tykkja

tykkja (present tense tykkjer, past tense tykte or (obsolete) totte, supine and past participle tykt or (obsolete) tott, present participle tykkjande, imperative tykk)

tykkjer (present)
tykte (past)
totte (obsolete past)
tykt (participle past supine)
tott (obsolete participle past supine)
tykkjande (participle present)
tykk (imperative)

From Old Norse þykkja, from Proto-Germanic *þunkijaną (“to seem, appear”).

inh

Kva tykkjer du om maten her?

Dette totte Daniel han forstod.

1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar, Bergen: Nygaard, page 7:

Etterpaa var han alltid god og blid, tykte det var ein dans aa leva.

1909, Olav Duun, Paa tvert [Crosswise], Kristiania: Norli, page 33:

Since then, he was always happy, thinking living was a dance.


ause

auser (present)
auste (past)
aust (participle past)
ausast (infinitive passive)
ausande (participle present)
aus (imperative)

From the Old Norse noun and verb ausa, from the Proto-Germanic verb *ausaną.

(transitive) to scoop with a ladle or similar

(transitive, nautical) to remove of water (e.g. from a boat); to drain

(transitive, figurative) to let out (e.g. anger, frustration or other emotion)

(transitive, figurative) to spend, to make use of something which one has in great amounts


teia

head

teia (present tense teier, past tense tagde, past participle tagd or tagt, present participle teiande, imperative tei)

teier (present)
tagde (past)
tagd (participle past)
tagt (participle past)
teiande (participle present)
tei (imperative)

From Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną.

Du teier vel om dette?


teia

nn-verb

teia (present tense teier, past tense teidde, past participle teidd, passive infinitive teiast, present participle teiande, imperative tei)

teier (present)
teidde (past)
teidd (participle past)
teiast (infinitive passive)
teiande (participle present)
tei (imperative)

From Old Norse tæja, from Proto-Norse ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟ (tawido) from Proto-Germanic *tawjaną.

to separate, to tear apart, to solve something complicated

Teia ut alt saman


krengja

krengja (present tense krengjer, past tense krengde, past participle krengt, passive infinitive krengjast, present participle krengjande, imperative kreng)

krengjer (present)
krengde (past)
krengt (participle past)
krengjast (infinitive passive)
krengjande (participle present)
kreng (imperative)


slengja

slengjer (present)
slengde (past)
slengt (participle past)
slengjast (infinitive passive)
slengjande (participle present)
sleng (imperative)

From Old Norse sløngva, Proto-Germanic *slangwijaną. Perhaps with influence from Middle Low German slengen.

Datamaskina vart slengd ut av vindauga av vandalane.

The computer was thrown out of the window by the vandals.


fuge

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


kontakte

kontaktar (present)
kontakta (past)
kontakta (participle past)
kontaktast (infinitive passive)
kontaktande (participle present)
kontakte (imperative)
kontakt (imperative)

to contact (establish communication with)


emittere

emitterer (present)
emitterte (past)
emittert (participle past)
emitterast (infinitive passive)
emitterande (participle present)
emitter (imperative)


seide

seidar (present)
seida (past)
seida (participle past)
seidast (infinitive passive)
seidande (participle present)
seide (imperative)
seid (imperative)


leter

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of late


vadet

(non-standard since 1901) supine of vada


forsvinn

From Norwegian Nynorsk svinne (“to disappear, vanish”), from Proto-Germanic *swindaną. Cognate with Swedish försvinn. More at English swind.


skaffa

skaffar (present)
skaffa (past)
skaffa (participle past)
skaffast (infinitive passive)
skaffande (participle present)
skaffa (imperative)
skaff (imperative)

From Middle Low German schaffen, compare with German schaffen.

Kan du reisa til byen og skaffa meg noko fint å ha på meg til festen?

Can you go to town and get me something nice to wear for the party?


lyfte

head

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

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


varda

vardar (present)
varda (past)
varda (participle past)
vardast (infinitive passive)
vardande (participle present)
varda (imperative)
vard (imperative)


sådde

inflection of så:
definite singular past participle

inflection of så:
plural past participle


styrkte

inflection of styrkja and styrka:
definite singular past participle

inflection of styrkja and styrka:
plural past participle


flyter

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of flyta and flyte

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of fljota and fljote


bryter

(non-standard since 2012) present of bryta


ordna

ordnar (present)
ordna (past)
ordna (participle past)
ordnast (infinitive passive)
ordnande (participle present)
ordna (imperative)
ordn (imperative)

From Middle Low German orden, ordenen, from Latin ordinare.

to arrange; to sort; to fix; to take care of; to bring into order


beslå

beslår (present)
beslo (past)
beslege (participle past)
beslått (participle past)
beslåast (infinitive passive)
beslåande (participle present)
beslå (imperative)

From be- + slå, after Middle Low German beslân.


begripa

begrip (present)
begreip (past)
begripe (participle past)
begripast (infinitive passive)
begripande (participle present)
begrip (imperative)


ringde

inflection of ringja and ringa:
plural past participle

inflection of ringja and ringa:
definite singular past participle


sivi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of siven

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of siven


sivi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of siva


tradi

neuter of traden (non-standard since 1959)


tradi

(non-standard since 1959) supine of treda


tradet

(non-standard since 1901) neuter of traden


tradet

(non-standard since 1901) supine of treda


bry

bryr (present)
brydde (past)
brytt (participle past)
brydd (participle past)
bryast (infinitive passive)
bryande (participle present)
bry (imperative)

From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.


brusa

brusa (present tense brusar or bruser, past tense brusa or bruste, past participle brusa or brust, present participle brusande, imperative brus)

brusar (present)
bruser (present)
brusa (past)
bruste (past)
brusa (participle past)
brust (participle past)
brusande (participle present)
brus (imperative)

to fizz (emit bubbles, foam, make a fizzing or rushing sound)


somne

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

Arne-Fredrik snudde seg i senga og prøvde å somne.

1980, Odd Goksøyr, Akkar-Rakkar og andre forteljingar, Oslo: Noregs boklag, page 31:

Arne-Fredrik turned in his bed and tried to sleep.

So la han seg jamsides tjøruhjellen og somna.

1930, Kjetil A. Flatin, Tussar og trolldom, Oslo: Norsk folkeminnelag, page 50:

He then lay down alongside the "tjøruhjell" and fell asleep.

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


ratte

rattar (present)
ratta (past)
ratta (participle past)
rattast (infinitive passive)
rattande (participle present)
ratte (imperative)
ratt (imperative)


luse

lusar (present)
lusa (past)
lusa (participle past)
lusast (infinitive passive)
lusande (participle present)
luse (imperative)
lus (imperative)

(intransitive) to do something without much effort


hauste

haustar (present)
hausta (past)
hausta (participle past)
haustast (infinitive passive)
haustande (participle present)
hauste (imperative)
haust (imperative)


påverka

påverkar (present)
påverka (past)
påverka (participle past)
påverkast (infinitive passive)
påverkande (participle present)
påverka (imperative)
påverk (imperative)

/ˈpoːˌʋɛrkɑ/


putre

putrar (present)
putra (past)
putra (participle past)
putrast (infinitive passive)
putrande (participle present)
putre (imperative)
putr (imperative)


overnatte

overnattar (present)
overnatta (past)
overnatta (participle past)
overnattast (infinitive passive)
overnattande (participle present)
overnatte (imperative)
overnatt (imperative)


turka

turkar (present)
turka (past)
turka (participle past)
turkast (infinitive passive)
turkande (participle present)
turka (imperative)
turk (imperative)


harmonisere

harmoniserer (present)
harmoniserte (past)
harmonisert (participle past)
harmoniserast (infinitive passive)
harmoniserande (participle present)
harmoniser (imperative)


prute

prutar (present)
pruta (past)
pruta (participle past)
prutast (infinitive passive)
prutande (participle present)
prute (imperative)
prut (imperative)


bose

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


tindre

tindrar (present)
tindra (past)
tindra (participle past)
tindrast (infinitive passive)
tindrande (participle present)
tindre (imperative)
tindr (imperative)


gremja

grem (present)
gramde (past)
gramt (participle past)
gremjast (infinitive passive)
gremjande (participle present)
grem (imperative)

From Old Norse gremja, from Proto-Germanic *gramjaną.

(transitive) to sadden, to make unhappy or bitter


kapra

kaprar (present)
kapra (past)
kapra (participle past)
kaprast (infinitive passive)
kaprande (participle present)
kapra (imperative)
kapr (imperative)


røynd

røynd (neuter singular røynt, definite singular and plural røynde)

røynt (neuter singular)
røynde (definite plural singular)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


grinen

head

grinen (neuter grine, definite singular and plural grine)

grine (neuter)
grine (definite plural singular)


invertere

inverterer (present)
inverterte (past)
invertert (participle past)
inverterast (infinitive passive)
inverterande (participle present)
inverter (imperative)


uttalar

/ˈʉːtˌtɑːlɑr/


bestå

består (present)
bestod (past)
bestått (participle past)
beståast (infinitive passive)
beståande (participle present)
bestå (imperative)


diffundere

diffunderer (present)
diffunderte (past)
diffundert (participle past)
diffunderast (infinitive passive)
diffunderande (participle present)
diffunder (imperative)


disponere

disponerer (present)
disponerte (past)
disponert (participle past)
disponerast (infinitive passive)
disponerande (participle present)
disponer (imperative)

to have the use of, have at one's disposal or command, be master of

to predispose, be inclined, susceptible (to)


kima

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


fyke

fyke (present tense fyk, past tense fauk, supine foke, past participle foken, present participle fykande, imperative fyk)

fyk (present)
fauk (past)
foke (supine)
foken (participle past)
fykande (participle present)
fyk (imperative)


blote

blotar (present)
blota (past)
blota (participle past)
blotast (infinitive passive)
blotande (participle present)
blote (imperative)
blot (imperative)


vegi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of vega


reia

reier (present)
reidde (past)
reidd (participle past)
reitt (participle past)
reiast (infinitive passive)
reiande (participle present)
rei (imperative)


arva

arvar (present)
arva (past)
arva (participle past)
arvast (infinitive passive)
arvande (participle present)
arva (imperative)
arv (imperative)


klinga

nn-verb

klinga (present tense kling, past tense klang, past participle klunge, passive infinitive klingast, present participle klingande, imperative kling)

kling (present)
klang (past)
klunge (participle past)
klingast (infinitive passive)
klingande (participle present)
kling (imperative)

Smaa klokkor kunna og klinga.


lyda

head

lyda (present tense lyder, past tense lydde, past participle lydd or lydt, present participle lydande, imperative lyd)

lyder (present)
lydde (past)
lydd (participle past)
lydt (participle past)
lydande (participle present)
lyd (imperative)


lyda

Det kan vera vanskeleg å få barn til å lyda.

It can be hard to make children be obedient.

