Runa

From Old Norse Rúna, from rúna. Also a short form of compound names with the element run.

a female given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Rune


tivar

Learned borrowing from Old Norse tívar, plural of týr, from Proto-Germanic *tīwaz, whence also Ty.

Tivar alle
på tingstolar gjekk,
dei høgheilage
heldo raadlag:
natt og near
namn dei gaavo,
morgon likeins
og middags-leite,
undorn og aftan,
til aar aa rekne.

1905, “Voluspaa”, in Ivar Mortensson-Egnund, transl., Edda-kvæde, pages 139-140:


lysterkorg

lysterkorga (definite singular)
lysterkorger (indefinite plural)
lysterkorgene (definite plural)

From lystra (“to fish with a leister”) + korg (“basket”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål lysterkurv and Swedish ljusterkorg.

compound

A fire basket, a basket-like tool (usually made of iron) with burning fatwood inside it, used for fishing with a leister at night.


glattebein

glattebeinet (definite singular)
glattebein (indefinite plural)
glattebeina (definite plural)

From bein. The first compound is from glatta (“to smooth”).

(usually historical) A bone used for removing of creases on clothes (instead of using an iron)


slikekjake

slikekjaka (definite singular)
slikekjaker (indefinite plural)
slikekjakene (definite plural)

From slika (“to smooth clothes”) + kjake (“jaw”)

af

(usually historical) A jaw bone of a cow or horse used for removing of creases on clothes (instead of using an iron)


kjake

kjaken (definite singular)
kjaka (definite singular)
kjakar (indefinite plural)
kjaker (indefinite plural)
kjakane (definite plural)
kjakene (definite plural)


bågå

(dialectal, Gudbrandsdal) alternative form of boge (“bow, arch”)


nåvår

nåvåren (definite singular)
nåvårar (indefinite plural)
nåvårane (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of navar (“auger”)


nåså

head

nåså m (definite singular nåsån, definite singular dative nasam, indefinite plural næsa, definite plural nasann, definite plural dative nåsåm)

nåsån (definite singular)
nasam (dative definite singular)
næsa (indefinite plural)
nasann (definite plural)
nåsåm (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Gudbrandsdal) alternative form of nase (“nose”)


nåvå

nåvvå m (definite singular nåvvån, definite singular dative nævam, indefinite plural næva, definite plural nåvånn, definite plural dative nåvvåm)

nåvvå (canonical masculine)
nåvvån (definite singular)
nævam (dative definite singular)
næva (indefinite plural)
nåvånn (definite plural)
nåvvåm (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of neve (“fist”)


håmmår

håmmår m (definite singular håmmårn, definite singular dative hamra or hamram, indefinite plural håmmåra or hamra, definite plural hamrann, plural dative hamrom)

håmmårn (definite singular)
hamra (dative definite singular)
hamram (dative definite singular)
håmmåra (indefinite plural)
hamra (indefinite plural)
hamrann (definite plural)
hamrom (dative plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of hamar (“hammer or cliff”)


dikkon

Tukk på dikkon!,- Plaga ho mormor å segje til tussom kvar gong ho slengde restane tur ølkanna.

Move on you!,- The grandmother used to say to the Subterraneans every time she threw the rests from the beer can.


litjfinger

litjfingeren (definite singular)
litjfingerar (indefinite plural)
litjfingerane (definite plural)

From litj- (“small”) + finger (“finger”).

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of litlefinger


moinnj

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of munn.


hoinnj

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of hund (“dog”).


brainnj

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of brann.


ainnsles

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of ansleis.


hainnfenn

hainnfennet (definite singular)
hainnfenn (indefinite plural)
hainnfenna (definite plural)

The first part is probably from Old Norse hǫnd.
Alternatively, from and-, contaminated by hand (compare dialectal forms of ambod getting a h-sound). Note that the term ambod itself can be in some areas of Norway humorously used referring to cutlery as well, but it still doesn't explain the etymology of the -fenn-ending.

Somaliera plå å åttå risgryte utn å bruk hainnfenn, måddå hainn nabon min et båe ægg å kakskivo mæ hainnfenn

Somalis use to eat rice stew without using cutlery, while my neighbor eats both eggs and sandwiches using cutlery


jønn

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Toten) alternative spelling of jarn.


oill

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative spelling of ull. This dialectal form is used primarily in verbal or unformal communication


høtt

høtt f (definite singular høtta, definite singular dative høtten, indefinite plural høtto or høtte, definite plural høttonn or høttenn, definite plural dative høttom)

høtta (definite singular)
høtten (dative definite singular)
høtto (indefinite plural)
høtte (indefinite plural)
høttonn (definite plural)
høttenn (definite plural)
høttom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative spelling of hytte.


høtt

(dialectal, Telemål, Haugesund) alternative form of kva (“what”)


trebjønn

trebjønnen (definite singular)
trebjønnar (indefinite plural)
trebjønnane (definite plural)

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) pronunciation spelling of trebjørn


kjersk

kjersk f (definite singular kjerska or kjerskan, definite singular dative kjersken or kjerskjen, indefinite plural kjersko, definite plural kjerskonn, definite plural dative kjerskom)

kjerska (definite singular)
kjerskan (definite singular)
kjersken (dative definite singular)
kjerskjen (dative definite singular)
kjersko (indefinite plural)
kjerskonn (definite plural)
kjerskom (dative definite plural)

Rebracketing of kjerke. The ending -e has disappeared due to apocope. The letter "r" in Nynorsk/Bokmål-spelled words corresponds in most cases to /ʂ/ in Trøndelag dialect if it stands before s, k, t or p. Due to this change, the letter combination rk can be written as rsk (or sjk) in dialectal spelling, and vice versa (e.g. oberst can be mispronouced as obert in case of self-hypercorrection of the speaker who tries to avoid dialect in his/her speech).

(eye dialect, dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative spelling of kyrkje.


bjønnfett

bjønnfetta (definite singular)
bjønnfetter (indefinite plural)
bjønnfettene (definite plural)

From bjønn (“bear”) + fitte (“cunt”). Compare Swedish björnfitta.

(dialectal, Trøndelag) a fur hat, an ushanka


skitfiske

From skit + fiske. Literally, “shitty fishing”. Said to wish opposite luck on the performer so as not to jinx the statement (similar to Russian ни хвоста ни чешуи (ni xvosta ni češui)).

good luck, break a leg (especially before fishing)


trebjørn

trebjørnen (definite singular)
trebjørnar (indefinite plural)
trebjørnane (definite plural)

From tre (“tree”) + bjørn (“bear”). May be a kind of avoidance speech similar to gråbein (“wolf”), buskefisk (“snake”), beinlaus (“wind”) etc.

a squirrel, a rodent of the subfamily Sciurinae


kåmmå

kåmmå (present tense kjæm or kjøms, past tense kom or kåmm, past participle køme, imperative kom or kåmm)

kjæm (present)
kjøms (present)
kom (past)
kåmm (past)
køme (participle past)
kom (imperative)
kåmm (imperative)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of koma (“to come”)


føgl

føglen (definite singular)
føglar (indefinite plural)
føglane (definite plural)

(dialectal) alternative form of fugl (“bird”)


bøgd

bøgd f (definite singular bøgda, definite singular dative bøgden, indefinite plural bøgde, definite plural bøgdenn, definite plural dative bøgdom)

bøgda (definite singular)
bøgden (dative definite singular)
bøgde (indefinite plural)
bøgdenn (definite plural)
bøgdom (dative definite plural)

Vess du kike' litt ut å e høgt over Almannberget, da e det lætt å ferstå koffer Oppdal e bøgda mi

1996, Terje Tysland (lyrics and music), “Bøgda mi”:

If you are high over Almannberget and take a look, then it is easy (for you) to understand why Oppdal is my village

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of bygd (“village”)


ronkall

ronkallen (definite singular)
ronkallar (indefinite plural)
ronkallane (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Skjåk) alternative form of runekall (“a wizard”)


fesk

(dialectal, Northern Norway, Trøndelag) alternative form of fisk (“fish”)


fesk

fesk (present tense feske, past tens feska, passive infinitive feskast or feskas, present participle feskand or feskannes, imperative fesk)

feske (present)
tens feska (past)
feskast (infinitive passive)
feskas (infinitive passive)
feskand (participle present)
feskannes (participle present)
fesk (imperative)

(dialectal, Northern Norway, Trøndelag) alternative form of fiske (“to fish”)


gjårå

gjårå (present tense gjær, past tense gjor or gjol, past participle gjort)

gjær (present)
gjor (past)
gjol (past)
gjort (participle past)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of gjera (“to do”)


roneri

"Da eg spor kva dei bruka'n te, svara Ola: Det va roneri og trollkonster om å gjårrå

1968, O.Havdal, Meldal bygdebok: Bygdesoga til ikring 1700:

When I asked what he used them for, Ola answered: It was about doing whitchcraft and magic art


andpusten

andpusten (neuter singular andpustent, definite singular and plural andpustne)

andpustent (neuter singular)
andpustne (definite plural singular)

Dei var baade rædde og andpustne. Ho Johanna kom etter, ho var mest graatferdig.

1907, O.Duun, Løglege skruvar og anna folk:

They were both scared and out of breath. Johanna came right behind, she was most of them near to begin crying

out of breath, especially due to physical activity or asthma


nåkå

De tian: Du ska int tænk aa ta ifraa Naakaan enten Kjæringa hans, Dræin-en hans, held Tausa hans, int Oxin hæld Hæsten aa int naakaa taa alt det, som højre aam te.

The tenth (commandment): You shall not think to take from anybody neither his wife, or his servant, or his servant girl, not his ox or horse, or anything that belongs to him.

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of noko (“something, anything”)


nåkån

The tenth (commandment): You shall not think to take from anybody neither his wife, or his servant, or his servant girl, not his ox or horse, or anything that belongs to him)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of nokon (“someone, somebody, anybody”)


bårå

bårå (present tense bær, past tense bar, past participle båre)

bær (present)
bar (past)
båre (participle past)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of bera (“to carry”)


tjurru

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of tjøre (“tar”)


skoillj

ska (present)
skoillj (past)
skoillj (participle past)
skoillast (infinitive passive)
skoillandes (participle present)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of skulle.


gaddj

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag) alternative form of gadd (“dry pine”)


tyrihjelm

tyrihjelmen (definite singular)
tyrihjelmar (indefinite plural)
tyrihjelmane (definite plural)

From tyri (“fatwood”) + hjelm (“helmet”). There are used dialectal forms of this word starting with fur- and tørr-, so it is not clear what was the original form. Today, however, the form starting with tyri- is more common.

Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.


drekk'

drekk' (present tense drekk, past tense drakk, present participle drukke or drokke)

drekk (present)
drakk (past)
drukke (participle present)
drokke (participle present)

From Old Norse drekka. Due to apocope, the final vowel is shortened while writing.

Hei det e på tide å drekk sæ foill no

2017, Beist (lyrics and music), “Ståle Støggsterk”:

Oh, it's about time to get drunk now (literally "to drink yourself full now" )

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) alternative form of drikke (“to drink”) (In case of use of "kløyvd infinitiv" it is an e-infinitive verb, because it's got an apocope.)


tåggå

tåggå (present tense tøgg, past tense tågg, past participle tøgge)

tøgg (present)
tågg (past)
tøgge (participle past)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of tyggja (“to chew”)


møvver

møvver m (definite singular møvvern, indefinite plural møvra, definite plural møvrane or møvrann)

møvvern (definite singular)
møvra (indefinite plural)
møvrane (definite plural)
møvrann (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Toten) alternative form of maur (“ant”)


såvå

såvå (present tense søv, past tense såv, past participle såve)

søv (present)
såv (past)
såve (participle past)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Gudbrandsdalen) alternative form of sova (“to sleep”)


risstjerne

risstjerna (definite singular)
risstjerner (indefinite plural)
risstjernene (definite plural)

From rita (“to carve, to sketch”) + stjerne (“star”).


såmmår

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of sumar (“summer”)


kainnj

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of kan. (present tense of kunna)


bokja

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) definite singular of bok


tusskall

tusskallen (definite singular)
tusskallar (indefinite plural)
tusskallane (definite plural)

From tuss (“Subterranean”) + kall (“man”).

