faktor

faktoren (definite singular)
faktorar (indefinite plural)
faktorane (definite plural)


antenne

antenna (definite singular)
antenner (indefinite plural)
antennene (definite plural)

an aerial (UK) or antenna (transmitting and/or receiving device)


fenomen

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fenomen n (definite singular fenomenet, indefinite plural fenomen, definite plural fenomena)

fenomenet (definite singular)
fenomen (indefinite plural)
fenomena (definite plural)


geni

geniet (definite singular)
geni (indefinite plural)
genia (definite plural)


fokus

fokuset (definite singular)
fokus (indefinite plural)
fokusa (definite plural)


tragedie

tragedien (definite singular)
tragediar (indefinite plural)
tragediane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”).


soli

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of sol


rotte

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

Det er Laasen, han lirkar med, ein-tvo-tri, han skjer, han sagar, ein-tvo-tri, gneg som ei Rotte, ein-tvo-tri […]

1890, Arne Garborg, “Soveraader”, in Kolbotnbrev, Bergen: Litleré, page 60:

He is jiggling the lock, one-two-three, he cuts, he saws, one-two-three, gnaws like a rat, one-two-three […]


rotte

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

rotte seg saman
rotte seg saman#Norwegian_Nynorsk

(reflexive) Used in the phrase rotte seg saman.


rotte

Compare with rode (“a type of military formation”).

a base, a safe zone in a children's ball game, such as Danish longball etc.

a game in which such bases are used; Danish longball


fotoapparat

fotoapparatet (definite singular)
fotoapparat (indefinite plural)
fotoapparata (definite plural)


flot

flott (neuter)
flote (definite plural singular)
flotare (comparative)
flotast (indefinite superlative)
flotaste (definite superlative)


flot

flotet (definite singular)
flot (indefinite plural)
flota (definite plural)


flot

flota (definite singular)
floter (indefinite plural)
flotene (definite plural)


valuta

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valuta m (definite singular valutaen, indefinite plural valutaer or valutaar, definite plural valutaene or valutaane)

valutaen (definite singular)
valutaer (indefinite plural)
valutaar (indefinite plural)
valutaene (definite plural)
valutaane (definite plural)


vallon

vallonen (definite singular)
vallonar (indefinite plural)
vallonane (definite plural)


artritt

From Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις (arthrîtis), from ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”).


salvie

salvien (definite singular)
salviar (indefinite plural)
salviane (definite plural)
salvia (definite singular)
salvier (indefinite plural)
salviene (definite plural)


lotte

lotta (definite singular)
lotter (indefinite plural)
lottene (definite plural)

From Swedish, named after Finland-Swedish sutler's wife Lotta Svärd, who'd man a field kitchen during the Finnish War in the 1860 epic poem The Tales of Ensign Stål, by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.

named-after

a member of a female paramilitary organization


arterie

arterien (definite singular)
arteriar (indefinite plural)
arteriane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría), via Latin arteria.


bluse

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bluse m or f (definite singular blusen or blusa, indefinite plural blusar or bluser, definite plural blusane or blusene)

blusen (definite singular)
blusa (definite singular)
blusar (indefinite plural)
bluser (indefinite plural)
blusane (definite plural)
blusene (definite plural)


trippe

trippar (present)
trippa (past)
trippa (participle past)
trippast (infinitive passive)
trippande (participle present)
trippe (imperative)
tripp (imperative)


sosial

sosial (neuter singular sosialt, definite singular and plural sosiale, comparative meir sosial, superlative mest sosial)

sosialt (neuter singular)
sosiale (definite plural singular)
meir sosial (comparative)
mest sosial (superlative)

Skulde eg so ynskja sosial Umstøyt? Nei, eg er for lat og likesæl til det.

1907, Einride Tveito, Forgjord: ei soga:

So should I desire social revolution? No, I am too lazy and indifferent for that.


sule

sula (definite singular)
suler (indefinite plural)
sulene (definite plural)

a gannet or booby, a bird of the family Sulidae.

a reel for winding fishing line or similar onto


falli

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of fall


falli

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of falla


visi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine definite singular of vis

(non-standard since 2012) neuter definite plural of vis


visi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of visen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of visen


miga

miga (present tense mig, past tense meig, supine mige, past participle migen, present participle migande, imperative mig)

mig (present)
meig (past)
mige (supine)
migen (participle past)
migande (participle present)
mig (imperative)

From Old Norse míga, from Proto-Germanic *mīganą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃méyǵʰeti, from the root *h₃meyǵʰ- (“to urinate”).

(transitive, intransitive, mildly vulgar) to piss


stampe

stampar (present)
stampa (past)
stampa (participle past)
stampast (infinitive passive)
stampande (participle present)
stampe (imperative)
stamp (imperative)


lampe

lampen (definite singular)
lampar (indefinite plural)
lampane (definite plural)
lampa (definite singular)
lamper (indefinite plural)
lampene (definite plural)


bolle

bollen (definite singular)
bollar (indefinite plural)
bollane (definite plural)

From Old Norse bolli (“goblet, cup”), from Proto-Germanic *bullô (“ball, bowl”), from *ballô (“ball”).


bolle

From German through Danish bolle. Cf. Swedish bulle.

a bun, a ball made of ground meat or dough


batteri

batteri n (definite singular batteriet, indefinite plural batteri, definite plural batteria)

batteriet (definite singular)
batteri (indefinite plural)
batteria (definite plural)

(military) battery (a coordinated group of artillery)


xenofobi

xenofobi m (definite singular xenofobien)


Emil

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Emil


drott

drotten (definite singular)
drottar (indefinite plural)
drottane (definite plural)


sponde

spondeen (definite singular)
spondear (indefinite plural)
spondeane (definite plural)


astronomi

astronomi m (definite singular astronomien)


faktura

faktura m (definite singular fakturaen, indefinite plural fakturaer or fakturaar, definite plural fakturaene or fakturaane)

fakturaen (definite singular)
fakturaer (indefinite plural)
fakturaar (indefinite plural)
fakturaene (definite plural)
fakturaane (definite plural)


biomasse

biomassen (definite singular)
biomassar (indefinite plural)
biomassane (definite plural)


biografi

biografien (definite singular)
biografiar (indefinite plural)
biografiane (definite plural)


bestevenn

bestevennen (definite singular)
bestevenner (indefinite plural)
bestevennar (indefinite plural)
bestevennene (definite plural)
bestevennane (definite plural)


venn

vennen (definite singular)
venner (indefinite plural)
vennar (indefinite plural)
vennene (definite plural)
vennane (definite plural)


kamfer

kamferen (definite singular)
kamferet (definite singular)

From Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr).


på fersken

Tjuven vart teken på fersken

Ingen fekk til å ta han på fersken når han køyrde i fylla

Nobody was able to catch him in the act of drunk-driving

red-handed, in the act of committing a misdeed


ferske

ferskar (present)
ferska (past)
ferska (participle past)
ferskast (infinitive passive)
ferskande (participle present)
ferske (imperative)
fersk (imperative)

Clipping of ta på fersk gjerning or a similar phrase.

Alt er lov so lengje ein ikkje vert ferska

Everything is permitted as long as one isn't being caught

(transitive, colloquial) To catch someone in the act of committing a misdeed.


in flagranti

From Medieval Latin in flagrante delicto; from Latin in + flagrare (“burn”).

in the act of committing a misdeed; red-handed.


fersken

ferskenen (definite singular)
ferskenar (indefinite plural)
ferskenane (definite plural)

From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.


fersken

In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.

the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed


skole

skolen (definite singular)
skolar (indefinite plural)
skolane (definite plural)

Derived from Old Norse skóli, via Old English scol, French, or Middle Low German schole, after Dutch scoele; originally from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).


milden

(non-standard since 1985) definite singular of milde


fli

fli (present tense flir, past tense flidde, supine flidd or flitt, past participle flidd, present participle fliande, imperative fli)

flir (present)
flidde (past)
flidd (supine)
flitt (supine)
flidd (participle past)
fliande (participle present)
fli (imperative)

From Middle Norwegian fligja, flygja, from Middle Low German vlīen, vlīgen.


kopar

Inherited from Old Norse koparr, from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”)


starta

startar (present)
starta (past)
starta (participle past)
startast (infinitive passive)
startande (participle present)
starta (imperative)
start (imperative)


rass

rassen (definite singular)
rassar (indefinite plural)
rassane (definite plural)
rasset (definite singular)
rass (indefinite plural)
rassa (definite plural)

From Old Norse rass (“behind, anus”), akin to ars, metathesis of Proto-Germanic *arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos; compare Icelandic rass, English arse, ass, German Arsch, Dutch aars and Swedish arsle, arsel.


heiarop

heiaropet (definite singular)
heiarop (indefinite plural)
heiaropa (definite plural)


heie

heiar (present)
heia (past)
heia (participle past)
heiast (infinitive passive)
heiande (participle present)
heie (imperative)
hei (imperative)


heia

Heia! heia! heia!

Heia Norge!

Encouraging shout used in competitions to spur the athletes on.


heia

heiar (present)
heia (past)
heia (participle past)
heiast (infinitive passive)
heiande (participle present)
heia (imperative)
hei (imperative)


skava

skava (present tense skavar or skjev, past tense skava or skov, past participle skava or skave, present participle skavande, imperative skav)

skavar (present)
skjev (present)
skava (past)
skov (past)
skava (participle past)
skave (participle past)
skavande (participle present)
skav (imperative)

From Old Norse skafa. Akin to English shave.

to scrape, whittle, cut something finely, e.g. bark off a tree


turniké

turnikéet (definite singular)
turnikeet (definite singular)
turniké (indefinite plural)
turnikéa (definite plural)
turnikea (definite plural)


mormor

mormora (definite singular)
mormødrer (indefinite plural)
mormødrene (definite plural)

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother


kalori

kalorien (definite singular)
kaloriar (indefinite plural)
kaloriane (definite plural)


grå

grå (neuter singular grått, definite singular and plural grå or gråe, comparative gråare, indefinite superlative gråast, definite superlative gråaste)

grått (neuter singular)
grå (definite plural singular)
gråe (definite plural singular)
gråare (comparative)
gråast (indefinite superlative)
gråaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz. Cognate with German grau, Dutch graauw, and English grey.


uttale

uttalen (definite singular)
uttalar (indefinite plural)
uttalane (definite plural)
or (canonical)
uttala (definite singular)
uttaler (indefinite plural)
uttalene (definite plural)

/²ʉːtˌtɑːlə/


uttale

uttale (present tense uttalar or uttaler, past tense uttala or uttalte, past participle uttala or uttalt, present participle uttalande, imperative uttal)

uttalar (present)
uttaler (present)
uttala (past)
uttalte (past)
uttala (participle past)
uttalt (participle past)
uttalande (participle present)
uttal (imperative)

/ˈʉːtˌtɑːlə/


annua

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of annuum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of annuum


steinet

steinet (indefinite singular)
steinete (definite plural singular)

(non-standard since 2012) alternative form of steinete


buffe

buffeen (definite singular)
buffear (indefinite plural)
buffeane (definite plural)


blande

blandar (present)
blanda (past)
blanda (participle past)
blandast (infinitive passive)
blandande (participle present)
blande (imperative)
bland (imperative)

From Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. Akin to English blend.


radikal

radikalt (neuter)
radikale (definite plural singular)
meir radikal (comparative)
mest radikal (superlative)


radikal

radikalet (definite singular)
radikal (indefinite plural)
radikala (definite plural)

(chemistry) radical (group of atoms that take part in reactions as a single unit)


kjemisk

kjemisk (neuter singular kjemisk, definite singular and plural kjemiske)

kjemisk (neuter singular)
kjemiske (definite plural singular)


kaktus

kaktusen (definite singular)
kaktusar (indefinite plural)
kaktusane (definite plural)


misere

misera (definite singular)
miserer (indefinite plural)
miserene (definite plural)


laks

laksen (definite singular)
laksar (indefinite plural)
laksane (definite plural)

From Old Norse lax (“salmon”), from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *laks- (“salmon”).


miste

mistar (present)
mista (past)
mista (participle past)
mistast (infinitive passive)
mistande (participle present)
miste (imperative)
mist (imperative)


bløyt

bløyten (definite singular)
bløytar (indefinite plural)
bløytane (definite plural)

From Old Norse bleyta, from blautr (“wet”).


astrologi

astrologi m (definite singular astrologien)


mikrobiologi

mikrobiologi m (definite singular mikrobiologien)


gakk

Onomatopoeic of the sound a goose makes.


gakk

(non-standard since 2012) imperative of ganga


rodor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of rode


budeie

budeia (definite singular)
budeier (indefinite plural)
budeiene (definite plural)

a milkmaid working either at a farm or mountainous pasture (seter)


voin

Om voin Prens aa has huszbreya.

