regel

regelen (definite singular)
reglar (indefinite plural)
reglane (definite plural)


dra

head

dra (present tense dreg or drar, simple past drog, supine drege or dratt or dradd, past participle dregen or dradd, present participle dragande, imperative dra)

dreg (present)
drar (present)
drog (past)
drege (supine)
dratt (supine)
dradd (supine)
dregen (participle past)
dradd (participle past)
dragande (participle present)
dra (imperative)

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

å dra på ferie


satt

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of sitte


satt

From Old Norse satt, neuter of saðr, sannr. Alternative form of sant.

(dialect of Setesdal) neuter singular of sann’e (“true”)

(nonstandard) neuter singular of sann (“true”)


patronym

patronymet (definite singular)
patronym (indefinite plural)
patronyma (definite plural)


patronym

patronymt (neuter)
patronyme (definite plural singular)


krangel

krangelen (definite singular)
kranglar (indefinite plural)
kranglane (definite plural)
Historical inflection of krangel
but considered second-tier.

nn-noun-infl

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

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


batate

bataten (definite singular)
batatar (indefinite plural)
batatane (definite plural)

From Spanish batata, from Taíno batata. Doublet of potet.


Korsika

administrative region
administrative region

Corsica (an island, department, and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia)


talja

taljar (present)
talja (past)
talja (participle past)
taljast (infinitive passive)
taljande (participle present)
talja (imperative)
talj (imperative)


spinnaker

spinnakeren (definite singular)
spinnakerar (indefinite plural)
spinnakerane (definite plural)


Joachim

a male given name, a less common spelling of Joakim


pære

pæra (definite singular)
pærer (indefinite plural)
pærene (definite plural)

any pear-shaped object, such as a light bulb


desse

From Old Norse þessar, þessir, þessa, þessi.


breid

breidt (neuter)
breide (definite plural singular)
breidare (comparative)
breidast (indefinite superlative)
breidaste (definite superlative)


feste

head

feste (present tense festar or fester, past tense festa or feste, past participle festa or fest, present participle festande, imperative fest)

festar (present)
fester (present)
festa (past)
feste (past)
festa (participle past)
fest (participle past)
festande (participle present)
fest (imperative)

* The verb is inherited from Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic *fastijaną. Factitive of the adjective fast.
* The noun may be formed off the adjective fast, or derived from the verb.


feste

festet (definite singular)
feste (indefinite plural)
festa (definite plural)

an act of fastening, binding or attaching something to something else

point of attachment, the place where something is connected or fastened to something else

a place where something or someone might get stuck

a tool for fastening, binding or otherwise attaching something to something else


feste

festar (present)
festa (past)
festa (participle past)
festast (infinitive passive)
festande (participle present)
feste (imperative)
fest (imperative)

From fest + -e, the first part deriving form Latin festum.


feste

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ræv

ræva (definite singular)
ræver (indefinite plural)
rævene (definite plural)


sene

sena (definite singular)
sener (indefinite plural)
senene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sina, sin, from Proto-Germanic *senawō, from Proto-Indo-European *snḗh₁wr̥ (“sinew, tendon”). Cognates include English sinew.


sene

senen (definite singular)
senar (indefinite plural)
senane (definite plural)


farse

farsen (definite singular)
farsar (indefinite plural)
farsane (definite plural)

From Latin farsa, from farcire, via French farce.


drille

drillar (present)
drilla (past)
drilla (participle past)
drillast (infinitive passive)
drillande (participle present)
drille (imperative)
drill (imperative)

to drill (take part in drill, be drilled in something)


pronomen

pronomenet (definite singular)
pronomen (indefinite plural)
pronomena (definite plural)


stjert

stjerten (definite singular)
stjertar (indefinite plural)
stjertane (definite plural)

From Old Norse stertr, from Proto-Germanic *stertaz.


vulkan

vulkanen (definite singular)
vulkanar (indefinite plural)
vulkanane (definite plural)

From Latin Vulcanus, the Roman god of fire.


kinesisk

head

kinesisk (neuter singular kinesisk, definite singular and plural kinesiske)

kinesisk (neuter singular)
kinesiske (definite plural singular)

Chinese (relating to China and the Chinese people)


kinesisk

kinesisk m (definite singular kinesisken)


Gunn

From Old Norse Gunnr, from gunnr (“battle”). Also a short form of compound names containing the element.


gyte

gyter (present)
gyt (present)
gytte (past)
gaut (past)
gytt (participle past)
gote (participle past)
gytast (infinitive passive)
gytande (participle present)
gyt (imperative)

From Old Norse gjóta, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną.


kald

kaldt (neuter)
kalde (definite plural singular)
kaldare (comparative)
kaldast (indefinite superlative)
kaldaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Akin to English cold.


no

noet (definite singular)
no (indefinite plural)
noa (definite plural)

From Old Norse núna, derived from nú.
(interjection): May be related to Finno-Ugric, like Finnish and Estonian no, Ingrian no, Komi-Zyrian но (no), Udmurt но (no). Compare also Swedish nå, Latvian nu and Russian ну (nu).


no

Der maa no vera nokot smaatt fint Gras imillom, som Femulen finner, for ellers kunde der ikki bu annat Liv enn Reinsdyret.

1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:

There must be some small fine grass in between for the cattle to find, otherwise no other life than the reindeer could live there.

Gakk no deg i Stova inn

1851, Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, Liti Kjersti og bergekongen (transcription of an oral song):

Det kan no faen ikkje stemme at traktor'n var så billeg

It can't be damn right that the tractor was so cheap

Er det no sånn at dåkk vil ikkje bli med på fjellturen?

Is it so, that ya'll don't want to join on the mountain trip?

Eg skulle no vore på elgjakta no, men i staden for det må eg vera her og rydde.

I was supposed to be on the moose hunt now, but I must be here and clean up instead.

Kom igjen no då!

used when finding something out; when being irritated


minutt

minuttet (definite singular)
minutt (indefinite plural)
minutta (definite plural)
minutten (definite singular)
minuttar (indefinite plural)
minuttane (definite plural)


hagle

hagla (definite singular)
hagler (indefinite plural)
haglene (definite plural)


sporvogn

sporvogna (definite singular)
sporvogner (indefinite plural)
sporvognene (definite plural)


ståpikk

ståpikken (definite singular)
ståpikkar (indefinite plural)
ståpikkane (definite plural)


folkemord

folkemordet (definite singular)
folkemord (indefinite plural)
folkemorda (definite plural)


tenne

tenner (present)
tende (past)
tente (past)
tent (participle past)
tennast (infinitive passive)
tennande (participle present)
tenn (imperative)

to set something on fire, to light, ignite.


stoff

stoffet (definite singular)
stoff (indefinite plural)
stoffa (definite plural)


bøye

bøyen (definite singular)
bøya (definite singular)
bøyar (indefinite plural)
bøyer (indefinite plural)
bøyane (definite plural)
bøyene (definite plural)

From Old French boye and Middle Low German boye.


bøye

bøye (present tense bøyer, past tense bøygde, supine bøygd or bøygt, past participle bøygd, present participle bøyande, imperative bøy)

bøyer (present)
bøygde (past)
bøygd (supine)
bøygt (supine)
bøygd (participle past)
bøyande (participle present)
bøy (imperative)

From Old Norse beygja, from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną.


bøye

bøya (definite singular)
bøyer (indefinite plural)
bøyene (definite plural)


valt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of velja


sikring

sikringa (definite singular)
sikringar (indefinite plural)
sikringane (definite plural)

protection, the act of guarding something

detention period added after a prison sentence for reasons of public safety


sikring

sikringa (definite singular)
sikringar (indefinite plural)
sikringane (definite plural)
sikringen (definite singular)
sikringar (indefinite plural)
sikringane (definite plural)


trikk

trikken (definite singular)
trikkar (indefinite plural)
trikkane (definite plural)

From English, the last syllable "tric" in electric: trikkar are powered by electricity.


smaka

smaka (present tense smakar or smaker, past tense smaka or smakte, past participle smaka or smakt, present participle smakande, imperative smak)

smakar (present)
smaker (present)
smaka (past)
smakte (past)
smaka (participle past)
smakt (participle past)
smakande (participle present)
smak (imperative)

Eg smakte på kaka.

Kaka smakte godt.


drap

drapet (definite singular)
drap (indefinite plural)
drapa (definite plural)


faen

Contraction of fanden (“the Devil”), from late Old Norse fendinn, perhaps from Frisian with the original meaning "the tempter, he who tempts". Compare Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), definite of fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”). Cognate with Danish fanden and Swedish fan. See also djevel.

Stakkars faen, eg føler med deg.

Du er ein sleip faen.

Korleis skal ein fattig faen overleve her?

How is a poor bastard supposed to survive here?


faen

Fy faen!

Faen ta deg!

Fuck you!, Damn you! (literally, May the devil take you!)

Det var som faen!

Ikkje faen!


jumbo

jumboen (definite singular)
jumboar (indefinite plural)
jumboane (definite plural)

From English jumbo ("An especially large or powerful person, animal or thing").

a person or team that finishes last (in competitions)


tja

Tja, eg veit ikkje om dét er nokon god idé.

Well...I am not sure if that is a good idea.

used to express uncertainty; hm; well; compare nja


lime

limer (present)
limde (past)
limte (past)
limt (participle past)
limast (infinitive passive)
limande (participle present)
lim (imperative)


lime

limen (definite singular)
limar (indefinite plural)
limane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English lime. From Persian لیمو (limu), via Arabic لِيمَة (līma).


bestand

bestanden (definite singular)
bestandar (indefinite plural)
bestandane (definite plural)


hidsjab

hidsjaben (definite singular)
hidsjabar (indefinite plural)
hidsjabane (definite plural)


rekka

rekka (present tense rekk, past tense rakk, past participle rokke, present participle rekkande, imperative rekk)

rekk (present)
rakk (past)
rokke (participle past)
rekkande (participle present)
rekk (imperative)

Eg rekk ikkje opp til den øvste hylla.

Eg rakk bussen så vidt.

Han rakk å bli ferdig før ho kom heim.

He managed to finish before she got home.

to catch (e.g. a train), to manage to do something in time


tiss

tissen (definite singular)
tissar (indefinite plural)
tissane (definite plural)


tiss

tisset (definite singular)
tiss (indefinite plural)
tissa (definite plural)


gry

gryr (present)
grydde (past)
grytt (participle past)
grydd (participle past)
gryast (infinitive passive)
gryande (participle present)
gry (imperative)


-ere

From Old Norse -era, through Middle High German -ieren, from Old French -ier, from Latin -āre.
Cognate to French -er, German -ieren and Swedish -era.

Used in verbs derived from Latin, French or German, indicating the action of doing the first part of the word. Equivalent in meaning to English -ize.


rupi

rupien (definite singular)
rupiar (indefinite plural)
rupiane (definite plural)

From Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), via Hindi रुपीया (rupīyā), Urdu رپیا (rupayā), and English rupee.


samband

sambandet (definite singular)
samband (indefinite plural)
sambanda (definite plural)


dimed

Dei tok ikkje med seg nok niste, dimed laut dei snu.