Det lyder rart.


anslå

anslår (present)
anslo (past)
anslege (participle past)
anslått (participle past)
anslåast (infinitive passive)
anslåande (participle present)
anslå (imperative)

From Low German anslan, via Norwegian Bokmål.


trena

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

Eg har trent her ganske lenge.

I have been exercising here for a rather long time.

(transitive, intransitive) train, exercise


trena

trenar (present)
trena (past)
trena (participle past)
trenast (infinitive passive)
trenande (participle present)
trena (imperative)
tren (imperative)

(intransitive, especially about grass) to wither

(intransitive, about people) to man up, grow strong

(intransitive, about limbs, figurative) to go numb, fall asleep, be affected by paresthesia


satsa

satsar (present)
satsa (past)
satsa (participle past)
satsast (infinitive passive)
satsande (participle present)
satsa (imperative)
sats (imperative)


siken

siken (neuter sike, definite singular and plural sikne)

sike (neuter)
sikne (definite plural singular)


vaden

(non-standard since 1938) past participle of vada


biten

biten (neuter bite, definite singular and plural bitne)

bite (neuter)
bitne (definite plural singular)


kristna

kristnar (present)
kristna (past)
kristna (participle past)
kristnast (infinitive passive)
kristnande (participle present)
kristna (imperative)
kristn (imperative)

From Old Norse kristna, from Old English cristnian. Akin to English christen.


adderar

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of addera


subtraherar

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of subtrahera


studerar

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of studera


friske

friskar (present)
friska (past)
friska (participle past)
friskast (infinitive passive)
friskande (participle present)
friske (imperative)
frisk (imperative)

friske opp minnet

(usually with opp) to refresh, freshen up

(with på) to freshen (wind; increase in strength)


argast

argast (present tense argast, past tense argast, supine argast)

argast (present)
argast (past)
argast (supine)


dryga

dryger (present)
drygde (past)
drygt (participle past)
drygd (participle past)
drygast (infinitive passive)
drygande (participle present)
dryg (imperative)

From Old Norse drýgja, from Proto-Germanic *driugijaną. Factitive of dryg (since Proto-Germanic *dreugaz).

(transitive) to make last longer, to eke out, to draw out

(intransitive) to last long, to draw out


kompensera

kompenserer (present)
kompenserte (past)
kompensert (participle past)
kompenserast (infinitive passive)
kompenserande (participle present)
kompenser (imperative)


svale

svalar (present)
svala (past)
svala (participle past)
svalast (infinitive passive)
svalande (participle present)
svale (imperative)
sval (imperative)


gøy

gøyr (present)
gøydde (past)
gøytt (participle past)
gøydd (participle past)
gøyast (infinitive passive)
gøyande (participle present)
gøy (imperative)


konka

konkar (present)
konka (past)
konka (participle past)
konkast (infinitive passive)
konkande (participle present)
konka (imperative)
konk (imperative)

From the adjective konk, clipping of konkurs (“bankrupt”).

(intransitive, slang, colloquial) to go bankrupt

(transitive, slang, colloquial) to make someone or something go bankrupt


repetera

repeterer (present)
repeterte (past)
repetert (participle past)
repeterast (infinitive passive)
repeterande (participle present)
repeter (imperative)


tolerere

tolererer (present)
tolererte (past)
tolerert (participle past)
tolererast (infinitive passive)
tolererande (participle present)
tolerer (imperative)

From French tolérer, from Latin tolerare.


klumpe

klumpar (present)
klumpa (past)
klumpa (participle past)
klumpast (infinitive passive)
klumpande (participle present)
klumpe (imperative)
klump (imperative)

(reflexive, of people) to bunch, gather (together in a group)


segla

segla (imperative segl, present tense seglar or segler, simple past segla or seglde, past participle segla or seglt, present participle seglande)

segl (imperative)
seglar (present)
segler (present)
segla (past)
seglde (past)
segla (participle past)
seglt (participle past)
seglande (participle present)


suspendere

suspenderer (present)
suspenderte (past)
suspendert (participle past)
suspenderast (infinitive passive)
suspenderande (participle present)
suspender (imperative)


hitle

hitlar (present)
hitla (past)
hitla (participle past)
hitlast (infinitive passive)
hitlande (participle present)
hitle (imperative)
hitl (imperative)

From reductio ad Hitlerum, or as a pun from Norwegian Bokmål, where the present tense is spelled like the name Hitler.

(slang) To attempt to win an argument by comparing one's opponents to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis.


bedde

(highly nonstandard form) past tense of be


heite

heiter (present)
heitte (past)
het (past)
heitt (participle past)
heitast (infinitive passive)
heitande (participle present)
heit (imperative)


heite

heitar (present)
heita (past)
heita (participle past)
heitast (infinitive passive)
heitande (participle present)
heite (imperative)
heit (imperative)


angripa

angrip (present)
angreip (past)
angripe (participle past)
angripast (infinitive passive)
angripande (participle present)
angrip (imperative)

[ˈɑŋˌɡriːpɑ]

From Norwegian Bokmål angripe, after Middle Low German angripen.

Når skal me angripa?


bråka

bråkar (present)
bråka (past)
bråka (participle past)
bråkast (infinitive passive)
bråkande (participle present)
bråka (imperative)
bråk (imperative)


fordrive

fordriv (present)
fordreiv (past)
fordrive (participle past)
fordrivast (infinitive passive)
fordrivande (participle present)
fordriv (imperative)

for- + drive, from Middle Low German vordriven

to drive away, drive out, expel, banish, dispel

fordrive tida: to while away / pass the time


fordra

fordra (present tense fordrar or fordreg, past tense fordrog, supine fordratt or fordradd or fordrege, past participle fordradd or fordregen, present participle fordragande, imperative fordra)

fordrar (present)
fordreg (present)
fordrog (past)
fordratt (supine)
fordradd (supine)
fordrege (supine)
fordradd (participle past)
fordregen (participle past)
fordragande (participle present)
fordra (imperative)

to bear, like (negative hate), endure, stand (often used in the negative)


framstå

framstår (present)
framstod (past)
framstått (participle past)
framståast (infinitive passive)
framståande (participle present)
framstå (imperative)


renovera

renoverer (present)
renoverte (past)
renovert (participle past)
renoverast (infinitive passive)
renoverande (participle present)
renover (imperative)


operera

opererer (present)
opererte (past)
operert (participle past)
opererast (infinitive passive)
opererande (participle present)
operer (imperative)


invadera

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


konkurrera

konkurrerer (present)
konkurrerte (past)
konkurrert (participle past)
konkurrerast (infinitive passive)
konkurrerande (participle present)
konkurrer (imperative)

Dei to verksemdene konkurrerer no om den same kontrakten.

The two companies now compete over the same contract.


referera

refererer (present)
refererte (past)
referert (participle past)
refererast (infinitive passive)
refererande (participle present)
referer (imperative)

From French référer, from Latin referre.

to relate (to say what someone has said)


eliminera

eliminerer (present)
eliminerte (past)
eliminert (participle past)
eliminerast (infinitive passive)
eliminerande (participle present)
eliminer (imperative)

Me ynskjer å eliminera faren.


dividera

dividerer (present)
dividerte (past)
dividert (participle past)
dividerast (infinitive passive)
dividerande (participle present)
divider (imperative)


annektera

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


komprimera

komprimerer (present)
komprimerte (past)
komprimert (participle past)
komprimerast (infinitive passive)
komprimerande (participle present)
komprimer (imperative)


reservera

reserverer (present)
reserverte (past)
reservert (participle past)
reserverast (infinitive passive)
reserverande (participle present)
reserver (imperative)


modellera

modellerer (present)
modellerte (past)
modellert (participle past)
modellerast (infinitive passive)
modellerande (participle present)
modeller (imperative)


segne

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


kryper

(non-standard since 2012) present of krypa


stryker

(non-standard since 2012) present of stryka


flyger

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of fly

(non-standard since 2012) present of flyga


sviker

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of svike


sliter

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of slita


rygga

ryggar (present)
rygga (past)
rygga (participle past)
ryggast (infinitive passive)
ryggande (participle present)
rygga (imperative)
rygg (imperative)


avvika

avvik (present)
avveik (past)
avviken (participle past)
avvikast (infinitive passive)
avvikande (participle present)
avvik (imperative)

From av- + vika. Compare to Swedish avvika and Danish afvige


inviterar

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of invitera


falna

falnar (present)
falna (past)
falna (participle past)
falnast (infinitive passive)
falnande (participle present)
falna (imperative)
faln (imperative)


kikke

kikke (imperative kikk, present tense kikkar, past tense kikka, past participle kikka, present participle kikkande)

kikk (imperative)
kikkar (present)
kikka (past)
kikka (participle past)
kikkande (participle present)


ringt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of ringja and ringa


tryta

tryta (present tense tryt, past tense traut, supine trote, past participle troten, present participle trytande, imperative tryt)

tryt (present)
traut (past)
trote (supine)
troten (participle past)
trytande (participle present)
tryt (imperative)

Allting må tryta.

Everything must end (All things have an end).


dragas

dragas (present tense dregs, past tense drogs, supine dreges or dregis)

dregs (present)
drogs (past)
dreges (supine)
dregis (supine)


tyde

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


fisi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of fisen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of fisen


fisi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of fisa


forfatte

forfattar (present)
forfatta (past)
forfatta (participle past)
forfattast (infinitive passive)
forfattande (participle present)
forfatte (imperative)
forfatt (imperative)

From for- + fatte, after Middle Low German vorvaten.


skjule

skjuler (present)
skjulte (past)
skjult (participle past)
skjulast (infinitive passive)
skjulande (participle present)
skjul (imperative)

From Old Norse skýla, from Proto-Germanic *skeulijaną, cognate with Swedish skyla, Danish skjule. The modern form is influenced by Danish.


odla

odlar (present)
odla (past)
odla (participle past)
odlast (infinitive passive)
odlande (participle present)
odla (imperative)
odl (imperative)


vasse

vassar (present)
vassa (past)
vassa (participle past)
vassast (infinitive passive)
vassande (participle present)
vasse (imperative)
vass (imperative)


slita

slita (present tense slit, past tense sleit, supine slite, past participle sliten, present participle slitande, imperative slit)

slit (present)
sleit (past)
slite (supine)
sliten (participle past)
slitande (participle present)
slit (imperative)

I meg du enno riv og slit i dine Baand.

Within me, you still pull and tear at your restraints.

slita tak i

Medan guten prøvde å slite tak i veska, heldt ein annan opp ein kniv […]

2015, Synnøve Hole, “16-åring dømd for forsøk på knivran”, in NRK:

While the boy tried to grab the bag, another held up a knife […]

She saved the hat for twenty years, did not want to wear it out […]

1862, Aasta Hansteen, (translated from Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson), "Visa hans Upplands-Knut" Ho gøymde huva i tjuge aar, maatte 'ke slita henne ut […]

I mi Fødebygd, saag eg vel, at Kvendi maatte slita tungt, og til armare og meir uvitande Folk var, til meir sleit Kona.

