islending

islendingen (definite singular)
islendingar (indefinite plural)
islendingane (definite plural)


konjakk

konjakken (definite singular)
konjakkar (indefinite plural)
konjakkane (definite plural)

From the French city of Cognac, and French cognac.


prosjekt

prosjektet (definite singular)
prosjekt (indefinite plural)
prosjekta (definite plural)


kvinne

kvinna (definite singular)
kvinner (indefinite plural)
kvinnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kvinna, kvenna; genitive plural of kona.


danske

dansken (definite singular)
danskar (indefinite plural)
danskane (definite plural)


svenske

svensken (definite singular)
svenskar (indefinite plural)
svenskane (definite plural)


lenke

lenka (definite singular)
lenker (indefinite plural)
lenkene (definite plural)


prinsipp

prinsippet (definite singular)
prinsipp (indefinite plural)
prinsippa (definite plural)

Borrowed from French principe, from Latin prīncipium (“beginning, foundation”), from prīnceps (“first”).


diskusjon

diskusjonen (definite singular)
diskusjonar (indefinite plural)
diskusjonane (definite plural)


selskap

selskapet (definite singular)
selskap (indefinite plural)
selskapa (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German selschap, from Old Saxon selskepi, from Proto-Germanic *saljaskapiz.


nordmann

nordmannen (definite singular)
nordmenn (indefinite plural)
nordmennene (definite plural)

From Old Norse norðmaðr, from norð- (“north”) + maðr (“person, man”), equivalent to nord + mann. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic norðmaður, Swedish norrman and Danish nordmand.

a Norwegian (person of Norwegian ancestry or inhabitant of Norway)

Der møtte «nordmennane» med hestar, og kauparar møtte fraa heile Telemarki.

1908, Rikard Berge, Myllarguten, page 94:

There, the westerners [lit. Norwegians] met with horses, and buyers met from all across Telemark.

an inhabitant of Western Norway (used among the peasants in the mountain valleys of Eastern Norway, who considered “north” upriver)


metra

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of metrum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of metrum


kronprins

kronprinsen (definite singular)
kronprinsar (indefinite plural)
kronprinsane (definite plural)

From krone (“crown”) + prins (“prince”). Compare German Kronprinz.


sykkel

sykkelen (definite singular)
syklar (indefinite plural)
syklane (definite plural)

From English cycle, short form of bicycle.


hjelp

Takk for hjelpa.


jente

jenta (definite singular)
jenter (indefinite plural)
jentene (definite plural)

From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Faroese and Icelandic genta and Swedish jänta.


kronprinsesse

kronprinsessa (definite singular)
kronprinsesser (indefinite plural)
kronprinsessene (definite plural)


dronning

dronninga (definite singular)
dronningar (indefinite plural)
dronningane (definite plural)

[²dɾɞ̞n.nɪŋ]

queen (reproductive female of certain insects)


skotte

skotten (definite singular)
skottar (indefinite plural)
skottane (definite plural)


delfin

delfinen (definite singular)
delfinar (indefinite plural)
delfinane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), via Latin delphinus.

Delphinus delphis
Delphinus delphis#Translingual

a dolphin, in particular Delphinus delphis


artikkel

artikkelen (definite singular)
artiklar (indefinite plural)
artiklane (definite plural)


asiat

asiaten (definite singular)
asiatar (indefinite plural)
asiatane (definite plural)


kjøleskap

kjøleskapet (definite singular)
kjøleskap (indefinite plural)
kjøleskapa (definite plural)

From kjøle + skap. Compare Swedish kylskåp and Danish køleskab.


globus

head

globus m (definite singular globusen, indefinite plural globusar, definite plural globusane)

globusen (definite singular)
globusar (indefinite plural)
globusane (definite plural)


gutt

gutten (definite singular)
guttar (indefinite plural)
guttane (definite plural)


heis

heisen (definite singular)
heisar (indefinite plural)
heisane (definite plural)


xylofon

xylofonen (definite singular)
xylofonar (indefinite plural)
xylofonane (definite plural)


strøm

strømmen (definite singular)
strømmar (indefinite plural)
strømmane (definite plural)

Alternative form of straum; (pre-2012) alternative form of straum


sjokolade

sjokoladen (definite singular)
sjokoladar (indefinite plural)
sjokoladane (definite plural)


eske

eska (definite singular)
esker (indefinite plural)
eskene (definite plural)


dagbok

dagboka (definite singular)
dagbøker (indefinite plural)
dagbøkene (definite plural)


prøve

prøven (definite singular)
prøvar (indefinite plural)
prøvane (definite plural)
prøva (definite singular)
prøver (indefinite plural)
prøvene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German, from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from Latin probare.


nummer

nummeret (definite singular)
nummer (indefinite plural)
nummera (definite plural)


skap

skapet (definite singular)
skap (indefinite plural)
skapa (definite plural)


profet

profeten (definite singular)
profetar (indefinite plural)
profetane (definite plural)

From Old Norse prófeti, prófeta, from Late Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).


bilde

bildet (definite singular)
bilde (indefinite plural)
bilda (definite plural)


døgn

døgnet (definite singular)
døgn (indefinite plural)
døgna (definite plural)

From Norwegian Bokmål døgn, from Danish døgn, from Old Norse dǿgn.


prins

prinsen (definite singular)
prinsar (indefinite plural)
prinsane (definite plural)

From Old French prince, from Latin princeps.

a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)


kopp

koppen (definite singular)
koppar (indefinite plural)
koppane (definite plural)

From Old Norse koppr, probably from Middle Low German kop, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object, knoll”).


mobiltelefon

mobiltelefonen (definite singular)
mobiltelefonar (indefinite plural)
mobiltelefonane (definite plural)

(telephony) cell phone or cellphone (US), or mobile phone (UK)


konge

kongen (definite singular)
kongar (indefinite plural)
kongane (definite plural)

From Old Norse kongr and konungr, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Akin to English king. The adjective is derived from the noun.

a playing card with the image of a king on it


råd

rådet (definite singular)
råd (indefinite plural)
råda (definite plural)


råd

råden (definite singular)
rådar (indefinite plural)
rådane (definite plural)


unge

ungen (definite singular)
ungar (indefinite plural)
ungane (definite plural)


finne

finnen (definite singular)
finnar (indefinite plural)
finnane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Swedish finne, from Old Norse finnr (“Sami”). Doublet of finn.


finne

From Middle Low German vinne or from German Finne (“fin”).


nabo

naboen (definite singular)
naboar (indefinite plural)
naboane (definite plural)


kappe

kappa (definite singular)
kapper (indefinite plural)
kappene (definite plural)


brev

brevet (definite singular)
brev (indefinite plural)
breva (definite plural)

From Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve scriptum.


nes

neset (definite singular)
nes (indefinite plural)
nesa (definite plural)

From Old Norse nes (“headland”), from Proto-Germanic *nasją (“foothill; headland, cape”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s (“nose”).


historie

historia (definite singular)
historier (indefinite plural)
historiene (definite plural)

From Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορίᾱ (historíā, “history”).


tekst

teksten (definite singular)
teksta (definite singular)
tekster (indefinite plural)
tekstar (indefinite plural)
tekstene (definite plural)
tekstane (definite plural)

From Latin textus and Old Norse textr, texti.


kalender

head

kalender m (definite singular kalenderen, indefinite plural kalendrar, definite plural kalendrane)

kalenderen (definite singular)
kalendrar (indefinite plural)
kalendrane (definite plural)


fantom

fantom n (definite singular fantomet, indefinite plural fantom, definite plural fantoma)

fantomet (definite singular)
fantom (indefinite plural)
fantoma (definite plural)


klippe

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


boks

boksen (definite singular)
boksar (indefinite plural)
boksane (definite plural)


langa

langa (definite singular)
langer (indefinite plural)
langor (indefinite plural)
langene (definite plural)
langone (definite plural)


lyse

Attested in Glossarium Norvagicum (1749) of Erik Pontoppidan as Liuſe.


kant

kanten (definite singular)
kantar (indefinite plural)
kantane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Italian canto and Old French cant.

Ikkje gå for nær kanten.

På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk.

There is a lot of trouble in that part of town.

Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten.

The wind most often blows from that direction.


drikk

drikk m (definite singular drikken, indefinite plural drikker or drikkar, definite plural drikkene or drikkane)

drikken (definite singular)
drikker (indefinite plural)
drikkar (indefinite plural)
drikkene (definite plural)
drikkane (definite plural)

Vatn er ein fin drikk når ein er tyrst.

Water is a good drink when one is thirsty.

Drikk har øydelagd mange familiar.

alcohol (the concept of drinking alcohol)


smie

smia (definite singular)
smier (indefinite plural)
smiene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of smie

nn-noun-infl

Use allowed for schoolchildren already as of 1910.

From Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic *smiþjǭ.


maske

head

maske f (definite singular maska, indefinite plural masker, definite plural maskene)

maska (definite singular)
masker (indefinite plural)
maskene (definite plural)

Possibly from Arabic; via Italian, French masque and German Maske.


maske

masken (definite singular)
maskar (indefinite plural)
maskane (definite plural)
maska (definite singular)
masker (indefinite plural)
maskene (definite plural)


eksperiment

eksperimentet (definite singular)
eksperiment (indefinite plural)
eksperimenta (definite plural)


diva

divaa (definite singular)
divaer (indefinite plural)
divaene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of diva
but considered second-tier.

nn-noun-infl

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


hest

hesten (definite singular)
hestar (indefinite plural)
hestane (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian hester, from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz (“horse, stallion”). Doublet of hingst.

inh

rida høgan hest

to act arrogant (literally, “ride on a high horse”)


ensemble

ensemblet (definite singular)
ensemble (indefinite plural)
ensembla (definite plural)

Borrowed from French ensemble, from Late Latin insimul.


drikke

From Old Norse drekka f, from the verb drekka.

mat og drikke


drikke

drikket (definite singular)
drikke (indefinite plural)
drikka (definite plural)


lesbe

lesba (definite singular)
lesber (indefinite plural)
lesbene (definite plural)

Colloquial form of lesbisk kvinne (“lesbian woman”).


stemme

stemma (definite singular)
stemmer (indefinite plural)
stemmene (definite plural)


kost

kosten (definite singular)
kostar (indefinite plural)
kostane (definite plural)


kost

head

kost m (definite singular kosten, uncountable)

diet (what one usually eats, not a restricted diet)

kost og losji


sokk

sokken (definite singular)
sokkar (indefinite plural)
sokkane (definite plural)

From Old Norse sokkr, from Latin soccus (“slipper”).


drosje

drosje f or m (definite singular drosja or drosjen, indefinite plural drosjer or drosjar, definite plural drosjene or drosjane)

drosja (definite singular)
drosjen (definite singular)
drosjer (indefinite plural)
drosjar (indefinite plural)
drosjene (definite plural)
drosjane (definite plural)


slange

slangen (definite singular)
slangar (indefinite plural)
slangane (definite plural)

From Old Norse slangi, and Middle Low German slange. The verb is derived from the noun.


vann

vannet (definite singular)
vann (indefinite plural)
vanna (definite plural)

From vatn with tn > nn (cf. botn > bonn). Also largely influenced by Danish vand, whence Norwegian Bokmål vann.

