faugl

faugl

faugl

faugl (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
faugln (accusative definite nominative singular)
faugla (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
fauglan (accusative definite nominative plural)
faugla (dative definite singular)
fauglåm (dative definite plural)
faugl (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
faugln (accusative definite nominative singular)
fauglær (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
fauglane (accusative definite nominative plural)

[¹fœɵ̯ɡ.ɡəɽ]

[¹fɐɵ̯ɡ.ɡəɽ]

From Old Norse fogl, alternative form of fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Akin to English fowl. The forms with au are caused by a consistent change of og to aug, common in some dialects. Compare dialectal taug < Old Norse tog.

(dialectal, Eastern Norway, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of fugl (“bird”)


saudinnje

From Old Norse sauðirnir m pl, compare Norwegian Nynorsk sauderne m pl.

(dialectal, Southern Møre dialect) definite plural of saud


råv

råvet (definite singular)
råv (indefinite plural)
råva (definite plural)


søyda

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søyda f (definite singular søyda, definite singular dative søydonne, indefinite plural søydor, definite plural søydorna or søydorne, definite plural dative søydom)

søyda (definite singular)
søydonne (dative definite singular)
søydor (indefinite plural)
søydorna (definite plural)
søydorne (definite plural)
søydom (dative definite plural)
søyda (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
søyda (accusative definite nominative singular)
søydor (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
søydorna (accusative definite nominative plural)
søydonne (dative definite singular)
søydom (dative definite plural)
søyde- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)

nn-decl-blank-aasen

søyda

From saud (“sheep”). Compare Swedish söa (dialectal).

Søyda beiter.

(pre-1917) alternative form of søye (“ewe”)


seborré

seborréen (definite singular)
seborreen (definite singular)
seborréar (indefinite plural)
seborrear (indefinite plural)
seborréane (definite plural)
seborreane (definite plural)


tennar

tennaren (definite singular)
tennarar (indefinite plural)
tennarane (definite plural)


cand.theol.-grad

From cand.theol. (“theological candidate”) + grad (“degree”).


oklone

(non-standard since 2012) feminine definite plural of okle


okli

(non-standard since 2012) neuter definite plural of okle


oklor

(non-standard since 2012) feminine indefinite plural of okle


cymbel

cymbelen (definite singular)
cymblar (indefinite plural)
cymblane (definite plural)


oklo

(non-standard since 1938) indefinite plural of okla

(non-standard since 1938) definite plural of okla


nysto

(non-standard since 1959) indefinite plural of nysta

(non-standard since 1959) definite plural of nysta


nyro

(non-standard since 1938) indefinite plural of nyra

(non-standard since 1938) definite plural of nyra


eistor

(non-standard since 2012) feminine indefinite plural of eiste


høi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of hø


eistone

(non-standard since 2012) feminine definite plural of eiste


eisti

(non-standard since 2012) neuter definite plural of eiste


symbel

symbelen (definite singular)
symblar (indefinite plural)
symblane (definite plural)


hønsi

(non-standard since 2012) definite of høns


eisto

(non-standard since 1938) indefinite plural of eista

(non-standard since 1938) definite plural of eista


nyorkar

nyorkaren (definite singular)
nyorkarar (indefinite plural)
nyorkarane (definite plural)

(pre-1991) alternative form of newyorkar


kilocykel

kilocykelen (definite singular)
cyklar (indefinite plural)
cyklane (definite plural)


hyrno

(non-standard since 1938) indefinite plural of hyrna

(non-standard since 1938) definite plural of hyrna


cand.theol.

cand.theol.-en (definite singular)
cand.theol.-ar (indefinite plural)
cand.theol.-ane (definite plural)

From Latin candidatus theologiae m or candidata theologiae f.

a person who holds a higher theological degree


fullnad

fullnaden (definite singular)
fullnader (indefinite plural)
fullnadar (indefinite plural)
fullnadene (definite plural)
fullnadane (definite plural)

From Old Norse fullnaðr. Equivalent to full + -nad.


fullnads

til fullnads
til fullnads#Norwegian_Nynorsk

genitive singular of fullnad; Used in the prepositional phrase til fullnads.


tverel

tverelen (definite singular)
tverlar (indefinite plural)
tverlane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þyrill, from Proto-Germanic *þwerilaz. Akin to Swedish törel.


byor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of bye


byone

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of bye


tyret

definite singular of tyre (non-standard since 2012)


hovu

hovuet (definite singular)
hovu (indefinite plural)
hovua (definite plural)

Ør og tung i hovu la han seg, men fekk ikkje sova.

1918, Ole Haugen-Flermoe, Stortingsgutane, Elverum: Bakken, page 61:

Weary and heavy-headed he went to bed, but he couldn't sleep.

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(dialectal) pronunciation spelling of hovud


huvu

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huvu n (definite singular huvuet or (dialectal) huvu’, indefinite plural huvu, definite plural huvua)

huvuet (definite singular)
huvu’ (definite dialectal singular)
huvu (indefinite plural)
huvua (definite plural)

Metaphony of hovud, from Old Norse hǫfuð. Compare Jamtish huvu and Swedish huvud.

Aa er det som er mitt i huvu’ ditt?

1923, Sigurd Nergaard, Eventyr, barnevers, spurningar og ordspraak [Fairytales, Children’s Verset, Riddles, and Sayings], page 93:


smiggja

(dialectal, Hardingmål) pronunciation spelling of smie (“smithy”)


stuggu

stuggu f (def stuggua, singular dative stuggun, plural stuggu, def pl stuggun, plural dative stuggum)

stuggun (dative singular)
stuggu (plural)
stuggum (dative plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of stove


stuu

(obsolete, dialectal) alternative form of stue


jedn

jedn n (definite singular jedné, indefinite plural jedn or (Voss) jødn, definite plural jednæ or (Voss) jødnæ, definite plural dative (Voss) jødnó)

jedné (definite singular)
jedn (indefinite plural)
jødn (indefinite plural)
jednæ (definite plural)
jødnæ (definite plural)
jødnó (dative definite plural)

A form of jarn with pre-occlusion, and fronted vowel caused by the /j/. From Old Norse jarn, járn. Akin to English iron.

(dialectal, Hordaland dialects) alternative form of jarn (“iron”)


fjedl

fjedl (plural)
fjødl (plural)
fjedl (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fjedlet (accusative definite nominative singular)
fjedl (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
fjedlè (accusative definite nominative plural)
fjedl (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fjedlet (accusative definite nominative singular)
fjødl (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
fjødlè (accusative definite nominative plural)
fjedlè (dative definite singular)
fjødlo (dative definite plural)

fjedl

fjedl

A form of fjell with pre-occlusion. From Old Norse fjall, with a fronted vowel caused by the /j/. Akin to English fell.

(dialectal, Hordaland dialects) alternative form of fjell (“a mountain”)


smiu

(eye dialect) pronunciation spelling of smidju f (“smithy”).

Det var før også eldhus og smiu på garden, og smio stod nedpå Smiuhaugen.

1986, Stian Henneseid, Gards- og ættesoga (Bø-soga; II), volume IV, page 330:

In the past, there was a bakery and a smithy on the farm, and the smithy stood down on the Smiuhaugen (lit. the Smithy mound).

(dialectal) alternative form of smie f (“smithy”)


veidni

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of veidn


veidn

veidna (definite singular)
veidner (indefinite plural)
veidnene (definite plural)


nóti

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of nót


mjødni

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of mjødn


mjønn

mjønna (definite singular)
mjønnar (indefinite plural)
mjønner (indefinite plural)
mjønnane (definite plural)
mjønnene (definite plural)

Kungjen ha alle set slike mjønna på menniskje.

1955, Knut Liestøl, “Dei tri mostane”, in Reidar Th. Christiansen, editor, Knut Liestøl in memoriam, Oslo: Norli, page 47:

The kning had never seen such hips on a human.

Difyr er det at Moabs mjønnar bivrar[.]

1938, Profeten Esaias, Oslo: Det norske bibelselskap, page 75:

(obsolete or dialectal) alternative form of mjødm f (“hip”)


voldsbruk

voldsbruk m or n (definite singular voldsbruken or voldsbruket)

voldsbruken (definite singular)
voldsbruket (definite singular)


eksler

Dei slo ned på hovudet hans og på eksler og armar.

1981, Det usynlege kongeriket [The Invisible Kingdom], Oslo: Noregs boklag, page 47:

They poured down on his head and shoulders and arms.

(dialectal, obsolete) indefinite plural of aksel (“shoulder”)


ekslene

Kufta eller kyrtelen er på ekslene og kring hovudsmotta kanta med raudt.

1945, Eirik Hirth, Klædebunaden på Voss i eldre og nyare tid, Voss bokhandel, page 6:

(dialectal, obsolete) definite plural of aksel (“shoulder”)


pashtunar

pashtunaren (definite singular)
pashtunarar (indefinite plural)
pashtunarane (definite plural)

(pre-2021) alternative form of pasjtunar


kompassar

(non-standard since 2021) indefinite plural of kompass


kompassane

(non-standard since 2021) definite plural of kompass


kompane

(non-standard since 2021) definite plural of komp


breikdans

breikdansen (definite singular)
breikdansar (indefinite plural)
breikdansane (definite plural)

(pre-2021) alternative form of breakdans


såsiss

såsissen (definite singular)
såsissar (indefinite plural)
såsissane (definite plural)


kompen

(non-standard since 2021) definite singular of komp


kompar

(non-standard since 2021) indefinite plural of komp


prosjektør

prosjektøren (definite singular)
prosjektørar (indefinite plural)
prosjektørane (definite plural)

(pre-2021) alternative form of prosjektor


unsor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of unse


skaki

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of skak


skåki

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of skåk


æri

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of ær f

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of ær n


åna

(dialectal) definite singular of å (“river, creek”)


radl

radlet (definite singular)
radl (indefinite plural)
radla (definite plural)

Possibly a doublet of rall, with a shift from -ll- to -dl-, which is typical for southwestern Norway.


eintøke

eintøket (definite singular)
eintøke (indefinite plural)
eintøka (definite plural)

Og Betelgauze er so visst ikkje noko eintøke.

1930, Sigurd Einbu, Soler og atom, Oslo: Samlaget, page 124:


krinoline

krinolinen (definite singular)
krinolinar (indefinite plural)
krinolinane (definite plural)


sendeplate

sendeplata (definite singular)
sendeplater (indefinite plural)
sendeplatene (definite plural)


kug

(dialectal, Rogaland, Agder dialect) alternative form of kuk (“penis; dick”)


lægra

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of læger


skjenkjar

skjenkjaren (definite singular)
skjenkjarar (indefinite plural)
skjenkjarane (definite plural)

From Old Norse skjenkjari. Equivalent to skjenkja + -ar.


skjenkar

skjenkaren (definite singular)
skjenkarar (indefinite plural)
skjenkarane (definite plural)

From Old Norse skjenkjari. Equivalent to skjenke + -ar.


skanki

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of skank


ljosi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of ljos


dagverd

dagverden (definite singular)
dagverdar (indefinite plural)
dagverdane (definite plural)


dugurd

dugurden (definite singular)
dugurdar (indefinite plural)
dugurdane (definite plural)

From Old Norse dagverðr, dǫgurðr. Cognates include Danish davre.
Attested as Duelen in Glossarium Norvagicum (1749) of Erik Pontoppidan. This spelling is probably representing an Eastern pronunciation, although the author was doing his lexicography research in Western Norway.

(chiefly historical) a meal in between breakfast and dinner, often eaten around 10 am.


dugul

(dialectal) pronunciation spelling of dugurd


duggul

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of dugurd


bøle

bøla (definite singular)
bøler (indefinite plural)
bølene (definite plural)

From Old Norse byrða. The -l- is due to the thick L transition from Old Norse -rð- to a retroflex flap, normally written as l.

a chest made from boards, used to store grain, flour or breads


bøle

bølet (definite singular)
bøle (indefinite plural)
bøla (definite plural)

From Old Norse bœli n, in an umlaut relationship with bol (from Old Norse ból). The verb might be from the noun, but could also be created with bol as the base for a causative verb. If so, it is akin to the English verb build.

a litter as might be found in a hive or nest


skjerv

skjerven (definite singular)
skjervar (indefinite plural)
skjervane (definite plural)


suvl

suvlet (definite singular)
suvl (indefinite plural)
suvla (definite plural)


fyru

fyru f (definite singular fyru, indefinite plural fyro, definite plural fyrunn, dative singular fyrun, dative plural fyrom)

fyru (definite singular)
fyro (indefinite plural)
fyrunn (definite plural)
fyrun (dative singular)
fyrom (dative plural)

Doublet of fjøre. Some sort of metaphony from Old Norse fjǫru, oblique cases singular of fjara.