1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:

Where I was born, I saw clearly that the women had to toil hard, and the poorer and more ignorant people were, the more the wife toiled.


vassa

vassar (present)
vassa (past)
vassa (participle past)
vassast (infinitive passive)
vassande (participle present)
vassa (imperative)
vass (imperative)

From Old Norse *vaðsa, from vaða. Compare Faroese vassa.


minnes

present tense of minnas (non-standard since 2012)


givas

givas (present tense givs, past tense gavs)


avbilda

avbildar (present)
avbilda (past)
avbilda (participle past)
avbildast (infinitive passive)
avbildande (participle present)
avbilda (imperative)
avbild (imperative)


avgjort

indefinite neuter singular past participle of avgjera


såra

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


gnaga

gnaga (present tense gnagar or gneg, past tense gnaga or gnog, past participle gnaga or gnege, present participle gnagande, imperative gnag)

gnagar (present)
gneg (present)
gnaga (past)
gnog (past)
gnaga (participle past)
gnege (participle past)
gnagande (participle present)
gnag (imperative)

From Old Norse gnaga. Akin to English gnaw.


smitta

smittar (present)
smitta (past)
smitta (participle past)
smittast (infinitive passive)
smittande (participle present)
smitta (imperative)
smitt (imperative)


rusta

rustar (present)
rusta (past)
rusta (participle past)
rustast (infinitive passive)
rustande (participle present)
rusta (imperative)
rust (imperative)


nita

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

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

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


dugde

inflection of duga:
plural past participle

inflection of duga:
definite singular past participle


avgjorde

inflection of avgjera:
definite singular past participle

inflection of avgjera:
plural past participle


sparde

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of spara


sparde

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of spard

(non-standard since 2012) plural of spard


styrde

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of styre


nyste

nystar (present)
nysta (past)
nysta (participle past)
nystast (infinitive passive)
nystande (participle present)
nyste (imperative)
nyst (imperative)


tydde

inflection of tyda:
plural past participle

inflection of tyda:
definite singular past participle


brunne

indefinite neuter singular past participle

inflection of brenna:
plural past participle


dugt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of duga


galnast

galnast (present tense galnast, past tense galnast, supine galnast)

galnast (present)
galnast (past)
galnast (supine)


frie

friar (present)
fria (past)
fria (participle past)
friast (infinitive passive)
friande (participle present)
frie (imperative)
fri (imperative)

Alternative form of fri (“to propose marriage”)


magrast

magrast (present tense magrast, past tense magrast, past participle magrast)

magrast (present)
magrast (past)
magrast (participle past)


pekande

(non-standard since 2012) present participle of peka and peke


rivs

present tense of rivas (non-standard since 2012)


sedd

sedd (definite singular and plural sedde)

(non-standard since 1959) past participle of sjå


kristne

kristnar (present)
kristna (past)
kristna (participle past)
kristnast (infinitive passive)
kristnande (participle present)
kristne (imperative)
kristn (imperative)

From Old Norse kristna, from Old English cristnian.


ligg

inflection of liggja and ligga:
imperative


slitas

slitas (present tense slits or slites, past tense sleits, supine slites or slitis)

slits (present)
slites (present)
sleits (past)
slites (supine)
slitis (supine)


skumme

skummar (present)
skumma (past)
skumma (participle past)
skummast (infinitive passive)
skummande (participle present)
skum (imperative)


sagd

sagd (neuter singular sagt, definite singular and plural sagde)

sagt (neuter singular)
sagde (definite plural singular)


skodd

skodd (definite singular and plural skodde)


utsett

indefinite neuter singular past participle of utsetja and utsetta


trugande

/²trʉːɡɑndə/


liden

liden (masculine and feminine liden, neuter lide, definite singular and plural lidne)

liden (feminine masculine)
lide (neuter)
lidne (definite plural singular)


vriden

vriden (neuter vride, definite singular and plural vridne)

vride (neuter)
vridne (definite plural singular)


ledd

ledd (neuter ledd or lett, definite singular or plural ledde)

ledd (neuter)
lett (neuter)
ledde (definite plural singular)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vakne

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


styrd

head

styrd (masculine and feminine styrd, neuter styrt, definite singular and plural styrde)

styrd (feminine masculine)
styrt (neuter)
styrde (definite plural singular)


teks

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of takas


teks

(non-standard since 2012) supine of tekkjas

(non-standard since 2012) supine of tekkas


annullera

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


funka

funkar (present)
funka (past)
funka (participle past)
funkast (infinitive passive)
funkande (participle present)
funka (imperative)
funk (imperative)


stråle

strålar (present)
stråler (present)
stråla (past)
strålte (past)
stråla (participle past)
strålt (participle past)
strålast (infinitive passive)
strålande (participle present)
stråle (imperative)
strål (imperative)


kika

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

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


utforska

utforskar (present)
utforska (past)
utforska (participle past)
utforskast (infinitive passive)
utforskande (participle present)
utforska (imperative)
utforsk (imperative)


spruta

spruta (present tense sprutar or spruter, past tense spruta or sprutte, past participle spruta or sprutt, present participle sprutande, imperative sprut)

sprutar (present)
spruter (present)
spruta (past)
sprutte (past)
spruta (participle past)
sprutt (participle past)
sprutande (participle present)
sprut (imperative)


klappa

klappar (present)
klappa (past)
klappa (participle past)
klappast (infinitive passive)
klappande (participle present)
klappa (imperative)
klapp (imperative)

From Old Norse klappa. Akin to English clap.

to clap (strike the palms of the hands together, applaud)

to clap (to bring two surfaces together forcefully)

to pat (gently tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing)


skrapa

skrapar (present)
skrapa (past)
skrapa (participle past)
skrapast (infinitive passive)
skrapande (participle present)
skrapa (imperative)
skrap (imperative)


låst

låst (present tense læst, past tense lest, past participle låst)

læst (present)
lest (past)
låst (participle past)

From Old Norse látast. Cognate with Swedish låtsas.

Han lest som han ikkje såg meg.


sådd

masculine/feminine/neuter/masculine/feminine past participle of så


yrka

yrker (present)
yrkte (past)
yrkt (participle past)
yrkast (infinitive passive)
yrkande (participle present)
yrk (imperative)


åta

åta (present tense åtek or åtar, past tense åtok, supine åteke or åtatt, past participle åteken or åtatt, present participle åtakande, imperative åta)

åtek (present)
åtar (present)
åtok (past)
åteke (supine)
åtatt (supine)
åteken (participle past)
åtatt (participle past)
åtakande (participle present)
åta (imperative)


åta

åtar (present)
åta (past)
åta (participle past)
åtast (infinitive passive)
åtande (participle present)
åta (imperative)
åt (imperative)


spå

spår (present)
spådde (past)
spådd (participle past)
spått (participle past)
spåast (infinitive passive)
spåande (participle present)
spå (imperative)

From Old Norse spá, from Proto-Germanic *spahōną, *spēhōną. Related to Latin specere (“to see”).

to predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy


greie

greier (present)
greidde (past)
greitt (participle past)
greidd (participle past)
greiast (infinitive passive)
greiande (participle present)
grei (imperative)

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

Eg trur ikkje eg greier dette!

(transitive) to be capable of; to master

Mora greidde håret på dottera.

The mother combed the hair of the daughter.

(transitive) to manage; to handle
(transitive or reflexive) to comb

(transitive) to manage; to handle
(transitive) to pay

Han kjem til å greie seg.

Det greier seg.

(reflexive, impersonal) to suffice; to be enough

(transitive, about a horse) to put a harness on


sveitte

sveittar (present)
sveitta (past)
sveitta (participle past)
sveittast (infinitive passive)
sveittande (participle present)
sveitte (imperative)
sveitt (imperative)

From Old Norse sveitast, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”).


stender

(non-standard since 2012) present of standa


tatovere

tatoverer (present)
tatoverte (past)
tatovert (participle past)
tatoverast (infinitive passive)
tatoverande (participle present)
tatover (imperative)


skåne

skånar (present)
skåna (past)
skåna (participle past)
skånast (infinitive passive)
skånande (participle present)
skåne (imperative)
skån (imperative)


røykja

nn-verb

røykja (present tense røykjer, past tense røykte, past participle røykt, passive infinitive røykjast, present participle røykjande, imperative røyk)

røykjer (present)
røykte (past)
røykt (participle past)
røykjast (infinitive passive)
røykjande (participle present)
røyk (imperative)

Undersøkinga såg på kor mange ungdomar som røykte.

The survey was looking at how many youths were smoking.

to smoke (inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette)


hemna

head

hemna (present tense hemnar, past tense, supine and past participle hemna, present participle hemnande, imperative hemn)

hemna (present tense hemner, past tense hemnde, supine hemnt, past participle hemnd, present participle hemnande, imperative hemn)

hemnar (present)
hemna (participle past supine)
hemnande (participle present)
hemn (imperative)
hemner (present)
hemnde (past)
hemnt (supine)
hemnd (participle past)
hemnande (participle present)
hemn (imperative)

From Old Norse hefna. Akin to hemn + -a.


famle

famlar (present)
famla (past)
famla (participle past)
famlast (infinitive passive)
famlande (participle present)
famle (imperative)
faml (imperative)


takas

takas (present tense teks, past tense toks, supine tekes or tekis)

teks (present)
toks (past)
tekes (supine)
tekis (supine)


nysta

nystar (present)
nysta (past)
nysta (participle past)
nystast (infinitive passive)
nystande (participle present)
nysta (imperative)
nyst (imperative)


seies

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of seias


vippe

vippar (present)
vippa (past)
vippa (participle past)
vippast (infinitive passive)
vippande (participle present)
vippe (imperative)
vipp (imperative)

Related to vibrere, compare with Middle Low German wippen

to see-saw, totter, rock, sway, swing (back and forth)

to blink (of current, light, because of an overloaded circuit)


driti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of driten

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of driten


driti

(non-standard since 2012) supine of drita


kline

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


tolt

tolt (definite singular and plural tolte)


vava

vavar (present)
vava (past)
vava (participle past)
vavast (infinitive passive)
vavande (participle present)
vava (imperative)
vav (imperative)

to wind, spool (turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something)


biva

bivar (present)
biva (past)
biva (participle past)
bivast (infinitive passive)
bivande (participle present)
biva (imperative)
biv (imperative)


kose

kosar (present)
koser (present)
kosa (past)
koste (past)
kosa (participle past)
kost (participle past)
kosast (infinitive passive)
kosande (participle present)
kose (imperative)
kos (imperative)


gro

gror (present)
grodde (past)
grodd (participle past)
grott (participle past)
groast (infinitive passive)
groande (participle present)
gro (imperative)

From Old Norse gróa. Akin to English grow.

Graset gror godt i denne varmen.

Ta plaster på såret til det gror.

