Köln

From German Köln, from Latin colōnia (“colony”), in the city's original name, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)


nonchalant

nonchalant (indefinite singular)
nonchalante (definite plural singular)


slava

slavar (present)
slava (past)
slava (participle past)
slavast (infinitive passive)
slavande (participle present)
slava (imperative)
slav (imperative)

(intransitive) to work or serve as a slave


mausoleum

mausoleet (definite singular)
mausoleum (indefinite plural)
mausolea (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon) from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named for Mausolus (Μαύσωλος or Μαύσσωλλος), via Latin mausoleum.


orsak

orsaki (definite singular)
orsaker (indefinite plural)
orsakir (indefinite plural)
orsakerne (definite plural)
orsakine (definite plural)


quilt

quilten (definite singular)
quiltar (indefinite plural)
quiltane (definite plural)


tetraeder

tetraederet (definite singular)
tetraeder (indefinite plural)
tetraedera (definite plural)


fata

fatar (present)
fata (past)
fata (participle past)
fatast (infinitive passive)
fatande (participle present)
fata (imperative)
fat (imperative)

From Old Norse fata, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ped- (“to walk, stumble, fall”). Doublet of fatta, which came through Middle Low German vaten. Cognates include Dutch vatten, German fassen, and to a certain degree English fetch.

Ljoset det inn i Myrkret skin // Myrkret det inkje vil fata.

1875, Elias Blix, “Jesu, du er den Himmelveg”, in Nokre salmar [Some hymns], Booklet III, Christiania: Samlaget, page 26:

Light, it shines into the darkness. Darkness will not grasp it.

Hendene skifter tak, ei for ei, eller båe i ein gong, og fatar i steget som knekrokane heng på.

1923, Edvard Os, Kroppsøvingar i barne- og ungdomsskulen [Physical exercises for primary and lower secondary education], Oslo: Samlaget, page 190:

The hands switch grip, one at a time, or both at once, and grab the very [ladder-]step on which the kneekaps hang.

(intransitive) to ignite (to commence burning)


fata

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


dodekaeder

dodekaederet (definite singular)
dodekaeder (indefinite plural)
dodekaedera (definite plural)


biter

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of bita


Venezia

Venice (the capital city of Veneto, Italy)

Venice (a metropolitan city of Veneto, Italy)


ordre

ordren (definite singular)
ordrar (indefinite plural)
ordrane (definite plural)

order (request for some product or service)


fale

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag) Alternative form of farleg (“dangerous”)


dolk

head

dolk m (definite singular dolken, indefinite plural dolkar, definite plural dolkane)

dolken (definite singular)
dolkar (indefinite plural)
dolkane (definite plural)


New Age

New Age (gender indeterminate, not declined)


VM

VM-et (definite singular)
VM (indefinite plural)
VM-a (definite plural)

Initialism of verdsmeisterskap (“World championship, World cup”).


genial

genial (neuter singular genialt, definite singular and plural geniale)

genialt (neuter singular)
geniale (definite plural singular)


pute

puta (definite singular)
puter (indefinite plural)
putene (definite plural)

From Danish pude (“something that puffs up”).


lege

legen (definite singular)
legar (indefinite plural)
legane (definite plural)

From Danish læge through Norwegian Bokmål lege. Compare also lækjar, from lækja (“to heal”).


lege

lega (definite singular)
leger (indefinite plural)
legene (definite plural)

the act of lying (resting in a horizontal position)

a place where something lies, e.g. an animal

any kind of resting place for livestock and it's shepherd (usually high in the mountains, especially in Setesdalsheiene)


kanin

kaninen (definite singular)
kaninar (indefinite plural)
kaninane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German kanīn, konīn, from Old French connin, connil, from Latin cuniculus.


sitting

sittinga (definite singular)
sittingar (indefinite plural)
sittingane (definite plural)


diamant

diamanten (definite singular)
diamantar (indefinite plural)
diamantane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Classical Latin adamās.

Kongen bar ei krone av gull, innsett med diamantar.

The king wore a crown of gold set with diamonds.

Saga er innsett med diamant.

letterpress printing
letterpress printing

the smallest typeface in letterpress printing


singel

singelen (definite singular)
singelar (indefinite plural)
singelane (definite plural)


singel

singel (masculine and feminine singel, neuter singelt, definite singular and plural single)

singel (feminine masculine)
singelt (neuter)
single (definite plural singular)


singel

singelen (definite singular)
singlar (indefinite plural)
singlane (definite plural)


singel

singelet (definite singular)
singel (indefinite plural)
singela (definite plural)

From the verb single (“make a crackling, ringing sound”).


tunga

tunga (definite singular)
tunger (indefinite plural)
tungor (indefinite plural)
tungene (definite plural)
tungone (definite plural)


øy

øya (definite singular)
øyar (indefinite plural)
øyer (indefinite plural)
øyane (definite plural)
øyene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō.


moder

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


hasta

hastar (present)
hasta (past)
hasta (participle past)
hastast (infinitive passive)
hastande (participle present)
hasta (imperative)
hast (imperative)

Han hastar av garde.

Denne jobben hastar.


leto

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of lètu


dikti

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of dikt


bombing

bombinga (definite singular)
bombingar (indefinite plural)
bombingane (definite plural)


tights

tightsen (definite singular)
tights (indefinite plural)
tightsar (indefinite plural)
tightsane (definite plural)


sande

sandar (present)
sanda (past)
sanda (participle past)
sandast (infinitive passive)
sandande (participle present)
sande (imperative)
sand (imperative)

to sprinkle with sand; to strew (with) sand


Ape

Originally a byname; from an agent noun to Old Norse apa (“to mimic”). Related to ape (“ape”).

a male given name, feminine equivalent Apa


fess

fessen (definite singular)
fessar (indefinite plural)
fessane (definite plural)


Alta

A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway


Serbia

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

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


hose

hosa (definite singular)
hoser (indefinite plural)
hosene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hosa, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ.


Alf

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Alfr where has been misinterpreted as /f/. Compare the inherited Alv and alv. Also a contraction of Adolf.

a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Alv


Ass

Assen (definite singular)
Assar (indefinite plural)
Assane (definite plural)


perle

perla (definite singular)
perler (indefinite plural)
perlene (definite plural)


Ask

Compare ask (“ash tree”); from Old Norse Askr, from askr (“ash tree”). The given name may also be a short form of Áskell, whence also Åskjell and Askjell. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Askur.

(Norse mythology) The first male human, according to the Poetic Edda

a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “ash tree”


dato

datoen (definite singular)
datoar (indefinite plural)
datoane (definite plural)


Montenegro

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


Borg

(historical) a mediaeval town in Østfold; modern Sarpsborg


vit

From Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Cognate with Faroese vit, Norwegian Bokmål vett, Swedish vett, Danish vid, English wit, Dutch wit, German Witz.


vit

From the Old Norse vit, the imperative form of Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”).


Abraham

Ultimately from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām).


Dag

From Old Norse Dagr, from dagr (“day”), whence also dag. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Dagur, and Swedish and Danish Dag.

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

(Norse mythology) Dagr, the personification of the day


Frei

An island and former municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway, which was merged with Kristiansund municipality on 1 January 2008.


stat

staten (definite singular)
statar (indefinite plural)
statane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German stat, from Latin status.

Frankrike er ein av dei største statane i Europa.

France is one of the largest countries of Europe.

Eg har fått meg jobb i staten.

I have got a job working for the government.

(definite form) the government, authorities


monument

monumentet (definite singular)
monument (indefinite plural)
monumenta (definite plural)


Guru

From Old Norse Guðrún where the -n is lost following nationalisation of the preceding vowel (cf. augun > augo).


Ada

Short for Germanic names beginning with Adel-, and also of Biblical Hebrew origin. Used as a given name in Norway since the 1850s.

a female given name, equivalent to English Ada


roda

rodar (present)
roda (past)
roda (participle past)
rodast (infinitive passive)
rodande (participle present)
roda (imperative)
rod (imperative)

From Old Norse roða. This verb uses split infinitive.

(intransitive) to shine reddish, to be red

(by extension, archaic) to glaze baked goods (with raw egg yolk or milk or similar) before putting into oven


roda

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Bergen

From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), influenced by German due to the Hanseatic League and eventually replaced the native Bjørgvin. From bjarg (“rock, boulder, cliff”) + vin (“meadow, pasture”).

der

Bergen (a port city and municipality of Hordaland, Norway)

A former county of Western Norway, now a part of Hordaland


KI

kunstig intelligens
kunstig intelligens#Norwegian_Nynorsk


soda

sodaen (definite singular)
sodaar (indefinite plural)
sodaer (indefinite plural)
sodaane (definite plural)
sodaene (definite plural)

From Italian sodo, possibly from Latin solidus (“solid”). The second sense is borrowed from English.


Jon

Medieval contraction of Johannes. First recorded in Norway in the 11th century.
Doublet of Jan, Joan, Johan, Jehans, Johanes, Joannes, Johannes, Jens, and Hans

doublet

a male given name, feminine equivalent Jona, equivalent to English John


Magne

From Old Norse Magni, from magn (“power”). First recorded in Norway ca. 1100.

(Norse mythology) Magni (the son of Thor and Jarnsaxa)


Dan

As a biblical character from Hebrew דָּן (Dan). The given name comes from Old Norse Danr, from danr (“Dane”), but also from the biblical name.

a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Dane

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Dan


Island

From Old Norse Ísland, from íss (“ice”) + land (“land”). Akin to English Iceland.

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in Europe, North Atlantic Ocean; capital: Reykjavík)


Flora

Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane#English

A former municipality of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, with its administrative centre in Florø. Merged with Vågsøy on 1 January 2020 under the name of Kinn.


Jo

Short form of names with the element jo (such as Jostein and Jorid), from jór (“horse”).


Amerika

America (the continents of North America and South America)

United States of America
United States of America#English

United States of America (a country in North America)


Moss

A town with bystatus and municipality of Østfold, Norway


Finn

From Old Norse Finnr, from finnr (“Sami”), whence also finn. Also a short form of compound names with the element. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Finnur, Swedish Finn, and Danish Find.

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Finna


Os

nn:Os kommune i Hedmark
nn:Os kommune i Hordaland

A municipality of Hedmark, Norway, bordering onto Trøndelag. Now part of Innlandet fylke (Hedmark fylke exists no more). Geographically is located in Austerdalen valley. Back in the days (before 1926) this municipality was part of Tolga and included Galåa village (now part of Røros municipality). Between 1966 and 1976 the municipality was merged with Tolga into Tolga-Os kommune.

A municipality of Hordaland, Norway, not far from Bergen city. Now merged with Fusa, becoming Bjørnafjorden municipality.


