Bosnia-Hercegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


ganga

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ganga (present tense gjeng, past tense gjekk, supine gjenge or gjengi, past participle gjengen, present participle gangande, imperative gakk)

gjeng (present)
gjekk (past)
gjenge (supine)
gjengi (supine)
gjengen (participle past)
gangande (participle present)
gakk (imperative)

From Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic *ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-.

Denne vegen er ikkje lett å ganga

Gjeng det bra med handa?


ganga

gangar (present)
ganga (past)
ganga (participle past)
gangast (infinitive passive)
gangande (participle present)
ganga (imperative)
gang (imperative)


Tsjekkia

Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe)


flink

flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkare, indefinite superlative flinkast, definite superlative flinkaste)

flinkt (neuter singular)
flinke (definite plural singular)
flinkare (comparative)
flinkast (indefinite superlative)
flinkaste (definite superlative)

clever, proficient, competent, good (at)


kontinent

kontinentet (definite singular)
kontinent (indefinite plural)
kontinenta (definite plural)


taka

tek (present)
tok (past)
teke (participle past)
takast (infinitive passive)
takande (participle present)
tak (imperative)
taka (infinitive)
take (infinitive)
takande (participle present)
teken (participle past)
teke (supine)
tek (present singular)
teker (present singular)
tok (past singular)
taka (plural present)
toko (past plural)
take (present)
tøke (past)
tak (present singular)
take (plural present)

nn-conj-table

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

From Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”). Akin to English take.


Vatikanstaten

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Saint Kitts og Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English

Saint Kitts and Nevis (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean)


Antigua og Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English

Antigua and Barbuda (a country in the Caribbean)


Aserbajdsjan

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)


Kroatia

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Republikken Kina

Republic of China; official name of Taiwan, rarely used


Trinidad og Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

Trinidad and Tobago (a country consisting of two main islands in the Caribbean)


Folkerepublikken Kina

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China#English

People's Republic of China (a country in Asia)


Kirgisistan

Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)


Kasakhstan

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


øl

From Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”).


øl

ølen (definite singular)
øla (definite singular)
ølar (indefinite plural)
øler (indefinite plural)
ølane (definite plural)
ølene (definite plural)


Spania

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Saudi-Arabia

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Kypros

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


perm

permen (definite singular)
permar (indefinite plural)
permane (definite plural)


perm

Clipping of permisjon, originally only military slang, but has since found a wider use.

(colloquial) Clipping of permisjon: a leave (Permission to be absent from one's work)


perm

From the name of the Russian town of Perm.


hors

horset (definite singular)
hors (indefinite plural)
horsa (definite plural)

From Old Norse hors, metathesis of hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą. Akin to English horse.


drivstoff

drivstoffet (definite singular)
drivstoff (indefinite plural)
drivstoffa (definite plural)


maskinvare

maskinvara (definite singular)
maskinvarer (indefinite plural)
maskinvarene (definite plural)


steinkast

steinkastet (definite singular)
steinkast (indefinite plural)
steinkasta (definite plural)


bastion

bastionen (definite singular)
bastionar (indefinite plural)
bastionane (definite plural)

From Italian bastione, via French bastion.

a bastion (part of a fortification; also figurative)


kabellengde

kabellengda (definite singular)
kabellengder (indefinite plural)
kabellengdene (definite plural)

(usually electrical) the length of a particular cable


boliviansk

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boliviansk (neuter singular boliviansk, definite singular and plural bolivianske)

boliviansk (neuter singular)
bolivianske (definite plural singular)

Bolivian (relating to Bolivia and Bolivians)


hyse

hysa (definite singular)
hyser (indefinite plural)
hysene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ýsa, from Proto-Germanic *eusjǭ.

Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Melanogrammus aeglefinus#Translingual

(zoology) haddock; Melanogrammus aeglefinus


hyse

hyser (present)
hyste (past)
hyst (participle past)
hysast (infinitive passive)
hysande (participle present)
hys (imperative)


aids

From English AIDS, "acquired immune deficiency syndrome".


decennium

decenniet (definite singular)
decennium (indefinite plural)
decennia (definite plural)


slå

slå (present tense slår, past tense slo, supine slege or slått, past participle slegen or slått, present participle slåande, imperative slå)

slår (present)
slo (past)
slege (supine)
slått (supine)
slegen (participle past)
slått (participle past)
slåande (participle present)
slå (imperative)

From Old Norse slá (“to hit, beat, strike”), from Proto-Germanic *slahaną (“to hit, strike, kill”), from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”). Akin to English slay.

der

to tack (to turn a vessel onto the other tack; come about)


slå

slåa (definite singular)
slåer (indefinite plural)
slåene (definite plural)


Madagaskar

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


ære

From Old Norse æra, from Middle Low German ere.


ære

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


ære

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”).


sampan

sampanen (definite singular)
sampanar (indefinite plural)
sampanane (definite plural)

From English sampan, from Sinitic, see the English entry.


hord

horden (definite singular)
hordar (indefinite plural)
hordane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hǫrðar m pl, from Proto-Germanic *haruðōz.


hord

From Old Norse hǫrð f, feminine of harðr m.

(dialectal, Setesdal) feminine singular of hard’e

(dialectal, Hardanger) feminine singular of hard’u


hela

helar (present)
hela (past)
hela (participle past)
helast (infinitive passive)
helande (participle present)
hela (imperative)
hel (imperative)


hela

hela (definite singular)
heler (indefinite plural)
helor (indefinite plural)
helene (definite plural)
helone (definite plural)


frosk

frosken (definite singular)
froskar (indefinite plural)
froskane (definite plural)

From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).


Libanon

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


åre

åra (definite singular)
årer (indefinite plural)
årene (definite plural)


åre

åren (definite singular)
årar (indefinite plural)
årane (definite plural)

From Old Norse arinn, árinn. Cognates include Danish and Norwegian Bokmål arne.

Krykkja hjalp 'aam ſta aat Aarin.

1802, Edvard Storm, “Eilderdomen [Old age]”, in Laurents Hallager, Norsk ordsamling, eller Prøve af norske Ord og Talemaader. Tilligemed Et Anhang indeholdende endeel Viser, som ere skrevne i det norske Bondesprog, Sebastian Popp, page 160:

The crutch helped him forth to the hearth.


festi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of fest f

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of feste n


dominion

dominionen (definite singular)
dominionar (indefinite plural)
dominionane (definite plural)

From English dominion, from Latin dominium.


liv

livet (definite singular)
liv (indefinite plural)
liva (definite plural)
livsens (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą. Akin to English life.

Dei har levt mykje av liva sine her.

They have lived much of their lives here.


linje

linja (definite singular)
linjer (indefinite plural)
linjene (definite plural)


Luxemburg

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


olifant

olifanten (definite singular)
olifantar (indefinite plural)
olifantane (definite plural)


Volga

Volga (A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)


-ung

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-ung m (definite singular -ungen, indefinite plural -ungar, definite plural -ungane)

-ungen (definite singular)
-ungar (indefinite plural)
-ungane (definite plural)

Surla + -ung → Sturlungane (plural)

forming derivatives of nouns with sense of ‘belonging to, son of’.


fyst

fyst (definite singular and plural fyste)


bruk

bruken (definite singular)
bruket (definite singular)


bruk

bruket (definite singular)
bruk (indefinite plural)
bruka (definite plural)

farm, works, mill, factory (industrial undertaking)


sida

sida (definite singular)
sider (indefinite plural)
sidor (indefinite plural)
sidene (definite plural)
sidone (definite plural)


sida

sidaen (definite singular)
sidaer (indefinite plural)
sidaar (indefinite plural)
sidaene (definite plural)
sidaane (definite plural)

From Northern Sami siida, from Proto-Samic *sijtë (“village”).


parti

partiet (definite singular)
parti (indefinite plural)
partia (definite plural)

From French partir (“to go away, to leave, to depart”).


skit

skiten (definite singular)
skitar (indefinite plural)
skitane (definite plural)

From Old Norse skítr m, from Proto-Germanic *skītaz, *skitiz. Akin to English shit.


celle

cella (definite singular)
celler (indefinite plural)
cellene (definite plural)


ase

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ase (present tense es, past tense os, supine ase, past participle asen, present participle asande, imperative as)

es (present)
os (past)
ase (supine)
asen (participle past)
asande (participle present)
as (imperative)
asar (present)
asa (past)
asa (participle past)
asast (infinitive passive)
asande (participle present)
ase (imperative)
as (imperative)

Related to ese and jest, and even English yeast. Some of the senses are influenced by Middle Low German.

to swell (as a result of fermentation), ferment


puré

puré m (definite singular puréen or pureen, indefinite plural puréar or purear, definite plural puréane or pureane)

puréen (definite singular)
pureen (definite singular)
puréar (indefinite plural)
purear (indefinite plural)
puréane (definite plural)
pureane (definite plural)


borane

definite masculine plural of bor (Etymology 2)


pins

pinsen (definite singular)
pins (indefinite plural)
pinsar (indefinite plural)
pinsane (definite plural)


pins

pinsen (definite singular)
pinsar (indefinite plural)
pinsane (definite plural)
pinsa (definite singular)
pinsi (definite singular)
pinser (indefinite plural)
pinsene (definite plural)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

(pre-2012) alternative form of pinse f, m


fyr

fyren (definite singular)
fyrar (indefinite plural)
fyrane (definite plural)

Probably a shortening of the Low German firburs, meaning an unemployed craftsman.

Det er den største Gleda, ein liten Fyr kann faa, at han slepp upp i Høgdi, so Folk maa honom sjaa[…]

It is the greatest joy a little guy can have, to make it into the heights, so that people can see him […]


fyr

From Old Norse fýrr, cognate with its Nordic equivalents, Old Frisian fiur, Old Saxon fiur, Dutch vuur, Old High German fiur, German Feuer and English fire. Believed to ultimately stem from Proto-Germanic *fōr, and Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥, which also is the origin of Greek πυρ (pyr).

Har du fyr?


fyr

fyret (definite singular)
fyr (indefinite plural)
fyra (definite plural)

vera i fyr og flamme

be full of enthusiasm; be on fire and flame


passe

passar (present)
passa (past)
passa (participle past)
passast (infinitive passive)
passande (participle present)
passe (imperative)
pass (imperative)


delfin

delfinen (definite singular)
delfinar (indefinite plural)
delfinane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), via Latin delphinus.

Delphinus delphis
Delphinus delphis#Translingual

a dolphin, in particular Delphinus delphis


coulometer

coulometeret (definite singular)
coulometer (indefinite plural)
coulometera (definite plural)

(pre-2005) alternative form of coulombmeter


annars

Eg måtte skunda meg, for annars fór han ifrå meg.

I had to hurry, because otherwise he would leave me behind.

Pass deg, annars ramlar du!


raun

raunen (definite singular)
raunar (indefinite plural)
raunane (definite plural)

Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia#Translingual

(botany) rowan
Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan

any of the small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with white flowers and red berries


stipend

stipendet (definite singular)
stipend (indefinite plural)
stipenda (definite plural)


konferanse

konferansen (definite singular)
konferansar (indefinite plural)
konferansane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin conferentia, via French conférence.