1695, “Qua skall eg no mejra seia”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 40:

(obsolete, dialect) alternative form of vonn


eukalyptus

eukalyptusen (definite singular)
eukalyptusar (indefinite plural)
eukalyptusane (definite plural)

From New Latin eucalyptus, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) + καλυπτός (kaluptós).


teki

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of teken

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of teken


teki

(non-standard since 2012) supine of taka


kastat

(non-standard since 1901) supine of kasta


annat

(dated) neuter of annan; succeeded by anna


setta

set (present)
sette (past)
sett (participle past)
settast (infinitive passive)
settande (participle present)
sett (imperative)


presenning

presenningen (definite singular)
presenningar (indefinite plural)
presenningane (definite plural)

From Dutch presenning, ultimately from Latin praecingo.


modig

modig (neuter singular modig, definite singular and plural modige, comparative modigare, indefinite superlative modigast, definite superlative modigaste)

modig (neuter singular)
modige (definite plural singular)
modigare (comparative)
modigast (indefinite superlative)
modigaste (definite superlative)


tein

teinen (definite singular)
teinar (indefinite plural)
teinane (definite plural)


opin

opin (masculine opin, feminine opi, neuter opi)

opin (masculine)
opi (feminine)
opi (neuter)


madrasa

madrasaen (definite singular)
madrasaer (indefinite plural)
madrasaar (indefinite plural)
madrasaene (definite plural)
madrasaane (definite plural)


opi

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of open

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of open


opi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of op


teisme

From French théisme, from Ancient Greek θεός (theós) + -isme.


autonomi

From Ancient Greek αὐτονομία (autonomía).


oljet

oljet (indefinite singular)
oljete (definite plural singular)


kolon

kolonet (definite singular)
kolon (indefinite plural)
kolona (definite plural)


vei

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of ve


skumring

skumringa (definite singular)
skumringar (indefinite plural)
skumringane (definite plural)


eit

Eit kvitt hus.


klo

kloa (definite singular)
klør (indefinite plural)
klørne (definite plural)

From Old Norse kló. Akin to English claw.


klo

(non-standard since 1938) past tense of klå


tullut

tullut (indefinite singular)
tullute (definite plural singular)

foolish; (pre-2012) alternative form of tullete


turva

tarv (present)
turvte (past)
turvt (participle past)

Eg turvte vaska bilen.


gelender

gelenderet (definite singular)
gelender (indefinite plural)
gelendera (definite plural)

guardrail, banister(s), handrail (particularly in stairways and on landings), railing(s)


motivera

motiverer (present)
motiverte (past)
motivert (participle past)
motiverast (infinitive passive)
motiverande (participle present)
motiver (imperative)

/mʊtɪˈʋeːrɑ/

Trenaren må motivera spelarane sine til å vinna.

The coach has to motivate his players to win.

Den karakteristikken som ligg i nemninga "dei mørke hundreåra" har vore motivert på ulik vis.

1968, Lars Hamre, Norsk historie frå omlag år 1400:

The characterization implicit in the term "the dark centuries" has been justified in different ways.


molte

molta (definite singular)
molter (indefinite plural)
moltene (definite plural)

→ Danish: multebær


sovet

(non-standard since 1901) supine of sova


dør

døra (definite singular)
dører (indefinite plural)
dørene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dyrr, dyr, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”). Akin to English door.


dør

From Middle Norwegian þyðr, whence also dø and døre. From yðr with added þ-, similar to þit from hafið it.

(dialectal, South East Norway) objective case of de; alternative form of dykk (“you (plural)”)


fysisk

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fysisk (neuter singular fysisk, definite singular and plural fysiske)

fysisk (neuter singular)
fysiske (definite plural singular)


veve

veve (present tense vev, past tense vov, supine vove, past participle voven, present participle vevande, imperative vev)

vev (present)
vov (past)
vove (supine)
voven (participle past)
vevande (participle present)
vev (imperative)


gynekologi

gynekologi m (definite singular gynekologien)

(medicine) gynaecology (UK) or gynecology (US)


antropologi

antropologi m (definite singular antropologien)


svela

svela (definite singular)
sveler (indefinite plural)
svelor (indefinite plural)
svelene (definite plural)
svelone (definite plural)


ikoni

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of ikon


Bouvetøya

Named after Jean-Baptiste_Charles_Bouvet_de_Lozier, + øya (definite singular of øy)

Bouvet Island (an uninhabited volcanic island and dependent territory of Norway in the South Atlantic Ocean)


Amerikansk Samoa

American Samoa (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in Polynesia)


reaktiv

reaktivt (neuter)
reaktive (definite plural singular)

Unclear, compare with German reaktiv, French réactif, English reactive


semifinale

semifinalen (definite singular)
semifinalar (indefinite plural)
semifinalane (definite plural)


visen

vise (neuter)
visent (neuter)
visne (definite plural singular)
visnare (comparative)
visnast (indefinite superlative)
visnaste (definite superlative)


nomade

nomade m (definite singular nomaden, indefinite plural nomadar, definite plural nomadane)

nomaden (definite singular)
nomadar (indefinite plural)
nomadane (definite plural)


rekel

rekelen (definite singular)
reklar (indefinite plural)
reklane (definite plural)


tussut

tussut (indefinite singular)
tussute (definite plural singular)

(pre-2012) alternative form of tussete
foolish

(pre-2012) alternative form of tussete
gullible

(pre-2012) alternative form of tussete
dimwitted


tillit

tillita (definite singular)
tilliten (definite singular)


tapat

[…] um han endaa hever stadet under framandt Herredøme og lidet mange Tap ved det, so hever han daa korkje tapat sit Maal elder tapat Retten til at dyrka og hævda det, likasom i gamle Dagar.

1869, Ivar Aasen, Minningar fraa Maalstriden um Hausten 1858, Christiania: Samlaget, page 9:

[…] though he have stood under foreign overlordship and suffered great losses because of it, he has neither lost his language nor lost the right to cultivate and defend it, as in the old days.

(non-standard since 1901) supine of tapa


eksem

eksemen (definite singular)
eksemar (indefinite plural)
eksemane (definite plural)
eksemet (definite singular)
eksem (indefinite plural)
eksema (definite plural)


tårn

tårnet (definite singular)
tårn (indefinite plural)
tårna (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), via Latin turris, Middle Low German torn and Old Norse turn.


München

Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)


patologi

patologi m (definite singular patologien)

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “disease”) + -logi.


sovi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of soven

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of soven


sovi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of sova


saucisse

saucissen (definite singular)
saucissar (indefinite plural)
saucissane (definite plural)


mette

mettar (present)
metta (past)
metta (participle past)
mettast (infinitive passive)
mettande (participle present)
mette (imperative)
mett (imperative)


metta

mettar (present)
metta (past)
metta (participle past)
mettast (infinitive passive)
mettande (participle present)
metta (imperative)
mett (imperative)

Har me nok mat til å metta alle gjestene?

Do we have enough food for all the guests?


Oseania

Oceania (a continent in the Pacific Ocean)


rele

releet (definite singular)
rele (indefinite plural)
relea (definite plural)


sirkus

sirkuset (definite singular)
sirkus (indefinite plural)
sirkusa (definite plural)

From Latin circus.
(adverb): Same as Swedish cirkus.


eksport

eksporten (definite singular)
eksportar (indefinite plural)
eksportane (definite plural)


tvo

(non-standard since 1938) past tense of två


hets

hetsen (definite singular)
hetsar (indefinite plural)
hetsane (definite plural)

From German Hetz and Hetze, from hetzen (“chase, hunt”), related with hate (“hate”).

malevolent and biased agitation, campaign (of slander), witch-hunt


enquête

enquêten (definite singular)
enquêtar (indefinite plural)
enquêtane (definite plural)


haussa

haussar (present)
haussa (past)
haussa (participle past)
haussast (infinitive passive)
haussande (participle present)
haussa (imperative)
hauss (imperative)


haussa

haussaen (definite singular)
haussaer (indefinite plural)
haussaar (indefinite plural)
haussaene (definite plural)
haussaane (definite plural)


verta

nn-verb

verta (present tense vert, past tense vart, past participle vorte, passive infinitive vertast, present participle vertande, imperative vert)

vert (present)
vart (past)
vorte (participle past)
vertast (infinitive passive)
vertande (participle present)
vert (imperative)

Problemet vil verta større etter kvart.

The problem will become larger as time passes.


nasjon

nasjonen (definite singular)
nasjonar (indefinite plural)
nasjonane (definite plural)


noen

head

noen (feminine noen, neuter noe, plural noen)

noen (feminine)
noe (neuter)
noen (plural)


søye

søya (definite singular)
søyer (indefinite plural)
søyene (definite plural)


sopi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of sopen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of sopen


sopi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of supa


sopi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of sop


kosi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of kosen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of kosen


kosi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of kjosa


kosi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of kos

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of kòs


reki

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of rek


reki

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of reka


pinse

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

Possibly from Middle Low German or German Low German pinxten

Whitsun or Pentecost (Christian festival seven weeks after Easter)


kampestein

kampesteinen (definite singular)
kampesteinar (indefinite plural)
kampesteinane (definite plural)

From kamp (“broad or round mountain peak”) + stein (“stone”).


birøkt

birøkta (definite singular)
birøkter (indefinite plural)
birøktene (definite plural)

From bie + røkt (“looking after, care”).


tinga

tingar (present)
tinga (past)
tinga (participle past)
tingast (infinitive passive)
tingande (participle present)
tinga (imperative)
ting (imperative)

From Old Norse þinga, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną.

