google

googlar (present)
googla (past)
googla (participle past)
googlast (infinitive passive)
googlande (participle present)
google (imperative)
googl (imperative)


are

arar (present)
ara (past)
ara (participle past)
arast (infinitive passive)
arande (participle present)
are (imperative)
ar (imperative)

Perhaps from a Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German verb.


fable

head

fable (imperative fabl, present tense fablar, simple past and past participle fabla)

fabl (imperative)
fablar (present)
fabla (participle past)
fabla (past)

From the noun fabel, ultimately from Latin fabula, from fā(rī) (“to speak, say”) + -bula (“instrumental suffix”).

fable om suksess


y

yr (present)
ydde (past)
ytt (participle past)
ydd (participle past)
yast (infinitive passive)
yande (participle present)
y (imperative)


send

send (neuter sendt, definite singular and plural sende)

sendt (neuter)
sende (definite plural singular)


die

diar (present)
dia (past)
dia (participle past)
diast (infinitive passive)
diande (participle present)
die (imperative)
di (imperative)

Probably from Danish die, from Old Danish di, from Germanic *dijana-, *dejana-

to suck, suckle (of a baby on the breast)

to breastfeed, nurse (of a mother with her baby)


te

ter (present)
tedde (past)
tedd (participle past)
tett (participle past)
teast (infinitive passive)
teande (participle present)
te (imperative)


sky

skyr (present)
skydde (past)
skydd (participle past)
skytt (participle past)
skyast (infinitive passive)
skyande (participle present)
sky (imperative)


date

date (present tense datar, past tense data, past participle data, imperative date)

datar (present)
data (past)
data (participle past)
date (imperative)

Borrowed from English date. Doublet of dato and datum.


bit

From the first person singular present indicative of Old Norse bíta, and from the second person singular imperative Old Norse bíta.


be

be (present tense ber, past tense bad, supine bede or bedd or bedt, past participle beden or bedd, present participle bedande, imperative be)

ber (present)
bad (past)
bede (supine)
bedd (supine)
bedt (supine)
beden (participle past)
bedd (participle past)
bedande (participle present)
be (imperative)

From Old Norse biðja. Akin to English bid.


take

tek (present)
tok (past)
teke (participle past)
takast (infinitive passive)
takande (participle present)
tak (imperative)


age

agar (present)
aga (past)
aga (participle past)
agast (infinitive passive)
agande (participle present)
age (imperative)
ag (imperative)


love

love (present tense lovar or lover, past tense lova or lovde, past participle lova or lovt or lovd, present participle lovande, imperative lov)

lovar (present)
lover (present)
lova (past)
lovde (past)
lova (participle past)
lovt (participle past)
lovd (participle past)
lovande (participle present)
lov (imperative)


el

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


gripe

grip (present)
greip (past)
gripe (participle past)
gripast (infinitive passive)
gripande (participle present)
grip (imperative)


fella

head

fella (present tense feller, past tense felte, past participle felt, present participle fellande, imperative fell)

feller (present)
felte (past)
felt (participle past)
fellande (participle present)
fell (imperative)

From Old Norse fella. Akin to English fell.

to fell, bring down (make something fall, e.g. an animal, a tree, an opponent in battle)

to shed (e.g. a person shedding tears, a tree shedding leaves)


mine

minar (present)
miner (present)
mina (past)
minte (past)
mina (participle past)
mint (participle past)
minast (infinitive passive)
minande (participle present)
mine (imperative)
min (imperative)


male

male (present tense mel, past tense mol, supine male, past participle malen, present participle malande, imperative mal)

mel (present)
mol (past)
male (supine)
malen (participle past)
malande (participle present)
mal (imperative)


male

malar (present)
mala (past)
mala (participle past)
malast (infinitive passive)
malande (participle present)
male (imperative)
mal (imperative)

(pre-2012) alternative form of måle, to paint.


lane

lanar (present)
lana (past)
lana (participle past)
lanast (infinitive passive)
lanande (participle present)
lane (imperative)
lan (imperative)


as

From asa (“to swell”) and asa (“to struggle”).


rose

rosar (present)
roser (present)
rosa (past)
roste (past)
rosa (participle past)
rost (participle past)
rosast (infinitive passive)
rosande (participle present)
rose (imperative)
ros (imperative)

From Latin rosa, via Old Norse rós and rósa.


sy

syr (present)
sydde (past)
sytt (participle past)
sydd (participle past)
syast (infinitive passive)
syande (participle present)
sy (imperative)

From Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną.


sy

sy (present tense syd, past tense saud, supine sodi)


lose

losar (present)
loser (present)
losa (past)
loste (past)
losa (participle past)
lost (participle past)
losast (infinitive passive)
losande (participle present)
lose (imperative)
los (imperative)


song

From Old Norse sǫngr. Akin to English song.


sale

salar (present)
sala (past)
sala (participle past)
salast (infinitive passive)
salande (participle present)
sale (imperative)
sal (imperative)

From Old Norse sǫðla, from Proto-Germanic *sadulōną.


knee

knear (present)
knea (past)
knea (participle past)
kneast (infinitive passive)
kneande (participle present)
knee (imperative)
kne (imperative)

(intransitive) to kneel, to fall on one's knees

(transitive) to poke or strike with the knee


nose

nosar (present)
nosa (past)
nosa (participle past)
nosast (infinitive passive)
nosande (participle present)
nose (imperative)
nos (imperative)


bite

bite (present tense bit, past tense beit, supine bite, past participle biten, present participle bitande, imperative bit)

bit (present)
beit (past)
bite (supine)
biten (participle past)
bitande (participle present)
bit (imperative)

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


bend

bend (neuter bendt, definite singular and plural bende)

bendt (neuter)
bende (definite plural singular)


he

E he ei bok om føgla. He hann løst å kjøp ho?

I have a book about birds. Does he want to buy it? (literally "does he have desire to by her?")

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of hev (“have, has”)


slept

(non-standard since 1959) past participle of sleppa


pula

puler (present)
pulte (past)
pult (participle past)
pulast (infinitive passive)
pulande (participle present)
pul (imperative)


overtake

overtek (present)
overtok (past)
overteke (participle past)
overtakast (infinitive passive)
overtakande (participle present)
overtak (imperative)


have

nn-verb

have (present tense hev, past tense havde, past participle havt, passive infinitive havast, present participle havande, imperative hav)

hev (present)
havde (past)
havt (participle past)
havast (infinitive passive)
havande (participle present)
hav (imperative)

From Old Norse hafa, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have”), durative of Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to lift, take up”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to take, seize, catch”).


drive

head

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

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


trod

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of tre, treda and trede

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of trå


told

told (neuter told or tolt, definite singular and plural tolde)

told (neuter)
tolt (neuter)
tolde (definite plural singular)

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of tole


told

(non-standard since 2012) supine of tole


stole

stolar (present)
stoler (present)
stola (past)
stolte (past)
stola (participle past)
stolt (participle past)
stolast (infinitive passive)
stolande (participle present)
stole (imperative)
stol (imperative)


rode

rodar (present)
roda (past)
roda (participle past)
rodast (infinitive passive)
rodande (participle present)
rode (imperative)
rod (imperative)

(intransitive) to shine reddish, to be red

(by extension, archaic) to glaze baked goods (with raw egg yolk or milk or similar) before putting into oven


er

Eg er framand.

is, are, am (present of to be) present of vera

Boka er skriven.

Bøkene er skrivne.


tore

tore (present tense torer or tør, past tense torde, supine tort)

torer (present)
tør (present)
torde (past)
tort (supine)


tore

torar (present)
tora (past)
tora (participle past)
torast (infinitive passive)
torande (participle present)
tore (imperative)
tor (imperative)

Connected to Old Norse Þórr (“Tor, Thor”).


tore

From Old Norse tóra (“to live life meazelly”).

inh

(intransitive, about fire) to burn weakly


smelt

head

smelt (definite singular and plural smelte)


rake

rakar (present)
raka (past)
raka (participle past)
rakast (infinitive passive)
rakande (participle present)
rake (imperative)
rak (imperative)


do

(non-standard since 1917) past singular of døy


rise

rise (present tense ris, past tense reis, past participle rise, present participle risande, imperative ris)

ris (present)
reis (past)
rise (participle past)
risande (participle present)
ris (imperative)

e-infinitive and split infinitive form of risa


rise

risar (present)
risa (past)
risa (participle past)
risast (infinitive passive)
risande (participle present)
rise (imperative)
ris (imperative)


ride

ride (present tense rid, past tense reid, past participle ride or ridd or ridt, present participle ridande, imperative rid)

rid (present)
reid (past)
ride (participle past)
ridd (participle past)
ridt (participle past)
ridande (participle present)
rid (imperative)


era

(archaic or dialectal) plural present of vera


fly

fly (present tense flyr or flyg, past tense flaug, supine floge, past participle flogen, present participle flygande, imperative fly or flyg)

flyr (present)
flyg (present)
flaug (past)
floge (supine)
flogen (participle past)
flygande (participle present)
fly (imperative)
flyg (imperative)

From Old Norse fljúga, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą.

(intransitive) to fly (to travel through air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface)

(transitive, ergative) to cause to fly: to transport via air or the like

(intransitive, chiefly about farm animals) to be in heat, rutting


fly

flyr (present)
flydde (past)
flytt (participle past)
flydd (participle past)
flyast (infinitive passive)
flyande (participle present)
fly (imperative)

From Old Norse flýja, from Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną.

(intransitive) to escape; flee; run away


handle

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

From Old Norse handla and German handeln.


true

truar (present)
trua (past)
trua (participle past)
truast (infinitive passive)
truande (participle present)
true (imperative)
tru (imperative)


mana

manar (present)
mana (past)
mana (participle past)
manast (infinitive passive)
manande (participle present)
mana (imperative)
man (imperative)

From Middle Norwegian mana, from Middle Low German [Term?].


set

(non-standard since 1938) past participle of sjå


ring

From Old Norse hringr, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz.


ese

esar (present)
esa (past)
esa (participle past)
esast (infinitive passive)
esande (participle present)
ese (imperative)
es (imperative)

From Germanic, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *yes- (“to well, seethe, foam, ferment”). Compare Icelandic æsa, from Proto-Germanic *jōsijaną.

(intransitive) to swell, seethe, ferment

(intransitive, by extension) to grow larger

(impersonal) to devolve, be stirred, riled up


river

(non-standard since 2012) present of riva


fire

From French virer, via Middle Low German firen.


by

by (present tense byr, past tense baud or bydde, supine bode or bydd or bydt, past participle boden or bydd, present participle bydande, imperative by)

byr (present)
baud (past)
bydde (past)
bode (supine)
bydd (supine)
bydt (supine)
boden (participle past)
bydd (participle past)
bydande (participle present)
by (imperative)

From Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to wake, rise up”). Akin to English bid.

der

Eg byd deg å stoppe.

Eg byd deg 100 kroner.

