meir A4 (comparative)
mest A4 (superlative)

A standard paper paper size that's in common use

Being the typical, what one would expect, without deviating from the norm, average.


irrelevant

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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)


tut

tuten (definite singular)
tutar (indefinite plural)
tutane (definite plural)


tut

tutet (definite singular)
tut (indefinite plural)
tuta (definite plural)


gang

gangen (definite singular)
gangar (indefinite plural)
gangane (definite plural)

From Old Norse gangr, also related to gå.

Sett frå deg skorne i gangen.

I enden av den lange gangen er klasserommet.

The classroom is at the end of the long corridor.

Gangen hans er litt merkeleg.

working, running, action, movement, motion, operation

Gangen i soga var litt komplisert.

The plot of the story was somewhat complicated.


imperium

imperiet (definite singular)
imperium (indefinite plural)
imperia (definite plural)


Odin

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.

Odin var ein stor her-mann og var mykje vidfarin, og lagde mange rike under seg.

1900, Snorri Sturluson, translated by Steinar Schjøtt, Kongesogur, page 7:

Odin was a great military man, well-traveled, and conquered many kingdoms.

(Midlandsnormalen, Norse mythology) alternative form of Oden (“Odin”)


organisme

organismen (definite singular)
organismar (indefinite plural)
organismane (definite plural)


pipi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of pipe


pipi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of pip


gladiator

gladiator m (definite singular gladiatoren, indefinite plural gladiatorar, definite plural gladiatorane)

gladiatoren (definite singular)
gladiatorar (indefinite plural)
gladiatorane (definite plural)


pil

pila (definite singular)
piler (indefinite plural)
pilene (definite plural)
pilen (definite singular)
pilar (indefinite plural)
pilane (definite plural)

From Old Norse píla, from Latin pilum (“javelin”).

pil og boge


dunk

dunken (definite singular)
dunkar (indefinite plural)
dunkane (definite plural)
dunket (definite singular)
dunk (indefinite plural)
dunka (definite plural)

a knock (impact), or the sound of such a knock


dunk

dunken (definite singular)
dunkar (indefinite plural)
dunkane (definite plural)


ordbok

ordboka (definite singular)
ordbøker (indefinite plural)
ordbøkene (definite plural)


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 staare, indefinite superlative staast, definite superlative staaste)

sta (neuter singular)
sta (definite plural singular)
stae (definite plural singular)
staare (comparative)
staast (indefinite superlative)
staaste (definite superlative)


boren

definite masculine singular of bor (Etymology 2)


harry

(slang, derogatory) cheesy, shabby, kitschy


mineral

mineral n (definite singular mineralet, indefinite plural mineral, definite plural minerala)

mineralet (definite singular)
mineral (indefinite plural)
minerala (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, definite plural diagramma)

diagrammet (definite singular)
diagram (indefinite plural)
diagramma (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek διάγραμμα (diágramma).


legion

legionen (definite singular)
legionar (indefinite plural)
legionane (definite plural)


svin

svinet (definite singular)
svin (indefinite plural)
svina (definite plural)

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *suH-.

pig, hog, swine (member of family Suidae)

(derogatory, vulgar) a despicable person, often in reference to their literal or figurative uncleanliness


keratin

keratinet (definite singular)
keratin (indefinite plural)
keratina (definite plural)


ned

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer.


magi

From Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía), from μάγος (mágos).


flak

flaket (definite singular)
flak (indefinite plural)
flaka (definite plural)

From Old Norse flaga, flak. Akin to English flake.

tail (of a garment; coat tail, shirt tail)


boson

bosonet (definite singular)
boson (indefinite plural)
bosona (definite plural)


bingo

bingoen (definite singular)
bingoar (indefinite plural)
bingoane (definite plural)


homa

homar (present)
homa (past)
homa (participle past)
homast (infinitive passive)
homande (participle present)
homa (imperative)
hom (imperative)


SN

UN; initialism of Dei sameinte nasjonane

Standard Norge
Standard Norge#Norwegian_Nynorsk

Initialism of Standard Norge (“Standards Norway”).


tanks

tanksen (definite singular)
tanksar (indefinite plural)
tanksane (definite plural)


diagnose

diagnose m (definite singular diagnosen, indefinite plural diagnosar, definite plural diagnosane)

diagnosen (definite singular)
diagnosar (indefinite plural)
diagnosane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis).


magister

magisteren (definite singular)
magistrar (indefinite plural)
magistrane (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)

From Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂-.

Dat eine Trollet skræmer inkje dat andre.

1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog [Norwegian Proverbs]:

a troll (a (often large) grotesque humanoid creature that lives in the forest or the mountain)

Ho mora va et troll å faren yrkesmilitær

2015, Olsen (lyrics and music), “Konstabel snus”, in Makt og ære, blod og spy, performed by Faensmakt:

The mother was a troll and father a professional soldier

a greedy, aggressive or violent animal or person

the name of various diseases, previously believed to be caused by evil beings


sto

stoa (definite singular)
stoer (indefinite plural)
stoene (definite plural)


sto

stoet (definite singular)
sto (indefinite plural)
stoa (definite plural)

A herd of mares and one or more stallions.


mage

magen (definite singular)
magar (indefinite plural)
magane (definite plural)

From Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic *magô. The verb is derived from the noun.


mage

magar (present)
maga (past)
maga (participle past)
magast (infinitive passive)
magande (participle present)
mage (imperative)
mag (imperative)

(transitive) to regurgitate (to cough up from the gut to feed its young, as an animal or bird does.)

(intransitive or reflexive, rare) to move by crawling with one's belly to the floor or ground


ide

ideen (definite singular)
idear (indefinite plural)
ideane (definite plural)


ide

ida (definite singular)
ider (indefinite plural)
idene (definite plural)

From Old Norse iða. Compare also with Icelandic iða.


ide

idar (present)
ida (past)
ida (participle past)
idast (infinitive passive)
idande (participle present)
ide (imperative)
id (imperative)


genius

geniusen (definite singular)
geniusar (indefinite plural)
geniusane (definite plural)


skank

skanka (definite singular)
skjenker (indefinite plural)
skjenkene (definite plural)
skanken (definite singular)
skankar (indefinite plural)
skankane (definite plural)

From Old Norse skankr. Akin to English shank.

(anatomy) thigh, thighbone (especially in animals)

big-boned she-creature, especially an animal with big thighs and hips


gat

gatet (definite singular)
gat (indefinite plural)
gata (definite plural)
gati (definite plural)


logo

logoen (definite singular)
logoar (indefinite plural)
logoane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) + τύπος (túpos), via English logotype (later logo).


logo

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


albatross

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albatross m (definite singular albatrossen, indefinite plural albatrossar, definite plural albatrossane)

albatrossen (definite singular)
albatrossar (indefinite plural)
albatrossane (definite plural)


atelier

atelieret (definite singular)
atelier (indefinite plural)
ateliera (definite plural)


firma

firmaet (definite singular)
firma (indefinite plural)
firmaa (definite plural)


Arvid

Old Norse Arviðr, a variant of Arnviðr, whence also Arnvid.


aka

aka (present tense ek or akar, past tense ok or aka, supine eke or aka, past participle eken or aka, present participle akande, imperative ak)

ek (present)
akar (present)
ok (past)
aka (past)
eke (supine)
aka (supine)
eken (participle past)
aka (participle past)
akande (participle present)
ak (imperative)

From Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti, from the root *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Doublet of åka.


fundamentalist

fundamentalisten (definite singular)
fundamentalistar (indefinite plural)
fundamentalistane (definite plural)

fundamentalist (one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts)


dialog

dialogen (definite singular)
dialogar (indefinite plural)
dialogane (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)
partnerar (indefinite plural)
partnerane (definite plural)


jury

juryen (definite singular)
juryar (indefinite plural)
juryane (definite plural)


hike

hikar (present)
hika (past)
hika (participle past)
hikast (infinitive passive)
hikande (participle present)
hike (imperative)
hik (imperative)


-t

Used to make past participle of some weakly inflected verbs


japansk

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japansk (neuter singular japansk, definite singular and plural japanske)

japansk (neuter singular)
japanske (definite plural singular)


gorilla

gorilla m (definite singular gorillaen, indefinite plural gorillaer or gorillaar, definite plural gorillaene or gorillaane)

gorillaen (definite singular)
gorillaer (indefinite plural)
gorillaar (indefinite plural)
gorillaene (definite plural)
gorillaane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “a tribe of hairy women”).


dildo

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dildo m (definite singular dildoen, indefinite plural dildoar, definite plural dildoane)

dildoen (definite singular)
dildoar (indefinite plural)
dildoane (definite plural)


noob

nooben (definite singular)
noobar (indefinite plural)
noobane (definite plural)


Gibraltar

Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)


a priori

(logic, philosophy) a priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.

presumed without analysis, self-evident, intuitively obvious.


negative

inflection of negativ:
definite singular


yoruba

yorubaen (definite singular)
yorubaer (indefinite plural)
yorubaar (indefinite plural)
yorubaene (definite plural)
yorubaane (definite plural)


ravine

ravinen (definite singular)
ravinar (indefinite plural)
ravinane (definite plural)


fore

fora (definite singular)
forer (indefinite plural)
forene (definite plural)


fore

Derived from for (“travel”), from Old Norse fǫr, but made a weak noun. From earlier Proto-Germanic *farō.


fore

forar (present)
fora (past)
fora (participle past)
forast (infinitive passive)
forande (participle present)
fore (imperative)
for (imperative)


fore

(transitive) to clad with covering layers


muro

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of muru


medan

From Old Norse meðan, from Proto-Germanic *medanō.

Kome seg heim att medan det er ljost ute.

Get back home while it's still light out.


permanent

permanent (neuter singular permanent, definite singular and plural permanente)

permanent (neuter singular)
permanente (definite plural singular)


meld

melden (definite singular)
meldar (indefinite plural)
meldane (definite plural)

an amount of flour that returns from the mill


meld

meld (neuter singular meldt, definite singular and plural melde)

meldt (neuter singular)
melde (definite plural singular)


reiki

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of reik


norm

norma (definite singular)
normer (indefinite plural)
normene (definite plural)


vitamin

vitamin n (definite singular vitaminet, indefinite plural vitamin, definite plural vitamina)

vitaminet (definite singular)
vitamin (indefinite plural)
vitamina (definite plural)


lade

lade (present tense ladar or lader, past tense lada or ladde, supine lada or ladd or ladt, past participle lada or ladd, present participle ladande, imperative lad)

ladar (present)
lader (present)
lada (past)
ladde (past)
lada (supine)
ladd (supine)
ladt (supine)
lada (participle past)
ladd (participle past)
ladande (participle present)
lad (imperative)

From Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.

