-on

-onet (definite neuter singular)
-on (indefinite plural)
-oner (indefinite plural)
-onene (definite plural)
-ona (definite plural)

A new formation from words such as ion (“ion”), from Ancient Greek -ου (-ou), neuter of -ος (-os), from Proto-Indo-European *-os (creates nouns from verb stems).

proton, elektron, nøytron, boson, gluon

subatomic particle
subatomic particle#English

(physics, mathematics and biology) Used to form nouns denoting subatomic particles, quanta, molecular units, or substances; -on

aceton, testosteron, kodon

(chemistry, biology, genetics) Used to form nouns denoting certain organic compounds; -one, -on


-on

-onet (definite neuter singular)
definite singular masculine -onen (definite neuter singular)
-on (indefinite plural)
-oner (indefinite plural)
-onene (definite plural)
-ona (definite plural)

radon, orlon, rayon

(chemistry) Used to form nouns denoting chemical substances and industrial products; -on


beriberi

beriberien (definite singular)
beriberier (indefinite plural)
beriberiene (definite plural)


lei

lei (feminine masculine)
leit (neuter)
leie (definite plural singular)
leiere (comparative)
leiest (indefinite superlative)
leieste (definite superlative)


lei

leia (definite singular)
leien (definite singular)
leier (indefinite plural)
leiene (definite plural)


butt

head

butt (neuter singular butt, definite singular and plural butte, comparative buttere, indefinite superlative buttest, definite superlative butteste)

butt (neuter singular)
butte (definite plural singular)
buttere (comparative)
buttest (indefinite superlative)
butteste (definite superlative)

(vinkel) obtuse (angle between 90 and 180 degrees)


Donald Duck

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «Donald Duck».ogg

From English Donald Duck, notably being untranslated unlike this character in other Scandinavian languages.

Karakteren Donald Duck ble skapt i 1934 hos Walt Disney Productions.

The character Donald Duck was created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions.

Donald Duck er like oppbyggelig som han er bukseløs

2011 January 24, Bergens Tidende, page 2/3:

Donald Duck is as edifying as he is pantsless

et av barndommens Donald Duck-blad hvor speiderbevegelsen stadig ble ironisert med

1988, Knut Faldbakken, Bad boy, page 185:

one of the childhood Donald Duck magazines where the scout movement was constantly ironized

på barneværelset har vi festlige Donald Duck-tapeter

1958, Eva Ramm, Med støv på hjernen, page 13:

in the nursery we have festive Donald Duck wallpapers

aftensmaten til far ser ut som et av de smørbrødene Donald Duck lager når han skal flotte seg

Dad's dinner looks like one of the sandwiches Donald Duck makes when he's going great

med ujevne mellomrom inhalerer [de] helium og får sånne Donald duck-stemmer

at irregular intervals [they] inhale helium and get such Donald duck voices

gjennom Donald [Duck] blir vårt avkom indoktrinert, sies det

1977, Ebba Haslund, Født til klovn, page 149:

through Donald [Duck] our offspring are indoctrinated, it is said

(cartoon) Donald Duck (One of the Disney cartoon characters, an anthropomorphic white-feathered duck who usually wears a sailor suit and is known for his voice especially in tantrums.)

(astronomy) The asteroid 12410 Donald Duck


statue

statuen (definite singular)
statuer (indefinite plural)
statuene (definite plural)


spark

spark n (definite singular sparket, indefinite plural spark, definite plural sparka or sparkene)

sparket (definite singular)
spark (indefinite plural)
sparka (definite plural)
sparkene (definite plural)


pastor

pastoren (definite singular)
pastorer (indefinite plural)
pastorene (definite plural)


rural

rural (neuter singular ruralt, definite singular and plural rurale)

ruralt (neuter singular)
rurale (definite plural singular)


panel

panelet (definite singular)
panel (indefinite plural)
paneler (indefinite plural)
panela (definite plural)
panelene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), and English panel (other senses).

der

a panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts)


region

regionen (definite singular)
regioner (indefinite plural)
regionene (definite plural)


fisking

fiskinga (definite singular)
fiskingen (definite singular)

(in sports) to wait around the opponent's goal waiting for a pass


genre

genren (definite singular)
genrer (indefinite plural)
genrene (definite plural)


disk

disken (definite singular)
disker (indefinite plural)
diskene (definite plural)

From Old Norse diskr (sense 1), and English disc, disk (sense 2).


elegant

head

elegant (neuter singular elegant, definite singular and plural elegante)

elegant (neuter singular)
elegante (definite plural singular)


late

late (imperative lat, present tense later, passive lates, simple past lot, past participle latt, present participle latende)

lat (imperative)
later (present)
lates (passive)
lot (past)
latt (participle past)
latende (participle present)


lav

lav (neuter singular lavt, definite singular and plural lave, comparative lavere, indefinite superlative lavest, definite superlative laveste)

lavt (neuter singular)
lave (definite plural singular)
lavere (comparative)
lavest (indefinite superlative)
laveste (definite superlative)


lav

laven (definite singular)
laver (indefinite plural)
lavene (definite plural)
lavet (definite singular)
laver (indefinite plural)
lava (definite plural)
lavene (definite plural)

From Danish lav, itself a borrowing from Norwegian lav. Related to the verb lave.


Norge

From Old Norse Noregr, Norvegr, from both norðr (“north”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north, northern”), from *nurþraz (“north, northern”), from Pre-Germanic *h₁nŕ̥t(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ner- (“inner, under”), from *h₁en (“in”) + and from vegr (“way, road”), from Proto-Germanic *wegaz (“way, path”), from Pre-Germanic *weǵʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”).

der

Norway (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)


lag

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

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

a layer (a single thickness of some material covering a surface)

(masonry) a horizontal row of bricks (in a masonry) bounded by two horizontal joints

a layer (a single thickness of some material covering a surface)

a horizontal row of bricks (in a masonry) bounded by two horizontal joints

lagene i fjeldet staar paa ende, er brukket og bølet

1897, Fridtjof Nansen, Fram over Polhavet I, page 89:

the layers of the rock stand on end, are broken and bulging

(chiefly geology) a horizontal widespread mass of soil or rock, formed by deposition

a horizontal widespread mass of soil or rock, formed by deposition

i dette land har de øvre lag staaet næsten stille i et par generationer

1884, Alexander L. Kielland, Fortuna, page 148:

in this country the upper layers have stood almost still for a few generations

de dypeste lag i deres begges væsen

siste lag med toleranse flerres vekk

(colloquial) a layer; part, section (part of a whole that one imagines divided along horizontal lines)

lag af tåger

[de fykende snøkorn] roed sig lag paa lag

1904, Hans E. Kinck, Emigranter, page 121:

[the fumbling snowflakes] calmed layer upon layer

de [hadde] nettopp byttet vinduer. Tre lag isolerglass

2005, Elisabeth Botterli et al., Madonna-gåten:

they [had] just changed windows. Three layers of insulating glass

selv krystall kan sendes i posten om en pakker det i mange nok lag med bobleplast

even crystal can be sent in the mail if one packs it in many enough layers of bubble wrap

bruk en liten sikt og dryss et tynt lag med melis over pannekaken

use a small sieve and sprinkle a thin layer of icing sugar over the pancake

harde tresorter [på peisen] om kvelden … gir et fint lag glør som fyrer opp neste ilegg

hard woods [on the fireplace] in the evening… gives a nice layer of embers that fires up the next insert

de ytterste lagene av en løk

lag på lag med tapet

2012, Line Nyborg, Du vet ikke hvem jeg er:

lag på lag med plagg

2012, Britt Karin Larsen, Før snøen kommer:

jeg liker et tynt lag smør under pålegget

2021, Monica Isakstuen, Mine venner, page 167:

I like a thin layer of butter under the topping

jeg [tok det] som et tegn på at vårt venninneforhold ennå sto ved lag

I [took it] as a sign that our friendship was still standing

hver ferdemann hadde til plikt å legge en sten til varden når han fór forbi for at den kunde holdes ved lag og helst bli større

1929, Sverre Steen, Ferd og fest, page 205:

each traveler had a duty to lay a stone at the cairn when he passed by so that it could be kept at bay and preferably become larger

krona var av samme verdi som før krigen og verden skulle sånn sett være i lage igjen

the krona was of the same value as before the war and the world was thus to be regular again

huset kom saa rent af lage, at det gav sig i alle laft

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 108:

the house came so clean of the ordinary, that it gave way in every nook and cranny

hun hadde stelt alt av lage for dem

1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde I, page 91:

she had taken care of everything regular for them

verden er af lave

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 405:

bring ham ej af lave

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 91:

saa lagde jeg i paa nyt lag

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 35:

stå ved lag

still have its validity; remain unchanged

holde ved lag

være/komme i lag/lage

være/komme av lage

be/get out of their usual or proper custom

på nytt lag

the correct or usual way in which something is arranged; correct and regular order, condition, etc.

[han] var ikke til at få i lag

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 301:

fruen var i bedre lav forrige gang

fisken er i det rigtige lave

hun [var] amper og ute av lag

1927, Regine Normann, Nordlandsnatt, page 35:

she [was] amp and out of the ordinary mood

[han måtte] skøie med henne, når han var i laget til det

1929, Johan Bojer, Folk ved sjøen, page 241:

[he had to] joke with her, when he was in the mood for it

huset bør være verdt et sted mellom 120 og 150 000 kroner, men er beheftet med om lag 60 000 i lån

2010, Tore Rem, Født til frihet, page 9:

The house should be worth somewhere between 120 and 150,000 kroner, but is encumbered with about 60,000 in loans

(etiquette) correct and polite language or manner

Used to indicate an approximate amount of something.

Used to indicate an approximate amount of something.

hvem på lag er den stærkeste der over på eders side?

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 98:

just about who is the strongest over there on your side?