They did not bring enough provisions; thus they had to return.


horse

horsa (definite singular)
horser (indefinite plural)
horsene (definite plural)


horse

horsar (present)
horsa (past)
horsa (participle past)
horsast (infinitive passive)
horsande (participle present)
horse (imperative)
hors (imperative)

(intransitive, of a stallion) to run around amongst the mares

(intransitive, of a man) to run around, chiefly drunkenly


kasino

kasinoet (definite singular)
kasino (indefinite plural)
kasinoa (definite plural)


betala

betalar (present)
betaler (present)
betala (past)
betalte (past)
betala (participle past)
betalt (participle past)
betalast (infinitive passive)
betalande (participle present)
betala (imperative)
betal (imperative)

to pay (give money in exchange for goods or services)


ovanpå

Skåla fekk ikkje plass i kjøleskåpet, så eg sette ho ovanpå så lenge

The bowl didn't fit in the fridge, so I put it on top of the fridge for the time being


logu

head

logu f (definite singular lògo, indefinite plural lògur, definite plural lògune)

lògo (definite singular)
lògur (indefinite plural)
lògune (definite plural)

(Midlandsnormalen) alternative form of loge


vaska

vaskar (present)
vaska (past)
vaska (participle past)
vaskast (infinitive passive)
vaskande (participle present)
vaska (imperative)
vask (imperative)

Russenorsk: vaskom

to wash (something, someone, oneself (reflexive))


slags

ei / ein / eit slags ... - a kind / sort / type / variety of ...

all / alle slags ... - all kinds (etc.) of ...

mange slags ... - many kinds (etc.) of ...


Bornholm

Bornholm (an island and municipality of Denmark, in the Baltic Sea)


bort

From Old Norse burt, burtu, brott, brottu.

gå bort


kontor

kontoret (definite singular)
kontor (indefinite plural)
kontora (definite plural)

Borrowed from Danish kontor either directly or through Norwegian Bokmål kontor, see above.


cosplay

cosplayet (definite singular)
cosplay (indefinite plural)
cosplaya (definite plural)


materiale

materiale n (definite singular materialet, indefinite plural materiale, definite plural materiala)

materialet (definite singular)
materiale (indefinite plural)
materiala (definite plural)

/mɑtrɪˈɑːlə/


mista

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


glim

glimen (definite singular)
glimet (definite singular)
glimar (indefinite plural)
glim (indefinite plural)
glimane (definite plural)
glima (definite plural)

From Old Norse [Term?], whence also English glim; from Proto-Germanic *glīmô (“shine, splendor”).


glim

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of glime


metrum

metrumet (definite singular)
metrum (indefinite plural)
metruma (definite plural)

From Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”). Doublet of meter.


premiss

premissen (definite singular)
premissar (indefinite plural)
premissane (definite plural)


størrelse

størrelsen (definite singular)
størrelsar (indefinite plural)
størrelsane (definite plural)

Kva er størrelsen på elefanten?

T-skjortene har mange ulike fargar og størrelsar.

The T-shirts have many different colours and sizes.


okse

oksen (definite singular)
oksar (indefinite plural)
oksane (definite plural)


kompass

kompasset (definite singular)
kompass (indefinite plural)
kompassa (definite plural)

From Old Norse kompáss (“circle”), and Italian compasso, from compassare (“measure with a pair of compasses”).


tosse

tossa (definite singular)
tosser (indefinite plural)
tossene (definite plural)

(derogatory, rare or dated) a stupid, foolish woman


tosse

(dialectal, nonstandard) past tense of tykkja


teie

nn-verb

teie (present tense teier, past tense tagde, past participle tagd, passive infinitive tagt, present participle teiande, imperative tei)

teier (present)
tagde (past)
tagd (participle past)
tagt (infinitive passive)
teiande (participle present)
tei (imperative)


teie

teier (present)
teidde (past)
teitt (participle past)
teidd (participle past)
teiast (infinitive passive)
teiande (participle present)
tei (imperative)


teie

teia (definite singular)
teier (indefinite plural)
teiene (definite plural)


riva

head

riva (present tense riv, past tense reiv, supine rive, past participle riven, present participle rivande, imperative riv)

riv (present)
reiv (past)
rive (supine)
riven (participle past)
rivande (participle present)
riv (imperative)

Ho reiv opp konvolutten.

Riv litt ost på toppen.

Me skal riva dette huset.


dogme

dogmet (definite singular)
dogme (indefinite plural)
dogma (definite plural)

From Latin dogma (“philosophical tenet”), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “I seem good, think”).


ditta

Ditta e bra.


ingenting

Du kan få alt eller ingenting
Velkommen inn, elskling

You can have everything or nothing
Welcome in, darling


hosta

hostar (present)
hosta (past)
hosta (participle past)
hostast (infinitive passive)
hostande (participle present)
hosta (imperative)
host (imperative)

Inherited from Old Norse hósta, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstōną


klikken

definite singular of klikk (Etymology 1)


centiliter

head

centiliter m (definite singular centiliteren, indefinite plural centiliter, definite plural centiliterane or centilitrane)

centiliteren (definite singular)
centiliter (indefinite plural)
centiliterane (definite plural)
centilitrane (definite plural)

a centilitre, or centiliter (US) (as above)


luta

lutar (present)
luter (present)
luta (past)
lutte (past)
luta (participle past)
lutt (participle past)
lutast (infinitive passive)
lutande (participle present)
luta (imperative)
lut (imperative)

From Old Norse lúta, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną.


luta

lutar (present)
luta (past)
luta (participle past)
lutast (infinitive passive)
lutande (participle present)
luta (imperative)
lut (imperative)


luta

From Old Norse hluta, from Proto-Germanic *hlutōną.


luta

A sort of extension of lut (adverb), a clipping of lutdoven.

Eg er luta lei!


luta

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kampanje

kampanjen (definite singular)
kampanjar (indefinite plural)
kampanjane (definite plural)

From Latin campānia, via French campagne.


tunne

tunna (definite singular)
tunner (indefinite plural)
tunnene (definite plural)

Kan du bera desse tunnene for meg?


tunne

tunnar (present)
tunna (past)
tunna (participle past)
tunnast (infinitive passive)
tunnande (participle present)
tunne (imperative)
tunn (imperative)


tunne

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of tunn

(non-standard since 2012) plural of tunn


alkohol

alkohol m (definite singular alkoholen, indefinite plural alkoholar, definite plural alkoholane)

alkoholen (definite singular)
alkoholar (indefinite plural)
alkoholane (definite plural)


dø

dø (present tense dør, past tense dødde, past participle dødd or døtt, present participle døande, imperative dø)

dør (present)
dødde (past)
dødd (participle past)
døtt (participle past)
døande (participle present)
dø (imperative)


personale

personalet (definite singular)
personale (indefinite plural)
personala (definite plural)

From Latin personalis, via German Personale, an obsolete variant of Personal.


rivi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of riven

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of riven


rivi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of riva


rivi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of riv


død

døden (definite singular)
dødar (indefinite plural)
dødane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål død, from Danish død.


død

dødt (neuter)
døde (definite plural singular)
dødare (comparative)
dødast (indefinite superlative)
dødaste (definite superlative)


handel

handelen (definite singular)
handlar (indefinite plural)
handlane (definite plural)


madrassa

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of madrasse


yoghurt

yoghurten (definite singular)
yoghurtar (indefinite plural)
yoghurtane (definite plural)


miler

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of mil


miler

indefinite plural of mila (non-standard since 2012)


kube

kuben (definite singular)
kubar (indefinite plural)
kubane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos), via Latin cubus (sense 1); and Latin cupa, via Middle Low German kupe (sense 2).


tøs

tøsa (definite singular)
tøser (indefinite plural)
tøsene (definite plural)


blyg

blygt (neuter)
blyge (definite plural singular)
blygare (comparative)
blygast (indefinite superlative)
blygaste (definite superlative)


kambium

kambiet (definite singular)
kambium (indefinite plural)
kambia (definite plural)


stampa

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

(nautical) to pitch, sail into oncoming waves


legger

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


punane

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of punar


kapital

kapitalen (definite singular)
kapitalar (indefinite plural)
kapitalane (definite plural)

From Latin capitalis and Medieval Latin capitale.


metall

metallet (definite singular)
metall (indefinite plural)
metalla (definite plural)


raud

raudt (neuter)
raude (definite plural singular)
raudare (comparative)
raudast (indefinite superlative)
raudaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse rauðr, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós < *h₁rewdʰ-. Akin to English red.

Huda var raud.


boni

„Mat!“ ropar Boni og tuttrar og græt.

1890, Jørund Telnes, Netar [Nights], Kristiania, page 53:

"Food!" cry the children, whining and weeping.

Bon'i deires va ſtore, aa dei eldſte va vakſne jamvæl

1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge, Christiania: Carl C. Werner & Comp., page 55:

Their children were big, the eldest even were grownups.


droge

drogen (definite singular)
drogar (indefinite plural)
drogane (definite plural)
droga (definite singular)
droger (indefinite plural)
drogene (definite plural)

From French drogue. In the meaning of illegal narcotics is probably influenced by Swedish drog and/or English drug.


sperma

From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).


kamp

kampen (definite singular)
kampar (indefinite plural)
kampane (definite plural)

From Latin campus, via Middle Low German kamp.


globetrotter

globetrotteren (definite singular)
globetrotterar (indefinite plural)
globetrotterane (definite plural)


-gen

From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).


lilla

From Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), via French lilas.


sigar

sigaren (definite singular)
sigarar (indefinite plural)
sigarane (definite plural)


fakta

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of faktum


fakta

fakta (definite singular)
fakter (indefinite plural)
faktor (indefinite plural)
faktene (definite plural)
faktone (definite plural)


addera

adderer (present)
adderte (past)
addert (participle past)
adderast (infinitive passive)
adderande (participle present)
adder (imperative)


bokstav

bokstaven (definite singular)
bokstavar (indefinite plural)
bokstavane (definite plural)

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz. Akin to English bookstaff.


våt

vått (neuter)
våte (definite plural singular)
våtare (comparative)
våtast (indefinite superlative)
våtaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse vátr, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz.


kukk

kukken (definite singular)
kukkar (indefinite plural)
kukkane (definite plural)


kukk

Derived from the verb kukke, "to shit, crap".


berging

berginga (definite singular)
bergingar (indefinite plural)
bergingane (definite plural)


lika

head

lika (imperative lik or lika, present tense likar or liker, simple past lika or likte, past participle lika or likt)

lik (imperative)
lika (imperative)
likar (present)
liker (present)
lika (past)
likte (past)
lika (participle past)
likt (participle past)


klare

klarar (present)
klarer (present)
klara (past)
klarte (past)
klara (participle past)
klart (participle past)
klarast (infinitive passive)
klarande (participle present)
klare (imperative)
klar (imperative)

Eg klarar ikkje dette åleine.


klare

klarar (present)
klara (past)
klara (participle past)
klarast (infinitive passive)
klarande (participle present)
klare (imperative)
klar (imperative)

(transitive, intransitive) to clear (many senses)


klare

klaren (definite singular)
klarar (indefinite plural)
klarane (definite plural)