(transitive, intransitive) to load, charge


lade

laden (definite singular)
ladar (indefinite plural)
ladane (definite plural)


flod

floda (definite singular)
floder (indefinite plural)
flodene (definite plural)


hump

humpen (definite singular)
humpar (indefinite plural)
humpane (definite plural)

Possibly related to Low German humpel, compare with English hump.


variant

varianten (definite singular)
variantar (indefinite plural)
variantane (definite plural)


torpedo

torpedoen (definite singular)
torpedoar (indefinite plural)
torpedoane (definite plural)

From Latin torpedo, via English torpedo or German Torpedo.


salami

salami m (definite singular salamien, indefinite plural salamiar, definite plural salamiane)

salamien (definite singular)
salamiar (indefinite plural)
salamiane (definite plural)


binding

bindinga (definite singular)
bindingar (indefinite plural)
bindingane (definite plural)

(chemistry) kjemisk binding


attest

attesten (definite singular)
attestar (indefinite plural)
attestane (definite plural)


CV

CV-en (definite singular)
CV-ar (indefinite plural)
CV-ane (definite plural)

curriculum vitae
curriculum vitae#Norwegian_Nynorsk


podium

podiet (definite singular)
podium (indefinite plural)
podia (definite plural)


våg

vågen (definite singular)
vågar (indefinite plural)
vågane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vágr, from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz.


våg

Same as Etymology 1. Specialized use of våg m.


våg

våga (definite singular)
våger (indefinite plural)
vågene (definite plural)

(measure unit): Russenorsk: våga

From Old Norse vág f, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō (“scales, weight”).

(historical, units of measure) an older unit of weight used to measure heavier goods, around 18 kg.


våg

våget (definite singular)
våg (indefinite plural)
våga (definite plural)


pram

prammen (definite singular)
prammar (indefinite plural)
prammane (definite plural)

From Old Norse prámr, from Middle Low German prām, from Old Czech *prám, from Proto-Slavic *pormъ.


ounce

ouncen (definite singular)
ouncar (indefinite plural)
ouncane (definite plural)

From English ounce. Doublet of inch and unse.


landing

landinga (definite singular)
landingar (indefinite plural)
landingane (definite plural)


halogen

halogenet (definite singular)
halogen (indefinite plural)
halogena (definite plural)


flytja

flytja (present tense flyt, past tense flutte, past participle and supine flutt, present participle flytjande, imperative flyt)

flyt (present)
flutte (past)
flutt (participle past supine)
flytjande (participle present)
flyt (imperative)

From Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.


brunette

brunetta (definite singular)
brunetter (indefinite plural)
brunettene (definite plural)


gaum

gaumen (definite singular)
gaumar (indefinite plural)
gaumane (definite plural)

Gje gaum!


nod

nodet (definite singular)
nod (indefinite plural)
noda (definite plural)

a bent spike on a nail (or similar) which is hammered through a medium (e.g. a piece of wood)


stadi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of standa


Irak

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


foster

fosteret (definite singular)
foster (indefinite plural)
fostera (definite plural)


ku

kua (definite singular)
kyr (indefinite plural)
kyrne (definite plural)

From Old West Norse kýr (accusative singular kú), from Proto-Germanic *kōz.

Det går eit par kyr i beitet og beitar.

There are a couple of cows grazing in the pasture.


dim

dim (neuter singular dimt, definite singular and plural dimme, comparative dimmare, indefinite superlative dimmast, definite superlative dimmaste)

dimt (neuter singular)
dimme (definite plural singular)
dimmare (comparative)
dimmast (indefinite superlative)
dimmaste (definite superlative)

From the Old Norse adjective dimmr, from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz. The neuter noun is derived from the adjective. The automotive senses may be a Back-formation from - of the verb dimme.

Han er dim på synet


dim

dimmen (definite singular)
dimmar (indefinite plural)
dimmane (definite plural)

(automotive, colloquial) a switching of one's headlamps from high-beam to low-beam

(automotive, colloquial) lever, button or other

(dialectal) Clipping of dimme (“twilight, half darkness”).


dim

(dialectal) dimmest, darkest part of the summer night


hyper-

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).


sala

salar (present)
sala (past)
sala (participle past)
salast (infinitive passive)
salande (participle present)
sala (imperative)
sal (imperative)

From Old Norse sǫðla, from Proto-Germanic *sadulōną.


sala

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sala

Uncertain, but may be related to såla, or even sala (Etymology 1).


ille

illar (present)
illa (past)
illa (participle past)
illast (infinitive passive)
illande (participle present)
ille (imperative)
ill (imperative)


sink

sink m or n (definite singular sinken or sinket)

sinken (definite singular)
sinket (definite singular)


aroma

aroma m (definite singular aromaen, indefinite plural aromaer or aromaar, definite plural aromaene or aromaane)

aromaen (definite singular)
aromaer (indefinite plural)
aromaar (indefinite plural)
aromaene (definite plural)
aromaane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).


stad

staden (definite singular)
stader (indefinite plural)
stadar (indefinite plural)
stadene (definite plural)
stadane (definite plural)

From Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.


stad

stadet (definite singular)
stad (indefinite plural)
stada (definite plural)


stad

Han fór stad om morgonen.


svastika

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svastika m (definite singular svastikaen, indefinite plural svastikaar or svastikaer, definite plural svastikaane or svastikaene)

svastikaen (definite singular)
svastikaar (indefinite plural)
svastikaer (indefinite plural)
svastikaane (definite plural)
svastikaene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक (svastika).


déjà vu

Borrowed from French déjà vu, from déjà (“already”), + vu (“seen”), past participle of voir (“to see”).


spa

spa (present tense spar, past tense spadde, past participle spadd or spadt, present participle spadande, imperative spa)

spar (present)
spadde (past)
spadd (participle past)
spadt (participle past)
spadande (participle present)
spa (imperative)

to use a spade or shovel, to dig, to shovel


tunnel

tunnelen (definite singular)
tunnelar (indefinite plural)
tunnelane (definite plural)

From English tunnel, Middle French tonnelle (“net”) or tonel (“cask”), diminutive of Old French tonne (“cask”), a word of uncertain origin and affiliation.


bimbo

bimboen (definite singular)
bimboar (indefinite plural)
bimboane (definite plural)


sul

fat or hearty food eaten with soup, porridge, bread

milk porridge; milk with (graut) or bread


glo

glo f (definite singular gloa, indefinite plural glør, definite plural glørne)

gloa (definite singular)
glør (indefinite plural)
glørne (definite plural)

From Old Norse glóð. Akin to English glow.

Eg såg glørne frå sigaretten hans.

I could see the embers on his cigarette.

an ember, wood or other flammable material that is glowing, but not burning.


glo

glo (present tense glor, past tense glodde, past participle glodd or glott, present participle gloande, imperative glo)

glor (present)
glodde (past)
glodd (participle past)
glott (participle past)
gloande (participle present)
glo (imperative)

Kva glor du på?


poll

pollen (definite singular)
pollar (indefinite plural)
pollane (definite plural)

a small branch of a fjord, often with a narrow inlet


begonia

begonia m (definite singular begoniaen, indefinite plural begoniaar or begoniaer, definite plural begoniaane or begoniaene)

begoniaen (definite singular)
begoniaar (indefinite plural)
begoniaer (indefinite plural)
begoniaane (definite plural)
begoniaene (definite plural)

Named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French governor of Saint-Domingue.

a begonia (flowering plant of genus Begonia, family Begoniaceae)


bye

bya (definite singular)
byer (indefinite plural)
byene (definite plural)


fara

fara (present tense fer, past tense fór, supine fare, past participle faren, present participle farande, imperative far)

fer (present)
fór (past)
fare (supine)
faren (participle past)
farande (participle present)
far (imperative)
fara (infinitive)
fare (infinitive)
farande (participle present)
faren (participle past)
fare (supine)
fer (present singular)
ferer (present singular)
fór (past singular)
fara (plural present)
foro (past plural)
fare (present)
føre (past)
far (present singular)
fare (plural present)

nn-conj-table

Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">fara</i> — (strong􂀽 class 6)

From Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic *faraną, from Proto-Indo-European *por- (“going, passage”). Akin to English fare.

der

Kvar fer me no?

Eg må fara heimatt snarast mogleg. Når kjem bussen?

I need to travel back home as soon as possible. When the bus coming?


alle

Dialectal apocope and palatalization. Eye dialect spelling is aill or aillj. Homophone with all

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


alle

alleen (definite singular)
allear (indefinite plural)
alleane (definite plural)


burka

burkaen (definite singular)
burkaer (indefinite plural)
burkaar (indefinite plural)
burkaene (definite plural)
burkaane (definite plural)

From Urdu or Persian, from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ, “veil”).


rush

rushet (definite singular)
rush (indefinite plural)
rusha (definite plural)


pelargonium

pelargoniumen (definite singular)
pelargoniumar (indefinite plural)
pelargoniumane (definite plural)

(pre-2005) alternative form of pelargonia


regiment

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


trance

trancen (definite singular)
trancar (indefinite plural)
trancane (definite plural)


ellipse

ellipsen (definite singular)
ellipsar (indefinite plural)
ellipsane (definite plural)

From Latin ellipsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis).

(grammar, rhetoric, typography) an ellipsis


pistol

pistolen (definite singular)
pistolar (indefinite plural)
pistolane (definite plural)

From Czech píšťala (“whistle”), via German Pistole.


petunia

petuniaen (definite singular)
petuniaer (indefinite plural)
petuniaar (indefinite plural)
petuniaene (definite plural)
petuniaane (definite plural)

From New Latin Petunia, from French petun, from Guaraní pety.


geranium

geraniumen (definite singular)
geraniumar (indefinite plural)
geraniumane (definite plural)

From New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos).


ananas

ananasen (definite singular)
ananasar (indefinite plural)
ananasane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Spanish ananás from Portuguese ananás or borrowed directly from Portuguese, from Old Tupi nanas (“pineapple”).


arena

arenaen (definite singular)
arenaer (indefinite plural)
arenaar (indefinite plural)
arenaene (definite plural)
arenaane (definite plural)


blå

blå (feminine masculine)
blått (neuter)
blåe (definite plural singular)
blå (definite plural singular)
blåare (comparative)
blåast (indefinite superlative)
blåaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse blár (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”). Akin to English blue.


banane

definite masculine plural of bane (Etymology 1)


stable

stablar (present)
stabla (past)
stabla (participle past)
stablast (infinitive passive)
stablande (participle present)
stable (imperative)
stabl (imperative)


fort

fort (indefinite singular)
forte (definite plural singular)
fortare (comparative)
fortast (indefinite superlative)
fortaste (definite superlative)


fort

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


jul

jula (definite singular)
juler (indefinite plural)
julene (definite plural)

As a written form borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål jul, from Danish jul, from Old East Norse iūl. Also through the spoken language as an earlier East Nordic loan. Cognate with Old West Norse jól, compare jol. Akin to English Yule.


hug

hugen (definite singular)
hugar (indefinite plural)
hugane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hugr (“thought”), from Proto-Germanic *hugiz og uncertain origin. Cognates include Norwegian Bokmål hu.

(chiefly uncountable, collective) one's thoughts

Meir enn fyrr har han hug å draga seg attende til ein slik hageflekk.

More than before, he has a desire to retreat to such a small garden.

(uncountable, folklore) an itch in the nose which comes when someone is thinking of one, or as a warning that someone is about to arrive


kunna

head

kunna (present tense kan, past tense kunne, past participle kunna)

kan (present)
kunne (past)
kunna (participle past)

Inherited from Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Akin to English can.