Put a band-aid on the sore until it heals.


makta

maktar (present)
makta (past)
makta (participle past)
maktast (infinitive passive)
maktande (participle present)
makta (imperative)
makt (imperative)


stua

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

From Middle Low German stoven. Akin to English stew.


vegre

vegrar (present)
vegra (past)
vegra (participle past)
vegrast (infinitive passive)
vegrande (participle present)
vegre (imperative)
vegr (imperative)

From Middle Low German wēgeren, weigeren.


loffa

loffar (present)
loffa (past)
loffa (participle past)
loffast (infinitive passive)
loffande (participle present)
loffa (imperative)
loff (imperative)


loffe

loffar (present)
loffa (past)
loffa (participle past)
loffast (infinitive passive)
loffande (participle present)
loffe (imperative)
loff (imperative)

Then out went th’ old woman to bespeak ’em a coffin,

before 1790, variant lyrics of "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe", printed in Infant Institutes (1790) and quoted by Ralph N. James, "Nursery Rhymes", Notes and Queries, 5th s., no. 3 (5 June 1875), p. 441

And when she came back, she found ’em all a-loffeing.

(intransitive) to loaf, do nothing in particular


loffe

(nautical, transitive, intransitive) to luff


siki

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of sike

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of sike


siki

(non-standard since 2012) supine of sike


glidi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of glida


staur

From Old Norse staurr, from Proto-Germanic *stauraz.


styrkja

styrkjer (present)
styrkte (past)
styrkt (participle past)
styrkjast (infinitive passive)
styrkjande (participle present)
styrk (imperative)

From Old Norse styrkja, from styrkr (“strong”).

Krigen styrkte stoda til regjeringa.

The war strengthened the position of the government.


foki

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of foken

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of foken


foki

(non-standard since 2012) supine of fyka and fyke


feira

feirar (present)
feira (past)
feira (participle past)
feirast (infinitive passive)
feirande (participle present)
feira (imperative)
feir (imperative)

Me feirar den fjortande.

celebrate (engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)


suse

suse (present tense susar or suser, past tense susa or suste, past participle susa or sust, present participle susande, imperative sus)

susar (present)
suser (present)
susa (past)
suste (past)
susa (participle past)
sust (participle past)
susande (participle present)
sus (imperative)


bleikja

bleikjer (present)
bleikte (past)
bleikt (participle past)
bleikjast (infinitive passive)
bleikjande (participle present)
bleik (imperative)

From Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną. Akin to English bleach.


totte

Dette totte Daniel han forstod.

(non-standard since 1938) past tense of tykkja


dynja

dynja (present tense dyn, past tense dunde, past participle dunt, present participle dynjande, imperative dyn)

dyn (present)
dunde (past)
dunt (participle past)
dynjande (participle present)
dyn (imperative)

So bar det laust med det Svolder-Slag, som dyn i vor Soga den Dag idag.

Then erupted the battle of Svolder, which resounds in our history to this very day.

to resound, to boom, to reverberate (make a loud, resonant sound, also figuratively)


gla

gla (present tense glar, past tense gladde, supine gladd or gladt, past participle gladd, present participle gladande, imperative gla)

glar (present)
gladde (past)
gladd (supine)
gladt (supine)
gladd (participle past)
gladande (participle present)
gla (imperative)

(about the sun or the moon) to go down, make the sky red


knurre

knurrar (present)
knurra (past)
knurra (participle past)
knurrast (infinitive passive)
knurrande (participle present)
knurre (imperative)
knurr (imperative)


trampe

trampar (present)
trampa (past)
trampa (participle past)
trampast (infinitive passive)
trampande (participle present)
trampe (imperative)
tramp (imperative)

2015, "Rolf Sin" by Line Urke, Regionavisa →ISBN https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TI88CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT13&lpg=PT13&dq=%22takta%22+%22trampa%22&source=bl&ots=0WJJwzbF4E&sig=99QRBbTLLe-lJ1bqtPPuj8ZteVc&hl=no&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjP27OK6OTcAhWRbMAKHQHKAGIQ6AEwB3oECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22takta%22%20%22trampa%22&f=false
Eller han trampa takta med paraplyen i asfalten.

Or he beat the rhythm with the umbrella on the asphalt.

to beat (time or a rhythm (takt) with one's foot)


snoe

snoar (present)
snoa (past)
snoa (participle past)
snoast (infinitive passive)
snoande (participle present)
snoe (imperative)
sno (imperative)


bidja

bidja (present tense bid or bider, singular past tense bad, plural past tense bådo, past participle bedet, present participle bidjande, imperative bid)

bid (present)
bider (present)
bad (past singular)
bådo (past plural)
bedet (participle past)
bidjande (participle present)
bid (imperative)

From Old Norse biðja, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask for, request”).

inh

(pre-1901 or dialectal) alternative form of beda


slepa

head

slepa (present tense slepar or sleper, past tense slepa or slepte, past participle slepa or slept, present participle slepande, imperative slep)

slepar (present)
sleper (present)
slepa (past)
slepte (past)
slepa (participle past)
slept (participle past)
slepande (participle present)
slep (imperative)


skura

skurar (present)
skura (past)
skura (participle past)
skurast (infinitive passive)
skurande (participle present)
skura (imperative)
skur (imperative)


hita

hita (present tense hitar, past tense hita)


gyse

gyser (present)
gyste (past)
gyst (participle past)
gysast (infinitive passive)
gysande (participle present)
gys (imperative)

(causative) to make someone shiver in fear


gyse

gyse (present tense gys, past tense gaus, supine gose, past participle gosen, present participle gysande, imperative gys)

gys (present)
gaus (past)
gose (supine)
gosen (participle past)
gysande (participle present)
gys (imperative)


broti

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of bryta


visne

visnar (present)
visna (past)
visna (participle past)
visnast (infinitive passive)
visnande (participle present)
visne (imperative)
visn (imperative)


kive

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

From Old Norse kífa, from Middle Low German kiven.


moske

moskar (present)
moska (past)
moska (participle past)
moskast (infinitive passive)
moskande (participle present)
moske (imperative)
mosk (imperative)

From Old Norse mǫskvi m, from Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ f (“loop, knot; mesh”). Cognates include Icelandic möskvi and English mesh. The verb is derived from the noun.


snu

head

snu (present tense snur, past tense snudde, past participle snudd or snutt, present participle snuande, imperative snu)

snur (present)
snudde (past)
snudd (participle past)
snutt (participle past)
snuande (participle present)
snu (imperative)

Snu arket og les på baksida.

Me må snu og gå heim att.

We have to turn around and go back home.


motivere

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


kyngja

kyngja (present tense kyngjer, past tense kyngde, past participle kyngt, present participle kyngjande, imperative kyng)

kyngjer (present)
kyngde (past)
kyngt (participle past)
kyngjande (participle present)
kyng (imperative)

Kva hjelp det å syngje som elv i det aude? Kva hjelp det å kyngje med klokker for daude?

What use is singing like a river in the wilderness? What use is tolling with bells for the dead?


yngja

yngjer (present)
yngde (past)
yngt (participle past)
yngjast (infinitive passive)
yngjande (participle present)
yng (imperative)

Derived from the adjective ung (“young”), with an i-umlaut probably introduced by analogy of other factitive verbs, such as how the verb tyngja (“to burden”) is derived from the adjective tung (“heavy”) (both present in Old Norse as þyngja and þungr respectively). Something similar appears to have happened in Icelandic yngja.


rengja

rengja (present tense rengjer, past tense rengde, past participle rengt, present participle rengjande, imperative reng)

rengjer (present)
rengde (past)
rengt (participle past)
rengjande (participle present)
reng (imperative)

From Old Norse rengja. Akin to English wrong.

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


brent

indefinite neuter singular past participle of brenna


adle

adlar (present)
adla (past)
adla (participle past)
adlast (infinitive passive)
adlande (participle present)
adle (imperative)
adl (imperative)


hamle

hamlar (present)
hamla (past)
hamla (participle past)
hamlast (infinitive passive)
hamlande (participle present)
hamle (imperative)
haml (imperative)


substantivera

substantiverer (present)
substantiverte (past)
substantivert (participle past)
substantiverast (infinitive passive)
substantiverande (participle present)
substantiver (imperative)


sessa

sessar (present)
sessa (past)
sessa (participle past)
sessast (infinitive passive)
sessande (participle present)
sessa (imperative)
sess (imperative)


sesse

sessar (present)
sessa (past)
sessa (participle past)
sessast (infinitive passive)
sessande (participle present)
sesse (imperative)
sess (imperative)


farge

fargar (present)
farga (past)
farga (participle past)
fargast (infinitive passive)
fargande (participle present)
farge (imperative)
farg (imperative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German verwe or varwe; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *perḱ- (“motley, coloured”). Cognate with German Farbe, Danish farve and Swedish färg.

(transitive) to colour (UK) / color (US)


syte

syter (present)
sytte (past)
sytt (participle past)
sytast (infinitive passive)
sytande (participle present)
syt (imperative)

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

(intransitive) to whine, whimper, complain

(transitive) to grieve (to feel very sad about)

(transitive, though often with preposition) to care for, to nurse


huke

hukar (present)
huka (past)
huka (participle past)
hukast (infinitive passive)
hukande (participle present)
huke (imperative)
huk (imperative)


huke

huker (present)
hukte (past)
hukt (participle past)
hukast (infinitive passive)
hukande (participle present)
huk (imperative)


galdre

galdrar (present)
galdra (past)
galdra (participle past)
galdrast (infinitive passive)
galdrande (participle present)
galdre (imperative)
galdr (imperative)


rotna

rotna (present tense rotnar, past tense rotna, past participle rotna, present participle rotnande)

rotnar (present)
rotna (past)
rotna (participle past)
rotnande (participle present)

Inherited from Old Norse rotna, from Proto-Germanic *rutāną.


kro

kro (imperative kro, present tense kror, simple past krodde, past participle krodd or krott)

kro (imperative)
kror (present)
krodde (past)
krodd (participle past)
krott (participle past)


slo

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vri

head

vri (present tense vrir, past tense vridde or vrei, supine vridd/vridt or vride, past participle vridd or vriden, present participle vridande, imperative vri)

vrir (present)
vridde (past)
vrei (past)
vridd (supine)
vridt (supine)
vride (supine)
vridd (participle past)
vriden (participle past)
vridande (participle present)
vri (imperative)

From Old Norse vríða, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną. Originally a strong verb, it may now also be inflected as a weak verb. Related to vreid (“wroth”) and vreide (“wrath”).