(dialectal, South Eastern Norway) alternative form of vatn (“water”)


bibel

bibelen (definite singular)
biblar (indefinite plural)
biblane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”).


flagg

flagget (definite singular)
flagg (indefinite plural)
flagga (definite plural)

Kvar for land har dette flagget?


baptist

baptisten (definite singular)
baptistar (indefinite plural)
baptistane (definite plural)

From Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).


foto

fotoet (definite singular)
foto (indefinite plural)
fotoa (definite plural)

Short form of fotografi (“photograph”), from English photo


teip

teipen (definite singular)
teipar (indefinite plural)
teipane (definite plural)


lese

lesa (definite singular)
leser (indefinite plural)
lesene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lesa, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną.


katt

katten (definite singular)
kattar (indefinite plural)
kattane (definite plural)

From Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta. The second sense is a semantic loan from English cat-o'-nine-tails.


bie

bia (definite singular)
bier (indefinite plural)
biene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bý n, from Proto-Germanic *bijǭ f.


bombe

bomba (definite singular)
bomber (indefinite plural)
bombene (definite plural)

eit blått slips med raude bomber


stipend

stipendet (definite singular)
stipend (indefinite plural)
stipenda (definite plural)


basilika

basilikaen (definite singular)
basilikaer (indefinite plural)
basilikaar (indefinite plural)
basilikaene (definite plural)
basilikaane (definite plural)


guinean

guineanen (definite singular)
guineanar (indefinite plural)
guineanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of guineanar


kaste

kasten (definite singular)
kastar (indefinite plural)
kastane (definite plural)


orkan

orkanen (definite singular)
orkanar (indefinite plural)
orkanane (definite plural)


ost

osten (definite singular)
ostar (indefinite plural)
ostane (definite plural)

From Old Norse ostr, from Proto-Germanic *justaz.


troti

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of trot


leve

Specialised from the optative use of leva.

(by extension) a wish for a good and long life


makt

makta (definite singular)
makter (indefinite plural)
maktene (definite plural)

From Old Norse makt, from Middle Low German macht. Akin to English might , German Macht.

Presidenten har stor makt.

Brasil er ei viktig makt i Sør-Amerika.

Brazil is an important power in South America.

Politiet har lov til å bruka makt.


gen

genet (definite singular)
gen (indefinite plural)
gena (definite plural)


låg

låga (definite singular)
læger (indefinite plural)
lægene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lág, from liggja (“to lie (down)”).


minne

minnet (definite singular)
minne (indefinite plural)
minna (definite plural)

From Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic *minþiją, *gaminþiją.


stil

stilen (definite singular)
stilar (indefinite plural)
stilane (definite plural)


måne

månen (definite singular)
månar (indefinite plural)
månane (definite plural)

From Old Norse máni (“the moon”), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Akin to English moon. See also månad.

inh

I solsystemet er det berre to planetar som ikkje har måne.

There are only two planets in the solar system that lack moons.

In the Solar System, there are only two planets without moons.

a moon (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet)

Han begynner å få måne.

(colloquial) a bald spot, especially in and around the crown of the head


astronom

astronomen (definite singular)
astronomar (indefinite plural)
astronomane (definite plural)


kaffi

kaffi

nn-decl-blank-aasen-sing

kaffi

kaffi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
kaffien (accusative definite nominative singular)
kaffi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
kaffiet (accusative definite nominative singular)
kaffie (dative definite singular)


taksi

taksi (indefinite masculine singular)
taksien (definite masculine singular)
taksiar (indefinite masculine plural)
taksiane (definite masculine plural)


malm

malmen (definite singular)
malmar (indefinite plural)
malmane (definite plural)

From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz (“sand, ore”). Doublet of malme.

(countable and uncountable) heartwood, especially of a conifer


ullus

ullusa (definite singular)
ullus (indefinite plural)
ullyser (indefinite plural)
ullusene (definite plural)
ullysene (definite plural)


saldo

account balance, the difference between an account's debits and credits


tysdag

tysdagen (definite singular)
tysdagar (indefinite plural)
tysdagane (definite plural)

From Old Norse týsdagr, from Týr (“Tyr”) and dagr (“day”), from
Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag, a calque of Latin dies Martis.

Eg reiser på tysdag.


asa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


linoleum

Borrowed from English linoleum. Doublet of linolje.


officium

officiet (definite singular)
officium (indefinite plural)
officia (definite plural)

(Christianity, historical) mass, service


lyft

lyftet (definite singular)
lyft (indefinite plural)
lyfta (definite plural)

lift (the act of lifting, that which is lifted)


imi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of im


kýr

head

kýr f (definite singular kýrí, definite singular dative kýrinn, indefinite plural ký, definite plural kýne, definite plural dative ký)

kýrí (definite singular)
kýrinn (dative definite singular)
ký (indefinite plural)
kýne (definite plural)
ký (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of ku (“cow”)


kýr

(nonstandard) alternative spelling of kyr (“cows”); plural of kú


frase

frase m (definite singular frasen, indefinite plural frasar, definite plural frasane)

frasen (definite singular)
frasar (indefinite plural)
frasane (definite plural)


pipa

pipa (definite singular)
piper (indefinite plural)
pipor (indefinite plural)
pipene (definite plural)
pipone (definite plural)


kne

kneet (definite singular)
kne (indefinite plural)
knea (definite plural)

From Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”). Akin to English knee.


lupin

lupinen (definite singular)
lupinar (indefinite plural)
lupinane (definite plural)


pels

pelsen (definite singular)
pelsar (indefinite plural)
pelsane (definite plural)


palma

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of palme


basar

basaren (definite singular)
basarar (indefinite plural)
basarane (definite plural)

From Italian bazar, and Hindustani Hindi बाज़ार (bāzār), Urdu بازار (bāzār); from Persian بازار (bâzâr, “marketplace, bazaar”); from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to buy”).

der

a bazaar (charity event where the proceeds are from sales and tombola)


jette

jetten (definite singular)
jettar (indefinite plural)
jettane (definite plural)

From Danish jætte, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz.


boku

head

bòku f (definite singular bòko, indefinite plural bòkur, definite plural bòkune)

bòku (canonical feminine)
bòko (definite singular)
bòkur (indefinite plural)
bòkune (definite plural)


gamla

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

the old or oldest woman, especially in a family


ve

veet (definite singular)
ve (indefinite plural)
vea (definite plural)

From Old Norse vé, from Proto-Germanic *wīhą.

(historical, in Norse times) holy place, place of offering


ve

veen (definite singular)
vear (indefinite plural)
veane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vé, from Low German. Compare the interjection above.

ve og vel

welfare (literally, “pain and wellness”)


høy

From Old Norse hey. Akin to English hay.


fink

finken (definite singular)
finkar (indefinite plural)
finkane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German vinke. Akin to English finch.

a bird of the family Fringillidae, the finches


garn

garnet (definite singular)
garn (indefinite plural)
garna (definite plural)

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).


koppar

copper ((pre-2012) alternative form of kopar)


inferno

infernoet (definite singular)
inferno (indefinite plural)
infernoa (definite plural)

From Italian inferno, from Latin infernus.


stå

ståen (definite singular)
ståar (indefinite plural)
ståane (definite plural)

From Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic *standaną. The infinitive stå and present tense står, could be derived irregularly from standa, but are likely derived from an Eastern Scandinavian variant. This could have come from an unattested (Eastern) Old Norse form *stá, or from the Middle Low German form stān. Both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stāną, which like *standaną, ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”). The noun derives from the verb. Compare Swedish stå, Danish stå, English stand, Latin stāre, stō.

Forhandlingane gjekk i stå.

(only, idiomatic, not inflected) stop up, stop short, break down

Store stå

A standing area for spectators at Bislett stadion in Oslo, literally: "the great stand"


botswan

botswanen (definite singular)
botswanar (indefinite plural)
botswanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of botswanar


chilen

chilenen (definite singular)
chilenar (indefinite plural)
chilenane (definite plural)


kolombian

kolombianen (definite singular)
kolombianar (indefinite plural)
kolombianane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of kolombianar


bahaman

bahamanen (definite singular)
bahamanar (indefinite plural)
bahamanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of bahamanar


kostarikan

kostarikanen (definite singular)
kostarikanar (indefinite plural)
kostarikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of kostarikanar


sentralafrikan

sentralafrikanen (definite singular)
sentralafrikanar (indefinite plural)
sentralafrikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of sentralafrikanar


angolan

angolanen (definite singular)
angolanar (indefinite plural)
angolanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of angolanar


rør

røra (definite singular)
røret (definite singular)
rører (indefinite plural)
rør (indefinite plural)
rørene (definite plural)
røra (definite plural)


rør

røra (definite singular)
rører (indefinite plural)
rørene (definite plural)


ekvatorialguinean

ekvatorialguineanen (definite singular)
ekvatorialguineanar (indefinite plural)
ekvatorialguineanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of ekvatorialguineanar


colombian

colombianen (definite singular)
colombianar (indefinite plural)
colombianane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of colombianar


finlending

finlendingen (definite singular)
finlendingar (indefinite plural)
finlendingane (definite plural)


antiguan

antiguanen (definite singular)
antiguanar (indefinite plural)
antiguanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of antiguanar


garderobe

garderoben (definite singular)
garderobar (indefinite plural)
garderobane (definite plural)

a dressing room, changing room, or locker room


franskmann

franskmann m (definite singular franskmannen, indefinite plural franskmenn, definite plural franskmennene)

franskmannen (definite singular)
franskmenn (indefinite plural)
franskmennene (definite plural)

From fransk + mann, from German Franzmann (superseded by Franzose).

a French person, Frenchman, Frenchwoman (person from France)


costarican

costaricanen (definite singular)
costaricanar (indefinite plural)
costaricanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of costaricanar


jamaikan

jamaikanen (definite singular)
jamaikanar (indefinite plural)
jamaikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of jamaikanar


kambodsjan

kambodsjanen (definite singular)
kambodsjanar (indefinite plural)
kambodsjanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of kambodsjanar


guatemalan

guatemalanen (definite singular)
guatemalanar (indefinite plural)
guatemalanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of guatemalanar


marokkan

marokkanen (definite singular)
marokkanar (indefinite plural)
marokkanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of marokkanar


maldiv

maldiven (definite singular)
maldivar (indefinite plural)
maldivane (definite plural)


honduran

honduranen (definite singular)
honduranar (indefinite plural)
honduranane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of honduranar


meksikan

meksikanen (definite singular)
meksikanar (indefinite plural)
meksikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of meksikanar


andorran

andorranen (definite singular)
andorranar (indefinite plural)
andorranane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of andorranar


kypriot

kyprioten (definite singular)
kypriotar (indefinite plural)
kypriotane (definite plural)


estlending

estlendingen (definite singular)
estlendingar (indefinite plural)
estlendingane (definite plural)


sørkorean

sørkoreanen (definite singular)
sørkoreanar (indefinite plural)
sørkoreanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of sørkoreanar


nederlending

nederlendingen (definite singular)
nederlendingar (indefinite plural)
nederlendingane (definite plural)


kuban

kubanen (definite singular)
kubanar (indefinite plural)
kubanane (definite plural)


brite

briten (definite singular)
britar (indefinite plural)
britane (definite plural)