Eg kan sjå deg.

Eg kan komma, om eg får tid.

Eg kan spela fele.

Eg kan denne songen.


motor

motoren (definite singular)
motorar (indefinite plural)
motorane (definite plural)


nov

novet (definite singular)
nov (indefinite plural)
nova (definite plural)

a construction type of a corner of a log cabin


vismut

vismuten (definite singular)
vismutet (definite singular)


western

westernen (definite singular)
westernar (indefinite plural)
westernane (definite plural)


mamma

mammaa (definite singular)
mammaer (indefinite plural)
mammaene (definite plural)


mil

mila (definite singular)
mil (indefinite plural)
milene (definite plural)

From Latin milia, millia and Old Norse míla.

(today in Norway) a distance of 10 kilometres

gammal norsk mil - old Norwegian mile, a distance of 11.3 kilometres

engelsk mil - a mile, 1.609 kilometres, as used in Britain and the US.


oval

oval (neuter singular ovalt, definite singular and plural ovale)

ovalt (neuter singular)
ovale (definite plural singular)


oval

ovalen (definite singular)
ovalar (indefinite plural)
ovalane (definite plural)


gul

gult (neuter)
gule (definite plural singular)
gulare (comparative)
gulast (indefinite superlative)
gulaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).


voodoo

voodooen (definite singular)
voodooar (indefinite plural)
voodooane (definite plural)

From English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.


kompassi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of kompass


stupa

head

stupa (present tense stuper or styp, past tense stupte or staup, supine stupt or stope, past participle stupt or stopen, present participle stupande, imperative stup)

stuper (present)
styp (present)
stupte (past)
staup (past)
stupt (supine)
stope (supine)
stupt (participle past)
stopen (participle past)
stupande (participle present)
stup (imperative)


maga

magar (present)
maga (past)
maga (participle past)
magast (infinitive passive)
magande (participle present)
maga (imperative)
mag (imperative)


mold

From Old Norse mold, from Proto-Germanic *muldō.


arrangement

arrangementet (definite singular)
arrangement (indefinite plural)
arrangementa (definite plural)


container

containeren (definite singular)
containerar (indefinite plural)
containerane (definite plural)

a container (large metal box for transporting goods)


villa

villaen (definite singular)
villaer (indefinite plural)
villaar (indefinite plural)
villaene (definite plural)
villaane (definite plural)


mens

mensen (definite singular)
mensar (indefinite plural)
mensane (definite plural)

short for menstruasjon (menstruation), a monthly period.


brun

brunt (neuter)
brune (definite plural singular)
brunare (comparative)
brunast (indefinite superlative)
brunaste (definite superlative)


folklore

folkloren (definite singular)
folklorar (indefinite plural)
folklorane (definite plural)


hiss

hissen (definite singular)
hissar (indefinite plural)
hissane (definite plural)


vital

vital (neuter singular vitalt, definite singular and plural vitale)

vitalt (neuter singular)
vitale (definite plural singular)


milliard

milliarden (definite singular)
milliardar (indefinite plural)
milliardane (definite plural)


von

vona (definite singular)
voner (indefinite plural)
vonene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ván, vón, ón, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz.

(fishing) a place where one hopes to make a good catch


von

From the Old Norse preposition án (“without”).


von

From German von. Doublet of van. The noun is derived from the preposition.


von

vonen (definite singular)
vonar (indefinite plural)
vonane (definite plural)

(rare) a person with the preposition von in their name


von

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


tal

talet (definite singular)
tal (indefinite plural)
tala (definite plural)


halt

halt (indefinite singular)
halte (definite plural singular)
haltare (comparative)
haltast (indefinite superlative)
haltaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse haltr, from Proto-Germanic *haltaz.


halt

halt (definite singular and plural halte)


forum

forum n (definite singular forumet, indefinite plural forum, definite plural foruma)

forumet (definite singular)
forum (indefinite plural)
foruma (definite plural)


fond

fondet (definite singular)
fond (indefinite plural)
fonda (definite plural)


solo

Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin solus (“alone”).


solo

soloen (definite singular)
soloar (indefinite plural)
soloane (definite plural)


total

total (neuter singular totalt, definite singular and plural totale)

totalt (neuter singular)
totale (definite plural singular)

From Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus + -ālis.


status

statusen (definite singular)
statusar (indefinite plural)
statusane (definite plural)


Eid

From eid, from Old Norse eið (“isthmus”).

Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane#English

A parish and former municipality of Stad, Nordfjord district, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

A parish and former municipality of Kvinnherad, Sunnhordland district, Hordaland, Norway

A parish and former municipality of Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


gi

nn-verb

gi (present tense gir, past tense gav, past participle gitt, passive infinitive givast, present participle givande, imperative gi)

gir (present)
gav (past)
gitt (participle past)
givast (infinitive passive)
givande (participle present)
gi (imperative)


vin

vinen (definite singular)
vinar (indefinite plural)
vinane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vín, from Latin vīnum (“wine”).


vin

viner (plural)
vin (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vinen (accusative definite nominative singular)
viner (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
vinerne (accusative definite nominative plural)
vine (dative definite singular)
vinom (dative definite plural)
vine- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

nn-decl-blank-full

vin

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of ven (“friend”)


anemometer

head

anemometer n (definite singular anemometeret, indefinite plural anemometer, definite plural anemometera)

anemometeret (definite singular)
anemometer (indefinite plural)
anemometera (definite plural)


bunker

bunkeren (definite singular)
bunkerar (indefinite plural)
bunkerane (definite plural)


blank

blankt (neuter)
blanke (definite plural singular)
blankare (comparative)
blankast (indefinite superlative)
blankaste (definite superlative)

Dei pussa sølvtøyet så det vart blankt.

They shined the silver until it was shiny.

Han sprang 100 meter på ti blank.

He ran 100 meters in ten point zero seconds.

Ho gav dottera eit blankt ark til å teikna på.

She gave her daughter a blank piece of paper to draw on.

Eg er heilt blank om dette temaet.


reit

reit m (definite singular reiten, indefinite plural reitar, definite plural reitane)

reit f (definite singular reita, indefinite plural reiter, definite plural reitene)

reiten (definite singular)
reitar (indefinite plural)
reitane (definite plural)
reita (definite singular)
reiter (indefinite plural)
reitene (definite plural)


genesis

genesisen (definite singular)
genesisar (indefinite plural)
genesisane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin, creation, beginning”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis (“birth, production”), from *ǵenh₁-.


gula

gular (present)
gula (past)
gula (participle past)
gulast (infinitive passive)
gulande (participle present)
gula (imperative)
gul (imperative)


ute

ute av kontroll

out; the state of being out. compare: ut


donna

donnaa (definite singular)
donnaer (indefinite plural)
donnaene (definite plural)


paprika

paprikaen (definite singular)
paprikaer (indefinite plural)
paprikaene (definite plural)

From German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian paprika.


uniform

head

uniform f (definite singular uniforma, indefinite plural uniformer, definite plural uniformene)

uniforma (definite singular)
uniformer (indefinite plural)
uniformene (definite plural)


stall

stallen (definite singular)
stallar (indefinite plural)
stallane (definite plural)

a stable (building where horses are housed)


halo

halo m (definite singular haloen, indefinite plural haloar, definite plural haloane)

haloen (definite singular)
haloar (indefinite plural)
haloane (definite plural)


bris

brisen (definite singular)
brisar (indefinite plural)
brisane (definite plural)


satire

satiren (definite singular)
satirar (indefinite plural)
satirane (definite plural)


aerosol

aerosolen (definite singular)
aerosolar (indefinite plural)
aerosolane (definite plural)


hula

hulaen (definite singular)
hulaer (indefinite plural)
hulaar (indefinite plural)
hulaene (definite plural)
hulaane (definite plural)


kuk

kuken (definite singular)
kukar (indefinite plural)
kukane (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian kúkr m of unknown origin, probably utilised as a pejorative nickname. Likely related to kjuke or kvik (“raw or sensitive flesh, quick”).


chakra

chakraet (definite singular)
chakra (indefinite plural)
chakraa (definite plural)

From Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, circle, point”).


barometer

barometeret (definite singular)
barometer (indefinite plural)
barometera (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”) + -meter.


polka

polkaen (definite singular)
polkaer (indefinite plural)
polkaar (indefinite plural)
polkaene (definite plural)
polkaane (definite plural)

Via German Polka or French polka from Czech polka and půlka


gran

grana (definite singular)
graner (indefinite plural)
granene (definite plural)

From Old Norse grǫn (“spruce or pine tree”), whence also gron (“muzzle; animal lips”). From Proto-Germanic *granō (“awn, bristles”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰroH-néh₂-. Cognate with Faroese gron, Icelandic grön, and Swedish and Danish gran.

spruce (mostly the species Picea abies (Norway spruce)).


aldrig

aldrig (indefinite singular)
aldrige (definite plural singular)
aldrigare (comparative)
aldrigast (indefinite superlative)
aldrigaste (definite superlative)


gard

garden (definite singular)
gardar (indefinite plural)
gardane (definite plural)

From Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from the root *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”). Akin to English yard.

townhouse (often in the compound bygard)

fence (often in the compounds skigard or steingard)


alltid

Compound word of all (“all”) + tid (“time”), literally "all time", loan-translation of Middle Low German alletit.

Skal du alltid klage?

Vi skal vere saman for alltid.

Slik har det alltid vore, og slik vil det alltid bli.

Thus it has always been, and thus it will always come to be.

The fall of prejudice is always good for understanding.

Det hjelper alltid bra på forståinga når fordommene fell. (Halldis Moren Vesaas)

literally: "it always helps good on the understanding when the prejudices fall"

Det er då alltid noko.

At least that's something. (literally. "well, that's always/surely something")

Det kan vi alltid diskutere ein annan gong, kva?

We can always discuss that another time, right?

used in expressions in the sense surely, certainly


veranda

verandaen (definite singular)
verandaer (indefinite plural)
verandaar (indefinite plural)
verandaene (definite plural)
verandaane (definite plural)


patriot

patrioten (definite singular)
patriotar (indefinite plural)
patriotane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs).


trauma

traumaet (definite singular)
trauma (indefinite plural)
traumaa (definite plural)


tung

tung (feminine masculine)
tungt (neuter)
tunge (definite plural singular)
tyngre (comparative)
tyngst (indefinite superlative)
tyngste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic *þunguz.

Ryggsekken verkar berre tyngre og tyngre.

The rucksack just feels heavier and heavier.

Dette var ei tung tid for dei.