ær

æra (definite singular)
ærer (indefinite plural)
ærene (definite plural)


ær

æret (definite singular)
ær (indefinite plural)
æra (definite plural)


ær

(obsolete or dialectal) objective case of i


donasjon

donasjonen (definite singular)
donasjonar (indefinite plural)
donasjonane (definite plural)


fjorten

From Norwegian Bokmål fjorten, from Danish fjorten, replacing Ivar Aasen‘s fjortan.


versjon

versjonen (definite singular)
versjonar (indefinite plural)
versjonane (definite plural)


endring

endringa (definite singular)
endringar (indefinite plural)
endringane (definite plural)


kvinne

kvinna (definite singular)
kvinner (indefinite plural)
kvinnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kvinna, kvenna; genitive plural of kona.


femten

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål femten, from Danish femten, replacing Ivar Aasen‘s femtan.


konvolutt

konvolutten (definite singular)
konvoluttar (indefinite plural)
konvoluttane (definite plural)


islending

islendingen (definite singular)
islendingar (indefinite plural)
islendingane (definite plural)


prosjekt

prosjektet (definite singular)
prosjekt (indefinite plural)
prosjekta (definite plural)


sku

Torbjørn sku staa fyr tappingi […]

1923 June 23, “Daa eg og han Torbjørn sku avstad og skifta jolebrennevin”, in Sunnhordalendingen, page 2:

Torbjorn would be responsible for the bottling […]

(archaic or colloquial, dialectal, informal) Apocopic form of skulla and skulle


konjakk

konjakken (definite singular)
konjakkar (indefinite plural)
konjakkane (definite plural)

From the French city of Cognac, and French cognac.


sandal

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sandal m (definite singular sandalen, indefinite plural sandalar, definite plural sandalane)

sandalen (definite singular)
sandalar (indefinite plural)
sandalane (definite plural)


diskusjon

diskusjonen (definite singular)
diskusjonar (indefinite plural)
diskusjonane (definite plural)


prinsesse

prinsessa (definite singular)
prinsesser (indefinite plural)
prinsessene (definite plural)


kronprinsesse

kronprinsessa (definite singular)
kronprinsesser (indefinite plural)
kronprinsessene (definite plural)


prinsipp

prinsippet (definite singular)
prinsipp (indefinite plural)
prinsippa (definite plural)

Borrowed from French principe, from Latin prīncipium (“beginning, foundation”), from prīnceps (“first”).


artikkel

artikkelen (definite singular)
artiklar (indefinite plural)
artiklane (definite plural)


tretten

From Norwegian Bokmål tretten, from Danish trætten, from Old Norse þrettán, replacing Ivar Aasen‘s trettan.


kjøleskap

kjøleskapet (definite singular)
kjøleskap (indefinite plural)
kjøleskapa (definite plural)

From kjøle + skap. Compare Swedish kylskåp and Danish køleskab.


tjue

From Old Norse tjogu, a variant of tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz.


globus

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globus m (definite singular globusen, indefinite plural globusar, definite plural globusane)

globusen (definite singular)
globusar (indefinite plural)
globusane (definite plural)


lenke

lenka (definite singular)
lenker (indefinite plural)
lenkene (definite plural)


kronprins

kronprinsen (definite singular)
kronprinsar (indefinite plural)
kronprinsane (definite plural)

From krone (“crown”) + prins (“prince”). Compare German Kronprinz.


sykkel

sykkelen (definite singular)
syklar (indefinite plural)
syklane (definite plural)

From English cycle, short form of bicycle.


atten

From Old Norse átján, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun.


nordmann

nordmannen (definite singular)
nordmenn (indefinite plural)
nordmennene (definite plural)

From Old Norse norðmaðr, from norð- (“north”) + maðr (“person, man”), equivalent to nord + mann. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic norðmaður, Swedish norrman and Danish nordmand.

a Norwegian (person of Norwegian ancestry or inhabitant of Norway)

Der møtte «nordmennane» med hestar, og kauparar møtte fraa heile Telemarki.

1908, Rikard Berge, Myllarguten, page 94:

There, the westerners [lit. Norwegians] met with horses, and buyers met from all across Telemark.

an inhabitant of Western Norway (used among the peasants in the mountain valleys of Eastern Norway, who considered “north” upriver)


seksten

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål seksten (not the pronunciation), from Danish seksten, replacing Ivar Aasen‘s sekstan.


åtte

From Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Compare with Icelandic átta, Swedish åtta, Danish otte.


åtte

åtta (definite singular)
åtter (indefinite plural)
åttene (definite plural)


åtte

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


metra

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of metrum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of metrum


mantel

mantelen (definite singular)
mantlar (indefinite plural)
mantlane (definite plural)

a mantel or mantelpiece, a shelf above a fireplace or support for the chimney

a cover to protect or strengthen a machine or piece of machinery

(geology) a mantle, the layer between Earth's core and crust


jente

jenta (definite singular)
jenter (indefinite plural)
jentene (definite plural)

From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Faroese and Icelandic genta and Swedish jänta.


nitten

From Old Norse nítján, from Proto-Germanic *newuntehun.


xylofon

xylofonen (definite singular)
xylofonar (indefinite plural)
xylofonane (definite plural)


asiat

asiaten (definite singular)
asiatar (indefinite plural)
asiatane (definite plural)


sytten

From Old Norse sjaután, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun.


profet

profeten (definite singular)
profetar (indefinite plural)
profetane (definite plural)

From Old Norse prófeti, prófeta, from Late Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).


danske

dansken (definite singular)
danskar (indefinite plural)
danskane (definite plural)


selskap

selskapet (definite singular)
selskap (indefinite plural)
selskapa (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German selschap, from Old Saxon selskepi, from Proto-Germanic *saljaskapiz.


svenske

svensken (definite singular)
svenskar (indefinite plural)
svenskane (definite plural)


sjokolade

sjokoladen (definite singular)
sjokoladar (indefinite plural)
sjokoladane (definite plural)


dronning

dronninga (definite singular)
dronningar (indefinite plural)
dronningane (definite plural)

[²dɾɞ̞n.nɪŋ]

queen (reproductive female of certain insects)


gutt

gutten (definite singular)
guttar (indefinite plural)
guttane (definite plural)


fryser

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of frysa (strong verb)


mobiltelefon

mobiltelefonen (definite singular)
mobiltelefonar (indefinite plural)
mobiltelefonane (definite plural)

(telephony) cell phone or cellphone (US), or mobile phone (UK)


heis

heisen (definite singular)
heisar (indefinite plural)
heisane (definite plural)


bilde

bildet (definite singular)
bilde (indefinite plural)
bilda (definite plural)


skap

skapet (definite singular)
skap (indefinite plural)
skapa (definite plural)


eske

eska (definite singular)
esker (indefinite plural)
eskene (definite plural)


skotte

skotten (definite singular)
skottar (indefinite plural)
skottane (definite plural)


hjelp

Takk for hjelpa.


strøm

strømmen (definite singular)
strømmar (indefinite plural)
strømmane (definite plural)

Alternative form of straum; (pre-2012) alternative form of straum


dagbok

dagboka (definite singular)
dagbøker (indefinite plural)
dagbøkene (definite plural)


nummer

nummeret (definite singular)
nummer (indefinite plural)
nummera (definite plural)


kopp

koppen (definite singular)
koppar (indefinite plural)
koppane (definite plural)

From Old Norse koppr, probably from Middle Low German kop, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object, knoll”).


prins

prinsen (definite singular)
prinsar (indefinite plural)
prinsane (definite plural)

From Old French prince, from Latin princeps.

a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)


unge

ungen (definite singular)
ungar (indefinite plural)
ungane (definite plural)


døgn

døgnet (definite singular)
døgn (indefinite plural)
døgna (definite plural)

From Norwegian Bokmål døgn, from Danish døgn, from Old Norse dǿgn.


gild

gildt (neuter)
gilde (definite plural singular)
gildare (comparative)
gildast (indefinite superlative)
gildaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse gildr, from Proto-Germanic *gildiz. Cognates include Icelandic gildur and Scots yauld.


brev

brevet (definite singular)
brev (indefinite plural)
breva (definite plural)

From Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve scriptum.


konge

kongen (definite singular)
kongar (indefinite plural)
kongane (definite plural)

From Old Norse kongr and konungr, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Akin to English king. The adjective is derived from the noun.

a playing card with the image of a king on it


konge

Heilt konge!


prøve

prøven (definite singular)
prøvar (indefinite plural)
prøvane (definite plural)
prøva (definite singular)
prøver (indefinite plural)
prøvene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German, from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from Latin probare.


prøve

head

prøve (present tense prøver, past tense prøvde, past participle prøvd or prøvt, present participle prøvande, imperative prøv)

prøver (present)
prøvde (past)
prøvd (participle past)
prøvt (participle past)
prøvande (participle present)
prøv (imperative)


klyppe

klypper (present)
klypte (past)
klypt (participle past)
klyppast (infinitive passive)
klyppande (participle present)
klypp (imperative)


fantom

fantom n (definite singular fantomet, indefinite plural fantom, definite plural fantoma)

fantomet (definite singular)
fantom (indefinite plural)
fantoma (definite plural)


eksperiment

eksperimentet (definite singular)
eksperiment (indefinite plural)
eksperimenta (definite plural)


flytte

flytte (present tense flyttar or flytter, past tense flytta or flytte, supine and past participle flytta or flytt, present participle flyttande, imperative flytt)

flyttar (present)
flytter (present)
flytta (past)
flytte (past)
flytta (participle past supine)
flytt (participle past supine)
flyttande (participle present)
flytt (imperative)


drage

drage (present tense dreg, past tense drog, supine drege, past participle dregen, present participle dragande, imperative drag)

dreg (present)
drog (past)
drege (supine)
dregen (participle past)
dragande (participle present)
drag (imperative)

From Old Norse draga, from Proto-Germanic *draganą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-.

å drage på ferie


tekst

teksten (definite singular)
teksta (definite singular)
tekster (indefinite plural)
tekstar (indefinite plural)
tekstene (definite plural)
tekstane (definite plural)

From Latin textus and Old Norse textr, texti.


matte

matte f (definite singular matta, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene)

matta (definite singular)
matter (indefinite plural)
mattene (definite plural)


matte

short form of "matematikk", mathematics, maths (UK), math (US)


historie

historia (definite singular)
historier (indefinite plural)
historiene (definite plural)

From Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορίᾱ (historíā, “history”).


kalender

head

kalender m (definite singular kalenderen, indefinite plural kalendrar, definite plural kalendrane)

kalenderen (definite singular)
kalendrar (indefinite plural)
kalendrane (definite plural)


maske

maske f (definite singular maska, indefinite plural masker, definite plural maskene)

maska (definite singular)
masker (indefinite plural)
maskene (definite plural)

Possibly from Arabic; via Italian, French masque and German Maske.


maske

masken (definite singular)
maskar (indefinite plural)
maskane (definite plural)
maska (definite singular)
masker (indefinite plural)
maskene (definite plural)


hest

hesten (definite singular)
hestar (indefinite plural)
hestane (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian hester, from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz (“horse, stallion”). Doublet of hingst.

inh

rida høgan hest

to act arrogant (literally, “ride on a high horse”)


kappe

kappa (definite singular)
kapper (indefinite plural)
kappene (definite plural)


kappe

kappar (present)
kappa (past)
kappa (participle past)
kappast (infinitive passive)
kappande (participle present)
kappe (imperative)
kapp (imperative)


nabo

naboen (definite singular)
naboar (indefinite plural)
naboane (definite plural)


råd

rådet (definite singular)
råd (indefinite plural)
råda (definite plural)


råd

råden (definite singular)
rådar (indefinite plural)
rådane (definite plural)


råd

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


diva

divaa (definite singular)
divaer (indefinite plural)
divaene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of diva
but considered second-tier.

nn-noun-infl

diva <abbr title="feminine gender">f</abbr>


kant

kanten (definite singular)
kantar (indefinite plural)
kantane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Italian canto and Old French cant.