(transitive) to reserve; to place an order on


tinga

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


mili

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of mil


motiv

motivet (definite singular)
motiv (indefinite plural)
motiva (definite plural)

a subject (e.g. of a book, painting, photo)


patrona

definite singular of patron (Etymology 2)


bajonett

bajonetten (definite singular)
bajonettar (indefinite plural)
bajonettane (definite plural)

From French baïonnette, after the town of Bayonne.


munk

munken (definite singular)
munkar (indefinite plural)
munkane (definite plural)


prega

pregar (present)
prega (past)
prega (participle past)
pregast (infinitive passive)
pregande (participle present)
prega (imperative)
preg (imperative)


ventil

ventilen (definite singular)
ventilar (indefinite plural)
ventilane (definite plural)


deponi

deponiet (definite singular)
deponi (indefinite plural)
deponia (definite plural)


bordsalt

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bordsalt n (definite singular bordsaltet)


retta

rettar (present)
retta (past)
retta (participle past)
rettast (infinitive passive)
rettande (participle present)
retta (imperative)
rett (imperative)


hend

hendet (definite singular)
hend (indefinite plural)
henda (definite plural)


hend

hend (neuter hendt, definite singular and plural hende)

hendt (neuter)
hende (definite plural singular)


hend

(non-standard since 2012) supine of henda


nøkkel

nøkkelen (definite singular)
nøklar (indefinite plural)
nøklane (definite plural)


sint

sint (indefinite singular)
sinte (definite plural singular)
sintare (comparative)
sintast (indefinite superlative)
sintaste (definite superlative)


brygge

brygga (definite singular)
brygger (indefinite plural)
bryggene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of brygge
bryggje

nn-noun-infl

brygge, bryggje

bryggjene 􂀿bryggjone􂁀
􂀿bryggene 􂀿bryggone􂁀􂁀

ei bryggje 􂀿bryggja􂁀
􂀿ei brygge 􂀿brygga􂁀􂁀

From Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Akin to English bridge.

(nautical) a landing stage, jetty, pier, wharf, dock (US)


brygge

brygger (present)
brygde (past)
brygt (participle past)
brygd (participle past)
bryggast (infinitive passive)
bryggande (participle present)
brygg (imperative)

From Middle Norwegian bryggja, from Old Norse strong verb *bryggja, *bryggva (attested in past participle brugginn), from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną.


rette

rettar (present)
retta (past)
retta (participle past)
rettast (infinitive passive)
rettande (participle present)
rette (imperative)
rett (imperative)

From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną, a factitive of the adjective *rehtaz, later Old Norse réttr and Norwegian Nynorsk rett. Cognates include Dutch and German richten, English verbal right, Icelandic rétta, Faroese rætta, and Swedish rätta.

(transitive) to straighten, to set or make straight

(transitive) to execute (to kill as a punishment)


rette

retta (definite singular)
retter (indefinite plural)
rettene (definite plural)


rette

(obsolete, now used only in fixed expressions) dative singular of rett


ostre

ostra (definite singular)
ostrer (indefinite plural)
ostrene (definite plural)


refleks

refleksen (definite singular)
refleksar (indefinite plural)
refleksane (definite plural)

a reflector (object that reflects light)


brygga

head

brygga (present tense bryggar or brygger, past tense brygga or brygde, past participle brygga or brygd or brygt, passive infinitive bryggast, present participle bryggande, imperative brygg)

bryggar (present)
brygger (present)
brygga (past)
brygde (past)
brygga (participle past)
brygd (participle past)
brygt (participle past)
bryggast (infinitive passive)
bryggande (participle present)
brygg (imperative)

From Middle Norwegian bryggja, from Old Norse *bryggja (past participle brugginn), from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil, brew”).


reflektor

reflektoren (definite singular)
reflektorar (indefinite plural)
reflektorane (definite plural)


osse

den tyrkiske kafeverten så serverte osse kebab, gratulerte osse med dagjen

2012 June 28, “Slutt på flaggsesongen”, in Solabladet, page 14:

The Turkish server who served us kebab, congratulated us with the day

(dialect) alternative form of oss (“us”)


ostra

ostra (definite singular)
ostrer (indefinite plural)
ostror (indefinite plural)
ostrene (definite plural)
ostrone (definite plural)

definite singular of ostre (non-standard since 2012)


reformator

reformatoren (definite singular)
reformatorar (indefinite plural)
reformatorane (definite plural)

reformer (a person who introduces reforms)


ontologi

From Ancient Greek ὤν (ṓn, “on”) + -logi.


rabbin

rabbinen (definite singular)
rabbinar (indefinite plural)
rabbinane (definite plural)


kú

head

kú f (definite singular kúi, definite singular dative kúnne, indefinite plural kýr, definite plural kýrna, definite plural dative kúnom)

kúi (definite singular)
kúnne (dative definite singular)
kýr (indefinite plural)
kýrna (definite plural)
kúnom (dative definite plural)


ploma

ploma (definite singular)
plomer (indefinite plural)
plomor (indefinite plural)
plomene (definite plural)
plomone (definite plural)

definite singular of plome (non-standard since 2012)


skrike

skrika (definite singular)
skriker (indefinite plural)
skrikene (definite plural)


knop

knopen (definite singular)
knopar (indefinite plural)
knopane (definite plural)
knopen (definite singular)
knop (indefinite plural)
knopane (definite plural)

knop m (definite singular knopen, indefinite plural knop, definite plural knopane)

From Middle Low German knop and Dutch knoop.


messing

brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)


krakk

krakk m (definite singular krakken, indefinite plural krakkar, definite plural krakkane)

krakken (definite singular)
krakkar (indefinite plural)
krakkane (definite plural)


dverg

dvergen (definite singular)
dvergar (indefinite plural)
dvergane (definite plural)

From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

Det var ein Gong ei Kjempa og ein Dverg, som slo seg i Lag og var gode Viner.

1880, Marius Hægstad, Kjempa og Dvergen [The Giant and the Dwarf]:

Once upon a time, a giant and a dwarf teamed up and became good friends.

(now sometimes offensive) a dwarf (a very short person)


drøm

drømmen (definite singular)
drømmar (indefinite plural)
drømmane (definite plural)


gnom

gnomen (definite singular)
gnomar (indefinite plural)
gnomane (definite plural)

From French gnome (“gnome”), from New Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for pygmaeus (“pygmy”).


rosi

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of ros (“praise”)

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of ros (“erysipelas”)


rosi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of ros (“landslide; avalanche; scratch”)


erodere

eroderer (present)
eroderte (past)
erodert (participle past)
eroderast (infinitive passive)
eroderande (participle present)
eroder (imperative)


helge

helgar (present)
helga (past)
helga (participle past)
helgast (infinitive passive)
helgande (participle present)
helge (imperative)
helg (imperative)

From Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Cognates include English hallow.


ryggrad

ryggrada (definite singular)
ryggrader (indefinite plural)
ryggradene (definite plural)

(anatomy) a spine or backbone (also used figuratively)


ørken

ørkenen (definite singular)
ørkenar (indefinite plural)
ørkenane (definite plural)


dagleg

dagleg (neuter singular dagleg, definite singular and plural daglege)

dagleg (neuter singular)
daglege (definite plural singular)


heilt

Det er heilt øydelagt.

Gå heilt til enden av vegen.

Walk all the way to the end of the road.


makrell

makrellen (definite singular)
makrellar (indefinite plural)
makrellane (definite plural)


grosz

groszen (definite singular)
groszy (indefinite plural)
groszane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Polish grosz, from Medieval Latin denarius grossus.


åg

From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂.

Dette viser at elva ikkje alltid har vore sett på som ei skikkelig elv, men kanskje heller som ei mindre elv, ei åg […]

1996, Johann Solbakk, “Frå Førneset til Vasshøvet”, in Årbok for Rana, volume 29, Rana historielag, page 109:

This shows that the river probably hasn't always been regarded as a proper river, but rather as a smeller stream, a creek […]

(dialectal, possibly archaic, Helgeland, Salten and Værøy) alternative form of å (“creek”)


terge

tergar (present)
terga (past)
terga (participle past)
tergast (infinitive passive)
tergande (participle present)
terge (imperative)
terg (imperative)


terga

tergar (present)
terga (past)
terga (participle past)
tergast (infinitive passive)
tergande (participle present)
terga (imperative)
terg (imperative)


perfekt

perfekt (neuter singular perfekt, definite singular and plural perfekte)

perfekt (neuter singular)
perfekte (definite plural singular)


intelligens

intelligensen (definite singular)
intelligensar (indefinite plural)
intelligensane (definite plural)

From Latin intelligentia, via German Intelligenz.


mure

murar (present)
mura (past)
mura (participle past)
murast (infinitive passive)
murande (participle present)
mure (imperative)
mur (imperative)


mure

mura (definite singular)
murer (indefinite plural)
murene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mura, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ. Akin to German Möhre (“carrot”).

(botany) any plant of the potentilla family


erigere

erigerer (present)
erigerte (past)
erigert (participle past)
erigerast (infinitive passive)
erigerande (participle present)
eriger (imperative)


bygge

bygger (present)
bygde (past)
bygt (participle past)
bygd (participle past)
byggast (infinitive passive)
byggande (participle present)
bygg (imperative)


flytta

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

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

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


bryta

bryta (present tense bryt, past tense braut, supine brote, past participle broten, present participle brytande, imperative bryt)

bryt (present)
braut (past)
brote (supine)
broten (participle past)
brytande (participle present)
bryt (imperative)


fungere

fungerer (present)
fungerte (past)
fungert (participle past)
fungerast (infinitive passive)
fungerande (participle present)
funger (imperative)


nys

nyset (definite singular)
nys (indefinite plural)
nysa (definite plural)


tinning

tinningen (definite singular)
tinningar (indefinite plural)
tinningane (definite plural)


trommehinne

trommehinna (definite singular)
trommehinner (indefinite plural)
trommehinnene (definite plural)


fokk

fokket (definite singular)
fokk (indefinite plural)
fokka (definite plural)

something which whisks or blows, usually a particle

(collective, meteorology) blowing snow which reduces visibility


fokk

fokken (definite singular)
fokkar (indefinite plural)
fokkane (definite plural)

From Dutch fok (from Middle Dutch focke) or from Middle Low German vock, vocke (“a puller”).


fokk

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(slang, vulgar) pronunciation spelling of fuck.


puller

pulleren (definite singular)
pullerar (indefinite plural)
pullerane (definite plural)


letta

lettar (present)
letta (past)
letta (participle past)
lettast (infinitive passive)
lettande (participle present)
letta (imperative)
lett (imperative)

Eg letta på loket for å sjå oppi panna.

I lifted the lid to look inside the pan.


loppe

loppa (definite singular)
lopper (indefinite plural)
loppene (definite plural)

From Proto-Germanic *luppǭ (“flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper”), from Proto-Germanic *luppijaną (“to jump, dart”).


pensai

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of pensum


teneste

tenesta (definite singular)
tenester (indefinite plural)
tenestene (definite plural)


tole

toler (present)
tolte (past)
tolt (participle past)
tolast (infinitive passive)
tolande (participle present)
tol (imperative)

Dei toler ikkje synet av kvarandre.

They can't stand the sight of each other.


kommi

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite neuter singular past participle of komma


Donau

Danube (a river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania)


legga

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


kulturell

head

kulturell (neuter singular kulturelt, definite singular and plural kulturelle)

kulturelt (neuter singular)
kulturelle (definite plural singular)


brynja

brynja (definite singular)
brynjer (indefinite plural)
brynjor (indefinite plural)
brynjene (definite plural)
brynjone (definite plural)


solte

solta (definite singular)
solter (indefinite plural)
soltene (definite plural)


vaar

vaar m or f (neuter vaart, plural vaare)


reagens

reagensen (definite singular)
reagensar (indefinite plural)
reagensane (definite plural)
reagenset (definite singular)
reagens (indefinite plural)
reagensa (definite plural)


strutte

struttar (present)
strutta (past)
strutta (participle past)
struttast (infinitive passive)
struttande (participle present)
strutte (imperative)
strutt (imperative)

Related to stritte (verb) and strut (noun)


kanon

kanonen (definite singular)
kanonar (indefinite plural)
kanonane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.


kanon

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)).

der

(literature) canon (group of literary works)


kanon

Borrowed from Swedish kanon (attested in Swedish at least since early 1930-s).