Per

From Middle Norwegian Péðr, from Old Norse Pétr, from Latin Petrus (“Peter”).


Lier

From Old Norse Líðir, plural of (h)líð f (“slope”).

Lier (a municipality of Buskerud county, Norway)


Moskva

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)


Rune

From Old Norse Rúni, from rúni (“good friend”). Also a short form of compound names with the element run (such as Runolv).

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Runa


Sande

nn:Sande kommune i Møre og Romsdal
nn:Sande kommune i Vestfold

An island municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Ski

A town with bystatus and municipality of Akershus, Norway


Regen

From Old Norse Reginn, likely related to regin (“the gods, the powers”).


Man

Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)


ka

Ka e da du gjere på?

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway, Vestlandet, non-standard since 1959) alternative form of kva (“what”)


Tore

From Old Norse Þórir, from older *Þórvér, from Proto-Germanic *Þunrawīhaz. Also a short form of names with the element Þórr. Cognate with Faroese Tóri and Icelandic Þórir.

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Tora


Ty

From Old Norse Týr, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz. Cognate with Faroese Týrur, English Tew, Tiw, and Gothic *𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍅𐍃 (*teiws).


Tau

Uncertain, but etymologists have pointed to a couple of explanations. One proposes a derivation of Old Norse taufr (“sorcery, charms”), in reference to the practice of primitive magic in the area, reckoning Taufr to be a name of the creek running through. Another proposes a relationship with Old Norse taug (“string, rope”) and teygja (“to stretch out”), in reference to the nature of waterflow of said creek.
It was attested through the late medieval and early modern periods as a Taufer (1389), Taugir (1427), and af Thawgh (1463), Thow (1563), Touu (1567), Thouff (1602), Though (1606), Thoug (1610), Thov (1661), and Toug (1723). Another spelling, Tou, is still preserved in the name of a local brewery.

Tau (a village outside Stavanger, located in the municipality of Strand, Rogaland)

Fagbokforlaget
en:Tau, Norway
nn:Tau i Ryfylke


Tora

From Old Norse Þóra, a female form of Þórr, or a short form of compound names with the element. Cognate with Faroese Tóra and Icelandic Þóra.

a female given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Tore


bh

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


Tor

From Old Norse Þórr. The given name is also a spelling variant of Tord, from Þórðr.


aari

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of aar f

(non-standard since 1917) definite plural of aar n


Stein

From Old Norse Steinn, from steinn (“stone”), whence also stein. Also a short form of compound names with the element. Cognate with Faroese Steinur, Icelandic Steinn, Swedish Sten, and Danish Steen, as well as English Stone.

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


berge

bergar (present)
berga (past)
berga (participle past)
bergast (infinitive passive)
bergande (participle present)
berge (imperative)
berg (imperative)


boden

head

boden (neuter bode, definite singular and plural bodne)

bode (neuter)
bodne (definite plural singular)

past participle of bjoda and bjode (non-standard since 2012)


familie

familien (definite singular)
familiar (indefinite plural)
familiane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin familia, via German Familie.

a family (father, mother and their sons and daughters)

(biology) family (a principal taxonomic category)


feder

(non-standard since 1938) indefinite plural of far


gimmer

gimra (definite singular)
gimrar (indefinite plural)
gimrer (indefinite plural)
gimrane (definite plural)
gimrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse gymbr, from Proto-Germanic *gimrį̄.

a gimmer, a ewe between one and two years old


ragnarok

ragnaroket (definite singular)
ragnarok (indefinite plural)
ragnaroka (definite plural)

From Old Norse ragnarǫk, from regin (“gods”) + rǫk (“fate, judgment”).


fijian

fijianen (definite singular)
fijianar (indefinite plural)
fijianane (definite plural)


butan

butan m or n (definite singular butanen or butanet)

butanen (definite singular)
butanet (definite singular)


genoa

(nautical, sailing) a genoa (type of foresail)


september

From Latin september, from septem (“seven”).


german

germanen (definite singular)
germanar (indefinite plural)
germanane (definite plural)


ivorian

ivorianen (definite singular)
ivorianar (indefinite plural)
ivorianane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of ivorianar


november

From Latin november, from novem (“nine”).


auge

auget (definite singular)
auge (indefinite plural)
auga (definite plural)


oman

From Old Norse ofan. Compare Faroese oman.

(dialectal) Alternative form of ovan (“from above”)


koine

koineen (definite singular)
koinear (indefinite plural)
koineane (definite plural)


slovak

slovaken (definite singular)
slovakar (indefinite plural)
slovakane (definite plural)


maori

maorien (definite singular)
maoriar (indefinite plural)
maoriane (definite plural)

a Maori (member of the native people of New Zealand)

(uncountable) Maori (the language spoken by the Maori people)


tamil

tamilen (definite singular)
tamilar (indefinite plural)
tamilane (definite plural)

a Tamil (member of a people living in parts of Southern India and Sri Lanka)


samaritan

samaritanen (definite singular)
samaritanar (indefinite plural)
samaritanane (definite plural)

ein miskunnsam samaritan

a Samaritan (charitable, helpful person)


meister

meisteren (definite singular)
meistrar (indefinite plural)
meistrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German.

champion (someone who has been winner in a contest)


afar

afaren (definite singular)
afarar (indefinite plural)
afarane (definite plural)


nase

nasen (definite singular)
nasar (indefinite plural)
nasane (definite plural)

From Old Norse nasar and nasir, nominative and accusative plurals of nǫs f (whence Norwegian Nynorsk nos f. The verb is derived from the noun.

Du har noko på nasen din.

Nasen på flyet var dekt med snø.

The nose of the airplane was covered in snow.


nase

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

Sauen nasa på maten, men åt han ikkje.

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


mali

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of malen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of malen


mali

(non-standard since 2012) supine of mala


pore

pora (definite singular)
porer (indefinite plural)
porene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).


jod

jod m or n (definite singular joden or jodet)

joden (definite singular)
jodet (definite singular)

From Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”).


galen

gale (neuter)
galne (definite plural singular)
galnare (comparative)
galnast (indefinite superlative)
galnaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse galinn. Compare Swedish galen, Faroese galin and Norwegian Bokmål gal.


galen

head

galen (neuter gale, definite singular and plural galne)

gale (neuter)
galne (definite plural singular)


orden

ordenen (definite singular)
ordenar (indefinite plural)
ordenane (definite plural)

From Latin ordo, via Middle Low German orden.

i alfabetisk orden


C

the third letter of the Norwegian alphabet


mandel

mandel m (definite singular mandelen, indefinite plural mandlar, definite plural mandlane)

mandelen (definite singular)
mandlar (indefinite plural)
mandlane (definite plural)


adam

adamen (definite singular)
adamar (indefinite plural)
adamane (definite plural)

From the name of Adam in the book of Genesis.

(figurative) original sin or human frailty


dane

danen (definite singular)
daner (indefinite plural)
danar (indefinite plural)
danene (definite plural)
danane (definite plural)

Riket til danane var større enn dagens Danmark.

The realm of the Danes was larger than present day Denmark.

a Dane (when referring to early Medieval times/the Viking era)


dane

danar (present)
dana (past)
dana (participle past)
danast (infinitive passive)
danande (participle present)
dane (imperative)
dan (imperative)


brigade

brigaden (definite singular)
brigadar (indefinite plural)
brigadane (definite plural)

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


swahili

From Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coasts”).


seminar

seminaret (definite singular)
seminar (indefinite plural)
seminara (definite plural)


islamist

islamisten (definite singular)
islamistar (indefinite plural)
islamistane (definite plural)


jovial

jovial (neuter singular jovialt, definite singular and plural joviale)

jovialt (neuter singular)
joviale (definite plural singular)

From German jovial, from Latin jovialis.


mormon

mormonen (definite singular)
mormonar (indefinite plural)
mormonane (definite plural)

Directly or ultimately from English Mormon.

(religion) a Mormon (adherent of Mormonism)


dette

nn-verb

dette (present tense dett, past tense datt, past participle dotte, passive infinitive dettast, present participle dettande, imperative dett)

dett (present)
datt (past)
dotte (participle past)
dettast (infinitive passive)
dettande (participle present)
dett (imperative)


viking

vikingen (definite singular)
vikingar (indefinite plural)
vikingane (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Old Norse víkingr, from Proto-Germanic *wīkingaz. Borrowed into Norwegian not before 17th century, when it first came in use in Swedish (see Swedish viking) and Danish (see Danish viking).


viking

vikinga (definite singular)
vikinger (indefinite plural)
vikingene (definite plural)

fara i viking

(historical) a freebooting voyage, piracy


viking

an inhabitant of a bay (vik) (usually used as an ending in demonyms, see -viking)


viking

From vika (“to yield, give away”) (or its alternative form vikja). Compare to Swedish vikning (“aliasing”)

a turning (from the norm, way or frequency)


meg

objective case of eg: me (direct object of a verb)


satan

Satan! Det gjer vondt!

Satan då!


magnolia

head

magnolia m (definite singular magnoliaen, indefinite plural magnoliaer or magnoliaar, definite plural magnoliaene or magnoliaane)

magnoliaen (definite singular)
magnoliaer (indefinite plural)
magnoliaar (indefinite plural)
magnoliaene (definite plural)
magnoliaane (definite plural)

Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638–1715).


hindu

hinduen (definite singular)
hinduar (indefinite plural)
hinduane (definite plural)

From Persian هندو (hendu, “Indian, Hindu”), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, “Indian”), from hnd (Hind, “India”) + -wk' (-ūg), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hiⁿdu-, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus (“river”).


texas

(slang) craziness, wildness (like the Wild West)


cuban

cubanen (definite singular)
cubanar (indefinite plural)
cubanane (definite plural)


faute

fauten (definite singular)
fauta (definite singular)
fauter (indefinite plural)
fautar (indefinite plural)
fautene (definite plural)
fautane (definite plural)


urea

From French urée, from Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).


mo

moen (definite singular)
moar (indefinite plural)
moane (definite plural)

From Old Norse mór (“moor”), from Proto-Germanic *mōraz.


mo

head

mo (neuter singular mo or mott, definite singular and plural mo or moe)

mo (neuter singular)
mott (neuter singular)
mo (definite plural singular)
moe (definite plural singular)


mo

mo (neuter singular mo, definite singular and plural mo or moe)

mo (neuter singular)
mo (definite plural singular)
moe (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz.


mo

moet (definite singular)
mo (indefinite plural)
moa (definite plural)


mo

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


buddhist

buddhist (indefinite masculine singular)
buddhisten (definite masculine singular)
buddhistar (indefinite masculine plural)
buddhistane (definite masculine plural)


hei

hei!


hei

head

hei f (definite singular heia, indefinite plural heier or heiar, definite plural heiene or heiane)

heia (definite singular)
heier (indefinite plural)
heiar (indefinite plural)
heiene (definite plural)
heiane (definite plural)

