faste

faste (imperative fast, present tense faster, simple past and past participle fasta or fastet)

fast (imperative)
faster (present)
fasta (participle past)
fasta (past)
fastet (participle past)
fastet (past)

to fast (abstain from food and drink for a certain period)


vern

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

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

shield (anything which protects or defends)


tannbørste

tannbørsten (definite singular)
tannbørster (indefinite plural)
tannbørstene (definite plural)

a toothbrush (brush for cleaning the teeth)


opp

spise opp

brenne opp

låse opp

kneppe opp
unbutton


mandelbetennelse

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mandelbetennelse m (definite singular mandelbetennelsen)

tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils)


enzym

enzymet (definite singular)
enzym (indefinite plural)
enzymer (indefinite plural)
enzyma (definite plural)
enzymene (definite plural)

Coined in German as Enzym from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).


forhindre

forhindre (imperative forhindr or forhindre, present tense forhindrer, simple past and past participle forhindra or forhindret)

forhindr (imperative)
forhindre (imperative)
forhindrer (present)
forhindra (participle past)
forhindra (past)
forhindret (participle past)
forhindret (past)

for- + hindre, from Middle Low German vorhinderen


foregående

(as a noun) det foregående - the foregoing


forrige

From Middle Low German vorich or German vorig.

foregoing (occurring before or in front of something else)

i forrige uke


ekklesiologi

ekklesiologi m (definite singular ekklesiologien)


algoritme

algoritmen (definite singular)
algoritmer (indefinite plural)
algoritmene (definite plural)

Via English algorithm from Medieval Latin algorismus, a transliteration of Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵuwārizmiyy, “the native of Khowarizm”), surname of the well-known Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī who lived during the ninth century and introduced sophisticated mathematics to the West (particularly algebra). Was also influenced by Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) due to a later mistaken connection.

der

الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ


imperialisme

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imperialisme m (definite singular imperialismen)

imperialism (the policy of extending power, by force)


sardin

sardin m (definite singular sardinen, indefinite plural sardiner, definite plural sardinene)

sardinen (definite singular)
sardiner (indefinite plural)
sardinene (definite plural)

Sardina pilchardus
Sardina pilchardus#Translingual

European pilchard (fish of the species Sardina pilchardus)


penger

Plural form of penge. From Old Norse pen(in)gar, plural form of pen(in)gr. Doublet of penning.

Har du nok penger til dette maleriet?

Do you have enough money for this painting?


skjold

skjoldet (definite singular)
skjold (indefinite plural)
skjolda (definite plural)
skjoldene (definite plural)

From Danish skjold, from Old Danish skiold, from Old Norse skjǫldr m, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (“shield, cover”). Compare with Danish skjold, Swedish sköld, Icelandic skjöldur.


prosti

prostiet (definite singular)
prosti (indefinite plural)
prostier (indefinite plural)
prostia (definite plural)
prostiene (definite plural)


satanisme

satanisme m (definite singular satanismen)


område

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

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”).
Compare Icelandic umráð, Danish område and Swedish område.


punkt

punktet (definite singular)
punkt (indefinite plural)
punkter (indefinite plural)
punkta (definite plural)
punktene (definite plural)

From Old Norse punktr, from Middle Low German punct, punt, from Latin pūnctum (“point, puncture, moment”), from pūnctus (“pricked, punctured”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick, puncture, punch”), from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to prick, sting”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to prick, punch”).


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desensitivisere (imperative desensitiviser, present tense desensitiviserer, simple past desensitiviserte, past participle desensitivisert, present participle desensitiviserende)

desensitiviser (imperative)
desensitiviserer (present)
desensitiviserte (past)
desensitivisert (participle past)
desensitiviserende (participle present)


teist

teisten (definite singular)
teister (indefinite plural)
teistene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þeisti. Akin to English tystie.

Cepphus grylle
Cepphus grylle#Translingual

A black guillemot, tystie, Cepphus grylle.


løslate

løslate (imperative løslat, present tense løslater, passive løslates, simple past løslot, past participle løslatt)

løslat (imperative)
løslater (present)
løslates (passive)
løslot (past)
løslatt (participle past)


frigjøre

frigjøre (imperative and present tense frigjør, passive frigjøres, simple past frigjorde, past participle frigjort, present participle frigjørende)

frigjør (imperative present)
frigjøres (passive)
frigjorde (past)
frigjort (participle past)
frigjørende (participle present)


befri

befri (imperative befri, present tense befrir, present passive befris, simple past befridde, past participle befridd, present participle befriende)

befri (imperative)
befrir (present)
befris (passive present)
befridde (past)
befridd (participle past)
befriende (participle present)

From Middle Low German, from the prefix be- + fri ("to free, to set free"). Compare with Swedish befria.

En svær mengde samlet seg utenfor fengslet og befridde fangen.

A huge crowd gathered outside the prison and freed / liberated the prisoner.

Jeg har sett hvordan folket mitt blir mishandlet i Egypt, og har hørt klagen deres, og jeg har steget ned for å befri dem.

I have seen how my people are mistreated in Egypt, heard their moans, and I have descended to deliver them. (Acts of the Apostles, 7,34)

to free, set free (make free), liberate, deliver


åpen

åpen (neuter singular åpent, definite singular and plural åpne, comparative åpnere, indefinite superlative åpnest, definite superlative åpneste)

åpent (neuter singular)
åpne (definite plural singular)
åpnere (comparative)
åpnest (indefinite superlative)
åpneste (definite superlative)

From Danish aaben, from Old Norse opinn, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European *up. Compare with Icelandic opinn, Swedish öppen, Dutch open, Low German apen, open, German offen, West Frisian iepen, English open.

Døra er åpen.


encyklopedi

encyklopedi m (definite singular encyklopedien, indefinite plural encyklopedier, definite plural encyklopediene)

encyklopedien (definite singular)
encyklopedier (indefinite plural)
encyklopediene (definite plural)

an encyclopaedia or encyclopedia (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics)


kråke

kråka (definite singular)
kråken (definite singular)
kråker (indefinite plural)
kråkene (definite plural)

Corvus cornix
Corvus cornix#Translingual


frigi

frigi (imperative frigi, present tense frigir, simple past friga or frigav, past participle frigitt)

frigi (imperative)
frigir (present)
friga (past)
frigav (past)
frigitt (participle past)


konnotasjon

konnotasjonen (definite singular)
konnotasjoner (indefinite plural)
konnotasjonene (definite plural)

connotation (suggested or implied meaning)


ravn

ravnen (definite singular)
ravner (indefinite plural)
ravnene (definite plural)

From Danish ravn, from Old Norse hrafn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.


stillhet

stillhet m or f (definite singular stillheta or stillheten)

stillheta (definite singular)
stillheten (definite singular)

stillheten før stormen


åpne

åpne (imperative åpn or åpne, present tense åpner, passive åpnes, simple past and past participle åpna or åpnet)

åpn (imperative)
åpne (imperative)
åpner (present)
åpnes (passive)
åpna (participle past)
åpna (past)
åpnet (participle past)
åpnet (past)


inflasjon

inflasjonen (definite singular)
inflasjoner (indefinite plural)
inflasjonene (definite plural)

From Latin inflatio, via English inflation.


germansk

germansk (neuter singular germansk, definite singular and plural germanske)

germansk (neuter singular)
germanske (definite plural singular)

Germanic (relating to the Germanic languages and people)


terning

terningen (definite singular)
terninger (indefinite plural)
terningene (definite plural)

Possibly from Latin quaternio, via Middle Low German terninc and Old Norse teningr, tenningr.

a die or dice (polyhedron used in games of chance)


detektiv

detektiven (definite singular)
detektiver (indefinite plural)
detektivene (definite plural)


bredde

bredden (definite singular)
bredder (indefinite plural)
breddene (definite plural)

From Old Norse breidd (compare Old English brad), from the adjective breiðr "wide" (compare bred/brei), sense 2 is from Latin latitudo.

Huset har en bredde på fire meter.

The house is four metres wide/across. (literally: "the house has a width of four metres")

Barna gikk fem i bredden.

The children walked five abreast. (literally: "the children walked five in the width")

Denne historien mangler bredde.

wide, breadth, width (compare bred/brei), across, depth

Oslo ligger på 60 grader nordlig bredde.

Oslo is at 60 degrees northern latitude.


banke

banken (definite singular)
banker (indefinite plural)
bankene (definite plural)

a bank (underwater area of higher elevation, a sandbank)


banke

banke (imperative bank, present tense banker, simple past and past participle banka or banket, present participle bankende)

bank (imperative)
banker (present)
banka (participle past)
banka (past)
banket (participle past)
banket (past)
bankende (participle present)

to knock (rap one's knuckles against something, such as a door)


løs

løs (neuter singular løst, definite singular and plural løse, comparative løsere, indefinite superlative løsest, definite superlative løseste)

løst (neuter singular)
løse (definite plural singular)
løsere (comparative)
løsest (indefinite superlative)
løseste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse lauss through Danish løs.


stjerne

stjerna (definite singular)
stjernen (definite singular)
stjerner (indefinite plural)
stjernene (definite plural)

From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Stjerne (person) from English star.

Sku på stjernene!

star (a stylised symbol or object representing a star)

star (a famous person, such as a film star, pop star, etc.)


falsk

falsk (neuter singular falskt, definite singular and plural falske)

falskt (neuter singular)
falske (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from Middle Low German valsch, from Old Saxon *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (“false, counterfeit”).


baronesse

baronessa (definite singular)
baronessen (definite singular)
baronesser (indefinite plural)
baronessene (definite plural)

From German Baronesse, from Medieval Latin baronissa.


hektar

hektaret (definite singular)
hektar (indefinite plural)
hektara (definite plural)
hektarene (definite plural)

a hectare (unit of land measurement; translingual symbol ha)


blasfemi

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blasfemi m (definite singular blasfemien)

From Ancient Greek βλασφημία (blasphēmía).


korte

korte (imperative kort, present tense korter, passive kortes, simple past and past participle korta or kortet, present participle kortende)

kort (imperative)
korter (present)
kortes (passive)
korta (participle past)
korta (past)
kortet (participle past)
kortet (past)
kortende (participle present)


konglekjertel

konglekjertelen (definite singular)
konglekjertler (indefinite plural)
konglekjertlene (definite plural)


Det hvite hus

the White House (the official residence of the President of the United States of America)


mobilier

mobilier m pl (definite plural mobiliene)

(pluralia tantum) movable property which doesn't belong to any real estate, e.g. furniture etc.


angstbiter

angstbiteren (definite singular)
angstbitere (indefinite plural)
angstbiterne (definite plural)

An aggressive animal; an animal (usually a dog) that bites.