From Old Norse bretar (plural), originally concerning Celts from Britain.

a Brit (informal), Briton, a British person, (in plural form) the British

Det sameinte kongeriket Storbritannia og Nord-Irland


vår

våren (definite singular)
vårar (indefinite plural)
vårane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vár n, from Proto-Germanic *wazrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”).


newzealending

newzealendingen (definite singular)
newzealendingar (indefinite plural)
newzealendingane (definite plural)


nordkorean

nordkoreanen (definite singular)
nordkoreanar (indefinite plural)
nordkoreanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of nordkoreanar


monegask

monegasken (definite singular)
monegaskar (indefinite plural)
monegaskane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of monegaskar


jamaican

jamaicanen (definite singular)
jamaicanar (indefinite plural)
jamaicanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of jamaicanar


panaman

panamanen (definite singular)
panamanar (indefinite plural)
panamanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of panamanar


papuan

papuanen (definite singular)
papuanar (indefinite plural)
papuanane (definite plural)


mexican

mexicanen (definite singular)
mexicanar (indefinite plural)
mexicanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of mexicanar


jemenitt

jemenitten (definite singular)
jemenittar (indefinite plural)
jemenittane (definite plural)


kroat

kroaten (definite singular)
kroatar (indefinite plural)
kroatane (definite plural)

a Croatian or Croat (person from Croatia)


nicaraguan

nicaraguanen (definite singular)
nicaraguanar (indefinite plural)
nicaraguanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of nicaraguanar


korean

koreanen (definite singular)
koreanar (indefinite plural)
koreanane (definite plural)


nyzealending

nyzealendingen (definite singular)
nyzealendingar (indefinite plural)
nyzealendingane (definite plural)


polakk

polakken (definite singular)
polakkar (indefinite plural)
polakkane (definite plural)


sørafrikan

sørafrikanen (definite singular)
sørafrikanar (indefinite plural)
sørafrikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of sørafrikanar


laot

laoten (definite singular)
laotar (indefinite plural)
laotane (definite plural)


irlending

irlendingen (definite singular)
irlendingar (indefinite plural)
irlendingane (definite plural)

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


spanjol

spanjolen (definite singular)
spanjolar (indefinite plural)
spanjolane (definite plural)


swazilending

swazilendingen (definite singular)
swazilendingar (indefinite plural)
swazilendingane (definite plural)


thailending

thailendingen (definite singular)
thailendingar (indefinite plural)
thailendingane (definite plural)


tyrk

tyrken (definite singular)
tyrkar (indefinite plural)
tyrkane (definite plural)


paraguayan

paraguayanen (definite singular)
paraguayanar (indefinite plural)
paraguayanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of paraguayanar


peruan

peruanen (definite singular)
peruanar (indefinite plural)
peruanane (definite plural)


samoan

samoanen (definite singular)
samoanar (indefinite plural)
samoanane (definite plural)


tongan

tonganen (definite singular)
tonganar (indefinite plural)
tonganane (definite plural)


uruguayan

uruguayanen (definite singular)
uruguayanar (indefinite plural)
uruguayanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of uruguayanar


venezuelan

venezuelanen (definite singular)
venezuelanar (indefinite plural)
venezuelanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of venezuelanar


aserbajdsjansk

aserbajdsjansk m (definite singular aserbajdsjansken)


bulgar

bulgaren (definite singular)
bulgarar (indefinite plural)
bulgarane (definite plural)


gode

goden (definite singular)
godar (indefinite plural)
godane (definite plural)

From Old Norse goði, a male form of gyðja; from Proto-Germanic *gudjô (“priest”).

(historical) godi, a local chieftain on Iceland


gode

godet (definite singular)
gode (indefinite plural)
goda (definite plural)


snaps

snapsen (definite singular)
snapsar (indefinite plural)
snapsane (definite plural)


trug

trugen (definite singular)
trugar (indefinite plural)
trugane (definite plural)


holme

holmen (definite singular)
holmar (indefinite plural)
holmane (definite plural)


bursdag

bursdagen (definite singular)
bursdagar (indefinite plural)
bursdagane (definite plural)


hellen

hellenen (definite singular)
hellenar (indefinite plural)
hellenane (definite plural)


fødsel

fødselen (definite singular)
fødslar (indefinite plural)
fødslane (definite plural)


tips

tipset (definite singular)
tips (indefinite plural)
tipsa (definite plural)


tips

a tip (gratuity given for services rendered)


fødselsdag

fødselsdagen (definite singular)
fødselsdagar (indefinite plural)
fødselsdagane (definite plural)

From fødsel (“birth”) + -s- + dag (“day”).


getto

gettoen (definite singular)
gettoar (indefinite plural)
gettoane (definite plural)


skog

skog m (definite singular skogen, indefinite plural skogar, definite plural skogane)

skogen (definite singular)
skogar (indefinite plural)
skogane (definite plural)

From Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic *skōgaz.

Ikodne blæs i Lurin uti Skogien.

1647, “LAnte oster Kraakelund”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 38:

The squirrel blew the horn out in the forest.


milliardær

milliardæren (definite singular)
milliardærar (indefinite plural)
milliardærane (definite plural)


brannmann

brannmannen (definite singular)
brannmenn (indefinite plural)
brannmennene (definite plural)


flaggermus

flaggermus f (definite singular flaggermusa, indefinite plural flaggermus or flaggermyser, definite plural flaggermusene or flaggermysene)

flaggermusa (definite singular)
flaggermus (indefinite plural)
flaggermyser (indefinite plural)
flaggermusene (definite plural)
flaggermysene (definite plural)

/ˈflɑɡːɛrˌmʉːs/


musikk

From Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ)


søsken

søskenet (definite singular)
søsken (indefinite plural)
søskena (definite plural)


fundament

fundamentet (definite singular)
fundament (indefinite plural)
fundamenta (definite plural)


onkel

onkelen (definite singular)
onklar (indefinite plural)
onklane (definite plural)

From French oncle, from Latin avunculus.


pølse

pølsa (definite singular)
pølser (indefinite plural)
pølsene (definite plural)

Uncertain. Compare Danish pølse, Swedish pölsa (dialectal pylsa), Faroese pylsa and modern Icelandic pylsa.


helgi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of helg


andlit

andlitet (definite singular)
andlit (indefinite plural)
andliti (definite plural)


læti

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of læte


miskunn

miskunna (definite singular)
miskunner (indefinite plural)
miskunnene (definite plural)


brann

brannen (definite singular)
brannar (indefinite plural)
brannane (definite plural)

Brannvesenet sløkte brannen.


mandolin

mandolinen (definite singular)
mandolinar (indefinite plural)
mandolinane (definite plural)

From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola.

Mandolinen er eit vellydande instrument med en lang historie.

The mandolin is a euphonic instrument with a long history.

[...] så var spetakkelet laus. Trekkspel og gitar, tamburinar og mandolin.

2012, Atle Hansen, Syng meg heim!, Wigestrand:

… and then the racket started. Accordion and guitar, tambourines and mandolin.

(music) mandolin; eight stringed instrument in the lute family

Eit verktøy som alle treng: mandolinen.

A utensil everyone needs: the mandoline.

(cooking) Clipping of mandolinjern (“mandoline”); cooking utensil used for slicing and cutting juliennes


svik

sviket (definite singular)
svik (indefinite plural)
svika (definite plural)


bylgja

bylgja (definite singular)
bylgjer (indefinite plural)
bylgjor (indefinite plural)
bylgjene (definite plural)
bylgjone (definite plural)


lund

lunden (definite singular)
lundar (indefinite plural)
lundane (definite plural)


fylgd

fylgda (definite singular)
fylgder (indefinite plural)
fylgdene (definite plural)


søster

søstera (definite singular)
søstrer (indefinite plural)
søstrene (definite plural)

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


ætt

ætta (definite singular)
ætter (indefinite plural)
ættene (definite plural)


fylking

fylkinga (definite singular)
fylkingar (indefinite plural)
fylkingane (definite plural)

From Old Norse fylking of the verb fylkja, from fylki, from Proto-Germanic *fulkiją.

Ei politisk fylking


lykt

lykta (definite singular)
lykter (indefinite plural)
lyktene (definite plural)


bror

bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brør, definite plural brørne)

broren (definite singular)
brør (indefinite plural)
brørne (definite plural)

From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Akin to English brother.


kinn

kinnet (definite singular)
kinn (indefinite plural)
kinna (definite plural)

From Old Norse kinn f, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, likely from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus.

(in placenames): A steep hill(side) or slope.


laug

lauget (definite singular)
laug (indefinite plural)
lauga (definite plural)

From Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic *laugō.


laug

Through Norwegian Bokmål from older Danish laug, a spelling variant of lag. Doublet of lag.


seng

senga (definite singular)
senger (indefinite plural)
sengene (definite plural)
form sengs (genitive)


skinn

skinn n (definite singular skinnet, indefinite plural skinn, definite plural skinna)

skinnet (definite singular)
skinn (indefinite plural)
skinna (definite plural)


deild

deilda (definite singular)
deilder (indefinite plural)
deildene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse deild. Cognate with Icelandic deild and Faroese deild.

border sign or a border stone between two ownerships


lengd

lengda (definite singular)
lengder (indefinite plural)
lengdene (definite plural)

Kva er lengda til dette trestykket?

What is the length of this piece of wood?

Lengda på dagane vert kortare.


older

olderen (definite singular)
oldrar (indefinite plural)
oldrane (definite plural)
oldra (definite singular)
oldrer (indefinite plural)
oldrene (definite plural)

older f (definite singular oldra, indefinite plural oldrer, definite plural oldrene)

From Old Norse ǫlr (compare Icelandic elri, Danish el, Swedish al), from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare English alder), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos.


braut

brauta (definite singular)
brauter (indefinite plural)
brautene (definite plural)


eik

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

From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic eik, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish ek, Danish eg, German Eiche, and English oak.


tante

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

From Latin amita, via Old French ante, French tante, and German Tante.


hagl

haglet (definite singular)
hagl (indefinite plural)
hagla (definite plural)

From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble, hail”).

der

(uncountable) hail (precipitation in the form of hailstones)

(countable) shot (mass noun) pellets used as ammunition for shotguns


gaukur

gaukuret (definite singular)
gaukur (indefinite plural)
gaukura (definite plural)


hyggja

hyggja (definite singular)
hyggjer (indefinite plural)
hyggjor (indefinite plural)
hyggjene (definite plural)
hyggjone (definite plural)

From Old Norse hyggja (“to think”), from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną (“to think, reconsider”).


niese

niesa (definite singular)
nieser (indefinite plural)
niesene (definite plural)


nevø

nevøen (definite singular)
nevøar (indefinite plural)
nevøane (definite plural)


jern

jernet (definite singular)
jern (indefinite plural)
jerna (definite plural)


bruni

Dei tvo skvatt til, dei var like ut paa bruni, djuvet og straumen saug etter dei.