From Old Norse heiðr. Akin to English heath.


rota

rotar (present)
rota (past)
rota (participle past)
rotast (infinitive passive)
rotande (participle present)
rota (imperative)
rot (imperative)


champagne

champagnen (definite singular)
champagnar (indefinite plural)
champagnane (definite plural)


anarki

anarkiet (definite singular)
anarki (indefinite plural)
anarkia (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”), + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “power, authority”). The /ki/ sound combination is probably from English anarchy.

anarchy (absence of any form of political authority or government)


feminist

feministen (definite singular)
feministar (indefinite plural)
feministane (definite plural)


hindi

Hindi; one of the official languages of India


kvadrat

kvadrat n (definite singular kvadratet, indefinite plural kvadrat, definite plural kvadrata)

kvadratet (definite singular)
kvadrat (indefinite plural)
kvadrata (definite plural)


saum

saumen (definite singular)
saumar (indefinite plural)
saumane (definite plural)


Balkan

the Balkans (a geographical region in Southeast Europe)


eid

eiden (definite singular)
eidar (indefinite plural)
eidane (definite plural)

From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.


eid

eidet (definite singular)
eid (indefinite plural)
eida (definite plural)

From Old Norse eið, from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Swedish ed, Icelandic eið, and Faroese eið.


eid

From Arabic عِيد (ʕīd), via Persian عید ('eyd).


saudi

saudien (definite singular)
saudiar (indefinite plural)
saudiane (definite plural)


saudi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of saud


krone

krona (definite singular)
kroner (indefinite plural)
kronene (definite plural)

From Old Norse krúna, from Middle Low German krōne, from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē), from κορωνός (korōnós, “curved”).

(metonymically) the sovereign as a head of state

(numismatics) a currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress), or more specifically:

krone (the currencies of Norway, Denmark and Iceland);

(historical) such currencies used within the Austro-Hungarian Empire or her successor states.

kron

noun): krona (non-standard since 2012; heads of a coin

(dentistry) crown (prosthetic covering for a tooth)


krone

kronar (present)
krona (past)
krona (participle past)
kronast (infinitive passive)
kronande (participle present)
krone (imperative)
kron (imperative)


hijab

hijaben (definite singular)
hijabar (indefinite plural)
hijabane (definite plural)


Tanger

Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima#English

Tangier (a port city, the capital of the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar)


Arabia

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

Arabia (A peninsula of Western Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates)

(broader sense) Arabia (The region within or adjacent to the Arabian Plate; Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Egyptian Sinai, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates)


riven

riven (neuter rive, definite singular and plural rivne)

rive (neuter)
rivne (definite plural singular)


emir

emiren (definite singular)
emirar (indefinite plural)
emirane (definite plural)

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).


venne

head

venne (present tense venner, past tense vende, supine vent, past participle vend or vent, present participle vennande, imperative venn)

venner (present)
vende (past)
vent (supine)
vend (participle past)
vent (participle past)
vennande (participle present)
venn (imperative)


raja

rajaen (definite singular)
rajaer (indefinite plural)
rajaar (indefinite plural)
rajaene (definite plural)
rajaane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English rajah, from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rex.


haga

hagar (present)
haga (past)
haga (participle past)
hagast (infinitive passive)
hagande (participle present)
haga (imperative)
hag (imperative)

From Old Norse haga (“to please, placate”), from Proto-Germanic *hagōną.


haga

From Old Norse haga, oblique case singular of hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô.

I hagan din er alle roser raue.

1937, Asbjørn Dørumsgard, Jordmål, [Oslo]: Noregs boklag, page 69:

(dialectal, Southern East Norway) alternative form of hage


haga

(dialectal) alternative form of hagar; indefinite plural of hage or hagje


Ap

(politics) Initialism of Arbeidarpartiet.


sentimental

head

sentimental (neuter singular sentimentalt, definite singular and plural sentimentale)

sentimentalt (neuter singular)
sentimentale (definite plural singular)

From English sentimental, ultimately from Latin sentimentum.


geometri

geometrien (definite singular)
geometriar (indefinite plural)
geometriane (definite plural)

geo- + -metri, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry, land-survey”)


okla

okla (definite singular)
okler (indefinite plural)
oklor (indefinite plural)
oklene (definite plural)
oklone (definite plural)
Historical inflection of okla
n.

nn-noun-infl

In 1917, an alternative form okle n was introduced.


salat

salaten (definite singular)
salatar (indefinite plural)
salatane (definite plural)

Lactuca sativa
Lactuca sativa#Translingual


turbulent

head

turbulent (neuter singular turbulent, definite singular and plural turbulente)

turbulent (neuter singular)
turbulente (definite plural singular)


ili

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of il


geit

geita (definite singular)
geiter (indefinite plural)
geitene (definite plural)
geit (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
geita (accusative definite nominative singular)
geiter (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
geitene (accusative definite nominative plural)
geite- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
geite- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)
geit (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
geiti (accusative definite nominative singular)
geiter (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
geiterna (accusative definite nominative plural)
geitenne (dative definite singular)
geitom (dative definite plural)
geitar- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
geite- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

geit

¹Plural with tonem 1, stemming from older one-syllable forms.

nn-decl-blank-full

geit

From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.


kors

korset (definite singular)
kors (indefinite plural)
korsa (definite plural)


I

head

I (lower case i, definite singular I-en, indefinite plural I-ar, definite plural I-ane)

i (lowercase)
I-en (definite singular)
I-ar (indefinite plural)
I-ane (definite plural)

The ninth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, called I and written in the Latin script.


I

From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, *ik, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. The upper case spelling might be an orthographic influence from cognate English I, or as a means to differenciate from native preposition i (“in”).

(dialectal) alternative form of eg (first person singular pronoun)


I

I (objective ær or ør or jærs, possessive ærs or ørs or jærs)

ær (objective)
ør (objective)
jærs (objective)
ærs (possessive)
ørs (possessive)
jærs (possessive)

Possibly through Danish I. From Old Norse ér, ír, from Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. Compare with de. The upper case spelling might be explained either by its use as an honorific, or with its plausible Danish origins.

(obsolete or dialectal, polite) you (second person singular)


gau

gauet (definite singular)
gau (indefinite plural)
gaua (definite plural)


vatn

vatnet (definite singular)
vatn (indefinite plural)
vatna (definite plural)

From Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Akin to English water.

Eg skulle ynskja eg hadde noko vatn å drikka.

Dette vatnet har eg ikkje sett før.


kenyan

kenyanen (definite singular)
kenyanar (indefinite plural)
kenyanane (definite plural)


Edith

a female given name of popular usage, variant of Edit


fakultet

fakultetet (definite singular)
fakultet (indefinite plural)
fakulteta (definite plural)


underside

undersida (definite singular)
undersider (indefinite plural)
undersidene (definite plural)


garnison

garnisonen (definite singular)
garnisonar (indefinite plural)
garnisonane (definite plural)


inst

inst (indefinite singular inst, definite singular inste, plural inst or inste)

inst (indefinite singular)
inste (definite singular)
inst (plural)
inste (plural)


aud

audt (neuter)
aude (definite plural singular)
audare (comparative)
audast (indefinite superlative)
audaste (definite superlative)

Om senn kom dei til ein aud gard.

Eventually, they arrived at a desolate farm.


aud

riches, wealth (only used in given names)


ovan

From Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Cognate with Faroese oman, Icelandic ofan, Swedish ovan, and Danish oven.


kyn

kynet (definite singular)
kyn (indefinite plural)
kyna (definite plural)
kyni (definite plural)


Aristoteles

Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).


få

få (definite plural singular)
færre (comparative)
færrast (indefinite superlative)
færraste (definite superlative)

Ho syntest ho fekk få gåver til jul.

She thought she got few presents for Christmas.

Dei færraste veit om hendinga.

Very few know of the incident. (literally: "The fewest know of the incident.")


få

får (present)
fådde (past)
fått (participle past)
fådd (participle past)
fåast (infinitive passive)
fåande (participle present)
få (imperative)

From Old Norse fá (“to measure, decorate, imprint; to make something colourful”).

inh

Lakenet vart fådd i sola.

Dei har tenkt å få hampen.

They are going to soak and dissolve the hemp.

Regnet får høyet.


få

head

få (present tense får, past tense fekk, past participle fått, present participle fåande, imperative få)

får (present)
fekk (past)
fått (participle past)
fåande (participle present)
få (imperative)

From Old Norse fá (to grab, capture, conquer).

Kva fekk du til jul?

Kor mang fiskar fekk du?

Det beste er godt nok, berre ein kan få det.

The best is good enough, if only one can get it. (proverb)

Be, så skal de få. Leit, så skal de finna. Bank på, så skal det latast opp for dykk.

(Can we date this quote?), The Bible, Matthew 7:7:

Pray, and you shall receive. Search, and you shall find. Knock, and the door shall be opened to you.

To get; to have; to obtain; to receive; to obtain.

Hugs å få gjort leksene!

Eg får hovudpine av alt det bråket!

All that noise is giving me a headache! (literally: "I'm getting a headache from all that noise.")

Han fekk ein alvorleg skade.

Det får vente.

(auxiliary) will; have to; better; have got to

Pasienten får ikkje ta imot besøk.

The patient is not allowed to have visits.

(auxiliary) may, can, be allowed; get to

Vi får sjå kva som skjer.


sura

suraen (definite singular)
suraer (indefinite plural)
suraar (indefinite plural)
suraene (definite plural)
suraane (definite plural)


reporter

reporteren (definite singular)
reporterar (indefinite plural)
reporterane (definite plural)


Bagdad

From Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Persian بغداد (bağdâd).

Baghdad (the capital city of Iraq)
Baghdad (a governorate of Iraq)


yr

yret (definite singular)
yr (indefinite plural)
yra (definite plural)


yr

yrt (neuter)
yre (definite plural singular)
yrare (comparative)
yrast (indefinite superlative)
yraste (definite superlative)


smoking

smokingen (definite singular)
smokingar (indefinite plural)
smokingane (definite plural)


graf

grafen (definite singular)
grafar (indefinite plural)
grafane (definite plural)


puss

pussen (definite singular)
pussar (indefinite plural)
pussane (definite plural)

From pusse (“to clean, polish, plaster, render”).