Ikkje gå for nær kanten.

På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk.

There is a lot of trouble in that part of town.

Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten.

The wind most often blows from that direction.


Borneo

Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)


skrive

head

skrive (present tense skriv, past tense skreiv, supine skrive, past participle skriven, present participle skrivande, imperative skriv)

skriv (present)
skreiv (past)
skrive (supine)
skriven (participle past)
skrivande (participle present)
skriv (imperative)

From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Compare Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben. Doublet of rive and scripte.

Eg skal skrive ei bok.


kjøre

kjøre (present tense kjører, past tense kjørde or kjørte, past participle kjørt, present participle kjørande, imperative kjør)

kjører (present)
kjørde (past)
kjørte (past)
kjørt (participle past)
kjørande (participle present)
kjør (imperative)


smie

smia (definite singular)
smier (indefinite plural)
smiene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of smie

nn-noun-infl

Use allowed for schoolchildren already as of 1910.

From Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic *smiþjǭ.


finne

finnen (definite singular)
finnar (indefinite plural)
finnane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Swedish finne, from Old Norse finnr (“Sami”). Doublet of finn.


finne

From Middle Low German vinne or from German Finne (“fin”).


finne

finn (present)
fann (past)
funne (participle past)
finnast (infinitive passive)
finnande (participle present)
finn (imperative)


vinne

head

vinne (present tense vinn, past tense vann, supine vunne, past participle vunnen, present participle vinnande, imperative vinn)

vinn (present)
vann (past)
vunne (supine)
vunnen (participle past)
vinnande (participle present)
vinn (imperative)


klippe

klippa (definite singular)
klipper (indefinite plural)
klippene (definite plural)


klippe

klipper (present)
klipte (past)
klipt (participle past)
klippast (infinitive passive)
klippande (participle present)
klipp (imperative)


drikk

drikk m (definite singular drikken, indefinite plural drikker or drikkar, definite plural drikkene or drikkane)

drikken (definite singular)
drikker (indefinite plural)
drikkar (indefinite plural)
drikkene (definite plural)
drikkane (definite plural)

Vatn er ein fin drikk når ein er tyrst.

Water is a good drink when one is thirsty.

Drikk har øydelagd mange familiar.

alcohol (the concept of drinking alcohol)


lesbe

lesba (definite singular)
lesber (indefinite plural)
lesbene (definite plural)

Colloquial form of lesbisk kvinne (“lesbian woman”).


leva

leva (present tense lever, past tense levde, past participle levt or levd, present participle levande, imperative lev)

lever (present)
levde (past)
levt (participle past)
levd (participle past)
levande (participle present)
lev (imperative)

From Old Norse lifa. Akin to English live.

Han har levd eit langt liv.

Pandaen lever av bambus.


langa

langa (definite singular)
langer (indefinite plural)
langor (indefinite plural)
langene (definite plural)
langone (definite plural)


langa

langar (present)
langa (past)
langa (participle past)
langast (infinitive passive)
langande (participle present)
langa (imperative)
lang (imperative)


lyse

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


boks

boksen (definite singular)
boksar (indefinite plural)
boksane (definite plural)


boks

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


drosje

head

drosje f or m (definite singular drosja or drosjen, indefinite plural drosjer or drosjar, definite plural drosjene or drosjane)

drosja (definite singular)
drosjen (definite singular)
drosjer (indefinite plural)
drosjar (indefinite plural)
drosjene (definite plural)
drosjane (definite plural)


foto

fotoet (definite singular)
foto (indefinite plural)
fotoa (definite plural)

Short form of fotografi (“photograph”), from English photo


bibel

bibelen (definite singular)
biblar (indefinite plural)
biblane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”).


flagg

flagget (definite singular)
flagg (indefinite plural)
flagga (definite plural)

Kvar for land har dette flagget?


sokk

sokken (definite singular)
sokkar (indefinite plural)
sokkane (definite plural)

From Old Norse sokkr, from Latin soccus (“slipper”).


kost

kosten (definite singular)
kostar (indefinite plural)
kostane (definite plural)


kost

kost m (definite singular kosten, uncountable)

diet (what one usually eats, not a restricted diet)

kost og losji


nå

nå (imperative nå, present tense når, simple past nådde, past participle nådd or nått)

nå (imperative)
når (present)
nådde (past)
nådd (participle past)
nått (participle past)

Når du i osten?

Eg nådde akkurat toget.


teip

teipen (definite singular)
teipar (indefinite plural)
teipane (definite plural)


slange

slangen (definite singular)
slangar (indefinite plural)
slangane (definite plural)

From Old Norse slangi, and Middle Low German slange. The verb is derived from the noun.


slange

slangar (present)
slanga (past)
slanga (participle past)
slangast (infinitive passive)
slangande (participle present)
slange (imperative)
slang (imperative)


Agdenes

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).


Askim

A town with bystatus and municipality of Østfold, Norway


Hvaler

From Old Norse Hvalir, plural of hvalr (“whale”).

An island municipality of Østfold, Norway


Fredrikstad

A municipality of Østfold, Norway, and the seventh-largest city in Norway.

Fredrikstad
nn:Fredrikstad
nn:Fredrikstad kommune


Sarpsborg

First part from Sarp, the name of a waterfall (now Sarpsfossen), from Old Norse Sarpr. Last part from Borg, the original name of the town.

A city and municipality of Østfold, Norway

Sarpsborg
nn:Sarpsborg
nn:Sarpsborg kommune


Spydeberg

Danicised form of Old Norse Spjótaberg, from spjót (“spear”) + berg (“cliff, rock”).

Spydeberg
nn:Spydeberg
nn:Spydeberg kommune


drikke

From Old Norse drekka f, from the verb drekka.

mat og drikke


drikke

drikket (definite singular)
drikke (indefinite plural)
drikka (definite plural)


drikke

drikk (present)
drakk (past)
drukke (participle past)
drikkast (infinitive passive)
drikkande (participle present)
drikk (imperative)

drekk'

apocope of an e-infinitive form; vowel sound change


nes

neset (definite singular)
nes (indefinite plural)
nesa (definite plural)

From Old Norse nes (“headland”), from Proto-Germanic *nasją (“foothill; headland, cape”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s (“nose”).


spille

spiller (present)
spilte (past)
spilt (participle past)
spillast (infinitive passive)
spillande (participle present)
spill (imperative)


Lørenskog

From Old Norse Leir(h)eimsskógr, from Leir(h)eimr + skógr, from leirr (“clayish soil”) + heimr (“home, -ham”).


Frogn

From Old Norse Fraun with aun > ogn, from *Frauðn, from frauð (“manure”), referring to fertile soil.


Grimstad

A town with bystatus and municipality of Aust-Agder, Norway

Grimstad
nn:Grimstad
nn:Grimstad kommune


Sørum

From Old Norse Suðrheimr, Suðreimr, from suðr (“south”) + heimr (“home, -ham”).

A former municipality of Akershus, Norway


Hurum

A municipality of Buskerud, Norway, which is to be merged with Asker and Røyken on 1 January 2020.


Tvedestrand

Danicised form; from the farm name Tveite + strand (“beach, shore”).

A town and municipality of Aust-Agder, Norway

Tvedestrand
nn:Tvedestrand
nn:Tvedestrand kommune


Lillesand

From Danish Lillesand, from lille (“little”) + sand (“sand”), after the older name Sanden (literally “The Sand”). The first part was added when the nearby city Kristiansand was founded.

Lillesand
nn:Lillesand
nn:Lillesand kommune


Kongsberg

A town with bystatus and municipality of Buskerud, Norway

Kongsberg
nn:Kongsberg
nn:Kongsberg kommune


Kvalsund

A municipality and village in Finnmark, Norway

Kvalsund
nn:Kvalsund i Kvalsund
nn:Kvalsund kommune


Måsøy

A municipality of Finnmark, Norway, with its administrative centre in Havøysund.


Røyken

From Old Norse Raukvin, from hraukr, raukr (“pile, stack; mountain”) + vin (“meadow; pasture”). The first part is from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“pile (of stones); heap”).

der

A municipality of Buskerud, Norway. To be merged into Asker municipality together with Hurum on 1 January 2020.


Kongsvinger

A town with bystatus and municipality of Hedmark, Norway


basilika

basilikaen (definite singular)
basilikaer (indefinite plural)
basilikaar (indefinite plural)
basilikaene (definite plural)
basilikaane (definite plural)


Masfjorden

From Old Norse *Matrsfjǫrðr, from the older fjord name *Matr, whence also the farm name Matre.

A fjord and municipality of Hordaland, Norway


Ringerike

From Old Norse Hringrririki, from hringr m pl + riki.


Etne

From Old Norse Etnir, the name of the fjord, from the river name *Atn, *Etn, whence also Etna, from etja (“to incite”).

A village and municipality of Sunnhordland district, Hordaland, Norway


Eidfjord

A village and municipality of Hardanger district, Hordaland, Norway

Eidfjord
nn:Eidfjord
nn:Eidfjord kommune


Fedje

A village and municipality of Nordhordland district, Hordaland, Norway


Jondal

A municipality of Hordaland, Norway, which was merged with Odda and Ullensvang on 1 January 2020.


Åmot

A small village in Trøndelag, Norway, east of Løkken Verk

A village in Telemark, Norway, in Vinje municipality


Hammerfest

A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway


Fitjar

From fitjar, plural of fìt, fet, from Old Norse fit (“meadowland by water”).

A municipality of Sunnhordland district, Hordaland, Norway


Krødsherad

From Old Norse Krǿðisherað, from the lake name *Krǿðir (> Krøderen) and herað.

A municipality of Ringerike district, Buskerud, Norway


Kvam

From Old Norse Hvammr, from hvammr (“little vale”), whence also kvam.

A municipality of Hardanger district, Hordaland, Norway


Øygarden

An island municipality of Hordaland, Norway


Averøy

An island municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Austrheim

/²œʊstrɛɪːm/

From Old Norse Austr(h)eimr, from austr (“east”) + heimr (“home, -ham”).

A municipality of Nordhordland district, Hordaland, Norway


Fræna

A municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Odda

A town in Hordaland, Norway. Has a city status. Was administrative center of a municipality with the same name before 2020. Now Odda is administrative center of the (new) Ullensvang herad.


Sveio

From Old Norse *Sviða, from sviða f (“woodland cleared by burning”), whence also svida, sve.


Ulvik

From Old Norse Ulfvík, from ulfr (“wolf”) + vík (“bay”).


Alvdal

Alvdal
nn:Alvdal kommune
nn:Alvdal sentrum

A small town within the municipality which is its administrative centre


Nesodden

From Old Norse Nesoddi, originally the name of Nesoddtangen, from Nes + oddi (“cape”), with Nes being the old name of the peninsula between the Oslo Fjord and Bunne Fjord, from nes (“ness, headland”).

A municipality on the Nesodden peninsula, Akershus, Norway


Rindal

Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal#Norwegian_Nynorsk

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway. It was transferred from Møre og Romsdal on 1 January 2019.