Ho Enøygd-Kari (...) såg ein gong ein tusskall som sat på ei låg (...) "Gakk i Guss namn no da", sa ho, og da gjekk han.

The One-Eyed Kari (...) have seen once a Subterranean man sitting on a log (...) "Go now in God's name", she said, and then he went (away)


slå lens

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slå lens (present tense slår lens or slær lens, past tense slo lens, supine slege lens)

slår lens (present)
slær lens (present)
slo lens (past)
slege lens (supine)

Lens is a short form for lensmann. The form ut å slå lensmann ("out to beat a sheriff") is still in use.


lensmann

lensmann m (definite singular lensmannen, indefinite plural lensmenn, definite plural lensmennene)

lensmannen (definite singular)
lensmenn (indefinite plural)
lensmennene (definite plural)

Lensmannen? Nå er du idiot igjen. Eg vilde ikkje sjå han.

The policeman? Now you are being silly again. I have not wanted to see him.

Beklager, kjære lensmann, æ og du e faen itt dus

2015, Olsen (lyrics and music), “Konstabel snus”, in Makt og ære, blod og spy, performed by Faensmakt:

Sorry, dear constable, I and you hell ain't no friends


hainnj

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of hand (“hand”).


hainnj

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of hann (“male animal”).


hainnj

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of han (“he”).


kaill

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of kall (“a man”).


kaill

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of kall (“a calling”).


kaill

kaill (neuter kaillt, definite singular and plural kaille, comparative kaillar, indefinite superlative kaillast)

kaillt (neuter)
kaille (definite plural singular)
kaillar (comparative)
kaillast (indefinite superlative)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of kald (“cold”).


kaill

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of kalle (“to call”).


tidend

tidenda (definite singular)
tidender (indefinite plural)
tidendene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tíðendi, tíðindi n pl, later reanalysed as feminine singular. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic tíðindi and Swedish and Danish tidende.

Norsk Tidend


ålå

ålå (present tense æl, past tense ol, present participle ale)

æl (present)
ol (past)
ale (participle present)

Du må itt finn' på å ålå apor tå ungom hass

You must not come up with to foster monkeys from his kids

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Gudbrandsdal) alternative form of ala (“to foster”)


læms

læmsa (definite singular)
læmser (indefinite plural)
læmsene (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of lefse


åtå

åtå (present tense æt, past tense åt, past participle ete)

æt (present)
åt (past)
ete (participle past)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Gudbrandsdal) alternative form of eta (“to eat”)


brennhuttu

brennhuttu f (def brennhuttua, indefinite plural brennhuttu, def pl *brennhuttunn)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of brennesle (“a stinging nettle”)


harerug

Det veks mykje harerug på sætra, og kvar sumar samlar me han og blander med mjølk og honning.

There is growing a lot of alpine bistort on the summer farm, and every summer we collect it and mix with milk and honey.

serpent-grass, alpine bistort (Bistorta vivipara)


brennuttu

brennuttu f (def brennuttua, indefinite plural brennuttu, def pl *brennuttunn)


poinni

Probably a rebracketing of på and under. See also på, tu and tå, which probably share the same word genesis of rebracketing.

The dogs hid themselves under the table

Hoinnjan gjømt sæ poinni bole (normative spelling: hundane gøymde seg under bordet)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of under (“under, below”)


poinn-

Probably a rebracketing of på and under.

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of under-


poinnbrok

poinnbroka (definite singular)
poinnbrøker (indefinite plural)
poinnbrøkene (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) (clothing) underpants

(dialectal, Trøndelag) (clothing) long johns

(dialectal, Trøndelag) (clothing) tights, pantyhose


myttjy

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of mykje (“a lot”)


lærv

lærva (definite singular)
lærver (indefinite plural)
lærvene (definite plural)

Probably from Old Norse lérept. See also lereft. Related to adjective lærvåt (about torn clothes, or a person dressed in rags).

(dialectal, Trøndelag) rag, cloth, patch


tullball

tullballen (definite singular)
tullballar (indefinite plural)
tullballane (definite plural)

(dialectal, Northern Norway, Trøndelag) a fool, a weird person (often not offensive)

toilljbaillj

non-standard dialectal spelling of this word, heavily used in unformal writing


hosso

hosso f (definite singular hosa, definite singular dative hosson, indefinite plural hosso, definite plural hossonn, definite plural dative hossom)

hosa (definite singular)
hosson (dative definite singular)
hosso (indefinite plural)
hossonn (definite plural)
hossom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of hose (“stocking, sock”)


kønn

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Toten, Østfoldmål) alternative form of korn (“grain”)


hoselest

hoselesten (definite singular)
hoselestar (indefinite plural)
hoselestane (definite plural)

From hose (“stocking”) + lest (“foot-part of a stocking”).


kakskiv

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kakskiv f (definite singular kakskiva, definite singular dative kakskiven, indefinite plural kakskivo, definite plural kakskivonn, definite plural dative kakskivom)

kakskiva (definite singular)
kakskiven (dative definite singular)
kakskivo (indefinite plural)
kakskivonn (definite plural)
kakskivom (dative definite plural)

From kake (“cake”) + skive (“slice”). Probably a result of semantic drift cake > bread. Anyway, the word kake itself has no meaning as bread in Trøndersk dialect (at least today).

kakeskive

usually a not-phonetic spelling because of apocope removal


trittå

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Surnadal) alternative form of tretten (“thirteen”)


jøbbørsdag

jøbbørsdagen (definite singular)
jøbbørsdagar (indefinite plural)
jøbbørsdagane (definite plural)

/jœbːœʂdɑːɡ/


sekstå

(dialectal) alternative form of seksten (“sixteen”)


tridje

third (pre-2012) alternative form of tredje


femtå

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Surnadal) alternative form of femten (“fifteen”)


nikjå

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Surnadal) alternative form of nitten (“nineteen”)


fjortå

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Surnadal) alternative form of fjorten (“fourteen”)


sykkjå

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Surnadal) alternative form of sytten (“seventeen”)


i stad

Eg var i skogen no i stad


martnad

martnad m (definite singular martnaden or martnan, definite singular dative martnada or martnam, indefinite plural martnadar or martna'a, definite plural martnadane or martnann, definite plural dative martnadom or martnom)

martnaden (definite singular)
martnan (definite singular)
martnada (dative definite singular)
martnam (dative definite singular)
martnadar (indefinite plural)
martna'a (indefinite plural)
martnadane (definite plural)
martnann (definite plural)
martnadom (dative definite plural)
martnom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Hallingmål, Northern Norway) alternative form of marknad (“market”)


akjå

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Surnadal) alternative form of atten (“eighteen”)


aillstan

From alle (“all”) + stadane (“the places”). Cognate with Icelandic allstaðar and Swedish allestädes.

(dialectal, Trøndelag) everywhere (eye dialect spelling)


i granskauen

i (“in”) + gran (“spuce”) + skauen (“the forest”), literally in the spuce forest.

af

Akebrettet sklei som i granskauen nedover vegen, så det var ikkje lett å styre kursen.

The toboggan slid like the hell down the road, so it wasn't easy to control the course.

(idiomatic) the hell (after an interrogative term)


attpåklatt

attpåklatten (definite singular)
attpåklattar (indefinite plural)
attpåklattane (definite plural)

From attpå ("after-") and klatt (the same as klump (“lump”) or rest (“leftover”), but in this context is often referring to defecating).

(vulgar) a trailing child, which is many years younger than its siblings.


gølv

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative form of golv (“floor”)


goillj

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of gull (“gold”).


skoill

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of skulle.


træll

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of troll


træll

(nonstandard) Alternative form of træl (“slave”)


ittno

Når e åpna huset, då va det ittno folk dær firri du kom no

When I opened the house, then it was no people there before you came now

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of ikkje noko (“nothing, no”)


kainn heinn

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of kan henda (“maybe”). (In case of use of "kløyvd infinitiv" it is an e-infinitive verb, and in this case is spelled as kan hende)


kainn

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of kan (“can”).


Meddarn

Short form of Meldalen or Medaldalen, from Old Norse Meðaldalr, meðal (“middle”) + dalr (“valley”).

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of Meldalen (a former municipality and its administrative center)


fårrå

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fårrå (present tense fær, past tense fór, past participle fårre or firri)

fær (present)
fór (past)
fårre (participle past)
firri (participle past)

Je vill hållå me her og sjå sola,
den ser'u aller fra Vola.
Men te hausten da ska je fårrå,
her går det itt an å vårrå

1990, Per Bergersen (lyrics and music), “Hematt”:

I will hold me down here and see the sun,
you never see it from Vola.
But, when autumn will start, I'm gonna move,
(because) it's no way anybody can stay here

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of fara (“to travel, go, drive, move”)


kjuring

kjuringen (definite singular)
kjuringar (indefinite plural)
kjuringane (definite plural)

Either from Traveller Norwegian kjuring, either borrowed from Swedish tjuring or Tavringer Romani tjuring through the Månsing jargon. In any case, derived from Romani ćhuri.


sun’e

sun’e m (definite singular sunen, definite singular dative sunæ, indefinite plural syni, definite plural synine or synin, definite plural dative sunó)

sunen (definite singular)
sunæ (dative definite singular)
syni (indefinite plural)
synine (definite plural)
synin (definite plural)
sunó (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of son (“son”)


son’e

son’e m (definite singular sonen, definite singular dative sonæ, indefinite plural syni, definite plural sǿnine or sǿnin, definite plural dative sonó)

sonen (definite singular)
sonæ (dative definite singular)
syni (indefinite plural)
sǿnine (definite plural)
sǿnin (definite plural)
sonó (dative definite plural)


hossolæst

hossolæst m (definite singular hossolæstn, definite singular dative hossolæsta, indefinite plural hossolæsta, definite plural hossolæstann, definite plural dative hossolæstom)

hossolæstn (definite singular)
hossolæsta (dative definite singular)
hossolæsta (indefinite plural)
hossolæstann (definite plural)
hossolæstom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of hoselest


såmmå

Imårrå ska æ gjårrå det såmmå som i går om æ årske'

Tomorrow I will do the same as yesterday if I bother to

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Gudbrandsdal) alternative form of same (“same”)


Sjulerek

The first part, Sjul, is probably from Sigurd Svein, a knight in 16–19th century Scandinavian ballads, who is described in the ballads as one of the leaders of the Wild Hunt, loosely based on the legendary hero Sigurd.

(mythology, dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of Gamle-Erik (“devil”)


gardhard

gardhardt (neuter)
gardharde (definite plural singular)
gardhardare (comparative)
gardhardast (indefinite superlative)
gardhardaste (definite superlative)

From gjerde (“fence”) + hard (“hard”). Attested as garhar by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.

a livestock animal who likes to jump over fences

(humorous) a human who likes to jump over fences


hårrå

hårrå m (definite singular hårrån, definite singular dative hara or haram, indefinite plural hara, definite plural harann, definite plural dative harom)

hårrån (definite singular)
hara (dative definite singular)
haram (dative definite singular)
hara (indefinite plural)
harann (definite plural)
harom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of hare (“mountain hare”)


kjøft

Hainn Ola he kjøft sæ ein ny traktor

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) past participle of kjøpe

Det va ein støggstærk oks' på fesjået, så æ berre kjøft 'n med ein gong æ såg 'n

There was a very strong ox on the livestock show, so I just bought him immediately after I got see him

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) past tense of kjøpe (apocope)


feigdarfugl

feigdarfuglen (definite singular)
feigdarfuglar (indefinite plural)
feigdarfuglane (definite plural)

From feigd (“death omen”) + fugl (“bird”).