A nervously aggressive person (due to fear or perceived own weakness).


angstbiteri

angstbiteriet (definite singular)
angstbiteri (indefinite plural)
angstbiterier (indefinite plural)
angstbiteria (definite plural)
angstbiteriene (definite plural)

Succumbing to nervously aggressive behaviour, literally "biting in angst"


angstbiting

angstbitinga (definite singular)
angstbitingen (definite singular)
angstbitinger (indefinite plural)
angstbitingene (definite plural)


angstskrik

angstskriket (definite singular)
angstskrik (indefinite plural)
angstskrika (definite plural)
angstskrikene (definite plural)


skrik

skriket (definite singular)
skrik (indefinite plural)
skrika (definite plural)
skrikene (definite plural)

an item, usually a piece of fashion, when used in the idiomatic phrase "siste skrik" (latest fashion)


islandsk

islandsk (neuter singular islandsk, definite singular and plural islandske)

islandsk (neuter singular)
islandske (definite plural singular)

Icelandic (relating to Iceland, Icelanders and the language)


BH

BH m (definite singular BH-en, indefinite plural BH-er, definite plural BH-ene)

BH-en (definite singular)
BH-er (indefinite plural)
BH-ene (definite plural)

a bra (abbreviation of brystholder and bysteholder)


paradis

paradiset (definite singular)
paradis (indefinite plural)
paradiser (indefinite plural)
paradisa (definite plural)
paradisene (definite plural)

From Old Norse paradís, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.


testosteron

testosteron n (definite singular testosteronet)


vektor

vektoren (definite singular)
vektorer (indefinite plural)
vektorene (definite plural)

a vector (physics, mathematics, biology)


spermie

spermien (definite singular)
spermier (indefinite plural)
spermiene (definite plural)


ombudsmann

ombudsmannen (definite singular)
ombudsmenn (indefinite plural)
ombudsmennene (definite plural)

From Old Norse umboðsmaðr (“ombudsman”).


gunstig

gunstig (neuter singular gunstig, definite singular and plural gunstige, comparative gunstigere, indefinite superlative gunstigst, definite superlative gunstigste)

gunstig (neuter singular)
gunstige (definite plural singular)
gunstigere (comparative)
gunstigst (indefinite superlative)
gunstigste (definite superlative)

Possibly from Middle Low German gunstich


ombud

ombudet (definite singular)
ombud (indefinite plural)
ombuda (definite plural)
ombudene (definite plural)


rampe

rampa (definite singular)
rampen (definite singular)
ramper (indefinite plural)
rampene (definite plural)


tulipan

tulipanen (definite singular)
tulipaner (indefinite plural)
tulipanene (definite plural)

From Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”), via Turkish tülbent, and Italian tulipano.


Håkon

From Old Norse Hákon. Cognate with Swedish Håkan.


forkorting

forkortinga (definite singular)
forkortingen (definite singular)
forkortinger (indefinite plural)
forkortingene (definite plural)


innlede

innlede (imperative innled, present tense innleder, passive innledes, simple past and past participle innleda or innledet, present participle innledende)

innled (imperative)
innleder (present)
innledes (passive)
innleda (participle past)
innleda (past)
innledet (participle past)
innledet (past)
innledende (participle present)

From inn (“in”) + lede (“to steer, direct, guide”).

affix

Han skal innlede konferansen med et foredrag om landets historie.

He is to open the convention with a presentation on the country's history.

Den dramatiske hendelsen innledet en ny periode i livet hennes.

The dramatic incident began a new period in her life.

Jeg har bestemt meg for å foreta innledende skritt til en avtale.

I have decided to make preliminary steps for a treaty.


forkortelse

forkortelsen (definite singular)
forkortelser (indefinite plural)
forkortelsene (definite plural)

an abbreviation (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase)


barometri

barometrien (definite singular)
barometrier (indefinite plural)
barometriene (definite plural)


eple

eplet (definite singular)
epler (indefinite plural)
epla (definite plural)
eplene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish æble, from Old Norse epli.


gransking

granskinga (definite singular)
granskingen (definite singular)
granskinger (indefinite plural)
granskingene (definite plural)

examination, investigation, research, scrutiny


abbedi

abbediet (definite singular)
abbedi (indefinite plural)
abbedier (indefinite plural)
abbedia (definite plural)
abbediene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbedi».ogg

Borrowed from Middle Low German abbedīe, from Old Saxon *abbadea, from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā.

som levebrød fikk jeg tildelt et godt abbedi som innbragte meg 12000 dukater årlig

1987, Sissel Lange-Nielsen, Laokoon, page 109:

as a livelihood, I was assigned a good abbey that brought me 12,000 ducats annually

(Christianity) an abbey (monastery headed by an abbot)


eksoteriske

inflection of eksoterisk:
definite singular


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eksoterisk (neuter singular eksoterisk, definite singular and plural eksoteriske)

eksoterisk (neuter singular)
eksoteriske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek ἐξωτερικός (exōterikós, “external”).


blokade

blokaden (definite singular)
blokader (indefinite plural)
blokadene (definite plural)


putevar

putevaret (definite singular)
putevar (indefinite plural)
putevara (definite plural)
putevarene (definite plural)


amnesti

amnestiet (definite singular)
amnesti (indefinite plural)
amnestier (indefinite plural)
amnestia (definite plural)
amnestiene (definite plural)


putetrekk

putetrekket (definite singular)
putetrekk (indefinite plural)
putetrekka (definite plural)
putetrekkene (definite plural)


anekdote

anekdoten (definite singular)
anekdoter (indefinite plural)
anekdotene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos), via French anecdote.


dynetrekk

dynetrekket (definite singular)
dynetrekk (indefinite plural)
dynetrekka (definite plural)
dynetrekkene (definite plural)

duvet case or cover, quilt case, comforter case


formel

formelen (definite singular)
formler (indefinite plural)
formlene (definite plural)


biskop

biskopen (definite singular)
biskoper (indefinite plural)
biskopene (definite plural)

From Old Norse biskup, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), used in Greek and Latin both generally and as a title of civil officers.

a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)


behå

behåen (definite singular)
behåer (indefinite plural)
behåene (definite plural)


greve

greven (definite singular)
grever (indefinite plural)
grevene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German grēve and Old Norse greifi.


bunkers

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

(nautical, uncountable) bunker oil (fuel oil used in the engines of ships)


kanskje

From kan (“may, might”) + skje (“happen”). Compare with Danish måske.


arkont

arkonten (definite singular)
arkonter (indefinite plural)
arkontene (definite plural)


faksimilet

(non-standard since 2018) definite neuter singular of faksimile


faksimile

faksimilen (definite singular)
faksimiler (indefinite plural)
faksimilene (definite plural)

From Latin fac simile (“make like”), from fac (“make”) (imperative of facere (“make”)) + simile (neuter of similis (“like, similar”)).


utedass

utedassen (definite singular)
utedasser (indefinite plural)
utedassene (definite plural)
utedasset (definite singular)
utedass (indefinite plural)
utedasser (indefinite plural)
utedassa (definite plural)
utedassene (definite plural)

From ute + dass. Compare Swedish utedass.


toalett

toalettet (definite singular)
toalett (indefinite plural)
toaletter (indefinite plural)
toaletta (definite plural)
toalettene (definite plural)

Han gjorde sitt morgentoalett

He was doing his morning grooming session

stort toalett

gala attire


sinnslikevekt

sinnslikevekta (definite singular)
sinnslikevekten (definite singular)
sinnslikevekter (indefinite plural)
sinnslikevektene (definite plural)

From sinn (“mind”) + -s- + likevekt (“equilibrium”).


ordgyteri

ordgyteriet (definite singular)
ordgyteri (indefinite plural)
ordgyterier (indefinite plural)
ordgyteria (definite plural)
ordgyteriene (definite plural)

Compound of ord (“word”) + -gyteri (“pouring”).


sinnsro

sinnsroa (definite singular)
sinnsroen (definite singular)

Compound of sinn (“mind”) + ro (“calm”).


likevekt

likevekta (definite singular)
likevekten (definite singular)
likevekter (indefinite plural)
likevektene (definite plural)

like- (“equal”) + vekt (“weight”); from German Gleichgewicht (equilibrium)


ekvilibrium

ekvilibriumet (definite singular)
ekvilibrium (indefinite plural)
ekvilibriuma (definite plural)
ekvilibriumene (definite plural)


ordgyderi

ordgyderiet (definite singular)
ordgyderi (indefinite plural)
ordgyderier (indefinite plural)
ordgyderia (definite plural)
ordgyderiene (definite plural)

Compound of ord (“word”) + -gyderi (“pouring”).


ekvilibrist

ekvilibristen (definite singular)
ekvilibrister (indefinite plural)
ekvilibristene (definite plural)

an equilibrist, artist who performs balancing feats


brisling

brislingen (definite singular)
brislinger (indefinite plural)
brislingene (definite plural)

Sprattus sprattus
Sprattus sprattus#Translingual

a European sprat or brisling (Sprattus sprattus)


byttehandel

byttehandelen (definite singular)
byttehandler (indefinite plural)
byttehandlene (definite plural)


aborter

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «aborter».ogg

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abortér».ogg


faktum

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faktum n (definite singular faktumet, indefinite plural fakta, definite plural faktaene)

faktumet (definite singular)
fakta (indefinite plural)
faktaene (definite plural)


beholde

beholde (imperative behold, present tense beholder, passive beholdes, simple past and past participle beholdt, present participle beholdende)

behold (imperative)
beholder (present)
beholdes (passive)
beholdt (participle past)
beholdt (past)
beholdende (participle present)

be- + holde, after Middle Low German beholden, from Old Saxon bihaldan.


pakt

pakta (definite singular)
pakten (definite singular)
pakter (indefinite plural)
paktene (definite plural)


Alfhild

Old Norse Alfhildr, from alfr ("elf") and hildr ("battle").


fridom

fridommen (definite singular)
fridommer (indefinite plural)
fridommene (definite plural)


bringe

bringa (definite singular)
bringen (definite singular)
bringer (indefinite plural)
bringene (definite plural)


bringe

bringe (imperative bring, present tense bringer, passive bringes, simple past brakte or bragte, past participle brakt or bragt, present participle bringende)

bring (imperative)
bringer (present)
bringes (passive)
brakte (past)
bragte (past)
brakt (participle past)
bragt (participle past)
bringende (participle present)


kristen

kristen (feminine masculine)
kristent (neuter)
kristne (definite plural singular)
kristnere (comparative)
kristnest (indefinite superlative)
kristneste (definite superlative)


skjermskudd

skjermskuddet (definite singular)
skjermskudd (indefinite plural)
skjermskudda (definite plural)
skjermskuddene (definite plural)


skjermutklipp

skjermutklippet (definite singular)
skjermutklipp (indefinite plural)
skjermutklippa (definite plural)
skjermutklippene (definite plural)


attache

attacheen (definite singular)
attacheer (indefinite plural)
attacheene (definite plural)


ås

åsen (definite singular)
åser (indefinite plural)
åsene (definite plural)


ås

the part that connects the runners of the sled to the top of the sled


ås

ås (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural æser, definite plural æsene)

åsen (definite singular)
æser (indefinite plural)
æsene (definite plural)


skjermutskrift

skjermutskrifta (definite singular)
skjermutskriften (definite singular)
skjermutskrifter (indefinite plural)
skjermutskriftene (definite plural)


dåse

dåsen (definite singular)
dåser (indefinite plural)
dåsene (definite plural)


angående

Compare Danish angående, Swedish angående and Dutch aangaande.