Stord

An island, town with bystatus and municipality of Sunnhordland district district, Hordaland, Norway


Elverum

A town with bystatus and municipality of Hedmark, Norway


Ullensvang

A municipality of Hordaland, Norway, which was merged with Odda and Jondal on 1 January 2020. The herad of Kinsarvik was not part of Ullensvang between 1913 and 1964, thereafter a part of Kinsarvik was merged into Granvin.


Mosvik

A former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, which was merged with Inderøy municipality on 1 January 2012.


Leksvik

Indre Fosen
Indre Fosen#Norwegian_Nynorsk

A former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, merged with Rissa in Sør-Trøndelag to form Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county on 1 Jan 2018; the two counties were merged on the same day.


Flatanger

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).


Lierne

A municipality on the border with Sweden in Trøndelag county, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).


Røyrvik

A municipality bordering onto Sweden in Trøndelag county, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).


Inderøy

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018). The former municipality of Mosvik was merged with it on 1 January 2012.


Nærøy

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 Jan 2018).


Andøy

A municipality in Vesterålen, Nordland, Norway


Vanylven

From Old Norse *Vaniflir, originally a fjord name. First part from *vaðr, *vannr (“dark, colourless; pale”) and may refer to the occurrence of olivine in the area. Last part possibly from *viflir (“low, wet terrain”). Another, unlikely, suggestion is *heflir.

A municipality of Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Verran

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018). A merger with Steinkjer municipality is planned for 2020.


Vardø

Danicised form of Vordøy, Vardøy; from Middle Norwegian *Vǫrð(u)øy, from Old Norse varða + ey. Replaced earlier Vargøy.

A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway


Eide

A municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Evenes

A municipality of Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway


Vikna

An island municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).


Sykkylven

/²sʏçːʏlviɲ/

[ˈsʏ̌ʷc͡çː.ʏ́ʷl.ʋîɲ]

/²sʏçːʏlvən/

A village and municipality of Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Vadsø

Danicised form; from the island name Vadsøya, from Vatsøy.


Bindal

[²biɲːdɐ̞ːɽ]

First part from Binna, an older name of the river Åbjøra, from Old Norse Birna, derived from bjǫrn (“bear”). Last part from dal (“valley”).

A valley and municipality of Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway


katt

katten (definite singular)
kattar (indefinite plural)
kattane (definite plural)

From Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta. The second sense is a semantic loan from English cat-o'-nine-tails.


Namsos

A town with bystatus and municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).


Herøy

Herøy, Møre og Romsdal
Herøy, Nordland
nn:Herøy kommune i Møre og Romsdal
nn:Herøy kommune i Nordland

An island municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway

An island municipality of Nordland, Norway


Ørsta

head

Ørsta f (indefinite Ørst, definite dative (Sunnmøre) Ørstinne)

Ørst (indefinite)
Ørstinne (dative definite)

[¹œɾ̥ˠ.stɐ̞]

Definite form; from Old Norse Ǿrstr m, a fjord name. Possibly from Proto-Norse *Wōristaʀ, related to Old Norse ǿrr (“raging”).

A village and municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Fauske

A town with bystatus and municipality of Nordland, Norway


Snåsa

From Old Norse Snǫs f, from snǫs, related to nǫs.

A village and municipality in northern Trøndelag, formerly Nord-Trøndelag, Norway


Meråker

A municipality on the Swedish border in Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).


Steinkjer

/²stɛɪːnˌçɛːr/

From Old Norse Steinker, from stein + ker. Cognate with Icelandic Steinker, Swedish Stenkär, and Danish Stenkær.

A city and municipality northern Trøndelag, Norway

Steinkjer
nn:Steinkjer
nn:Steinkjer kommune


Nes

A former municipality of Hedmark, Norway. Now part of Ringsaker

A former municipality of Vest-Agder, Norway. Now part of Flekkefjord

An earlier municipality in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Now part of Bjugn


Leka

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway (formerly in Nord-Trøndelag) located on an island with the same name.


Kristiansund

From older Kristianssund, Christianssund, from Christian + sund, named after the Danish king Christian VI. Replaced the old Norwegian name Fosna.

Kristiansund (a city and municipality of Nordmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway)

Christian VI of Denmark
Kristiansund
nn:Kristiansund
nn:Kristiansund kommune


Volda

Volda f (indefinite Vold, definite dative (Sunnmøre) Voldinne)

Vold (indefinite)
Voldinne (dative definite)

[ˈʋɞ̞́ʉ̯ldɐ̞̀]

From Old Norse Valdr m, a fjord name. Unknown origin.

Volda herad hev eige elektrisitetsverk i Kolfossen, 20 km. frå Hallkjelsvik.

1929, I. O. G. T., Storlosjemøtet i Volda: 27.-31. juli 1929:

Volda municipality has its own power plant in the Kolfoss, 20 km. from Hallkjelsvik.


Nordkapp

North Cape (a cape (landform), as above)


Stordal

A municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Granvin

[²ɡrɐ̞ːn.ʋɪn]

From Old Norse Grǫnvin, from grǫn (“spruce”) + vin (“meadow”).

A former municipality of Hordaland, Norway. Merged with Voss at the 1st of January 2020.


Bømlo

A municipality of Hordaland, Norway, comprised entirely of islands.


baptist

baptisten (definite singular)
baptistar (indefinite plural)
baptistane (definite plural)

From Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).


stemme

stemma (definite singular)
stemmer (indefinite plural)
stemmene (definite plural)


stemme

stemme (present tense stemmer, past tense stemde or stemte, past participle stemt, present participle stemmande, imperative stem)

stemmer (present)
stemde (past)
stemte (past)
stemt (participle past)
stemmande (participle present)
stem (imperative)

e-infinitive form of stemma (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)


vann

vannet (definite singular)
vann (indefinite plural)
vanna (definite plural)

From vatn with tn > nn (cf. botn > bonn). Also largely influenced by Danish vand, whence Norwegian Bokmål vann.

(dialectal, South Eastern Norway) alternative form of vatn (“water”)


vann

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Voss

From Old Norse Vǫrs f, from Proto-Germanic *Warsō, *Warusō, of uncertain origin.

A municipality and district of Hordaland, Norway


Stjørdal

Stjørdal m (definite Stjørdalen, definite dative (dialectal, Trøndelag) Stjørdala)

Stjørdalen (definite)
Stjørdala (dative definite dialectal)

[²ʂøɻ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ]

[²ʂøɖ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ]

Stjørdal Stjørdalselva nn:Stjørdal nn:Stjørdalen

From Old Norse Stjóradalr, from *Stjór f, an old name of the Stjørdal River, and dalr (“valley”).

A municipality and parish in northern Trøndelag, Norway

(definite form) A valley and traditional district in northern Trøndelag, Norway


Bø

A former municipality of Telemark, Norway, since 2020 is part of Midt-Telemark municipality.

name of many villages and towns in Norway


Verdal

[²ʋæɻ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ]

[²ʋæɖ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ]

Verdal
Verdal River
nn:Verdal
nn:Verdal kommune

From Old Norse Verdalr, from earlier *Verardalr, from *Ver, an old name of the Verdalselva, and dalr (“valley”).

A municipality in northern Trøndelag, Norway

(definite form) A valley in northern Trøndelag, Norway


kaste

kasten (definite singular)
kastar (indefinite plural)
kastane (definite plural)


kaste

kastar (present)
kasta (past)
kasta (participle past)
kastast (infinitive passive)
kastande (participle present)
kaste (imperative)
kast (imperative)


Molde

Originally a farm name (now Moldegård); from Old Norse *Moldar pl, from the plural of mold (“soil, earth”).

A city and municipality of Romsdal district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Halsa

From Old Norse *Halsvin, from hals (“neck”) + vin (“meadow”).

[ˈhɐ̞́ː.ʂɐ̞̌]

A former municipality of Nordmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Halsa

From Old Norse *Halsar m pl, plural of hals. Equivalent to halsar pl.

[ˈhɐ̞́ː.ʂɐ̞̌]


ensemble

ensemblet (definite singular)
ensemble (indefinite plural)
ensembla (definite plural)

Borrowed from French ensemble, from Late Latin insimul.


Ålesund

From Old Norse *Álasund, from áll (“eel”) or áll (“stripe; channel”, cf. Icelandic áll) + sund (“sound”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Álasund.

compound

cf. Icelandic <i class="Latn mention" lang="is">áll</i>

A city and municipality of Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

A sound in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Drammen

→ English: Drammen

Newer form of Dramen and Dramn (see that).

«Det er betre med ein dram i timen enn ein time i Drammen».

2015 March 25, Knut Stavseng, “Sjøholt – ut av bakevja”, in Bygdebladet, page 26:

“It’s better with a dram per hour than an hour in Drammen”.

Drammen (a city and municipality of Buskerud, Norway)


Hamar

From Old Norse Hamarr, originally the name of the farm Storhamar. From hamarr (“steep cliff, rock face”).

A town and municipality of Hedmark, Norway.


velle

head

velle (present tense vell, past tense vall, supine volle, past participle vollen, present participle vellande, imperative vell)

vell (present)
vall (past)
volle (supine)
vollen (participle past)
vellande (participle present)
vell (imperative)


hos

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


guinean

guineanen (definite singular)
guineanar (indefinite plural)
guineanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of guineanar


lese

lese (present tense les, past tense las, supine lese, past participle lesen, present participle lesande, imperative les)

les (present)
las (past)
lese (supine)
lesen (participle past)
lesande (participle present)
les (imperative)

From Old Norse lesa, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną.

Har du lese boka?

(transitive or intransitive) to read aloud

So vart han utspurd um, kva han hadde leset.

1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar, Bergen: Nygaard, page 40:

Then he was examined, about what he had studied.

(transitive or intransitive) to tutor, teach


lese

lesa (definite singular)
leser (indefinite plural)
lesene (definite plural)


orkan

orkanen (definite singular)
orkanar (indefinite plural)
orkanane (definite plural)


bie

bia (definite singular)
bier (indefinite plural)
biene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bý n, from Proto-Germanic *bijǭ f.


bie

bie (present tense biar or bier, past tense bia or bidde, past participle bia or bidd, present participle biande, imperative bi)

biar (present)
bier (present)
bia (past)
bidde (past)
bia (participle past)
bidd (participle past)
biande (participle present)
bi (imperative)


ost

osten (definite singular)
ostar (indefinite plural)
ostane (definite plural)

From Old Norse ostr, from Proto-Germanic *justaz.


taksi

taksi (indefinite masculine singular)
taksien (definite masculine singular)
taksiar (indefinite masculine plural)
taksiane (definite masculine plural)


bombe

bomba (definite singular)
bomber (indefinite plural)
bombene (definite plural)

eit blått slips med raude bomber


bombe

bombar (present)
bomba (past)
bomba (participle past)
bombast (infinitive passive)
bombande (participle present)
bombe (imperative)
bomb (imperative)


sæl

sælt (neuter)
sæle (definite plural singular)
sælare (comparative)
sælast (indefinite superlative)
sælaste (definite superlative)

„D’er godt at faa,“ so sagde tidt han Fa’r,
„ei unger Kone og ein gamal Gard.
D’er lett med desse tvo at liva vel;
og Skam faa den, som ei med det er sæl.“

1866, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Storegut, page 32:

“It’s good to have”, father often said,
“a young wife and an old farm.
With these two it is easy to live well;
and shame on him who is not satisfied with that.”


kaffi

kaffi

nn-decl-blank-aasen-sing

kaffi

kaffi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
kaffien (accusative definite nominative singular)
kaffi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
kaffiet (accusative definite nominative singular)
kaffie (dative definite singular)


homogen

head

homogen (neuter singular homogent, definite singular and plural homogene)

homogent (neuter singular)
homogene (definite plural singular)


troti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of troten

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of troten


troti

(non-standard since 2012) supine of tryta


troti

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of trot


makt

makta (definite singular)
makter (indefinite plural)
maktene (definite plural)

From Old Norse makt, from Middle Low German macht. Akin to English might , German Macht.