Ho [elva] bar til å vekse opp og kom lenger og lenger innetter fyru for kvar dag.

1993, Ivar Kleiven, Frå barndomen [From childhood], page 9:

[The river] started to grow farther and farther in towards the riverbank, each day.

(dialectal, Gudbrandsdalen) a sandy riverbank (on either side of a river)


båtå

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of bate

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of bete

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of bita


bustyvel

bustyvelen (definite singular)
bustyvlar (indefinite plural)
bustyvlane (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse burstígull (“hedgehog”), from burst (“bristle”) + ígull (“sea urchin”), influenced by the verb yva (“to bristle”).

inh+

Erinaceus europaeus
Erinaceus europaeus#Translingual

a non-existent thing children were sent to find while the adults did slaughtering of the cattle


verksmann

verksmannen (definite singular)
verksmenn (indefinite plural)
verksmennene (definite plural)

From verk (“work”) + -s- + mann (“man”).


kuppel

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kuppel m (definite singular kuplen, indefinite plural kuplar, definite plural kupla or kuplene)

kuplen (definite singular)
kuplar (indefinite plural)
kupla (definite plural)
kuplene (definite plural)


nikju

(dialectal, Gudbrandsdalen and other locations in Eastern Norway) suet; alternative form of netje

(historical) a dish made from mutton fat


teokrati

teokratiet (definite singular)
teokrati (indefinite plural)
teokratia (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θεοκρατία (theokratía).

theocracy (government under the rule of a state-sponsored religion)


geiren

[ˈjɛ̞ɪː.rən]


kvekju

(dialectal) pronunciation spelling of kvetju; alternative form of kvetje


fǿri

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of føre


stankelbein

stankelbein pl (definite plural stankelbeinane, indefinite plural stankelbein)

stankelbeinane (definite plural)
stankelbein (indefinite plural)


huning

honey (sweet substance produced by bees)


sverdlilje

sverdlilja (definite singular)
sverdliljer (indefinite plural)
sverdliljene (definite plural)

From sverd (“sword”) + lilje (“lily”), on account of the shape of its petals.

Iris pseudacorus
Iris pseudacorus#Translingual


mækje

mækjen (definite singular)
mækja (definite singular)
mækjer (indefinite plural)
mækjar (indefinite plural)
mækjene (definite plural)
mækjane (definite plural)

From Old Norse mækir m (“sword”), from Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz (“sword”), in reference to the shape of the petals.

D'er alltid vått der mækja veks.

1962, Einar Seim, Ordtøkje og herme II, Universitetsforlaget:

It's always wet where the yellow flag grows.


snjoball

snjoballen (definite singular)
snjoballar (indefinite plural)
snjoballane (definite plural)

Der ein kastar ein snjoball, skal ein venta ein atter.

Where you throw a snowball, you shall expect one back.

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of snøball (“snowball”)


sjauar

sjauaren (definite singular)
sjauarar (indefinite plural)
sjauarane (definite plural)


sjauar

/²ʃæʉ̯.ɑ(r)/

/²ʃœʉ̯.ɑ(r)/

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kjørkje

kjørkja (definite singular)
kjørkjer (indefinite plural)
kjørkjene (definite plural)

...der vart det no berre smia og eine bure som brann opp, når det bar til, for dei var ute i tide der, med sendingar både til «kjørkj og ålmoss»

1918, Olav Duun, Juvikingar, Kristiania: Norli:

...there's been only the smithy and the one barn which burnt down, when it started, because they got out in the right time, with sendings both to "church and the community"

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Selbu, Northern Trøndelag) pronunciation spelling of kyrkje


båna

Når båna ville lære det språket som foreldra tala seg i millom, sa gjerne foreldra: «De skal ikkje lære det. Det er stygt!»

1967, Åsta Holth, Kapellet, Oslo: Gyldendal, page 111:

Whenever the children wanted to learn the language which their parents spoke between themselves, the parents might say: "You shouldn't learn it. It's foul!"


skór'e

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skór'e m (definite singular skóren, definite singular dative skóræ, indefinite plural skó, definite plural skóne, definite plural dative skó)

skóren (definite singular)
skóræ (dative definite singular)
skó (indefinite plural)
skóne (definite plural)
skó (dative definite plural)

From Old Norse skór. Cognate with English shoe (see there).

Skóne mí lèke.

(Setesdal) alternative form of sko (“shoe”)


annsemd

annsemda (definite singular)
annsemder (indefinite plural)
annsemdene (definite plural)


skjødna

From Old Norse stjǫrnu, oblique cases singular of stjarna. Akin to English star.

(dialect, Rogaland) alternative form of stjerne (“star”)


trunå

Trunå e voldikt viktige, hu kan te og me' flytta fjeddel, hette de'.

1984, Gottfred Borghammer, Adle kan snofla, Stavanger: Lars H. Lendes Minnefond, page 37:

Faith is mightily important; it can even move mountains, they say.

den ret-færigie ska værte salig a trunaa

c. 1700, Sigurd Kolsrud, quoting Jacob Rasch, “Eldste nynorske bibeltekst: Jacob Rasch c. 1700”, in Syn og Segn, volume 56, published 1950, page 110:


fåra

(dialect) alternative form of furu (“pine”)


folki

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of folk


folkjo

Folkjo æ' sure aa smaalege.

1922, Torvald Tu, Lynglandet, Kristiania: Norli, page 37:


kjørkjo

For ein gongs skuld vil eg erklæra meg enige med ein prest i den norska kjørkjo.

1983, Ingvar Moe, Frå oppvaskkummen, Oslo: Samlaget, page 60:

For once I'd agree with a priest in the Church of Norway.

I di katolske ti'n va dæ sikkert fleire kjørkjo i bygdom hell ette reformasjona

1930, Ivar Kleiven, Fronsbygdin, Oslo: Aschehoug, page 54:

In the Catholic times, there likely were more churches in the villages than after the Reformation.


folkjå

Gud skje lov at me ikkje he' adle desse folkjå te' middag kvær syndag.

1999, Einar Lea, Svein Inge Årrestad, Fleire fjåge folk, Klepp st: Info vest forl., page 103:

Praise be that we don't have all these people for dinner every sunday.

du får upp å helsa på folkjå

1927, Simon Nes, Vikstadfolket, Oslo: Norli, page 62:

you'll have to go up and greet the people


ho'en

Og ho'en er nok reinrasa, og folkjå ligaså

1994, Tobias Skretting, Ljose dagar, page 14:

The dog is likely purebred, the people likewise

(dialectal) definite singular of hund (“the dog”)


markjo

Seinare, då borna til Maria vaks til, bygde dei hus til henne på flate markjo ut i Dalen.

1981, Birger Røksund, Meir enn maten, page 82:

Later, when Maria's children grew up, they built a house for her on the flat field in the valley.


dågå

From Old Norse dagar, plural of dagr (“day”).

Tu tri Daagaa høgſtan laut vi holde paa

1848, Norske Viser og Stev i Folkesproget, 2nd edition, page 104:

Kan æg ſlike Daagaa bæra?

1802, Edvard Storm, “Skōgmøte has Torjer Skjeille”, in Laurents Hallager, Norsk Ordsamling, Sebastian Popp, page 160:

Tri Daagaa ette kom Kvinnfolke ut-paa Hougen att

Three days later, the women came back up to the mound


dagjen

Fysste dagjen han ferierte hadde me fårikål te middags, iskrem te desser og sjeva med leverpostei te kvelds.

2012 March 6, “Ett hondaliv”, in Solabladet, page 15:

The first day of his vacation, we had "fårikål" for dinner, ice cream for dessert and sliced bread with liver paste for supper.

Dei var so soltne at det gol i dei – dei hadde inkje smaka Mat heile Dagjen

1913, Johannes Skar, Gamalt or Sætesdal, volume VI, Kristiania, page 115:

They were so hungra that it crowed in them. They had not tasted food all day

Den trea Dagjen, litt førr Soli ne va gjengji, Daa hae ut han stritt, daa laag han stiv i Sengji.

1899, Jørund Telnes, Sterkenils, 2nd edition, Kristiania: Bertrand Jensen, page 61:

The third day, right before the sun was set, he'd done fighting, lying stiff in bed.

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) definite singular of dag (“the day”)


kjerkje

kjerkja (definite singular)
kjerkjer (indefinite plural)
kjerkjene (definite plural)


utsjånad

utsjånaden (definite singular)
utsjånader (indefinite plural)
utsjånadar (indefinite plural)
utsjånadene (definite plural)
utsjånadane (definite plural)


ukvemsord

ukvemsordet (definite singular)
ukvemsord (indefinite plural)
ukvemsorda (definite plural)


gaukjen

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) definite singular of gauk


skogjen

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) definite singular of skog


bakkje

From Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic *bankô.

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of bakke


kiørkio

Gieck hand sæg i Kiørkio eidn

1647, “LAnte oster Kraakelund”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 40:


haukjen

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) definite singular of hauk


magje

From Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of mage


hagje

From Old Norse hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô.

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of hage


agje

From Old Norse agi, from Proto-Germanic *agaz. Cognates include English awe.

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of age


mungåt

mungåtet (definite singular)
mungåt (indefinite plural)
mungåta (definite plural)


hågå

From Old Norse haga, oblique case singular of hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô.


barkje

Daa sprang der ein Rev, og han hadde bite Barkjen av Jomfruva og ho laag ned-i Tilet og blødde.

1915, Johannes Skar, Sogur (Gamalt or Sætesdal; 7), volume II, Kristiania: Norli, page 11:

Then sprang up a fox, and it had bitt off the windpipe of the maiden and she lat down in the […] bleeding.

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of barke (“windpipe”)


skyru

skyrua (definite singular)
skyruer (indefinite plural)
skyruene (definite plural)


borkjen

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) definite singular of bork


falkjen

Falkjen er daa eit udyr.

1926, Olaf Benneche, Den dyre muld, Oslo: Aschehoug, page 187:

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) definite singular of falk (“falcon”)


skyrui

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of skyru


mågå

Det krila kjetalt i mågå.

1937, Ragnar Solberg, Is-gud, Oslo: Aschehoug, page 16:

(dialectal, Gudbrandsdalen, Orkdalen and Innherred) alternative form of mage (“stomach”)


haugjen

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) definite singular of haug


kongie

Vonn GUd velsigna aa ein kvær ein Undersaat! Som no fraa denna Dag si Kongie ønskie got.

1747, Gerhard Gertsen Geelmuyden, “Dan Norskie Guutans Glæds= aa Fryds Schral”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 170:

May our God also bless each [of the king's] subjects, whom from this day wishes their king well.


kungie

Velsignat væra GUd, aa Kungien vonn tillikie!

Blessed be our God, and likewise our king.


kungje

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of konge


tangje

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of tange (“cape, ness”)


ungje

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of unge


unje

Han va ute å tridla siste ungen i ei badnavogn han nett hadde pussa opp.

2000, Hemming M. Helleland, Fjoringjen, Ullensvang mållag, page 180:

He was out strolling the last child in a stroller he'd recently refurbished.


ångje

(dialectal) alternative form of ange (“sweet odour, good smell”)


kongje

Og Kongjen ropa han inn.

1917, Johannes Skar, “Villøykjen”, in Sogur (Gamalt or Sætesdal; 7), volume II, Kristiania: Norli, page 28:


ongje

Det e noken som kan fortelja atte an gjekk og grein som ein ongje neritte veien, men det e nå ikkje sant.

1980, Ingvar Moe, Sommaren te Ingebjerr, Oslo: Samlaget, page 60:

There are some who may tell that he went and cried like a kid down the road, but that's not true.


angje

Der æ angjen baa søt aa rein

1904, Jon Bjørgulvsson Rysstad, Bjørkemaal, Oslo: Norli, page 25:

There, the fumes are both sweet and clean

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of ange (“sweet odour”)


folkjet

Men folkjet som bur her, di e vestlendingar.