Bestemor baud på småkaker.


teken

head

teken (neuter teke, definite singular and plural tekne)

teke (neuter)
tekne (definite plural singular)


mase

masar (present)
masa (past)
masa (participle past)
masast (infinitive passive)
masande (participle present)
mase (imperative)
mas (imperative)


liver

(non-standard since 1917) present of liva


fri

frir (present)
fridde (past)
fritt (participle past)
fridd (participle past)
friast (infinitive passive)
friande (participle present)
fri (imperative)

From Middle Low German vrien and Old Norse frjá (“to love”).


fri

From Old Norse fría, from fri (Etymology 1).


live

liver (present)
livde (past)
livt (participle past)
livd (participle past)
livast (infinitive passive)
livande (participle present)
liv (imperative)

From Old Norse hlífa, from Proto-Germanic *hlībijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

(transitive) to shelter, protect, especially from the weather and elements


live

livar (present)
liva (past)
liva (participle past)
livast (infinitive passive)
livande (participle present)
live (imperative)
liv (imperative)


pipe

pipe (present tense pip, past tense peip, supine pipe, past participle pipen, present participle pipande, imperative pip)

pip (present)
peip (past)
pipe (supine)
pipen (participle past)
pipande (participle present)
pip (imperative)

(intransitive) to chirp, squeek, to make a sound with a high pitch


e

(dialectal, colloquial) Apocopic form of er, present of vera


mare

marar (present)
mara (past)
mara (participle past)
marast (infinitive passive)
marande (participle present)
mare (imperative)
mar (imperative)


home

homar (present)
homa (past)
homa (participle past)
homast (infinitive passive)
homande (participle present)
home (imperative)
hom (imperative)

alternative form of homa (non-standard since 2012)


ile

iler (present)
ilte (past)
ilt (participle past)
ilast (infinitive passive)
ilande (participle present)
il (imperative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan (“to make haste, hasten”).


las

Det var forfattaren sjølv som las.

It was the author himself who was reading.


file

filar (present)
filer (present)
fila (past)
filte (past)
fila (participle past)
filt (participle past)
filast (infinitive passive)
filande (participle present)
file (imperative)
fil (imperative)

(transitive, figurative) To polish, refine.


sette

set (present)
sette (past)
sett (participle past)
settast (infinitive passive)
settande (participle present)
sett (imperative)


eve

evar (present)
eva (past)
eva (participle past)
evast (infinitive passive)
evande (participle present)
eve (imperative)
ev (imperative)

From Old Norse efa, ifa. Compare also with earlier ivast.

(reflexive) to wait, doubt, drag one's feet


ha

har (present)
hadde (past)
hatt (participle past)
havast (infinitive passive)
havande (participle present)
ha (imperative)

From Old Norse hafa. Akin to English have.

Eg har ein blå bil.

Eg har vore her sidan i dag tidleg.

Eg hadde allereie ete.

(auxiliary) have; Used in forming the perfect aspect and the past perfect aspect.

dei har seg

ho har seg med han


tre

head

tre (present tense trer, past tense tredde, supine tredd or trett, past participle tredd, present participle treande, imperative tre)

trer (present)
tredde (past)
tredd (supine)
trett (supine)
tredd (participle past)
treande (participle present)
tre (imperative)
Historical inflection of tre
treda and trede

From earlier treda, from Middle Low German treden, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną. Doublet of trø and trå. Akin to English tread.

han skynade mi Meining og trod tvo Stig attende.

1878 June 19, “Peter Schlemihl”, in Fedraheimen, page 135:

He got the memo, and took two steps back.


tre

tre (present tense trer, past tense tredde, past participle tredd, imperative tre)

trer (present)
tredde (past)
tredd (participle past)
tre (imperative)


eta

nn-verb

eta (present tense et, past tense åt, past participle ete, passive infinitive etast, present participle etande, imperative et)

et (present)
åt (past)
ete (participle past)
etast (infinitive passive)
etande (participle present)
et (imperative)
eta (infinitive)
ete (infinitive)
etande (participle present)
eten (participle past)
ete (supine)
et (present singular)
eter (present singular)
åt (past singular)
eta (plural present)
åto (past plural)
ete (present)
ete (plural present)

nn-conj-table

Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">eta</i> — (strong)

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. Akin to English eat.

Dei åt for mykje.


kappa

kappar (present)
kappa (past)
kappa (participle past)
kappast (infinitive passive)
kappande (participle present)
kappa (imperative)
kapp (imperative)

to cut, chop something off quickly in one go


delta

deltek (present)
deltar (present)
deltok (past)
delteke (participle past)
deltatt (participle past)
delteken (infinitive passive)
deltakande (participle present)
delta (imperative)

From del (“part”) + ta (“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something.


ta

head

ta (present tense tek or tar, past tense tok, supine teke or tatt, past participle teken or tatt, present participle takande, passive infinitive takast, imperative ta)

tek (present)
tar (present)
tok (past)
teke (supine)
tatt (supine)
teken (participle past)
tatt (participle past)
takande (participle present)
takast (infinitive passive)
ta (imperative)

From earlier and Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną. Akin to English take.


li

li (present tense lir, past tense lei, supine lidd or lidt or liden, past participle lidd or liden, present participle lidande, imperative li)

lir (present)
lei (past)
lidd (supine)
lidt (supine)
liden (supine)
lidd (participle past)
liden (participle past)
lidande (participle present)
li (imperative)

From Old Norse líða, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną. The sense of suffering may be a loan from Middle Low German.

(intransitive) to suffer
(intransitive) to endure

(intransitive) to suffer
(intransitive) to tolerate, like


gift

gift (definite singular and plural gifte)


krona

kronar (present)
krona (past)
krona (participle past)
kronast (infinitive passive)
kronande (participle present)
krona (imperative)
kron (imperative)

From Old Norse krýna, from Middle Low German krōnen, from Latin corōnare (“crown”).


bia

bia (present tense biar or bier, past tense bia or bidde, past participle bia or bidd, present participle biande, imperative bi)

biar (present)
bier (present)
bia (past)
bidde (past)
bia (participle past)
bidd (participle past)
biande (participle present)
bi (imperative)


spade

spade (present tense spader, past tense spadde, past participle spadd or spadt, present participle spadande, imperative spad)

spader (present)
spadde (past)
spadd (participle past)
spadt (participle past)
spadande (participle present)
spad (imperative)


flue

fluar (present)
flua (past)
flua (participle past)
fluast (infinitive passive)
fluande (participle present)
flue (imperative)
flu (imperative)


muse

musar (present)
musa (past)
musa (participle past)
musast (infinitive passive)
musande (participle present)
muse (imperative)
mus (imperative)


flu

flur (present)
fludde (past)
flutt (participle past)
fludd (participle past)
fluast (infinitive passive)
fluande (participle present)
flu (imperative)

Related to the verb fly (“to fly”). The verb is derived from the noun.

(intransitive) to fish using such a technique


sole

solar (present)
sola (past)
sola (participle past)
solast (infinitive passive)
solande (participle present)
sole (imperative)
sol (imperative)

From Old Norse sóli m, from Latin solum (“bottom, ground”).


gnu

gnur (present)
gnudde (past)
gnutt (participle past)
gnudd (participle past)
gnuast (infinitive passive)
gnuande (participle present)
gnu (imperative)

From Old Norse gnúa. Cognate with Icelandic núa.


legen

legen (neuter lege, definite singular and plural legne)

lege (neuter)
legne (definite plural singular)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


nulle

nullar (present)
nulla (past)
nulla (participle past)
nullast (infinitive passive)
nullande (participle present)
nulle (imperative)


trente

inflection of trena:
plural past participle

inflection of trena:
definite singular past participle


vent

head

vent (definite singular and plural vente)


visa

viser (present)
viste (past)
vist (participle past)
visast (infinitive passive)
visande (participle present)
vis (imperative)

From Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic *wīsōną.

(transitive) to demonstrate, to give proof of


fate

fatar (present)
fata (past)
fata (participle past)
fatast (infinitive passive)
fatande (participle present)
fate (imperative)
fat (imperative)


la

la (present tense lar or lèt, past tense lét, supine latt or late, past participle latt or laten, present participle latande, imperative la)

lar (present)
lèt (present)
lét (past)
latt (supine)
late (supine)
latt (participle past)
laten (participle past)
latande (participle present)
la (imperative)

From Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną. Akin to English let.

La meg få gjera det.


la

la (present tense lar, past tense ladde, supine ladd or ladt, past participle ladd, present participle ladande, imperative la)

lar (present)
ladde (past)
ladd (supine)
ladt (supine)
ladd (participle past)
ladande (participle present)
la (imperative)

From Old Norse hlaða, a strong verb from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.

(transitive, intransitive) to load, charge


kava

kavar (present)
kava (past)
kava (participle past)
kavast (infinitive passive)
kavande (participle present)
kava (imperative)
kav (imperative)


score

scorar (present)
scora (past)
scora (participle past)
scorast (infinitive passive)
scorande (participle present)
score (imperative)
scor (imperative)

Borrowed from English score. Doublet of skòr.


riga

rigar (present)
riga (past)
riga (participle past)
rigast (infinitive passive)
rigande (participle present)
riga (imperative)
rig (imperative)


dans

From Old French dance; and Old Norse dans.


meine

meiner (present)
meinte (past)
meint (participle past)
meinast (infinitive passive)
meinande (participle present)
mein (imperative)


lite

lit (present)
leit (past)
lite (participle past)
litast (infinitive passive)
litande (participle present)
lit (imperative)


ape

apar (present)
apa (past)
apa (participle past)
apast (infinitive passive)
apande (participle present)
ape (imperative)
ap (imperative)


fare

fare (present tense fer, past tense fór, supine fare, past participle faren, present participle farande, imperative far)

fer (present)
fór (past)
fare (supine)
faren (participle past)
farande (participle present)
far (imperative)

From Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic *faraną.

Alternative form of fara (fara is split-infinitive and/or a-infinitive verb form)


mule

mular (present)
mula (past)
mula (participle past)
mulast (infinitive passive)
mulande (participle present)
mule (imperative)
mul (imperative)

From Old Norse múli, from Proto-Germanic *mūlô. The verb is derived from the noun.


ska

ska (present tense skar, past tense skadde, past participle skadd, present participle skadande, imperative ska)

skar (present)
skadde (past)
skadd (participle past)
skadande (participle present)
ska (imperative)


ska

Qvar ein Dag ſka Gjæstbo væra, Māt ſka naa aat døkre Kne.

1802, Edvard Storm, “Sæterreiſe”, in Laurents Hallager, Norsk Ordsamling, Sebastian Popp, page 183:

Every day shall be a feast, food shall reach to your knees

den ret-færigie ska værte salig a trunaa

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

(dialectal) alternative form of skal, present tense of skulle


valde

inflection of velja:
definite singular past participle

inflection of velja:
plural past participle


serva

servar (present)
serva (past)
serva (participle past)
servast (infinitive passive)
servande (participle present)
serva (imperative)
serv (imperative)


vita

nn-verb

vita (present tense veit, past tense visste, past participle visst, passive infinitive vitast, present participle vitande, imperative vit)

veit (present)
visste (past)
visst (participle past)
vitast (infinitive passive)
vitande (participle present)
vit (imperative)

From Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”).