[den 19. september eller] så ved lag

1892, Henrik Ibsen, Bygmester Solness, page 71:

vore nye askekjælker var nu paa lag færdige

1897, Fridtjof Nansen, Fram over Polhavet I, page 524:

our new ash sledges were now about finished

han steger ut paa det lav klokken fire

her blir mest som et sanatorium paa lag

1960, Johan Bojer, Samlede verker IV, page 165:

here is mostly like a sanatorium approximately

kor på lag var det han strauk

1960, Johan Bojer, Vår egen stamme, page 93:

(chiefly dialectal) Used to indicate an approximate amount of something, with the prepositions på (“on”) and ved (“by”).

benstellet [på hummeren] er i tyndeste laget

the tooth frame [on the lobster] is very thin

Siri var i seneste laget

1920, Peter Egge, Inde i Fjordene, page 353:

anda er i feteste laget for ham, men den er nydelig tilberedt

the duck is too fat for him, but it is beautifully cooked

denne historien virket litt i eventyrligste laget – for å si det pent

1988, Arild Nyquist, Giacomettis forunderlige reise:

this story seemed a bit in the more adventurous theme - to say the least

spillelæreren syntes det var i tidligste laget å gi seg i kast med Mozarts klarinettkonsert

2002, Geir Pollen, Når den gule solen brenner:

the playing teacher thought it was a bit early to embark on Mozart's clarinet concerto

Used in the definite form with the preposition i (in) and a superlative adjective to indicate a high degree of something.

aaretakten kan jeg kjende: uden regel, uden lag

1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II, page 20:

the rate of the year I can know: without rule, without manners

jeg er rigtig så ræd for, at jeg ikke skal gøre det til lags for den unge fruen

1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 4:

I'm really so scared I'm not going to make it fun for the young lady

[hun] vet ikke hvordan hun bedst skal te sig for at være Markus til lag

[she] does not know how best to behave in order to make Markus satisfied

Hanna fikk tøye seg i alle retninger, forsøkte å gjøre dem alle til lags

2007, Ragnhild Nilstun, Min lange reise ender her:

Hanna had to stretch in all directions, trying to please them all

være/gjøre noen til lag(s)

be/act so that it suits someone; that someone is satisfied

[hun likte] hans rolige, godlidende lag

1925, Sigrid Undset, Olav Audunssøn i Hestviken I, page 207:

[she liked] his calm, good-natured way of being

[det var] noget i alt hans lag som pekte paa at han visste hvem han var

1925, Peter Egge, Hansine Solstad, page 96:

[there was] something in all his manners that pointed out that he knew who he was

(chiefly dialectal) manner; being, appearance (characteristic mode of acting or behaving)

manner; being, appearance (characteristic mode of acting or behaving)

at bringe folkets fortællere til aabent og uforbeholdent at meddele sig – forudsætter et eget lag at behandle dem paa

1877, Jørgen Moe, Samlede Skrifter II, page 16:

to bring the narrators of the people to openly and unreservedly communicate - presupposes a separate way to treat them on

stenbrydere og sådan grove arbeidsmænd have så lidet lag på at indrette det hyggeligt for sig i det logement

1992, Eilert Sundt, Om giftermål i Norge, page 214:

quarrymen and such rude workers have so little ways to arrange it cozy for themselves in that lodging

hun hadde lag med børn

1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde I, page 133:

alle vitenskaper og kunster tror jeg den manden hadde faat laget for av Gud selv

all sciences and arts I believe the man had been made for by God himself

han havde faaet et sligt lag til at snakke passelig grovt med kvindfolkene

1923, Hans Aanrud, Fortællinger I, page 152:

he had got such a way to talk suitably rudely with the women

hun hadde et særlig lag med supper, de var kraftige og mettende

she had a special way with soups, they were powerful and filling

du har laget, jeg merker det, du har laget

2020, Tove Nilsen, Den eneste broren, page 163:

you have a way with it, I notice it, you have a way

an individual and natural way of treating people; way of approaching something

[vi] legte sammen i skog og lage’

1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte I, page 27:

[we] played together in the woods and in company

Astrid satte sig bort til bordet i lag med jenterne

1917, Hans Aanrud, Fortællinger for barn I, page 231:

Astrid sat down at the table together with the girls

tak for laget i sommer da!

1927, Johan Bojer, Samlede verker III, page 18:

thanks for the company this summer then!

[romjulen gikk] med lag og lystighet, dans og optog, julebukker og lekemoro

1915, Anders Krogvig, Fra det nationale gjennembruds tid. Breve fra Jørgen Moe til P. Chr. Asbjørnsen og andre, page 15:

[Christmas time went] with companionship and merriment, dancing and processions, Yule goats and playing

nei, han Far faar bli; den skammen vil jeg [dvs. Iver Langseth] ikke ha, at’n Far har brudt lag paa Langseth

1923, Hans Aanrud, Fortællinger I, page 10:

no, father may stay; that shame I will [meaning Iver Langseth] not have, that father has left Langseth

paa hjemveien kom han i lag med grander og bygdefolk

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 331:

on the way home he came in contact with grander and villagers

jeg var tilfreds jeg kunde slaa lag med dig

1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde II, page 18:

hun møtte ham paa vejen og slog sig i lag med ham

[husmennene] gav sig ilag med granen

1886, Alexander L. Kielland, Sne, page 18:

hun hadde opdaget hvad han var i lag med

1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde II, page 27:

bryte lag

være/komme i lag (med)

slå/gjøre lag med

slå seg i lag med

gi seg i lag med; være i lag med

a gathering, company; togetherness, companionship

[de] holdt bedt lag og kastud hver dag

1871, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke-eventyr, page 166:

[they] had a wild party with people getting thrown out every day

så holdt han lag tre døgn tilende

det glittrer fra hver en rude; der er lag i den store sal

it glitters from each a pane; there are parties in the great hall

moderen havde ikke været i lag, siden hun var jente

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 24:

the mother had not been in a lively gathering since she was a girl

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

[produksjonsselskapet] ville gjerne sette sammen et lag for å utvikle tittelnovellen til et filmmanuskript, men hadde klare ambisjoner om å gjøre dette på en uortodoks måte

2001, Marianne Bjørneboe (Editor), Filmfortellere, page 51:

[the production company] wanted to put together a team to develop the title story into a film script, but had clear ambitions to do so in an unorthodox way

McCauley leder et lag av kjeltringer som behersker flere håndverk. Kortsvindel, sprengstoff, betongsaging, åpning av safer, spaning

2009, Kjetil Stensvik Østli, Politi og røver:

McCauley leads a team of thugs who master several crafts. Card fraud, explosives, concrete sawing, opening of safes, reconnaissance

a group of people working together; a team

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

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

de danske aviser roser alle det norske lag

the Danish newspapers all praise the #Norwegian team

antallet av tilsluttede lokale lag er steget fra 720 til over 1 500

1933, Christian A. R. Christensen, Det hendte igår, page 84:

the number of affiliated local teams has risen from 720 to over 1,500

laget [Lillestrøm] rykket først opp i hovedserien i 1951/52-sesongen, fem sesonger etter at hovedserien hadde startet

the team [Lillestrøm] first moved up in the main series in the 1951/52 season, five seasons after the main series had started

det er ikke første gang spøkefuglen Robbie [Williams] utgir seg for å ‘spille på det andre laget’. Under en konsert har han presentert sin tidligere låtskriver Guy Chambers som sin elsker

2003 June 3, Fædrelandsvennen^([fvn.no]):

this is not the first time the joker Robbie [Williams] has pretended to 'play for the other team'. During a concert, he presented his former songwriter Guy Chambers as his lover

jeg er anvendelig og kan ta en for laget med å spille i ny posisjon [høyre back]

2016 September 17, Nordlys^([nordlys.no]):

I am useful and can take one for the team to play in a new position [right back]

vi bør ta en for laget og akseptere at alkohol ikke selges overalt fordi vi vet at økt tilgjengelighet fører til mye utrygghet

2017 January 18, Nettavisen^([nettavisen.no]):

we should take one for the team and accept that alcohol is not sold everywhere because we know that increased availability leads to a lot of insecurity

spille på det andre laget

ta en for laget

(sports) a sports team (a group (of at least two), which during a competition acts as a whole)

an association (a group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization)

vi skulde i al privat stilhed holde et lag

1830, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 329:

we were to keep a company in all private silence

det var et sluttet lag af lidt over 50 personer

1917, Halfdan Kjerulf, Av hans efterladte papirer 1831–1847, page 264:

it was a closed gathering of just over 50 people

den ypperste mand i laget

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Hærmændene på Helgeland, page 78:

forlovet mand er tabt for venners lag

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 100:

an engaged man is lost of friends' company

derborte står det glade lag

over there stands the happy group of people

i godt lag og ved et godt glas punsch

in good company and by a good glass of punch

vi gik fræm i samlet lag

1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte II, page 229:

så kom der liv i laget

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 96:

jeg følte mig aldrig hjemme i laget, og aldrig rigtig som mand af faget

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 149:

I never felt at home in the company, and never really as a man of the trade

vi er små, er sidst i laget

[han] har valgt å gi seg etter fire år som rektor [ved Universitetet i Oslo]. Han har ikke lagt skjul på at kona har hatt et ord med i laget

[he] has chosen to resign after four years as rector [at the University of Oslo]. He has made no secret of the fact that his wife has had a say in the decision

«God kveld!» sagde Margit, … «og signe laget!»

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 73:

"Good evening!" said Margit, … "and greetings!"

ha et ord med i laget

gi sitt ord med i laget

signe laget

greeting for a group of people (literally: bless the company)

godt lag gjør kortere dag

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

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

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

1929, Olaf Benneche, Tordenskjold, page 116:

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

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

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 137:

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

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

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

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

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

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

gi (noen) det glatte lag

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

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

a row of cannons at the same height in the broadside of warships


lag

lagen (definite singular)
lager (indefinite plural)
lagene (definite plural)

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

Trøndelag, Gulatingslagen, Frostatingslagen
Trøndelag, Gulathing Law, Frostathing Law

(historical, Norway) a district (area which is under common law and has common principal Things)

skotske lag og drot

(Can we date this quote?), Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter VI,1, page 62:

(obsolete) a law (the body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities)


huse

head

huse (imperative hus, present tense huser, passive huses, simple past husa or huset or huste, past participle husa or huset or hust, present participle husende)

hus (imperative)
huser (present)
huses (passive)
husa (past)
huset (past)
huste (past)
husa (participle past)
huset (participle past)
hust (participle past)
husende (participle present)


å

The twenty-ninth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.


å

From Old Norse at (“by, to”), whence also at and ad.

Å løpe


å

From Old Norse ó, was used in the same sense.

Å, er det deg?

Å gud, for et dårlig vær det er.

Å, skitt, du har problemer!

Å, vær så snill, kan vi ikke dra?

Used to make the message more urgent, pleading, or to underline it, oh

Å ja, sier du det?

Hva skjedde? —Å, ingenting

Å, jeg er ikke så sikker på det.


å

åa (definite singular)
åen (definite singular)
åer (indefinite plural)
åene (definite plural)

From Old Norse á, related to Latin aqua (“water”).

Mange bekker små gjør en stor å

every little helps (literally: "Many small creeks make a big stream")

A small river; a creek; a big stream (used mostly in dialects, obsolete in writing)


å

(dialectal) what (interrogative pronoun)


å

(physics) symbol used to represent an angstrom unit


sure

suren (definite singular)
surer (indefinite plural)
surene (definite plural)

From Arabic سُورَة (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

bor

(Islam) a sura (any of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an)


sure

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


spy

From Old Norse spýja, from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyēw- (“to spit, vomit”). Compare Swedish and Danish spy, Icelandic spýja, English spew, Dutch spuwen, German speien.


spy

head

spy (present tense spyr, simple past spydde, past participle spydd)

spyr (present)
spydde (past)
spydd (participle past)

to barf (US), throw up, vomit, spew (also figurative)


mors

morset (definite singular)
mors (indefinite plural)
morsa (definite plural)
morsene (definite plural)

Possibly a borrowing from Latin mors (“death”).


bade

bade (imperative bad, present tense bader, passive bades, simple past and past participle bada or badet, present participle badende)

bad (imperative)
bader (present)
bades (passive)
bada (participle past)
bada (past)
badet (participle past)
badet (past)
badende (participle present)


ur

uret (definite singular)
ur (indefinite plural)
ura (definite plural)
urene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German ur or ure, compare with German Uhr.