1923, Tarjei Vesaas, Menneskebonn, page 32:

The two of them started. They were out on the bridge. The chasm and current roared after them.


skuld

skulda (definite singular)
skulder (indefinite plural)
skuldene (definite plural)

for hennar skuld


sekt

sekta (definite singular)
sekter (indefinite plural)
sektene (definite plural)


immigrant

immigranten (definite singular)
immigrantar (indefinite plural)
immigrantane (definite plural)


birka

birka (definite singular)
birker (indefinite plural)
birkor (indefinite plural)
birkene (definite plural)
birkone (definite plural)

definite singular of birke (non-standard since 2012)


korn

kornet (definite singular)
korn (indefinite plural)
korna (definite plural)

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Akin to English corn.


emigrant

emigranten (definite singular)
emigrantar (indefinite plural)
emigrantane (definite plural)


svala

svala (definite singular)
svaler (indefinite plural)
svalor (indefinite plural)
svalene (definite plural)
svalone (definite plural)


grein

greina (definite singular)
greiner (indefinite plural)
greinene (definite plural)


advokat

advokaten (definite singular)
advokatar (indefinite plural)
advokatane (definite plural)


stele

stelen (definite singular)
stelar (indefinite plural)
stelane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “pillar”).

(archaeology) tall, slender stone monument, often with writing carved into its surface


hydrolyse

hydrolysen (definite singular)
hydrolysar (indefinite plural)
hydrolysane (definite plural)


hud

huda (definite singular)
huder (indefinite plural)
hudene (definite plural)


triforium

triforiet (definite singular)
triforium (indefinite plural)
triforia (definite plural)


spor

sporet (definite singular)
spor (indefinite plural)
spora (definite plural)

ferske spor

track (left by something; e.g. an animal, person, or vehicle)

track (laid for trains or trams to run on)


spor

nikjån silla me hòve å spor

1990, Bygdebok for Modalen herad, Sogenemnda, page 99:

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

pronunciation spelling of spord (“fishtail”).


slum

slummen (definite singular)
slummar (indefinite plural)
slummane (definite plural)


hel

From Old Norse hel, from Proto-Germanic *haljō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic hel.

der

i hel

(Norse mythology) Hel (the realm of the dead who did not die in combat)


mue

mua (definite singular)
muer (indefinite plural)
muene (definite plural)


gota

gota (definite singular)
goter (indefinite plural)
gotor (indefinite plural)
gotene (definite plural)
gotone (definite plural)


lind

linda (definite singular)
linder (indefinite plural)
lindene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lind, from Proto-Germanic *lindō.


sjekk

sjekken (definite singular)
sjekkar (indefinite plural)
sjekkane (definite plural)

From English check, or cheque (sense 1 only).

(US) check, (UK) cheque (form of payment)


mangrove

mangroven (definite singular)
mangrovar (indefinite plural)
mangrovane (definite plural)


saute

sauteen (definite singular)
sautear (indefinite plural)
sauteane (definite plural)


dama

dama (definite singular)
damer (indefinite plural)
damor (indefinite plural)
damene (definite plural)
damone (definite plural)


bak

bak m bak (canonical neuter)
baken (definite singular)
bakar (indefinite plural)
bakane (definite plural)
baket (definite singular)
bak (indefinite plural)
baka (definite plural)

From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

eit spark bak


spartan

spartanen (definite singular)
spartanar (indefinite plural)
spartanane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of spartanar


tibetan

tibetanen (definite singular)
tibetanar (indefinite plural)
tibetanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of tibetanar


låta

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


doktor

doktoren (definite singular)
doktorar (indefinite plural)
doktorane (definite plural)

Doctor (person who has attained a doctorate)


snacks

snacksen (definite singular)
snacksar (indefinite plural)
snacksane (definite plural)


bannan

(dialectal) pronunciation spelling of banan


paralyse

paralysen (definite singular)
paralysar (indefinite plural)
paralysane (definite plural)


dammen

over dammen


anker

ankeret (definite singular)
anker (indefinite plural)
ankera (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), via Latin ancora and Middle Low German anker. Related to akkeri.


premolar

premolaren (definite singular)
premolarar (indefinite plural)
premolarane (definite plural)


sanskrit

head

sanskrit m (definite singular sanskriten)


rom

rom n (definite singular rommet, indefinite plural rom, definite plural romma)

rommet (definite singular)
rom (indefinite plural)
romma (definite plural)

From Old Norse rúm. Akin to English room.

space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)


lacrosse

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).


fluor

head

fluor m or n (definite singular fluoren or fluoret, uncountable)

fluoren (definite singular)
fluoret (definite singular)


slips

slips n (definite singular slipset, indefinite plural slips, definite plural slipsa)

slipset (definite singular)
slips (indefinite plural)
slipsa (definite plural)


pulsar

pulsaren (definite singular)
pulsarar (indefinite plural)
pulsarane (definite plural)


gosse

gossen (definite singular)
gossar (indefinite plural)
gossane (definite plural)


emblem

emblemet (definite singular)
emblem (indefinite plural)
emblema (definite plural)

From French emblème, from Latin emblema, from Ancient Greek ἔμβλημα (émblēma).


cockpit

cockpiten (definite singular)
cockpitar (indefinite plural)
cockpitane (definite plural)

(aviation, nautical) a cockpit (of an aircraft or boat)


liten

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of lìt


bru

brua (definite singular)
bruer (indefinite plural)
bruene (definite plural)

Dette er den lengste brua i verda.

This is the longest bridge in the world.


pingvin

pingvinen (definite singular)
pingvinar (indefinite plural)
pingvinane (definite plural)

From English penguin and French pingouin.


kafé

kafé m (definite singular kaféen or kafeen, indefinite plural kaféar or kafear, definite plural kaféane or kafeane)

kaféen (definite singular)
kafeen (definite singular)
kaféar (indefinite plural)
kafear (indefinite plural)
kaféane (definite plural)
kafeane (definite plural)


gamle

gamle m sg or f sg (masculine definite gamlen, feminine definite gamla)

gamlen (definite masculine)
gamla (definite feminine)

(usually in the definite singular) oldest person in a group of their respective gender


lasting

lastinga (definite singular)
lastingar (indefinite plural)
lastingane (definite plural)


separatist

separatisten (definite singular)
separatistar (indefinite plural)
separatistane (definite plural)

Separatistane møtte opp mannsterke i gatene.

The separatists turned up in large numbers in the streets.

separatist (person who supports partition of their country)


Gud

Gud betre meg.


quipu

quipuet (definite singular)
quipu (indefinite plural)
quipua (definite plural)

From Spanish quipu, from Quechua khipu (“knot”).


sediment

sedimentet (definite singular)
sediment (indefinite plural)
sedimenta (definite plural)


gåva

gåva (definite singular)
gåver (indefinite plural)
gåvor (indefinite plural)
gåvene (definite plural)
gåvone (definite plural)


matta

definite singular of matte (Etymology 1)


aai

obsolete typography of åi; (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of å


unga

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

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

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

(nonstandard, dialectal) definite plural of unge


gud

guden (definite singular)
gudar (indefinite plural)
gudane (definite plural)
gud (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
guden (accusative definite nominative singular)
gudar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
gudane (accusative definite nominative plural)
guds- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
gude- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

gud

From Old Norse goð, guð, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. Akin to English god.


jester

jesteren (definite singular)
jestrar (indefinite plural)
jestrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence also English yeast. Doublet of jest.


tua

tua (definite singular)
tuer (indefinite plural)
tuor (indefinite plural)
tuene (definite plural)
tuone (definite plural)


byråkrat

byråkraten (definite singular)
byråkratar (indefinite plural)
byråkratane (definite plural)


apotekar

apotekar m (definite singular apotekaren, indefinite plural apotekarar, definite plural apotekarane)

apotekaren (definite singular)
apotekarar (indefinite plural)
apotekarane (definite plural)


tysk

From Old Norse þýðverskr, þýzkr, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of or relating to a people”), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people, nation”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”).


halva

halva (definite singular)
halver (indefinite plural)
halvor (indefinite plural)
halvene (definite plural)
halvone (definite plural)


univers

universet (definite singular)
univers (indefinite plural)
universa (definite plural)


syl

sylen (definite singular)
sylar (indefinite plural)
sylane (definite plural)

Related to the verb sy. Compare Czech šídlo (“awl”) and Latin sūbula (“awl”).


fles

flesa (definite singular)
fleser (indefinite plural)
flesene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of fles

a small (and bare) rock reef just above the surface of the water


florin

florinen (definite singular)
florinar (indefinite plural)
florinane (definite plural)

Form Italian fiorino. Doublet of forint.


bui

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of bu


hore

hora (definite singular)
horer (indefinite plural)
horene (definite plural)


provins

provinsen (definite singular)
provinsar (indefinite plural)
provinsane (definite plural)

From Latin provincia, via German Provinz.


punktum

punktumet (definite singular)
punktum (indefinite plural)
punktuma (definite plural)

a full stop (UK) or period (US) (punctuation mark)


periode

perioden (definite singular)
periodar (indefinite plural)
periodane (definite plural)


struts

strutsen (definite singular)
strutsar (indefinite plural)
strutsane (definite plural)

From Old Norse strúz, from Middle Low German strus, from Latin struthio, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).


spel

spelet (definite singular)
spel (indefinite plural)
spela (definite plural)

From the verbs spela and spele, from Middle Low German spil (“noun”), spelen (“verb”).


klasse

klassen (definite singular)
klassar (indefinite plural)
klassane (definite plural)
klassa (definite singular)
klasser (indefinite plural)
klassene (definite plural)


kong

kongen (definite singular)
kongar (indefinite plural)
kongane (definite plural)


kong

From Old Norse kongr and konungr, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Akin to English king.

a playing card with the image of a king on it

kong Haakon VII


lange

langa (definite singular)
langer (indefinite plural)
langene (definite plural)


kast

kastet (definite singular)
kast (indefinite plural)
kasta (definite plural)

From Old Norse kast.
(folklore): Compare Swedish offerkast.


vak

vaket (definite singular)
vak (indefinite plural)
vaka (definite plural)

(fishing) fish skipping, jumping (or similar) at the surface of the water

vak i vak bortover vatnet

ring(s) in the surface of the water after fish having jumped, skipped or similar

(fishing) shoal of fish close to the surface


kok

koket (definite singular)
kok (indefinite plural)
koka (definite plural)


kok

koken (definite singular)
kokar (indefinite plural)
kokane (definite plural)


vals

valsen (definite singular)
valsar (indefinite plural)
valsane (definite plural)

From German Walzer (sense 1), Walze (sense 2).

