderen (definite singular)
brigaderer (indefinite plural)
brigaderene (definite plural)


våpen

head

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

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

From Danish vaaben, from Old Norse vápn (“weapon”), from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”).
Cognate with Swedish vapen, Dutch wapen, German Wappen and English weapon.

(military) a branch of an army (a subdivision or a branch of defense)


infanterist

infanterist m (definite singular infanteristen, indefinite plural infanterister, definite plural infanteristene)

infanteristen (definite singular)
infanterister (indefinite plural)
infanteristene (definite plural)


heime

heime (present tense heimer, past tense heima or heimet, past participle heima or heimet)

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


dimme

dimme (present tense dimmer, past tense dimma or dimmet, past participle dimma or dimmet)

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

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

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


dimittere

dimittere (present tense dimitterer, past tense dimitterte, past participle dimittert)

dimitterer (present)
dimitterte (past)
dimittert (participle past)

(transitive, military) to discharge after military service


kompani

kompani n (definite singular kompaniet, indefinite plural kompani or kompanier, definite plural kompania or kompaniene)

kompaniet (definite singular)
kompani (indefinite plural)
kompanier (indefinite plural)
kompania (definite plural)
kompaniene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin companium? via French compagnie.


bataljon

bataljon m (definite singular bataljonen, indefinite plural bataljoner, definite plural bataljonene)

bataljonen (definite singular)
bataljoner (indefinite plural)
bataljonene (definite plural)

From Italian battaglione, via French bataillon.


a-bombe

nb-noun-c

a-bombe f or m (definite singular a-bomba or a-bomben, indefinite plural a-bomber, definite plural a-bombene)

a-bomba (definite singular)
a-bomben (definite singular)
a-bomber (indefinite plural)
a-bombene (definite plural)
atombombe (alternative)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a-bombe».ogg

a- + bombe, first part is the first letter of the word atom (“atom”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible, uncut, undivided”), both from ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”) + and from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut, hew, wound, butcher”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-n-h₁-, from *temh₁- (“to cut”). Last part from French bombe (“bomb, aerosol”), from Italian bomba (“bomb”), from Latin bombus (“a buzz or humming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing, booming, rumbling”), imitative of the sound itself.

der

A-bomben hadde en enorm effekt

1975, Torbjørn Villhodd, I en så klar dag, page 12:

ny a-bombe i Nord-Korea

(military, weaponry) an atom bomb (A-bomb)


løytnant

løytnant m (definite singular løytnanten, indefinite plural løytnanter, definite plural løytnantene)

løytnanten (definite singular)
løytnanter (indefinite plural)
løytnantene (definite plural)

From German Leutnant, from French lieutenant.


bokse

head

bokse (imperative boks, present tense bokser, passive bokses, simple past and past participle boksa or bokset, present participle boksende)

boks (imperative)
bokser (present)
bokses (passive)
boksa (participle past)
boksa (past)
bokset (participle past)
bokset (past)
boksende (participle present)


verneplikt

verneplikt m or f (definite singular verneplikten or verneplikta)

verneplikten (definite singular)
verneplikta (definite singular)

From verne + plikt, equivalent to Danish værnepligt, Swedish värnplikt.


skvadron

skvadron m (definite singular skvadronen, indefinite plural skvadroner, definite plural skvadronene)

skvadronen (definite singular)
skvadroner (indefinite plural)
skvadronene (definite plural)


krigsskip

krigsskip n (definite singular krigsskipet, indefinite plural krigsskip, definite plural krigsskipa or krigsskipene)

krigsskipet (definite singular)
krigsskip (indefinite plural)
krigsskipa (definite plural)
krigsskipene (definite plural)


forhugning

nb-noun-c

forhugning f or m (definite singular forhugninga or forhugningen, indefinite plural forhugninger, definite plural forhugningene)

forhugninga (definite singular)
forhugningen (definite singular)
forhugninger (indefinite plural)
forhugningene (definite plural)