(a layer of) plaster (mortar), plastering


puss

puss m or n (definite singular pussen or pusset)

pussen (definite singular)
pusset (definite singular)

(pathology) pus (yellowish fluid from infected tissue)


puss

pusset (definite singular)
puss (indefinite plural)
pussa (definite plural)

From Middle Low German putze, pusse, posse. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to hit”), likely in part through Old French boce (“bump”). Compare German Posse, Dutch poets.


papir

papiret (definite singular)
papir (indefinite plural)
papira (definite plural)

From late Old Norse pappir, from Middle Low German pappir, from Old French papier.


sinus

sinusen (definite singular)
sinusar (indefinite plural)
sinusane (definite plural)


assistent

assistenten (definite singular)
assistentar (indefinite plural)
assistentane (definite plural)


tariff

tariffen (definite singular)
tariffar (indefinite plural)
tariffane (definite plural)

From German Tarif, from Italian tariffa, from Arabic تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf).

tariff, scale, table of rates or charges


pisse

pissar (present)
pissa (past)
pissa (participle past)
pissast (infinitive passive)
pissande (participle present)
pisse (imperative)
piss (imperative)


peritoneum

peritoneumen (definite singular)
peritoneumar (indefinite plural)
peritoneumane (definite plural)


ballerina

ballerinaa (definite singular)
ballerinaer (indefinite plural)
ballerinaene (definite plural)


regent

regenten (definite singular)
regentar (indefinite plural)
regentane (definite plural)


hu

(dialectal, nonstandard) alternative form of ho (“she”)


hu

From Old Norse hú, originally onomatopoeic.


dd

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of du då? (“and you? what about you?”).


muslim

muslimen (definite singular)
muslimar (indefinite plural)
muslimane (definite plural)


Hof

A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Holmestrand municipality on 1 January 2018.


royalty

royaltyen (definite singular)
royaltyar (indefinite plural)
royalties (indefinite plural)
royaltyane (definite plural)


Corsica

administrative region
administrative region

Corsica (an island, department, and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia); (pre-2005) alternative form of Korsika


søndag

søndagen (definite singular)
søndagar (indefinite plural)
søndagane (definite plural)

From Norwegian Bokmål søndag, from Danish søndag.


overdrive

overdrive (present tense overdriv, past tense overdreiv, supine overdrive, past participle overdriven, present participle overdrivande, imperative overdriv)

overdriv (present)
overdreiv (past)
overdrive (supine)
overdriven (participle past)
overdrivande (participle present)
overdriv (imperative)


parlament

parlamentet (definite singular)
parlament (indefinite plural)
parlamenta (definite plural)


supplement

supplementet (definite singular)
supplement (indefinite plural)
supplementa (definite plural)


temperament

temperamentet (definite singular)
temperament (indefinite plural)
temperamenta (definite plural)


separat

separat (neuter singular separat, definite singular and plural separate)

separat (neuter singular)
separate (definite plural singular)


huvud

huvudet (definite singular)
huvud (indefinite plural)
huvuda (definite plural)
huvud (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
huvudet (accusative definite nominative singular)
huvud (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
huvuda (accusative definite nominative plural)
huvu (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
huvu (accusative definite nominative singular)
huvue (accusative definite nominative singular)
huvu (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
huvue (accusative definite nominative plural)
huvue (dative definite singular)
huvuo (dative definite plural)

huvud

huvud

Metaphony of hovud, from Old Norse hǫfuð. Compare Jamtish huvu and Swedish huvud.

Aa er det som er mitt i huvu’ ditt?

1923, Sigurd Nergaard, Eventyr, barnevers, spurningar og ordspraak [Fairytales, Children’s Verset, Riddles, and Sayings], page 93:

det store Haaret laag i digre Lokkar og Krullar kring Huvud og Nakke, men Blod rann fraa Tindingen ned yver Kinnen hans.

1884, Arne Garborg, Forteljingar og sogur [Tales and stories], page 14:

his big hair lay in huge locks and curls around the head and neck, but blood ran from the temple down his cheek.

(nonstandard, dialectal) alternative form of hovud


armband

armbandet (definite singular)
armband (indefinite plural)
armbanda (definite plural)


pappa

pappaen (definite singular)
pappaer (indefinite plural)
pappaar (indefinite plural)
pappaene (definite plural)
pappaane (definite plural)


muset

muset (indefinite singular)
musete (definite plural singular)


etu

eto (definite singular)
etur (indefinite plural)
etune (definite plural)


tå

tåa (definite singular)
tær (indefinite plural)
tærne (definite plural)

From Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ. from the Proto-Indo-European root *deyḱ- (“to point out”). Cognate with Latin digitus.

a toe (part of a foot; also part of a sock, stocking or shoe)


tå

tåa (definite singular)
tåer (indefinite plural)
tåene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þá, from Proto-Germanic *þawō. Related to the verb tø (from Old Norse þeyja). Related to English thaw.

thawed ground; ground that is free from frost and ice


tå

tå (neuter singular tått, definite singular and plural tå or tåe, comparative tåare, indefinite superlative tåast, definite superlative tåaste)

tått (neuter singular)
tå (definite plural singular)
tåe (definite plural singular)
tåare (comparative)
tåast (indefinite superlative)
tåaste (definite superlative)


tå

tår (present)
tådde (past)
tått (participle past)
tådd (participle past)
tåast (infinitive passive)
tåande (participle present)
tå (imperative)

There is a suspected relation to tæ and teia, from Proto-Norse ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟ (tawido, “I made”), from Proto-Germanic *tawjaną.


tå

Aasen, in his 1850 dictionary, lists it as a variant of ut av. As such, the origin of this word is not too dissimilar from that of på (“on”) from Old Norse upp á. See also tu (“out of”), ti (“in”) and poinni (“under”).

Æ skjønne itj bæra tå det som stend ti paperom

I don't understand a word of what is written in the papers

Æ drømme' mæ bort i dokkers røyk tå krutt, sjarm og ildvann.

2018, NDL (lyrics and music), “Morgan Cockaine”, in Demo:

I'm dreaming me away in your's smoke of gunpowder, charme and firewater

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) Nonstandard form of av.


brenna

brenna (present tense brenn, past tense brann, supine brunne, past participle brunnen, present participle brennande, imperative brenn)

brenn (present)
brann (past)
brunne (supine)
brunnen (participle past)
brennande (participle present)
brenn (imperative)

From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Graset på heia brenn.


brenna

brenner (present)
brende (past)
brent (participle past)
brennast (infinitive passive)
brennande (participle present)
brenn (imperative)

From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.

Nokon hadde brent ned huset.


koru

kòru f (definite singular kòro, indefinite plural kòrur, definite plural kòrune)

kòru (canonical feminine)
kòro (definite singular)
kòrur (indefinite plural)
kòrune (definite plural)


ansa

ansar (present)
ansa (past)
ansa (participle past)
ansast (infinitive passive)
ansande (participle present)
ansa (imperative)
ans (imperative)

Eg ansa deg ikkje.


domino

dominoen (definite singular)
dominoar (indefinite plural)
dominoane (definite plural)


dyr

dyret (definite singular)
dyr (indefinite plural)
dyra (definite plural)

From Old West Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.


dyr

dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrare, indefinite superlative dyrast, definite superlative dyraste)

dyrt (neuter singular)
dyre (definite plural singular)
dyrare (comparative)
dyrast (indefinite superlative)
dyraste (definite superlative)


dinosaurus

dinosaurusen (definite singular)
dinosaurar (indefinite plural)
dinosaurane (definite plural)


muna

muna (present tense mun, past tense munde, past participle munt, imperative mun)

mun (present)
munde (past)
munt (participle past)
mun (imperative)


surra

surrar (present)
surra (past)
surra (participle past)
surrast (infinitive passive)
surrande (participle present)
surra (imperative)
surr (imperative)


new age

new age (gender indeterminate, not declined)


radiator

radiatoren (definite singular)
radiatorar (indefinite plural)
radiatorane (definite plural)


vig

vigen (definite singular)
vigar (indefinite plural)
vigane (definite plural)

fight, battle (only used in given names)


klon

klonen (definite singular)
klonar (indefinite plural)
klonane (definite plural)


inte

From Middle Norwegian einki, from eikki with -n- from eingin (< Old Norse enginn, engi). Compare Swedish Swedish inte.

...saa høgger je inte en stok meir i Lystadskogen.

1903, Thoralf Grue, Solør og solungen, page 16:

...then I shall not chop even one more log in the Lystad woods.

(dialectal) not, mainly older dialects in Eastern Norway.


eine

einen (definite singular)
einar (indefinite plural)
einane (definite plural)

From Old Norse einir, from Proto-Germanic *(j)ainijaz, or borrowed from Vulgar Latin ziniperus. Cognate with Faroese eini and Icelandic einir.


vise

viser (present)
viste (past)
vist (participle past)
visast (infinitive passive)
visande (participle present)
vis (imperative)

From Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic *wīsōną.

(transitive) to demonstrate, to give proof of


vise

visa (definite singular)
viser (indefinite plural)
visene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of vise

nn-noun-infl

Form was allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910.

lyrical or epic poem with plain content and plain melody


vise

visen (definite singular)
visar (indefinite plural)
visane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vísir. Probably related to visk.


vise

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bing

bingen (definite singular)
bingar (indefinite plural)
bingane (definite plural)


bolivian

bolivianen (definite singular)
bolivianar (indefinite plural)
bolivianane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of bolivianar


nog

From Old Norse nógr, gnógr. Akin to English enough.

Du hev ikkje nog pengar.

Eg ser det nog.


kokain

head

kokain m or n (definite singular kokainen or kokainet)

kokainen (definite singular)
kokainet (definite singular)


logi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of logen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of logen


logi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of ljuga and lyga


logi

definite singular of log (archaic spelling of lov)


lagom

lagomt (neuter)
lagome (definite plural singular)


hau

used to express fear, rejection, and so on


hau

hauet (definite singular)
hau (indefinite plural)
haua (definite plural)

Men det såg ut som han hadde fått eit hardt slag på sia av hauet.

1978, Dagmar Blix, Vanja, Trondheim: Rune, page 24:

But it looked as though he had taken a hard blow on the side of his head.

"Då hadde du vore eit hau kortare, far."

1979, Edvard Hoem, Der storbåra bryt, Oslo: Det norske samlaget, page 18:

(dialectal) alternative spelling of haud (“head”)


koma

From Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”).


koma

kjem (present)
kom (past)
kome (participle past)
komast (infinitive passive)
komande (participle present)
kom (imperative)
koma (infinitive)
kome (infinitive)
komande (participle present)
komen (participle past)
kome (supine)
kjem (present singular)
kjemer (present singular)
kom (past singular)
koma (plural present)
komo (past plural)
kome (present)
kjøme (past)
kom (present singular)
kome (plural present)

nn-conj-table

Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">koma</i> — (strong􂀽 class 4)

From Old Norse koma, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-. Akin to English come.

come (to move from further away to nearer to)

Når kjem du?


korrupt

head

korrupt (neuter singular korrupt, definite singular and plural korrupte)

korrupt (neuter singular)
korrupte (definite plural singular)


torp

torpet (definite singular)
torp (indefinite plural)
torpa (definite plural)

(most common) A solitary farm, distant from other settlements.