1980, Ingvar Moe, Sommaren te Ingebjerr, Oslo: Samlaget, page 56:

But the people that live here, are westerners

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) definite singular of folk


bogjaa

Litle-Taabias bladde i Bogjaa

1913, Jonas Dahl, I rosenkjær, Kristiania: Gyldendal, page 140:

Lil' Tobias turned the pages of the book


svebn

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

æg dæt retnaa i Svebn

1734, “Gu qvæll Brugom og Bruur”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 170:

(dialectal) alternative form of svevn (“sleep”)


svemn

Det vart ikkje meir svemn den natti.

1973, Knut Horvei, Aud, Oslo: Noregs boklag, page 49:


svøbn

eg saag tydelig naa i svøbnen at Ola […] ligge der

1930, Tore Bergstøl, Atterljom: Folkeminne fraa smaadalane kring Lindesnes, volume II, Oslo: Norsk folkeminnelag, page 45:

I saw clearly now, in [my] sleep that Ola lies there


svømn

»Di faar sjaa=tel aa gni svømn tur syna no guter […]«

1912, Haakon Garaasen, Rogfinne, Kristiania: Norli, page 97:

"You'll have to rub [the] sleep out of your eyes now, boys[!]"


sømn

Borni frå dei heimar som gjev rikeleg mat og sømn og godt stell, står på jamnen yver hine i skulen.

1924, Håkon Wergeland, Heimen, Oslo: Norli, page 119:

The children from the homes that give plenty food and sleep and great care, perform better in school on average than the others.

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of svevn (“sleep”)


svæve

svæva (definite singular)
svæver (indefinite plural)
svævene (definite plural)

Related to sove. Referring to how the flower folds at night.


bodnå

Ja ja. Hans blod ska koma øve dokke og bodnå dokkar […]

1923, Simon Nes, Taparen, Oslo: Norli, page 37:

Well, well. His blood shall come over you and your children […]


nabn

From Old Norse nafn, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Eg […] sae ifrå om atte personen med mitt nabn […] nok ikkje va meg.

2002 January 17, “Mange slags brødre”, in Solabladet, page 8:

I […] told [them] that the person with my name […] likely wasn't me.

Di he alt funne nogå rare blomma ifrå oldtia å vikingtiå, men nobnå æ så gammaldags, at de forstår di visst ikkje […]

1929 June 24, “Frå Klepp”, in Stavanger aftenblad, page 7:

They've already found some weird flowers from antiquity and the Viking age, but their names are so oldy, that they don't understand them […]

Mann' henna han eitte Brenthodn, men dei andre nobni kann eg ikkje hugsa.

1853, Ivar Aasen, “12. Gjentaa i Lyklahaugen.”, in Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge, Christiania: Trykt hos Carl C. Werner & Comp., page 25:

Her husband was called Brenthodn, but I don't remember the other names.

(dialectal) alternative form of namn (“name”)


nobn

From Old Norse nǫfn, nominative/accusative plural of nafn.


skjemd

From Old Norse skemd, skemmd, from Proto-Germanic *skamiþō.


gysja

gysja (definite singular)
gysjer (indefinite plural)
gysjor (indefinite plural)
gysjene (definite plural)
gysjone (definite plural)


steidn

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

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

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

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

(dialectal) alternative form of stein (“stone, rock”)


drysja

drysja (definite singular)
drysjer (indefinite plural)
drysjor (indefinite plural)
drysjene (definite plural)
drysjone (definite plural)


kuauge

kuauget (definite singular)
kuauge (indefinite plural)
kuauga (definite plural)


stongi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of stong


jådnå

Dative plural of jadn, jedn, dialectal forms of jarn, jern (“iron”). From Old Norse járnum, jǫrnum.

used only in the dialectal prepositional phrase på jådnå (q.v.)


mæga

(dialectal, Eastern Norway) alternative form of mige (“penis”)


ædne

Veidefolket la nok merke til at alle ædne

1969, Sigurd Eikeland, Årdal: frå istid til nåtid, Årdal: Bygdeboknemnda, page 20:

The huntsmen must have noticed all the rivers.

(dialectal) definite plural of å (“river”)


æna

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 […]


røtte

«Meland, her er ei røtte, ei røtte!»

1987, Edv. Ørnes, “Hadnesøy-læreren Rasmus Meland”, in Årbok for Helgeland (overall work in Norwegian Bokmål), Helgeland historielag, page 117:

(dialectal) alternative form of rotte (“rat”)


kjept

kjepten (definite singular)
kjeptar (indefinite plural)
kjeptane (definite plural)

Men kjepten hans va som ei låste skjebsdør.

1944, Theodor Dahl, Humor fra hei til hav, Stavanger: Stabenfeldt, page 199:

But his mouth was like a shut ship's door.

(dialectal, Rogaland) alternative form of kjeft


nøyel

nøyelen (definite singular)
nøylar (indefinite plural)
nøylane (definite plural)


ektekone

ektekona (definite singular)
ektekoner (indefinite plural)
ektekonene (definite plural)

From ekte + kone, from Middle Norwegian ektakona, ektarkona.

a married woman, usually in relation to her husband; a wife


frenke

frenka (definite singular)
frenker (indefinite plural)
frenkene (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian frænka, a shortened form of Old Norse frændkona.

a female relative or the wife of a relative


deker

From Middle Norwegian dekor, from Middle Low German deker, from Latin decuria.


håi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of hå


keip

keipen (definite singular)
keipar (indefinite plural)
keipane (definite plural)

From Old Norse keipr, from Proto-Germanic *kaipaz.


havkatt

havkatten (definite singular)
havkattar (indefinite plural)
havkattane (definite plural)

(zoology) rabbit fish (Chimaera monstrosa)


gullhå

gullhåen (definite singular)
gullhåar (indefinite plural)
gullhåane (definite plural)

From gull (“gold”) + hå (“shark, dogfish”).


steinbukkjen

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) definite singular of steinbukk


brugde

brugda (definite singular)
brugder (indefinite plural)
brugdene (definite plural)

(zoology) a basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus


stubbebrytar

stubbebrytaren (definite singular)
stubbebrytarar (indefinite plural)
stubbebrytarane (definite plural)

a small, usually wooden hand winch used to loosen tree stumps from the ground


bukkjen

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) definite singular of bukk


leikjen

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) definite singular of leik


steinbukk

steinbukken (definite singular)
steinbukkar (indefinite plural)
steinbukkane (definite plural)

(astronomy, usually in the singular definite) the Capricornus constellation of the zodiac

(sometimes capitalized)
(astrology) a Capricorn, Capricornian


leiken

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


eitri

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of eiter


køyse

køysa (definite singular)
køyser (indefinite plural)
køysene (definite plural)


kjette

kjetta (definite singular)
kjetter (indefinite plural)
kjettene (definite plural)


reiti

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of reit


kause

kausen (definite singular)
kausar (indefinite plural)
kausane (definite plural)

From Dutch kous (“stocking”). Compare with Danish kovs, Swedish kaus and Finnish kaussi.

(nautical) a thimble (metal ring which can be attached to ropes to avoid chafing)


meinar

meinaren (definite singular)
meinarar (indefinite plural)
meinarane (definite plural)


kongarne

(non-standard since 1917) definite plural of konge


kvitauge

kvitauget (definite singular)
kvitauge (indefinite plural)
kvitauga (definite plural)


kvitauga

From kvit (“white”) + auga (“eye; eyed”).


skjegling

skjeglinga (definite singular)
skjeglingar (indefinite plural)
skjeglingane (definite plural)


kvitøygd

kvitøygd m (definite singular kvitøygde, plural kvitøygde)

kvitøygde (definite singular)
kvitøygde (plural)
forms with article (definite)

liksom dei kvitøygde ikki tola Solskin

1890, A.O. Vinje, Skrifter i utval, volume 6, Kristiania: Samlaget, page 348:

just like the albinos can't bear sunshine


svartauge

svartauget (definite singular)
svartauge (indefinite plural)
svartauga (definite plural)


skirenn

skirennet (definite singular)
skirenn (indefinite plural)
skirenna (definite plural)

(dialectal) ski run, a path of hard ski tracks


barneskirenn

barneskirennet (definite singular)
barneskirenn (indefinite plural)
barneskirenna (definite plural)

D'e så lett!! […] D'e eitt barneskirenn!

(figurative, idiomatic) a task which is simple; child's play


skjegle

skjegla (definite singular)
skjegler (indefinite plural)
skjeglene (definite plural)

From Old Norse skegla. Compare with skjegl.

(dialectal, colloquial) a person with strabismus; a strabismic


skjegle

(of a person or livestock) a creature which is not willing to walk in a straight line

(dialectal, Dalane) a pedant, a hairsplitter

(dialectal, Grenland) an unattractive woman


artiskokk

artiskokken (definite singular)
artiskokkar (indefinite plural)
artiskokkane (definite plural)


skokk

skokken (definite singular)
skokkar (indefinite plural)
skokkane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German schock, schok (“an amount of sixty”).


rikje

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) palatalized form of rike (“kingdom”)


kvekkje

den som hev fenge eit kvekkje i barndomen, veks det visst aldri frå seg

1971, Lars Vivelid, Langs blodfar på villfjellet, Oslo: Samlaget, page 48:

[I guess] whoever gets a scare in their youth, they don't grow out of it

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) palatalized form of kvekke (“a scare”)


nateskrikje

nateskrikja (definite singular)
nateskrikjer (indefinite plural)
nateskrikjene (definite plural)

(non-standard since 2012) alternative form of nøtteskrikje


kvakkar

kvakkaren (definite singular)
kvakkarar (indefinite plural)
kvakkarane (definite plural)

From Swedish kvackare. A short form of kvakksalvar.


nateskrike

nateskrika (definite singular)
nateskriker (indefinite plural)
nateskrikene (definite plural)


kvekki

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of kvekk


nøtteskrikje

nøtteskrikja (definite singular)
nøtteskrikjer (indefinite plural)
nøtteskrikjene (definite plural)

From nøtt + -e- + skrikje. Compare Swedish nötskrika.


nøtteskrike

nøtteskrika (definite singular)
nøtteskriker (indefinite plural)
nøtteskrikene (definite plural)


kvakke

kvakka (definite singular)
kvakker (indefinite plural)
kvakkene (definite plural)

Onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse kvaka. See also kvekke.

(dialectal) a jay, especially the Eurasian jay


skrikje

skrikja (definite singular)
skrikjer (indefinite plural)
skrikjene (definite plural)


kvakk

kvakket (definite singular)
kvakk (indefinite plural)
kvakka (definite plural)


nøtteskrikja

(pre-2012) alternative form of nøtteskrikje


kvekk

kvekket (definite singular)
kvekk (indefinite plural)
kvekka (definite plural)

a quack, a ribbit (the sound of a duck or frog)


kvekk

kvekken (definite singular)
kvekkar (indefinite plural)
kvekkane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hvekkr m. Related to kvekke.


nøtteskrika

(pre-2012) alternative form of nøtteskrike


kvekke

kvekket (definite singular)
kvekke (indefinite plural)
kvekka (definite plural)

Compare Old Norse preterite hvakk, presumably of reconstructed Old Norse verb *hvekka. The transitive inflection has come into being either from an unattested Old Norse ancestor, or analogously to other labile verbs such as brenne, kveppe etc. The noun is derived from the verb.


nøtteskog

nøtteskogen (definite singular)
nøtteskogar (indefinite plural)
nøtteskogane (definite plural)

From nøtt (“nut”) + -e- + skog (“wood, forest”).


nateskog

nateskogen (definite singular)
nateskogar (indefinite plural)
nateskogane (definite plural)

Dei næraste grannane blei lokka av dei bugnande nateskogane som Klosteret ikkje gjorde bruk av.

1993, Birger Lindanger, Rennesøy, page 897:

The closest neighbours were enticed by the abounding hazelnut groves which the monasytery didn't make use of.

(non-standard since 2012) alternative form of nøtteskog


skrikjor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of skrikje


skrikjorne

(non-standard since 1917) definite plural of skrikja


blåskrikje

blåskrikja (definite singular)
blåskrikjer (indefinite plural)
blåskrikjene (definite plural)


potetskrikje

potetskrikja (definite singular)
potetskrikjer (indefinite plural)
potetskrikjene (definite plural)

From potet (“potato”) + skrikje (“jay”).

