glattebein

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

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

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


kjake

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


slikekjake

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

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

af

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


bågå

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


nåvå

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

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

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


nåså

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

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

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


håmmår

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

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

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


nåvår

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

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


litjfinger

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

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

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of litlefinger


hoinnj

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


moinnj

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) eye dialect spelling of munn.


brainnj

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Eye dialect spelling of brann.


jønn

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


oill

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


kjersk

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

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

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

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


trebjønn

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

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

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


bjønnfett

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

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

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) a fur hat, an ushanka


trebjørn

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

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

a squirrel, a rodent of the subfamily Sciurinae


føgl

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

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


hainnfenn

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

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

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

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


bøgd

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

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

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

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

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

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


ronkall

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

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


roneri

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

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

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

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) witchcraft


fesk

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


tjurru

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


gaddj

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


møvver

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

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

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


risstjerne

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

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


bokja

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


tyrihjelm

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

By surface analysis, from tyri (“fatwood”) + hjelm (“helmet”). There are used dialectal forms of this word starting with fur- and tørr- (lit. "dry"), so it is not clear what was the original form, although *torehjelm ("thunder helmet") is possible if compared to Swedish stormhatt probably of German origin. Today, however, the form starting with tyri- is more common.
The dialectal endings like -alm are probably influenced by alm (“elm”).

aconite, Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.


kaill

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


kaill

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


såmmår

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


lensmann

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


tusskall

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

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

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

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


høtt

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

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

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of hytte.


hainnj

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


hainnj

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


tidend

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

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

Norsk Tidend


læms

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

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of lefse


harerug

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

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

serpent-grass, alpine bistort (Bistorta vivipara)


brennhuttu

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

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


poinnbrok

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

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) (clothing) underpants

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) (clothing) long johns

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) (clothing) tights, pantyhose


attpåklatt

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

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

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


tullball

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

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

toilljbaillj

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


lærv

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

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

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) rag, cloth, patch


kakskiv

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

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

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

kakeskive

usually a not-phonetic spelling because of apocope removal

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) a slice of bread

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) an open sandwich


hosso

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

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

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


hoselest

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

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


kønn

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


jøbbørsdag

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

/jœbːœʂdɑːɡ/

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) a birthday


martnad

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

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

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


træll

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of troll


træll

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


brennuttu

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


goillj

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


gølv

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


kjuring

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

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


son’e

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

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

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


sun’e

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

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


hossolæst

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

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

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of hoselest


hårrå

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

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

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


feigdarfugl

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

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

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


feigdeglår

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

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

compound

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


tussebit

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

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

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


varskrik

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

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

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


vardøger

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

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


hørpe

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

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

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

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


feigden

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


meldaling

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

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

the dialect spoken in the village of Meldal

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


oppdaling

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

a person from Oppdal, southern Trøndelag


likluke

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

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

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


husmann

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

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


husmannskost

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

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

very simple handmade food with good nutrition values


husmannsplass

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

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


dåggå

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) indefinite plural of dag


håggå

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

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

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

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


ståggå

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

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

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

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

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

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


ikønn

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

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

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

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

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


løysingsstein

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

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

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


sæbygg

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

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


soleie

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

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

(botany) buttercup or any flower of the genus Ranunculus


spåddå

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

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

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


omnkall

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

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


raffelkak

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

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

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

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


gandfluge

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

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

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


kløyvd infinitiv

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

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

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

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


gandfugl

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

(folklore) magic force in form of a bird


svartmetall

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


blåveis

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

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


bresk

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

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

Eastern Norway; Northern Norway; Eastern Norway; Northern Norway


oskorei

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

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


julenek

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

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

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


tikse

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

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

unk

Etymology unknown.

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

a bitch (female animal of the family Canidae)


vibb

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


barkjuke

head

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

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

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

compound

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


kåppår

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


gainnj

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


håkkå

head

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

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

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

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


håkkå

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

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

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


håkkå

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

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


smær

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


hoill

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

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


kveks

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


kvaks

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

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

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


kvest

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


toillj

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Eye dialect spelling of tull.


mainnj

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


soloffer

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

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


lainnj

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


hæstkuk

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

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

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

Hoill kjæft, din ferbainna hæstkuk!

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


samyrkelag

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

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


kjelk

head

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

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

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


mannskit

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

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

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

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

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


kartanka

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

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

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


kirkje

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

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

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


nålehatt

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


barnålsopp

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

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


fluggusopp

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

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Gudbrandsdal) alternative form of flugesopp


kremle

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

any edible mushroom of the genus Russula


flugesopp

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

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


føt

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

Northern Norway; Eastern Norway; Northern Norway; Eastern Norway


beingrind

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

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


ørtæv

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

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

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


beingrinnj

/bɛɪːn.ɡrɪɲ/

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


øyreteve

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

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


utburd

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

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


spøkjelse

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

Alternative spelling of spøkelse (“ghost, haunt”)


skrikar

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

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


utbol

(eye dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative spelling of utburd


leidning

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

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

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

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


måsså

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

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

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


kavring

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

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

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


marekors

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

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

compound

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


fettoter

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

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


fettkjerring

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

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

(offensive, dialectal) a bitch (difficult woman)


bjøinn

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) eye dialect spelling of bjørn


tjøinn

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) eye dialect spelling of tjørn


opphavsfolk

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

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


frumfolk

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

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

an ancient origin people that others descend from


halvkoring

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

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


svartebok

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

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

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


kubein

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

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


svarteboksprest

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

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


svalgang

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

From sval + gang. Cognate with Swedish svalgång.

гульбище гульбище

(architecture) a loggia-like part of a stave church or a traditional Norwegian wooden house, similar to Russian гульбище


laftahus

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

(dialectal) Alternative form of laftehus


laftehus

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

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

af

a log cabin or a similar bigger building


langeleik

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

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


taglharpe

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

From tagl (“hair of mane or tail of a horse”) + harpe.

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


varur

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


kraviklyre

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

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


kråkur

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


ølkjenge

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

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


ølbolle

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

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


kjenge

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

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


brynestein

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

From bryne + stein. Attested by Hans Jacob Wille in 1786 in his book about Seljord.

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


dreielire

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


vekj

head

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

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

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


seljefløyte

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

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


himmelkvelv

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

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

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

(Judaism, Christianity, poetic) the sky firmament


kritpipe

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

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

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


bygdeborg

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

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

compound

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

tjuveborg

roughly the same term, but used in folklore context


gomli

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

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


hjålm

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

From Old Norse hjalmr, compare Faroese and Icelandic hjálmur.

