vinna

vinna (present tense vinn, past tense vann, supine vunne, past participle vunnen, present participle vinnande, imperative vinn)

vinn (present)
vann (past)
vunne (supine)
vunnen (participle past)
vinnande (participle present)
vinn (imperative)

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną. Akin to English win.


binda

head

binda (present tense bind, past participle batt, supine bunde, past participle bunden, present participle bindande, imperative bind or bitt)

bind (present)
batt (participle past)
bunde (supine)
bunden (participle past)
bindande (participle present)
bind (imperative)
bitt (imperative)

Ein bindande ed


vika

vika (present tense vik, past tense veik, supine vike, past participle viken, present participle vikande, imperative vik)

vik (present)
veik (past)
vike (supine)
viken (participle past)
vikande (participle present)
vik (imperative)

(intransitive) to look away, turn aside, waver

(intransitive) to depart, go away, leave


bita

bita (present tense bit, past tense beit, supine biten, past participle biten, present participle bitande, imperative bit, reciprocal bitast)

bit (present)
beit (past)
biten (supine)
biten (participle past)
bitande (participle present)
bit (imperative)
bitast (reciprocal)

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Akin to English bite.


falla

nn-verb

falla (present tense fell, past tense fall, past participle falle, passive infinitive fallast, present participle fallande, imperative fall)

fell (present)
fall (past)
falle (participle past)
fallast (infinitive passive)
fallande (participle present)
fall (imperative)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


taka

tek (present)
tok (past)
teke (participle past)
takast (infinitive passive)
takande (participle present)
tak (imperative)
taka (infinitive)
take (infinitive)
takande (participle present)
teken (participle past)
teke (supine)
tek (present singular)
teker (present singular)
tok (past singular)
taka (plural present)
toko (past plural)
take (present)
tøke (past)
tak (present singular)
take (plural present)

nn-conj-table

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

From Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”). Akin to English take.


bruke

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


ganga

head

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

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

From Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic *ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-.

Denne vegen er ikkje lett å ganga

Gjeng det bra med handa?


ganga

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


hyse

hyser (present)
hyste (past)
hyst (participle past)
hysast (infinitive passive)
hysande (participle present)
hys (imperative)


slå

slå (present tense slår, past tense slo, supine slege or slått, past participle slegen or slått, present participle slåande, imperative slå)

slår (present)
slo (past)
slege (supine)
slått (supine)
slegen (participle past)
slått (participle past)
slåande (participle present)
slå (imperative)

From Old Norse slá (“to hit, beat, strike”), from Proto-Germanic *slahaną (“to hit, strike, kill”), from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”). Akin to English slay.

der

to tack (to turn a vessel onto the other tack; come about)


ære

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

From Old Norse æra, from Middle Low German ere.


ære

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

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


hela

helar (present)
hela (past)
hela (participle past)
helast (infinitive passive)
helande (participle present)
hela (imperative)
hel (imperative)


fyst

head

fyst (definite singular and plural fyste)


ase

ase (present tense es, past tense os, supine ase, past participle asen, present participle asande, imperative as)

es (present)
os (past)
ase (supine)
asen (participle past)
asande (participle present)
as (imperative)
asar (present)
asa (past)
asa (participle past)
asast (infinitive passive)
asande (participle present)
ase (imperative)
as (imperative)

Related to ese and jest, and even English yeast. Some of the senses are influenced by Middle Low German.

to swell (as a result of fermentation), ferment


passe

passar (present)
passa (past)
passa (participle past)
passast (infinitive passive)
passande (participle present)
passe (imperative)
pass (imperative)


sku

Torbjørn sku staa fyr tappingi […]

1923 June 23, “Daa eg og han Torbjørn sku avstad og skifta jolebrennevin”, in Sunnhordalendingen, page 2:

Torbjorn would be responsible for the bottling […]

(archaic or colloquial, dialectal, informal) Apocopic form of skulla and skulle


fryser

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of frysa (strong verb)


klyppe

klypper (present)
klypte (past)
klypt (participle past)
klyppast (infinitive passive)
klyppande (participle present)
klypp (imperative)


prøve

prøve (present tense prøver, past tense prøvde, past participle prøvd or prøvt, present participle prøvande, imperative prøv)

prøver (present)
prøvde (past)
prøvd (participle past)
prøvt (participle past)
prøvande (participle present)
prøv (imperative)