(folklore) a bird which gives omen that somebody will die soon


feigdeglår

feigdeglåren (definite singular)
feigdeglårar (indefinite plural)
feigdeglårane (definite plural)

From feigd (“approaching death”) + glår (“strong hunger”).

compound

a strong hunger which occurs by a person who will die soon (or is already dying)


foill

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foill (neuter singular foilltj, definite singular and plural foill, comparative foillar, indefinite superlative foillast)

foilltj (neuter singular)
foill (definite plural singular)
foillar (comparative)
foillast (indefinite superlative)

Hei det e på tide å drekk sæ foill no

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of full (“full, drunk”).


luggum

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Gudbrandsdal) Alternative form of lagom (“good, just right”).


luggum

It was just right and pleasant to be in the cottage this year

Det va luggumt og kosele å vårrå på høtta i år (Normative spelling: Det var lagomt og koseleg å vera på hytta i år)


feigden

(nonstandard, chiefly dialectal or archaic) dative singular of feigd


hørpe

hørpe f (definite singular hørpa, definite singular dative hørpen, indefinite plural hørpor or hørpo, definite plural hørpone or hørponn, definite plural dative hørpom)

hørpa (definite singular)
hørpen (dative definite singular)
hørpor (indefinite plural)
hørpo (indefinite plural)
hørpone (definite plural)
hørponn (definite plural)
hørpom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Valdresmål, Gudbrandsdal) alternative form of harpe (“harp”)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of hurpe (“a difficult woman, a bitch”)


varskrik

varskriket (definite singular)
varskrik (indefinite plural)
varskrika (definite plural)

From vare (“to warn”) + skrik (“cry, scream”).

compound

(folklore, Toten, Telemål) a sound from a swamp, which is traditionally explained as voice of a nøkk, who is warning that somebody is going to drown in the swamp soon


vardøger

vardøgeret (definite singular)
vardøger (indefinite plural)
vardøgera (definite plural)

(folklore) a déjà vu in reverse, where the vardøger-spirit precedes a person in a location or activity, resulting in witnesses believing they've seen or heard the actual person before the person physically arrives. It can occur not only like a doppelganger of a person, but also a doppelganger of an animal or a car-driving person.


rasa i feigden

to worry about soon death without a good reason (often about older people who thinks they are going to die very soon)


tussebit

tussebiten (definite singular)
tussebitar (indefinite plural)
tussebitane (definite plural)

From tuss (“Subterranean”) + bit (“bite”). Literally, a bite of the Subterraneans.

(folklore) a damage from an unvisible bite of a mythical Subterranean wight. Can occur when walking on top of a Subterranean house, or if drinking water from a river at night time. May have parallels in other cultures under other names.


ha att

Ha att grinda


oppdaling

oppdalingen (definite singular)
oppdalingar (indefinite plural)
oppdalingane (definite plural)

a person from Oppdal, southern Trøndelag


meldaling

meldalingen (definite singular)
meldalingar (indefinite plural)
meldalingane (definite plural)

a person from Meldal in south-western Trøndelag (usually, from the village itself, not from the whole municipality)

the dialect spoken in the village of Meldal

the dialect spoken in the municipality of Meldal (excluding Løkken Verk and Bjørnli, and areas around lakes Orvatnet and Frilsjøn) and some parts of Rennebu


likluke

likluka (definite singular)
likluker (indefinite plural)
liklukene (definite plural)

From lik (“corpse”) + luke (“small door”).

a small square door in some old houses, which was before in time used for the corpse removing. If a house inhabitant died, his/her corpse was removed only through the likluke, in case if the ghost will try to find the way back through the usual entrance.


husmann

husmannen (definite singular)
husmenn (indefinite plural)
husmennene (definite plural)

a farmer without own land, renting the land from a landowner


håggå

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håggå m (definite singular håggån, indefinite plural haga, definite plural håggånn)

håggån (definite singular)
haga (indefinite plural)
håggånn (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of hage (“garden”)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) the same as husmannsplass (“crofter farm”)


husmannsplass

husmannsplassen (definite singular)
husmannsplassar (indefinite plural)
husmannsplassane (definite plural)

a crofter farm without owned land, renting the land from a landowner


husmannskost

husmannskosten (definite singular)
husmannskostar (indefinite plural)
husmannskostane (definite plural)

From husmann + -s- + kost. Compare to Swedish husmanskost.

very simple handmade food with good nutrition values


dåggå

(dialectal, Trøndelag) indefinite plural of dag


ståggå

ståggå m (definite singular ståggån, indefinite plural ståggåa, definite plural ståggånn)

ståggån (definite singular)
ståggåa (indefinite plural)
ståggånn (definite plural)

Vi har sætt inn nye trinn når trinn har knækt,
men når heile ståggån ryk, må heile ståggån vækk

1976, Arbeidslaget Hass K. Vømmølbakken (lyrics and music), “Ståggån”:

We have installed new steps when the (old) steps broke,
but when the whole ladder breaks, you must remove the whole ladder

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of stige (“a ladder”)


Riksgrensa

From riksgrense, from rike (“realm, state”) + grense (“border”)

compound

A stone wall on Midøya, Molde, Norway, made as a Swedish-Danish border during the months of Swedish occupation of Trøndelag, Nordmøre and Romsdal in 1564 or 1658. Still today is sometimes considered as the border between the Middle Norway and the Western Norway.


ikønn

ikønnet (definite singular)
ikønn (indefinite plural)
ikønna (definite plural)

Så sette ikønnet opp i ei diger gran, og katta drog etter. Så hoppa ikønnet frå tre til tre.

ca 1925, R. Delvika, Katta som åt opp eit smørstykke:

So the squirrel went up to a huge spruce, and the cat followed after it. So the squirrel jumped from tree to tree.

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative form of ekorn


løysingsstein

løysingssteinen (definite singular)
løysingssteinar (indefinite plural)
løysingssteinane (definite plural)

From løysing + -s- + stein. Compare Norwegian Bokmål løsningsstein.

(folklore) a stone-like object used for helping women to give birth. Can be e.g. a tropical Entada bean taken by the Gulf Stream to the shore of North Norway


Sjustjerna

From sju (“seven”) + stjerna (“the star”), from Old Norse sjaustirni


Karlsvogna

From Karl (“the name Karl”) + vogna (“the wagon”).


sæbygg

sæbyggjen (definite singular)
sæbyggjar (indefinite plural)
sæbyggjane (definite plural)

The endings like -bygg and -bøgg is often used as a part of different local demonyms in Norway. It is a derivation from Old Norse byggja (“to inhabit”)


spåddå

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spåddå m (definite singular spåddån, indefinite plural spåddåa, definite plural spåddånn or spåddånj)

spåddån (definite singular)
spåddåa (indefinite plural)
spåddånn (definite plural)
spåddånj (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of spade (about a shovel or spade of any material)


soleie

soleia (definite singular)
soleier (indefinite plural)
soleiene (definite plural)

Proposed etymology is sol (“sun”) + auge (“eye”), although Ivar Aasen was not agree with it. According to some alternative views, the word can derivate from sol (“sun”) + leie (“flower”).

(botany) buttercup or any flower of the genus Ranunculus


omnkall

omnkallen (definite singular)
omnkallar (indefinite plural)
omnkallane (definite plural)

(folklore) a human-shaped statuette used e.g. as protection against evil spirits


ferbainna

(eye dialect, Trøndelag) alternative form of forbanna (“damned, fucking, cursed”)


Bjerne

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


Bivrost

biv + rost; a semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Bifrǫst, from bifa (“to shiver”) + rǫst.

slbor

(Norse mythology) Bifrost (the rainbow bridge connecting Asgard with Midgard)


varnt

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway, Northern Norway) neuter singular of varm

Eastern Norway; Northern Norway; Eastern Norway; Northern Norway


tålå

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Gudbrandsdal) Alternative form of tala (“to speak”)


spållå

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spållå (present tense spele, past tense spelt or spela, past participle spelt or spele)

spele (present)
spelt (past)
spela (past)
spelt (participle past)
spele (participle past)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of spela (“to play”)


raffelkak

raffelkak f (definite singular raffelkaka, definite singular dative raffelkaken, indefinite plural raffelkaku, definite plural raffelkakunn, definite plural dative raffelkakum)

raffelkaka (definite singular)
raffelkaken (dative definite singular)
raffelkaku (indefinite plural)
raffelkakunn (definite plural)
raffelkakum (dative definite plural)

The first part raffel is probably from vaffel. The second part is apocope form of kake.

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of vaffel (“waffel”)


kløyvd infinitiv

kløyvd infinitiv m (definite singular kløyvde infinitiven, indefinite plural kløyvde infinitivar, definite plural kløyvde infinitivane)

kløyvde infinitiven (definite singular)
kløyvde infinitivar (indefinite plural)
kløyvde infinitivane (definite plural)

From kløyve (“to split”) + infinitiv. The origins of the split infinitives of verbs and the jamvekt of the substantive of nouns in some Norwegian dialects share a lot of similarity with the Pite Sami and Lule Sami genesis of some verbs and nouns, e.g. månnå, dållå, månne, lådde etc.
The system was also in use for a short time period in Bokmål and was called the same.

(regarding the Norwegian Nynorsk language) A spelling system for Norwegian verbs with two different endings for verb infinitives. The system is based on splitting of verbs into two categories, used in dialects of Eastern Norway and Trøndelag. The one category is verb infinitives with an a-ending (corresponding to å-ending in some dialects), and the other one is with an e-ending (corresponding to zero-ending in some dialects).


gandfluge

gandfluga (definite singular)
gandfluger (indefinite plural)
gandflugene (definite plural)

From gand (“magic”) + fluge (“a fly”). Compare to Norwegian Bokmål gandflue and Swedish ganfluga.

(folklore) magic force in form of a fly, similar to Komi-Zyrian шева (ševa), Southern Sami gane-čurek and Northern Sami [Term?]; usually a disease sent through air by a wizard


gandfugl

gandfuglen (definite singular)
gandfuglar (indefinite plural)
gandfuglane (definite plural)

(folklore) magic force in form of a bird


svartmetall

(music) the black metal, the metal music with Satanic or Pagan message.


Svarteskolen

From svart (“black”) + -e- + skolen (“the school”). Similar to Icelandic Svartiskóli.

compound

(folklore) a black magic school near Wittenberg, Germany


blåveis

blåveisen (definite singular)
blåveisar (indefinite plural)
blåveisane (definite plural)

From blå (“blue”) + -veis (same ending as in kvitveis).


bresk

bresken (definite singular)
breskar (indefinite plural)
breskane (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway, Northern Norway) Alternative form of brisk (“juniper”)


oskorei

oskoreia (definite singular)
oskoreier (indefinite plural)
oskoreiene (definite plural)

From Åsgard (“the Asgard”) + rei (“ride”). According to some other sources, the word is not derived from Åsgard. But in the Scandinavian ballades (such as the ballade of Sigurd Svein) the connection between Åsgård and Oskorei seems very clear.


julenek

juleneket (definite singular)
julenek (indefinite plural)
juleneka (definite plural)

From jul + nek. As a Norwegian tradition, first mentioned simultaneously by Hermann Ruge and Erik Ludvigsen Pontoppidan, both in Danish.

(traditional) a sheaf of grain stalks hanging on the doorjamb by Christmas time, similar to Swedish julkärve


tikse

tiksa (definite singular)
tikser (indefinite plural)
tiksene (definite plural)

Etymology unknown. May be related to tispe or English teg or Swedish tacka.

unk

Etymology unknown.

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

a bitch (female animal of the family Canidae)


Gautstav

gaut + stav; from Old Norse Gautstafr, from gautr (“Geat”) + stafr (“staff”). Doublet of Gustav. Cognates include Icelandic Gautstafur and Swedish Gösta(v), Gustav.

Åt hertugen fekk dei ein annan hest, som het Gautstav.