– No har me vore på besøk åt ho mormor og hjelpt ho med å få inn oppvaskmaskina.
– Kanon!
– Now we have visited the grandmother and helped her to get the dishwasher inside (the house).
– Good job!


solta

solta (definite singular)
solter (indefinite plural)
soltor (indefinite plural)
soltene (definite plural)
soltone (definite plural)


-isme

From French -isme, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).


rini

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of rinen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of rinen


rini

(non-standard since 2012) supine of rina


rini

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of rin


pittoresk

head

pittoresk (neuter singular pittoresk, definite singular and plural pittoreske)

pittoresk (neuter singular)
pittoreske (definite plural singular)

From Latin pictor, via Italian pittoresco and French pittoresque.


asfalt

From Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος (ásphaltos, “asphalt, bitumen”).


luftig

head

luftig (neuter singular luftig, definite singular and plural luftige, comparative luftigare, indefinite superlative luftigast, definite superlative luftigaste)

luftig (neuter singular)
luftige (definite plural singular)
luftigare (comparative)
luftigast (indefinite superlative)
luftigaste (definite superlative)


modernisme

modernismen (definite singular)
modernismar (indefinite plural)
modernismane (definite plural)


fiktiv

fiktiv (neuter singular fiktivt, definite singular and plural fiktive)

fiktivt (neuter singular)
fiktive (definite plural singular)


privat

privat (neuter singular privat, definite singular and plural private)

privat (neuter singular)
private (definite plural singular)


lokal

lokal (neuter singular lokalt, definite singular and plural lokale)

lokalt (neuter singular)
lokale (definite plural singular)


cosse

cossar (present)
cossa (past)
cossa (participle past)
cossast (infinitive passive)
cossande (participle present)
cosse (imperative)
coss (imperative)


bakterie

bakterien (definite singular)
bakteriar (indefinite plural)
bakteriane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion).


hams

hamsen (definite singular)
hamsar (indefinite plural)
hamsane (definite plural)


fyre

fyrer (present)
fyrte (past)
fyrt (participle past)
fyrast (infinitive passive)
fyrande (participle present)
fyr (imperative)

fyre (av) - to fire (a shot, rocket etc.)

(slang) to drink copious amounts of alcohol in a party setting


hengja

hengja (present tense hengjer, past tense hengde, past participle hengt, present participle hengjande, imperative heng)

hengjer (present)
hengde (past)
hengt (participle past)
hengjande (participle present)
heng (imperative)

From Old Norse hengja. Akin to English hang.

Han hengjer biletet på veggen.


deig

deigen (definite singular)
deigar (indefinite plural)
deigane (definite plural)

From Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, to mold, to form”). Compare Icelandic deig, Faroese deiggj, Swedish deg, Danish dej.


hekla

head

hekla (present tense heklar, past tense and past participle hekla, imperative hekl, present participle heklande, passive infinitive heklast)

heklar (present)
hekla (participle past)
hekl (imperative)
heklande (participle present)
heklast (infinitive passive)


temja

temja (present tense tem, past tense tamde, supine tamt, past participle tamd, present participle temjande, imperative tem)

tem (present)
tamde (past)
tamt (supine)
tamd (participle past)
temjande (participle present)
tem (imperative)

From Old Norse temja, from Proto-Germanic *tamjaną.


lapp

lappen (definite singular)
lappar (indefinite plural)
lappane (definite plural)

Jakka hadde lappar på olbogane.

Han gav meg ein lapp med ein beskjed på.

I morgon skal eg ta lappen

Tomorrow I'm gonna take (the exam for) the driver's license


lapp

From Swedish lapp. Possibly from a Finnic or Samic language. Compare Finnish Lappi.

(derogatory) a Lapp, Sami person; person of the Sami people


soling

solingen (definite singular)
solingar (indefinite plural)
solingane (definite plural)

From the names of two partners in the production firm, Sverre Olsen and Jan H. Linge, both Norwegians.

(nautical, sailing) a Soling (an open keelboat)


soling

solinga (definite singular)
solingar (indefinite plural)
solingane (definite plural)

the act of putting a sole (on a shoe or boot)


singling

Clark saag, at her var ikkje alt som det skulde vera, og reiste seg kvasst, daa dei høyrde tunge stig og singling av jarn.

1911, Helge Marstein, Aurora: ein sjøroman:

Clark saw that everything was not as it should be, and rose abruptly when they heard heavy footsteps and the jangling of iron.


industriell

industriell (neuter singular industrielt, definite singular and plural industrielle)

industrielt (neuter singular)
industrielle (definite plural singular)


inkompetent

inkompetent (indefinite singular)
inkompetente (definite plural singular)

From French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetens.


kompetent

kompetent (neuter singular kompetent, definite singular and plural kompetente)

kompetent (neuter singular)
kompetente (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from French compétent, from Latin competēns.


melding

meldinga (definite singular)
meldingar (indefinite plural)
meldingane (definite plural)

Eg har fått ei melding frå styret.


reik

reika (definite singular)
reiker (indefinite plural)
reikene (definite plural)


leidt

(non-standard since 1938) past participle of leida


leidt

(non-standard since 1938) neuter singular of leid


halvera

halverer (present)
halverte (past)
halvert (participle past)
halverast (infinitive passive)
halverande (participle present)
halver (imperative)


fleis

fleisen (definite singular)
fleisar (indefinite plural)
fleisane (definite plural)


tyranni

tyranniet (definite singular)
tyranni (indefinite plural)
tyrannia (definite plural)


deie

deia (definite singular)
deier (indefinite plural)
deiene (definite plural)

From earlier and Old Norse deigja, from Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ.


fyrstbiskop

fyrstbiskopen (definite singular)
fyrstbiskopar (indefinite plural)
fyrstbiskopane (definite plural)

From fyrste (“prince”) + biskop (“bishop”), from German Fürstbischof.

(historical) prince-bishop, a bishop who also held a secular princely rank.


mæ

"No, Unga, kunne de slutte mæ Lesnae ei Stund o høyre paa me."

1879, Hallvard Berg, Segner fraa Bygdom, Samlaget, page 93:

"Now, kids, you stop with the reading for a while and listen to me."


interessant

interessant (neuter singular interessant, definite singular and plural interessante)

interessant (neuter singular)
interessante (definite plural singular)


skina

nn-verb

skina (present tense skin, past tense skein, past participle skine, passive infinitive skinast, present participle skinande, imperative skin)

skin (present)
skein (past)
skine (participle past)
skinast (infinitive passive)
skinande (participle present)
skin (imperative)

From Old Norse skína, from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną. Akin to English shine.

I dag skin sola.


atrofi

head

atrofi m (definite singular atrofien, indefinite plural atrofiar, definite plural atrofiane)

atrofien (definite singular)
atrofiar (indefinite plural)
atrofiane (definite plural)


anemi

From French anémie, from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía).


autograf

autografen (definite singular)
autografar (indefinite plural)
autografane (definite plural)


meining

meininga (definite singular)
meiningar (indefinite plural)
meiningane (definite plural)

/²mɛɪːnɪŋ(ɡ)/

From meina + -ing. Compare Faroese and Icelandic meining.

etter mi meining

Kva for meining var lagt i desse orda?

Det er jo meininga å ha det artig i dag!

It is the point to have fun today though!

Det va ’kje meininga å herpa bilen din.

It wasn’t on purpose to damage your car.

Kva er meininga med dette?

Det gjev inga meining!


Svein

From Old Norse Sveinn, from sveinn (“boy, servant”). Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Icelandic Sveinn, Swedish Sven, and Danish Svend.

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Sveina

svein

boy; servant; journeyman with diploma; see that for related given names


slekt

slekta (definite singular)
slekter (indefinite plural)
slektene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German slecht(e) (“ancestry, lineage, family”).


hennar

Dette er huset hennar.


sverja

sver (present)
svor (past)
svore (participle past)
sverjast (infinitive passive)
sverjande (participle present)
sver (imperative)

From Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną.


gildi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of gilde


Knut

From Old Norse Knútr, originally a byname; from knútr (“knot”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Knútur, Danish Knud and English Canute.

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


semja

From Old Norse semja, from Proto-Germanic *samjaną.

(non-standard since 2012) Alternative form of semje


semja

sem (present)
samde (past)
samt (participle past)
semjast (infinitive passive)
semjande (participle present)
sem (imperative)


hoven

hove (neuter)
hovent (neuter)
hovne (definite plural singular)
hovnare (comparative)
hovnast (indefinite superlative)
hovnaste (definite superlative)


hoven

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


flaga

flaga (definite singular)
flager (indefinite plural)
flagor (indefinite plural)
flagene (definite plural)
flagone (definite plural)


flaga

flagar (present)
flaga (past)
flaga (participle past)
flagast (infinitive passive)
flagande (participle present)
flaga (imperative)
flag (imperative)


kolossal

kolossalt (neuter)
kolossale (definite plural singular)

From German kolossal, from French colossal.


permittere

permitterer (present)
permitterte (past)
permittert (participle past)
permitterast (infinitive passive)
permitterande (participle present)
permitter (imperative)


aggressiv

head

aggressiv (masculine aggressiv, feminine aggressiv, neuter aggressivt, plural aggressive, comparative meir aggressiv, superlative mest aggressiv)

aggressiv (masculine)
aggressiv (feminine)
aggressivt (neuter)
aggressive (plural)
meir aggressiv (comparative)
mest aggressiv (superlative)

From French agressif (-ive), from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi (“to approach, attack, assail”), from ad- (“to”) + gradi (“to step”) (past participle gressus), from gradus (“a step”).

der

Dei er kjende for å føre ein aggressiv politikk.

They are known for having an aggressive policy.

aggressive (tending or disposed to aggress)


finnast

nn-verb

finnast (present tense finst, past tense fanst, past participle funnest)

finst (present)
fanst (past)
funnest (participle past)

Det finst mange ulike språk i verda.

There are many different languages in the world.

Det finst ikkje fint.


Ole

Borrowed from Danish Ole, or inherited from Old Norse Óli, a short form of Old Norse Óláfr. Commonly used as a Danicised written form of the doublets Ola and Olav in the 18th and 19th century.

a male given name from Danish or Old Norse


overgang

overgangen (definite singular)
overgangar (indefinite plural)
overgangane (definite plural)

From over- + gang. Akin to Old Norse yfirgangr.


Olav

[²u̞ː.ɽɐ̞(ʋ)]

[¹u̞ːˌlɐ̞ˑʋ]

[²oɐː.lɐ̞ːʋ]

From Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*anulaibaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *Anulaibaz. Doublet of Oleiv and Olåv.

Gjenta svarad’. / Olav! Kvarfor kom du intkje før paa Kvelden? / Længje eg paa deg har liggjid stonda;

1848, Ludv. M. Lindeman, “Guten og Gjenta paa Fjøshjellen”, in Norske Viser og Stev i Folkesproget, page 30:

The girl answered. / Olav! Why didn’t you come earlier in the evening? / For a long time have I have lied here waiting for you;

Dat verd, naar han Sant-Olav kjem atter nordantil.

1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog [Norwegian Idioms], page 239:

It will be when Saint Olaf comes up north again. [i.e. it will never happen.]

Ein Son etter Ingjald var Olav, han flydde med myket Folk vest etter til Skogen immillom Noreg og Sverike, der rudde han Skogen med Øks og Eld og bygde Landet;

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

A son after Ingjald was Olav, he went with lots of people west to the forest between Norway and Sweden, where he cleared the forest with axe and fire and build the land;

Denne Kongssonen var Olav, son til Kong Tryggve Olavsson og Sonesons Son hans Harald Haarfagre.

