leita

leita (present tense leitar or leiter, past tense leita or leitte, past participle leita or leitt, present participle leitande, imperative leit)

leitar (present)
leiter (present)
leita (past)
leitte (past)
leita (participle past)
leitt (participle past)
leitande (participle present)
leit (imperative)

From Old Norse leita. Akin to obsolete dialectal English lait.


minna

minner (present)
minte (past)
mint (participle past)
minnast (infinitive passive)
minnande (participle present)
minn (imperative)

From Old Norse minna, from Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.

den fargen minner meg om haust

sjukdomen kan minne seg seinare


leiga

leiger (present)
leigde (past)
leigt (participle past)
leigd (participle past)
leigast (infinitive passive)
leigande (participle present)
leig (imperative)


kua

kuar (present)
kua (past)
kua (participle past)
kuast (infinitive passive)
kuande (participle present)
kua (imperative)
ku (imperative)

From Old Norse kúga. Akin to English cow.


minka

minkar (present)
minka (past)
minka (participle past)
minkast (infinitive passive)
minkande (participle present)
minka (imperative)
mink (imperative)


yrkja

yrkjer (present)
yrkte (past)
yrkt (participle past)
yrkjast (infinitive passive)
yrkjande (participle present)
yrk (imperative)

From Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti of the root *werǵ-. In an ablaut relationship with verk (from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”)).


tola

toler (present)
tolte (past)
tolt (participle past)
tolast (infinitive passive)
tolande (participle present)
tol (imperative)


meina

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

From Old Norse meina, from Middle Low German meinen, mēnen, from Old Saxon mēnian, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

Kva meiner dei med dette?

Eg veit ikkje kva eg skal meina om dette.


meina

meinar (present)
meina (past)
meina (participle past)
meinast (infinitive passive)
meinande (participle present)
meina (imperative)
mein (imperative)


klippa

klipper (present)
klipte (past)
klipt (participle past)
klippast (infinitive passive)
klippande (participle present)
klipp (imperative)


lova

head

lova (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)


lova

lovar (present)
lova (past)
lova (participle past)
lovast (infinitive passive)
lovande (participle present)
lova (imperative)
lov (imperative)


rita

ritar (present)
rita (past)
rita (participle past)
ritast (infinitive passive)
ritande (participle present)
rita (imperative)
rit (imperative)

From Old Norse ríta, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (“to carve, write”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to rip, tear”).


mæla

mæler (present)
mælte (past)
mælt (participle past)
mælast (infinitive passive)
mælande (participle present)
mæl (imperative)

From Old Norse mæla (“to utter”), from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.


mæla

to measure ((pre-2012) alternative form of måla)


mæla

(transitive, colloquial) to kick, throw, or beat (a ball) forcefully and aimlessly


rækja

rækjer (present)
rækte (past)
rækt (participle past)
rækjast (infinitive passive)
rækjande (participle present)
ræk (imperative)


kalla

kallar (present)
kalla (past)
kalla (participle past)
kallast (infinitive passive)
kallande (participle present)
kalla (imperative)
kall (imperative)

From Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną. Akin to English call.

Kva kallar ein denne greia?


hev

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of hava


laga

lagar (present)
laga (past)
laga (participle past)
lagast (infinitive passive)
lagande (participle present)
laga (imperative)
lag (imperative)


herma

head

herma (imperative herm, present tense hermer or hermar, simple past hermde or herma, past participle hermt or herma)

herm (imperative)
hermer (present)
hermar (present)
hermde (past)
herma (past)
hermt (participle past)
herma (participle past)

From Old Norse herma, from Proto-Germanic *harmijaną (“to mimic, imitate; repeat, report”).

inh

Han hermar alltid etter det læraren seier
He always mimics what the teacher says

[...] den einaste måten [...] å etterlikne dei klassiske bokmennene på, det var med å fylle seg med ånda deira, ikkje med å herme etter orda

1953, Halvdan Koht, På leit etter liner i historia: utvalde avhandligar utgjevne til åtti-års-dagen hans, Aschehoug:

… The only way … to emulate the classic authors, was to fill oneself with their spirit, not by imitating their words


gjør

(non-standard since 2012) present of gjøra

(non-standard since 2012) imperative of gjøra


bygd

masculine and feminine past participle of byggja


rødd

head

rødd (present tense rødde, past tense rødda, past participle rødda)

rødde (present)
rødda (past)
rødda (participle past)

The inflection is more similar to Norwegian Nynorsk rydda (or rydde in case of use of split infinitive common for Trøndelag dialects), than to Norwegian Nynorsk rydja. Because of it, this word may be considered as influenced by Danish rydde (see also Norwegian Bokmål rydde).

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) Alternative form of rydja (“to tidy”)


nøgd

nøgd (neuter singular nøgd or nøgt, definite singular and plural nøgde)

nøgd (neuter singular)
nøgt (neuter singular)
nøgde (definite plural singular)


heima

heimar (present)
heima (past)
heima (participle past)
heimast (infinitive passive)
heimande (participle present)
heima (imperative)
heim (imperative)


hæl

hæl (present tense hæle, past tense hæla, past participle hæla)

hæle (present)
hæla (past)
hæla (participle past)

(dialectal, apocope spelling, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of hæla (“to stand smth., to bother to do smth.”)


vekt

From late Old Norse vekt, from Middle Low German wicht.


stubbe

stubbar (present)
stubba (past)
stubba (participle past)
stubbast (infinitive passive)
stubbande (participle present)
stubbe (imperative)
stubb (imperative)

From Old Norse stubbi, from Proto-Germanic *stubbô.

(intransitive) to walk with lump and heavy steps


tryggja

tryggja (present tense tryggjer or tryggjar, past tense trygde or tryggja, supine trygt or trygd or tryggja, past participle trygd or tryggja, present participle tryggjande, imperative trygg or tryggja)

tryggjer (present)
tryggjar (present)
trygde (past)
tryggja (past)
trygt (supine)
trygd (supine)
tryggja (supine)
trygd (participle past)
tryggja (participle past)
tryggjande (participle present)
trygg (imperative)
tryggja (imperative)

From the Old Norse verb tryggja and tryggva, from Proto-Germanic *triwwijaną.


pissa

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

Probably from Old French pissier (“to piss”). Compare Swedish and Faroese pissa, English piss, Danish pisse, Russian писать (pisatʹ) and Catalan pixar.


søkkja

søkkja (present tense søkker, past tense søkkte, past participle søkkt, present participle søkkande, imperative søkk)

søkker (present)
søkkte (past)
søkkt (participle past)
søkkande (participle present)
søkk (imperative)

Skipet vart søkkt av ein torpedo.


krevja

krev (present)
kravde (past)
kravt (participle past)
kravd (participle past)
krevjast (infinitive passive)
krevjande (participle present)
krev (imperative)

Eg krev at dette vert ordna opp i innan onsdag.

I demand that this is sorted out before Wednesday.

Denne stillinga krev detaljert kunnskap om data.

This position requires detailed knowledge about computers.

to demand (require of someone), require, to have as a necessity


seg

(non-standard since 1938) imperative of segja


herja

herjar (present)
herja (past)
herja (participle past)
herjast (infinitive passive)
herjande (participle present)
herja (imperative)
herj (imperative)

From Old Norse herja, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną.


gleppa

nn-verb

gleppa (present tense glepp, past tense glapp, past participle gloppe, passive infinitive gleppast, present participle gleppande, imperative glepp)

glepp (present)
glapp (past)
gloppe (participle past)
gleppast (infinitive passive)
gleppande (participle present)
glepp (imperative)

...men daa glapp Foten hass, so han dreiv att aa Bak,...

1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge:

...but then his foot slipped, so that he fell backwards...


røra

rører (present)
rørte (past)
rørt (participle past)
rørast (infinitive passive)
rørande (participle present)
rør (imperative)


eggja

eggjar (present)
eggja (past)
eggja (participle past)
eggjast (infinitive passive)
eggjande (participle present)
eggja (imperative)
eggj (imperative)


husa

husar (present)
huser (present)
husa (past)
huste (past)
husa (participle past)
hust (participle past)
husast (infinitive passive)
husande (participle present)
hus (imperative)


fremja

fremjar (present)
fremja (past)
fremja (participle past)
fremjast (infinitive passive)
fremjande (participle present)
fremja (imperative)
fremj (imperative)

From Old Norse fremja, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną.


lemja

head

lemja (present tense lem, past tense lamde, supine lamt, past participle lamd, present participle lemjande, imperative lem)

lem (present)
lamde (past)
lamt (supine)
lamd (participle past)
lemjande (participle present)
lem (imperative)

From Old Norse lemja, from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.


auka

aukar (present)
auka (past)
auka (participle past)
aukast (infinitive passive)
aukande (participle present)
auka (imperative)
auk (imperative)

From Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic *aukaną.

Det ville verta streik om ikkje leiinga ikkje auka løna.

There would be a strike if the leadership did not increase the salary.

Underskotet til verksemda hadde auka dei siste åra.

The deficit of the company had increased in the most recent years.


noti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of noten

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of noten


noti

(non-standard since 2012) supine of nyte


treffa

treffer (present)
trefte (past)
treft (participle past)
treffast (infinitive passive)
treffande (participle present)
treff (imperative)


enda

endar (present)
enda (past)
enda (participle past)
endast (infinitive passive)
endande (participle present)
enda (imperative)
end (imperative)


fase

fasar (present)
fasa (past)
fasa (participle past)
fasast (infinitive passive)
fasande (participle present)
fase (imperative)
fas (imperative)

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis), via French phase.


floti

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of flyta


logn

From Old Norse logn, lygn. Doublet of lun. Cognate with Icelandic logn, Faroese logn, and English logn.


sjitt

E he itj sjitt nåkkå tå dæ

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) past participle of sjå


stupe

stupe (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)


sende

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

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

From Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic *sandijaną.


lesi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of lesa


lesi

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of lesen

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of lesen


springe

nn-verb

springe (present tense spring, past tense sprang, past participle sprunge, passive infinitive springast, present participle springande, imperative spring)

spring (present)
sprang (past)
sprunge (participle past)
springast (infinitive passive)
springande (participle present)
spring (imperative)


lider

(non-standard since 2012) present of lida


kitla

kitlar (present)
kitla (past)
kitla (participle past)
kitlast (infinitive passive)
kitlande (participle present)
kitla (imperative)
kitl (imperative)

From Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną.


stynja

head

stynja (present tense styn, past tense stunde, supine stunt, past participle stund, present participle stynjande, imperative styn)

styn (present)
stunde (past)
stunt (supine)
stund (participle past)
stynjande (participle present)
styn (imperative)


subtrahere

subtraherer (present)
subtraherte (past)
subtrahert (participle past)
subtraherast (infinitive passive)
subtraherande (participle present)
subtraher (imperative)


stira

stira (present tense stirar or stirer, past tense stira or stirte, past participle stira or stirt, present participle stirande, imperative stir)

stirar (present)
stirer (present)
stira (past)
stirte (past)
stira (participle past)
stirt (participle past)
stirande (participle present)
stir (imperative)


segna

segnar (present)
segna (past)
segna (participle past)
segnast (infinitive passive)
segnande (participle present)
segna (imperative)
segn (imperative)


rotte

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

rotte seg saman
rotte seg saman#Norwegian_Nynorsk

(reflexive) Used in the phrase rotte seg saman.


trippe

trippar (present)
trippa (past)
trippa (participle past)
trippast (infinitive passive)
trippande (participle present)
trippe (imperative)
tripp (imperative)


falli

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of falla


stampe

stampar (present)
stampa (past)
stampa (participle past)
stampast (infinitive passive)
stampande (participle present)
stampe (imperative)
stamp (imperative)


miga

miga (present tense mig, past tense meig, supine mige, past participle migen, present participle migande, imperative mig)

mig (present)
meig (past)
mige (supine)
migen (participle past)
migande (participle present)
mig (imperative)

From Old Norse míga, from Proto-Germanic *mīganą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃méyǵʰeti, from the root *h₃meyǵʰ- (“to urinate”).