Veit du kva dette er?


rope

head

rope (imperative rop, present tense ropar or roper, simple past ropa or ropte, past participle ropa or ropt, present participle ropande)

rop (imperative)
ropar (present)
roper (present)
ropa (past)
ropte (past)
ropa (participle past)
ropt (participle past)
ropande (participle present)


less

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of låss


via

via (present tense vier, past tense vigde, supine vigd or vigt, past participle vigd, present participle viande, imperative vi)

vier (present)
vigde (past)
vigd (supine)
vigt (supine)
vigd (participle past)
viande (participle present)
vi (imperative)

From earlier form vigja, from Old Norse vígja, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną.


gale

gale (present tense gjel, past tense gol, supine gale, past participle galen, present participle galande, imperative gal)

gjel (present)
gol (past)
gale (supine)
galen (participle past)
galande (participle present)
gal (imperative)


ty

tyr (present)
tydde (past)
tytt (participle past)
tydd (participle past)
tyast (infinitive passive)
tyande (participle present)
ty (imperative)


fuga

fugar (present)
fuga (past)
fuga (participle past)
fugast (infinitive passive)
fugande (participle present)
fuga (imperative)
fug (imperative)


ros

From the verb rosa (“to praise”), from Old Norse hrósa. Prior to the spelling reform of 1959, this noun was considered grammatically feminine or neuter. The revision made non-standard the definite singular forms rosa, rosi, and roset.


rosa

rosar (present)
roser (present)
rosa (past)
roste (past)
rosa (participle past)
rost (participle past)
rosast (infinitive passive)
rosande (participle present)
rosa (imperative)
ros (imperative)


kom

inflection of koma and komma:
imperative


snare

snarar (present)
snara (past)
snara (participle past)
snarast (infinitive passive)
snarande (participle present)
snare (imperative)
snar (imperative)

From Old Norse snara (“a snare”), from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ. Cognate with English snare.


haste

hastar (present)
hasta (past)
hasta (participle past)
hastast (infinitive passive)
hastande (participle present)
haste (imperative)
hast (imperative)


tape

tape (present tense tapar or taper, past tense tapa or tapte, supine and past participle tapa or tapt, present participle tapande, imperative tap)

tapar (present)
taper (present)
tapa (past)
tapte (past)
tapa (participle past supine)
tapt (participle past supine)
tapande (participle present)
tap (imperative)

From Old Norse tapa. Cognate with Danish tabe, Swedish tappa, and Faroese tapa.

to lose (to come last, lose a match, lose money)


tape

tapar (present)
tapa (past)
tapa (participle past)
tapast (infinitive passive)
tapande (participle present)
tape (imperative)
tap (imperative)


tale

talar (present)
taler (present)
tala (past)
talte (past)
tala (participle past)
talt (participle past)
talast (infinitive passive)
talande (participle present)
tal (imperative)

alternative form of tala (tala is split-infinitive and/or a-infinitive verb form)


beda

beda (present tense bed, past tense bad, past participle bede or bedd or bedt, present participle bedande, imperative bed)

bed (present)
bad (past)
bede (participle past)
bedd (participle past)
bedt (participle past)
bedande (participle present)
bed (imperative)


guide

guidar (present)
guida (past)
guida (participle past)
guidast (infinitive passive)
guidande (participle present)
guide (imperative)
guid (imperative)


grime

grimar (present)
grima (past)
grima (participle past)
grimast (infinitive passive)
grimande (participle present)
grime (imperative)
grim (imperative)

From Old Norse gríma f, from Proto-Germanic *grimô m (“mask; visor”). Cognates include English grime and grimace. The verb is derived from the noun.


ale

ale (present tense el or aler, past tense ol or alte, supine ale or alt, past participle alen or alt, present participle alande, imperative al)

el (present)
aler (present)
ol (past)
alte (past)
ale (supine)
alt (supine)
alen (participle past)
alt (participle past)
alande (participle present)
al (imperative)


roe

roar (present)
roa (past)
roa (participle past)
roast (infinitive passive)
roande (participle present)
roe (imperative)
ro (imperative)

(often reflexive, with seg) to calm (ned / down), to soothe


apa

apar (present)
aper (present)
apa (past)
apte (past)
apa (participle past)
apt (participle past)
apast (infinitive passive)
apande (participle present)
apa (imperative)
ap (imperative)


ane

ane (imperative an, present tense anar or aner, passive anes, simple past ana or ante, past participle ana or ant)

an (imperative)
anar (present)
aner (present)
anes (passive)
ana (past)
ante (past)
ana (participle past)
ant (participle past)

suspect (to imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence)


sova

sova (present tense søv, past tense sov, supine sove, past participle soven, present participle sovande, imperative sov)

søv (present)
sov (past)
sove (supine)
soven (participle past)
sovande (participle present)
sov (imperative)


liter

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of lite


anda

andar (present)
anda (past)
anda (participle past)
andast (infinitive passive)
andande (participle present)
anda (imperative)
and (imperative)


sukka

sukkar (present)
sukka (past)
sukka (participle past)
sukkast (infinitive passive)
sukkande (participle present)
sukka (imperative)
sukk (imperative)


vera

er (present)
var (past)
vore (participle past)
verast (infinitive passive)
verande (participle present)
ver (imperative)
vera (infinitive)
verande (participle present)
vore (supine)
er (present singular)
var (past singular)
ero (plural present)
våro (past plural)
vere (present)
vøre (past)
ver (present singular)
vere (plural present)

nn-conj-table

Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">vera</i> — (irregular)

From Old Norse vera, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną. The present tense is suppletive and is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”).

Ikkje alle kunne vera til stades.


rime

head

rime (imperative rim, present tense rimar, simple past rima, past participle rima)

rim (imperative)
rimar (present)
rima (past)
rima (participle past)

From rim, from Old Norse rím, from French rime.


kike

kike (present tense kik or kikar, past tense keik or kika, supine kike, past participle kiken or kika, present participle kikande, imperative kik)

kik (present)
kikar (present)
keik (past)
kika (past)
kike (supine)
kiken (participle past)
kika (participle past)
kikande (participle present)
kik (imperative)


gli

gli (present tense glir, past tense glei, supine glidd/glidt or glide, past participle glidd or gliden, present participle glidande, imperative gli)

glir (present)
glei (past)
glidd (supine)
glidt (supine)
glide (supine)
glidd (participle past)
gliden (participle past)
glidande (participle present)
gli (imperative)

From Middle Low German gliden, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną.

Han glei på isen.

to slip (to lose one's traction on a slippery surface)

Skia glir godt.


veg

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


verve

vervar (present)
verva (past)
verva (participle past)
vervast (infinitive passive)
vervande (participle present)
verve (imperative)
verv (imperative)

From Old Norse hverfa, with influence from Middle Low German werven. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwarbijaną. Doublet of kverve.

(reflexive) to enlist, to join a cause or organization, especially military service


være

er (present)
var (past)
vore (participle past)
værast (infinitive passive)
værande (participle present)
vær (imperative)


bere

nn-verb

bere (present tense ber, past tense bar, past participle bore, passive infinitive berast, present participle berande, imperative ber)

ber (present)
bar (past)
bore (participle past)
berast (infinitive passive)
berande (participle present)
ber (imperative)


bane

banar (present)
bana (past)
bana (participle past)
banast (infinitive passive)
banande (participle present)
bane (imperative)
ban (imperative)

bane veg for


sove

head

sove (present tense søv, past tense sov, supine sove, past participle soven, present participle sovande, imperative sov)


biti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of biten

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of biten


biti

(non-standard since 2012) supine of bite


ule

ule (present tense ular or uler, past tense ula or ulte, past participle ula or ult, present participle ulande, imperative ul)

ular (present)
uler (present)
ula (past)
ulte (past)
ula (participle past)
ult (participle past)
ulande (participle present)
ul (imperative)


henge

henge (present tense heng, past tense hang or hekk, supine hange, past participle hangen, present participle hengande, imperative heng)

heng (present)
hang (past)
hekk (past)
hange (supine)
hangen (participle past)
hengande (participle present)
heng (imperative)


henge

henge (present tense henger, past tense hengde, supine hengt, past participle hengd, present participle hengande, imperative heng)

henger (present)
hengde (past)
hengt (supine)
hengd (participle past)
hengande (participle present)
heng (imperative)


regn

Inherited from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną of unclear origin. Akin to English rain.

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) Alternative form of regna (“to rain”)


vite

nn-verb

vite (present tense veit, past tense visste, past participle visst, passive infinitive vitast, present participle vitande, imperative vit)

veit (present)
visste (past)
visst (participle past)
vitast (infinitive passive)
vitande (participle present)
vit (imperative)


loa

loar (present)
loa (past)
loa (participle past)
loast (infinitive passive)
loande (participle present)
loa (imperative)
lo (imperative)


data

head

data (present tense datar, past tense data, past participle data, imperative date)

datar (present)
data (past)
data (participle past)
date (imperative)


tora

tora (present tense torer or tør, past tense torde, supine tort)

torer (present)
tør (present)
torde (past)
tort (supine)

From Old Norse þora. Cognates include Icelandic þora, Danish turde, Norwegian Bokmål tørre and Faroese tora. Some also come in their mediopassive variants, Swedish töras, as does also the deponent Norwegian Nynorsk torast.


tora

torar (present)
tora (past)
tora (participle past)
torast (infinitive passive)
torande (participle present)
tora (imperative)
tor (imperative)


hate

hatar (present)
hata (past)
hata (participle past)
hatast (infinitive passive)
hatande (participle present)
hate (imperative)
hat (imperative)


ali

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of ala


avise

avisar (present)
aviser (present)
avisa (past)
aviste (past)
avisa (participle past)
avist (participle past)
avisast (infinitive passive)
avisande (participle present)
avise (imperative)
avis (imperative)

Calque of English defrost. From av- + ise.


rote

rotar (present)
rota (past)
rota (participle past)
rotast (infinitive passive)
rotande (participle present)
rote (imperative)
rot (imperative)


två

tvår (present)
tvådde (past)
tvått (participle past)
tvådd (participle past)
tvåast (infinitive passive)
tvåande (participle present)
två (imperative)

From Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną.


fyra

fyrer (present)
fyrte (past)
fyrt (participle past)
fyrast (infinitive passive)
fyrande (participle present)
fyr (imperative)

1899, Marta Steinsvik, translated from Eugène Süe, Folkeliv i Paris

And every day, mother Pipelet has to light up the fireplace, so the nice furniture does not get damaged.

Og so lyt mor Pipelet kvar dag fyra i omnen, so ikkje dei fine møbli skal taka skade.

Svensken fyrte alt han orkad, daa Tordenskjold siglde inn, men han svarad inkje, fyrr han var komen heilt inn og kunne snu breidsida til.

1890, Steinar Schjøtt, Norigs soga: Lærebok aat amts- og folkehøgskular:

The Swede fired all he managed when Tordenskjold sailed in, but he did not reply before he had gotten all the way in and could turn his broadside towards them.

fyra (av) - to fire (a shot, rocket etc.)