-s

From Danish -s, from Old Norse -sk, a grammaticalisation of Proto-Germanic *sek (reflexive pronoun).

Used to form the passive voice of verbs.


-s

From Danish -s, from Old Norse -s, originally the genitive singular ending of a-stem nouns.

Used to form genitive/possessive phrases, attached to the last word in a noun phrase.


polo

From English polo, from Balti پولو (polo, “ball”).


addend

addenden (definite singular)
addender (indefinite plural)
addendene (definite plural)

From Latin addendus, short form of addendus numerus “number to be added”, which is derived from the Latin verb addō (“add to; annex”).


alfabet

alfabetet (definite singular)
alfabet (indefinite plural)
alfabeter (indefinite plural)
alfabeta (definite plural)
alfabetene (definite plural)

From Late Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos), from ἄλφα (álpha) and βῆτα (bêta), the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, from Phoenician and Classical Hebrew aleph (ox) and beth (house), so called because their shape resembled or represented these objects.

Skal man lese må man kunne alfabetet.

If you want to read you have to know the alphabet.

Det latinske og kyrilliske alfabetet.

alphabet (an ordered set of letters used in a language)


balboa

nb-noun

balboa m (definite singular balboaen, indefinite plural balboa or balboas, definite plural balboaene)

balboaen (definite singular)
balboa (indefinite plural)
balboas (indefinite plural)
balboaene (definite plural)


hall

hallen (definite singular)
haller (indefinite plural)
hallene (definite plural)


hals

halsen (definite singular)
halser (indefinite plural)
halsene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hals (“neck”), from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck, throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.
Cognate with English halse, Dutch hals, German Hals, Swedish hals and Danish hals.

tag grimen af min hals

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 125:

[Hedvig] lægger armen om hans hals

[kledd] i sort helt op til halsen

1888, Henrik Ibsen, Fruen fra havet, page 207:

[hun] tog hende om halsen

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 156:

håret var satt opp, i halsen hadde hun et enkelt gullkjede med hjerte

1997, Gerd Brantenberg, Augusta og Bjørnstjerne, page 128:

her hair was up, around her neck she had a simple gold chain with a heart

hun har en blomstrete, V-ringet kjole på seg og et enkelt perlekjede i halsen

2021, Linn Ullmann, Jente, 1983, page 203:

she is wearing a floral V-neck dress and a simple pearl necklace around her neck

vi sitter i halsen i dette [hjernens belønningssystem som trigges av det uforutsigbare], og ingen slipper unna

2019, Nina Lykke, Full spredning, page 147:

we're stuck in this [brain's reward system triggered by the unpredictable] and no one escapes

de kastet seg om halsen på hverandre og klemte og gråt

they embraced each other and hugged and cried

kan du fatte det, sa Trine [Hattestad etter å ha blitt verdensmester i spydkast] og falt om halsen på sin trener

1993 August 23, Bergens Tidende, page 24:

can you imagine that, said Trine [Hattestad after becoming world champion in the javelin throw] and embraced her coach

kommunistene og de borgerlige falt om halsen på hverandre og stilte fellesliste ved valg til formannskapet

the communists and the bourgeois came to an agreement and put up a joint list in elections for the chairmanship

Dostojevskij … trodde at Russland og Europa ville falle om halsen på hverandre i kjølvannet av reformene og de store forandringene

Dostoevsky ... believed that Russia and Europe would come to an agreement in the wake of the reforms and the great changes

vi [burde] falt om halsen på innvandrerne og tryglet om tilgivelse

we [should] show great gratitude to the immigrants and beg for forgiveness

han [hørte] kjærrerne komme. Og nu gjorde han lang hals

1900, Vilhelm Krag, Isaac Seehuusen, page 283:

he [heard] the carts coming. And now he was stretching to get a good look

hun skjøt hals

[jeg] strekker hals for å se best mulig mellom hodene på dem som sitter foran

[I] stretch out my neck to see as best as possible between the heads of those sitting in front

partiprogrammerne vri’r halsen om på alle unge levedygtige sandheder

1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende, page 215:

the party programs kills all young viable truths

skrækken havde rystet Aline så forfærdelig stærkt. Brandlarmen, – udflytningen – så’n over hals og hode

1892, Henrik Ibsen, Bygmester Solness, page 116:

the terror had shaken Aline so horribly. The fire alarm, - the eviction - so hastily

markmus og kjøttmeiser flygted hals over hoved

1904, Jacob Breda Bull, Folkelivsbilleder II, page 243:

digter-komponisten havde over hals og hoved maattet flygte fra Østerriges hovedstad

1917, Clara Tschudi, Ludwig den anden, page 22:

the poet-composer had to hastily flee from Austria's capital

jeg er altså i Deres magt, assessor. De har hals og hånd over mig fra nu af

1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 232:

I am therefore in your power, assessor. You have power over my destiny from now on

sitte til halsen i

kaste seg om halsen på

falle om halsen på

to embrace; come to an agreement; be grateful

gjøre lang hals; strekke/skyte hals

vri/dreie halsen om på noen

hals over hode; over hode og hals

hastily and without time for further preparation

ha hals og hånd over

(anatomy, zoology) a neck (the part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.)

hans kejserdom er om en hals!

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 137:

det var ikke frit for at jeg blev om en hals naar at hun saa paa mig

it was not free for me to be in a life-threatening situation when she looked at me

Nå, nå, nå! Ikke så ivrig! Det har været figurligt ment, det gi’er jeg min hals på

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 22:

Well, well, well! Not so eager! It was meant figuratively, I swear by it

jeg er folkets mand paa min hals

1899, Alexander Kielland, Garman og Worse, page 161:

være om en hals

gi sin hals på noe

være noe på sin hals

(chiefly literary) Used in fixed expressions related to execution by decapitation.

Used in fixed expressions related to execution by decapitation.

(anatomy) a nape (the back part of the neck.)

[en kunne] faa sygdom paa halsen

vil du endelig ha dig en forkjølelse paa halsen

1919, Kristian Elster, Av Skyggernes Slegt, page 191:

De hører jo hvad det gælder for mig, – enten at få pressen på halsen eller få den velvilligt stemt for mig

1877, Henrik Ibsen, Samfundets støtter, page 69:

After all, they hear what matters to me, - either to have the press after me or to have it benevolently voted for me

[vi] burde vel … see om vi kunde faae fra halsen hvad vi har [av eventyr]

1853, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Fra det nationale gjennembruds tid. Breve fra Jørgen Moe til P. Chr. Asbjørnsen og andre, page 273:

[we] should probably ... see if we could get off our necks what we have [of adventures]

havde jeg Ribbungerne vel fra halsen, så foer jeg selv vestover

1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 43:

If I had the Ribb children off my neck, I would go west myself

få/ha noe(n) på halsen; skaffe seg noe(n) på halsen

ha noe(n) fra halsen; skaffe seg noe(n) fra halsen

Used in fixed expressions related to draft animals carrying something.

Used in fixed expressions related to draft animals carrying something.

[si] ting som får det dannede borgerskap til å sette kanapeene i halsen

1985, Pål Steigan, På den himmelske freds plass, page 190:

[say] things that make the educated bourgeoisie to choke on their canapes

Mutter satte geitostskiva i halsen, og jeg måtte banke henne i ryggen av all kraft

1988, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Døden på Oslo S, page 27:

Mother choked on a slice of goat's cheese, and I had to hit her in the back with all my might

de som er unge i 1985 må vel ha den såkalte 68-generasjonen fullstendig i halsen, sjølopptatt som den er

1985, Pål Steigan, På den himmelske freds plass, page 59:

those who were young in 1985 must have had the so-called 68 generation completely in their throats, self-absorbed as it is

han er i ferd med å få seg sjøl fullstendig i halsen

1988, Espen Haavardsholm, Mannen fra Jante:

he is about to get completely full of himself

tyske skrytetaler, de svulmer slik at jeg får dem i halsen

German braggadocios, they swell so that I get them in my throat

Bjørnson holdt rett og slett på å få Ibsens iltre, smålige og angstbiterske vesen opp i halsen

2010, Ivo de Figueiredo, Henrik Ibsen, page 163:

Bjørnson was simply getting Ibsen's angry, petty and anxiety-biting nature up his throat

å sette i halsen

få/ha i halsen

(anatomy) a throat (the front part of the neck; as well as the gullet or windpipe.)

Used in certain set expressions related to the consumption of food

a throat (the front part of the neck; as well as the gullet or windpipe.)

Used in certain set expressions related to the consumption of food

visiteuren … hørte os lee af fuld hals

1830, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 122:

the visitor ... heard us laughing at the top of our voices

musikken strømmet ut av den lille kassettspilleren og jeg sang med av full hals og drømte om å bli berømt

2009, Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 3, page 349:

the music poured out of the little cassette player and I sang along at the top of my voice, dreaming of becoming famous

jagthunden Tyran, … gav … hals i det samme

1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker IV, page 68:

det overraskede mig … at jeg allerede maatte give hals saa tidlig

2000, Sophie Dedekam, Dagbok og brev fra en reise til Paris i 1845, page 3:

it surprised me... that I already had throw up so early

næsten hele «Nordens fremtidshaab» [studentene] maatte give hals og ofre til havets guder

1896, Lorentz Dietrichson, Svundne Tider I, page 372:

almost the entire "Nordens fremtidshaab" [the students] had to throw up and sacrifice to the gods of the sea

av full hals

gi hals

Used in certain set expressions related to the throat and vocal chords.

Used in certain set expressions related to the throat and vocal chords.

kl. 10 gik man til spisebordet, hvor man til to, tre, stundom fire retter varm mad sjelden kunde slippe med mindre end to eller tre flasker viin, som jeg … fordetmeste skilte mig ved ved at gaae ud og stikke fingeren i halsen

1830, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 370:

at 10 o'clock you went to the dining table, where, for two, three, sometimes four courses of hot food, you could rarely get away with less than two or three bottles of wine, which I ... mostly distinguished myself by going out and sticking my finger in my throat

jeg [søkte] gjerne … en opfriskende anekdote eller et paradox, som rev i halsen

1917, Lorentz Dietrichson, Svundne Tider IV, page 249:

I was [looking] for ... a refreshing anecdote or a paradox, which tore at the throat

da jeg vaaknet, var jeg græsselig tør i halsen

1919, Rocambole Pedersen, Den forsvundne pølsemaker, page 117:

[legen kikket] henne i halsen, og banket henne på knærne med en hammer

1998, Erik Fosnes Hansen, Beretninger om beskyttelse, page 182:

[the doctor] poked her in the throat, and beat her on her knees with a hammer

i øjet latter; i halsen gråd

der sætter han på sprang med tungen af halsen

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 257:

there he starts running with his tongue hanging out

ha gråten i halsen

ha tungen ut av halsen

out of breath after running (like a dog with its tongue out)

en sår hals

han hadde vondt i halsen

jeg [kjøpte] meg en bluse av hvit musselin, den hadde en blå silkekant i halsen

1975, Gisken Wildenvey, Kjærlighet varer lengst, page 42:

I [bought] a blouse of white muslin, it had a blue silk border at the neck

hun hadde på seg en hvit genser med høy hals

2009, Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 3, page 159:

she was wearing a white sweater with a high neck

(clothing) a garment that covers the neck

(clothing) a neck (the part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.)

a neck (the part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.)