(optional) A solitary group of farms, distant from other settlements.

(optional before 1960s) A solitary farm without owned land, renting land from a larger farm nearby.


lesen

lesen (neuter lese, definite singular and plural lesne)

lese (neuter)
lesne (definite plural singular)


tukka

tukkar (present)
tukka (past)
tukka (participle past)
tukkast (infinitive passive)
tukkande (participle present)
tukka (imperative)
tukk (imperative)


Ukraina

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


falle

falle (present tense fell, past tense fall, supine falle, past participle fallen, present participle fallande, imperative fall)

fell (present)
fall (past)
falle (supine)
fallen (participle past)
fallande (participle present)
fall (imperative)

From Old Norse falla, "to fall", from Proto-Germanic *fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pōl-. Cognates include Faeroese and Swedish falla, Danish falde, English fall, German fallen.

falle pladask for nokon

fall head over heels in love with someone

Han skleid, mista fotfestet og fall.

Byen fall etter å ha vorte kringsett i ein månad.

The city fell after being laid siege to for a month.

Prisane på kler fall dramatisk i fjor.

Prices on clothes fell dramatically last year.

Faren min fall i krigen.

Mange menneske fall i slaget.

Det nye golvet fell ganske mykje.

Skaftet på denne kniven fell godt i handa.

The handle of this knife fits well in my hand.

Kjolen fell fint.

Det fell naturleg for henne.

Det fell naturleg å gjere det no.


Warszawa

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Warszawa, from Old Polish. See there for more.


Urd

From Old Norse Urðr, from Proto-Germanic *wurdiz (“fate, destiny”), Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”).

der

Urd, one of the three Norns; the Norn of those who were.


Urd

A peak of the Misery Mountain, Bear Island, in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway


bre

head

bre m (definite singular breen, indefinite plural brear, definite plural breane)

breen (definite singular)
brear (indefinite plural)
breane (definite plural)

Of uncertain origin. Compare to Icelandic breði and Icelandic breðafönn


Jemen

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


kone

kona (definite singular)
koner (indefinite plural)
konene (definite plural)


på

Rebracketing of Old Norse upp á, compare English upon.

Boka ligg på bordet

on (touching from above or touching, hanging from)

Eplet som heng på den greina

Skiltet på veggen

on, against, touching; hanging from or being attached to (a vertical surface)

på julaftan

på jobben

på den tida

på Island

på Hamar
in Hamar

in (islands and many towns that are not on the coast)

på nynorsk
in Nynorsk

på ettermiddagen


på

Fjernsynet står på

(of machines, etc) turned on; functioning


filament

filamentet (definite singular)
filament (indefinite plural)
filamenta (definite plural)


mun

From Old Norse munr, from Proto-Germanic *muniz.


klar

klar (neuter singular klart, definite singular and plural klare, comparative klarare, indefinite superlative klarast, definite superlative klaraste)

klart (neuter singular)
klare (definite plural singular)
klarare (comparative)
klarast (indefinite superlative)
klaraste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse klárr, from Middle Low German klār, from Latin clārus (“clear”).


herbarium

herbariet (definite singular)
herbarium (indefinite plural)
herbaria (definite plural)


Kairo

der

اَلْقَاهِرَة


rotta

rotta (definite singular)
rotter (indefinite plural)
rottor (indefinite plural)
rottene (definite plural)
rottone (definite plural)


rotta

rottar (present)
rotta (past)
rotta (participle past)
rottast (infinitive passive)
rottande (participle present)
rotta (imperative)
rott (imperative)


frekk

head

frekk (neuter singular frekt, definite singular and plural frekke, comparative frekkare, indefinite superlative frekkast, definite superlative frekkaste)

frekt (neuter singular)
frekke (definite plural singular)
frekkare (comparative)
frekkast (indefinite superlative)
frekkaste (definite superlative)


heid

heidi (definite singular)
heidar (indefinite plural)
heidarne (definite plural)
heidane (definite plural)


elv

elv f (definite singular elva, indefinite plural elvar or elver, definite plural elvane or elvene)

elva (definite singular)
elvar (indefinite plural)
elver (indefinite plural)
elvane (definite plural)
elvene (definite plural)
elv (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
elva (accusative definite nominative singular)
elvar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
elver (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
elvane (accusative definite nominative plural)
elvene (accusative definite nominative plural)
elve- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
elve- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)
elv (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
elvi (accusative definite nominative singular)
elvar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
elvarne (accusative definite nominative plural)
elvenne (dative definite singular)
elvom (dative definite plural)
elvar- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)

elv

nn-decl-blank-full

elv

From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.


elv

head

elv m (definite singular elven, indefinite plural elvar or elver, definite plural elvane or elvene)

elven (definite singular)
elvar (indefinite plural)
elver (indefinite plural)
elvane (definite plural)
elvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.


kvin

kvinet (definite singular)
kvin (indefinite plural)
kvina (definite plural)


grill

grillen (definite singular)
grillar (indefinite plural)
grillane (definite plural)

From French grille, gril, via English grill, grille.


sitt

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of sitta and sitte


slump

slumpen (definite singular)
slumpar (indefinite plural)
slumpane (definite plural)

Eg valde han ut på slump.

Eg vann ein god slump pengar i går.


afghan

afghanen (definite singular)
afghanar (indefinite plural)
afghanane (definite plural)


isolator

isolatoren (definite singular)
isolatorar (indefinite plural)
isolatorane (definite plural)


haus

hausen (definite singular)
hausar (indefinite plural)
hausane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hauss, from Proto-Germanic *hausaz.


sau

sauen (definite singular)
sauer (indefinite plural)
sauar (indefinite plural)
sauene (definite plural)
sauane (definite plural)

Sjå på den sauen!

(colloquial, derogatory) fool, moron, idiot


territorial

territorialt (neuter)
territoriale (definite plural singular)

From French territorial, from Late Latin territorialis.


komme

kjem (present)
kom (past)
komme (participle past)
kommast (infinitive passive)
kommande (participle present)
kom (imperative)


kol

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).


sabbat

sabbaten (definite singular)
sabbatar (indefinite plural)
sabbatane (definite plural)


heim

heimen (definite singular)
heimar (indefinite plural)
heimane (definite plural)

From Old Norse heim, heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Akin to English home.

Place of origin or belonging, similar to German Heimat.


heim

No går me heim.


amplitude

amplituden (definite singular)
amplitudar (indefinite plural)
amplitudane (definite plural)


boer

boeren (definite singular)
boerar (indefinite plural)
boerane (definite plural)


kunst

kunsten (definite singular)
kunsta (definite singular)
kunster (indefinite plural)
kunstar (indefinite plural)
kunstene (definite plural)
kunstane (definite plural)
Historical inflection of kunst

nn-noun-infl

kunst <abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr>

(in some compound words) artificial, man-made; see also kunstig.


spore

sporen (definite singular)
sporar (indefinite plural)
sporane (definite plural)


spore

sporar (present)
spora (past)
spora (participle past)
sporast (infinitive passive)
sporande (participle present)
spore (imperative)
spor (imperative)


plask

plasket (definite singular)
plask (indefinite plural)
plaska (definite plural)


tagal

tagalt (neuter)
tagale (definite plural singular)


urne

urna (definite singular)
urner (indefinite plural)
urnene (definite plural)

gå til urnene


vakuum

vakuumet (definite singular)
vakuum (indefinite plural)
vakuuma (definite plural)


fila

filar (present)
filer (present)
fila (past)
filte (past)
fila (participle past)
filt (participle past)
filast (infinitive passive)
filande (participle present)
fila (imperative)
fil (imperative)


digitalkamera

digitalkameraet (definite singular)
digitalkamera (indefinite plural)
digitalkameraa (definite plural)


sanatorium

sanatoriet (definite singular)
sanatorium (indefinite plural)
sanatoria (definite plural)


Grønland

From Old Norse Grǿnland (“Greenland”), from grǿnn (“green”) + land (“land”). Akin to English Greenland.

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


sitta

sit (present)
sat (past)
sete (participle past)
sittast (infinitive passive)
sittande (participle present)
sitt (imperative)


nek

neket (definite singular)
nek (indefinite plural)
neka (definite plural)

Likely from Swedish nek. See also Danish neg.


Skiptvet

It is believed that the first part of the name (Ski-) comes from skagi, Old Norse meaning "raised object", while the last part comes from the word þveit, a common Viking age farm name.


beisli

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of beisel


brokk

brokken (definite singular)
brokkar (indefinite plural)
brokkane (definite plural)

(countable or collective, pathology) hernia


trojan

trojanen (definite singular)
trojanar (indefinite plural)
trojanane (definite plural)


bygging

bygginga (definite singular)
byggingar (indefinite plural)
byggingane (definite plural)


gigant

giganten (definite singular)
gigantar (indefinite plural)
gigantane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “plural gigantes: giant”).

der

a giant (mythical being of superhuman size)

a giant (very large company or organisation)


insolvent

head

insolvent (neuter singular insolvent, definite singular and plural insolvente)

insolvent (neuter singular)
insolvente (definite plural singular)


fari

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of far


fari

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of faren

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of faren


fari

(non-standard since 2012) supine of fara and fare


bóndi

(dialectal, Setesdal, West Telemark) alternative form of bonde (“farmer”)


ridi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of rida


sensor

sensoren (definite singular)
sensorar (indefinite plural)
sensorane (definite plural)


dekk

dekk n (definite singular dekket, indefinite plural dekk, definite plural dekka)

dekket (definite singular)
dekk (indefinite plural)
dekka (definite plural)


eign

eigna (definite singular)
eigner (indefinite plural)
eignene (definite plural)


flaska

flaska (definite singular)
flasker (indefinite plural)
flaskor (indefinite plural)
flaskene (definite plural)
flaskone (definite plural)


berja

ber (present)
barde (past)
bart (participle past)
berjast (infinitive passive)
berjande (participle present)
ber (imperative)


berja

berja (definite singular)
berjer (indefinite plural)
berjor (indefinite plural)
berjene (definite plural)
berjone (definite plural)


drepa

drepa (present tense drep, past tense drap, supine drepe, past participle drepen, present participle drepande, imperative drep)

drep (present)
drap (past)
drepe (supine)
drepen (participle past)
drepande (participle present)
drep (imperative)

From Old Norse drepa (“to stab, hit”), cognate with German treffen, Dutch treffen, and English drub. Doublet of treffe.

Ho er mistenkt for å ha drepe faren sin.

She is suspected of having killed her father.

Ein person vart drepen og to alvorleg såra i ei bilulukke.