(transitive, intransitive, mildly vulgar) to piss


ferske

ferskar (present)
ferska (past)
ferska (participle past)
ferskast (infinitive passive)
ferskande (participle present)
ferske (imperative)
fersk (imperative)

Clipping of ta på fersk gjerning or a similar phrase.

Alt er lov so lengje ein ikkje vert ferska

Everything is permitted as long as one isn't being caught

(transitive, colloquial) To catch someone in the act of committing a misdeed.


fli

fli (present tense flir, past tense flidde, supine flidd or flitt, past participle flidd, present participle fliande, imperative fli)

flir (present)
flidde (past)
flidd (supine)
flitt (supine)
flidd (participle past)
fliande (participle present)
fli (imperative)

From Middle Norwegian fligja, flygja, from Middle Low German vlīen, vlīgen.


starta

startar (present)
starta (past)
starta (participle past)
startast (infinitive passive)
startande (participle present)
starta (imperative)
start (imperative)


skava

skava (present tense skavar or skjev, past tense skava or skov, past participle skava or skave, present participle skavande, imperative skav)

skavar (present)
skjev (present)
skava (past)
skov (past)
skava (participle past)
skave (participle past)
skavande (participle present)
skav (imperative)

From Old Norse skafa. Akin to English shave.

to scrape, whittle, cut something finely, e.g. bark off a tree


heie

heiar (present)
heia (past)
heia (participle past)
heiast (infinitive passive)
heiande (participle present)
heie (imperative)
hei (imperative)


heia

heiar (present)
heia (past)
heia (participle past)
heiast (infinitive passive)
heiande (participle present)
heia (imperative)
hei (imperative)


uttale

uttale (present tense uttalar or uttaler, past tense uttala or uttalte, past participle uttala or uttalt, present participle uttalande, imperative uttal)

uttalar (present)
uttaler (present)
uttala (past)
uttalte (past)
uttala (participle past)
uttalt (participle past)
uttalande (participle present)
uttal (imperative)

/ˈʉːtˌtɑːlə/


blande

blandar (present)
blanda (past)
blanda (participle past)
blandast (infinitive passive)
blandande (participle present)
blande (imperative)
bland (imperative)

From Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. Akin to English blend.


miste

mistar (present)
mista (past)
mista (participle past)
mistast (infinitive passive)
mistande (participle present)
miste (imperative)
mist (imperative)


gakk

(non-standard since 2012) imperative of ganga


teki

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of teken

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of teken


teki

(non-standard since 2012) supine of taka


kastat

(non-standard since 1901) supine of kasta


setta

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


klo

(non-standard since 1938) past tense of klå


turva

tarv (present)
turvte (past)
turvt (participle past)

Eg turvte vaska bilen.


sovet

(non-standard since 1901) supine of sova


motivera

motiverer (present)
motiverte (past)
motivert (participle past)
motiverast (infinitive passive)
motiverande (participle present)
motiver (imperative)

/mʊtɪˈʋeːrɑ/

Trenaren må motivera spelarane sine til å vinna.

The coach has to motivate his players to win.

Den karakteristikken som ligg i nemninga "dei mørke hundreåra" har vore motivert på ulik vis.

1968, Lars Hamre, Norsk historie frå omlag år 1400:

The characterization implicit in the term "the dark centuries" has been justified in different ways.


veve

veve (present tense vev, past tense vov, supine vove, past participle voven, present participle vevande, imperative vev)

vev (present)
vov (past)
vove (supine)
voven (participle past)
vevande (participle present)
vev (imperative)


tapat

[…] um han endaa hever stadet under framandt Herredøme og lidet mange Tap ved det, so hever han daa korkje tapat sit Maal elder tapat Retten til at dyrka og hævda det, likasom i gamle Dagar.

1869, Ivar Aasen, Minningar fraa Maalstriden um Hausten 1858, Christiania: Samlaget, page 9:

[…] though he have stood under foreign overlordship and suffered great losses because of it, he has neither lost his language nor lost the right to cultivate and defend it, as in the old days.

(non-standard since 1901) supine of tapa


sovi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of soven

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of soven


sovi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of sova


mette

mettar (present)
metta (past)
metta (participle past)
mettast (infinitive passive)
mettande (participle present)
mette (imperative)
mett (imperative)


metta

mettar (present)
metta (past)
metta (participle past)
mettast (infinitive passive)
mettande (participle present)
metta (imperative)
mett (imperative)

Har me nok mat til å metta alle gjestene?

Do we have enough food for all the guests?


tvo

(non-standard since 1938) past tense of två


hets

From German Hetz and Hetze, from hetzen (“chase, hunt”), related with hate (“hate”).


haussa

haussar (present)
haussa (past)
haussa (participle past)
haussast (infinitive passive)
haussande (participle present)
haussa (imperative)
hauss (imperative)


verta

nn-verb

verta (present tense vert, past tense vart, past participle vorte, passive infinitive vertast, present participle vertande, imperative vert)

vert (present)
vart (past)
vorte (participle past)
vertast (infinitive passive)
vertande (participle present)
vert (imperative)

Problemet vil verta større etter kvart.

The problem will become larger as time passes.


sopi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of sopen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of sopen


sopi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of supa


kosi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of kosen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of kosen


kosi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of kjosa


reki

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of reka


tinga

tingar (present)
tinga (past)
tinga (participle past)
tingast (infinitive passive)
tingande (participle present)
tinga (imperative)
ting (imperative)

From Old Norse þinga, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną.

(transitive) to reserve; to place an order on


prega

pregar (present)
prega (past)
prega (participle past)
pregast (infinitive passive)
pregande (participle present)
prega (imperative)
preg (imperative)


retta

rettar (present)
retta (past)
retta (participle past)
rettast (infinitive passive)
rettande (participle present)
retta (imperative)
rett (imperative)


hend

head

hend (neuter hendt, definite singular and plural hende)

hendt (neuter)
hende (definite plural singular)


hend

(non-standard since 2012) supine of henda


brygga

brygga (present tense bryggar or brygger, past tense brygga or brygde, past participle brygga or brygd or brygt, passive infinitive bryggast, present participle bryggande, imperative brygg)

bryggar (present)
brygger (present)
brygga (past)
brygde (past)
brygga (participle past)
brygd (participle past)
brygt (participle past)
bryggast (infinitive passive)
bryggande (participle present)
brygg (imperative)

From Middle Norwegian bryggja, from Old Norse *bryggja (past participle brugginn), from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil, brew”).


rette

rettar (present)
retta (past)
retta (participle past)
rettast (infinitive passive)
rettande (participle present)
rette (imperative)
rett (imperative)

From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną, a factitive of the adjective *rehtaz, later Old Norse réttr and Norwegian Nynorsk rett. Cognates include Dutch and German richten, English verbal right, Icelandic rétta, Faroese rætta, and Swedish rätta.

(transitive) to straighten, to set or make straight

(transitive) to execute (to kill as a punishment)


brygge

brygger (present)
brygde (past)
brygt (participle past)
brygd (participle past)
bryggast (infinitive passive)
bryggande (participle present)
brygg (imperative)

From Middle Norwegian bryggja, from Old Norse strong verb *bryggja, *bryggva (attested in past participle brugginn), from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną.


helge

helgar (present)
helga (past)
helga (participle past)
helgast (infinitive passive)
helgande (participle present)
helge (imperative)
helg (imperative)

From Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Cognates include English hallow.


erodere

eroderer (present)
eroderte (past)
erodert (participle past)
eroderast (infinitive passive)
eroderande (participle present)
eroder (imperative)


terge

tergar (present)
terga (past)
terga (participle past)
tergast (infinitive passive)
tergande (participle present)
terge (imperative)
terg (imperative)


terga

tergar (present)
terga (past)
terga (participle past)
tergast (infinitive passive)
tergande (participle present)
terga (imperative)
terg (imperative)


mure

murar (present)
mura (past)
mura (participle past)
murast (infinitive passive)
murande (participle present)
mure (imperative)
mur (imperative)


erigere

erigerer (present)
erigerte (past)
erigert (participle past)
erigerast (infinitive passive)
erigerande (participle present)
eriger (imperative)


flytta

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flytta (present tense flyttar or flytter, past tense flytta or flytte, supine and past participle flytta or flytt, present participle flyttande, imperative flytt)

flyttar (present)
flytter (present)
flytta (past)
flytte (past)
flytta (participle past supine)
flytt (participle past supine)
flyttande (participle present)
flytt (imperative)

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


bryta

bryta (present tense bryt, past tense braut, supine brote, past participle broten, present participle brytande, imperative bryt)

bryt (present)
braut (past)
brote (supine)
broten (participle past)
brytande (participle present)
bryt (imperative)


bygge

bygger (present)
bygde (past)
bygt (participle past)
bygd (participle past)
byggast (infinitive passive)
byggande (participle present)
bygg (imperative)


fungere

fungerer (present)
fungerte (past)
fungert (participle past)
fungerast (infinitive passive)
fungerande (participle present)
funger (imperative)


letta

lettar (present)
letta (past)
letta (participle past)
lettast (infinitive passive)
lettande (participle present)
letta (imperative)
lett (imperative)

Eg letta på loket for å sjå oppi panna.

I lifted the lid to look inside the pan.


kommi

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite neuter singular past participle of komma


tole

toler (present)
tolte (past)
tolt (participle past)
tolast (infinitive passive)
tolande (participle present)
tol (imperative)

Dei toler ikkje synet av kvarandre.

They can't stand the sight of each other.


legga

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


strutte

struttar (present)
strutta (past)
strutta (participle past)
struttast (infinitive passive)
struttande (participle present)
strutte (imperative)
strutt (imperative)

Related to stritte (verb) and strut (noun)


rini

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of rinen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of rinen


rini

(non-standard since 2012) supine of rina


cosse

cossar (present)
cossa (past)
cossa (participle past)
cossast (infinitive passive)
cossande (participle present)
cosse (imperative)
coss (imperative)


fyre

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

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

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


hengja

hengja (present tense hengjer, past tense hengde, past participle hengt, present participle hengjande, imperative heng)

hengjer (present)
hengde (past)
hengt (participle past)
hengjande (participle present)
heng (imperative)

From Old Norse hengja. Akin to English hang.