1882, Steinar Schjøtt, Norigs Soga: Til Heimelesning og Bruk fyr Lærarar, page 40:

This prince was Olaf, son of king Tryggvi Olafsson and great grandson of Harald Fairhair.

Olav, du må vakne; indianarane kjem.

Olav, wake up; the Native Americans are coming.


saksofon

saksofonen (definite singular)
saksofonar (indefinite plural)
saksofonane (definite plural)

From the name of the inventor Adolphe Sax, + -fon.


slupp

sluppen (definite singular)
sluppar (indefinite plural)
sluppane (definite plural)

From either Low German slup or Dutch sloep.


stemma

head

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

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

Talen hans gjorde alle velvillig stemt.

His speech made everyone positively inclined.


stemma

(folklore) to stop a bleeding by using magic power; to still blood


brosma

brosma (definite singular)
brosmer (indefinite plural)
brosmor (indefinite plural)
brosmene (definite plural)
brosmone (definite plural)


kompost

komposten (definite singular)
kompostar (indefinite plural)
kompostane (definite plural)

Borrowed from French compost, from Latin compositus.


Bjarne

From Old Norse Bjarni, short form of names starting with Bjarn-, from bjǫrn (“bear”).


hefta

heftar (present)
hefter (present)
hefta (past)
hefte (past)
hefta (participle past)
heft (participle past)
heftast (infinitive passive)
heftande (participle present)
heft (imperative)


Bjørn

From Old Norse Bjǫrn, from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), whence also bjørn. Also a medieval short form of compound names containing the element. Cognate with Faroese and Danish Bjørn and Icelandic and Swedish Björn.

a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “bear”, feminine equivalent Bera or Birna


legde

legda (definite singular)
legder (indefinite plural)
legdene (definite plural)


legde

legdet (definite singular)
legde (indefinite plural)
legda (definite plural)

(collective) a litter (mammalian offspring born in one birth)


glymja

glymja (present tense glym, past tense glumde, supine glumt, past participle glumd, present participle glymjande, imperative glym)

glym (present)
glumde (past)
glumt (supine)
glumd (participle past)
glymjande (participle present)
glym (imperative)


kakadu

kakadua (definite singular)
kakaduer (indefinite plural)
kakaduene (definite plural)

From German Kakadu, from Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakaktua. Compare with Indonesian kakatua.


arkeologi

arkeologi m (definite singular arkeologien)


stoa

stoaen (definite singular)
stoaer (indefinite plural)
stoaar (indefinite plural)
stoaene (definite plural)
stoaane (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).


ornitologi

head

ornitologi m (definite singular ornitologien)


homofon

homofonen (definite singular)
homofonar (indefinite plural)
homofonane (definite plural)


eining

eininga (definite singular)
einingar (indefinite plural)
einingane (definite plural)


ideologi

ideologi m (definite singular ideologien, indefinite plural ideologiar, definite plural ideologiane)

ideologien (definite singular)
ideologiar (indefinite plural)
ideologiane (definite plural)


Venedig

the former name of Venice, the capital city of Veneto, Italy


hys

hyset (definite singular)
hys (indefinite plural)
hysa (definite plural)

(dialectal, Rogaland) the catching of a ball mid-air in a ballgame


antropologisk

antropologisk (neuter singular antropologisk, definite singular and plural antropologiske)

antropologisk (neuter singular)
antropologiske (definite plural singular)

anthropological (relating to anthropology)


ornitologisk

ornitologisk (neuter singular ornitologisk, definite singular and plural ornitologiske)

ornitologisk (neuter singular)
ornitologiske (definite plural singular)


geologisk

geologisk (neuter singular geologisk, definite singular and plural geologiske)

geologisk (neuter singular)
geologiske (definite plural singular)


psykologisk

psykologisk (neuter singular psykologisk, definite singular and plural psykologiske)

psykologisk (neuter singular)
psykologiske (definite plural singular)


biologisk

biologisk (neuter singular biologisk, definite singular and plural biologiske)

biologisk (neuter singular)
biologiske (definite plural singular)


farmakologisk

farmakologisk (neuter singular farmakologisk, definite singular and plural farmakologiske)

farmakologisk (neuter singular)
farmakologiske (definite plural singular)


kosmologisk

kosmologisk (neuter singular kosmologisk, definite singular and plural kosmologiske)

kosmologisk (neuter singular)
kosmologiske (definite plural singular)


psykolog

psykolog m (definite singular psykologen, indefinite plural psykologar, definite plural psykologane)

psykologen (definite singular)
psykologar (indefinite plural)
psykologane (definite plural)


matematisk

matematisk (neuter singular matematisk, definite singular and plural matematiske)

matematisk (neuter singular)
matematiske (definite plural singular)


astronomisk

astronomisk (neuter singular astronomisk, definite singular and plural astronomiske)

astronomisk (neuter singular)
astronomiske (definite plural singular)

astronomical (very large, huge, immense)


neurologisk

neurologisk (neuter singular neurologisk, definite singular and plural neurologiske)

neurologisk (neuter singular)
neurologiske (definite plural singular)


zoologisk

zoologisk (neuter singular zoologisk, definite singular and plural zoologiske)

zoologisk (neuter singular)
zoologiske (definite plural singular)


klimatolog

klimatologen (definite singular)
klimatologar (indefinite plural)
klimatologane (definite plural)


lingvist

lingvisten (definite singular)
lingvistar (indefinite plural)
lingvistane (definite plural)


harmoni

harmonien (definite singular)
harmoniar (indefinite plural)
harmoniane (definite plural)


ornitolog

ornitologen (definite singular)
ornitologar (indefinite plural)
ornitologane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis) and + -log.


antropolog

antropologen (definite singular)
antropologar (indefinite plural)
antropologane (definite plural)


farmakologi

farmakologi m (definite singular farmakologien)


bul

bulen (definite singular)
bular (indefinite plural)
bulane (definite plural)


barbera

barberer (present)
barberte (past)
barbert (participle past)
barberast (infinitive passive)
barberande (participle present)
barber (imperative)

to shave (remove hair, usually with a razor)


Ulrik

From German Ulrich, from Old High German Uodalrich (Odalric, Udalric), from uodal (“heritage, homestead”) + rihhi (“ruler”). Cognate with Old Norse Óðalríkr.

compound

a male given name from German, equivalent to English Ulrich or Ulric


suge

head

suge (present tense syg, past tense saug, supine soge, past participle sogen, present participle sugande, imperative sug)

syg (present)
saug (past)
soge (supine)
sogen (participle past)
sugande (participle present)
sug (imperative)


halleluja

From Biblical Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”).


halleluja

hallelujaet (definite singular)
halleluja (indefinite plural)
hallelujaa (definite plural)


inka

inkaen (definite singular)
inkaer (indefinite plural)
inkaar (indefinite plural)
inkaene (definite plural)
inkaane (definite plural)


slåss

head

slåss (present tense slåss, past tense sloss, past participle sleges or slåss, imperative slåss)

slåss (present)
sloss (past)
sleges (participle past)
slåss (participle past)
slåss (imperative)


kikka

kikkar (present)
kikka (past)
kikka (participle past)
kikkast (infinitive passive)
kikkande (participle present)
kikka (imperative)
kikk (imperative)


rokko

rokko f (definite singular rokkoa, indefinite plural rokko, definite plural *rokkonn)

rokkoa (definite singular)
rokko (indefinite plural)
*rokkonn (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, parts of Eastern Norway) Alternative form of reke


aua

auar (present)
aua (past)
aua (participle past)
auast (infinitive passive)
auande (participle present)
aua (imperative)
au (imperative)


lukrativ

lukrativ (neuter singular lukrativt, definite singular and plural lukrative)

lukrativt (neuter singular)
lukrative (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from French lucratif, from Latin lucrativus.


klematis

klematisen (definite singular)
klematisar (indefinite plural)
klematisane (definite plural)

From Latin clematis, from Ancient Greek κλεματισ (klematis), from κλήμα (klḗma).


Arktis

the Arctic (region around the North Pole)


hotell

hotellet (definite singular)
hotell (indefinite plural)
hotella (definite plural)


proviant

provianten (definite singular)
proviantar (indefinite plural)
proviantane (definite plural)

From Italian provianda, via German Proviant.

provisions, supplies (of food, drink etc.)


boikott

boikotten (definite singular)
boikottar (indefinite plural)
boikottane (definite plural)

From English boycott, from Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880.


innovativ

innovativt (neuter)
innovative (definite plural singular)
meir innovativ (comparative)
mest innovativ (superlative)


fita

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of fit


geil

geilen (definite singular)
geila (definite singular)
geilar (indefinite plural)
geiler (indefinite plural)
geilane (definite plural)
geilene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of geil

nn-noun-infl

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

From Old Norse geil f, from Proto-Germanic *gailō.

narrow passage, especially between houses


taug

head

taug (definite singular taugi, indefinite plural tauger, definite plural taugene)

taugi (definite singular)
tauger (indefinite plural)
taugene (definite plural)

From Old Norse taug, from Proto-Germanic *taugō.

(nonstandard or dialectal) alternative form of tau


taug

From earlier and Old Norse tog (“rope”), from Proto-Germanic *taugō.


taug

taugt (neuter)
tauge (definite plural singular)
taugare (comparative)
taugast (indefinite superlative)
taugaste (definite superlative)


reim

reima (definite singular)
reimar (indefinite plural)
reimer (indefinite plural)
reimane (definite plural)
reimene (definite plural)


kompilator

kompilatoren (definite singular)
kompilatorar (indefinite plural)
kompilatorane (definite plural)


konflikt

konflikt m (definite singular konflikten, indefinite plural konfliktar, definite plural konfliktane)

konflikten (definite singular)
konfliktar (indefinite plural)
konfliktane (definite plural)


leksem

leksemet (definite singular)
leksem (indefinite plural)
leksema (definite plural)


objekt

objektet (definite singular)
objekt (indefinite plural)
objekta (definite plural)


foaje

foajeen (definite singular)
foajear (indefinite plural)
foajeane (definite plural)


leksikograf

leksikografen (definite singular)
leksikografar (indefinite plural)
leksikografane (definite plural)


intervju

intervjuet (definite singular)
intervju (indefinite plural)
intervjua (definite plural)

From French entrevue, via English interview.


kontrovers

kontroversen (definite singular)
kontroversar (indefinite plural)
kontroversane (definite plural)


Eirik

From Old Norse Eiríkr, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᚱᛁᚲᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*aiwarikijaʀ /*aiwarīkijaʀ/) or *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᚱᛁᚲᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*ainarikijaʀ /*ainarīkijaʀ/), from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“long time, eternity”) + *rīkijaz (“mighty, rich”). Cognate with Faroese Eirikur, Icelandic Eiríkur, and Swedish and Danish Erik.

inh

*ᚨᛁᚹᚨᚱᛁᚲᛁᛃᚨᛉ

der

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Eirika, equivalent to English Eric


sprengja

head

sprengja (present tense sprengjer, past tense sprengde, past participle sprengt, present participle sprengjande, imperative spreng)

sprengjer (present)
sprengde (past)
sprengt (participle past)
sprengjande (participle present)
spreng (imperative)

From Old Norse sprengja, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną.

Han reid så lenge at han sprengde hesten.

He rode for so long that he wore out his horse.