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


Syvdsfjorden

/¹sʏsːfjɔːrɪɲ/

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

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


lagnadsdis

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

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


daudedis

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


daudemøy

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

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


daudenorne

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


norskfinne

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

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

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


fossekall

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

white-throated dipper
white-throated dipper

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


italing

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


rikinge

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

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


soinn

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


deld

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


rypefalk

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

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

Falco rusticolus
Falco rusticolus#Translingual


anmarsj

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

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


aksjelag

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


lutlag

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

limited liability company
limited liability company

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


odensdag

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

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

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


kukhovud

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


indianarhovding

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

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


hovding

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

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


bumerke

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

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


bustein

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

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


årevette

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

(folklore) a wight living under the hearth


yrme

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


yrmle

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


torevatn

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


lausunge

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

/lœʊ̯ːs.ʊŋ.ŋə/


sållå

head

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

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

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of sele


johannesurt

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

From Johannes + urt. Cognate with Swedish johannesört.


bøttebong

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

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


kakse

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

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

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


selsnepe

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

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


vondul

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

Inherited from Old Norse vǫndull. Cognate with Icelandic vöndull.


skjæraks

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

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


tunglynde

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


skreddartime

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

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


jonsokkoll

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

(botany) a pyramidal bugle, Ajuga pyramidalis


Salomos segl

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

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

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

(dialectal, botany, Trøndelag dialect) red campion


liljekonvall

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

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

calque

שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים

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


kongro

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


skrujarn

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


mannete

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

Sjøen her er full av manneter.

(dated spelling) Alternative form of manet (“jellyfish”)


heiddøl

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

alternative form of heddøl (“someone from Heddal”)


heitdøl

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


kverksott

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

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

compound

(veterinary medicine) strangles, Coryza contagiosa equorum


heddøl

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


hyrding

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


bjørnelås

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

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

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

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


boltelås

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

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

From bolt + lås. Similar to Swedish bultlås

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


silje

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

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

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


slagbjørn

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

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


myrbjørn

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

(zoology) A pygmy blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda

(folklore) A bear which prefers a vegetarian diet


grasbjørn

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

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


kveik

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

Inherited from Old Norse kveik (only known from Icelandic saga of Jón Ögmundsson). Probably first attested in Norwegian by Erik Pontoppidan in his Glossarium Norvagicum (1749) spelled as Qveik.

(usually uncountable) a Norwegian kind of brewing yeasts

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


innvol

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

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

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


innmat

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

From inn + mat. Compare Icelandic innmatur.

offal (internal animal organs, used for food)


ring-på-spring

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


urokse

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

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


blokkebær

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


kubbetrapp

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

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


gøyskjelde

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


ståtarkonge

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

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

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


valkyrju

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

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

lbor

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


skjoldmøy

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

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


skjeldmøy

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

/²ʃɛl(d)ˌmœʏː/

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

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

1959, Knut Liestøl, Norsk folkedikting, page 115:

“Do you hear, pure shieldmaiden,
what I will ask you:
will you tell me your father’s name,
then I will propose to you.”


tofte

toften (definite singular)
toftar (indefinite plural)
toftane (definite plural)

From toft, a variant of tuft (“homestead; plot”). Doublet of tufte and tomte.


hukkukul

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hukkukul m (definite singular hukkukuln, definite singular dative hukkukula, indefinite plural hukkukula, definite plural hukkukulan, definite plural dative hukkukulom)

hukkukuln (definite singular)
hukkukula (dative definite singular)
hukkukula (indefinite plural)
hukkukulan (definite plural)
hukkukulom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, South-western Trøndelag) Alternative form of oklekul


friviljug

friviljug m or f (definite singular and plural friviljuge)

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

me må ha fleire friviljuge på dugnaden

we need more volunteers on the subbotnik

den friviljuge (soldaten) kom aldri fram dit han skulle

the volunteer (soldier) never reached his destination

ho stilte opp som friviljug


avslutting

avsluttinga (definite singular)
avsluttingar (indefinite plural)
avsluttingane (definite plural)

From avslutta (“to end”) + -ing. Compare to Swedish avslutning and Danish afslutning


kiropraktikk

alternative medicine
alternative medicine


reinhaldar

reinhaldaren (definite singular)
reinhaldarar (indefinite plural)
reinhaldarane (definite plural)

From rein (“clean”) + haldar (“holder”). Compare to Swedish renhållare and Norwegian Bokmål renholder.


kjettar

kjettaren (definite singular)
kjettarar (indefinite plural)
kjettarane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German or Dutch ketter, from Latin catharus, from Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós) with unknown origin. Doublet of katar (a Cathar). Compare to Danish kætter, Norwegian Bokmål kjetter and Swedish kättare.


treskald

treskalden (definite singular)
treskaldar (indefinite plural)
treskaldane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þreskǫldr, þreskjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic *þreskwaþluz. Cognate with Icelandic þröskuldur and English threshold.

a sill (underwater ridge, e.g. at the mouth of a fjord)


hylke

hylket (definite singular)
hylke (indefinite plural)
hylka (definite plural)

From Old Norse hylki, from Proto-Germanic *hulkiją, from a k-derivation of *hulaz (“hollow”), whence also holk.

a tall and narrow tub or cask made of a hollowed out block of wood

a rather large tub of wood, especially for butter

a can to carry on the back, partly used to carry flour to and from the mill


nakning

nakningen (definite singular)
nakningar (indefinite plural)
nakningane (definite plural)


gople

gopla (definite singular)
gopler (indefinite plural)
goplene (definite plural)

Uncertain. According to different sources, may be related to gopel (“a dirt mass”), Old Norse gaupn (“gowpen”) or Southern Sami gåbloe (“lung”) (compare Finnish kupla (“bubble”)). Also compare Southern Sami boeltʼaajjan-gåbloe (“fireweed”), literally “bear lung”.

cog

(dialectal) any non-dangerous part of a jellyfish

(dialectal, Northern Norway, botany) fireweed

(dialectal, botany) giant bellflower (Campanula latifolia)

(dialectal, Western Norway) eggs of a frog


kaskjett

kaskjetten (definite singular)
kaskjettar (indefinite plural)
kaskjettane (definite plural)


kaffitrekt

kaffitrekta (definite singular)
kaffitrekter (indefinite plural)
kaffitrektene (definite plural)

From kaffi (“coffee”) + trekt (“funnel”).

a cone or holder in which the filter sits when brewing coffee


kaffitrektar

kaffitrektaren (definite singular)
kaffitrektarar (indefinite plural)
kaffitrektarane (definite plural)

From kaffi (“coffee”) + trekta (“to brew using a funnel”) + -ar.

af

a coffeemaker, typically using a filter holder


tregost

tregosten (definite singular)
tregostar (indefinite plural)
tregostane (definite plural)

From treg (“slow”) + ost (“cheese”). Use of ost for describing a person is common both in Norwegian and Swedish.


treigost

treigosten (definite singular)
treigostar (indefinite plural)
treigostane (definite plural)


tukthus

tukthuset (definite singular)
tukthus (indefinite plural)
tukthusa (definite plural)

