annleis

head

annleis (indefinite singular annleis, definite singular and plural annleis or annleise)

annleis (indefinite singular)
annleis (definite plural singular)
annleise (definite plural singular)

From annan (“other”) + -leis (“path's, way's”).

af

Du er mykje annleis frå sist gongen eg møtte deg.

You are much different now from the last time I met you.


annleis

Eg har begynt å sjå annleis på det.


seia

nn-verb

seia (present tense seier, past tense sa, past participle sagt, passive infinitive seiast, present participle seiande, imperative sei)

seier (present)
sa (past)
sagt (participle past)
seiast (infinitive passive)
seiande (participle present)
sei (imperative)

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

Kva skal du seia dei?


Geirmund

From Old Norse Geirmundr, from geirr (“spear”) + -mundr (“protector”), cf. mund (“protection; bride gift”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Geirmundur, Swedish Germund, and Danish Germind.


hjarte

hjartet (definite singular)
hjarte (indefinite plural)
hjarta (definite plural)
Historical inflection of hjarte
Historical inflection of hjarte
but considered second-tier.

nn-noun-infl

²<small>Aasen notes that the weak feminine plural is more common.</small>

hjarte

hjerte

between the 1938 and 2012 spelling reforms

Hjartet er ein muskel.

Hjartet mitt vil det annleis.


verje

head

verje (present tense verjar or ver, past tense verja or varde, supine verja or vart, past participle verja or vard, present participle verjande, imperative verj)

verjar (present)
ver (present)
verja (past)
varde (past)
verja (supine)
vart (supine)
verja (participle past)
vard (participle past)
verjande (participle present)
verj (imperative)

From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

verja

bracket form until and nonstandard since 2012

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


verje

verja (definite singular)
verjer (indefinite plural)
verjene (definite plural)

guardian (legally responsible for a minor)


herskare

herskaren (definite singular)
herskarar (indefinite plural)
herskarane (definite plural)

Det var ein heil herskare av dei.

host (multitude), a large group or flock, an army (large group)


hernad

hernaden (definite singular)
hernader (indefinite plural)
hernadene (definite plural)

Dei for på hernad til framande land.

They went on a military campaign to foreign countries.

military expedition, military campaign; raid, ravage

Det var ein heil hernad av dei.


hærnad

hærnaden (definite singular)
hærnader (indefinite plural)
hærnadar (indefinite plural)
hærnadene (definite plural)
hærnadane (definite plural)

Dei for på hærnad til framande land.

Det var ein heil hærnad av dei.


livsstil

livsstilen (definite singular)
livsstilar (indefinite plural)
livsstilane (definite plural)


vekse

vekse (present tense veks, past tense voks or vaks, supine vakse, past participle vaksen, present participle veksande, imperative veks)

veks (present)
voks (past)
vaks (past)
vakse (supine)
vaksen (participle past)
veksande (participle present)
veks (imperative)

From Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-.

Skal seie du har vakse!

Prisane veks stadig.


veksa

veksa (present tense veks, past tense voks or vaks, supine vakse, past participle vaksen, present participle veksande, imperative veks)

Skal seia du har vakse!

Prisane veks stadig.


hærskare

hærskaren (definite singular)
hærskarar (indefinite plural)
hærskarane (definite plural)

Det var ein heil hærskare av dei.


tene

tener (present)
tente (past)
tent (participle past)
tenast (infinitive passive)
tenande (participle present)
ten (imperative)

Om sumaren kan dei tene mykje pengar.

During the summer, they can earn a lot of money.

Han tente landet sitt.


ljos

ljoset (definite singular)
ljos (indefinite plural)
ljosa (definite plural)

From Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic ljós.

Ljoset fer med ein fart på nesten 300 000 kilometer i sekundet.

Light travels at a velocity of almost 300,000 kilometres per second.


ljos

ljost (neuter)
ljose (definite plural singular)
ljosare (comparative)
ljosast (indefinite superlative)
ljosaste (definite superlative)

Det er vorte ljost nok ute no.


ønskje

nn-verb

ønskje (present tense ønskjer, past tense ønskte, past participle ønskt, passive infinitive ønskjast, present participle ønskjande, imperative ønsk)

ønskjer (present)
ønskte (past)
ønskt (participle past)
ønskjast (infinitive passive)
ønskjande (participle present)
ønsk (imperative)


ønskja

ønskja (present tense ønskjer, past tense ønskte, past participle ønskt, passive infinitive ønskjast, present participle ønskjande, imperative ønsk)


ynskje

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

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


graut

grauten (definite singular)
grautar (indefinite plural)
grautane (definite plural)

From Old Norse grautr, from Proto-Germanic *grautiz. Cognate with Faroese greytur, Icelandic grautur, Swedish gröt, and Danish grød.

Koss smaka grauten?

something having similar consistency to porridge, a mush


øyre

øyren (definite singular)
øyrar (indefinite plural)
øyrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse eyrir, plural aurar, from Latin aureus. Cognate with Icelandic eyrir and Swedish öre.

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


øyre

øyret (definite singular)
øyre (indefinite plural)
øyra (definite plural)


ynske

ynsket (definite singular)
ynske (indefinite plural)
ynska (definite plural)

From Old Norse ósk, from Proto-Germanic *wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). The 'n' was re-added under the influence of Middle Low German (compare German Low German wönschen (“wish”), Plautdietsch Wensch (“wish”)).

der

Eg har eit ynske om at dette går som planlagd.

a friendly thought or wish for someone else


eftan

eftanen (definite singular)
eftnar (indefinite plural)
eftnane (definite plural)


nyttårseftan

nyttårseftanen (definite singular)
nyttårseftnar (indefinite plural)
nyttårseftnane (definite plural)

From nyttår (“new year”) + eftan (“evening”).

Kva skal du gjera på nyttårseftan?

What will you be doing on New Year's Eve?


øyra

From Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

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øyra

øyrer (present)
øyrde (past)
øyrt (participle past)
øyrast (infinitive passive)
øyrande (participle present)
øyr (imperative)

From aur. See also øyr (“river sandbank”).

(water) to dig up the bottom of a stream or river


øyra

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


nyttårsaftan

nyttårsaftanen (definite singular)
nyttårsaftnar (indefinite plural)
nyttårsaftnane (definite plural)

From nyttår (“new year”) + aftan (“evening”).

Kva skal du gjera på nyttårsaftan?


døy

døyr (present)
døydde (past)
døytt (participle past)
døydd (participle past)
døyast (infinitive passive)
døyande (participle present)
døy (imperative)

From Old Norse deyja. Akin to English die.

Denne sjukdomen kan ein døy av.

Denne dyrearten har nesten døytt ut.

cease to exist, come to an end. Often followed by the prepositions av, ut and bort.


tenkje

tenkjer (present)
tenkte (past)
tenkt (participle past)
tenkjast (infinitive passive)
tenkjande (participle present)
tenk (imperative)


spørjast

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spørjast (present tense spørst, past tense spurdest, supine spurst)

spørst (present)
spurdest (past)
spurst (supine)

Det spurdest at dei hadde kome.

Det spørst om me får dette til.

It's uncertain whether or not we'll manage this.

a condition (requirement); to be dubious or uncertain


spørjas

nn-verb

spørjas (present tense spørs, past tense spurdes, past participle spurs)

spørs (present)
spurdes (past)
spurs (participle past)


tenka

tenker (present)
tenkte (past)
tenkt (participle past)
tenkast (infinitive passive)
tenkande (participle present)
tenk (imperative)


tenkja

From late Old Norse þenkja, from earlier Old Norse þekkja with influence from Middle Low German denken. Akin to English think.

Eg tenkjer, derfor er eg.

No er det mangt å tenkja på.


fonetisk

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fonetisk (neuter singular fonetisk, definite singular and plural fonetiske)

fonetisk (neuter singular)
fonetiske (definite plural singular)


skjøna

skjønar (present)
skjøner (present)
skjøna (past)
skjønte (past)
skjøna (participle past)
skjønt (participle past)
skjønast (infinitive passive)
skjønande (participle present)
skjøn (imperative)

Dette kan eg ikkje skjøna.

to understand, fathom; to see (understand)


forsking

forskinga (definite singular)
forskingar (indefinite plural)
forskingane (definite plural)

Forsking synte at det var sunt trass i alt.

Science showed that it was healthy after all.


skjønna

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

nn-verb

skjønna (present tense skjønner, past tense skjønte, past participle skjønt, passive infinitive skjønnast, present participle skjønnande, imperative skjønn)

Dette kan eg ikkje skjønna.


naud

nauda (definite singular)
nauder (indefinite plural)
naudene (definite plural)

From Old Norse nauð, nauðr, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

Dei er i naud ute på havet!


skjøne

head

skjøne (present tense skjønar or skjøner, past tense skjøna or skjønte, supine and past participle skjøna or skjønt, present participle skjønande, imperative skjøn)

skjønar (present)
skjøner (present)
skjøna (past)
skjønte (past)
skjøna (participle past supine)
skjønt (participle past supine)
skjønande (participle present)
skjøn (imperative)


herskar

herskaren (definite singular)
herskarar (indefinite plural)
herskarane (definite plural)

Han var herskar i mange land.


liggje

ligg (present)
låg (past)
lege (participle past)
liggjast (infinitive passive)
liggjande (participle present)
ligg (imperative)


leggje

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


korso

From Old Norse hversu, hvorsu, from hverr ("which") + vegr ("way"). Cognate with Faroese hvussu and Norwegian Bokmål åssen.

Korso kunne det gå til?

Det gjekk no fint korso.


skjere

skjera (definite singular)
skjerer (indefinite plural)
skjerene (definite plural)

Related to skjere m, from Old Norse skeri.


skjere

skjere (present tense skjer, past tense skar, supine skore, past participle skoren, present participle skjerande, imperative skjer)

skjer (present)
skar (past)
skore (supine)
skoren (participle past)
skjerande (participle present)
skjer (imperative)


kvit

kvitt (neuter)
kvite (definite plural singular)
kvitare (comparative)
kvitast (indefinite superlative)
kvitaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Akin to English white.


gardin

gardina (definite singular)
gardiner (indefinite plural)
gardinene (definite plural)
gardinet (definite singular)
gardin (indefinite plural)
gardina (definite plural)

From Late Latin cortina, via German Gardine.


skjera

skjera (present tense skjer, past tense skar, supine skore, past participle skoren, present participle skjerande, imperative skjer)

From Old Norse skera (“to cut”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic skera, Swedish skära, Danish skære, Old English scieran, English shear, and Dutch and German scheren.

Han skar av tauet med kniven.

Desse linene er parallelle og skjer kvarandre aldri.

These lines are parallel and never cross each other.


lygn

lygna (definite singular)
lygner (indefinite plural)
lygnene (definite plural)

Han har fortald deg ei lygn.


fengd

fengda (definite singular)
fengder (indefinite plural)
fengdene (definite plural)

Fiskinga gav stor fengd.


sjeldan

sjeldan (comparative sjeldnare, superlative sjeldnast)

sjeldnare (comparative)
sjeldnast (superlative)

Sjeldan ser me slike hendingar.


sjeldan

sjeldan (singular indefinite sjeldan, singular definite sjeldne, plural sjeldne, comparative sjeldnare, superlative sjeldnast)

sjeldan (indefinite singular)
sjeldne (definite singular)
sjeldne (plural)
sjeldnare (comparative)
sjeldnast (superlative)

Dette er ein sjeldan art.

Dette er eit sjeldan høve.


gjætar

gjætaren (definite singular)
gjætarar (indefinite plural)
gjætarane (definite plural)

Heile sommaren gjekk han på fjellet og var gjætar.