Budsjettet er sprengt for lengst.


cess

cessen (definite singular)
cessar (indefinite plural)
cessane (definite plural)


hennas

Bror hennas heitte Alvgeir

1926, Halvdan Koht, Norske dronningar [Norwegian Queens], Oslo: Samlaget, page 4:


grina

grina (present tense grin, past tense grein, supine grine, past participle grinen, present participle grinande, imperative grin)

grin (present)
grein (past)
grine (supine)
grinen (participle past)
grinande (participle present)
grin (imperative)

From Old Norse grína, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.


brus

brusen (definite singular)
brusar (indefinite plural)
brusane (definite plural)

From bruse (verb); a shortening of the earlier term bruslimonade.

soda, pop (carbonated water, both US), fizzy drink (UK), (carbonated) soft drink


abelsk

abelsk (indefinite singular)
abelske (definite plural singular)


stav

staven (definite singular)
stavar (indefinite plural)
stavane (definite plural)
stav (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
staven (accusative definite nominative singular)
stavar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
stavane (accusative definite nominative plural)
stav (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
staven (accusative definite nominative singular)
stavar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
stavarne (accusative definite nominative plural)
stave (dative definite singular)
stavom (dative definite plural)

stav

nn-decl-blank-full

stav

From Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet)


serbisk

head

serbisk (neuter singular serbisk, definite singular and plural serbiske)

serbisk (neuter singular)
serbiske (definite plural singular)

Serb or Serbian (relating to Serbia, the Serbs, or their language)


m.m.

Abbreviation of med meir; = etc., et cetera


Arne

From Old Norse Arni, Árni, short form of given names beginning with Arn-, from ǫrn (“eagle”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Árni, and Swedish and Danish Arne.

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Arna


mishandling

mishandlinga (definite singular)
mishandlingar (indefinite plural)
mishandlingane (definite plural)

abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment


kuvut

kuvut (indefinite singular)
kuvute (definite plural singular)


tyri

tyrien (definite singular)
tyriet (definite singular)
tyriar (indefinite plural)
tyri (indefinite plural)
tyriane (definite plural)
tyria (definite plural)


slagverk

slagverket (definite singular)
slagverk (indefinite plural)
slagverka (definite plural)


mitokondrie

iet (definite singular)
mitokondrie (indefinite plural)
ia (definite plural)

alternative form of mitokondrium (“mitochondrion”)


adventist

adventisten (definite singular)
adventistar (indefinite plural)
adventistane (definite plural)


enorm

enormt (neuter)
enorme (definite plural singular)
meir enorm (comparative)
mest enorm (superlative)

Dei fekk etter kvart eit enormt ansvar.

They eventually got a huge responsibility.


soppa

soppa (definite singular)
sopper (indefinite plural)
soppor (indefinite plural)
soppene (definite plural)
soppone (definite plural)


soppa

soppar (present)
soppa (past)
soppa (participle past)
soppast (infinitive passive)
soppande (participle present)
soppa (imperative)
sopp (imperative)


eigi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of eigen


hjerne

hjernen (definite singular)
hjernar (indefinite plural)
hjernane (definite plural)


sleng

slengen (definite singular)
slenger (indefinite plural)
slengar (indefinite plural)
slengene (definite plural)
slengane (definite plural)


sleng

slenget (definite singular)
sleng (indefinite plural)
slenga (definite plural)


sleng

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


tekstil

head

tekstil m or n (definite singular tekstilen or tekstilet, indefinite plural tekstilar or tekstil, definite plural tekstilane or tekstila)

tekstilen (definite singular)
tekstilet (definite singular)
tekstilar (indefinite plural)
tekstil (indefinite plural)
tekstilane (definite plural)
tekstila (definite plural)


komparativ

komparativ (neuter singular komparativt, definite singular and plural komparative)

komparativt (neuter singular)
komparative (definite plural singular)


komparativ

komparativ m (definite singular komparativen, indefinite plural komparativar, definite plural komparativane)

komparativen (definite singular)
komparativar (indefinite plural)
komparativane (definite plural)


aktualitet

aktualiteten (definite singular)
aktualitetar (indefinite plural)
aktualitetane (definite plural)

From French actualité, from Latin actualitas.


aceton

(organic chemistry) acetone (a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent)


Lovise

a female given name, equivalent to English Louise


aksiom

aksiomet (definite singular)
aksiom (indefinite plural)
aksioma (definite plural)


akvedukt

akvedukten (definite singular)
akveduktar (indefinite plural)
akveduktane (definite plural)


aktivist

aktivisten (definite singular)
aktivistar (indefinite plural)
aktivistane (definite plural)


akrobat

akrobat m (definite singular akrobaten, indefinite plural akrobatar, definite plural akrobatane)

akrobaten (definite singular)
akrobatar (indefinite plural)
akrobatane (definite plural)


kave

kaven (definite singular)
kavar (indefinite plural)
kavane (definite plural)

From Old Norse kafafjúk. Connected to Old Norse kóf. Compare Icelandic kafi and Faroese kavi.


kave

kavar (present)
kava (past)
kava (participle past)
kavast (infinitive passive)
kavande (participle present)
kave (imperative)
kav (imperative)


sylje

sylja (definite singular)
syljer (indefinite plural)
syljene (definite plural)


lakan

lakanet (definite singular)
lakan (indefinite plural)
lakana (definite plural)


jolle

jolla (definite singular)
joller (indefinite plural)
jollene (definite plural)
jollen (definite singular)
jollar (indefinite plural)
jollane (definite plural)

Russenorsk: ёла (jola)

From Low German jolle; compare with German Jolle.


alka

alka (definite singular)
alker (indefinite plural)
alkor (indefinite plural)
alkene (definite plural)
alkone (definite plural)


alka

alkar (present)
alka (past)
alka (participle past)
alkast (infinitive passive)
alkande (participle present)
alka (imperative)
alk (imperative)


alka

Compare dialectal Swedish ulka (“to start growling”).


akvamarin

akvamarinen (definite singular)
akvamarinar (indefinite plural)
akvamarinane (definite plural)


akronym

akronymet (definite singular)
akronym (indefinite plural)
akronyma (definite plural)


anglikan

anglikanen (definite singular)
anglikanar (indefinite plural)
anglikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of anglikanar


reaktant

reaktant m reaktant (canonical neuter)
reaktanten (definite singular)
reaktantar (indefinite plural)
reaktantane (definite plural)
reaktantet (definite singular)
reaktant (indefinite plural)
reaktanta (definite plural)


anatom

anatomen (definite singular)
anatomar (indefinite plural)
anatomane (definite plural)


anglofil

anglofilt (neuter)
anglofile (definite plural singular)


anglofob

anglofobt (neuter)
anglofobe (definite plural singular)


anglofob

anglofoben (definite singular)
anglofobar (indefinite plural)
anglofobane (definite plural)


feige

feigar (present)
feiga (past)
feiga (participle past)
feigast (infinitive passive)
feigande (participle present)
feige (imperative)
feig (imperative)


reisa

reiser (present)
reiste (past)
reist (participle past)
reisast (infinitive passive)
reisande (participle present)
reis (imperative)


reisa

From Old Norse reisa, causative of rísa.


proforma

for the sake of form only; only on paper; only for show


pikant

nn-adj

pikant (masculine and feminine pikant, neuter pikant, definite singular and plural pikante, comparative pikantare, indefinite superlative pikantast, definite superlative pikantaste)

pikant (feminine masculine)
pikant (neuter)
pikante (definite plural singular)
pikantare (comparative)
pikantast (indefinite superlative)
pikantaste (definite superlative)


astat

From Ancient Greek ἄστατος (ástatos, “unsteady, volatile”), akin to astasi, "astasia".


arsen

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arsen n (definite singular arsenet, singulare tantum)

Shortening of arsenikk, arsenic trioxide, from Ancient Greek αρσενικόν (arsenikos), "arsenic, orpiment", though it literally translates to "manly, strong", due to it being a folk etymology of Middle Persian زرنيخ (zarnikh), "gold-colored". The word orpiment is the proper word in English for arsenic trioxide, though arsenic is still used in this sense. In Norwegian, arsenikk only refers to the mineral.


dramaturgi

dramaturgien (definite singular)
dramaturgiar (indefinite plural)
dramaturgiane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δραματουργία (dramatourgía).

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δραματουργία


elektron

elektronet (definite singular)
elektron (indefinite plural)
elektrona (definite plural)


druide

druiden (definite singular)
druidar (indefinite plural)
druidane (definite plural)

From Gaulish [Term?], via Latin druidae and French druid.


Kongo-Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

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


Torstein

[²tʰɞ̞s.stɛ̞ɪˑn]

[²tʰɞ̞r̥.stɛ̞ɪˑn]

From Old Norse Þorsteinn, Þórsteinn, from Þórr (“Thor”) + steinn (“stone”). Cognate with Faroese Torstein, Tórstein, Icelandic Þorsteinn, Swedish and Danish Torsten, and English Thurstan.


Terje

a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Torgeir


Torvald

From Old Norse Þorvaldr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + valdr (“rule”). Doublet of Torald.


Torgeir

From Old Norse Þorgeirr, from Þórr (“Thor”) or þórr (“thunder”) + geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese Torgeir, Icelandic Þorgeir, and Swedish and Danish Torger.

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Torgeira


Tord

From Old Norse Þórðr, a contraction of Þórfreðr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + friðr (“peace”).


grotte

grotta (definite singular)
grotter (indefinite plural)
grottene (definite plural)


perihel

perihelet (definite singular)
perihel (indefinite plural)
perihela (definite plural)


antikrist

antikristen (definite singular)
antikristar (indefinite plural)
antikristane (definite plural)


kjapp

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kjapp (neuter singular kjapt, definite singular and plural kjappe, comparative kjappare, indefinite superlative kjappast, definite superlative kjappaste)

kjapt (neuter singular)
kjappe (definite plural singular)
kjappare (comparative)
kjappast (indefinite superlative)
kjappaste (definite superlative)

From kippe (toss, whip); from Old Norse kippa.


kjøttmeis

kjøttmeisa (definite singular)
kjøttmeiser (indefinite plural)
kjøttmeisene (definite plural)

/²çœtːmɛɪːs/


Hege

Spelling variant of Hæge, a dialectal form of Helga with a loss of -l- following a lengthening of the preceding vowel.

a female given name from Old Norse, variant of Hæge


kriminell

kriminell (neuter singular kriminelt, definite singular and plural kriminelle)

kriminelt (neuter singular)
kriminelle (definite plural singular)

From Late Latin criminalis, via French criminel.


kupe

kupeen (definite singular)
kupear (indefinite plural)
kupeane (definite plural)


Helga

From Old Norse Helga, from *heiligr (“happy, lucky”).

a female given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Helge


akt

akta (definite singular)
akter (indefinite plural)
aktene (definite plural)

(art, drawing or painting of) a nude model


Geir

Revived in the end of the 19th century; from Old Norse Geirr, from geirr (“spear”). Also a short form of compound names with this element. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Geir and Swedish Ger.


spatium

spatiet (definite singular)
spatium (indefinite plural)
spatia (definite plural)

From Latin spatium (“space, distance”), whence also English space.


asteroide

asteroiden (definite singular)
asteroidar (indefinite plural)
asteroidane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).


ambolt

ambolten (definite singular)
amboltar (indefinite plural)
amboltane (definite plural)

(anatomy) an anvil or incus (bone in the middle ear)


undan

Han er langt undan.

away ((pre-1938) alternative form of unna)


undan

Han er langt undan meg.

away from ((pre-1938) alternative form of unna)


endoskop

endoskopet (definite singular)
endoskop (indefinite plural)
endoskopa (definite plural)


Sveinung

From Old Norse Sveinungr, from Sveinn + -ungr. Cognate with Faroese Sveinungur, Swedish Svenung, Svennung, and Danish Svenning.