Calque of German Zuchthaus, compare Swedish tukthus.


skræling

skrælingen (definite singular)
skrælingar (indefinite plural)
skrælingane (definite plural)

From Old Norse skrælingi, possibly derived from skrá (“skin”), referring to the leather clothes worn by native population encountered by Norse sea-farers.


kjefta

Så kom 'n att me sigar i kjefta

So he came back with a cigar in the mouth


apald

apalden (definite singular)
apaldar (indefinite plural)
apaldane (definite plural)

From Old Norse apaldr, from Proto-Germanic *apaldraz, from *aplaz (“apple, fruit”) + *-draz (tree suffix). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic apaldur, Swedish apel, and Danish abild.


runekall

runekallen (definite singular)
runekallar (indefinite plural)
runekallane (definite plural)


tåte

tåta (definite singular)
tåter (indefinite plural)
tåtene (definite plural)

From Old Norse táta, possibly of the same origin as Latin tata (“dad, daddy”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic táta.

tatte

a woman’s breast; originally a child word

(dated) a type of sugar tit; a small piece of cloth wound up with soaked food in it for feeding babies

the udder of a cow, particularly a heifer


takknemligheit

From takknemlig (“thankful”) + -heit (“-ness”).

suffix

(pre-2012) alternative form of takknemlegheit

alternative form of takknemlegheit
gratitude, gratefulness, thankfulness


gråtrast

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gråtrast m or f (definite singular gråtrasten or gråtrasta, indefinite plural gråtrastar or gråtraster, definite plural gråtrastane or gråtrastene)

gråtrasten (definite singular)
gråtrasta (definite singular)
gråtrastar (indefinite plural)
gråtraster (indefinite plural)
gråtrastane (definite plural)
gråtrastene (definite plural)

Turdus pilaris
Turdus pilaris#Translingual

a fieldfare (songbird of the thrush family, Turdus pilaris)


pøls

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

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of pølse


kvalrav

kvalravet (definite singular)
kvalrav (indefinite plural)
kvalrava (definite plural)

From kval (“whale”) + rav (“amber”). Cognate with Icelandic hvalraf, Swedish valrav and Danish hvalrav.


trætt

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of trakt (“funnel”)


risøl

risølet (definite singular)
risøl (indefinite plural)
risøla (definite plural)


raudost

raudosten (definite singular)
raudostar (indefinite plural)
raudostane (definite plural)


eldsjel

eldsjela (definite singular)
eldsjeler (indefinite plural)
eldsjelene (definite plural)

eld (“fire”) + sjel (“soul”). Compare Swedish eldsjäl and Norwegian Bokmål ildsjel


fakse

faksen (definite singular)
faksar (indefinite plural)
faksane (definite plural)

(folklore) an idol-like figure (name of several wooden figures used until ca. year 1890 in Setesdal in the local para-heathen tradition)


avgudsbilete

avgudsbiletet (definite singular)
avgudsbilete (indefinite plural)
avgudsbileta (definite plural)

avgud + bilete. Compare Swedish avgudabild.


sjødåp

event or a ritual making a person, who goes through it, into a real fisherman or sailor (in other people's eyes)

(folklore) a ritual, when a newborn child being taken on a boat into the sea got to drink sea water from an empty snailshell, with purpose to get along with the sea spirit when this child grows up as a fisherman or sailor


kvitvasking

From kvitvask or kvitvaska (“to whitewash”). Compare Dutch witwassen and Norwegian Bokmål hvitvasking.


akademisk kvarter

(humorous) late start of a lection at a university (e.g. due to late arriving of the lecturer)


verjemål

verjemålet (definite singular)
verjemål (indefinite plural)
verjemåla (definite plural)

/²vɛrjəmɔːɽ/

From verje f (“defence”) + mål (“statement”). Cognate with Faroese verjumál and Danish værgemål.


marleik

marleiken (definite singular)
marleikar (indefinite plural)
marleikane (definite plural)

Probably from mare + leik.
Compare Swedish marleka (with plural ending -or corresponding to feminine gender in Norwegian).

a concretion of clay often formed around a small object or a dead organism, e.g. an insect or a small fish, otherwise has shapes similar to gogotte and imatrankivi


sjølven

Definite form of sjølv (“self”). Literally, “the man himself”.

(dialectal, informal) husband (the master of the house, usually on the farm)

sjøla

female head of a household, Trøndelag dialect


tavl

tavlet (definite singular)
tavl (indefinite plural)
tavla (definite plural)

From Old Norse tafl, from Latin tabula. Cognate with Faroese talv.


bomstasjon

bomstasjon m (definite singular bomstasjonen, indefinite plural bomstasjonar, definite plural bomstasjonane)

bomstasjonen (definite singular)
bomstasjonar (indefinite plural)
bomstasjonane (definite plural)


skjerel

Probably related to skjerd and/or Jamtish tjervel m. Less likely may be related to Southern Sami snjeara, from Proto-Uralic *šiŋere.

Eurasian pygmy shrew
Eurasian pygmy shrew

(dialectal) a Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus


spypose

spypose m (definite singular spyposen, indefinite plural spyposar, definite plural spyposane)

spyposen (definite singular)
spyposar (indefinite plural)
spyposane (definite plural)

From spy + pose. Compare Swedish spypåse.


bingoblokk

bingoblokka (definite singular)
bingoblokker (indefinite plural)
bingoblokkene (definite plural)
bingoblokken (definite singular)
bingoblokkar (indefinite plural)
bingoblokkane (definite plural)


dynni

(dialectal, north-western Telemark) Alternative form of døra (“the door”)


husfrøye

husfrøya (definite singular)
husfrøyer (indefinite plural)
husfrøyene (definite plural)

From Old Norse húsfreyja (húspreyja), from hús (“house”) + freyja (“lady”). Doublet of husbreie (“thunder”).


årestove

årestova (definite singular)
årestover (indefinite plural)
årestovene (definite plural)

(historical) a house with a hearth on its floor and a ventilation hole in the roof (instead of an oven with a chimney)


måillt

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Eye dialect spelling of molte (“cloudberry”).


skuggsjå

skuggsjået (definite singular)
skuggsjå (indefinite plural)
skuggsjåa (definite plural)

/²skʊɡːsjɔː/

From Old Norse skuggsjá, from skuggi (“shade, shadow”) + sjá.