(forestry, weather) a clearing (an open place; a crack in the clouds)


kott

kottet (definite singular)
kott (indefinite plural)
kotta (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse kot, from Proto-Germanic *kutą. Cognate with English cottage. Related to kåte only in case if *kutą is related to Ugric.


varme

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

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


vissen

vissen (neuter singular visse or vissent, definite singular and plural visne, comparative visnare, indefinite superlative visnast, definite superlative visnaste)

visse (neuter singular)
vissent (neuter singular)
visne (definite plural singular)
visnare (comparative)
visnast (indefinite superlative)
visnaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse visinn. Cognate with Danish vissen and Swedish vissen.


laste

lastar (present)
lasta (past)
lasta (participle past)
lastast (infinitive passive)
lastande (participle present)
laste (imperative)
last (imperative)

From Middle Low German or Low German (sense 1), English load (sense 2),
and Old Norse lasta (sense 3).

laste ned


orgel

orgel n (definite singular orgelet, indefinite plural orgel, definite plural orgla)

orgelet (definite singular)
orgel (indefinite plural)
orgla (definite plural)


giftig

giftig (indefinite singular)
giftige (definite plural singular)
giftigare (comparative)
giftigast (indefinite superlative)
giftigaste (definite superlative)


trake

trakeen (definite singular)
trakear (indefinite plural)
trakeane (definite plural)


snart

Dei kjem snart.


smior

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of smie


longe

longen (definite singular)
longar (indefinite plural)
longane (definite plural)


longe

From Old Norse lǫngu, neuter dative singular of langr (“long”).


longe

longa (definite singular)
longer (indefinite plural)
longene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lǫngu, oblique singular case of langa (“ling”).


maur

mauren (definite singular)
maurar (indefinite plural)
maurane (definite plural)

From Old Norse maurr, from Proto-Germanic *mauraz.


antilope

antilopa (definite singular)
antiloper (indefinite plural)
antilopene (definite plural)

From Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), via English or German.


videokamera

videokameraet (definite singular)
videokamera (indefinite plural)
videokameraa (definite plural)


Noreg

From Old Norse Noregr, from earlier *Norðvegr, from norðr (“north”) + vegr (“way, road”).

Eg er frå Noreg.

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


kabel

kabelen (definite singular)
kablar (indefinite plural)
kablane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German kabel, from Latin capulum.


fennek

fenneken (definite singular)
fennekar (indefinite plural)
fennekane (definite plural)

From German Fennek, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).

(zoology) Vulpes zerda; species of the family Canidae


paleontologi

paleontologi m (definite singular paleontologien)


virke

From Old Norse virki, influenced by Norwegian Bokmål virke. Doublet of vyrke n.


vikunja

vikunjaen (definite singular)
vikunjaer (indefinite plural)
vikunjaar (indefinite plural)
vikunjaene (definite plural)
vikunjaane (definite plural)

From Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña.


almanakka

almanakka (definite singular)
almanakkor (indefinite plural)
almanakkone (definite plural)


kalsium

calcium (chemical element of atomic number 20, symbol Ca)


alpakka

alpakka m (definite singular alpakkaen, indefinite plural alpakkaer or alpakkaar, definite plural alpakkaene or alpakkaane)

alpakkaen (definite singular)
alpakkaer (indefinite plural)
alpakkaar (indefinite plural)
alpakkaene (definite plural)
alpakkaane (definite plural)

Via Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.


fallos

fallos m (definite singular fallosen, indefinite plural fallosar, definite plural fallosane)

fallosen (definite singular)
fallosar (indefinite plural)
fallosane (definite plural)


treden

treden (neuter trede or tredi, definite singular and plural tredne)

trede (neuter)
tredi (neuter)
tredne (definite plural singular)

(non-standard since 1991) past participle of tre, treda and trede

(non-standard since 1985) past participle of trå (Etymology 3)


pattedyr

pattedyret (definite singular)
pattedyr (indefinite plural)
pattedyra (definite plural)


futhark

futharken (definite singular)
futharket (definite singular)
futharkar (indefinite plural)
futhark (indefinite plural)
futharkane (definite plural)
futharka (definite plural)

From the first six letters of the runic alphabet, ᚠ (“f”), ᚢ (“u”), ᚦ (“þ”), ᚨ (“a”), ᚱ (“r”), ᚲ (“k”).


fiasko

fiaskoen (definite singular)
fiaskoar (indefinite plural)
fiaskoane (definite plural)


hegemoni

hegemoniet (definite singular)
hegemoni (indefinite plural)
hegemonia (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonía).


lian

lianen (definite singular)
lianar (indefinite plural)
lianane (definite plural)


origo

origoen (definite singular)
origoar (indefinite plural)
origoane (definite plural)

(mathematics) origin (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect)


favela

favelaen (definite singular)
favelaer (indefinite plural)
favelaar (indefinite plural)
favelaene (definite plural)
favelaane (definite plural)

favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil)


madonna

madonnaa (definite singular)
madonnaer (indefinite plural)
madonnaene (definite plural)

a Madonna (a depiction of the Virgin Mary)

(chiefly definite singular) the Virgin Mary


prostata

prostataen (definite singular)
prostataer (indefinite plural)
prostataar (indefinite plural)
prostataene (definite plural)
prostataane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs).


mang

mang f or m (neuter mangt, plural mange)

From Middle Norwegian mangr, probably from East Norse.

In theory the base form of mange (“many”). Only used in the pronoun phrases mang ein m and mang ei f, and mangt eit n.


Halvor

a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Hallvord


geysir

geysiren (definite singular)
geysirar (indefinite plural)
geysirane (definite plural)


jojo

jojoen (definite singular)
jojoar (indefinite plural)
jojoane (definite plural)


gekko

gekkoen (definite singular)
gekkoar (indefinite plural)
gekkoane (definite plural)


akne

aknen (definite singular)
aknar (indefinite plural)
aknane (definite plural)

From New Latin, probably a corruption of Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ).


apostrof

apostrofen (definite singular)
apostrofar (indefinite plural)
apostrofane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).


bonn

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(dialectal) pronunciation spelling of born (“children”).


bonn

bonnen (definite singular)
bonnar (indefinite plural)
bonnane (definite plural)

(dialectal) alternative form of botn (“bottom”)


banan

bananen (definite singular)
bananar (indefinite plural)
bananane (definite plural)

From Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.


basse

bassen (definite singular)
bassar (indefinite plural)
bassane (definite plural)


visse

vissa (definite singular)
visser (indefinite plural)
vissene (definite plural)


visse

vissar (present)
vissa (past)
vissa (participle past)
vissast (infinitive passive)
vissande (participle present)
visse (imperative)
viss (imperative)


visse

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


nol

(eye dialect, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of nord (“north”)


klitoris

klitorisen (definite singular)
klitorisar (indefinite plural)
klitorisane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís).


psykologi

psykologi m (definite singular psykologien, indefinite plural psykologiar, definite plural psykologiane)

psykologien (definite singular)
psykologiar (indefinite plural)
psykologiane (definite plural)


konsensus

konsensusen (definite singular)
konsensusar (indefinite plural)
konsensusane (definite plural)


dilettant

dilettanten (definite singular)
dilettantar (indefinite plural)
dilettantane (definite plural)

From Italian dilettante, from dilettare (“enjoy”), from Latin delectare.


spiss

spiss (neuter singular spist, definite singular and plural spisse, comparative spissare, indefinite superlative spissast, definite superlative spissaste)

spist (neuter singular)
spisse (definite plural singular)
spissare (comparative)
spissast (indefinite superlative)
spissaste (definite superlative)


spiss

spissen (definite singular)
spissar (indefinite plural)
spissane (definite plural)


amme

amma (definite singular)
ammer (indefinite plural)
ammene (definite plural)

From Low German amme; compare with German Amme (“wet nurse”). Verb derived from noun.


amme

ammar (present)
amma (past)
amma (participle past)
ammast (infinitive passive)
ammande (participle present)
am (imperative)


hytte

hytta (definite singular)
hytter (indefinite plural)
hyttene (definite plural)


renne

renn (present)
rann (past)
runne (participle past)
rennast (infinitive passive)
rennande (participle present)
renn (imperative)


gamme

gamme m (definite singular gammen, indefinite plural gammar, definite plural gammane)

gammen (definite singular)
gammar (indefinite plural)
gammane (definite plural)


losa

losar (present)
loser (present)
losa (past)
loste (past)
losa (participle past)
lost (participle past)
losast (infinitive passive)
losande (participle present)
losa (imperative)
los (imperative)


hyve

hyver (present)
hyvde (past)
hyvt (participle past)
hyvd (participle past)
hyvast (infinitive passive)
hyvande (participle present)
hyv (imperative)


interesse

interessa (definite singular)
interesser (indefinite plural)
interessene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse.

interest (interest and curiosity for something)

interest (involvement, stake in a business or undertaking)


entomologi

entomologi m (definite singular entomologien)

From Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon) + -logi.


anatomi

anatomien (definite singular)
anatomiar (indefinite plural)
anatomiane (definite plural)


visone

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of visa

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of vise


pryde

pryde (present tense prydar or pryder, past tense pryda or prydde, past participle pryda or prydt or prydd, present participle prydande, imperative pryd)

prydar (present)
pryder (present)
pryda (past)
prydde (past)
pryda (participle past)
prydt (participle past)
prydd (participle past)
prydande (participle present)
pryd (imperative)


stilling

stillinga (definite singular)
stillingar (indefinite plural)
stillingane (definite plural)


homma

homma (present tense hommar, past tense homma, supine and past participle homma, present participle hommande, imperative hom)

hommar (present)
homma (past)
homma (participle past supine)
hommande (participle present)
hom (imperative)

From a root derived from Old Norse hǫm (“back of the thigh (of an animal)”). Akin to English ham. Corresponds to the first part of the compound hombot (“poplit”).

der

(transitive, intransitive, of a horse rider) to ride a horse backwards or to the side (giving way for others)

(ergative, of a horse) to go backwards or to the side


renna

head

renna (present tense renn, past tense rann, supine runne, past participle runnen, present participle rennande, imperative renn)

renn (present)
rann (past)
runne (supine)
runnen (participle past)
rennande (participle present)
renn (imperative)

From Old Norse renna (1), earlier rinna.


renna

renna (present tense renner, past tense rende or rente, past participle rent, present participle rennande, imperative renn)

renner (present)
rende (past)
rente (past)
rent (participle past)
rennande (participle present)
renn (imperative)

to cause (something or someone) to run, flow

to move using skis, skates, sleds or similar


tonn

tonnet (definite singular)
tonn (indefinite plural)
tonna (definite plural)

(nautical) a displacement ton, gross ton or net ton (depending on context)


tonn

tonni (definite singular)
tenner (indefinite plural)
tennene (definite plural)


nonne

nonna (definite singular)
nonner (indefinite plural)
nonnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse nunna and Late Latin nonna.


kirurg

kirurgen (definite singular)
kirurgar (indefinite plural)
kirurgane (definite plural)


polyeder

polyederet (definite singular)
polyeder (indefinite plural)
polyedera (definite plural)


gravi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of grav


gravi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of graven

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of graven


gravi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of grava


holut

holut (indefinite singular)
holute (definite plural singular)

(pre-2012) alternative form of holete; holey


politi

politi m (definite singular politien, indefinite plural politiar, definite plural politiane)

politien (definite singular)
politiar (indefinite plural)
politiane (definite plural)


verdi

verdien (definite singular)
verdiar (indefinite plural)
verdiane (definite plural)


verdi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of verd


lønn

lønn f or m (definite singular lønna or lønnen, indefinite plural lønner or lønnar, definite plural lønnene or lønnane)

lønna (definite singular)
lønnen (definite singular)
lønner (indefinite plural)
lønnar (indefinite plural)
lønnene (definite plural)
lønnane (definite plural)


lønn

lønna (definite singular)
lønner (indefinite plural)
lønnene (definite plural)


diplom

diplomet (definite singular)
diplom (indefinite plural)
diploma (definite plural)

Borrowed from French diplôme, from Latin dīplōma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “folded paper, license”).


kosmologi

kosmologien (definite singular)
kosmologiar (indefinite plural)
kosmologiane (definite plural)

From New Latin cosmologia, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos) + -logi.


rokki

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of rekka


timotei

timoteien (definite singular)
timoteiar (indefinite plural)
timoteiane (definite plural)

From English timothy, named after Timothy Hanson.