The entire summer he was in the mountains and acted as a shepherd.

someone who tends animals like sheep or goats; a shepherd or goatherd


gjetar

gjetaren (definite singular)
gjetarar (indefinite plural)
gjetarane (definite plural)

Heile sommaren gjekk han på fjellet og var gjetar.

During the entire summer, he travelled in the mountains being a shepherd.


fiskar

fiskaren (definite singular)
fiskarar (indefinite plural)
fiskarane (definite plural)

Fiskarane hadde fått mykje fengd denne hausten.

The fishermen had caught a lot of fish this autumn.


gneis

gneisen (definite singular)
gneisar (indefinite plural)
gneisane (definite plural)


søkje

nn-verb

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

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


søka

søker (present)
søkte (past)
søkt (participle past)
søkast (infinitive passive)
søkande (participle present)
søk (imperative)


øvst

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øvst (definite singular and plural øvste)

Øvst i dalen ligg garden.


bardage

bardagen (definite singular)
bardagar (indefinite plural)
bardagane (definite plural)


yttarst

Det yttarste planeten er Neptun.


yttarst

Det var ein yttarst farleg situasjon.


hårbørste

hårbørste m (definite singular hårbørsten, indefinite plural hårbørstar, definite plural hårbørstane)

hårbørsten (definite singular)
hårbørstar (indefinite plural)
hårbørstane (definite plural)


herar

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of her


herskarar

plural indefinite of herskare (bracket form)


herskaren

singular definite of herskare (bracket form)


herskarane

plural definite of herskare (bracket form)


herane

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of her


ynska

nn-verb

ynska (present tense ynsker, past tense ynskte, past participle ynskt, passive infinitive ynskast, present participle ynskande, imperative ynsk)

ynsker (present)
ynskte (past)
ynskt (participle past)
ynskast (infinitive passive)
ynskande (participle present)
ynsk (imperative)


kolonist

kolonisten (definite singular)
kolonistar (indefinite plural)
kolonistane (definite plural)


hyrna

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hyrna n (definite singular hyrna, indefinite and definite plural hyrno)

hyrna (definite singular)
hyrno (definite indefinite plural)

From Middle Norwegian hyrni n, from Old Norse hyrna f, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ f.

corner ((pre-1938) alternative form of hyrne n)


hyrna

hyrna (definite singular)
hyrner (indefinite plural)
hyrnor (indefinite plural)
hyrnene (definite plural)
hyrnone (definite plural)

horned animal ((pre-2012) alternative form of hyrne f)


hierarki

hierarkiet (definite singular)
hierarki (indefinite plural)
hierarkia (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία (hierarkhía, “rule of a high priest”), from ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs, “high priest”), from ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + ἄρχω (árkhō, “I rule”).


topografi

topografien (definite singular)
topografiar (indefinite plural)
topografiane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographía), τόπος (tópos) + -grafi.


kartagar

kartagaren (definite singular)
kartagarar (indefinite plural)
kartagarane (definite plural)

Kartagarane kom frå Kartago.


romar

romaren (definite singular)
romarar (indefinite plural)
romarane (definite plural)

Romarane la under seg mykje land.

a Roman (inhabitant of the Roman Empire)


signatur

signaturen (definite singular)
signaturar (indefinite plural)
signaturane (definite plural)


iberar

iberaren (definite singular)
iberarar (indefinite plural)
iberarane (definite plural)

an Iberian (person from Iberia in Southern Europe)


numidar

numidaren (definite singular)
numidarar (indefinite plural)
numidarane (definite plural)

Numidarane kom frå Nord-Afrika.


trakar

trakaren (definite singular)
trakarar (indefinite plural)
trakarane (definite plural)

Trakarane kom frå Trakia.
The Thracians came from Thracia.


bysantin

bysantinen (definite singular)
bysantinar (indefinite plural)
bysantinane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of bysantinar


skytar

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skytar m (definite singular skytaren, indefinite plural skytarar or skytar, definite plural skytarane or skytane)

skytaren (definite singular)
skytarar (indefinite plural)
skytar (indefinite plural)
skytarane (definite plural)
skytane (definite plural)

Skytarane kom frå Skytia.
The Scythians came from Scythia.


skytar

skytaren (definite singular)
skytarar (indefinite plural)
skytarane (definite plural)


bysantinar

bysantinaren (definite singular)
bysantinarar (indefinite plural)
bysantinarane (definite plural)


bysantinar

indefinite plural of bysantin (non-standard since 2016)


nordlending

nordlendingen (definite singular)
nordlendingar (indefinite plural)
nordlendingane (definite plural)

Dei var alle nordlendingar.


vestlending

vestlendingen (definite singular)
vestlendingar (indefinite plural)
vestlendingane (definite plural)

Dei var alle vestlendingar.

a person from Western Norway (Vestlandet)


sørlending

sørlendingen (definite singular)
sørlendingar (indefinite plural)
sørlendingane (definite plural)

From Sørlandet, using the suffix + -lending.

Dei var alle sørlendingar.

a person from Southern Norway, Sørlandet.


teiste

teisten (definite singular)
teistar (indefinite plural)
teistane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þeisti. Akin to English tystie.

Cepphus grylle
Cepphus grylle#Translingual

A black guillemot, tystie, Cepphus grylle.


trivi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of triva


austlending

austlendingen (definite singular)
austlendingar (indefinite plural)
austlendingane (definite plural)

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

Dei var alle austlendingar.

hjaltlending (< Old Norse: hjaltlendingr, = shetlendar

leilending

< Old Norse: leiglendingr < leiguland + -ingr


gallar

gallaren (definite singular)
gallarar (indefinite plural)
gallarane (definite plural)

Gallarane kom frå Gallia.


-lending

-lending (indefinite masculine singular)
-lendingen (definite masculine singular)
-lendingar (indefinite masculine plural)
-lendingane (definite masculine plural)

a person from a certain part of Norway or from a particular country; e.g. sørlending ("person from Southern Norway") or islending ("Icelander")


teljing

teljinga (definite singular)
teljingar (indefinite plural)
teljingane (definite plural)

Teljinga er no ferdig.


trønder

trønder m pl (definite plural trøndene, indefinite singular trønder, definite singular trønderen)

trøndene (definite plural)
trønder (indefinite singular)
trønderen (definite singular)

Originally only plural; from Old Norse þrǿndr, þrǿndir, plural of þróndr. From the present participle of Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną, whence also Old Norse þróask, þróast, and Norwegian troast (“to thrive”). The proposed Proto-Norse ancestor is *þrōwendīʀ m pl (< Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną + *-ndz), cf. Old English Þrōwendas pl. A similar construction is found in the plural bønder (“farmers”) of bonde, which is also from a present participle. The singular form of trønder is lost today, and -o- is only found in the compound Trondheim.
Cognates include Faroese trøndur m pl, Icelandic Þrændir m pl, Swedish trönder m pl, German Drönter m pl, and English Throwends pl.

Dei var trønder alle i hop.
They were all Thronds. / They were all from Trøndelag.

Naar Fedrarne vaare vandrad inn og kvat Veg dei kom, veit me inkje. Dei kom vandrande i mindre Flokkar, som dei kallad „Folk“ (som Raumar, Ryger, Hordar, Trønder, Hader). Det Stykke Land, som eit „Folk“ busette seg i, kallad dei Fylke. Kvart Folk var bytt i fleire mindre „Herar“, kvar Her paa 100 Mann, og det Stykke Land, som ein „Her“ busette seg i, kallad dei Herad.

1882, Steinar Schjøtt, Norigs Soga: til Heimelesning og Bruk fyr Lærarar [Norway’s History: For Home Reading and Use by Teachers], Kristiania: Det norske Samlags Forlag, page 2:

When our ancestors went in and what path they took, we don’t know. They went in smaller groups, which they called “folk” (such as Reams, Rugians, Hords, Throwends, Hades). The piece of land where a “folk” settled, they called a filch [i.e. county]. Each “folk” was divided into smaller “heres”, each here of 100 men, and the piece of land where a “here” settled, they called a here-rede.

Det var ein herdebreid, haarfager Trønder, ivrig og smaagløgg, med mange Hugmaal, snar til aa læ, ei livleg Sjæl.

1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar, Bergen: Printed by Nygaard, page 101:

It was a broad-shouldered, fair-haired Trønder, eager and smart, with many ideas, quick to laugh, a lively soul.

Thronds, Throwends (people from the county Trøndelag in Norway)

Han tala kav trønder.


skugge

skuggen (definite singular)
skuggar (indefinite plural)
skuggane (definite plural)

Trea kasta stutte skuggar på bakken.

The trees cast short shadows on the ground.


skugge

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


utlending

utlendingen (definite singular)
utlendingar (indefinite plural)
utlendingane (definite plural)

Combination of utland (“outland, foreign land”) + -lending (“(person) from, belonging to”). Compare Norwegian land + -ing > -lending and also English -ing, Old English -ing.

af

Utlendingar kjem frå utlandet.


sjølv

From Old Norse sjalfr, sjálfr, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Akin to English self.

der

Sjølv veit eg ingenting.

myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves


sjølv

Sjølv eg forstår ikkje dette.


sjølv

sjølvet (definite singular)
sjølv (indefinite plural)
sjølva (definite plural)


røyr

røyra (definite singular)
røyret (definite singular)
røyrer (indefinite plural)
røyr (indefinite plural)
røyrene (definite plural)
røyra (definite plural)
røyr (indefinite neuter singular)
røyret (definite neuter singular)
røyr (indefinite neuter plural)
røyra (definite neuter plural)
røyr (feminine indefinite singular)
røyra (definite feminine singular)
røyrer (feminine indefinite plural)
røyrene (definite feminine plural)

Utanfor låg det nokre røyr stabla opp.


røyr

røyra (definite singular)
røyrar (indefinite plural)
røyrane (definite plural)


røyr

røyra (definite singular)
røyrer (indefinite plural)
røyrene (definite plural)

Dei fekk to røyrer då dei fiska.

They got two Arctic char when they were fishing.

Salvelinus alpinus
Salvelinus alpinus#Translingual


kynisk

kynisk (indefinite singular)
kyniske (definite plural singular)
meir kynisk (comparative)
mest kynisk (superlative)


soleglad

solegladet (definite singular)
soleglad (indefinite plural)
soleglada (definite plural)

To timar att til soleglad.


sundag

sundagen (definite singular)
sundagar (indefinite plural)
sundagane (definite plural)


irritabel

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irritabel (neuter singular irritabelt, definite singular and plural irritable)

irritabelt (neuter singular)
irritable (definite plural singular)


laurdag

laurdagen (definite singular)
laurdagar (indefinite plural)
laurdagane (definite plural)

ᛁ.ᛉᚮᚱᛁᛆᛆ.⤉.ᚦ⤉.ᛚᚮᚢᚱᚦᛆᛁᚳ.ᚦᛆᛆ.ᚼᚮΛᚱᛆᛋᛏ.ᚴᛚᚮᚴᛆᛆ.ᚠΛᚱ+.ᚼᛁᛉ+ᚱᛁᚴᛁᛆ.ᛋᛚᛆᛆ

1949, Sivert Aarflot, Runetrolldom og ringstav [printed manuscript from ca. 1800]:

Tomorrow is the Saturday, when the bell is heard ringing for the Kingdom of Heaven

I moriaa æ dæ lourdain da hoyrast klokaa fyre himerikia slaa


bjode

bjode (present tense byd or byder, past tense baud, past participle bode or bodi, present participle bjodande, imperative bjod)

byd (present)
byder (present)
baud (past)
bode (participle past)
bodi (participle past)
bjodande (participle present)
bjod (imperative)

From Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to wake, rise up”).


bjoda

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bjoda (present tense byd, past tense baud, past participle bode or bodi, present participle bjodande, imperative bjod)

byd (present)
baud (past)
bode (participle past)
bodi (participle past)
bjodande (participle present)
bjod (imperative)


solnedgang

solnedgangen (definite singular)
solnedgangar (indefinite plural)
solnedgangane (definite plural)

To timar att til solnedgang.


kunstig

kunstig (neuter singular kunstig, definite singular and plural kunstige)

kunstig (neuter singular)
kunstige (definite plural singular)


bloma

blomar (present)
bloma (past)
bloma (participle past)
blomast (infinitive passive)
blomande (participle present)
bloma (imperative)
blom (imperative)


esoterisk

esoterisk (neuter singular esoterisk, definite singular and plural esoteriske)

esoterisk (neuter singular)
esoteriske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”).


blome

blomen (definite singular)
blomar (indefinite plural)
blomane (definite plural)

From Old Norse blómi, blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. Akin to English bloom.