Presidenten har stor makt.

Brasil er ei viktig makt i Sør-Amerika.

Brazil is an important power in South America.

Politiet har lov til å bruka makt.


legere

legerer (present)
legerte (past)
legert (participle past)
legerast (infinitive passive)
legerande (participle present)
leger (imperative)

From Latin ligāre, ligō, compare with German legieren.

to thicken by blending egg yolks, cream, butter etc. into sauces and soups


stil

stilen (definite singular)
stilar (indefinite plural)
stilane (definite plural)


astronom

astronomen (definite singular)
astronomar (indefinite plural)
astronomane (definite plural)


måne

månen (definite singular)
månar (indefinite plural)
månane (definite plural)

From Old Norse máni (“the moon”), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Akin to English moon. See also månad.

inh

I solsystemet er det berre to planetar som ikkje har måne.

There are only two planets in the solar system that lack moons.

In the Solar System, there are only two planets without moons.

a moon (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet)

Han begynner å få måne.

(colloquial) a bald spot, especially in and around the crown of the head


låg

låg (feminine masculine)
lågt (neuter)
låge (definite plural singular)
lågare (comparative)
lægre (comparative)
lågast (indefinite superlative)
lægst (indefinite superlative)
lågaste (definite superlative)
lægste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse lágr. Akin to English low.


låg

låga (definite singular)
læger (indefinite plural)
lægene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lág, from liggja (“to lie (down)”).


låg

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


malm

malmen (definite singular)
malmar (indefinite plural)
malmane (definite plural)

From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz (“sand, ore”). Doublet of malme.

(countable and uncountable) heartwood, especially of a conifer


ete

et (present)
åt (past)
ete (participle past)
etast (infinitive passive)
etande (participle present)
et (imperative)


gen

genet (definite singular)
gen (indefinite plural)
gena (definite plural)


ullus

ullusa (definite singular)
ullus (indefinite plural)
ullyser (indefinite plural)
ullusene (definite plural)
ullysene (definite plural)


a

The first letter of the Norwegian Nynorsk alphabet, written in the Latin script.


a

head

a m (definite singular a-en, indefinite plural a-ar, definite plural a-ane)

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


a

From Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó.

fre a Gud okka far aa Jesu Christo den herræ.

c. 1700, Sigurd Kolsrud, quoting Jacob Rasch, “Eldste nynorske bibeltekst: Jacob Rasch c. 1700”, in Syn og Segn, volume 56, published 1950, page 110:

peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.


saldo

account balance, the difference between an account's debits and credits


minne

minnet (definite singular)
minne (indefinite plural)
minna (definite plural)

From Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic *minþiją, *gaminþiją.


minne

minner (present)
minte (past)
mint (participle past)
minnast (infinitive passive)
minnande (participle present)
minn (imperative)

From Old Norse minna, from Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.

den fargen minner meg om haust

sjukdomen kan minne seg seinare


leve

leve (present tense lever, past tense levde, supine levd or levt, past participle levd, present participle levande, imperative lev)

lever (present)
levde (past)
levd (supine)
levt (supine)
levd (participle past)
levande (participle present)
lev (imperative)

leve kongen!


leve

Specialised from the optative use of leva.

(by extension) a wish for a good and long life


linoleum

Borrowed from English linoleum. Doublet of linolje.


tysdag

tysdagen (definite singular)
tysdagar (indefinite plural)
tysdagane (definite plural)

From Old Norse týsdagr, from Týr (“Tyr”) and dagr (“day”), from
Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag, a calque of Latin dies Martis.

Eg reiser på tysdag.


ukrainsk

ukrainsk (neuter singular ukrainsk, definite singular and plural ukrainske)

ukrainsk (neuter singular)
ukrainske (definite plural singular)

Ukrainian (relating to Ukraine and Ukrainians)


lat

lat (neuter singular lat or latt, definite singular and plural late, comparative latare, indefinite superlative latast, definite superlative lataste)

lat (neuter singular)
latt (neuter singular)
late (definite plural singular)
latare (comparative)
latast (indefinite superlative)
lataste (definite superlative)


asa

asa (present tense es, past tense os, supine ase, past participle asen, present participle asande, imperative as)

es (present)
os (past)
ase (supine)
asen (participle past)
asande (participle present)
as (imperative)
asar (present)
asa (past)
asa (participle past)
asast (infinitive passive)
asande (participle present)
asa (imperative)
as (imperative)

Related to ese and jest, and even English yeast. Some of the senses are influenced by Middle Low German.

to swell (as a result of fermentation), ferment


vere

nn-verb

vere (present tense er, past tense var, past participle vore, passive infinitive verast, present participle verande, imperative ver)

er (present)
var (past)
vore (participle past)
verast (infinitive passive)
verande (participle present)
ver (imperative)

From Old Norse vera, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną.

Fred vere med deg.


vere

verar (present)
vera (past)
vera (participle past)
verast (infinitive passive)
verande (participle present)
vere (imperative)
ver (imperative)


officium

officiet (definite singular)
officium (indefinite plural)
officia (definite plural)

(Christianity, historical) mass, service


kýr

head

kýr f (definite singular kýrí, definite singular dative kýrinn, indefinite plural ký, definite plural kýne, definite plural dative ký)

kýrí (definite singular)
kýrinn (dative definite singular)
ký (indefinite plural)
kýne (definite plural)
ký (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of ku (“cow”)


kýr

(nonstandard) alternative spelling of kyr (“cows”); plural of kú


forme

formar (present)
forma (past)
forma (participle past)
formast (infinitive passive)
formande (participle present)
forme (imperative)
form (imperative)


lyft

lyftet (definite singular)
lyft (indefinite plural)
lyfta (definite plural)

lift (the act of lifting, that which is lifted)


lyft

lyft (definite singular and plural lyfte)

From Old Norse lyptr (participle of lyfta) from Proto-Germanic *luftidaz (participle of *luftijaną). The supine is of the neuter singular.


gira

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

From the verb, ultimately from English gear (preserving the g-sound).

keen (on something), craving (after something)


gira

girar (present)
gira (past)
gira (participle past)
girast (infinitive passive)
girande (participle present)
gira (imperative)
gir (imperative)

Borrowed from English gear, preserving the g-sound.

to drive (the car or even a bicycle) faster


frase

frase m (definite singular frasen, indefinite plural frasar, definite plural frasane)

frasen (definite singular)
frasar (indefinite plural)
frasane (definite plural)


imi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of im


imi

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of imen

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of imen


pekar

(non-standard since 2012) present of peka


vide

vidar (present)
vida (past)
vida (participle past)
vidast (infinitive passive)
vidande (participle present)
vide (imperative)
vid (imperative)


kne

kneet (definite singular)
kne (indefinite plural)
knea (definite plural)

From Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”). Akin to English knee.


pels

pelsen (definite singular)
pelsar (indefinite plural)
pelsane (definite plural)


kimsa

kimsar (present)
kimsa (past)
kimsa (participle past)
kimsast (infinitive passive)
kimsande (participle present)
kimsa (imperative)
kims (imperative)


lupin

lupinen (definite singular)
lupinar (indefinite plural)
lupinane (definite plural)


uti

ti

dialectal form with slightly different sense

Han hoppa uti sjøen.

Han låg uti sjøen.


basar

basaren (definite singular)
basarar (indefinite plural)
basarane (definite plural)

From Italian bazar, and Hindustani Hindi बाज़ार (bāzār), Urdu بازار (bāzār); from Persian بازار (bâzâr, “marketplace, bazaar”); from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to buy”).

der

a bazaar (charity event where the proceeds are from sales and tombola)


Nidhogg

From Old Norse Níðhǫggr, from níð (“libel, defamation”) + hǫggr.


jette

jetten (definite singular)
jettar (indefinite plural)
jettane (definite plural)

From Danish jætte, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz.


fått

masculine/feminine/neuter past participle of få


gjøre

nn-verb

gjøre (present tense gjør, past tense gjorde, past participle gjort, passive infinitive gjørast, present participle gjørande, imperative gjør)

gjør (present)
gjorde (past)
gjort (participle past)
gjørast (infinitive passive)
gjørande (participle present)
gjør (imperative)

(pre-2012) alternative form of gjera (“to do; to make”)


gamla

Definite form; a nominalisation of gamal (“old”).

the old or oldest woman, especially in a family


høy

From Old Norse hey. Akin to English hay.


gjort

indefinite neuter singular past participle of gjera


spela

spelar (present)
speler (present)
spela (past)
spelte (past)
spela (participle past)
spelt (participle past)
spelast (infinitive passive)
spelande (participle present)
spela (imperative)
spel (imperative)


fink

finken (definite singular)
finkar (indefinite plural)
finkane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German vinke. Akin to English finch.

a bird of the family Fringillidae, the finches


pipa

pipa (definite singular)
piper (indefinite plural)
pipor (indefinite plural)
pipene (definite plural)
pipone (definite plural)


pipa

head

pipa (present tense pip, past tense peip, supine pipe, past participle pipen, present participle pipande, imperative pip)

pip (present)
peip (past)
pipe (supine)
pipen (participle past)
pipande (participle present)
pip (imperative)


boku

bòku f (definite singular bòko, indefinite plural bòkur, definite plural bòkune)

bòku (canonical feminine)
bòko (definite singular)
bòkur (indefinite plural)
bòkune (definite plural)


foro

Foro dei inckie vel i danna Fær

1647, “LAnte oster Kraakelund”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 43:


palma

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of palme


Lødingen

A municipality of Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway

Lødingen
nn:Lødingen
nn:Lødingen kommune


oss

From Old Norse accusative and dative oss of vér, from Proto-Germanic accusative *uns, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥smé.

(personal) us; me and at least one other person; objective case of me and vi

vi tok oss god tid

1998, Jon Fosse, Natta syng sine songar, Oslo: Samlaget, page 203:

Når va det oss skoillj fårrå te skævven?

When we were supposed to go to the forest?

Dæmæ venda os aat Bygden

1770, Edvard Storm, “Guten aa Jenta paa Fjøshjellen”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 233:

(dialectal, Gudbrandsdal, Romsdal, Trøndelag, personal) we


Moskenes

A municipality on an island in Lofoten, Nordland, Norway


Sortland

A town with bystatus and municipality of Nordland, Norway

Sortland
nn:Sortland
nn:Sortland kommune


Øksnes

A municipality in Vesterålen, Nordland, Norway


kore

korar (present)
kora (past)
kora (participle past)
korast (infinitive passive)
korande (participle present)
kore (imperative)
kor (imperative)


Flakstad

A municipality of Lofoten district, Nordland, Norway


Røst

A small island municipality of Lofoten district, Nordland, Norway


Nesna

From Old Norse *Nesnar pl, an n-derivation of nes (“headland”). Also suggested to come from genitive plural of *nesnir (“headland dwellers”).