Phleum pratense
Phleum pratense#Translingual


felle

fella (definite singular)
feller (indefinite plural)
fellene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fella. The verb is form earlier Proto-Germanic *fallijaną and may be considered a causative of falle. The same dynamic can be seen in English between fell and fall.


felle

feller (present)
felte (past)
felt (participle past)
fellast (infinitive passive)
fellande (participle present)
fell (imperative)

to fell, bring down (make something fall, e.g. an animal, a tree, an opponent in battle)

to shed (e.g. a person shedding tears, a tree shedding leaves)


felle

fellen (definite singular)
fellar (indefinite plural)
fellane (definite plural)

From Old Norse félagi. Doublet of felage. Akin to English fellow.


blekksprut

blekkspruten (definite singular)
blekksprutar (indefinite plural)
blekksprutane (definite plural)


messe

messa (definite singular)
messer (indefinite plural)
messene (definite plural)

From Latin missa and Old Norse messa; from English mess (noun sense 3).


messe

messar (present)
messa (past)
messa (participle past)
messast (infinitive passive)
messande (participle present)
messe (imperative)
mess (imperative)


geolog

head

geolog m (definite singular geologen, indefinite plural geologar, definite plural geologane)

geologen (definite singular)
geologar (indefinite plural)
geologane (definite plural)


rasera

raserer (present)
raserte (past)
rasert (participle past)
raserast (infinitive passive)
raserande (participle present)
raser (imperative)
raserer (present)
raserte (past)
rasert (supine)
raserast
raserande (participle present)
raser (imperative)
rasert
rasert (neuter)
raserte
rasering (noun-from-verb)
raserar

Byen vart rasert etter hærtakinga.

The city was destroyed after the military conquest.

to raze; destroy completely, demolish, ravage; tear down


pragmatisk

pragmatisk (indefinite singular)
pragmatiske (definite plural singular)
meir pragmatisk (comparative)
mest pragmatisk (superlative)

Probably originally from Ancient Greek πραγματικός (pragmatikós)


kraftverk

kraftverket (definite singular)
kraftverk (indefinite plural)
kraftverka (definite plural)


biolog

biologen (definite singular)
biologar (indefinite plural)
biologane (definite plural)


bik

bìk n (definite singular bìket, indefinite plural bìk, definite plural bìki)

bìk (canonical neuter)
bìket (definite singular)
bìk (indefinite plural)
bìki (definite plural)


zoolog

zoologen (definite singular)
zoologar (indefinite plural)
zoologane (definite plural)


plakat

plakaten (definite singular)
plakatar (indefinite plural)
plakatane (definite plural)


horoskop

horoskop n (definite singular horoskopet, indefinite plural horoskop, definite plural horoskopa)

horoskopet (definite singular)
horoskop (indefinite plural)
horoskopa (definite plural)


sval

svalt (neuter)
svale (definite plural singular)
svalare (comparative)
svalast (indefinite superlative)
svalaste (definite superlative)


daa

From the symbols da + a for deka- (“deca-”) and ar (“are”) respectively.


effektiv

effektivt (neuter)
effektive (definite plural singular)
meir effektiv (comparative)
mest effektiv (superlative)


teologi

teologien (definite singular)
teologiar (indefinite plural)
teologiane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θεολογία (theología), from θεός (theós) + -logi.


bakke

bakken (definite singular)
bakkar (indefinite plural)
bakkane (definite plural)
bakke (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bakken (accusative definite nominative singular)
bakkar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
bakkane (accusative definite nominative plural)
bakke- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
bakke- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

bakke

From Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic *bankô. Akin to English bank.

Vegen går opp ein bratt bakke.

Eg likar ikkje å flyga, eg likar meg best på bakken.

I don't like to fly, I feel most comfortable on the ground.


agronom

agronomen (definite singular)
agronomar (indefinite plural)
agronomane (definite plural)


konto

konto m (definite singular kontoen, indefinite plural kontoar or konti, definite plural kontoane or kontiane)

kontoen (definite singular)
kontoar (indefinite plural)
konti (indefinite plural)
kontoane (definite plural)
kontiane (definite plural)


krei

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of kre


stabilisator

stabilisatoren (definite singular)
stabilisatorar (indefinite plural)
stabilisatorane (definite plural)


konserveringsmiddel

konserveringsmiddel n (definite singular konserveringsmiddelet, indefinite plural konserveringsmiddel, definite plural konserveringsmidla)

konserveringsmiddelet (definite singular)
konserveringsmiddel (indefinite plural)
konserveringsmidla (definite plural)


appelsin

appelsinen (definite singular)
appelsinar (indefinite plural)
appelsinane (definite plural)

Loan word from late 17th century from either Dutch appelsine (“Chinese apple; apple from China”), Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German Appelsin f (“Chinese apple; apple from China”) (compare German Low German Appelsina, German Apfelsine), calque of French pomme de Sine (“apple from China”)

der

Her, ta deg ein appelsin, yndlingsfrukta mi.

Here, take an orange, my favourite fruit.

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis#Translingual

orange, the fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis


abortiv

abortivet (definite singular)
abortiv (indefinite plural)
abortiva (definite plural)

From Latin abortīvus (“causing abortion”), from aborior (“miscarry, disappear”), from ab (“amiss”) + orior (“appear, be born, arise”).

(pharmacology) an abortifacient (a drug or an agent that induces an abortion)

(pharmacology) a remedy in an abortive treatment


abortiv

abortivt (neuter)
abortive (definite plural singular)
meir abortiv (comparative)
mest abortiv (superlative)

(medicine) abortive (produced by abortion; born prematurely)

(pharmacology, medicine) abortive, abortifacient (causing an abortion)

(medicine) abortive (cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease))


lun

lunt (neuter)
lune (definite plural singular)
lunare (comparative)
lunast (indefinite superlative)
lunaste (definite superlative)

cosy, snug, sheltered (house, room, valley etc.)

comfortable, genial, warm (person, room, weather)


alkyn

alkynet (definite singular)
alkyn (indefinite plural)
alkyna (definite plural)

From English alkyne, formed by alky(l) and the suffix -(i)ne, akin to alkali.

alkyne (hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond)


Hetland

From Old Norse *Hesliland, from hesli (“hazel forest”) + land (“land”).

A former municipality of Jæren district, Rogaland, Norway


vietnamesisk

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vietnamesisk (neuter singular vietnamesisk, definite singular and plural vietnamesiske)

vietnamesisk (neuter singular)
vietnamesiske (definite plural singular)

Vietnamese (relating to Vietnam and the Vietnamese people)


Gunnar

From Old Norse Gunnarr, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz, from *gunþiz (“battle”) + *harjaz (“warrior”). Cognate with Faroese, Icelandic, and Swedish Gunnar, Danish Gunder and German Gunther.


føla

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


gråta

græt (present)
gret (past)
gråte (participle past)
gråtast (infinitive passive)
gråtande (participle present)
gråt (imperative)

Denne boka fekk meg til å gråta.


frelsa

frelser (present)
frelste (past)
frelst (participle past)
frelsast (infinitive passive)
frelsande (participle present)
frels (imperative)

Han seier at Kristus har frelst han.

Nokon må frelsa oss frå denne plaga!

Someone must liberate us from this pest!


undrast

undrast (present tense undrast, past tense undrast, supine undrast)

undrast (present)
undrast (past)
undrast (supine)

Eg undrast på korleis dette har skjedd.


streva

streva (present tense strevar or strever, past tense streva or strevde, past participle streva or strevd or strevt, present participle strevande, imperative strev)

strevar (present)
strever (present)
streva (past)
strevde (past)
streva (participle past)
strevd (participle past)
strevt (participle past)
strevande (participle present)
strev (imperative)


hevja

hevja (present tense hevjar or hev, past tense hevja or hov, past participle hevja or hove, present participle hevjande, imperative hevj or hev)

hevjar (present)
hev (present)
hevja (past)
hov (past)
hevja (participle past)
hove (participle past)
hevjande (participle present)
hevj (imperative)
hev (imperative)

From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, whence also English heave. Doublet of hive.

to make or put higher, lift, increase, strengthen


nytta

nyttar (present)
nytta (past)
nytta (participle past)
nyttast (infinitive passive)
nyttande (participle present)
nytta (imperative)
nytt (imperative)


tykja

tykja (present tense tykjer, past tense tokte, supine tokt)

tykjer (present)
tokte (past)
tokt (supine)


søkja

søkjer (present)
søkte (past)
søkt (participle past)
søkjast (infinitive passive)
søkjande (participle present)
søk (imperative)

From Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek out”).

der

Eg søkjer etter ein stad å bu.

Eg har tenkt å søkja på stillinga.


pilka

pilkar (present)
pilka (past)
pilka (participle past)
pilkast (infinitive passive)
pilkande (participle present)
pilka (imperative)
pilk (imperative)

(fishing) to handline (also in context of ice fishing)


sveitta

sveittar (present)
sveitta (past)
sveitta (participle past)
sveittast (infinitive passive)
sveittande (participle present)
sveitta (imperative)
sveitt (imperative)


skugga

skuggar (present)
skugga (past)
skugga (participle past)
skuggast (infinitive passive)
skuggande (participle present)
skugga (imperative)
skugg (imperative)

Månen skuggar for sola under ei solformørking.

The Moon shadows the Sun during a solar eclipse.

to shadow (the act of casting a shadow), to shade


søkka

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søkka (present tense søkk, past tense sokk, supine sokke, past participle sokken, present participle søkkande, imperative søkk)

søkk (present)
sokk (past)
sokke (supine)
sokken (participle past)
søkkande (participle present)
søkk (imperative)

Skipet sokk etter å ha råka eit isfjell.


søkka

søkka (present tense søkker, past tense søkkte, past participle søkkt, present participle søkkande, imperative søkk)

søkker (present)
søkkte (past)
søkkt (participle past)
søkkande (participle present)
søkk (imperative)


søkka

(non-standard since 1959) definite feminine singular of søkk


ynskja

ynskjer (present)
ynskte (past)
ynskt (participle past)
ynskjast (infinitive passive)
ynskjande (participle present)
ynsk (imperative)

From Old Norse ǿskja, ýskja where the n stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.