(slang) to drink copious amounts of alcohol in a party setting


bake

bakar (present)
baker (present)
baka (past)
bakte (past)
baka (participle past)
bakt (participle past)
bakast (infinitive passive)
bakande (participle present)
bak (imperative)


va

va (present tense var, past tense vadde, supine vadd or vadt, past participle vadd, present participle vadande)

var (present)
vadde (past)
vadd (supine)
vadt (supine)
vadd (participle past)
vadande (participle present)


bu

bur (present)
budde (past)
butt (participle past)
budd (participle past)
buast (infinitive passive)
buande (participle present)
bu (imperative)

From Old Norse búa (“to prepare, finish, make preparations, equip”), from Proto-Germanic *būaną. Cognate with Old English būan, English buwa, Old Saxon būan and Old High German būan (whence German bauen).

inh

(intransitive) to live (have permanent residence), stay

(intransitive) to be, to dwell, to be in


ange

angar (present)
anga (past)
anga (participle past)
angast (infinitive passive)
angande (participle present)
ange (imperative)
ang (imperative)


like

head

like (imperative lik or like, present tense likar or liker, simple past lika or likte, past participle lika or likt)

lik (imperative)
like (imperative)
likar (present)
liker (present)
lika (past)
likte (past)
lika (participle past)
likt (participle past)


range

rangar (present)
ranga (past)
ranga (participle past)
rangast (infinitive passive)
rangande (participle present)
range (imperative)
rang (imperative)

(transitive) to turn inside-out (e.g. a piece of clothing)


mute

mutar (present)
muta (past)
muta (participle past)
mutast (infinitive passive)
mutande (participle present)
mute (imperative)
mut (imperative)

From Old Norse múta from Proto-Germanic *mōtō (of unclear origin). Compare Swedish muta.


danse

dansar (present)
dansa (past)
dansa (participle past)
dansast (infinitive passive)
dansande (participle present)
danse (imperative)
dans (imperative)


ala

ala (present tense aler or el, past tense alte or ol, past participle alt or ale, present participle alande, imperative al)

aler (present)
el (present)
alte (past)
ol (past)
alt (participle past)
ale (participle past)
alande (participle present)
al (imperative)

From Old Norse ala, from Proto-Germanic *alaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi.


vend

vend (neuter vendt, definite singular and plural vende)

vendt (neuter)
vende (definite plural singular)


vend

(non-standard since 2012) supine of venda


vend

vend (neuter singular vent, definite singular and plural vende)

vent (neuter singular)
vende (definite plural singular)


vend

(non-standard since 2012) supine of venna


le

le (present tense ler, past tense lo, supine ledd or lett, past participle ledd, present participle leande, imperative le)

ler (present)
lo (past)
ledd (supine)
lett (supine)
ledd (participle past)
leande (participle present)
le (imperative)

From Old Norse hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną, from the Proto-Indo-European root *klel-, *kleg- (“to shout”). Akin to English laugh.


herd

herd (neuter herdt, definite singular and plural herde)

herdt (neuter)
herde (definite plural singular)


saga

sagar (present)
saga (past)
saga (participle past)
sagast (infinitive passive)
sagande (participle present)
saga (imperative)
sag (imperative)


pule

puler (present)
pulte (past)
pult (participle past)
pulast (infinitive passive)
pulande (participle present)
pul (imperative)


vara

varar (present)
varer (present)
vara (past)
varte (past)
vara (participle past)
vart (participle past)
varast (infinitive passive)
varande (participle present)
vara (imperative)
var (imperative)


vara

varar (present)
vara (past)
vara (participle past)
varast (infinitive passive)
varande (participle present)
vara (imperative)
var (imperative)


vara

Nå kunde det vara det samma med alt.

1949, Alf Prøysen, Dørstokken heme [The Doorstep at Home], Høvik, page 20:

(dialectal, nonstandard) alternative form of vera


spada

spada (present tense spader, past tense spadde, past participle spadd or spadt, present participle spadande, imperative spad)

spader (present)
spadde (past)
spadd (participle past)
spadt (participle past)
spadande (participle present)
spad (imperative)


halver

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


grave

grev (present)
grov (past)
grave (participle past)
gravast (infinitive passive)
gravande (participle present)
grav (imperative)


pine

nn-verb

pine (present tense piner, past tense pinte, past participle pint, passive infinitive pinast, present participle pinande, imperative pin)

piner (present)
pinte (past)
pint (participle past)
pinast (infinitive passive)
pinande (participle present)
pin (imperative)


svelte

head

svelte (present tense svelt, past tense svalt, supine svolte, past participle svolten, present participle sveltande, imperative svelt)

svelt (present)
svalt (past)
svolte (supine)
svolten (participle past)
sveltande (participle present)
svelt (imperative)

From Old Norse svelta, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną. The noun is derived from the verb.


svelte

svelter (present)
svelte (past)
svelt (participle past)
sveltast (infinitive passive)
sveltande (participle present)
svelt (imperative)

Causative of svelte (Etymology 1). From Old Norse svelta, from Proto-Germanic *swaltijaną.


skriva

skriva (present tense skriv, past tense skreiv, supine skrive, past participle skriven, present participle skrivande, imperative skriv)

skriv (present)
skreiv (past)
skrive (supine)
skriven (participle past)
skrivande (participle present)
skriv (imperative)

From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Compare Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.

Eg skal skriva ei bok.

a-infinitive form of skrive (“to write”)


lute

lutar (present)
luter (present)
luta (past)
lutte (past)
luta (participle past)
lutt (participle past)
lutast (infinitive passive)
lutande (participle present)
lute (imperative)
lut (imperative)

From Old Norse lúta, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną.


lute

lutar (present)
luta (past)
luta (participle past)
lutast (infinitive passive)
lutande (participle present)
lute (imperative)
lut (imperative)


lute

From Old Norse hluta, from Proto-Germanic *hlutōną.


funk

funk (present tense funke, past tense funka, past participle funka)

funke (present)
funka (past)
funka (participle past)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) Alternative form of funke


tala

talar (present)
taler (present)
tala (past)
talte (past)
tala (participle past)
talt (participle past)
talast (infinitive passive)
talande (participle present)
tal (imperative)


nite

nite (present tense nit, past tense neit, supine nite, past participle niten, present participle nitande, imperative nit)

nit (present)
neit (past)
nite (supine)
niten (participle past)
nitande (participle present)
nit (imperative)

From Old Norse hníta, from Proto-Germanic *hnītaną.


limar

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of lime


nikka

nikkar (present)
nikka (past)
nikka (participle past)
nikkast (infinitive passive)
nikkande (participle present)
nikka (imperative)
nikk (imperative)

(soccer) to head (to play the ball with one's head)


lag

From Old Norse lag, from Proto-Germanic *lagą.


late

lèt (present)
lét (past)
late (participle past)
latast (infinitive passive)
latande (participle present)
lat (imperative)


bide

bide (present tense bid, past tense beid, supine bide, past participle biden, present participle bidande, imperative bid)

bid (present)
beid (past)
bide (supine)
biden (participle past)
bidande (participle present)
bid (imperative)


mål

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


spy

spyr (present)
spydde (past)
spytt (participle past)
spydd (participle past)
spyast (infinitive passive)
spyande (participle present)
spy (imperative)

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

(intransitive, about blowflies) to lay eggs


gape

gapar (present)
gaper (present)
gapa (past)
gapte (past)
gapa (participle past)
gapt (participle past)
gapast (infinitive passive)
gapande (participle present)
gap (imperative)

to gape (of a mouth, hole, wound etc., be wide open)


kiva

kivar (present)
kiva (past)
kiva (participle past)
kivast (infinitive passive)
kivande (participle present)
kiva (imperative)
kiv (imperative)

From Old Norse kífa, from Middle Low German kiven.


lea

lear (present)
lea (past)
lea (participle past)
least (infinitive passive)
leande (participle present)
lea (imperative)
le (imperative)

From the Old Norse verbs liða and hliða.


lye

lyer (present)
lydde (past)
lytt (participle past)
lydd (participle past)
lyast (infinitive passive)
lyande (participle present)
ly (imperative)

From Old Norse hlýja, from the adjective hlýr.


lye

lye (present tense lyar or lyer, past tense lya or lydde, past participle lya or lydd, present participle lyande)

lyar (present)
lyer (present)
lya (past)
lydde (past)
lya (participle past)
lydd (participle past)
lyande (participle present)


sora

sorar (present)
sora (past)
sora (participle past)
sorast (infinitive passive)
sorande (participle present)
sora (imperative)
sor (imperative)

to be covered by thin ice layer (about water, stone or wood during a cold period of time)


loge

logar (present)
loga (past)
loga (participle past)
logast (infinitive passive)
logande (participle present)
loge (imperative)
log (imperative)

From Old Norse logi. Shares a far back origin with lys (“light”). Thus it ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright, shine”).


sloe

sloar (present)
sloa (past)
sloa (participle past)
sloast (infinitive passive)
sloande (participle present)
sloe (imperative)
slo (imperative)


holt

head

holt (definite singular and plural holte)


tine

tinar (present)
tiner (present)
tina (past)
tinte (past)
tina (participle past)
tint (participle past)
tinast (infinitive passive)
tinande (participle present)
tine (imperative)
tin (imperative)


tine

tiner (present)
tinte (past)
tint (participle past)
tinast (infinitive passive)
tinande (participle present)
tin (imperative)

to pluck or rattle to remove fish from a fishing net


gala

gala (present tense gjel, past tense gol, supine gale, past participle galen, present participle galande, imperative gal)

gjel (present)
gol (past)
gale (supine)
galen (participle past)
galande (participle present)
gal (imperative)

to crow (to make the sound of a cuckoo or a rooster)


vie

vie (present tense vier, past tense vigde, supine vigd or vigt, past participle vigd, present participle viande, imperative vi)

vier (present)
vigde (past)
vigd (supine)
vigt (supine)
vigd (participle past)
viande (participle present)
vi (imperative)


bale

balar (present)
bala (past)
bala (participle past)
balast (infinitive passive)
balande (participle present)
bale (imperative)
bal (imperative)


hive

hive (present tense hiv, past tense heiv, past participle hive, present participle hivande, imperative hiv)

hiv (present)
heiv (past)
hive (participle past)
hivande (participle present)
hiv (imperative)

From English heave, from Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to take up, lift”). Doublet of hevja.


fuse

fusar (present)
fusa (past)
fusa (participle past)
fusast (infinitive passive)
fusande (participle present)
fuse (imperative)
fus (imperative)


tapa

tapar (present)
taper (present)
tapa (past)
tapte (past)
tapa (participle past)
tapt (participle past)
tapast (infinitive passive)
tapande (participle present)
tapa (imperative)
tap (imperative)

a-infinitive and split infinitive form of tape


tapa

tapar (present)
tapa (past)
tapa (participle past)
tapast (infinitive passive)
tapande (participle present)
tapa (imperative)
tap (imperative)


node

noder (present)
nodde (past)
nodt (participle past)
nodd (participle past)
nodast (infinitive passive)
nodande (participle present)
nod (imperative)


fest

head

fest (definite singular and plural feste)

Inflected forms of festa, feste (“to fasten”).

past participle of festa and feste
fastened

past participle of festa and feste
engaged


fest

Inflected form of festa, feste (“to party”)


blind

From Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz. Akin to English blind.


rase

rasar (present)
rasa (past)
rasa (participle past)
rasast (infinitive passive)
rasande (participle present)
rase (imperative)
ras (imperative)

(figurative: fever, plague, war) to rage


rive

rive (present tense riv, past tense reiv, supine rive, past participle riven, present participle rivande, imperative riv)

riv (present)
reiv (past)
rive (supine)
riven (participle past)
rivande (participle present)
riv (imperative)


sett

sett (definite singular and plural sette)

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sett

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of setta and sette


syne

syner (present)
synte (past)
synt (participle past)
synast (infinitive passive)
synande (participle present)
syn (imperative)


spurt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of spørja


ripe

ripar (present)
ripa (past)
ripa (participle past)
ripast (infinitive passive)
ripande (participle present)
ripe (imperative)
rip (imperative)


serve

servar (present)
serva (past)
serva (participle past)
servast (infinitive passive)
servande (participle present)
serve (imperative)
serv (imperative)

Borrowed from English serve. Doublet of servere. Both are ultimately from Latin serviō.