akademiker

akademikeren (definite singular)
akademikere (indefinite plural)
akademikerne (definite plural)

academic (member of an academy, college, or university)


arr

arret (definite singular)
arr (indefinite plural)
arra (definite plural)
arrene (definite plural)


hoppe

hoppe m or f (definite singular hoppa or hoppen, indefinite plural hopper, definite plural hoppene)

hoppa (definite singular)
hoppen (definite singular)
hopper (indefinite plural)
hoppene (definite plural)


hoppe

hoppe (imperative hopp, present tense hopper, simple past and past participle hoppa or hoppet, present participle hoppende)

hopp (imperative)
hopper (present)
hoppa (participle past)
hoppa (past)
hoppet (participle past)
hoppet (past)
hoppende (participle present)

to jump (propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne)


rebell

rebellen (definite singular)
rebeller (indefinite plural)
rebellene (definite plural)

From French rebelle, from Latin rebellis.


musikal

musikal m (definite singular musikalen, indefinite plural musikaler, definite plural musikalene)

musikalen (definite singular)
musikaler (indefinite plural)
musikalene (definite plural)


blive

blive (present tense bliver, past tense blev or bleiv, past participle blitt, present participle blivende, imperative bliv)

bliver (present)
blev (past)
bleiv (past)
blitt (participle past)
blivende (participle present)
bliv (imperative)

From the expression blive på sjøen (literally “to remain at sea”). Thus the same word as bli (“to remain, become”), from Danish blive, from Middle Low German blîven, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.


galleri

galleriet (definite singular)
galleri (indefinite plural)
gallerier (indefinite plural)
galleria (definite plural)
galleriene (definite plural)

gallery (in a theatre or church; building for exhibition of works of art; establishment which buys and sells art; collection of pictures, e.g. on a website)


akademisk

akademisk (neuter singular akademisk, definite singular and plural akademiske, comparative mer akademisk, superlative mest akademisk)

akademisk (neuter singular)
akademiske (definite plural singular)
mer akademisk (comparative)
mest akademisk (superlative)

Hun har en akademisk utdannelse.

academic, academical (belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning)

Debattantene holdt en lang, akademisk diskusjon.

The debaters held a long, academic discussion.

academic; theoretic, having no practical importance, lacking passion (dispassionate)


italiensk

italiensk (neuter singular italiensk, definite singular and plural italienske)

italiensk (neuter singular)
italienske (definite plural singular)

Italian (of, from or pertaining to Italy)


hånd

hånd m or f (definite singular hånda or hånden, indefinite plural hender, definite plural hendene)

hånda (definite singular)
hånden (definite singular)
hender (indefinite plural)
hendene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.


bidrag

bidrag n (definite singular bidraget, indefinite plural bidrag, definite plural bidraga or bidragene)

bidraget (definite singular)
bidrag (indefinite plural)
bidraga (definite plural)
bidragene (definite plural)


aske

aske m or f (definite singular aska or asken)

aska (definite singular)
asken (definite singular)

ash (or ashes) (powdery residue left after burning a substance)


parallell

parallell (neuter singular parallelt, definite singular and plural parallelle)

parallelt (neuter singular)
parallelle (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos).


framtid

framtida (definite singular)
framtiden (definite singular)
framtider (indefinite plural)
framtidene (definite plural)


balkong

balkongen (definite singular)
balkonger (indefinite plural)
balkongene (definite plural)


velutstyrt

velutstyrt (neuter singular velutstyrt, definite singular and plural velutstyrte)

velutstyrt (neuter singular)
velutstyrte (definite plural singular)

From vel (“well”) + utstyrt (“equipped”).


riktig

riktig (indefinite singular)
riktige (definite plural singular)
riktigere (comparative)
riktigst (indefinite superlative)
riktigste (definite superlative)


grov

grov (neuter singular grovt, definite singular and plural grove, comparative grovere, indefinite superlative grovest or grøvst, definite superlative groveste or grøvste)

grovt (neuter singular)
grove (definite plural singular)
grovere (comparative)
grovest (indefinite superlative)
grøvst (indefinite superlative)
groveste (definite superlative)
grøvste (definite superlative)


akkar

akkaren (definite singular)
akkarer (indefinite plural)
akkarene (definite plural)

Unknown, but may be from more childish verb akke (“to defecate”)

European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus).


rabatt

rabatt m (definite singular rabatten, indefinite plural rabatter, definite plural rabattene)

rabatten (definite singular)
rabatter (indefinite plural)
rabattene (definite plural)


snakk

snakket (definite singular)
snakken (definite singular)


utseende

utseendet (definite singular)
utseender (indefinite plural)
utseendene (definite plural)

appearance (how someone or something looks)


penn

pennen (definite singular)
penner (indefinite plural)
pennene (definite plural)


dodraug

dodraugen (definite singular)
dodrauger (indefinite plural)
dodraugene (definite plural)

From do (“toilet”) + draug (a corporeal undead from Norse mythology). The word is a neologism and not part of traditional myths, having its origin from an audio comedy sketch of the 1970s. The ploy of the sketch was a simile of a radio children's tale being twisted into a horror story with the assumed result of making little children terrified of sitting down on the toilet.

(neologism) A fictional, slimy, malevolent creature that lives hidden inside the water closet, and according to the original tale may extend his hand to pull children down into the toilet.


sikker

sikker (feminine masculine)
sikkert (neuter)
sikre (definite plural singular)
sikrere (comparative)
sikrest (indefinite superlative)
sikreste (definite superlative)

From Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Latin sēcūrus “secure, unworried”.


draug

draugen (definite singular)
drauger (indefinite plural)
draugene (definite plural)

(mythology) draugr; a corporeal undead from Norse mythology, usually believed to be living in water, although land-drauger are also heard of.


bulgarsk

bulgarsk (neuter singular bulgarsk, definite singular and plural bulgarske)

bulgarsk (neuter singular)
bulgarske (definite plural singular)

Bulgarian (of, from or pertaining to Bulgaria)


betale

betale (imperative betal, present tense betaler, passive betales, simple past betalte, past participle betalt, present participle betalende)

betal (imperative)
betaler (present)
betales (passive)
betalte (past)
betalt (participle past)
betalende (participle present)

to pay (give money in exchange for goods or services)


sitte

sitte (imperative sitt, present tense sitter, simple past satt, past participle sittet, present participle sittende)

sitt (imperative)
sitter (present)
satt (past)
sittet (participle past)
sittende (participle present)

From Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

to sit (of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported)


fiol

fiolen (definite singular)
fioler (indefinite plural)
fiolene (definite plural)

a violet (flowering plant of genus Viola)


relé

relé n (definite singular reléet or releet, indefinite plural relé or reléer or releer, definite plural reléa or relea or reléene or releene)

reléet (definite singular)
releet (definite singular)
relé (indefinite plural)
reléer (indefinite plural)
releer (indefinite plural)
reléa (definite plural)
relea (definite plural)
reléene (definite plural)
releene (definite plural)


sukker

sukker n (definite singular sukkeret, indefinite plural sukker or sukkere, definite plural sukkera or sukkerne)

sukkeret (definite singular)
sukker (indefinite plural)
sukkere (indefinite plural)
sukkera (definite plural)
sukkerne (definite plural)

From Middle Low German sucker, from Middle High German zucker, from Italian zucchero.

sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)

sugar (a generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.)

sugar (any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy)


stopp

stoppen (definite singular)
stopp (indefinite plural)
stoppene (definite plural)
stoppet (definite singular)
stopp (indefinite plural)
stoppa (definite plural)
stoppene (definite plural)

uten stopp

a freeze (on prices, wages, recruitment)


merg

mergen (definite singular)
merger (indefinite plural)
mergene (definite plural)

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


tallrik

tallrik (neuter singular tallrikt, definite singular and plural tallrike)

tallrikt (neuter singular)
tallrike (definite plural singular)

From tall + rik; compare German zahlreich, German Low German tahlriek and tallriek.


bordell

bordellen (definite singular)
bordeller (indefinite plural)
bordellene (definite plural)
bordellet (definite singular)
bordell (indefinite plural)
bordeller (indefinite plural)
bordella (definite plural)
bordellene (definite plural)


stoppa

definite neuter plural of stopp (Etymology 2)


skifte

skiftet (definite singular)
skifter (indefinite plural)
skifta (definite plural)
skiftene (definite plural)


skifte

skifte (imperative skift, present tense skifter, passive skiftes, simple past and past participle skifta or skiftet, present participle skiftende)

skift (imperative)
skifter (present)
skiftes (passive)
skifta (participle past)
skifta (past)
skiftet (participle past)
skiftet (past)
skiftende (participle present)


kalv

kalven (definite singular)
kalver (indefinite plural)
kalvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Danish and Swedish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.

der

A small island, glacier or lake beside a larger one.

An entrance to a salmon trap or the like.


korallrev

korallrevet (definite singular)
korallrev (indefinite plural)
korallreva (definite plural)
korallrevene (definite plural)


Edvin

Borrowed from English Edwin. Doublet of Audun.


korall

korallen (definite singular)
koraller (indefinite plural)
korallene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”), and Latin corallium.


komplett

head

komplett (neuter singular komplett, definite singular and plural komplette)

komplett (neuter singular)
komplette (definite plural singular)


tangen

definite masculine singular of tang (Etymology 1)

definite masculine singular of tang (Etymology 2)


tyv

tyven (definite singular)
tyver (indefinite plural)
tyvene (definite plural)

From Danish tyv, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.


kroatisk

kroatisk (neuter singular kroatisk, definite singular and plural kroatiske)

kroatisk (neuter singular)
kroatiske (definite plural singular)


kroatisk

kroatisk m (definite singular kroatisken)


amorf

amorf (neuter singular amorft, definite singular and plural amorfe)

amorft (neuter singular)
amorfe (definite plural singular)


skift

skiftet (definite singular)
skift (indefinite plural)
skifta (definite plural)
skiftene (definite plural)


arkeolog

arkeolog m (definite singular arkeologen, indefinite plural arkeologer, definite plural arkeologene)

arkeologen (definite singular)
arkeologer (indefinite plural)
arkeologene (definite plural)


tjuv

tjuven (definite singular)
tjuver (indefinite plural)
tjuvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.


bære

bære (imperative bær, present tense bærer, passive bæres, simple past bar, past participle båret, present participle bærende)

bær (imperative)
bærer (present)
bæres (passive)
bar (past)
båret (participle past)
bærende (participle present)

From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”).


administrasjon

administrasjonen (definite singular)
administrasjoner (indefinite plural)
administrasjonene (definite plural)

administration (the act of administering)


etikett

etiketten (definite singular)
etiketter (indefinite plural)
etikettene (definite plural)


delikat

delikat (indefinite singular)
delikate (definite plural singular)

From French délicat, from Latin delicatus.


snabel

snabelen (definite singular)
snabler (indefinite plural)
snablene (definite plural)


marg

margen (definite singular)
marger (indefinite plural)
margene (definite plural)

From Latin margo (“edge, margin, limit”).


marg

From Old Norse mergr, from Proto-Germanic *mazgaz < *mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European *mozgos, *mosgʰos. Compare Icelandic mergur, Swedish märg, Danish marv, Dutch merg, German Mark, English marrow.