Ho meinte ho hadde bevis for at Potetskrikja ein vår tok til å forsyne seg av settepotetene[.]

1978 September 6, Gudbrandsdølen, page 3:

She claimed to have proof that the jay had helped itself to the seed potatoes.

(Eastern Norway) Synonym of nøtteskrikje (“(Eurasian) jay”)


settepotet

settepoteten (definite singular)
settepotetar (indefinite plural)
settepotetane (definite plural)

From sette (“to put”) + potet (“potato”).


lavskrike

lavskrika (definite singular)
lavskriker (indefinite plural)
lavskrikene (definite plural)


lavskrikje

lavskrikja (definite singular)
lavskrikjer (indefinite plural)
lavskrikjene (definite plural)

From lav (“lichen”) + skrikje (“jay”). Similar to Swedish lavskrika.


kornskrikje

kornskrikja (definite singular)
kornskrikjer (indefinite plural)
kornskrikjene (definite plural)

(Eastern Norway, Trøndelag dialect) synonym of nøtteskrikje (“Eurasian jay”)


kornskrike

kornskrika (definite singular)
kornskriker (indefinite plural)
kornskrikene (definite plural)

From korn (“grain”) + skrike, an alternative form of skrikje (“jay”).


skogskjor

skogskjora (definite singular)
skogskjorer (indefinite plural)
skogskjorene (definite plural)

From skog (“wood, forest”) + skjor (“magpie”).


(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of 24-tid


(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of 23-tid


(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of 21-tid


(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of 22-tid


eittidi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of eittid


(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of 20-tid


tritidi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of tritid


femtentidi

alternative spelling of 15-tidi (non-standard since 2012)


eitt-tida

head

eitt-tida f (indefinite singular eitt-tid)

(in the singular, definite) (the time) around one o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

1-tida, 1-tidi, eittida, eittidi, eitt-tidi; at night

1-tida, 1-tidi, eittida, eittidi, eitt-tidi; in the afternoon


eitt-tidi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of eitt-tid


tretida

(in the singular, definite) (the time) around three o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

3-tida, 3-tidi, tretidi, tritida, tritidi; at night

3-tida, 3-tidi, tretidi, tritida, tritidi; in the afternoon


totida

I totida tok ho ein tur ut for å posta ein pakke […]

In around two, she went on a walk to post a package […]

(in the singular, definite) (the time) around two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

2-tida, 2-tidi, totidi, tvotida, tvotidi; at night

2-tida, 2-tidi, totidi, tvotida, tvotidi; in the afternoon


dukkand

dukkanda (definite singular)
dukkender (indefinite plural)
dukkendene (definite plural)


andedrått

andedråtten (definite singular)
andedråttar (indefinite plural)
andedråttane (definite plural)

From Old Norse andardráttr. Equivalent to ande + drått.


sandmel

sandmelen (definite singular)
sandmelar (indefinite plural)
sandmelane (definite plural)

From Old Norse sandmelr. Equivalent to sand + mel.


sandkake

sandkaka (definite singular)
sandkaker (indefinite plural)
sandkakene (definite plural)

From sand (“sand”) + kake (“cake”). Cognate with Swedish sandkaka.

a kind of tart, usually eaten around Christmas, made from flour, ground almond, butter, eggs, and sugar.


fjoni

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of fjon


enket

enketen (definite singular)
enketar (indefinite plural)
enketane (definite plural)


snøfjon

snøfjona (definite singular)
snøfjonet (definite singular)
snøfjoner (indefinite plural)
snøfjon (indefinite plural)
snøfjonene (definite plural)
snøfjona (definite plural)


fjon

fjona (definite singular)
fjonet (definite singular)
fjoner (indefinite plural)
fjon (indefinite plural)
fjonene (definite plural)
fjona (definite plural)

Cognate with Swedish fjun (“vellus hair, whisker”).

(countable and uncountable) a speck, small particle

(countable and uncountable) a thin strand of hair or grass


frekne

frekna (definite singular)
frekner (indefinite plural)
freknene (definite plural)

Compare Icelandic frekna. Possibly a back-formation from freknut (“freckled”).


fumli

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of fummel


føyre

føyra (definite singular)
føyrer (indefinite plural)
føyrene (definite plural)


fommel

fommelen (definite singular)
fomlar (indefinite plural)
fomlane (definite plural)
fommelet (definite singular)
fommel (indefinite plural)
fomla (definite plural)


hengsli

(non-standard since 2012) feminine definite singular of hengsel

(non-standard since 2012) neuter definite plural of hengsel


snøfjom

snøfjomet (definite singular)
snøfjom (indefinite plural)
snøfjoma (definite plural)


køyne

køyna (definite singular)
køyner (indefinite plural)
køynene (definite plural)


kjelke

kjelken (definite singular)
kjelkar (indefinite plural)
kjelkane (definite plural)


fumlet

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of fummel


ammetåke

From amme (“breastfeed”) + tåke (“fog, mist”).

af

Nybakte mødrer er ofte distré og kan kjennast igjen på auge og ansikt prega av svevnmangel innimellom all lukka. Med andre ord er dei råka av ammetåka.

2014, Ole Våge, “Svangre ord”, in Språknytt, volume 42, number 2, page 15:

New mothers are often whimsy and can be recognized on their eyes and face, impinged by sleep depravation in between the bliss. In other words, they're hit by the "brestfeeding haze".

Det må vera ammetåka som er hukommelsestjuven.

It must be the "breastfeeding haze" which is the memory thief.

(figurative, usually uncountable) a whimsy and/or hyperaware state of mind (and being) thought to affect mothers in the period after birth in which they are breastfeeding


nisja

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of nisje


ølstove

ølstova (definite singular)
ølstover (indefinite plural)
ølstovene (definite plural)


ynskjeliste

ynskjelista (definite singular)
ynskjelister (indefinite plural)
ynskjelistene (definite plural)

From ynskja (“to wish”) + liste (“list”).


fastri

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of faster


morsøster

morsøstera (definite singular)
morsøstrer (indefinite plural)
morsøstrene (definite plural)


morsyster

morsystera (definite singular)
morsystrer (indefinite plural)
morsystrene (definite plural)

From mor (“mother”) + syster (“sister”).


skriftespegel

skriftespegelen (definite singular)
skriftespeglar (indefinite plural)
skriftespeglane (definite plural)

From skrifte (“to confess”) + spegel (“mirror”). Calque of German Biechtspiegel.

Prøv deg sjølv på den vesle skriftespegelen på s. 130

1880, George Johnsen, Meir enn du anar, new revised edition, Oslo: Luther, page 94:

Try yourself with the little manual of confession on p. 130

Dette med skrifte er ikkje noko som katolikkane hev funne upp. Det vart nytta i aposteltidi, so det hadde vore gildt um fru Steinsvik ogso hadde nemnt skriftespegelen hjå apostelen Paulus.

1928 January 16, “Steinsvik-Riesterer-saki vert no teki upp til doms.”, in Agder Tidend, page 3:

Confession is not an invention of the Catholics. It was used in Apostolic times, and it would have been nice if Mrs Steinsvik also had mentioned the manual of confession of Paul the apostle.

(ecclesiastical) a collection of questions which might be used by the confessor to prepare for their confessional.


hòvúd

hòvúd (plural)
hòvúd (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hòvúdi (accusative definite nominative singular)
hòvúd (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
hòvúdí (accusative definite nominative plural)
hovdæ (dative definite singular)
hovdó (dative definite plural)

hòvúd

From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput- (“head”).

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of hovud (“head”)


fjødl

(dialectal, Vossamål) indefinite plural of fjedl


jødn

(dialectal, Vossamål) indefinite plural of jedn


helj

helja (definite singular)
heljer (indefinite plural)
heljene (definite plural)

hu […] ska reise att strast over helja

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

she […] will travel again right after the weekend

(dialectal, Eastern Norway) pronunciation spelling of helg


oksekjøt

head

oksekjøt n (definite singular oksekjøtet)


atomur

atomuret (definite singular)
atomur (indefinite plural)
atomura (definite plural)


gjøld

gjøld f (definite singular gjøldé, uncountable)

From Old Norse gjǫld, plural of gjald n.

(dialectal, Vossamål, Hardingmål, nonstandard) alternative form of gjeld (“debt, indebtedness”)


dåpsvatn

From dåp (“baptism”) + -s- (“water”) + vatn.

water (usually holy water) used for baptism


dåpshue

dåpshua (definite singular)
dåpshuer (indefinite plural)
dåpshuene (definite plural)


dåpsbod

dåpsbodet (definite singular)
dåpsbod (indefinite plural)
dåpsboda (definite plural)

(Christianity, especially definite, in the singular) the part of the Great Commission instructing Christians to baptize


dåpsbefaling

dåpsbefalinga (definite singular)
dåpsbefalingar (indefinite plural)
dåpsbefalingane (definite plural)


håm’e

håm’e m (definite singular håmen, definite singular dative håmæ, uncountable)

håmen (definite singular)
håmæ (dative definite singular)

From Old Norse halmr, from Proto-Germanic *halmaz.

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of halm


góv

góv n (definite singular góvi, definite singular dative góvæ, indefinite plural góv, definite plural góví, definite plural dative góvó)

góvi (definite singular)
góvæ (dative definite singular)
góv (indefinite plural)
góví (definite plural)
góvó (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of golv (“floor”)


hæg

hæga (plural)
hæg (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hægjí (accusative definite nominative singular)
hæga (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
hægan (accusative definite nominative plural)
hægane (accusative definite nominative plural)
hægjinn (dative definite singular)
hægjinne (dative definite singular)
hægó (dative definite plural)

hæg

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of helg (“weekend”)


bókjí

[ˈbou̯ː.çæɪ̯ː]

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) definite singular of bók


pýssā

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) definite singular of pýsse


pýsse

pýsso (plural)
pýsse (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pýssā (accusative definite nominative singular)
pýsso (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
pýssun (accusative definite nominative plural)
pýssune (accusative definite nominative plural)
pýssunn (dative definite singular)
pýssunne (dative definite singular)
pýssó (dative definite plural)

pýsse

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of pølse (“sausage”)


prosentpoeng

prosentpoenget (definite singular)
prosentpoeng (indefinite plural)
prosentpoenga (definite plural)


svørd

svørdet (definite singular)
svørd (indefinite plural)
svørda (definite plural)

(dialectal, Mandal) alternative form of sverd (“sword”)


deduksjon

deduksjonen (definite singular)
deduksjonar (indefinite plural)
deduksjonane (definite plural)


derivasjon

derivasjonen (definite singular)
derivasjonar (indefinite plural)
derivasjonane (definite plural)


konjugasjon

konjugasjonen (definite singular)
konjugasjonar (indefinite plural)
konjugasjonane (definite plural)


ejakulasjon

ejakulasjonen (definite singular)
ejakulasjonar (indefinite plural)
ejakulasjonane (definite plural)


impulsivitet

impulsiviteten (definite singular)
impulsivitetar (indefinite plural)
impulsivitetane (definite plural)


kameraderi

kameraderiet (definite singular)
kameraderi (indefinite plural)
kameraderia (definite plural)


bilingvalisme

bilingvalismen (definite singular)
bilingvalismar (indefinite plural)
bilingvalismane (definite plural)


migrasjon

migrasjonen (definite singular)
migrasjonar (indefinite plural)
migrasjonane (definite plural)


elskling

elsklingen (definite singular)
elsklingar (indefinite plural)
elsklingane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Swedish älskling, with the same meaning, equivalent to elske, elska + -ling.

kom, elsklingen min

Term of address for a love interest, darling, (my) love, (my) dear


bylgju

bylgjo (definite singular)
bylgjur (indefinite plural)
bylgjune (definite plural)

From Old Norse bylgju, accusative of bylgja.


kjålke

(dialectal) alternative form of kjelke (“sled”)


kjalke

(nonstandard or dialectal) alternative form of kjelke (“sled”)


kjålki

(dialectal, Åmli) alternative form of kjelke (“sled”)


kjåkkā

From Old Norse kjalkanum, definite dative singular of kjalki.