Eg kjenner meg tung i kroppen.


atoll

atollen (definite singular)
atollar (indefinite plural)
atollane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu).


amok

From English amok, from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).


bori

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of boren

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of boren


bori

(non-standard since 2012) supine of bera


bori

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of bor


panorama

panoramaet (definite singular)
panorama (indefinite plural)
panoramaa (definite plural)


yoga

yogaen (definite singular)
yogaer (indefinite plural)
yogaar (indefinite plural)
yogaene (definite plural)
yogaane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”). Doublet of åk.

disciplines and exercises based on yoga, but removed from the philosophical system


jackpot

jackpoten (definite singular)
jackpotar (indefinite plural)
jackpotane (definite plural)


tid

tida (definite singular)
tider (indefinite plural)
tidene (definite plural)
tide (dative)

From Old Norse tíð (“time”), from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dīti- (“time, period”), from *dī- (“time”).


tid

tidt (neuter)
tide (definite plural singular)
tidare (comparative)
tidast (indefinite superlative)
tidaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse tíðr, from Proto-Germanic *tīdijaz.


blinda

blindar (present)
blinda (past)
blinda (participle past)
blindast (infinitive passive)
blindande (participle present)
blinda (imperative)
blind (imperative)

From Old Norse blinda. Akin to English blind.


niob

Named after Niobe, daughter of Tantalus.

niobium; a chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41.


moped

mopeden (definite singular)
mopedar (indefinite plural)
mopedane (definite plural)


skipper

skipperen (definite singular)
skipperar (indefinite plural)
skipperane (definite plural)


slapp

head

slapp (neuter singular slapt, definite singular and plural slappe, comparative slappare, indefinite superlative slappast, definite superlative slappaste)

slapt (neuter singular)
slappe (definite plural singular)
slappare (comparative)
slappast (indefinite superlative)
slappaste (definite superlative)


folk

folket (definite singular)
folk (indefinite plural)
folka (definite plural)

From Old Norse folk, fólk. Akin to English folk.

Folk er rare.

Nordmennene er eit rart folk.


tiki

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of tik


museum

museet (definite singular)
museum (indefinite plural)
musea (definite plural)


polymer

polymeren (definite singular)
polymerar (indefinite plural)
polymerane (definite plural)

From poly- + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).


bruna

brunar (present)
bruna (past)
bruna (participle past)
brunast (infinitive passive)
brunande (participle present)
bruna (imperative)
brun (imperative)

(transitive, intransitive, also cooking) to brown


bruna

(nonstandard, dialectal) definite singular of bru


stor

stor (feminine masculine)
stort (neuter)
store (definite plural singular)
større (comparative)
størst (indefinite superlative)
største (definite superlative)

From Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”).

der

Jakka mi er for stor.


plast

plasten (definite singular)
plastar (indefinite plural)
plastane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), via English plastic.


Tyskland

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


tv

tv-en (definite singular)
tv-ar (indefinite plural)
tv-ane (definite plural)


post

posten (definite singular)
postar (indefinite plural)
postane (definite plural)

Derived from Italian posta (in this sense).

post or mail (letters etc. sent via the postal service)


redd

redd (indefinite singular)
redde (definite plural singular)
reddare (comparative)
reddast (indefinite superlative)
reddaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse hræddr, from hræða (“frighten”).


borg

head

borg f (definite singular borga, indefinite plural borger, definite plural borgene)

borga (definite singular)
borger (indefinite plural)
borgene (definite plural)

From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).


setting

settinga (definite singular)
settingar (indefinite plural)
settingane (definite plural)

the act of putting, setting (something somewhere)

the manner of putting, setting (something somewhere)


setting

settingen (definite singular)
settingar (indefinite plural)
settingane (definite plural)

a setting (frame, background, context, scenario)


PMS

premenstruelt syndrom
premenstruelt syndrom#Norwegian_Nynorsk

(medicine) Initialism of premenstruelt syndrom (“premenstrual syndrome”).


litotes

litotesen (definite singular)
litotesar (indefinite plural)
litotesane (definite plural)


puma

pumaen (definite singular)
pumaer (indefinite plural)
pumaar (indefinite plural)
pumaene (definite plural)
pumaane (definite plural)

Puma concolor
Puma concolor#Translingual


mid

head

mid m or f (neuter midt, comparative midre, superlative midst)

midt (neuter)
midre (comparative)
midst (superlative)

From Old Norse miðr, from Proto-Germanic *midjaz (“middle, mid”), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- (“middle”).


margin

marginen (definite singular)
marginar (indefinite plural)
marginane (definite plural)


flog

floget (definite singular)
flog (indefinite plural)
floga (definite plural)


invadere

invaderer (present)
invaderte (past)
invadert (participle past)
invaderast (infinitive passive)
invaderande (participle present)
invader (imperative)


portugis

portugisen (definite singular)
portugisar (indefinite plural)
portugisane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of portugisar


feber

feberen (definite singular)
febrar (indefinite plural)
febrane (definite plural)


Antarktis

the Antarctic; the south polar region, which includes the continent of Antarctica


palla

pallar (present)
palla (past)
palla (participle past)
pallast (infinitive passive)
pallande (participle present)
palla (imperative)
pall (imperative)

Related to Traveller Norwegian palla and Swedish palla, both with the same meaning.

Eg pallar tji gjøra det i dag for faen

I don't feel up to do it today for fuck's sake

(slang) to bother to; to have the energy to, to feel up to


lysa

lyser (present)
lyste (past)
lyst (participle past)
lysast (infinitive passive)
lysande (participle present)
lys (imperative)

Han vart lyst fredlaus.


portugisisk

portugisisk (neuter singular portugisisk, definite singular and plural portugisiske)

portugisisk (neuter singular)
portugisiske (definite plural singular)


temperatur

temperatur m (definite singular temperaturen, indefinite plural temperaturar, definite plural temperaturane)

temperaturen (definite singular)
temperaturar (indefinite plural)
temperaturane (definite plural)


trombone

trombonen (definite singular)
trombonar (indefinite plural)
trombonane (definite plural)


brutal

brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)

brutalt (neuter singular)
brutale (definite plural singular)


nid

From Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą, sense 2 being a semantic loan from German Neid. Doublet of ni-.

(archaic or historical) mockery, defamation, shame


frysa

frysa (present tense frys, past tense fraus, past participle frose, present participle frysande, imperative frys)

frys (present)
fraus (past)
frose (participle past)
frysande (participle present)
frys (imperative)

From Old Norse frjósa. Akin to English freeze.

Skru opp varmen, eg frys.

Vatn frys og vert til is.

Eg fraus fisken i frysaren.


frysa

fryser (present)
fryste (past)
fryst (participle past)
frysast (infinitive passive)
frysande (participle present)
frys (imperative)

Eg fryste fisken i frysaren.


prat

praten (definite singular)
pratar (indefinite plural)
pratane (definite plural)
pratet (definite singular)
prat (indefinite plural)
prata (definite plural)


monogram

monogrammet (definite singular)
monogram (indefinite plural)
monogramma (definite plural)


ballast

ballasten (definite singular)
ballastar (indefinite plural)
ballastane (definite plural)
ballasta (definite singular)
ballaster (indefinite plural)
ballastene (definite plural)


pris

prisen (definite singular)
prisar (indefinite plural)
prisane (definite plural)


sur

sur (neuter singular surt, definite singular and plural sure, comparative surare, indefinite superlative surast, definite superlative suraste)

surt (neuter singular)
sure (definite plural singular)
surare (comparative)
surast (indefinite superlative)
suraste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros. Cognate with Danish sur, Icelandic súr, Dutch zuur, English sour and German sauer.

sur nedbør

used about old socks which are smelling bad


mycelium

myceliet (definite singular)
mycelium (indefinite plural)
mycelia (definite plural)


gods

godset (definite singular)
godset (definite singular)
gods (indefinite plural)
godsa (definite plural)

an estate (large area of land under single ownership)


merde

merda (definite singular)
merder (indefinite plural)
merdene (definite plural)


kall

kallet (definite singular)
kall (indefinite plural)
kalla (definite plural)

From Old Norse kall. See also the verb kalla (“to call”).

a calling or vocation, religious or otherwise

an office and/or the geographic area of said office


kall

kallen (definite singular)
kallar (indefinite plural)
kallane (definite plural)

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of kar. Cognates include Elfdalian kall and Swedish karl.

kall og kjerring

(folklore) (a general term for) a male supernatural creature


kall

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


knagg

knaggen (definite singular)
knaggar (indefinite plural)
knaggane (definite plural)

A peg for hanging things on; hook for hanging clothes

(nautical) A projecting spoke on a ship's wheel


ottoman

ottomanen (definite singular)
ottomanar (indefinite plural)
ottomanane (definite plural)

an ottoman (sofa without arms or backrest)


initial

initialen (definite singular)
initialar (indefinite plural)
initialane (definite plural)


femtedel

femtedelen (definite singular)
femtedelar (indefinite plural)
femtedelane (definite plural)


mor

mora (definite singular)
mødrer (indefinite plural)
mødrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse móðir. Akin to English mother.

Han elskar mora si.


mor

moren (definite singular)
morar (indefinite plural)
morane (definite plural)


-ad

(archaic, nonstandard) Used to form past participle form of many weak verbs


bona

bonar (present)
bona (past)
bona (participle past)
bonast (infinitive passive)
bonande (participle present)
bona (imperative)
bon (imperative)


bona

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of bunad.


rapport

rapporten (definite singular)
rapportar (indefinite plural)
rapportane (definite plural)


lee

lear (present)
lea (past)
lea (participle past)
least (infinitive passive)
leande (participle present)
lee (imperative)
le (imperative)


flora

floraen (definite singular)
floraer (indefinite plural)
floraar (indefinite plural)
floraene (definite plural)
floraane (definite plural)


Viking

From Old Norse Víkingr, from víkingr (“Viking”).

a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “Viking”


hint

hintet (definite singular)
hint (indefinite plural)
hinta (definite plural)


nasa

nasar (present)
nasa (past)
nasa (participle past)
nasast (infinitive passive)
nasande (participle present)
nasa (imperative)
nas (imperative)

Sauen nasa på maten, men åt han ikkje.

The sheep sniffed the food, but did not eat it.


fume

fumar (present)
fuma (past)
fuma (participle past)
fumast (infinitive passive)
fumande (participle present)
fume (imperative)
fum (imperative)


journalist

journalisten (definite singular)
journalistar (indefinite plural)
journalistane (definite plural)


observant

observant (indefinite singular)
observante (definite plural singular)

/ˌɔp.sɛrˈʋɑŋ/

/ˌɔp.sɛrˈʋɑŋt/


år

året (definite singular)
år (indefinite plural)
åra (definite plural)
Historical inflection of år

From Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r-. Akin to English year.


år

åra (definite singular)
årar (indefinite plural)
årer (indefinite plural)
årane (definite plural)
årene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of år

nn-noun-infl

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">åre</i> was taken in as an alternative form.


år

From Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrǭ.

han ransakar aadrarna i bladet

1915, Kristofer Janson, Norske eventyr som taletekster, page 75:


giro

giroen (definite singular)
giroar (indefinite plural)
giroane (definite plural)

From Italian giro, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros).


-i

(non-standard since 2012) Used to form past participle of strong verbs.

(non-standard since 2012) Used to form singular definite form for strong feminine nouns.

(non-standard since 2012) Used to form plural definite form for neuter nouns.

(non-standard since 2012) Used to form feminine singular indefinite form for many adjectives.

(non-standard since 2012) Used to form neuter singular indefinite form for many adjectives.


nav

navet (definite singular)
nav (indefinite plural)
nava (definite plural)

From Old Norse nǫf f, from Proto-Germanic *nabō.


rev

reven (definite singular)
revar (indefinite plural)
revane (definite plural)

From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz.