Oddvar

Newer name; from odd (“sharp or thin point”) and the old name element -var (“protector”). Also a variant of Oddvard.

Kvar var du då Oddvar Brå braut staven?
Where were you when Oddvar Brå broke his pole?


Steinar

From Old Norse Steinarr, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (stainawarijaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”) + *warjaz (“defender”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Steinar, Swedish Steinar and Danish Stener.

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ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ


fange

fangar (present)
fanga (past)
fanga (participle past)
fangast (infinitive passive)
fangande (participle present)
fange (imperative)
fang (imperative)

From late Old Norse fanga from Middle Low German vangen. Doublet of få.


fange

fangen (definite singular)
fangar (indefinite plural)
fangane (definite plural)

From late Old Norse fangi, from Middle Low German vangene.


Leiv

From Old Norse Leifr, which is derived from the feminine noun leif f, whence also leiv f and leivd. The name is a short form of Old Norse names ending in -leifr, such as Þorleifr (> Torleiv).
Used in Norway since the Middle Ages.


tidel

tidelen (definite singular)
tidelar (indefinite plural)
tidelane (definite plural)


irreversibel

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irreversibel (neuter singular irreversibelt, definite singular and plural irreversible)

irreversibelt (neuter singular)
irreversible (definite plural singular)


erta

ertar (present)
erta (past)
erta (participle past)
ertast (infinitive passive)
ertande (participle present)
erta (imperative)
ert (imperative)


ferie

ferien (definite singular)
feriar (indefinite plural)
feriane (definite plural)


kapusin

kapusinen (definite singular)
kapusinar (indefinite plural)
kapusinane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of kapusinar


samling

samlinga (definite singular)
samlingar (indefinite plural)
samlingane (definite plural)


Guri

Pillar-Guri

a legandary female hero from various places, most known the one from Kringen


Sølvi

A variant of Solveig (cf. Sølvei and Solvi), from Old Norse Sǫlveig.


Reidar

From Old Norse Reiðarr, Hreiðarr, from hreiðr (“nest, home”) + -arr. Cognate with Faroese Reiðar, Icelandic Hreiðar, Swedish Redar,, Danish Reder and Old Swedish Rēdhar.

Hei Reidar, he du kjøpt dej ny gjødselspreidar?
Ja, ej kjøpte ’nå bort på AK i går; ej måtte ha mej en ny’e når det vart vår.

2005, Vassendgutane (lyrics and music), “Hei Reidar”, in Ungkar med dobbelseng:

Hey Reidar, have you bought yourself a new manure spreader?
Yes, I bought it at AK yesterday; I needed a new one when it became spring.


Joar

jo + -ar; from Old Norse Jóarr, from jór (“horse”) + herr (“army”), or a variant of Jógeirr, from geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Old Swedish Iōar.


Frøydis

From Old Norse Frøydís, Freydís, from Freyr + dís (“dis, minor goddess”). Cognate with Faroese Froydis, Icelandic Freydís and Old Swedish Frødīs.


Frode

From Old Norse Fróði, originally a byname; from fróðr (“wise”), whence also frod.


Sindre

From Old Norse Sindri, the name of a dwarf. Given name also from an Old Norse byname.

(Norse mythology) Eitri or Sindri; the dwarf who, together with his brother Brokkr, made Gullinbursti, Draupnir and Mjollnir


tvist

tvisten (definite singular)
tvistar (indefinite plural)
tvistane (definite plural)


Trym

(Norse mythology) Trym (a jotun, known from Þrymskviða where he steals Thor’s hammer)


fosfat

fosfatet (definite singular)
fosfat (indefinite plural)
fosfata (definite plural)


Roald

From Old Norse Róaldr, Old Norse Hróaldr, from earlier Hróðvaldr, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwaldaz, *Hrōþawaldaz, from *hrōþiz (“praise, fame”) + *waldaz (“ruler, chieftain”). Cognate with Old High German Hrodowald.


Roald

From Old Norse *Róǫld, originally an island name; from ró, a variant of rá (“corner”), and an uncertain second element. Doublet of Rolla (place in Ibestad, Troms).

A village in Giske, Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Endre

a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eindride


treska

tresker (present)
treskte (past)
treskt (participle past)
treskast (infinitive passive)
treskande (participle present)
tresk (imperative)

a-infinitive and unpalatalized form of treskje


Trond

From Old Norse Þróndr, Þrándr, either from þróndr (“man from Trøndelag”) or of the same origin, the present participle of þróa(sk). Another suggested origin is Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᚨᚹᛟᚹᛁᚾᛞᚢᛉ (þrawowinduʀ /þrawōwinduʀ/). Cognate with Faroese Tróndur, Icelandic Þrándur and English Throwend.

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Med drakeskip og mykje folk skal me sigle til Færøy, og ikkje trur eg Trond i Gòto vert glad den dagen me stig i land der.

1908, Hulda Garborg, Sigmund Bresteson, page 14:

With dragonships and lots of people, we will sail to the Faroe Islands, and I do not think Tróndur í Gøtu will be happy when we go ashore there.

Og han voks til og vardt vaksen Mann,
men stautar Kar visst du sjeldan fann,
og allesaman, som Tronden kjende,
dei likad honom, og daa helst Kvende.

1868, Henrik Krohn, “Geirstad-Trond”, in Fraa Vestlandet, page 5:

And he grew up and became a grown man,
but a stouter guy, you rarely found,
and all of them whom (the) Trond knew,
they liked him, and then especially women.


klubb

klubben (definite singular)
klubbar (indefinite plural)
klubbane (definite plural)


missil

missilet (definite singular)
missil (indefinite plural)
missila (definite plural)


morfin

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morfin m or n (definite singular morfinen or morfinet)

morfinen (definite singular)
morfinet (definite singular)

Borrowed from French morphine, from Ancient Greek Morpheus.


Astrid

From Old Norse Astríðr, Ástríðr, from earlier Ásríðr, a variant of Ásfríðr, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᛊᚢᚠᚱᛁᚦᛁᛃᛟᛉ (*ansufriþijoʀ), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + *frīdaz (“beautiful”), equivalent to ås + frid. Doublet of Åsfrid.
It has also been claimed to come from ást (“love”), whence also modern åst, but this is likely a reinterpretation.
Cognates include with Faroese Astríð, Ástríð, and Icelandic Ástríður.

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*ᚨᚾᛊᚢᚠᚱᛁᚦᛁᛃᛟᛉ

Daa Trygve var drepen flydde Astrid, kona hans, ut på ein holm i eit vatn. Der fekk ho ein son, som ho kalla Olav.

1900, Jonas Vellesen, Norigs soga aat folkeskulen [History of Norway for Public School], 2nd edition, Bergen: F. Beyers forlag:

When Tryggve was killed, Astrid, his wife, fled to an islet in a lake. There, she got a son, which she called Olaf.


monna

monnar (present)
monna (past)
monna (participle past)
monnast (infinitive passive)
monnande (participle present)
monna (imperative)
monn (imperative)


katalysator

katalysatoren (definite singular)
katalysatorar (indefinite plural)
katalysatorane (definite plural)

(automotive) catalytic converter, catalyser


monne

monnar (present)
monna (past)
monna (participle past)
monnast (infinitive passive)
monnande (participle present)
monne (imperative)
monn (imperative)

From Old Norse muna, from the noun monn m (Old Norse munr).


Astri

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


Ingjerd

a female given name, variant of Ingegjerd


Yngve

From Old Norse Yngvi, a name of the god Freyr, from Proto-Germanic *Ingwô. Doublet of Inge.

(Norse mythology) Yngvi, the original name of Freyr


Ivar

From Old Norse Ívarr, from Proto-Norse *ᛁᚹᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*iwaharjaʀ /*īwaharjaʀ/), from Proto-Germanic *īwaz (“yew tree, bow”) + *harjaz (“warrior, army”); also partly merged with Old Norse Yngvarr. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ívar, Swedish Ivar, Danish Iver (Danicisation), and English Ivor.

Ein konung av denne Ætti heitte Ivar Vidfadme; han raadde yver alle Gautarne og Danerne ifraa syndre Enden av Danmark og nord til Vatni, Venern og Vettern.

1862, Eirik M. Torvaldsson Sommer, Noregs Saga i Stuttmaal. Elder Fortelning um dei største Tilburdarne med Nordmennerne og deira Tilstand i Noreg gjenom Forntidi til vaare Dagar, page 10:

A king of this clan was Ivar Widefathom; he ruled over all the Geats and Danes from the southern end of Denmark and north to the lakes, Vänern and Vättern.


stabil

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stabil (neuter singular stabilt, definite singular and plural stabile)

stabilt (neuter singular)
stabile (definite plural singular)


levering

leveringa (definite singular)
leveringar (indefinite plural)
leveringane (definite plural)


termometer

termometer n (definite singular termometeret, indefinite plural termometer, definite plural termometera)

termometeret (definite singular)
termometer (indefinite plural)
termometera (definite plural)


hingst

hingsten (definite singular)
hingstar (indefinite plural)
hingstane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German hengest, hengst, hingest, hingst.


svak

svak (neuter singular svakt, definite singular and plural svake, comparative svakare, indefinite superlative svakast, definite superlative svakaste)

svakt (neuter singular)
svake (definite plural singular)
svakare (comparative)
svakast (indefinite superlative)
svakaste (definite superlative)

From Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Compare with German schwach.


Ingrid

From Old Norse Ingríðr, a variant of Ingiríðr, from Ingifríðr.

a female given name from Old Norse, variant of Ingerid


karisma

karisma m (definite singular karismaen, indefinite plural karismaer, definite plural karismaene)

karismaen (definite singular)
karismaer (indefinite plural)
karismaene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek χάρισμα (khárisma, “grace, favour, gift”).


Ylva

a female given name from Old Swedish, meaning “she-wolf”, masculine equivalent Ulv


Ulf

From Old Norse Ulfr where ⟨f⟩ has been misinterpreted as /f/. Compare the inherited Ulv and ulv.


latinsk

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latinsk (neuter singular latinsk, definite singular and plural latinske)

latinsk (neuter singular)
latinske (definite plural singular)


karm

karmen (definite singular)
karmar (indefinite plural)
karmane (definite plural)


kviga

kviga (definite singular)
kviger (indefinite plural)
kvigor (indefinite plural)
kvigene (definite plural)
kvigone (definite plural)


Joakim

Ultimately from Latin Ioachimus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωακείμ (Iōakeím), Ἰωακίμ (Iōakím), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹיָקִים (yəhôyâqîm, literally “may Yahweh raise up”).

der

a male given name, equivalent to English Joachim


strofe

strofa (definite singular)
strofer (indefinite plural)
strofene (definite plural)


pyramide

pyramiden (definite singular)
pyramidar (indefinite plural)
pyramidane (definite plural)


huskatt

huskatten (definite singular)
huskattar (indefinite plural)
huskattane (definite plural)


høljeregne

rain cats and dogs (to rain very heavily)


grenseland

grenselandet (definite singular)
grenseland (indefinite plural)
grenselanda (definite plural)

borderland(s) (also used in a figurative sense)

march(es) (obsolete: border region or area)


kattedyr

kattedyret (definite singular)
kattedyr (indefinite plural)
kattedyra (definite plural)


marsj

marsjen (definite singular)
marsjar (indefinite plural)
marsjane (definite plural)

march (song in the genre of music written for marching)


katte

katta (definite singular)
katter (indefinite plural)
kattene (definite plural)


mineralogi

From German Mineralogie and French minéralogie; equivalent to mineral + -logi.


protokoll

protokollen (definite singular)
protokollar (indefinite plural)
protokollane (definite plural)

From Byzantine Greek πρωτόκολλον (prōtókollon).


vifta

viftar (present)
vifta (past)
vifta (participle past)
viftast (infinitive passive)
viftande (participle present)
vifta (imperative)
vift (imperative)

(intransitive) to blow (to be suspended and be moved by the wind)


topp

toppen (definite singular)
toppar (indefinite plural)
toppane (definite plural)


almanakk

almanakken (definite singular)
almanakkar (indefinite plural)
almanakkane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin almanac, almanach, almanachus, from Arabic.

a calendar containing information about basic astronomy, red-letter days etc.


appelsintre

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appelsintre n (definite singular appelsintreet, indefinite plural appelsintre, definite plural appelsintrea)

appelsintreet (definite singular)
appelsintre (indefinite plural)
appelsintrea (definite plural)

Compound word, appelsin (“orange”) + tre (“tree”).