Åse

From Old Norse Ása, short for names beginning with the element áss, óss "god". Cognate with Swedish Åsa.


offentlig

head

offentlig (neuter singular offentlig, definite singular and plural offentlige)

offentlig (neuter singular)
offentlige (definite plural singular)


diskret

diskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)

diskret (neuter singular)
diskrete (definite plural singular)

From Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete.


geografi

geografi m (definite singular geografien)

geography (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth)


rasshøl

rasshølet (definite singular)
rasshøl (indefinite plural)
rasshøler (indefinite plural)
rasshøla (definite plural)
rasshølene (definite plural)

Compound word, from dialect and Old Norse rass (“behind, anus”), and East Norwegian dialect form høl of hull/hol, "a hole". Cognate with Swedish arsle.

Pass munnen din, ellers stapper jeg denne opp i rasshølet ditt!

Watch your mouth, or I'll stick this up your ass!

Ha deg vekk, fordømte rasshøl!


akkurat

From Latin accūrātus, past participle of accūrō. Cognate with English accurate.


tålmodig

tålmodig (indefinite singular)
tålmodige (definite plural singular)
tålmodigere (comparative)
tålmodigst (indefinite superlative)
tålmodigste (definite superlative)

patient (not losing one's temper while waiting)


tråd

tråd m (definite singular tråden, indefinite plural tråder, definite plural trådene)

tråden (definite singular)
tråder (indefinite plural)
trådene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”).


motsi

motsier (present)
motsa (past)
motsagt (participle past)
motsiende (participle present)
motsi (imperative)


ha noen på si

(idiomatic) To have a bit on the side, extramarital affair.


øye for øye, tann for tann

eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth


andre juledag

From andre (second) + compound of jul (Christmas) + dag (day).


utenlandsk

utenlandsk (neuter singular utenlandsk, definite singular and plural utenlandske)

utenlandsk (neuter singular)
utenlandske (definite plural singular)


trener

treneren (definite singular)
trenere (indefinite plural)
trenerne (definite plural)


første juledag

From første (first) + compound of jul (Christmas) + dag (day).


spontan

spontan (neuter singular spontant, definite singular and plural spontane)

spontant (neuter singular)
spontane (definite plural singular)

en spontan abort


politiker

politiker m (definite singular politikeren, indefinite plural politikere, definite plural politikerne)

politikeren (definite singular)
politikere (indefinite plural)
politikerne (definite plural)


e-post

e-posten (definite singular)
e-poster (indefinite plural)
e-postene (definite plural)


defekt

defekt (neuter singular defekt, definite singular and plural defekte)

defekt (neuter singular)
defekte (definite plural singular)


defekt

defekten (definite singular)
defekter (indefinite plural)
defektene (definite plural)


nummen

nummen (feminine masculine)
numment (neuter)
numne (definite plural singular)
mer nummen (comparative)
mest nummen (superlative)

From Old Norse numinn, past participle of nema (“take”).


liknelse

liknelsen (definite singular)
liknelser (indefinite plural)
liknelsene (definite plural)


strø

strøet (definite singular)
strø (indefinite plural)
strøa (definite plural)
strøene (definite plural)


strø

strø (imperative strø, present tense strør, passive strøs, simple past strødde, past participle strødd, present participle strøende)

strø (imperative)
strør (present)
strøs (passive)
strødde (past)
strødd (participle past)
strøende (participle present)


doven

doven (neuter singular dovent, definite singular and plural dovne, comparative dovnere, indefinite superlative dovnest, definite superlative dovneste)

dovent (neuter singular)
dovne (definite plural singular)
dovnere (comparative)
dovnest (indefinite superlative)
dovneste (definite superlative)


kastanjett

kastanjetten (definite singular)
kastanjetter (indefinite plural)
kastanjettene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French castagnette, from Spanish castañeta

Klaprende hæler, kastanjetter, beksvart natt og flakende lys

1983, Marius Müller (lyrics and music), “Carmen”:

Chattering heels, castanets, pitch-black night and flaking-off light


selge

selge (imperative selg, present tense selger, passive selges, simple past solgte, past participle solgt, present participle selgende)

selg (imperative)
selger (present)
selges (passive)
solgte (past)
solgt (participle past)
selgende (participle present)

From Old Norse selja (“sell”), from Proto-Germanic *saljaną.

to sell (to agree to transfer goods or provide services in return for payment)


dikt

diktet (definite singular)
dikt (indefinite plural)
dikta (definite plural)
diktene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dikt, from a Middle Low German noun derived from dichten, "to compose (a poem)" (compare dikte).

To forge a poem is a kind of smith craft.

Å hamre ut et dikt er en slags gullsmedkunst. (Rolf Jacobsen)

literally: "to forge a poem is a kind of goldsmith craft"

Er dette dikt eller sannhet?

fiction, pack of lies, invention (compare dikte opp)


eklatant

eklatant (neuter singular eklatant, definite singular and plural eklatante)

eklatant (neuter singular)
eklatante (definite plural singular)


barbere

barbere (imperative barber, present tense barberer, passive barberes, simple past barberte, past participle barbert, present participle barberende)

barber (imperative)
barberer (present)
barberes (passive)
barberte (past)
barbert (participle past)
barberende (participle present)

barbere seg

barbere bena sine

barbere ansiktet

to shave (remove hair, usually with a razor)


pirat

piraten (definite singular)
pirater (indefinite plural)
piratene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), via Latin pirata.


fundamentalisme

fundamentalisme m (definite singular fundamentalismen)

fundamentalism (extremist view in religion)


kyst

kysten (definite singular)
kyster (indefinite plural)
kystene (definite plural)


trommel

trommelen (definite singular)
tromler (indefinite plural)
tromlene (definite plural)

a drum (e.g. brake drum, cable drum, rotating cylinder)


urven

urven (neuter singular urvent, definite singular and plural urvne)

urvent (neuter singular)
urvne (definite plural singular)

(colloquial) under the weather; slightly ill


storme

storme (imperative storm, present tense stormer, passive stormes, simple past and past participle storma or stormet, present participle stormende)

storm (imperative)
stormer (present)
stormes (passive)
storma (participle past)
storma (past)
stormet (participle past)
stormet (past)
stormende (participle present)


komfortabel

komfortabel (neuter singular komfortabelt, definite singular and plural komfortable)

komfortabelt (neuter singular)
komfortable (definite plural singular)


sopp

soppen (definite singular)
sopper (indefinite plural)
soppene (definite plural)


svamp

svampen (definite singular)
svamper (indefinite plural)
svampene (definite plural)

a sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)

a sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)


makaber

makaber (feminine masculine)
makabert (neuter)
makabre (definite plural singular)
mer makaber (comparative)
mest makaber (superlative)


intuitiv

intuitiv (neuter singular intuitivt, definite singular and plural intuitive)

intuitivt (neuter singular)
intuitive (definite plural singular)


bekken

bekkenet (definite singular)
bekken (indefinite plural)
bekkener (indefinite plural)
bekkena (definite plural)
bekkenene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German.


kuling

kulinga (definite singular)
kulingen (definite singular)
kulinger (indefinite plural)
kulingene (definite plural)

liten kuling

stiv kuling

sterk kuling

a strong wind or gale, depending on force, as measured on the Beaufort scale.


universell

universell (neuter singular universelt, definite singular and plural universelle)

universelt (neuter singular)
universelle (definite plural singular)


kanne

kanna (definite singular)
kannen (definite singular)
kanner (indefinite plural)
kannene (definite plural)


hungrig

hungrig (neuter singular hungrig, definite singular and plural hungrige)

hungrig (neuter singular)
hungrige (definite plural singular)


asymmetrisk

asymmetrisk (indefinite singular)
asymmetriske (definite plural singular)


symmetrisk

symmetrisk (indefinite singular)
symmetriske (definite plural singular)


jordbruk

jordbruket (definite singular)
jordbruk (indefinite plural)
jordbruka (definite plural)
jordbrukene (definite plural)

agriculture (the art or science of farming)


vokal

vokalen (definite singular)
vokaler (indefinite plural)
vokalene (definite plural)


materiell

materiell (neuter singular materielt, definite singular and plural materielle)

materielt (neuter singular)
materielle (definite plural singular)

From the French adjective matériel (noun derived from adjective).

den materielle verden


materiell

materiell n (definite singular materiellet)

rullende materiell


føner

føneren (definite singular)
fønere (indefinite plural)
fønerne (definite plural)

From føn (“warm wind”) or føne (“to blow-dry”) + -er.


frø

frøet (definite singular)
frø (indefinite plural)
frøa (definite plural)
frøene (definite plural)


frø

frø (present tense frør, simple past frødde, past participle frødd)

frør (present)
frødde (past)
frødd (participle past)

frø seg (selv) - to seed (itself), to self-seed (of a plant; reflexive)


saftig

saftig (neuter singular saftig, definite singular and plural saftige, comparative saftigere, indefinite superlative saftigst, definite superlative saftigste)

saftig (neuter singular)
saftige (definite plural singular)
saftigere (comparative)
saftigst (indefinite superlative)
saftigste (definite superlative)


bayonneskinke

bayonneskinka (definite singular)
bayonneskinken (definite singular)
bayonneskinker (indefinite plural)
bayonneskinkene (definite plural)


innsjø

innsjøen (definite singular)
innsjøer (indefinite plural)
innsjøene (definite plural)


tjern

tjernet (definite singular)
tjern (indefinite plural)
tjerna (definite plural)
tjernene (definite plural)
tjerna (definite singular)
tjernen (definite singular)
tjerner (indefinite plural)
tjernene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tjarn n, tjǫrn f (“small lake, pond, tarn; pool”), from Proto-Germanic *ternō (“a mountain lake without tributaries; watering hole; small pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to shatter”).
Cognate with Danish tjern, Swedish tjärn, Icelandic tjörn, Faroese tjørn and English tarn.

inh

a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain area.


inkognito

From Latin incognitus, via Italian incognito.


mondénest

indefinite singular superlative degree of mondén


mondenest

indefinite singular superlative degree of monden


mondén

mondén (feminine masculine)
mondént (neuter)
mondéne (definite plural singular)
mondénere (comparative)
mondénest (indefinite superlative)
mondéneste (definite superlative)

From Latin mundanus (cosmopolite), from mundus, via French mondain.

et mondént hotell

en mondén kvinne

ha mondéne vaner

worldly, fashionable, elegant, sophisticated


tjau

tjauet (definite singular)
tjau (indefinite plural)
tjaua (definite plural)
tjauene (definite plural)


salme

salmen (definite singular)
salmer (indefinite plural)
salmene (definite plural)

From Old Norse salmr, psalmr, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós).


scenografi

scenografien (definite singular)
scenografier (indefinite plural)
scenografiene (definite plural)