Konungs skuggsjå

[…] men paa Maalet kunde vi trygt Alle byggja, fordi at Gamalnorsken der livet eit friskare Liv; den livet godt og vel mangestads paa Austlandet og, ja eg fann endaa eit Ord verande ned i Kyrkjegata her i Byen, hos ein Vingersokning, som eg tænkte var utdøytt, og det var Ordet Skuggsjaa; […]

1916, Aamund O. Vinje, “Nokre ord um Maalet og til Christiania-Posten”, in Skrifter i Samling, volume 1:

[…] but on the language, we can all safely build, because the Old Norse which lives a fresher life; it lives well many places in East Norway as well, I even found a word staying in the church road here in the city, said by someone from Vinger, which I thought was exstinct, and that was the word skuggsjå (mirror); […]


skåddj

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of skodde (“ice fog”)


fornyrdeslag

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse fornyrðislag.

slbor

De greidaste og lettaste versemaale, og som dei eldste visune er dikta i, er Fornyrdeslag med 8 eller 6 radir i kvart vers og 2 verse-føtar i kvar rad.

1900, Steinar Schjøtt, Kongesogur, page 4:

The simplest and easiest metre that the old poems are written in, is Fornyrðislag with 8 or 6 rows in each verse and two feet in each row.


fingergom

fingergommen (definite singular)
fingergommar (indefinite plural)
fingergommane (definite plural)

From finger + gom (“gum, gingiva”). Literally, “finger gum”. Compare Icelandic fingurgómur.


snerke

snerken (definite singular)
snerkar (indefinite plural)
snerkane (definite plural)


marikåpe

marikåpa (definite singular)
marikåper (indefinite plural)
marikåpene (definite plural)


lappvier

lappvieren (definite singular)
lappvierar (indefinite plural)
lappvierane (definite plural)


marihand

marihanda (definite singular)
marihender (indefinite plural)
marihendene (definite plural)

heath spotted orchid
heath spotted orchid

heath spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata

any plant of Orchis, Anacamptis or Dactylorhiza genera


rivjarn

rivjarnet (definite singular)
rivjarn (indefinite plural)
rivjarna (definite plural)

From rive (“to grate”) + jarn (“iron”). Similar to Swedish rivjärn


holnuttu

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holnuttu f (def holnuttua, indefinite plural holnuttu, def pl *holnuttunn)

From hol (“hole (?)”) + nuttu (“nettle”).

(botany, dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) hedgenettle, usually referring to Stachys sylvatica


sjuskjære

sjuskjæra (definite singular)
sjuskjærer (indefinite plural)
sjuskjærene (definite plural)

Because of the form of its leaves, which look like they are cut in seven places (see sju (“seven”) and skjera (“to cut”)).


sisselrot

sisselrota (definite singular)
sisselrøter (indefinite plural)
sisselrøtene (definite plural)

The first part is probably from German süß (see e.g. German Süßholz (“liquorice”)), influenced by Norwegian female name Sissel (probably referring to Saint Cecilia). The last part is rot (“root”).

Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare#Translingual

(botany, usually uncountable) European common polypody, a fern of species Polypodium vulgare


bjørnekam

bjørnekammen (definite singular)
bjørnekammar (indefinite plural)
bjørnekammane (definite plural)


nittiåttar

nittiåttaren (definite singular)
nittiåttarar (indefinite plural)
nittiåttarane (definite plural)

From nitti + åtte + -ar. Compare Norwegian Bokmål nittiåtter.


feittsyre

feittsyra (definite singular)
feittsyrer (indefinite plural)
feittsyrene (definite plural)

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) fatty acid


graskar

graskaret (definite singular)
graskar (indefinite plural)
graskara (definite plural)

From Middle Low German [Term?], probably through Danish græskar.


kubbestol

kubbestolen (definite singular)
kubbestolar (indefinite plural)
kubbestolane (definite plural)

From kubbe + stol. Compare Swedish kubbstol.

a chair without legs made of a tree trunk or stump


trefall

trefallet (definite singular)
trefall (indefinite plural)
trefalla (definite plural)

a distance similar to height of an average tree


vukku

vukku f (def vukkua, plural vukku or vukkua, def pl vukkun or vukkunn)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of veke (“week”)


kotto

kotto f (def kottoa, plural kotto or kottoa, def pl *kottonn)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of kåte (“a hut or goahti”)


sjuttutrast

sjuttutrasten (definite singular)
sjuttutrastar (indefinite plural)
sjuttutrastane (definite plural)

From sjuttu + trast. Literally, “diarrhea thrush”.

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, somewhat vulgar) a fieldfare


fluggu

fluggu f (def fluggua, plural fluggu or fluggua, def pl fluggun)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of fluge


bræms

(eye dialect, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) Alternative form of brems (“botfly”)


bræms

bræms m (definite bræmsen, plural bræmsa, def pl bræmsan)

(eye dialect, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) Alternative form of brems (“brake”)


guffe

Skru på full guffe

strength, effort (used in some expressions)


vêrljos

vêrljos n (definite singular vêrljoset, indefinite plural vêrljos, definite plural vêrljosa)

vêrljoset (definite singular)
vêrljos (indefinite plural)
vêrljosa (definite plural)

(dialectal, poetic) northern lights (aurora borealis)


vårlauk

vårlauken (definite singular)
vårlaukar (indefinite plural)
vårlaukane (definite plural)

a spring onion (British), scallion (American)


oksalsyre

oksalsyra (definite singular)
oksalsyrer (indefinite plural)
oksalsyrene (definite plural)


villrot

villrota (definite singular)
villrøter (indefinite plural)
villrøtene (definite plural)


lappause

lappausa (definite singular)
lappauser (indefinite plural)
lappausene (definite plural)

From lapp + ause. Literally, “Sami ladle”, probably referring to the form of a traditional Sami wooden cup, known as guksi in Northern Sami.
Alternatively, a short form of myrlappause, where myrlapp is synonym of frosk (“frog”) in some dialects, probably not related etymologically to lapp (“Sami”).


antueldgras

Antennaria dioica
Antennaria dioica#Translingual

(dialectal) catsfoot, a plant of species Antennaria dioica


harelabb

harelabben (definite singular)
harelabbar (indefinite plural)
harelabbane (definite plural)

hare + labb. Similar to Swedish hartass.

(historical) paw of a hare used for cleansing of metal surface or for erasing of chalk from a blackboard, or just for removing of dust

(botany) catsfoot, a plant of species Antennaria dioica


lafting

laftinga (definite singular)
laftingar (indefinite plural)
laftingane (definite plural)


låm

låma (definite singular)
låmer (indefinite plural)
låmene (definite plural)


slabbedask

slabbedasken (definite singular)
slabbedaskar (indefinite plural)
slabbedaskane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English slapdash during the XIX century.


kattlabb

kattlabb m (definite singular kattlabben, indefinite plural kattlabba, definite plural kattlabban)

kattlabben (definite singular)
kattlabba (indefinite plural)
kattlabban (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) Alternative form of kattelabb (all senses)


kattelabb

kattelabben (definite singular)
kattelabbar (indefinite plural)
kattelabbane (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) catkin (on a pussy willow)


groblad

grobladet (definite singular)
groblad (indefinite plural)
groblada (definite plural)

From gro (“to grow”) + blad, probably because its juice is used in European folk medicine against wounds.


surblad

surbladet (definite singular)
surblad (indefinite plural)
surblada (definite plural)


gauksyre

gauksyra (definite singular)
gauksyrer (indefinite plural)
gauksyrene (definite plural)

From gauk + syre. Literally, “cuckoo sorrel”. Compare dialectal Swedish gökmat (“wood sorrel”).

Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis acetosella#Translingual


feigdarmerke

feigdarmerket (definite singular)
feigdarmerke (indefinite plural)
feigdarmerka (definite plural)

From feigd (“approaching death”) + merke (“mark”).


feigdarmark

feigdarmarket (definite singular)
feigdarmark (indefinite plural)
feigdarmarka (definite plural)

From feigd (“approaching death”) + mark.

Du ska marka pao kar du fystù ser erlo um vaor’n. Sitù ho pao stain, vettù da uaor, sitù ho pao mykjedyngja, vettu da godt aor; men situ ho pao svòrt mold, è da faigdarmark. Summe saia han è faigù, han so ser’ne dao, are saia dar è faigt folk pao garæ.

1944, Knut Bjørgaas, Or gommol ti IV: Tao Vossastrond’ne, Voss: Folkeminnenemndi på Voss, page 84:

You shall predict the future out of where you see a wagtail for the first time in spring. If it sits on a rock, it’s gonna be a bad year (for crops), of it sits on a pile of (cattle) manure, it’s gonna be a good year; but if it sits on black soil, it is a death omen. Some people say that he, who sees it, is doomed, but others say that the people on the farm (where it is seen) are doomed.

alternative form of feigdarmerke (“death omen”)


elgskilt

elgskiltet (definite singular)
elgskilt (indefinite plural)
elgskilta (definite plural)

From elg + skilt. Compare Swedish älgskylt c.


keisarinner

indefinite feminine plural of keisarinne: (empress)


keisarinnene

definite feminine plural of keisarinne: (empress)


boargeit

boargeita (definite singular)
boargeiter (indefinite plural)
boargeitene (definite plural)

From boar + geit. Cf. Norwegian Bokmål boergeit c.


gründer

gründeren (definite singular)
gründerar (indefinite plural)
gründerane (definite plural)


dagsmeie

dagsmeia (definite singular)
dagsmeier (indefinite plural)
dagsmeiene (definite plural)

Uncertain. The first part is dag (“day”). Compare Swedish dagsmeja, dialectal Danish dagmeden and Danicized Norwegian dagmejning. Probably same ending as in dialectal Norwegian gardsmeie (“heat from farm buildings”), solmeie (“sun halo”) and møye (“sun or moon halo”).


marespjeld

marespjeldet (definite singular)
marespjeld (indefinite plural)
marespjelda (definite plural)

(folklore) a symbol, often similar to a chessboard, used against nightmare demons


marekvist

head

marekvist m (definite singular marekvisten, indefinite plural marekvister or marekvistar, definite plural marekvistene or marekvistane)

marekvisten (definite singular)
marekvister (indefinite plural)
marekvistar (indefinite plural)
marekvistene (definite plural)
marekvistane (definite plural)

(botany, folklore) witch's broom (a mutated tree branch)


kortbylgje

kortbylgja (definite singular)
kortbylgjer (indefinite plural)
kortbylgjene (definite plural)

Alternative form of kortbølgje (“shortwave”)


kortbølgje

kortbølgja (definite singular)
kortbølgjer (indefinite plural)
kortbølgjene (definite plural)


lenkjur

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


motåtak

motåtaket (definite singular)
motåtak (indefinite plural)
motåtaka (definite plural)


sprettert

spretterten (definite singular)
sprettertar (indefinite plural)
sprettertane (definite plural)


guds lån

Literally, “a loan from God”. Compare Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål gudslån.

(fisherman sociolect, avoidance speech) bread

fisherman sociolect; avoidance speech; fisherman sociolect; avoidance speech


millenniumsskifte

millenniumsskiftet (definite singular)
millenniumsskifte (indefinite plural)
millenniumsskifta (definite plural)

turn of the millennium
turn of the millennium


nipe

nipa (definite singular)
niper (indefinite plural)
nipene (definite plural)


marianykleblom

marianykleblomen (definite singular)
marianykleblomar (indefinite plural)
marianykleblomane (definite plural)

Primula veris
Primula veris#Translingual


døgnfluge

døgnfluga (definite singular)
døgnfluger (indefinite plural)
døgnflugene (definite plural)

From døgn (“nychthemeron”) + fluge (“fly”). Compare to Danish døgnflue and Faroese døgnfluga.


primstav

primstaven (definite singular)
primstavar (indefinite plural)
primstavane (definite plural)

From prim + stav, from Old Norse prím ("new moon") and Old Norse stafr ("staff").

a runic calender carved on a long piece of wood


grasklippar

grasklipparen (definite singular)
grasklipparar (indefinite plural)
grasklipparane (definite plural)


plenklippar

plenklipparen (definite singular)
plenklipparar (indefinite plural)
plenklipparane (definite plural)


fjerdingsveg

fjerdingsvegen (definite singular)
fjerdingsvegar (indefinite plural)
fjerdingsvegane (definite plural)

(historical) an old Scandinavian unit of length, which in Norway was equal to ca. 2530 or 2824 meters (8300 or 9265 feet)


mammuttann

mammuttanna (definite singular)
mammuttenner (indefinite plural)
mammuttennene (definite plural)


fotbaill

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Eye dialect spelling of fotball.


fotbæll

(dialectal, Gudbrandsdal) Eye dialect spelling of fotball.


allmenning

allmenningen (definite singular)
allmenningar (indefinite plural)
allmenningane (definite plural)


bifili

bifilien (definite singular)
bifiliar (indefinite plural)
bifiliane (definite plural)

bisexuality, attraction to multiple genders


heterofili

heterofilien (definite singular)
heterofiliar (indefinite plural)
heterofiliane (definite plural)


murmeldyr

murmeldyret (definite singular)
murmeldyr (indefinite plural)
murmeldyra (definite plural)

The last part is dyr. Ultimately from Middle High German murmeltier, like Icelandic múrmeldýr, Swedish murmeldjur and Danish murmeldyr (Bokmål also).


dritunge

dritungen (definite singular)
dritungar (indefinite plural)
dritungane (definite plural)

drit + unge. Literally, “shit kid”. Compare Swedish skitunge.