Dan fatige fangar Reven; dan rike fær Skinnet.

The poor man catches the fox; the rich man gets its hide.


rev

revet (definite singular)
rev (indefinite plural)
reva (definite plural)

a reef (ridge of rock or coral in the sea)


alt

alten (definite singular)
altar (indefinite plural)
altane (definite plural)

From Latin altus, via Italian alto; compare with German Alt.


alt

Inherited from Old Norse allt. Compare to Swedish allt


alt

alt kan skje


stig

stigen (definite singular)
stigar (indefinite plural)
stigane (definite plural)


stig

head

stìg n (definite singular stìget, indefinite plural stìg, definite plural stìgi)

stìg (canonical neuter)
stìget (definite singular)
stìg (indefinite plural)
stìgi (definite plural)


tabu

tabuet (definite singular)
tabu (indefinite plural)
tabua (definite plural)


lyn

lynet (definite singular)
lyn (indefinite plural)
lyna (definite plural)


dingle

dinglar (present)
dingla (past)
dingla (participle past)
dinglast (infinitive passive)
dinglande (participle present)
dingle (imperative)
dingl (imperative)


gyve

gyve (present tense gyv, past tense gauv, supine gove, past participle goven, present participle gyvande, imperative gyv)

gyv (present)
gauv (past)
gove (supine)
goven (participle past)
gyvande (participle present)
gyv (imperative)


organist

organisten (definite singular)
organistar (indefinite plural)
organistane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin organista, from organum.


skip

skipet (definite singular)
skip (indefinite plural)
skipa (definite plural)

From Old Norse skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą. Akin to English ship.


lupe

lupa (definite singular)
luper (indefinite plural)
lupene (definite plural)


fester

festra (definite singular)
festri (definite singular)
festrer (indefinite plural)
festrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse festr, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *fastuz.

-fest

place to moor boats; used in place names


mina

minar (present)
miner (present)
mina (past)
minte (past)
mina (participle past)
mint (participle past)
minast (infinitive passive)
minande (participle present)
mina (imperative)
min (imperative)


optimist

optimisten (definite singular)
optimistar (indefinite plural)
optimistane (definite plural)


grin

grinet (definite singular)
grin (indefinite plural)
grina (definite plural)


revolver

revolveren (definite singular)
revolverar (indefinite plural)
revolverane (definite plural)

Han fekk tak i ein revolver.


gal

galet (definite singular)
gal (indefinite plural)
gala (definite plural)


gal

nn-adj

gal (masculine and feminine gal, neuter galt, definite singular and plural gale, comparative galare, indefinite superlative galast, definite superlative galaste)

gal (feminine masculine)
galt (neuter)
gale (definite plural singular)
galare (comparative)
galast (indefinite superlative)
galaste (definite superlative)


gal

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) Alternative spelling of gard (“farm”)

eye dialect spelling; Eastern Norway; eye dialect spelling; Eastern Norway


båt

båten (definite singular)
båtar (indefinite plural)
båtane (definite plural)

From Old Norse bátr. Akin to English boat.


fut

futen (definite singular)
futar (indefinite plural)
futane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin advocatus, compare Danish foged, Norwegian Bokmål fogd and Swedish fogde.

Å fúten vi’ eg no gjeva mí kló,
han skríve så mykje eitt fy tvo.

And I’ll give my claw to the bailiff (so he can use it as a pen),
he writes one instead of two so often


flauta

flauta (definite singular)
flauter (indefinite plural)
flautor (indefinite plural)
flautene (definite plural)
flautone (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of flaute (“crossbeam in a sleigh”)


tusen

tusenet (definite singular)
tusen (indefinite plural)
tusena (definite plural)

From Old Norse þúsund, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī. Akin to English thousand.


seid

seiden (definite singular)
seidar (indefinite plural)
seidane (definite plural)


seid

A type of magic, especially in Norse conditions.


natt

natta (definite singular)
netter (indefinite plural)
nettene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of natt

nn-noun-infl

Aasen only lists Natt in his dictionary (1850), but both Natt and Naatt in his grammar (1864).

Form was allowed for schoolchildren already in 1910.

From Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”). Akin to English night.


morgon

morgonen (definite singular)
morgonar (indefinite plural)
morgnar (indefinite plural)
morgonane (definite plural)
morgnane (definite plural)

From Old Norse morgunn, morginn, from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ-, *merǝkʷ-. Cognate with Faroese morgun, Icelandic morgunn, Swedish morgon and Danish morgen. Akin to English morning.

morning (the part of the day around dawn and before midday)


ri

ria (definite singular)
rier (indefinite plural)
riene (definite plural)


ri

head

ri (present tense rir, past tense rei, past participle ridd or ridt or ride, present participle ridande, imperative ri)

rir (present)
rei (past)
ridd (participle past)
ridt (participle past)
ride (participle past)
ridande (participle present)
ri (imperative)

From Old Norse ríða, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.


kiosk

kiosken (definite singular)
kioskar (indefinite plural)
kioskane (definite plural)


pose

posen (definite singular)
posar (indefinite plural)
posane (definite plural)


varma

varmar (present)
varma (past)
varma (participle past)
varmast (infinitive passive)
varmande (participle present)
varma (imperative)
varm (imperative)


verda

nn-verb

verda (present tense verd, past tense vardt, past participle vorde, passive infinitive verdast, present participle verdande, imperative verd)

verd (present)
vardt (past)
vorde (participle past)
verdast (infinitive passive)
verdande (participle present)
verd (imperative)


blink

blinken (definite singular)
blinkar (indefinite plural)
blinkane (definite plural)


chatte

chattar (present)
chatta (past)
chatta (participle past)
chattast (infinitive passive)
chattande (participle present)
chatte (imperative)
chatt (imperative)


smaragd

smaragden (definite singular)
smaragdar (indefinite plural)
smaragdane (definite plural)

From Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language.


fille

filla (definite singular)
filler (indefinite plural)
fillene (definite plural)

From Old Norse filla (“skin”), compare Dutch vel.


pung

pungen (definite singular)
pungar (indefinite plural)
pungane (definite plural)


litir

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of lìt


pinn

pinnen (definite singular)
pinnar (indefinite plural)
pinnane (definite plural)


stunt

stuntet (definite singular)
stunt (indefinite plural)
stunta (definite plural)


aktiv

head

aktiv (neuter singular aktivt, definite singular and plural aktive)

aktivt (neuter singular)
aktive (definite plural singular)


venstre

venstre (plural singular)
meir venstre (comparative)
mest venstre (superlative)

From Old Norse vinstri, from Proto-Germanic *winistraz.

Huset ligg på venstre sida.


elle

ellar (present)
ella (past)
ella (participle past)
ellast (infinitive passive)
ellande (participle present)
elle (imperative)
ell (imperative)


cyanose

cyanosen (definite singular)
cyanosar (indefinite plural)
cyanosane (definite plural)


killing

killingen (definite singular)
killingar (indefinite plural)
killingane (definite plural)


sika

sika (present tense sik or sikar or siker, past tense seik or sika or sikt, supine sike or sika or sikt, past participle siken or sika or sikt, present participle sikande, imperative sik)

sik (present)
sikar (present)
siker (present)
seik (past)
sika (past)
sikt (past)
sike (supine)
sika (supine)
sikt (supine)
siken (participle past)
sika (participle past)
sikt (participle past)
sikande (participle present)
sik (imperative)


regna

regna (present tense regnar or regner, past tense regna or regnde, supine regna or regnt, past participle regna or regnd, present participle regnande, imperative regn)

regnar (present)
regner (present)
regna (past)
regnde (past)
regna (supine)
regnt (supine)
regna (participle past)
regnd (participle past)
regnande (participle present)
regn (imperative)

From Old Norse regna, rigna, from Proto-Germanic *rignijaną. Akin to English rain.

det regner

det regner blod


Samuel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel


frue

frua (definite singular)
fruer (indefinite plural)
fruene (definite plural)


rektor

rektoren (definite singular)
rektorar (indefinite plural)
rektorane (definite plural)

headmaster or headmistress , head teacher (gender-neutral), principal (of a school or college)


bile

bila (definite singular)
biler (indefinite plural)
bilene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German bīle (“axe”).


bile

bile (present tense bilar or biler, past tense bila or bilte, past participle bila or bilt)

bilar (present)
biler (present)
bila (past)
bilte (past)
bila (participle past)
bilt (participle past)


gå

går (present)
gjekk (past)
gått (participle past)
gåast (infinitive passive)
gåande (participle present)
gå (imperative)

From Old Norse ganga. Akin to English go. The infinitive and present tense conjugation of the verb do not correspond with the Old Norse conjugation of ganga (compare with the Old Norse conjugation) and may be influenced by East Norse variants or Low German gan.

OK, då kan de gå heim.

Går du til skulen eller tek du bussen?

Do you walk to school or do you take the bus?

Gå til fots.

Det gjekk visst ikkje så bra.

Det går ikkje å fikse motoren.

Motoren går fint.

Går det bra med deg?
Are you alright?

Gjekk alt bra her?

Kva slags slips går best med denne skjorta, synst du?

Which tie goes best with this shirt, do you think?

Etter som åra går.


gå

går (present)
gådde (past)
gått (participle past)
gådd (participle past)
gåast (infinitive passive)
gåande (participle present)
gå (imperative)

From Old Norse gá, akin to gaum (“attention”).

Eg gådde det ikkje straks.

Gå til/åt (noko).


mais

maisen (definite singular)
maisar (indefinite plural)
maisane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.

kernel(s) of maize / corn; sweetcorn; see also maiskorn


curriculum vitae

curriculum vitaeen (definite singular)
curriculum vitaeet (definite singular)
curriculum vitaear (indefinite plural)
curriculum vitae (indefinite plural)
curriculum vitaeane (definite plural)
curriculum vitaea (definite plural)

curriculum vitae
curriculum vitae#English


straff

straffa (definite singular)
straffer (indefinite plural)
straffene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German or German Low German; compare with German Strafe.


stump

stumpen (definite singular)
stumpar (indefinite plural)
stumpane (definite plural)

From Old Norse stumpr and Middle Low German stump.

a stub, stump, bit, fragment, piece, butt (of cigar, cigarette)

(humorous) buttocks, little scamp, tiny tot


reform

reforma (definite singular)
reformer (indefinite plural)
reformene (definite plural)


lida

lida (present tense lid, past tense leid, supine lide or lidd or lidt, past participle liden or lidd, present participle lidande, imperative lid)

lid (present)
leid (past)
lide (supine)
lidd (supine)
lidt (supine)
liden (participle past)
lidd (participle past)
lidande (participle present)
lid (imperative)

From Old Norse líða, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną. The sense of suffering may be a loan from Middle Low German.