From scene? + -grafi, compare with French scénographie.


ytst

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


svartemarje

svartemarja (definite singular)
svartemarjen (definite singular)
svartemarjer (indefinite plural)
svartemarjene (definite plural)

Compound of svart (“black”) + marje (archaic slang for Marie), after English Black Maria.


turist

turisten (definite singular)
turister (indefinite plural)
turistene (definite plural)

→ Northern Sami: turista, durista


polynom

polynomet (definite singular)
polynom (indefinite plural)
polynomer (indefinite plural)
polynoma (definite plural)
polynomene (definite plural)


soll

(usually uncountable) a kind of milk toast


koordinasjon

koordinasjonen (definite singular)
koordinasjoner (indefinite plural)
koordinasjonene (definite plural)


kvalitet

kvaliteten (definite singular)
kvaliteter (indefinite plural)
kvalitetene (definite plural)


frekvens

frekvensen (definite singular)
frekvenser (indefinite plural)
frekvensene (definite plural)


likest

indefinite singular superlative degree of lik


relevans

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relevans m (definite singular relevansen)


slikkepott

slikkepotten (definite singular)
slikkepotter (indefinite plural)
slikkepottene (definite plural)

rubber dough scraper, spatula (kitchen utensil)

(childish, anatomy) forefinger, index finger, lickpot (obsolete)


absorbere

absorbere (passive absorberes, imperative absorber, present tense absorberer, simple past absorberte, past participle absorbert, present participle absorberende, verbal noun absorbering)

absorberes (passive)
absorber (imperative)
absorberer (present)
absorberte (past)
absorbert (participle past)
absorberende (participle present)
absorbering (noun-from-verb)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absorbere».ogg

From Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of absorbeō (“absorb”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), + and from sorbeō (“I suck in, drink up”), from Proto-Italic *sorβeō (“to suck in”), from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (“to be sipping, sucking”), from *srebʰ- (“to sip, gulp, suck (in)”) and *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs).

der

å absorbere væske

absorbere fuktighet

hun … var opptatt med å tørke bort klinet med et pølsepapir, som ikke hadde absorberende evne i det hele tatt

1987, Jon Michelet, Kjærlighet ved første treff, page 137:

she… was busy wiping away the dirt with a sausage paper, which had no absorbent ability at all

av alle fargene er det svart som absorberer lyset best

of all the colors, it is black that absorbs the light best

hun stakk nålen i armen min, og straks innholdet var absorbert i blodet, inntrådte en kraftig reaksjon

1973, Einar Pedersen, Takk for mitt liv, page 131:

she stuck the needle in my arm, and as soon as the contents were absorbed into the blood, a strong reaction occurred

(physics, biology, transitive) to absorb (to take in energy and convert it)

hjemmemarkedet kunne ikke absorbere produksjonen

the domestic market could not absorb the production

innslaget av innvandrere … var så stort at det var umulig for de lokale samfunn å absorbere dem

the influx of immigrants… was so great that it was impossible for the local communities to absorb them

(transitive) to absorb (to include so that it no longer has separate existence, to assimilate, to incorporate or suck up)

undervisningsstoff så vanskelig at elevene ikke absorberer det

teaching material so difficult that students do not absorb it

absorbere det en leser

(colloquial, transitive) to absorb (to learn, understand or acquire)


russisk

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russisk (indefinite neuter singular russisk, definite singular and plural russiske)

russisk (indefinite neuter singular)
russiske (definite plural singular)


kalkulator

kalkulator m (definite singular kalkulatoren, indefinite plural kalkulatorer, definite plural kalkulatorene)

kalkulatoren (definite singular)
kalkulatorer (indefinite plural)
kalkulatorene (definite plural)


brennbar

brennbar (neuter singular brennbart, definite singular and plural brennbare)

brennbart (neuter singular)
brennbare (definite plural singular)


aktivitet

aktiviteten (definite singular)
aktiviteter (indefinite plural)
aktivitetene (definite plural)

activity (the state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force)


brott

brottet (definite singular)
brott (indefinite plural)
brotta (definite plural)
brottene (definite plural)


ikke bare bare

Det er ikke bare bare å leve fattig.

(idiomatic) Not so/that easy; literally "not simply simply".


pornografi

From French pornographie, from Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornográphos), from πόρνη (pórnē, “prostitute”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).


autoritet

autoriteten (definite singular)
autoriteter (indefinite plural)
autoritetene (definite plural)


esel

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esel n (definite singular eselet or eslet, indefinite plural esel or esler, definite plural esla or eslene)

eselet (definite singular)
eslet (definite singular)
esel (indefinite plural)
esler (indefinite plural)
esla (definite plural)
eslene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German esel, from Old Saxon esil, from late Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus.

a donkey or ass (a domestic or wild animal)


demokrati

demokratiet (definite singular)
demokrati (indefinite plural)
demokratier (indefinite plural)
demokratia (definite plural)
demokratiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía).

democracy (government under the rule of its people)


pornograf

pornografen (definite singular)
pornografer (indefinite plural)
pornografene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē) + -graf.


kokett

kokett (neuter singular kokett, definite singular and plural kokette, comparative kokettere, indefinite superlative kokettest)

kokett (neuter singular)
kokette (definite plural singular)
kokettere (comparative)
kokettest (indefinite superlative)


energi

energien (definite singular)
energier (indefinite plural)
energiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia), via French énergie.


ordklasse

ordklassa (definite singular)
ordklassen (definite singular)
ordklasser (indefinite plural)
ordklassene (definite plural)

a part of speech (the function a word or phrase performs)


veps

vepsen (definite singular)
vepser (indefinite plural)
vepsene (definite plural)

From Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”). Compare Danish hveps.


kompassen

(non-standard since 2021) masculine definite singular of kompass


aprikos

aprikosen (definite singular)
aprikoser (indefinite plural)
aprikosene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkíā, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκῐον (praikókion), from (Late Latin persica) Latin praecocia (literally “over-ripe (peaches)”), (mālum) praecoquum (literally “over-ripe (apple)”). See English apricot for more info.


fager

From Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).


araber

araberen (definite singular)
arabere (indefinite plural)
araberne (definite plural)


rolig

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rolig (neuter singular rolig, definite singular and plural rolige, comparative roligere, indefinite superlative roligst, definite superlative roligste)

rolig (neuter singular)
rolige (definite plural singular)
roligere (comparative)
roligst (indefinite superlative)
roligste (definite superlative)


vante

vanten (definite singular)
vanter (indefinite plural)
vantene (definite plural)

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: vante

From Danish vante, from Old Norse vantr.


lakk

lakken (definite singular)
lakker (indefinite plural)
lakkene (definite plural)

From French laque or German Lack, from Medieval Latin lacca, ultimately from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).


miks

miksen (definite singular)
mikser (indefinite plural)
miksene (definite plural)
mikset (definite singular)
miks (indefinite plural)
miksa (definite plural)
miksene (definite plural)


manuell

manuell (neuter singular manuelt, definite singular and plural manuelle)

manuelt (neuter singular)
manuelle (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from French manuel, from Latin manualis.


stativ

stativet (definite singular)
stativ (indefinite plural)
stativer (indefinite plural)
stativa (definite plural)
stativene (definite plural)


positiv

positiv (neuter singular positivt, definite singular and plural positive)

positivt (neuter singular)
positive (definite plural singular)

From Latin positivus, via French positif.


personlighet

personligheta (definite singular)
personligheten (definite singular)
personligheter (indefinite plural)
personlighetene (definite plural)


spott

spotten (definite singular)
spotter (indefinite plural)
spottene (definite plural)

From Old Norse spottr, from Proto-Germanic *spuþþaz.


kelner

kelneren (definite singular)
kelnere (indefinite plural)
kelnerne (definite plural)

Borrowed from German Kellner, from Medieval Latin cellenārius.


beslutte

beslutte (imperative beslutt, present tense beslutter, passive besluttes, simple past and past participle beslutta or besluttet, present participle besluttende)

beslutt (imperative)
beslutter (present)
besluttes (passive)
beslutta (participle past)
beslutta (past)
besluttet (participle past)
besluttet (past)
besluttende (participle present)


HB

«Mur av uvidenhet» når lensmannen vil efterforske HB. Hjemmebrenning på Auraanlegget i alle år

"Wall of ignorance" when the sheriff wants to investigate HB. Moonshining at the Auraanlegg in all years

Initialism of hjemmebrent (“moonshine”).


fosforsyra

definite feminine singular of fosforsyre


nordpol

nordpolen (definite singular)
nordpoler (indefinite plural)
nordpolene (definite plural)


alken

alkenet (definite singular)
alken (indefinite plural)
alkener (indefinite plural)
alkena (definite plural)
alkenene (definite plural)

alkene (unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon-carbon double bonds)


gjennom

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


gjennom

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


keton

ketonet (definite singular)
keton (indefinite plural)
ketoner (indefinite plural)
ketona (definite plural)
ketonene (definite plural)


emfatisk

emfatisk (indefinite singular)
emfatiske (definite plural singular)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός (emphatikós, “forceful”). By surface analysis, emfase + -isk.


snakke i munnen på hverandre

Slutt å snakke i munnen på hverandre! Jeg hører ingenting!

Stop talking over each other! I can't hear anything!

To talk at the same time so that neither is heard, to talk over each other


symposion

symposiet (definite singular)
symposier (indefinite plural)
symposia (definite plural)
symposiene (definite plural)

alternative form of symposium (“symposium”)


rosmarin

rosmarinen (definite singular)
rosmariner (indefinite plural)
rosmarinene (definite plural)

From Latin rosmarinus, via German Rosmarin.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus#Translingual

Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis#Translingual

(countable) rosemary (small bush) (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)

(uncountable) rosemary (leaves of the rosemary bush used as a herb)


etnisk

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etnisk (neuter singular etnisk, definite singular and plural etniske)

etnisk (neuter singular)
etniske (definite plural singular)


politisk

politisk (indefinite neuter singular politisk, definite singular and plural politiske)

politisk (indefinite neuter singular)
politiske (definite plural singular)


leike

leike (imperative leik, present tense leiker, simple past leikte, past participle leikt, present participle leikende)

leik (imperative)
leiker (present)
leikte (past)
leikt (participle past)
leikende (participle present)

From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

to play, to act in a manner such that one has fun


handelspost

handelsposten (definite singular)
handelsposter (indefinite plural)
handelspostene (definite plural)


abstraksjon

abstraksjonen (definite singular)
abstraksjoner (indefinite plural)
abstraksjonene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin abstrāctiō (“separation, abstraction”), from abstrahō (“I draw away, withdraw”).

der

ha evne til abstraksjon

observanden [fremstår] med evne til resonnering og abstraksjon… som stemmer overens med skoleresultater fra ungdomsskolen

2014 December 22, Lovdata^([lovdata.no]):

the subject [appears] with the ability to reason and abstraction… which is consistent with school results from upper secondary school

the act of abstracting (an idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary)

det er rene abstraksjoner

et indhold uden form er jo i realiteten kun en tom abstraktion

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 244:

a content without form is in fact only an empty abstraction

[Munch] malte ikke virkeligheten, men følelsene sine, og åpnet en dør til abstraksjonen

2015 December 1, Bergensavisen^([ba.no]):

[Munch] did not paint reality, but his emotions, and opened a door to abstraction

en pedagogikk som fremelsker teorier og abstraksjoner, det som ikke er håndfast

2014 September 16, Klassekampen, page 22:

a pedagogy that fosters theories and abstractions, that which is not tangible

an abstraction (the result of mentally abstracting an idea)

publikum kan se alt fra amerikanske Kerry James Marshalls figurative maleri av måker, sjø og mennesker på stranden, til norske Olav Christopher Jenssens abstraksjoner

the audience can see everything from American Kerry James Marshall's figurative painting of seagulls, sea and people on the beach, to Norwegian Olav Christopher Jenssen's abstractions

(art) an abstraction (an abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects)


tiur

tiuren (definite singular)
tiurer (indefinite plural)
tiurene (definite plural)


dromedar

dromedaren (definite singular)
dromedarer (indefinite plural)
dromedarene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos), via Late Latin dromedarius.