(reflexive) to squirm, twist, wriggle, writhe

(card games) to change the colour or suit that is allowed to play (according to the rules of the particular game)


eti

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of eta


lafte

laftar (present)
lafta (past)
lafta (participle past)
laftast (infinitive passive)
laftande (participle present)
lafte (imperative)
laft (imperative)

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


susa

susa (present tense susar or suser, past tense susa or suste, past participle susa or sust, present participle susande, imperative sus)

susar (present)
suser (present)
susa (past)
suste (past)
susa (participle past)
sust (participle past)
susande (participle present)
sus (imperative)


leia

leia (present tense leiar or leier, past tense leia or leidde, past participle leia or leidd)

leiar (present)
leier (present)
leia (past)
leidde (past)
leia (participle past)
leidd (participle past)

From Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną, originally a causative of *līþaną (whence modern Norwegian Nynorsk lide). Cognates include English lead.

to hold someone’s hand, have on a leash (dog)


tiltre

tiltrer (present)
tiltredde (past)
tiltredd (participle past)
tiltrett (participle past)
tiltreast (infinitive passive)
tiltreande (participle present)
tiltre (imperative)

From Middle Low German treden, presumably via Norwegian Bokmål.

to enter into / upon, take over or take up (a position), step into, embark upon, start (a journey)


pelma

pelmar (present)
pelma (past)
pelma (participle past)
pelmast (infinitive passive)
pelmande (participle present)
pelma (imperative)
pelm (imperative)


gaula

gaular (present)
gaula (past)
gaula (participle past)
gaulast (infinitive passive)
gaulande (participle present)
gaula (imperative)
gaul (imperative)


sveigja

nn-verb

sveigja (present tense sveigjer, past tense sveigde, past participle sveigt, passive infinitive sveigjast, present participle sveigjande, imperative sveig)

sveigjer (present)
sveigde (past)
sveigt (participle past)
sveigjast (infinitive passive)
sveigjande (participle present)
sveig (imperative)


stemna

head

stemna (present tense stemnar or stemner, past tense stemna or stemnde, past participle stemna or stemnt, present participle stemnande, imperative stemn)

stemnar (present)
stemner (present)
stemna (past)
stemnde (past)
stemna (participle past)
stemnt (participle past)
stemnande (participle present)
stemn (imperative)


fortalt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of fortelja


rydde

ryddar (present)
rydda (past)
rydda (participle past)
ryddast (infinitive passive)
ryddande (participle present)
rydde (imperative)
rydd (imperative)


purre

purrar (present)
purra (past)
purra (participle past)
purrast (infinitive passive)
purrande (participle present)
purre (imperative)
purr (imperative)


lukka

lukkar (present)
lukka (past)
lukka (participle past)
lukkast (infinitive passive)
lukkande (participle present)
lukka (imperative)
lukk (imperative)

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål lukke, from Danish lukke.


skylde

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


finne på

finne på (present tense finn på, past tense fann på, supine funne på, past participle påfunnen or funnen på, imperative finn på)

finn på (present)
fann på (past)
funne på (supine)
påfunnen (participle past)
funnen på (participle past)
finn på (imperative)

(chiefly of hobbies, leusure time, etc.) to do; to spend time doing


slutte

sluttar (present)
slutta (past)
slutta (participle past)
sluttast (infinitive passive)
sluttande (participle present)
slutte (imperative)
slutt (imperative)


mørke

mørker (present)
mørkte (past)
mørkt (participle past)
mørkast (infinitive passive)
mørkande (participle present)
mørk (imperative)


govi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of goven

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of goven


govi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of gyva


hølje

høljar (present)
hølja (past)
hølja (participle past)
høljast (infinitive passive)
høljande (participle present)
hølje (imperative)
hølj (imperative)


halde

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

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


fårå

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


hiva

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

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

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


begripe

begrip (present)
begreip (past)
begripe (participle past)
begripast (infinitive passive)
begripande (participle present)
begrip (imperative)


titrere

titrerer (present)
titrerte (past)
titrert (participle past)
titrerast (infinitive passive)
titrerande (participle present)
titrer (imperative)


truande

From the verb tru. Similar to Danish and Swedish troende.


haur

head

haur (present tense haur, past haurt, past participle haurt)

haur (present)
haurt (past)
haurt (participle past)

(Trøndelag dialect, Northern Møre dialect) alternative form of høyra (“hear, listen”)


cossa

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


slipe

slipar (present)
sliper (present)
slipa (past)
slipte (past)
slipa (participle past)
slipt (participle past)
slipast (infinitive passive)
slipande (participle present)
slipe (imperative)
slip (imperative)

to sharpen, hone (a knife, also figurative)

to polish (e.g. marble, also figurative)


veida

veider (present)
veidde (past)
veidt (participle past)
veidd (participle past)
veidast (infinitive passive)
veidande (participle present)
veid (imperative)


tukla

tuklar (present)
tukla (past)
tukla (participle past)
tuklast (infinitive passive)
tuklande (participle present)
tukla (imperative)
tukl (imperative)

From Old Norse þukla (“to feel, touch”).


rauda

raudar (present)
rauda (past)
rauda (participle past)
raudast (infinitive passive)
raudande (participle present)
rauda (imperative)
raud (imperative)


lyte

lytar (present)
lyter (present)
lyta (past)
lytte (past)
lyta (participle past)
lytt (participle past)
lytast (infinitive passive)
lytande (participle present)
lyte (imperative)
lyt (imperative)


lyte

lyte (present tense lyt, past tense laut, supine lote, past participle loten, present participle lytande)

lyt (present)
laut (past)
lote (supine)
loten (participle past)
lytande (participle present)

From Old Norse hljóta (“to get by lot”), from Proto-Germanic *hleutaną.

No lyt eg gå heim.


hyvla

hyvlar (present)
hyvla (past)
hyvla (participle past)
hyvlast (infinitive passive)
hyvlande (participle present)
hyvla (imperative)
hyvl (imperative)


gjekk

past tense of ganga (non-standard since 2012)


gange

gange (present tense gjeng or gjenger, past tense gjekk or gikk, supine gjenge or gjengi, past participle gjengen, present participle gangande, imperative gakk)

gjeng (present)
gjenger (present)
gjekk (past)
gikk (past)
gjenge (supine)
gjengi (supine)
gjengen (participle past)
gangande (participle present)
gakk (imperative)

Aa Gjeddarbroi den æ vond aa inkje go aa gange

184x, M.B. Landstad, Draumkvedet (etter Maren Olsdotter Ramskeid):

And the Gjallarbru-bridge is evil/painfull and not good to walk on


gange

gangar (present)
ganga (past)
ganga (participle past)
gangast (infinitive passive)
gangande (participle present)
gange (imperative)
gang (imperative)


planere

planerer (present)
planerte (past)
planert (participle past)
planerast (infinitive passive)
planerande (participle present)
planer (imperative)


skamma

nn-verb

skamma (present tense skammar, past tense skamma, past participle skamma, passive infinitive skammast, present participle skammande, imperative skam)

skammar (present)
skamma (past)
skamma (participle past)
skammast (infinitive passive)
skammande (participle present)
skam (imperative)


boksa

boksar (present)
boksa (past)
boksa (participle past)
boksast (infinitive passive)
boksande (participle present)
boksa (imperative)
boks (imperative)


sanke

sankar (present)
sanka (past)
sanka (participle past)
sankast (infinitive passive)
sankande (participle present)
sanke (imperative)
sank (imperative)


raude

raudar (present)
rauda (past)
rauda (participle past)
raudast (infinitive passive)
raudande (participle present)
raude (imperative)
raud (imperative)


deite

deitar (present)
deita (past)
deita (participle past)
deitast (infinitive passive)
deitande (participle present)
deite (imperative)
deit (imperative)


reaktivere

reaktiverer (present)
reaktiverte (past)
reaktivert (participle past)
reaktiverast (infinitive passive)
reaktiverande (participle present)
reaktiver (imperative)


freiste

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


aktivere

aktiverer (present)
aktiverte (past)
aktivert (participle past)
aktiverast (infinitive passive)
aktiverande (participle present)
aktiver (imperative)


kjend

head

kjend (neuter singular kjent, definite singular and plural kjende)

kjent (neuter singular)
kjende (definite plural singular)


kjend

(non-standard since 2012) supine of kjenne


brette

brettar (present)
bretter (present)
bretta (past)
brette (past)
bretta (participle past)
brett (participle past)
brettast (infinitive passive)
brettande (participle present)
brette (imperative)
brett (imperative)

brette opp ermane


heile

heilar (present)
heila (past)
heila (participle past)
heilast (infinitive passive)
heilande (participle present)
heile (imperative)
heil (imperative)


runni

(non-standard since 2012) supine of renna


runni

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of runnen

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of runnen


køyre

køyrer (present)
køyrde (past)
køyrt (participle past)
køyrast (infinitive passive)
køyrande (participle present)
køyr (imperative)


skoti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of skoten

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of skoten


skoti

(non-standard since 2012) supine of skyta and skyte

(non-standard since 2012) supine of skjota and skjote


lya

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

From Old Norse hlýja, from the adjective hlýr.


lya

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

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


spørje

nn-verb

spørje (present tense spør, past tense spurde, past participle spurt, passive infinitive spørjast, present participle spørjande, imperative spør)

spør (present)
spurde (past)
spurt (participle past)
spørjast (infinitive passive)
spørjande (participle present)
spør (imperative)


spørja

head

spørja (present tense spør, past tense spurde, supine spurt, past participle spurde, present participle spørjande, imperative spør)

spør (present)
spurde (past)
spurt (supine)
spurde (participle past)
spørjande (participle present)
spør (imperative)

From Old Norse spyrja, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną. Akin to Scots speir.

Kven bør eg spørja?


oppleva

opplever (present)
opplevde (past)
opplevt (participle past)
opplevd (participle past)
opplevast (infinitive passive)
opplevande (participle present)
opplev (imperative)


besøk

From besøkja or German Besuch, maybe through Danish besøg or Swedish besök.


besøk

besøk (present tense besøke, past tense besøkt, past participle besøkt, passive infinitive besøkast, present participle besøkandes, imperative besøk)

besøke (present)
besøkt (past)
besøkt (participle past)
besøkast (infinitive passive)
besøkandes (participle present)
besøk (imperative)

(apocope dialects) Alternative form of besøkja


teikna

teiknar (present)
teikna (past)
teikna (participle past)
teiknast (infinitive passive)
teiknande (participle present)
teikna (imperative)
teikn (imperative)

From Old Norse teikna, from Proto-Germanic *taiknijaną.


fanga

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

From Middle Low German vangen and Old Norse fanga.


myrda

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


buar

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


høyrast

høyrest (present)
høyrdest (past)
høyrst (participle past)

Det høyrdest ut som eit fly.


sjåast

sest (present)
sågst (past)
sest (participle past)
sjåast (imperative)


øydelagt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of øydeleggja and øydelegga


øydelegga

nn-verb

øydelegga (present tense øydelegg, past tense øydela, past participle øydelagt, passive infinitive øydeleggast, present participle øydeleggande, imperative øydelegg)

øydelegg (present)
øydela (past)
øydelagt (participle past)
øydeleggast (infinitive passive)
øydeleggande (participle present)
øydelegg (imperative)