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) definite dative singular of kjåkkji


kjåkkji

kjåkkji m (definite singular kjåkkjen, definite singular dative kjåkkā, indefinite plural kjåkka, definite plural kjåkkan, definite plural dative kjåkkó)

kjåkkjen (definite singular)
kjåkkā (dative definite singular)
kjåkka (indefinite plural)
kjåkkan (definite plural)
kjåkkó (dative definite plural)
kjåkkji (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
kjåkkjen (accusative definite nominative singular)
kjåkka (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
kjåkkan (accusative definite nominative plural)
kjåkkā (dative definite singular)
kjåkkó (dative definite plural)

kjåkkji

D’æ tungt å drage an kjåkkji mæ unga på.

It’s heavy to pull a sled with children on.

/de ˈtuŋkt ɔ ²drɒːɡe än ²çɔːçːɪ me ²uŋɡä pɔː/

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of kjelke (“sled”)


fókk

fókk n (definite singular fókkji, definite singular dative fókkjæ, indefinite plural fókk, definite plural fókkí, definite plural dative fókkó)

fókkji (definite singular)
fókkjæ (dative definite singular)
fókk (indefinite plural)
fókkí (definite plural)
fókkó (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of folk (“people”)


grønskolling

grønskollingen (definite singular)
grønskollingar (indefinite plural)
grønskollingane (definite plural)


barduna

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of bardun


kontrakta

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of kontrakt


barduner

(non-standard since 1959) indefinite plural of bardun


linoleumet

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of linoleum


hektet

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of hekte


bardun

bardunen (definite singular)
bardunar (indefinite plural)
bardunane (definite plural)
Historical inflection of bardun
but considered second-tier.

nn-noun-infl

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

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


idrotta

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of idrott


idrottene

(non-standard since 1959) definite plural of idrott


bardunene

(non-standard since 1959) definite plural of bardun


idretta

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of idrett


lumpane

(non-standard since 1959) indefinite plural of lumpe


palmone

(non-standard since 1959) definite plural of palme


søkki

(non-standard since 2012) definite neuter plural of søkk

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


hekte

hekta (definite singular)
hekter (indefinite plural)
hektene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of hekte

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

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

From Middle Low German hechte, of the verb hechten. The idiomatic sense is a semantic loan from Danish archaic hægter (“money, riches”). See more at Etymology 2.

a small hook used to secure with an eyelet or similar, in order fasten clothing

the hook and eyelet together; a hook and eye

kome til hektene (att)

to recover (financially, medically, etc.)

kome ut av hektene

to decline (financially, medically, etc.)

Og ved vegs ende kan både kropp, tanke og ikkje minst sjølkjensle vera så sliten at ein treng skryt og godord for å komma til hektene igjen.

1993, “Geirr Wiggens doktordisputas 4.6.1992”, in Maal og Minne, page 49:

And by the end of the road, both body, thought and not least self-esteem may be so tired that one needs praise and good words to recover.

Nokon kvar kan koma utav hektene når han får ei ung og pen kvinne om halsen.

1951, Olav Gullvåg, Brattøra, Oslo: Norli, page 212:

Any man can become unsensible when he has a young and beautiful woman around his neck.

Ein konne få øireverk med mindre. Bror te kånå så bor tett atteme barneparken va ganske utav hektene itte denna spelingå.

1937 June 11, “Musikk-stevne”, in Haugesunds Avis, page 5:

One could get earpain from less. Me brother-in-law who lives right by the child-park was pretty out-of-whack after that playing [of music].

(in the plural, idiomatic, in fixed expressions) a state of health and wealth; (one's) senses

used in the fixed expression på hekta (“barely”)


lumpe

lumpa (definite singular)
lumper (indefinite plural)
lumpene (definite plural)


kinnerna

(non-standard since 1901) definite plural of kinn


kinnerne

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of kinn f (“cheek”)


stengar

(Midlandsnormalen, non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of stong


kinnorne

(non-standard since 1917) definite plural of kinne f (“churn”)


kinnone

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of kinne f (“churn”)


kålet

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of kål


læta

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


mynti

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of mynt


lætene

(non-standard since 1959) definite plural of læte


måltidi

(non-standard since 2012) neuter definite plural of måltid

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


madrasse

madrassa (definite singular)
madrasser (indefinite plural)
madrassene (definite plural)


madrassune

(non-standard since 1917) definite plural of madrasse


madrassur

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of madrasse


madrassor

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of madrasse (non-standard since 1959)


ingefæra

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of ingefær


fangsta

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of fangst


grønskane

(non-standard since 1959) masculine definite plural of grønske


grønskar

(non-standard since 1959) masculine indefinite plural of grønske


grønsken

(non-standard since 1959) masculine definite singular of grønske


læter

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of læte


malje

malja (definite singular)
maljer (indefinite plural)
maljene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German mallie, from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Akin to English mail.


låti

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of låt


skiterempe

skiterempa (definite singular)
skiteremper (indefinite plural)
skiterempene (definite plural)

/²ʃɪːtərɛmpə/

/²sçɪːtərɛmpə/

From skite + rempe, from the verb skita, from Old Norse skíta.


narkolepsi

narkolepsien (definite singular)
narkolepsiar (indefinite plural)
narkolepsiane (definite plural)


fødselshjelpar

fødselshjelparen (definite singular)
fødselshjelparar (indefinite plural)
fødselshjelparane (definite plural)


barnelege

barnelegen (definite singular)
barnelegar (indefinite plural)
barnelegane (definite plural)


jolekveld

jolekvelden (definite singular)
jolekveldar (indefinite plural)
jolekveldane (definite plural)

/²juːɽəkʋɛlː/

From jol (“Christmas”) + kveld (“evening”).

koma som jolekvelden på kjerringa


taljorne

(non-standard since 1917) definite plural of talja


kavbåt

kavbåten (definite singular)
kavbåtar (indefinite plural)
kavbåtane (definite plural)

Kavbaaten skaut ein straum med granatar medan eine livbaaten hang i taljorne.

1917 March 19, “Endaa eit skip til hjelpekommissionen i Belgia paateke av tyskarane.”, in Gula Tidend, page 7:

The submarine fired a volley of grenades, while the one life boat hang in the tackles.


grønske

grønska (definite singular)
grønsker (indefinite plural)
grønskene (definite plural)

From Old Norse grǿnska f, from grǿnn (“green”). Cognate with Faroese grønska, Icelandic grænska and Swedish grønske n.

(uncountable) green colouring from contact with grass left on skin or clothing

(countable) scum (a slimy layer of green algae)


grønske

grønsken (definite singular)
grønskar (indefinite plural)
grønskane (definite plural)


grønska

grønska (definite singular)
grønsker (indefinite plural)
grønskor (indefinite plural)
grønskene (definite plural)
grønskone (definite plural)


byvord

byvorden (definite singular)
byvordar (indefinite plural)
byvordane (definite plural)

[¹byʷː.ʋu̞ːɽ]


gardvord

gardvorden (definite singular)
gardvordar (indefinite plural)
gardvordane (definite plural)

/²ɡaːɽ.vuːɽ/

From Old Norse garðvǫrðr, from garðr (“farm”) + vǫrðr (“ward”), whence also gard and vord. Cognate with Icelandic garðvörður.

gardvorden i ætta

a human that is always at home watching over the farm; an old loyal servant

So bar dei ut mat og øl åt gardvorden. Dette var den mannen som rudde og bygde garden, jamleg ein gamal ættfar

1965, Halldor O. Opedal, Hardangerminne: festskrift til Halldor O. Opedal på 70-årsdagen den 26. mai 1965, page 71:

Then they carried out foot and beer to the farm ward. This was the man who cleared and built the farm, often an old ancestor

Garvoren hev i mannatanken menneskeskapnad; men er jamt liten av vokster.

1996, Turstiar og kulturminne i Hovdebygda, Hovdebygda soge- og velferdslag, page 71:

The farm ward is thought to resemble a human, but is often small.


tufte

tuften (definite singular)
tuftar (indefinite plural)
tuftane (definite plural)

From tuft (“ground, land, property”), from Old Norse tupt, topt, from Proto-Germanic *tumþiz and/or *tumftō. Compare Swedish tomte.

(folklore) a being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads, often thought to be the ancestor who cleared the land


vodve

vodven (definite singular)
vodvar (indefinite plural)
vodvane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vǫðvi, from Proto-Germanic *waþwô. Cognate with Faroese vøddi, Icelandic vöðvi and Swedish vad.

Eg verkjer i vodven


dinosauriar

(non-standard since 1996) indefinite plural of dinosaurus


dinosauriane

(non-standard since 1996) definite plural of dinosaurus


snøggleik

snøggleiken (definite singular)
snøggleikar (indefinite plural)
snøggleikane (definite plural)

From snøgg (“fast”) + -leik (“-ness”), from Old Norse snøggr and leikr.


våtå

head

våtå m (definite singular våtån, definite singular dative våtåa, indefinite plural våtåa or våtå, definite plural våtåan, definite plural dative våtåm)

våtån (definite singular)
våtåa (dative definite singular)
våtåa (indefinite plural)
våtå (indefinite plural)
våtåan (definite plural)
våtåm (dative definite plural)

From Old Norse vita, oblique case of viti.

(dialectal) alternative form of vete (“beacon”)

oppå våtån

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) hilltop where a beacon stands or has stood


kornband

kornbandet (definite singular)
kornband (indefinite plural)
kornbanda (definite plural)


avsøle

avsøla (definite singular)
avsøler (indefinite plural)
avsølene (definite plural)

Høgdegrensa for steinbjørkeskogen går opp i solsida og sig sterkt nedover i avsøla.

1968, Søren Ve, Utbreidsla og høgdegrensor til skog-, tre- og buskeslag i Sogndal og Hafslo, [Oslo]: Universitetsforlaget, page 40:

The silver birch timberline rises on the sunny side and falls sharply on the shadowy side.

a side of something, the side receiving little, if any sunshine


joleband

jolebandet (definite singular)
joleband (indefinite plural)
jolebanda (definite plural)


snaufjell

snaufjellet (definite singular)
snaufjell (indefinite plural)
snaufjella (definite plural)

From snau (“naked”) + fjell (“mountain”).

area in the mountains above the tree line


jolenek

joleneket (definite singular)
jolenek (indefinite plural)
joleneka (definite plural)


solside

solsida (definite singular)
solsider (indefinite plural)
solsidene (definite plural)

[²su̞ːɻˌʂiː.ə]

[²su̞ːˌʂiː.ə]

From sol (“sun”) + side (“side”). Compare Faroese sólsíða.

a side of something, the side receiving (most of the) sunshine

(figurative, idiomatic) a best side; bright side


jolebakst

jolebaksten (definite singular)
jolebakstar (indefinite plural)
jolebakstane (definite plural)


jolebakster

jolebaksteren (definite singular)
jolebakstrar (indefinite plural)
jolebakstrane (definite plural)

Ei tjukk pannekaka er visst all den jolebakster eg kann faa til.

A thick pancake seems to be all the christmas pastry I can muster.

(pre-2012) alternative form of jolebakst


vårå

(dialectal) alternative form of vere (“botfly larvae”)


metresse

metressa (definite singular)
metresser (indefinite plural)
metressene (definite plural)


svecisme

svecismen (definite singular)
svecismar (indefinite plural)
svecismane (definite plural)


streikevakt

streikevakta (definite singular)
streikevakter (indefinite plural)
streikevaktene (definite plural)

Steinkasting er vaapnet streikevakti brukar til aa driva folk tilbake med.

1925 October 14, “Streikarane ved Trælandsfoss driv med steinkasting.”, in Agder Tidend, page 6:

Stone-throwing is the weapon the picket line uses to drive people away.

one or more people on strike acting as pickets; a picket line


julebakst

julebaksten (definite singular)
julebakstar (indefinite plural)
julebakstane (definite plural)

(collectively) all the different cookies, pastries etc. one has or may have prepared for Christmas


solskive

solskiva (definite singular)
solskiver (indefinite plural)
solskivene (definite plural)

(especially in the definite singular) the surface of the Sun, as it appears on Earth


vigge

vigga (definite singular)
vigger (indefinite plural)
viggene (definite plural)

(especially in the definite singular) strip along the hillside, between the birchen timberline and plateaus above, on either side of a valley


vikke

vikka (definite singular)
vikker (indefinite plural)
vikkene (definite plural)

From Latin vicia, via Middle Low German wicke.


svear

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse svíar.

slbor

(historical) Swedes, members of the North Germanic tribe


streikevakti

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of streikevakt


blygsel

From blyg + -sel. Akin to Norwegian Bokmål blussel.


blygsla

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of blygsel


låsesmed

låsesmeden (definite singular)
låsesmedar (indefinite plural)
låsesmedane (definite plural)


skirsel

From Old Norse skírsl f. Equivalent to skir + -sel.