δρομὰς κάμηλος

Camelus dromedarius
Camelus dromedarius#Translingual

a dromedary (Camelus dromedarius, the single-humped camel)


kompatibel

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kompatibel (neuter singular kompatibelt, definite singular and plural kompatible)

kompatibelt (neuter singular)
kompatible (definite plural singular)


inkompatibel

inkompatibel (neuter singular inkompatibelt, definite singular and plural inkompatible)

inkompatibelt (neuter singular)
inkompatible (definite plural singular)


belgisk

belgisk (neuter singular belgisk, definite singular and plural belgiske)

belgisk (neuter singular)
belgiske (definite plural singular)

Belgian (relating to Belgium and Belgians)


skuffelse

skuffelsen (definite singular)
skuffelser (indefinite plural)
skuffelsene (definite plural)


nødvendig

nødvendig (neuter singular nødvendig, definite singular and plural nødvendige, comparative nødvendigere, indefinite superlative nødvendigst, definite superlative nødvendigste)

nødvendig (neuter singular)
nødvendige (definite plural singular)
nødvendigere (comparative)
nødvendigst (indefinite superlative)
nødvendigste (definite superlative)


fattig

fattig (neuter singular fattig, definite singular and plural fattige, comparative fattigere, indefinite superlative fattigst, definite superlative fattigste)

fattig (neuter singular)
fattige (definite plural singular)
fattigere (comparative)
fattigst (indefinite superlative)
fattigste (definite superlative)


skulderblad

skulderblad n (definite singular skulderbladet, indefinite plural skulderblad or skulderblader, definite plural skulderblada or skulderbladene)

skulderbladet (definite singular)
skulderblad (indefinite plural)
skulderblader (indefinite plural)
skulderblada (definite plural)
skulderbladene (definite plural)

From skulder (“shoulder”) + blad (“blade”).


skulptur

skulpturen (definite singular)
skulpturer (indefinite plural)
skulpturene (definite plural)


fasan

fasanen (definite singular)
fasaner (indefinite plural)
fasanene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).


medgift

medgifta (definite singular)
medgiften (definite singular)
medgifter (indefinite plural)
medgiftene (definite plural)

From Low German medegift, compare with German Mitgift.


gammel

gammel (neuter singular gammelt, definite singular and plural gamle, comparative eldre, indefinite superlative eldst, definite superlative eldste)

gammelt (neuter singular)
gamle (definite plural singular)
eldre (comparative)
eldst (indefinite superlative)
eldste (definite superlative)

From Danish gammel, from Old Norse gamall, compare native gammal; comparative and superlative forms from Old Norse ellri and Old Norse ellztr.

old (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)

fem år gammel


skulptør

skulptøren (definite singular)
skulptører (indefinite plural)
skulptørene (definite plural)

From Latin sculptor, via French sculpteur.


skulder

skulder m or f (definite singular skuldra or skulderen, indefinite plural skuldre or skuldrer, definite plural skuldrene)

skuldra (definite singular)
skulderen (definite singular)
skuldre (indefinite plural)
skuldrer (indefinite plural)
skuldrene (definite plural)


skyld

skylda (definite singular)
skylden (definite singular)
skylder (indefinite plural)
skyldene (definite plural)

for sikkerhets skyld

Er de ikke alle tjenende ånder, som sendes ut til tjeneste for deres skyld som skal arve frelse?

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?


mølle

mølla (definite singular)
møllen (definite singular)
møller (indefinite plural)
møllene (definite plural)

a mill ((building with) grinding apparatus)

den som kommer først til mølla, får først malt


hopp

hoppet (definite singular)
hopp (indefinite plural)
hoppa (definite plural)
hoppene (definite plural)


jøde

jøden (definite singular)
jøder (indefinite plural)
jødene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German jode (side form jude), from Latin iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (“Judah”). Cognate with Old Norse júði, Swedish jude.

(offensive, ethnic slur, see usage notes) Jew, used as an insult

(offensive, ethnic slur, see usage notes) a greedy person


tortur

torturen (definite singular)
torturer (indefinite plural)
torturene (definite plural)

torture (intentional causing of pain and agony to someone)


barrikadere

barrikadere (imperative barrikader, present tense barrikaderer, passive barrikaderes, simple past barrikaderte, past participle barrikadert, present participle barrikaderende)

barrikader (imperative)
barrikaderer (present)
barrikaderes (passive)
barrikaderte (past)
barrikadert (participle past)
barrikaderende (participle present)

From the noun barrikade (“a barricade”).

De barrikaderte seg inne i rommet.

They barricaded themselves into the room.

Døren var barrikadert med tunge møbler.

The door was barricaded with heavy furniture.

to barricade (to close or block a road etc., using a barricade)


grammatikk

grammatikk m (definite singular grammatikken, indefinite plural grammatikker, definite plural grammatikkene)

grammatikken (definite singular)
grammatikker (indefinite plural)
grammatikkene (definite plural)

grammar (rules for speaking and writing a language)


monark

monark m (definite singular monarken, indefinite plural monarker, definite plural monarkene)

monarken (definite singular)
monarker (indefinite plural)
monarkene (definite plural)


selvkontroll

selvkontroll m (definite singular selvkontrollen, uncountable)


abaya

abayaen (definite singular)
abayaer (indefinite plural)
abayaene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abaya».ogg

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya), alternative form of عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa, “cloak. frock”), derived from the root ع ب ء (ʕ b ʔ).

ubor

aldri tidligere har så mange irakiske kvinner dekket seg til i den svarte abayaen

never before have so many Iraqi women covered themselves in the black abaya

(Islam) an abaya, muslim women's piece of clothing used in the area around the Persian Gulf which consists of a long, black cloak that in some cases also covers the head


gaffel

gaffelen (definite singular)
gafler (indefinite plural)
gaflene (definite plural)


inkontinens

head

inkontinens m (definite singular inkontinensen)


kompakt

kompakt (neuter singular kompakt, definite singular and plural kompakte)

kompakt (neuter singular)
kompakte (definite plural singular)


bumerang

bumerangen (definite singular)
bumeranger (indefinite plural)
bumerangene (definite plural)

From English boomerang, originally from a native Australian language.


hviterussisk

hviterussisk (neuter singular hviterussisk, definite singular and plural hviterussiske)

hviterussisk (neuter singular)
hviterussiske (definite plural singular)

Belarusian (relating to Belarus and its people)


paradigme

paradigmet (definite singular)
paradigmer (indefinite plural)
paradigma (definite plural)
paradigmene (definite plural)

From Late Latin paradigma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (parádeigma).


abnorm

abnorm (neuter singular abnormt, definite singular and plural abnorme)

abnormt (neuter singular)
abnorme (definite plural singular)

From Latin abnōrmis (“departing from normal”), from both ab- (“away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), and from nōrma (“norm, standard; rule, precept”) (with the suffix -is), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “examiner, carpenter's square”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “I am aware of”) (with the suffix -μων (-mōn, “I am aware of”), from Proto-Indo-European *-mō), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵiǵneh₃- (with the suffix -σκω (-skō), from Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

der

en abnorm trang til å kritisere

vise abnorme tilbøyeligheter

ha en abnorm seksualdrift

abnormt sjeleliv

den interesse for det abnorme, som Deres billeder viser

1895, Amalie Skram, Professor Hieronimus, page 241:

the interest in the abnormal that your pictures show

kong Ludvig af Bayerns abnorme forhold til Richard Wagner

1957, Edvard Grieg, Artikler og taler, page 137:

King Louis of Bavaria's abnormal relationship with Richard Wagner

landet trenger en forvaringsanstalt for abnorme kriminelle

the country needs a detention center for abnormal criminals

hva angikk vel Emanuel Vigelands gigantiske kvinnefantasier, hans abnorme frukbarhetskultus henne?

1969, Dag Solstad, Irr! Grønt!, page 24:

what about Emanuel Vigeland's gigantic female fantasies, his abnormal fertility cult to her?

[pasienten] søkte Freud blant annet på grunn av en abnorm frykt for at hans far … skulle bli utsatt for en østerlandsk torturmetode

[the patient] sought Freud, among other things, due to an abnormal fear that his father… would be subjected to an Eastern method of torture

abnormal (not conforming to rule or system)

være abnormt sent utviklet

jeg er abnormt daarlig i aarstal

1999, Knut Hamsun, Knut Hamsuns brev V, page 95:

Tor Anderssen rettet den abnormt lange ryggen

1958, Aksel Sandemose, Varulven, page 9:

Tor Anderssen straightened his abnormally long back

[hannfuglene] kretser rundt [høna], … bruser og utstøter noen helt abnormt kåte lokkelyder

[the male birds] circle around [the hen],… shower and emit some completely abnormally horny lures

abnormal, unusual or striking (of or pertaining to that which is irregular)


aspekt

head

aspekt m or n (definite singular aspekten or aspektet, indefinite plural aspekter or aspekt, definite plural aspektene or aspekta)

aspekten (definite singular)
aspektet (definite singular)
aspekter (indefinite plural)
aspekt (indefinite plural)
aspektene (definite plural)
aspekta (definite plural)


amatør

amatør m (definite singular amatøren, indefinite plural amatører, definite plural amatørene)

amatøren (definite singular)
amatører (indefinite plural)
amatørene (definite plural)

an amateur (a person who engages in a pursuit without pursuing it professionally)


nivå

nivået (definite singular)
nivå (indefinite plural)
nivåer (indefinite plural)
nivåa (definite plural)
nivåene (definite plural)

From French niveau (“level”), ultimately from Latin lībella (“as, level”).


overraske

overraske (imperative overrask, present tense overrasker, simple past and past participle overraska or overrasket, present participle overraskende)

overrask (imperative)
overrasker (present)
overraska (participle past)
overraska (past)
overrasket (participle past)
overrasket (past)
overraskende (participle present)

to surprise (cause (someone) to feel surprise)


snekker

snekkeren (definite singular)
snekkere (indefinite plural)
snekkerne (definite plural)

Apparently from Middle Low German sniddeker; compare Middle Low German snīden (“cut”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål snei.


dement

dement (indefinite singular)
demente (definite plural singular)


parabel

parabelen (definite singular)
parabler (indefinite plural)
parablene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), via Latin parabola.


vispe

vispe (imperative visp, present tense visper, passive vispes, simple past and past participle vispa or vispet, present participle vispende)

visp (imperative)
visper (present)
vispes (passive)
vispa (participle past)
vispa (past)
vispet (participle past)
vispet (past)
vispende (participle present)


atavisme

atavismen (definite singular)
atavismer (indefinite plural)
atavismene (definite plural)


estisk

estisk (neuter singular estisk, definite singular and plural estiske)

estisk (neuter singular)
estiske (definite plural singular)

Estonian (relating to Estonia and Estonians)


kateter

kateter n (definite singular kateteret or katetret, indefinite plural kateter or katetre, definite plural katetra or katetrene)

kateteret (definite singular)
katetret (definite singular)
kateter (indefinite plural)
katetre (indefinite plural)
katetra (definite plural)
katetrene (definite plural)

a catheter (small tube inserted into a body cavity)

a teacher’s desk, usually situated at the front of the classroom and facing the class


klage

klaga (definite singular)
klagen (definite singular)
klager (indefinite plural)
klagene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German klage, from Proto-West Germanic *klagu.