(clothing) a type of neckwarmer, primarily for children, which is worn over the head and covers the neck and chest

(figuratively) narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck

(music) a neck (the extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted.)

narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck

(music) a vertical stroke (up or down) from the head of a note

a vertical stroke (up or down) from the head of a note

(anatomy) a narrow part of bone, organ etc.

(chiefly dialectal) a narrow piece of land between two waters or mountains

a narrow piece of land between two waters or mountains

(chiefly dialectal) a narrow inlet to a fjord or a bay; narrow part at the mouth of a valley

a narrow inlet to a fjord or a bay; narrow part at the mouth of a valley

en af sønnerne sad ved styret, den anden sad ved halsen, den tredje var mellemrumsmand

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 57:

one of the sons sat at the helm, the other sat at the neck, the third was a spaceman

ligge for styrbords/babords halser

hals og skjøt!

command when the necks of the lowersails are to be thrown loose

(nautical) the front lower corner of a sail; a waist which holds this corner in place during sailing

(nautical) a short board or plank in the hull nearest the stems of a vessel

a short board or plank in the hull nearest the stems of a vessel

(nautical) a part of the two upper bottom tables that abut up to the lot (of a Nordland boat)

Gammelanders satte sig til roret, og Ola Sogning blev plaseret i halsen

1865, H. Schulze, Fra Lofoten og Solør, page 71:

Gammelanders sat at the helm, and Ola Sogning was placed in the neck

[sjøene] brød ind over halsen der forud, hvor Bernt sad

1873, Jonas Lie, Den Fremsynte, page 70:

[the seas] broke in over the neck ahead, where Bernt was sitting

(dialectal, nautical) the front part of an open sailboat (at the neck of the square rig)

the front part of an open sailboat (at the neck of the square rig)

opening of a mold through which a metal is poured

opening of a mold through which a metal is poured

retortens hals var bøyet og munnet ut i en klokke fylt med vann

1956, Ellen Gleditsch, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, page 61:

the neck of the retort was bent and opened into a bell filled with water

Anders Skjaldarband er en hård hals, lad jer ikke kue

1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 31:

Anders Skjaldarband is a tough guy, don't be cowed

en kraftig Herrens tjener, som kunde … bøie de haarde halse

a powerful servant of the Lord, who could ... bend the tough guys

livet er stundom saa brutalt, at det ryster de haardeste halse til eftertanke

1911, Øvre Richter Frich, De knyttede næver, page 73:

life is sometimes so brutal that it shakes the hardest people to think

de gale halsene maatte staa til skrifte og bøte og fik haarde irettesættelser

the crazy people had to confess and pay a fine and received harsh reprimands

et helt følge av tugtløse og gale halser

a whole retinue of undisciplined and crazy people

(metonymically, of a person) Used to form certain specific set nouns related to a person.

Used to form certain specific set nouns related to a person.


angst

From Middle Low German (compare German Angst).


bide

bideet (definite singular)
bide (indefinite plural)
bideer (indefinite plural)
bidea (definite plural)
bideene (definite plural)


bitt

bittet (definite singular)
bitt (indefinite plural)
bitta (definite plural)
bittene (definite plural)

bite (wound left behind after being bitten)

occlusion (the alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together)


barre

barren (definite singular)
barrer (indefinite plural)
barrene (definite plural)

From German Barre, Barren, from French barre and Latin barra.


adept

adepten (definite singular)
adepter (indefinite plural)
adeptene (definite plural)

From Latin adeptus (“who has achieved”).


atrium

atriet (definite singular)
atrier (indefinite plural)
atria (definite plural)
atriene (definite plural)


mål

målet (definite singular)
mål (indefinite plural)
måla (definite plural)
målene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mál (“measurement, size”), from Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“measure, time; occasion”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁lom, from *meh₁- (“to measure”).

inh

Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“measure, time; occasion”)

en dres, som man kan faa hos en havneskrædder i London for to pund og seks shilling efter maal

1915, Øvre Richter Frich, Kaperens klør, page 6:

a suit, which can be obtained from a harbor tailor in London for two pounds and six shillings per measure

overklasseguttene som går i klær sydd etter mål av skreddere i utlandet

1994, Yngvar Ustvedt, Henrik Wergeland, page 214:

the upper-class boys who wear clothes sewn to measurements by tailors abroad

erkjennelse av at vaksinasjonsprogrammene ikke holdt mål i forhold til utviklingen

2003, Arne Olav Brundtland, Fortsatt gift med Gro:

recognition that the vaccination programs did not meet targets in relation to the development

man [innså] motvillig at lokalene [til folkebiblioteket] ikke holdt mål lenger, og den første byggekomiteen ble nedsatt

2004, Fredrik Skagen, En by som ingen ainnen:

one [realized] reluctantly that the premises [of the public library] no longer was useful, and the first building committee was appointed

[han kunne ikke] holde maal med nogen av de mænd, hun hadde kjendt bedst

1920, Peter Egge, Inde i Fjordene, page 335:

[he could not] measure himself up with any of the men she had known best

han [hadde] fuldt op at gjøre med at ta mål af hundene, sy sæler til dem

1897, Fridtjof Nansen, Fram over Polhavet I, page 477:

he [had] fully occupied with taking measurements of the dogs, sewing seals for them

det ble tatt mål fra alle kanter og sider

2010, Lars Saabye Christensen, Bernhard Hvals forsnakkelser:

measurements were taken from all edges and sides

jeg [trasket] gatelangs for å finne skredderen som skulle ta mål til den hvite koloniuniformen

I [trotted] down the street to find the tailor who was to measure up to the white colony uniform

vi tar mål av hverandre, omtrent som om vi skulle ha vært to erfarne gamle lettvektboksere samlet til en siste oldingaktig dyst

1994, Espen Haavardsholm, Ikke søkt av sol:

we inspect each other, almost as if we were two experienced old lightweight boxers gathered for one last old-fashioned race

offiserssønnen fra Bergen tar mål av seg til å fange opp hva som er typisk for den europeiske samtiden

2004, Karsten Alnæs, Historien om Europa 2:

the officer's son from Bergen aims to capture what is typical of contemporary Europe

Bjelken har ikke de riktige målene.

The beam does not have the correct dimensions.

holde mål

holde mål med

ta mål

ta mål av noen

ta mål av seg

a given dimension; measurement (a measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth)

jeg øged mine dages mål ved bistand af det svenske stål

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 128:

I increased my day's measures with the help of Swedish steel

alle ved, at lykken i vidunderligt mål har fulgt dig indtil denne tid

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 410:

everyone knows that happiness in wonderful amounts has followed you until this time

et livs bredfulde maal af glæde og kval

1922, Nils Kjær, Samlede Skrifter III, page 245:

hvilken velsignelse der ligger i flittigt arbeide, fik vi føle i fuldt maal i polarnattens mørke

1903, Otto Sverdrup, Nyt Land II, page 181:

what a blessing lies in diligent work, we got to feel in full measure in the darkness of the polar night

foreldrene ønskede et større mål af undervisningstid for skolebørnene

1968, Eilert Sundt, Om Piperviken og Ruseløkbakken, page 55:

the parents wanted a larger amount of teaching time for the school children

oppløftelsen er der i fullt mål, men hvis du lytter etter, kan du merke at hjertet ditt dunker på en litt anstrengt måte

1999, Bergljot Hobæk Haff, Sigbrits bålferd:

the upliftment is there in full measure, but if you listen, you may notice that your heart is pounding in a slightly strained way

[løpet] endte med seier til Tandari, mens Varingen skuffet stort. For godt mål vant så Tandari fjerde løp

1983 October 31, Aftenposten Aften, page 10:

[the race] ended with a victory for Tandari, while Varingen was very disappointed. For good measure, Tandari won the fourth race

i Dijon i Frankrike svingte [stavhopperen Sergej Bubka] seg over 6,11 i juni, og for godt mål plusset han to centimeter på sin verdensrekord

in Dijon, France, [pole vaulter Sergej Bubka] swung over 6.11 in June, and for good measure he plus two centimeters on his world record

oppå det aller tykkeste laget av slik alunskifer … ligger regjeringsbygget, og der ligger Stortinget og der ligger for godt mål også VG og Dagbladet

1992 August 10, Bergens Tidende, page 36:

on top of the thickest layer of such alum shale… is the government building, and there is the Storting and there is for good measure also VG and Dagbladet

for godt mål

strøket mål; strykmål

toppet mål; toppmål

a measured amount; a measure (a prescribed quantity or extent)

ferritin … er et godt mål på det generelle jernnivået i kroppen

2011, Sofie Hexeberg, Gunn-Karin Sakariassen, Frisk med lavkarbo:

ferritin… is a good indicator of the overall iron level in the body

a quantity measured in a specific way; in a specific unit of measurement

an indicator or indication (that which serves to indicate or point out)

[glasshuset] dekket et område på 26 acres, som skulle bli over hundre norske mål

1987, Richard Herrmann, Victoria, page 168:

[the glass house] covered an area of 26 acres, which was to be over a hundred Norwegian mål

a quantity measured in a specific way; in a specific unit of measurement

(mathematics) a measure (a number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder)

et maal grovmalet kaffe

lægg sligt et mål på hvem du vil, og se om nogen strækker til

put such a measure on who you want and see if anyone suffices

jeg er ængstelig for ikke at fylde maal

målet er fullt

the limits of patience have been reached

(often in compounds) a measuring tool, device or equipment

kirken har ej mål og ende

den, der overskrider det mål, der er sat i hans stand eller stilling, taber sit gode rygte

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 298:

he who exceeds the limit set in his condition or position loses his good reputation

alting med maal og maade, som skrædderen sa, han dængte kjærringen med alnen

1903, Otto Sverdrup, Nyt Land II, page 292:

all with a good act, as the tailor said, he beat the old woman with the elm

mål og måte

a limit or restriction; the level or point that something reaches

[hun] gik langsomt nedover, stansede og gik, som havde hun intet mål

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 325:

[she] walked slowly downhill, stopped and walked as if she had no destination

se hist vor rejses mål! Se Romas mure!

see here the destinations of our journey! See the walls of Rome!

[de] fo’r om i værelserne og ude paa gaardspladsen uden noget maal

1898, Kristian Elster, Samlede Skrifter II, page 243:

[they] wandered around the rooms and out into the courtyard without any destination

a destination (the place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at)

det egner manden at opstille sig et høit maal

1853, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter VII, page 19:

it is suitable for the man to set himself a high goal

vi vil sejre; – og så står jeg ved målet

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Fru Inger til Østråt, page 152:

we will win; - and then I stand by the goal

[jeg] skulde lade min fremtid glide ind i et fejl spor og aldrig komme til målet?