Han hengjer biletet på veggen.


hekla

hekla (present tense heklar, past tense and past participle hekla, imperative hekl, present participle heklande, passive infinitive heklast)

heklar (present)
hekla (participle past)
hekl (imperative)
heklande (participle present)
heklast (infinitive passive)


temja

temja (present tense tem, past tense tamde, supine tamt, past participle tamd, present participle temjande, imperative tem)

tem (present)
tamde (past)
tamt (supine)
tamd (participle past)
temjande (participle present)
tem (imperative)

From Old Norse temja, from Proto-Germanic *tamjaną.


leidt

(non-standard since 1938) past participle of leida


halvera

halverer (present)
halverte (past)
halvert (participle past)
halverast (infinitive passive)
halverande (participle present)
halver (imperative)


skina

nn-verb

skina (present tense skin, past tense skein, past participle skine, passive infinitive skinast, present participle skinande, imperative skin)

skin (present)
skein (past)
skine (participle past)
skinast (infinitive passive)
skinande (participle present)
skin (imperative)

From Old Norse skína, from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną. Akin to English shine.

I dag skin sola.


sverja

sver (present)
svor (past)
svore (participle past)
sverjast (infinitive passive)
sverjande (participle present)
sver (imperative)

From Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną.


semja

sem (present)
samde (past)
samt (participle past)
semjast (infinitive passive)
semjande (participle present)
sem (imperative)

From Old Norse semja, from Proto-Germanic *samjaną.


flaga

flagar (present)
flaga (past)
flaga (participle past)
flagast (infinitive passive)
flagande (participle present)
flaga (imperative)
flag (imperative)


permittere

permitterer (present)
permitterte (past)
permittert (participle past)
permitterast (infinitive passive)
permitterande (participle present)
permitter (imperative)


finnast

finnast (present tense finst, past tense fanst, past participle funnest)

finst (present)
fanst (past)
funnest (participle past)

Det finst mange ulike språk i verda.

There are many different languages in the world.

Det finst ikkje fint.


stemma

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stemma (present tense stemmer, past tense stemde or stemte, past participle stemt, present participle stemmande, imperative stem)

stemmer (present)
stemde (past)
stemte (past)
stemt (participle past)
stemmande (participle present)
stem (imperative)

Talen hans gjorde alle velvillig stemt.

His speech made everyone positively inclined.


stemma

(folklore) to stop a bleeding by using magic power; to still blood


hefta

heftar (present)
hefter (present)
hefta (past)
hefte (past)
hefta (participle past)
heft (participle past)
heftast (infinitive passive)
heftande (participle present)
heft (imperative)


glymja

glymja (present tense glym, past tense glumde, supine glumt, past participle glumd, present participle glymjande, imperative glym)

glym (present)
glumde (past)
glumt (supine)
glumd (participle past)
glymjande (participle present)
glym (imperative)


barbera

barberer (present)
barberte (past)
barbert (participle past)
barberast (infinitive passive)
barberande (participle present)
barber (imperative)

to shave (remove hair, usually with a razor)


suge

suge (present tense syg, past tense saug, supine soge, past participle sogen, present participle sugande, imperative sug)

syg (present)
saug (past)
soge (supine)
sogen (participle past)
sugande (participle present)
sug (imperative)


slåss

slåss (present tense slåss, past tense sloss, past participle sleges or slåss, imperative slåss)

slåss (present)
sloss (past)
sleges (participle past)
slåss (participle past)
slåss (imperative)


kikka

kikkar (present)
kikka (past)
kikka (participle past)
kikkast (infinitive passive)
kikkande (participle present)
kikka (imperative)
kikk (imperative)


aua

auar (present)
aua (past)
aua (participle past)
auast (infinitive passive)
auande (participle present)
aua (imperative)
au (imperative)


sprengja

sprengja (present tense sprengjer, past tense sprengde, past participle sprengt, present participle sprengjande, imperative spreng)

sprengjer (present)
sprengde (past)
sprengt (participle past)
sprengjande (participle present)
spreng (imperative)

From Old Norse sprengja, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną.

Han reid så lenge at han sprengde hesten.

He rode for so long that he wore out his horse.

Budsjettet er sprengt for lengst.


grina

grina (present tense grin, past tense grein, supine grine, past participle grinen, present participle grinande, imperative grin)

grin (present)
grein (past)
grine (supine)
grinen (participle past)
grinande (participle present)
grin (imperative)

From Old Norse grína, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.


soppa

soppar (present)
soppa (past)
soppa (participle past)
soppast (infinitive passive)
soppande (participle present)
soppa (imperative)
sopp (imperative)


sleng

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kave

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


alka

alkar (present)
alka (past)
alka (participle past)
alkast (infinitive passive)
alkande (participle present)
alka (imperative)
alk (imperative)


alka

Compare dialectal Swedish ulka (“to start growling”).


feige

feigar (present)
feiga (past)
feiga (participle past)
feigast (infinitive passive)
feigande (participle present)
feige (imperative)
feig (imperative)


reisa

reiser (present)
reiste (past)
reist (participle past)
reisast (infinitive passive)
reisande (participle present)
reis (imperative)


reisa

From Old Norse reisa, causative of rísa.


fange

fangar (present)
fanga (past)
fanga (participle past)
fangast (infinitive passive)
fangande (participle present)
fange (imperative)
fang (imperative)

From late Old Norse fanga from Middle Low German vangen. Doublet of få.


erta

ertar (present)
erta (past)
erta (participle past)
ertast (infinitive passive)
ertande (participle present)
erta (imperative)
ert (imperative)


treska

tresker (present)
treskte (past)
treskt (participle past)
treskast (infinitive passive)
treskande (participle present)
tresk (imperative)

a-infinitive and unpalatalized form of treskje


monna

monnar (present)
monna (past)
monna (participle past)
monnast (infinitive passive)
monnande (participle present)
monna (imperative)
monn (imperative)


monne

monnar (present)
monna (past)
monna (participle past)
monnast (infinitive passive)
monnande (participle present)
monne (imperative)
monn (imperative)

From Old Norse muna, from the noun monn m (Old Norse munr).


høljeregne

rain cats and dogs (to rain very heavily)


vifta

viftar (present)
vifta (past)
vifta (participle past)
viftast (infinitive passive)
viftande (participle present)
vifta (imperative)
vift (imperative)

(intransitive) to blow (to be suspended and be moved by the wind)


konservera

konserverer (present)
konserverte (past)
konservert (participle past)
konserverast (infinitive passive)
konserverande (participle present)
konserver (imperative)


kalle

kallar (present)
kalla (past)
kalla (participle past)
kallast (infinitive passive)
kallande (participle present)
kalle (imperative)
kall (imperative)


sekundera

sekunderer (present)
sekunderte (past)
sekundert (participle past)
sekunderast (infinitive passive)
sekunderande (participle present)
sekunder (imperative)


styra

styrer (present)
styrte (past)
styrt (participle past)
styrast (infinitive passive)
styrande (participle present)
styr (imperative)

Det er regjeringa som styrer landet.

It is the government that governs the country.

Kapteinen sjølv styrte skipet.

Me må styra denne utviklinga.


bemanna

bemannar (present)
bemanna (past)
bemanna (participle past)
bemannast (infinitive passive)
bemannande (participle present)
bemanna (imperative)
bemann (imperative)


støtte

støttar (present)
støtta (past)
støtta (participle past)
støttast (infinitive passive)
støttande (participle present)
støtte (imperative)
støtt (imperative)


gråna

grånar (present)
gråna (past)
gråna (participle past)
grånast (infinitive passive)
grånande (participle present)
gråna (imperative)
grån (imperative)


jorda

jordar (present)
jorda (past)
jorda (participle past)
jordast (infinitive passive)
jordande (participle present)
jorda (imperative)
jord (imperative)


grise

grisar (present)
grisa (past)
grisa (participle past)
grisast (infinitive passive)
grisande (participle present)
grise (imperative)
gris (imperative)

to farrow, give birth to piglets (of a female pig)


skjønne

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skjønne (present tense skjønnar or skjønner, past tense skjønna or skjønte, past participle skjønna or skjønt, present participle skjønnande, imperative skjønn)

skjønnar (present)
skjønner (present)
skjønna (past)
skjønte (past)
skjønna (participle past)
skjønt (participle past)
skjønnande (participle present)
skjønn (imperative)


forstå

forstår (present)
forstod (past)
forstått (participle past)
forståast (infinitive passive)
forståande (participle present)
forstå (imperative)

Russenorsk: forstå

From Old Norse forstanda, borrowed from Middle Low German forstanda, from Old Saxon farstandan. Cognate with Danish forstå, Norwegian Bokmål forstå, Swedish förstå.


avslutte

avslutte (present tense avsluttar, past tense avslutta, past participle avslutta, present participle avsluttande, imperative avslutt)

avsluttar (present)
avslutta (past)
avslutta (participle past)
avsluttande (participle present)
avslutt (imperative)

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


suffigere

suffigerer (present)
suffigerte (past)
suffigert (participle past)
suffigerast (infinitive passive)
suffigerande (participle present)
suffiger (imperative)


tyda

tyder (present)
tydde (past)
tydt (participle past)
tydd (participle past)
tydast (infinitive passive)
tydande (participle present)
tyd (imperative)

From Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną.

Kan du tyda dette for meg?

Kva skal dette tyda?

Det er lite som tyder på at fienden deira gjorde det.

There is little to indicate that their enemy did it.


minnas

minnas (present tense minnes, past tense mintes, supine mins)

minnes (present)
mintes (past)
mins (supine)

(non-standard since 2012) passive infinitive of minna


besta

besta (present tense bestar or bester, past tense besta or beste, supine and past participle besta or best, present participle bestande, imperative best)

bestar (present)
bester (present)
besta (past)
beste (past)
besta (participle past supine)
best (participle past supine)
bestande (participle present)
best (imperative)


smyga

smyga (present tense smyg, past tense smaug, supine smoge, past participle smogen, present participle smygande, imperative smyg)

smyg (present)
smaug (past)
smoge (supine)
smogen (participle past)
smygande (participle present)
smyg (imperative)

Eg smaug meg stille inn på kjøkkenet.