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis#Translingual

an orange tree (the citrus tree sweet orange, Citrus sinensis).

Barna klatra opp i appelsintreet.


skalle

skallen (definite singular)
skallar (indefinite plural)
skallane (definite plural)

From Old Norse skalli. Akin to English skull.

(footwear, usually in the plural) a type of moccasin made from reindeer skin and worn by the Sami people.


torde

From Old Norse þórr. Influenced by Þórðr.

(dialectal) alternative form of tore (“thunder”)


konservera

konserverer (present)
konserverte (past)
konservert (participle past)
konserverast (infinitive passive)
konserverande (participle present)
konserver (imperative)


kalle

kallar (present)
kalla (past)
kalla (participle past)
kallast (infinitive passive)
kallande (participle present)
kalle (imperative)
kall (imperative)


oransje

From Italian arancia, via French orange.


etymologi

etymologien (definite singular)
etymologiar (indefinite plural)
etymologiane (definite plural)

From Old French ethimologie, from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumología), from ἔτυμον (étumon, “true sense”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”), from λόγος (lógos).


legemiddel

legemiddelet (definite singular)
legemiddel (indefinite plural)
legemidla (definite plural)

medicine, pharmaceutical, medicament (as above)


feilvare

feilvara (definite singular)
feilvarer (indefinite plural)
feilvarene (definite plural)

second (usually seconds), defective goods / merchandise (as above)


sekundera

sekunderer (present)
sekunderte (past)
sekundert (participle past)
sekunderast (infinitive passive)
sekunderande (participle present)
sekunder (imperative)


kvalitativ

kvalitativ (neuter singular kvalitativt, definite singular and plural kvalitative)

kvalitativt (neuter singular)
kvalitative (definite plural singular)


styra

styrer (present)
styrte (past)
styrt (participle past)
styrast (infinitive passive)
styrande (participle present)
styr (imperative)

Det er regjeringa som styrer landet.

It is the government that governs the country.

Kapteinen sjølv styrte skipet.

Me må styra denne utviklinga.


medisin

medisinen (definite singular)
medisinar (indefinite plural)
medisinane (definite plural)

Doktoren sagde det var Lungebrand. Dei skulde ha hentat han fyrr; no var her ingenting aa gjera. Han skreiv upp nokot Medisin, murrad og reiste.

The doctor said it was pneumonia. They should have fetched him sooner; now there was nothing to do. He prescribed some medicine, grumbled and left.

medicine, medication (a substance which promotes healing)

Markus Olivarius studerad "Jus, Filologi, Teologi, Medisin med fleire Vitenskapar" og "kunde alt, som andre ikkje kunde […]

Markus Olivarius studied "law, philology, theology, medicine and other sciences" and "knew everything that others did not know […]


jernbane

jernbane m or f (definite singular jernbanen or jernbana, indefinite plural jernbanar or jernbaner, definite plural jernbanane or jernbanene)

jernbanen (definite singular)
jernbana (definite singular)
jernbanar (indefinite plural)
jernbaner (indefinite plural)
jernbanane (definite plural)
jernbanene (definite plural)

From jern (“iron”) + bane (“track, line, trajectory”), a calque of German Eisenbahn.


bemanna

bemannar (present)
bemanna (past)
bemanna (participle past)
bemannast (infinitive passive)
bemannande (participle present)
bemanna (imperative)
bemann (imperative)


raide

raiden (definite singular)
raidar (indefinite plural)
raidane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Northern Sami ráidu, from Proto-Samic *rājδō, a borrow from Proto-Germanic *raidō, whence also the native doublet of rei.

a line of reindeer as they pull a sleigh


paraply

paraplyen (definite singular)
paraplyar (indefinite plural)
paraplyane (definite plural)

an umbrella, or brolly (UK, informal) (as above)


lakonisk

lakonisk (indefinite singular)
lakoniske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (Lakōnikós).

Laconian (relating to Lakonia (Laconia) and Laconians)


støtte

støtta (definite singular)
støtter (indefinite plural)
støttene (definite plural)


støtte

støttar (present)
støtta (past)
støtta (participle past)
støttast (infinitive passive)
støttande (participle present)
støtte (imperative)
støtt (imperative)


akselerasjon

akselerasjonen (definite singular)
akselerasjonar (indefinite plural)
akselerasjonane (definite plural)


avgrunn

avgrunnen (definite singular)
avgrunnar (indefinite plural)
avgrunnane (definite plural)

Compound word, av (“off”) + grunn (“ground”), loan-translation from Middle Low German (compare German German Abgrund).

Fjellklatraren glei og fall ned i avgrunnen.

The mountaineer slipped and fell into the chasm.

Dei fordømte skal fortapast i avgrunnens pine.

The damned shall perish in the suffering of the abyss.

To emerge from it and not to perish in it is why the abyss exists.

Avgrunnen er til å stige opp or, og ikkje til å forkomast i. (Tarjei Vesaas)

literally: "the abyss exists to emerge from, and not to perish in"

Det var en avgrunn mellom synspunkta deira.

There was a huge gap between their points of view.

abyss, chasm (a bottomless or unfathomed depth), also used in a figurative sense (hell, place of suffering)


misbruk

head

misbruk m or n (definite singular misbruken or misbruket)

misbruken (definite singular)
misbruket (definite singular)


skatt

skatten (definite singular)
skattar (indefinite plural)
skattane (definite plural)

Det var mykje skatt å betala i år.


føniks

føniksen (definite singular)
føniksar (indefinite plural)
føniksane (definite plural)

From Latin phoenix, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix).


medikament

medikamentet (definite singular)
medikament (indefinite plural)
medikamenta (definite plural)


gråna

grånar (present)
gråna (past)
gråna (participle past)
grånast (infinitive passive)
grånande (participle present)
gråna (imperative)
grån (imperative)


sølv

sølvet (definite singular)
sølv (indefinite plural)
sølva (definite plural)

From Old Norse silfr, sylfr, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą.


lått

låtten (definite singular)
låttar (indefinite plural)
låttane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.

Publikum brølte av lått.


lått

From Old Norse lát (“sound, behaviour”), influenced by modern Norwegian slått (“haymaking”).

Eg er på veg til studiotet for å spele inn ein lått.

I'm heading to the studio to record a song.

Kor mange Beatles-låttar har du høyrt?


skjønne

skjønne (present tense skjønnar or skjønner, past tense skjønna or skjønte, past participle skjønna or skjønt, present participle skjønnande, imperative skjønn)

skjønnar (present)
skjønner (present)
skjønna (past)
skjønte (past)
skjønna (participle past)
skjønt (participle past)
skjønnande (participle present)
skjønn (imperative)


grise

grisar (present)
grisa (past)
grisa (participle past)
grisast (infinitive passive)
grisande (participle present)
grise (imperative)
gris (imperative)

to farrow, give birth to piglets (of a female pig)


jorda

jordar (present)
jorda (past)
jorda (participle past)
jordast (infinitive passive)
jordande (participle present)
jorda (imperative)
jord (imperative)


forstå

forstår (present)
forstod (past)
forstått (participle past)
forståast (infinitive passive)
forståande (participle present)
forstå (imperative)

Russenorsk: forstå

From Old Norse forstanda, borrowed from Middle Low German forstanda, from Old Saxon farstandan. Cognate with Danish forstå, Norwegian Bokmål forstå, Swedish förstå.


tsjekkisk

tsjekkisk (neuter singular tsjekkisk, definite singular and plural tsjekkiske)

tsjekkisk (neuter singular)
tsjekkiske (definite plural singular)


tsjekkisk

tsjekkisk m (definite singular tsjekkisken)


kakerlakk

kakerlakk m (definite singular kakerlakken, indefinite plural kakerlakkar, definite plural kakerlakkane)

kakerlakken (definite singular)
kakerlakkar (indefinite plural)
kakerlakkane (definite plural)


skil

skilet (definite singular)
skil (indefinite plural)
skila (definite plural)


avslutte

avslutte (present tense avsluttar, past tense avslutta, past participle avslutta, present participle avsluttande, imperative avslutt)

avsluttar (present)
avslutta (past)
avslutta (participle past)
avsluttande (participle present)
avslutt (imperative)

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


meid

meiden (definite singular)
meidar (indefinite plural)
meidane (definite plural)

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of mei


strak

strakt (neuter)
strake (definite plural singular)
strakare (comparative)
strakast (indefinite superlative)
strakaste (definite superlative)


knekt

knekten (definite singular)
knektar (indefinite plural)
knektane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German knecht, from Old Saxon kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.


bestefar

bestefaren (definite singular)
bestefedrar (indefinite plural)
bestefedrane (definite plural)


naiv

naivt (neuter)
naive (definite plural singular)


barnebarn

barnebarnet (definite singular)
barneborn (indefinite plural)
barnebarn (indefinite plural)
barneborna (definite plural)
barnebarna (definite plural)

barn + barn; from Old Norse barnabǫrn pl.


kvikksand

kvikksand m (definite singular kvikksanden)


buso

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of busu


suffigere

suffigerer (present)
suffigerte (past)
suffigert (participle past)
suffigerast (infinitive passive)
suffigerande (participle present)
suffiger (imperative)


karakter

karakteren (definite singular)
karakterar (indefinite plural)
karakterane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr); from English character (in a novel, etc.).

gode karakterar


treverk

treverket (definite singular)
treverk (indefinite plural)
treverka (definite plural)


betong

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].


minnas

minnas (present tense minnes, past tense mintes, supine mins)

minnes (present)
mintes (past)
mins (supine)

(non-standard since 2012) passive infinitive of minna


syster

systera (definite singular)
systrer (indefinite plural)
systrene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of syster

From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Akin to English sister.

Eg fekk ei syster då eg var tre.

sister (a female member of a religious community)


syster

From Old Norse systr, from Proto-Germanic *swistriz.

indefinite plural of syster, alternative form of systrer


myr

myra (definite singular)
myrar (indefinite plural)
myrer (indefinite plural)
myrane (definite plural)
myrene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of myr

From Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic *miuzijō. Akin to English mire.


tyda

tyder (present)
tydde (past)
tydt (participle past)
tydd (participle past)
tydast (infinitive passive)
tydande (participle present)
tyd (imperative)

From Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną.

Kan du tyda dette for meg?

Kva skal dette tyda?

Det er lite som tyder på at fienden deira gjorde det.

There is little to indicate that their enemy did it.