mygg

myggen (definite singular)
myggar (indefinite plural)
myggane (definite plural)

From Old Norse mý, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *mują, *muwō (“midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“fly, midge”), *mu-, *mew-. Compare Swedish mygga, Danish myg, Icelandic mý, English midge, West Frisian mich, Dutch mug, Low German mügge, German Mücke.

(zoology) a mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)

(figurative, by extension) something small (and insignificant)

a small microphone that is or can be fit to a person

(soccer) a footballer (soccer) under ten years of age


baskisk

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baskisk (masculine baskisk, feminine baskisk, neuter baskisk, plural baskiske, comparative meir baskisk, superlative mest baskisk)

baskisk (masculine)
baskisk (feminine)
baskisk (neuter)
baskiske (plural)
meir baskisk (comparative)
mest baskisk (superlative)

Basque, of or pertaining to the Basque people.


Gunhild

a female given name from Old Norse, variant of Gunnhild


Gunnhild

From Old Norse Gunnhildr, from gunnr (“battle”) + hildr (“battle (maid)”).


arabisk

head

arabisk (neuter singular arabisk, definite singular and plural arabiske)

arabisk (neuter singular)
arabiske (definite plural singular)


snill

snill (neuter singular snilt, definite singular and plural snille)

snilt (neuter singular)
snille (definite plural singular)

snill og hjelpsam


fersk

fersk (neuter singular ferskt, definite singular and plural ferske, comparative ferskare, indefinite superlative ferskast, definite superlative ferskaste)

ferskt (neuter singular)
ferske (definite plural singular)
ferskare (comparative)
ferskast (indefinite superlative)
ferskaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse ferskr, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-.


vakker

vakker (neuter singular vakkert, definite singular and plural vakre, comparative vakrare, indefinite superlative vakrast, definite superlative vakraste)

vakkert (neuter singular)
vakre (definite plural singular)
vakrare (comparative)
vakrast (indefinite superlative)
vakraste (definite superlative)


søt

søt (neuter singular søtt, definite singular and plural søte, comparative søtare, indefinite superlative søtast, definite superlative søtaste)

søtt (neuter singular)
søte (definite plural singular)
søtare (comparative)
søtast (indefinite superlative)
søtaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Akin to English sweet.


søt

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ljuv

nn-adj

ljuv (masculine and feminine ljuv, neuter ljuvt, definite singular and plural ljuve, comparative ljuvare, indefinite superlative ljuvast, definite superlative ljuvaste)

ljuv (feminine masculine)
ljuvt (neuter)
ljuve (definite plural singular)
ljuvare (comparative)
ljuvast (indefinite superlative)
ljuvaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse ljúfr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“love”).

Men ljuv er ljosnande Morgon / alt etter den tunge Natt.

1895, Arne Garborg, “Fyrivarsl”, in Haugtussa:

But lovely is the bright morning / after the heavy night.


melodisk

melodisk (indefinite singular)
melodiske (definite plural singular)


besta

besta (definite singular)
bester (indefinite plural)
bestor (indefinite plural)
bestene (definite plural)
bestone (definite plural)


besta

head

besta (present tense bestar or bester, past tense besta or beste, supine and past participle besta or best, present participle bestande, imperative best)

bestar (present)
bester (present)
besta (past)
beste (past)
besta (participle past supine)
best (participle past supine)
bestande (participle present)
best (imperative)


besta

(dialectal or obsolete) neuter definite singular of best


smyga

smyga (present tense smyg, past tense smaug, supine smoge, past participle smogen, present participle smygande, imperative smyg)

smyg (present)
smaug (past)
smoge (supine)
smogen (participle past)
smygande (participle present)
smyg (imperative)

Eg smaug meg stille inn på kjøkkenet.

I sneaked / snuck quietly into the kitchen.


oker

okeren (definite singular)
okrar (indefinite plural)
okrane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra, “pale yellow”), from ὠχρός (ōkhrós).


løpe

løper (present)
løpte (past)
løpt (participle past)
løpast (infinitive passive)
løpande (participle present)
løp (imperative)


krets

kretsen (definite singular)
kretsar (indefinite plural)
kretsane (definite plural)

From German Low German krets, via Norwegian Bokmål.


karamell

karamellen (definite singular)
karamellar (indefinite plural)
karamellane (definite plural)

From Spanish caramelo, via French caramel.


girspak

girspaken (definite singular)
girspakar (indefinite plural)
girspakane (definite plural)

(automotive) gear lever, stick (gearstick, gear shift)


hockeykølle

head

hockeykølle f (definite singular hockeykølla, indefinite plural hockeykøller, definite plural hockeykøllene)

hockeykølla (definite singular)
hockeykøller (indefinite plural)
hockeykøllene (definite plural)


kjepp

kjeppen (definite singular)
kjeppar (indefinite plural)
kjeppane (definite plural)

From Old Norse keppr. Akin to Danish kæp and Swedish käpp.


søvn

søvn m (definite singular søvnen, dative form søvne)

søvnen (definite singular)
søvne (dative)

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz.


metafor

metaforen (definite singular)
metaforar (indefinite plural)
metaforane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá).


nett

nettet (definite singular)
nett (indefinite plural)
netta (definite plural)

From Old Norse net; compare with German Netz.

(in definite singular form) nettet - the Internet


likvid

likvid (neuter singular likvid, definite singular and plural likvide)

likvid (neuter singular)
likvide (definite plural singular)


kvist

kvist m (definite singular kvisten, indefinite plural kvister or kvistar, definite plural kvistene or kvistane)

kvisten (definite singular)
kvister (indefinite plural)
kvistar (indefinite plural)
kvistene (definite plural)
kvistane (definite plural)
kvist (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
kvisten (accusative definite nominative singular)
kvister (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
kvistar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
kvistene (accusative definite nominative plural)
kvistane (accusative definite nominative plural)
kviste- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)
kvist (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
kvisten (accusative definite nominative singular)
kvister (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
kvisterne (accusative definite nominative plural)
kviste (dative definite singular)
kvistom (dative definite plural)
kviste- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

kvist

nn-decl-blank-full

kvist

(typography) twig, one of the side strokes of a rune; ogonek


fagfelt

fagfeltet (definite singular)
fagfelt (indefinite plural)
fagfelta (definite plural)

field of study, specialist field (domain of knowledge or practice)


stokk

stokken (definite singular)
stokkar (indefinite plural)
stokkane (definite plural)


stokk

stokk dauv

stokk konservativ


fuktig

head

fuktig (neuter singular fuktig, definite singular and plural fuktige, comparative fuktigare, indefinite superlative fuktigast, definite superlative fuktigaste)

fuktig (neuter singular)
fuktige (definite plural singular)
fuktigare (comparative)
fuktigast (indefinite superlative)
fuktigaste (definite superlative)


skrujern

skrujernet (definite singular)
skrujern (indefinite plural)
skrujerna (definite plural)


idé

idéen (definite singular)
ideen (definite singular)
idéar (indefinite plural)
idear (indefinite plural)
idéane (definite plural)
ideane (definite plural)

From French idée < Latin idea < Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa) < from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”).

Eg fekk nett ein kjempegod idé!

Idear som fridom og likskap var mellom dei viktige årsakene til den franske revolusjonen.

Ideas such as liberty and equality were important reasons behind the French Revolution.

Ideen bak stykket var å syna eit samfunn i moralsk forfall.

The idea behind the play was to show a society in moral decay.


brikke

brikka (definite singular)
brikker (indefinite plural)
brikkene (definite plural)

man, counter, piece (piece or token used in a board game such as chess)


tust

tusten (definite singular)
tustar (indefinite plural)
tustane (definite plural)

a tuft (a bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.)


apparat

apparatet (definite singular)
apparat (indefinite plural)
apparata (definite plural)

Borrowed from French apparat, from Latin apparatus.

mechanical or electrical device, appliance or instrument


sosialisme

sosialisme m (definite singular sosialismen)


dypt

dypta (definite singular)
dypter (indefinite plural)
dyptene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dýpð, dýpt (“depth”), from Proto-Germanic *diupiþō, cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐌾𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌸𐌰 (djupiþa) and English depth.


plattform

plattforma (definite singular)
plattformer (indefinite plural)
plattformene (definite plural)


tilstelling

tilstellinga (definite singular)
tilstellingar (indefinite plural)
tilstellingane (definite plural)

a function (official or social occasion)


stykke

stykket (definite singular)
stykke (indefinite plural)
stykka (definite plural)


funksjon

funksjonen (definite singular)
funksjonar (indefinite plural)
funksjonane (definite plural)

function (what something does or is used for)

Kva er den deriverte av denne funksjonen?

What is the derivative of this function?


testamentere

testamenterer (present)
testamenterte (past)
testamentert (participle past)
testamenterast (infinitive passive)
testamenterande (participle present)
testamenter (imperative)

(transitive or ditransitive) to will, bequeath by use of a will (legal document)


verktøy

verktøyet (definite singular)
verktøy (indefinite plural)
verktøya (definite plural)


forbanne

forbannar (present)
forbanna (past)
forbanna (participle past)
forbannast (infinitive passive)
forbannande (participle present)
forbanne (imperative)
forbann (imperative)


fastetid

fastetida (definite singular)
fastetider (indefinite plural)
fastetidene (definite plural)

A period of time during which one abstains from food, either totally or in part; a fast.


tøffel

tøffel m (definite singular tøffelen, indefinite plural tøflar, definite plural tøflane)

tøffelen (definite singular)
tøflar (indefinite plural)
tøflane (definite plural)

under tøffelen


soloppgang

soloppgang m (definite singular soloppgangen, indefinite plural soloppgangar, definite plural soloppgangane)

soloppgangen (definite singular)
soloppgangar (indefinite plural)
soloppgangane (definite plural)


rask

raskt (neuter)
raske (definite plural singular)
raskare (comparative)
raskast (indefinite superlative)
raskaste (definite superlative)


humla

humla (definite singular)
humler (indefinite plural)
humlor (indefinite plural)
humlene (definite plural)
humlone (definite plural)

definite singular of humle (Etymology 2)

(pre-2012) alternative form of humle (Etymology 2)


observera

observerer (present)
observerte (past)
observert (participle past)
observerast (infinitive passive)
observerande (participle present)
observer (imperative)


tilby

tilby (present tense tilbyr, past tense tilbaud or tilbydde, past participle tilbode or tilbydd or tilbydt, present participle tilbydande, imperative tilby)

tilbyr (present)
tilbaud (past)
tilbydde (past)
tilbode (participle past)
tilbydd (participle past)
tilbydt (participle past)
tilbydande (participle present)
tilby (imperative)

Naboen tilbyr seg å hjelpa.


svarva

svarvar (present)
svarva (past)
svarva (participle past)
svarvast (infinitive passive)
svarvande (participle present)
svarva (imperative)
svarv (imperative)

From Old Norse svarfa. Cognate with Faroese svarva, Icelandic svarfa and Swedish svarva.

to turn, to shape (something on a lathe)


djupt

djupta (definite singular)
djupter (indefinite plural)
djuptene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dýpt, from Proto-Germanic *diupiþō. Akin to English depth. The vowel is probably influenced from djup.


forslag

forslaget (definite singular)
forslag (indefinite plural)
forslaga (definite plural)

From the verb foreslå, after German Vorschlag.


foreslå

foreslår (present)
foreslo (past)
foreslått (participle past)
foreslege (participle past)
foreslåast (infinitive passive)
foreslåande (participle present)
foreslå (imperative)


armbandsur

armbandsuret (definite singular)
armbandsur (indefinite plural)
armbandsura (definite plural)


flago

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of flagu


syltetøy

syltetøyet (definite singular)
syltetøy (indefinite plural)
syltetøya (definite plural)

Compound of sylte (“to put up, to process”) + tøy.

jam (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar, fruit preserve)


vilje

viljen (definite singular)
viljar (indefinite plural)
viljane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vili. Akin to English will.


nudisme

nudismen (definite singular)
nudismar (indefinite plural)
nudismane (definite plural)


trengsel

trengselen (definite singular)
trengslar (indefinite plural)
trengslane (definite plural)

From trengja, from Old Norse þrøngsl, þrøngsla.


ta knekken på

From ta (“to take”) + knekken (“the blow, the snap”) + på (“on, upon”): "take the blow on ..", from knekke nakken på fisk (“to snap the neck of a fish”).