One person was killed and two were seriously injured in a car accident.

Den drepne var 40 år gamal.

The victim was 40 years old. (literally: "the killed was 40 years old")

Den evinnelege masinga di har drepe arbeidslysta mi!

Your constant nagging has ruined my zeal for work!

Den filmen var drepande keisam!

That film was incredibly boring! (literally: "that film was killingly boring")

Då du sa dei orda, drap du kjenslene hennar.

When you said those words, you killed her feelings.

To ruin, strain, extinguish, kill. (of persons)


kivi

kivien (definite singular)
kiviar (indefinite plural)
kiviane (definite plural)

a kiwi (flightless bird native to New Zealand)


elska

elskar (present)
elska (past)
elska (participle past)
elskast (infinitive passive)
elskande (participle present)
elska (imperative)
elsk (imperative)

From Old Norse elska, from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“to care for, cultivate, cherish”).


akkord

akkorden (definite singular)
akkordar (indefinite plural)
akkordane (definite plural)

From French accord, derived from accorder, from Late Latin accordare (“to make agree”).

Dei måtte søkje om akkord.

They had to apply for a debt settlement.

a debt settlement, composition, arrangement; an arrangement between a creditor and his/her debtor aiming to spare the latter from bankruptcy. Also used in the sense of compromise.

Dei tilsette arbeider på akkord.

a piece work contract, piece rate; a work where one is paid according to his/her performance rather than the number of hours.

Ho slo an ein akkord på pianoet.

(music) a chord; combination of and harmony between three or more pitches.


byggja

byggjer (present)
bygde (past)
bygt (participle past)
bygd (participle past)
byggjast (infinitive passive)
byggjande (participle present)
bygg (imperative)

[²bʷʏʷɟ͡ʝːɑ]

From Old Norse byggja, byggva, from Proto-Germanic *būwijaną.

Dei skal byggja eit nytt kjøpesenter her.

They will build a new shopping centre here.

byggje

e- and split infinitives, also with j-infix


innbrot

innbrotet (definite singular)
innbrot (indefinite plural)
innbrota (definite plural)


linn

lin (feminine masculine)
lint (neuter)
linne (definite plural singular)
linnare (comparative)
linnast (indefinite superlative)
linnaste (definite superlative)

Uncertain. Possibly from Old Norse *linnr, from Proto-Germanic *linþaz. Related to linnorm.


vivi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of viv


krydd

kryddet (definite singular)
krydd (indefinite plural)
krydda (definite plural)


fugl

fuglen (definite singular)
fuglar (indefinite plural)
fuglane (definite plural)

From Old Norse fogl, fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Akin to English fowl.


fugl

fuglar (present)
fugla (past)
fugla (participle past)
fuglast (infinitive passive)
fuglande (participle present)
fugl (imperative)


bær

bæret (definite singular)
bær (indefinite plural)
bæra (definite plural)
Historical inflection of bær
berja-

nn-noun-infl

Aasen (1850) notes that dialects of Nordhordland use a form, <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">berja-</i>, to form compounds.

Bær <abbr title="neuter gender">n</abbr>³

He also notes that this word is considered feminine in some locations.<ref name=Aasen/>

bær <abbr title="neuter gender">n</abbr>

From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *bazją. Akin to English berry.


bær

bært (neuter)
bære (definite plural singular)
bærare (comparative)
bærast (indefinite superlative)
bæraste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse bærr, from Proto-Germanic *bēriz. Doublet of -bar.

(chiefly of cattle) about to calve, or which recently has calved

(more generally, or in compounds) carrying


bær

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

present tense of bæra (non-standard since 1938)

imperative of bæra (non-standard since 1938)


bær

(obsolete, dialectal or eye dialect) alternative spelling of berr (“bare”)


kirkja

kirkja (definite singular)
kirkjer (indefinite plural)
kirkjor (indefinite plural)
kirkjene (definite plural)
kirkjone (definite plural)

From Old Norse kirkja, or from kyrkja with influence from Danish kirke.

(nonstandard or dialectal) alternative form of kyrkje (“church”)


byrja

byrjar (present)
byrja (past)
byrja (participle past)
byrjast (infinitive passive)
byrjande (participle present)
byrja (imperative)
byrj (imperative)

Kva tid byrjar det?


byrja

nn-verb

byrja (present tense bør, past tense burde, past participle burt)

bør (present)
burde (past)
burt (participle past)


draga

head

draga (present tense dreg, simple past 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 draga på ferie


dansa

dansar (present)
dansa (past)
dansa (participle past)
dansast (infinitive passive)
dansande (participle present)
dansa (imperative)
dans (imperative)


fluga

fluga (definite singular)
fluger (indefinite plural)
flugor (indefinite plural)
flugene (definite plural)
flugone (definite plural)


debutant

debutanten (definite singular)
debutantar (indefinite plural)
debutantane (definite plural)

a debutant (male) or debutante (female) (there is no distinction between sexes)


hugsa

hugsar (present)
hugsa (past)
hugsa (participle past)
hugsast (infinitive passive)
hugsande (participle present)
hugsa (imperative)
hugs (imperative)

From Old Norse hugsa. Attested as hokse by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect

Hugsar du kven dette er?

huss

non-standard spelling, Trøndelag dialect


helikopter

helikopter n (definite singular helikopteret, indefinite plural helikopter, definite plural helikoptera)

helikopteret (definite singular)
helikopter (indefinite plural)
helikoptera (definite plural)


mynt

mynten (definite singular)
myntar (indefinite plural)
myntane (definite plural)


gamall

gamall (masculine and feminine gamall, neuter gamalt, definite singular and plural gamle)

gamall (feminine masculine)
gamalt (neuter)
gamle (definite plural singular)


haust

hausten (definite singular)
haustar (indefinite plural)
haustane (definite plural)

From Old Norse haust n, from Proto-Germanic *harbustaz, *harbistaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. Cognates include Icelandic haust, Faroese heyst, Swedish höst, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål høst, German Herbst and English harvest.


haust

(dialectal) alternative form of høgsete (“high seat”)


bók

bók f (definite singular bókjí, definite singular dative bókjinn, indefinite plural bǿka, definite plural bǿkan, definite plural dative bókó)

bókjí (definite singular)
bókjinn (dative definite singular)
bǿka (indefinite plural)
bǿkan (definite plural)
bókó (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of bok (“book”)

(nonstandard) alternative spelling of bok (“book”)


landslag

landslaget (definite singular)
landslag (indefinite plural)
landslaga (definite plural)


grava

grev (present)
grov (past)
grave (participle past)
gravast (infinitive passive)
gravande (participle present)
grav (imperative)

From Old Norse grafa, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- (“to dig, scratch, scrape”).

der

Kor djupt har du tenkt å grava?


magn

magnet (definite singular)
magn (indefinite plural)
magna (definite plural)

Mæ Maatt aa Magne


legge

legg (present)
la (past)
lagt (participle past)
leggast (infinitive passive)
leggande (participle present)
legg (imperative)


nótt

head

nótt m (definite singular nóttí, definite singular dative nóttinn, indefinite plural nétta or nétte, definite plural néttan, definite plural dative néttó)

nóttí (definite singular)
nóttinn (dative definite singular)
nétta (indefinite plural)
nétte (indefinite plural)
néttan (definite plural)
néttó (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of helg (“night”)

(nonstandard) alternative spelling of nott (“night”)


ron

ron f (definite singular rona, indefinite plural rono or ronor, definite plural rononn or ronone)

rona (definite singular)
rono (indefinite plural)
ronor (indefinite plural)
rononn (definite plural)
ronone (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of run (“rune, witchcraft”).


amma

amma (present tense ammar, past tense amma, past participle amma, present participle ammande, imperative am)

ammar (present)
amma (past)
amma (participle past)
ammande (participle present)
am (imperative)


leggja

legg (present)
la (past)
lagt (participle past)
leggjast (infinitive passive)
leggjande (participle present)
legg (imperative)

From Old Norse leggja (“lay, put, place”), from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Akin to English lay.

Eg legg det her.

lay; put something in a horizontal position

Eg legg att nokon bøker som eg ikkje treng meir.

I will leave (behind) some books that I don't need anymore.


liggja

ligg (present)
låg (past)
lege (participle past)
liggjast (infinitive passive)
liggjande (participle present)
ligg (imperative)
liggja (infinitive)
liggje (infinitive)
liggjande (participle present)
legen (participle past)
lege (supine)
ligg (present singular)
ligger (present singular)
låg (past singular)
liggja (plural present)
lågo (past plural)
liggje (present)
læge (past)
liggje (plural present)

nn-conj-table

Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">liggja</i> — (strong􂀽 class 5)

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Akin to English lie.

Kvifor ligg du her?

to lie (to be in a horizontal position.)

Kvar ligg kjøpesenteret?


dagblad

dagbladet (definite singular)
dagblad (indefinite plural)
dagblada (definite plural)

From dag (“day”) + blad (“magazine, newspaper”). Compare Icelandic dagblað, Dutch dagblad and German Tagblatt.


hitta

hittar (present)
hitta (past)
hitta (participle past)
hittast (infinitive passive)
hittande (participle present)
hitta (imperative)
hitt (imperative)

From Old Norse hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (“to come upon, find”).


kyssa

kyssar (present)
kysser (present)
kyssa (past)
kyste (past)
kyssa (participle past)
kyst (participle past)
kyssast (infinitive passive)
kyssande (participle present)
kyssa (imperative)
kyss (imperative)

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


lugar

lugaren (definite singular)
lugarar (indefinite plural)
lugarane (definite plural)


nóg

(dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of nog (“enough”)

(nonstandard) alternative spelling of nog (“enough”)


fylgja

fylgjer (present)
fylgde (past)
fylgt (participle past)
fylgd (participle past)
fylgjast (infinitive passive)
fylgjande (participle present)
fylg (imperative)

From Old Norse fylgja. Akin to English follow.


tannkrem

tannkremen (definite singular)
tannkremar (indefinite plural)
tannkremane (definite plural)

toothpaste (paste for cleaning the teeth)


finna

head

finna (present tense finn, past tense fann, supine funne, past participle funnen, present participle finnande, imperative finn)

finn (present)
fann (past)
funne (supine)
funnen (participle past)
finnande (participle present)
finn (imperative)

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Cognates include Danish finde, Swedish finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan), German finden, Dutch vinden, and English find.


spurning

spurninga (definite singular)
spurningar (indefinite plural)
spurningane (definite plural)


iri

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of iren

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of iren


eiga

head

eiga (present tense eig, past tense eigde or åtte, past participle eigd or eigt or ått, present participle eigande, imperative eig)

eig (present)
eigde (past)
åtte (past)
eigd (participle past)
eigt (participle past)
ått (participle past)
eigande (participle present)
eig (imperative)

Er det du som eig denne klokka?


svona

svonar (present)
svona (past)
svona (participle past)
svonast (infinitive passive)
svonande (participle present)
svona (imperative)
svon (imperative)

Pass på gryta so ho ikkje svonar over!