From Middle Low German, from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from Latin probare.


flytte

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

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


skrive

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

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

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

Eg skal skrive ei bok.


drage

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

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

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

å drage på ferie


tekst

From Latin textus and Old Norse textr, texti.


kjøre

kjøre (present tense kjører, past tense kjørde or kjørte, past participle kjørt, present participle kjørande, imperative kjør)

kjører (present)
kjørde (past)
kjørte (past)
kjørt (participle past)
kjørande (participle present)
kjør (imperative)


kappe

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


vinne

vinne (present tense vinn, past tense vann, supine vunne, past participle vunnen, present participle vinnande, imperative vinn)

vinn (present)
vann (past)
vunne (supine)
vunnen (participle past)
vinnande (participle present)
vinn (imperative)


klippe

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


lyse

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


leva

leva (present tense lever, past tense levde, past participle levt or levd, present participle levande, imperative lev)

lever (present)
levde (past)
levt (participle past)
levd (participle past)
levande (participle present)
lev (imperative)

From Old Norse lifa. Akin to English live.

Han har levd eit langt liv.

Pandaen lever av bambus.


slange

slangar (present)
slanga (past)
slanga (participle past)
slangast (infinitive passive)
slangande (participle present)
slange (imperative)
slang (imperative)

From Old Norse slangi, and Middle Low German slange. The verb is derived from the noun.


langa

langar (present)
langa (past)
langa (participle past)
langast (infinitive passive)
langande (participle present)
langa (imperative)
lang (imperative)


nå

nå (imperative nå, present tense når, simple past nådde, past participle nådd or nått)

nå (imperative)
når (present)
nådde (past)
nådd (participle past)
nått (participle past)

Når du i osten?

Eg nådde akkurat toget.


spille

spiller (present)
spilte (past)
spilt (participle past)
spillast (infinitive passive)
spillande (participle present)
spill (imperative)


kaste

kastar (present)
kasta (past)
kasta (participle past)
kastast (infinitive passive)
kastande (participle present)
kaste (imperative)
kast (imperative)


finne

finn (present)
fann (past)
funne (participle past)
finnast (infinitive passive)
finnande (participle present)
finn (imperative)


drikke

drikk (present)
drakk (past)
drukke (participle past)
drikkast (infinitive passive)
drikkande (participle present)
drikk (imperative)

drekk'

apocope of an e-infinitive form; vowel sound change


stemme

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

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

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


lese

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

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

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

Har du lese boka?

(transitive or intransitive) to read aloud

So vart han utspurd um, kva han hadde leset.

1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar, Bergen: Nygaard, page 40:

Then he was examined, about what he had studied.

(transitive or intransitive) to tutor, teach


velle

velle (present tense vell, past tense vall, supine volle, past participle vollen, present participle vellande, imperative vell)

vell (present)
vall (past)
volle (supine)
vollen (participle past)
vellande (participle present)
vell (imperative)


bie

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

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


bombe

bombar (present)
bomba (past)
bomba (participle past)
bombast (infinitive passive)
bombande (participle present)
bombe (imperative)
bomb (imperative)


makt

From Old Norse makt, from Middle Low German macht. Akin to English might , German Macht.


troti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of troten

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of troten


troti

(non-standard since 2012) supine of tryta


legere

legerer (present)
legerte (past)
legert (participle past)
legerast (infinitive passive)
legerande (participle present)
leger (imperative)

From Latin ligāre, ligō, compare with German legieren.

to thicken by blending egg yolks, cream, butter etc. into sauces and soups


låg

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ete

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


minne

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

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

den fargen minner meg om haust

sjukdomen kan minne seg seinare


leve

head

leve (present tense lever, past tense levde, supine levd or levt, past participle levd, present participle levande, imperative lev)

lever (present)
levde (past)
levd (supine)
levt (supine)
levd (participle past)
levande (participle present)
lev (imperative)

leve kongen!


vere

nn-verb

vere (present tense er, past tense var, past participle vore, passive infinitive verast, present participle verande, imperative ver)

er (present)
var (past)
vore (participle past)
verast (infinitive passive)
verande (participle present)
ver (imperative)

From Old Norse vera, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną.