(transitive, intransitive, sports) to serve (To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.)


pipi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of pipe


homa

homar (present)
homa (past)
homa (participle past)
homast (infinitive passive)
homande (participle present)
homa (imperative)
hom (imperative)


mage

magar (present)
maga (past)
maga (participle past)
magast (infinitive passive)
magande (participle present)
mage (imperative)
mag (imperative)

From Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic *magô. The verb is derived from the noun.

(transitive) to regurgitate (to cough up from the gut to feed its young, as an animal or bird does.)

(intransitive or reflexive, rare) to move by crawling with one's belly to the floor or ground


ide

idar (present)
ida (past)
ida (participle past)
idast (infinitive passive)
idande (participle present)
ide (imperative)
id (imperative)

From Old Norse iða. Compare also with Icelandic iða.


aka

head

aka (present tense ek or akar, past tense ok or aka, supine eke or aka, past participle eken or aka, present participle akande, imperative ak)

ek (present)
akar (present)
ok (past)
aka (past)
eke (supine)
aka (supine)
eken (participle past)
aka (participle past)
akande (participle present)
ak (imperative)

From Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti, from the root *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Doublet of åka.


hike

hikar (present)
hika (past)
hika (participle past)
hikast (infinitive passive)
hikande (participle present)
hike (imperative)
hik (imperative)


fore

forar (present)
fora (past)
fora (participle past)
forast (infinitive passive)
forande (participle present)
fore (imperative)
for (imperative)


fore

(transitive) to clad with covering layers


meld

meld (neuter singular meldt, definite singular and plural melde)

meldt (neuter singular)
melde (definite plural singular)


lade

lade (present tense ladar or lader, past tense lada or ladde, supine lada or ladd or ladt, past participle lada or ladd, present participle ladande, imperative lad)

ladar (present)
lader (present)
lada (past)
ladde (past)
lada (supine)
ladd (supine)
ladt (supine)
lada (participle past)
ladd (participle past)
ladande (participle present)
lad (imperative)

From Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.

(transitive, intransitive) to load, charge


flytja

flytja (present tense flyt, past tense flutte, past participle and supine flutt, present participle flytjande, imperative flyt)

flyt (present)
flutte (past)
flutt (participle past supine)
flytjande (participle present)
flyt (imperative)

From Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.


stadi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of standa


sala

salar (present)
sala (past)
sala (participle past)
salast (infinitive passive)
salande (participle present)
sala (imperative)
sal (imperative)

From Old Norse sǫðla, from Proto-Germanic *sadulōną.


sala

Uncertain, but may be related to såla, or even sala (Etymology 1).


ille

illar (present)
illa (past)
illa (participle past)
illast (infinitive passive)
illande (participle present)
ille (imperative)
ill (imperative)


spa

spa (present tense spar, past tense spadde, past participle spadd or spadt, present participle spadande, imperative spa)

spar (present)
spadde (past)
spadd (participle past)
spadt (participle past)
spadande (participle present)
spa (imperative)

to use a spade or shovel, to dig, to shovel


glo

glo (present tense glor, past tense glodde, past participle glodd or glott, present participle gloande, imperative glo)

glor (present)
glodde (past)
glodd (participle past)
glott (participle past)
gloande (participle present)
glo (imperative)

Kva glor du på?


fara

fara (present tense fer, past tense fór, supine fare, past participle faren, present participle farande, imperative far)

fer (present)
fór (past)
fare (supine)
faren (participle past)
farande (participle present)
far (imperative)
fara (infinitive)
fare (infinitive)
farande (participle present)
faren (participle past)
fare (supine)
fer (present singular)
ferer (present singular)
fór (past singular)
fara (plural present)
foro (past plural)
fare (present)
føre (past)
far (present singular)
fare (plural present)

nn-conj-table

Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">fara</i> — (strong􂀽 class 6)

From Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic *faraną, from Proto-Indo-European *por- (“going, passage”). Akin to English fare.

der

Kvar fer me no?

Eg må fara heimatt snarast mogleg. Når kjem bussen?

I need to travel back home as soon as possible. When the bus coming?


stable

stablar (present)
stabla (past)
stabla (participle past)
stablast (infinitive passive)
stablande (participle present)
stable (imperative)
stabl (imperative)


kunna

head

kunna (present tense kan, past tense kunne, past participle kunna)

kan (present)
kunne (past)
kunna (participle past)

Inherited from Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Akin to English can.

Eg kan sjå deg.

Eg kan komma, om eg får tid.

Eg kan spela fele.

Eg kan denne songen.


stupa

stupa (present tense stuper or styp, past tense stupte or staup, supine stupt or stope, past participle stupt or stopen, present participle stupande, imperative stup)

stuper (present)
styp (present)
stupte (past)
staup (past)
stupt (supine)
stope (supine)
stupt (participle past)
stopen (participle past)
stupande (participle present)
stup (imperative)


maga

magar (present)
maga (past)
maga (participle past)
magast (infinitive passive)
magande (participle present)
maga (imperative)
mag (imperative)


von

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


halt

From Old Norse haltr, from Proto-Germanic *haltaz.


halt

halt (definite singular and plural halte)


gi

nn-verb

gi (present tense gir, past tense gav, past participle gitt, passive infinitive givast, present participle givande, imperative gi)

gir (present)
gav (past)
gitt (participle past)
givast (infinitive passive)
givande (participle present)
gi (imperative)


gula

gular (present)
gula (past)
gula (participle past)
gulast (infinitive passive)
gulande (participle present)
gula (imperative)
gul (imperative)


bori

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of boren

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of boren


bori

(non-standard since 2012) supine of bera


blinda

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

From Old Norse blinda. Akin to English blind.


bruna

brunar (present)
bruna (past)
bruna (participle past)
brunast (infinitive passive)
brunande (participle present)
bruna (imperative)
brun (imperative)

(transitive, intransitive, also cooking) to brown


invadere

invaderer (present)
invaderte (past)
invadert (participle past)
invaderast (infinitive passive)
invaderande (participle present)
invader (imperative)


palla

pallar (present)
palla (past)
palla (participle past)
pallast (infinitive passive)
pallande (participle present)
palla (imperative)
pall (imperative)

Related to Traveller Norwegian palla and Swedish palla, both with the same meaning.

Eg pallar tji gjøra det i dag for faen

I don't feel up to do it today for fuck's sake

(slang) to bother to; to have the energy to, to feel up to


lysa

lyser (present)
lyste (past)
lyst (participle past)
lysast (infinitive passive)
lysande (participle present)
lys (imperative)

Han vart lyst fredlaus.


frysa

head

frysa (present tense frys, past tense fraus, past participle frose, present participle frysande, imperative frys)

frys (present)
fraus (past)
frose (participle past)
frysande (participle present)
frys (imperative)

From Old Norse frjósa. Akin to English freeze.

Skru opp varmen, eg frys.

Vatn frys og vert til is.

Eg fraus fisken i frysaren.


frysa

fryser (present)
fryste (past)
fryst (participle past)
frysast (infinitive passive)
frysande (participle present)
frys (imperative)

Eg fryste fisken i frysaren.


bona

bonar (present)
bona (past)
bona (participle past)
bonast (infinitive passive)
bonande (participle present)
bona (imperative)
bon (imperative)


lee

lear (present)
lea (past)
lea (participle past)
least (infinitive passive)
leande (participle present)
lee (imperative)
le (imperative)


nasa

nasar (present)
nasa (past)
nasa (participle past)
nasast (infinitive passive)
nasande (participle present)
nasa (imperative)
nas (imperative)

Sauen nasa på maten, men åt han ikkje.

The sheep sniffed the food, but did not eat it.


fume

fumar (present)
fuma (past)
fuma (participle past)
fumast (infinitive passive)
fumande (participle present)
fume (imperative)
fum (imperative)


dingle

dinglar (present)
dingla (past)
dingla (participle past)
dinglast (infinitive passive)
dinglande (participle present)
dingle (imperative)
dingl (imperative)


gyve

gyve (present tense gyv, past tense gauv, supine gove, past participle goven, present participle gyvande, imperative gyv)

gyv (present)
gauv (past)
gove (supine)
goven (participle past)
gyvande (participle present)
gyv (imperative)


mina

minar (present)
miner (present)
mina (past)
minte (past)
mina (participle past)
mint (participle past)
minast (infinitive passive)
minande (participle present)
mina (imperative)
min (imperative)


ri

ri (present tense rir, past tense rei, past participle ridd or ridt or ride, present participle ridande, imperative ri)

rir (present)
rei (past)
ridd (participle past)
ridt (participle past)
ride (participle past)
ridande (participle present)
ri (imperative)

From Old Norse ríða, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.


varma

varmar (present)
varma (past)
varma (participle past)
varmast (infinitive passive)
varmande (participle present)
varma (imperative)
varm (imperative)


verda

nn-verb

verda (present tense verd, past tense vardt, past participle vorde, passive infinitive verdast, present participle verdande, imperative verd)

verd (present)
vardt (past)
vorde (participle past)
verdast (infinitive passive)
verdande (participle present)
verd (imperative)


chatte

chattar (present)
chatta (past)
chatta (participle past)
chattast (infinitive passive)
chattande (participle present)
chatte (imperative)
chatt (imperative)


elle

ellar (present)
ella (past)
ella (participle past)
ellast (infinitive passive)
ellande (participle present)
elle (imperative)
ell (imperative)


sika

head

sika (present tense sik or sikar or siker, past tense seik or sika or sikt, supine sike or sika or sikt, past participle siken or sika or sikt, present participle sikande, imperative sik)

sik (present)
sikar (present)
siker (present)
seik (past)
sika (past)
sikt (past)
sike (supine)
sika (supine)
sikt (supine)
siken (participle past)
sika (participle past)
sikt (participle past)
sikande (participle present)
sik (imperative)


regna

regna (present tense regnar or regner, past tense regna or regnde, supine regna or regnt, past participle regna or regnd, present participle regnande, imperative regn)

regnar (present)
regner (present)
regna (past)
regnde (past)
regna (supine)
regnt (supine)
regna (participle past)
regnd (participle past)
regnande (participle present)
regn (imperative)

From Old Norse regna, rigna, from Proto-Germanic *rignijaną. Akin to English rain.

det regner

det regner blod


gå

går (present)
gjekk (past)
gått (participle past)
gåast (infinitive passive)
gåande (participle present)
gå (imperative)

From Old Norse ganga. Akin to English go. The infinitive and present tense conjugation of the verb do not correspond with the Old Norse conjugation of ganga (compare with the Old Norse conjugation) and may be influenced by East Norse variants or Low German gan.