Jeg skal sende en klage til lokalavisa; de stava navnet mitt feil i artikkelen om meg.

I am going to submit a complaint to the local newspaper; they spelled my name incorrectly in their article on me.

Jeg ønsker å få registert en klage angående min nylig avholdte eksamen i fonetikk.

I wish to register a complaint regarding my recent exam in phonetics.

complaint (a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining)


klage

klage (imperative klag, present tense klager, passive klages, simple past klaga or klaget or klagde, past participle klaga or klaget or klagd, present participle klagende)

klag (imperative)
klager (present)
klages (passive)
klaga (past)
klaget (past)
klagde (past)
klaga (participle past)
klaget (participle past)
klagd (participle past)
klagende (participle present)


aksjeselskap

aksjeselskapet (definite singular)
aksjeselskap (indefinite plural)
aksjeselskaper (indefinite plural)
aksjeselskapa (definite plural)
aksjeselskapene (definite plural)

limited liability company
limited liability company

(law) a corporation (stock-based company), limited company, limited liability company


lukt

lukta (definite singular)
lukten (definite singular)
lukter (indefinite plural)
luktene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lukt, from Middle Low German lucht, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Doublet of luft (“air”).

smell, odour (UK), odor (US), scent (any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume)


elektromotor

elektromotoren (definite singular)
elektromotorer (indefinite plural)
elektromotorene (definite plural)


konkav

konkav (feminine masculine)
konkavt (neuter)
konkave (definite plural singular)


odiøsest

indefinite singular superlative degree of odiøs


odiøs

odiøs (neuter singular odiøst, definite singular and plural odiøse, comparative odiøsere, indefinite superlative odiøsest)

odiøst (neuter singular)
odiøse (definite plural singular)
odiøsere (comparative)
odiøsest (indefinite superlative)


kostbar

kostbar (neuter singular kostbart, definite singular and plural kostbare)

kostbart (neuter singular)
kostbare (definite plural singular)


kime

kimen (definite singular)
kimer (indefinite plural)
kimene (definite plural)


kime

kimer (present)
kima (past)
kimet (past)
kima (participle past)
kimet (participle past)

Likely from English chime. See also cymbalum


komedie

komedie m (definite singular komedien, indefinite plural komedier, definite plural komediene)

komedien (definite singular)
komedier (indefinite plural)
komediene (definite plural)


torsjon

torsjonen (definite singular)
torsjoner (indefinite plural)
torsjonene (definite plural)

From French, from Late Latin torsio, from Latin torqueō (“twist, turn”). See torture.


kremte

kremter (present)
kremta (past)
kremtet (past)
kremta (participle past)
kremtet (participle past)


hoste

hosten (definite singular)
hoster (indefinite plural)
hostene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish hoste, from Old Norse hósti, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstô


hoste

hoste (imperative host, present tense hoster, passive hostes, simple past and past participle hosta or hostet, present participle hostende)

host (imperative)
hoster (present)
hostes (passive)
hosta (participle past)
hosta (past)
hostet (participle past)
hostet (past)
hostende (participle present)

Inherited from Danish hoste, from Old Norse hósta (sense 1), and English host (sense 2). The Old Norse verb is from Proto-Germanic *hwōstōną


spekulativ

spekulativ (neuter singular spekulativt, definite singular and plural spekulative)

spekulativt (neuter singular)
spekulative (definite plural singular)


behov

behovet (definite singular)
behov (indefinite plural)
behova (definite plural)
behovene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German behof, from Old Saxon *bihōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf.

etter / ved behov


mopp

moppen (definite singular)
mopper (indefinite plural)
moppene (definite plural)


handball

handballen (definite singular)
handballer (indefinite plural)
handballene (definite plural)


sprø

sprø (neuter singular sprøtt, definite singular and plural sprø or sprøe, comparative sprøere, indefinite superlative sprøest, definite superlative sprøeste)

sprøtt (neuter singular)
sprø (definite plural singular)
sprøe (definite plural singular)
sprøere (comparative)
sprøest (indefinite superlative)
sprøeste (definite superlative)

From German spröde; compare with Danish sprød.


cyanid

cyanidet (definite singular)
cyanid (indefinite plural)
cyanider (indefinite plural)
cyanida (definite plural)
cyanidene (definite plural)


kalk

From Latin calx, via Middle Low German or German Low German.


kalk

kalken (definite singular)
kalker (indefinite plural)
kalkene (definite plural)

From Latin calix and Old Norse kalkr; compare with German Kelch.


storeslem

storeslemmen (definite singular)
storeslemmer (indefinite plural)
storeslemmene (definite plural)

From English grand slam; from stor (“big”) + slem (“slam”).


lilleslem

lilleslemmen (definite singular)
lilleslemmer (indefinite plural)
lilleslemmene (definite plural)

From English small slam, related to grand slam; from lille (“small”) + slem (“slam”).


meteorologi

meteorologi m (definite singular meteorologien)

From Ancient Greek μετέωρος (metéōros) + -logi.


brekke

brekke (imperative brekk, present tense brekker, simple past brakk, past participle brukket, present participle brekkende)

brekke (present tense brekker seg, past tense brakk seg, past participle brukket seg)

brekk (imperative)
brekker (present)
brakk (past)
brukket (participle past)
brekkende (participle present)
brekker seg (present)
brakk seg (past)
brukket seg (participle past)

From Middle Low German breken, from Old Saxon brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”).


trekke

trekke (imperative trekk, present tense trekker, passive trekkes, simple past trakk, past participle trukket, present participle trekkende)

trekk (imperative)
trekker (present)
trekkes (passive)
trakk (past)
trukket (participle past)
trekkende (participle present)

From Middle Low German trecken; cognate with Danish trække.

(cooking) to steep (soak an item in liquid)

(zoology, of animals, birds etc.) to migrate

trekke (seg) tilbake - to withdraw, retreat


sprekke

sprekke (imperative sprekk, present tense sprekker, passive sprekkes, simple past sprakk, past participle sprukket, present participle sprekkende)

sprekk (imperative)
sprekker (present)
sprekkes (passive)
sprakk (past)
sprukket (participle past)
sprekkende (participle present)


hinne

hinna (definite singular)
hinnen (definite singular)
hinner (indefinite plural)
hinnene (definite plural)

Trommehinna er nødvendig for hørselen

The eardrum is essential for the hearing.


fresko

freskoen (definite singular)
freskoer (indefinite plural)
freskoene (definite plural)


diplomati

diplomatiet (definite singular)
diplomati (indefinite plural)
diplomatia (definite plural)
diplomatiene (definite plural)


dikkedikk

Onomatopoeia; from archaic interjection dikk, originally tikk

(childish) Onomatopoeic phrase used by adults to incite laughter or a smiling response in a baby, often used in conjunction with tickling the baby.


dikkedikk

dikkedikket (definite singular)
dikkedikk (indefinite plural)
dikkedikka (definite plural)
dikkedikkene (definite plural)

An instance of using the interjection dikkedikk.


sonate

sonaten (definite singular)
sonater (indefinite plural)
sonatene (definite plural)


ugress

ugress n (definite singular ugresset, indefinite plural ugress, definite plural ugressa or ugressene)

ugresset (definite singular)
ugress (indefinite plural)
ugressa (definite plural)
ugressene (definite plural)


bart

barten (definite singular)
barter (indefinite plural)
bartene (definite plural)


det er ikke gull alt som glimrer

all that glitters is not gold
all that glitters is not gold


reichianer

reichianeren (definite singular)
reichianere (indefinite plural)
reichianerne (definite plural)


cosinus

cosinusen (definite singular)
cosinuser (indefinite plural)
cosinusene (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from New Latin cosinus, abbreviation of complementi sinus.


skjære

skjæra (definite singular)
skjæren (definite singular)
skjærer (indefinite plural)
skjærene (definite plural)


skjære

head

skjære (imperative skjær, present tense skjærer, passive skjæres, simple past skar, past participle skåret, present participle skjærende)

skjær (imperative)
skjærer (present)
skjæres (passive)
skar (past)
skåret (participle past)
skjærende (participle present)

From Danish skære, from Old Norse skera (“to cut”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with Danish skære, Swedish skära, Faroese and Icelandic skera, Old English scieran, English shear, and Dutch and German scheren.

Skjære opp brødskiver

To cut with a knife or a similar tool, to slice

Hun skar seg i fingeren

Han skar tenner av sinne

Båten skar seg fram i bølgene

The boat pushed ("carved") its way through the waves

De to linjene skjærer hverandre

Det skar et skrik gjennom stillheten

Han ga fra seg et skjærende skrik

Bilen skar ut av veien

Motoren skar seg

As a reflexive verb: Fail to work, fall apart


folkevogn

folkevogna (definite singular)
folkevognen (definite singular)
folkevogner (indefinite plural)
folkevognene (definite plural)

folk + -e- + vogn, from German Volkswagen


kysse

kysse (imperative kyss, present tense kysser, passive kysses, simple past kyssa or kysset or kyste, past participle kyssa or kysset or kyst, present participle kyssende)

kyss (imperative)
kysser (present)
kysses (passive)
kyssa (past)
kysset (past)
kyste (past)
kyssa (participle past)
kysset (participle past)
kyst (participle past)
kyssende (participle present)

From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.


skade

skaden (definite singular)
skader (indefinite plural)
skadene (definite plural)


skade

skade (imperative skad, present tense skader, passive skades, simple past skada or skadet or skadde, past participle skada or skadet or skadd, present participle skadende)

skad (imperative)
skader (present)
skades (passive)
skada (past)
skadet (past)
skadde (past)
skada (participle past)
skadet (participle past)
skadd (participle past)
skadende (participle present)


hengekøye

hengekøye m or f (definite singular hengekøya or hengekøyen, indefinite plural hengekøyer, definite plural hengekøyene)

hengekøya (definite singular)
hengekøyen (definite singular)
hengekøyer (indefinite plural)
hengekøyene (definite plural)


skrap

skrapet (definite singular)
skrap (indefinite plural)
skrapa (definite plural)
skrapene (definite plural)


både

både ... og


kafeteria

kafeteriaen (definite singular)
kafeteriaer (indefinite plural)
kafeteriaene (definite plural)

From American English cafeteria, from Latin American Spanish cafetería.


takt

takta (definite singular)
takten (definite singular)
takter (indefinite plural)
taktene (definite plural)

From Latin tactus (senses 1, 2), and English tact (sense 3).