Fred vere med deg.


vere

verar (present)
vera (past)
vera (participle past)
verast (infinitive passive)
verande (participle present)
vere (imperative)
ver (imperative)


asa

head

asa (present tense es, past tense os, supine ase, past participle asen, present participle asande, imperative as)

es (present)
os (past)
ase (supine)
asen (participle past)
asande (participle present)
as (imperative)
asar (present)
asa (past)
asa (participle past)
asast (infinitive passive)
asande (participle present)
asa (imperative)
as (imperative)


forme

formar (present)
forma (past)
forma (participle past)
formast (infinitive passive)
formande (participle present)
forme (imperative)
form (imperative)


lyft

lyft (definite singular and plural lyfte)

From Old Norse lyptr (participle of lyfta) from Proto-Germanic *luftidaz (participle of *luftijaną). The supine is of the neuter singular.


gira

girar (present)
gira (past)
gira (participle past)
girast (infinitive passive)
girande (participle present)
gira (imperative)
gir (imperative)

Borrowed from English gear, preserving the g-sound.

to drive (the car or even a bicycle) faster


pekar

(non-standard since 2012) present of peka


vide

vidar (present)
vida (past)
vida (participle past)
vidast (infinitive passive)
vidande (participle present)
vide (imperative)
vid (imperative)


kimsa

kimsar (present)
kimsa (past)
kimsa (participle past)
kimsast (infinitive passive)
kimsande (participle present)
kimsa (imperative)
kims (imperative)


fått

masculine/feminine/neuter past participle of få


gjøre

nn-verb

gjøre (present tense gjør, past tense gjorde, past participle gjort, passive infinitive gjørast, present participle gjørande, imperative gjør)

gjør (present)
gjorde (past)
gjort (participle past)
gjørast (infinitive passive)
gjørande (participle present)
gjør (imperative)

(pre-2012) alternative form of gjera (“to do; to make”)


pipa

head

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

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


gjort

indefinite neuter singular past participle of gjera


spela

spelar (present)
speler (present)
spela (past)
spelte (past)
spela (participle past)
spelt (participle past)
spelast (infinitive passive)
spelande (participle present)
spela (imperative)
spel (imperative)


foro

Foro dei inckie vel i danna Fær

1647, “LAnte oster Kraakelund”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 43:


kore

korar (present)
kora (past)
kora (participle past)
korast (infinitive passive)
korande (participle present)
kore (imperative)
kor (imperative)


masa

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

[…]sidan tok han til aa masa um ei Gullkedja, som han visste, ho skulde hava; han vilde kaupa da Halsgullet, um da var aldri so dyrt[…]

1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge:

[…] then he started nagging about a gold chain, that he knew she had; he wanted to buy that necklace, no matter the price […]


vada

vader (present)
vadde (past)
vadt (participle past)
vadd (participle past)
vadast (infinitive passive)
vadande (participle present)
vad (imperative)

From Old Norse vaða, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.

Om Erik vil koma seg til strendom, må han uansett vada yver åi.

If Erik want to come to the beaches, he must anyway wade over the creek.

(intransitive, chiefly about fish) swim at the surface


synge

nn-verb

synge (present tense syng, past tense song, past participle sunge, passive infinitive syngast, present participle syngande, imperative syng)

syng (present)
song (past)
sunge (participle past)
syngast (infinitive passive)
syngande (participle present)
syng (imperative)


bli

head

bli (present tense blir, past tense blei or vart, supine blitt or vorte, past participle blitt or vorten, present participle blivande, imperative bli)

blir (present)
blei (past)
vart (past)
blitt (supine)
vorte (supine)
blitt (participle past)
vorten (participle past)
blivande (participle present)
bli (imperative)

Short form of blive, from Middle Norwegian blífa, from Middle Low German bliven. Meaning 2, 3 and 4 are taken from Old Norse verða. The forms vart, vorte and vorten are from verta and verte, also from Old Norse verða.

Kva seier du til å bli heime i staden for å gå på den dumme festen?

How about staying home instead of going to that stupid party?

Du blir her!

To personar vart arresterte for tjuveri i går.

Two people were arrested for theft yesterday.

Ho vart gripen av angst.

(as an auxiliary verb to create passive voice with the main verb in past participle) to be

Det blir jo berre verre!

Øhm, er det berre meg, eller byrjar du å bli skalla?

Erm, is it just me, or are you going bald?

(change, development over time) to become, get, go.

change; development over time; change; development over time

Når eg blir stor, skal eg bli lege.