Alt stresset tek knekken på meg!

Eg skal nok få teke knekken på han til slutt.

I'm going to put an end to him for sure eventually.

Swimming kills rheumatism.

Badinga tek knekken på gikta. (article on firda.no)

(idiomatic) to finish, put an end to, to be killing


statistikk

statistikken (definite singular)
statistikkar (indefinite plural)
statistikkane (definite plural)

From Latin statisticum, statisticus, from status, via French statistique and German Statistik.

(uncountable) statistics (the mathematical science)


ønske

ønsket (definite singular)
ønske (indefinite plural)
ønska (definite plural)


ønske

ønsker (present)
ønskte (past)
ønskt (participle past)
ønskast (infinitive passive)
ønskande (participle present)
ønsk (imperative)


sidekant

sidekanten (definite singular)
sidekantar (indefinite plural)
sidekantane (definite plural)


myrde

myrdar (present)
myrda (past)
myrda (participle past)
myrdast (infinitive passive)
myrdande (participle present)
myrde (imperative)
myrd (imperative)

From Old Norse myrða, itself derived from morð (> Norwegian Nynorsk mord).

Han vart myrda med kaldt blod.


ambulanse

ambulansen (definite singular)
ambulansar (indefinite plural)
ambulansane (definite plural)

From Latin ambulare, via French ambulance.


villsvin

villsvinet (definite singular)
villsvin (indefinite plural)
villsvina (definite plural)


falk

falken (definite singular)
falkar (indefinite plural)
falkane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German valk, via Old Norse falkr; compare with German Falke.

a falcon, all birds in the genus Falco, most birds in the family Falconidae


vilkår

vilkåret (definite singular)
vilkår (indefinite plural)
vilkåra (definite plural)


kreft

From Middle Low German kreft, krevet, a calque of Latin cancer.


hylle

hylla (definite singular)
hyller (indefinite plural)
hyllene (definite plural)


matematikk

matematikk m (definite singular matematikken)


skygge

skygget (definite singular)
skygge (indefinite plural)
skygga (definite plural)


faste

fasta (definite singular)
faster (indefinite plural)
fastene (definite plural)


melodi

melodi m (definite singular melodien, indefinite plural melodiar, definite plural melodiane)

melodien (definite singular)
melodiar (indefinite plural)
melodiane (definite plural)


skiva

skiva (definite singular)
skiver (indefinite plural)
skivor (indefinite plural)
skivene (definite plural)
skivone (definite plural)


drepe

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

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


drepe

From Old Norse drepit, past participle neuter of drepa, whence also Norwegian Nynorsk drepa.


gjenstand

gjenstanden (definite singular)
gjenstandar (indefinite plural)
gjenstandane (definite plural)


klaustrofobi

klaustrofobi m (definite singular klaustrofobien)


møbel

møbel n (definite singular møbelet, indefinite plural møbel or møblar, definite plural møbla or møblane)

møbelet (definite singular)
møbel (indefinite plural)
møblar (indefinite plural)
møbla (definite plural)
møblane (definite plural)


verne

vernar (present)
verna (past)
verna (participle past)
vernast (infinitive passive)
vernande (participle present)
verne (imperative)
vern (imperative)


gryta

(pre-2012 or dialectal) alternative form of gryte


vern

vernet (definite singular)
vern (indefinite plural)
verna (definite plural)


tannbørste

tannbørsten (definite singular)
tannbørstar (indefinite plural)
tannbørstane (definite plural)

a toothbrush (brush for cleaning the teeth)


imperialisme

imperialisme m (definite singular imperialismen)

imperialism (the policy of extending power, by force)


mandelbetennelse

mandelbetennelse m (definite singular mandelbetennelsen)

tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils)


skjold

skjoldet (definite singular)
skjold (indefinite plural)
skjolda (definite plural)

From Old Norse skjǫldr m, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (“shield, cover”). Cognate with Faroese skjøldur, Icelandic skjöldur, Swedish sköld, Danish skjold (> Norwegian Bokmål skjold) and English shield.


algoritme

algoritmen (definite singular)
algoritmar (indefinite plural)
algoritmane (definite plural)

Via English algorithm from Medieval Latin algorismus, a transliteration of Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵuwārizmiyy, “the native of Khowarizm”), surname of the well-known Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī who lived during the ninth century and introduced sophisticated mathematics to the West (particularly algebra). Was also influenced by Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) due to a later mistaken connection.

der

الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ


område

området (definite singular)
område (indefinite plural)
områda (definite plural)


satanisme

head

satanisme m (definite singular satanismen)


opp

From Norwegian Bokmål opp, from Danish op, from Old Norse upp, whence also upp. Akin to English up.


enzym

enzymet (definite singular)
enzym (indefinite plural)
enzyma (definite plural)

Coined in German as Enzym, from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).


sardin

sardin m (definite singular sardinen, indefinite plural sardinar, definite plural sardinane)

sardinen (definite singular)
sardinar (indefinite plural)
sardinane (definite plural)


prosti

prostiet (definite singular)
prosti (indefinite plural)
prostia (definite plural)


vette

vettet (definite singular)
vette (indefinite plural)
vetta (definite plural)

From Old Norse vettr, vættr f, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Akin to English wight.


punkt

punktet (definite singular)
punkt (indefinite plural)
punkta (definite plural)


teist

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


frukost

frukosten (definite singular)
frukostar (indefinite plural)
frukostane (definite plural)

Kva åt du til frukost?


encyklopedi

encyklopedien (definite singular)
encyklopediar (indefinite plural)
encyklopediane (definite plural)

an encyclopaedia or encyclopedia (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics)


kråke

kråka (definite singular)
kråker (indefinite plural)
kråkene (definite plural)

Corvus cornix
Corvus cornix#Translingual


konnotasjon

konnotasjonen (definite singular)
konnotasjonar (indefinite plural)
konnotasjonane (definite plural)

connotation (suggested or implied meaning)


ta opp

Serien har skuffa nyleg, men i det siste har det begynt å ta seg opp.

The series has disappointed recently, but now it has begun to improve.

(reflexive) to improve from a lesser state


inflasjon

inflasjonen (definite singular)
inflasjonar (indefinite plural)
inflasjonane (definite plural)

From Latin inflatio, via English inflation.


detektiv

detektiven (definite singular)
detektivar (indefinite plural)
detektivane (definite plural)


germansk

germansk (neuter singular germansk, definite singular and plural germanske)

germansk (neuter singular)
germanske (definite plural singular)


stjerne

stjerna (definite singular)
stjerner (indefinite plural)
stjernene (definite plural)

From Old Norse stjarna; the meaning of "famous person" from English star.

star (a stylised symbol or object representing a star)

star (a famous person, such as a film star, pop star, etc.)


terning

terningen (definite singular)
terningar (indefinite plural)
terningane (definite plural)

Possibly from Latin quaternio, via Middle Low German terninc and Old Norse teningr, tenningr.


vime

vimar (present)
vima (past)
vima (participle past)
vimast (infinitive passive)
vimande (participle present)
vime (imperative)
vim (imperative)


banke

banken (definite singular)
bankar (indefinite plural)
bankane (definite plural)

a bank (underwater area of higher elevation, a sandbank)


strast

hu kom hem i går og ska reise att strast over helja

1958, Alf Prøysen, “Helt tilfeldig”, in Kjærlighet på rundpinne, Oslo: Tiden, page 97:

she came home yesterday, and will travel again right after the weekend

Så hok dom, og strast føre berjhufsen hevde mann se ta, [m]en kjelken reste beint utføre så det bare vart flisa att.

1953, Reidar Holtvedt, Historier fra Krokskauen, Oslo: Aschehoug, page 132:

They then ran [the sled] and right before the cliff, you through yourself off, but the sled raced straight down, so that there were only splinters left.

andre Dajen fandt me han dau strast inne i eit Snar bortme ein Bergknaus

1899 May 19, “En telemarkstur”, in Fredrikssten, page 2:

[on] the second day, we found him dead just inside a thicket by a crag


eikene

definite plural of eika (non-standard since 2012)


eiker

indefinite plural of eika (non-standard since 2012)


eika

eika (definite singular)
eiker (indefinite plural)
eikor (indefinite plural)
eikene (definite plural)
eikone (definite plural)


falsk

falsk (neuter singular falskt, definite singular and plural falske)

falskt (neuter singular)
falske (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from Middle Low German valsch, from Old Saxon *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (“false, counterfeit”).


baronesse

baronessa (definite singular)
baronesser (indefinite plural)
baronessene (definite plural)

From German Baronesse, from Medieval Latin baronissa.


-ok

A contracted form of -voke, -voka, from Old Norse vaka (“wake, vigil”) (oblique case vǫku). Doublet of vake and vòke.


hektar

hektaret (definite singular)
hektar (indefinite plural)
hektara (definite plural)

a hectare (unit of land measurement; translingual symbol ha)


masut

masut (indefinite singular)
masute (definite plural singular)


sopen

sope (neuter)
sopent (neuter)
sopne (definite plural singular)
sopnare (comparative)
sopnast (indefinite superlative)
sopnaste (definite superlative)


sopen

head

sopen (neuter sope, definite singular and plural sopne)

sope (neuter)
sopne (definite plural singular)


blasfemi

blasfemi m (definite singular blasfemien)

From Ancient Greek βλασφημία (blasphēmía).


konglekjertel

konglekjertelen (definite singular)
konglekjertlar (indefinite plural)
konglekjertlane (definite plural)


skriven

skriven (neuter skrive, definite singular and plural skrivne)

skrive (neuter)
skrivne (definite plural singular)


skrik

skriket (definite singular)
skrik (indefinite plural)
skrika (definite plural)

an item, usually a piece of fashion, when used in the idiomatic phrase "siste skrik" (latest fashion)


skrik

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) infinitive of skrika (apocope)


skrika

skrika (present tense skrik, past tense skreik, supine skrike, past participle skriken, present participle skrikande, imperative skrik)

skrik (present)
skreik (past)
skrike (supine)
skriken (participle past)
skrikande (participle present)
skrik (imperative)

æg ropte og skreik paa vor herre.