(military) an abatis, a defense obstacle made by felling trees in a mesh


kamuflasje

kamuflasje m (definite singular kamuflasjen, indefinite plural kamuflasjer, definite plural kamuflasjene)

kamuflasjen (definite singular)
kamuflasjer (indefinite plural)
kamuflasjene (definite plural)

From French camouflage, from camoufler (“to camouflage”), from camouflet, from Italian camuffare (“to hide”), from ca- + Medieval Latin muffula, a Germanic borrowing from Old High German or Frankish *molfell (“soft garment made of hide”), from Proto-West Germanic *mol (“softened”) and *fell (“hide”), from Proto-Germanic *fellą (“skin”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“skin”), and Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to beat”).

der

Kamuflasje av militære anlegg.

(chiefly military) camouflage (the use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy)

de krøp oppover bakkene med busker til kamuflasje og skjøt med trepropp

they crawled up the slopes with bushes for camouflage and shot with wooden plugs

(military, textiles) camouflage (a pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces)


ingenmannsland

nb-noun-nu

ingenmannsland n (definite singular ingenmannslandet, uncountable)

From ingen + mann + -s- + land; direct translation of (2) Latin terra nullius (1) English no man's land. Cognate with Swedish ingenmansland.


sesjon

sesjon m (definite singular sesjonen, indefinite plural sesjoner, definite plural sesjonene)

sesjonen (definite singular)
sesjoner (indefinite plural)
sesjonene (definite plural)

From Latin sessio; the computing sense is a more recent loan from English session.

(military) assessment (tests to determine whether a person is fit for military service)


etterretning

nb-noun-c

etterretning f or m (definite singular etterretninga or etterretningen, indefinite plural etterretninger, definite plural etterretningene)

etterretninga (definite singular)
etterretningen (definite singular)
etterretninger (indefinite plural)
etterretningene (definite plural)


flystasjon

flystasjon m (definite singular flystasjonen, indefinite plural flystasjoner, definite plural flystasjonene)

flystasjonen (definite singular)
flystasjoner (indefinite plural)
flystasjonene (definite plural)


lanse

lanse f or m (definite singular lansa or lansen, indefinite plural lanser, definite plural lansene)

lansa (definite singular)
lansen (definite singular)
lanser (indefinite plural)
lansene (definite plural)


jagerfly

jagerfly n (definite singular jagerflyet, indefinite plural jagerfly, definite plural jagerflya or jagerflyene)

jagerflyet (definite singular)
jagerfly (indefinite plural)
jagerflya (definite plural)
jagerflyene (definite plural)

(aircraft, military) a fighter, fighter plane


flyforbudssone

flyforbudssone f or m (definite singular flyforbudssona or flyforbudssonen, indefinite plural flyforbudssoner, definite plural flyforbudssonene)

flyforbudssona (definite singular)
flyforbudssonen (definite singular)
flyforbudssoner (indefinite plural)
flyforbudssonene (definite plural)


klasebombe

klasebombe f or m (definite singular klasebomba or klasebomben, indefinite plural klasebomber, definite plural klasebombene)

klasebomba (definite singular)
klasebomben (definite singular)
klasebomber (indefinite plural)
klasebombene (definite plural)

klase (“bunch, cluster”) + bombe, from English cluster bomb


kavalerist

kavalerist m (definite singular kavaleristen, indefinite plural kavalerister, definite plural kavaleristene)

kavaleristen (definite singular)
kavalerister (indefinite plural)
kavaleristene (definite plural)

(military) a cavalryman, or cavalier (mainly historical)


kavaleri

kavaleri n (definite singular kavaleriet, indefinite plural kavaleri or kavalerier, definite plural kavaleria or kavaleriene)

kavaleriet (definite singular)
kavaleri (indefinite plural)
kavalerier (indefinite plural)
kavaleria (definite plural)
kavaleriene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria.


infanteri

infanteri n (definite singular infanteriet, indefinite plural infanteri or infanterier, definite plural infanteria or infanteriene)

infanteriet (definite singular)
infanteri (indefinite plural)
infanterier (indefinite plural)
infanteria (definite plural)
infanteriene (definite plural)