A farm and municipality of Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway


Vestvågøy

An island municipality of Lofoten district, Nordland, Norway

Vestvågøy
nn:Vestvågøy
nn:Vestvågøy kommune


Narvik

A town with bystatus and municipality of Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway


Træna

Definite form; from Old Norse Þriðn f, an n-derivation of *þrið f (“unit of three”), related to þriði (“third”) and þrír (“three”). The name likely refers to three mountain peaks on the largest island. Cognate with Icelandic Þriðn, Þriðna.

An archipelago and municipality of Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway


Lillehammer

From Danish Lillehammer, a Danicisation of the native names Litlehamar or Veslehamar.

A town with bystatus and municipality of Oppland, Norway


Rennesøy

An island municipality of Rogaland, Norway

Rennesøy
nn:Rennesøy
nn:Rennesøy kommune


Finnøy

Finnøy f (definite Finnøya or (dialectal) Finnøynå)

Finnøya (definite)
Finnøynå (definite dialectal)

An island and former municipality of Rogaland, Norway


Lurøy

From Old Norse Lúðrey, from lúðr + ey (“island”).

An island and municipality of Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway


Sauda

A town with bystatus and municipality of Rogaland, Norway


Sandnes

A municipality of Rogaland, Norway, and the ninth-largest city in Norway.


Gaular

Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane#English

A municipality of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway


Lærdal

From Old Norse Læradalr, from earlier *Lærardalr. First part likely from *Lærr, a now gone river name; last part from dalr (“valley”).

A valley and municipality of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway


Gjøvik

From Old Norse Djúpvík, from djúpr (“deep”) + vík (“bay”). Doublet of Djup(e)vika, Devika, and Dybevik.

doublet

Men æille har et syskenbån på Gjøvik, om tok de fysste skretta æillt i fjor.

1983, Alf Prøysen (lyrics and music), “Æille har et syskenbån på Gjøvik”:

But everybody has a cousin in Gjøvik, which took their first steps last year.

A town and municipality by the western shore of the lake Mjøsa, Oppland, Norway


Naustdal

Naustdal
nn:Naustdal
nn:Naustdal kommune


Bjugn

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).


Hemne

A former municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018). Since 2020 became a part of Heim municipality.


Tydal

A municipality bordering onto Sweden in Trøndelag county, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).


Vågsøy

A municipality and island in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway


Klæbu

From Old Norse Kleppabú, from kleppr + bú.

A former municipality of Trøndelag, Norway. Merged with Trondheim in 2020.


Skaun

Attested as Schång in Swedish sources (17th century).


Hitra

An island municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).


Førde

From Old Norse Fyrði, Firði, from firði, dative of fjǫrðr (“fjord”).

A town with bystatus and municipality of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Førde
nn:Førde i Sunnfjord
nn:Førde kommune


Åfjord

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018). A merger with Roan municipality is planned for 2020.


Ibestad

A municipality consisting of two islands in Troms, Norway, with its administrative centre in Hamnvik.


Kragerø

A town with bystatus and municipality of Telemark, Norway


Notodden

Notodden
nn:Notodden
nn:Notodden kommune


Gulen

Definite form; from Old Norse Guli, originally a fjord name. Possibly from gul n (“strong wind”), or from the Proto-Germanic root *geul-.


Roan

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018). A merger with Åfjord municipality is planned for 2020.


Utsira

An island and municipality of Rogaland, Norway.


Karmøy

head

Karmøy f (definite Karmøya or (dialectal) Karmøynå)

Karmøya (definite)
Karmøynå (definite dialectal)

First part from Old Norse Kǫrmt (genitive Karmtar), whence also Karmt; from karmr. Last part from øy.

A municipality and island in Rogaland, Norway


Farsund

A town with bystatus and municipality of Vest-Agder, Norway


Vennesla

Vennesla
nn:Vennesla
nn:Vennesla kommune


Harstad

[²hɐ̞ɻ.ʃt̠ɐ̞]

[²hɐ̞ʃ.t̠ɐ̞]

From Old Norse *Harðarstaðir m pl, maybe from the male given name Hǫrðr + staðr (“place”).

A town with bystatus and municipality of Troms, Norway

Harstad
Harstad (town)
nn:Harstad
nn:Harstad kommune


Bokn

A municipality of Rogaland, Norway, primarily consisting of the two islands Austre Bokn and Vestre Bokn


Selbu

From Old Norse Selabú, from the lake name *Seli + bú. First part from seli (“harness”).

A municipality in the south of Trøndelag, Norway


Hornindal

/ˈhɔɲː.dɑːl/

From Old Norse *Hornynjudalr, from Hornyn + dalr (“valley”). The first part from horn (“horn”) + vin (“meadow”), whence also the farm name Horne.

Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal#Norwegian_Bokmål

A former municipality of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Joined Volda in Møre og Romsdal on 1 January 2020.


Tokke

From earlier Totka [tuːtka], from Old Norse Þotka, related to Totak. The name of the municipality is derived from the river’s name.

A municipality of Telemark, Norway, formed after merging of Mo and Lårdal herads in 1964.

A river in Telemark, Norway. The river is running through this municipality from lake Totak down southwards into lake Bandak. The administrative center of the municipality, Dalen, is located on the mouth of this river.


Luster

A municipality of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway


Søgne

Originally a river name; from Old Norse *Sygna, derived from súga (“to suck”).

A village and former municipality of Vest-Agder, Norway


Lindesnes

From Old Norse Líðandisnes. First part from Líðandi, from the present participle of líða. According to E. Heide, the name refers to geographical features of the coast, where Lindesnes is the border between a complex coast line in the west and a easy navigatable coast line in the east. Last part from nes (“headland”).

A peninsula and municipality of Vest-Agder, Norway

Lindesnes
nn:Lindesnes
nn:Lindesnes kommune


Ørland

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018). A merger with Bjugn municipality is planned for 2020.


Rennebu

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018). Before 1839 was part of Meldal. In 1966 the town of Innset became part of this municipality.

a town, which is the administrative center of this municipality.


Røros

Originally a farm name, until it was repurposed for the town around 1650. First part from Old Norse *Reyðr, from rauðr (“red”), cf. reyðr. Last part from óss (“river mouth”).

A mining town and municipality of Gauldal district, southern Trøndelag, Norway


Skien

Danicised form of a Norwegian Skìda; from Old Norse Skiða, likely from a river name derived from skíða (“piece of split wood; plank”), which may refer to a straight river course. It can also come from a related strong verb (*skíða < *skīþaną) and mean “the splitting (river)”. This would also explain the short vowel, cf. skriða f from skríða. Whether the Old Norse form was Skiða or Skíða is unclear, but the modern pronunciation with /e/ suggests the first.

Skien (a city and municipality of Grenland district, Telemark, Norway)


Selje

Saint Sunniva
Selje
nn:Selja
nn:Selje i Nordfjord
nn:Selje kommune

Originally only an island name; from Old Norse Selja, possibly derived from sel (“pasture shed”), or less likely from salr (“room, hall”), referring to the cave where Saint Sunniva and her followers dwelled after reaching the island in the 10th century.

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

(definite form) an island in Stad, Nordfjord district, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway


Kvinesdal

From Old Norse Hvínisdalr, from the fjord name Hvínir (now Fedafjorden), an ia-derivation of the river name *Hvín.

(definite form) A valley Western Agder, Norway


Orkdal

Related to the river name Orkla. The second part -dal is from Norwegian dal (“valley”).

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, which existed until January 1. 2020. The former municipality of Orkland was between 1920-1963 not a part of Orkdal herad. After January 1. 2020, the Orkdal became part of a new, bigger municipality, which got the same name as the former municipality of Orkland

a valley on the lower part of Orkla river, where the main part of Orkdal municipality was situated. Roughly the same as Lower Orkladal. May include or not include the former district of Orkland, which existed until 1963.


Oppdal

From Old Norse Uppdalr, from upp- (“upper”) + dalr (“valley”)

A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).

a village in the valley which is the administrative center of the municipality


Vefsn

→ Swedish: Väfsen

→ Danish: Vefsen, Væfsen

→ German: Wefsen

From Old Norse *Vefsn, originally only a river name, whence also Vefsna (“The Vefsn River”). Of uncertain origin, but possibly a sn-derivation of vefja or the Proto-Germanic stem *web-, whence also Old Norse váfa.

A municipality of Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway


Rissa

A former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, merged with Leksvik in Nord-Trøndelag to form Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county on 1 Jan 2018; the two counties were merged on the same day.


Kristiansand

[kɰɛ̞sjɐ̞nˈsɐ̞nː]

A Norwegianised spelling of Danish Christianssand, from Christian + sand (“sand”). Named after Christian IV of Denmark who initiated the construction of a “kvadratur” on the place in 1641.

A city and municipality of Vest-Agder, Norway. The sixth-largest city in Norway.


Mandal

From Old Norse *Marnardalr, from *Mǫrn + dalr (“valley”).

(definite form) A valley West Agder, Norway


Dovre

Originally a farm name; from Old Norse Dofrar f pl, from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”). Cognate with Icelandic Dofrar.

A village and municipality of Oppland, Norway

Samstelte og trugne til Dovre fell

United and loyal until (the mountains of) Dovre crumble

Ellipsis of Dovrefjell (“the mountains of Dovre”).


Dovre

From Old Norse Dofri, related to Dofrar (“Dovre”).

(Norse mythology) name of a jotun said to have raised Harald Fairhair


Vinje

Named after the old Vinje farm, from Old Norse Vinjar, plural form of vin (“pasture, meadow”).

A municipality of Telemark, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is Åmot.

A village in this municipality (herad), whence the name of the municipality.


Vinje

A village in Heim, Trøndelag, Norway (formerly in Hemne municipality)


Horten

A town with bystatus and municipality of Vestfold, Norway


Holmestrand

A town with bystatus and municipality of Vestfold, Norway. It was enlarged on 1 January 2018 when Hof municipality was merged with it.

Holmestrand
nn:Holmestrand
nn:Holmestrand kommune


Stokke

A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway, now part of Sandefjord municipality (from 1 January 2017).


Tjøme

An island, also a former municipality in Vestfold, Norway, merged with Nøtterøy to form Færder municipality on 1 January 2018.


Nøtterøy

An island, also a former municipality in Vestfold, Norway, merged with Tjøme to form Færder municipality on 1 January 2018.


Lund

Lund (a city and municipality of Skåne County, in southern Sweden)

Lund (a municipality of Rogaland county, Norway)


Andebu

From Old Norse Andabú. The first part is uncertain; the last part is bú n (“dwelling”)

A village and former municipality of Vestfold, Norway


Tønsberg

From Old Norse Túnsberg, from tún + berg.

A city and municipality of Vestfold, Norway

Tønsberg
nn:Tønsberg
nn:Tønsberg kommune


botswan

botswanen (definite singular)
botswanar (indefinite plural)
botswanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of botswanar


Meldal

Meddarn

the municipality and its village, definite form

A former municipality of Trøndelag, Norway which existed until 1 january 2020), formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018). Back in the older days (around 19th century) the municipaliry has also included Rennebu (and some hillsides in Rindal).

a village in the valley, administrative center of the municipality and of a church district with the same name

a medieval herad with administrative center in the village


Meldal

an uninhabited valley on a mountain side on the Gurskøya island


vada

vader (present)
vadde (past)
vadt (participle past)
vadd (participle past)
vadast (infinitive passive)
vadande (participle present)
vad (imperative)

From Old Norse vaða, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Om Erik vil koma seg til strendom, må han uansett vada yver åi.