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 69:

[I] should let my future slip into a wrong track and never get to the goal?

se, målet for personlighedens virke er dog at stå selvstændig, sand og fri

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 55:

see, however, the goal of the personality's work is to stand independent, true and free

de andre delte sig mod spredte mål

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 148:

the others split towards scattered goals

det er forbi! Mit liv har intet mål

har kanske ikke fortællingerne om guderne en stor hensigt og et vigtigt mål?

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 346:

perhaps the tales of the gods do not have a great purpose and an important goal?

[skuespillerselskaper som] opfatter kunstudøvelsen ikke som maal men som middel

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 256:

[actor companies that] perceive the practice of art not as a goal but as a means

umennesket derude jublet i sit stille sind. Nu følte han sig nær maalet

1914, Rudolf Muus, Maggi West, eller Solgt til hvid Slavinde, page 52:

the inhuman out there cheered in his quiet mind. Now he felt close to the goal

tænke sig at gjøre midlet til maal og være stolt av det

1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde II, page 222:

imagine making the means a goal and be proud of it

vé den mand, der ikke sætter sig maal

1923, Nini Roll Anker, Huset i Søgaten, page 124:

her er sammenhæng og maal

1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde II, page 228:

det overordnede målet er å være landets største [politiske] parti

the overall goal is to be the country's largest [political] party

mestre et liv på ordentlig, ha en plan og ikke subbe rundt uten mål og mening

master a life properly, have a plan and do not subbe around without goals and meaning

(figuratively) a goal (a result that one is attempting to achieve)

a goal (a result that one is attempting to achieve)

alle øjne rettede mod det samme mål

1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm, page 125:

mitraljøsekulene er eslet til å virke mot levende mål

1932, Birger Ljungberg, Lærebok i infanterivåben, page 33:

the machine-gun bullets are designed to work against living targets

vi peser oss opp til hotellet, målet er flasken med kildevann som står i kjøleskapet

we head up to the hotel, the target is the bottle of spring water that is in the fridge

tokter der vi fløy så lavt som mulig mot fiendtlige mål

raids where we flew as low as possible towards enemy targets

som du vet er praktisk talt alle våre forsvarsvåpen basert på at målet følges med radarer

2006, Bjørn Kjos, Murmanskaffæren, page 21:

as you know, virtually all of our defense weapons are based on the target being followed by radars

[Carl Fredrik] Engelstad mener forfatteren [Bjørneboe i romanen Jonas] skyter over mål i sitt angrep på folkeskolen

2009, Tore Rem, Sin egen herre, page 400:

[Carl Fredrik] Engelstad thinks the author [Bjørneboe in the novel Jonas] aims too high in his attack on the primary school

skyte over målet

på de siste 11 minuttene hadde Fyllingen seks skudd på mål, bare to av disse gikk inn

in the last 11 minutes, Fyllingen had six shots on goal, only two of these went in

han [får] høye baller inn foran mål

1985, Atle Næss, Opp fra det absolutte nullpunkt, page 51:

NSB er ikke så bak mål som vittighetene hans vil ha det til, flesker til med gratisservering til sine nødstedte passasjerer

1997, Pål Gerhard Olsen, Manndomsprøven:

NSB is not as unreasonable as his jokes want it to be, bottles of free service to its distressed passengers

så var det en ettermiddag at keeper'n måtte gå, og gutta hadde ingen tel å stå i mål

then it was an afternoon that the keeper had to go, and the guys had no one to be the goalkeeper

Ingolf Pedersen, Odd, kommer til aa vogte maalet

Ingolf Pedersen, Odd, will guard the goal

det [kommer] til å bli en ren konkurransesituasjon om hvem som vokter målet denne sesongendet [kommer] til å bli en ren konkurransesituasjon om hvem som vokter målet denne sesongen

2013 March 27, Troms Folkeblad, page 36:

it [is] going to be a pure competitive situation over who guards the goal this season

bak mål

stå i mål; vokte målet

(sports) a goal (line or place that marks the end point of a distance to be covered in a sports competition)

(in team sports with ball or puck) a goal (rods (and nets) into which the ball (or puck) is to be sent into)

a goal (rods (and nets) into which the ball (or puck) is to be sent into)

ved sidebytte ledet skolens lag med to mål

1999, Knut Faldbakken, Alt hva hjertet begjærer:

by side swap, the school team led by two goals

(sports) a goal (a point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal)

a goal (a point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal)

Valleng og mannskap [kommer] i mål som nummer to, bare noen båtlengder efter tyskerne

Valleng and crew [finish] as number two, just a few boat lengths behind the Germans

båtene går i mål i Horten

[gå] i mål med 34 poeng

nordmannen var helt utmattet der han kom i mål på ny personlig rekord

2008 August 22, Aftenposten^([aftenposten.no]):

The Norwegian was completely exhausted when he reached the finish line on a new personal record

jo raskere vi kommer i mål med innsamlingsaksjonen, jo raskere kan vi rette hele vår oppmerksomhet [mot] våre politiske oppgaver

the sooner we reach the goal of the fundraising campaign, the sooner we can direct all our attention [towards] our political tasks

det var ti år siden starten, da de var i mål med kjøpet av vingården Cascina Castagna … i Piemonte

it was ten years since the start, when they were in the process of acquiring the Cascina Castagna winery ... in Piedmont

komme/være i mål med

a mealtime (the appointed time at which a meal is served or eaten)

hun, var med munken over i gjestehuset og fik et maal mat

she, was with the monk over in the guesthouse and got a meal

han kom stille ind, naar de bad ham til maals

1917, Hans Aanrud, Fortællinger for barn I, page 203:

he came in quietly when they asked to come for a meal

a meal (food that is prepared and eaten, at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity)

bjeldekua melkede sine fem potter i maalet

the bell cow milked its five pots in the milking

(dairy farming) a milking (at one of the regular milking times of the day, morning or evening)

a milking (at one of the regular milking times of the day, morning or evening)

a milk that is milked at one time (at one of the fixed milking times of the day) by an entire livestock or by a single animal


mål

From Old Norse mál (“language, speech”), from Proto-Germanic *maþlą (“gathering; speech”), of *mōtaną (“to be allowed, to be permitted to, may”), from Proto-Indo-European *mōd- (“to permit, make able”), of *med- (“to measure, give advice, heal”).

den mindste Bukken Bruse … var saa fin i maalet

1866, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke-eventyr, pages 198–199:

the smallest Billy Goat Gruff … was talking so nicely

«For voksent mål han har fåt!» sagde moderen

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 273:

"What an adult voice he's got!" said mother

regimentschirurgen var den, som næst bispen havde det sterkeste maal

1900, Vilhelm Krag, Isaac Seehuusen, page 92:

the regimental surgeon was the one who next the bishop had the strongest voice

han skalv i maalet

1884, Alexander Kielland, Fortuna, page 254:

det var da underligt, at jeg ikke skulde få målet for mig, tænkte Thorbjørn

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 148:

it was strange then that I should not get the voice for myself, Thorbjørn thought

det var umulig å høre mands mål

1912, Ove Ansteinsson, Det røde vælde, page 106:

it was impossible to hear the man's voice

[terneflokken] skreg slig, at vi ikke kunde høre mands maal

1903, Otto Sverdrup, Nyt Land II, page 78:

[the flock of terns] screamed like that we could not hear the man's voice

Fjeld gav [hunden] paa grund av dens kraftige maal navnet «Sang»

1927, Øvre Richter Frich, Slangeblomsten fra Magdala, page 123:

Fjeld gave [the dog] because of its powerful voice the name "Sang"

så å si alt som har mål og mæle i Arbeiderpartiet er i aktivitet på talerstolen søndag

virtually everything that has the opportunity to speak in the Labor Party is in activity on the rostrum on Sunday

mål og mæle

a voice (sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song)

deres mål lød malebarisk

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 182:

det gamle maal i dalen klang

1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter I, page 299:

the old language of the valley was heard

det knudsenske maal

1877, Arne Garborg, Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse, page 73:

[fru Groa] hadde selv skrevet om paa norsk maal salernitanske urtebøker

[Mrs Groa] had herself written Salernitanic herbal books in the Norwegian language

Sira Eirik steg frem i lektoriet og tolket evangeliet paa landets maal

Sira Eirik stepped forward in the lecture and interpreted the gospel in the language of the country

et skurrende mål som røbet galisieren

1931, Aksel Sandemose, En sjømann går i land, page 71:

a jarring language that revealed the Galician

(literary, mostly in compounds) a language (a body of words, and set of methods of combining them, understood by a community and used as a form of communication)

skulle jeg kriticere [lystspillet] «Dan rette sida» fra et mere almindeligt standpunkt, saa vilde jeg sige at den var formeget om maalet og forlidet paa maalet

1876, Arne Garborg, Mogning og manndom I, page 101:

should I criticize [the amusement play] «Dan rette sida» from a more general point of view, then I would say that it was shaped about Nynorsk and based on Nynorsk

selv paa amtsskoler og aftenskoler, tildels endog paa almueskoler, er «maalet» begyndt at trænge ind

1877, Arne Garborg, Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse, page 18:

even in county and evening schools, to some extent even in peasant schools, «Nynorsk» has begun to force itself in

fast orator ved disse fester [«russelag»] var A. O. Vinje – som dengang [i 1853] endnu ikke talte paa maalet

1896, Lorentz Dietrichson, Svundne Tider I, page 184:

regular orator at these parties [«russelag»] was A. O. Vinje - who at that time [in 1853] did not yet speak Nynorsk

siden præsten Lassen var paa Segelfoss hadde maalet faat et stolt opsving her

1915, Knut Hamsun, Segelfoss By II, page 218:

since the priest Lassen was at Segelfoss, Nynorsk had received a proud recovery here

(definite) Nynorsk (one of the two major written standards of Norwegian)

Used as an ending in compound nouns related to a case, trial, affair, deal.


bunt

bunten (definite singular)
bunter (indefinite plural)
buntene (definite plural)

Mellom rammen og madrassen var det et hulrom hvor en skoeske kom til syne. Da Lex forsøkte å dra den ut, gikk den i stykker, og bunter med pengesedler ramlet på gulvet - sammen med en forniklet revolver kaliber .38 og en lyddemper.