1928, Sturla Þorðarson, translated by Kr. Audne, Soga um Håkon Håkonsson, page 228:

To the duke, they got an other horse, with the name Geatstaff.


gautsk

gautsk (indefinite singular)
gautske (definite plural singular)

gaut + -sk; from Old Norse gauzkr, from gautr (“Geat”).


vibb

vibben (definite singular)
vibbar (indefinite plural)
vibbane (definite plural)


Høne

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Hǿnir, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *hauhnijaz (“high one”), or Proto-Germanic *huhnijaz (“white one”) (cf. Greek κύκνος (kýknos, “swan”)). Cognate with Icelandic Hænir and Swedish Höne.

slbor

(Norse mythology) Hœnir, a god who helped Odin with the creation of the first humans


Sverik

(High Norwegian) Alternative form of Sverike (“Sweden”)


Sverike

From Old Norse Svíaríki, from Svía (“of Swedes”) + ríki (“kingdom”). Cognate with Faroese Svøríki, Swedish and Danish Sverige, and Old English Swēorīċe.


vakinn

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag, Sognamål) Alternative form of vaken (“awake”)


barkjuke

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barkjuke f (definite singular barkjuka, definite singular dative barkjuken, indefinite plural barkjuko, definite plural barkjukonn, definite plural dative barkjukom)

barkjuka (definite singular)
barkjuken (dative definite singular)
barkjuko (indefinite plural)
barkjukonn (definite plural)
barkjukom (dative definite plural)

From bar (“coniferous”) + kjuke (“a tree growth”).

compound

(dialectal, Trøndelag) a cone (fruit of a conifer)


kåppår

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of kopar (“copper”)


gande

gandar (present)
ganda (past)
ganda (participle past)
gandast (infinitive passive)
gandande (participle present)
gande (imperative)
gand (imperative)

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


gainnj

(dialectal, palatalization, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of gand (“witchcraft”).


gainnj

(dialectal, apocope and palatalization, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of gande (“to do witchcraft or cast spell”).


Lærdalsøyri

Definite form; from Lærdal + øyr (“riverbank, delta”).

Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane#English

A town in Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, by the delta of the Lærdal River


håkkå

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håkkå m (definite singular håkkån, definite singular dative haka, indefinite plural håkkåa, definite plural håkkånn, definite plural dative *håkkåm or *hakom)

håkkån (definite singular)
haka (dative definite singular)
håkkåa (indefinite plural)
håkkånn (definite plural)
*håkkåm (dative definite plural)
*hakom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of hake (“hook”)

(dialectal, South-western Trøndelag) a cabin hook. Synonym of hasp/hespe.


håkkå

håkkå f (definite singular håkkåa, definite singular dative håkkån, indefinite plural håkkå, definite plural *håkkon, definite plural dative *håkkåm)

håkkåa (definite singular)
håkkån (dative definite singular)
håkkå (indefinite plural)
*håkkon (definite plural)
*håkkåm (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of hake (“chin”)


håkkå

Inherited from Old Norse ǫkla n through a form like håkkel, maybe influenced by håkkå (“chin”).

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of okle (“ankle”)


smær

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative spelling of smør (“butter”)


hoill

hoillet (definite singular)
hoill (indefinite plural)
hoilla (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of hold (“layer between flesh and skin fat”)


hoill

hoill (present tense hell, past tense hoildt or hoiltj)

hell (present)
hoildt (past)
hoiltj (past)

From Old Norse halda. Compare Swedish hålla. Due to apocope, the final vowel is removed while writing. Due to palatalization, the ending -ld use to be written as -ill(j).

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) eye dialect spelling of halde (“to hold”). (In case of use of "kløyvd infinitiv" it is an e-infinitive verb, because it's got an apocope.)

halde

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) imperative of halde


kveks

(dialectal, Surnadal, Eastern Norway) alternative form of kvefs (“a wasp”)


kvaks

kvaks m (definite singular kvaksen, definite singular dative kvaksa, indefinite plural kvaksa, definite plural kvaksann, definite plural dative kvaksom)

kvaksen (definite singular)
kvaksa (dative definite singular)
kvaksa (indefinite plural)
kvaksann (definite plural)
kvaksom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway, Northern Norway) alternative form of kvefs (“a wasp”)


toillj

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of tull.


kvest

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of kvist (“twig”)


mainnj

(eye dialect, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) alternative spelling of mann (“man”)


Besso

Definite form; related to besse m (“bear”), from Old Norse bersi. Doublet of Bessa (river in Vågå).

A river running from the lake Bessevatnet, Ullensvang, Hordaland, Norway


Besseggi

Definite form; from the river name Bessa + egg (“edge”). Related to besse (“bear”), from Old Norse bersi.

A mountain ridge on the mountain Veslfjellet, between the lakes Gjende and Bessvatnet, Vågå, Oppland, Norway


lainnj

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) Eye dialect spelling of land.


hæstkuk

hæstkuk m (definite singular hæstkuken, definite singular dative hæstkuka, indefinite plural hæstkuka, definite plural hæstkukan, definite plural dative hæstkukom)

hæstkuken (definite singular)
hæstkuka (dative definite singular)
hæstkuka (indefinite plural)
hæstkukan (definite plural)
hæstkukom (dative definite plural)

Eye dialect spelling form of hestkuk, an apocope form of hestekuk, from hest (“horse”) + -e- + kuk (“penis”).

Hoill kjæft, din ferbainna hæstkuk!

(offensive, dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) Eye dialect spelling of hestkuk (“an asshole”).


soloffer

solofferet (definite singular)
soloffer (indefinite plural)
soloffera (definite plural)

(folklore) various forms of butter offering for the Sun practised in Norway (at least in some cases, on the March 20 and/or around this date)


Bessa

Definite form; related to besse (“bear”), from Old Norse bersi. Doublet of Besso (river on the Hardanger Plateau).

A river running from the lake Bessvatnet, Vågå, Oppland, Norway


samyrkelag

samyrkelaget (definite singular)
samyrkelag (indefinite plural)
samyrkelaga (definite plural)

From samyrke (“cooperation”) + lag (“union, team”).


kjelk

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kjelk m or f (definite singular kjelken or kjelka, definite singular dative kjelka or kjelken, indefinite plural kjelka, definite plural kjelkan, definite plural dative kjelkom)

kjelken (definite singular)
kjelka (definite singular)
kjelka (dative definite singular)
kjelken (dative definite singular)
kjelka (indefinite plural)
kjelkan (definite plural)
kjelkom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) alternative form of kjelke


årske

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag) present tense of orke


årsk

årsk (present tense årske, past tense årska, past participle årske or årska)

årske (present)
årska (past)
årske (participle past)
årska (participle past)

The ending -e has disappeared due to apocope. The letter "r" in Nynorsk/Bokmål-spelled words corresponds in most cases to /ʂ/ in Trøndelag dialect if it stands before s, k, t or p. Due to this change, the letter combination rk can be written as rsk (or sjk) in dialectal spelling.

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of orka. (In case of use of "kløyvd infinitiv" it is an e-infinitive verb spelled as orke.)


mannskit

mannskiten (definite singular)
mannskitar (indefinite plural)
mannskitane (definite plural)

From an apocoped form of manneskit, from mann (“man”) + -e- + skit (“shit”).

Æ ha' lært så ferbainna myttji mannskit, umule å fordøy', ha' te å med prøvd tarmskyll

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

I have learned so damned much bullshit, (that) it is not possible to digest, (I) have even tried colon hydrotherapy


kartanka

kartanken (definite singular)
kartankar (indefinite plural)
kartankane (definite plural)

From Russian ка́танки (kátanki), probably through Russenorsk. Related to Russian катать (katatʹ, “to roll”).

(dialectal) eye dialect spelling of kartankar (“valenki”).


sannferdig

sannferdig (neuter singular sannferdig, definite singular and plural sannferdige)

sannferdig (neuter singular)
sannferdige (definite plural singular)

From sann (“truthfull”) + -ferdig. Cognate of Danish sandfærdig and Swedish sannfärdig.


sannferdig

desc

Russenorsk: sanfærdi, sannferdi, sandfærdig, sainfærdi


kirkje

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

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

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


barnålsopp

barnålsoppen (definite singular)
barnålsoppar (indefinite plural)
barnålsoppane (definite plural)

any very small forest mushroom with a stem, especially of a genus like Micromphale and Marasmius (and the smaller species of the genus Mycena)


nålehatt

nålehatten (definite singular)
nålehattar (indefinite plural)
nålehattane (definite plural)


fluggusopp

fluggusoppen (definite singular)
fluggusoppar (indefinite plural)
fluggusoppane (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Gudbrandsdal) alternative form of flugesopp


kremle

kremla (definite singular)
kremler (indefinite plural)
kremlene (definite plural)

any edible mushroom of the genus Russula


flugesopp

flugesoppen (definite singular)
flugesoppar (indefinite plural)
flugesoppane (definite plural)

From fluge (“a fly”) + sopp (“a mushroom”).


føt

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway, Eastern Norway) alternative form of føter (“feet”)

Northern Norway; Eastern Norway; Northern Norway; Eastern Norway


beingrind

beingrinda (definite singular)
beingrinder (indefinite plural)
beingrindene (definite plural)

From bein (“bone”) + grind (“framework”).


ørtæv

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ørtæv f (definite singular ørtævva, indefinite plural ørtæve or ørtævva, definite plural ørtævenn or ørtævan)

ørtævva (definite singular)
ørtæve (indefinite plural)
ørtævva (indefinite plural)
ørtævenn (definite plural)
ørtævan (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of øyreteve (“slap on the ear”)


Knutsson

Knutsson m (indefinite plural Knutssøner, definite plural Knutssønene)

Knutssøner (indefinite plural)
Knutssønene (definite plural)

From Knuts + -son (“son”). Compare Faroese and Icelandic Knútsson. Doublet of Knudsen.


øyreteve

øyreteva (definite singular)
øyretever (indefinite plural)
øyretevene (definite plural)

From øyre (“rear”) + teve (“slap”). Compare to Danish øretæve.


beingrinnj

/bɛɪːn.ɡrɪɲ/

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of beingrind (“skeleton”).


utbol

(eye dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative spelling of utburd


utburd

utburden (definite singular)
utburdar (indefinite plural)
utburdane (definite plural)

(folklore) a ghost of a newborn baby, who died before it got baptized


spøkjelse

spøkjelset (definite singular)
spøkjelse (indefinite plural)
spøkjelsa (definite plural)

Alternative spelling of spøkelse (“ghost, haunt”)


skrikar

skrikaren (definite singular)
skrikarar (indefinite plural)
skrikarane (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) an unbaptized baby ghost, the same as utburd


leidning

leidningen (definite singular)
leidningar (indefinite plural)
leidningane (definite plural)

From the verb leida (“to lead”) + -ning.

a cord, cable, wire (for transporting electricity or information)

a pipe, pipeline (for transporting substances like water, gas or oil)


måsså

måsså m (definite singular måssån, definite singular dative måssåa, indefinite plural måssåa, definite plural måssånn, definite plural dative måssåm)

måssån (definite singular)
måssåa (dative definite singular)
måssåa (indefinite plural)
måssånn (definite plural)
måssåm (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of mose (“moss”)


Fosen

From Old Norse Fólgsn, originally an island name (now Storfosna); from fela (“to hide”). Doublet of Fosna.

A district and former bailiwick in Trøndelag, Norway


vipsa

vipsar (present)
vipsa (past)
vipsa (participle past)
vipsast (infinitive passive)
vipsande (participle present)
vipsa (imperative)
vips (imperative)

From Vipps + -a (“noun to verb suffix”). Genericized trademark of Vipps, from vips.

Kan du vipsa?

(colloquial) transfer money or pay via the mobile application Vipps


kavring

kavringen (definite singular)
kavringar (indefinite plural)
kavringane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Danish kavring, from older kaghring, related to Old Norse kǫgurr. Also claimed to come from Russian коври́га (kovríga). Compare Faroese karvingur and (dialectal) Swedish kavring.

a rusk (a bun that’s cut in half after the first cooking and then cooked a second time)


marekors

marekorset (definite singular)
marekors (indefinite plural)
marekorsa (definite plural)

From mare (“mare, the evil night spirit”) + kors (“cross”).

compound

(folklore) a pentagram or a pentacle carved in a wall (or on a door) with an iron knife (or painted with tar) as protection against evil spirits


fettoter

fettotren (definite singular)
fettotrar (indefinite plural)
fettotrane (definite plural)

(informal) a man, who is always in search after new sexual partners


Karmt

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Karmt f (definite Kartå or (from dative) Karten)

First part from Old Norse Kǫrmt (genitive Karmtar), from karmr.