(intransitive) to suffer
(intransitive) to endure

(intransitive) to suffer
(intransitive) to tolerate, like


eins

Inherited from Old Norse eins, genitive of einn, where it also was an adverb.


dum

dum (neuter singular dumt, definite singular and plural dumme, comparative dummare, indefinite superlative dummast, definite superlative dummaste)

dumt (neuter singular)
dumme (definite plural singular)
dummare (comparative)
dummast (indefinite superlative)
dummaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-.


sko

skoen (plural)
Historical inflection of sko

From Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz, of unclear etymology; possibly a derivation from *skehaną (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move quickly, jump”). Cognate with English shoe.


sko

skor (present)
skodde (past)
skott (participle past)
skodd (participle past)
skoast (infinitive passive)
skoande (participle present)
sko (imperative)


sko

head

sko (masculine and feminine sko, neuter skott, definite singular and plural sko or skoe, comparative skoare, indefinite superlative skoast, definite singular skoaste)

sko (feminine masculine)
skott (neuter)
sko (definite plural singular)
skoe (definite plural singular)
skoare (comparative)
skoast (indefinite superlative)
skoaste (definite singular)

Unknown, though possibly related to skade (“damage, injury”). The verb may be influenced by Etymology 1.


fora

forar (present)
fora (past)
fora (participle past)
forast (infinitive passive)
forande (participle present)
fora (imperative)
for (imperative)


fora

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sola

solar (present)
sola (past)
sola (participle past)
solast (infinitive passive)
solande (participle present)
sola (imperative)
sol (imperative)


fud

fuda (definite singular)
fuder (indefinite plural)
fudene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fuð (“vagina, vulva; cunt”)

få fuda i gir!

get on with it! (literally, “get your butt in gear”)


haka

Borrowed from English haka, from Maori haka.


haka

hakar (present)
haka (past)
haka (participle past)
hakast (infinitive passive)
hakande (participle present)
haka (imperative)
hak (imperative)

a-infinitive and split infinitive form of hake


haka

H-insertion on ake with split infinitive. From Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti.

Ja, guttungen hok der forrige daen, han, og je har nå høki der je au, sa han.

1953, Reidar Holtvedt, Historier fra Krokskauen, Oslo: Aschehoug, page 196:

Yeah. The kid went there the other day, he. And I have gone there as well, says he.

(dialectal, Eastern Norway) alternative form of aka (“to go; glide”)


min

min (masculine min, feminine mi, neuter mitt, plural mine)

min (masculine)
mi (feminine)
mitt (neuter)
mine (plural)

From Old Norse minn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz. Akin to English mine.


lure

lure (present tense lurar or lurer, past tense lura or lurte, past participle lura or lurt, present participle lurande, imperative lur)

lurar (present)
lurer (present)
lura (past)
lurte (past)
lura (participle past)
lurt (participle past)
lurande (participle present)
lur (imperative)


vor

voren (definite singular)
vorar (indefinite plural)
vorane (definite plural)


terre

From Old Norse þorri. Cognate with Icelandic þorri

(dialectal, Trøndelag) a period between January 13 and February 11, same as torre


regional

regionalt (neuter)
regionale (definite plural singular)

From French régional and English regional, from Latin regionalis.


debut

debuten (definite singular)
debutar (indefinite plural)
debutane (definite plural)


ro

From Old Norse ró. Akin to dialectal English roo.


ro

ror (present)
rodde (past)
rott (participle past)
rodd (participle past)
roast (infinitive passive)
roande (participle present)
ro (imperative)

From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną.

(figurative) to try to talk one's way out of something


barking

barkinga (definite singular)
barkingar (indefinite plural)
barkingane (definite plural)

tanning of skin with help of bark (usually willow, birch or oak bark)


deja vu

Borrowed from French déjà vu, from déjà (“already”), + vu (“seen”), past participle of voir (“to see”).


libretto

librettoen (definite singular)
librettoar (indefinite plural)
librettoane (definite plural)


Vinland

Learned borrowing from Old Norse, coined by Leif Erikson around 1000 AD. The first part is often believed to be vin (“meadow”), yielding Vinland, but this word had gone obsolete at the time of the coining. Another interpretation is Vínland, from vín (“wine”) + land.

Leiv Eiriksson fann eit nytt Land, som han kallade Vinland, det var lenger sud i Amerika. Soleides er Amerika fyrst funnet av vaare Forfeder. Men Nordmennerne heldo inkje lenge Bu der; men der ligg daa ein stor Stein med Runar og andre Merke etter deim.

1862, Eirik M. Torvaldsson Sommer, Noregs Saga i Stuttmaal, elder Fortelning um dei største Tilburdarne med Nordmennerne og deira Tilstand i Noreg gjenom Forntidi til vaare Dagar, page 63:

Leif Erikson found a new land, which he called Winland, it was further south in America. Thus America was first found by our forefathers. But the Norsemen wouldn’t live there for long; but there is a large stone with runes and other marks after them.

(historical) Vinland, Winland, likely the area of modern day Newfoundland

skrælingar

the native population of America and Greenland


entre

entreen (definite singular)
entrear (indefinite plural)
entreane (definite plural)


entre

entrar (present)
entra (past)
entra (participle past)
entrast (infinitive passive)
entrande (participle present)
entre (imperative)
entr (imperative)

(nautical) to climb (e.g. a mast), go aloft


punt

punten (definite singular)
puntar (indefinite plural)
puntane (definite plural)


ditto

From older Italian ditto. Doublet of diktum.


lek

lekt (neuter)
leke (definite plural singular)
lekare (comparative)
lekast (indefinite superlative)
lekaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse leikr, through Middle Low German from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “popular”).


lek

leken (definite singular)
lekar (indefinite plural)
lekane (definite plural)


lek

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


gamp

gampen (definite singular)
gampar (indefinite plural)
gampane (definite plural)

Related to gimpe (“twist the upper body”)


lang

lang (feminine masculine)
langt (neuter)
lange (definite plural singular)
lengre (comparative)
lengst (indefinite superlative)
lengste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse langr. Akin to English long.

Når fekk du det lange håret?

Denne filmen var lang.


Eivind

From Old Norse Eivindr, a variant of Eyvindr, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚨᚹᛁᚾᛞᚢᛉ (*aujawinduʀ), from Proto-Germanic *awją (“luck, fortune”) + *winduz (“winner”), or a younger compound of ey (either in the sense of “luck” or “island”) and -vindr (“winner”). According to Vågslid, the form with Ei- is the oldest, from ei (“always; eternal”) + vindr (“breath”, literally “wind”), which he interprets as “someone should always have breath”, i.e. live for a long time or always be brave. Doublet of Øyvind. Cognate with Faroese Eivindur and Swedish and Danish Ejvind.

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Han Heiddølen Flørann og Hallingen Flø,
og so Eivind av Eikja, den Kjempa fraa Bø,
og Vossingen Sigurd og Valdresen Svein,
deim tok han paa Marknaden Ein etter Ein.

1868, Aasmund O. Vinje, Storegut, page 58:

The Heiddøl Flørann and the Halling Flø,
and then Eivind of Eikja, the big man from Bø,
and the Vossing Sigurd and the Valdres Svein,
them he took on the market, one after one.


ultimatum

ultimatumet (definite singular)
ultimatum (indefinite plural)
ultimatuma (definite plural)


veteran

veteranen (definite singular)
veteranar (indefinite plural)
veteranane (definite plural)


matt

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matt (neuter singular matt, definite singular and plural matte, comparative mattare, indefinite superlative mattast, definite superlative mattaste)

matt (neuter singular)
matte (definite plural singular)
mattare (comparative)
mattast (indefinite superlative)
mattaste (definite superlative)


angina

anginaen (definite singular)
anginaer (indefinite plural)
anginaar (indefinite plural)
anginaene (definite plural)
anginaane (definite plural)


racket

racketen (definite singular)
racketar (indefinite plural)
racketane (definite plural)

From Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa, “palm of the hand”), via French raquette, and English racket.


bora

definite neuter plural of bor (Etymology 2)


overdose

overdosen (definite singular)
overdosar (indefinite plural)
overdosane (definite plural)


bartender

bartenderen (definite singular)
bartenderar (indefinite plural)
bartenderane (definite plural)


hygrometer

hygrometeret (definite singular)
hygrometer (indefinite plural)
hygrometera (definite plural)


couronne

couronnen (definite singular)
couronnar (indefinite plural)
couronnane (definite plural)


autonom

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autonom (neuter singular autonomt, definite singular and plural autonome)

autonomt (neuter singular)
autonome (definite plural singular)

auto- + -nom, from Ancient Greek αὐτόνομος (autónomos).


minimal

minimal (neuter singular minimalt, definite singular and plural minimale)

minimalt (neuter singular)
minimale (definite plural singular)


yogi

yogien (definite singular)
yogiar (indefinite plural)
yogiane (definite plural)


glas

glaset (definite singular)
glas (indefinite plural)
glasa (definite plural)


bork

Borken til treet hadde falle av.

cortex (outer layer of an internal organ or body structure)


profil

profilen (definite singular)
profilar (indefinite plural)
profilane (definite plural)


symposium

symposiet (definite singular)
symposium (indefinite plural)
symposia (definite plural)


øre

øren (definite singular)
øret (definite singular)
øre (indefinite plural)
ørane (definite plural)
øra (definite plural)

From Norwegian Nynorsk øre, from Danish øre, from Old Norse eyrir. Doublet of øyre.

an øre (currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian or Danish krone)


øre

ører (present)
ørte (past)
ørt (participle past)
ørast (infinitive passive)
ørande (participle present)
ør (imperative)


øre

øre n (definite singular øret, indefinite plural øre, definite plural øra or øri)

øret (definite singular)
øre (indefinite plural)
øra (definite plural)
øri (definite plural)

ear; (pre-2012) alternative form of øyra


øre

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


verde

verdet (definite singular)
verde (indefinite plural)
verda (definite plural)


fossil

fossil (neuter singular fossilt, definite singular and plural fossile)

fossilt (neuter singular)
fossile (definite plural singular)

fossilised (UK), fossilized, or fossil (noun modifier)


fossil

fossilet (definite singular)
fossil (indefinite plural)
fossila (definite plural)


visdom

visdom m (definite singular visdomen or visdommen)

visdomen (definite singular)
visdommen (definite singular)

/²ʋiːsˌdʊmː/

/²ʋiːsˌdɔmː/


grad

graden (definite singular)
gradar (indefinite plural)
gradane (definite plural)
grada (definite singular)
grader (indefinite plural)
gradene (definite plural)


marginal

marginal (neuter singular marginalt, definite singular and plural marginale)

marginalt (neuter singular)
marginale (definite plural singular)


helvete

From Old Norse helvíti ("Hell"), compound word of hel, Hel ("the goddess of the realm of the dead") (itself from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”)) and víti ("punishment"). Compare Swedish helvete, Danish helvede, Icelandic helvíti, Old High German hellawîzi, Old Saxon helliwīti and Old English hellewīte.

der

vegen til helvete er brulagt med gode føremål

Somme trur dei fordømde kjem til helvete.

(literally, “That the damned come to hell.”)

Some people believe that the damned are sent to hell.

Now I am probably the only priest in the lands of Norway who can say that he has been in Hell, and has escaped it safe and sound.