2016, Arnfinn Forness, Død i kort kjole: Braze Blade 2, Chayka Förlag, →ISBN:

Between the frame and the mattress there was a cavity where a shoebox came into view. When Lex tried to pull it out it fell to pieces, and bundles of banknotes fell on the floor - together with a nickel-plated .38 calibre revolver and a silencer.


dyne

dyna (definite singular)
dynen (definite singular)
dyner (indefinite plural)
dynene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dýna, related to dun (“down”).


dyne

dynen (definite singular)
dyner (indefinite plural)
dynene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German [Term?] or Middle Dutch dūne.


bor

boret (definite singular)
bor (indefinite plural)
bora (definite plural)
borene (definite plural)
boren (definite singular)
bor (indefinite plural)
borene (definite plural)

head

bor m (definite singular boren, indefinite plural bor, definite plural borene)


bole

boler (present)
bolte (past)
bolt (participle past)

(colloquial) To use anabolic steroids to increase one's muscle mass.


gravid

gravid (neuter singular gravid, definite singular and plural gravide)

gravid (neuter singular)
gravide (definite plural singular)


team

teamet (definite singular)
team (indefinite plural)
teama (definite plural)
teamene (definite plural)


cocktail

cocktailen (definite singular)
cocktailer (indefinite plural)
cocktailene (definite plural)


augur

auguren (definite singular)
augurer (indefinite plural)
augurene (definite plural)

(historical) an augur, see English augur for more.


gasser

gasseren (definite singular)
gassere (indefinite plural)
gasserne (definite plural)

a Madagascan or Malagasy (person from Madagascar)


filet

fileten (definite singular)
fileter (indefinite plural)
filetene (definite plural)


kaolin

From French kaolin, from Chinese 高嶺／高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”).


pilar

pilaren (definite singular)
pilarer (indefinite plural)
pilarene (definite plural)

From Latin pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“a pillar”). Either inherited from Old Norse (compare Icelandic pílári) or a later borrowing.


fjord

fjorden (definite singular)
fjorder (indefinite plural)
fjordene (definite plural)

→ Catalan: fiord

→ Dutch: fjord

desctree

→ English: fjord, fiord (now chiefly New Zealand)
→ Japanese: フィヨルド (fiyorudo)

→ French: fjord
→ Romanian: fiord
→ Turkish: fiyort
→ Vietnamese: phi-oóc

→ Georgian: ფიორდი (piordi)

→ German: Fjord
→ Estonian: fjord

→ Hungarian: fjord

→ Italian: fiordo

→ Polish: fiord

→ Portuguese: fiorde

→ Russian: фьорд (fʹord)

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: фјо̏рд

Latin script: fjȍrd

→ Slovak: fjord

→ Spanish: fiordo

From Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).


gape

head

gape (imperative gap, present tense gaper, passive gapes, simple past gapa or gapte, past participle gapa or gapt, present participle gapende)

gap (imperative)
gaper (present)
gapes (passive)
gapa (past)
gapte (past)
gapa (participle past)
gapt (participle past)
gapende (participle present)

gap opp!

to gape (of a mouth, hole, wound etc., be wide open)


lugger

luggeren (definite singular)
luggere (indefinite plural)
luggerne (definite plural)


foss

fossen (definite singular)
fosser (indefinite plural)
fossene (definite plural)

From Danish fos, revived through Norwegian foss, from Old Norse foss, fors, from Proto-Germanic *fursaz.


alder

alderen (definite singular)
aldere (indefinite plural)
aldre (indefinite plural)
aldrer (indefinite plural)
alderne (definite plural)
aldrene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Akin to ale (“to raise”), from ala.


sport

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Europa

From Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Hun kan alle hovedstedene i Europa.

She can name all the capitals in Europe.


opera

operaen (definite singular)
operaer (indefinite plural)
operaene (definite plural)


seidel

seidelen (definite singular)
seidler (indefinite plural)
seidlene (definite plural)

From German Seidel, from Latin situla, situlus.


haiku

nb-noun

haiku m or n (definite singular haikuen or haikuet, indefinite plural haiku, definite plural haikuene)

haikuen (definite singular)
haikuet (definite singular)
haiku (indefinite plural)
haikuene (definite plural)

Ultimately borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku).

Det opprinnelige haikuet er japansk


hone

head

hone (imperative hon, present tense honer, preterite and past participle hona or honet)

hon (imperative)
honer (present)
hona (participle past preterite)
honet (participle past preterite)


kulak

kulaken (definite singular)
kulaker (indefinite plural)
kulakene (definite plural)

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


hue

hua (definite singular)
huen (definite singular)
huer (indefinite plural)
huene (definite plural)

a cap (without a peak, often knitted), woolly hat


hue

huet (definite singular)
huer (indefinite plural)
hua (definite plural)
huene (definite plural)


dram

drammen (definite singular)
drammer (indefinite plural)
drammene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English dram, from Old French drame, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of drakme.


boa

boaen (definite singular)
boaer (indefinite plural)
boaene (definite plural)


rep

repet (definite singular)
rep (indefinite plural)
repa (definite plural)
repene (definite plural)


rusk

rusket (definite singular)
rusk (indefinite plural)
ruska (definite plural)
ruskene (definite plural)


moll

mollen (definite singular)
moller (indefinite plural)
mollene (definite plural)

From German Moll (“minor”), from Medieval Latin molle, of Latin mollis (“soft”), from earlier *molduis, from Proto-Italic *moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“soft, weak, tender”).
Cognate with English moll, Icelandic moll, Czech moll, Hungarian moll and Swedish moll.

der

ren moll

han vidste, at Hans blot kunde tre akkompagnementer; et i moll og to i dur

1907, Alexander Kielland, Samlede værker I (Mindeutgave), page 6:

he knew that Hans could only do three accompaniments; one in minor and two in major

musikken skifter fra moll til dur, og trombonene kommer inn over de lange, blanke strykeakkordene

the music changes from minor to major, and the trombones come in over the long, shiny string chords

(music) a minor scale (having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth)

[løven] i moll maa klynke, som brølte før i dur

1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter I, page 349:

[the lion] in minor must whine, which roared before in major

gaa til moll fra dur

1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte I, page 169:

kollisjoner mellom duren fra de inntrengende og stuens moll

1949, Johan Borgen, Jenny og påfuglen, page 108:

collisions between the drone from the intruders and the living room minor

(figuratively) a minor (timbre, that in classical and romantic music, can evoke or express melancholy)


moll

head

moll m or n (definite singular mollen or mollet, indefinite plural moller or moll, definite plural mollene or molla)

mollen (definite singular)
mollet (definite singular)
moller (indefinite plural)
moll (indefinite plural)
mollene (definite plural)
molla (definite plural)

Coordinate term: linon


cache

cachen (definite singular)
cacher (indefinite plural)
cachene (definite plural)


rune

runa (definite singular)
runen (definite singular)
runer (indefinite plural)
runene (definite plural)


magma

magmaen (definite singular)
magmaer (indefinite plural)
magmaene (definite plural)
magmaet (definite singular)
magma (indefinite plural)
magmaa (definite plural)
magmaene (definite plural)


milt

milten (definite singular)
milter (indefinite plural)
miltene (definite plural)


loge

logen (definite singular)
loger (indefinite plural)
logene (definite plural)

* (noun): From Old Norse logi.
* (verb): From Old Norse loga.


loge

loger (present)
loga (past)
loget (past)
loga (participle past)
loget (participle past)


pol

polen (definite singular)
poler (indefinite plural)
polene (definite plural)

pole (the northern and southern ends of the earth's rotational axis; North Pole and South Pole)


taler

taleren (definite singular)
talere (indefinite plural)
talerne (definite plural)

a speaker (person who speaks, or who makes a speech)


holt

holtet (definite singular)
holt (indefinite plural)
holta (definite plural)
holtene (definite plural)

From Old Norse holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą. Akin to Swedish hult and German Holz. Doublet of holt (Etymology 2).


holt

holt m or n (definite singular holten or holtet, indefinite plural holter or holt, definite plural holtene or holta)

holten (definite singular)
holtet (definite singular)
holter (indefinite plural)
holt (indefinite plural)
holtene (definite plural)
holta (definite plural)

From Middle Low German of same origin as modern German Holz. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hultą, it is a doublet of holt (Etymology 1).

a pole or other piece of wood made for a specific purpose


valid

valid (neuter singular valid, definite singular and plural valide)

valid (neuter singular)
valide (definite plural singular)


pion

pionen (definite singular)
pioner (indefinite plural)
pionene (definite plural)

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).


areal

arealet (definite singular)
areal (indefinite plural)
arealer (indefinite plural)
areala (definite plural)
arealene (definite plural)


mir

miren (definite singular)
mirer (indefinite plural)
mirene (definite plural)

Borrowing from Russian мир (mir, “peace, world”).


pall

pallen (definite singular)
paller (indefinite plural)
pallene (definite plural)

a pallet (portable platform on which goods are stacked for transport)

a podium (especially for winners of a sporting event)


bombast

bombasten (definite singular)
bombaster (indefinite plural)
bombastene (definite plural)

Borrowed from German Bombast (“bombast”), from English bombast, from Old French bombace (“cotton, cotton wadding”), from Late Latin bombax (“cotton”), a variant of bombyx (“silkworm”), from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux, “silkworm”), of Anatolian origin.
Cognate with English bombast and German Bombast.

1951, Kristofer Visted, Hilmar Stigum, Vår gamle bondekultur I, page 251:

(archaic) bombast; cotton or cotton wool (raw fibers of cotton before being processed.)

et saadant ægte comediespil [på Det Kongelige Teater i København] frit for al svulst og bombast

1990, Halfdan Kjerulf, Halfdan Kjerulfs dagbøker for årene 1833, 1840, 1850, 1851, page 316:

such a genuine comedy play [at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen] free of all pomp and bombast

mange vrede klager, der bryde frem i stormende bombast

1943, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker I, page 188:

many angry complaints that erupt in stormy bombast

(figuratively) bombast (high-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.)


iris

irisen (definite singular)
iriser (indefinite plural)
irisene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”).


tog

toget (definite singular)
tog (indefinite plural)
toga (definite plural)
togene (definite plural)

Borrowed from German Zug (sense 1), and German Low German tog, toch (sense 2).

Flere tog kommer innom stasjonen hver dag.

Several trains stop by the station every day.

(rail transport) a train (line of connected cars or carriages, often hauled by a locomotive)

17. mai-toget


-en

-enet (definite neuter singular)
-enen (definite masculine singular)
-en (indefinite plural)
-ener (indefinite plural)
-enene (definite plural)
-ena (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek -ηνή (-ēnḗ), feminine form of -ηνός (-ēnós, added to place name to form an adjective), from -νός (-nós), alternative form of -νος (-nos), from Proto-Indo-European *-nós (creates verbal adjectives from roots).

acetylen, benzen

(organic chemistry) Used to form nouns denoting alkynes; -ene

etylen, propylen

(organic chemistry) Used to form nouns denoting alkenes; -ene


spar

From German [Term?], from Spanish espadas (“sword”).


dun

duna (definite singular)
dunen (definite singular)
duner (indefinite plural)
dunene (definite plural)
dunet (definite singular)
dun (indefinite plural)
duna (definite plural)
dunene (definite plural)


mort

morten (definite singular)
morter (indefinite plural)
mortene (definite plural)

Rutilus rutilus
Rutilus rutilus#Translingual


banker

bankeren (definite singular)
bankere (indefinite plural)
bankerne (definite plural)


eminent

eminent (indefinite singular)
eminente (definite plural singular)


jo

Du har ikke pusset tennene vel? - Jo, det har jeg.

You haven't brushed your teeth, have you? - Yes, I have.

yes; in disagreement with the last speaker's negative statement.