Was considered grammatically feminine prior to the 2012 spelling reform. The alternative form skirsle still is.


skirsle

skirsla (definite singular)
skirsler (indefinite plural)
skirslene (definite plural)

From Old Norse skírsl f (“purification”). The verb is derived from the noun.


gamlen

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

the old or oldest man, especially in a family


skirsler

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of skirsel


førsel

førselen (definite singular)
førslar (indefinite plural)
førslane (definite plural)


førsle

førsla (definite singular)
førsler (indefinite plural)
førslene (definite plural)


åtferd

åtferda (definite singular)
åtferder (indefinite plural)
åtferdene (definite plural)

From Old Norse atferð. Equivalent to åt + ferd.


grunnleik

grunnleiken (definite singular)
grunnleikar (indefinite plural)
grunnleikane (definite plural)


mishald

mishaldet (definite singular)
mishald (indefinite plural)
mishalda (definite plural)


mistru

mistrua (definite singular)
mistruer (indefinite plural)
mistruene (definite plural)


tjukne

tjukna (definite singular)
tjukner (indefinite plural)
tjuknene (definite plural)


einvere

einvera (definite singular)
einverer (indefinite plural)
einverene (definite plural)


bortevere

bortevera (definite singular)
borteverer (indefinite plural)
borteverene (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of bortevære


fråvere

fråvera (definite singular)
fråverer (indefinite plural)
fråverene (definite plural)


mellomvere

mellomvera (definite singular)
mellomverer (indefinite plural)
mellomverene (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of mellomvære


nærvære

nærværet (definite singular)
nærvære (indefinite plural)
nærværa (definite plural)


nærvere

nærvera (definite singular)
nærverer (indefinite plural)
nærverene (definite plural)


omvere

omvera (definite singular)
omverer (indefinite plural)
omverene (definite plural)


samvere

samvera (definite singular)
samverer (indefinite plural)
samverene (definite plural)


fråvære

fråværet (definite singular)
fråvære (indefinite plural)
fråværa (definite plural)


tilvere

tilvera (definite singular)
tilverer (indefinite plural)
tilverene (definite plural)


velvere

velvera (definite singular)
velverer (indefinite plural)
velverene (definite plural)


samvære

samværet (definite singular)
samvære (indefinite plural)
samværa (definite plural)


tannstein

tannsteinen (definite singular)
tannsteinar (indefinite plural)
tannsteinane (definite plural)


eseløyra

From esel (“ass, donkey”) + øyra (“ear”).


bisol

bisola (definite singular)
bisoler (indefinite plural)
bisolene (definite plural)

From bi- + sol. Calque of Ancient Greek παρήλιον (parḗlion). Compare Danish bisol, Swedish bisol and Dutch bijzon.


aircondition

airconditionen (definite singular)
airconditionar (indefinite plural)
airconditionane (definite plural)


blokkfløyte

blokkfløyta (definite singular)
blokkfløyter (indefinite plural)
blokkfløytene (definite plural)

Calque of German Blockflöte, from blokk + fløyte. Cognate with Danish blokfløjte (whence also Greenlandic blokfløjte), Dutch blokfluit, Swedish blockflöjt and Icelandic blokkflauta.


tilhøyrsel

tilhøyrselen (definite singular)
tilhøyrslar (indefinite plural)
tilhøyrslane (definite plural)


tilhøyrsle

tilhøyrsla (definite singular)
tilhøyrsler (indefinite plural)
tilhøyrslene (definite plural)


trøndsk

From Old Norse þrǿnzkr, from þróndr (“one of the Thronds”).


heimferd

heimferda (definite singular)
heimferder (indefinite plural)
heimferdene (definite plural)

[²hɛ̝ɪːɱ.fɛ̝ˑr]

[²hɛ̝ɪːɱ.fɛ̝ˑɽ]

From heim (“home”) + ferd (“trip, journey”). Akin to Icelandic heimferð.


gulsott

gulsotta (definite singular)
gulsotter (indefinite plural)
gulsottene (definite plural)

/²ɡʊːɽ.sutː/

[²ɡʊː.ʂu̞tˑ]


mållag

mållaget (definite singular)
mållag (indefinite plural)
mållaga (definite plural)

[²mo̞ːl.lɐ̞ˑɡ]

/²mɔːɽ.laːɡ/

[²mo̞ː.ɭɐ̞ˑɡ]

From mål (“language”) + lag (“group; association; organisation”).

compound

Noregs Mållag

a language organisation, an association working for the rights of a language


hovdæ

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) definite dative singular of hòvúd


hestæ

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) definite dative singular of hest’e


vokõ

(dialectal, Selbu) definite singular of vuku


hugud

hugudet (definite singular)
hugud (indefinite plural)
huguda (definite plural)
hugud (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hugudet (accusative definite nominative singular)
hugud (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
huguda (accusative definite nominative plural)
hugu (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hugude (accusative definite nominative singular)
hugue (accusative definite nominative singular)
hugu (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
hugue (accusative definite nominative plural)
hugude (dative definite singular)
hugue (dative definite singular)
huguom (dative definite plural)
hugu (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hugue (accusative definite nominative singular)
hugu (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
hugua (accusative definite nominative plural)
hugui (dative definite singular)
hugun (dative definite singular)
huguom (dative definite plural)
huguem (dative definite plural)

hugud

hugud

hugud

Metaphony of hovud, with /v/ > /ɡ/ in intervocalic position, from Old Norse hǫfuð. Compare huvud (huvu).

Han hadde fleire hundre leikar i hugudet.

1997, Arvid Møller, Den vare tonen : meisterspelmannen Hans W. Brimi, Lesja: Snøhetta forl., page 54:

Hain måtte sikkert hå eit tå gløyggaste arbeidshugudom som ha funnest i bygdn.

1921, O. Løkre, Lurtonø frå fjeille, Kristiania: Norli, page 74:

He must have had the most clearsighted work head that has been in the village.

(nonstandard, dialectal) alternative form of hovud (“head”)


kaffikjerring

kaffikjerringa (definite singular)
kaffikjerringar (indefinite plural)
kaffikjerringane (definite plural)

From kaffi (“coffee”) + kjerring (“woman”). Compare Icelandic kaffikerling.


kjering

kjeringa (definite singular)
kjeringar (indefinite plural)
kjeringane (definite plural)

/²c͡çɛːrɪŋɡ/

(dialectal or nonstandard) alternative form of kjerring


geiterna

(pre-1901 (Landsmål)) definite plural of geit


rekkefølgje

rekkefølgja (definite singular)
rekkefølgjer (indefinite plural)
rekkefølgjene (definite plural)


rekkjefølge

rekkjefølga (definite singular)
rekkjefølger (indefinite plural)
rekkjefølgene (definite plural)


rekkefylgje

rekkefylgja (definite singular)
rekkefylgjer (indefinite plural)
rekkefylgjene (definite plural)


rekkjefylgje

rekkjefylgja (definite singular)
rekkjefylgjer (indefinite plural)
rekkjefylgjene (definite plural)


rekkjefølgje

rekkjefølgja (definite singular)
rekkjefølgjer (indefinite plural)
rekkjefølgjene (definite plural)


heradshus

heradshuset (definite singular)
heradshus (indefinite plural)
heradshusa (definite plural)


svintoks

svintoksen (definite singular)
svintoksar (indefinite plural)
svintoksane (definite plural)

From svin + toks, from Old Norse svín (“swine”) and þǫx (“badger”).

a badger, a shortlegged omnivorous animal of the subfamily, Melinae


kvede

kvedet (definite singular)
kvede (indefinite plural)
kveda (definite plural)


hughwu

(dialectal) alternative form of hovud (“head”); pronunciation spelling of hugud.


-heim

-heimen (definite singular)
-heimar (indefinite plural)
-heimane (definite plural)

From -heimr, -eimr, from heimr. Akin to English -ham.

Place-name suffix, variously indicating a settlement, farm or enclosure.


lågå

[²lo̞ˑ.ɣʷo̞]

Metaphony of loga, from Old Norse loga, accusative of logi.

(dialectal) alternative form of loge (“flame”)


mjelka

[ˈmjɛ̝lc͡çɐ̞]


mjelkinne

[ˈmjɛ̝lc͡çiɲə]

(dialectal, Southern Møre dialect) definite dative singular of mjelk


mjelk

head

mjelk f (definite singular mjelka, definite dative singular (Sunnmøre) mjelkinne, uncountable)

mjelka (definite singular)
mjelkinne (dative definite singular)

(dialectal) alternative form of mjølk (“milk”)


lagrette

lagretta (definite singular)
lagretter (indefinite plural)
lagrettene (definite plural)


pathanar

pathanaren (definite singular)
pathanarar (indefinite plural)
pathanarane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Hindustani پٹھان / पठान (paṭhān) with ending -ar

(pre-2021) alternative form of pasjtunar


stopul

stopulen (definite singular)
stoplar (indefinite plural)
stoplane (definite plural)

From Old Norse stǫpull, from Proto-Germanic *stapulaz. Doublet of stabel and stapel. Akin to English steeple.

(architecture) a freestanding church bell tower or bell mount; a (usually minimalist) campanile


tuftekjerring

tuftekjerringa (definite singular)
tuftekjerringar (indefinite plural)
tuftekjerringane (definite plural)

/²tʊftəçɛrɪŋ/

From tufte (“house spirit”) + kjerring (“woman, wife”).

compound

(folklore) a female being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads


tuftekall

tuftekallen (definite singular)
tuftekallar (indefinite plural)
tuftekallane (definite plural)

From tufte (“house spirit”) + kall (“man”).

(folklore) a male being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads


gydje

gydja (definite singular)
gydjer (indefinite plural)
gydjene (definite plural)

From Old Norse gyðja, a female form of goði; from Proto-Germanic *gudjǭ (“priestess”).


vekeblad

vekebladet (definite singular)
vekeblad (indefinite plural)
vekeblada (definite plural)

From veke (“week”) + blad (“magazine, newspaper”). Compare Icelandic vikublað, Dutch weekblad and German Wochenblatt.


gaut

gauten (definite singular)
gautar (indefinite plural)
gautane (definite plural)

From Old Norse gautr (“Geat”), from Proto-Germanic *gautaz. Cognate with the Swedish name element göt.


kjuke

kjuka (definite singular)
kjuker (indefinite plural)
kjukene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kjúka, from the same origin as kok and kokul. Cognate with Icelandic kjúka.


fimbulvinter

vinteren (definite singular)
vintrar (indefinite plural)
vintrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse fimbulvetr with the East Nordic-derived form -vinter. From Old East Norse vintr. Compare Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian Bokmål fimbulvinter.

cog

Alternative form of fimbulvetter (“Fimbulwinter”)


fimbulvetter

fumbulvetteren (definite singular)
fimbulvetrar (indefinite plural)
fimbulvetrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse fimbulvetr; from fimbul- (“mighty, great”) + vetr (“winter”). Icelandic fimbulvetur, Faroese fimbulsvetur, Old East Norse fimbulvintr → Swedish and Danish fimbulvinter → Norwegian fimbulvinter. See English fimbulwinter.

prefix

A harsh winter, the great and awful darkness preceding the end of the world as written in the Prose Edda (“Younger Edda”). It says three successive winters will come where snow and wind comes from all directions, without any intervening summer; during this time, there will be innumerable wars and ties of blood will no longer be respected: the next-of-kin will lay together and brothers will kill brothers. See Fimbulwinter on Wikipedia.


kaupang

kaupangen (definite singular)
kaupangar (indefinite plural)
kaupangane (definite plural)

From Old Norse kaupangr, from kaup + vangr. Cognate with Icelandic kaupangur, Swedish köping and Danish købing.

Vetteren etter sat kong Olav i kaupangen, og dette var de trettande aare av kongedøme hans.

1900, Snorri Sturluson, translated by Steinar Schjøtt, Kings’ sagas [King Sagas], page 417:

The winter thereon, king Olaf sat in the market town [Nidaros], and this was the thirteenth year of his rule.


olavsvoka

olavsvoka (definite singular)
olavsvoker (indefinite plural)
olavsvokor (indefinite plural)
olavsvokene (definite plural)
olavsvokone (definite plural)

From Old Norse óláfsvaka (“Olaf’s wake”), with -o- from oblique -vǫku.