1734, “LAnte oster Kraakelund”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 38:

(intransitive, Trøndelag) to cry, weep loudly


islandsk

islandsk (neuter singular islandsk, definite singular and plural islandske)

islandsk (neuter singular)
islandske (definite plural singular)


BH

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

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

a bra (abbreviation of brysthaldar and bystehaldar)


paradis

paradiset (definite singular)
paradis (indefinite plural)
paradisa (definite plural)

From Old Norse paradís, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.


vektor

vektoren (definite singular)
vektorar (indefinite plural)
vektorane (definite plural)

a vector (physics, mathematics, biology)


testosteron

testosteron m (definite singular testosteronet)


spermie

spermien (definite singular)
spermiar (indefinite plural)
spermiane (definite plural)
spermiet (definite singular)
spermie (indefinite plural)
spermia (definite plural)


tunna

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


gunstig

gunstig (neuter singular gunstig, definite singular and plural gunstige, comparative gunstigare, indefinite superlative gunstigast, definite superlative gunstigaste)

gunstig (neuter singular)
gunstige (definite plural singular)
gunstigare (comparative)
gunstigast (indefinite superlative)
gunstigaste (definite superlative)

Possibly from Middle Low German gunstich


tulipan

tulipanen (definite singular)
tulipanar (indefinite plural)
tulipanane (definite plural)

From Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”), via Turkish tülbent, and Italian tulipano.


rampe

rampen (definite singular)
rampar (indefinite plural)
rampane (definite plural)
rampa (definite singular)
ramper (indefinite plural)
rampene (definite plural)


Håkon

From Old Norse Hákon. Cognate with Faroese Hákun, Icelandic Hákon, Swedish Håkan and Danish Hågen.


Liv

From Old Norse Líf, Hlíf, from hlíf (“protection”). In Norse mythology Lif is the woman who will survive Ragnarok.


forkorting

forkorting f (definite singular forkortinga, indefinite plural forkortingar, definite plural forkortingane)

forkortinga (definite singular)
forkortingar (indefinite plural)
forkortingane (definite plural)

an abbreviation (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase)


sparsam

sparsamt (neuter)
sparsame (definite plural singular)
sparsamare (comparative)
sparsamast (indefinite superlative)
sparsamaste (definite superlative)

Me har sparsamt med opplysningar om dette.


eple

eplet (definite singular)
eple (indefinite plural)
epla (definite plural)


abbedi

abbediet (definite singular)
abbedi (indefinite plural)
abbedia (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German abbedīe, from Old Saxon *abbadea, from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā.


gransking

granskinga (definite singular)
granskingar (indefinite plural)
granskingane (definite plural)

examination, investigation, research, scrutiny


eksoteriske

inflection of eksoterisk:
definite singular


eksoterisk

eksoterisk (neuter singular eksoterisk, definite singular and plural eksoteriske)

eksoterisk (neuter singular)
eksoteriske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek ἐξωτερικός (exōterikós, “external”).


blokade

blokaden (definite singular)
blokadar (indefinite plural)
blokadane (definite plural)


putevar

putevaret (definite singular)
putevar (indefinite plural)
putevara (definite plural)


dynetrekk

dynetrekket (definite singular)
dynetrekk (indefinite plural)
dynetrekka (definite plural)

duvet case or cover, quilt case, comforter case


putetrekk

putetrekket (definite singular)
putetrekk (indefinite plural)
putetrekka (definite plural)


amnesti

amnestiet (definite singular)
amnesti (indefinite plural)
amnestia (definite plural)


bigami

bigamien (definite singular)
bigamiar (indefinite plural)
bigamiane (definite plural)


anekdote

anekdoten (definite singular)
anekdotar (indefinite plural)
anekdotane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos), via French anecdote.


formel

formelen (definite singular)
formlar (indefinite plural)
formlane (definite plural)

nn:formel i matematikk
nn:kjemisk formel


biskop

biskopen (definite singular)
biskopar (indefinite plural)
biskopane (definite plural)

From Old Norse biskup, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), used in Greek and Latin both generally and as a title of civil officers.

a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)


behå

head

behå m (definite singular behåen, indefinite plural behåar, definite plural behåane)

behåen (definite singular)
behåar (indefinite plural)
behåane (definite plural)


greve

greven (definite singular)
grevar (indefinite plural)
grevane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German grēve and Old Norse greifi.


bunkers

bunkersen (definite singular)
bunkers (indefinite plural)
bunkersar (indefinite plural)
bunkersane (definite plural)

(nautical, uncountable) bunker oil (fuel oil used in the engines of ships)


kanskje

From kan (“may, might”) + skje (“happen”).


faksimilet

(non-standard since 2018) definite neuter singular of faksimile


multipla

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of multiplum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of multiplum


faksimile

faksimilen (definite singular)
faksimilar (indefinite plural)
faksimilane (definite plural)

From Latin fac simile (“make like”), from fac (“make”) (imperative of facere (“make”)) + simile (neuter of similis (“like, similar”)).


utedass

utedassen (definite singular)
utedassar (indefinite plural)
utedassane (definite plural)
utedasset (definite singular)
utedass (indefinite plural)
utedassa (definite plural)

From ute + dass. Compare Swedish utedass.


toalett

toalett n (definite singular toalettet, indefinite plural toalett, definite plural toaletta)

toalettet (definite singular)
toalett (indefinite plural)
toaletta (definite plural)


brasse

brassen (definite singular)
brassa (definite singular)
brasser (indefinite plural)
brassar (indefinite plural)
brassene (definite plural)
brassane (definite plural)

(masculine, informal) a Brazilian (especially a soccer player)

Eg tok den brassa, det vart mål og vi vann kampen.

2020 October 24, Jan Endre, quotee, Sunnmørsposten:

I did that bicycle kick, it was goal and we won the game.

(masculine or feminine, soccer) clipping of brassespark (“bicycle kick”).


nysa

nysa (present tense nys, past tense naus, supine nose, past participle nosen, present participle nysande, imperative nys)

nys (present)
naus (past)
nose (supine)
nosen (participle past)
nysande (participle present)
nys (imperative)


likevekt

likevekta (definite singular)
likevekter (indefinite plural)
likevektene (definite plural)

like- (“equal”) + vekt (“weight”); from German Gleichgewicht (equilibrium)


ekvilibrist

ekvilibristen (definite singular)
ekvilibristar (indefinite plural)
ekvilibristane (definite plural)

an equilibrist, artist who performs balancing feats


bruka

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


brisling

brislingen (definite singular)
brislingar (indefinite plural)
brislingane (definite plural)

Sprattus sprattus
Sprattus sprattus#Translingual

a European sprat or brisling (Sprattus sprattus)


driva

driva (present tense driv, past tense dreiv, supine drive, past participle driven, present participle drivande, imperative driv)

driv (present)
dreiv (past)
drive (supine)
driven (participle past)
drivande (participle present)
driv (imperative)

From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare with Swedish driva, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.

der

Han driv saueflokken framfor seg.

He drives the herd of sheep in front of him.

Ein bensinmotor driv bilen.

Dei dreiv firmaet saman.

Ungdommane driv rundt i byen.

Eg driv mykje med strikking.

Etter at motoren svikta, dreiv skipet på havet.

After the engine failed, the ship was adrift on the ocean.


faktum

head

faktum n (definite singular faktumet, indefinite plural faktum or fakta, definite plural faktuma or faktaa)

faktumet (definite singular)
faktum (indefinite plural)
fakta (indefinite plural)
faktuma (definite plural)
faktaa (definite plural)


lobbing

lobbinga (definite singular)
lobbingar (indefinite plural)
lobbingane (definite plural)


pakt

pakta (definite singular)
pakter (indefinite plural)
paktene (definite plural)


dyd

dyden (definite singular)
dydar (indefinite plural)
dydane (definite plural)

From Old Norse dygð through Danish dyd. Doublet of dygd.


Alfhild

Borrowed from Old Norse Alfhildr, from alfr (“elf”) and hildr (“battle”).


fridom

fridom m (definite singular fridomen or fridommen, indefinite plural fridomar or fridommar, definite plural fridomane or fridommane)

fridomen (definite singular)
fridommen (definite singular)
fridomar (indefinite plural)
fridommar (indefinite plural)
fridomane (definite plural)
fridommane (definite plural)


trø

trø (present tense trør, past tense trødde, past participle trødd or trøtt, present participle trøande, imperative trø)

trør (present)
trødde (past)
trødd (participle past)
trøtt (participle past)
trøande (participle present)
trø (imperative)

From Old Norse troða. Akin to English tread.


jøss

From a colloquial pronunciation of Jesus.


jøsses

Nei jøsses! — ein kunde ikkje venta, at barnet skulde kunna nokot.

No, sheesh! — one could not expect the child to be able to do anything.

Jøss, tenk deg, tenkte guten. / Jøsses, sku' du sett! / Ein fugl som snakkar nynorsk / er ikkje vanlig nett!

2013, Arnt Birkedal, Arnt Birkedal. Dikt I utval, Wigestrand forlag, →ISBN:

Jeesh, to think, the guy thought. / Sheesh, you should have seen it! / A bird speaking Norwegian Nynorsk / is unusually neat!


bringe

bringa (definite singular)
bringer (indefinite plural)
bringene (definite plural)


kvika

kvikar (present)
kvika (past)
kvika (participle past)
kvikast (infinitive passive)
kvikande (participle present)
kvika (imperative)
kvik (imperative)

elva har kvika i natt

(intransitive) to grow, become augmented


kvika

From Old Norse hvika (“to quail, shrink, waver”).


freista

freistar (present)
freista (past)
freista (participle past)
freistast (infinitive passive)
freistande (participle present)
freista (imperative)
freist (imperative)


ste

stet (definite singular)
ste (indefinite plural)
sta (definite plural)


attache

attacheen (definite singular)
attachear (indefinite plural)
attacheane (definite plural)


kristen

head

kristen (neuter kristent, plural and definite kristne)

kristent (neuter)
kristne (definite plural)


sløkkja

nn-verb

sløkkja (present tense sløkkjer, past tense sløkte, past participle sløkt, passive infinitive sløkkjast, present participle sløkkjande, imperative sløkk)

sløkkjer (present)
sløkte (past)
sløkt (participle past)
sløkkjast (infinitive passive)
sløkkjande (participle present)
sløkk (imperative)

Piggsvinet sat ved bekken og sløkte torsten sin.

The hedgehog sat by the creek quenching its thirst.

Sløkk lyset når du går!

Brannvesenet sløkte brannen.


ås

åsen (definite singular)
åsar (indefinite plural)
åsane (definite plural)

From Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *ansaz.


ås

From Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *amsaz.