Vil du være med? - Jo...

yes or no; expressing doubt. (colloquial)


jo

joen (definite singular)
joer (indefinite plural)
joene (definite plural)

a skua, seabird of family Stercorariidae.


hemoglobin

From hemo- + globin (“from Latin globus”).

prefix

from Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">globus</i>


vie

head

vie (imperative vi, present tense vier, simple past vigde or vidde or via or viet, past participle vigd or vidd or via or viet)

vi (imperative)
vier (present)
vigde (past)
vidde (past)
via (past)
viet (past)
vigd (participle past)
vidd (participle past)
via (participle past)
viet (participle past)

From Old Norse vígja, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną.

dedicate something to someone or towards a cause


diverse

han annonserte under «diverse»

he inserted an ad in the "miscellaneous" section

diverse, various, sundry, miscellaneous.


fauna

faunaen (definite singular)
faunaer (indefinite plural)
faunaene (definite plural)


vis

vis (neuter singular vist, definite singular and plural vise, comparative visere, indefinite superlative visest, definite superlative viseste)

vist (neuter singular)
vise (definite plural singular)
visere (comparative)
visest (indefinite superlative)
viseste (definite superlative)


banner

banner n (definite singular banneret, indefinite plural banner or bannere, definite plural bannera or bannerne)

banneret (definite singular)
banner (indefinite plural)
bannere (indefinite plural)
bannera (definite plural)
bannerne (definite plural)


diabetes

diabetes m (singular definite diabetesen)

From the Ancient Greek participle διαβήτης (diabḗtēs, “passing through”).

diabetes (a group of metabolic diseases)


hater

hateren (definite singular)
hatere (indefinite plural)
haterne (definite plural)


irreversible

definite singular/plural of irreversibel


fatal

fatal (neuter singular fatalt, definite singular and plural fatale)

fatalt (neuter singular)
fatale (definite plural singular)


cape

capen (definite singular)
caper (indefinite plural)
capene (definite plural)

From English cape, from French cape, from Late Latin cappa. Cognate with kappe (“cloak”), kåpe (“cloak”), kapp (“cape, headland”).

a cape (sleeveless garment worn by women, which covers the shoulders and arms)


drift

drifta (definite singular)
driften (definite singular)
drifter (indefinite plural)
driftene (definite plural)


fader

faderen (definite singular)
fedre (indefinite plural)
fedrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.


glans

glansen (definite singular)
glanser (indefinite plural)
glansene (definite plural)

From German Glanz (sense 1), and Latin glans (sense 3).

gloss, lustre (UK) or luster (US), sheen, brilliance

(short form of glansbilde) a glossy print or picture


sage

sage (imperative sag, present tense sager, simple past saga or saget or sagde, past participle saga or saget or sagd, present participle sagende)

sag (imperative)
sager (present)
saga (past)
saget (past)
sagde (past)
saga (participle past)
saget (participle past)
sagd (participle past)
sagende (participle present)


hake

haka (definite singular)
haken (definite singular)
haker (indefinite plural)
hakene (definite plural)


hake

haken (definite singular)
haker (indefinite plural)
hakene (definite plural)


frisk

frisk (neuter singular friskt, definite singular and plural friske, comparative friskere, indefinite superlative friskest, definite superlative friskeste)

friskt (neuter singular)
friske (definite plural singular)
friskere (comparative)
friskest (indefinite superlative)
friskeste (definite superlative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old Saxon *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-.


melodrama

melodrama n (definite singular melodramaet, indefinite plural melodrama or melodramaer, definite singular melodramaene)

melodramaet (definite singular)
melodrama (indefinite plural)
melodramaer (indefinite plural)
melodramaene (definite singular)


sen

sen (neuter singular sent, definite singular and plural sene, comparative senere, indefinite superlative senest, definite superlative seneste)

sent (neuter singular)
sene (definite plural singular)
senere (comparative)
senest (indefinite superlative)
seneste (definite superlative)


fuse

fuser (present)
fuste (past)
fust (participle past)


pave

paven (definite singular)
paver (indefinite plural)
pavene (definite plural)


horde

horden (definite singular)
horder (indefinite plural)
hordene (definite plural)


arrest

arresten (definite singular)
arrester (indefinite plural)
arrestene (definite plural)


fundamental

fundamental (feminine masculine)
fundamentalt (neuter)
fundamentale (definite plural singular)


prate

prate (imperative prat, present tense prater, passive prates, simple past and past participle prata or pratet, present participle pratende)

prat (imperative)
prater (present)
prates (passive)
prata (participle past)
prata (past)
pratet (participle past)
pratet (past)
pratende (participle present)

From Middle Low German praten, compare Swedish prata and Faroese práta.


fest

festen (definite singular)
fester (indefinite plural)
festene (definite plural)


pipette

pipetten (definite singular)
pipetter (indefinite plural)
pipettene (definite plural)


grep

grepet (definite singular)
grep (indefinite plural)
grepa (definite plural)
grepene (definite plural)


hale

halen (definite singular)
haler (indefinite plural)
halene (definite plural)

a tail (of an animal, aircraft, comet etc.)


hale

hale (present tense haler, past tense halte, past participle halt)

haler (present)
halte (past)
halt (participle past)

From late Old Norse hala, from Middle Low German halen.


lest

lesten (definite singular)
lester (indefinite plural)
lestene (definite plural)

From Old Norse leistr, from Proto-Germanic *laistaz.

a last (a tool in the shape of a human foot, for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes)


lest

lest (present tense lest, past tense lest)

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


prise

prise (imperative pris, present tense priser, passive prises, simple past and past participle prisa or priset)

pris (imperative)
priser (present)
prises (passive)
prisa (participle past)
prisa (past)
priset (participle past)
priset (past)

prise seg ut av markedet


prise

prise (imperative pris, present tense priser, passive prises, simple past priste, past participle prist, present participle prisende)

pris (imperative)
priser (present)
prises (passive)
priste (past)
prist (participle past)
prisende (participle present)

From Old Norse prísa, from Middle Low German prisen, from Old French priser.

to extol, praise, commend, laud, glorify


meander

meanderen (definite singular)
meandere (indefinite plural)
meandre (indefinite plural)
meandrer (indefinite plural)
meanderne (definite plural)
meandrene (definite plural)

From Latin Maeander, from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).


robust

robust (neuter singular robust, definite singular and plural robuste)

robust (neuter singular)
robuste (definite plural singular)


partisan

partisanen (definite singular)
partisaner (indefinite plural)
partisanene (definite plural)

From Italian partigiano, via French partisan.


mutter

mutter m (definite singular mutteren, indefinite plural muttere or mutre or mutrer, definite plural mutterne or mutrene)

mutteren (definite singular)
muttere (indefinite plural)
mutre (indefinite plural)
mutrer (indefinite plural)
mutterne (definite plural)
mutrene (definite plural)

skrue og mutter


splitter

From Danish splitter- and German splitter- (inseparable in both languages).

splitter naken

splitter ny


splitter

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


stimuli

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stimuli m or n (definite singular stimulien or stimuliet)

stimulien (definite singular)
stimuliet (definite singular)

Han understreker at stimuliet man får fra dataspill, ikke er sammenlignbart med kjemiske rusmidler[.]

He stresses that the stimuli one gets from computer games, is not comparable to chemical drugs.

Stimulien fra fallende rente har vært historisk sterk […]

2021 March 1, Dagens Næringsliv, page 26:

The stimulus from falling interest rates has been historically strong […]

Deres ufødte babyer vil bli født avhengige av metadon. Slike babyer […] skriker etter den stimulien de er vant til fra unnfangelsen.

2000 October 17, “Nyfødt og narkoman”, in Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad, page 41:

Their unborn babies will be addicted to methadone. Such babies […] cry for the very stimuli they came to know from conception.

(collectively, also in the singular) multiple stimulus together

Hesthamar meiner fleire private equity-investeringer i Nord-Norge ville kunne fungert som en stimuli for å øke konkurransekraften til næringslivet i landsdelen.

2016 December 22, Steinar Rostad Breivik, “Norske eierfond investerte 13,2 mrd. i fjor - bare 0,1 prosent gikk til Nord-Norge”, in E24:

Hesthamar thinks that more private equity investments in Northern Norway would work as a stimulus for the growth of competitiveness for business in the region.

(erroneously) a single stimulus; a boost

Han er tatt for å ha brukt oxilofrine, et stimuli som står på forbudslisten til Verdens antidopingbyrå (WADA).

2014 January 15, “Powell gir fysioterapaut skylden for positiv prøve”, in VG:

He is caught for having used oxilofrine, a substance on the prohibited list of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

(sports) a performance enhancing substance; dope


sag

saga (definite singular)
sagen (definite singular)
sager (indefinite plural)
sagene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).


skive

skiva (definite singular)
skiven (definite singular)
skiver (indefinite plural)
skivene (definite plural)

a washer (small disc with a hole in the middle)


stang

stanga (definite singular)
stangen (definite singular)
stenger (indefinite plural)
stengene (definite plural)

a bar, pole, rod, lever, staff, stick, shaft


rase

rasen (definite singular)
raser (indefinite plural)
rasene (definite plural)

From Italian razza and Middle French race.


rase

rase (imperative ras, present tense raser, passive rases, simple past raste, past participle rast, present participle rasende)

ras (imperative)
raser (present)
rases (passive)
raste (past)
rast (participle past)
rasende (participle present)

(figurative: fever, plague, war) to rage


stave

stave (imperative stav, present tense staver, simple past and past participle stava or stavet, present participle stavende)

stav (imperative)
staver (present)
stava (participle past)
stava (past)
stavet (participle past)
stavet (past)
stavende (participle present)


syne

komme til syne


syne

syne (present tense syner, past tense and past participle synet)


scene

scenen (definite singular)
scener (indefinite plural)
scenene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene, stage”), via Latin scaena.


spire

spira (definite singular)
spiren (definite singular)
spirer (indefinite plural)
spirene (definite plural)

From Old Norse spíra (stem, pipe; little tree).


spire

spirer (present)
spirte (past)
spirt (participle past)


rally

rallyet (definite singular)
rally (indefinite plural)
rallyer (indefinite plural)
rallya (definite plural)
rallyene (definite plural)


blind

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blind (neuter singular blindt, definite singular and plural blinde)

blindt (neuter singular)
blinde (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.


manet

maneta (definite singular)
maneten (definite singular)
maneter (indefinite plural)
manetene (definite plural)


rive

riva (definite singular)
riven (definite singular)
river (indefinite plural)
rivene (definite plural)


rive

rive (imperative riv, present tense river, passive rives, simple past rev or reiv, past participle revet, present participle rivende)

riv (imperative)
river (present)
rives (passive)
rev (past)
reiv (past)
revet (participle past)
rivende (participle present)


sett

settet (definite singular)
sett (indefinite plural)
setta (definite plural)
settene (definite plural)

From the verb sette, also from English set.


suite

suiten (definite singular)
suiter (indefinite plural)
suitene (definite plural)


stadium

stadiet (definite singular)
stadier (indefinite plural)
stadia (definite plural)
stadiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion), via Latin stadium.