(pre-2012) alternative form of olavsvoke


leiv’e

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of leiv


svinn

svinnet (definite singular)
svinn (indefinite plural)
svinna (definite plural)

wastage, waste (e.g. products from a shop thrown away because of expiring dato)


hugudet

(dialectal) definite neuter singular of hugud


mekedag

mekedagen (definite singular)
mekedagar (indefinite plural)
mekedagane (definite plural)

From Old Norse miðvikudagr (“midweek day”), likely a calque of Old High German mittawehha (literally “middle of the week”). Cognate with Faroese mikudagur and Icelandic miðvikudagur.


mørkedag

mørkedagen (definite singular)
mørkedagar (indefinite plural)
mørkedagane (definite plural)

From Old Norse *myðkudagr, a contraction of *myðvikudagr, from miðvikudagr (“midweek day”). /ðk/ has in this word turned into /rk/, cf. mark < maðkr.

(dialectal, Tinn in Telemark) alternative form of mekedag (“Wednesday”)


bygel

byglen (definite singular)
byglar (indefinite plural)
byglane (definite plural)

From Old Norse bygill, from Proto-Germanic *bugilaz, cognate with Icelandic bygill, Swedish bygel, Danish bøjle, German Bügel. Derived from the verb *beuganą (“to bow”).


kortbølge

kortbølga (definite singular)
kortbølger (indefinite plural)
kortbølgene (definite plural)

Alternative form of kortbølgje (“shortwave”)


hovdyr

hovdyret (definite singular)
hovdyr (indefinite plural)
hovdyra (definite plural)

From hov (“(odd-toed) hoof”) + dyr (“animal”). Cognate with Faroese hóvdýr, Icelandic hófdýr and Swedish hovdjur.


klauvdyr

klauvdyret (definite singular)
klauvdyr (indefinite plural)
klauvdyra (definite plural)

From klauv (“cloven hoof”) + dyr (“animal”). Cognate with Faroese kleyvdýr, Icelandic klaufdýr and Swedish klövdjur.


blåtann

From Old Norse blátǫnn, the nickname of Harald Gormsson. As a network protocol a calque of English Bluetooth, itself a calque of blátǫnn. Cognate with Icelandic blátönn.

Harald blåtann

Bluetooth (the byname of Harald Gormsson, a king of Denmark and Norway)

personal area network
personal area network

(networking) Bluetooth, an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks.


blåtann

blåtanna (definite singular)
blåtenner (indefinite plural)
blåtennene (definite plural)

(chiefly in the plural) a dark coloured canine tooth of a pig


grasetar

grasetaren (definite singular)
grasetarar (indefinite plural)
grasetarane (definite plural)

From gras (“grass, herb”) + etar (“eater”).


rædyr

rædyret (definite singular)
rædyr (indefinite plural)
rædyra (definite plural)


mannemål

mannemålet (definite singular)
mannemål (indefinite plural)
mannemåla (definite plural)

Han kunne ikkje få mannemål.

He didn’t get the opportunity to say anything.

[F]ljote folen, paa stalli stende, no talar en’ mannemaal.

1863, Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, 30 norske Kjæmpevisemelodier med fuldstændig Text, page 15:

The fast foal in the stable stands; now it speaks in human tongue.


tymbur

head

tymbur n (definite singular tymbre, definite singular dative tymbrè, indefinite plural tymbur, definite plural tymbrè, definite plural dative tymbró)

tymbre (definite singular)
tymbrè (dative definite singular)
tymbur (indefinite plural)
tymbrè (definite plural)
tymbró (dative definite plural)

From Old Norse timbr. Cognate with Icelandic and Faroese timbur.

(dialectal, Hardingmål, Vossamål) alternative form of tømmer or (pre-1938) timber (“timber”).


oppland

opplandet (definite singular)
oppland (indefinite plural)
opplanda (definite plural)


vøtur

From Old Norse vetr. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic vetur.

(dialectal, Hardingmål) alternative form of vetter (“winter”)


vísubók

vísubók f (plural vísubøku or vísubøkur)

vísubøku (plural)
vísubøkur (plural)
vísubók (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vísubókjæ (accusative definite nominative singular)
vísubøku (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
vísubøkur (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
vísubøkuna (accusative definite nominative plural)
vísubókjéné (dative definite singular)
vísubøkó (dative definite plural)

vísubók

¹Plural with tonem 1, stemming from older one-syllable forms.

(dialectal, Vossamål) alternative form of visebok (“song book”)


túpt

túpti (plural)
túpt (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
túptí (accusative definite nominative singular)
túpti (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
túptin (accusative definite nominative plural)
túptine (accusative definite nominative plural)
túptinn (dative definite singular)
túptinne (dative definite singular)
túptó (dative definite plural)

túpt

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of tuft


eimyrje

eimyrja (definite singular)
eimyrjer (indefinite plural)
eimyrjene (definite plural)

From Old Norse eimyrja, from Proto-Germanic *aimuzjǭ. Akin to English ember.


vestmann

vestmannen (definite singular)
vestmenn (indefinite plural)
vestmennene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vestmaðr, from vest- (“west”) + maðr (“person, man”), equivalent to vest + mann. Cognate with Faroese vestmaður and Icelandic vestmaður.

a member of the language organisation Vestmannalaget

(historical) a person from the British Isles, especially those around Scotland


pýssunn

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) definite singular dative of pýsse


pýssun

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) definite plural of pýsse


pýssó

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) definite plural dative of pýsse


pýsso

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) indefinite plural of pýsse


ålvor

From Old Norse alvara, with -o- from the oblique form alvǫru.


knort

Similar to dialectal Northern Swedish knort, alternative form of Swedish knott.

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Helgeland) Alternative form of knott (“no-see-ums”)


spikarjarn

spikarjarnet (definite singular)
spikarjarn (indefinite plural)
spikarjarna (definite plural)

[ˈspiːkɐ̞rˌjɐ̞ːɳ]


brekkjarn

brekkjarnet (definite singular)
brekkjarn (indefinite plural)
brekkjarna (definite plural)

[ˈbɾɛkˌjɐ̞ːrn]

[ˈbɾɛkˌjɐ̞ːɳ]


meisel

meiselen (definite singular)
meislar (indefinite plural)
meislane (definite plural)

Borrowed from German Meißel, from Proto-Germanic *maitilaz. Doublet of meitel.


meitel

meitelen (definite singular)
meitlar (indefinite plural)
meitlane (definite plural)

From Old Norse meitill, from Proto-Germanic *maitilaz. Doublet of meisel. Cognate with Faroese meitil and Icelandic meitill.


nornegraut

nornegrauten (definite singular)
nornegrautar (indefinite plural)
nornegrautane (definite plural)

From norne (“goddess of fate”) + graut (“porridge”). Cognate with Faroese nornagreytur.


norne

norna (definite singular)
norner (indefinite plural)
nornene (definite plural)

From Old Norse norn, compare Faroese norna.

Norna spinn lagnadstråden.

a Norn, any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.


gaupne

gaupna (definite singular)
gaupner (indefinite plural)
gaupnene (definite plural)

[²ɡœʊ̯.pn̥ə]


gaupn

From Old Norse gaupn. Cognate of Faroese geykn and Icelandic gaupn.

gowpen, both bands held together in the form of a bowl


jukudl

head

jukudl m (definite singular jukudlin, definite singular dative jukudlæ, indefinite plural jukudla or jukudlar, definite plural jukudlané, definite plural dative jukudló)

jukudlin (definite singular)
jukudlæ (dative definite singular)
jukudla (indefinite plural)
jukudlar (indefinite plural)
jukudlané (definite plural)
jukudló (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Vossamål) alternative form of jøkul


isdam

isdamen (definite singular)
isdamar (indefinite plural)
isdamane (definite plural)

ice pond (an artificial pond made to gather ice from)

dammed up water in rivers with lots of anchor ice


hågsæte

hågsæte n (definite singular hågsætet, indefinite plural hågsæte, definite plural hågsæti)

hågsætet (definite singular)
hågsæte (indefinite plural)
hågsæti (definite plural)

From Old Norse hásæti, from hár (“high”) + sæti (“seat”). Influenced by håg, from Old Norse hávir pl (intervocalic v > g).

Alternative form of høgsete (“high seat”)


høgsete

høgsetet (definite singular)
høgsete (indefinite plural)
høgseta (definite plural)

From Old Norse hásæti, from hár (“high”) + sæti (“seat”), equivalent to høg + sete. Influenced by høg, from Old Swedish hø̄gher.


trolldeig

trolldeigen (definite singular)
trolldeigar (indefinite plural)
trolldeigane (definite plural)


visebok

viseboka (definite singular)
visebøker (indefinite plural)
visebøkene (definite plural)

From vise + bok. Compare Faroese vísubók.

song book (with folk songs or heroic ballads)


helheim

From hel (“death”) + -heim (“home, -ham”).

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


heltuss

heltussen (definite singular)
heltussar (indefinite plural)
heltussane (definite plural)

From hel (“death, death realm”) + tuss (“subterranean wight”).


heltroll

heltrollet (definite singular)
heltroll (indefinite plural)
heltrolla (definite plural)

From hel (“death, death realm”) + troll (“troll, evil being”).


helherre

From hel (“death, death realm”) + herre (“lord”).


helsutt

/²hæ̞ːɽ.ʂʉtː/

[²hæ̞ːɻ.ʂʉtˑ]


trollkval

trollkvalen (definite singular)
trollkvalar (indefinite plural)
trollkvalane (definite plural)

Physeter catodon
Physeter catodon#Translingual

Physeter macrocephalus
Physeter macrocephalus#Translingual

a sperm whale (Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus)


skinnstakk

skinnstakken (definite singular)
skinnstakkar (indefinite plural)
skinnstakkane (definite plural)

From skinn (“leather, skin”) + stakk (“short coat”).


matsopp

matsoppen (definite singular)
matsoppar (indefinite plural)
matsoppane (definite plural)

From mat (“food”) + sopp (“mushroom”). Compare Faroese matsoppur and Icelandic matsveppur.


vossamål

[²ʋɞ̞s.sɐ̞.mɐ̞oˑl]


trøndersk

From trønder m, a newer singular form of trønder m pl (“Throwends, people of Trøndelag”) + -sk (“-ish”). Doublet of trøndsk, from Old Norse þrǿnzkr.


trøndemål

trøndemålet (definite singular)
trøndemål (indefinite plural)
trøndemåla (definite plural)

From trønder (“someone from Trøndelag”) + mål (“language”), based on the trønde- in Trøndelag.

Trøndemaali er maali i Trøndelag, undanteke dei som er slegne te Oustfjellmaali, o dei som her sidan vert teikna te Fosnmaali ɔ: maali i Ytre Namdal o i storluten av Fosn futerike.

1908, Hans Ross, Norske bygdemaal, page 38:

The Throndish dialects are the dialects of Trøndelag, except the ones that are part of the East Mountain dialects, and the ones that are counted as Fosn dialects i.e. the dialects of Outer Namdal and the larger part of Fosn bailiff.

Synonym of trøndsk (“the dialect(s) of Trøndelag”)


åkur

[ˈɐ̞o̯ː.kʊr]

From Old Norse ákr, akr. Compare Faroese and Icelandic akur.

(dialectal, Vossamål) alternative form of åker (“field”)


grøn’u

head

grøn’u m (feminine grøn, neuter grønt, comparative grønaré, superlative grønast)

grøn (feminine)
grønt (neuter)
grønaré (comparative)
grønast (superlative)

From Old Norse grǿnn. Compare Faroese grønur.

(dialectal, Vossamål) alternative form of grøn


varm’u

varm’u m (feminine vorm, neuter varmt, comparative varmaré, superlative varmast)

vorm (feminine)
varmt (neuter)
varmaré (comparative)
varmast (superlative)

From Old Norse varmr. Compare Faroese and Icelandic varmur.

(dialectal, Vossamål) alternative form of varm


kald’u

kald’u m (feminine kold, neuter kaldt, comparative kaldaré, superlative kaldast)

kold (feminine)
kaldt (neuter)
kaldaré (comparative)
kaldast (superlative)

From Old Norse kaldr. Compare Faroese and Icelandic kaldur.