Solsikka er ein vakker blom.

Kirsebærtrea står i blom.

bloom (the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open)


blome

blomar (present)
bloma (past)
bloma (participle past)
blomast (infinitive passive)
blomande (participle present)
blome (imperative)
blom (imperative)


fjerte

fjertar (present)
fjerta (past)
fjerta (participle past)
fjertast (infinitive passive)
fjertande (participle present)
fjerte (imperative)
fjert (imperative)


fjert

fjerten (definite singular)
fjertar (indefinite plural)
fjertane (definite plural)


streta

stretar (present)
streta (past)
streta (participle past)
stretast (infinitive passive)
stretande (participle present)
streta (imperative)
stret (imperative)


hokken

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hokken (masculine hokken, feminine hokka, neuter hokke, plural hokken)

hokken (masculine)
hokka (feminine)
hokke (neuter)
hokken (plural)

From Old Norse hvatki, hvertki.
Attested in several texts before 1800.

WT:Norwegian Nynorsk spelling reforms#2012

form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; not superseded


svær

svært (neuter)
svære (definite plural singular)
sværare (comparative)
sværast (indefinite superlative)
sværaste (definite superlative)

Perhaps from a side form to Old Norse svárr (“hard, heavy”), or from Middle Low German schwer.

Dyret var svært.

Det var då svært so lang tid dette skulle ta.


himla

himlar (present)
himla (past)
himla (participle past)
himlast (infinitive passive)
himlande (participle present)
himla (imperative)
himl (imperative)

From the nouns himmel m (“sky”) and himling m (“ceiling boards and tiles”). In senses 5, 6, and 7 of the verb, may have something to do with Old Norse híma. The adjective is derived from the verb.

Hanna himla med auga

(intransitive) to turn one's eyes upwards, affectionately

(transitive, intransitive) to tile or board a ceiling

(intransitive) to doze, snooze; doze off


himla

(colloquial) awfully, terribly, very; Used as an intensifier.


kabriolet

kabriolet m (definite singular kabrioleten, indefinite plural kabrioletar, definite plural kabrioletane)

kabrioleten (definite singular)
kabrioletar (indefinite plural)
kabrioletane (definite plural)


reanalyse

reanalysen (definite singular)
reanalysar (indefinite plural)
reanalysane (definite plural)


skeina

skeiner (present)
skeinte (past)
skeint (participle past)
skeinast (infinitive passive)
skeinande (participle present)
skein (imperative)


skyter

(non-standard since 2012) present of skyta


noa

(non-standard since 1959)feminine singular of noen


koffein

koffeinen (definite singular)
koffeinet (definite singular)


herberge

herberget (definite singular)
herberge (indefinite plural)
herberga (definite plural)

From Old Norse herbergi and Middle Low German herberge.


loppet

loppet (indefinite singular)
loppete (definite plural singular)


tyggja

tygg (present)
togg (past)
togge (participle past)
tyggjast (infinitive passive)
tyggjande (participle present)
tygg (imperative)

From Old Norse tyggja and tyggva, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-. Akin to English chew.


fummel

fummelen (definite singular)
fumlar (indefinite plural)
fumlane (definite plural)
fummelet (definite singular)
fummel (indefinite plural)
fumla (definite plural)


pendle

pendlar (present)
pendla (past)
pendla (participle past)
pendlast (infinitive passive)
pendlande (participle present)
pendle (imperative)
pendl (imperative)


musé

muséet (definite singular)
museet (definite singular)
musé (indefinite plural)
muséa (definite plural)
musea (definite plural)

From French musée, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon).


gilda

gildar (present)
gilda (past)
gilda (participle past)
gildast (infinitive passive)
gildande (participle present)
gilda (imperative)
gild (imperative)

From the adjective gild (“valid, good”).

(transitive) to make or declare valid; validate

(reflexive) to cherish the moment, to enjoy oneself


webkamera

webkameraet (definite singular)
webkamera (indefinite plural)
webkameraa (definite plural)


kapsel

kapselen (definite singular)
kapslar (indefinite plural)
kapslane (definite plural)


piksel

pikselen (definite singular)
pikslar (indefinite plural)
pikslane (definite plural)

From English pixel, abbreviation of "picture element".


kystlinje

kystlinja (definite singular)
kystlinjer (indefinite plural)
kystlinjene (definite plural)


karbohydrat

karbohydrat n (definite singular karbohydratet, indefinite plural karbohydrat, definite plural karbohydrata)

karbohydratet (definite singular)
karbohydrat (indefinite plural)
karbohydrata (definite plural)


sitronsyre

sitronsyre f (definite singular sitronsyra)


kompetanse

kompetansen (definite singular)
kompetansar (indefinite plural)
kompetansane (definite plural)

competence, competency (ability to perform a task)


eista

eista (definite singular)
eister (indefinite plural)
eistor (indefinite plural)
eistene (definite plural)
eistone (definite plural)

(pre-1938) alternative form of eiste f or n


MDG

(politics) Initialism of Miljøpartiet dei grøne.


immigrere

immigrerer (present)
immigrerte (past)
immigrert (participle past)
immigrerast (infinitive passive)
immigrerande (participle present)
immigrer (imperative)


fjernkontroll

fjernkontrollen (definite singular)
fjernkontrollar (indefinite plural)
fjernkontrollane (definite plural)

From fjern + kontroll. Compare Swedish fjärrkontroll.


linjal

linjalen (definite singular)
linjalar (indefinite plural)
linjalane (definite plural)

From Latin linealis, from linea (“line”).

a ruler or rule (measuring or drawing device)


duft

dufta (definite singular)
dufter (indefinite plural)
duftene (definite plural)


pleie

From Low German plegen and Old Norse plega.


pleie

pleier (present)
pleidde (past)
pleitt (participle past)
pleidd (participle past)
pleiast (infinitive passive)
pleiande (participle present)
plei (imperative)

Alternative form of pla (“to use, be in habit”)


badekar

badekaret (definite singular)
badekar (indefinite plural)
badekara (definite plural)


kombo

komboen (definite singular)
komboar (indefinite plural)
komboane (definite plural)


feire

feirar (present)
feira (past)
feira (participle past)
feirast (infinitive passive)
feirande (participle present)
feire (imperative)
feir (imperative)


troposfære

troposfære m (definite singular troposfæren)


plattysk

plattysk (neuter singular plattysk, definite singular and plural plattyske)

plattysk (neuter singular)
plattyske (definite plural singular)


fengsel

fengselet (definite singular)
fengsel (indefinite plural)
fengsla (definite plural)


spasme

spasmen (definite singular)
spasmar (indefinite plural)
spasmane (definite plural)


noden

noden (neuter node, definite singular and plural nodne)

node (neuter)
nodne (definite plural singular)


parfyme

parfymen (definite singular)
parfymar (indefinite plural)
parfymane (definite plural)


persienne

persienna (definite singular)
persienner (indefinite plural)
persiennene (definite plural)


fingre

fingrar (present)
fingra (past)
fingra (participle past)
fingrast (infinitive passive)
fingrande (participle present)
fingre (imperative)
fingr (imperative)

From the noun finger m (“finger”). The sense of sexually pleasuring might be a semantic loan from English.


-ur

(obsolete) Used to form plural indefinite forms for weak feminine nouns


utdrag

utdraget (definite singular)
utdrag (indefinite plural)
utdraga (definite plural)


navle

navlen (definite singular)
navlar (indefinite plural)
navlane (definite plural)


overside

oversida (definite singular)
oversider (indefinite plural)
oversidene (definite plural)


retor

retoren (definite singular)
retorar (indefinite plural)
retorane (definite plural)

Probably through Latin rhētor, from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr).

(historical) a rhetorician in Ancient Greece or Rome


segle

segle (imperative segl, present tense seglar or segler, simple past segla or seglde, past participle segla or seglt, present participle seglande)

segl (imperative)
seglar (present)
segler (present)
segla (past)
seglde (past)
segla (participle past)
seglt (participle past)
seglande (participle present)


sprengt

sprengt (indefinite singular)
sprengte (definite plural singular)

Rommet hans ser heilt sprengt ut


stoppet

definite neuter singular of stopp (Etymology 2)


sprenge

sprenge (present tense sprenger, past tense sprengde, past participle sprengt, present participle sprengande, imperative spreng)

sprenger (present)
sprengde (past)
sprengt (participle past)
sprengande (participle present)
spreng (imperative)


summe

summar (present)
summa (past)
summa (participle past)
summast (infinitive passive)
summande (participle present)
sum (imperative)

Onomatopoeic (lydord), from Middle Low German summen


husi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of hus


karre

karreen (definite singular)
karrear (indefinite plural)
karreane (definite plural)


avslag

avslaget (definite singular)
avslag (indefinite plural)
avslaga (definite plural)


levemann

levemann m (definite singular levemannen, indefinite plural levemenn, definite plural levemennene)

levemannen (definite singular)
levemenn (indefinite plural)
levemennene (definite plural)


dimme

dimme (present tense dimmar, past tense dimma, imperative dim, supine and past participle dimma, present participle dimmande)

dimmar (present)
dimma (past)
dim (imperative)
dimma (participle past supine)
dimmande (participle present)

(colloquial, military, transitive) to discharge after military service

(colloquial, military, intransitive) to be discharged after military service


dimme

dimme (present tense dimmar or dimmer, past tense dimma or dimde or dimte, imperative dim, supine dimt, past participle dimd or dimt, present participle dimmande)

dimmar (present)
dimmer (present)
dimma (past)
dimde (past)
dimte (past)
dim (imperative)
dimt (supine)
dimd (participle past)
dimt (participle past)
dimmande (participle present)

From Old Norse dimma (“darkness; darken”, noun and verb). The sense of dimming one's headlights is borrowed from English, but is ultimately of the same origin.

inh

(automotive) to switch one's headlamps from high-beam to low-beam, to dim one's headlights


dimme

dimma (definite singular)
dimmer (indefinite plural)
dimmene (definite plural)


dimme

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kvelp

kvelpen (definite singular)
kvelpar (indefinite plural)
kvelpane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz. Akin to English whelp.


hausta

haustar (present)
hausta (past)
hausta (participle past)
haustast (infinitive passive)
haustande (participle present)
hausta (imperative)
haust (imperative)

Me haustar inn kveiten om hausten.


moské

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moské m (definite singular moskéen or moskeen, indefinite plural moskéar or moskear, definite plural moskéane or moskeane)

moskéen (definite singular)
moskeen (definite singular)
moskéar (indefinite plural)
moskear (indefinite plural)
moskéane (definite plural)
moskeane (definite plural)

Borrowed from French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).


kartograf

kartografen (definite singular)
kartografar (indefinite plural)
kartografane (definite plural)


morter

morteren (definite singular)
morterar (indefinite plural)
morterane (definite plural)


kardiolog

kardiologen (definite singular)
kardiologar (indefinite plural)
kardiologane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”) + -log.


ordne

ordnar (present)
ordna (past)
ordna (participle past)
ordnast (infinitive passive)
ordnande (participle present)
ordne (imperative)
ordn (imperative)


trygg

trygg (neuter singular trygt, definite singular and plural trygge, comparative tryggare, indefinite superlative tryggast, definite superlative tryggaste)

trygt (neuter singular)
trygge (definite plural singular)
tryggare (comparative)
tryggast (indefinite superlative)
tryggaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse tryggr, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz. Akin to English true.


kyrr

nn-adj

kyrr (masculine and feminine kyrr, neuter kyrt, definite singular and plural kyrre, comparative kyrrare, indefinite superlative kyrrast, definite superlative kyrraste)

kyrr (feminine masculine)
kyrt (neuter)
kyrre (definite plural singular)
kyrrare (comparative)
kyrrast (indefinite superlative)
kyrraste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse kyrr, from Proto-Germanic *kwerruz. Cognate with Faroese kyrrur and Icelandic kyrr.