Russland

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


hinder

hinderet (definite singular)
hindret (definite singular)
hinder (indefinite plural)
hindre (indefinite plural)
hindra (definite plural)
hindrene (definite plural)


reserve

reserven (definite singular)
reserver (indefinite plural)
reservene (definite plural)


språk

språket (definite singular)
språk (indefinite plural)
språka (definite plural)
språkene (definite plural)


server

serveren (definite singular)
servere (indefinite plural)
serverne (definite plural)


server

From English server. Akin to serve + -er.


spare

spare (imperative spar, present tense sparer, passive spares, simple past sparte, past participle spart, present participle sparende)

spar (imperative)
sparer (present)
spares (passive)
sparte (past)
spart (participle past)
sparende (participle present)


slag

slaget (definite singular)
slag (indefinite plural)
slaga (definite plural)
slagene (definite plural)

From Old Norse slag, and slagr (sense 4).

A battle between two armies, navies or air forces.


adjektiv

adjektivet (definite singular)
adjektiv (indefinite plural)
adjektiver (indefinite plural)
adjektiva (definite plural)
adjektivene (definite plural)

an adjective (grammatical part of speech)


trope

tropen (definite singular)
troper (indefinite plural)
tropene (definite plural)

tropics (usually the definite plural tropene, but trope is used in compound words)


taper

taperen (definite singular)
tapere (indefinite plural)
taperne (definite plural)


trend

trenden (definite singular)
trender (indefinite plural)
trendene (definite plural)


zebu

zebuen (definite singular)
zebuer (indefinite plural)
zebuene (definite plural)

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


skate

skaten (definite singular)
skater (indefinite plural)
skatene (definite plural)


ripe

ripa (definite singular)
ripen (definite singular)
riper (indefinite plural)
ripene (definite plural)

Of unknown origin (noun, sense 1); from the same origin as rive (noun sense 2 and verb)


ripe

ripe (imperative rip, present tense riper, passive ripes, simple past ripa or ripet or ripte, past participle ripa or ripet or ript, present participle ripende)

rip (imperative)
riper (present)
ripes (passive)
ripa (past)
ripet (past)
ripte (past)
ripa (participle past)
ripet (participle past)
ript (participle past)
ripende (participle present)


tart

tarten (definite singular)
tarter (indefinite plural)
tartene (definite plural)


poet

poeten (definite singular)
poeter (indefinite plural)
poetene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), via Latin poeta.


inertia

inertiaen (definite singular)
inertiaer (indefinite plural)
inertiaene (definite plural)

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


larghetto

larghettoen (definite singular)
larghettoer (indefinite plural)
larghettoene (definite plural)


BNP

GNP (abbreviation of bruttonasjonalprodukt)


eon

eonet (definite singular)
eon (indefinite plural)
eoner (indefinite plural)
eona (definite plural)
eonene (definite plural)

From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age”).


NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A4».ogg

See the Wikipedia article ISO 216, the international standard on paper sizes.

dimensions: 210 x 297 mm

(uncountable, often the first part of a compound noun) a standard paper size, defined by ISO 216

jeg [Erik Solheim] prøver bevisst å unngå å bli en A-4 politiker som lyder som en stortingsproposisjon

I [Erik Solheim] consciously try to avoid becoming an A-4 politician who sounds like a parliamentary bill

i årevis har kjeltringene snakket med forakt om «a4-livet.» A4 er et fengsel og alt det der

2009, Kjetil Stensvik Østli, Politi og røver:

for years, the thugs have spoken with contempt about "a4 life." A4 is a prison and all that

plutselig ville jeg sitte i saksa uten engang å kunne skryte på meg et A4-liv. Å si at man lever A3, er ikke like imponerende

1999, Cathrine Sandnes, Matriark, page 81:

suddenly I wanted to sit in the scissors without even being able to brag about an A4 life. To say that you live A3 is not as impressive

(colloquial, used in a compound noun) indicating that something is standard or unexciting


mer A4 (comparative)
mest A4 (superlative)

handikap er et skjellsord. Alt som ikke er helt a4 … er «hemma» eller handikappa

2008, Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Løp hare løp:

disability is an insult. Anything that is not completely a4… is "disabled" or handicapped

eg har en gammel barndomsvenn. Vi var veldig fortrolige og litt gærne sammen. Nå er han provoserende a4

2005, Mari Maurstad, Sex- og familieliv:

I have an old childhood friend. We were very familiar and a little happy together. Now he is provocative a4

(colloquial) being the typical, what one would expect, without deviating from the norm


irrelevant

irrelevant (neuter singular irrelevant, definite singular and plural irrelevante)

irrelevant (neuter singular)
irrelevante (definite plural singular)


relevant

relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)

relevant (neuter singular)
relevante (definite plural singular)


gang

gangen (definite singular)
ganger (indefinite plural)
gangene (definite plural)

From Old Norse gangr, also related to gå.

Sett fra deg skoene i gangen.

I enden av den lange gangen er klasserommet.

The classroom is at the end of the long corridor.

Gangen hans er litt merkelig.

working, running, action, movement, motion, operation

Historiens gang var litt komplisert.

The plot of the story was somewhat complicated.

Vi vant fem ganger på rad!


imperium

imperiet (definite singular)
imperier (indefinite plural)
imperia (definite plural)
imperiene (definite plural)


tut

tuten (definite singular)
tuter (indefinite plural)
tutene (definite plural)


tut

tutet (definite singular)
tut (indefinite plural)
tuta (definite plural)
tutene (definite plural)


burger

burgeren (definite singular)
burgere (indefinite plural)
burgerne (definite plural)


organisme

organismen (definite singular)
organismer (indefinite plural)
organismene (definite plural)


Odin

Danish Odin; learned borrowing from Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.


pil

pila (definite singular)
pilen (definite singular)
piler (indefinite plural)
pilene (definite plural)

pil og bue


gladiator

gladiator m (definite singular gladiatoren, indefinite plural gladiatorer, definite plural gladiatorene)

gladiatoren (definite singular)
gladiatorer (indefinite plural)
gladiatorene (definite plural)


ordbok

ordboka (definite singular)
ordboken (definite singular)
ordbøker (indefinite plural)
ordbøkene (definite plural)


tang

tanga (definite singular)
tangen (definite singular)
tenger (indefinite plural)
tengene (definite plural)


tang

tangen (definite singular)
tanget (definite singular)

From Old Norse þang, compare with German Tang.


Sverige

Sweden (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Stockholm)


sta

sta (neuter singular sta, definite singular and plural sta or stae, comparative staere, indefinite superlative staest, definite superlative staeste)

sta (neuter singular)
sta (definite plural singular)
stae (definite plural singular)
staere (comparative)
staest (indefinite superlative)
staeste (definite superlative)


boren

definite masculine singular of bor (Etymology 2)


mineral

mineralet (definite singular)
mineral (indefinite plural)
mineraler (indefinite plural)
minerala (definite plural)
mineralene (definite plural)


harry

(slang, derogatory) cheesy, shabby, kitschy, tacky

Harry (derogatory term)
no:Harry (slang)


giver

giveren (definite singular)
givere (indefinite plural)
giverne (definite plural)


anonym

anonym (neuter singular anonymt, definite singular and plural anonyme)

anonymt (neuter singular)
anonyme (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος (anṓnumos, “without name”).


diagram

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diagram n (definite singular diagrammet, indefinite plural diagram or diagrammer, definite plural diagramma or diagrammene)

diagrammet (definite singular)
diagram (indefinite plural)
diagrammer (indefinite plural)
diagramma (definite plural)
diagrammene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek διάγραμμα (diágramma).


legion

legionen (definite singular)
legioner (indefinite plural)
legionene (definite plural)


boliviano

nb-noun

boliviano m (definite singular bolivianoen, indefinite plural boliviano or bolivianos, definite plural bolivianoene)

bolivianoen (definite singular)
boliviano (indefinite plural)
bolivianos (indefinite plural)
bolivianoene (definite plural)


svin

svinet (definite singular)
svin (indefinite plural)
svina (definite plural)
svinene (definite plural)

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.


keratin

keratinet (definite singular)
keratin (indefinite plural)
keratina (definite plural)
keratinene (definite plural)


telefonnummer

telefonnummeret (definite singular)
telefonnummer (indefinite plural)
telefonnummera (definite plural)
telefonnummerene (definite plural)


ned

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer.


flak

flaket (definite singular)
flak (indefinite plural)
flaka (definite plural)
flakene (definite plural)

tail (of a garment; coat tail, shirt tail)


magi

From Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía), from μάγος (mágos).


boson

bosonet (definite singular)
bosoner (indefinite plural)
bosona (definite plural)
bosonene (definite plural)


bingo

bingoen (definite singular)
bingoer (indefinite plural)
bingoene (definite plural)


tanks

tanksen (definite singular)
tankser (indefinite plural)
tanksene (definite plural)


diagnose

head

diagnose m (definite singular diagnosen, indefinite plural diagnoser, definite plural diagnosene)

diagnosen (definite singular)
diagnoser (indefinite plural)
diagnosene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis).


mai

May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)


sia

From Norwegian dialectal sia, from Old Norse síðan. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk sidan.


magister

magisteren (definite singular)
magistere (indefinite plural)
magistre (indefinite plural)
magistrer (indefinite plural)
magisterne (definite plural)
magistrene (definite plural)

The possessor of the academic degree of magister, a historical equivalent of the doctorate (1479–1845 and 1921–2003)


troll

trollet (definite singular)
troll (indefinite plural)
trolla (definite plural)
trollene (definite plural)

From Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂-.


mage

magen (definite singular)
mager (indefinite plural)
magene (definite plural)

From Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic *magô.


albatross

albatross m (definite singular albatrossen, indefinite plural albatrosser, definite plural albatrossene)

albatrossen (definite singular)
albatrosser (indefinite plural)
albatrossene (definite plural)


langer

langeren (definite singular)
langere (indefinite plural)
langerne (definite plural)

lange (“send, deal”) + -er (“-er”, agent nominalization suffix)

suffix

dealer, peddler; someone who deals or peddles

drug dealer; someone who deals narcotics


genius

geniusen (definite singular)
genier (indefinite plural)
geniene (definite plural)


logo

logoen (definite singular)
logoer (indefinite plural)
logoene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) + τύπος (túpos), via English logotype (later logo).


atelier

atelieret (definite singular)
atelier (indefinite plural)
atelierer (indefinite plural)
ateliera (definite plural)
atelierene (definite plural)


firma

nb-noun

firma n (definite singular firmaet, indefinite plural firma or firmaer, definite plural firmaene)

firmaet (definite singular)
firma (indefinite plural)
firmaer (indefinite plural)
firmaene (definite plural)


fantasy

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fantasy m (definite singular fantasyen, indefinite plural fantasyer, definite plural fantasyene)

fantasyen (definite singular)
fantasyer (indefinite plural)
fantasyene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English fantasy. Doublet of fantasi.


dialog

dialogen (definite singular)
dialoger (indefinite plural)
dialogene (definite plural)

dia- + -log; from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διά (diá, “through, inter”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse”), from διαλέγωμαι (dialégōmai, “to converse”), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).


partner

partneren (definite singular)
partnere (indefinite plural)
partnerne (definite plural)


hike

hiker (present)
hika (past)
hiket (past)
hika (participle past)
hiket (participle past)

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


jury

juryen (definite singular)
juryer (indefinite plural)
juryene (definite plural)


japansk

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japansk (neuter singular japansk, definite singular and plural japanske)

japansk (neuter singular)
japanske (definite plural singular)