(chiefly archaic) an island in Rogaland, Norway. Official name: Karmøy


fettkjerring

fettkjerringa (definite singular)
fettkjerringar (indefinite plural)
fettkjerringane (definite plural)

From dialectal Norwegian fett (“cunt”) + kjerring (“woman”).

(offensive, dialectal) a bitch (difficult woman)


bjøinn

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of bjørn


tjøinn

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of tjørn


opphavsfolk

opphavsfolket (definite singular)
opphavsfolk (indefinite plural)
opphavsfolka (definite plural)

From opphav (“origin”) + folk (“people”).


frumfolk

frumfolket (definite singular)
frumfolk (indefinite plural)
frumfolka (definite plural)

From frum- (“proto-”) + folk (“people”).

an ancient origin people that others descend from


halvkoring

halvkoringen (definite singular)
halvkoringar (indefinite plural)
halvkoringane (definite plural)

(dialectal, sometimes offensive) something or someone having some of characteristics or abilities only in a half-complet way, or having two (opposite) charasteristics in the same time


svartebok

svarteboka (definite singular)
svartebøker (indefinite plural)
svartebøkene (definite plural)

From svart (“black”) + -e- + bok (“book”).

a manuscript in form of a book (or a notebook) containing instructions for use of different kinds of magic (especially the black magic)


Svarteboka

From svart (“black”) + -e- + boka (“the book”).

compound

(folklore) a mythical book with instructions for use of different kinds of magic, written by St. Cyprianus (or Kyphrianus) or by the Devil himself. The book is said to be used in Svarteskolen or is coming from there.

name of any book or notebook, which is supposed to content the text copied from this mythical book mentioned above


kubein

kubeinet (definite singular)
kubein (indefinite plural)
kubeina (definite plural)

From ku (“cow”) + bein (“leg, bone”). Compare to Swedish kofot (“cow foot”).


svarteboksprest

svartebokspresten (definite singular)
svarteboksprestar (indefinite plural)
svarteboksprestane (definite plural)

(folklore) a priest suspected in use of occult magic, or a priest who is actually using it, especially due to possessing a magic book


svalgang

svalgangen (definite singular)
svalgangar (indefinite plural)
svalgangane (definite plural)

From sval + gang. Cognate with Swedish svalgång.

гульбище гульбище

a loggia-like part of a stave church or an old-fashioned Norwegian wooden house, similar to Russian гульбище


ons-

From Old Norse óðins-, genitive of Óðinn.

ons- + dag (“day”) → onsdag (“Wednesday”)

wednes-, wens- (of or pertaining to the god Odin)


Onsaker

From Old Norse Óðinsakr, from Óðinn + akr. Doublet of Onsåker.

A farm name found various places in Eastern Norway:


Onsøy

Originally an island name; from Old Norse Óðinsey, from Óðinn (“Odin, Woden”) + ey (“island”).

A former municipality of Østfold, Norway


laftahus

laftahuset (definite singular)
laftahus (indefinite plural)
laftahusa (definite plural)

(dialectal) Alternative form of laftehus


Dovrefjell

A mountain area in Norway, creating a natural border between the Nordafjells part of Norway and the rest of the kingdom


laftehus

laftehuset (definite singular)
laftehus (indefinite plural)
laftehusa (definite plural)

From lafta (“to do log building”) + hus (“house”).

af

a log cabin or a similar bigger building


brynestein

brynesteinen (definite singular)
brynesteinar (indefinite plural)
brynesteinane (definite plural)

a long flat stone (usually 12-20 inches long) used for sharpening of knives, axes and swords. May be manually produced (like e.g. Eidsborgbryna) or industrial produced.


langeleik

langeleiken (definite singular)
langeleikar (indefinite plural)
langeleikane (definite plural)

(music) a Norwegian musical instrument, a kind of droned zither


kraviklyre

kraviklyra (definite singular)
kraviklyrer (indefinite plural)
kraviklyrene (definite plural)

(music) a lyre, in its design inspired or copied from Kraviklyra (the oldest lyre ever found in Norway)


kråkur

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


ølbolle

ølbollen (definite singular)
ølbollar (indefinite plural)
ølbollane (definite plural)

a bowl (made of wood) used for beer (usually in collective drinking, e.g. during celebrations). Often decorated with different carved and painted decorations and inscriptions (e.g. runic inscriptions and rhymed jokes)


ølkjenge

ølkjenga (definite singular)
ølkjenger (indefinite plural)
ølkjengene (definite plural)

the same as ølbolle, but with two handles (usually in form of horse heads)


vekj

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vekj f (definite singular vekja, definite singular dative vekjen, indefinite plural vekjo, definite plural vekjonn, definite plural dative vekjom)

vekja (definite singular)
vekjen (dative definite singular)
vekjo (indefinite plural)
vekjonn (definite plural)
vekjom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of veikje (“girl”)


kjenge

kjenga (definite singular)
kjenger (indefinite plural)
kjengene (definite plural)

a bowl with two handles, usually used for drinking of different liquids


dreielire

dreielira (definite singular)
dreielirer (indefinite plural)
dreielirene (definite plural)


sopinn

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag) Alternative form of sopen (“hungry”)


glåren

glåre (neuter)
glårne (definite plural singular)
glårnare (comparative)
glårnast (indefinite superlative)
glårnaste (definite superlative)


varur

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


taglharpe

taglharpa (definite singular)
taglharper (indefinite plural)
taglharpene (definite plural)

(music) a Scandinavian musical instrument, a kind of bowed lyre


kritpipe

kritpipa (definite singular)
kritpiper (indefinite plural)
kritpipene (definite plural)

From krit (“chalk”) + pipe. Semantic shift (chalk -> ceramic) of uncertain origin.

(smoking) a tobacco pipe made of soft ceramic. Used mostly in older days. Usually, the longer pipes were used by men, and the shorter ones - by women.


seljefløyte

seljefløyta (definite singular)
seljefløyter (indefinite plural)
seljefløytene (definite plural)

(music) a Norwegian kind of a willow flute, similar to Finnish pitkähuilu


himmelkvelv

himmelkvelven (definite singular)
himmelkvelvet (definite singular)
himmelkvelvar (indefinite plural)
himmelkvelv (indefinite plural)
himmelkvelvane (definite plural)
himmelkvelva (definite plural)

Då sa Gud: Det verte ljos på himmelkvelven; dei skal skilja dagen frå natti.

And God said: There gonna be lights on the sky firmament; they shall divide the day from the night (The first book of Moses, 1:14)

(Judaism, Christianity, poetic) the sky firmament


Lågdalen

Definite form; from Låg + dal (“valley”). Doublet of Lardal.

A valley in Vestfold, Norway, around the river Lågen


Kvikne

a town in the valley between Tynset and Berkåk in Norway, which shares cultural and linguistical similarities both with Trøndelag and Austlandet. Formerly known as a large mining place (Kvikne Copper Works).

a municipality which had the administrative center in this town. Had two parishes. In 1966 the one parish (Innset sokn) became part of Trøndelag, while the other part (Kvikne itself) became part of Tynset municipality, which currently is an administrative unit of Innlandet.

a town on the Vinstra river between the towns Vinstra and Skåbu, also in Norway


Setesdalsheiene

Definitive plural form of Setesdal + -s- + hei.

A mountain plateau in Norway consisting of two plateaux: the smaller Austheia in the east and the bigger Vestheia in the west. The Setesdal valley is stretching from north to south in between these two plateaux.


bygdeborg

bygdeborga (definite singular)
bygdeborger (indefinite plural)
bygdeborgene (definite plural)

From bygd (“village”) + borg (“castle, stronghold”).

compound

(archaeology) remains of a special kind of fortification build between 1st and 7th centuries in Scandinavia, similar to Swedish fornborg

tjuveborg

roughly the same term, but used in folklore context


Totak

Related to Tokke. From reconstructed Old Norse *Þotagr. The last part is from Old Norse *agr, similarly to Bandak.


Hjerkinn

From Old Norse *Hjarðkinn, from hjǫrð (“livestock, herd”) + kinn (“mountainside”).

A town in Dovre municipality, Oppland, Norway, by the border to Trøndelag


Mjøsa

Definite form; from Old Norse Mjǫrs f, from Proto-Germanic *Mersō, an s-derivation of Proto-Indo-European *mer-, whence also merja (“to crush”).

Mjøsa (a lake in Oppland and Hedmark, Norway)


jamne

jamnar (present)
jamna (past)
jamna (participle past)
jamnast (infinitive passive)
jamnande (participle present)
jamne (imperative)
jamn (imperative)

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


gomli

Definite form; a nominalisation of gomol f (“old”).

(nonstandard or dialectal) alternative form of gamla (“the old (woman)”)


hjålm

hjålmen (definite singular)
hjålmar (indefinite plural)
hjålmane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hjalmr, compare Faroese and Icelandic hjálmur.

(dialectal) alternative form of hjelm (“helmet”)


da han Adam gjætt i Skarrali’n

Literally, “when Adam was a shepherd on the hillside by Skarå Creek”. Gjætt is apocope of gjette, past of gjeta. Skarålia is a hillside at the creek’s lower part, but it is also name of a farm at this hillside, here used with dialectal case ending with preposition referring to the hillside (not the farm).

lit

when Adam was an oakum boy
when Adam was an oakum boy

(Trøndelag, dialectal spelling) long time ago, "when Adam was an oakum boy"


Syvdsfjorden

/¹sʏsːfjɔːrɪɲ/

Definite form; from Syvde + fjord (“fjord”), compare the Old Norse fjord name *Syfðir.

A fjord in Vanylven, Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Syvde

From Old Norse *Syfðir m, originally a fjord name

A village and former municipality of Vanylven, Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


fettnais

fettnais (indefinite singular)
fettnaise (definite plural singular)

The first part fett is similar to Swedish slang fett (“very”) also common in Norwegian. The second part nais is from English nice.

fettnajs

spelling way which is similar to Swedish

Han kjøpte ei fettnais jakke førre veka, så det er ikkje så rart at han er blakk no då veit du

Last week he bought a very nice jacket, so it's not so weird that he's penniless now y'know


Sygnefest

From Old Norse *Sygnafestr f, from sygnir pl (“people from Sogn”) + festr (“rope, cord”). Equivalent of sygn + -fest (“place to moor boats”).

compound

A farm between the villages Dingja and Rutledal in Gulen municipality, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway


Hamarfest

From hamar (“steep cliff”) + -fest (“place to moor boats”), from Old Norse festr f.

af

Landet vert svært snaudt og audslegt, naar ein er komen um Trumsøy og endaa meir, naar du hev siglt framum Hamarfest, som er den nørdste byen i verdi.

1895, Dr. Hans Reusch, translated by Marius Hægstad, Ei liti landkunna elder geografi [A little geography], page 62:

The land becomes very naked and barren, once you get past Tromsøya and even more when you’ve sailed ahead of Hammerfest, which is the northernmost city in the world.

Hammerfest (a city in Finnmark, Norway; the northernmost city in the world; official name: Hammerfest)


Agnefest

From agn (“bait”) + -fest (“place to moor boats”), from Old Norse festr f.

A village in Lyngdal, West Agder, Norway


daudedis

daudedisa (definite singular)
daudediser (indefinite plural)
daudedisene (definite plural)


lagnadsdis

lagnadsdisa (definite singular)
lagnadsdiser (indefinite plural)
lagnadsdisene (definite plural)

From lagnad (“fate, destiny”) + dis (“goddess”).


daudenorne

daudenorna (definite singular)
daudenorner (indefinite plural)
daudenornene (definite plural)


daudemøy

daudemøya (definite singular)
daudemøyer (indefinite plural)
daudemøyene (definite plural)

From daude (“death”) + møy (“girl, woman; unmarried woman”).


norskfinne

norskfinnen (definite singular)
norskfinnar (indefinite plural)
norskfinnane (definite plural)

From norsk (“Norwegian”) + finne (“Finn”).

a person of Finnish and Norwegian heritage, especially one living in Norway


fossekall

fossekallen (definite singular)
fossekallar (indefinite plural)
fossekallane (definite plural)

white-throated dipper
white-throated dipper

white-throated dipper, one of the unofficial national bird symbols of Norway


Jadaren

Definite form; from Old Norse jaðarr (“edge”).


italiansk

italiansk (indefinite singular)
italianske (definite plural singular)


italing

italingen (definite singular)
italingar (indefinite plural)
italingane (definite plural)


rikinge

rikingen (definite singular)
rikingar (indefinite plural)
rikingane (definite plural)

(nonstandard or dialectal) alternative form of riking (“richling”)


Svorkmo

Located on the meeting place between rivers Svorka and Orkla, hence the name. The second part is from mo (“big river beach”). The river's name Svorka has unclear meaning, probably related to darkness.

a village in Orkland municipality, Trøndelag, Norway. Back in the 18th century the village was one of the biggest towns in Trøndelag due to the copper mining activity in Løkken Verk, which was depending on the transporting, smelting and the refinery in Svorkmo.