I sneaked / snuck quietly into the kitchen.


løpe

løper (present)
løpte (past)
løpt (participle past)
løpast (infinitive passive)
løpande (participle present)
løp (imperative)


testamentere

testamenterer (present)
testamenterte (past)
testamentert (participle past)
testamenterast (infinitive passive)
testamenterande (participle present)
testamenter (imperative)

(transitive or ditransitive) to will, bequeath by use of a will (legal document)


forbanne

forbannar (present)
forbanna (past)
forbanna (participle past)
forbannast (infinitive passive)
forbannande (participle present)
forbanne (imperative)
forbann (imperative)


svarva

svarvar (present)
svarva (past)
svarva (participle past)
svarvast (infinitive passive)
svarvande (participle present)
svarva (imperative)
svarv (imperative)

From Old Norse svarfa. Cognate with Faroese svarva, Icelandic svarfa and Swedish svarva.

to turn, to shape (something on a lathe)


tilby

tilby (present tense tilbyr, past tense tilbaud or tilbydde, past participle tilbode or tilbydd or tilbydt, present participle tilbydande, imperative tilby)

tilbyr (present)
tilbaud (past)
tilbydde (past)
tilbode (participle past)
tilbydd (participle past)
tilbydt (participle past)
tilbydande (participle present)
tilby (imperative)

Naboen tilbyr seg å hjelpa.


observera

observerer (present)
observerte (past)
observert (participle past)
observerast (infinitive passive)
observerande (participle present)
observer (imperative)


foreslå

foreslår (present)
foreslo (past)
foreslått (participle past)
foreslege (participle past)
foreslåast (infinitive passive)
foreslåande (participle present)
foreslå (imperative)


ønske

ønsker (present)
ønskte (past)
ønskt (participle past)
ønskast (infinitive passive)
ønskande (participle present)
ønsk (imperative)


ta knekken på

From ta (“to take”) + knekken (“the blow, the snap”) + på (“on, upon”): "take the blow on ..", from knekke nakken på fisk (“to snap the neck of a fish”).

Alt stresset tek knekken på meg!

Eg skal nok få teke knekken på han til slutt.

I'm going to put an end to him for sure eventually.

Swimming kills rheumatism.

Badinga tek knekken på gikta. (article on firda.no)

(idiomatic) to finish, put an end to, to be killing


myrde

myrdar (present)
myrda (past)
myrda (participle past)
myrdast (infinitive passive)
myrdande (participle present)
myrde (imperative)
myrd (imperative)

From Old Norse myrða, itself derived from morð (> Norwegian Nynorsk mord).

Han vart myrda med kaldt blod.


drepe

drepe (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)


drepe

From Old Norse drepit, past participle neuter of drepa, whence also Norwegian Nynorsk drepa.


verne

vernar (present)
verna (past)
verna (participle past)
vernast (infinitive passive)
vernande (participle present)
verne (imperative)
vern (imperative)


ta opp

Literally, “take up”. Similar to Swedish ta upp.

Serien har skuffa nyleg, men i det siste har det begynt å ta seg opp.

The series has disappointed recently, but now it has begun to improve.

(reflexive) to improve from a lesser state


vime

vimar (present)
vima (past)
vima (participle past)
vimast (infinitive passive)
vimande (participle present)
vime (imperative)
vim (imperative)


sopen

sopen (neuter sope, definite singular and plural sopne)

sope (neuter)
sopne (definite plural singular)


skriven

skriven (neuter skrive, definite singular and plural skrivne)

skrive (neuter)
skrivne (definite plural singular)


skrik

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) infinitive of skrika (apocope)


skrika

skrika (present tense skrik, past tense skreik, supine skrike, past participle skriken, present participle skrikande, imperative skrik)

skrik (present)
skreik (past)
skrike (supine)
skriken (participle past)
skrikande (participle present)
skrik (imperative)

æg ropte og skreik paa vor herre.

1734, “LAnte oster Kraakelund”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 38:

(intransitive, Trøndelag dialect) to cry, weep loudly


tunna

tunnar (present)
tunna (past)
tunna (participle past)
tunnast (infinitive passive)
tunnande (participle present)
tunna (imperative)
tunn (imperative)


nysa

nysa (present tense nys, past tense naus, supine nose, past participle nosen, present participle nysande, imperative nys)

nys (present)
naus (past)
nose (supine)
nosen (participle past)
nysande (participle present)
nys (imperative)


bruka

brukar (present)
bruker (present)
bruka (past)
brukte (past)
bruka (participle past)
brukt (participle past)
brukast (infinitive passive)
brukande (participle present)
bruka (imperative)
bruk (imperative)


driva

driva (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)

From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare with Swedish driva, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.

der

Han driv saueflokken framfor seg.

He drives the herd of sheep in front of him.

Ein bensinmotor driv bilen.

Dei dreiv firmaet saman.

Ungdommane driv rundt i byen.

Eg driv mykje med strikking.

Etter at motoren svikta, dreiv skipet på havet.

After the engine failed, the ship was adrift on the ocean.


trø

head

trø (present tense trør, past tense trødde, past participle trødd or trøtt, present participle trøande, imperative trø)

trør (present)
trødde (past)
trødd (participle past)
trøtt (participle past)
trøande (participle present)
trø (imperative)

From Old Norse troða. Akin to English tread.


kvika

kvikar (present)
kvika (past)
kvika (participle past)
kvikast (infinitive passive)
kvikande (participle present)
kvika (imperative)
kvik (imperative)

elva har kvika i natt

(intransitive) to grow, become augmented


kvika

From Old Norse hvika (“to quail, shrink, waver”).


freista

freistar (present)
freista (past)
freista (participle past)
freistast (infinitive passive)
freistande (participle present)
freista (imperative)
freist (imperative)


sløkkja

nn-verb

sløkkja (present tense sløkkjer, past tense sløkte, past participle sløkt, passive infinitive sløkkjast, present participle sløkkjande, imperative sløkk)

sløkkjer (present)
sløkte (past)
sløkt (participle past)
sløkkjast (infinitive passive)
sløkkjande (participle present)
sløkk (imperative)

Piggsvinet sat ved bekken og sløkte torsten sin.

The hedgehog sat by the creek quenching its thirst.

Sløkk lyset når du går!

Brannvesenet sløkte brannen.


skylda

skyldar (present)
skylder (present)
skylda (past)
skylde (past)
skylda (participle past)
skyldt (participle past)
skyldast (infinitive passive)
skyldande (participle present)
skyld (imperative)


læsa

læser (present)
læste (past)
læst (participle past)
læsast (infinitive passive)
læsande (participle present)
læs (imperative)

From Old Norse læsa. Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect, although today is more common in the mountain areas.


hoppe

hoppar (present)
hoppa (past)
hoppa (participle past)
hoppast (infinitive passive)
hoppande (participle present)
hoppe (imperative)
hopp (imperative)

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


blive

head

blive (present tense bliv, past tense bleiv, supine blive, past participle bliven, present participle blivande, imperative bliv)

bliv (present)
bleiv (past)
blive (supine)
bliven (participle past)
blivande (participle present)
bliv (imperative)

From Middle Norwegian blífa, from Middle Low German bliven, from ultimately Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.

han gjekk gjennom isen og bleiv


viki

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of viken

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of viken


viki

(non-standard since 2012) supine of vike


skulda

skuldar (present)
skulda (past)
skulda (participle past)
skuldast (infinitive passive)
skuldande (participle present)
skulda (imperative)
skuld (imperative)


sitte

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


betale

betalar (present)
betaler (present)
betala (past)
betalte (past)
betala (participle past)
betalt (participle past)
betalast (infinitive passive)
betalande (participle present)
betal (imperative)


skaka

skaka (present tense skakar or skjek, past tense skaka or skok, supine skaka or skjeke, past participle skaka or skjeken, present participle skakande, imperative skak)

skakar (present)
skjek (present)
skaka (past)
skok (past)
skaka (supine)
skjeke (supine)
skaka (participle past)
skjeken (participle past)
skakande (participle present)
skak (imperative)

From Old Norse skaka. Akin to English shake.

[…]og so naar Krøningi var fullførd baadi til Kongen og Dronningi høyra Kanonurne skaka Kyrkja[…].

1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:

[…] and then, when the coronation of both the King and Queen was finished, to hear the cannon shake the church […]


krydda

kryddar (present)
krydda (past)
krydda (participle past)
kryddast (infinitive passive)
kryddande (participle present)
krydda (imperative)
krydd (imperative)


skifte

skifter (present)
skiftar (present)
skifte (past)
skifta (past)
skift (participle past)
skifta (participle past)
skiftast (infinitive passive)
skiftande (participle present)
skift (imperative)

Eg skifta klede før middag.


stoppa

stoppa (present tense stoppar, simple past and past participle stoppa, passive infinitive stoppast, present participle stoppande, imperative stopp)

stoppar (present)
stoppa (participle past)
stoppa (past)
stoppast (infinitive passive)
stoppande (participle present)
stopp (imperative)


tott

Dei hev tott han lurde Esau godt.

1912, Peter Hognestad, Det Gamle testamentet og bibelsoga [The Old Testament and Biblical Story], Kristiania: Aschehoug, page 66:

(non-standard since 1917) supine of tykkja


døgna

døgnar (present)
døgna (past)
døgna (participle past)
døgnast (infinitive passive)
døgnande (participle present)
døgna (imperative)
døgn (imperative)


uttala

uttala (present tense uttalar or uttaler, past tense uttala or uttalte, past participle uttala or uttalt, present participle uttalande, imperative uttal)

uttalar (present)
uttaler (present)
uttala (past)
uttalte (past)
uttala (participle past)
uttalt (participle past)
uttalande (participle present)
uttal (imperative)

/ˈʉːtˌtɑːlɑ/

Vokalen ø kan vera vanskeleg å uttala for engelsktalande.
The vowel ø can be hard to pronounce for English speakers.

Dei uttalte sterk misnøye.


raudne

raudnar (present)
raudna (past)
raudna (participle past)
raudnast (infinitive passive)
raudnande (participle present)
raudne (imperative)
raudn (imperative)

From raud (“red”). Akin to English redden.