ås

åsen (definite singular)
æser (indefinite plural)
æsene (definite plural)

From Old Norse áss, ǫ́ss, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz.


kråka

kråka (definite singular)
kråker (indefinite plural)
kråkor (indefinite plural)
kråkene (definite plural)
kråkone (definite plural)


dåse

dåsen (definite singular)
dåsar (indefinite plural)
dåsane (definite plural)

From Low German dose. Compare Danish dåse, Swedish dosa, Dutch and Afrikaans doos.


skylda

skyldar (present)
skylder (present)
skylda (past)
skylde (past)
skylda (participle past)
skyldt (participle past)
skyldast (infinitive passive)
skyldande (participle present)
skyld (imperative)


hoppe

hoppa (definite singular)
hopper (indefinite plural)
hoppene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hoppa. The noun is derived from the verb.


hoppe

hoppar (present)
hoppa (past)
hoppa (participle past)
hoppast (infinitive passive)
hoppande (participle present)
hoppe (imperative)
hopp (imperative)


akademisk

akademisk (masculine)
akademisk (feminine)
akademisk (neuter)
akademiske (plural)
meir akademisk (comparative)
mest akademisk (superlative)

Ho har ein akademisk utdaning.

academic, academical (belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning)

Debattantane heldt ein lang, akademisk diskusjon.

The debaters held a long, academic discussion.

academic; theoretic, having no practical importance, lacking passion (dispassionate)


arr

arret (definite singular)
arr (indefinite plural)
arra (definite plural)


bidrag

head

bidrag n (definite singular bidraget, indefinite plural bidrag, definite plural bidraga)

bidraget (definite singular)
bidrag (indefinite plural)
bidraga (definite plural)


musikal

musikal m (definite singular musikalen, indefinite plural musikalar, definite plural musikalane)

musikalen (definite singular)
musikalar (indefinite plural)
musikalane (definite plural)


blive

blive (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


rebell

rebellen (definite singular)
rebellar (indefinite plural)
rebellane (definite plural)

From French rebelle, from Latin rebellis.


galleri

galleriet (definite singular)
galleri (indefinite plural)
galleria (definite plural)


italiensk

italiensk (neuter singular italiensk, definite singular and plural italienske)

italiensk (neuter singular)
italienske (definite plural singular)

Italian (of, from or pertaining to Italy)


viki

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of vik


viki

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of viken

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of viken


viki

(non-standard since 2012) supine of vike


viki

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of vik


framtid

framtida (definite singular)
framtider (indefinite plural)
framtidene (definite plural)


balkong

balkongen (definite singular)
balkongar (indefinite plural)
balkongane (definite plural)


skulda

skuldar (present)
skulda (past)
skulda (participle past)
skuldast (infinitive passive)
skuldande (participle present)
skulda (imperative)
skuld (imperative)


parallell

parallell (neuter singular parallelt, definite singular and plural parallelle)

parallelt (neuter singular)
parallelle (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos).


riktig

riktig (indefinite singular)
riktige (definite plural singular)
riktigare (comparative)
riktigast (indefinite superlative)
riktigaste (definite superlative)

From German richtig, via Norwegian Bokmål.


lort

lorten (definite singular)
lortar (indefinite plural)
lortane (definite plural)

a turd (a piece of excrement - mainly used of animal excrement)


læsa

læser (present)
læste (past)
læst (participle past)
læsast (infinitive passive)
læsande (participle present)
læs (imperative)

From Old Norse læsa. Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect, although today is more common in the mountain areas.


velutstyrt

velutstyrt (neuter singular velutstyrt, definite singular and plural velutstyrte)

velutstyrt (neuter singular)
velutstyrte (definite plural singular)

From vel (“well”) + utstyrt (“equipped”).


grov

grov (feminine masculine)
grovt (neuter)
grove (definite plural singular)
grovare (comparative)
grøvre (comparative)
grovast (indefinite superlative)
grøvst (indefinite superlative)
grovaste (definite superlative)
grøvste (definite superlative)


akkar

akkaren (definite singular)
akkarar (indefinite plural)
akkarane (definite plural)

Unknown, but may be from the childish verb akke, "to defecate".

European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus).


rabatt

rabatt m (definite singular rabatten, indefinite plural rabattar, definite plural rabattane)

rabatten (definite singular)
rabattar (indefinite plural)
rabattane (definite plural)


dodraug

dodraugen (definite singular)
dodraugar (indefinite plural)
dodraugane (definite plural)

From do (“toilet”) + draug (a corporeal undead from Norse mythology). Further explanation above.

(neologism) A slimy, malevolent creature that lives hidden inside the water closet, and according to the original tale may extend his hand to pull children down into the toilet.


penn

pennen (definite singular)
pennar (indefinite plural)
pennane (definite plural)


stoge

stoga (definite singular)
stoger (indefinite plural)
stogene (definite plural)

Syskenparet sat ute på trammen til den skrale stoga der dei budde to-eine.

1957, Tarjei Vesaas, Fuglane [The Birds], page 7:

The pair of siblings sat out on the porch of the dilapidated cottage in which they lived alone.

(nonstandard, dialectal) alternative form of stove


kold

(dialectal, Voss, Hardanger) feminine singular of kald’u

(dialectal, Setesdal) feminine singular of kald’e


draug

draugen (definite singular)
draugar (indefinite plural)
draugane (definite plural)

Og liver Nokon, som ikke Liv af Kjærleik saug, daa gjeng han atter og sviv og driv som bleike Draug.

1859, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Naar ikke lenger du elska kan:

If someone lives, who did not draw his life from love, then he walks about, wandering aimlessly, like the pale ghost.

(mythology) a corporeal undead from Norse mythology and Norwegian folklore, usually believed to be living in water, although land-draugar are also heard of.


bulgarsk

bulgarsk (neuter singular bulgarsk, definite singular and plural bulgarske)

bulgarsk (neuter singular)
bulgarske (definite plural singular)


sikker

sikker (neuter singular sikkert, definite singular and plural sikre, comparative sikrare, indefinite superlative sikrast, definite superlative sikraste)

sikkert (neuter singular)
sikre (definite plural singular)
sikrare (comparative)
sikrast (indefinite superlative)
sikraste (definite superlative)

From Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Latin sēcūrus “secure, unworried”.


brest

brest m (definite singular bresten, indefinite plural brestar or brester, definite plural brestane or brestene)

bresten (definite singular)
brestar (indefinite plural)
brester (indefinite plural)
brestane (definite plural)
brestene (definite plural)

Det er ein brest i dette glaset.

Det er ein brest i logikken din.


korg

korga (definite singular)
korger (indefinite plural)
korgene (definite plural)

lysterkorg

an iron basket with burning rushlights, used for fishing with spear at night time


betale

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


sitte

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


relé

relé n (definite singular reléet or releet, indefinite plural relé, definite plural reléa or relea)

reléet (definite singular)
releet (definite singular)
relé (indefinite plural)
reléa (definite plural)
relea (definite plural)


fiol

fiolen (definite singular)
fiolar (indefinite plural)
fiolane (definite plural)

a violet (flowering plant of genus Viola)


stopp

stoppen (definite singular)
stoppar (indefinite plural)
stoppane (definite plural)
stoppet (definite singular)
stopp (indefinite plural)
stoppa (definite plural)

utan stopp

a freeze (on prices, wages, recruitment)


bordell

bordellen (definite singular)
bordellar (indefinite plural)
bordellane (definite plural)
bordellet (definite singular)
bordell (indefinite plural)
bordella (definite plural)


merg

mergen (definite singular)
mergar (indefinite plural)
mergane (definite plural)

From Old Norse mergr, from Proto-Germanic *mazgaz < *mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European *mozgos, *mosgʰos. Compare Icelandic mergur, Swedish märg, Danish marv, Dutch merg, German Mark, English marrow.


sukker

sukkeret (definite singular)
sukker (indefinite plural)
sukkera (definite plural)

From Middle Low German sucker, and Italian zucchero.

sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)

sugar (a generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.)

sugar (any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy)


krydda

krydda (definite singular)
krydder (indefinite plural)
kryddor (indefinite plural)
kryddene (definite plural)
kryddone (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of krydder n

definite singular of krydde (non-standard since 2012)


krydda

kryddar (present)
krydda (past)
krydda (participle past)
kryddast (infinitive passive)
kryddande (participle present)
krydda (imperative)
krydd (imperative)


kalv

kalven (definite singular)
kalvar (indefinite plural)
kalvane (definite plural)

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Swedish and Danish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.

der

A small island, glacier or lake beside a larger one.

An entrance to a salmon trap or the like.


Audun

From Old Norse Auðunn, from older *Auðvinr, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz. Cognate with Faroese Eyðun, Icelandic Auðun, Swedish Öden, and Edwin.


skifte

skiftet (definite singular)
skifte (indefinite plural)
skifta (definite plural)


skifte

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

Eg skifta klede før middag.


skaka

head

skaka (present tense skakar or skjek, past tense skaka or skok, supine skaka or skjeke, past participle skaka or skjeken, present participle skakande, imperative skak)

skakar (present)
skjek (present)
skaka (past)
skok (past)
skaka (supine)
skjeke (supine)
skaka (participle past)
skjeken (participle past)
skakande (participle present)
skak (imperative)

From Old Norse skaka. Akin to English shake.

[…]og so naar Krøningi var fullførd baadi til Kongen og Dronningi høyra Kanonurne skaka Kyrkja[…].

1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:

[…] and then, when the coronation of both the King and Queen was finished, to hear the cannon shake the church […]


Edvin

Borrowed from English Edwin. Doublet of Audun.


korallrev

korallrevet (definite singular)
korallrev (indefinite plural)
korallreva (definite plural)


stoppa

definite neuter plural of stopp (Etymology 2)


stoppa

stoppa (present tense stoppar, simple past and past participle stoppa, passive infinitive stoppast, present participle stoppande, imperative stopp)

stoppar (present)
stoppa (participle past)
stoppa (past)
stoppast (infinitive passive)
stoppande (participle present)
stopp (imperative)


korall

korallen (definite singular)
korallar (indefinite plural)
korallane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”), and Latin corallium.


komplett

head

komplett (neuter singular komplett, definite singular and plural komplette)

komplett (neuter singular)
komplette (definite plural singular)


kroatisk

kroatisk (neuter singular kroatisk, definite singular and plural kroatiske)

kroatisk (neuter singular)
kroatiske (definite plural singular)


kroatisk

kroatisk m (definite singular kroatisken)


amorf

amorf (neuter singular amorft, definite singular and plural amorfe)

amorft (neuter singular)
amorfe (definite plural singular)


skift

skiftet (definite singular)
skift (indefinite plural)
skifta (definite plural)


arkeolog

arkeolog m (definite singular arkeologen, indefinite plural arkeologar, definite plural arkeologane)

arkeologen (definite singular)
arkeologar (indefinite plural)
arkeologane (definite plural)


snabel

snabelen (definite singular)
snablar (indefinite plural)
snablane (definite plural)


tjuv

tjuven (definite singular)
tjuvar (indefinite plural)
tjuvane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.


bære

bæra (definite singular)
bærer (indefinite plural)
bærene (definite plural)

a cattle which is about to calve, or which recently has calved


etikett

etiketten (definite singular)
etikettar (indefinite plural)
etikettane (definite plural)


administrasjon

administrasjonen (definite singular)
administrasjonar (indefinite plural)
administrasjonane (definite plural)

administration (a body that administers, the act of administering)


tott

totten (definite singular)
tottar (indefinite plural)
tottane (definite plural)


tott

Dei hev tott han lurde Esau godt.