OK, då kan de gå heim.

Går du til skulen eller tek du bussen?

Do you walk to school or do you take the bus?

Gå til fots.

Det gjekk visst ikkje så bra.

Det går ikkje å fikse motoren.

Motoren går fint.

Går det bra med deg?
Are you alright?

Gjekk alt bra her?

Kva slags slips går best med denne skjorta, synst du?

Which tie goes best with this shirt, do you think?

Etter som åra går.


gå

går (present)
gådde (past)
gått (participle past)
gådd (participle past)
gåast (infinitive passive)
gåande (participle present)
gå (imperative)

From Old Norse gá, akin to gaum (“attention”).

Eg gådde det ikkje straks.

Gå til/åt (noko).


bile

bile (present tense bilar or biler, past tense bila or bilte, past participle bila or bilt)

bilar (present)
biler (present)
bila (past)
bilte (past)
bila (participle past)
bilt (participle past)


lida

lida (present tense lid, past tense leid, supine lide or lidd or lidt, past participle liden or lidd, present participle lidande, imperative lid)

lid (present)
leid (past)
lide (supine)
lidd (supine)
lidt (supine)
liden (participle past)
lidd (participle past)
lidande (participle present)
lid (imperative)

From Old Norse líða, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną. The sense of suffering may be a loan from Middle Low German.

(intransitive) to suffer
(intransitive) to endure

(intransitive) to suffer
(intransitive) to tolerate, like


sko

skor (present)
skodde (past)
skott (participle past)
skodd (participle past)
skoast (infinitive passive)
skoande (participle present)
sko (imperative)

From Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz, of unclear etymology; possibly a derivation from *skehaną (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move quickly, jump”). Cognate with English shoe.


sko

Unknown, though possibly related to skade (“damage, injury”). The verb may be influenced by Etymology 1.


sola

solar (present)
sola (past)
sola (participle past)
solast (infinitive passive)
solande (participle present)
sola (imperative)
sol (imperative)


fora

forar (present)
fora (past)
fora (participle past)
forast (infinitive passive)
forande (participle present)
fora (imperative)
for (imperative)


haka

hakar (present)
haka (past)
haka (participle past)
hakast (infinitive passive)
hakande (participle present)
haka (imperative)
hak (imperative)

a-infinitive and split infinitive form of hake


haka

H-insertion on ake with split infinitive. From Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti.

Ja, guttungen hok der forrige daen, han, og je har nå høki der je au, sa han.

1953, Reidar Holtvedt, Historier fra Krokskauen, Oslo: Aschehoug, page 196:

Yeah. The kid went there the other day, he. And I have gone there as well, says he.

(dialectal, Eastern Norway) alternative form of aka (“to go; glide”)


lure

head

lure (present tense lurar or lurer, past tense lura or lurte, past participle lura or lurt, present participle lurande, imperative lur)

lurar (present)
lurer (present)
lura (past)
lurte (past)
lura (participle past)
lurt (participle past)
lurande (participle present)
lur (imperative)


ro

ror (present)
rodde (past)
rott (participle past)
rodd (participle past)
roast (infinitive passive)
roande (participle present)
ro (imperative)

From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną.

(figurative) to try to talk one's way out of something


entre

entrar (present)
entra (past)
entra (participle past)
entrast (infinitive passive)
entrande (participle present)
entre (imperative)
entr (imperative)

(nautical) to climb (e.g. a mast), go aloft


lek

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


øre

ører (present)
ørte (past)
ørt (participle past)
ørast (infinitive passive)
ørande (participle present)
ør (imperative)


glide

head

glide (present tense glid, past tense gleid, past participle glidd or glitt or glide, present participle glidande, imperative glid)

glid (present)
gleid (past)
glidd (participle past)
glitt (participle past)
glide (participle past)
glidande (participle present)
glid (imperative)

Han gleid på isen.

to slip (to lose one's traction on a slippery surface)

Skia glid godt.


var

From Old Norse var, from Proto-Germanic *was. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂wes-.


salve

salvar (present)
salva (past)
salva (participle past)
salvast (infinitive passive)
salvande (participle present)
salve (imperative)
salv (imperative)


føle

føler (present)
følte (past)
følt (participle past)
følast (infinitive passive)
følande (participle present)
føl (imperative)

to feel (use the sense of touch to be aware of something)


snuble

snublar (present)
snubla (past)
snubla (participle past)
snublast (infinitive passive)
snublande (participle present)
snuble (imperative)
snubl (imperative)


syra

syrar (present)
syrer (present)
syra (past)
syrte (past)
syra (participle past)
syrt (participle past)
syrast (infinitive passive)
syrande (participle present)
syra (imperative)
syr (imperative)


spalte

spaltar (present)
spalta (past)
spalta (participle past)
spaltast (infinitive passive)
spaltande (participle present)
spalte (imperative)
spalt (imperative)

From German Spalte (noun), and spalten (verb).

ein spalta personlegdom


bruse

brusar (present)
bruser (present)
brusa (past)
bruste (past)
brusa (participle past)
brust (participle past)
brusast (infinitive passive)
brusande (participle present)
bruse (imperative)
brus (imperative)


mumle

mumlar (present)
mumla (past)
mumla (participle past)
mumlast (infinitive passive)
mumlande (participle present)
mumle (imperative)
muml (imperative)


træ

træ (present tense trær, past tense trædde, supine trædd or trædt, past participle trædd, present participle trædande, imperative træ)

trær (present)
trædde (past)
trædd (supine)
trædt (supine)
trædd (participle past)
trædande (participle present)
træ (imperative)


beve

bevar (present)
beva (past)
beva (participle past)
bevast (infinitive passive)
bevande (participle present)
beve (imperative)
bev (imperative)


beva

bevar (present)
beva (past)
beva (participle past)
bevast (infinitive passive)
bevande (participle present)
beva (imperative)
bev (imperative)


lyske

lyskar (present)
lyska (past)
lyska (participle past)
lyskast (infinitive passive)
lyskande (participle present)
lyske (imperative)
lysk (imperative)


ropa

ropa (imperative rop, present tense ropar or roper, simple past ropa or ropte, past participle ropa or ropt, present participle ropande)

rop (imperative)
ropar (present)
roper (present)
ropa (past)
ropte (past)
ropa (participle past)
ropt (participle past)
ropande (participle present)

Inherited from Old Norse hrópa, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

Musikken var så høg at me måtte ropa for å høyra kvarandre.

The music was so loud we had to shout to hear each other.


lystre

lystrar (present)
lystra (past)
lystra (participle past)
lystrast (infinitive passive)
lystrande (participle present)
lystre (imperative)
lystr (imperative)

From Middle Low German lusteren, probably via Danish. Related to Old Norse hlusta.


lystre

From lyster, from Old Norse ljósta, from Proto-Germanic *leustaną. Cognate with English leister.

to leister, to catch fish with a leister

lysterkorg

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


børste

børstar (present)
børsta (past)
børsta (participle past)
børstast (infinitive passive)
børstande (participle present)
børste (imperative)
børst (imperative)

From German Bürste, via Norwegian Bokmål børste.


ande

andar (present)
anda (past)
anda (participle past)
andast (infinitive passive)
andande (participle present)
ande (imperative)
and (imperative)


æra

ærar (present)
æra (past)
æra (participle past)
ærast (infinitive passive)
ærande (participle present)
æra (imperative)
ær (imperative)


æra

ærer (present)
ærte (past)
ært (participle past)
ærast (infinitive passive)
ærande (participle present)
ær (imperative)

From Old Norse æra. In an umlaut relationship with år (“year”).


brune

brunar (present)
bruna (past)
bruna (participle past)
brunast (infinitive passive)
brunande (participle present)
brune (imperative)
brun (imperative)


flamme

flammar (present)
flamma (past)
flamma (participle past)
flammast (infinitive passive)
flammande (participle present)
flam (imperative)

flamme opp: to flare up, leap into flame


dorme

dormar (present)
dorma (past)
dorma (participle past)
dormast (infinitive passive)
dormande (participle present)
dorme (imperative)
dorm (imperative)


baka

bakar (present)
baker (present)
baka (past)
bakte (past)
baka (participle past)
bakt (participle past)
bakast (infinitive passive)
bakande (participle present)
bak (imperative)


homme

nn-verb

homme (present tense hommar, past tense homma, past participle homma, passive infinitive hommast, present participle hommande, imperative hom)

hommar (present)
homma (past)
homma (participle past)
hommast (infinitive passive)
hommande (participle present)
hom (imperative)


disse

dissar (present)
dissa (past)
dissa (participle past)
dissast (infinitive passive)
dissande (participle present)
disse (imperative)
diss (imperative)


vart

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vart

head

vart (definite singular and plural varte)

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of vard


missa

misser (present)
miste (past)
mist (participle past)
missast (infinitive passive)
missande (participle present)
miss (imperative)

From Old Norse missa. Akin to English miss.


slava

slavar (present)
slava (past)
slava (participle past)
slavast (infinitive passive)
slavande (participle present)
slava (imperative)
slav (imperative)

(intransitive) to work or serve as a slave


fata

fatar (present)
fata (past)
fata (participle past)
fatast (infinitive passive)
fatande (participle present)
fata (imperative)
fat (imperative)

From Old Norse fata, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ped- (“to walk, stumble, fall”). Doublet of fatta, which came through Middle Low German vaten. Cognates include Dutch vatten, German fassen, and to a certain degree English fetch.

Ljoset det inn i Myrkret skin // Myrkret det inkje vil fata.

1875, Elias Blix, “Jesu, du er den Himmelveg”, in Nokre salmar [Some hymns], Booklet III, Christiania: Samlaget, page 26:

Light, it shines into the darkness. Darkness will not grasp it.

Hendene skifter tak, ei for ei, eller båe i ein gong, og fatar i steget som knekrokane heng på.

1923, Edvard Os, Kroppsøvingar i barne- og ungdomsskulen [Physical exercises for primary and lower secondary education], Oslo: Samlaget, page 190:

The hands switch grip, one at a time, or both at once, and grab the very [ladder-]step on which the kneekaps hang.

(intransitive) to ignite (to commence burning)


biter

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of bita


hasta

hastar (present)
hasta (past)
hasta (participle past)
hastast (infinitive passive)
hastande (participle present)
hasta (imperative)
hast (imperative)

Han hastar av garde.

Denne jobben hastar.


sande

sandar (present)
sanda (past)
sanda (participle past)
sandast (infinitive passive)
sandande (participle present)
sande (imperative)
sand (imperative)

to sprinkle with sand; to strew (with) sand


vit

From the Old Norse vit, the imperative form of Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”).


roda

rodar (present)
roda (past)
roda (participle past)
rodast (infinitive passive)
rodande (participle present)
roda (imperative)
rod (imperative)

From Old Norse roða. This verb uses split infinitive.