(on a machine) a roller, also a road roller


løgn

løgna (definite singular)
løgner (indefinite plural)
løgnene (definite plural)

Han har fortalt deg ei løgn.


sandstorm

sandstormen (definite singular)
sandstormar (indefinite plural)
sandstormane (definite plural)


kultur

kulturen (definite singular)
kulturar (indefinite plural)
kulturane (definite plural)

From Latin cultūra, from colō (“I cultivate, nurture”).


malar

malaren (definite singular)
malarar (indefinite plural)
malarane (definite plural)


revers

reversen (definite singular)
reversar (indefinite plural)
reversane (definite plural)

setje bilen i revers


sete

setet (definite singular)
sete (indefinite plural)
seta (definite plural)
seten (definite singular)
setar (indefinite plural)
setane (definite plural)
seta (definite singular)
seter (indefinite plural)
setene (definite plural)

From different Old Norse terms. All of them are related to sitja (“to sit”), which is ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *sed- (“to sit”).
* (neuter): From Old Norse sæti, whence partly also English seat. From Proto-Germanic *sētiją.
* (masculine): From the Old Norse suffix -seti, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *setô.
* (feminine): From Old Norse seta.

det syner seta etter henne i graset

you can see the imprint in the grass where she sat


hustru

hustrua (definite singular)
hustruer (indefinite plural)
hustruene (definite plural)


fru

God morgon, fru Hansen.

(indeclinable) Mrs (Used when addressing a married woman followed by her last name - or (usually on letters, etc.) even with her full name)


pinne

pinnen (definite singular)
pinnar (indefinite plural)
pinnane (definite plural)

From Old Norse pinni, from Proto-Germanic *penn-, borrowed from classical Latin penna (“feather, wing”). Cognate to English pin.


orm

ormen (definite singular)
ormar (indefinite plural)
ormane (definite plural)

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Akin to English worm.

a worm (e.g. an earthworm or a tapeworm)

(folklore) a mythical worm living in a human body parts, teeth or bones, causing various kinds of sickness

(folklore) any mythical dragon-like creature


overkant

overkanten (definite singular)
overkantar (indefinite plural)
overkantane (definite plural)


frukt

frukta (definite singular)
frukter (indefinite plural)
fruktene (definite plural)

(countable or uncountable) fruit ((edible) part of plant)


dreiebenk

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dreiebenk m (definite singular dreiebenken, indefinite plural dreiebenker or dreiebenkar, definite plural dreiebenkene or dreiebenkane)

dreiebenken (definite singular)
dreiebenker (indefinite plural)
dreiebenkar (indefinite plural)
dreiebenkene (definite plural)
dreiebenkane (definite plural)


fisk

fisken (definite singular)
fiskar (indefinite plural)
fiskane (definite plural)

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-. Akin to English fish.


haai

obsolete typography of håi; (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of hå


pallium

palliet (definite singular)
pallium (indefinite plural)
pallia (definite plural)


jockey

jockeyen (definite singular)
jockeyar (indefinite plural)
jockeyane (definite plural)


lus

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.
Germanic cognates include Icelandic and Faroese lús, Danish and Swedish lus, German Laus, Dutch luis, and English louse. Wider Indo-European cognates may include some in Brythonic languages, such as Welsh llau and Breton laou.

mus

mouse; for its morphological similarities

Godt gøymd mellom hårstråa sit lusa og syg blod frå verten sin.

2000, Erna Osland, Hår i millionar år, Oslo: Samlaget, page 57:

Well hidden between the hairs, sits the louse and sucks blood from its host.

Å finne lus i barnehår er ho vel van med.

1996, Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn, Lus [Lice], Oslo: Samlaget, page 24:

She is likely used to finding lice in child's hair.

(entomology) a louse (a small blood-sucking insect in the order Psocodea)

Dette kan føre til ei oppblomstring av lus som trugar villaksen.

This could lead to a bloom of sea lice, threatening the wild salmon.

(entomology) a small insect that is either closely related or similar in behaviour or appearance to a true louse, e.g. sea lice

(figurative of a person) a miser; a stingy and miserly person

Eg kom samstundes og til aa nemja som aldri fyrr, kor ufysi ho var, den Lukti av Klædi hans; og naar eg tenkte på den Lusi – uhh! so totte eg det var mest Uraad hava sovoret ved Sida.

1890, Per Sivle, Sogor, Bergen: Mons Litlere, page 109:

In that moment, I also came to perceive as never before how foul the smell of his clothes was. And when I thought of that poor thing – Yuck! I thought it'd been most trouble to have such by one's side.

(figurative of a person) someone who is poor and to be pitied; poor thing

Jakka er tradisjonell kufte med lus og bordar.

The jacket is a traditional cardigan with lice and borders.

(knitting) a single stitch (if not multiple adjacent stitches forming a single-stitch-like v-shape) of a different colour from that of the surrounding fabric, used to form a knitted pattern

fruktemni vert til smaa neter („lus“)

1920, A. Holmsen, Naturkunnskap for folkeskulen, 4th edition, Kristiania: Cappelen, page 58:

(colloquial botany) a hairy seed from a rosehip

(carpentry, woodworking) a piece of wood made to fill a gap that is left open, typically as a mistake during the moulding


snor

snora (definite singular)
snorer (indefinite plural)
snorene (definite plural)


snor

snoret (definite singular)
snor (indefinite plural)
snora (definite plural)

Alternative spelling of snòr (non-standard since 2012)


tue

tua (definite singular)
tuer (indefinite plural)
tuene (definite plural)

Det er mange tuer med blåbær i skogen bak huset vårt.

There are many tussocks of blueberry in the woods behind our house.

a tussock, a small mound or tuft formed by certain grasses and small shrubs.


tue

(dialectal, chiefly Trøndelag dialect, nonstandard) alternative form of tvoge


korridor

korridoren (definite singular)
korridorar (indefinite plural)
korridorane (definite plural)

From Spanish corredor, from correr, and Italian corridore, from correre, from Latin currere.


rift

rifta (definite singular)
rifter (indefinite plural)
riftene (definite plural)


orgasme

orgasmen (definite singular)
orgasmar (indefinite plural)
orgasmane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “orgasm”).


sump

sumpen (definite singular)
sumpar (indefinite plural)
sumpane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf.


imitator

imitatoren (definite singular)
imitatorar (indefinite plural)
imitatorane (definite plural)


kidnapping

kidnappinga (definite singular)
kidnappingar (indefinite plural)
kidnappingane (definite plural)


manna

mannaen (definite singular)
mannaer (indefinite plural)
mannaar (indefinite plural)
mannaene (definite plural)
mannaane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).

a sweetish tree sap, especially of the manna ash


måg

mågen (definite singular)
mågar (indefinite plural)
mågane (definite plural)

From Old Norse mágr, from Proto-Germanic *mēgaz.


slette

sletta (definite singular)
sletter (indefinite plural)
slettene (definite plural)

(geography) a plain (a large expanse of relatively flat ground)


ultimata

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of ultimatum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of ultimatum


dotterdotter

dotterdottera (definite singular)
dotterdøtrer (indefinite plural)
dotterdøtrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dótturdóttir, equivalent to dotter + dotter. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic dótturdóttir, Swedish dotterdotter and Danish datterdatter.

a daughter’s daughter, maternal granddaughter


glimmer

Derived from glimre (“glitter, glisten, sparkle”), with influence from English. The definition is from German Glimmer.

Glimmer er eit mineral som lett spaltast i tynne flak.

Mica is a mineral that easily separates into thin leaves.


dotter

dottera (definite singular)
døtrer (indefinite plural)
døtrene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (“daughter”).


tsaritsa

tsaritsaa (definite singular)
tsaritsaer (indefinite plural)
tsaritsaene (definite plural)


underarm

underarmen (definite singular)
underarmar (indefinite plural)
underarmane (definite plural)


tsarevna

tsarevnaa (definite singular)
tsarevnaer (indefinite plural)
tsarevnaene (definite plural)


tet

teten (definite singular)
tetar (indefinite plural)
tetane (definite plural)

han ligg i tet.


sultanat

sultanatet (definite singular)
sultanat (indefinite plural)
sultanata (definite plural)


tribune

tribunen (definite singular)
tribunar (indefinite plural)
tribunane (definite plural)

From Latin tribunal, via French tribune.


konsonant

konsonanten (definite singular)
konsonantar (indefinite plural)
konsonantane (definite plural)


tympana

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of tympanon


kropp

kroppen (definite singular)
kroppar (indefinite plural)
kroppane (definite plural)


superellipse

superellipsen (definite singular)
superellipsar (indefinite plural)
superellipsane (definite plural)


orangutang

orangutangen (definite singular)
orangutangar (indefinite plural)
orangutangane (definite plural)

From Malay orang utan, via Dutch orang-oetan, orang-oetang.


mack

A[a]rrin kurra punde Biørckie Roet / Fadn ein vesal Mack

The blackgame cooed beneath birch root / [and] found a small worm


kroppsdel

kroppsdelen (definite singular)
kroppsdelar (indefinite plural)
kroppsdelane (definite plural)


rygg

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rygg m (definite singular ryggen, indefinite plural rygger or ryggar, definite plural ryggene or ryggane)

ryggen (definite singular)
rygger (indefinite plural)
ryggar (indefinite plural)
ryggene (definite plural)
ryggane (definite plural)

(geography) ridge (of a hill or mountain)


sultan

sultanen (definite singular)
sultanar (indefinite plural)
sultanane (definite plural)


legging

legginga (definite singular)
leggingar (indefinite plural)
leggingane (definite plural)

the act of going to bed one self or putting to bed someone else


kake

kaka (definite singular)
kaker (indefinite plural)
kakene (definite plural)


jakt

jakta (definite singular)
jakter (indefinite plural)
jaktene (definite plural)

Either from Middle Low German jacht or reborrowed from German Jagd.

på jakt etter


stoppen

definite singular of stopp (Etymology 1)

definite masculine singular of stopp (Etymology 2)


sikh

sikhen (definite singular)
sikhar (indefinite plural)
sikhane (definite plural)

From English Sikh, from Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha), from Sanskrit शिश्य (śiśya, “pupil”).


gesims

gesimsen (definite singular)
gesimsar (indefinite plural)
gesimsane (definite plural)


tipi

tipien (definite singular)
tipiar (indefinite plural)
tipiane (definite plural)


krig

krigen (definite singular)
krigar (indefinite plural)
krigane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German krîch, from Proto-West Germanic *krīg. Unlike Faroese kríggj and Swedish krig, the Norwegian word has masculine gender (similar to common gender in Danish krig).


onder

ondra (definite singular)
ondrar (indefinite plural)
ondrer (indefinite plural)
ondrane (definite plural)
ondrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ǫndurr m, from Proto-Germanic *anduraz. Cognates include Finnish antura (“keel”). Related to dialectal andår (“ski run, ski trail”).

a short ski (usually on the right), used together with a longer ski (on the left)


fobi

fobi m (definite singular fobien, indefinite plural fobiar, definite plural fobiane)

fobien (definite singular)
fobiar (indefinite plural)
fobiane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).


osa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


jurist

juristen (definite singular)
juristar (indefinite plural)
juristane (definite plural)


bulletin

bulletinen (definite singular)
bulletinar (indefinite plural)
bulletinane (definite plural)


golv

golvet (definite singular)
golv (indefinite plural)
golva (definite plural)

From Old Norse golf, from Proto-Germanic *gulbą.


reir

reiret (definite singular)
reir (indefinite plural)
reira (definite plural)


yuan

yuanen (definite singular)
yuanar (indefinite plural)
yuanane (definite plural)


glis

gliset (definite singular)
glis (indefinite plural)
glisa (definite plural)


glis

glisen (definite singular)
glisar (indefinite plural)
glisane (definite plural)


arbeid

arbeidet (definite singular)
arbeid (indefinite plural)
arbeida (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German arbeit, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz. Compare Swedish arbete, Danish arbejde, Faroese arbeiði.


kos

kosa (definite singular)
kaser (indefinite plural)
kasene (definite plural)


camping

campinga (definite singular)
campingar (indefinite plural)
campingane (definite plural)

a campsite, camping site, campground (US), or camping ground


soga

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


scooter

scooteren (definite singular)
scooterar (indefinite plural)
scooterane (definite plural)


ån

From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂. The -n is probably from the definite form derived from Old Norse accusative singular ána.