1912, Peter Hognestad, Det Gamle testamentet og bibelsoga [The Old Testament and Biblical Story], Kristiania: Aschehoug, page 66:

(non-standard since 1917) supine of tykkja


marg

margen (definite singular)
margar (indefinite plural)
margane (definite plural)


diskret

diskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)

diskret (neuter singular)
diskrete (definite plural singular)

From Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete.


Børge

a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Byrge


Steine

From Old Norse Steini, and a short form of compound names with the element stein (see Stein). Cognate with Icelandic Steini.

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Steina


geografi

geografi m (definite singular geografien)


Birger

From Danish Birger, from Old Norse Birgir (“helper”).


onn

onna (definite singular)
onner (indefinite plural)
onnene (definite plural)

hard farmwork, usually at a specific time of year

the time period in which hard farmwork is done


delikat

delikat (indefinite singular)
delikate (definite plural singular)

From French délicat, from Latin delicatus.


Åse

From Old Norse Ása, short form of female compound names beginning with the element áss, ǫ́ss (“god”). Cognate with Icelandic and Faroese Ása, Swedish Åsa and Danish Åse.

a female given name from Old Norse, variant of Åsa


Guro

From Old Norse Guðrún where the -n is lost following nasalisation of the preceding vowel, cf. augun > augo (“the eyes”).

(eye dialect) alternative spelling of Gudrun


moer

højr Moer æg nu mæ dæg til Kioppinhaffn vil fara

1669, “Højr nu kiær SIRI mi”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 48:

listen, Mother: Now I want to go to Copenhagen with you


tråd

tråd m (definite singular tråden, indefinite plural trådar, definite plural trådane)

tråden (definite singular)
trådar (indefinite plural)
trådane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Akin to English thread.


Einar

From Old Norse Einarr, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) and *harjaz (“warrior”).
Doublet of einherje. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Einar, Swedish Enar, Danish Ener (Jutlandic Jenner).


rasshøl

rasshølet (definite singular)
rasshøl (indefinite plural)
rasshøla (definite plural)


akkurat

Borrowed from Latin accūrātus, past participle of accūrō. Cognate with English accurate. Similar to Danish akkurat. Also similar to Swedish ackurat and Russian аккурат (akkurat), but more often used in Norwegian and Danish.


døgna

døgnar (present)
døgna (past)
døgna (participle past)
døgnast (infinitive passive)
døgnande (participle present)
døgna (imperative)
døgn (imperative)


uttala

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

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

/ˈʉːtˌtɑːlɑ/

Vokalen ø kan vera vanskeleg å uttala for engelsktalande.
The vowel ø can be hard to pronounce for English speakers.

Dei uttalte sterk misnøye.


uttala

/²ʉːtˌtɑːlɑ/


spontan

spontan (neuter singular spontant, definite singular and plural spontane)

spontant (neuter singular)
spontane (definite plural singular)

ein spontan abort


e-post

e-posten (definite singular)
e-postar (indefinite plural)
e-postane (definite plural)


raudne

raudnar (present)
raudna (past)
raudna (participle past)
raudnast (infinitive passive)
raudnande (participle present)
raudne (imperative)
raudn (imperative)

From raud (“red”). Akin to English redden.

(intransitive) to become red, to get a reddish color


defekt

defekt (neuter singular defekt, definite singular and plural defekte)

defekt (neuter singular)
defekte (definite plural singular)


defekt

defekten (definite singular)
defektar (indefinite plural)
defektane (definite plural)


strø

strøet (definite singular)
strø (indefinite plural)
strøa (definite plural)

sprinklings (material to be strewn, sprinkled)


strø

strø (imperative strø, present tense strør, simple past strødde, past participle strødd or strøtt, present participle strøande)

strø (imperative)
strør (present)
strødde (past)
strødd (participle past)
strøtt (participle past)
strøande (participle present)


seva

definite plural of sev (non-standard since 2012)


haud

haudet (definite singular)
haud (indefinite plural)
hauda (definite plural)
haud (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
haude (accusative definite nominative singular)
haud (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
hauda (accusative definite nominative plural)
hauda (dative definite singular)
haudå (dative definite plural)
hau (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
haue (accusative definite nominative singular)
hau (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
haua (accusative definite nominative plural)
haun (dative definite singular)
hauom (dative definite plural)

haud

haud

Peter rista på haudet[.]

1989, Peter Brest, Napoleons nattspegel, Oslo: Samlaget, page 76:

(dialectal, Sunnmøre, Nordfjord, Trøndelag) alternative form of hovud (“head”)


doven

doven (neuter singular dove or dovent, definite singular and plural dovne, comparative dovnare, indefinite superlative dovnast, definite superlative dovnaste)

dove (neuter singular)
dovent (neuter singular)
dovne (definite plural singular)
dovnare (comparative)
dovnast (indefinite superlative)
dovnaste (definite superlative)


kaun

kaunen (definite singular)
kaunar (indefinite plural)
kaunane (definite plural)


kastanjett

kastanjetten (definite singular)
kastanjettar (indefinite plural)
kastanjettane (definite plural)

Borrowed from French castagnette, from Spanish castañeta


dikt

diktet (definite singular)
dikt (indefinite plural)
dikta (definite plural)

From Old Norse dikt, from a Middle Low German noun derived from dichten, "to compose, authour (a poem)" (compare dikte).

The poem is a little story, but space matters more than lapse of time.

Diktet er ei lita forteljing, men rommet er viktigare enn tidsforløpet. (Jan Erik Vold)

Er dette dikt eller sannhet?

fiction, pack of lies, invention (compare dikte opp)


dikt

From Middle Low German (compare Dutch dicht).

Dei stod dikt attmed kvarandre.

Det fjellet er dikt høgt.


barbere

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

to shave (remove hair, usually with a razor)


fundamentalisme

fundamentalisme m (definite singular fundamentalismen)


pirat

piraten (definite singular)
piratar (indefinite plural)
piratane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), via Latin pirata.


kyst

kysten (definite singular)
kystar (indefinite plural)
kystane (definite plural)

Kysten er verna av artilleri.


trommel

trommelen (definite singular)
tromlar (indefinite plural)
tromlane (definite plural)

a drum (e.g. brake drum, cable drum, rotating cylinder)


subtrahera

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


monogam

monogam (neuter monogamt, definite singular and plural monogame)

monogamt (neuter)
monogame (definite plural singular)


polygam

polygam (neuter polygamt, definite singular and plural polygame)

polygamt (neuter)
polygame (definite plural singular)


kynge

kynge (present tense kynger, past tense kyngde, past participle kyngt, present participle kyngande, imperative kyng)

kynger (present)
kyngde (past)
kyngt (participle past)
kyngande (participle present)
kyng (imperative)


kry

kryr (present)
krydde (past)
krytt (participle past)
krydd (participle past)
kryast (infinitive passive)
kryande (participle present)
kry (imperative)


kry

kry (neuter singular krytt, definite singular and plural krye, comparative kryare, indefinite superlative kryst, definite superlative kryaste)

krytt (neuter singular)
krye (definite plural singular)
kryare (comparative)
kryst (indefinite superlative)
kryaste (definite superlative)


komfortabel

komfortabel (neuter singular komfortabelt, definite singular and plural komfortable)

komfortabelt (neuter singular)
komfortable (definite plural singular)


sopp

soppen (definite singular)
soppar (indefinite plural)
soppane (definite plural)

From Old Norse soppr, svǫppr, from Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz. Akin to Swedish svamp.


makaber

makabert (neuter)
makabre (definite plural singular)
meir makaber (comparative)
mest makaber (superlative)


svamp

svampen (definite singular)
svampar (indefinite plural)
svampane (definite plural)

a sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)

a sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)


intuitiv

intuitiv (neuter singular intuitivt, definite singular and plural intuitive)

intuitivt (neuter singular)
intuitive (definite plural singular)


bekken

bekkenet (definite singular)
bekken (indefinite plural)
bekkena (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German.


kuling

kulinga (definite singular)
kulingar (indefinite plural)
kulingane (definite plural)

liten kuling

stiv kuling

sterk kuling

a strong wind or gale, depending on force, as measured on the Beaufort scale.


universell

universell (neuter singular universelt, definite singular and plural universelle)

universelt (neuter singular)
universelle (definite plural singular)


sigle

sigle (imperative sigl, present tense siglar or sigler, simple past sigla or siglde, past participle sigla or siglt, present participle siglande)

sigl (imperative)
siglar (present)
sigler (present)
sigla (past)
siglde (past)
sigla (participle past)
siglt (participle past)
siglande (participle present)


kanne

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


hungrig

hungrig (neuter singular hungrig, definite singular and plural hungrige)

hungrig (neuter singular)
hungrige (definite plural singular)


Gaute

From Old Norse Gauti, a weak form of Gautr; from gauti, gautr (“Geat”). Originally a byname, and also a short form of names with the element. Cognate with Faroese Geyti, Icelandic Gauti, Swedish Göte, and Danish Gøde.


Øystein

From Old Norse Øysteinn, Eysteinn, from ey (“luck”) + steinn (“stone”). Cognate with Faroese Oystein, Icelandic Eysteinn, Swedish Östen, and Danish Østen.


asymmetrisk

asymmetrisk (indefinite singular)
asymmetriske (definite plural singular)


symmetrisk

symmetrisk (indefinite singular)
symmetriske (definite plural singular)


jordbruk

jordbruket (definite singular)
jordbruk (indefinite plural)
jordbruka (definite plural)

agriculture (the art or science of farming)


materiell

materiell (neuter singular materielt, definite singular and plural materielle)

materielt (neuter singular)
materielle (definite plural singular)

From the French adjective matériel (noun derived from adjective).


materiell

materiell n (definite singular materiellet)


vokal

vokalen (definite singular)
vokalar (indefinite plural)
vokalane (definite plural)


frø

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

From Old Norse frjó and fræ. Akin to English fry.


innsjø

innsjøen (definite singular)
innsjøar (indefinite plural)
innsjøane (definite plural)


saftig

saftig (neuter singular saftig, definite singular and plural saftige, comparative saftigare, indefinite superlative saftigast, definite superlative saftigaste)

saftig (neuter singular)
saftige (definite plural singular)
saftigare (comparative)
saftigast (indefinite superlative)
saftigaste (definite superlative)


sø

søet (definite singular)
sø (indefinite plural)
søa (definite plural)

water in which something has been boiled; broth


tjern

tjernet (definite singular)
tjern (indefinite plural)
tjerna (definite plural)

From Old Norse tjarn n, tjǫrn f (“a small mountain lake without tributaries”), from Proto-Germanic *ternō. Cognates with English tarn.

a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain area.


hindra

hindrar (present)
hindra (past)
hindra (participle past)
hindrast (infinitive passive)
hindrande (participle present)
hindra (imperative)
hindr (imperative)

From Old Norse hindra, from Proto-Germanic *hinderōną.


hindra

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of hinder


inkognito

From Latin incognitus, via Italian incognito.


rogna

definite feminine singular of rogn (Etymology 2)


tjau

tjauet (definite singular)
tjau (indefinite plural)
tjaua (definite plural)
Historical inflection of tjau
but considered second-tier.