Olav kyrre

Olaf the Peaceful (Norwegian king, 1066–1093)


gudinne

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gudinne f (definite singular gudinna, indefinite plural gudinner, definite plural gudinnene)

gudinna (definite singular)
gudinner (indefinite plural)
gudinnene (definite plural)


testamente

testamentet (definite singular)
testamente (indefinite plural)
testamenta (definite plural)

From Latin testamentum, via Old Norse testament.

a will, testament (declaration of disposal of inheritance)

a testament (one of the two parts of the Bible)


lakris

lakris m or n (definite singular lakrisen or lakriset, indefinite plural lakrisar or lakris, definite plural lakrisane or lakrisa)

lakrisen (definite singular)
lakriset (definite singular)
lakrisar (indefinite plural)
lakris (indefinite plural)
lakrisane (definite plural)
lakrisa (definite plural)


Grenland

From Old Norse Grenland, from the stem of *grenir m pl + land. The Grenir were the old tribe that would inhabit the area around the lake Norsjø, probably described by Jordanes as Granniī.


kusine

kusina (definite singular)
kusiner (indefinite plural)
kusinene (definite plural)


skritt

skrittet (definite singular)
skritt (indefinite plural)
skritta (definite plural)

From Middle Low German schret or German Schritt.

step (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)


ailler

E ska ailler i live' gjårrå det mer

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of aldri (“never”).

Det må no væl vårrå denn ailler bæste bil'n åss he kjørt i år a

This must be the best of all car we have driven this year

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of aller (“of all”).


ailler

Dem va på såmmå ailler som kjerrenga hass Ola

They were on the same age as the wife of Ola

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of alder (“age”).


malet

(non-standard since 1901) supine of mala


amfiteater

amfiteateret (definite singular)
amfiteater (indefinite plural)
amfiteatera (definite plural)

From Latin amphitheatrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέᾱτρον (amphithéātron).


frivillig

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frivillig (neuter singular frivillig, definite singular and plural frivillige)

frivillig (neuter singular)
frivillige (definite plural singular)

From fri (“free”) + villig (“willing”). Compare to Swedish frivillig, Danish frivillig and German freiwillig

Alternative form of friviljug (“voluntary”)


frivillig

Alternative form of friviljug (“voluntarily”)


frivillig

frivillig m or f (definite singular and plural frivillige)

Alternative form of friviljug (“volunteer”)


rolle

rolla (definite singular)
roller (indefinite plural)
rollene (definite plural)


teorem

teoremet (definite singular)
teorem (indefinite plural)
teorema (definite plural)


akvarell

akvarellen (definite singular)
akvarellar (indefinite plural)
akvarellane (definite plural)

(art) a watercolour (UK) or watercolor (US) (painting)


metamorfose

metamorfosen (definite singular)
metamorfosar (indefinite plural)
metamorfosane (definite plural)

From Latin metamorphosis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis).

der

μεταμόρφωσις


logaritme

logaritmen (definite singular)
logaritmar (indefinite plural)
logaritmane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) and ἀριθμός (arithmós), via New Latin logarithmus.


Fridtjof

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Friðþjófr where has been misinterpreted as /f/. Compare the semi-learned Fridtjov, Fredtjov and Fridtjuv.


Berenikes hår

Coma Berenices (small dim summer constellation of the northern sky)


Fridtjov

from the variant stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn

[²frɪː.çu̞ˑʋ]

[²frɪː.c͡çu̞ˑʋ]

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Friðþjófr, equivalent to fred + tjov. Revived through 19th century literature, but commonly reanalysed as Fridt-jov rather than Frid-tjov, resulting in a pronunciation unexpected of such a compound. Cognate with Icelandic Friðþjófur, Swedish Fritiof and Danish Frithjof.


Guttorm

From Old Norse Guðþormr, from guð (“god”) + þormr, from þyrma (“to spare, respect”).


onani

onanien (definite singular)
onaniar (indefinite plural)
onaniane (definite plural)

From the biblical character Onan. For more, see at English onanism.


prolongere

prolongerer (present)
prolongerte (past)
prolongert (participle past)
prolongerast (infinitive passive)
prolongerande (participle present)
prolonger (imperative)


alkalimetall

alkalimetallet (definite singular)
alkalimetall (indefinite plural)
alkalimetalla (definite plural)


patogen

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patogen (neuter singular patogent, definite singular and plural patogene)

patogent (neuter singular)
patogene (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos) + -gen.


patogen

patogenet (definite singular)
patogen (indefinite plural)
patogena (definite plural)


monsun

monsunen (definite singular)
monsunar (indefinite plural)
monsunane (definite plural)

From English monsoon or Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”).


flo

floa (plural)
Historical inflection of flo

→ English: floe


flo

floa (plural)
Historical inflection of flo
but considered second-tier.

From Old Norse flóð f or n. Akin to English flood. Doublet of flod.


flo

(non-standard since 1938) past tense of flå


staurkval

staurkvalen (definite singular)
staurkvalar (indefinite plural)
staurkvalane (definite plural)

Ute i fjorden var det staurkvalar.
There were orcas in the fjord.

Han laut ut og sjaa, kvar det vart av det andlitet og dei augo, og han braut seg igjenom folkemengdi justsom ein staurkval i eit sildelaas.

He had to see where that face and those eyes went, and he ploughed his way through the crowd like an orca in a school of herring.


røsslyng

røsslyngen (definite singular)
røsslyngar (indefinite plural)
røsslyngane (definite plural)
røsslynget (definite singular)
røsslyng (indefinite plural)
røsslynga (definite plural)

From røss (“from Old Norse hross (“horse”)”) + lyng.

compound

from Old Norse <i class="Latn mention" lang="non">hross</i> (“horse”)

Heiane var fulle av røsslyng.

Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris#Translingual


spekkhoggar

spekkhoggaren (definite singular)
spekkhoggarar (indefinite plural)
spekkhoggarane (definite plural)

From spekk (“blubber”) + hoggar (“chopper”). Compare Norwegian spekkhogger, spekkhugger, Danish spækhugger, Swedish späckhuggare, German Speckhauer (dated).

Ute i fjorden var det spekkhoggarar.
There were orcas in the fjord.

1936, Odd Refsdal, translated from T.C. Bridges & H.H. Tiltman, Med livet som innsats

In his book about Captain Scott's expedition to the Pole, Ponting relates how he was attacked by orcas.

I boka si um kaptein Scotts polarekspedisjon fortel Ponting korleis han vart påteken av spekkhoggarar.


lyng

From Old Norse lyng n, from Proto-Germanic *lingwą.

(collective) describing plants mostly from the heather family (Ericaceae)


monoton

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monoton (neuter singular monotont, definite singular and plural monotone)

monotont (neuter singular)
monotone (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos), via French monotone.


inkje

From Middle Norwegian einki, from eikki with -n- from eingin (< Old Norse enginn, engi). Ultimately from Old Norse ekki.


inkje

D’er mangt som høver Monnom og inkje Bornom.

1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog [Norwegian Proverbs], page 135:

There’s much that suits men, but not children.


trenar

trenaren (definite singular)
trenarar (indefinite plural)
trenarane (definite plural)

Kven er trenar for laget?


furte

furtar (present)
furta (past)
furta (participle past)
furtast (infinitive passive)
furtande (participle present)
furte (imperative)
furt (imperative)


furta

furtar (present)
furta (past)
furta (participle past)
furtast (infinitive passive)
furtande (participle present)
furta (imperative)
furt (imperative)


velvilje

/²ʋɛlˌʋɪljə/


silas

(non-standard since 2012) passive infinitive of sila


promovera

promoverer (present)
promoverte (past)
promovert (participle past)
promoverast (infinitive passive)
promoverande (participle present)
promover (imperative)


flage

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

Sudden rays or outbursts of light or colour.


flage

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

Jo ser på Marete med det same, og han ansar at det flagar ein veik raudlet over kinna hennar.

1979, Ola Setrom, Medan steinane mel, page 111:

Jo looks at Marete at once, and notices that there flashes a weak red colour over her cheeks.

to flash, to streak, to briefly make or become visible


ferdast

nn-verb

ferdast (present tense ferdast, past tense ferdast, past participle ferdast, imperative ferdast)

ferdast (present)
ferdast (past)
ferdast (participle past)
ferdast (imperative)

Me ferdast ikkje mykje i fjella på denne tida av året.

We don't travel much in the mountains this time of the year.

Eg ferdast ikkje ofte her.


viljug

viljug (indefinite singular)
viljuge (definite plural singular)
viljugare (comparative)
viljugast (indefinite superlative)
viljugaste (definite superlative)

Eg er ikkje viljug til å gjera dette.


-leis

From Old Norse -leiðis, genitive of leiði.

suffix used to create words describing in which manner something is; e.g. korleis ("how"), soleis ("thus"), annleis ("different")


etande

etandet (definite singular)
etande (indefinite plural)
etanda (definite plural)

Er her etande?


etande

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

Denne maten er ikkje etande.


elgen

elge (neuter)
elgne (definite plural singular)
elgnare (comparative)
elgnast (indefinite superlative)
elgnaste (definite superlative)


krigar

krigaren (definite singular)
krigarar (indefinite plural)
krigarane (definite plural)


herda

head

herda (present tense herder, past tense herde, past participle herdt, present participle herdande, imperative herd)

herder (present)
herde (past)
herdt (participle past)
herdande (participle present)
herd (imperative)

From Old Norse herða, from Proto-Germanic *hardijaną.


sperre

sperrar (present)
sperra (past)
sperra (participle past)
sperrast (infinitive passive)
sperrande (participle present)
sperre (imperative)
sperr (imperative)

From Old Norse sperra and Middle Low German sperren.


nekk

nekken (definite singular)
nekker (indefinite plural)
nekkar (indefinite plural)
nekkene (definite plural)
nekkane (definite plural)


fege

feget (definite singular)
fege (indefinite plural)
fega (definite plural)


verdsveven

From verd (“world”) + -s- + veven (“the web”).

af

Eg har ei heimesida på verdsveven.

I have a personal web page on the World Wide Web.


heimeside

heimeside [heimesida] (feminine indefinite singular)
heimesida (definite feminine singular)
heimesider (feminine indefinite plural)
heimesidene (definite feminine plural)

From heim (“home”) + side (“page”), derived from English home page.