From Latin infans, via Spanish infantería.


opprustning

opprustning f or m (definite singular opprustninga or opprustningen, indefinite plural opprustninger, definite plural opprustningene)

opprustninga (definite singular)
opprustningen (definite singular)
opprustninger (indefinite plural)
opprustningene (definite plural)
opprusting (alternative Nynorsk also)


minefelt

minefelt n (definite singular minefeltet, indefinite plural minefelt or minefelter, definite plural minefelta or minefeltene)

minefeltet (definite singular)
minefelt (indefinite plural)
minefelter (indefinite plural)
minefelta (definite plural)
minefeltene (definite plural)


kommandosoldat

kommandosoldat m (definite singular kommandosoldaten, indefinite plural kommandosoldater, definite plural kommandosoldatene)

kommandosoldaten (definite singular)
kommandosoldater (indefinite plural)
kommandosoldatene (definite plural)


fallskjermsoldat

fallskjermsoldat m (definite singular fallskjermsoldaten, indefinite plural fallskjermsoldater, definite plural fallskjermsoldatene)

fallskjermsoldaten (definite singular)
fallskjermsoldater (indefinite plural)
fallskjermsoldatene (definite plural)

From fallskjerm + soldat. Compare Danish faldskærmssoldat.


stridshode

stridshode n (definite singular stridshodet, indefinite plural stridshoder, definite plural stridshoda or stridshodene)

stridshodet (definite singular)
stridshoder (indefinite plural)
stridshoda (definite plural)
stridshodene (definite plural)


feltprest

feltprest m (definite singular feltpresten, indefinite plural feltprester, definite plural feltprestene)

feltpresten (definite singular)
feltprester (indefinite plural)
feltprestene (definite plural)


klubbe

klubbe f or m (definite singular klubba or klubben, indefinite plural klubber, definite plural klubbene)

klubba (definite singular)
klubben (definite singular)
klubber (indefinite plural)
klubbene (definite plural)


luftstøtte

nb-noun-cu

luftstøtte f or m (definite singular luftstøtta or luftstøtten, uncountable)

luftstøtta (definite singular)
luftstøtten (definite singular)


omleiring

nb-noun-c

omleiring f or m (definite singular omleiringa or omleiringen, indefinite plural omleiringer, definite plural omleiringene)

omleiringa (definite singular)
omleiringen (definite singular)
omleiringer (indefinite plural)
omleiringene (definite plural)


kampfly

kampfly n (definite singular kampflyet, indefinite plural kampfly, definite plural kampflya or kampflyene)

kampflyet (definite singular)
kampfly (indefinite plural)
kampflya (definite plural)
kampflyene (definite plural)


transportfly

transportfly n (definite singular transportflyet, indefinite plural transportfly, definite plural transportflya or transportflyene)

transportflyet (definite singular)
transportfly (indefinite plural)
transportflya (definite plural)
transportflyene (definite plural)


kalasjnikov

kalasjnikov m (definite singular kalasjnikoven, indefinite plural kalasjnikover, definite plural kalasjnikovene)

kalasjnikoven (definite singular)
kalasjnikover (indefinite plural)
kalasjnikovene (definite plural)

From Russian Кала́шников (Kalášnikov), named after its designer Mikhail Kalashnikov.


fallskjermjeger

fallskjermjeger m (definite singular fallskjermjegeren, indefinite plural fallskjermjegere, definite plural fallskjermjegerne)

fallskjermjegeren (definite singular)
fallskjermjegere (indefinite plural)
fallskjermjegerne (definite plural)

fallskjerm (“parachute”) + jeger (“hunter”). Calque of German Fallschirmjäger. Compare Danish faldskærmsjæger


kommandant

kommandant m (definite singular kommandanten, indefinite plural kommandanter, definite plural kommandantene)

kommandanten (definite singular)
kommandanter (indefinite plural)
kommandantene (definite plural)