(intransitive) to become red, to get a reddish color


strø

strø (imperative strø, present tense strør, simple past strødde, past participle strødd or strøtt, present participle strøande)

strø (imperative)
strør (present)
strødde (past)
strødd (participle past)
strøtt (participle past)
strøande (participle present)


barbere

barberer (present)
barberte (past)
barbert (participle past)
barberast (infinitive passive)
barberande (participle present)
barber (imperative)


subtrahera

subtraherer (present)
subtraherte (past)
subtrahert (participle past)
subtraherast (infinitive passive)
subtraherande (participle present)
subtraher (imperative)


kynge

kynge (present tense kynger, past tense kyngde, past participle kyngt, present participle kyngande, imperative kyng)

kynger (present)
kyngde (past)
kyngt (participle past)
kyngande (participle present)
kyng (imperative)


kry

kryr (present)
krydde (past)
krytt (participle past)
krydd (participle past)
kryast (infinitive passive)
kryande (participle present)
kry (imperative)


sigle

sigle (imperative sigl, present tense siglar or sigler, simple past sigla or siglde, past participle sigla or siglt, present participle siglande)

sigl (imperative)
siglar (present)
sigler (present)
sigla (past)
siglde (past)
sigla (participle past)
siglt (participle past)
siglande (participle present)


hindra

hindrar (present)
hindra (past)
hindra (participle past)
hindrast (infinitive passive)
hindrande (participle present)
hindra (imperative)
hindr (imperative)

From Old Norse hindra, from Proto-Germanic *hinderōną.


abortera

aborterer (present)
aborterte (past)
abortert (participle past)
aborterast (infinitive passive)
aborterande (participle present)
aborter (imperative)


bitas

bitas (present tense bits, past tense beits, supine bites)

bits (present)
beits (past)
bites (supine)


absorbera

absorberer (present)
absorberte (past)
absorbert (participle past)
absorberast (infinitive passive)
absorberande (participle present)
absorber (imperative)


vante

vantar (present)
vanta (past)
vanta (participle past)
vantast (infinitive passive)
vantande (participle present)
vante (imperative)
vant (imperative)

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål vante, from Danish vante, from Old Norse vantr. Doublet of vott.


nagle

naglar (present)
nagla (past)
nagla (participle past)
naglast (infinitive passive)
naglande (participle present)
nagle (imperative)
nagl (imperative)

From Old Norse negla, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną. Reanalyzed vowel from nagl and nagle.


leike

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

From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.


skyld

skyld (neuter singular skyld or skylde, definite singular and plural skylde)

skyld (neuter singular)
skylde (neuter singular)
skylde (definite plural singular)


skyld

(non-standard since 2012) supine of skylja


barrikadere

barrikaderer (present)
barrikaderte (past)
barrikadert (participle past)
barrikaderast (infinitive passive)
barrikaderande (participle present)
barrikader (imperative)

From the noun barrikade (“a barricade”).

Dei barrikaderte seg inne i rommet.

Døra var barrikadert med tunge møbel.

The door was barricaded with heavy furniture.

to barricade (to close or block a road etc., using a barricade)


somna

somnar (present)
somna (past)
somna (participle past)
somnast (infinitive passive)
somnande (participle present)
somna (imperative)
somn (imperative)

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of sovne (“to fall asleep”)


blinka

blinkar (present)
blinka (past)
blinka (participle past)
blinkast (infinitive passive)
blinkande (participle present)
blinka (imperative)
blink (imperative)

to twinkle (shine with a flickering light)

to blink (a quick closing and reopening of both eyes)

to indicate (signal, in a vehicle, the intention to turn right or left)


dirka

dirkar (present)
dirka (past)
dirka (participle past)
dirkast (infinitive passive)
dirkande (participle present)
dirka (imperative)
dirk (imperative)

[…]det kunde ikkje vera nokon annan enn dei festningsslavarne, som hadde vore her ei av nætterne og dirka seg inn.

[…] it had to have been one of the prisoners from the castle who had been here one night and picked the lock.

to pick (open a lock with a wire, lock pick etc.)


busse

bussar (present)
bussa (past)
bussa (participle past)
bussast (infinitive passive)
bussande (participle present)
busse (imperative)
buss (imperative)


veikja

veikjer (present)
veikte (past)
veikt (participle past)
veikjast (infinitive passive)
veikjande (participle present)
veik (imperative)

From Old Norse veikja, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną.


ræpa

ræpar (present)
ræpa (past)
ræpa (participle past)
ræpast (infinitive passive)
ræpande (participle present)
ræpa (imperative)
ræp (imperative)

Related to the noun ræpe f. Cognate with Icelandic ræpa (“to have diarrhoea”).


kome

nn-verb

kome (present tense kjem, past tense kom, past participle kome, passive infinitive komast, present participle komande, imperative kom)

kjem (present)
kom (past)
kome (participle past)
komast (infinitive passive)
komande (participle present)
kom (imperative)


kime

kimar (present)
kima (past)
kima (participle past)
kimast (infinitive passive)
kimande (participle present)
kime (imperative)
kim (imperative)


hoste

hostar (present)
hosta (past)
hosta (participle past)
hostast (infinitive passive)
hostande (participle present)
hoste (imperative)
host (imperative)

Inherited from Old Norse hósta, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstōną

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


velta

head

velta (present tense veltar or velter, past tense velta or velte, past participle velta or velt, present participle veltande, imperative velt)

velta (present tense velt, past tense valt, supine volte, past participle volten, present participle veltande, imperative velt)

veltar (present)
velter (present)
velta (past)
velte (past)
velta (participle past)
velt (participle past)
veltande (participle present)
velt (imperative)
velt (present)
valt (past)
volte (supine)
volten (participle past)
veltande (participle present)
velt (imperative)

(transitive) to cause to fall over, topple


sprekke

sprekk (present)
sprakk (past)
sprokke (participle past)
sprekkast (infinitive passive)
sprekkande (participle present)
sprekk (imperative)

From sprakk, originally preterite of springe. Compare Swedish spricka.

1862, Aasta Hansteen, (translated from P.C. Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe), "Spurnaden"
"Fær eg steikja skjori mi?" spurde han. "Eg er rædd ho sprekk," svarade kungsdotteri.

"May I fry my magpie?" he asked. "I am afraid it will burst," the princess replied.

(intransitive) to break, shatter, crack, burst

(intransitive) to confess under duress or pressure

(intransitive) to suddenly run out of power


sprekke

sprekke (present tense sprekker, past tense sprekte, past participle sprekt, present participle sprekkande, imperative sprekk)

sprekker (present)
sprekte (past)
sprekt (participle past)
sprekkande (participle present)
sprekk (imperative)


kysse

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


skjære

skjær (present)
skar (past)
skore (participle past)
skjærast (infinitive passive)
skjærande (participle present)
skjær (imperative)


skade

skade (present tense skadar or skader, past tense skada or skadde, past participle skada or skadd, present participle skadande, imperative skad)

skadar (present)
skader (present)
skada (past)
skadde (past)
skada (participle past)
skadd (participle past)
skadande (participle present)
skad (imperative)

From Old Norse skaða, from Proto-Germanic *skaþōną.


handla

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

From Old Norse handla and German handeln.


takt

(non-standard since 1938) supine of tekkja


riste

riste (present tense ristar or rister, past tense rista or riste, past participle rista or rist, present participle ristande, imperative rist)

ristar (present)
rister (present)
rista (past)
riste (past)
rista (participle past)
rist (participle past)
ristande (participle present)
rist (imperative)


riste

From ríst (“grate”); namely heating on a grate.


væta

væter (present)
vætte (past)
vætt (participle past)
vætast (infinitive passive)
vætande (participle present)
væt (imperative)


kyrkja

kyrkjer (present)
kyrkte (past)
kyrkt (participle past)
kyrkjast (infinitive passive)
kyrkjande (participle present)
kyrk (imperative)

From Old Norse kyrkja, from Proto-Germanic *kwirkijaną.


blinde

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


veik

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


rivas

head

rivas (present tense rivs or rives, past tense reivs, supine rives or rivis)

rivs (present)
rives (present)
reivs (past)
rives (supine)
rivis (supine)


dresse

dresse opp (canonical)
dressar (present)
dressa (past)
dressa (participle past)
dressast (infinitive passive)
dressande (participle present)
dresse (imperative)
dress (imperative)


brenne

brenn (present)
brann (past)
brunne (participle past)
brennast (infinitive passive)
brennande (participle present)
brenn (imperative)


arrivera

arriverer (present)
arriverte (past)
arrivert (participle past)
arriverast (infinitive passive)
arriverande (participle present)
arriver (imperative)


alternera

alternerer (present)
alternerte (past)
alternert (participle past)
alternerast (infinitive passive)
alternerande (participle present)
alterner (imperative)


stoppe

stoppe (present tense stoppar, simple past and past participle stoppa, passive infinitive stoppast, present participle stoppande, imperative stopp)

stoppar (present)
stoppa (participle past)
stoppa (past)
stoppast (infinitive passive)
stoppande (participle present)
stopp (imperative)


semje

sem (present)
samde (past)
samt (participle past)
semjast (infinitive passive)
semjande (participle present)
sem (imperative)

From Old Norse semja, from Proto-Germanic *samjaną.


retirera

retirerer (present)
retirerte (past)
retirert (participle past)
retirerast (infinitive passive)
retirerande (participle present)
retirer (imperative)


råka

råkar (present)
råka (past)
råka (participle past)
råkast (infinitive passive)
råkande (participle present)
råka (imperative)
råk (imperative)


skada

skada (present tense skadar or skader, past tense skada or skadde, past participle skada or skadd, present participle skadande, imperative skad)


gravera

graverer (present)
graverte (past)
gravert (participle past)
graverast (infinitive passive)
graverande (participle present)
graver (imperative)


isolera

isolerer (present)
isolerte (past)
isolert (participle past)
isolerast (infinitive passive)
isolerande (participle present)
isoler (imperative)

From Latin insula (“island”), via Italian isolare (from isola).

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from <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">isola</i>


annullere

annullerer (present)
annullerte (past)
annullert (participle past)
annullerast (infinitive passive)
annullerande (participle present)
annuller (imperative)

to annul (formally revoke the validity of)


dille

dillar (present)
dilla (past)
dilla (participle past)
dillast (infinitive passive)
dillande (participle present)
dille (imperative)
dill (imperative)

Related to dialectal dalle (“run, dangle, hang loosely”).

dille i knea

Lammet dillar med / på rova.

gå omkring og dille


sleva

slevar (present)
sleva (past)
sleva (participle past)
slevast (infinitive passive)
slevande (participle present)
sleva (imperative)
slev (imperative)


fiske

fisker (present)
fiskte (past)
fiskt (participle past)
fiskast (infinitive passive)
fiskande (participle present)
fisk (imperative)


minnast

head

minnast (present tense minnest, past tense mintest, perfect har minst)

minnest (present)
mintest (past)
har minst (perfect)

From the mediopassive of the Old Norse verb minna, from Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.

han mintest godt barndommen sin


masturbera

masturberer (present)
masturberte (past)
masturbert (participle past)
masturberast (infinitive passive)
masturberande (participle present)
masturber (imperative)

From Latin masturbārī (“masturbate”), see masturbor for more.


knyta

knyter (present)
knytte (past)
knytt (participle past)
knytast (infinitive passive)
knytande (participle present)
knyt (imperative)

knyta saman


tord

tord (neuter singular tort, definite singular and plural torde)

tort (neuter singular)
torde (definite plural singular)

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of tora and tore


bable

bablar (present)
babla (past)
babla (participle past)
bablast (infinitive passive)
bablande (participle present)
bable (imperative)
babl (imperative)

Onomatopoeic, lydord. Compare with German babbeln


supe

supe (present tense syp, past tense saup, supine sope, past participle sopen, present participle supande, imperative sup)

syp (present)
saup (past)
sope (supine)
sopen (participle past)
supande (participle present)
sup (imperative)

From Old Norse súpa, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną.


supe

supar (present)
supa (past)
supa (participle past)
supast (infinitive passive)
supande (participle present)
supe (imperative)
sup (imperative)


kondolere

kondolerer (present)
kondolerte (past)
kondolert (participle past)
kondolerast (infinitive passive)
kondolerande (participle present)
kondoler (imperative)


håpe

håpar (present)
håper (present)
håpa (past)
håpte (past)
håpa (participle past)
håpt (participle past)
håpast (infinitive passive)
håpande (participle present)
håpe (imperative)
håp (imperative)


fokka

fokkar (present)
fokka (past)
fokka (participle past)
fokkast (infinitive passive)
fokkande (participle present)
fokka (imperative)
fokk (imperative)

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


glida

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

glid (present)
gleid (participle 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.


traden

traden (neuter tradi, definite singular and plural tradne)

tradi (neuter)
tradne (definite plural singular)

(non-standard since 1959) past participle of treda


krøll

Derived from the verb krølla/krølle ('to curl').


stue

stuar (present)
stua (past)
stua (participle past)
stuast (infinitive passive)
stuande (participle present)
stue (imperative)
stu (imperative)

From Old Norse stofa, stufa, borrowed from Middle Low German stōve, stūve, Old Saxon *stova, *stuva, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.


misse

missar (present)
missa (past)
missa (participle past)
missast (infinitive passive)
missande (participle present)
misse (imperative)
miss (imperative)


burde

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

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

From Old Norse burði, preterite of byrja.