Eg har ei heimeside på verdsveven.

(Internet) website created/maintained by an institution, company or individual used to present themselves.


treg

head

treg (neuter singular tregt, definite singular and plural trege, comparative tregare, indefinite superlative tregast, definite superlative tregaste)

tregt (neuter singular)
trege (definite plural singular)
tregare (comparative)
tregast (indefinite superlative)
tregaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse tregr (“unwilling, slow”), from Proto-Germanic *tregaz (“sad, unwilling”). Compare Danish træg and Dutch traag.


sevi

definite plural of sev (non-standard since 2012)


syttande

From Old Norse sjautjándi, sjautándi. Compare Swedish sjuttonde and Norwegian Bokmål syttende.


-nad

suffix used to create nouns, particularly from verbs; but also from adjectives


fyrste

From Old Norse fyrstr. Akin to English first.


fyrste

fyrsten (definite singular)
fyrstar (indefinite plural)
fyrstane (definite plural)

a prince (male ruler of a principality, a non-royal high title of nobility)


advisere

adviserer (present)
adviserte (past)
advisert (participle past)
adviserast (infinitive passive)
adviserande (participle present)
adviser (imperative)


adoptere

adopterer (present)
adopterte (past)
adoptert (participle past)
adopterast (infinitive passive)
adopterande (participle present)
adopter (imperative)


hordalending

hordalendingen (definite singular)
hordalendingar (indefinite plural)
hordalendingane (definite plural)

I alt 20 hordalendingar deltok.

A total of 20 people from Hordaland participated.

a person from Hordaland, a county in western Norway.


lauv

lauvet (definite singular)
lauv (indefinite plural)
lauva (definite plural)

From Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”). Akin to English leaf.


draum

draumen (definite singular)
draumar (indefinite plural)
draumane (definite plural)

From Old Norse draumr, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz. Akin to English dream.

Eg hadde ein merkeleg draum i natt.

a dream (imaginary events while sleeping)


daude

dauden (definite singular)
daudar (indefinite plural)
daudane (definite plural)


daud

daudt (neuter)
daude (definite plural singular)
daudare (comparative)
daudast (indefinite superlative)
daudaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse dauðr (“dead”), from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Akin to English dead.

Gjer det og du er ein daud mann!

«Bort med all sorg», sa guten, læraren hans var daud. (Danish saying)

“Away with all sorrow”, said the boy, his teacher was dead.

Den daude skal gravleggjast om to dagar.

The deceased is to be buried in two days.

Kan menneske stå opp frå dei daude?

Det kastet var klart dødt.


livrei

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of livré


gulna

gulnar (present)
gulna (past)
gulna (participle past)
gulnast (infinitive passive)
gulnande (participle present)
gulna (imperative)
guln (imperative)

(intransitive) to (go / turn / become) yellow


vaskemaskiner

indefinite feminine plural of vaskemaskin


vaskemaskinen

definite masculine singular of vaskemaskin


raudast

indefinite singular superlative degree of raud


ljosast

indefinite singular superlative degree of ljos


trongast

indefinite singular superlative degree of trong


einsamast

indefinite singular superlative degree of einsam


grønast

superlative degree indefinite singular of grøn


grønast

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grønast (present tense grønast, past tense grønast, supine grønast)

grønast (present)
grønast (past)
grønast (supine)


eiste

eista (definite singular)
eistet (definite singular)
eister (indefinite plural)
eiste (indefinite plural)
eistene (definite plural)
eista (definite plural)

From Old Norse eista, from Proto-Germanic *aistô.


sungi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of syngja and synga


kommentere

kommenterer (present)
kommenterte (past)
kommentert (participle past)
kommenterast (infinitive passive)
kommenterande (participle present)
kommenter (imperative)


logen

logen (neuter loge, definite singular and plural logne)

loge (neuter)
logne (definite plural singular)


drope

dropen (definite singular)
dropar (indefinite plural)
dropane (definite plural)


treffe

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

Det trefte seg slik at det kom uvêr.


blinke

blinkar (present)
blinka (past)
blinka (participle past)
blinkast (infinitive passive)
blinkande (participle present)
blinke (imperative)
blink (imperative)


livrar

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of lìvr


gløyme

gløymer (present)
gløymde (past)
gløymt (participle past)
gløymast (infinitive passive)
gløymande (participle present)
gløym (imperative)


latviar

latviaren (definite singular)
latviarar (indefinite plural)
latviarane (definite plural)


fråsegn

fråsegna (definite singular)
fråsegner (indefinite plural)
fråsegnene (definite plural)


gløymsle

gløymsla (definite singular)
gløymsler (indefinite plural)
gløymslene (definite plural)

Denne soga går inn i gløymsla.

This story is about to become forgotten.

the act of forgetting or being forgotten about


drøyma

drøymer (present)
drøymde (past)
drøymt (participle past)
drøymast (infinitive passive)
drøymande (participle present)
drøym (imperative)

Eg drøymde at eg vann.

to dream (imagining events while sleeping)


drøyme

nn-verb

drøyme (present tense drøymer, past tense drøymde, past participle drøymt, passive infinitive drøymast, present participle drøymande, imperative drøym)

Eg drøymde at eg vann.


sumt

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of sum


symje

symje (present tense sym, past tense sumde, past participle sumt, passive infinitive symjast, present participle symjande, imperative sym)

sym (present)
sumde (past)
sumt (participle past)
symjast (infinitive passive)
symjande (participle present)
sym (imperative)

Skal me symje over elva?


kinesar

kinesaren (definite singular)
kinesarar (indefinite plural)
kinesarane (definite plural)

a Chinese (person from China, or of Chinese origin)


symja

symja (present tense sym, past tense sumde, past participle sumt, passive infinitive symjast, present participle symjande, imperative sym)

From Old Norse symja, svimma/svima. Akin to English swim.

Skal me symja over elva?


tyskar

tyskaren (definite singular)
tyskarar (indefinite plural)
tyskarane (definite plural)

Mikrofonen er ikkje uppfunnen korkje av Edison elder av Englendaren Hughes, men av ein Tyskar, Dr. Ludtge i Berlin...

1878 October 23, “Mikrofonen. [The microphone.]”, in Fedraheimen:

The microphone was invented neither by Edison nor by the Englishman Hughes, but by a German, Dr. Ludtge in Berlin...


japanar

japanaren (definite singular)
japanarar (indefinite plural)
japanarane (definite plural)

Japan hev sett upp ei liste yver umbøtingar i heile 25 saker, japanarane vil ha skipa jarnveger, telegrafar (teiknestrengar) og bergverk i Korea...

1894 July 21, “Utlandet. [Abroad.]”, in Den 17de Mai:

Japan has made a list of reforms in 25 areas, the Japanese want there to be established railways, telegraphs and mines in Korea...


klinke

klinkar (present)
klinka (past)
klinka (participle past)
klinkast (infinitive passive)
klinkande (participle present)
klinke (imperative)
klink (imperative)


shetlending

shetlendingen (definite singular)
shetlendingar (indefinite plural)
shetlendingane (definite plural)


færøying

færøyingen (definite singular)
færøyingar (indefinite plural)
færøyingane (definite plural)


hjaltlending

hjaltlendingen (definite singular)
hjaltlendingar (indefinite plural)
hjaltlendingane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hjaltlendingr, from Hjaltland.

a Shetlander (literally “person from Hjaltland”)


stadet

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


stadet

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

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

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

(non-standard since 1901) supine of standa


soge

soga (definite singular)
soger (indefinite plural)
sogene (definite plural)

From Old Norse saga f with -o- from oblique sǫgu, whence also sogu. From Proto-Germanic *sagǭ f (“story”). Doublet of saga.

Denne soga går inn i gløymsla.

Me er stolte av norsk soge.


shetlendar

shetlendaren (definite singular)
shetlendarar (indefinite plural)
shetlendarane (definite plural)


bliva

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bliva (present tense bliv, past tense bleiv, supine blive, past participle bliven, present participle blivande, imperative bliv)

bliv (present)
bleiv (past)
blive (supine)
bliven (participle past)
blivande (participle present)
bliv (imperative)

From Middle Norwegian blífa, from Middle Low German bliven, from ultimately Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.

han gjekk gjennom isen og bleiv


slepe

slepe (present tense slepar or sleper, past tense slepa or slepte, past participle slepa or slept, present participle slepande, imperative slep)

slepar (present)
sleper (present)
slepa (past)
slepte (past)
slepa (participle past)
slept (participle past)
slepande (participle present)
slep (imperative)


slepe

slepa (definite singular)
sleper (indefinite plural)
slepene (definite plural)


stinke

stinkar (present)
stinka (past)
stinka (participle past)
stinkast (infinitive passive)
stinkande (participle present)
stinke (imperative)
stink (imperative)


hemme

hemmar (present)
hemma (past)
hemma (participle past)
hemmast (infinitive passive)
hemmande (participle present)
hem (imperative)

to hamper, hinder, inhibit, check, arrest, retard, restrain


forby

forbyr (present)
forbaud (past)
forbydde (past)
forbode (participle past)
forbydd (participle past)
forbydt (participle past)
forbyast (infinitive passive)
forbyande (participle present)
forby (imperative)


spon

sponen (definite singular)
sponar (indefinite plural)
sponane (definite plural)
Historical inflection of spon

nn-noun-infl

sponarne (sponane) or spønerne (spønine)

From Old Norse spánn, spónn, from Proto-Germanic *spēnuz. Akin to English spoon.


influere

influerer (present)
influerte (past)
influert (participle past)
influerast (infinitive passive)
influerande (participle present)
influer (imperative)


bukt

bukta (definite singular)
bukter (indefinite plural)
buktene (definite plural)


fabrikant

fabrikanten (definite singular)
fabrikantar (indefinite plural)
fabrikantane (definite plural)


dekke

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

surface (of a road; of asphalt, gravel, concrete, charcoal etc.)


dekke

dekker (present)
dekte (past)
dekt (participle past)
dekkast (infinitive passive)
dekkande (participle present)
dekk (imperative)


polarisere

polariserer (present)
polariserte (past)
polarisert (participle past)
polariserast (infinitive passive)
polariserande (participle present)
polariser (imperative)


gisse

gissar (present)
gissa (past)
gissa (participle past)
gissast (infinitive passive)
gissande (participle present)
gisse (imperative)
giss (imperative)


hokke

neuter singular of hokken (“which”) (non-standard since 2012)


fokke

fokkar (present)
fokka (past)
fokka (participle past)
fokkast (infinitive passive)
fokkande (participle present)
fokke (imperative)
fokk (imperative)

From fokk n (“blowing snow”). Alternatively, it could have something to do with Proto-Germanic *fukkōną (“to blow, gust”).

cog

(about snow, sometimes reflexive) to blow together into a snowdrift


fokke

fokka (definite singular)
fokker (indefinite plural)
fokkene (definite plural)

Alternative form of fokk (“foresail, jib”)


fokke

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(vulgar, slang) pronunciation spelling of fucke


koppe

koppar (present)
koppa (past)
koppa (participle past)
koppast (infinitive passive)
koppande (participle present)
koppe (imperative)
kopp (imperative)

(transitive) to cup; to form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands

(transitive) to feed with milk from a bottle, particularly of infant farm animals

(transitive, medicine, historical) to apply a cupping apparatus

(transitive, medicine, dated or rare) to inoculate against smallpox


lapt

(non-standard since 1938) supine of lepja


hakke

hakka (definite singular)
hakker (indefinite plural)
hakkene (definite plural)


klikke

klikkar (present)
klikka (past)
klikka (participle past)
klikkast (infinitive passive)
klikkande (participle present)
klikke (imperative)
klikk (imperative)

(transitive, intransitive) to click (to make a clicking sound)

(transitive, computing) to click (to navigate by clicking the mouse button)

Han var så sur, han klikka heilt.