Eg skulle ynskt at det hadde byrja å regna.

Eg ynskjer deg ei god jul!

wish something for another; express a hope for something to happen


flyta

flyta (present tense flyt, past tense flaut, past participle flote, present participle flytande, imperative flyt)

flyt (present)
flaut (past)
flote (participle past)
flytande (participle present)
flyt (imperative)

Tre flyt på vatn.

Det flyt vatn nedover bakken.


melda

melda (present tense melder, past tense melde, past participle meldt, present participle meldande, imperative meld)

melder (present)
melde (past)
meldt (participle past)
meldande (participle present)
meld (imperative)

From Middle Low German melden, from Old Saxon meldōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōn.

Eg melde saka til politiet.

Eg melder meg til teneste.

Eg melder bøker for lokalavisa mi.


henda

nn-verb

henda (present tense hender, past tense hende, past participle hendt, passive infinitive hendast, present participle hendande, imperative hend)

hender (present)
hende (past)
hendt (participle past)
hendast (infinitive passive)
hendande (participle present)
hend (imperative)


døma

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døma (present tense dømer, past tense dømde or dømte, past participle dømt, present participle dømande, imperative døm)

dømer (present)
dømde (past)
dømte (past)
dømt (participle past)
dømande (participle present)
døm (imperative)

From Old Norse dǿma. Akin to English deem.

Du skal ikkje vera så ivrig etter å døma andre.

You should not be so keen on judging others.

Han vart dømt til fem år i fengsel.

He was sentenced to five years in prison.

Eg har dømt fleire hundre fotballkampar.

I have refereed hundreds of football matches.

(sports) (by a referee) to award (e.g. a free kick, penalty kick)


kliva

kliva (present tense kliv, past tense kleiv, supine klive, past participle kliven, present participle klivande, imperative kliv)

kliv (present)
kleiv (past)
klive (supine)
kliven (participle past)
klivande (participle present)
kliv (imperative)


krypa

krypa (present tense kryp, past tense kraup, supine krope, past participle kropen, present participle krypande, imperative kryp)

kryp (present)
kraup (past)
krope (supine)
kropen (participle past)
krypande (participle present)
kryp (imperative)

From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną. Akin to English creep.


ringja

ringjer (present)
ringde (past)
ringt (participle past)
ringjast (infinitive passive)
ringjande (participle present)
ring (imperative)

Klokkene ringjer.

Eg ringjer deg seinare.


syrgja

syrgjer (present)
syrgde (past)
syrgt (participle past)
syrgd (participle past)
syrgjast (infinitive passive)
syrgjande (participle present)
syrg (imperative)

Mora syrgjer for borna sine.


skifta

skifter (present)
skiftar (present)
skifte (past)
skifta (past)
skift (participle past)
skifta (participle past)
skiftast (infinitive passive)
skiftande (participle present)
skift (imperative)


Bjørk

From Icelandic Björk, or bjørk (“birch”).


møta

møter (present)
møtte (past)
møtt (participle past)
møtast (infinitive passive)
møtande (participle present)
møt (imperative)


steikja

steikjer (present)
steikte (past)
steikt (participle past)
steikjast (infinitive passive)
steikjande (participle present)
steik (imperative)


føra

fører (present)
førte (past)
ført (participle past)
førast (infinitive passive)
førande (participle present)
før (imperative)

Skipet fører ein ukjend type last.

The ship carries an unknown type of cargo.

Generalen førte hæren personleg.


skunda

skundar (present)
skunda (past)
skunda (participle past)
skundast (infinitive passive)
skundande (participle present)
skunda (imperative)
skund (imperative)


skunda

skunda (definite singular)
skunder (indefinite plural)
skundor (indefinite plural)
skundene (definite plural)
skundone (definite plural)


svika

svik (present)
sveik (past)
svike (participle past)
svikast (infinitive passive)
svikande (participle present)
svik (imperative)


smyrja

smyrja (present tense smyr, past tense smurde)


smyrja

smyrja (definite singular)
smyrjer (indefinite plural)
smyrjor (indefinite plural)
smyrjene (definite plural)
smyrjone (definite plural)


klemma

klemma (present tense klemmer, past tense klemde or klemte, past participle klemt, present participle klemmande, imperative klem)

klemmer (present)
klemde (past)
klemte (past)
klemt (participle past)
klemmande (participle present)
klem (imperative)


særa

særar (present)
særa (past)
særa (participle past)
særast (infinitive passive)
særande (participle present)
særa (imperative)
sær (imperative)

(transitive) to isolate, to divide so that each is on its own


veva

veva (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)

From Old Norse vefa. Akin to English weave.


Bjørg

From Old Norse Bjǫrg, from bjǫrg (“salvation”). Also a short form of compound names with the element. Cognate with Faroese Bjørg and Icelandic Björg.


samma

Nå kunde det vara det samma med alt.

1949, Alf Prøysen, Dørstokken heme [The Doorstep at Home], Høvik, page 20:

(dialectal, nonstandard) alternative form of same (“same”)


skula

skuler (present)
skulte (past)
skult (participle past)
skulast (infinitive passive)
skulande (participle present)
skul (imperative)

to scowl; stare at someone or something with a look of displeasure or anger; to frown


skula

skula (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skula or skulla)

skula (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skula)

skula (present tense skal, past tense skulde, past participle skula)

skal (present)
skulle (past)
skula (participle past)
skulla (participle past)
Before 1959: skula (canonical)
skal (present)
skulle (past)
skula (participle past)
Before 1938: skula (canonical)
skal (present)
skulde (past)
skula (participle past)


leiga

leiger (present)
leigde (past)
leigt (participle past)
leigd (participle past)
leigast (infinitive passive)
leigande (participle present)
leig (imperative)


leiga

leiga (definite singular)
leiger (indefinite plural)
leigor (indefinite plural)
leigene (definite plural)
leigone (definite plural)


liva

liva (present tense liver, past tense livde, supine livt, past participle livd, present participle livande, imperative liv)

liver (present)
livde (past)
livt (supine)
livd (participle past)
livande (participle present)
liv (imperative)

From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.


vitja

vitjar (present)
vitja (past)
vitja (participle past)
vitjast (infinitive passive)
vitjande (participle present)
vitja (imperative)
vitj (imperative)

From Old Norse vitja. Compare Faroese vitja and Old Danish vitje

Når skal du vitja oss?


orsaka

orsakar (present)
orsaka (past)
orsaka (participle past)
orsakast (infinitive passive)
orsakande (participle present)
orsaka (imperative)
orsak (imperative)

From or (“out of”) + sak (“matter, case”).

Han neitta å orsaka seg.


klippa

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


klippa

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

Through Norwegian Bokmål from Middle Low German.


bjørk

bjørka (definite singular)
bjørker (indefinite plural)
bjørkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *berkō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós. Akin to English birch.

a birch tree (a tree of the genus Betula)


yrkja

yrkjer (present)
yrkte (past)
yrkt (participle past)
yrkjast (infinitive passive)
yrkjande (participle present)
yrk (imperative)

From Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti of the root *werǵ-. In an ablaut relationship with verk (from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”)).


rita

ritar (present)
rita (past)
rita (participle past)
ritast (infinitive passive)
ritande (participle present)
rita (imperative)
rit (imperative)

From Old Norse ríta, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (“to carve, write”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to rip, tear”).


leita

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leita (present tense leitar or leiter, past tense leita or leitte, past participle leita or leitt, present participle leitande, imperative leit)

leitar (present)
leiter (present)
leita (past)
leitte (past)
leita (participle past)
leitt (participle past)
leitande (participle present)
leit (imperative)

From Old Norse leita. Akin to obsolete dialectal English lait.


sleppa

sleppa (present tense slepp, past tense slapp, past participle sloppe, present participle sleppande, imperative slepp)

slepp (present)
slapp (past)
sloppe (participle past)
sleppande (participle present)
slepp (imperative)

Eg slapp ut av fengselet etter eitt år.

I was released from prison after one year.

Det er eit ganske fint arbeid eg har. Eg slepp å bli full av skit og lort.

I have a pretty nice job. I don't have to get all dirty and grimy.

Eg slapp militærtenesta fordi eg såg dårleg.

I avoided military service because I had bad eyesight.


sleppa

sleppa (present tense slepper, past tense sleppte, past participle sleppt, present participle sleppande, imperative slepp)

slepper (present)
sleppte (past)
sleppt (participle past)
sleppande (participle present)
slepp (imperative)

Me sleppte kyrne ut på beite.

Me slepper deg fri no.

Ho sleppte taket i greina og fall ned på bakken.

She let go of the branch and fell onto the ground.


minna

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

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

den fargen minner meg om haust

sjukdomen kan minne seg seinare


minna

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bjørn

bjørnen (definite singular)
bjørnar (indefinite plural)
bjørnane (definite plural)

From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”), maybe related to brun (“brown”).

cog

Bjørnen med sin lodne Feld kann deg taka seint um Kveld.

1860 April 8, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, “Gjeiti”, in Dølen, volume II, number 25, page 2:

The bear, with its furry coat, might catch you late at night.

a bear (a large mammal of the family Ursidae)


gepard

geparden (definite singular)
gepardar (indefinite plural)
gepardane (definite plural)

From French guépard, from Italian gattopardo, from Medieval Latin gattus pardus.

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sekstan

(High Norwegian) Alternative form of seksten


trettan

(High Norwegian) Alternative form of tretten


minka

minkar (present)
minka (past)
minka (participle past)
minkast (infinitive passive)
minkande (participle present)
minka (imperative)
mink (imperative)


pylsa

pylsa (definite singular)
pylser (indefinite plural)
pylsor (indefinite plural)
pylsene (definite plural)
pylsone (definite plural)


yrki

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of yrke


kjøt

From Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic *ketwą.


vísa

(rare) alternative spelling of visa (“verse”)


aftan

aftanen (definite singular)
aftnar (indefinite plural)
aftnane (definite plural)

From Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs. Compare Swedish afton, Danish aften, Icelandic aftann, English even (evening), Dutch avond, German Abend.


laga

lagar (present)
laga (past)
laga (participle past)
lagast (infinitive passive)
lagande (participle present)
laga (imperative)
lag (imperative)


tola

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


mæla

mæler (present)
mælte (past)
mælt (participle past)
mælast (infinitive passive)
mælande (participle present)
mæl (imperative)

From Old Norse mæla (“to utter”), from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.


mæla

to measure ((pre-2012) alternative form of måla)


mæla

(transitive, colloquial) to kick, throw, or beat (a ball) forcefully and aimlessly


kua

kuar (present)
kua (past)
kua (participle past)
kuast (infinitive passive)
kuande (participle present)
kua (imperative)
ku (imperative)

From Old Norse kúga. Akin to English cow.


lova

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lova (present tense lovar or lover, past tense lova or lovde, past participle lova or lovt or lovd, present participle lovande, imperative lov)

lovar (present)
lover (present)
lova (past)
lovde (past)
lova (participle past)
lovt (participle past)
lovd (participle past)
lovande (participle present)
lov (imperative)


lova

lovar (present)
lova (past)
lova (participle past)
lovast (infinitive passive)
lovande (participle present)
lova (imperative)
lov (imperative)


kui

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of ku


rækja

rækjer (present)
rækte (past)
rækt (participle past)
rækjast (infinitive passive)
rækjande (participle present)
ræk (imperative)


rækja

rækja (definite singular)
rækjer (indefinite plural)
rækjor (indefinite plural)
rækjene (definite plural)
rækjone (definite plural)

Presumably borrowing from a West Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rakъ (“crayfish”).

tvo store humrar, eit havtroll av ein krabbe, og ein stor lerefts-pose med rækjor

1912, Charles Dickens, translated by Ola Raknes, David Copperfield. 1 – fyrste parten, page 125:

two prodigious lobsters, and an enormous crab, and a large canvas bag of shrimps


skald

skalden (definite singular)
skaldar (indefinite plural)
skaldane (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Old Norse skald, skáld.


bøn

bøna (definite singular)
bøner (indefinite plural)
bønene (definite plural)


kalla

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

From Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną. Akin to English call.