Look after the pot so that it doesn’t overflow!


segja

segja (present tense segjer, past tense sa or sagde, supine sagt, past participle sagd, present participle segjande, imperative sèg)

segjer (present)
sa (past)
sagde (past)
sagt (supine)
sagd (participle past)
segjande (participle present)
sèg (imperative)

From Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”). Akin to English say.

Kva skal du segja deim?

(pre-1938) to say, tell; alternative form of seia


halda

halda (present tense held, past tense heldt, supine halde, past participle halden, present participle haldande, imperative hald or haldt)

held (present)
heldt (past)
halde (supine)
halden (participle past)
haldande (participle present)
hald (imperative)
haldt (imperative)

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną. Akin to English hold.

Kva held du på?

Kor lenge held denne mjølka seg?

Eg må på do. Eg klarer ikkje å halda meg lenger.

I need the toilet. I can not keep it in any longer.

Han held til i ei hytte i skogen.


ferja

ferja (definite singular)
ferjer (indefinite plural)
ferjor (indefinite plural)
ferjene (definite plural)
ferjone (definite plural)


elda

elda (passive eldast, present tense elder, past tense elde, supine eldt, imperative eld, past participle eld, present participle eldande)

eldast (passive)
elder (present)
elde (past)
eldt (supine)
eld (imperative)
eld (participle past)
eldande (participle present)


elda

eldar (present)
elda (past)
elda (participle past)
eldast (infinitive passive)
eldande (participle present)
elda (imperative)
eld (imperative)

From Old Norse elda (“to kindle, fire up”).

kunne du elde opp i omnen?

han elda opp krigarane

(transitive, figurative, by extension) to egg on, provoke, encourage, motivate

(transitive, metallurgy) to keep (i.e. a metal) inside a fire

eg eldar i halsen

det eldar for brystet

(intransitive) to experience a burning, stinging pain


elda

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


svipa

svipar (present)
svipa (past)
svipa (participle past)
svipast (infinitive passive)
svipande (participle present)
svipa (imperative)
svip (imperative)


koro

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of kòru


skyr

skyret (definite singular)
skyr (indefinite plural)
skyra (definite plural)


setja

set (present)
sette (past)
sett (participle past)
setjast (infinitive passive)
setjande (participle present)
set (imperative)

From Old Norse setja, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną. Akin to English set.

Eg set stolen her.


lesa

head

lesa (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.

a-infinitive and split infinitive form of lese


sitja

nn-verb

sitja (present tense sit, past tense sat, past participle sete, passive infinitive sitjast, present participle sitjande, imperative sit)

sit (present)
sat (past)
sete (participle past)
sitjast (infinitive passive)
sitjande (participle present)
sit (imperative)

From Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”). Akin to English sit.

Sit du godt?


spyrja

head

spyrja (present tense spør or spỳr, past tense spurde, past participle spurt)

spør (present)
spỳr (present)
spurde (past)
spurt (participle past)

From Old Norse spyrja, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną.

(pre-1938) alternative form of spørja (“to ask”)


syngja

syng (present)
song (past)
sunge (participle past)
syngjast (infinitive passive)
syngjande (participle present)
syng (imperative)
syngja (infinitive)
syng (present)
song (past)
sunget (supine)
syngja (plural present)
sungo (past plural)
syngje (infinitive)
synga (infinitive)
synge (infinitive)
sunge (supine)
Historical conjugation of syngja

From Old Norse syngva, syngja, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-. Akin to English sing.

Eg har ikkje sunge denne songen på årevis.

Song ikkje kvar Fugl si Morgonsalma til Guds Æra?

1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar, Bergen: Nygaard, page 1:

Didn't each bird sing its morning hymn to God's glory?


standa

standa (present tense stend or stender, past tense sto or stod, past participle stade or stadi, present participle standande, imperative statt)

stend (present)
stender (present)
sto (past)
stod (past)
stade (participle past)
stadi (participle past)
standande (participle present)
statt (imperative)

to stand; (pre-2012) alternative form of stå


senda

senda (imperative send, present tense sender, simple past sende, past participle sendt, present participle sendande)

send (imperative)
sender (present)
sende (past)
sendt (participle past)
sendande (participle present)

From Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic *sandijaną. Akin to English send.

Eg sender eit brev.

Radiostasjonen sender på denne frekvensen.

The radio station transmits on this frequency.


synda

syndar (present)
synda (past)
synda (participle past)
syndast (infinitive passive)
syndande (participle present)
synda (imperative)
synd (imperative)


læra

lærer (present)
lærte (past)
lært (participle past)
lærast (infinitive passive)
lærande (participle present)
lær (imperative)

From Old Norse læra. Akin to English learn.


læra

læra (definite singular)
lærer (indefinite plural)
læror (indefinite plural)
lærene (definite plural)
lærone (definite plural)


så

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē. Akin to English so.

Dei seier så.

Eg visste ikkje at dei skulle vera så mange.

I didn't know that they were going to be that many.

Så vidt eg veit.

Eg gjekk på kino. Så gjekk eg heim.


så

Eg barberte meg så ho skulle synast eg var fin.

I shaved so that she would think I looked nice.


så

used (often with reduplication) to confort or calm

used (often with reduplication) to admonish

Eg er så liten, så!

used after an indicative sentence to intensify


så

Podl, Jesu Christi tenar, saa va kadlæ te a væra senningsbu

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

Paul, servant of Jesus Christ, which was called to be apostle.


så

så (present tense sår, past tense sådde, supine sådd or sått, past participle sådd, present participle såande, imperative så)

sår (present)
sådde (past)
sådd (supine)
sått (supine)
sådd (participle past)
såande (participle present)
så (imperative)

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European root *seh₁-.

to sow (scatter, disperse, or plant seeds)


så

såa (definite singular)
såer (indefinite plural)
såene (definite plural)


så

såen (definite singular)
såar (indefinite plural)
såane (definite plural)


tro

troa (definite singular)
trør (indefinite plural)
trørne (definite plural)

From Old Norse þró. Akin to obsolete English through.

an oblong trough to give livestock drink and fodder

(especially in compounds) a wooden water drain


tro

troa (definite singular)
troer (indefinite plural)
troene (definite plural)

a place or location that is literally downtrodden


tro

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of tre, treda and trede

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of trå


svara

svara (present tense svarar or svarer, past tense svara or svarte, past participle svara or svart, present participle svarande, imperative svar)

svarar (present)
svarer (present)
svara (past)
svarte (past)
svara (participle past)
svart (participle past)
svarande (participle present)
svar (imperative)


opna

opnar (present)
opna (past)
opna (participle past)
opnast (infinitive passive)
opnande (participle present)
opna (imperative)
opn (imperative)

From Old Norse opna. Akin to English open.

Opnar du opp døra?


talar

talaren (definite singular)
talarar (indefinite plural)
talarane (definite plural)


stigi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of stiga


svar

svaret (definite singular)
svar (indefinite plural)
svara (definite plural)


kosta

kostar (present)
kosta (past)
kosta (participle past)
kostast (infinitive passive)
kostande (participle present)
kosta (imperative)
kost (imperative)

From Old Norse kosta, from Middle Low German [Term?], from Latin constare.

kåst

to cost, eye dialect spelling with apocope

to cost (require payment of a price, cause something to be lost)


odds

odds m (definite singular oddsen, indefinite plural odds, definite plural oddsa)

oddsen (definite singular)
odds (indefinite plural)
oddsa (definite plural)


skila

skilar (present)
skila (past)
skila (participle past)
skilast (infinitive passive)
skilande (participle present)
skila (imperative)
skil (imperative)

(transitive, intransitive) to distinguish, understand


eller

From Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.


bera

bera (present tense ber, past tense bar, supine bore, past participle boren, present participle berande, imperative ber)

ber (present)
bar (past)
bore (supine)
boren (participle past)
berande (participle present)
ber (imperative)

From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Akin to English bear.

Kor langt skal eg bera dette?

Vil isen bera oss?


skulle

skal (present)
skulle (past)
skulla (participle past)
skullast (infinitive passive)
skullande (participle present)

From Old Norse skulu, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną.

Eg skal gjere det.

Det skulle få motoren til å verke.


hann

hannen (definite singular)
hannar (indefinite plural)
hannane (definite plural)

Hjå mange artar har hannar og hoer ulik storleik.

The males and females of many species have different sizes.


skilja

skil (present)
skilde (past)
skilt (participle past)
skiljast (infinitive passive)
skiljande (participle present)
skil (imperative)

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną.


vakna

vaknar (present)
vakna (past)
vakna (participle past)
vaknast (infinitive passive)
vaknande (participle present)
vakna (imperative)
vakn (imperative)

From Old Norse vakna. Akin to English waken.


vom

vomma (definite singular)
vommer (indefinite plural)
vommene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of vom

nn-noun-infl

Form was allowed for schoolchildren already in 1910.

From Old Norse vǫmb, from Proto-Germanic *wambō (“belly; womb”). Cognates include English womb.

(anatomy, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) a paunch, big belly


mein

meinet (definite singular)
mein (indefinite plural)
meina (definite plural)

From Old Norse mein, from Proto-Germanic *mainą.


mein

meint (neuter)
meine (definite plural singular)
meinare (comparative)
meinast (indefinite superlative)
meinaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse meinn, from Proto-Germanic *mainaz.


lyfta

head

lyfta (present tense lyftar or lyfter, past tense lyfta or lyfte, past participle lyfta or lyft, present participle lyftande, imperative lyft)

lyftar (present)
lyfter (present)
lyfta (past)
lyfte (past)
lyfta (participle past)
lyft (participle past)
lyftande (participle present)
lyft (imperative)

From Old Norse lyfta, lypta, from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną. Akin to English lift.


fræ

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


Edgar

Borrowed from English Edgar, from Old English Ēadgār. Doublet of Audgeir.


kort

kort (neuter singular kort, definite singular and plural korte, comparative kortare, indefinite superlative kortast, definite superlative kortaste)

kort (neuter singular)
korte (definite plural singular)
kortare (comparative)
kortast (indefinite superlative)
kortaste (definite superlative)

From Latin curtus, via Middle Low German kort and Old Norse kortr.


kort

kortet (definite singular)
kort (indefinite plural)
korta (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”), via Latin charta and German Low German kort.


hjarta

hjarta (definite singular)
hjarto (indefinite plural)
hjarto (definite plural)
hjarta (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hjarta (accusative definite nominative singular)
hjarto (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
hjarto (accusative definite nominative plural)
hjarte- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)

hjarta

From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, whence also English heart. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱerd-.

hjerte

between the 1938 and 2012 spelling reforms

Hjarta er ein muskel.