Fjellorgele bruse me' bekkji o æna sine eigne korala […]

1993, John Hemsing, “Stupul'n”, in Heimatt, Fagernes: Valdres forlag, page 22:

The mountain organ roars with the chorales of creeks and rivers […]

Dei sa at når Store-Viken kom til ei ån med so smal klopp at hesten ikkje kunde gå ho, tok Stoke-Viken hesten på akslene og bar han over.

1985, Knut Hermundstad, Truer om dyr, page 19:

They said that when big Viken came to a stream with such a narrow bridge that the horse could not walk it, then [he] took the horse on his shoulders and carried it over.

(dialectal, Valdres dialect, Hallingmål, Nissedal and Agder dialect) alternative form of å (“river, stream”)


rekkefølge

rekkefølga (definite singular)
rekkefølger (indefinite plural)
rekkefølgene (definite plural)


mafia

mafiaen (definite singular)
mafiaer (indefinite plural)
mafiaar (indefinite plural)
mafiaene (definite plural)
mafiaane (definite plural)


marka

definite singular of mark f (Etymology 2)

definite singular of mark f (Etymology 3)


sponsor

sponsoren (definite singular)
sponsorar (indefinite plural)
sponsorane (definite plural)


umma

ummaen (definite singular)
ummaer (indefinite plural)
ummaar (indefinite plural)
ummaene (definite plural)
ummaane (definite plural)


håp

head

håp n (definite singular håpet, indefinite plural håp, definite plural håpa)

håpet (definite singular)
håp (indefinite plural)
håpa (definite plural)


lære

læra (definite singular)
lærer (indefinite plural)
lærene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German lêre, from Old Saxon lēra, from Proto-Germanic *laizō (“teaching, lore, doctrine”). Doublet of lære (Etymology 3). Cognates include English lore.


lære

læra (definite singular)
læret (definite singular)
lærer (indefinite plural)
lære (indefinite plural)
lærene (definite plural)
læra (definite plural)

From German Lehre f. Doublet of lære (Etymology 2).


varde

varden (definite singular)
vardar (indefinite plural)
vardane (definite plural)

beacon (fire (to be) lit on a hilltop to warn about enemies)


morse

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morse m (definite singular morsen, uncountable)

From English Morse, named after Samuel Morse (1791–1872).


konsoll

konsollen (definite singular)
konsollar (indefinite plural)
konsollane (definite plural)

From French console, and English console.


modus

modus m (definite singular modusen, indefinite plural modi or modusar, definite plural modiane or modusane)

modusen (definite singular)
modi (indefinite plural)
modusar (indefinite plural)
modiane (definite plural)
modusane (definite plural)


lasagne

lasagnen (definite singular)
lasagnar (indefinite plural)
lasagnane (definite plural)


aar

aar n (definite singular aaret or aare, indefinite plural aar, definite plural aari)

aaret (definite singular)
aare (definite singular)
aar (indefinite plural)
aari (definite plural)

(non-standard since 1917) Obsolete spelling of år.


lunge

lunga (definite singular)
lunger (indefinite plural)
lungene (definite plural)

From Proto-Germanic *lungô (“the light organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (“light, agile, nimble”). Akin to English lung.


koks

koksa (definite singular)
kokser (indefinite plural)
koksene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German kouwese or from a Sami language (like Northern Sami guksi, compare northern Swedish koxa). If first case is right, cognate with Swedish kåsa, Lithuanian káušas, Russian ковш (kovš) and dialectal Danish kovse (“pot”). Attested as kogs in "Glossarium Norvagicum" (1749) of Erik Pontoppidan.

a bowl with a handle or one or more loops


adrenalin

(biochemistry) adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)


flote

floten (definite singular)
flotar (indefinite plural)
flotane (definite plural)


sele

selen (definite singular)
selar (indefinite plural)
selane (definite plural)

a harness (usually for horses, dogs and small children)

braces (UK) or suspenders (US) (used on trousers)


ting

tingen (definite singular)
ting (indefinite plural)
tinga (definite plural)

From Old Norse þing (“assembly, council, business”), from Proto-Germanic *þingą. Doublet of dings and tingest. Akin to English thing.


ting

tinget (definite singular)
ting (indefinite plural)
tinga (definite plural)


autopilot

autopiloten (definite singular)
autopilotar (indefinite plural)
autopilotane (definite plural)


solarium

solariet (definite singular)
solarium (indefinite plural)
solaria (definite plural)


kanari

hummar og kanari
hummar og kanari#Norwegian_Nynorsk


husky

huskyen (definite singular)
huskyar (indefinite plural)
huskyane (definite plural)


pessimist

head

pessimist m (definite singular pessimisten, indefinite plural pessimistar, definite plural pessimistane)

pessimisten (definite singular)
pessimistar (indefinite plural)
pessimistane (definite plural)


ambra

ambraen (definite singular)
ambraer (indefinite plural)
ambraar (indefinite plural)
ambraene (definite plural)
ambraane (definite plural)

From Italian ambra, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar).


librettist

librettisten (definite singular)
librettistar (indefinite plural)
librettistane (definite plural)

From French librettiste or Italian librettista.


delirium

delirium n (definite singular deliriet, indefinite plural delirium, definite plural deliria)

deliriet (definite singular)
delirium (indefinite plural)
deliria (definite plural)


penge

pengen (definite singular)
pengar (indefinite plural)
pengane (definite plural)

From Old Norse peningr and pengr. Akin to English penny. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *panningaz.


jobb

jobben (definite singular)
jobbar (indefinite plural)
jobbane (definite plural)


drottning

drottningar (plural)
drottning (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
drottningi (accusative definite nominative singular)
drottningar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
drottningarne (accusative definite nominative plural)
drottningenne (dative definite singular)
drottningom (dative definite plural)

nn-decl-blank-full

drottning


terrier

terrieren (definite singular)
terrierar (indefinite plural)
terrierane (definite plural)


leit

Kva er du på leit etter?


rei

reia (definite singular)
reier (indefinite plural)
reiene (definite plural)

From Old Norse reið, Proto-Germanic *raidō. Doublet of raide.


vente

that which is to come; only used in the expression i vente, see there.


nal

nalen (definite singular)
nalar (indefinite plural)
nalane (definite plural)

a squeegee, used to remove liquids from flat surfaces


radiobil

radiobilen (definite singular)
radiobilar (indefinite plural)
radiobilane (definite plural)


hov

hoven (definite singular)
hovar (indefinite plural)
høver (indefinite plural)
hovane (definite plural)
høvene (definite plural)
hova (definite singular)
høver (indefinite plural)
høvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hófr m, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Akin to English hoof.


hov

hovet (definite singular)
hov (indefinite plural)
hova (definite plural)


hov

(historical) a pagan temple in the Old Norse religion


mord

mordet (definite singular)
mord (indefinite plural)
morda (definite plural)


mord

morden (definite singular)
mordar (indefinite plural)
mordane (definite plural)

From Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

alternative form of mår (“marten; pine marten”)


kile

kilen (definite singular)
kilar (indefinite plural)
kilane (definite plural)


lan

lanet (definite singular)
lan (indefinite plural)
lana (definite plural)

From English LAN, acronym of local area network.


telt

teltet (definite singular)
telt (indefinite plural)
telta (definite plural)

From Middle Low German telt. Doublet of tjeld.


kinner

(non-standard since 1959) feminine indefinite plural of kinn f or n (“cheek”)


kis

kisen (definite singular)
kisar (indefinite plural)
kisane (definite plural)


kule

kula (definite singular)
kuler (indefinite plural)
kulene (definite plural)


skara

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


fura

fura (definite singular)
furer (indefinite plural)
furor (indefinite plural)
furene (definite plural)
furone (definite plural)
fura (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fura (accusative definite nominative singular)
furor (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
furorna (accusative definite nominative plural)
furonne (dative definite singular)
furom (dative definite plural)
fure- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)

fura


pille

pilla (definite singular)
piller (indefinite plural)
pillene (definite plural)


datamaskin

datamaskinen (definite singular)
datamaskina (definite singular)
datamaskiner (indefinite plural)
datamaskinar (indefinite plural)
datamaskinene (definite plural)
datamaskinane (definite plural)

berbar datamaskin


lom

head

lom m (definite singular lomen or lommen, indefinite plural lomar or lommar, definite plural lomane or lommane)

lomen (definite singular)
lommen (definite singular)
lomar (indefinite plural)
lommar (indefinite plural)
lomane (definite plural)
lommane (definite plural)

From Old Norse lómr, ultimately imitative of the bird's cry, particularly when it's in danger.

a diver or loon (waterbird of order Gaviiformes, family Gaviidae)


muta

muta (definite singular)
muter (indefinite plural)
mutor (indefinite plural)
mutene (definite plural)
mutone (definite plural)


kul

kulen (definite singular)
kular (indefinite plural)
kulane (definite plural)

bump, swelling (in the head or on a level surface)


kari

karia (definite singular)
karier (indefinite plural)
kariene (definite plural)

kari + -mess → karimess

used as a prefix, condescendingly to a woman


kari

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of kar


kor

koret (definite singular)
kor (indefinite plural)
kora (definite plural)

From Old Norse kórr, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “company of dancers or singers”).

der

chancel, choir (part of church housing the altar)


peng

pengen (definite singular)
pengar (indefinite plural)
pengane (definite plural)


kar

karen (definite singular)
karar (indefinite plural)
karane (definite plural)

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of kall.


kar

karet (definite singular)
kar (indefinite plural)
kara (definite plural)

From Old Norse ker, from Proto-Germanic *kazą. Doublet of kjer.

a vessel, tub (container of liquid or other substance)


kur

kuren (definite singular)
kurar (indefinite plural)
kurane (definite plural)


tele

telen (definite singular)
telar (indefinite plural)
telane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þeli, þili. The verb is derived from the noun. Probably related to Swedish tjäle.


tele

telen (definite singular)
teler (indefinite plural)
telar (indefinite plural)
telene (definite plural)
telane (definite plural)


bila

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) indefinite plural of bil

Nøklan ligg i bila

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) dative singular of bil


gom

gommen (definite singular)
gommar (indefinite plural)
gommane (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse gómr, from Proto-Germanic *gōmô


stund

stunda (definite singular)
stunder (indefinite plural)
stundene (definite plural)


hatt

hatten (definite singular)
hattar (indefinite plural)
hattane (definite plural)


teine

lobster trap, bow net, fishing nets of wickerwork, netting, etc. where fish enter through a wedge-shaped entrance and become trapped


vinkel

vinkelen (definite singular)
vinklar (indefinite plural)
vinklane (definite plural)


lett

letten (definite singular)
or lettar (indefinite letter plural)
lettene (definite plural)
lettane (definite plural)

From Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz.


auster

austeren (definite singular)
austrar (indefinite plural)
austrane (definite plural)

(amount of) water which should be drained from a boat


auster

austra (definite singular)
austrer (indefinite plural)
austrene (definite plural)


spyd

spydet (definite singular)
spyd (indefinite plural)
spyda (definite plural)

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål spyd, from Danish spyd, from Old Danish spiut, from Old Norse spjót.


ida

ida (definite singular)
ider (indefinite plural)
idor (indefinite plural)
idene (definite plural)
idone (definite plural)


pape

papen (definite singular)
papar (indefinite plural)
papane (definite plural)

From Latin papa. Compare Faroese pápi, Icelandic pápi, pabbi, and Swedish pappa.