Kva kallar ein denne greia?


hev

heven (definite singular)
hevar (indefinite plural)
hevane (definite plural)


hev

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of hava


meina

meiner (present)
meinte (past)
meint (participle past)
meinast (infinitive passive)
meinande (participle present)
mein (imperative)

From Old Norse meina, from Middle Low German meinen, mēnen, from Old Saxon mēnian, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

Kva meiner dei med dette?

Eg veit ikkje kva eg skal meina om dette.


meina

meinar (present)
meina (past)
meina (participle past)
meinast (infinitive passive)
meinande (participle present)
meina (imperative)
mein (imperative)


tosk

tosken (definite singular)
toskar (indefinite plural)
toskane (definite plural)

Ho er ingen tosk.

Din tosk!.


mørk

mørkt (neuter)
mørke (definite plural singular)
mørkare (comparative)
mørkast (indefinite superlative)
mørkaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *mirkwijaz. Cognate to English murk.


klima

klimaet (definite singular)
klima (indefinite plural)
klimaa (definite plural)


herma

herma (imperative herm, present tense hermer or hermar, simple past hermde or herma, past participle hermt or herma)

herm (imperative)
hermer (present)
hermar (present)
hermde (past)
herma (past)
hermt (participle past)
herma (participle past)

From Old Norse herma, from Proto-Germanic *harmijaną (“to mimic, imitate; repeat, report”).

inh

Han hermar alltid etter det læraren seier
He always mimics what the teacher says

[...] den einaste måten [...] å etterlikne dei klassiske bokmennene på, det var med å fylle seg med ånda deira, ikkje med å herme etter orda

1953, Halvdan Koht, På leit etter liner i historia: utvalde avhandligar utgjevne til åtti-års-dagen hans, Aschehoug:

… The only way … to emulate the classic authors, was to fill oneself with their spirit, not by imitating their words


gjør

(non-standard since 2012) present of gjøra

(non-standard since 2012) imperative of gjøra


instinkt

instinktet (definite singular)
instinkt (indefinite plural)
instinkta (definite plural)


brotsverk

brotsverket (definite singular)
brotsverk (indefinite plural)
brotsverka (definite plural)

From brot (“fracture, act of breaking”) + -s- + verk (“act”).


helvt

helvta (definite singular)
helvter (indefinite plural)
helvtene (definite plural)

From Old Norse helft, helfð, from Proto-Germanic *halbiþō. Cognate of Faroese helvt and Icelandic helft.


fus

fust (neuter)
fuse (definite plural singular)
fusare (comparative)
fusast (indefinite superlative)
fusaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse fúss, from Proto-Germanic *funsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pn̥tstós. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *pent- (“to tread, go”). The origin of the noun is uncertain, but is possibly related.


fus

fusen (definite singular)
fusar (indefinite plural)
fusane (definite plural)


hædd

hædda (definite singular)
hædder (indefinite plural)
hæddene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Compare Faroese hædd and Icelandic hæð. Doublet of høgd.


apotek

apoteket (definite singular)
apotek (indefinite plural)
apoteka (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of butikk.

der

a pharmacy (place where prescription drugs are dispensed)


bygd

bygder (plural)
bygd (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bygda (accusative definite nominative singular)
bygder (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
bygdene (accusative definite nominative plural)
bygde- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
bygde- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)
bygd (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bygdi (accusative definite nominative singular)
bygder (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
bygderna (accusative definite nominative plural)
bygdenne (dative definite singular)
bygdom (dative definite plural)
bygdar- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
bygde- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

bygd

nn-decl-blank-aasen

bygd

From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

country district or settlement (as above)


bygd

masculine and feminine past participle of byggja


palme

palmen (definite singular)
palmar (indefinite plural)
palmane (definite plural)

From Latin palma, via Old Norse palmi, palma.


fleirtal

fleirtalet (definite singular)
fleirtal (indefinite plural)
fleirtala (definite plural)

plurality (i.e., relative majority versus absolute majority) (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)


ikki

(dialectal, nonstandard) alternative form of ikkje (“not”)


rødd

head

rødd (present tense rødde, past tense rødda, past participle rødda)

rødde (present)
rødda (past)
rødda (participle past)

The inflection is more similar to Norwegian Nynorsk rydda (or rydde in case of use of split infinitive common for Trøndelag dialects), than to Norwegian Nynorsk rydja. Because of it, this word may be considered as influenced by Danish rydde (see also Norwegian Bokmål rydde).

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) Alternative form of rydja (“to tidy”)


nøgd

Nei takk, eg vil ikkje ha meir. Eg har nøgda.

No thanks, I do not want any more. I have plenty.


nøgd

nøgd (neuter singular nøgd or nøgt, definite singular and plural nøgde)

nøgd (neuter singular)
nøgt (neuter singular)
nøgde (definite plural singular)


postkort

postkortet (definite singular)
postkort (indefinite plural)
postkorta (definite plural)


konsert

konserten (definite singular)
konsertar (indefinite plural)
konsertane (definite plural)


eintal

eintal n (definite singular eintalet, indefinite plural eintal, definite plural eintala)

eintalet (definite singular)
eintal (indefinite plural)
eintala (definite plural)

(grammar) singular (singular form of a word)


gebyr

gebyret (definite singular)
gebyr (indefinite plural)
gebyra (definite plural)


oliven

From Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía), via Latin oliva and German Oliven (plural of Olive).


oliven

olivenen (definite singular)
olivenar (indefinite plural)
olivenane (definite plural)


primadonna

primadonnaa (definite singular)
primadonnaer (indefinite plural)
primadonnaene (definite plural)

prima + donna. From Italian prima donna (literally “first lady”).


heima

(pre-1901 or dialectal) alternative form of heime


heima

heimar (present)
heima (past)
heima (participle past)
heimast (infinitive passive)
heimande (participle present)
heima (imperative)
heim (imperative)


krans

kransen (definite singular)
kransar (indefinite plural)
kransane (definite plural)

From Old Norse kranz, from Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.


desto

Vel, han røykjer jo mykje, men drikk desto meir.

Well, he does smoke much, but drinks all the more.

(used before a comparative to express comparison) all the better, all the more

Jo meir eg tenkjer over det, desto merkeligare verkar det.

The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.

the more (forming the parallel comparative with jo, compare German section)


maskulin

maskulint (neuter)
maskuline (definite plural singular)


rigg

riggen (definite singular)
riggar (indefinite plural)
riggane (definite plural)


skitin

head

skitin (masculine skitin, feminine skiti, neuter skiti)

skitin (masculine)
skiti (feminine)
skiti (neuter)


klem

klem m (definite singular klemmen, indefinite plural klemmar, definite plural klemmane)

klemmen (definite singular)
klemmar (indefinite plural)
klemmane (definite plural)


setning

setninga (definite singular)
setningar (indefinite plural)
setningane (definite plural)


akvatisk

akvatisk (neuter singular akvatisk, definite singular and plural akvatiske)

akvatisk (neuter singular)
akvatiske (definite plural singular)


rotin

rotin (masculine rotin, feminine roti, neuter roti)

rotin (masculine)
roti (feminine)
roti (neuter)


nakin

nakin (masculine nakin, feminine naki, neuter naki)

nakin (masculine)
naki (feminine)
naki (neuter)

From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr. Cognate with Faroese nakin and Icelandic nakinn.

(pre-1917 or dialectal) alternative form of naken (“naked”)


stova

stova (definite singular)
stover (indefinite plural)
stovor (indefinite plural)
stovene (definite plural)
stovone (definite plural)


gamal

gamal (feminine masculine)
gamalt (neuter)
gamle (definite plural singular)
eldre (comparative)
eldst (indefinite superlative)
eldste (definite superlative)

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

Dette huset er gamalt.

old (having existed for a relatively long period of time)

Kor gamle er dei?

old (having existed or lived for the specified time)


vekt

vekta (definite singular)
vekter (indefinite plural)
vektene (definite plural)

scales (device to measure mass or weight)


vekt

From late Old Norse vekt, from Middle Low German wicht.


samtidig

samtidig (neuter singular samtidig, definite singular and plural samtidige)

samtidig (neuter singular)
samtidige (definite plural singular)

From sam + tid + -ig. Compare to Swedish samtidig
(contemporary): From samtid + -ig. Compare to Danish samtidig


samtidig

(used with conjunctions) at the same time, in the meanwhile


letur

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of lètu


evne

evna (definite singular)
evner (indefinite plural)
evnene (definite plural)


hæl

hælen (definite singular)
hælar (indefinite plural)
hælane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hæll, from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz. Akin to English heel.

(anatomy, also of shoes, socks, etc.) a heel


hæl

hæl (present tense hæle, past tense hæla, past participle hæla)

hæle (present)
hæla (past)
hæla (participle past)

(dialectal, apocope spelling, Trøndelag) Alternative form of hæla (“to stand smth., to bother to do smth.”)


traktor

traktor m (definite singular traktoren, indefinite plural traktorar, definite plural traktorane)

traktoren (definite singular)
traktorar (indefinite plural)
traktorane (definite plural)


virki

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of virke


tallerken

tallerkenen (definite singular)
tallerkenar (indefinite plural)
tallerkenane (definite plural)

plate or dish (something to have food on)


tess

From Old Norse (til) þess. Doublet of dess.

er han noko tess

(predicative) helpful, useful, worthwhile


trompet

trompet m (definite singular trompeten, indefinite plural trompetar, definite plural trompetane)

trompeten (definite singular)
trompetar (indefinite plural)
trompetane (definite plural)


langskip

langskipet (definite singular)
langskip (indefinite plural)
langskipa (definite plural)


bjart

bjart (indefinite singular)
bjarte (definite plural singular)
bjartare (comparative)
bjartast (indefinite superlative)
bjartaste (definite superlative)

På nattehimmelen skein bjarte stjerner.

Bright stars were shining in the night sky.


stubbe

stubben (definite singular)
stubbar (indefinite plural)
stubbane (definite plural)

From Old Norse stubbi, from Proto-Germanic *stubbô.