(military) a commander, commanding officer


forsvarsstyrke

forsvarsstyrke m (definite singular forsvarsstyrken, indefinite plural forsvarsstyrker, definite plural forsvarsstyrkene)

forsvarsstyrken (definite singular)
forsvarsstyrker (indefinite plural)
forsvarsstyrkene (definite plural)

From forsvar + -s- + styrke, compare with Swedish försvarsstyrka.


buestreng

buestreng m (definite singular buestrengen, indefinite plural buestrenger, definite plural buestrengene)

buestrengen (definite singular)
buestrenger (indefinite plural)
buestrengene (definite plural)
bogestreng (alternative Nynorsk also)


forsterkning

nb-noun-c

forsterkning f or m (definite singular forsterkninga or forsterkningen, indefinite plural forsterkninger, definite plural forsterkningene)

forsterkninga (definite singular)
forsterkningen (definite singular)
forsterkninger (indefinite plural)
forsterkningene (definite plural)

(military, in the plural) reinforcements


muskett

muskett m (definite singular musketten, indefinite plural musketter, definite plural muskettene)

musketten (definite singular)
musketter (indefinite plural)
muskettene (definite plural)


kadett

kadett m (definite singular kadetten, indefinite plural kadetter, definite plural kadettene)

kadetten (definite singular)
kadetter (indefinite plural)
kadettene (definite plural)


distinksjon

distinksjon m (definite singular distinksjonen, indefinite plural distinksjoner, definite plural distinksjonene)

distinksjonen (definite singular)
distinksjoner (indefinite plural)
distinksjonene (definite plural)

(especially military) a mark of rank, e.g. a chevron


panserbrytende

panserbrytende (singular and plural panserbrytende)

From panser + brytende (“present participle of bryte”).

af

present participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nb">bryte</i>


gardist

gardist m (definite singular gardisten, indefinite plural gardister, definite plural gardistene)

gardisten (definite singular)
gardister (indefinite plural)
gardistene (definite plural)

From German Gardist, equivalent to garde + -ist.


marinebase

marinebase m (definite singular marinebasen, indefinite plural marinebaser, definite plural marinebasene)

marinebasen (definite singular)
marinebaser (indefinite plural)
marinebasene (definite plural)


hærstyrke

hærstyrke m (definite singular hærstyrken, indefinite plural hærstyrker, definite plural hærstyrkene)

hærstyrken (definite singular)
hærstyrker (indefinite plural)
hærstyrkene (definite plural)


korvett

korvett m (definite singular korvetten, indefinite plural korvetter, definite plural korvettene)

korvetten (definite singular)
korvetter (indefinite plural)
korvettene (definite plural)


luftangrep

luftangrep n (definite singular luftangrepet, indefinite plural luftangrep, definite plural luftangrepa or luftangrepene)

luftangrepet (definite singular)
luftangrep (indefinite plural)
luftangrepa (definite plural)
luftangrepene (definite plural)


skytefelt

skytefelt n (definite singular skytefeltet, indefinite plural skytefelt or skytefelter, definite plural skytefelta or skytefeltene)

skytefeltet (definite singular)
skytefelt (indefinite plural)
skytefelter (indefinite plural)
skytefelta (definite plural)
skytefeltene (definite plural)

(military) firing range, artillery range


krigsflåte

krigsflåte m (definite singular krigsflåten, indefinite plural krigsflåter, definite plural krigsflåtene)

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

(military) a war fleet (fleet of warships)


ABC-krigføring

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ABC-krigføring f or m (definite singular ABC-krigføringa or ABC-krigføringen, indefinite plural ABC-krigføringer, definite plural ABC-krigføringene)

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

/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-krig

ABC-krig m (definite singular ABC-krigen, indefinite plural ABC-kriger, definite plural ABC-krigene)

ABC-krigen (definite singular)
ABC-kriger (indefinite plural)
ABC-krigene (definite plural)
abc-krig (alternative)

/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-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)
abc-våpen (alternative)

/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”).

pressen og ABC-våpnene

Irak forbyr ABC-våpen

(military) atomic, biological and chemical weapons


ABC-offiser

ABC-offiser m (definite singular ABC-offiseren, indefinite plural ABC-offiserer, definite plural ABC-offiserene)

ABC-offiseren (definite singular)
ABC-offiserer (indefinite plural)
ABC-offiserene (definite plural)
abc-offiser (alternative)

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-område

ABC-område n (definite singular ABC-området, indefinite plural ABC-områder, definite plural ABC-områda or ABC-områdene)

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

/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”).