Da ska’ bli andre boller når papen kjem heim til jul

It will be different when dad comes home for Christmas


kniv

kniven (definite singular)
knivar (indefinite plural)
knivane (definite plural)

From Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-. Akin to English knife.

knife (utensil or tool designed for cutting)


pai

paien (definite singular)
paiar (indefinite plural)
paiane (definite plural)


presidium

presidiet (definite singular)
presidium (indefinite plural)
presidia (definite plural)


stotinka

From Bulgarian стотинка (stotinka, “hundredth”).


posisjon

posisjonen (definite singular)
posisjonar (indefinite plural)
posisjonane (definite plural)


konspirasjon

konspirasjonen (definite singular)
konspirasjonar (indefinite plural)
konspirasjonane (definite plural)


ras

raset (definite singular)
ras (indefinite plural)
rasa (definite plural)

From Old Norse ras, itself apparently related to rás (“race, course”); compare with rase.


muskel

muskelen (definite singular)
musklar (indefinite plural)
musklane (definite plural)


skjerm

skjermen (definite singular)
skjermar (indefinite plural)
skjermane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German scherm. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skirmiz.


riyal

riyalen (definite singular)
riyalar (indefinite plural)
riyalane (definite plural)


lats

latsen (definite singular)
latsar (indefinite plural)
latsane (definite plural)


tann

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

From Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.


schilling

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz. Doublet of shilling and skilling.

(numismatics) a silver coin of several German states in the High Middle Ages, typically divided into 12 pfennig

(numismatics) a schilling, the old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen


denar

denaren (definite singular)
denarar (indefinite plural)
denarane (definite plural)


forint

forinten (definite singular)
forintar (indefinite plural)
forintane (definite plural)

A wanderword. Via Hungarian forint. Ultimately from Italian fiorino.


munn

munnen (definite singular)
munnar (indefinite plural)
munnane (definite plural)

From Old Norse muðr, munnr, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-. Cognates include English mouth. See at there for more.

(figurative) a person which one has the responsibility to nourish (i.e. a mouth to feed)


teori

teorien (definite singular)
teoriar (indefinite plural)
teoriane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θεωρία (theōría) and Latin theoria.


hode

hodet (definite singular)
hode (indefinite plural)
hoda (definite plural)

From Norwegian Bokmål hode, from the Copenhagen pronunciation of Danish hoved. Partially replaced South East Norwegian dialectal hue (< huvu, hugu) in recent years.

Ein hyssingfloke er limt på hodet hans til hår

1975, Edvard Hoem, Anna Lena, Oslo: Samlaget, page 13:

A tangle of string is glued to his head as hair

(rare and nonstandard) alternative form of hovud (“head”)


skilling

skillingen (definite singular)
skillingar (indefinite plural)
skillingane (definite plural)

From Old Norse skillingr, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz. Akin to English shilling. Doublet of schilling and shilling.

(numismatics) shilling (A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century.)

Ein Skilling, som er spard, er tvo Gonger tent.

A shilling that is saved, is twice earned.


kino

kinoen (definite singular)
kinoar (indefinite plural)
kinoane (definite plural)


fis

fisen (definite singular)
fisar (indefinite plural)
fisane (definite plural)


cruzeiro

cruzeiroen (definite singular)
cruzeiros (indefinite plural)
cruzeiro (indefinite plural)
cruzeiroane (definite plural)


helt

helten (definite singular)
heltar (indefinite plural)
heltane (definite plural)


farfar

farfaren (definite singular)
farfedrar (indefinite plural)
farfedrane (definite plural)

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather


beste

besten (definite singular)
bestar (indefinite plural)
bestane (definite plural)

A clipping of bestefar m (“grandfather”) and bestemor f (“grandmother”). The first part also being from best (“best”).


beste

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


djup

djupet (definite singular)
djup (indefinite plural)
djupa (definite plural)

* (adjective): From Old Norse djúpr. Akin to English deep.
* (noun): From Old Norse djúp

depth (vertical distance below a surface)


mol

molet (definite singular)
mol (indefinite plural)
mola (definite plural)

From German Mol, a clipping of Gramm-Molekül.


mol

molen (definite singular)
molar (indefinite plural)
molane (definite plural)


mol

mola (definite singular)
moler (indefinite plural)
molene (definite plural)

Compare mole, and Icelandic mol (“crushing”).


mol

(collective) small and spread-out clouds


mol

From Old Norse mǫlr (“moth”), in reference to the way in which they grind things down by eating.

Alternative spelling of mòl, (pre-2012) alternative form of møll


hamar

hamaren (definite singular)
hamrar (indefinite plural)
hamrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hamarr. Compare Danish hammer, Faroese hamar, hamari, Icelandic hamar, and Swedish hammare.

Har de nokre hamrar her?


nougat

nougaten (definite singular)
nougatar (indefinite plural)
nougatane (definite plural)


mur

muren (definite singular)
murar (indefinite plural)
murane (definite plural)

Ein vegg av tre er mindre solid enn ein mur av stein.

A wall made of wood is less solid than a wall made of stone.

a wall (of stone, concrete or similar material)


pensum

pensumet (definite singular)
pensum (indefinite plural)
pensuma (definite plural)
Historical inflection of pensum
but considered second-tier.

nn-noun-infl

pensa, pensaa 􂀿pensai􂁀, pensuma 􂀿pensumi􂁀


gu

De føst Bue: Du ska int ha naakaan framund gu istan for mæg

The first commandment: you shall not have any foreign god instead of me

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Eastern Norway) alternative form of gud (“god”)


ritus

ritusen (definite singular)
ritusar (indefinite plural)
ritusane (definite plural)

From Latin ritus (“rite”). Doublet of rite.


brusk

brusket (definite singular)
brusk (indefinite plural)
bruska (definite plural)


bonde

bonden (definite singular)
bønder (indefinite plural)
bøndene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bóndi, a contraction of búandi, present participle of búa. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic bóndi, Swedish and Danish bonde, and English bond.

Talet på bønder har gått ned.


viser

(strong) indefinite plural feminine of vis

vis

Viser, visir (strong noun, obsolete spellings, both feminine)


ripa

ripa (definite singular)
riper (indefinite plural)
ripor (indefinite plural)
ripene (definite plural)
ripone (definite plural)


staden

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


middag

From Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr (“middle”) and dagr (“day”).


middel

middelet (definite singular)
middel (indefinite plural)
midla (definite plural)


beru

bero (definite singular)
berur (indefinite plural)
berune (definite plural)


flugo

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of flugu


hank

hanken (definite singular)
hankar (indefinite plural)
hankane (definite plural)
hanka (definite singular)
hanker (indefinite plural)
hankene (definite plural)


fosfor

head

fosfor m or n (definite singular fosforen or fosforet)

fosforen (definite singular)
fosforet (definite singular)


alv

alven (definite singular)
alvar (indefinite plural)
alvane (definite plural)

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

Eg tenkte dat so mang ein Gong: "aa han, som var so sæl, at faa ein Alv med Laatt og Song, i Stova berr' eit Bil […]

I thought so many a time: "oh he, who was so blessed, to have an elf with mirth and song, in his house just for a while […]


tind

tinden (definite singular)
tindar (indefinite plural)
tindane (definite plural)

a prong, tine, tooth (on forks, rakes, combs etc.)


reng

(dialectal, Northern Norway, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of ring (“a ring”)


boso

bosoa (definite singular)
bosoi (definite singular)
bosoer (indefinite plural)
bosoene (definite plural)

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of bòsu


muru

muru f (definite singular murua or (defunct) muro, indefinite plural murur, definite plural murune)

murua (definite singular)
muro (archaic definite singular)
murur (indefinite plural)
murune (definite plural)

Metaphony of Old Norse mǫru, oblique singular forms of mara. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *marǭ, whence also modern English mare (“evil spirit”).

Murua var atterganger etter ugifte kvinnfolk som ikkje hadde hatt mann, sa dei gamle[.]

1954, Lars M. Fjellstad, “Murua”, in Haugfolk og trollskap, page 18:

The mare[s were] the ghost[s] of unmarried womenfolk which never had had a man, said the old ones.

Krøteri var ute for muro, dei med.

1918, Gamalt fraa Numedal, volume 3, Gunleikson, page 24:

Even the cattle were exposed to the mare-wight.

(dialectal or nonstandard since 1917) alternative form of mare (“evil spirit”)


kum

kummen (definite singular)
kummar (indefinite plural)
kummane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German kum, kumme (compare German Low German Kumme (“bowl”)).


snop

Probably from Dutch snoep. Attested by Erik Pontoppidan in Glossarium Norvagicum (1749).


planetarium

planetariet (definite singular)
planetarium (indefinite plural)
planetaria (definite plural)


veder

veder n (definite singular vedret, indefinite plural veder, definite plural vedri)

vedret (definite singular)
veder (indefinite plural)
vedri (definite plural)


rokk

rokken (definite singular)
rokkar (indefinite plural)
rokkane (definite plural)


rokk

rokket (definite singular)
rokk (indefinite plural)
rokka (definite plural)

sea spray, spindrift, driving rain, driving snow


sekund

sekundet (definite singular)
sekund (indefinite plural)
sekunda (definite plural)
sekunden (definite singular)
sekundar (indefinite plural)
sekundane (definite plural)

From Latin (pars minuta) secunda (time), and secunda, secundus (music).


sekund

sekunden (definite singular)
sekundar (indefinite plural)
sekundane (definite plural)


pust

pusten (definite singular)
pustar (indefinite plural)
pustane (definite plural)
pust m pust (canonical neuter)
pusten (definite singular)
pustar (indefinite plural)
pustane (definite plural)
pustet (definite singular)
pust (indefinite plural)
pusta (definite plural)


brud

bruda (definite singular)
bruder (indefinite plural)
brudene (definite plural)

From Old Norse brúðr (“bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz.


mei

meien (definite singular)
meiar (indefinite plural)
meiane (definite plural)


lur

luren (definite singular)
lurar (indefinite plural)
lurane (definite plural)

a lur (a long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.)


lur

First attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780.


vaka

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ul

ulen (definite singular)
ular (indefinite plural)
ulane (definite plural)


går

yesterday (only used in the adverbial form i går)


buk

buken (definite singular)
bukar (indefinite plural)
bukane (definite plural)


tur

turen (definite singular)
turar (indefinite plural)
turane (definite plural)


lim

limet (definite singular)
lim (indefinite plural)
lima (definite plural)


siriss

sirissen (definite singular)
sirissar (indefinite plural)
sirissane (definite plural)


leider

leideren (definite singular)
leiderar (indefinite plural)
leiderane (definite plural)


pikk

pikken (definite singular)
pikkar (indefinite plural)
pikkane (definite plural)

From Old Norse pikkr, akin to pigg and pik (“spike, quill, peak”).


pikk

Via Low German from French pique, "spear".