If Erik want to come to the beaches, he must anyway wade over the creek.

(intransitive, chiefly about fish) swim at the surface


vada

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Sør-Trøndelag

A former county of Norway, merged with Nord-Trøndelag to form Trøndelag county on 1 January 2018.


chilen

chilenen (definite singular)
chilenar (indefinite plural)
chilenane (definite plural)


Nord-Trøndelag

A former county of Norway, merged with Sør-Trøndelag to form Trøndelag county on 1 January 2018.


kolombian

kolombianen (definite singular)
kolombianar (indefinite plural)
kolombianane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of kolombianar


kostarikan

kostarikanen (definite singular)
kostarikanar (indefinite plural)
kostarikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of kostarikanar


Larvik

From Old Norse Lagarvík, from Lǫgr (i.e. Numedalslågen) + vík (“bay”).

Numedalslågen
nn:Larvik
nn:Larvik kommune


angolan

angolanen (definite singular)
angolanar (indefinite plural)
angolanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of angolanar


bahaman

bahamanen (definite singular)
bahamanar (indefinite plural)
bahamanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of bahamanar


Aust-Agder

Coordinate term: Vest-Agder


sentralafrikan

sentralafrikanen (definite singular)
sentralafrikanar (indefinite plural)
sentralafrikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of sentralafrikanar


Vest-Agder

Coordinate term: Aust-Agder


Sandefjord

Sandefjord
Sandefjordsfjord
nn:Sandefjord kommune

A town with bystatus and municipality of Vestfold, Norway. It was enlarged on 1th January 2017 when the municipalities of Andebu and Stokke were merged with it.

(definite form) Synonym of Sandefjordsfjorden


Hedmark

head

Hedmark f (definite Hedmarka, definite dative Hedmarken)

Hedmarka (definite)
Hedmarken (dative definite)

Monophthongised form of Heidmark, from Old Norse Heiðmǫrk, from the tribe name hei(ð)nir + mǫrk (“forest, woodland”). Cognate with Icelandic Heiðmörk and Danish Hedemark.


colombian

colombianen (definite singular)
colombianar (indefinite plural)
colombianane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of colombianar


Telemark

English: telemark

tele (“someone from Telemark”) + mark (“land; march”); from Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from genitive plural of þelir (name of an old Germanic tribe) + mǫrk (“borderland, march, mark, woodland”).


Hordaland

From Old Norse Hǫrðaland, from hǫrðar m pl + land.

Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane#Norwegian_Bokmål

(historical) A county of Western Norway, merged with Sogn og Fjordane on 1 January 2020 under the new name of Vestland.


masa

masar (present)
masa (past)
masa (participle past)
masast (infinitive passive)
masande (participle present)
masa (imperative)
mas (imperative)

[…]sidan tok han til aa masa um ei Gullkedja, som han visste, ho skulde hava; han vilde kaupa da Halsgullet, um da var aldri so dyrt[…]

1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge:

[…] then he started nagging about a gold chain, that he knew she had; he wanted to buy that necklace, no matter the price […]


Troms

→⇒ Danish: Tromsø

→ Norwegian: Tromsø

→ Northern Sami: Romsa

→ Finnish: Tromssa

Originally the name of what’s now called Tromsøya; from Old Norse Trums, possibly from Proto-Germanic *trumisō. Also theorised to come from *Strums, from an ablaut form of straumr (“current, stream”). Cognate with Icelandic Trums.

A county in Northern Norway (between 2020 to 2024 Troms and Finnmark were merged into Troms og Finnmark county).


ekvatorialguinean

ekvatorialguineanen (definite singular)
ekvatorialguineanar (indefinite plural)
ekvatorialguineanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of ekvatorialguineanar


Stavanger

[stɐ̞.ˈʋɐ̞ŋ.ɡər]

[stɐ̞.ˈʋɐ̞ŋ.ŋəɾ]

[sta̝.ˈʋa̝ŋ.ŋɔɰ]

[sta̝.ˈʋa̝ŋ.ŋəɰ]

From Old Norse Stafangr, a compound of stafr + angr. Akin to Stavang. The meanings of the composite words are straightforward, but what exactly they refer to is unclear.
* angr (“bay, fjord”), in reference to a body of water. This could be Breiavatnet, Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, Vågen , or Østervåg. Norwegian etymologist Inge Særheim sees Vågen, the inlet atop the mouth of which stands the Stavanger Cathedral, as the most likely candidate.
* stafr (“staff”), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz, relating to the straight and unbending shape of a landform. This could refer to the out-jutting headland on the east lip of Vågen, a steep drop down into (the shore of) a body of water, or simply the unbending shape of the body of water in question. Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, and Vågen all have straightish shapes.

A city and municipality of Rogaland, Norway.

(now historical) A former county (amt) in Norway, from 1662 to 1919, roughly equivalent to modern-day Rogaland.


Lardal

Lardal
Numedalslågen
nn:Lardal
nn:Larvik kommune

From Old Norse Lagardalr, from Lǫgr (i.e. Numedalslågen) + dalr (“valley”). Doublet of Lågdalen.

A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway

(definite form) a valley in Vestfold, Norway, around the river Lågen


Svelvik

[ˈsʋǽɽˌʋǐˑk]

From Old Norse Sverðvík, likely a newer form of *Sverfðvík, from *sverfð (“a whirl”), a nominalised form of sverfa (“to whirl”), and vík. The first part may be in reference to the Svelvik current.

A town with bystatus in Drammen, Norway.

A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway. Joined Drammen on 1 January 2020.


Storbritannia

Det sameinte kongeriket Storbritannia og Nord-Irland

Great Britain (loosely, the United Kingdom)


kuban

kubanen (definite singular)
kubanar (indefinite plural)
kubanane (definite plural)


bli

head

bli (present tense blir, past tense blei or vart, supine blitt or vorte, past participle blitt or vorten, present participle blivande, imperative bli)

blir (present)
blei (past)
vart (past)
blitt (supine)
vorte (supine)
blitt (participle past)
vorten (participle past)
blivande (participle present)
bli (imperative)

Short form of blive, from Middle Norwegian blífa, from Middle Low German bliven. Meaning 2, 3 and 4 are taken from Old Norse verða. The forms vart, vorte and vorten are from verta and verte, also from Old Norse verða.

Kva seier du til å bli heime i staden for å gå på den dumme festen?

How about staying home instead of going to that stupid party?

Du blir her!

To personar vart arresterte for tjuveri i går.

Two people were arrested for theft yesterday.

Ho vart gripen av angst.

(as an auxiliary verb to create passive voice with the main verb in past participle) to be

Det blir jo berre verre!

Øhm, er det berre meg, eller byrjar du å bli skalla?

Erm, is it just me, or are you going bald?

(change, development over time) to become, get, go.

change; development over time; change; development over time

Når eg blir stor, skal eg bli lege.

When I grow up, I'm going to be a doctor.

Festen vart ein suksess!

The party turned out to be/was a success!

to be, become, will, going to, turn out,

Det blir å byrje på nytt, går eg ut frå.

Det blir 25 kroner.


finlending

finlendingen (definite singular)
finlendingar (indefinite plural)
finlendingane (definite plural)


estlending

estlendingen (definite singular)
estlendingar (indefinite plural)
estlendingane (definite plural)


Rogaland

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Rogaland, from genitive of rygir m pl (“the people living in Rogaland”), and land. The name fell out of use in the Middle Age, but was taken back as county name in 1918.


franskmann

head

franskmann m (definite singular franskmannen, indefinite plural franskmenn, definite plural franskmennene)

franskmannen (definite singular)
franskmenn (indefinite plural)
franskmennene (definite plural)

From fransk + mann, from German Franzmann (superseded by Franzose).

a French person, Frenchman, Frenchwoman (person from France)


inferno

infernoet (definite singular)
inferno (indefinite plural)
infernoa (definite plural)

From Italian inferno, from Latin infernus.


jamaikan

jamaikanen (definite singular)
jamaikanar (indefinite plural)
jamaikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of jamaikanar


Buskerud

Originally only a farm name; from Old Norse Biskupsruð, from biskup (“bishop”) and ruð (“clearing”).


Frøya

Definite form; from Old Norse Frøy, Frey f, from Proto-Germanic *Frawjō f, from *frawjô (“lord”). Also theorised to be from *fraaujō (“big island”).

An island and municipality on the coast of Trøndelag, Norway

An island in Nordfjord district, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.


Frøya

From Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.


guatemalan

guatemalanen (definite singular)
guatemalanar (indefinite plural)
guatemalanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of guatemalanar


kambodsjan

kambodsjanen (definite singular)
kambodsjanar (indefinite plural)
kambodsjanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of kambodsjanar


synge

nn-verb

synge (present tense syng, past tense song, past participle sunge, passive infinitive syngast, present participle syngande, imperative syng)

syng (present)
song (past)
sunge (participle past)
syngast (infinitive passive)
syngande (participle present)
syng (imperative)


honduran

honduranen (definite singular)
honduranar (indefinite plural)
honduranane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of honduranar


marokkan

marokkanen (definite singular)
marokkanar (indefinite plural)
marokkanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of marokkanar


garderobe

garderoben (definite singular)
garderobar (indefinite plural)
garderobane (definite plural)

a dressing room, changing room, or locker room


meksikan

meksikanen (definite singular)
meksikanar (indefinite plural)
meksikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of meksikanar


maldiv

maldiven (definite singular)
maldivar (indefinite plural)
maldivane (definite plural)


jemenitt

jemenitten (definite singular)
jemenittar (indefinite plural)
jemenittane (definite plural)


kypriot

kyprioten (definite singular)
kypriotar (indefinite plural)
kypriotane (definite plural)


sørkorean

sørkoreanen (definite singular)
sørkoreanar (indefinite plural)
sørkoreanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of sørkoreanar


Trondheim

From Old Norse Þróndheimr, Þróndeimr, Þrándheimr (“Trondheim, Trøndelag”), from þróndr (plural þrǿndr, þrǿndir) + heimr. Þróndr is possibly from the present participle of þróask (“to grow”), from the reflexive form of Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną. A proposed Proto-Norse ancestor is *ᚦᚱᛟᚹᚨᚾᛞᛁᛉ m pl (*þrowandiʀ /*þrōwandiʀ/) (< *þrōwōną + *-ndz), cf. Old English Þrowendas pl. A similar construction is found in bóndi (“farmer”) from búa (“to reside”), and frændi (“friend”) from frjá (“to love”).
The city’s Old Norse name was Niðaróss (“the mouth of the Nid river”), but was commonly referred to as kaupangr í Þróndheimi (“the city in Trøndelag”). It was later simplified to use only the name of the region, whence also the Danish name Trondhjem. The same tendency is found in modern time when the city is referred to as Staden (“the stead, the city”) or Byen (“the city”) instead of its official name, and genuine dialect forms are found only outside of Trøndelag.
Doublet of Trandum (farm name). Cognates include Faroese Tróndheimur and Icelandic Þrándheimur, and Swedish Trondhem.

inh

Olavskyrkja i Trondeim / ho æ tekt’e mæ bly: / Bendik skò inkji live njote, / um ho va tri gongjir ny!

The Olav Church in Trondheim / it is thatched with lead: / Bendik shall not his life enjoy, / if it was three times new!