Det har klikka for ho.

(intransitive or impersonal, colloquial) to lose it (to lose one's temper or mind)


klikke

From klikk m (“clique”) after French clique.

Svigerinnene klikka seg i hop mot bruda.

1950, Jakob Straume, Redningsmannen, page 110:

The sisters-in-law cliqued themselves against the bride.


laak

laakt (neuter)
laake (definite plural singular)


klappe

klappar (present)
klappa (past)
klappa (participle past)
klappast (infinitive passive)
klappande (participle present)
klappe (imperative)
klapp (imperative)


nekte

nektar (present)
nekta (past)
nekta (participle past)
nektast (infinitive passive)
nektande (participle present)
nekte (imperative)
nekt (imperative)


krukke

krukka (definite singular)
krukker (indefinite plural)
krukkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse krukka. Akin to English crock.


lekte

lekta (definite singular)
lekter (indefinite plural)
lektene (definite plural)

Possibly a metathesis of Middle Low German letke, a diminutive. Compare German latte.


nypa

nypa (definite singular)
nyper (indefinite plural)
nypor (indefinite plural)
nypene (definite plural)
nypone (definite plural)


plukke

plukkar (present)
plukka (past)
plukka (participle past)
plukkast (infinitive passive)
plukkande (participle present)
plukke (imperative)
plukk (imperative)


lekt

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lekt (definite singular and plural lekte)


lukke

lukkar (present)
lukka (past)
lukka (participle past)
lukkast (infinitive passive)
lukkande (participle present)
lukke (imperative)
lukk (imperative)


lukke

lukka (definite singular)
lukker (indefinite plural)
lukkene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German lucke, gelucke. Compare Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lykke, and Swedish lycka. Compare also English luck, German Glück, Yiddish גליק (glik), West Frisian gelok, Dutch and Afrikaans geluk, Saramaccan and Sranan Tongo koloku.


potte

potta (definite singular)
potter (indefinite plural)
pottene (definite plural)


snurke

snurkar (present)
snurka (past)
snurka (participle past)
snurkast (infinitive passive)
snurkande (participle present)
snurke (imperative)
snurk (imperative)


stappe

stappa (definite singular)
stapper (indefinite plural)
stappene (definite plural)


koke

kokar (present)
koker (present)
koka (past)
kokte (past)
koka (participle past)
kokt (participle past)
kokast (infinitive passive)
kokande (participle present)
koke (imperative)
kok (imperative)

From Latin coquere, via Low German. The noun is derived from the verb.

(transitive, intransitive) to boil, seethe


koke

koka (definite singular)
koker (indefinite plural)
kokene (definite plural)


slikke

slikkar (present)
slikka (past)
slikka (participle past)
slikkast (infinitive passive)
slikkande (participle present)
slikke (imperative)
slikk (imperative)

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


merke

merket (definite singular)
merke (indefinite plural)
merka (definite plural)

Eg set eit merke på kartet for å syna kor me skal.

I will make a mark on the map to show where we are going.

Oldsmobile var eit amerikansk merke.


merke

merkar (present)
merka (past)
merka (participle past)
merkast (infinitive passive)
merkande (participle present)
merke (imperative)
merk (imperative)


merke

merker (present)
merkte (past)
merkt (participle past)
merkast (infinitive passive)
merkande (participle present)
merk (imperative)


strekke

strekke (present tense strekker, past tense strekte, past participle strekt, present participle strekkande, imperative strekk)

strekker (present)
strekte (past)
strekt (participle past)
strekkande (participle present)
strekk (imperative)


stifte

stiftar (present)
stifta (past)
stifta (participle past)
stiftast (infinitive passive)
stiftande (participle present)
stifte (imperative)
stift (imperative)

From the noun stift (sense 1), and from Middle Low German stiften (sense 2).


strek

streken (definite singular)
strekar (indefinite plural)
strekane (definite plural)
streket (definite singular)
strek (indefinite plural)
streka (definite plural)

Ein bindestrek er ein veldig kort strek.

a line (a mark made by a pen, pencil, etc.)


krake

kraken (definite singular)
krakar (indefinite plural)
krakane (definite plural)

→ English: Kraken, krake

a crooked tree
(by extension) a crooked person

a crooked tree
(by extension) a sick animal

a sea monster, including whales and octopuses


krake

krakar (present)
kraka (past)
kraka (participle past)
krakast (infinitive passive)
krakande (participle present)
krake (imperative)
krak (imperative)


ruste

rustar (present)
rusta (past)
rusta (participle past)
rustast (infinitive passive)
rustande (participle present)
ruste (imperative)
rust (imperative)


starte

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


tikke

tikka (definite singular)
tikker (indefinite plural)
tikkene (definite plural)

a she-sheep (female animal of the family Ovis)


tikke

tikke (present tense tikkar, past tense tikka, past participle tikka)

tikkar (present)
tikka (past)
tikka (participle past)


rekke

rekka (definite singular)
rekker (indefinite plural)
rekkene (definite plural)

From the verb rekke, from Old Norse rekja.


rekke

rekke (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)


konk

Clipping of konkurs.
(informal, colloquial) bankrupt


konk

konken (definite singular)
konkar (indefinite plural)
konkane (definite plural)


abortere

to miscarry (abort a foetus involuntarily)


basere

baserer (present)
baserte (past)
basert (participle past)
baserast (infinitive passive)
baserande (participle present)
baser (imperative)

From French baser; equivalent to base + -ere.


erobre

erobrar (present)
erobra (past)
erobra (participle past)
erobrast (infinitive passive)
erobrande (participle present)
erobre (imperative)
erobr (imperative)


bemanne

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

From Norwegian Bokmål, from Middle Low German or German bemannen.

to crew, man, staff (provide a crew or staff)


bestemt

bestemt (neuter singular bestemt, definite singular and plural bestemte)

bestemt (neuter singular)
bestemte (definite plural singular)


litt

Me har fått litt fisk.


litt

Det er litt for lite.


gest

gesten (definite singular)
gestar (indefinite plural)
gestane (definite plural)


braad

braad (feminine masculine)
braadt (neuter)
braade (definite plural singular)
braadare (comparative)
braadast (indefinite superlative)
braadaste (definite superlative)

(pre-1901 (Landsmål)) alternative spelling of bråd


stift

stiften (definite singular)
stiftar (indefinite plural)
stiftane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German stift, steft, corresponds to German Stift m.

a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player)

(gymnastics) handspring: slå stiften - do a handspring


stift

stiftet (definite singular)
stift (indefinite plural)
stifta (definite plural)


breie

breie (present tense breier, past tense breidde, past participle breidd or breitt, present participle breiande, imperative brei)

breier (present)
breidde (past)
breidd (participle past)
breitt (participle past)
breiande (participle present)
brei (imperative)


brei

brei (neuter singular breitt, definite singular and plural breie, comparative breiare, indefinite superlative breiast, definite superlative breiaste)

breitt (neuter singular)
breie (definite plural singular)
breiare (comparative)
breiast (indefinite superlative)
breiaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse breiðr. Akin to English broad.


låt

låten (definite singular)
låta (definite singular)
låtar (indefinite plural)
låter (indefinite plural)
låtane (definite plural)
låtene (definite plural)

From the verb låte, from Old Norse láta.


eiret

eiret (indefinite singular)
eirete (definite plural singular)


debattere

debattere (imperative debatter, present tense debatterer, passive debatterast, simple past debatterte, past participle debattert, present participle debatterande)

debatter (imperative)
debatterer (present)
debatterast (passive)
debatterte (past)
debattert (participle past)
debatterande (participle present)


demonstrere

demonstrerer (present)
demonstrerte (past)
demonstrert (participle past)
demonstrerast (infinitive passive)
demonstrerande (participle present)
demonstrer (imperative)


digitalisere

digitaliserer (present)
digitaliserte (past)
digitalisert (participle past)
digitaliserast (infinitive passive)
digitaliserande (participle present)
digitaliser (imperative)


dobbel

dobbel (neuter singular dobbelt, definite singular and plural doble)

dobbelt (neuter singular)
doble (definite plural singular)

From Middle Low German dobbel, dobbelt, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Akin to English double.


egde

egden (definite singular)
egdar (indefinite plural)
egdane (definite plural)


boen

boen (neuter boe, definite singular and plural bone)

boe (neuter)
bone (definite plural singular)


boen

pronunciation spelling of bonden; definite singular of bonde


fragmentere

fragmenterer (present)
fragmenterte (past)
fragmentert (participle past)
fragmenterast (infinitive passive)
fragmenterande (participle present)
fragmenter (imperative)


dobbelt

dobbelt (neuter singular dobbelt, definite singular and plural dobbelte)

dobbelt (neuter singular)
dobbelte (definite plural singular)


fotografere

fotograferer (present)
fotograferte (past)
fotografert (participle past)
fotograferast (infinitive passive)
fotograferande (participle present)
fotografer (imperative)


erve

erver (present)
ervde (past)
ervd (participle past)
ervast (infinitive passive)
ervande (participle present)
erv (imperative)


erve

ervet (definite singular)
erve (indefinite plural)
erva (definite plural)


generere

genererer (present)
genererte (past)
generert (participle past)
genererast (infinitive passive)
genererande (participle present)
generer (imperative)


Ottar

From Old Norse Óttarr, from Proto-Germanic *Ōhtaharjaz. Akin to English Ohthere.


Bergljot

berg + ljot; from Old Norse Bergljót f and Bergljótr m, from an element meaning “to help, salvate” (compare bjǫrg and bjarga) + ljót f and ljótr m (“light, shining”).


klede

kledet (definite singular)
klede (indefinite plural)
kleda (definite plural)

From Old Norse klæði. Akin to English cloth.


informere

informerer (present)
informerte (past)
informert (participle past)
informerast (infinitive passive)
informerande (participle present)
informer (imperative)


manifestere

manifesterer (present)
manifesterte (past)
manifestert (participle past)
manifesterast (infinitive passive)
manifesterande (participle present)
manifester (imperative)


montere

monterer (present)
monterte (past)
montert (participle past)
monterast (infinitive passive)
monterande (participle present)
monter (imperative)

From Medieval Latin montare, via French monter.