(dialectal, Vossamål) alternative form of kald


hardingmål

/²haːrɪŋmɔːɽ/

From harding (“someone from Hardanger”) + mål (“language”).


lågtysk

From låg + tysk, compare Faroese lágtýskt, Icelandic lágþýska and Swedish lågtyska.


vefsnmål

vefsnmålet (definite singular)
vefsnmål (indefinite plural)
vefsnmåla (definite plural)


hardeng

hardengen (definite singular)
hardenger (indefinite plural)
hardengar (indefinite plural)
hardengene (definite plural)
hardengane (definite plural)

Alternative form of harding (“someone from Hardanger”)


ynskeliste

ynskelista (definite singular)
ynskelister (indefinite plural)
ynskelistene (definite plural)


gygr

gygra (definite singular)
gygrar (indefinite plural)
gygrane (definite plural)


badstove

badstova (definite singular)
badstover (indefinite plural)
badstovene (definite plural)

From Old Norse baðstofa, from bað + stofa.

a drying kiln, used to dry corn and malt


spelemannslag

spelemannslaget (definite singular)
spelemannslag (indefinite plural)
spelemannslaga (definite plural)

spelemann + -s- + lag. Compare Swedish spelmanslag.

NORSK FOLKEMUSEUM er i morgen åpent fra kl. 12—19. Kl. 11: Gudstjeneste i Stavkirken. Kl. 12.30: Omvisning i Østerdalen. Kl. 14: Kappleik på friluftsteatret av Landslaget for spelemenn. Kl. 16—18: Folkemusikk og dans på festplassen. Kl. 18.15: Leikar - ring på Telemarkstunet. Kl. 19.30: «Erasmus Montanus » på friluftsteatret. Kl 21: Dans og leik på festplassen. Musikk av forskjellige spelemannslag.

1948 September 14, “Kort sagt”, in Verdens Gang:

The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History is open tomorrow from 12–19. 11:00: Service in the stave church. 12:30: Guided tour of Østerdalen. 14:00: Playing competetion by the national fiddling association at the open-air theatre. 16–18: Folk music and dance on the partying grounds. 18:15: Games – ring at Telemarkstunet. 19:30: "Erasmus Montanus" at the open-air theatre. 21:00: Dance and play on the partying grounds. Music by diverse folk music ensembles.

Dette er ein casestudie av seks spelemannslag i Telemark fylke som blir sett i lys av rekruttering, opplæring og sosial arena samt forholdet mellom dei seks spelemannslaga og kulturskuler knytt til desse.

2018, Rebecca Egeland, Treng vi eigentleg spelemannslag? Ein casestudie av seks spelemannslag i Telemark i lys av rekruttering, opplæring, sosial arena og institusjonalisering (abstract), Universitetet i Søraust-Noreg:

This is a case study of six folk music ensembles in Telemark county seen in the light of recruiting, training, and social arena, as well as the relationship betweel the six folk music ensembles and connected cultural schools.

Vi kan difor tenkje oss at musikkopplæringa kan vere endå meir variert i anna frivillig kulturliv som til dømes kor, korps, orkester, spelmannslag, og ungdomsklubbar.

2021, Solveig Rivenes Lone, Kva er det viktigaste ein skal lære på musikklinja?, Norwegian University of Science and Technology:

We can therefore think that music education can be even more varied in other voluntary cultural activities, for example choirs, bands, orchestra, folk music ensembles, and youth clubs.


loføting

loføtingen (definite singular)
loføtingar (indefinite plural)
loføtingane (definite plural)

Synonym of lofotværing (“someone from Lofoten”)


kolbotn

kolbotnen (definite singular)
kolbotnar (indefinite plural)
kolbotnane (definite plural)

an even place where there is, or has been, a charcoal kiln


tunvord

tunvorden (definite singular)
tunvordar (indefinite plural)
tunvordane (definite plural)


tøltebonde

tøltebonden (definite singular)
tøltebondar (indefinite plural)
tøltebondane (definite plural)


tunkall

tunkallen (definite singular)
tunkallar (indefinite plural)
tunkallane (definite plural)


tomtekall

tomtekallen (definite singular)
tomtekallar (indefinite plural)
tomtekallane (definite plural)


holgang

holgangen (definite singular)
holgangar (indefinite plural)
holgangane (definite plural)


kljå

kljåen (definite singular)
kljåar (indefinite plural)
kljåane (definite plural)

From Old Norse klé, kljár, from Proto-Germanic *klewô. The verb may be derived from the noun, or from Old Norse kljá.


holveg

holvegen (definite singular)
holvegar (indefinite plural)
holvegane (definite plural)


ginte

ginta (definite singular)
ginter (indefinite plural)
gintene (definite plural)

From late Old Norse genta with a change from /je/ to /ji/. Compare gefa > giva.

(dialectal) Alternative form of jente/gjente (“girl”)


kveiti

From Old Norse hveiti. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic hveiti.

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of kveite (“wheat”)


skruvtvinge

skruvtvinga (definite singular)
skruvtvinger (indefinite plural)
skruvtvingene (definite plural)


skrutvinge

skrutvinga (definite singular)
skrutvinger (indefinite plural)
skrutvingene (definite plural)

Alternative form of skruvtvinge (“clamp”)


nettingtrøye

nettingtrøya (definite singular)
nettingtrøyer (indefinite plural)
nettingtrøyene (definite plural)

From netting (“netting”) + trøye (“sweater”).


helsetrøye

helsetrøya (definite singular)
helsetrøyer (indefinite plural)
helsetrøyene (definite plural)

/²hɛlsətrœʏːə/

From helse (“health”) + trøye (“sweater”).


borgynd

borgynden (definite singular)
borgynder (indefinite plural)
borgyndar (indefinite plural)
borgyndene (definite plural)
borgyndane (definite plural)


jamte

jamten (definite singular)
jamtar (indefinite plural)
jamtane (definite plural)

From Old Norse jamti m (plural jamtar, jamtr).


nukleinsyre

nukleinsyra (definite singular)
nukleinsyrer (indefinite plural)
nukleinsyrene (definite plural)


båing

båingen (definite singular)
båingar (indefinite plural)
båingane (definite plural)

By surface analysis, båe + -ing. If inherited may be related to English badling.

Gjertru var meir enn vanleg stor og breivaksen. Folkedrøset ville ha det til at ho var boing.

1974, Jens Haukdal, Busetnad og folkeliv i Sokndal, Midtre Gauldal kommune, page 10:

Gjertru was bigger and broader than a normal woman. The town gossiped that she might be a hermaphrodite.

(dialectal, dated) A hermaphrodite, or a person who transgresses norms of gender, sex, or sexuality.

(by extension) Something that possesses two opposing qualities.


kvitebjørn

kvitebjørnen (definite singular)
kvitebjørnar (indefinite plural)
kvitebjørnane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hvítabjǫrn, from hvítr (“white”) + bjǫrn (“bear”). Cognate with Faroese hvítabjørn and Icelandic hvítabjörn.

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pinnekjøt

dried and salted (sometimes also smoked) ribs of lamb or mutton which are then steamed or roasted on sticks. Common Christmas food in Vestlandet and parts of Trøndelag.


fjelli

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of fjell


kolsyre

[²kʰɞ̞ːɻ.ʂyʷː.ɾə]

[²kʰɞ̞ː.ʂyʷː.ɾə]

From kol (“carbon”, literally “coal”) + syre (“acid”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic kolsýra, Swedish kolsyra, and Danish kulsyre (> Norwegian Bokmål kullsyre).


prikk

prikken (definite singular)
prikkar (indefinite plural)
prikkane (definite plural)


blåmann

blåmannen (definite singular)
blåmenn (indefinite plural)
blåmennene (definite plural)

From Old Norse blámaðr, from blá (“blue, black”) + maðr (“person, man”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic blámaður, Swedish blåman, and Danish blåmand.

(derogatory) a nickname for a person from the sea districts

a small wight living in the stable or other outhouses

(botany) pyramidal bugle (Ajuga pyramidalis)

blue colour on wood that has lain in water for a long time


åsynje

åsynja (definite singular)
åsynjer (indefinite plural)
åsynjene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ásynja, from áss (“god, one of the Æsir”) + -ynja (“-ess”).

af

(Norse mythology) goddess; a female member of the Æsir


finneting

finnetinget (definite singular)
finneting (indefinite plural)
finnetinga (definite plural)

From finn (“Sami”) + ting (“thing, assembly”).

compound

Referat frå finnetinget i 1730 viser at finnemisjonæren gjorde nytte for seg som tolk.

1974, Bjarne Svare, Vefsnbygdene fram til 1830, page 238:

Reports from the Sami assembly in 1730 shows that the Sami missionary made use of himself as interpreter.


visund

visunden (definite singular)
visundar (indefinite plural)
visundane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vísundr, through Old Saxon from Proto-Germanic *wisundz (“wisent, bison”). Doublet of visent and bison.


heimbrent

heimbrenten (definite singular)
heimbrentar (indefinite plural)
heimbrentane (definite plural)

From heim + brent. Last part from the past participle of brenna (“to burn”).

Alternative form of heimebrent (“moonshine”)


døger

døgeret (definite singular)
døger (indefinite plural)
døgera (definite plural)

From Old Norse dǿgr. Cognate with Icelandic dægur.

a nychthemeron, the 24 hour period stretching from midnight to midnight.

a measurement of time, equaling 24 hours.


trøndir

(Midlandsnormalen) alternative form of trønder (“people from Trøndelag”)


ljodahått

ljodahåtten (definite singular)
ljodahåttar (indefinite plural)
ljodahåttane (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Old Norse ljóðaháttr, from ljóða + háttr.


væring

væringen (definite singular)
væringar (indefinite plural)
væringane (definite plural)

From Old Norse væringi, væringr, from várr (“pledge”) or værr (“pledge”), which is cognate with Old English wǣr (“fidelity, loyalty”), + Old Norse gangi (“companion”). Cognate with Old English wærgenga.


væring

From vår (“spring”) + -ing, with i-mutation.


skidskjoting

head

skidskjoting f (definite singular skidskjotingi)

/¹ʃiːʃuːtɪŋ/

/¹sçiːsçuːtɪŋ/

Alternative form of skiskyting (“biathlon”)


skiskjoting

skiskjoting f (definite singular skiskjotinga)

/¹ʃiːʃuːtɪŋ/

/¹sçiːsçuːtɪŋ/


knutsok

knutsoka (definite singular)
knutsoker (indefinite plural)
knutsokene (definite plural)

Knut + -ok; from Old Norse knútsvaka, from Knútr + vaka.


såba

(dialectal, Jæren, West Agder) alternative form of såpe (“soap”)


nevetavl

neve (“fist”) + tavl (“board game”); from Old Norse hnefatafl, from hnefi + tafl. Cognate with Faroese nevatalv and Icelandic hnefatafl.

Det var ein gong at Torbjørn ongul sat og spela tavl. Daa gjekk stykmor hans burtaat og saag at han spela nevetavl.*) Det var stort haletavl. Ho tykte han spela daarleg og sa det aat honom, men han svara illsleg. Ho greip ein tavlbrikke og klemde til kinnbeinet hans Torbjørn, og raaka auga, so det spratt ut. Han sprang upp og treiv henne so hardt at ho lagdest sjuk og døydde av det. Folk segjer ho hadde vore med barn.

1912, Ola Røkke, transl., Soga um Grette Aasmundsson, page 181:

There was a time Thorbiorn Angle sat playing tables. Then his stepmother passed by and saw that he was playing the hnefatafl.*) It was the large tail-game. She thought he played poorly and said it to him, but he answered angrily. She caught up one of game pieces, and pushed it into Thorbiorn’s cheek-bone, and touched his eye, so that it popped out. He sprang up and handled her so roughly that she took to her bed ill and died thereof. Folk say that she was then big with child.

hnefatafl (a Northern European board game known from the Viking Age)


konnskrike

konnskrika (definite singular)
konnskriker (indefinite plural)
konnskrikene (definite plural)

Men kula strauk fyrst gjenom konnskrika og so gjenom ein uksekalv.

1917, Halldis Moren, “Ei bjørnesoga frå Trysil.”, in Norsk barneblad, volume 30, page 56:

But the bullet went through the jay and then through an ox-calf.

(eye dialect) Alternative spelling of kornskrike


tivar

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

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

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


lysterkorg

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

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

compound

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