øydelegge

øydelegge (present tense øydelegg, past tense øydela, past participle øydelagt, passive infinitive øydeleggast, present participle øydeleggande, imperative øydelegg)


kverrsetja

kverrset (present)
kverrsette (past)
kverrsett (participle past)
kverrsetjast (infinitive passive)
kverrsetjande (participle present)
kverrset (imperative)


kverrsetta

kverrset (present)
kverrsette (past)
kverrsett (participle past)
kverrsettast (infinitive passive)
kverrsettande (participle present)
kverrsett (imperative)


kverrsett

past participle of kverrsetja and kverrsetta


hugse

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


setje

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


leggjast

head

leggjast (present tense legst, past tense lagdest, supine lagst)

legst (present)
lagdest (past)
lagst (supine)


legg

inflection of legga, legge, leggja and leggje:


sjarmere

sjarmerer (present)
sjarmerte (past)
sjarmert (participle past)
sjarmerast (infinitive passive)
sjarmerande (participle present)
sjarmer (imperative)


sogi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of sogen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of sogen


sogi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of suga


ønska

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


gjevast

gjevast (present tense gjevst, past tense gavst)


givast

givast (present tense givst, past tense gavst)


rasere

raserer (present)
raserte (past)
rasert (participle past)
raserast (infinitive passive)
raserande (participle present)
raser (imperative)


gosi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of gosen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of gosen


gosi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of gysa and gjosa


flegen

flegen (neuter flege, definite singular and plural flegne)

flege (neuter)
flegne (definite plural singular)

(non-standard since 1938) past participle of flå


byggje

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


bygde

inflection of byggja and bygga:
plural past participle

inflection of byggja and bygga:
definite singular past participle


babla

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


slepp

From the verb sleppa (“to release”). Compare to Swedish släpp (as in fårsläpp or vårsläpp). Compare also to Norwegian Bokmål slipp (as in vårslipp).


måtta

må (present)
måtte (past)
mått (participle past)
måtta (participle past)

From Old Norse mátta, past tense of mega.

Eg måtte vaska bilen.


delikatere

delikaterer (present)
delikaterte (past)
delikatert (participle past)
delikaterast (infinitive passive)
delikaterande (participle present)
delikater (imperative)


folke

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


slengde

inflection of slengja and slenga:
plural past participle

inflection of slengja and slenga:
definite singular past participle


slengje

slengjer (present)
slengde (past)
slengt (participle past)
slengjast (infinitive passive)
slengjande (participle present)
sleng (imperative)


slenga

slenger (present)
slengde (past)
slengt (participle past)
slengast (infinitive passive)
slengande (participle present)
sleng (imperative)


slengt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of slengja and slenga


rekne

reknar (present)
rekna (past)
rekna (participle past)
reknast (infinitive passive)
reknande (participle present)
rekne (imperative)
rekn (imperative)


rekna

reknar (present)
rekna (past)
rekna (participle past)
reknast (infinitive passive)
reknande (participle present)
rekna (imperative)
rekn (imperative)

Eg har rekna meg fram til svaret.

Han vert rekna som den beste i verda.

(archaic) to count (to enumerate or determine numbers)


tenkte

inflection of tenkja and tenka:
definite singular past participle

inflection of tenkja and tenka:
plural past participle


fortalde

inflection of fortelja:
definite singular past participle

inflection of fortelja:
plural past participle


fortelje

fortel (present)
fortalde (past)
fortalt (participle past)
forteljast (infinitive passive)
forteljande (participle present)
fortel (imperative)


fortelja

From Middle Low German vortellen, compare with Old Norse fyrtelja.

Eg skal fortelja kva som hende.


ervas

(non-standard since 2012) passive infinitive of erva


leigas

(non-standard since 2012) passive infinitive of leiga


berra

berrar (present)
berra (past)
berra (participle past)
berrast (infinitive passive)
berrande (participle present)
berra (imperative)
berr (imperative)


galvanisere

galvaniserer (present)
galvaniserte (past)
galvanisert (participle past)
galvaniserast (infinitive passive)
galvaniserande (participle present)
galvaniser (imperative)

From French galvaniser, named after Luigi Galvani.


stå opp

From stå + opp. Literally, “stand up”. Compare Danish stå op and Swedish stå upp. Similar construction as in for example Russian вставать (vstavatʹ) or German aufstehen.


styrkje

styrkjer (present)
styrkte (past)
styrkt (participle past)
styrkjast (infinitive passive)
styrkjande (participle present)
styrk (imperative)


styrke

styrker (present)
styrkte (past)
styrkt (participle past)
styrkast (infinitive passive)
styrkande (participle present)
styrk (imperative)


drivi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of driven

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of driven


drivi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of driva


absolvera

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


endre

endrar (present)
endra (past)
endra (participle past)
endrast (infinitive passive)
endrande (participle present)
endre (imperative)
endr (imperative)

From German ander (“other”). Cognate to Swedish ändra.

(transitive) to change (make something into something different)


betra

betrar (present)
betra (past)
betra (participle past)
betrast (infinitive passive)
betrande (participle present)
betra (imperative)
betr (imperative)

Her er det mykje som kan betrast.


betre

betrar (present)
betra (past)
betra (participle past)
betrast (infinitive passive)
betrande (participle present)
betre (imperative)
betr (imperative)

Derived from the comparative adjective above.


farga

fargar (present)
farga (past)
farga (participle past)
fargast (infinitive passive)
fargande (participle present)
farga (imperative)
farg (imperative)


forbetre

forbetrar (present)
forbetra (past)
forbetra (participle past)
forbetrast (infinitive passive)
forbetrande (participle present)
forbetre (imperative)
forbetr (imperative)


forbetra

forbetrar (present)
forbetra (past)
forbetra (participle past)
forbetrast (infinitive passive)
forbetrande (participle present)
forbetra (imperative)
forbetr (imperative)

After Middle Low German vorbeteren; from for- + betre.

Eg har forbetra karakterane mine.


kjevle

kjevlar (present)
kjevla (past)
kjevla (participle past)
kjevlast (infinitive passive)
kjevlande (participle present)
kjevle (imperative)
kjevl (imperative)

From Old Norse kefli n, cognate to Swedish kavel.


kjent

kjent (definite singular and plural kjente)


ringje

ringjer (present)
ringde (past)
ringt (participle past)
ringjast (infinitive passive)
ringjande (participle present)
ring (imperative)


dekka

dekker (present)
dekte (past)
dekt (participle past)
dekkast (infinitive passive)
dekkande (participle present)
dekk (imperative)


sodda

soddar (present)
sodda (past)
sodda (participle past)
soddast (infinitive passive)
soddande (participle present)
sodda (imperative)
sodd (imperative)


skile

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


hjelpte

inflection of hjelpa:
definite singular past participle

inflection of hjelpa:
plural past participle


hjelpa

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

From Old Norse hjalpa. Akin to English help.

Eg kan hjelpa til.


turvas

turvas (present tense tarvs, past tense turvtes, supine turvs)

tarvs (present)
turvtes (past)
turvs (supine)


snakka

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

Russenorsk: snakka

Borrowed from Middle Low German snacken (“to speak, talk”), of uncertain origin.

bor

Det har me ikkje snakka om.


kravde

inflection of krevja:
definite singular past participle

inflection of krevja:
plural past participle


kravt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of krevja


krevje

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


trenga

treng (present)
trong (past)
trunge (participle past)
trengast (infinitive passive)
trengande (participle present)
treng (imperative)

From Danish trænge. Compare with Old Norse þryngva or þryngja.

Treng du denne?


trenga

trenger (present)
trengde (past)
trengt (participle past)
trengast (infinitive passive)
trengande (participle present)
treng (imperative)


sitje

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


trengast

trengst (present)
trongst (past)
trungest (participle past)

Hugs å ta med alt som trengst.

Remember to bring everyting that is needed.


kvilte

inflection of kvila:
definite singular past participle

inflection of kvila:
plural past participle


kvile

kviler (present)
kvilte (past)
kvilt (participle past)
kvilast (infinitive passive)
kvilande (participle present)
kvil (imperative)


kvila

No kan me kvila i sirka ein time.


kvilt

head

kvilt (definite singular and plural kvilte)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kjende

inflection of kjenna:
plural past participle

inflection of kjenna:
definite singular past participle


avgjerande

present participle of avgjera and avgjere


avgjere

avgjer (present)
avgjorde (past)
avgjort (participle past)
avgjerast (infinitive passive)
avgjerande (participle present)
avgjer (imperative)


avgjera

/ˈɑːʋˌjeːrɑ/

Kven har avgjort dette?


kjenna

kjenner (present)
kjende (past)
kjente (past)
kjent (participle past)
kjennast (infinitive passive)
kjennande (participle present)
kjenn (imperative)

From Old Norse kenna. Akin to English ken (dialectal).

Kjenner du lukta?

Eg kjenner meg uvel.

Eg kjenner alle her.


kjennast

kjennast (present tense kjennest, past tense kjentest or kjendest, past participle kjenst)

kjennest (present)
kjentest (past)
kjendest (past)
kjenst (participle past)

Dette kjennest bra.


væpne

væpnar (present)
væpna (past)
væpna (participle past)
væpnast (infinitive passive)
væpnande (participle present)
væpne (imperative)
væpn (imperative)


væpna

væpnar (present)
væpna (past)
væpna (participle past)
væpnast (infinitive passive)
væpnande (participle present)
væpna (imperative)
væpn (imperative)

Folket væpna seg og budde seg på oppreist.

The people armed themselves and prepared for rebellion.


tilsetje

tilset (present)
tilsette (past)
tilsett (participle past)
tilsetjast (infinitive passive)
tilsetjande (participle present)
tilset (imperative)


tilsetja

Selskapet hadde tilsett mange i det siste.


tilsetta

tilset (present)
tilsette (past)
tilsett (participle past)
tilsettast (infinitive passive)
tilsettande (participle present)
tilsett (imperative)


tilsett

indefinite neuter singular past participle of tilsetja and tilsetta


vaksen

inflection of veksa:
definite singular past participle

inflection of veksa:
plural past participle


konse

konsar (present)
konsa (past)
konsa (participle past)
konsast (infinitive passive)
konsande (participle present)
konse (imperative)
kons (imperative)


konsentrera

konsentrerer (present)
konsentrerte (past)
konsentrert (participle past)
konsentrerast (infinitive passive)
konsentrerande (participle present)
konsentrer (imperative)

Eg kan ikkje konsentrera meg.


konsentrerte

inflection of konsentrera:
definite singular past participle

inflection of konsentrera:
plural past participle


åtvara

åtvarar (present)
åtvara (past)
åtvara (participle past)
åtvarast (infinitive passive)
åtvarande (participle present)
åtvara (imperative)
åtvar (imperative)

Dei vart ikkje åtvara om faren som venta.