Trandeim

Nordfyrdemål, Sognamål, Western Valdresmål, Telemål

Trondheim, Throndham (a city and municipality in southern Trøndelag, Norway)

Trondheimsfjorden

the fjord around which Trøndelag is located

trondheimsk

related to Trondheim; the dialect of Trondheim

kaupangen i Trondheimen

medieval nickname for the city of Nidaros/Trondheim (literally, “the city in Throwendham”)

Fraa denne Foldalen var altso ho Malene, som var fem og sytti Aar og piltade so lett som ei Rjupe tri Mil fram til Hjerkinn for at sjaa Kongen paa Nordferdi si til Throndheim, endaa mange Skytsfolk til Kongen, som vaaro i Fylgjet med sine lause Hestar, sagde, at ho gjekk for at sjaa seg ut ein Kjæraste paa Hjerkinn og Kongsvoll bland dei Mange, som komo dit fraa lang Leid for at sjaa Kongen.

1861, A. O. Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860, page 85:

From this Foldal was Malene, who was seventy five years old and scurried as light as a grouse 34 km to Hjerkinn to see the king on his journey north to Throwendham [i.e. Trøndelag], even though many of the king’s horsemen, who were in his entourage with their loose horses, said that she went to find herself a spouse on Hjerkinn and Kongsvoll from the many who came from far away to see the king.

(now often in the definite form) Throwendham, Throndham (the region around the Trondheim Fjord, Norway, equivalent of the county of Trøndelag)


Tromsø

Troms og Finnmark
Troms og Finnmark#English

Tromsø (a city and municipality of Troms og Finnmark, Norway)


antiguan

antiguanen (definite singular)
antiguanar (indefinite plural)
antiguanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of antiguanar


Oppland

From Old Norse Upplǫnd n pl, from upp (“up”) + lǫnd (“lands”).

(definite) The districts of the inner parts of Norway south of Dovre, mainly Gudbrandsdalen, Østerdalen, Hedmarken and Toten


nederlending

nederlendingen (definite singular)
nederlendingar (indefinite plural)
nederlendingane (definite plural)


nordkorean

nordkoreanen (definite singular)
nordkoreanar (indefinite plural)
nordkoreanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of nordkoreanar


costarican

costaricanen (definite singular)
costaricanar (indefinite plural)
costaricanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of costaricanar


newzealending

newzealendingen (definite singular)
newzealendingar (indefinite plural)
newzealendingane (definite plural)


monegask

monegasken (definite singular)
monegaskar (indefinite plural)
monegaskane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of monegaskar


nyzealending

nyzealendingen (definite singular)
nyzealendingar (indefinite plural)
nyzealendingane (definite plural)


ingen

head

ingen (masculine ingen, feminine inga, neuter inkje, plural ingen)

ingen (masculine)
inga (feminine)
inkje (neuter)
ingen (plural)

From Middle Norwegian eingin, from Old Norse enginn, a newer form of engi. Cognate with Faroese eingin, Icelandic enginn, Swedish ingen and Danish ingen.


panaman

panamanen (definite singular)
panamanar (indefinite plural)
panamanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of panamanar


garn

garnet (definite singular)
garn (indefinite plural)
garna (definite plural)

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).


koppar

copper ((pre-2012) alternative form of kopar)


stå

står (present)
stod (past)
stått (participle past)
ståast (infinitive passive)
ståande (participle present)
stå (imperative)

From Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic *standaną. The infinitive stå and present tense står, could be derived irregularly from standa, but are likely derived from an Eastern Scandinavian variant. This could have come from an unattested (Eastern) Old Norse form *stá, or from the Middle Low German form stān. Both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stāną, which like *standaną, ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”). The noun derives from the verb. Compare Swedish stå, Danish stå, English stand, Latin stāre, stō.

Bussen var så full at han måtte stå.

Stå stille, sa eg!

Det står ei vase på bordet.

Toget stod i ti minutt grunna straumbrot.

The train was stopped for ten minutes due to a power outage.

(intransitive) to stand still, be stopped

Når står bryllaupet?

Slaget ved Waterloo stod i 1815.

The battle of Waterloo took place in 1815.

Vasspruten stod langt over brygga.

The spurt of water reached way over the pier.

Trur du ikkje på meg? Det står i avisa.

Don't you believe me? It says so in the newspaper.

Korleis gjekk det? Stod du til eksamen?

(literally, “How did it go? Did you stand to the exam?”)

Eg stod på eksamen!

Eg stod i faget òg.

(literally, “I passed in the class as well.”)

(intransitive, with a preposition) to pass (tests, exams, classes)


stå

ståen (definite singular)
ståar (indefinite plural)
ståane (definite plural)

Forhandlingane gjekk i stå.

(only, idiomatic, not inflected) stop up, stop short, break down

Store stå

A standing area for spectators at Bislett stadion in Oslo, literally: "the great stand"


papuan

papuanen (definite singular)
papuanar (indefinite plural)
papuanane (definite plural)


sørafrikan

sørafrikanen (definite singular)
sørafrikanar (indefinite plural)
sørafrikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of sørafrikanar


polakk

polakken (definite singular)
polakkar (indefinite plural)
polakkane (definite plural)


brite

briten (definite singular)
britar (indefinite plural)
britane (definite plural)

From Old Norse bretar (plural), originally concerning Celts from Britain.

a Brit (informal), Briton, a British person, (in plural form) the British


irlending

irlendingen (definite singular)
irlendingar (indefinite plural)
irlendingane (definite plural)

From Irland + -ing (using the ending -lending).


swazilending

swazilendingen (definite singular)
swazilendingar (indefinite plural)
swazilendingane (definite plural)


spanjol

spanjolen (definite singular)
spanjolar (indefinite plural)
spanjolane (definite plural)


thailending

thailendingen (definite singular)
thailendingar (indefinite plural)
thailendingane (definite plural)


jamaican

jamaicanen (definite singular)
jamaicanar (indefinite plural)
jamaicanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of jamaicanar


kroat

kroaten (definite singular)
kroatar (indefinite plural)
kroatane (definite plural)

a Croatian or Croat (person from Croatia)


korean

koreanen (definite singular)
koreanar (indefinite plural)
koreanane (definite plural)


andorran

andorranen (definite singular)
andorranar (indefinite plural)
andorranane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of andorranar


tyrk

tyrken (definite singular)
tyrkar (indefinite plural)
tyrkane (definite plural)


USA-amerikansk

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

USA-amerikansk (neuter singular)
USA-amerikanske (definite plural singular)


mexican

mexicanen (definite singular)
mexicanar (indefinite plural)
mexicanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of mexicanar


australsk

australsk (neuter singular australsk, definite singular and plural australske)

australsk (neuter singular)
australske (definite plural singular)

Australian (of or pertaining to Australia)


vår

vår (masculine and feminine singular vår, neuter singular vårt, plural våre)

vår (feminine masculine singular)
vårt (neuter singular)
våre (plural)

From Old Norse várr, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.


vår

våren (definite singular)
vårar (indefinite plural)
vårane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vár n, from Proto-Germanic *wazrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”).


antiguansk

antiguansk (neuter singular antiguansk, definite singular and plural antiguanske)

antiguansk (neuter singular)
antiguanske (definite plural singular)


andorransk

andorransk (neuter singular andorransk, definite singular and plural andorranske)

andorransk (neuter singular)
andorranske (definite plural singular)


afghansk

afghansk (neuter singular afghansk, definite singular and plural afghanske)

afghansk (neuter singular)
afghanske (definite plural singular)


nicaraguan

nicaraguanen (definite singular)
nicaraguanar (indefinite plural)
nicaraguanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of nicaraguanar


algerisk

algerisk (neuter singular algerisk, definite singular and plural algeriske)

algerisk (neuter singular)
algeriske (definite plural singular)


angolansk

angolansk (neuter singular angolansk, definite singular and plural angolanske)

angolansk (neuter singular)
angolanske (definite plural singular)

Angolan (of or pertaining to Angola and Angolans)


tongan

tonganen (definite singular)
tonganar (indefinite plural)
tonganane (definite plural)


paraguayan

paraguayanen (definite singular)
paraguayanar (indefinite plural)
paraguayanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of paraguayanar


argentinsk

argentinsk (neuter singular argentinsk, definite singular and plural argentinske)

argentinsk (neuter singular)
argentinske (definite plural singular)


venezuelan

venezuelanen (definite singular)
venezuelanar (indefinite plural)
venezuelanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of venezuelanar


peruan

peruanen (definite singular)
peruanar (indefinite plural)
peruanane (definite plural)


uruguayan

uruguayanen (definite singular)
uruguayanar (indefinite plural)
uruguayanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of uruguayanar


hellen

hellenen (definite singular)
hellenar (indefinite plural)
hellenane (definite plural)


Finnmark

From Old Norse Finnmǫrk (“land of the Sami”), from finnr, fiðr (“Sami”) + mǫrk (“woodland, forest”). First part from Proto-Germanic *fenþnōz pl (“nomadic people”) or *finnaz.
Not to be confused with Finnemarka, which is a newer name made from finne (“Finn”), a Swedish borrowing.

der

A dialect of the Northern Sami language.


ronke

head

ronke (present tense ronkar, past tense ronka, past participle ronka)

ronkar (present)
ronka (past)
ronka (participle past)


trug

trugen (definite singular)
trugar (indefinite plural)
trugane (definite plural)


runke

runkar (present)
runka (past)
runka (participle past)
runkast (infinitive passive)
runkande (participle present)
runke (imperative)
runk (imperative)


snaps

snapsen (definite singular)
snapsar (indefinite plural)
snapsane (definite plural)


rør

røra (definite singular)
røret (definite singular)
rører (indefinite plural)
rør (indefinite plural)
rørene (definite plural)
røra (definite plural)


rør

røra (definite singular)
rører (indefinite plural)
rørene (definite plural)


getto

gettoen (definite singular)
gettoar (indefinite plural)
gettoane (definite plural)


samoan

samoanen (definite singular)
samoanar (indefinite plural)
samoanane (definite plural)


bursdag

bursdagen (definite singular)
bursdagar (indefinite plural)
bursdagane (definite plural)


laot

laoten (definite singular)
laotar (indefinite plural)
laotane (definite plural)


holme

holmen (definite singular)
holmar (indefinite plural)
holmane (definite plural)


fødselsdag

fødselsdagen (definite singular)
fødselsdagar (indefinite plural)
fødselsdagane (definite plural)

From fødsel (“birth”) + -s- + dag (“day”).


gratulerer med dagen

Literally, “congratulations with the day”.

lit

Norwegian national day
w:Norwegian Constitution Day

also said on other occasions, such as Norwegian national day or New Year's Eve


fundament

fundamentet (definite singular)
fundament (indefinite plural)
fundamenta (definite plural)


fødsel

fødselen (definite singular)
fødslar (indefinite plural)
fødslane (definite plural)


albansk

head

albansk (neuter singular albansk, definite singular and plural albanske)

albansk (neuter singular)
albanske (definite plural singular)


onkel

onkelen (definite singular)
onklar (indefinite plural)
onklane (definite plural)

From French oncle, from Latin avunculus.


brannmann

brannmannen (definite singular)
brannmenn (indefinite plural)
brannmennene (definite plural)


milliardær

milliardæren (definite singular)
milliardærar (indefinite plural)
milliardærane (definite plural)


søsken

søskenet (definite singular)
søsken (indefinite plural)
søskena (definite plural)