(derogatory) an unruly child or teenager


flatlus

flatlus f (definite singular flatlusa, indefinite plural flatlus or flatlyser, definite plural flatlusene or flatlysene)

flatlusa (definite singular)
flatlus (indefinite plural)
flatlyser (indefinite plural)
flatlusene (definite plural)
flatlysene (definite plural)


ambod

amboda (definite singular)
amboder (indefinite plural)
ambodene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse amboð n. Compare Faroese amboð.


fjorårsgras

dead grass from the past year (seen after the snow has melted away)


turrhale

turrhalen (definite singular)
turrhalar (indefinite plural)
turrhalane (definite plural)

The first part is turr (“dry”). The other part has no certain etymology, perhaps related to al.


musegnag

musegnaget (definite singular)
musegnag (indefinite plural)
musegnaga (definite plural)

From mus + gnag, from the verb gnaga. Compare Danish musegnav, Norwegian Bokmål musgnag and dialectal Swedish musgnag (“rash behind ears”)

gnaw marks of a mouse (e.g. marks left by a field mouse on tree roots after a winter)


kveike

kveiket (definite singular)
kveike (indefinite plural)
kveika (definite plural)


tregubbe

tregubben (definite singular)
tregubbar (indefinite plural)
tregubbane (definite plural)

From tre + gubbe. Compare Swedish trägubbe.

a caricatural wood statuette of any old or middle-aged man


spikke

spikken (definite singular)
spikkar (indefinite plural)
spikkane (definite plural)


skåveg

skåvegen (definite singular)
skåvegar (indefinite plural)
skåvegane (definite plural)

a way, which goes diagonally on a mountainside or a hillside


brøytepinne

brøytepinnen (definite singular)
brøytepinnar (indefinite plural)
brøytepinnane (definite plural)


ofesk

(dialectal, Northern Norway, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of ufisk (“bad fish”)


ufisk

ufisken (definite singular)
ufiskar (indefinite plural)
ufiskane (definite plural)

any of the fish species, which traditionally are not used for consuming (e.g. ray, mackerel, porbeagle, Norway pout, capelin, poor cod etc.)


allfarveg

allfarvegen (definite singular)
allfarvegar (indefinite plural)
allfarvegane (definite plural)


argskap

argskapen (definite singular)
argskaper (indefinite plural)
argskapar (indefinite plural)
argskapene (definite plural)
argskapane (definite plural)


vondskap

vondskapen (definite singular)
vondskapar (indefinite plural)
vondskapane (definite plural)


vondske

vondska (definite singular)
vondsker (indefinite plural)
vondskene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vándska. Compare Faroese óndska, Icelandic vonska and Swedish ondska


fingernagl

fingernaglen (definite singular)
fingernegler (indefinite plural)
fingerneglene (definite plural)

finger + nagl. Compare Swedish fingernagel, Danish fingernegl, Norwegian Bokmål fingernegl.


naggel

naggel m (definite singular naggeln or naggern, indefinite plural nagla or nægla, definite plural naglan or næglan)

naggeln (definite singular)
naggern (definite singular)
nagla (indefinite plural)
nægla (indefinite plural)
naglan (definite plural)
næglan (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of nagl


hjør

hjøren (definite singular)
hjørar (indefinite plural)
hjørane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hjǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *heruz. Cognate with Icelandic hjör.

(poethic) sword (only used in given names)

Hjørungavåg

Hjørungane m pl (three islets outside Hjørungavåg)


jazztobakk

From jazz + tobakk. Literally, “jazz tobacco”. Compare Swedish jazztobak.


velseblikk

velseblikket (definite singular)
velseblikk (indefinite plural)
velseblikka (definite plural)

(glassblowing) a marver (a flat and smooth piece of steel or graphite used to forming of a melted glass mass, usually by rolling the glass on it's surface).


deigskrape

deigskrapa (definite singular)
deigskraper (indefinite plural)
deigskrapene (definite plural)

deig + skrape. Compare Swedish degskrapa and Danish dejskraber.


isgang

isgangen (definite singular)
isgangar (indefinite plural)
isgangane (definite plural)

From is + gang. Compare Dutch ijsgang and German Eisgang.


skulekorps

skulekorpset (definite singular)
skulekorps (indefinite plural)
skulekorpsa (definite plural)


hårvott

hårvotten (definite singular)
hårvottar (indefinite plural)
hårvottane (definite plural)

a mitten made of wool mixed with animal or human hair


spelebarn

spelebarn n (definite singular spelebarnet, indefinite plural spelebarn or speleborn, definite plural spelebarna or speleborna)

spelebarnet (definite singular)
spelebarn (indefinite plural)
speleborn (indefinite plural)
spelebarna (definite plural)
speleborna (definite plural)

From spela (“to play”) + barn (“child”).

a spoiled irresponsible child, who has no duties at home

a child, who is a member of a school orchestra


grizzlybjørn

grizzlybjørnen (definite singular)
grizzlybjørnar (indefinite plural)
grizzlybjørnane (definite plural)


kolonnekøyring

kolonnekøyringa (definite singular)
kolonnekøyringar (indefinite plural)
kolonnekøyringane (definite plural)

From kolonne + køyring, compare Swedish kolonnkörning and Norwegian Bokmål kolonnekjøring.


stjernetåke

stjernetåka (definite singular)
stjernetåker (indefinite plural)
stjernetåkene (definite plural)


gallstein

gallsteinen (definite singular)
gallsteinar (indefinite plural)
gallsteinane (definite plural)

From gall n + stein. Compare Swedish gallsten, Danish galdesten, Faroese gallsteinur and Icelandic gallsteinn.


sorenskrivar

sorenskrivaren (definite singular)
sorenskrivarar (indefinite plural)
sorenskrivarane (definite plural)

From svoren (“sworn”) + skrivar (“scribe”). Compare Faroese sorinskrivari and Danish sorenskriver (Bokmål also).


knaillhal

(eye dialect, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of knallhard


fotbæill

(dialectal) Eye dialect spelling of fotball.


siselering

siseleringa (definite singular)
siseleringar (indefinite plural)
siseleringane (definite plural)

From siselera + -ing. Compare Swedish ciselering (which means chasing only).


hinkall

hinkallen (definite singular)
hinkallar (indefinite plural)
hinkallane (definite plural)

From hin + kall (“man”). Literally, “man from beyond”.


tavring

tavringen (definite singular)
tavringar (indefinite plural)
tavringane (definite plural)

May be related to Taurica, whence some Tatar soldiers were hired by Sweden in 17-18th centuries (see more at the etymology of tater).

A Scandoromani person, a Traveller Norwegian (a kind of Norwegian Gypsies)


langbein

langbeinet (definite singular)
langbein (indefinite plural)
langbeina (definite plural)

From lang (“long”) + bein (“leg”), compare Old Norse langabein and southern Swedish långben (“crane fly”). Literally, “long leg”, same etymology as for Langbein (“Goofy”) and Swedish Långben (“Goofy”).

a long-legged spider, a harvestman (Opiliones)


mannbjørn

mannbjørnen (definite singular)
mannbjørnar (indefinite plural)
mannbjørnane (definite plural)

(folklore) a hamløypar which can transform into a bear


rullekake

rullekaka (definite singular)
rullekaker (indefinite plural)
rullekakene (definite plural)


mehank

mehanken (definite singular)
mehankar (indefinite plural)
mehankane (definite plural)


myhank

myhanken (definite singular)
myhankar (indefinite plural)
myhankane (definite plural)


bøddel

bøddelen (definite singular)
bødlar (indefinite plural)
bødlane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German bodel, compare Swedish bödel. Same origin as Polabian badål and Finnish pyöveli.


utkikstønne

utkikstønna (definite singular)
utkikstønner (indefinite plural)
utkikstønnene (definite plural)

From utkik + tønne, the first part is from Dutch uitkijk. Compare Swedish utkikstunna.