They were not warned about the danger ahead.


herpa

herpar (present)
herpa (past)
herpa (participle past)
herpast (infinitive passive)
herpande (participle present)
herpa (imperative)
herp (imperative)


åtvare

åtvarar (present)
åtvara (past)
åtvara (participle past)
åtvarast (infinitive passive)
åtvarande (participle present)
åtvare (imperative)
åtvar (imperative)


spurde

inflection of spørja:
definite singular past participle

inflection of spørja:
plural past participle


håpte

inflection of håpa:
definite singular past participle

inflection of håpa:
plural past participle


håpa

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

Dette gjekk betre enn eg hadde håpa på.


smella

smella (present tense smell, past tense small, supine smolle, past participle smollen, present participle smellande, imperative smell)

smell (present)
small (past)
smolle (supine)
smollen (participle past)
smellande (participle present)
smell (imperative)


smella

smeller (present)
smelte (past)
smelt (participle past)
smellast (infinitive passive)
smellande (participle present)
smell (imperative)


utvikle

utviklar (present)
utvikla (past)
utvikla (participle past)
utviklast (infinitive passive)
utviklande (participle present)
utvikle (imperative)
utvikl (imperative)


utvikla

utviklar (present)
utvikla (past)
utvikla (participle past)
utviklast (infinitive passive)
utviklande (participle present)
utvikla (imperative)
utvikl (imperative)

/ˈʉːtˌʋɪklɑ/

Dei hadde utvikla ny teknologi for å kunna nå Mars.

They had developed new technology so to be able to reach Mars.


høyrdest

høyrdest [hørdes, hørdest, hørtes, hørtest, høyrdes]

høyrdest [hørdes, hørtes, høyrdes, høyrtes, høyrtest]


floge

indefinite neuter singular past participle of fly and flyga


besøke

besøker (present)
besøkte (past)
besøkt (participle past)
besøkast (infinitive passive)
besøkande (participle present)
besøk (imperative)


fjerna

fjernar (present)
fjerna (past)
fjerna (participle past)
fjernast (infinitive passive)
fjernande (participle present)
fjerna (imperative)
fjern (imperative)

Eg har fjerna det frå lista.


fjerne

fjernar (present)
fjerna (past)
fjerna (participle past)
fjernast (infinitive passive)
fjernande (participle present)
fjerne (imperative)
fjern (imperative)


gløymt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of gløyma


gløymde

inflection of gløyma:
plural past participle

inflection of gløyma:
definite singular past participle


søkte

inflection of søkja and søka:
definite singular past participle

inflection of søkja and søka:
plural past participle


gråte

græt (present)
gret (past)
gråte (participle past)
gråtast (infinitive passive)
gråtande (participle present)
gråt (imperative)


søke

søker (present)
søkte (past)
søkt (participle past)
søkast (infinitive passive)
søkande (participle present)
søk (imperative)


fylgde

inflection of fylgja:
plural past participle

inflection of fylgja:
definite singular past participle


følgde

inflection of følgja and følga:
plural past participle

inflection of følgja and følga:
definite singular past participle


følgje

følgjer (present)
følgde (past)
følgt (participle past)
følgd (participle past)
følgjast (infinitive passive)
følgjande (participle present)
følg (imperative)


følga

følger (present)
følgde (past)
følgt (participle past)
følgd (participle past)
følgast (infinitive passive)
følgande (participle present)
følg (imperative)


følgd

følgd (neuter singular følgt, definite singular and plural følgde)

følgt (neuter singular)
følgde (definite plural singular)


fylgje

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


heitt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of heita


hemja

hemjar (present)
hemja (past)
hemja (participle past)
hemjast (infinitive passive)
hemjande (participle present)
hemja (imperative)
hemj (imperative)


dylja

dylja (present tense dyl, past tense dulde)


mylja

mylja (present tense myl, past tense mulde, supine mult, past participle muld, present participle myljande, imperative myl)

myl (present)
mulde (past)
mult (supine)
muld (participle past)
myljande (participle present)
myl (imperative)

From Old Norse mylja, from Proto-Germanic *muljaną. This makes mylja a split infinitive verb. The noun was derived from the verb.


utfordre

utfordrar (present)
utfordra (past)
utfordra (participle past)
utfordrast (infinitive passive)
utfordrande (participle present)
utfordre (imperative)
utfordr (imperative)


utfordra

utfordrar (present)
utfordra (past)
utfordra (participle past)
utfordrast (infinitive passive)
utfordrande (participle present)
utfordra (imperative)
utfordr (imperative)

From Middle Low German [Term?], compare with German herausfordern.

Eg utfordrar deg til ein duell i sjakk.


testamentera

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)


invaderte

inflection of invadera:
definite singular past participle

inflection of invadera:
plural past participle


hygge

hygge (present tense hygger, past tense hygde, supine hygd or hygt, past participle hygd, present participle hyggande, imperative hygg)

hygger (present)
hygde (past)
hygd (supine)
hygt (supine)
hygd (participle past)
hyggande (participle present)
hygg (imperative)


ryke

ryk (present)
rauk (past)
roke (participle past)
rykast (infinitive passive)
rykande (participle present)
ryk (imperative)

Tauet ryk der det er tynnast


fasinerte

inflection of fasinera:
plural past participle

inflection of fasinera:
definite singular past participle


fascinerte

inflection of fascinera:
plural past participle

inflection of fascinera:
definite singular past participle


fasinera

fasinerer (present)
fasinerte (past)
fasinert (participle past)
fasinerast (infinitive passive)
fasinerande (participle present)
fasiner (imperative)

Det er vanskeleg å ikkje lata seg fasinera av dette.

It is hard to not be fascinated by this.


fascinere

fascinerer (present)
fascinerte (past)
fascinert (participle past)
fascinerast (infinitive passive)
fascinerande (participle present)
fasciner (imperative)


kuke

kukar (present)
kuka (past)
kuka (participle past)
kukast (infinitive passive)
kukande (participle present)
kuke (imperative)
kuk (imperative)

Derived from the noun kuk (“cock (penis)”).

(transitive, intransitive, dialectal) to wee, piss


førebudd

masculine/feminine/neuter/masculine/feminine past participle of førebu


førebu

førebur (present)
førebudde (past)
førebutt (participle past)
førebudd (participle past)
førebuast (infinitive passive)
førebuande (participle present)
førebu (imperative)

Har du førebutt deg på dette?


førebudde

inflection of førebu:
definite singular past participle

inflection of førebu:
plural past participle


besøkje

besøkjer (present)
besøkte (past)
besøkt (participle past)
besøkjast (infinitive passive)
besøkjande (participle present)
besøk (imperative)


besøkja

Når kan de besøkja oss?


besøkte

inflection of besøkja and besøka:
plural past participle

inflection of besøkja and besøka:
definite singular past participle


besøka

besøker (present)
besøkte (past)
besøkt (participle past)
besøkast (infinitive passive)
besøkande (participle present)
besøk (imperative)


forbløffe

forbløffar (present)
forbløffa (past)
forbløffa (participle past)
forbløffast (infinitive passive)
forbløffande (participle present)
forbløffe (imperative)
forbløff (imperative)


forbløffa

forbløffar (present)
forbløffa (past)
forbløffa (participle past)
forbløffast (infinitive passive)
forbløffande (participle present)
forbløffa (imperative)
forbløff (imperative)


drøymde

inflection of drøyma:
plural past participle

inflection of drøyma:
definite singular past participle


imponerte

inflection of imponera:
plural past participle

inflection of imponera:
definite singular past participle


etla

etlar (present)
etla (past)
etla (participle past)
etlast (infinitive passive)
etlande (participle present)
etla (imperative)
etl (imperative)


knarka

knarkar (present)
knarka (past)
knarka (participle past)
knarkast (infinitive passive)
knarkande (participle present)
knarka (imperative)
knark (imperative)


peke

pekar (present)
peker (present)
peka (past)
pekte (past)
peka (participle past)
pekt (participle past)
pekast (infinitive passive)
pekande (participle present)
pek (imperative)


opplevt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of oppleva


opplevde

inflection of oppleva:
plural past participle

inflection of oppleva:
definite singular past participle


konkurrerte

inflection of konkurrera:
plural past participle

inflection of konkurrera:
definite singular past participle


konkurrere

konkurrerer (present)
konkurrerte (past)
konkurrert (participle past)
konkurrerast (infinitive passive)
konkurrerande (participle present)
konkurrer (imperative)


overlevt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of overleva


overleva

overlever (present)
overlevde (past)
overlevt (participle past)
overlevd (participle past)
overlevast (infinitive passive)
overlevande (participle present)
overlev (imperative)

Dei fleste i bygningen overlevde jordskjelvet.

Most of the people in the building survived the earthquake.


overlevde

inflection of overleva:
plural past participle

inflection of overleva:
definite singular past participle


jakta

jaktar (present)
jakta (past)
jakta (participle past)
jaktast (infinitive passive)
jaktande (participle present)
jakta (imperative)
jakt (imperative)


veidt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of veida


jakte

jaktar (present)
jakta (past)
jakta (participle past)
jaktast (infinitive passive)
jaktande (participle present)
jakte (imperative)
jakt (imperative)


veidde

inflection of veida:
plural past participle

inflection of veida:
definite singular past participle


veide

veider (present)
veidde (past)
veidt (participle past)
veidd (participle past)
veidast (infinitive passive)
veidande (participle present)
veid (imperative)


bokse

boksar (present)
boksa (past)
boksa (participle past)
boksast (infinitive passive)
boksande (participle present)
bokse (imperative)
boks (imperative)


fucka

fuckar (present)
fucka (past)
fucka (participle past)
fuckast (infinitive passive)
fuckande (participle present)
fucka (imperative)
fuck (imperative)

Borrowed from the English verb fuck. The adjective may be considered a borrowing from the English adjective fucked.

(vulgar, slang) Alternative spelling of fucke


auke

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

From Old Norse auka (verb) and auki (noun).


angripe

angrip (present)
angreip (past)
angripe (participle past)
angripast (infinitive passive)
angripande (participle present)
angrip (imperative)


samanlikne

samanliknar (present)
samanlikna (past)
samanlikna (participle past)
samanliknast (infinitive passive)
samanliknande (participle present)
samanlikne (imperative)
samanlikn (imperative)


trivast

trivast (present tense trivst, past tense treivst, supine trivest)

trivst (present)
treivst (past)
trivest (supine)

Eg treivst ikkje der.

(intransitive) thrive, enjoy oneself, like something


samanlikna

samanliknar (present)
samanlikna (past)
samanlikna (participle past)
samanliknast (infinitive passive)
samanliknande (participle present)
samanlikna (imperative)
samanlikn (imperative)

Equivalent to saman (“together”) + likna (“compare”).

Desse to tinga kan ikkje samanliknast.


rivest

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of rivast


ofra

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

From Old Norse offra, from Latin offerre.


vorr

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


erobra

erobrar (present)
erobra (past)
erobra (participle past)
erobrast (infinitive passive)
erobrande (participle present)
erobra (imperative)
erobr (imperative)

Keisaren ynskte å erobra nytt land.


vekkje

vekkjer (present)
vekte (past)
vekt (participle past)
vekkjast (infinitive passive)
vekkjande (participle present)
vekk (imperative)


øydelagd

past participle of øydeleggja and øydelegga


vekkja

From Old Norse vekja, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.