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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-vern

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

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

/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


tjuvperm

tjuvperm m (definite singular tjuvpermen, indefinite plural tjuvpermer, definite plural tjuvpermene)

tjuvpermen (definite singular)
tjuvpermer (indefinite plural)
tjuvpermene (definite plural)
tyvperm (alternative)

(military slang) a leave or (temporary) absence without proper authority during service


D-dag

D-dag m (definite singular D-dagen, indefinite plural D-dager, definite plural D-dagene)

D-dagen (definite singular)
D-dager (indefinite plural)
D-dagene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «D-dag».ogg

From English D-Day, where the D refers to the word dag (“day”), from Old Norse dagr (“day”), from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn, to be illuminated”).

D-dag er et militært uttrykk som kan spores tilbake til første verdenskrig.

D-Day is a military expression which can be traced back to World War I.

(figurative, military) D-Day (The date of any major (often military) event planned for the future)


klokken H

Partial calque of English H-hour, (klokken + H), where the H also stands for hour.

Klokken H er 06:00

(figurative, military) zero hour or H-hour (The hour at which any major (usually military) event planned for the future is set to begin)


kakebu

kakebu f or m (definite singular kakebua or kakebuen, indefinite plural kakebuer, definite plural kakebuene)

kakebua (definite singular)
kakebuen (definite singular)
kakebuer (indefinite plural)
kakebuene (definite plural)

(military, colloquial) military jail; brig


vaktarrest

vaktarrest m (definite singular vaktarresten, indefinite plural vaktarrester, definite plural vaktarrestene)

vaktarresten (definite singular)
vaktarrester (indefinite plural)
vaktarrestene (definite plural)


tenn-nål

nb-noun-c

tenn-nål f or m (definite singular tenn-nåla or tenn-nålen, indefinite plural tenn-nåler, definite plural tenn-nålene)

tenn-nåla (definite singular)
tenn-nålen (definite singular)
tenn-nåler (indefinite plural)
tenn-nålene (definite plural)
tennål (alternative)

A calque of German Zündnadel akin to native tenne (“ignite”) + nål (“needle”).

(firearms) needle-like firing pin in a needle gun


sappør

sappør m (definite singular sappøren, indefinite plural sappører, definite plural sappørene)

sappøren (definite singular)
sappører (indefinite plural)
sappørene (definite plural)
sapør (alternative)

(military, colloquial) a military engineer; sapper


flein

flein m (definite singular fleinen, indefinite plural fleiner, definite plural fleinene)

fleinen (definite singular)
fleiner (indefinite plural)
fleinene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fleinn (“hook, barbed weapon, javelin, arrow”), from Proto-Germanic *flainaz (“hook, prong, speartip, ord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleyn- (“metal arrow, spear-head, hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split, divide”).

inh

da fløi en pil af den slags som kaldes flein, og kom i kong Haakons arm

1900, Gustav Storm, transl., Kongesagaer, page 114:

then an arrow of the kind called barbed arrow flew, and came into King Haakon's arm

[Jarl] skjøt med flein og frankiske spyd

1975, Ludvig Holm-Olsen, transl., Edda-dikt, page 154:

[Jarl] shot with barbed arrows and Frankish spears


dimmepenger

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dimmepenger pl (definite plural dimmepengene)

(colloquial, military) Financial compensation paid to conscripts upon completion of their military service.


dimmefest

dimmefest m (definite singular dimmefesten, indefinite plural dimmefester, definite plural dimmefestene)

dimmefesten (definite singular)
dimmefester (indefinite plural)
dimmefestene (definite plural)

(colloquial, military) A party organised by conscripts to celebrate the completion of their military service.