Ho har ein pikk til han.


pikk

pikken (definite singular)
pikkar (indefinite plural)
pikkane (definite plural)
pikket (definite singular)
pikk (indefinite plural)
pikka (definite plural)

Derived from the verb pikke (“to knock, tap”).

Brått lydde eit pikk på døra.


pikk

Uncertain, may be from the German phrase mit Sach und Pack, "with thing and bundle."

Ta med seg sitt pikk og pakk.

(only in certain idioms) possessions, small belongings


liti

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of lit


budi

definite singular of bud (non-standard since 1917)


krank

kranken (definite singular)
krankar (indefinite plural)
krankane (definite plural)


lyceum

lyceet (definite singular)
lyceum (indefinite plural)
lycea (definite plural)


lende

lendet (definite singular)
lende (indefinite plural)
lenda (definite plural)


merr

merra (definite singular)
merrar (indefinite plural)
merrer (indefinite plural)
merrane (definite plural)
merrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō (“female horse”).


tina

tina (definite singular)
tiner (indefinite plural)
tinor (indefinite plural)
tinene (definite plural)
tinone (definite plural)

Through French from Latin tina (“wine-vessel”).


tru

trua (definite singular)
truer (indefinite plural)
truene (definite plural)

Dette var før den nye trua hadde kome.

This was before the new faith had arrived.

Eg har trua på deg.


heks

heksa (definite singular)
hekser (indefinite plural)
heksene (definite plural)

Probably from German Hexe or a similar word in some related German dialect. Compare to Danish heks and Swedish häxa.


pesk

pesken (definite singular)
peskar (indefinite plural)
peskane (definite plural)


sena

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


saus

sausen (definite singular)
sausar (indefinite plural)
sausane (definite plural)

Borrowed from French sauce, from Latin salsus (“salty”).


saus

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


torre

torren (definite singular)
torrar (indefinite plural)
torrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þorri. Akin to Faroese torri and Icelandic þorri.


fili

filien (definite singular)
filiar (indefinite plural)
filiane (definite plural)


fili

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of fil


bedd

bedden (definite singular)
beddar (indefinite plural)
beddane (definite plural)


ruve

ruva (definite singular)
ruver (indefinite plural)
ruvene (definite plural)


roti

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of rot


eva

evaa (definite singular)
evaer (indefinite plural)
evaene (definite plural)

From Eva (“Eve”), of the biblical creation story. The name comes from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).

a woman, particularly with very womanly traits


eva

eva (definite singular)
ever (indefinite plural)
evor (indefinite plural)
evene (definite plural)
evone (definite plural)


buke

bukeen (definite singular)
bukear (indefinite plural)
bukeane (definite plural)


tåg

tåga (definite singular)
tæger (indefinite plural)
tægene (definite plural)


tåg

tåget (definite singular)
tåg (indefinite plural)
tåga (definite plural)

From Old Norse tá n, from Proto-Germanic *tanhwą.


tåg

head

tåg f (definite singular tågjí, definite singular dative tågjinn, uncountable)

tågjí (definite singular)
tågjinn (dative definite singular)

From Old Norse talg, borrowed through Middle Low German from Proto-Germanic *talgaz.

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of talg (“tallow”)


binders

bindersen (definite singular)
bindersar (indefinite plural)
bindersane (definite plural)

From the plural of English binder. The second sense is a semantic loan from French, where trombone may refer to either the paperclip or to the musical instrument.


mara

mara (definite singular)
marer (indefinite plural)
maror (indefinite plural)
marene (definite plural)
marone (definite plural)


snoru

snòru f (definite singular snòro, indefinite plural snòrur, definite plural snòrune)

snòru (canonical feminine)
snòro (definite singular)
snòrur (indefinite plural)
snòrune (definite plural)


kokos

kokosen (definite singular)
kokosar (indefinite plural)
kokosane (definite plural)

From German Kokos, from Portuguese coco.


kunde

kunden (definite singular)
kundar (indefinite plural)
kundane (definite plural)


lov

lov m or f (definite singular loven or lova, indefinite plural lovar or lover, definite plural lovane or lovene)

loven (definite singular)
lova (definite singular)
lovar (indefinite plural)
lover (indefinite plural)
lovane (definite plural)
lovene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lǫg, nominative and accusative plural of lag. Influenced by Danish lov.


lov

lovet (definite singular)
lov (indefinite plural)
lova (definite plural)

From Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.


soare

soareen (definite singular)
soarear (indefinite plural)
soareane (definite plural)


peon

peonen (definite singular)
peonar (indefinite plural)
peonane (definite plural)

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).


aur

From Old Norse aurr, from Proto-Germanic *auraz.

(collective) a mix between gravel, coarse sand


fossa

fossaen (definite singular)
fossaer (indefinite plural)
fossaar (indefinite plural)
fossaene (definite plural)
fossaane (definite plural)

Cryptoprocta ferox
Cryptoprocta ferox#Translingual


hjort

hjorten (definite singular)
hjortar (indefinite plural)
hjortane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hjǫrtr. Akin to English hart.

No er det meste rudt med Rot, og Grunden lagd for Fenadfot, og ellers Fugl og Hjort.

1863, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Den scotske Highlander:

Now most of it is cleared away, and the ground laid for the feet of cattle, and also fowl and deer.

Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus#Translingual


slagsmål

slagsmålet (definite singular)
slagsmål (indefinite plural)
slagsmåla (definite plural)


strategi

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strategi m (definite singular strategien, indefinite plural strategiar, definite plural strategiane)

strategien (definite singular)
strategiar (indefinite plural)
strategiane (definite plural)


ministerium

ministeriet (definite singular)
ministerium (indefinite plural)
ministeria (definite plural)


torg

torget (definite singular)
torg (indefinite plural)
torga (definite plural)


fei

a swoop, speed; Used in the expression i ein fei.


fei

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of fe


lega

lega (definite singular)
leger (indefinite plural)
legor (indefinite plural)
legene (definite plural)
legone (definite plural)


stup

stupet (definite singular)
stup (indefinite plural)
stupa (definite plural)


korp

From Old Norse korpr. According to some sources, the word was used amongst fishermen as an alternative to ramn, which was a taboo while fishing.


humle

humlen (definite singular)
humlar (indefinite plural)
humlane (definite plural)

From Old Norse humli, probably from Proto-Slavic *xъmelь. Compare with Swedish humle, Faroese humli, humla, Icelandic humall.


humle

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


hertug

hertugen (definite singular)
hertugar (indefinite plural)
hertugane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German hertoch and Old Norse hertogi. Cognate to German Herzog, Dutch hertog.


komma

kommaet (definite singular)
komma (indefinite plural)
kommaa (definite plural)


gondol

gondolen (definite singular)
gondolar (indefinite plural)
gondolane (definite plural)

From Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoła.

(nautical) gondola, type of boat found in Venice

(aviation) gondola, basket of a hot-air balloon, cabin of an airship

gondola, passenger capsule on an aerial cableway


eden

edenet (definite singular)
eden (indefinite plural)
edena (definite plural)

Metonymically from the Garden of Eden, from Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗden).


lån

lånet (definite singular)
lån (indefinite plural)
låna (definite plural)


knopp

knoppen (definite singular)
knoppar (indefinite plural)
knoppane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German knoppe, knuppe or Low German knoppe, knuppe.

(botany) a bud (of a flower, leaf or shoot)


mått

måtten (definite singular)
måttar (indefinite plural)
måttane (definite plural)

From Old Norse máttr, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, *mahtuz.


såpa

såpa (definite singular)
såper (indefinite plural)
såpor (indefinite plural)
såpene (definite plural)
såpone (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of såpe (“soap”)


soldat

soldaten (definite singular)
soldatar (indefinite plural)
soldatane (definite plural)

From French soldat, itself from Italian soldato (“soldier”).


tull

tullet (definite singular)
tull (indefinite plural)
tulla (definite plural)


fransk

French (Romance language spoken in France)


ly

lyet (definite singular)
ly (indefinite plural)
lya (definite plural)

From Old Norse hlýr (“lukewarm”), from Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz. The noun is from Old Norse hlý (“warmth”).


tarv

tarva (definite singular)
tarver (indefinite plural)
tarvene (definite plural)


tolk

tolken (definite singular)
tolkar (indefinite plural)
tolkane (definite plural)

Via Middle Low German tolk and Old Norse tulkr from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.


sår

sår n (definite singular såret, indefinite plural sår, definite plural såra)

såret (definite singular)
sår (indefinite plural)
såra (definite plural)


smak

smaken (definite singular)
smakar (indefinite plural)
smakane (definite plural)

From Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (“taste, smack”).

der

Eg likar smaken av mango.

Han har god smak i musikk.


magan

Det sokk så det kjetla i magan.

1984, Ove Røsbak, Husimellom, [Oslo]: Cappelen, page 42:


vagn

vagnen (definite singular)
vagnar (indefinite plural)
vagnane (definite plural)

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

(archaic) orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca


strid

striden (definite singular)
stridar (indefinite plural)
stridane (definite plural)


strid

stida (definite singular)
stridi (definite singular)
strider (indefinite plural)
stridene (definite plural)


vakt

vakta (definite singular)
vakter (indefinite plural)
vaktene (definite plural)


torv

torva (definite singular)
torver (indefinite plural)
torvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þǫrf (“need”). Cognate with Old English þearf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba) and Icelandic þörf. Doublet of tarv.


torv

torva (definite singular)
torver (indefinite plural)
torvene (definite plural)
torvet (definite singular)
torv (indefinite plural)
torva (definite plural)

From Old Norse torf. Akin to English turf.


ris

From Old Norse rís, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza). Akin to English rice.


ris

riset (definite singular)
ris (indefinite plural)
risa (definite plural)


knapp

knappen (definite singular)
knappar (indefinite plural)
knappane (definite plural)


verk

verket (definite singular)
verk (indefinite plural)
verka (definite plural)

From Old Norse verk, related to yrke (“profession”) and virke (“to function”).

industrial facility, works (UK) (treated as singular)


deisme

From French déisme, from Latin deus + -isme.


murru

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murru f (def murrua, plural murru, def pl murrun or *murrunn)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of mare (“mare, evil spirit”)


helle

hella (definite singular)
heller (indefinite plural)
hellene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hella, from hallr (stone).


nikkel

nikkel m or n (definite singular nikkelen or nikkelet)

nikkelen (definite singular)
nikkelet (definite singular)


natron

From Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron, “nitre”), from Egyptian nṯrj.

baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, sodium bicarbonate


tarse

tarsen (definite singular)
tarsar (indefinite plural)
tarsane (definite plural)