When I grow up, I'm going to be a doctor.

Festen vart ein suksess!

The party turned out to be/was a success!

to be, become, will, going to, turn out,

Det blir å byrje på nytt, går eg ut frå.

Det blir 25 kroner.


stå

står (present)
stod (past)
stått (participle past)
ståast (infinitive passive)
ståande (participle present)
stå (imperative)

From Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic *standaną. The infinitive stå and present tense står, could be derived irregularly from standa, but are likely derived from an Eastern Scandinavian variant. This could have come from an unattested (Eastern) Old Norse form *stá, or from the Middle Low German form stān. Both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stāną, which like *standaną, ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”). The noun derives from the verb. Compare Swedish stå, Danish stå, English stand, Latin stāre, stō.

Bussen var så full at han måtte stå.

Stå stille, sa eg!

Det står ei vase på bordet.

Toget stod i ti minutt grunna straumbrot.

The train was stopped for ten minutes due to a power outage.

(intransitive) to stand still, be stopped

Når står bryllaupet?

Slaget ved Waterloo stod i 1815.

The battle of Waterloo took place in 1815.

Vasspruten stod langt over brygga.

The spurt of water reached way over the pier.

Trur du ikkje på meg? Det står i avisa.

Don't you believe me? It says so in the newspaper.

Korleis gjekk det? Stod du til eksamen?

(literally, “How did it go? Did you stand to the exam?”)

Eg stod på eksamen!

Eg stod i faget òg.

(literally, “I passed in the class as well.”)

(intransitive, with a preposition) to pass (tests, exams, classes)


ronke

ronke (present tense ronkar, past tense ronka, past participle ronka)

ronkar (present)
ronka (past)
ronka (participle past)


runke

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


kinn

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bylgja

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

Over hugua deira bylgja røyken som eit grått ullteppe.

1957, Åsta Holth, Fem år på Nuttila, Oslo: Norsk barneblad, page 95:

Over their heads, the smoke billowed like a gray woollen carpet.


elja

elja (present tense el, past tense alde or ol, supine alt or ale, past participle ald or alen, present participle eljande, imperative el)

el (present)
alde (past)
ol (past)
alt (supine)
ale (supine)
ald (participle past)
alen (participle past)
eljande (participle present)
el (imperative)


fylgd

fylgd (neuter singular fylgt, definite singular and plural fylgde)

fylgt (neuter singular)
fylgde (definite plural singular)


hyggja

hyggja (present tense hyggjer, past tense hygde, supine hygd or hygt, past participle hygd, present participle hyggjande, imperative hygg)

hyggjer (present)
hygde (past)
hygd (supine)
hygt (supine)
hygd (participle past)
hyggjande (participle present)
hygg (imperative)

From Old Norse hyggja (“to think”), from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną (“to think, reconsider”).

inh

to make (someone) comfortable or cheerful; entertain

I helga skal me berre hyggja oss

This weekend we will simply enjoy ourselves

Hyggja seg med god mat

(reflexive) to have a good time, enjoy oneself

Lat han få den som han hyggjer mest


bala

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


vagga

vaggar (present)
vagga (past)
vagga (participle past)
vaggast (infinitive passive)
vaggande (participle present)
vagga (imperative)
vagg (imperative)

Den unge kvinna vaggar tungt over golvet.

The young woman waddles heavily across the floor.


vilja

head

vilja (present tense vil, past tense ville, past participle vilja, present participle viljande)

vil (present)
ville (past)
vilja (participle past)
viljande (participle present)

From Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Akin to English will.

Eg vil dra no.

Det der vil du angra på.


svala

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


orka

orkar (present)
orka (past)
orka (participle past)
orkast (infinitive passive)
orkande (participle present)
orka (imperative)
ork (imperative)


stele

nn-verb

stele (present tense stel, past tense stal, past participle stole, passive infinitive stelast, present participle stelande, imperative stel)

stel (present)
stal (past)
stole (participle past)
stelast (infinitive passive)
stelande (participle present)
stel (imperative)


låta

head

låta (present tense læt, past tense lét, supine låte, past participle låten, present participle låtande, imperative låt)

læt (present)
lét (past)
låte (supine)
låten (participle past)
låtande (participle present)
låt (imperative)

From Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną. Doublet of la.


gota

gotar (present)
gota (past)
gota (participle past)
gotast (infinitive passive)
gotande (participle present)
gota (imperative)
got (imperative)


risa

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

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

From Old Norse rísa. Akin to English rise.