(transitive, technical) to mount, install, fit


klemme

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

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


referere

refererer (present)
refererte (past)
referert (participle past)
refererast (infinitive passive)
refererande (participle present)
referer (imperative)


regissere

regisserer (present)
regisserte (past)
regissert (participle past)
regisserast (infinitive passive)
regisserande (participle present)
regisser (imperative)


realisere

realiserer (present)
realiserte (past)
realisert (participle past)
realiserast (infinitive passive)
realiserande (participle present)
realiser (imperative)

From French réaliser, from Latin realis.

to realise (carry out, put into practice)


preparere

preparerer (present)
preparerte (past)
preparert (participle past)
preparerast (infinitive passive)
preparerande (participle present)
preparer (imperative)


plen

plenen (definite singular)
plenar (indefinite plural)
plenane (definite plural)

From English plain and French plaine; related to plan.


ramme

ramma (definite singular)
rammer (indefinite plural)
rammene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German rame, compare with German Rahmen.


ramme

rammar (present)
ramma (past)
ramma (participle past)
rammast (infinitive passive)
rammande (participle present)
ram (imperative)

From Middle Low German rāmen (senses 1,2), sense 3 from the noun.


relatere

relaterer (present)
relaterte (past)
relatert (participle past)
relaterast (infinitive passive)
relaterande (participle present)
relater (imperative)

From English relate, from Latin relatus.


spreidde

inflection of spreia:
plural past participle

inflection of spreia:
definite singular past participle


streve

streve (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)


servere

serverer (present)
serverte (past)
servert (participle past)
serverast (infinitive passive)
serverande (participle present)
server (imperative)


touchere

toucherer (present)
toucherte (past)
touchert (participle past)
toucherast (infinitive passive)
toucherande (participle present)
toucher (imperative)


transportere

transporterer (present)
transporterte (past)
transportert (participle past)
transporterast (infinitive passive)
transporterande (participle present)
transporter (imperative)


trane

trana (definite singular)
traner (indefinite plural)
tranene (definite plural)

crane (large bird of the family Gruidae), particularly the common crane, Grus grus.


verg

vergen (definite singular)
vergar (indefinite plural)
vergane (definite plural)

(dialectal) alternative form of dverg (“dwarf”)


urinere

urinerer (present)
urinerte (past)
urinert (participle past)
urinerast (infinitive passive)
urinerande (participle present)
uriner (imperative)


vibrere

vibrerer (present)
vibrerte (past)
vibrert (participle past)
vibrerast (infinitive passive)
vibrerande (participle present)
vibrer (imperative)


fanden

Likely borrowed from Frisian fannen, fannjen, fännen (“tempter”). Possibly through Danish.


fanden

used as an expletive to express displeasure


reite

reitar (present)
reita (past)
reita (participle past)
reitast (infinitive passive)
reitande (participle present)
reite (imperative)
reit (imperative)


gyngehest

gyngehesten (definite singular)
gyngehestar (indefinite plural)
gyngehestane (definite plural)


lepja

lepjar (present)
lepja (past)
lepja (participle past)
lepjast (infinitive passive)
lepjande (participle present)
lepja (imperative)
lepj (imperative)

From Old Norse lepja, from Proto-Germanic *lapjaną.

(transitive, intransitive) to lap, lap up


spindelvev

spindelvev m (definite singular spindelveven, indefinite plural spindelvever or spindelvevar, definite plural spindelvevene or spindelvevane)

spindelveven (definite singular)
spindelvever (indefinite plural)
spindelvevar (indefinite plural)
spindelvevene (definite plural)
spindelvevane (definite plural)


peika

nn-verb

peika (present tense peiker, past tense peikte, past participle peikt, passive infinitive peikast, present participle peikande, imperative peik)

peika (present tense peikar, past tense peika, past participle peika, passive infinitive peikast, present participle peikande, imperative peik)

peiker (present)
peikte (past)
peikt (participle past)
peikast (infinitive passive)
peikande (participle present)
peik (imperative)
peikar (present)
peika (past)
peika (participle past)
peikast (infinitive passive)
peikande (participle present)
peik (imperative)

Barnet peika på den raude bilen.

Politiet peika pistolane sine mot mannen.

The police pointed their guns at the man.

to point (one's finger, walking stick, etc.)

Peter vart peika ut til jobben.

Eleven peikar seg ut i klassen deira.


generalisere

generaliserer (present)
generaliserte (past)
generalisert (participle past)
generaliserast (infinitive passive)
generaliserande (participle present)
generaliser (imperative)


offertorium

offertoriet (definite singular)
offertorium (indefinite plural)
offertoria (definite plural)


bysantinane

definite plural of bysantin (non-standard since 2016)


bysantinen

definite singular of bysantin (non-standard since 2016)


arkaisk

head

arkaisk (neuter singular arkaisk, definite singular and plural arkaiske, comparative meir arkaisk, superlative mest arkaisk)

arkaisk (neuter singular)
arkaiske (definite plural singular)
meir arkaisk (comparative)
mest arkaisk (superlative)


leset

(non-standard since 1901) supine of lesa


meinte

inflection of meina:
plural past participle

inflection of meina:
definite singular past participle


trønderar

Plural of the newer singular trønder made of the formerly plurale tantum trønder m pl.

Alternative form of trønder (“people from Trøndelag”)


flyplass

flyplassen (definite singular)
flyplassar (indefinite plural)
flyplassane (definite plural)


gravere

graverer (present)
graverte (past)
gravert (participle past)
graverast (infinitive passive)
graverande (participle present)
graver (imperative)


tigga

tigga (present tense tiggar or tigg, past tense tigga or tagg, supine tigga or tigge, past participle tigga or tiggen, present participle tiggande, imperative tigg)

tiggar (present)
tigg (present)
tigga (past)
tagg (past)
tigga (supine)
tigge (supine)
tigga (participle past)
tiggen (participle past)
tiggande (participle present)
tigg (imperative)

From Old Norse þiggja, from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną.


jordsmonn

jordsmonn n (definite singular jordsmonnet, indefinite plural jordsmonn, definite plural jordsmonna)

jordsmonnet (definite singular)
jordsmonn (indefinite plural)
jordsmonna (definite plural)


bydel

bydelen (definite singular)
bydelar (indefinite plural)
bydelane (definite plural)

part of town; (Australia, New Zealand) suburb


laber

laber (neuter singular labert, definite singular and plural labre)

labert (neuter singular)
labre (definite plural singular)


slakteri

slakteriet (definite singular)
slakteri (indefinite plural)
slakteria (definite plural)


detaljhandel

detaljhandelen (definite singular)
detaljhandlar (indefinite plural)
detaljhandlane (definite plural)

retail (sale of goods directly to the consumer)


systematisere

systematiserer (present)
systematiserte (past)
systematisert (participle past)
systematiserast (infinitive passive)
systematiserande (participle present)
systematiser (imperative)


kalibrere

kalibrerer (present)
kalibrerte (past)
kalibrert (participle past)
kalibrerast (infinitive passive)
kalibrerande (participle present)
kalibrer (imperative)

Compare with French calibrer and German kalibrieren


maula

maular (present)
maula (past)
maula (participle past)
maulast (infinitive passive)
maulande (participle present)
maula (imperative)
maul (imperative)


jordi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of jord


galopp

galoppen (definite singular)
galoppar (indefinite plural)
galoppane (definite plural)


deira

From Old Norse þeirra and þeira. Akin to English their.


dykk

From Old Norse ykkr, þykkr (“you two”), accusative form of Old Norse it, þit.

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

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

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


dykkar

From Old Norse ykkarr (“of you two”), from Proto-Germanic *inkweraz, possessive form of *jut.


spak

spaken (definite singular)
spakar (indefinite plural)
spakane (definite plural)


pussa

pussar (present)
pussa (past)
pussa (participle past)
pussast (infinitive passive)
pussande (participle present)
pussa (imperative)
puss (imperative)


pussa

to agitate, incite (a dog) to attack someone


hieroglyf

hieroglyfen (definite singular)
hieroglyfar (indefinite plural)
hieroglyfane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós).

der

ἱερογλυφικός

a hieroglyph (also hieroglyphics in plural form)


etternamn

etternamnet (definite singular)
etternamn (indefinite plural)
etternamna (definite plural)

Kva er etternamnet ditt?


toksin

toksinet (definite singular)
toksin (indefinite plural)
toksina (definite plural)


vigg

viggen (definite singular)
viggar (indefinite plural)
viggane (definite plural)

[Kølaveden] skulle væra fire ælner, heller fire ælner og en vigg, og en øksevigg er et tre tom heller så.

1953, Reidar Holtvedt, Historier fra Krokskauen, Oslo: Aschehoug, page 32:

[The coal wood] was s'posed to be four cubits, or four cubits and one vigg, an axe's vigg being three inches or so.

(obsolete) a measure of length roughly equivalent to three inches


transformator

transformatoren (definite singular)
transformatorar (indefinite plural)
transformatorane (definite plural)


dekkja

dekkjer (present)
dekte (past)
dekt (participle past)
dekkjast (infinitive passive)
dekkjande (participle present)
dekk (imperative)

Dei dekte til den daude.

Kven skal dekkja saka for avisa?

Who will cover the case for the newspaper?


suverenitet

head

suverenitet m (definite singular suvereniteten)


stimulere

stimulerer (present)
stimulerte (past)
stimulert (participle past)
stimulerast (infinitive passive)
stimulerande (participle present)
stimuler (imperative)


suveren

suveren (neuter singular suverent, definite singular and plural suverene)

suverent (neuter singular)
suverene (definite plural singular)

ein suveren stat


klinge

klinga (definite singular)
klinger (indefinite plural)
klingene (definite plural)


klinge

nn-verb

klinge (present tense kling, past tense klang, past participle klunge, passive infinitive klingast, present participle klingande, imperative kling)

kling (present)
klang (past)
klunge (participle past)
klingast (infinitive passive)
klingande (participle present)
kling (imperative)


volum

volumet (definite singular)
volum (indefinite plural)
voluma (definite plural)


krampe

head

krampe m (definite singular krampen, indefinite plural krampar, definite plural krampane)

krampen (definite singular)
krampar (indefinite plural)
krampane (definite plural)


tungetale

tungetalen (definite singular)
tungetala (definite singular)

(religion) speaking in tongues, glossolalia


baltisk

baltisk (neuter singular baltisk, definite singular and plural baltiske)

baltisk (neuter singular)
baltiske (definite plural singular)


cellofanet

(non-standard since 1983) definite singular of cellofan


investering

investering f (definite singular investeringa, indefinite plural investeringar, definite plural investeringane)

investeringa (definite singular)
investeringar (indefinite plural)
investeringane (definite plural)


kl.

Møtet er kl. 12.


klimaks

klimakset (definite singular)
klimaks (indefinite plural)
klimaksa (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder, staircase, [rhetorical] climax”).


galehus

galehuset (definite singular)
galehus (indefinite plural)
galehusa (definite plural)

(derogatory) a mental hospital, (figuratively also) a madhouse


purgatorium

purgatoriet (definite singular)
purgatorium (indefinite plural)
purgatoria (definite plural)


dotten

head

dotten (neuter dotte, definite singular and plural dotne)

dotte (neuter)
dotne (definite plural singular)


makron

makronen (definite singular)
makronar (indefinite plural)
makronane (definite plural)

From Italian maccarone (“macaroni”), via French macaron and German Makrone.


talsperson

talspersonen (definite singular)
talspersonar (indefinite plural)
talspersonane (definite plural)

Equivalent to tale (“speech”) + person (“person”).


fornamn

fornamnet (definite singular)
fornamn (indefinite plural)
fornamna (definite plural)

Kva er fornamnet ditt?


førenamn

førenamnet (definite singular)
førenamn (indefinite plural)
førenamna (definite plural)

Kva er førenamnet ditt?


mønster

mønsteret (definite singular)
mønster (indefinite plural)
mønstera (definite plural)

From Latin mōnstrāre, via Old French monstre and Middle Low German or German Low German munster.


hamna

hamnar (present)
hamna (past)
hamna (participle past)
hamnast (infinitive passive)
hamnande (participle present)
hamna (imperative)
hamn (imperative)

From Old Norse hafna, equivalent to hamn + -a.

Me tok feil tog og hamna i Oslo.

We took the wrong train and ended up in Oslo.


hamna

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


homoseksualitet

head

homoseksualitet m (definite singular homoseksualiteten)


omn

omnen (definite singular)
omnar (indefinite plural)
omnane (definite plural)

From Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz. Akin to English oven, Norwegian Bokmål ovn, Swedish ugn.