Hjarta mitt vil det annleis.


hjarta

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

Han var ein hardhjarta person.
He was a hardhearted person.

hearted (describing a person's mind; used to create other adjectives)


turkmen

turkmenen (definite singular)
turkmenar (indefinite plural)
turkmenane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of turkmenar


telja

tel (present)
talde (past)
talt (participle past)
teljast (infinitive passive)
teljande (participle present)
tel (imperative)

From Old Norse telja, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.


telja

May be comparable with Icelandic tölva and Faroese telda.


selja

nn-verb

selja (present tense sel, past tense selde, past participle selt, passive infinitive seljast, present participle seljande, imperative sel)

sel (present)
selde (past)
selt (participle past)
seljast (infinitive passive)
seljande (participle present)
sel (imperative)

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

Dei selde mesteparten.


vona

vonar (present)
vona (past)
vona (participle past)
vonast (infinitive passive)
vonande (participle present)
vona (imperative)
von (imperative)


fyrst

the titular prefix given to a prince - fyrst Rainier.


kanna

kanna (definite singular)
kanner (indefinite plural)
kannor (indefinite plural)
kannene (definite plural)
kannone (definite plural)


mager

head

mager (neuter singular magert, definite singular and plural magre)

magert (neuter singular)
magre (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse magr (“thin, meager”), from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

thin, emaciated, scrawny (having little fat on one's body)


sjever

sjever (feminine masculine)
sjevert (neuter)
sjevre (definite plural singular)
sjevrare (comparative)
sjevrast (indefinite superlative)
sjevraste (definite superlative)


leika

leikar (present)
leiker (present)
leika (past)
leikte (past)
leika (participle past)
leikt (participle past)
leikast (infinitive passive)
leikande (participle present)
leika (imperative)
leik (imperative)


planta

plantar (present)
planta (past)
planta (participle past)
plantast (infinitive passive)
plantande (participle present)
planta (imperative)
plant (imperative)

From Old Norse planta, from Middle Low German [Term?], from Latin plantare. Akin to English plant.


jake

jaken (definite singular)
jakar (indefinite plural)
jakane (definite plural)

From Old Norse jaki, from Proto-Germanic *jekô.


då

From Old Norse þá, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then”). Its use as a conjunction can be seen as taken from the Old Norse combination þá er (er being the actual conjunction).

Då morgonen kom, hadde vêret vorte betre.

When the morning came, the weather had gotten better.


då

Fyrst då kan me gjera noko med det.

We can't do anything about it until then.

Då er eg redd det er lite me kan gjera.

Then I am afraid there is little we can do.

Det var då litt feil å gjera det, ikkje sant?

It was a little bit wrong to do it then, wasn’t it?

Kom no med oss då!

Du kunne ikkje finne dei i huset, men eg såg inn i skuret, so var dei der då

You could not find them in the house, but I looked into the shed, and they were there apparently


då

dåen (definite singular)
dåar (indefinite plural)
dåane (definite plural)

From Old Norse ákrdái, whence also Swedish dån. Related to døy (“to die”).


venja

venja (present tense ven, past tense vande, supine vant, past participle vand, present participle venjande, imperative ven)

ven (present)
vande (past)
vant (supine)
vand (participle past)
venjande (participle present)
ven (imperative)

From Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną, whence also English wean.

(transitive) to accustom, to make used to


sumar

sumaren (definite singular)
sumrar (indefinite plural)
sumrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse sumar n, sumarr m, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognates include Norwegian Bokmål sommer, English summer.

Om sumaren er dagane lengre.


auga

augo (plural)
auga (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
auga (accusative definite nominative singular)
augo (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
augo (accusative definite nominative plural)
auge- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
augne- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)
auga (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
augat (accusative definite nominative singular)
augo (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
augo (accusative definite nominative plural)
auga (dative definite singular)
augom (dative definite plural)
auge- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
augne- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

auga

nn-decl-blank-full

auga

From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Akin to English eye.

der

Eg har noko på auga.

Augo mine er ikkje so gode som dei ein gong var.

My eyes aren't as good as they once were.


rug

From Old Norse rugr, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wrugʰyo-. Cognate with Faroese rugur, Icelandic rúgur, Swedish råg, Danish rug, Dutch rogge, German Roggen, and English rye.

Secale cereale
Secale cereale#Translingual

rye (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food)


bein

beinet (definite singular)
bein (indefinite plural)
beina (definite plural)

From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Akin to English bone.


bein

beint (neuter)
beine (definite plural singular)
beinare (comparative)
beinast (indefinite superlative)
beinaste (definite superlative)


hin

head

hin m (feminine hi, neuter hitt, plural hine)

hi (feminine)
hitt (neuter)
hine (plural)

Me skal til hi sida av fjorden.

We are going to the other side of the fjord.


maro

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of maru

(dialectal, Sunnhordlandsk, Sokndal) definite singular of mara


vinna

vinna (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)

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną. Akin to English win.


fet

feta (definite singular)
feter (indefinite plural)
fetene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of fet

a grassy meadow, especially near a body of water


binda

binda (present tense bind, past participle batt, supine bunde, past participle bunden, present participle bindande, imperative bind or bitt)

bind (present)
batt (participle past)
bunde (supine)
bunden (participle past)
bindande (participle present)
bind (imperative)
bitt (imperative)

Ein bindande ed


bilateral

bilateralt (neuter)
bilaterale (definite plural singular)

From bi- + lateral, from Latin lateralis.


Norden

Nordic countries
Nordic countries#English

Nordic countries (a group of countries in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland along with their dependencies)


vika

From Old Norse víkin f, definite form of Old Norse vík f.


vika

vika (definite singular)
viker (indefinite plural)
vikor (indefinite plural)
vikene (definite plural)
vikone (definite plural)

From Old Norse vika (“week”), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (“turn, succession”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind”). Related to Proto-Germanic *wīkaną (“to bend, yield”).

cog

a week; (pre-1938) alternative form of veke


vika

head

vika (present tense vik, past tense veik, supine vike, past participle viken, present participle vikande, imperative vik)

vik (present)
veik (past)
vike (supine)
viken (participle past)
vikande (participle present)
vik (imperative)

(intransitive) to look away, turn aside, waver

(intransitive) to depart, go away, leave


machete

macheten (definite singular)
machetar (indefinite plural)
machetane (definite plural)


hitt

hitt n (masculine hin, feminine hi, plural hine)

hin (masculine)
hi (feminine)
hine (plural)


hitt

hitten (definite singular)
hittar (indefinite plural)
hittane (definite plural)


gelatin

gelatin m or n (definite singular gelatinen or gelatinet)

gelatinen (definite singular)
gelatinet (definite singular)


premi

premien (definite singular)
premiar (indefinite plural)
premiane (definite plural)


til

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).

Dei er på veg til fylkesgrensa.

They are on their way to the county border.

Denne presangen er til deg.

Han er faren til guten.

Me køyrde til me kom fram.


til

Eg tek eit kakestykke til.


regi

regien (definite singular)
regiar (indefinite plural)
regiane (definite plural)

Borrowed from French, derived from Latin regere (“to reign, control”).


dataillustrasjon

dataillustrasjonen (definite singular)
dataillustrasjonar (indefinite plural)
dataillustrasjonane (definite plural)

a computer illustration, an illustration made by computer


rettssal

rettssalen (definite singular)
rettssalar (indefinite plural)
rettssalane (definite plural)


illustrasjon

illustrasjonen (definite singular)
illustrasjonar (indefinite plural)
illustrasjonane (definite plural)


biff

biffen (definite singular)
biffar (indefinite plural)
biffane (definite plural)


øgle

øgla (definite singular)
øgler (indefinite plural)
øglene (definite plural)


bita

bita (present tense bit, past tense beit, supine biten, past participle biten, present participle bitande, imperative bit)

bit (present)
beit (past)
biten (supine)
biten (participle past)
bitande (participle present)
bit (imperative)

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Akin to English bite.


bita

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


luke

luka (definite singular)
luker (indefinite plural)
lukene (definite plural)

a small door (including on an Advent calendar)


ørn

ørnen (definite singular)
ørna (definite singular)
ørnar (indefinite plural)
ørner (indefinite plural)
ørnane (definite plural)
ørnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *arô.


falla

nn-verb

falla (present tense fell, past tense fall, past participle falle, passive infinitive fallast, present participle fallande, imperative fall)

fell (present)
fall (past)
falle (participle past)
fallast (infinitive passive)
fallande (participle present)
fall (imperative)


engelskmann

engelskmannen (definite singular)
engelskmenn (indefinite plural)
engelskmennene (definite plural)

From engelsk (“English”) + mann (“man, person”).


Erik

Monophthongised version of Eirik, from Old Norse Eiríkr.


økonomi

økonomien (definite singular)
økonomiar (indefinite plural)
økonomiane (definite plural)

From Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía, “management of a household, administration”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”).


øks

øksa (definite singular)
øksar (indefinite plural)
økser (indefinite plural)
øksane (definite plural)
øksene (definite plural)

From Old Norse øx (“axe”), from Proto-Germanic *akwisī.


polar

head

polar (neuter singular polart, definite singular and plural polare)

polart (neuter singular)
polare (definite plural singular)


bruke

brukar (present)
bruker (present)
bruka (past)
brukte (past)
bruka (participle past)
brukt (participle past)
brukast (infinitive passive)
brukande (participle present)
bruke (imperative)
bruk (imperative)


ættegransking

ættegranskinga (definite singular)
ættegranskingar (indefinite plural)
ættegranskingane (definite plural)


bur

buret (definite singular)
bur (indefinite plural)
bura (definite plural)


Ekvatorial-Guinea

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


serie

serien (definite singular)
seriar (indefinite plural)
seriane (definite plural)


Kapp Verde

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Sør-Afrika

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


São Tomé og Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English:_Q1039

São Tomé and Príncipe (a country and archipelago in Central Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean)


Vest-Sahara

Western Sahara
Western Sahara#English:_Q6250

Western Sahara (A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory)


Papua Ny-Guinea

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


Mikronesiaføderasjonen

From Mikronesia + føderasjonen (definite singular of føderasjon).

qualifier

definite singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">føderasjon</i>

Federated States of Micronesia#English:_Q702

Federated States of Micronesia (The official name of Micronesia, a country consisting of about 600 islands in Oceania)


Republikken Kongo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Serbia og Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro (former union dissolved in 2006)


Sveits

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Den demokratiske republikken Kongo

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Ny-Zealand

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Republikken Makedonia

Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia


Tyrkia

Turkey (a country located in eastern Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)