(intransitive) to shine reddish, to be red

(by extension, archaic) to glaze baked goods (with raw egg yolk or milk or similar) before putting into oven


berge

bergar (present)
berga (past)
berga (participle past)
bergast (infinitive passive)
bergande (participle present)
berge (imperative)
berg (imperative)


boden

boden (neuter bode, definite singular and plural bodne)

bode (neuter)
bodne (definite plural singular)

past participle of bjoda and bjode (non-standard since 2012)


mali

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of malen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of malen


mali

(non-standard since 2012) supine of mala


nase

nasar (present)
nasa (past)
nasa (participle past)
nasast (infinitive passive)
nasande (participle present)
nase (imperative)
nas (imperative)

From Old Norse nasar and nasir, nominative and accusative plurals of nǫs f (whence Norwegian Nynorsk nos f. The verb is derived from the noun.

Sauen nasa på maten, men åt han ikkje.


galen

galen (neuter gale, definite singular and plural galne)

gale (neuter)
galne (definite plural singular)


dane

danar (present)
dana (past)
dana (participle past)
danast (infinitive passive)
danande (participle present)
dane (imperative)
dan (imperative)


dette

nn-verb

dette (present tense dett, past tense datt, past participle dotte, passive infinitive dettast, present participle dettande, imperative dett)

dett (present)
datt (past)
dotte (participle past)
dettast (infinitive passive)
dettande (participle present)
dett (imperative)


rota

rotar (present)
rota (past)
rota (participle past)
rotast (infinitive passive)
rotande (participle present)
rota (imperative)
rot (imperative)


krone

kronar (present)
krona (past)
krona (participle past)
kronast (infinitive passive)
kronande (participle present)
krone (imperative)
kron (imperative)

From Old Norse krúna, from Middle Low German krōne, from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē), from κορωνός (korōnós, “curved”).


riven

head

riven (neuter rive, definite singular and plural rivne)

rive (neuter)
rivne (definite plural singular)


venne

venne (present tense venner, past tense vende, supine vent, past participle vend or vent, present participle vennande, imperative venn)

venner (present)
vende (past)
vent (supine)
vend (participle past)
vent (participle past)
vennande (participle present)
venn (imperative)


haga

hagar (present)
haga (past)
haga (participle past)
hagast (infinitive passive)
hagande (participle present)
haga (imperative)
hag (imperative)

From Old Norse haga (“to please, placate”), from Proto-Germanic *hagōną.


få

får (present)
fådde (past)
fått (participle past)
fådd (participle past)
fåast (infinitive passive)
fåande (participle present)
få (imperative)

From Old Norse fá (“to measure, decorate, imprint; to make something colourful”).

inh

Lakenet vart fådd i sola.

Dei har tenkt å få hampen.

They are going to soak and dissolve the hemp.

Regnet får høyet.


få

head

få (present tense får, past tense fekk, past participle fått, present participle fåande, imperative få)

får (present)
fekk (past)
fått (participle past)
fåande (participle present)
få (imperative)

From Old Norse fá (to grab, capture, conquer).

Kva fekk du til jul?

Kor mang fiskar fekk du?

Det beste er godt nok, berre ein kan få det.

The best is good enough, if only one can get it. (proverb)

Be, så skal de få. Leit, så skal de finna. Bank på, så skal det latast opp for dykk.

(Can we date this quote?), The Bible, Matthew 7:7:

Pray, and you shall receive. Search, and you shall find. Knock, and the door shall be opened to you.

To get; to have; to obtain; to receive; to obtain.

Hugs å få gjort leksene!

Eg får hovudpine av alt det bråket!

All that noise is giving me a headache! (literally: "I'm getting a headache from all that noise.")

Han fekk ein alvorleg skade.

Det får vente.

(auxiliary) will; have to; better; have got to

Pasienten får ikkje ta imot besøk.

The patient is not allowed to have visits.

(auxiliary) may, can, be allowed; get to

Vi får sjå kva som skjer.


pisse

pissar (present)
pissa (past)
pissa (participle past)
pissast (infinitive passive)
pissande (participle present)
pisse (imperative)
piss (imperative)


overdrive

overdrive (present tense overdriv, past tense overdreiv, supine overdrive, past participle overdriven, present participle overdrivande, imperative overdriv)

overdriv (present)
overdreiv (past)
overdrive (supine)
overdriven (participle past)
overdrivande (participle present)
overdriv (imperative)


brenna

brenna (present tense brenn, past tense brann, supine brunne, past participle brunnen, present participle brennande, imperative brenn)

brenn (present)
brann (past)
brunne (supine)
brunnen (participle past)
brennande (participle present)
brenn (imperative)

From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Graset på heia brenn.


brenna

brenner (present)
brende (past)
brent (participle past)
brennast (infinitive passive)
brennande (participle present)
brenn (imperative)

From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.

Nokon hadde brent ned huset.


tå

tår (present)
tådde (past)
tått (participle past)
tådd (participle past)
tåast (infinitive passive)
tåande (participle present)
tå (imperative)

There is a suspected relation to tæ and teia, from Proto-Norse ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟ (tawido, “I made”), from Proto-Germanic *tawjaną.


ansa

ansar (present)
ansa (past)
ansa (participle past)
ansast (infinitive passive)
ansande (participle present)
ansa (imperative)
ans (imperative)

Eg ansa deg ikkje.


surra

surrar (present)
surra (past)
surra (participle past)
surrast (infinitive passive)
surrande (participle present)
surra (imperative)
surr (imperative)


vise

viser (present)
viste (past)
vist (participle past)
visast (infinitive passive)
visande (participle present)
vis (imperative)

From Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic *wīsōną.

(transitive) to demonstrate, to give proof of


muna

muna (present tense mun, past tense munde, past participle munt, imperative mun)

mun (present)
munde (past)
munt (participle past)
mun (imperative)


logi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of logen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of logen


logi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of ljuga and lyga


koma

kjem (present)
kom (past)
kome (participle past)
komast (infinitive passive)
komande (participle present)
kom (imperative)
koma (infinitive)
kome (infinitive)
komande (participle present)
komen (participle past)
kome (supine)
kjem (present singular)
kjemer (present singular)
kom (past singular)
koma (plural present)
komo (past plural)
kome (present)
kjøme (past)
kom (present singular)
kome (plural present)

nn-conj-table

Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">koma</i> — (strong􂀽 class 4)

From Old Norse koma, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-. Akin to English come.

come (to move from further away to nearer to)

Når kjem du?


tukka

tukkar (present)
tukka (past)
tukka (participle past)
tukkast (infinitive passive)
tukkande (participle present)
tukka (imperative)
tukk (imperative)


lesen

head

lesen (neuter lese, definite singular and plural lesne)

lese (neuter)
lesne (definite plural singular)


falle

falle (present tense fell, past tense fall, supine falle, past participle fallen, present participle fallande, imperative fall)

fell (present)
fall (past)
falle (supine)
fallen (participle past)
fallande (participle present)
fall (imperative)

From Old Norse falla, "to fall", from Proto-Germanic *fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pōl-. Cognates include Faeroese and Swedish falla, Danish falde, English fall, German fallen.

falle pladask for nokon

fall head over heels in love with someone

Han skleid, mista fotfestet og fall.

Byen fall etter å ha vorte kringsett i ein månad.

The city fell after being laid siege to for a month.

Prisane på kler fall dramatisk i fjor.

Prices on clothes fell dramatically last year.

Faren min fall i krigen.

Mange menneske fall i slaget.

Det nye golvet fell ganske mykje.

Skaftet på denne kniven fell godt i handa.

The handle of this knife fits well in my hand.

Kjolen fell fint.

Det fell naturleg for henne.

Det fell naturleg å gjere det no.


rotta

rottar (present)
rotta (past)
rotta (participle past)
rottast (infinitive passive)
rottande (participle present)
rotta (imperative)
rott (imperative)


sitt

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of sitta and sitte


komme

kjem (present)
kom (past)
komme (participle past)
kommast (infinitive passive)
kommande (participle present)
kom (imperative)


spore

sporar (present)
spora (past)
spora (participle past)
sporast (infinitive passive)
sporande (participle present)
spore (imperative)
spor (imperative)


fila

filar (present)
filer (present)
fila (past)
filte (past)
fila (participle past)
filt (participle past)
filast (infinitive passive)
filande (participle present)
fila (imperative)
fil (imperative)


sitta

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


ridi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of rida


fari

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of faren

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of faren


fari

(non-standard since 2012) supine of fara and fare


drepa

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

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

From Old Norse drepa (“to stab, hit”), cognate with German treffen, Dutch treffen, and English drub. Doublet of treffe.

Ho er mistenkt for å ha drepe faren sin.

She is suspected of having killed her father.

Ein person vart drepen og to alvorleg såra i ei bilulukke.

One person was killed and two were seriously injured in a car accident.

Den drepne var 40 år gamal.

The victim was 40 years old. (literally: "the killed was 40 years old")

Den evinnelege masinga di har drepe arbeidslysta mi!

Your constant nagging has ruined my zeal for work!

Den filmen var drepande keisam!

That film was incredibly boring! (literally: "that film was killingly boring")

Då du sa dei orda, drap du kjenslene hennar.

When you said those words, you killed her feelings.

To ruin, strain, extinguish, kill. (of persons)


elska

elskar (present)
elska (past)
elska (participle past)
elskast (infinitive passive)
elskande (participle present)
elska (imperative)
elsk (imperative)

From Old Norse elska, from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“to care for, cultivate, cherish”).


berja

ber (present)
barde (past)
bart (participle past)
berjast (infinitive passive)
berjande (participle present)
ber (imperative)


fugl

fuglar (present)
fugla (past)
fugla (participle past)
fuglast (infinitive passive)
fuglande (participle present)
fugl (imperative)


bær

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

present tense of bæra (non-standard since 1938)

imperative of bæra (non-standard since 1938)


byggja

byggjer (present)
bygde (past)
bygt (participle past)
bygd (participle past)
byggjast (infinitive passive)
byggjande (participle present)
bygg (imperative)

[²bʷʏʷɟ͡ʝːɑ]

From Old Norse byggja, byggva, from Proto-Germanic *būwijaną.

Dei skal byggja eit nytt kjøpesenter her.

They will build a new shopping centre here.

byggje

e- and split infinitives, also with j-infix


byrja

byrjar (present)
byrja (past)
byrja (participle past)
byrjast (infinitive passive)
byrjande (participle present)
byrja (imperative)
byrj (imperative)

Kva tid byrjar det?


byrja

nn-verb

byrja (present tense bør, past tense burde, past participle burt)

bør (present)
burde (past)
burt (participle past)


hugsa

hugsar (present)
hugsa (past)
hugsa (participle past)
hugsast (infinitive passive)
hugsande (participle present)
hugsa (imperative)
hugs (imperative)

From Old Norse hugsa. Attested as hokse by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect

Hugsar du kven dette er?

huss

non-standard spelling, Trøndelag dialect


dansa

dansar (present)
dansa (past)
dansa (participle past)
dansast (infinitive passive)
dansande (participle present)
dansa (imperative)
dans (imperative)


draga

head

draga (present tense dreg, simple past drog, supine drege, past participle dregen, present participle dragande, imperative drag)

dreg (present)
drog (past)
drege (supine)
dregen (participle past)
dragande (participle present)
drag (imperative)

From Old Norse draga, from Proto-Germanic *draganą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-.