No er eg visst den einaste presten i Noregs land som kan seie han har vore i Helvete, og som har sloppe heil-skinna ut att. (Article in the Norwegian Nynorsk edition of Wikipedia)

Hell; a place of suffering for the damned.

Eg dreg aldri til den staden igjen, han var eit helvete.

I'm never going to that place again, it was like hell.

A place, or a circumstance, connected with great suffering in life.


helvete

Helvete, kva gjekk galt?

Faen i helvete!

Dra til helvete!

Kva i helvetet er det du vil?


plage

plaga (definite singular)
plager (indefinite plural)
plagene (definite plural)

From Latin plaga, via Low German plage and Old Norse plága.


penicillin

penicillinet (definite singular)
penicillin (indefinite plural)
penicillina (definite plural)


glide

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glide (present tense glid, past tense gleid, past participle glidd or glitt or glide, present participle glidande, imperative glid)

glid (present)
gleid (past)
glidd (participle past)
glitt (participle past)
glide (participle past)
glidande (participle present)
glid (imperative)

Han gleid på isen.

to slip (to lose one's traction on a slippery surface)

Skia glid godt.


spanjor

spanjoren (definite singular)
spanjorar (indefinite plural)
spanjorane (definite plural)


Margaret

a female given name borrowed from English, most used in the mid-twentieth century


hypotetisk

hypotetisk (neuter singular hypotetisk, definite singular and plural hypotetiske)

hypotetisk (neuter singular)
hypotetiske (definite plural singular)


-son

Ivarsson


sone

sona (definite singular)
soner (indefinite plural)
sonene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”).


morfar

morfaren (definite singular)
morfedrar (indefinite plural)
morfedrane (definite plural)

maternal grandfather
maternal grandfather


bikini

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bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikiniar, definite plural bikiniane)

bikinien (definite singular)
bikiniar (indefinite plural)
bikiniane (definite plural)


glede

gleda (definite singular)
gleder (indefinite plural)
gledene (definite plural)

happiness, joy, delight, gladness, pleasure


grim

grim (masculine and feminine grim, neuter grimt, definite singular and plural grimme, comparative grimmare, superlative grimmast, definite superlative grimmaste)

grim (feminine masculine)
grimt (neuter)
grimme (definite plural singular)
grimmare (comparative)
grimmast (superlative)
grimmaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse grimmr, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz.


grim

grimen (definite singular)
grimar (indefinite plural)
grimane (definite plural)


sonde

sonden (definite singular)
sondar (indefinite plural)
sondane (definite plural)

a probe (used to explore, investigate or measure)


pike

pikeen (definite singular)
pikear (indefinite plural)
pikeane (definite plural)


pandemonium

pandemoniet (definite singular)
pandemonium (indefinite plural)
pandemonia (definite plural)

(antiquity) temple for all gods and demigods


gradient

gradienten (definite singular)
gradientar (indefinite plural)
gradientane (definite plural)

From English gradient, from Latin gradiens.


salve

salven (definite singular)
salva (definite singular)
salvar (indefinite plural)
salver (indefinite plural)
salvane (definite plural)
salvene (definite plural)


salve

salvar (present)
salva (past)
salva (participle past)
salvast (infinitive passive)
salvande (participle present)
salve (imperative)
salv (imperative)


salve

salvo, volley, a number of explosive charges all detonated at once when blasting rock.


elles

From eller (“or”), from Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.

Det lyt du gjera, elles går dette gale.

You have to do that, else this will go wrong.


var

From Old Norse var, from Proto-Germanic *was. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂wes-.


var

vart (neuter)
vare (definite plural singular)
varare (comparative)
varast (indefinite superlative)
varaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz. Akin to English wary.

Eg er var for høge lydar.


var

varet (definite singular)
var (indefinite plural)
vara (definite plural)

From Old Norse ver, from verja. Doublet of vær.

Har du dratt var på putene endå?

Have you put the pillows in pillowcases yet?


heroisk

heroisk (indefinite singular)
heroiske (definite plural singular)

From Latin heroicus, from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός (hērōïkós), from ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”).


føl

følet (definite singular)
føl (indefinite plural)
føla (definite plural)

From Old Norse fyl, from Proto-Germanic *fulją.


bakar

bakaren (definite singular)
bakarar (indefinite plural)
bakarane (definite plural)

From Old Norse bakari, from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz.


ånd

ånda (definite singular)
ånder (indefinite plural)
åndene (definite plural)

Probably from Danish ånd, which in turn comes from Old Norse ǫnd, a variant of andi.


landsby

landsbyen (definite singular)
landsbyar (indefinite plural)
landsbyane (definite plural)


syra

syra (definite singular)
syrer (indefinite plural)
syror (indefinite plural)
syrene (definite plural)
syrone (definite plural)


syra

syrar (present)
syrer (present)
syra (past)
syrte (past)
syra (participle past)
syrt (participle past)
syrast (infinitive passive)
syrande (participle present)
syra (imperative)
syr (imperative)


føle

føler (present)
følte (past)
følt (participle past)
følast (infinitive passive)
følande (participle present)
føl (imperative)

to feel (use the sense of touch to be aware of something)


snuble

snublar (present)
snubla (past)
snubla (participle past)
snublast (infinitive passive)
snublande (participle present)
snuble (imperative)
snubl (imperative)


voll

vollen (definite singular)
vollar (indefinite plural)
vollane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vǫllr. Akin to English wold.

The orb of day […] dimly twinkles o'er the watery plain […]

1853, Ivar Aasen, "Barne-Minne", translated from Lord Byron, "Childish recollections" Som Morgonsoli […] blinkar dimt ut paa dan vaate Voll […]

(agricultural) a meadow, grassy area, grassy plain


voll

From Middle Low German wal, from Latin vallum.


moratorium

moratoriet (definite singular)
moratorium (indefinite plural)
moratoria (definite plural)


handled

handleden (definite singular)
handleder (indefinite plural)
handledar (indefinite plural)
handledene (definite plural)
handledane (definite plural)


etylen

etylenen (definite singular)
etylenet (definite singular)


Rolf

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Hrólfr where has been misinterpreted as /f/. See Rolv.


abc

abc-a (definite singular)
abc-er (indefinite plural)
abc-ene (definite plural)


viktig

viktig (neuter singular viktig, definite singular and plural viktige, comparative viktigare, indefinite superlative viktigast, definite superlative viktigaste)

viktig (neuter singular)
viktige (definite plural singular)
viktigare (comparative)
viktigast (indefinite superlative)
viktigaste (definite superlative)


rike

riket (definite singular)
rike (indefinite plural)
rika (definite plural)


rike

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


gammal

gammal (feminine masculine)
gammalt (neuter)
gamle (definite plural singular)
eldre (comparative)
eldst (indefinite superlative)
eldste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse gamall; comparative and superlative forms from Old Norse ellri and Old Norse ellztr.


åt

No dreg me åt byen.

Dette er huset åt foreldra mine.


hjul

hjulet (definite singular)
hjul (indefinite plural)
hjula (definite plural)

From Old Norse hjól, Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (“wheel”).


spalte

spalta (definite singular)
spalter (indefinite plural)
spaltene (definite plural)

From German Spalte (noun), and spalten (verb).

column (a vertical body of text in a newspaper or other journal)


spalte

spaltar (present)
spalta (past)
spalta (participle past)
spaltast (infinitive passive)
spaltande (participle present)
spalte (imperative)
spalt (imperative)

ein spalta personlegdom


kvar

Kvar og ein av oss.

Kvar måndag.


kvar

Kvar ligg byen?


kvar

kvart (neuter)
kvare (definite plural singular)
kvarare (comparative)
kvarast (indefinite superlative)
kvaraste (definite superlative)


bruse

brusar (present)
bruser (present)
brusa (past)
bruste (past)
brusa (participle past)
brust (participle past)
brusast (infinitive passive)
brusande (participle present)
bruse (imperative)
brus (imperative)


mumle

mumlar (present)
mumla (past)
mumla (participle past)
mumlast (infinitive passive)
mumlande (participle present)
mumle (imperative)
muml (imperative)


heft

heftet (definite singular)
heft (indefinite plural)
hefta (definite plural)


comeback

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comeback n (definite singular comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebacka)

comebacket (definite singular)
comeback (indefinite plural)
comebacka (definite plural)

a comeback (return by a well-known person to the activity in which they were famous after a long absence)


træ

træ (present tense trær, past tense trædde, supine trædd or trædt, past participle trædd, present participle trædande, imperative træ)

trær (present)
trædde (past)
trædd (supine)
trædt (supine)
trædd (participle past)
trædande (participle present)
træ (imperative)


abakus

abakusen (definite singular)
abakusar (indefinite plural)
abakusane (definite plural)

(architecture) abacus (the uppermost portion of the capital of a column)


ål

ålen (definite singular)
ålar (indefinite plural)
ålane (definite plural)

From Old Norse áll, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz of unclear origin.

a groove at the bottom of a body of water


lager

lageret (definite singular)
lager (indefinite plural)
lagera (definite plural)


tolerant

tolerant (neuter singular tolerant, definite singular and plural tolerante)

tolerant (neuter singular)
tolerante (definite plural singular)


bastu

bastu f (definite singular bastua or basto, indefinite plural bastuer or bastur, definite plural bastuene or badstune)

bastua (definite singular)
basto (definite singular)
bastuer (indefinite plural)
bastur (indefinite plural)
bastuene (definite plural)
badstune (definite plural)

A clipping of Old Norse baðstofu (oblique case of baðstofa) with metaphony. Compare badstugu.

(dialectal) alternative form of badstove (“sauna”)


regatta

regattaen (definite singular)
regattaer (indefinite plural)
regattaar (indefinite plural)
regattaene (definite plural)
regattaane (definite plural)

From Italian (Venetian dialect) regatta.


elefant

elefanten (definite singular)
elefantar (indefinite plural)
elefantane (definite plural)


IT

information technology
information technology

Abbreviation of informasjonsteknologi (“information technology”).


beve

bevar (present)
beva (past)
beva (participle past)
bevast (infinitive passive)
bevande (participle present)
beve (imperative)
bev (imperative)


beva

bevar (present)
beva (past)
beva (participle past)
bevast (infinitive passive)
bevande (participle present)
beva (imperative)
bev (imperative)


æg

æg (accusative mæg, genitive masculine min, genitive feminine mi, genitive neuter mett)

mæg (accusative)
min (genitive masculine)
mi (feminine genitive)
mett (genitive neuter)

(dialectal, parts of Trøndelag) Alternative form of eg (“first-person singular personal pronoun”)


lystig

lystig (indefinite singular)
lystige (definite plural singular)
lystigare (comparative)
lystigast (indefinite superlative)
lystigaste (definite superlative)


trampoline

trampolinen (definite singular)
trampolinar (indefinite plural)
trampolinane (definite plural)


foton

fotonet (definite singular)
foton (indefinite plural)
fotona (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek φωτός (phōtós), genitive of φῶς (phôs), + -on.


sild

silda (definite singular)
sildar (indefinite plural)
silder (indefinite plural)
sildane (definite plural)
sildene (definite plural)

Clupea harengus
Clupea harengus#Translingual


lyske

lysken (definite singular)
lyskar (indefinite plural)
lyskane (definite plural)


lyske

lyskar (present)
lyska (past)
lyska (participle past)
lyskast (infinitive passive)
lyskande (participle present)
lyske (imperative)
lysk (imperative)


lystre

lystrar (present)
lystra (past)
lystra (participle past)
lystrast (infinitive passive)
lystrande (participle present)
lystre (imperative)
lystr (imperative)

From Middle Low German lusteren, probably via Danish. Related to Old Norse hlusta.


lystre

From lyster, from Old Norse ljósta, from Proto-Germanic *leustaną. Cognate with English leister.

to leister, to catch fish with a leister

lysterkorg

an iron basket with burning rushlights, used for fishing with spear at night time


ropa

ropa (imperative rop, present tense ropar or roper, simple past ropa or ropte, past participle ropa or ropt, present participle ropande)

rop (imperative)
ropar (present)
roper (present)
ropa (past)
ropte (past)
ropa (participle past)
ropt (participle past)
ropande (participle present)

Inherited from Old Norse hrópa, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

Musikken var så høg at me måtte ropa for å høyra kvarandre.