Løkken Verk

The first part Løkken is the name of one of the places, where the first mining production took place. Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk lykkje - a fenced farming area, usually for livestock. The second part verk means a production place, usually a mine (see Norwegian Nynorsk verk). In Danish and Swedish texts from before the 20th century attested as Lyckens Værk, Løkkens Værk, Løckens Værk etc.

a town in Orkland municipality, Trøndelag, Norway. The town was a big copper mining place in 1654-1853 and 1891-1962. A pilgrim path is going through the town from the Dovre mountains down to the Nidaros cathedral.


Torsnes

From Old Norse Þórsnes, from Þórr + nes.

A village and former municipality of Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway


Odenssal

In a letter from 1345 spelled as ⟨Odenssall⟩ (accusative); from Old Norse Óðinssalr, from Óðinn + salr. It has also been suggested that the true form is Óðinsalr and derived from a word related to Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌷𐍃 (alhs, “temple”).

(obsolete) old name of a neighbourhood of Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norway, in the area of present day Beitstad


Totland

From Old Norse Þórsland, from Þórr + land.

A village and parish of Stad municipality, Nordfjord district, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, formerly in Vågsøy municipality


soinn

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of sund (“a strait”).


soinn

Compare to Swedish sönder and Norwegian sunder

Hainn slo soinn kneet hass

Dæ kåmm en diger ellefaint å reiv soinn bokja mi

A huge elephant came and tore up my book

(eye dialect, Trøndelag) into a broken or destroyed state


soinn

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soinn (neuter singular sointj or suntj or soinntj or suinntj, definite singular and plural soinne, comparative soinnar, indefinite superlative soinnast)

sointj (neuter singular)
suntj (neuter singular)
soinntj (neuter singular)
suinntj (neuter singular)
soinne (definite plural singular)
soinnar (comparative)
soinnast (indefinite superlative)

Dæ æ itj soinntj åt dæ å røyk så myttjy

It is not healthy for you to smoke so much

Du kainn lætt vårrå både stærsk å soinn når du e sæksti

You can easily be both strong and healthy when you are sixty (years old)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of sunn (“healthy”).


stærsk

stærsk (definite singular and plural stærske, comparative stærskar, indefinite superlative stærskast)

stærske (definite plural singular)
stærskar (comparative)
stærskast (indefinite superlative)

Rebracketing of sterk. Same source as Jamtish stærsk. The e-sound before r sounding like æ is very common for most of Norwegian pronounce variations, but the change e->æ itself is particularly very common for Trøndelag dialect.
The sound r in Trøndelag dialect is changing into sj before s, k, t or p. Due to this change, the sound combination rk can be understood and written as sjk or rsk, and vice versa (see e.g. kjersk).

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of sterk (“strong”).


deld

delda (definite singular)
delder (indefinite plural)
deldene (definite plural)


vera i anmarsj

Då hausten var i anmarsj ...

Eitt uvêr er i kort anmarsj


rypefalk

rypefalken (definite singular)
rypefalkar (indefinite plural)
rypefalkane (definite plural)

From rype (“grouse”) + falk (“falcon”), referring to the bird's diet.

Falco rusticolus
Falco rusticolus#Translingual


anmarsj

anmarsjen (definite singular)
anmarsjar (indefinite plural)
anmarsjane (definite plural)

(militaristic, rare) approach, advance (towards a place or state)


aksjelag

aksjelaget (definite singular)
aksjelag (indefinite plural)
aksjelaga (definite plural)


lutlag

lutlaget (definite singular)
lutlag (indefinite plural)
lutlaga (definite plural)

limited liability company
limited liability company

(law) a corporation (stock-based company), limited company, limited liability company


odensdag

odensdagen (definite singular)
odensdagar (indefinite plural)
odensdagane (definite plural)

Oden (“Odin”) + dag (“day”); from Old Norse óðinsdagr. See onsdag.

(obsolete) alternative spelling of onsdag (“Wednesday”)


kukhovud

kukhovudet (definite singular)
kukhovud (indefinite plural)
kukhovuda (definite plural)


Dravlaus

Originally a farm name. Last part from Old Norse lauss (“loose; -less”), or the noun lausa f, a variant of leysa (“lack”). The first part is uncertain, but may come from draf (“dregs, draff”), or from drafli (“a dainty made of caramelised curdled milk”). The latter would be a derogatory exonym, implying they had less food on this farm. Compare the Icelandic farm name Draflaleysa.
Oluf Rygh has suggested Old Norse *Draglausa as a possible Old Norse form, from drag (“pull, drag”).

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

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


indianarhovding

indianarhovdingen (definite singular)
indianarhovdingar (indefinite plural)
indianarhovdingane (definite plural)

From indianar (“American Indian”) + hovding (“chieftain”).


hovding

hovdingen (definite singular)
hovdingar (indefinite plural)
hovdingane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hǫfðingi, from hǫfuð (“head”) + -ing (“-ling”). Akin to English headling.


Audgeir

From Old Norse Auðgeirr, from auðr (“riches, wealth”) + geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Icelandic Auðgeir, Swedish Ödger (< Old Swedish Ødhger), and English Edgar.

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


Tarje

a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Torgeir or Targeir


Terjer

a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Torgeir


Tørjer

(Valdresmål) a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Torgeir


Geirtrud

From Old Norse Geirþrúðr, from geirr (“spear”) + þrúðr (“strength”). Cognate with Faroese Geirtrúð, Icelandic Geirþrúðr, and Swedish Gertrud.


Torgeira

a female given name, masculine equivalent Torgeir


ganga med på

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ganga med på (present tense gjeng med på, past tense gjekk med på, past participle gjenge med på, imperative gakk med på)

gjeng med på (present)
gjekk med på (past)
gjenge med på (participle past)
gakk med på (imperative)

Gakk berre med på det eg hev å segje, so ordner eg resten då veit du

Just join on what I have to say, so I'm gonna fix the rest y'know

Ho gjeng aldri med på å late som um ho ikkje ei tå deim

She's never gonna agree to pretend that she isn't one of them

(pre-2012) alternative form of gå med på


Vidkunn

Borrowed from Old Norse Víðkunnr, from víðr (“widely”) + kunnr (“known”), thus meaning “famous”.

Den gongen budde på Bjarkøy Vidkunn Erlingsson, ein stor og fager kar; han var då attan år, og hadde nyst teke ved farsarven sin. Kong Magnus sende bod til Vidkunn, at han skulde koma til han og taka lendmanns-namn av han.

1920, Halvdan Koht, transl., Sverre-soga [Sverris Saga], Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget (Landsmaalslaget), →ISBN, page 97:

At this time, Vidkunn Erlingsson lived in Biarkey, the handsomest of all the men of Hálogaland. He was now eighteen years of age, and had lately inherited his father’s estate. King Magnus sent word to Vidkunn to come to him and take the rights of a baron.

a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “widely known, famous”


Slidredomen

From Slidre + domen (“the cathedral”), although it is not a real cathedral.

a church in Slidre, in the kingdom of Norway


bumerke

bumerket (definite singular)
bumerke (indefinite plural)
bumerka (definite plural)

A symbol used to mark an object, animal or area as belonging to a particular owner. The Norwegian kind of tamga.


føykje

føykjer (present)
føykte (past)
føykt (participle past)
føykjast (infinitive passive)
føykjande (participle present)
føyk (imperative)

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


årevette

årevettet (definite singular)
årevette (indefinite plural)
årevetta (definite plural)

(folklore) a wight living under the hearth


bustein

busteinen (definite singular)
busteinar (indefinite plural)
busteinane (definite plural)

(folklore) a stone or a false stone used in folk medicine and folk veterinary


Malmøy

malm (“ore”) + øy (“island”); from a folk etymology interpretation of Malmö, from Middle Danish Malmøgh (literally “ore hill”). Compare Icelandic Málmey.

Det var so eg mest vart sprengd av Tankar, for eg var so uppkveikt av Havlufti paa Ferdi fraa Malmøy, at eg ikki var staalsliten eller blaseret daa, sp, eg desverre sidan vardt.

1862 June 29, Aasmund O. Vinje, “Studentferdi”, in Dølen, page 1:

(rare) Malmö (a city in Scania, Sweden; official name: Malmö)


Vegjerd

From Old Norse Végerðr, a female form of Végarðr, from vé (“home; sanctuary”) + garðr (“enclosure; protection”).

compound

a male given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Vegard


unnskylda

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unnskylda (imperative unnskylda or unnskylde or unnskyld, present tense unnskyldar, simple past unnskylda, past participle unnskylda, present participle unnskyldande)

unnskylda (imperative)
unnskylde (imperative)
unnskyld (imperative)
unnskyldar (present)
unnskylda (past)
unnskylda (participle past)
unnskyldande (participle present)

From German Low German entschulden; compare with German entschuldigen.

(reflexive) to apologise (UK) or apologize (for)


Årgjeng

Adapted borrowing of Swedish Årjäng, from å (“river”) + gänge (“passage, crossing”), thus meaning “river crossing”.

compound

Årjäng (a town and municipality of Värmland, Sweden)


Rjånes

From Old Norse *Rjánes, from *ré, a variant of rá (“pole, yard”), + nes (“headland”).

A headland and former ferry slip in Ørsta, Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Nerdrum

From Old Norse Njarðarin or Nerðrin, from Njǫrðr + vin (“meadow”).

A village in Lillestrøm, Romerike district, Akershus, Norway


pinglåt

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag) Alternative form of pinglete (“cowardly”)


yrmle

yrmla (definite singular)
yrmler (indefinite plural)
yrmlene (definite plural)


yrme

yrma (definite singular)
yrmer (indefinite plural)
yrmene (definite plural)


Audvard

/²œʊːva(ː)ɽ/

From Old Norse Auðvarðr, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, from *audaz (“riches, wealth”) + *warduz (“guard, ward”). Cognate with Faroese Eyðvarður and English Edward. Doublet of Edvard.


Audmund

From Old Norse Auðmundr, from auðr (“riches, wealth”) + -mundr (“protector”), cf. mund (“protection; bride gift”). Cognate with Faroese Eyðmundur, Icelandic Auðmundur, Swedish Ödmund, and English Edmund. Doublet of Edmund.


torevatn

(folklore) rainwater (sometimes collected in a special hole in a stone), used in Northern European folk medicine


Åsgeir

/²ɔ(ː)sɡɛɪr/

From Old Norse Ásgeirr, from áss (“god”) + geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ásgeir, Swedish and Danish Asger, German Ansgar, and English Oscar

a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Åsgeir, equivalent to English Oscar


lausunge

lausungen (definite singular)
lausungar (indefinite plural)
lausungane (definite plural)

/lœʊ̯ːs.ʊŋ.ŋə/


sållå

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sållå m (definite singular sållån, indefinite plural sållåa, definite plural sållånn)

sållån (definite singular)
sållåa (indefinite plural)
sållånn (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of sele


bøttebong

bøttebongen (definite singular)
bøttebongar (indefinite plural)
bøttebongane (definite plural)

From bøtte (“bucket”) + bong. Calque of English bucket bong


johannesurt

johannesurta (definite singular)
johannesurter (indefinite plural)
johannesurtene (definite plural)

From Johannes + urt. Cognate with Swedish johannesört.


kakse

kaksen (definite singular)
kaksar (indefinite plural)
kaksane (definite plural)

(sometimes derogatory) a big landowner, a very rich farmer, a richling

(politics, dated) a kulak, a kurkul (also in Norwegian society context)


hoill brillan

From a Norwegian comic book hero Hold Brillan. Literally, “Hold the eyeglasses”
Suggesting that the speaker is having on eyeglasses, and needs someone else to hold it in order to engage in a fight.


beksvart

beksvart (indefinite singular)
beksvarte (definite plural singular)


Svone

Related to svòna (“to grow, overflow”, about rivers).

a river in Lesja and Dovre in Oppland, and Oppdal in Trøndelag, Norway


Røyros

Originally a farm name, until it was repurposed for the town around 1650. First part from Old Norse *Reyðr, from rauðr (“red”), cf. reyðr. Last part from óss (“river mouth”).