Compare with Old Norse tigr, tugr (“amount of ten”).


salme

salmen (definite singular)
salmar (indefinite plural)
salmane (definite plural)

From Old Norse salmr, psalmr, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós).


scenografi

scenografien (definite singular)
scenografiar (indefinite plural)
scenografiane (definite plural)


ytst

Det ytste planeten er Neptun.

Det var ein ytst farleg situasjon.


Siv

From Old Norse Sif, from sif (“kindred, kinswoman”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjō.

(Norse mythology) Sif, the wife of Thor.

a female given name from Old Norse, used since early 20th century


turist

turisten (definite singular)
turistar (indefinite plural)
turistane (definite plural)


soll

(chiefly uncountable) a kind of milk toast


polynom

polynomet (definite singular)
polynom (indefinite plural)
polynoma (definite plural)


koordinasjon

koordinasjonen (definite singular)
koordinasjonar (indefinite plural)
koordinasjonane (definite plural)


abortera

aborterer (present)
aborterte (past)
abortert (participle past)
aborterast (infinitive passive)
aborterande (participle present)
aborter (imperative)


relevans

relevans m (definite singular relevansen)


bundin

bundin (masculine bundin, feminine bundi, neuter bundi)

bundin (masculine)
bundi (feminine)
bundi (neuter)


kvalitet

kvaliteten (definite singular)
kvalitetar (indefinite plural)
kvalitetane (definite plural)


frekvens

frekvensen (definite singular)
frekvensar (indefinite plural)
frekvensane (definite plural)


slikkepott

slikkepotten (definite singular)
slikkepottar (indefinite plural)
slikkepottane (definite plural)

From slikka + pott. Compare Swedish slickepott.

rubber dough scraper, spatula (kitchen utensil)

(childish, anatomy) forefinger, index finger, lickpot (obsolete)


absorbera

absorberer (present)
absorberte (past)
absorbert (participle past)
absorberast (infinitive passive)
absorberande (participle present)
absorber (imperative)


russisk

russisk (indefinite neuter singular russisk, definite singular and plural russiske)

russisk (indefinite neuter singular)
russiske (definite plural singular)


bitas

bitas (present tense bits, past tense beits, supine bites)

bits (present)
beits (past)
bites (supine)


labb

labben (definite singular)
labbar (indefinite plural)
labbane (definite plural)


brennbar

brennbar (neuter singular brennbart, definite singular and plural brennbare)

brennbart (neuter singular)
brennbare (definite plural singular)


kalkulator

kalkulator m (definite singular kalkulatoren, indefinite plural kalkulatorar, definite plural kalkulatorane)

kalkulatoren (definite singular)
kalkulatorar (indefinite plural)
kalkulatorane (definite plural)


virren

virre (neuter)
virne (definite plural singular)


aktivitet

aktiviteten (definite singular)
aktivitetar (indefinite plural)
aktivitetane (definite plural)


brott

brottet (definite singular)
brott (indefinite plural)
brotta (definite plural)


esel

esel n (definite singular eselet, indefinite plural esel, definite plural esla)

eselet (definite singular)
esel (indefinite plural)
esla (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German esel, from Old Saxon esil, from late Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus.


autoritet

autoriteten (definite singular)
autoritetar (indefinite plural)
autoritetane (definite plural)


pornografi

From French pornographie, from Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornográphos), from πόρνη (pórnē, “prostitute”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).


pornograf

pornografen (definite singular)
pornografar (indefinite plural)
pornografane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē) + -graf.


demokrati

demokratiet (definite singular)
demokrati (indefinite plural)
demokratia (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía).

democracy (government under the rule of its people)


energi

energien (definite singular)
energiar (indefinite plural)
energiane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia), via French énergie.


levande

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

levande dyr

Han fortel på ein levande måte.


hanke

hanken (definite singular)
hankar (indefinite plural)
hankane (definite plural)


ordklasse

ordklassen (definite singular)
ordklassar (indefinite plural)
ordklassane (definite plural)
ordklassa (definite singular)
ordklasser (indefinite plural)
ordklassene (definite plural)


veps

vepsen (definite singular)
vepsar (indefinite plural)
vepsane (definite plural)

From Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”).


kompassen

(non-standard since 2021) masculine definite singular of kompass


fager

head

fager (neuter fagert, plural fagre, comparative fagrare or (pre-1939) fegre, superlative fagrast or (pre-1939) fegst)

fagert (neuter)
fagre (plural)
fagrare (comparative)
fegre (comparative)
fagrast (superlative)
fegst (superlative)

From Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”). Akin to English fair.


lakk

lakken (definite singular)
lakkar (indefinite plural)
lakkane (definite plural)

From French laque or German Lack, from Medieval Latin lacca, ultimately from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).


vante

vanten (definite singular)
vantar (indefinite plural)
vantane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål vante, from Danish vante, from Old Norse vantr. Doublet of vott.


vante

vantar (present)
vanta (past)
vanta (participle past)
vantast (infinitive passive)
vantande (participle present)
vante (imperative)
vant (imperative)


manuell

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manuell (neuter singular manuelt, definite singular and plural manuelle)

manuelt (neuter singular)
manuelle (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from French manuel, from Latin manualis.


aprikos

aprikosen (definite singular)
aprikosar (indefinite plural)
aprikosane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkíā, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκῐον (praikókion), from (Late Latin persica) Latin praecocia (literally “over-ripe (peaches)”), (mālum) praecoquum (literally “over-ripe (apple)”). See English apricot for more info.


miks

miksen (definite singular)
miksar (indefinite plural)
miksane (definite plural)
mikset (definite singular)
miks (indefinite plural)
miksa (definite plural)


gjennom

through (from one side of an opening to the other)

Dei kjøpte billettane gjennom reisebyrået.

They bought the tickets via the travel agency.


kelner

kelneren (definite singular)
kelnerar (indefinite plural)
kelnerane (definite plural)

Borrowed from German Kellner, from Medieval Latin cellenārius.


positiv

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positiv (neuter singular positivt, definite singular and plural positive)

positivt (neuter singular)
positive (definite plural singular)

From Latin positivus, via French positif.


stativ

stativet (definite singular)
stativ (indefinite plural)
stativa (definite plural)


keton

ketonet (definite singular)
keton (indefinite plural)
ketona (definite plural)


alken

alkenet (definite singular)
alken (indefinite plural)
alkena (definite plural)


nordpol

nordpolen (definite singular)
nordpolar (indefinite plural)
nordpolane (definite plural)


emfatisk

emfatisk (indefinite singular)
emfatiske (definite plural singular)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός (emphatikós, “forceful”). By surface analysis, emfase + -isk.


nagle

naglar (present)
nagla (past)
nagla (participle past)
naglast (infinitive passive)
naglande (participle present)
nagle (imperative)
nagl (imperative)

From Old Norse negla, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną. Reanalyzed vowel from nagl and nagle.


nagle

naglen (definite singular)
naglar (indefinite plural)
naglane (definite plural)

From Old Norse nagli. Compare nagl (“(finger)nail”).


etnisk

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etnisk (neuter singular etnisk, definite singular and plural etniske)

etnisk (neuter singular)
etniske (definite plural singular)


rosmarin

rosmarinen (definite singular)
rosmarinar (indefinite plural)
rosmarinane (definite plural)

From Latin rosmarinus, via German Rosmarin.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus#Translingual

Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis#Translingual

(countable) rosemary (small bush) (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)


politisk

politisk (indefinite neuter singular politisk, definite singular and plural politiske)

politisk (indefinite neuter singular)
politiske (definite plural singular)


handelspost

handelsposten (definite singular)
handelspostar (indefinite plural)
handelspostane (definite plural)


leike

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

From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.


leike

leika (definite singular)
leiker (indefinite plural)
leikene (definite plural)


abstraksjon

abstraksjonen (definite singular)
abstraksjonar (indefinite plural)
abstraksjonane (definite plural)


tiur

tiuren (definite singular)
tiurar (indefinite plural)
tiurane (definite plural)


dromedar

dromedaren (definite singular)
dromedarar (indefinite plural)
dromedarane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos), via Late Latin dromedarius.

der

δρομὰς κάμηλος


belgisk

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belgisk (neuter singular belgisk, definite singular and plural belgiske)

belgisk (neuter singular)
belgiske (definite plural singular)

Belgian (relating to Belgium and Belgians)


skuffelse

skuffelsen (definite singular)
skuffelsar (indefinite plural)
skuffelsane (definite plural)


kompatibel

kompatibel (neuter singular kompatibelt, definite singular and plural kompatible)

kompatibelt (neuter singular)
kompatible (definite plural singular)


skulptør

skulptøren (definite singular)
skulptørar (indefinite plural)
skulptørane (definite plural)

From Latin sculptor, via French sculpteur.


skulderblad

skulderblad n (definite singular skulderbladet, indefinite plural skulderblad, definite plural skulderblada)

skulderbladet (definite singular)
skulderblad (indefinite plural)
skulderblada (definite plural)

From skulder (“shoulder”) + blad (“blade”).


skulder

skulder f (definite singular skuldra, indefinite plural skuldrer, definite plural skuldrene)

skuldra (definite singular)
skuldrer (indefinite plural)
skuldrene (definite plural)


fasan

fasanen (definite singular)
fasanar (indefinite plural)
fasanane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).


medgift

medgifta (definite singular)
medgifter (indefinite plural)
medgiftene (definite plural)

From Low German medegift, compare with German Mitgift.


skulptur

skulpturen (definite singular)
skulpturar (indefinite plural)
skulpturane (definite plural)


skyld

skyld (neuter singular skyld or skylde, definite singular and plural skylde)

skyld (neuter singular)
skylde (neuter singular)
skylde (definite plural singular)


skyld

(non-standard since 2012) supine of skylja


fattig

fattig (neuter singular fattig, definite singular and plural fattige, comparative fattigare, indefinite superlative fattigast, definite superlative fattigaste)

fattig (neuter singular)
fattige (definite plural singular)
fattigare (comparative)
fattigast (indefinite superlative)
fattigaste (definite superlative)


hopp

hoppet (definite singular)
hopp (indefinite plural)
hoppa (definite plural)


mølle

mølla (definite singular)
møller (indefinite plural)
møllene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål mølle, from Danish mølle. Doublet of mylne.


jøde

jøde (indefinite masculine singular)
jøden (definite masculine singular)
jødar (indefinite masculine plural)
jødane (definite masculine plural)

From Middle Low German jode (side form jude), from Latin iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (“Judah”). Cognate with Old Norse júði, Swedish jude.


tortur

torturen (definite singular)
torturar (indefinite plural)
torturane (definite plural)

torture (intentional causing of pain and agony to someone)


barrikadere

barrikaderer (present)
barrikaderte (past)
barrikadert (participle past)
barrikaderast (infinitive passive)
barrikaderande (participle present)
barrikader (imperative)

From the noun barrikade (“a barricade”).