-ride

From Old Norse -riði, from Proto-Germanic *ridjô, from *rīdaną + *-jô.


enkeltrom

enkeltromet (definite singular)
enkeltrom (indefinite plural)
enkeltroma (definite plural)

enkelt (“single (definite neuter single form of enkel)”) + rom (“room”)

af

a single room, often used in the context of a hotel.


røys

røysa (definite singular)
røyser (indefinite plural)
røysene (definite plural)


undergrund

undergrunden (definite singular)
undergrundar (indefinite plural)
undergrundane (definite plural)

underground (movement or organisation of people who resist political convention)


ferist

ferista (definite singular)
ferister (indefinite plural)
feristene (definite plural)

From fe + rist. Compare Swedish färist, which is attested since 1965.


geitsleip

geitsleipa (definite singular)
geitsleiper (indefinite plural)
geitsleipene (definite plural)


kvæinn

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Eastern Norway) Eye dialect spelling of kvern (“mill”).


sprettkniv

sprettkniven (definite singular)
sprettknivar (indefinite plural)
sprettknivane (definite plural)


torvmose

torvmosen (definite singular)
torvmosar (indefinite plural)
torvmosane (definite plural)

peat moss (plant in the Sphagnum family)


soldogg

soldogga (definite singular)
soldogger (indefinite plural)
soldoggene (definite plural)

From sol + dogg, similar to Icelandic sóldögg and English sundew.


tepperot

tepperota (definite singular)
tepperøter (indefinite plural)
tepperøtene (definite plural)

(botany, usually uncountable) tormentil, Potentilla erecta


tolvmannsrot

tolvmannsrota (definite singular)
turmannsrøter (indefinite plural)
turmannsrøtene (definite plural)

Literally, “twelve men‘s root”, the first part is contaminated Latin tormentilla. Compare Danish tolvmandsrod.


turmannsrot

turmannsrota (definite singular)
turmannsrøter (indefinite plural)
turmannsrøtene (definite plural)

By surface analysis, turmann (“tour man”) + rot (“root”). Originally from Latin tormentilla, possibly through *turmanntille, whence also other dialectal names of tormentil, such as tillimann, rennskitstille (“diarrhea calm”) and tellerot (“count root”).

(botany, dialectal) tormentil, Potentilla erecta


renneskit

renneskiten (definite singular)
renneskitar (indefinite plural)
renneskitane (definite plural)

From renna + skit. Compare Swedish rännskita.


agurkmiks

agurkmiksen (definite singular)
agurkmiksar (indefinite plural)
agurkmiksane (definite plural)

From agurk + miks. Literally, “cucumber mix”.

Scandinavian cucumber relish, also known in Sweden as bostongurka


einebær

einebæret (definite singular)
einebær (indefinite plural)
einebæra (definite plural)

From eine (“juniper”) + bær (“berry”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål einerbær, Swedish enbär, Icelandic einiber and Danish enebær.


bause

bausen (definite singular)
bausar (indefinite plural)
bausane (definite plural)

Attested as bouse by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.


solgisl

solgislen (definite singular)
solgislar (indefinite plural)
solgislane (definite plural)
solgislet (definite singular)
solgisl (indefinite plural)
solgisla (definite plural)

From sol (“sun”) + gisl (“halo”). Compare dialectal Swedish solgisla (with plural ending -or, corresponding to feminine gender in Norwegian).

(dialectal, Western and Northern Norway, Trøndelag dialect) Synonym of bisol


solulv

solulven (definite singular)
solulvar (indefinite plural)
solulvane (definite plural)

From sol + ulv. Literally, “sun wolf”. Attested as Soel-Ulv by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.
Compare dialectal Swedish solvarg.

(Eastern Norway, Telemark dialect, Setesdal dialect) Synonym of bisol


finnball

finnballen (definite singular)
finnballar (indefinite plural)
finnballane (definite plural)

From finn + ball, referring to Sami shamans.
(hairball): Attested as finbal by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.

(folklore) a magic hairball, which can be found in cow stomach

(folklore) magic force in form of a ball, e.g. a disease sent through air by a wizard, similar to gandfluge, Swedish villappaskott and Komi-Zyrian шева (ševa).


snøflukse

head

snøflukse f (plural snøflukser or snøfluksu)

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of snøflugse.


snøflugse

snøflugsa (definite singular)
snøflugser (indefinite plural)
snøflugsene (definite plural)


ramslauk

ramslauken (definite singular)
ramslaukar (indefinite plural)
ramslaukane (definite plural)

From rams + lauk. The first part is borrowed from Middle Low German ramese (“ramson”), from Old Saxon *hramuso, from Proto-West Germanic *hramusō.
Cognate with Swedish ramslök and Danish ramsløg. Cognates amoung non-Scandinavian languages are Lithuanian kermùšė (and šermukšnis), Russian черемша (čeremša) (and черёмуха (čerjómuxa)), Czech střemcha, Slovene čemaž, Serbo-Croatian сремуш, Ancient Greek κρόμμυον (krómmuon), Welsh craf and Irish creamh.

Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum#Translingual


puttipanne

Calque of Swedish pyttipanna, only in case if the part pytt- is derived from a dialectal Swedish verb meaning "to put". Otherwise, a reanalysis with use of Norwegian verb putta (“to put”). Literally, “put-in-pan”.


kjerald

kjeraldet (definite singular)
kjerald (indefinite plural)
kjeralda (definite plural)

kiøril

Spydeberg dialect Dictionary of J.N. Wilse, 1780

kiörel

Glossarium Norvagicum of E. Pontoppidan, 1749

Mor skunda mot eldhuset med kjerald og tvoro.