Kan du fyra i omnen?


ramn

ramnen (definite singular)
ramnar (indefinite plural)
ramnane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hrafn (often spelled hramn), from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-. Akin to English raven.

Det sat nokre ramnar på bakken.


heteroseksualitet

heteroseksualitet m (definite singular heteroseksualiteten)


kløver

kløver m (definite singular kløveren, indefinite plural kløver or kløverar, definite plural kløverane)

kløveren (definite singular)
kløver (indefinite plural)
kløverar (indefinite plural)
kløverane (definite plural)


kvantitet

kvantitet m (definite singular kvantiteten, indefinite plural kvantitetar, definite plural kvantitetane)

kvantiteten (definite singular)
kvantitetar (indefinite plural)
kvantitetane (definite plural)


ultrafiolett

ultrafiolett (neuter singular ultrafiolett, definite singular and plural ultrafiolette)

ultrafiolett (neuter singular)
ultrafiolette (definite plural singular)


åtak

åtaket (definite singular)
åtak (indefinite plural)
åtaka (definite plural)

From Old Norse átak, from á (on) + tak (grip, hold). Similar in appearance to, but not related to, English attack and Swedish attack.

Mobben gjekk til åtak på bygningen.

The mob launched an attack on the building.

attack (attempt to cause damage or injury)


åtaka

åtek (present)
åtok (past)
åteke (participle past)
åtakast (infinitive passive)
åtakande (participle present)
åtak (imperative)

From the preposition å (Old Norse t-on, now mostly used in regular expressions) + taka (“to take”)). Related to åtak.


sjukebil

sjukebilen (definite singular)
sjukebilar (indefinite plural)
sjukebilane (definite plural)


surpa

surpa (definite singular)
surper (indefinite plural)
surpor (indefinite plural)
surpene (definite plural)
surpone (definite plural)


morell

morellen (definite singular)
morellar (indefinite plural)
morellane (definite plural)


sjukehus

sjukehuset (definite singular)
sjukehus (indefinite plural)
sjukehusa (definite plural)

/²ʃʉːkɛˌhʉːs/


mobilisere

mobiliserer (present)
mobiliserte (past)
mobilisert (participle past)
mobiliserast (infinitive passive)
mobiliserande (participle present)
mobiliser (imperative)


fjor

From Old Norse fjǫrð (in prepositional phrase í fjǫrð), from Proto-Germanic *ferudi, from Proto-Indo-European *peruti. Cognates include Ancient Greek πέρυσι (pérusi), Sanskrit परुत् (parut), and Old Irish uraid.

used adverbially in the prepositional phrase i fjor (“last year”) – yesteryear, last year


fundamentale

definite singular and plural of fundamental


cv

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


plåster

plåsteret (definite singular)
plåster (indefinite plural)
plåstri (definite plural)


vinnar

vinnaren (definite singular)
vinnarar (indefinite plural)
vinnarane (definite plural)

Kven er vinnaren?


lêr

lêret (definite singular)
lêr (indefinite plural)
lêra (definite plural)

Desse skorne er laga av lêr.


runde

runden (definite singular)
rundar (indefinite plural)
rundane (definite plural)


fragte

fragte (present tense fragtar, past tense fragta, past participle fragta, present participle fragtande, imperative fragte)

fragtar (present)
fragta (past)
fragta (participle past)
fragtande (participle present)
fragte (imperative)


jagarfly

jagarflyet (definite singular)
jagarfly (indefinite plural)
jagarflya (definite plural)


fragt

fragti (definite singular)
fragter (indefinite plural)
fragterne (definite plural)
fragtene (definite plural)


jøkul

jøkulen (definite singular)
jøklar (indefinite plural)
jøklane (definite plural)

From Old Norse jǫkull, from Proto-Germanic *jekulaz. Diminutive of jaki (“a piece of ice, broken ice”), whence also jake. Cognate with Faroese jøkul, Icelandic jökull and English ickle (> icicle).


kulør

kuløren (definite singular)
kulørar (indefinite plural)
kulørane (definite plural)


perlemor

perlemor n (definite singular perlemoret)


vulkanutbrot

vulkanutbrotet (definite singular)
vulkanutbrot (indefinite plural)
vulkanutbrota (definite plural)


djevel

djevelen (definite singular)
djevlar (indefinite plural)
djevlane (definite plural)

From Old Norse djǫfull, ultimately from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

devil or the Devil (Satan: also capitalised as Djevelen)


plyndre

plyndrar (present)
plyndra (past)
plyndra (participle past)
plyndrast (infinitive passive)
plyndrande (participle present)
plyndre (imperative)
plyndr (imperative)

From Middle Low German plunderen, plünderen.


røykjar

røykjaren (definite singular)
røykjarar (indefinite plural)
røykjarane (definite plural)

a smoker (person who smokes tobacco habitually)


senat

senatet (definite singular)
senat (indefinite plural)
senata (definite plural)


katastrofe

katastrofe m (definite singular katastrofen, indefinite plural katastrofar, definite plural katastrofane)

katastrofen (definite singular)
katastrofar (indefinite plural)
katastrofane (definite plural)


kjellar

kjellaren (definite singular)
kjellarar (indefinite plural)
kjellarane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Late Latin cellārium, probably through Middle Low German keller (and late Old Norse kellari). Compare Swedish källare, Icelandic kjallari.

Eg går og hentar noko i kjellaren.

I'll go and fetch something in the basement.


bergensar

bergensaren (definite singular)
bergensarar (indefinite plural)
bergensarane (definite plural)


-anar

-anar m (definite singular -anaren, indefinite plural -anarar, definite plural -anarane)

-anaren (definite singular)
-anarar (indefinite plural)
-anarane (definite plural)

Used in demonyms or in names of various types of groups of people; e.g. afrikanar (“African”), honduranar (“Honduran”) and lutheranar (“Lutheran”)


lærar

læraren (definite singular)
lærarar (indefinite plural)
lærarane (definite plural)


legitimere

legitimerer (present)
legitimerte (past)
legitimert (participle past)
legitimerast (infinitive passive)
legitimerande (participle present)
legitimer (imperative)

to legitimise (UK), or legitimize, to legitimate


-ianar

-ianaren (definite singular)
-ianarar (indefinite plural)
-ianarane (definite plural)

used in demonyms or in names of various types of groups of people; e.g. nigerianar ("Nigerian") and indianar ("Indian")


gregoriansk

gregoriansk (indefinite singular)
gregorianske (definite plural singular)

From Latin Gregorius (“Gregory”) (Norwegian Gregor), the name of multiple popes.


skynda

From Old Norse skunda, skynda, from Proto-Germanic *skundijaną.


sniglehus

sniglehuset (definite singular)
sniglehus (indefinite plural)
sniglehusa (definite plural)


dimittere

dimitterer (present)
dimitterte (past)
dimittert (participle past)
dimitterast (infinitive passive)
dimitterande (participle present)
dimitter (imperative)

(transitive, military) to discharge after military service


snigel

snigelen (definite singular)
sniglar (indefinite plural)
sniglane (definite plural)

From Old Norse snigill, from Proto-Germanic *snigilaz.

Du er tregare enn ein snigel!

snail or slug, member of the Gastropoda class


avertere

averterer (present)
averterte (past)
avertert (participle past)
averterast (infinitive passive)
averterande (participle present)
averter (imperative)

To announce or advertise. From Latin ad (to) and vertere (turn).


kvisling

kvislinga (definite singular)
kvislingar (indefinite plural)
kvislingane (definite plural)

From kvisla (“to whisper; rattle”), from Old Norse hvísla.


kvisling

kvislingen (definite singular)
kvislingar (indefinite plural)
kvislingane (definite plural)

Norwegianisation of quisling, coined in 1940; from the surname Quisling, referring to Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), who ruled the Nazi collaborationist government of Norway during the Second World War. The surname derives from the Latinisation Quislinus of the Danish village name Kvislemark, later reinterpreted as Kvisle(mark) + -ing. More at the English entry.

a quisling (traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country)


girondin

girondinen (definite singular)
girondinar (indefinite plural)
girondinane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of girondinar


nimme

nimme (comparative nimmare, indefinite superlative nimmast, definite superlative nimmaste)

nimmare (comparative)
nimmast (indefinite superlative)
nimmaste (definite superlative)


ansikt

ansiktet (definite singular)
ansikt (indefinite plural)
ansikta (definite plural)


vollgrav

vollgrav f (definite singular vollgrava, indefinite plural vollgraver, definite plural vollgravene)

vollgrava (definite singular)
vollgraver (indefinite plural)
vollgravene (definite plural)

/ˈʋɔlːˌɡrɑːʋ/

a moat (defensive ditch surrounding a fortified habitation)


statsminister

statsministeren (definite singular)
statsministrar (indefinite plural)
statsministrane (definite plural)


kasse

kassen (definite singular)
kassa (definite singular)
kasser (indefinite plural)
kassar (indefinite plural)
kassene (definite plural)
kassane (definite plural)


siva

siva (present tense siv or siver, past tense seiv or sivde, supine sive or sivd/sivt, past participle siven or sivd, present participle sivande, imperative siv)

siv (present)
siver (present)
seiv (past)
sivde (past)
sive (supine)
sivd (supine)
sivt (supine)
siven (participle past)
sivd (participle past)
sivande (participle present)
siv (imperative)


trommestikke

trommestikke f (definite singular trommestikka, indefinite plural trommestikker, definite plural trommestikkene)

trommestikka (definite singular)
trommestikker (indefinite plural)
trommestikkene (definite plural)


farar

fararen (definite singular)
fararar (indefinite plural)
fararane (definite plural)


revelje

reveljen (definite singular)
reveljar (indefinite plural)
reveljane (definite plural)


lobbe

lobbar (present)
lobba (past)
lobba (participle past)
lobbast (infinitive passive)
lobbande (participle present)
lobbe (imperative)
lobb (imperative)


lobbe

to lob (to throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch)


lobba

lobbar (present)
lobba (past)
lobba (participle past)
lobbast (infinitive passive)
lobbande (participle present)
lobba (imperative)
lobb (imperative)


steg

steget (definite singular)
steg (indefinite plural)
stega (definite plural)


delegat

delegaten (definite singular)
delegatar (indefinite plural)
delegatane (definite plural)


klarinettist

klarinettisten (definite singular)
klarinettistar (indefinite plural)
klarinettistane (definite plural)


floskel

floskelen (definite singular)
flosklar (indefinite plural)
flosklane (definite plural)

From Latin flosculus (“small flower, thinking (mental) language”), diminutive of flos (“embellishment, flower”). Cognate with German Floskel.

der

empty phrase, platitude, cliché, bromide


handballspelar

handballspelaren (definite singular)
handballspelarar (indefinite plural)
handballspelarane (definite plural)


dvd-spelar

dvd-spelaren (definite singular)
dvd-spelarar (indefinite plural)
dvd-spelarane (definite plural)


fotballspelar

fotballspelaren (definite singular)
fotballspelarar (indefinite plural)
fotballspelarane (definite plural)

(soccer) footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)


CD-spelar

CD-spelaren (definite singular)
CD-spelarar (indefinite plural)
CD-spelarane (definite plural)


DVD-spelar

DVD-spelaren (definite singular)
DVD-spelarar (indefinite plural)
DVD-spelarane (definite plural)


cd-spelar

cd-spelaren (definite singular)
cd-spelarar (indefinite plural)
cd-spelarane (definite plural)


fantastisk

head

fantastisk (neuter singular fantastisk, definite singular and plural fantastiske)

fantastisk (neuter singular)
fantastiske (definite plural singular)


pipur

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of pipe (kløyvd hokyn)