Maaḷar-kånste læṛdė ’n Pær på Røyros, ’n reistė dit i ongdome å gav se i lærė sjå ein maaḷar-męstęr, såm dẹ sto slikt eit oṛ tå.

1894, Ivar Kleiven, Segner fraa Vaagaa, page 126:

Per learnt the art of painting in Røros; he travelled there in his youth and was taught by a painting master, which was well renowned.

Den austlegaste Vegen er sedvanlega kallad Røyros-Vegen; han gjeng nordetter Øysterdalen igjenom Tunnset (Tønsæt) og Tolgen til Bergstaden Røyros, som er kjend av sitt Koparverk og ligg i ei Lægd imillom nokre stora og jamna Heidar, nokot yver fjortan Mil ifraa Trondheim og til og tretti Mil ifraa Oslo (Kristiania).

1911, Ivar Aasen, Skrifter i samling, volume 1, page 209:

The easternmost road is commonly called the Røyros road; it goes north along the Øysterdal through Tunnset (Tønsæt) and Tolgen to the mining town Røyros, which is known for its copperworks and lies in a hollow between a few large and even moors, some thirty miles away from Trondheim and thirty-three miles from Oslo (Kristiania).

A mining town and municipality of Gauldal district, southern Trøndelag, Norway. Official name: Røros


avkriminalisera

avkriminaliserer (present)
avkriminaliserte (past)
avkriminalisert (participle past)
avkriminaliserast (infinitive passive)
avkriminaliserande (participle present)
avkriminaliser (imperative)


nemna

nemner (present)
nemnde (past)
nemnt (participle past)
nemnd (participle past)
nemnast (infinitive passive)
nemnande (participle present)
nemn (imperative)

From the Old Norse verb nefna, from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną. Cognates include German nennen, not least the other North-Germanic languages Faroese nevna, Icelandic nefna, Swedish nämna, and Danish nævne (Norwegian Bokmål nevne).

ingen nemnd, ingen gløymd

if no one is mentioned, then no one is forgotten (idiomatic)

(transitive, rare) to mark with a name, e.g. by putting on a name tag

Dei nemnde dottera si Ingrid.

(ditransitive, rare) to call; to give a name to


selsnepe

selsnepa (definite singular)
selsneper (indefinite plural)
selsnepene (definite plural)

From Sel + nepe. Literally, “a turnip from Sel” (which is a village in Norway)


vondul

vondulen (definite singular)
vondular (indefinite plural)
vondulane (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse vǫndull. Cognate with Icelandic vöndull.


skjæraks

skjærakset (definite singular)
skjæraks (indefinite plural)
skjæraksa (definite plural)

From Old Norse skjaðak n, from Old Irish sceïd, from Proto-Celtic *skeyeti (“to vomit”).
Contaminated by skjera and aks. Cognate with Icelandic skjaðak and Swedish skäde.
Alternatively, from skjera + aks "a cutting grain ear", not related to the dialectal skjerak (with the same meaning, but from Old Norse skjaðak).


tunglynde

tunglyndet (definite singular)
tunglynde (indefinite plural)
tunglynda (definite plural)


Hallvord

From Old Norse *Hallvǫrðr, from hallr (“stone”) + vǫrðr (“guardian”), or -varðr. Doublet of Hallvard.


skreddartime

skreddartimen (definite singular)
skreddartimar (indefinite plural)
skreddartimane (definite plural)

From skreddar (“tailor”) + time (“hour”). Because of time, when it is begins to be not enough outdoor light to be able to read or sew, so the tailors (in old times) can take a short rest from the work before lighting the indoor candles or rushlights.


Auda

From Old Norse Auða, a short form of compound names with the element auðr (“wealth, riches”) (such as Auðbjǫrg). Cognate with Icelandic Auða and Swedish Öda.

a male given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Aude


Øyeren

→ Swedish: Öjern, Öjeren

→ Danish: Øjeren

Definite form; from Old Norse *Eyir m, from ey (“island”), referring to the sand islands in the northern end, by the delta of the river Glåma.


jonsokkoll

jonsokkollen (definite singular)
jonsokkollar (indefinite plural)
jonsokkollane (definite plural)

(botany) a pyramidal bugle, Ajuga pyramidalis


Salomos segl

Salomos seglet (definite singular)
Salomos segl (indefinite plural)
Salomos segla (definite plural)

Calque of Latin sigillum Salomonis. As the white flower name of is similar to Swedish, English and Danish.

(folklore, tradition, magic) the Solomon's seal (the magic symbol in old and modern magic traditions in Norway, often like a hexagram)

(dialectal, botany, Trøndelag) red campion


Sarp

(definite form) A waterfall in Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norway


Blåmann

From blå (“black”, literally “blue”) + mann (“man”). Compare blåmann.

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„Blaamann“, „Blaamann“, Bukken min,
tænk paa vesle Guten din!
Bjørnen med sin lodne Feld
kan deg taka seint i Kveld.

1864, Aasmund O. Vinje, “Leitande efter Blaamann”, in Diktsamling, page 150:

“Blue Man”, “Blue Man”, my buck,
think of your little boy!
The bear with its shaggy fur
can take you late tonight.


liljekonvall

liljekonvallen (definite singular)
liljekonvallar (indefinite plural)
liljekonvallane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin lilium convallium, probably through Danish or Swedish. Calque of Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים (šôšannat hāʿămāqîm) through Vulgata (probably before the Reformation of the Norwegian Church). Similar to English lily of the valley and Swedish liljekonvalj.

calque

שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים

(botany) a lily of the valley (a poisonous plant (or its flower) of genus Convallaria). The flowers in Norway's culture have association with spring and romantique, although they are poisonous.


kongro

kongroa (definite singular)
kongroer (indefinite plural)
kongroene (definite plural)


mekke

mekkar (present)
mekka (past)
mekka (participle past)
mekkast (infinitive passive)
mekkande (participle present)
mekke (imperative)
mekk (imperative)

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


Tunsberg

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Túnsberg.

lbor

(chiefly historical) a city and municipality of Vestfold, Norway. Official name: Tønsberg


verta av

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verta av (present tense vert av, past tense vart av, supine vorte av, imperative vert av)

vert av (present)
vart av (past)
vorte av (supine)
vert av (imperative)


verte tå

verte tå (present tense vert tå, past tense vart tå, supine vorte tå, imperative vert tå)

vert tå (present)
vart tå (past)
vorte tå (supine)
vert tå (imperative)

Kor vart det tå deinn dama som skoill ha mæ te å dainns? Æ kainn huss på at ho vart finar og finar heilt te ailt forsvainn

1996, Frode Viken (lyrics and music), “Det går likar no”, performed by D.D.E.:

Where did the woman disappeared, she, who wanted me to dance? I can remember she was more and more beautiful until everything was gone

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) Alternative form of verta av (also e-ending because of the split infinitive, although no ending in this verb is used in speech in Trøndelag because of the apocope)


skrujarn

skrujarnet (definite singular)
skrujarn (indefinite plural)
skrujarna (definite plural)


verta tå

verta tå (present tense vert tå, past tense vart tå, supine vorte tå, imperative vert tå)

(dialectal, Western Norway) Alternative form of verta av


vi sest

Similar to Swedish vi ses, Faroese vit síggjast and Danish vi ses


gledeleg jol

gledeleg jul
gledeleg jul#Norwegian_Nynorsk


gledeleg jul

Similar to Danish glædelig jul and Faroese gleðilig jól


gledeleg

gledeleg (indefinite singular)
gledelege (definite plural singular)
gledelegare (comparative)
gledelegast (indefinite superlative)
gledelegaste (definite superlative)

From glede + -leg. Cognate with Danish glædelig, Icelandic gleðilegur and Faroese gleðiligur.


Bygdin

Definite form; from Old Norse *Bygðir, from bugr (“bend”), thus meaning “the bent one”. Compare the nearby lake Gjende, meaning “the straight one”, from gandr (“staff”).

A lake in Vang, Valdres district, Oppland, Norway


Gjende

Definite form; from Old Norse *Gendir, from gandr (“staff”), thus meaning “the straight one”. Compare the nearby lake Bygdin, meaning “the bent one”, from bygr (“bent”).

North Gudbrand Valley
North Gudbrand Valley#English

A lake in Vågå, North Gudbrand Valley district, Oppland, Norway


Hajeren

Definite form; from Old Norse *Hagir, from older *Hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô (“enclosure”). The name would thus mean “the one that encloses; the border lake”, possibly referring to the position near the border to Vestfold county.

mention-gloss

A lake in Kongsberg, Numedal district, Buskerud, Norway


Ramnegud

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Hrafnaguð.

slbor

Tvo ramnar sit paa akslerne hans og segjer honom i øyro alle hendingar dei ser og høyrer; dei heiter Hugen og Munen. Deim sender han ut i dagningi tal aa fljuga yver all verdi, og dei kjem att til dugurden; soleis fær han kunnskap um mange tidender, og difor kallar folk han for Ramnegud.

1909, Halvdan Koht, “Oden og æserne”, in Gamalnorske eventyr um Oden og Tor: fortalde paa nynorsk [Old Norse tales of Odin and Tor: told in Modern Norwegian], page 6:

Two ravens sit on his shoulders and tell him in his ears all events they see and hear; their names are Huginn and Muninn. Them, he sends out at dawn to fly over the whole world, and they come back by the midday meal; this way, he gets all knowledge of many tidings, and for this reason, they call him Raven God.


møyr

møyrt (neuter)
møyre (definite plural singular)
møyrare (comparative)
møyrast (indefinite superlative)
møyraste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz. Cognate with Faroese moyrur and Icelandic meyr.


Vinstre

A lake in Valdres district, Oppland, Norway right east of the Bygdin lake


mannete

manneta (definite singular)
manneter (indefinite plural)
mannetene (definite plural)

Sjøen her er full av manneter.


heitdøl

heitdølen (definite singular)
heitdøler (indefinite plural)
heitdølar (indefinite plural)
heitdølene (definite plural)
heitdølane (definite plural)

alternative form of heddøl (“someone from Heddal”)


Sjørdal

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Sjørdal m (definite Sjørdarn or Sjørdal'n, dative Sjørdala)

Sjørdarn (definite)
Sjørdal'n (definite)
Sjørdala (dative)


sandblåsa

sandblåser (present)
sandblæs (present)
sandblåste (past)
sandbles (past)
sandblåst (participle past)
sandblåse (participle past)
sandblåsast (infinitive passive)
sandblåsande (participle present)
sandblås (imperative)

blestra


heddøl

heddølen (definite singular)
heddøler (indefinite plural)
heddølar (indefinite plural)
heddølene (definite plural)
heddølane (definite plural)


heiddøl

heiddølen (definite singular)
heiddøler (indefinite plural)
heiddølar (indefinite plural)
heiddølene (definite plural)
heiddølane (definite plural)


Flatdal

From Old Norse Flatdalr, from flatr (“flat”) + dalr (“valley”). The modern pronunciation with /d/ in the first part is an assimilation with the following consonant, cf. the nearby Heddal, Heiddal < *Heitdal (Old Norse Heitradalr).