(fishing) a fishing utensil made up of 10 to 20 lines


stubbe

stubbar (present)
stubba (past)
stubba (participle past)
stubbast (infinitive passive)
stubbande (participle present)
stubbe (imperative)
stubb (imperative)

(intransitive) to walk with lump and heavy steps


tryggja

tryggja (present tense tryggjer or tryggjar, past tense trygde or tryggja, supine trygt or trygd or tryggja, past participle trygd or tryggja, present participle tryggjande, imperative trygg or tryggja)

tryggjer (present)
tryggjar (present)
trygde (past)
tryggja (past)
trygt (supine)
trygd (supine)
tryggja (supine)
trygd (participle past)
tryggja (participle past)
tryggjande (participle present)
trygg (imperative)
tryggja (imperative)

From the Old Norse verb tryggja and tryggva, from Proto-Germanic *triwwijaną.


tryggja

tryggja (definite singular)
tryggjer (indefinite plural)
tryggjor (indefinite plural)
tryggjene (definite plural)
tryggjone (definite plural)


brede

breden (definite singular)
bredar (indefinite plural)
bredane (definite plural)


pissa

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

Probably from Old French pissier (“to piss”). Compare Swedish and Faroese pissa, English piss, Danish pisse, Russian писать (pisatʹ) and Catalan pixar.


heimland

heimlandet (definite singular)
heimland (indefinite plural)
heimlanda (definite plural)

From heim (“home”) + land (“country, land”).


jarn

jarnet (definite singular)
jarn (indefinite plural)
jarna (definite plural)

From Old Norse jarn, járn. Akin to English iron.


tromme

tromme f (definite singular tromma, indefinite plural trommer, definite plural trommene)

tromma (definite singular)
trommer (indefinite plural)
trommene (definite plural)


karboksylsyre

karboksylsyre f (definite singular karboksylsyra, indefinite plural karboksylsyrer, definite plural karboksylsyrene)

karboksylsyra (definite singular)
karboksylsyrer (indefinite plural)
karboksylsyrene (definite plural)


teobromin

teobrominen (definite singular)
teobrominet (definite singular)


seg

From Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic *sek (accusative of *se-). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swe- (“self”).

(with verb) oneself; itself; himself/herself


seg

(non-standard since 1938) imperative of segja


krevja

krev (present)
kravde (past)
kravt (participle past)
kravd (participle past)
krevjast (infinitive passive)
krevjande (participle present)
krev (imperative)

Eg krev at dette vert ordna opp i innan onsdag.

I demand that this is sorted out before Wednesday.

Denne stillinga krev detaljert kunnskap om data.

This position requires detailed knowledge about computers.

to demand (require of someone), require, to have as a necessity


søkkja

søkkja (present tense søkker, past tense søkkte, past participle søkkt, present participle søkkande, imperative søkk)

søkker (present)
søkkte (past)
søkkt (participle past)
søkkande (participle present)
søkk (imperative)

Skipet vart søkkt av ein torpedo.


gleppa

nn-verb

gleppa (present tense glepp, past tense glapp, past participle gloppe, passive infinitive gleppast, present participle gleppande, imperative glepp)

glepp (present)
glapp (past)
gloppe (participle past)
gleppast (infinitive passive)
gleppande (participle present)
glepp (imperative)

...men daa glapp Foten hass, so han dreiv att aa Bak,...

1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge:

...but then his foot slipped, so that he fell backwards...


dråp

dråpet (definite singular)
dråp (indefinite plural)
dråpa (definite plural)
dråpi (definite plural)


herja

herjar (present)
herja (past)
herja (participle past)
herjast (infinitive passive)
herjande (participle present)
herja (imperative)
herj (imperative)

From Old Norse herja, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną.


t.d.

Abbreviation of til dømes (“for example”).


synd

synda (definite singular)
synder (indefinite plural)
syndene (definite plural)

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).


tyfus

From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos).


tast

tasten (definite singular)
tastar (indefinite plural)
tastane (definite plural)


husa

husar (present)
huser (present)
husa (past)
huste (past)
husa (participle past)
hust (participle past)
husast (infinitive passive)
husande (participle present)
hus (imperative)


farin

farinet (definite singular)
farin (indefinite plural)
farina (definite plural)


eggja

eggjar (present)
eggja (past)
eggja (participle past)
eggjast (infinitive passive)
eggjande (participle present)
eggja (imperative)
eggj (imperative)


lemja

head

lemja (present tense lem, past tense lamde, supine lamt, past participle lamd, present participle lemjande, imperative lem)

lem (present)
lamde (past)
lamt (supine)
lamd (participle past)
lemjande (participle present)
lem (imperative)

From Old Norse lemja, from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.


røra

rører (present)
rørte (past)
rørt (participle past)
rørast (infinitive passive)
rørande (participle present)
rør (imperative)


fremja

fremjar (present)
fremja (past)
fremja (participle past)
fremjast (infinitive passive)
fremjande (participle present)
fremja (imperative)
fremj (imperative)

From Old Norse fremja, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną.


vertikal

vertikal (neuter singular vertikalt, definite singular and plural vertikale)

vertikalt (neuter singular)
vertikale (definite plural singular)

From Late Latin verticalis, from vertex.


hom

homen (definite singular)
homar (indefinite plural)
homane (definite plural)


brannbil

brannbilen (definite singular)
brannbilar (indefinite plural)
brannbilane (definite plural)


patte

patten (definite singular)
pattar (indefinite plural)
pattane (definite plural)
patta (definite singular)
patter (indefinite plural)
pattene (definite plural)

a teat (mammal (animal)), nipple (woman)


stengel

stengelen (definite singular)
stenglar (indefinite plural)
stenglane (definite plural)

From German Low German [Term?] and German Stengel (old spelling), compare with current German Stängel, Danish stængel and Swedish stängel.


skal

skalet (definite singular)
skal (indefinite plural)
skala (definite plural)

Krabben hadde nett skift skal.


substantiv

substantivet (definite singular)
substantiv (indefinite plural)
substantiva (definite plural)

substantive, noun (grammatical category)


Ragnar

From Old Norse Ragnarr, from regin, rǫgn (“counsel”) and herr (“army”); cognate to German Rainer.


tiltak

tiltaket (definite singular)
tiltak (indefinite plural)
tiltaka (definite plural)

measure (course of action; often in plural form)


saiga

saigaen (definite singular)
saigaer (indefinite plural)
saigaar (indefinite plural)
saigaene (definite plural)
saigaane (definite plural)


kalkun

kalkunen (definite singular)
kalkunar (indefinite plural)
kalkunane (definite plural)


evangelium

evangelium n (definite singular evangeliet, indefinite plural evangelium, definite plural evangelia)

evangeliet (definite singular)
evangelium (indefinite plural)
evangelia (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion).

Gospel (one of the first four books of the New Testament)


stim

stimen (definite singular)
stimar (indefinite plural)
stimane (definite plural)


livur

livur f (definite singular livræ, indefinite plural livra or livrar, definite plural livrane)

livræ (definite singular)
livra (indefinite plural)
livrar (indefinite plural)
livrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse lifr. Compare Faroese livur and Icelandic lifur.

(dialectal, Voss) alternative form of lever (“liver”)


fresia

fresiaen (definite singular)
fresiaer (indefinite plural)
fresiaar (indefinite plural)
fresiaene (definite plural)
fresiaane (definite plural)


auka

aukar (present)
auka (past)
auka (participle past)
aukast (infinitive passive)
aukande (participle present)
auka (imperative)
auk (imperative)

From Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic *aukaną.

Det ville verta streik om ikkje leiinga ikkje auka løna.

There would be a strike if the leadership did not increase the salary.

Underskotet til verksemda hadde auka dei siste åra.

The deficit of the company had increased in the most recent years.


aldri

Sett deg inn i mine kår
så kanskje du forstår
at de aldri vil sleppa meg inn
inn i himmelen din

Put yourself in my position
so maybe you'll understand
that they'll never let me in
into your heaven


frod

frodt (neuter)
frode (definite plural singular)
frodare (comparative)
frodast (indefinite superlative)
frodaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse fróðr, from Proto-Germanic *frōdaz.


balanseror

balanseroret (definite singular)
balanseror (indefinite plural)
balanserora (definite plural)


magisk

magisk (neuter singular magisk, definite singular and plural magiske)

magisk (neuter singular)
magiske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós, “magical”).


prosess

prosessen (definite singular)
prosessar (indefinite plural)
prosessane (definite plural)

From French procès, processus, from Latin processus.


prostituert

head

prostituert (neuter singular prostituert, definite singular and plural prostituerte)

prostituert (neuter singular)
prostituerte (definite plural singular)

prostitute (usually in the form of prostituert kvinne, and the plural prostituerte kvinner)


ouverture

ouverturen (definite singular)
ouverturar (indefinite plural)
ouverturane (definite plural)


balanse

balansen (definite singular)
balansar (indefinite plural)
balansane (definite plural)


kapitalist

kapitalisten (definite singular)
kapitalistar (indefinite plural)
kapitalistane (definite plural)


ror

roret (definite singular)
ror (indefinite plural)
rora (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German roder, from Old Saxon *rōthar, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą.


erfaren

erfaren (neuter singular erfare or erfarent, definite singular and plural erfarne)

erfare (neuter singular)
erfarent (neuter singular)
erfarne (definite plural singular)


brom

From Old Norse bróma (“fragment, piece”).

Dette er noko gammalt brom.


brom

From French brome, coined by French chemist Antoine Jérôme Balard (1802 - 1876) from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).


mammut

mammut m (definite singular mammuten, indefinite plural mammutar, definite plural mammutane)

mammuten (definite singular)
mammutar (indefinite plural)
mammutane (definite plural)

Borrowed from German Mammut, from French mammouth, from Russian мамонт (mamont), from Uralic


kodein

From Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia) + -in.


pokal

pokalen (definite singular)
pokalar (indefinite plural)
pokalane (definite plural)

From German Pokal, French bocal, Italian boccale, Late Latin baucalis, from Koine Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis).


kompromiss

kompromisset (definite singular)
kompromiss (indefinite plural)
kompromissa (definite plural)


enda

endar (present)
enda (past)
enda (participle past)
endast (infinitive passive)
endande (participle present)
enda (imperative)
end (imperative)


selen

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).


treffa

treffer (present)
trefte (past)
treft (participle past)
treffast (infinitive passive)
treffande (participle present)
treff (imperative)


syden

From Norwegian Bokmål syd, after German Süden.

(idiomatic, tourism) the south as a holiday destination, as above.


noti

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of not


noti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of noten

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of noten


noti

(non-standard since 2012) supine of nyte


kongress

kongressen (definite singular)
kongressar (indefinite plural)
kongressane (definite plural)


fase

fasen (definite singular)
fasar (indefinite plural)
fasane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis), via French phase.


fase

fasar (present)
fasa (past)
fasa (participle past)
fasast (infinitive passive)
fasande (participle present)
fase (imperative)
fas (imperative)


kondensator

kondensatoren (definite singular)
kondensatorar (indefinite plural)
kondensatorane (definite plural)

Uncertain, compare with German Kondensator, French condensateur, English condenser.

(electrical, electronics) capacitor, condenser


automat

automat m (definite singular automaten, indefinite plural automatar, definite plural automatane)

automaten (definite singular)
automatar (indefinite plural)
automatane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self moving, self willed”).