å draga på ferie


grava

grev (present)
grov (past)
grave (participle past)
gravast (infinitive passive)
gravande (participle present)
grav (imperative)

From Old Norse grafa, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- (“to dig, scratch, scrape”).

der

Kor djupt har du tenkt å grava?


legge

legg (present)
la (past)
lagt (participle past)
leggast (infinitive passive)
leggande (participle present)
legg (imperative)


leggja

legg (present)
la (past)
lagt (participle past)
leggjast (infinitive passive)
leggjande (participle present)
legg (imperative)

From Old Norse leggja (“lay, put, place”), from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Akin to English lay.

Eg legg det her.

lay; put something in a horizontal position

Eg legg att nokon bøker som eg ikkje treng meir.

I will leave (behind) some books that I don't need anymore.


fylgja

fylgjer (present)
fylgde (past)
fylgt (participle past)
fylgd (participle past)
fylgjast (infinitive passive)
fylgjande (participle present)
fylg (imperative)

From Old Norse fylgja. Akin to English follow.


liggja

ligg (present)
låg (past)
lege (participle past)
liggjast (infinitive passive)
liggjande (participle present)
ligg (imperative)
liggja (infinitive)
liggje (infinitive)
liggjande (participle present)
legen (participle past)
lege (supine)
ligg (present singular)
ligger (present singular)
låg (past singular)
liggja (plural present)
lågo (past plural)
liggje (present)
læge (past)
liggje (plural present)

nn-conj-table

Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">liggja</i> — (strong􂀽 class 5)

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Akin to English lie.

Kvifor ligg du her?

to lie (to be in a horizontal position.)

Kvar ligg kjøpesenteret?


segja

head

segja (present tense segjer, past tense sa or sagde, supine sagt, past participle sagd, present participle segjande, imperative sèg)

segjer (present)
sa (past)
sagde (past)
sagt (supine)
sagd (participle past)
segjande (participle present)
sèg (imperative)

From Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”). Akin to English say.

Kva skal du segja deim?

(pre-1938) to say, tell; alternative form of seia


amma

amma (present tense ammar, past tense amma, past participle amma, present participle ammande, imperative am)

ammar (present)
amma (past)
amma (participle past)
ammande (participle present)
am (imperative)


eiga

eiga (present tense eig, past tense eigde or åtte, past participle eigd or eigt or ått, present participle eigande, imperative eig)

eig (present)
eigde (past)
åtte (past)
eigd (participle past)
eigt (participle past)
ått (participle past)
eigande (participle present)
eig (imperative)

Er det du som eig denne klokka?


halda

halda (present tense held, past tense heldt, supine halde, past participle halden, present participle haldande, imperative hald or haldt)

held (present)
heldt (past)
halde (supine)
halden (participle past)
haldande (participle present)
hald (imperative)
haldt (imperative)

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną. Akin to English hold.

Kva held du på?

Kor lenge held denne mjølka seg?

Eg må på do. Eg klarer ikkje å halda meg lenger.

I need the toilet. I can not keep it in any longer.

Han held til i ei hytte i skogen.


kyssa

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

From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.


hitta

hittar (present)
hitta (past)
hitta (participle past)
hittast (infinitive passive)
hittande (participle present)
hitta (imperative)
hitt (imperative)

From Old Norse hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (“to come upon, find”).


finna

head

finna (present tense finn, past tense fann, supine funne, past participle funnen, present participle finnande, imperative finn)

finn (present)
fann (past)
funne (supine)
funnen (participle past)
finnande (participle present)
finn (imperative)

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Cognates include Danish finde, Swedish finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan), German finden, Dutch vinden, and English find.


svipa

svipar (present)
svipa (past)
svipa (participle past)
svipast (infinitive passive)
svipande (participle present)
svipa (imperative)
svip (imperative)


svona

svonar (present)
svona (past)
svona (participle past)
svonast (infinitive passive)
svonande (participle present)
svona (imperative)
svon (imperative)

Pass på gryta so ho ikkje svonar over!

Look after the pot so that it doesn’t overflow!


elda

head

elda (passive eldast, present tense elder, past tense elde, supine eldt, imperative eld, past participle eld, present participle eldande)

eldast (passive)
elder (present)
elde (past)
eldt (supine)
eld (imperative)
eld (participle past)
eldande (participle present)


elda

eldar (present)
elda (past)
elda (participle past)
eldast (infinitive passive)
eldande (participle present)
elda (imperative)
eld (imperative)

From Old Norse elda (“to kindle, fire up”).

kunne du elde opp i omnen?

han elda opp krigarane

(transitive, figurative, by extension) to egg on, provoke, encourage, motivate

(transitive, metallurgy) to keep (i.e. a metal) inside a fire

eg eldar i halsen

det eldar for brystet

(intransitive) to experience a burning, stinging pain


spyrja

spyrja (present tense spør or spỳr, past tense spurde, past participle spurt)

spør (present)
spỳr (present)
spurde (past)
spurt (participle past)

From Old Norse spyrja, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną.

(pre-1938) alternative form of spørja (“to ask”)


syngja

syng (present)
song (past)
sunge (participle past)
syngjast (infinitive passive)
syngjande (participle present)
syng (imperative)
syngja (infinitive)
syng (present)
song (past)
sunget (supine)
syngja (plural present)
sungo (past plural)
syngje (infinitive)
synga (infinitive)
synge (infinitive)
sunge (supine)
Historical conjugation of syngja

From Old Norse syngva, syngja, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-. Akin to English sing.

Eg har ikkje sunge denne songen på årevis.

Song ikkje kvar Fugl si Morgonsalma til Guds Æra?

1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar, Bergen: Nygaard, page 1:

Didn't each bird sing its morning hymn to God's glory?


sitja

nn-verb

sitja (present tense sit, past tense sat, past participle sete, passive infinitive sitjast, present participle sitjande, imperative sit)

sit (present)
sat (past)
sete (participle past)
sitjast (infinitive passive)
sitjande (participle present)
sit (imperative)

From Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”). Akin to English sit.

Sit du godt?


setja

set (present)
sette (past)
sett (participle past)
setjast (infinitive passive)
setjande (participle present)
set (imperative)

From Old Norse setja, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną. Akin to English set.

Eg set stolen her.


lesa

head

lesa (present tense les, past tense las, supine lese, past participle lesen, present participle lesande, imperative les)

les (present)
las (past)
lese (supine)
lesen (participle past)
lesande (participle present)
les (imperative)

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

a-infinitive and split infinitive form of lese


senda

senda (imperative send, present tense sender, simple past sende, past participle sendt, present participle sendande)

send (imperative)
sender (present)
sende (past)
sendt (participle past)
sendande (participle present)

From Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic *sandijaną. Akin to English send.

Eg sender eit brev.

Radiostasjonen sender på denne frekvensen.

The radio station transmits on this frequency.


svara

svara (present tense svarar or svarer, past tense svara or svarte, past participle svara or svart, present participle svarande, imperative svar)

svarar (present)
svarer (present)
svara (past)
svarte (past)
svara (participle past)
svart (participle past)
svarande (participle present)
svar (imperative)


synda

syndar (present)
synda (past)
synda (participle past)
syndast (infinitive passive)
syndande (participle present)
synda (imperative)
synd (imperative)


læra

lærer (present)
lærte (past)
lært (participle past)
lærast (infinitive passive)
lærande (participle present)
lær (imperative)

From Old Norse læra. Akin to English learn.


standa

standa (present tense stend or stender, past tense sto or stod, past participle stade or stadi, present participle standande, imperative statt)

stend (present)
stender (present)
sto (past)
stod (past)
stade (participle past)
stadi (participle past)
standande (participle present)
statt (imperative)

to stand; (pre-2012) alternative form of stå


så

så (present tense sår, past tense sådde, supine sådd or sått, past participle sådd, present participle såande, imperative så)

sår (present)
sådde (past)
sådd (supine)
sått (supine)
sådd (participle past)
såande (participle present)
så (imperative)

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European root *seh₁-.

to sow (scatter, disperse, or plant seeds)


tro

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of tre, treda and trede

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of trå


opna

opnar (present)
opna (past)
opna (participle past)
opnast (infinitive passive)
opnande (participle present)
opna (imperative)
opn (imperative)

From Old Norse opna. Akin to English open.

Opnar du opp døra?


stigi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of stiga


skila

skilar (present)
skila (past)
skila (participle past)
skilast (infinitive passive)
skilande (participle present)
skila (imperative)
skil (imperative)

(transitive, intransitive) to distinguish, understand


kosta

kostar (present)
kosta (past)
kosta (participle past)
kostast (infinitive passive)
kostande (participle present)
kosta (imperative)
kost (imperative)

From Old Norse kosta, from Middle Low German [Term?], from Latin constare.

kåst

to cost, eye dialect spelling with apocope

to cost (require payment of a price, cause something to be lost)


skulle

skal (present)
skulle (past)
skulla (participle past)
skullast (infinitive passive)
skullande (participle present)

From Old Norse skulu, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną.

Eg skal gjere det.

Det skulle få motoren til å verke.


bera

head

bera (present tense ber, past tense bar, supine bore, past participle boren, present participle berande, imperative ber)

ber (present)
bar (past)
bore (supine)
boren (participle past)
berande (participle present)
ber (imperative)

From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Akin to English bear.

Kor langt skal eg bera dette?

Vil isen bera oss?


selja

nn-verb

selja (present tense sel, past tense selde, past participle selt, passive infinitive seljast, present participle seljande, imperative sel)

sel (present)
selde (past)
selt (participle past)
seljast (infinitive passive)
seljande (participle present)
sel (imperative)

From Old Norse selja (“sell”), from Proto-Germanic *saljaną.

Dei selde mesteparten.


lyfta

head

lyfta (present tense lyftar or lyfter, past tense lyfta or lyfte, past participle lyfta or lyft, present participle lyftande, imperative lyft)

lyftar (present)
lyfter (present)
lyfta (past)
lyfte (past)
lyfta (participle past)
lyft (participle past)
lyftande (participle present)
lyft (imperative)

From Old Norse lyfta, lypta, from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną. Akin to English lift.


skilja

skil (present)
skilde (past)
skilt (participle past)
skiljast (infinitive passive)
skiljande (participle present)
skil (imperative)

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną.


vakna

vaknar (present)
vakna (past)
vakna (participle past)
vaknast (infinitive passive)
vaknande (participle present)
vakna (imperative)
vakn (imperative)

From Old Norse vakna. Akin to English waken.


vona

vonar (present)
vona (past)
vona (participle past)
vonast (infinitive passive)
vonande (participle present)
vona (imperative)
von (imperative)


telja

tel (present)
talde (past)
talt (participle past)
teljast (infinitive passive)
teljande (participle present)
tel (imperative)

From Old Norse telja, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.


leika

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


planta

plantar (present)
planta (past)
planta (participle past)
plantast (infinitive passive)
plantande (participle present)
planta (imperative)
plant (imperative)

From Old Norse planta, from Middle Low German [Term?], from Latin plantare. Akin to English plant.


venja

venja (present tense ven, past tense vande, supine vant, past participle vand, present participle venjande, imperative ven)

ven (present)
vande (past)
vant (supine)
vand (participle past)
venjande (participle present)
ven (imperative)

From Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną, whence also English wean.

(transitive) to accustom, to make used to