1996, Synnøve Risle, “Skotet”, in Den blå rosa, page 45:

Mother hurried to the kitchen hut with a tub and a stirrer

(historical) an old unit of fluid measure, equal to ca. 57 US gallons


skråtobakk

skråtobakken (definite singular)
skråtobakkar (indefinite plural)
skråtobakkane (definite plural)

From skrå + tobakk, where the first part is from Middle Low German schrat (“piece, cutting”), from the verb schraden.


meslingar

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meslingar pl (definite plural meslingane)

Related to Danish mæslinger, Swedish mässling, Icelandic mislingar and Norwegian Bokmål meslinger. Compare also English measlings.


forskingslaboratorium

forskingslaboratoriet (definite singular)
forskingslaboratorium (indefinite plural)
forskingslaboratoria (definite plural)

From forsking + -s- + laboratorium. Compare Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål forskningslaboratorium.


ostehøvel

ostehøvelen (definite singular)
ostehøvlar (indefinite plural)
ostehøvlane (definite plural)


kjøleskåp

kjøleskåpet (definite singular)
kjøleskåp (indefinite plural)
kjøleskåpa (definite plural)


båggå

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of boge (“bow, arch, fiddlestick”)


håkkåkul

håkkåkul m (definite singular håkkåkuln or håkkåkulen, definite singular dative håkkåkula, indefinite plural håkkåkula, definite plural håkkåkulan, definite plural dative håkkåkulom)

håkkåkuln (definite singular)
håkkåkulen (definite singular)
håkkåkula (dative definite singular)
håkkåkula (indefinite plural)
håkkåkulan (definite plural)
håkkåkulom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of oklekul


hainnbåggå

Literally, “hand bow”. From hainnj + båggå, corresponding to standard Norwegian Nynorsk hand + boge, but the form handboge is not used in this sense.


hainnbåggå

Literally, “hand bow”. From hainnj + båggå, corresponding to standard Norwegian Nynorsk hand + boge. Compare Dutch handboog.

(Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of handboge (“hand bow”)


ålbåggå

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of olboge


runebomme

runebomma (definite singular)
runebommer (indefinite plural)
runebommene (definite plural)

From rune (“rune, magic symbol”) + bomme (“drum, lunchbox”). Alternatively, not from noun, but the verb runa (“to conjure”).

compound

Sami drum (used for magic and fortune-telling, especially by shamans)


oklekul

oklekulen (definite singular)
oklekular (indefinite plural)
oklekulane (definite plural)


bainn

bainnet (definite singular)
bainn (indefinite plural)
bainna (definite plural)

De va en gang de kåmm en mainn
med en hainnhoinn i et bainn i eine hainna,
å i ainnerhainna hoill ’n i nå
såm klonka litegrainn,
å såm vesstnåk va et spainn
som hainn ha vårri nerri fjæresainn å foinni.

1975, Birger Jørstad (lyrics and music), “w:nn:Hainnhoinn i bainn (a song made for illustration of Norwegian dialectal palatalization)”:

Once, there came a man
having in his one hand a male dog wearing a collar,
and in his other hand he held something
what clucked a little bit,
and apparently was a bucket
which he has found (when looking) in the beach sand.

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of band (“ribbon, fetter, collar”)


plyndringsgrop

plyndringsgropa (definite singular)
plyndringsgroper (indefinite plural)
plyndringsgropene (definite plural)

(archaeology) A depression ontop of a tumulus made by digging activity of graverobbers


plyndring

plyndringa (definite singular)
plyndringar (indefinite plural)
plyndringane (definite plural)

From plyndre + -ing. Cognate with English plundering.

Clipping of gravplyndring (“graverobbery”).


litlefinger

litlefingeren (definite singular)
litlefingrar (indefinite plural)
litlefingrane (definite plural)

From litle + finger. Compare Swedish lillfinger and Danish lillefinger (Bokmål also).


altsaksofon

altsaksofonen (definite singular)
altsaksofonar (indefinite plural)
altsaksofonane (definite plural)

From alt (“alto”) + saksofon (“saxophone”).

(music) alto saxophone (saxophone smaller than tenor)


snillisme

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snillisme m (definite singular snillismen, singulare tantum)

(politics) too kind economical politics (in business or by a welfare state government)


lutherdom

lutherdomen (definite singular)
lutherdommen (definite singular)
lutherdomar (indefinite plural)
lutherdommar (indefinite plural)
lutherdomane (definite plural)
lutherdommane (definite plural)


frumsekalv

frumsekalven (definite singular)
frumsekalvar (indefinite plural)
frumsekalvane (definite plural)


ståtar

ståtaren (definite singular)
ståtarar (indefinite plural)
ståtarane (definite plural)

Compare Danish stodder and Swedish ståtare. From stòta (“to studder, to waggle”) (cf. Swedish ståta (“to push, to studder”)). But according to the Danish Dictionary, all the Scandinavian cognates are from Old Norse stakra (“to waggle, stagger”).


samlege

samlega (definite singular)
samleger (indefinite plural)
samlegene (definite plural)


flåkkå

flåkkå m (definite flåkkån, plural flåkkåa, definite plural flåkkåan)

flåkkån (definite)
flåkkåa (plural)
flåkkåan (definite plural)

Roughly the same as standard Nynorsk flake (“duckboard segment or a pallet”) or dialectal flakje (“pallet-like part of barn floor or duckboard”). Related to the verb. Compare also dialectal flaka (“raft”). Compare also Telemark dialect flak (“shelf”).

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, including south-west) A base on the bottom of a tar kiln, e.g. made of a pallet

(dialectal, south-western Trøndelag) A duckboard or a corduroy path in a bog

A part of such path, e.g. made of a pallet, alternative form of flake

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Wooden floor in a cow stall box in a cowbarn


sitkagran

sitkagrana (definite singular)
sitkagraner (indefinite plural)
sitkagranene (definite plural)


leikvoll

leikvollen (definite singular)
leikvollar (indefinite plural)
leikvollane (definite plural)

→ Danish: Legevold, Leegevold (archaic Danicized Norwegian)

From leik + voll. Compare Icelandic leikvöllur.

Dæ va Kongjens Smaadrengjir, dei vankar saa vie ikring,
dei gjænge sæg ut paa Leikarvollo aa leika der i ein Ring.
Sigur gjænge paa Leikarvollin; dei Hofmænnan tok enn te Hote.

18xx, M.B. Landstad, Olaf Olafssøn Glosimodt, the ballade about Sigurd Svein and the Wild Hunt:

There were the servant boys of the king, they, who stroll everywhere around,
they went out to the playing field to play there in a ring.
Siegfried walked on the playing field; the courtiers threatened him.


saksevatn

saksevatnet (definite singular)
saksevatn (indefinite plural)
saksevatna (definite plural)

From Old Norse sax (“sword”) and vatn. Attested since 1780.

brown or oily blue water in bog, lake or creek, containing a lot of iron


skrømt

skrømtet (definite singular)
skrømt (indefinite plural)
skrømta (definite plural)

Attested at least since 1780. Probably related to skremma.


kornmo

kornmoen (definite singular)
kornmoar (indefinite plural)
kornmoane (definite plural)

From earlier kornmod, from korn and modne (in old folk belief, grain became more ripen because of this phenomenon). In Norwegian context, first mentioned by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780. Similar to Danish kornmod.

heat lightning (a lighting without thunder)