Dei barrikaderte seg inne i rommet.

Døra var barrikadert med tunge møbel.

The door was barricaded with heavy furniture.

to barricade (to close or block a road etc., using a barricade)


grammatikk

grammatikk m (definite singular grammatikken, indefinite plural grammatikkar, definite plural grammatikkane)

grammatikken (definite singular)
grammatikkar (indefinite plural)
grammatikkane (definite plural)


blinka

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

to twinkle (shine with a flickering light)

to blink (a quick closing and reopening of both eyes)

to indicate (signal, in a vehicle, the intention to turn right or left)


somna

somnar (present)
somna (past)
somna (participle past)
somnast (infinitive passive)
somnande (participle present)
somna (imperative)
somn (imperative)

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of sovne (“to fall asleep”)


gaffel

gaffelen (definite singular)
gaflar (indefinite plural)
gaflane (definite plural)


monark

monark m (definite singular monarken, indefinite plural monarkar, definite plural monarkane)

monarken (definite singular)
monarkar (indefinite plural)
monarkane (definite plural)


dirka

dirkar (present)
dirka (past)
dirka (participle past)
dirkast (infinitive passive)
dirkande (participle present)
dirka (imperative)
dirk (imperative)

[…]det kunde ikkje vera nokon annan enn dei festningsslavarne, som hadde vore her ei av nætterne og dirka seg inn.

[…] it had to have been one of the prisoners from the castle who had been here one night and picked the lock.

to pick (open a lock with a wire, lock pick etc.)


kompakt

kompakt (neuter singular kompakt, definite singular and plural kompakte)

kompakt (neuter singular)
kompakte (definite plural singular)


bumerang

bumerangen (definite singular)
bumerangar (indefinite plural)
bumerangane (definite plural)


abnorm

abnorm (neuter singular abnormt, definite singular and plural abnorme)

abnormt (neuter singular)
abnorme (definite plural singular)

abnormal (not conforming to rule or system)


aspekt

aspektet (definite singular)
aspekt (indefinite plural)
aspekta (definite plural)


paradigme

paradigmet (definite singular)
paradigme (indefinite plural)
paradigma (definite plural)

From Late Latin paradigma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (parádeigma).


busse

bussar (present)
bussa (past)
bussa (participle past)
bussast (infinitive passive)
bussande (participle present)
busse (imperative)
buss (imperative)


amatør

amatør m (definite singular amatøren, indefinite plural amatørar, definite plural amatørane)

amatøren (definite singular)
amatørar (indefinite plural)
amatørane (definite plural)


dement

dement (indefinite singular)
demente (definite plural singular)


nivå

nivået (definite singular)
nivå (indefinite plural)
nivåa (definite plural)


allvetande

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


parabel

parabelen (definite singular)
parablar (indefinite plural)
parablane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), via Latin parabola.


veikja

veikjer (present)
veikte (past)
veikt (participle past)
veikjast (infinitive passive)
veikjande (participle present)
veik (imperative)

From Old Norse veikja, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną.


veikja

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


estisk

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estisk (neuter singular estisk, definite singular and plural estiske)

estisk (neuter singular)
estiske (definite plural singular)


klage

klaga (definite singular)
klager (indefinite plural)
klagene (definite plural)
klagen (definite singular)
klagar (indefinite plural)
klagane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German klage, from Proto-West Germanic *klagu.

complaint (a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining)


ræpa

ræpar (present)
ræpa (past)
ræpa (participle past)
ræpast (infinitive passive)
ræpande (participle present)
ræpa (imperative)
ræp (imperative)

Related to the noun ræpe f. Cognate with Icelandic ræpa (“to have diarrhoea”).


maska

definite singular of maske (Etymology 1)

definite feminine singular of maske (Etymology 2)


kateter

kateteret (definite singular)
kateter (indefinite plural)
katetera (definite plural)


aksjeselskap

aksjeselskapet (definite singular)
aksjeselskap (indefinite plural)
aksjeselskapa (definite plural)


trí

From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ (þrijoʀ) (feminine plural), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Compare Danish and Swedish tre, Icelandic þrír, Faroese tríggir, English three.

‘Er æ trí gúta, trjå jentu, å trjú bórd.

There are three lads, three girls, and three tables.


lukt

lukta (definite singular)
lukter (indefinite plural)
luktene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lukt, from Middle Low German lucht, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Doublet of luft (“air”).

smell, odour (UK), odor (US), scent (any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume)


elektromotor

elektromotoren (definite singular)
elektromotorar (indefinite plural)
elektromotorane (definite plural)


konkav

konkavt (neuter)
konkave (definite plural singular)


kostbar

kostbar (neuter singular kostbart, definite singular and plural kostbare)

kostbart (neuter singular)
kostbare (definite plural singular)


kome

nn-verb

kome (present tense kjem, past tense kom, past participle kome, passive infinitive komast, present participle komande, imperative kom)

kjem (present)
kom (past)
kome (participle past)
komast (infinitive passive)
komande (participle present)
kom (imperative)


komedie

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komedie m (definite singular komedien, indefinite plural komediar, definite plural komediane)

komedien (definite singular)
komediar (indefinite plural)
komediane (definite plural)


kime

kimen (definite singular)
kimar (indefinite plural)
kimane (definite plural)


kime

kimar (present)
kima (past)
kima (participle past)
kimast (infinitive passive)
kimande (participle present)
kime (imperative)
kim (imperative)


komu

kòmu f (definite singular kòmo, indefinite plural kòmur, definite plural kòmune)

kòmu (canonical feminine)
kòmo (definite singular)
kòmur (indefinite plural)
kòmune (definite plural)


torsjon

torsjonen (definite singular)
torsjonar (indefinite plural)
torsjonane (definite plural)

From French, from Late Latin torsio, from Latin torqueō (“twist, turn”). See torture.


hoste

hosten (definite singular)
hostar (indefinite plural)
hostane (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse hósti, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstô


hoste

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

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

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


behov

behovet (definite singular)
behov (indefinite plural)
behova (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German behof, from Old Saxon *bihōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf.


fente

fenta (definite singular)
fenter (indefinite plural)
fentene (definite plural)


mopp

moppen (definite singular)
moppar (indefinite plural)
moppane (definite plural)


spekulativ

spekulativ (neuter singular spekulativt, definite singular and plural spekulative)

spekulativt (neuter singular)
spekulative (definite plural singular)


Arve

From Arved (pronounced Arve) reanalysed as weak masculine; from Old Norse Arviðr. Also from Old Norse *Arfi, from arfi (“heir”).


Arnfinn

From Old Norse Arnfinnr, from ǫrn (“eagle”) + finnr (“Sami”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Arnfinnur.


Arnstein

From Old Norse Arnsteinn, from ǫrn (“eagle”) + steinn (“stone”).


handball

handballen (definite singular)
handballar (indefinite plural)
handballane (definite plural)

(countable) a handball, the ball used in this sport.


kreng

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of kring.


cyanid

cyanidet (definite singular)
cyanid (indefinite plural)
cyanida (definite plural)


kalk

From Latin calx, via Middle Low German or German Low German.


kalk

kalken (definite singular)
kalkar (indefinite plural)
kalkane (definite plural)


storeslem

storeslemmen (definite singular)
storeslemmar (indefinite plural)
storeslemmane (definite plural)

From English grand slam; from stor (“big”) + slem (“slam”).


Quisling

From earlier Quislin, from the Latinisation Quislinus of the Danish village name Kvislemark, later reinterpreted as Kvisle(mark) + -ing. More at quisling.


Vidar

From Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”).


banen

definite masculine singular of bane (Etymology 1)


meteorologi

meteorologi m (definite singular meteorologien)

From Ancient Greek μετέωρος (metéōros) + -logi.


agt

agti (definite singular)
agter (indefinite plural)
agterne (definite plural)
agtene (definite plural)


hinne

hinna (definite singular)
hinner (indefinite plural)
hinnene (definite plural)


hitti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of hitta

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of hitta


sprekke

sprekk (present)
sprakk (past)
sprokke (participle past)
sprekkast (infinitive passive)
sprekkande (participle present)
sprekk (imperative)

From sprakk, originally preterite of springe. Compare Swedish spricka.

1862, Aasta Hansteen, (translated from P.C. Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe), "Spurnaden"
"Fær eg steikja skjori mi?" spurde han. "Eg er rædd ho sprekk," svarade kungsdotteri.

"May I fry my magpie?" he asked. "I am afraid it will burst," the princess replied.

(intransitive) to break, shatter, crack, burst

(intransitive) to confess under duress or pressure

(intransitive) to suddenly run out of power


sprekke

sprekke (present tense sprekker, past tense sprekte, past participle sprekt, present participle sprekkande, imperative sprekk)

sprekker (present)
sprekte (past)
sprekt (participle past)
sprekkande (participle present)
sprekk (imperative)


fresko

freskoen (definite singular)
freskoar (indefinite plural)
freskoane (definite plural)


diplomati

diplomatiet (definite singular)
diplomati (indefinite plural)
diplomatia (definite plural)


velta

velta (present tense veltar or velter, past tense velta or velte, past participle velta or velt, present participle veltande, imperative velt)

velta (present tense velt, past tense valt, supine volte, past participle volten, present participle veltande, imperative velt)

veltar (present)
velter (present)
velta (past)
velte (past)
velta (participle past)
velt (participle past)
veltande (participle present)
velt (imperative)
velt (present)
valt (past)
volte (supine)
volten (participle past)
veltande (participle present)
velt (imperative)

(transitive) to cause to fall over, topple


joruba

jorubaen (definite singular)
jorubaer (indefinite plural)
jorubaar (indefinite plural)
jorubaene (definite plural)
jorubaane (definite plural)


Vegard

From Old Norse Végarðr, from vé (“home; sanctuary”) + garðr (“enclosure; protection”).

compound

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Vegjerd


Sverre

From Old Norse Sverrir, originally a byname, from sverra (“to swing around, spin”), thus meaning “trouble-maker”. Cognate with Faroese Sverri and Icelandic Sverrir.