(especially music) time, rhythm, tempo, beat


brokkoli

brokkolien (definite singular)
brokkolier (indefinite plural)
brokkoliene (definite plural)

From Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo.


riste

riste (imperative rist, present tense rister, passive ristes, simple past and past participle rista or ristet, present participle ristende)

rist (imperative)
rister (present)
ristes (passive)
rista (participle past)
rista (past)
ristet (participle past)
ristet (past)
ristende (participle present)


riste

From rist (“grate”); namely heating on a grate.


camembert

camemberten (definite singular)
camemberter (indefinite plural)
camembertene (definite plural)

Named after French Camembert, the village in Normandy where it originates.


synge på siste verset

Bilen min har holdt ut lenge, men nå synger den på siste verset.

My car has lasted a long while, but now it's on its last legs.

(idiomatic, of an object) to be approaching breakdown; to be nearly broken, on its last legs


tilbakedanning

tilbakedanninga (definite singular)
tilbakedanningen (definite singular)
tilbakedanninger (indefinite plural)
tilbakedanningene (definite plural)

tilbake + danning (danning is derived from Norwegian danne).


resultat

resultatet (definite singular)
resultat (indefinite plural)
resultater (indefinite plural)
resultata (definite plural)
resultatene (definite plural)


dårligst

indefinite singular superlative degree of dårlig


livré

livréet (definite singular)
livreet (definite singular)
livré (indefinite plural)
livréer (indefinite plural)
livreer (indefinite plural)
livréa (definite plural)
livréene (definite plural)
livrea (definite plural)
livreene (definite plural)


heire

heiren (definite singular)
heirer (indefinite plural)
heirene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish hejre, which (like the native Norwegian form hegre) is derived from Old Norse hegri.


pornografisk

pornografisk (neuter singular pornografisk, definite singular and plural pornografiske)

pornografisk (neuter singular)
pornografiske (definite plural singular)


boret

definite neuter singular of bor (Etymology 2)


leksikon

leksikonet (definite singular)
leksika (indefinite plural)
leksikon (indefinite plural)
leksikoner (indefinite plural)
leksikaene (definite plural)
leksikona (definite plural)
leksikonene (definite plural)


lyster

lystra (definite singular)
lysteren (definite singular)
lystre (indefinite plural)
lystrer (indefinite plural)
lystrene (definite plural)


veik

veik (feminine masculine)
veikt (neuter)
veike (definite plural singular)
veikere (comparative)
veikest (indefinite superlative)
veikeste (definite superlative)


tange

tangen (definite singular)
tanger (indefinite plural)
tangene (definite plural)


massai

massaien (definite singular)
massaier (indefinite plural)
massaiene (definite plural)

form removed by a 2016 spelling decision; superseded by masai


senario

senarioet (definite singular)
senario (indefinite plural)
senarioer (indefinite plural)
senarioa (definite plural)
senarioene (definite plural)


skam

skam m or f (definite singular skamma or skammen)

skamma (definite singular)
skammen (definite singular)

From Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō.


studium

studiet (definite singular)
studier (indefinite plural)
studia (definite plural)
studiene (definite plural)

From Latin studium and Old Norse studium.


terne

terna (definite singular)
ternen (definite singular)
terner (indefinite plural)
ternene (definite plural)


dresse

dresse (seg) opp (imperative dress, present tense dresser, passive dresses, simple past and past participle dressa or dresset, present participle dressende)

dresse opp (canonical)
dress (imperative)
dresser (present)
dresses (passive)
dressa (participle past)
dressa (past)
dresset (participle past)
dresset (past)
dressende (participle present)


plutselig

plutselig (neuter singular plutselig, definite singular and plural plutselige)

plutselig (neuter singular)
plutselige (definite plural singular)


brasiliansk

brasiliansk (neuter singular brasiliansk, definite singular and plural brasilianske)

brasiliansk (neuter singular)
brasilianske (definite plural singular)

Brazilian (relating to Brazil and Brazilians)


abbed

abbed m (definite singular abbeden, indefinite plural abbeder, definite plural abbedene)

abbeden (definite singular)
abbeder (indefinite plural)
abbedene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbed».ogg

From Old Norse ábóti, abbati, a term likely borrowed via Old English abbod, from Medieval Latin abbās (“abbot”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), alternative form of ἀββα (abba, “father; title of respect given to abbots”) from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father, teacher, chief”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word.
Doublet of abbé and abba.

der

Silva abbed i klosteret i Forli

1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker II, page 212:

i denne parc Watteau sværmer … galante abbéer og hele maskekomediens forfløine flok

1923, Lorentz Eckhoff, Paul Verlaine og symbolismen, page 30:

in this park Watteau swarms… gallant abbots and the whole flock of masked comedy

abbeden tilbød Kimber å bli i klosteret vinteren over

2008, Kurt Aust, Kaos og øyeblikkets renhet:

the abbot offered Kimber to stay in the convent over the winter

(Christianity) an abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)

abbedverdighet

dignity that comes with the position of abbot


reinsdyr

reinsdyret (definite singular)
reinsdyr (indefinite plural)
reinsdyra (definite plural)
reinsdyrene (definite plural)

Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus#Translingual

a reindeer (an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer; Rangifer tarandus)


kvadratisk

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kvadratisk (neuter singular kvadratisk, definite singular and plural kvadratiske)

kvadratisk (neuter singular)
kvadratiske (definite plural singular)


svoger

svogeren (definite singular)
svogere (indefinite plural)
svogerne (definite plural)


litauisk

litauisk (neuter singular litauisk, definite singular and plural litauiske)

litauisk (neuter singular)
litauiske (definite plural singular)

Lithuanian (relating to Lithuania and Lithuanians)


litauisk

litauisk m (definite singular litauisken)


jordbær

jordbær n (definite singular jordbæret, indefinite plural jordbær, definite plural jordbæra or jordbærene)

jordbæret (definite singular)
jordbær (indefinite plural)
jordbæra (definite plural)
jordbærene (definite plural)

From Old Norse jǫrðber, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją; equivalent to jord + bær; cognate with Icelandic jarðarber, Old Swedish iordhbær, Old English eorþberġe, Dutch aardbei, and German Erdbeere.


dronte

dronten (definite singular)
dronter (indefinite plural)
drontene (definite plural)

Raphus cucullatus
Raphus cucullatus#Translingual


adskille

adskille (imperative adskill, present tense adskiller, passive adskilles, simple past adskilte, past participle adskilt, present participle adskillende)

adskill (imperative)
adskiller (present)
adskilles (passive)
adskilte (past)
adskilt (participle past)
adskillende (participle present)


brenne

brenne (imperative brenn, present tense brenner, passive brennes, simple past (intransitive) brant or (transitive) brente, past participle brent, present participle brennende)

brenn (imperative)
brenner (present)
brennes (passive)
brant (intransitive past)
brente (past transitive)
brent (participle past)
brennende (participle present)

From Danish brænde (“to burn”). The modern spelling is introduced through the influence from oral Norwegian.

(intransitive) to burn (be consumed by fire)


kidnappe

kidnappe (imperative kidnapp, present tense kidnapper, passive kidnappes, simple past and past participle kidnappa or kidnappet, present participle kidnappende)

kidnapp (imperative)
kidnapper (present)
kidnappes (passive)
kidnappa (participle past)
kidnappa (past)
kidnappet (participle past)
kidnappet (past)
kidnappende (participle present)


katalog

katalogen (definite singular)
kataloger (indefinite plural)
katalogene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κατάλογος (katálogos).


ideell

ideell (neuter singular ideelt, definite singular and plural ideelle)

ideelt (neuter singular)
ideelle (definite plural singular)


øyenstikker

øyenstikker m (definite singular øyenstikkeren, indefinite plural øyenstikkere, definite plural øyenstikkerne)

øyenstikkeren (definite singular)
øyenstikkere (indefinite plural)
øyenstikkerne (definite plural)

a dragonfly (an insect of the suborder Anisoptera)


pinnsvin

pinnsvin n (definite singular pinnsvinet, indefinite plural pinnsvin, definite plural pinnsvina or pinnsvinene)

pinnsvinet (definite singular)
pinnsvin (indefinite plural)
pinnsvina (definite plural)
pinnsvinene (definite plural)


tomat

tomaten (definite singular)
tomater (indefinite plural)
tomatene (definite plural)

From Classical Nahuatl tomatl, via Spanish tomate, French tomate and German Tomate.


monarki

monarki n (definite singular monarkiet, indefinite plural monarki or monarkier, definite plural monarkia or monarkiene)

monarkiet (definite singular)
monarki (indefinite plural)
monarkier (indefinite plural)
monarkia (definite plural)
monarkiene (definite plural)


abstinens

abstinensen (definite singular)
abstinenser (indefinite plural)
abstinensene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abstinens».ogg

From Latin abstinentia (“abstinence, self-restraint; fasting”), from abstinēns (“abstraining, abstinent”), present participle of abstineō (“I withhold”).

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abstinence (the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite)

specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; teetotalism

specifically, the practice of abstaining from drugs and narcotic substances, as well as tobacco

(ecclesiastical) abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance

nøisomhed og abstinens

1900, Hans E. Kinck, Fru Anny Porse, page 89:

han lallet, når han snakket, og han skalv på hendene som en dranker i abstinens

he whimpered as he spoke, and he shook his hands like a drunkard in withdrawal

det nyfødte barnet ble behandlet for abstinens på grunn av morens rusmisbruk

the newborn baby was treated for withdrawal due to the mother's substance abuse

ha symptom på abstinens

withdrawal (a type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld)

han fikk abstinenser da sommerjobben var over

he got withdrawal symptoms when the summer job was over

– Jeg klarer ikke å ha ferie. Jeg hadde tenkt at dette skulle bli et hvileår, men fikk abstinens, sier [forfatter Ingvar] Ambjørnsen, som allerede er i gang med en ny roman

- I can not have a holiday. I had thought that this would be a year of rest, but got withdrawal symptoms, says [author Ingvar] Ambjørnsen, who is already working on a new novel

(colloquial, humorous) withdrawal symptoms in a humorous sense or the feeling of longing for something one is used to doing


binde

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binde (imperative bind, present tense binder, simple past bandt, past participle bundet, present participle bindende)

bind (imperative)
binder (present)
bandt (past)
bundet (participle past)
bindende (participle present)