"Skulde segja at frøkna ikkje er heime," tok gjentungen berre upp atter som ein automat og stod ferdig til aa slaa att døri.

1908, Rasmus Løland, Den store automaten:

"I was to say she is not at home," the girl simply repeated like an automaton, ready to close the door.

a slot machine (gambling machine, vending machine and similar)


ogn

ogna (definite singular)
ogni (definite singular)
agner (indefinite plural)
agnene (definite plural)


kommunal

kommunal (neuter singular kommunalt, definite singular and plural kommunale)

kommunalt (neuter singular)
kommunale (definite plural singular)

municipal, local (relating to local government)


kvartal

kvartalet (definite singular)
kvartal (indefinite plural)
kvartala (definite plural)


kommunist

kommunisten (definite singular)
kommunistar (indefinite plural)
kommunistane (definite plural)


kontinental

kontinental (neuter singular kontinentalt, definite singular and plural kontinentale)

kontinentalt (neuter singular)
kontinentale (definite plural singular)


rekord

rekorden (definite singular)
rekordar (indefinite plural)
rekordane (definite plural)

From Latin recordari, via English record.


floti

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of flyta


kollektiv

kollektiv (neuter singular kollektivt, definite singular and plural kollektive)

kollektivt (neuter singular)
kollektive (definite plural singular)


kollektiv

kollektivet (definite singular)
kollektiv (indefinite plural)
kollektiva (definite plural)


logn

logna (definite singular)
logner (indefinite plural)
lognene (definite plural)

From Old Norse logn, lygn. Doublet of lun. Cognate with Icelandic logn, Faroese logn, and English logn.


logn

lognt (neuter)
logne (definite plural singular)
lognare (comparative)
lognast (indefinite superlative)
lognaste (definite superlative)


kreditor

kreditoren (definite singular)
kreditorar (indefinite plural)
kreditorane (definite plural)


kompleks

kompleks (neuter singular komplekst, definite singular and plural komplekse)

komplekst (neuter singular)
komplekse (definite plural singular)


kompleks

komplekset (definite singular)
kompleks (indefinite plural)
kompleksa (definite plural)


kajakk

kajakken (definite singular)
kajakkar (indefinite plural)
kajakkane (definite plural)


kafe

kafeen (definite singular)
kafear (indefinite plural)
kafeane (definite plural)


skepsis

From Ancient Greek σκέψις (sképsis, “examination, observation, consideration”).


sjitt

E he itj sjitt nåkkå tå dæ

(dialectal, Trøndelag) past participle of sjå


konkret

head

konkret (neuter singular konkret, definite singular and plural konkrete)

konkret (neuter singular)
konkrete (definite plural singular)


fyl

fỳl n (definite singular fỳlet, indefinite plural fỳl, definite plural fỳli)

fỳl (canonical neuter)
fỳlet (definite singular)
fỳl (indefinite plural)
fỳli (definite plural)


kran

krana (definite singular)
kraner (indefinite plural)
kranene (definite plural)

a tap, or faucet (US) (device to dispense liquid)


norskt

(pre-1938 or dialectal) neuter singular of norsk


bikar

bìkar m (definite singular bìkaren, indefinite plural bìkarar, definite plural bìkararne or bìkarane)

bìkar (canonical masculine)
bìkaren (definite singular)
bìkarar (indefinite plural)
bìkararne (definite plural)
bìkarane (definite plural)


kontakt

kontakten (definite singular)
kontaktar (indefinite plural)
kontaktane (definite plural)


ekvator

ekvatoren (definite singular)
ekvatorar (indefinite plural)
ekvatorane (definite plural)


kurator

kuratoren (definite singular)
kuratorar (indefinite plural)
kuratorane (definite plural)


ratt

rattet (definite singular)
ratt (indefinite plural)
ratta (definite plural)


stupe

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

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


ekspress

From Latin expresse, expressus; the noun coming from the adverb.


ekspress

ekspressen (definite singular)
ekspressar (indefinite plural)
ekspressane (definite plural)


spion

spion m (definite singular spionen, indefinite plural spionar, definite plural spionane)

spionen (definite singular)
spionar (indefinite plural)
spionane (definite plural)


papegøye

papegøyen (definite singular)
papegøyar (indefinite plural)
papegøyane (definite plural)

From Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ), via Spanish papagayo and German Low German papegoie.


tanta

tanta (definite singular)
tanter (indefinite plural)
tantor (indefinite plural)
tantene (definite plural)
tantone (definite plural)


kurs

kurs m (definite singular kursen, indefinite plural kursar, definite plural kursane)

kursen (definite singular)
kursar (indefinite plural)
kursane (definite plural)


kurs

kurs n (definite singular kurset, indefinite plural kurs, definite plural kursa)

kurset (definite singular)
kurs (indefinite plural)
kursa (definite plural)

a course (series of lectures or lessons)


sende

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

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

From Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic *sandijaną.


epitet

epitetet (definite singular)
epitet (indefinite plural)
epiteta (definite plural)

From French épithète, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton).


rese

resen (definite singular)
resar (indefinite plural)
resane (definite plural)

Daa va dæ ein Rese, saa gjekk oppaa Lifjedl'e aa tog sæg ein stor'e Steidn aa kasta […]

1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge, Christiania: Trykt hos Carl C. Werner & Comp., page 47:

Then there was a troll that climbed the Lifjedl; he took a big rock and hurled [it] […]

(dialectal) alternative form of rise (“troll, giant”)


kross

krossen (definite singular)
krossar (indefinite plural)
krossane (definite plural)


relikvia

(non-standard since 1985) definite singular of relikvie


konsul

konsulen (definite singular)
konsular (indefinite plural)
konsulane (definite plural)


lesi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of lesa


lesi

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of lesen

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of lesen


skruppel

skruppelen (definite singular)
skruplar (indefinite plural)
skruplane (definite plural)


fluvial

fluvialt (neuter)
fluviale (definite plural singular)


-øs

From German -ös, from French -eux, from Latin -ōsus.


regionale

definite singular and plural of regional


feminin

feminin (neuter singular feminint, definite singular and plural feminine)

feminint (neuter singular)
feminine (definite plural singular)


kulu

Probably related to kållå, a dialectal variant of kole (“fish oil lamp”).


fritte

fritten (definite singular)
frittar (indefinite plural)
frittane (definite plural)


majestet

majesteten (definite singular)
majestetar (indefinite plural)
majestetane (definite plural)

From Latin majestas, via German Majestät.


majestetisk

majestetisk (neuter singular majestetisk, definite singular and plural majestetiske)

majestetisk (neuter singular)
majestetiske (definite plural singular)


springe

nn-verb

springe (present tense spring, past tense sprang, past participle sprunge, passive infinitive springast, present participle springande, imperative spring)

spring (present)
sprang (past)
sprunge (participle past)
springast (infinitive passive)
springande (participle present)
spring (imperative)


leksika

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of leksikon

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of leksikon


-sk

-ish (of a nationality, or the language associated with a nationality)

used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs.


maksimal

head

maksimal (neuter singular maksimalt, definite singular and plural maksimale)

maksimalt (neuter singular)
maksimale (definite plural singular)


lider

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of lid


lider

(non-standard since 2012) present of lida


magistrat

magistraten (definite singular)
magistratar (indefinite plural)
magistratane (definite plural)

(historical, in Norway until 1922) a municipal corporation administrating local government and serving as a local representative for the national government.

(historical) a magistrate of the Roman Empire


kitla

kitlar (present)
kitla (past)
kitla (participle past)
kitlast (infinitive passive)
kitlande (participle present)
kitla (imperative)
kitl (imperative)

From Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną.


spektrum

spektrumet (definite singular)
spektrum (indefinite plural)
spektruma (definite plural)


stynja

stynja (present tense styn, past tense stunde, supine stunt, past participle stund, present participle stynjande, imperative styn)

styn (present)
stunde (past)
stunt (supine)
stund (participle past)
stynjande (participle present)
styn (imperative)


urt

urta (definite singular)
urter (indefinite plural)
urtene (definite plural)


segn

segna (definite singular)
segner (indefinite plural)
segnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sǫgn f (“speech”). Cognates include Icelandic sögn and Swedish sägen.


massiv

massiv (neuter singular massivt, definite singular and plural massive)

massivt (neuter singular)
massive (definite plural singular)


aktuell

aktuell (neuter singular aktuelt, definite singular and plural aktuelle)

aktuelt (neuter singular)
aktuelle (definite plural singular)


bikkje

bikkja (definite singular)
bikkjer (indefinite plural)
bikkjene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bikkja. Akin to English bitch.


mikrofon

mikrofon m (definite singular mikrofonen, indefinite plural mikrofonar, definite plural mikrofonane)

mikrofonen (definite singular)
mikrofonar (indefinite plural)
mikrofonane (definite plural)


mostri

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of moster


subtrahere

subtraherer (present)
subtraherte (past)
subtrahert (participle past)
subtraherast (infinitive passive)
subtraherande (participle present)
subtraher (imperative)


kronidiot

kronidioten (definite singular)
kronidiotar (indefinite plural)
kronidiotane (definite plural)


monolog

monologen (definite singular)
monologar (indefinite plural)
monologane (definite plural)


kraftidiot

kraftidioten (definite singular)
kraftidiotar (indefinite plural)
kraftidiotane (definite plural)


spray

sprayen (definite singular)
sprayar (indefinite plural)
sprayane (definite plural)


datai

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of datum


depositai

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of depositum


gylden

guilder (pre-Euro currency in the Netherlands), symbol fl.


votai

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of votum


stira

stira (present tense stirar or stirer, past tense stira or stirte, past participle stira or stirt, present participle stirande, imperative stir)

stirar (present)
stirer (present)
stira (past)
stirte (past)
stira (participle past)
stirt (participle past)
stirande (participle present)
stir (imperative)


segna

segnar (present)
segna (past)
segna (participle past)
segnast (infinitive passive)
segnande (participle present)
segna (imperative)
segn (imperative)


filosofi

filosofi m (definite singular filosofien, indefinite plural filosofiar, definite plural filosofiane)

filosofien (definite singular)
filosofiar (indefinite plural)
filosofiane (definite plural)


versi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of vers


fotografi

fotografiet (definite singular)
fotografi (indefinite plural)
fotografia (definite plural)


tremasse

tremassen (definite singular)
tremassar (indefinite plural)
tremassane (definite plural)


larve

larve m or f (definite singular larven or larva, indefinite plural larvar or larver, definite plural larvane or larvene)

larven (definite singular)
larva (definite singular)
larvar (indefinite plural)
larver (indefinite plural)
larvane (definite plural)
larvene (definite plural)


materie

materien (definite singular)
materiar (indefinite plural)
materiane (definite plural)


glorie

glorie m or f (definite singular glorien / gloria, indefinite plural gloriar / glorier, definite plural gloriane / gloriene)

glorien (definite singular)
gloria (definite singular)
gloriar (indefinite plural)
glorier (indefinite plural)
gloriane (definite plural)
gloriene (definite plural)


fenomenal

fenomenal (neuter singular fenomenalt, definite singular and plural fenomenale)

fenomenalt (neuter singular)
fenomenale (definite plural singular)


operette

operetten (definite singular)
operettar (indefinite plural)
operettane (definite plural)