Erlend

From Old Norse Erlendr, from erlendr (“foreigner”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Erlendur and Swedish and Danish Erland.


sonate

sonaten (definite singular)
sonatar (indefinite plural)
sonatane (definite plural)


bart

barten (definite singular)
bartar (indefinite plural)
bartane (definite plural)


kysse

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


cosinus

cosinusen (definite singular)
cosinusar (indefinite plural)
cosinusane (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from New Latin cosinus, abbreviation of complementi sinus.


skjære

skjær (present)
skar (past)
skore (participle past)
skjærast (infinitive passive)
skjærande (participle present)
skjær (imperative)


skade

skaden (definite singular)
skadar (indefinite plural)
skadane (definite plural)


skade

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skade (present tense skadar or skader, past tense skada or skadde, past participle skada or skadd, present participle skadande, imperative skad)

skadar (present)
skader (present)
skada (past)
skadde (past)
skada (participle past)
skadd (participle past)
skadande (participle present)
skad (imperative)

From Old Norse skaða, from Proto-Germanic *skaþōną.


skrap

skrapet (definite singular)
skrap (indefinite plural)
skrapa (definite plural)


både

From Old Norse báðir, bæði. Akin to English both.

både ... og


kafeteria

kafeteriaen (definite singular)
kafeteriaer (indefinite plural)
kafeteriaar (indefinite plural)
kafeteriaene (definite plural)
kafeteriaane (definite plural)

From American English cafeteria, from Latin American Spanish cafetería.


handla

handlar (present)
handla (past)
handla (participle past)
handlast (infinitive passive)
handlande (participle present)
handla (imperative)
handl (imperative)

From Old Norse handla and German handeln.


camembert

camemberten (definite singular)
camembertar (indefinite plural)
camembertane (definite plural)

Named after French Camembert, the village in Normandy where it originates.


rist

rista (definite singular)
rister (indefinite plural)
ristene (definite plural)

a grid or a mesh (usually made of metal)


brokkoli

brokkolien (definite singular)
brokkoliar (indefinite plural)
brokkoliane (definite plural)

From Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo.

broccoli; Brassica oleracea var. italica


takt

takten (definite singular)
takta (definite singular)
takter (indefinite plural)
taktar (indefinite plural)
taktene (definite plural)
taktane (definite plural)

From Latin tactus. In the sense of "tact" it is a semantic loan from English.

(especially music) time, rhythm, tempo, beat


takt

(non-standard since 1938) supine of tekkja


riste

riste (present tense ristar or rister, past tense rista or riste, past participle rista or rist, present participle ristande, imperative rist)

ristar (present)
rister (present)
rista (past)
riste (past)
rista (participle past)
rist (participle past)
ristande (participle present)
rist (imperative)


riste

From ríst (“grate”); namely heating on a grate.


resultat

resultatet (definite singular)
resultat (indefinite plural)
resultata (definite plural)


Yggdrasil

/²ʏɡːˌdraːsɪl/

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Yggdrasill, from Yggr + drasill (“steed”).


væta

væta (definite singular)
væter (indefinite plural)
vætor (indefinite plural)
vætene (definite plural)
vætone (definite plural)


væta

væter (present)
vætte (past)
vætt (participle past)
vætast (infinitive passive)
vætande (participle present)
væt (imperative)


kyrkja

kyrkja (definite singular)
kyrkjer (indefinite plural)
kyrkjor (indefinite plural)
kyrkjene (definite plural)
kyrkjone (definite plural)

From Old Norse kirkja, kyrkja, from Old English cirice, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (δόμα) (kuriakón (dóma), “Lord's (house)”), from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord”).

a church ((pre-2012) alternative form of kyrkje)


kyrkja

kyrkjer (present)
kyrkte (past)
kyrkt (participle past)
kyrkjast (infinitive passive)
kyrkjande (participle present)
kyrk (imperative)

From Old Norse kyrkja, from Proto-Germanic *kwirkijaną.


geirfugl

geirfuglen (definite singular)
geirfuglar (indefinite plural)
geirfuglane (definite plural)

/²jɛɪːrfʊɡl/

From Old Norse geirfugl, from geirr (“spear”, referring to the beak) + fugl (“bird”). Cognate with Faroese gorfuglur, geirfuglur, Swedish garfågel and English garefowl.


livré

livréet (definite singular)
livreet (definite singular)
livré (indefinite plural)
livréa (definite plural)
livrea (definite plural)


blinde

blindar (present)
blinda (past)
blinda (participle past)
blindast (infinitive passive)
blindande (participle present)
blinde (imperative)
blind (imperative)


pornografisk

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pornografisk (neuter singular pornografisk, definite singular and plural pornografiske)

pornografisk (neuter singular)
pornografiske (definite plural singular)


boret

definite neuter singular of bor (Etymology 2)


leksikon

leksikonet (definite singular)
leksikon (indefinite plural)
leksikona (definite plural)


veik

veikt (neuter)
veike (definite plural singular)
veikare (comparative)
veikast (indefinite superlative)
veikaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz. Akin to English weak


veik

veiken (definite singular)
veikar (indefinite plural)
veikane (definite plural)


veik

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


lyster

lystra (definite singular)
lystrer (indefinite plural)
lystrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ljóstr m. Akin to English leister.

(fishing) a leister, a kind of fishing spear


tange

tangen (definite singular)
tangar (indefinite plural)
tangane (definite plural)

From Old Norse tangi. Akin to English tang.


rivas

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rivas (present tense rivs or rives, past tense reivs, supine rives or rivis)

rivs (present)
rives (present)
reivs (past)
rives (supine)
rivis (supine)


hosu

hòsu f (definite singular hòso, indefinite plural hòsur, definite plural hòsune)

hòsu (canonical feminine)
hòso (definite singular)
hòsur (indefinite plural)
hòsune (definite plural)


massai

massaien (definite singular)
massaiar (indefinite plural)
massaiane (definite plural)


studium

studiet (definite singular)
studium (indefinite plural)
studia (definite plural)

From Latin studium and Old Norse studium.


terne

terna (definite singular)
terner (indefinite plural)
ternene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þerna. Akin to English tern.


senario

senarioet (definite singular)
senario (indefinite plural)
senarioa (definite plural)


skam

From Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō.


dresse

dresse opp (canonical)
dressar (present)
dressa (past)
dressa (participle past)
dressast (infinitive passive)
dressande (participle present)
dresse (imperative)
dress (imperative)


ciss

cissen (definite singular)
cissar (indefinite plural)
cissane (definite plural)


brasiliansk

brasiliansk (neuter singular brasiliansk, definite singular and plural brasilianske)

brasiliansk (neuter singular)
brasilianske (definite plural singular)

Brazilian (relating to Brazil and Brazilians)


reinsdyr

reinsdyret (definite singular)
reinsdyr (indefinite plural)
reinsdyra (definite plural)

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

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

Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus#Translingual


abbed

abbed m (definite singular abbeden, indefinite plural abbedar, definite plural abbedane)

abbeden (definite singular)
abbedar (indefinite plural)
abbedane (definite plural)


kvadratisk

kvadratisk (neuter singular kvadratisk, definite singular and plural kvadratiske)

kvadratisk (neuter singular)
kvadratiske (definite plural singular)


fordi

From Old Norse fyrir því at (for det at).


einsam

einsamt (neuter)
einsame (definite plural singular)
einsamare (comparative)
einsamast (indefinite superlative)
einsamaste (definite superlative)

From ein + -sam. Compare Swedish ensam, German einsam, Dutch eenzaam, Yiddish איינזאַם (eynzam), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål ensom.

Han var einsam.


svoger

svogeren (definite singular)
svograr (indefinite plural)
svograne (definite plural)


senap

senapen (definite singular)
senapar (indefinite plural)
senapane (definite plural)


jordbær

jordbær n (definite singular jordbæret, indefinite plural jordbær, definite plural jordbæra)

jordbæret (definite singular)
jordbær (indefinite plural)
jordbæra (definite plural)

From Old Norse jǫrðber, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją; equivalent to jord + bær; cognate with Icelandic jarðarber, Old Swedish iordhbær, Old English eorþberġe, Dutch aardbei, and German Erdbeere.


litauisk

litauisk (neuter singular litauisk, definite singular and plural litauiske)

litauisk (neuter singular)
litauiske (definite plural singular)


litauisk

litauisk m (definite singular litauisken)


dronte

dronten (definite singular)
drontar (indefinite plural)
drontane (definite plural)

Raphus cucullatus
Raphus cucullatus#Translingual


brenne

brenn (present)
brann (past)
brunne (participle past)
brennast (infinitive passive)
brennande (participle present)
brenn (imperative)


arrivera

arriverer (present)
arriverte (past)
arrivert (participle past)
arriverast (infinitive passive)
arriverande (participle present)
arriver (imperative)


katalog

katalogen (definite singular)
katalogar (indefinite plural)
katalogane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κατάλογος (katálogos).


tomat

tomaten (definite singular)
tomatar (indefinite plural)
tomatane (definite plural)

From Classical Nahuatl tomatl, via Spanish tomate, French tomate and German Tomate.


ideell

ideell (neuter singular ideelt, definite singular and plural ideelle)

ideelt (neuter singular)
ideelle (definite plural singular)


monarki

monarkiet (definite singular)
monarki (indefinite plural)
monarkia (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μοναρχία (monarkhía), from μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “power, authority”). Equivalent to mono- + -arki.


aktivum

aktivumet (definite singular)
aktivum (indefinite plural)
aktivuma (definite plural)


frotte

frotteen (definite singular)
frottear (indefinite plural)
frotteane (definite plural)


klorid

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klorid n (definite singular kloridet, indefinite plural klorid, definite plural klorida)

kloridet (definite singular)
klorid (indefinite plural)
klorida (definite plural)


kelt

kelten (definite singular)
keltar (indefinite plural)
keltane (definite plural)


alternera

alternerer (present)
alternerte (past)
alternert (participle past)
alternerast (infinitive passive)
alternerande (participle present)
alterner (imperative)


visai

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of visum


stoppe

stoppe (present tense stoppar, simple past and past participle stoppa, passive infinitive stoppast, present participle stoppande, imperative stopp)

stoppar (present)
stoppa (participle past)
stoppa (past)
stoppast (infinitive passive)
stoppande (participle present)
stopp (imperative)


allergi

allergien (definite singular)
allergiar (indefinite plural)
allergiane (definite plural)


søk

søket (definite singular)
søk (indefinite plural)
søka (definite plural)


retirera

retirerer (present)
retirerte (past)
retirert (participle past)
retirerast (infinitive passive)
retirerande (participle present)
retirer (imperative)


semje

semja (definite singular)
semjer (indefinite plural)
semjene (definite plural)

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


semje

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


ansats

ansatsen (definite singular)
ansatsar (indefinite plural)
ansatsane (definite plural)

A calque of German Ansatz, borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål. Equivalent to an- + sats.


labyrint

labyrinten (definite singular)
labyrintar (indefinite plural)
labyrintane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos).


avfall

From Old Norse affall; compare with German Abfall.


råka

råkar (present)
råka (past)
råka (participle past)
råkast (infinitive passive)
råkande (participle present)
råka (imperative)
råk (imperative)


ordning

ordninga (definite singular)
ordningar (indefinite plural)
ordningane (definite plural)


slott

slottet (definite singular)
slott (indefinite plural)
slotta (definite plural)

From Middle Low German slot, from Proto-Germanic *slutą.


diktatur

diktatur n (definite singular diktaturet, indefinite plural diktatur, definite plural diktatura)

diktaturet (definite singular)
diktatur (indefinite plural)
diktatura (definite plural)


brønn

brønnen (definite singular)
brønnar (indefinite plural)
brønnane (definite plural)
Historical inflection of brønn

nn-noun-infl

Later removed by the spelling reform of 1938. Then added back in by a 1977 spelling decision. For the whole historicity, confer with earlier and concurrent form <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">brunn</i>.