The music was so loud we had to shout to hear each other.


shorts

shorts m (definite singular shortsen, indefinite plural shorts or shortsar, definite plural shortsane)

shortsen (definite singular)
shorts (indefinite plural)
shortsar (indefinite plural)
shortsane (definite plural)


unse

unsa (definite singular)
unser (indefinite plural)
unsene (definite plural)

From Latin uncia (“twelfth part”). Doublet of ounce and inch.

og heilt visst er det at det gjekk 12 unsor på det engelske Tower-pundet.

1927, Asgaut Steinnes, Ymist um norsk vekt fyre år 900, Oslo: Jacob Dybwad, page 15:

and it is certain that the English Tower pound had 12 ounces.

(historical) any of a number of various historical units of measure used for metals or medicine, weighing around 30 grams

an avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound

(figurative) something minute, which is very small; a little bit


børste

børsten (definite singular)
børstar (indefinite plural)
børstane (definite plural)

From German Bürste, via Norwegian Bokmål børste.


børste

børstar (present)
børsta (past)
børsta (participle past)
børstast (infinitive passive)
børstande (participle present)
børste (imperative)
børst (imperative)


fu

fua (definite singular)
fuer (indefinite plural)
fuene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fuð (only attested in compounds).


alkyl

alkylet (definite singular)
alkyl (indefinite plural)
alkyla (definite plural)


malign

malignt (neuter)
maligne (definite plural singular)


æra

æraen (definite singular)
æraer (indefinite plural)
æraar (indefinite plural)
æraene (definite plural)
æraane (definite plural)

ein æra er forbi


æra

ærar (present)
æra (past)
æra (participle past)
ærast (infinitive passive)
ærande (participle present)
æra (imperative)
ær (imperative)


æra

ærer (present)
ærte (past)
ært (participle past)
ærast (infinitive passive)
ærande (participle present)
ær (imperative)

From Old Norse æra. In an umlaut relationship with år (“year”).


brune

brunar (present)
bruna (past)
bruna (participle past)
brunast (infinitive passive)
brunande (participle present)
brune (imperative)
brun (imperative)


ande

anden (definite singular)
andar (indefinite plural)
andane (definite plural)


ande

andar (present)
anda (past)
anda (participle past)
andast (infinitive passive)
andande (participle present)
ande (imperative)
and (imperative)


istid

istid f (definite singular istida, indefinite plural istider, definite plural istidene)

istida (definite singular)
istider (indefinite plural)
istidene (definite plural)


script

scriptet (definite singular)
script (indefinite plural)
scripta (definite plural)
scripten (definite singular)
scriptar (indefinite plural)
scriptane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English script, from Middle English scrit, Old French escrit, and ultimately Latin scriptum (“something written”).

(colloquial, cinematography) a script (written document containing dialogue)


harpun

harpunen (definite singular)
harpunar (indefinite plural)
harpunane (definite plural)


kylling

kyllingen (definite singular)
kyllingar (indefinite plural)
kyllingane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål kylling from Danish kylling, from Old Norse kjúklingr, whence also kjukling.


jagt

jagti (definite singular)
jagter (indefinite plural)
jagterne (definite plural)
jagtene (definite plural)


høne

From Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-.


leister

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of leist


alfa

alfaen (definite singular)
alfaer (indefinite plural)
alfaar (indefinite plural)
alfaene (definite plural)
alfaane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) (sense 1), and Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā) (sense 2).

alpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet.


tzatziki

tzatzikien (definite singular)
tzatzikiar (indefinite plural)
tzatzikiane (definite plural)


dansk

dansk (neuter singular dansk, definite singular and plural danske)

dansk (neuter singular)
danske (definite plural singular)


enn

From Old Norse enn, from Proto-Germanic *andi.

Det går bra med oss. Enn med dokker då?

and; used in the sense of "what about..."


produkt

produktet (definite singular)
produkt (indefinite plural)
produkta (definite plural)

From German Produkt, from Latin productum.


turban

turbanen (definite singular)
turbanar (indefinite plural)
turbanane (definite plural)

From French turban, Italian turbante, Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”), same origin as tulipan.


auditorium

auditoriet (definite singular)
auditorium (indefinite plural)
auditoria (definite plural)

an auditorium, in particular a lecture hall


flamme

flammen (definite singular)
flammar (indefinite plural)
flammane (definite plural)
flamma (definite singular)
flammer (indefinite plural)
flammene (definite plural)


flamme

flammar (present)
flamma (past)
flamma (participle past)
flammast (infinitive passive)
flammande (participle present)
flam (imperative)

flamme opp: to flare up, leap into flame


referendum

referendumet (definite singular)
referendum (indefinite plural)
referenduma (definite plural)


oregano

oreganoen (definite singular)
oreganoar (indefinite plural)
oreganoane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon), via Latin origanum and Spanish oregano.


bod

bodet (definite singular)
bod (indefinite plural)
boda (definite plural)

From Old West Norse boð, from Proto-Germanic *budą (“offer, message”), cognate with Icelandic boð, Dutch bod, German Gebot.

Eg kjem med bod.

Postbod


diplomat

diplomaten (definite singular)
diplomatar (indefinite plural)
diplomatane (definite plural)


hane

hanen (definite singular)
hanar (indefinite plural)
hanane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hani, from Proto-Germanic *hanô, from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”).


hane

hana (definite singular)
haner (indefinite plural)
hanene (definite plural)

a female goat which has not yet borne a kid


motto

mottoet (definite singular)
motto (indefinite plural)
mottoa (definite plural)


træl

trælen (definite singular)
trælar (indefinite plural)
trælane (definite plural)


træl

Ung og sterk kar med træl i nevane

Young and strong guy with a worker's hands


maru

maro (definite singular)
marur (indefinite plural)
marune (definite plural)


cello

celloen (definite singular)
celloar (indefinite plural)
celloane (definite plural)


majoritet

majoriteten (definite singular)
majoritetar (indefinite plural)
majoritetane (definite plural)

majority (subgroup that forms a numerical majority)


minoritet

minoriteten (definite singular)
minoritetar (indefinite plural)
minoritetane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin minoritas via French minorité and German Minorität.

minority (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)


patent

patentet (definite singular)
patent (indefinite plural)
patenta (definite plural)

Short form of Anglo-Norman lettre patente.


sinn

sinnet (definite singular)
sinn (indefinite plural)
sinna (definite plural)


dorme

dormar (present)
dorma (past)
dorma (participle past)
dormast (infinitive passive)
dormande (participle present)
dorme (imperative)
dorm (imperative)


absint

absinten (definite singular)
absintar (indefinite plural)
absintane (definite plural)

Borrowed from French absinthe, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion).


attentat

attentatet (definite singular)
attentat (indefinite plural)
attentata (definite plural)

an assassination, or attempted assassination


mikroskop

mikroskopet (definite singular)
mikroskop (indefinite plural)
mikroskopa (definite plural)


koreansk

koreansk (neuter singular koreansk, definite singular and plural koreanske)

koreansk (neuter singular)
koreanske (definite plural singular)

Korean (relating to Korea (North or South), Koreans, or their language)


koreansk

koreansk m (definite singular koreansken)

Korean (the language spoken in both North Korea and South Korea)


amerikansk

amerikansk (neuter singular amerikansk, definite singular and plural amerikanske)

amerikansk (neuter singular)
amerikanske (definite plural singular)

American; of or pertaining to the Americas.

United States of America
United States of America

American; of or pertaining to the United States of America (USA).


Mosambik

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)


polsk

polsk (indefinite singular)
polske (definite plural singular)

Polish (related to Poland or the Polish)


polsk

polsken (definite singular)
polskar (indefinite plural)
polskane (definite plural)


hans

From Old Norse hans, genitive of hann (“he”).

huset hans brann opp

far hans var vaksen opp der

hans store sorg

sorga er hans

possessive of han; his; belonging to him

kjerringa hans Einar døydde
the wife of Einar (Einar's wife) died

of (expressing possession or association)

til

preposition; used irrespective of gender of possessor


hans

hansen (definite singular)
hansar (indefinite plural)
hansane (definite plural)


hans

(historical, nautical, collective) a feast or a set of gifts which a sailor was expected to provide his fellow crewmen upon the return of his first voyage.


teleskop

teleskopet (definite singular)
teleskop (indefinite plural)
teleskopa (definite plural)


homme

nn-verb

homme (present tense hommar, past tense homma, past participle homma, passive infinitive hommast, present participle hommande, imperative hom)

hommar (present)
homma (past)
homma (participle past)
hommast (infinitive passive)
hommande (participle present)
hom (imperative)


mani

manien (definite singular)
maniar (indefinite plural)
maniane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).

mania (mental illness, or excessive enthusiasm)


disse

dissa (definite singular)
disser (indefinite plural)
dissene (definite plural)


disse

dissar (present)
dissa (past)
dissa (participle past)
dissast (infinitive passive)
dissande (participle present)
disse (imperative)
diss (imperative)


asp

aspen (definite singular)
aspar (indefinite plural)
aspane (definite plural)


baka

bakar (present)
baker (present)
baka (past)
bakte (past)
baka (participle past)
bakt (participle past)
bakast (infinitive passive)
bakande (participle present)
bak (imperative)


vart

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vart

head

vart (definite singular and plural varte)

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of vard


filatelist

filatelisten (definite singular)
filatelistar (indefinite plural)
filatelistane (definite plural)


afro

afroen (definite singular)
afroar (indefinite plural)
afroane (definite plural)


vida

[…] so vida ikring dei Fuglarne fêr […]

[…] so widely/far about those birds roam […]


pedal

pedalen (definite singular)
pedalar (indefinite plural)
pedalane (definite plural)


svensk

svensk (indefinite singular)
svenske (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse svenskr, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniskaz.

Swedish (of, from or pertaining to Sweden)


missa

misser (present)
miste (past)
mist (participle past)
missast (infinitive passive)
missande (participle present)
miss (imperative)

From Old Norse missa. Akin to English miss.


kan

kanen (definite singular)
kanar (indefinite plural)
kanane (definite plural)