Du burde få fiksa det.


snakke

snakkar (present)
snakka (past)
snakka (participle past)
snakkast (infinitive passive)
snakkande (participle present)
snakke (imperative)
snakk (imperative)


elske

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


pusse

pussar (present)
pussa (past)
pussa (participle past)
pussast (infinitive passive)
pussande (participle present)
pusse (imperative)
puss (imperative)


tæra

tærer (present)
tærte (past)
tært (participle past)
tærast (infinitive passive)
tærande (participle present)
tær (imperative)

From Old Norse tæra, from Middle Low German teren. Compare Icelandic tæra and Swedish tära.


runka

runkar (present)
runka (past)
runka (participle past)
runkast (infinitive passive)
runkande (participle present)
runka (imperative)
runk (imperative)

walk heavily and slowly, typically by oneself


vik

inflection of vika and vike (strong verbs):

imperative of vika and vikja (weak verbs)


vatna

vatnar (present)
vatna (past)
vatna (participle past)
vatnast (infinitive passive)
vatnande (participle present)
vatna (imperative)
vatn (imperative)


studere

studerer (present)
studerte (past)
studert (participle past)
studerast (infinitive passive)
studerande (participle present)
studer (imperative)


skini

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of skina


lidi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of liden

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of liden


lidi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of lida


skita

skita (present tense skit, past tense skeit, supine skite, past participle skiten, present participle skitande, imperative skit)

skit (present)
skeit (past)
skite (supine)
skiten (participle past)
skitande (participle present)
skit (imperative)

From Old Norse skíta, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną. Akin to English shit.


kode

kodar (present)
koda (past)
koda (participle past)
kodast (infinitive passive)
kodande (participle present)
kode (imperative)
kod (imperative)

From Latin codex, via French code and English code.


kalva

kalvar (present)
kalva (past)
kalva (participle past)
kalvast (infinitive passive)
kalvande (participle present)
kalva (imperative)
kalv (imperative)

From kalv (“calf”), compare Faroese kálva. Doublet of kjelva.


trivs

present tense of trivas (non-standard since 2012)


helga

helgar (present)
helga (past)
helga (participle past)
helgast (infinitive passive)
helgande (participle present)
helga (imperative)
helg (imperative)

From Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Cognates include English hallow.


synas

synas (present tense synes, past tense syntes, supine syns)

synes (present)
syntes (past)
syns (supine)


syna

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

Kjem T'ao Ch'ien på vitjing ein dag, vil eg syna han kissebærtrei og aplane mine […]

If T'ao Ch'ien comes visiting one day, I will show him my cherry trees and apples […]


toti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of toten

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of toten


toti

(non-standard since 2012) supine of tyta


unngå

unngå (present tense unngår, past tense unngjekk, past participle unngått, present participle unngåande, imperative unngå)

unngår (present)
unngjekk (past)
unngått (participle past)
unngåande (participle present)
unngå (imperative)

Han prøver å unngå meg.


akseptere

aksepterer (present)
aksepterte (past)
akseptert (participle past)
aksepterast (infinitive passive)
aksepterande (participle present)
aksepter (imperative)

Borrowed from Latin acceptāre (“take or receive willingly”), from acceptus, perfect passive participle of accipiō (“receive, accept”), derived from ad (“to, toward”) + capiō (“take”). Compare with aksept, English accept and French accepter. Equivalent to aksept + -ere.

bor

Eg kjem ikkje til å akseptere at du farar fram slik.

Football knows it's boring and accepts it. Fortunately.

I will not tolerate you behaving like that.

Så, kva seier du, aksepterer du tilbodet mitt?

So, what do you say, do you accept my offer?

to accept, tolerate, agree to (see godta)

Han nekta å akseptere vekselen.

(banking) to accept, honour; To agree to pay a certain sum of money.


hæla

head

hæla (present tense hæler, past tense hæla, past participle hæla)

hæler (present)
hæla (past)
hæla (participle past)

From dialectal form of herda. Compare Norwegian Bokmål hæle with same meaning.


skape

skapar (present)
skaper (present)
skapa (past)
skapte (past)
skapa (participle past)
skapt (participle past)
skapast (infinitive passive)
skapande (participle present)
skape (imperative)
skap (imperative)


drita

drita (present tense drit, past tense dreit, supine drite, past participle driten, present participle dritande, imperative drit)

drit (present)
dreit (past)
drite (supine)
driten (participle past)
dritande (participle present)
drit (imperative)

From Old Norse dríta, from Proto-Germanic *drītaną. Akin to English drite.


undervisa

underviser (present)
underviste (past)
undervist (participle past)
undervisast (infinitive passive)
undervisande (participle present)
undervis (imperative)


barne

barnar (present)
barna (past)
barna (participle past)
barnast (infinitive passive)
barnande (participle present)
barne (imperative)
barn (imperative)


seld

seld (neuter singular selt, definite singular and plural selde)

selt (neuter singular)
selde (definite plural singular)


forlegge

forlegg (present)
forla (past)
forlagt (participle past)
forleggast (infinitive passive)
forleggande (participle present)
forlegg (imperative)

for- + legge; from Middle Low German vorlegen, vorleggen. Compare with the German verb verlegen (“misplace”).

to misplace, mislay (putting something somewhere, then forgetting its location)

Troppene ble forlagt til byen.

to make all arrangements for the publication of a book etc.

forlegge siktepunkt

in using a firing weapon, adjust aiming point due to conditions


sét

(non-standard since 1938) past participle of sjå


redda

reddar (present)
redda (past)
redda (participle past)
reddast (infinitive passive)
reddande (participle present)
redda (imperative)
redd (imperative)


redde

reddar (present)
redda (past)
redda (participle past)
reddast (infinitive passive)
reddande (participle present)
redde (imperative)
redd (imperative)


vandra

vandrar (present)
vandra (past)
vandra (participle past)
vandrast (infinitive passive)
vandrande (participle present)
vandra (imperative)
vandr (imperative)

From Middle Low German wanderen. Compare English wander and Swedish vandra.

Dei vandra hand i hand.

Han vandra gatelangs.

I dei dagane då Jesus vandra på Jorda.

In the days when Jesus walked the Earth.

Han vandra gjennom landet.

Ho vandra mot byen.

Han lét tankane vandra.

to roam, wander, constantly be on the move

With such high speed they can migrate over thousands of kilometers.

Med så høg fart kan dei vandra tusenvis av kilometer. (translated from Atlantic herring on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)

Han vandra bort for fem år sidan.

(euphemistic, idiomatic) to die, pass away


straffe

straffar (present)
straffa (past)
straffa (participle past)
straffast (infinitive passive)
straffande (participle present)
straffe (imperative)
straff (imperative)

(transitive) to penalise (UK), or penalize (US)


ljuga

lyg (present)
laug (past)
loge (participle past)
ljugast (infinitive passive)
ljugande (participle present)
ljug (imperative)
ljuga (infinitive)
ljuge (infinitive)
ljugande (participle present)
logen (participle past)
loge (supine)
lyg (present singular)
lyger (present singular)
laug (past singular)
ljuga (plural present)
lugo (past plural)
ljuge (present)
ljug (present singular)
ljuge (plural present)

nn-conj-table

Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">ljuga</i> — (strong􂀽 class 2)


kje

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


snø

snør (present)
snødde (past)
snøtt (participle past)
snødd (participle past)
snøast (infinitive passive)
snøande (participle present)
snø (imperative)

From Old Norse snjóva, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną.

det snør


stryka

head

stryka (present tense stryk, past tense strauk, supine stroke, past participle stroken, present participle strykande, imperative stryk)

stryk (present)
strauk (past)
stroke (supine)
stroken (participle past)
strykande (participle present)
stryk (imperative)

From Old Norse strjúka, from Proto-Germanic *streukaną.

Sjaa - daa kom ein Kul, saa linn og vinleg, strauk heilt kjærleg burtigjenom Graset, lyfte liksom Blomarne i Fanget, som ein Fader stryk og lyfter Borni[…]

Lo! - then came a breeze, so soft and friendly, lovingly stroking the grass, as if lifting the flowers into its lap, like a father strokes and lifts his children […]

to stroke (To move one's hand along a surface)

Han strauk paa same Strengen.

He played on the same string. (He repeated himself.)

[…]og eit gagnlegt Verk var det, at Prentingi vardt frigjevi, so kvar fekk Løyve til aat lata prenta Meiningarne sine i Bøker og Tidendablad, utan at nokon las igjenom det fyre aat og strauk ut nokot.

1862, Eirik M. Torvaldsson Sommer, Noregs Saga i Stuttmaal:

[…] and it was a beneficial achievement that censorship was removed, so that everyone was allowed to have their opinions printed in books and journals, without anyone reading them beforehand and striking anything.

to strike (haul down, lower a flag, sail)

[…]og so sette dei upp ei Lygn aat honom, so han trudde, at da var alt gjort; og darmed strauk han av og spurde inkje meir etter nokon Ting.