A village and valley in Seljord, Telemark, Norway


kverksott

kverksotta (definite singular)
kverksotter (indefinite plural)
kverksottene (definite plural)

From kverk (“throat”) + sott (“disease”). May also be analyzed as an apocoped version of kverka (“to kill, to strangle”) + sott (“disease”), which can be seen in the old Danicized spelling Qværkesot (normalized as kverkesott, also used in Bokmål).

compound

(veterinary medicine) strangles, Coryza contagiosa equorum


Bitdal

From the river name Bitu, from Old Norse *Bíta (“a biting creek, a very cold creek”), related to bita (“to bite”). The other part is dal (“valley”). The modern pronunciation with /d/ in the first part is an assimilation with the following consonant, cf. the nearby Heddal < Old Norse Heitradalr. Meanwhile, the assimilation in the local dialect went the other way.

inh

A valley in Vinje, Telemark, Norway, in the former Rauland municipality. Most area of the valley is covered by an artificially enlarged lake.

Bital

used e.g. in eye dialect spellings and old maps


Heddal

From Old Norse Heitradalr, *Heitrardalr, from the river name *Heitr f (now Heddøla) + dalr (“valley”). The modern /d/ of the first part is an assimilation with the following consonant, cf. the nearby Fladdal < Flatdalr.

A village and church site in Notodden, Telemark, Norway


Sjøddarn

(dialectal, Trøndelag) Eye dialect spelling of Stjørdalen.


Nyårsnavar

From nyår (“New Year”) + navar (“auger”).

(Trøndelag, folklore) an auger-like monster which makes holes in house walls every New Year night


boltelås

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boltelås m or n (definite singular boltelåsen or boltelåset, indefinite plural boltelåsar or boltelås, definite plural boltelåsane or boltelåsa)

boltelåsen (definite singular)
boltelåset (definite singular)
boltelåsar (indefinite plural)
boltelås (indefinite plural)
boltelåsane (definite plural)
boltelåsa (definite plural)

From bolt + lås. Similar to Swedish bultlås

(historical, archaeology) a kind of cylindrical padlock often used during 13-19th centuries, especially on doors and horse-drawn wagons


bjørnelås

bjørnelås m or n (definite singular bjørnelåsen or bjørnelåset, indefinite plural bjørnelåsar or bjørnelås, definite plural bjørnelåsane or bjørnelåsa)

bjørnelåsen (definite singular)
bjørnelåset (definite singular)
bjørnelåsar (indefinite plural)
bjørnelås (indefinite plural)
bjørnelåsane (definite plural)
bjørnelåsa (definite plural)

From bjørn (“bear”) + lås (“lock”). Literally, “bear-lock”

(historical, archaeology) a primitive door lock, often made of wood.


hyrding

hyrdingen (definite singular)
hyrdingar (indefinite plural)
hyrdingane (definite plural)


Jalund

From Old Norse Jǫlund, Jalund, possibly from the fjord name *Jali + -und. Cognate with Icelandic Jölund.

(obsolete) An island in Moss, Outer Østfold, Norway. Official name: Jeløy(a)


Heddøla

Definite form; related to Heddal. Replaced the Old Norse name *Heitr f, possibly from heitr (“hot”).


Møsvatn

From Old Norse *Mernisvatn, from the older name *Mernir + vatn (“lake”). The first part is derived from the river name *Marna (whence also Måne), again derived from *Mǫrn.

A lake in Vinje, Telemark, Norway. A part of its eastern coast is located in Tinn municipality.


Måne

From Old Norse *Marna, derived from *Mǫrn, likely from the root of marr (“sea”).


ein eller annan

ein eller annan (feminine ei aller anna, neuter eitt eller anna)

ei aller anna (feminine)
eitt eller anna (neuter)

Sjå, der fer det ein eller annan båt austover

Look, there is some boat passing towards east


Jeløy

From the first part of the old island name Jalund + øy (“island”).

(definite form) An island in Moss, Outer Østfold, Norway


silje

silja (definite singular)
siljer (indefinite plural)
siljene (definite plural)

From Old Norse *silja, from Proto-Germanic *siljǭ, derived from *silô (“harness”). Cognate with Swedish silja.

a chest strap on a harness (in the place of a collar)


slagbjørn

slagbjørnen (definite singular)
slagbjørnar (indefinite plural)
slagbjørnane (definite plural)

(folklore) A bear which prefers a carnivorous diet, especially which kills livestock and humans


myrbjørn

myrbjørnen (definite singular)
myrbjørnar (indefinite plural)
myrbjørnane (definite plural)

(zoology) A pygmy blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda

(folklore) A bear which prefers a vegetarian diet


grasbjørn

grasbjørnen (definite singular)
grasbjørnar (indefinite plural)
grasbjørnane (definite plural)

From gras + bjørn. Similar to Swedish gräsbjörn (“a young vegetarian bear”)


kveik

kveika (definite singular)
kveiker (indefinite plural)
kveikene (definite plural)

(usually uncountable) a Norwegian kind of brewing yeasts

(uncountable) beer or any similar drink made with this kind of yeasts


Lierelva

Definite form; from Lier f pl + elv (“river”). Replaced the older name *Sviðrir m (ja-stem), surviving in the valley and farm name Sørsdal (< Syðrisdalr, *Sviðrisdalr), and the farm name Svere.


så å seia

Similar to Norwegian Bokmål så å si, Danish så at sige and Swedish så att säga. Literally, “so to say”, by the same construction as English so to speak, German sozusagen and Russian так сказать (tak skazatʹ).


innvol

innvolen (definite singular)
innvolar (indefinite plural)
innvolane (definite plural)

From inn + vol (“muscle, entrail”), derived from Old Norse innyfli. See also Norwegian Bokmål innvoll.

innard, entrail (internal organs of a human or animal)


innmat

innmaten (definite singular)
innmatar (indefinite plural)
innmatane (definite plural)

From inn + mat. Compare Icelandic innmatur.

offal (internal animal organs, used for food)


Svere

From Old Norse *Sviðrir, originally the name of the Lier River (now Lierelva). Related to Old English swaþrian (“to become still”).


Sørsdal

Originally a valley name; from Old Norse Syðrisdalir m pl, a variant of Sviðrisdalir, from *Sviðrir + dalr (“valley”).


Ljabru

From Old Norse Ljarnabrú, from *Ljárnarbrú, from *Ljórn + brú (“bridge”).

A hill and neighbourhood of Oslo, Norway


Ljan

Originally a river name (now Ljanselva); from Old Norse *Ljórn (genitive *Ljárnar), from older *Léǫrn, from Proto-Norse *ᛚᛖᚹᚨᚱᚾᚢ (*lewarnu), from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewH-.

A church site and neighbourhood of Oslo, Norway


ring-på-spring

From ringja (“ring”) + på (“on”) + springa (“run”), where ring is the imperative form of ringja or its infinitive with dialectal apocope. Alternatively, from the noun ring n (“a door bell ring or a phone call”).
Literally, “ring (on the door bell), while running”, although it may be accepted to use a bicycle.


urokse

uroksen (definite singular)
uroksar (indefinite plural)
uroksane (definite plural)

From Old Norse úrr (“aurochs”) + okse (“bull”).


tebakers

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) alternative form of tilbake


til endes

han seglde lande til endes, og handel og slikt fór han òg med

he sailed all across the country (coast), and he ran as well (some) business and the like


blokkebær

blokkebæret (definite singular)
blokkebær (indefinite plural)
blokkebæra (definite plural)


Godgjest

god (“god”) + gjest (“guest”); from Old Norse Goðgestr, from Proto-Norse ᚷᚢᛞᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (gudagastiʀ), from *gudą + *gastiz.


og liknande

Similar to Swedish och liknande and Danish og lignende


kubbetrapp

kubbetrappa (definite singular)
kubbetrapper (indefinite plural)
kubbetrappene (definite plural)

a ladder made of a single tree stem by cutting the stairs in it


hardnakka

From hard (“hard”) + nakke (“nape”), a Calque of Hebrew קשה ערף (Exodus 33). A biblical term similar to Swedish hårdnackad, Ancient Greek σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotrákhēlos), Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj), German halsstarrig etc.

cog

σκληροτράχηλος

жестоковыйный


Betleheim

From a reanalysis of the latter part of Betlehem as -heim (“home, -ham”).


gøyskjelde

gøyskjelda (definite singular)
gøyskjelder (indefinite plural)
gøyskjeldene (definite plural)


Kyrkjenes

From kyrkje (“church”) + nes (“headland”), a calque of Danish Kirkenæs, referring to a church on the place built in 1862. Replaced the older names Pisselvnes and Håkjerringnes. Cognate with Icelandic Kirkjunes.

A town in Sør-Varanger, Finnmark, in the far north-eastern corner of Norway, close to the Russian border. Official name: Kirkenes


ståtarkonge

ståtarkongen (definite singular)
ståtarkongar (indefinite plural)
ståtarkongane (definite plural)

Probably from ståtar (“vagabond”) + konge (“king”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål stodderkonge and Swedish ståtarekung.

(historical) a public servant who chases away vagabonds, beggars and the Travellers


valkyrju

valkyrjo (definite singular)
valkyrjur (indefinite plural)
valkyrjune (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Old Norse valkyrju, accusative of valkyrja, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ.

lbor

(Midlandsnormalen, Norse mythology) alternative form of valkyrje (“valkyrie”)


skjoldmøy

skjoldmøya (definite singular)
skjoldmøyar (indefinite plural)
skjoldmøyer (indefinite plural)
skjoldmøyane (definite plural)
skjoldmøyene (definite plural)

From skjold (“shield”) + møy (“maid”); a calque of Old Norse skjaldmær.


skjeldmøy

skjeldmøya (definite singular)
skjeldmøyar (indefinite plural)
skjeldmøyer (indefinite plural)
skjeldmøyane (definite plural)
skjeldmøyene (definite plural)

/²ʃɛl(d)ˌmœʏː/

Inherited from Old Norse skjaldmær (plural skjaldmeyjar), from skjǫld (“shield”) + mær (“maid”).

«Høyre du skire skjeldmøy,
hot eg vil spørje deg:
vil du seia meg fa’ersnavnet,
så vil eg bele til deg.»

1959, Knut Liestøl, Norsk folkedikting, page 115:

“Do you hear, pure shieldmaiden,
what I will ask you:
will you tell me your father’s name,
then I will propose to you.”


Orkedalsøyri

From Orkedal + øyr (“river mouth”). Compare to Kyrksæterøra.

the old name of nowadays Orkanger area (which before 19th century had no clear borders and no clear center)


tofte

toften (definite singular)
toftar (indefinite plural)
toftane (definite plural)

From toft, a variant of tuft (“homestead; plot”). Doublet of tufte and tomte.


Rodgeir

From Old Norse Róðgeirr, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz, from *hrōþiz (“praise, fame”) + *gaizaz (“spear”). Cognate with Icelandic Hróðgeir and Swedish Rodger.

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


hukkukul

head

hukkukul m (definite singular hukkukuln, definite singular dative hukkukula, indefinite plural hukkukula, definite plural hukkukulan, definite plural dative hukkukulom)

hukkukuln (definite singular)
hukkukula (dative definite singular)
hukkukula (indefinite plural)
hukkukulan (definite plural)
hukkukulom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, South-western Trøndelag) Alternative form of oklekul


Yggdrasel

/²ʏɡːˌdraːsəl/

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Yggdrasill, from Yggr + drasill (“steed”).

slbor

(Norse mythology) alternative form of Yggdrasil


innanhyses

Synonym of innhyses (“inside the house”)


aillj

head

aillj m or f (neuter ailltj, plural aillj)

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of all.


rointj

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of rundt.


rointj

roinnj

same adjective, masculine and feminine genders


ailltj

(dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of alt.


Tolo

From Old Norse Tólóm, dative of Tólár pl. First part from tó n (“grassy spot”); the second part -lár is less certain and may come from the plural of ló f (“meadow”) or lá f.

A farm in Kvam, Hardanger district, Hordaland, Norway


fullsjuk

fullsjuk (neuter singular fullsjukt, definite singular and plural fullsjuke)

fullsjukt (neuter singular)
fullsjuke (definite plural singular)