Vekkjer du meg klokka ti?

to awaken; wake up (cause to become awake)

Det nye flyet vekte stor merksemd.

The new aircraft got a lot of attention. (literally “The new aircraft awakened much attention.”)


vekka

vekker (present)
vekte (past)
vekt (participle past)
vekkast (infinitive passive)
vekkande (participle present)
vekk (imperative)


forsvarte

inflection of forsvara:
plural past participle

inflection of forsvara:
definite singular past participle


vekte

inflection of vekkja and vekka:
plural past participle

inflection of vekkja and vekka:
definite singular past participle


øydelagde

inflection of øydeleggja and øydelegga:
definite singular past participle

inflection of øydeleggja and øydelegga:
plural past participle


forsvara

forsvarar (present)
forsvarer (present)
forsvara (past)
forsvarte (past)
forsvara (participle past)
forsvart (participle past)
forsvarast (infinitive passive)
forsvarande (participle present)
forsvara (imperative)
forsvar (imperative)


åte

åtar (present)
åta (past)
åta (participle past)
åtast (infinitive passive)
åtande (participle present)
åte (imperative)
åt (imperative)

From Old Norse áta f, with some influence from át n (whence modern Norwegian Nynorsk åt). The verb is derived from the noun.

to spread earth, ash etc. onto snow in spring (in order to make it melt sooner)


løyse

løyser (present)
løyste (past)
løyst (participle past)
løysast (infinitive passive)
løysande (participle present)
løys (imperative)


løyst

head

løyst (definite singular and plural løyste)


løysa

Kvat skal eg svara, naar Olaf bed meg løysa paa Tungobandet?

1867, Kristofer Janson, Nokot til at tenkja paa:

What shall I reply, when Olaf asks me to loosen my tongue?

Dette løyser i alle fall ikkje problemet vårt.

This will certainly not solve our problem.

Saltet hadde løyst seg i væska.


studerte

inflection of studera:
plural past participle

inflection of studera:
definite singular past participle


nære

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

From Middle Low German neren, from Old Saxon nerian, from Proto-Germanic *nazjaną (“to save; rescue; heal”), from *nesaną (“to survive, recover, heal”) + *-janą (causative).


spøkte

inflection of spøkja and spøka:
plural past participle

inflection of spøkja and spøka:
definite singular past participle


spøke

spøker (present)
spøkte (past)
spøkt (participle past)
spøkast (infinitive passive)
spøkande (participle present)
spøk (imperative)


spøkje

spøkjer (present)
spøkte (past)
spøkt (participle past)
spøkjast (infinitive passive)
spøkjande (participle present)
spøk (imperative)


orsake

orsakar (present)
orsaka (past)
orsaka (participle past)
orsakast (infinitive passive)
orsakande (participle present)
orsake (imperative)
orsak (imperative)


spøkja

From spøk, from Middle Low German spoken.

I det raude huset der borte spøkjer det.

Det spøkjer for heile prosjektet no.

Things do not look good for the entire project right now.

Dei spøkte med at dei hadde sett verre ting.

They joked about having seen worse things.


forvirra

forvirrar (present)
forvirra (past)
forvirra (participle past)
forvirrast (infinitive passive)
forvirrande (participle present)
forvirra (imperative)
forvirr (imperative)

Skiltinga her forvirrar dei fleste.

The use of signs here confuses most people.


spøk

From Low German, presumably from the verb spoken.


skilta

skiltar (present)
skilta (past)
skilta (participle past)
skiltast (infinitive passive)
skiltande (participle present)
skilta (imperative)
skilt (imperative)

Dei har ikkje skilta vegen enno.

They have not put up signs along the road yet.


skilte

skiltar (present)
skilta (past)
skilta (participle past)
skiltast (infinitive passive)
skiltande (participle present)
skilte (imperative)
skilt (imperative)


innsjå

innser (present)
innsåg (past)
innsett (participle past)
innsjåast (infinitive passive)
innsjåande (participle present)
innsjå (imperative)

Dei har enno ikkje innsett korleis ting ligg an.

They still haven't realised what the situation is like.


forklare

forklarar (present)
forklarer (present)
forklara (past)
forklarte (past)
forklara (participle past)
forklart (participle past)
forklarast (infinitive passive)
forklarande (participle present)
forklar (imperative)

From for- + klar, after Low German vorklaren.


skremde

inflection of skremma:
plural past participle

inflection of skremma:
definite singular past participle


skremma

skremmer (present)
skremde (past)
skremte (past)
skremt (participle past)
skremmast (infinitive passive)
skremmande (participle present)
skrem (imperative)

Dette skremmer meg ikkje.


funne

indefinite neuter singular past participle of finna


skremt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of skremma


hekka

hekkar (present)
hekka (past)
hekka (participle past)
hekkast (infinitive passive)
hekkande (participle present)
hekka (imperative)
hekk (imperative)

Desse fuglane hekkar langs kysten.

These birds build their nests along the coast.

(of birds) build a nest, lay eggs in it and hatch them; reproduce through building nests


hekke

hekkar (present)
hekka (past)
hekka (participle past)
hekkast (infinitive passive)
hekkande (participle present)
hekke (imperative)
hekk (imperative)


fådde

inflection of få:
definite singular past participle

inflection of få:
plural past participle


fådd

masculine/feminine/neuter/masculine/feminine past participle of få


sjarmerte

inflection of sjarmera:
plural past participle

inflection of sjarmera:
definite singular past participle


sjarmera

sjarmerer (present)
sjarmerte (past)
sjarmert (participle past)
sjarmerast (infinitive passive)
sjarmerande (participle present)
sjarmer (imperative)

Dei fleste vert sjarmerte av henne.


greidde

inflection of greia:
plural past participle

inflection of greia:
definite singular past participle


greidd

head

greidd (neuter singular greidd or greitt, definite singular or plural greidde)

greidd (neuter singular)
greitt (neuter singular)
greidde (definite plural singular)


greia

greier (present)
greidde (past)
greitt (participle past)
greidd (participle past)
greiast (infinitive passive)
greiande (participle present)
grei (imperative)

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


veike

veiker (present)
veikte (past)
veikt (participle past)
veikast (infinitive passive)
veikande (participle present)
veik (imperative)

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


litne

inflection of lita:
definite singular past participle

inflection of lita:
plural past participle


veikt

veikt (definite singular and plural veikte)

inflection of veika, veike, veikja and veikje:


mekka

mekkar (present)
mekka (past)
mekka (participle past)
mekkast (infinitive passive)
mekkande (participle present)
mekka (imperative)
mekk (imperative)

(colloquial) to repair or build mechanical devices (usually the bigger ones, e.g. a car or a motor)

(slang) to prepare hashish before smoking


gådd

masculine/feminine/neuter/masculine/feminine past participle of gå


gådde

inflection of gå:
definite singular past participle

inflection of gå:
plural past participle


tydt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of tyda


undersøka

undersøker (present)
undersøkte (past)
undersøkt (participle past)
undersøkast (infinitive passive)
undersøkande (participle present)
undersøk (imperative)


undersøkte

inflection of undersøkja and undersøka:
past

inflection of undersøkja and undersøka:
plural past participle

inflection of undersøkja and undersøka:
definite singular past participle


undersøkt

past participle of undersøkja and undersøka


undersøke

From under- + søke, after German untersuchen.


undersøkje

undersøkjer (present)
undersøkte (past)
undersøkt (participle past)
undersøkjast (infinitive passive)
undersøkjande (participle present)
undersøk (imperative)


undersøkja

From under- (“below”) + søkja (“search”), after German untersuchen.

Me skal undersøkja kva som har hendt.

We are going to investigate what has happened.


utnytte

utnyttar (present)
utnytta (past)
utnytta (participle past)
utnyttast (infinitive passive)
utnyttande (participle present)
utnytte (imperative)
utnytt (imperative)


utnytta

utnyttar (present)
utnytta (past)
utnytta (participle past)
utnyttast (infinitive passive)
utnyttande (participle present)
utnytta (imperative)
utnytt (imperative)

From ut (“out”) + nytta (“use”), after German ausnutzen.

Det gjeld å utnytta høva ein får.

It's important to use the opportunities one gets.

Dei har god grunn til å kjenna seg utnytta.

They have good reason for feeling exploited.


eksploderte

inflection of eksplodera:
plural past participle

inflection of eksplodera:
definite singular past participle


eksplodera

eksploderer (present)
eksploderte (past)
eksplodert (participle past)
eksploderast (infinitive passive)
eksploderande (participle present)
eksploder (imperative)

From Latin ex- and plodere (“applause”).

Skipet eksploderte etter at det hadde brunne ei stund.

The ship exploded after burning for a while.


spreitt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of spreia


spreie

spreier (present)
spreidde (past)
spreitt (participle past)
spreidd (participle past)
spreiast (infinitive passive)
spreiande (participle present)
sprei (imperative)


spreia

Me får håpa at sjukdomen ikkje spreier seg.

Let's hope that the disease does not spread.

Soldatar spreidde folkemengda med varselskot.

Soldiers scattered the crowd with warning shots.


beitte

inflection of beita:
plural past participle

inflection of beita:
definite singular past participle


beite

beitar (present)
beiter (present)
beita (past)
beitte (past)
beita (participle past)
beitt (participle past)
beitast (infinitive passive)
beitande (participle present)
beite (imperative)
beit (imperative)


streike

streikar (present)
streika (past)
streika (participle past)
streikast (infinitive passive)
streikande (participle present)
streike (imperative)
streik (imperative)

(intransitive) to strike (to stop working (or otherwise concert stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.)


tygge

tygg (present)
togg (past)
togge (participle past)
tyggast (infinitive passive)
tyggande (participle present)
tygg (imperative)


krølle

krøllar (present)
krølla (past)
krølla (participle past)
krøllast (infinitive passive)
krøllande (participle present)
krølle (imperative)
krøll (imperative)


bylgje

bylgjar (present)
bylgja (past)
bylgja (participle past)
bylgjast (infinitive passive)
bylgjande (participle present)
bylgje (imperative)
bylgj (imperative)


olle

ollar (present)
olla (past)
olla (participle past)
ollast (infinitive passive)
ollande (participle present)
olle (imperative)
oll (imperative)

Uncertain, though perhaps a doublet of velle, from Old Norse vella (“to well”), possibly influenced by Old Norse ǫldr (“beer-bust”).


olle

(intransitive, about water) to have small waves


gjennomføra

gjennomfører (present)
gjennomførte (past)
gjennomført (participle past)
gjennomførast (infinitive passive)
gjennomførande (participle present)
gjennomfør (imperative)

/ˈjɛnːʊmˌføːrɑ/

From gjennom (“through”) + føra (“lead, carry”).

compound

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