[…] and so they told him a lie, so he thought it was already done, and so he went off without asking anymore about anything.


humre

humrar (present)
humra (past)
humra (participle past)
humrast (infinitive passive)
humrande (participle present)
humre (imperative)
humr (imperative)


kolla

kollar (present)
kolla (past)
kolla (participle past)
kollast (infinitive passive)
kollande (participle present)
kolla (imperative)
koll (imperative)


skje

skje (imperative skje, present tense skjer, simple past skjedde, past participle skjedd or skjett)

skje (imperative)
skjer (present)
skjedde (past)
skjedd (participle past)
skjett (participle past)

From Middle Low German schen, geschen, cognate with Danish ske, Dutch geschieden, and Limburgish sji-jje.


styre

styrer (present)
styrte (past)
styrt (participle past)
styrast (infinitive passive)
styrande (participle present)
styr (imperative)


behøve

Borrowed from Middle Low German behôven, from Old Saxon *bihōvōn, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōfōn.


administrera

administrerer (present)
administrerte (past)
administrert (participle past)
administrerast (infinitive passive)
administrerande (participle present)
administrer (imperative)


gasse

gassar (present)
gassa (past)
gassa (participle past)
gassast (infinitive passive)
gassande (participle present)
gasse (imperative)
gass (imperative)

(transitive) to gas (kill or harm with gas, disinfect with gas)


rista

rista (present tense ristar or rister, past tense rista or riste, past participle rista or rist, present participle ristande, imperative rist)

ristar (present)
rister (present)
rista (past)
riste (past)
rista (participle past)
rist (participle past)
ristande (participle present)
rist (imperative)


trede

trede (present tense tred or treder, past tense tredde or tro or trod, supine tredd or tredt or trede or tredi, past participle tredd or treden, present participle tredande, imperative tred)

tred (present)
treder (present)
tredde (past)
tro (past)
trod (past)
tredd (supine)
tredt (supine)
trede (supine)
tredi (supine)
tredd (participle past)
treden (participle past)
tredande (participle present)
tred (imperative)

(pre-2012) alternative form of tre (to tread)


trede

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of treden


forvitre

forvitrar (present)
forvitra (past)
forvitra (participle past)
forvitrast (infinitive passive)
forvitrande (participle present)
forvitre (imperative)
forvitr (imperative)


hæra

hærer (present)
hærte (past)
hært (participle past)
hærast (infinitive passive)
hærande (participle present)
hær (imperative)


stiga

stiga (present tense stig, past tense steig, supine stige, past participle stigen, present participle stigande, imperative stig)

stig (present)
steig (past)
stige (supine)
stigen (participle past)
stigande (participle present)
stig (imperative)

Prisane stig.

Fuglen steig til vers.

Det hadde begynt å regne då eg steig av bussen med koffertane mine […]

It had started raining when I stepped off the bus with my suitcases […]

to step (take a step), get on or get off (bus, train)


reddast

nn-verb

reddast (present tense reddast, past tense reddast, past participle reddast, imperative reddast)

reddast (present)
reddast (past)
reddast (participle past)
reddast (imperative)

From Old Norse hræðast, a late reflexive of Old Norse hræða.

Reddast ikkje! Dette kjem til å gå bra.


sanda

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


anga

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


jage

jagar (present)
jaga (past)
jaga (participle past)
jagast (infinitive passive)
jagande (participle present)
jage (imperative)
jag (imperative)


raute

rautar (present)
rauta (past)
rauta (participle past)
rautast (infinitive passive)
rautande (participle present)
raute (imperative)
raut (imperative)


gadd

Inherited from Old Norse gaddr, from Proto-Germanic *gazdaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰazdʰ-, *ǵʰast-.


klyva

head

klyva (present tense klyv, past tense klauv, supine klove, past participle kloven, present participle klyvande, imperative klyv)

klyv (present)
klauv (past)
klove (supine)
kloven (participle past)
klyvande (participle present)
klyv (imperative)


såre

sårar (present)
såra (past)
såra (participle past)
sårast (infinitive passive)
sårande (participle present)
såre (imperative)
sår (imperative)


hjelpe

hjelper (present)
hjelpte (past)
hjelpt (participle past)
hjelpast (infinitive passive)
hjelpande (participle present)
hjelp (imperative)


bety

betyr (present)
betydde (past)
betytt (participle past)
betydd (participle past)
bety (imperative)

From Norwegian Bokmål bety, from Middle Low German beduden.

Det er neppe det det betyr.

Dette betyr mykje for meg.


bryte

bryte (present tense bryt, past tense braut, supine brote, past participle broten, present participle brytande, imperative bryt)

bryt (present)
braut (past)
brote (supine)
broten (participle past)
brytande (participle present)
bryt (imperative)


tekste

tekstar (present)
teksta (past)
teksta (participle past)
tekstast (infinitive passive)
tekstande (participle present)
tekste (imperative)
tekst (imperative)


dabbe

dabbar (present)
dabba (past)
dabba (participle past)
dabbast (infinitive passive)
dabbande (participle present)
dabbe (imperative)
dabb (imperative)


flyge

flyge (present tense flyg, past tense flaug, supine floge, past participle flogen, present participle flygande, imperative flyg)

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


flyte

flyte (present tense flyt, past tense flaut, supine flote, past participle floten, present participle flytande, imperative flyt)

flyt (present)
flaut (past)
flote (supine)
floten (participle past)
flytande (participle present)
flyt (imperative)

From Old Norse fljóta, from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną. Cognates include English fleet, Dutch vlieten, German fließen, Icelandic fljóta, Faroese flóta, and Danish flyde. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *plewd- (“to flow, run”).


flyte

flyter (present)
flytte (past)
flytt (participle past)
flytast (infinitive passive)
flytande (participle present)
flyt (imperative)

From Old Norse flýta, a factitive of the adjective fljótr (Modern Norwegian Nynorsk fljot and fløt).


byde

byde (present tense byd or byder, past tense baud or bydde, past participle bode or bydd or bydt, present participle bydande, imperative byd)

byd (present)
byder (present)
baud (past)
bydde (past)
bode (participle past)
bydd (participle past)
bydt (participle past)
bydande (participle present)
byd (imperative)


telje

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


vandre

vandrar (present)
vandra (past)
vandra (participle past)
vandrast (infinitive passive)
vandrande (participle present)
vandre (imperative)
vandr (imperative)

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


lande

landar (present)
landa (past)
landa (participle past)
landast (infinitive passive)
landande (participle present)
lande (imperative)
land (imperative)

Det landar eit fly her kvar time

(intransitive) to land, to arrive at a surface, either from air or water

Land helikopteret før du havnar i dødslysingane!

Land the helicopter before you end up in the obituaries!

Vi landa kontrakten!

(transitive) to land, bring to land
(by extension) to get


gaule

gaule (imperative gaul, present tense gaular, simple past gaula, past participle gaula)

gaul (imperative)
gaular (present)
gaula (past)
gaula (participle past)


vaksi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of veksa


jorde

jordar (present)
jorda (past)
jorda (participle past)
jordast (infinitive passive)
jordande (participle present)
jorde (imperative)
jord (imperative)

From Old Norse jarða, with its vowel probably influenced by jord from Old Norse jǫrð.

(transitive, electricity) to connect electrically to the earth; to earth (UK); to ground (US)


reise

reiser (present)
reiste (past)
reist (participle past)
reisast (infinitive passive)
reisande (participle present)
reis (imperative)


svømme

svømme (present tense svømmer, past tense svømde or svømte, past participle svømt, present participle svømmande, imperative svøm)

svømmer (present)
svømde (past)
svømte (past)
svømt (participle past)
svømmande (participle present)
svøm (imperative)


sagde

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of seia


seie

nn-verb

seie (present tense seier, past tense sa, past participle sagt, passive infinitive seiast, present participle seiande, imperative sei)

seier (present)
sa (past)
sagt (participle past)
seiast (infinitive passive)
seiande (participle present)
sei (imperative)

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

Kva skal du seie dei?


annektere

annekterer (present)
annekterte (past)
annektert (participle past)
annekterast (infinitive passive)
annekterande (participle present)
annekter (imperative)


sminke

sminkar (present)
sminka (past)
sminka (participle past)
sminkast (infinitive passive)
sminkande (participle present)
sminke (imperative)
smink (imperative)

From German Schminke, with the verb from the noun.

(also reflexive) to make up (one's face; apply make-up)


spikka

head

spikka (present tense spikkar, past tense spikka, past participle spikka)

spikkar (present)
spikka (past)
spikka (participle past)

Han spikkar feler, sleiver og tregubbar

He makes fiddles, wood laddles and wood statuettes of old men


mjølke

mjølkar (present)
mjølka (past)
mjølka (participle past)
mjølkast (infinitive passive)
mjølkande (participle present)
mjølke (imperative)
mjølk (imperative)

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


mjølk

Inherited from Old Norse mjolk, mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Cognate with Danish mælk, Faroese mjólk, Icelandic mjólk, Swedish mjölk, Dutch melk, English milk, German Milch, German Low German Melk, West Frisian molke, Yiddish מילך (milkh).


divergere

divergerer (present)
divergerte (past)
divergert (participle past)
divergerast (infinitive passive)
divergerande (participle present)
diverger (imperative)

From Medieval Latin dīvergō, from Latin dis- + vergō.


avgå ved døden

(literary, formal and idiomatic) to die, to depart one's life, pass away


årelate

nn-verb

årelate (present tense årelèt, past tense årelét, past participle årelate, passive infinitive årelatast, present participle årelatande, imperative årelat)

årelèt (present)
årelét (past)
årelate (participle past)
årelatast (infinitive passive)
årelatande (participle present)
årelat (imperative)

åre + late, a calque of the Middle Low German āderlāten


banne

head

banne (imperative bann, present banner or bannar, simple past bante or banna, past participle bant or banna)

bann (imperative)
banner (present)
bannar (present)
bante (past)
banna (past)
bant (participle past)
banna (participle past)

From Old Norse banna, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”). Compare Danish bande, Faroese banna, Icelandic banna, Swedish banna.

inh

banne på — to swear, take an oath, be sure of


gå med på

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gå med på (present tense går med på, past tense gjekk med på, past participle gått med på)

går med på (present)
gjekk med på (past)
gått med på (participle past)

Bjørnen gjekk ikkje med på å vera sett i buret

The bear didn't agreed to be put in the cage

Eg vil sjølsagt gå med på det, men fyrst berre etter gravferda mi

I will of course agree on it, but only after my burial before it


koste

inflection of kosa:
plural past participle

inflection of kosa:
definite singular past participle


koste

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


bry seg faen om

bry seg (“to care”) + faen (“the devil”) + om (“about”)

Eg bryr meg faen om kor berømt han er, eg liker han ikkje!

I don't give a damn about how famous he is, I don't like him!

(idiomatic) to not give a damn, not care a damn


negla

negla (present tense neglar or negler, past tense negla or neglde, supine negla or neglt, past participle negla or negld, present participle neglande, imperative negl)

neglar (present)
negler (present)
negla (past)
neglde (past)
negla (supine)
neglt (supine)
negla (participle past)
negld (participle past)
neglande (participle present)
negl (imperative)


lura

lura (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)


erga

ergar (present)
erga (past)
erga (participle past)
ergast (infinitive passive)
ergande (participle present)
erga (imperative)
erg (imperative)


stolt

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


truga

trugar (present)
truga (past)
truga (participle past)
trugast (infinitive passive)
trugande (participle present)
truga (imperative)
trug (imperative)


spelte

inflection of spela:
plural past participle

inflection of spela:
definite singular past participle


absolvere

absolverer (present)
absolverte (past)
absolvert (participle past)
absolverast (infinitive passive)
absolverande (participle present)
absolver (imperative)


abdisere

abdiserer (present)
abdiserte (past)
abdisert (participle past)
abdiserast (infinitive passive)
abdiserande (participle present)
abdiser (imperative)

Borrowed from Latin abdīcere (“abdicate”). Compare with Danish abdicere (“to abdicate”).


abonnere

abonnerer (present)
abonnerte (past)
abonnert (participle past)
abonnerast (infinitive passive)
abonnerande (participle present)
abonner (imperative)


migi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of migen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of migen


migi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of miga


ligge

ligg (present)
låg (past)
lege (participle past)
liggast (infinitive passive)
liggande (participle present)
ligg (imperative)


måte

måtar (present)
måta (past)
måta (participle past)
måtast (infinitive passive)
måtande (participle present)
måte (imperative)
måt (imperative)

From Late Old Norse máti, from Middle Low German māte, from Proto-Germanic *mētō. Cognate with Dutch maat, German Maß, Mass (Switzerland, Liechtenstein), German Low German Maat, Moot.


leget

(non-standard since 1901) neuter of legen


leget

(non-standard since 1901) supine of liggja


vinde

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vinde (present tense vind, past tense vatt, supine vunde, past participle vunden, present participle vindande, imperative vitt or vind)

vind (present)
vatt (past)
vunde (supine)
vunden (participle past)
vindande (participle present)
vitt (imperative)
vind (imperative)

From Old Norse vinda (strong verb and weak feminine noun), from Proto-Germanic *windaną, whence also English to wind.


lissa

lissar (present)
lissa (past)
lissa (participle past)
lissast (infinitive passive)
lissande (participle present)
lissa (imperative)
liss (imperative)


folka

folkar (present)
folka (past)
folka (participle past)
folkast (infinitive passive)
folkande (participle present)
folka (imperative)
folk (imperative)

From the noun folk. The adjective is likely a past participle of the verb.


strekkja

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strekkja (present tense strekkjer, past tense strekte, past participle strekt, present participle strekkjande, imperative strekk)

strekkjer (present)
strekte (past)
strekt (participle past)
strekkjande (participle present)
strekk (imperative)


avgå

avgår (present)
avgjekk (past)
avgått (participle past)
avgåast (infinitive passive)
avgåande (participle present)
avgå (imperative)


sno

snor (present)
snodde (past)
snott (participle past)
snodd (participle past)
snoast (infinitive passive)
snoande (participle present)
sno (imperative)


avsky

avskyr (present)
avskydde (past)
avskydd (participle past)
avskytt (participle past)
avskyast (infinitive passive)
avskyande (participle present)
avsky (imperative)

to disgust (cause an intense dislike for something)


bæsj

Possibly from æsj (“yuck, eek”), æ bæ (“baby language”). Compare with Swedish bajs.


movera

moverer (present)
moverte (past)
movert (participle past)
moverast (infinitive passive)
moverande (participle present)
mover (imperative)


googla

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

Eg googla det, men fekk ingen resultat.


kjøpe

kjøper (present)
kjøpte (past)
kjøpt (participle past)
kjøpast (infinitive passive)
kjøpande (participle present)
kjøp (imperative)

From Old Norse kaupa. Akin to English cheap.


stola

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


fjåse

fjåsar (present)
fjåsa (past)
fjåsa (participle past)
fjåsast (infinitive passive)
fjåsande (participle present)
fjåse (imperative)
fjås (imperative)


rige

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


muge

mugar (present)
muga (past)
muga (participle past)
mugast (infinitive passive)
mugande (participle present)
muge (imperative)
mug (imperative)


jamna

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

to flatten, to smooth, to level, to do equal


renner

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of renna (intransitive verb)


skutla

skutla (present tense skutlar, past tense skutla)


næra

nærer (present)
nærte (past)
nært (participle past)
nærast (infinitive passive)
nærande (participle present)
nær (imperative)


bæra

nn-verb

bæra (present tense bær, past tense bar, past participle bore, passive infinitive bærast, present participle bærande, imperative bær)

bær (present)
bar (past)
bore (participle past)
bærast (infinitive passive)
bærande (participle present)
bær (imperative)


klina

kliner (present)
klinte (past)
klint (participle past)
klinast (infinitive passive)
klinande (participle present)
klin (imperative)


eksistere

eksisterer (present)
eksisterte (past)
eksistert (participle past)
eksisterast (infinitive passive)
eksisterande (participle present)
eksister (imperative)

From Latin existere, exsistere; "to stand forth, appear", from ex-, "forth, out", and sistere, "to make stand".

Slike tilhøve eksisterte kanskje før, men ikkje no lenger.

Those kind of conditions may have existed before, but not anymore.

Ingen kan eksistere på så låg lønn.

Eg eksisterer, men lever ikkje.


løfte

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løfte (present tense løftar or løfter, past tense løfta or løfte, past participle løfta or løft, present participle løftande, imperative løft)

løftar (present)
løfter (present)
løfta (past)
løfte (past)
løfta (participle past)
løft (participle past)
løftande (participle present)
løft (imperative)


annamme

nn-verb

annamme (present tense annammar, past tense annamma, past participle annamma, passive infinitive annammast, present participle annammande, imperative annam)

annammar (present)
annamma (past)
annamma (participle past)
annammast (infinitive passive)
annammande (participle present)
annam (imperative)

(historical) to receive, measure and mark (timber) on behalf of its owner


trene

trenar (present)
trener (present)
trena (past)
trente (past)
trena (participle past)
trent (participle past)
trenast (infinitive passive)
trenande (participle present)
trene (imperative)
tren (imperative)


skruva

skruvar (present)
skruva (past)
skruva (participle past)
skruvast (infinitive passive)
skruvande (participle present)
skruva (imperative)
skruv (imperative)


tekke

tekker (present)
tekte (past)
tekt (participle past)
tekkast (infinitive passive)
tekkande (participle present)
tekk (imperative)


drømme

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drømme (present tense drømmer, past tense drømte, past participle drømt, present participle drømmande, imperative drøm)

drømmer (present)
drømte (past)
drømt (participle past)
drømmande (participle present)
drøm (imperative)

Optional form from Bokmål, remnant of when the official view (abandoned since 2005) was to merge Nynorsk and Bokmål together (see Norwegian language struggle).


regne

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

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


begynne

begynne (present tense begynner, past tense begynte, past participle begynt, present participle begynnande, imperative begynn)

begynner (present)
begynte (past)
begynt (participle past)
begynnande (participle present)
begynn (imperative)

From Middle Low German beginnen, cognate with Old English beginnan (English begin), from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną.

Eg begynte nyleg å lese verka til Shakespeare.

I just recently started reading Shakespeare's works.

Gutten snubla i bakken og begynte å gråte.

The boy stumbled and fell and started crying.

Ok, skal vi begynne?

Skynd deg, filmen begynner om ti minutter.

Hurry up, the movie starts in ten minuts.

Vel begynt er halvt fullendt.

A good start completes half the work. (Proverb; literally: "well began/started is half completed")

to begin (to start, to initiate or take the first step into something.)


skyte

skyte (present tense skyt, past tense skaut, past participle skote, present participle skytande, imperative skyt)

skyt (present)
skaut (past)
skote (participle past)
skytande (participle present)
skyt (imperative)


balansere

balanserer (present)
balanserte (past)
balansert (participle past)
balanserast (infinitive passive)
balanserande (participle present)
balanser (imperative)

From the noun balanse (“balance”) + -ere, both from Latin.

Ho balanserte ein stokk i handa.

Oppdraget balanserer på ein knivsegg.

The mission is poising on the edge of a knife.

to balance (make (items) weigh up), to poise, keep one's balance

Endeleg klarte firmaet å balansere rekneskapen.

The company finally made the account balance.

(economics, accordance between income and expense) to balance


avtale

avtalar (present)
avtaler (present)
avtala (past)
avtalte (past)
avtala (participle past)
avtalt (participle past)
avtalast (infinitive passive)
avtalande (participle present)
avtal (imperative)

Compound word of av (“off, from, of”) + tale (“to speak, to talk”).

af

Eg vil gjerne avtale eit møte.

Vi må avtale tid og stad.

Vi need to agree upon the time and place.

Ho avtalte tid hos legen.

She made an appointment for a visit to the doctor. (literally: "she arranged for a time at/with the doctor")

to agree (upon), arrange, make an appointment.

Eg møtte på avtalt stad til avtalt tid, men han dukka ikkje opp.

I arrived at the place and time we decided, but he didn't show up. (literally: I met at the arranged place to the arranged time, but he didn't show up.)

(in the past participle, used as an adjective) decided, planned


smelte

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smelte (present tense smeltar or smelter, past tense smelta or smelte, supine and past participle smelta or smelt, present participle smeltande, imperative smelt)

smeltar (present)
smelter (present)
smelta (past)
smelte (past)
smelta (participle past supine)
smelt (participle past supine)
smeltande (participle present)
smelt (imperative)


bosa

bosar (present)
bosa (past)
bosa (participle past)
bosast (infinitive passive)
bosande (participle present)
bosa (imperative)
bos (imperative)


nisse

nissar (present)
nissa (past)
nissa (participle past)
nissast (infinitive passive)
nissande (participle present)
nisse (imperative)
niss (imperative)


ofre

ofrar (present)
ofra (past)
ofra (participle past)
ofrast (infinitive passive)
ofrande (participle present)
ofre (imperative)
ofr (imperative)


hyra

hyra (present tense hyrar or hyrer, past tense hyra or hyrte, past participle hyra or hyrt, present participle hyrande, imperative hyr)

hyrar (present)
hyrer (present)
hyra (past)
hyrte (past)
hyra (participle past)
hyrt (participle past)
hyrande (participle present)
hyr (imperative)


pek

(non-standard since 2012) imperative of peka


frese

freser (present)
freste (past)
frest (participle past)
fresast (infinitive passive)
fresande (participle present)
fres (imperative)

Onomatopoeia (lydord), senses 6/7 from French fraiser.

to grind off a surface (such as asphalt) prior to resurfacing.


goti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of goten

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of goten


goti

(non-standard since 2012) supine of gjota and gyta


bryggja

bryggja (present tense bryggjer or bryggjar, past tense brygde or bryggja, passive infinitive bryggjast, present participle bryggjande, imperative brygg)

bryggjer (present)
bryggjar (present)
brygde (past)
bryggja (past)
bryggjast (infinitive passive)
bryggjande (participle present)
brygg (imperative)

From Middle Norwegian bryggja (“to brew”), from the unattested infinitive Old Norse *bryggja of the actually attested past participle brugginn. From earlier Proto-Germanic *brewwaną (“to brew”), and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European [Term?] root *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil, brew”).


stase

stasar (present)
stasa (past)
stasa (participle past)
stasast (infinitive passive)
stasande (participle present)
stase (imperative)
stas (imperative)


vade

vade (present tense vader, past tense vadde, supine vadd or vadt, past participle vadd, present participle vadande)

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


derivera

deriverer (present)
deriverte (past)
derivert (participle past)
deriverast (infinitive passive)
deriverande (participle present)
deriver (imperative)


lyd

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.