Eg ris alltid tidleg om morgonen.


risa

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


fusa

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


giva

giv (present)
gav (past)
givet (participle past)
givast (infinitive passive)
givande (participle present)
giv (imperative)


fins

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of finnas


lata

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


kann

(non-standard since 1938) present of kunna


svare

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

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


vega

vega (present tense veg, past tense vog, supine vege, past participle vegen, present participle vegande, imperative veg)

veg (present)
vog (past)
vege (supine)
vegen (participle past)
vegande (participle present)
veg (imperative)

From Old Norse vega, from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move, carry; to weigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti (“to be transporting”), from the root *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”). Cognates include English weigh.

inh

(transitive) to weigh (To determine the weight of an object)

(intransitive) to weigh (To have a certain weight)


vega

vegar (present)
vega (past)
vega (participle past)
vegast (infinitive passive)
vegande (participle present)
vega (imperative)
veg (imperative)


styrka

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


lange

langar (present)
langa (past)
langa (participle past)
langast (infinitive passive)
langande (participle present)
lange (imperative)
lang (imperative)

From lang (“long”) + -e. The sense of handing something over is considered a semantic loan from Middle Low German (cf. with German langen or even English Handlanger).

(transitive) to peddle, especially drugs or alcohol

to hand over
to peddle, especially drugs or alcohol

(intransitive) to stride about with long paces


vak

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kast

From Old Norse kast.
(folklore): Compare Swedish offerkast.


malar

(non-standard since 2012) present of mala


sete

From different Old Norse terms. All of them are related to sitja (“to sit”), which is ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *sed- (“to sit”).
* (neuter): From Old Norse sæti, whence partly also English seat. From Proto-Germanic *sētiją.
* (masculine): From the Old Norse suffix -seti, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *setô.
* (feminine): From Old Norse seta.

inflection of sitja, sitje, sitta and sitte:


toko

Dei toko mæ qvaet dei finge

1647, “LAnte oster Kraakelund”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 39:


eki

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of aka


tinge

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

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

(transitive) to reserve; to place an order on


ake

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

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


sletta

slettar (present)
sletta (past)
sletta (participle past)
slettast (infinitive passive)
slettande (participle present)
sletta (imperative)
slett (imperative)


slette

slettar (present)
sletta (past)
sletta (participle past)
slettast (infinitive passive)
slettande (participle present)
slette (imperative)
slett (imperative)


manna

mannar (present)
manna (past)
manna (participle past)
mannast (infinitive passive)
mannande (participle present)
manna (imperative)
mann (imperative)


vissa

vissar (present)
vissa (past)
vissa (participle past)
vissast (infinitive passive)
vissande (participle present)
vissa (imperative)
viss (imperative)


blåsa

blåsa (present tense blåser or blæs, past tense blåste or bles, supine blåst or blåse, past participle blåst or blåsen, present participle blåsande, imperative blås)

blåser (present)
blæs (present)
blåste (past)
bles (past)
blåst (supine)
blåse (supine)
blåst (participle past)
blåsen (participle past)
blåsande (participle present)
blås (imperative)

blåsa opp

blåsa ut lysa


skratta

skrattar (present)
skratta (past)
skratta (participle past)
skrattast (infinitive passive)
skrattande (participle present)
skratta (imperative)
skratt (imperative)

(of birds) to cackle, make a loud noise (e.g. like a crow)


sitter

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of sitje


veta

nn-verb

veta (present tense veit, past tense visste, past participle visst, passive infinitive vetast, present participle vetande, imperative vet)

veit (present)
visste (past)
visst (participle past)
vetast (infinitive passive)
vetande (participle present)
vet (imperative)


suga

head

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

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

From Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic *sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk-.


osa

osar (present)
oser (present)
osa (past)
oste (past)
osa (participle past)
ost (participle past)
osast (infinitive passive)
osande (participle present)
osa (imperative)
os (imperative)

Unknown. Related to or derived from os m (“fume, smoke; stench”).

(intransitive) to have a strong smell, odour

(intransitive, figurative) to reek (av / of) (to be evidently associated with something unpleasant)


jaga

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

From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jagen.


arbeid

Borrowed from Middle Low German arbeit, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz. Compare Swedish arbete, Danish arbejde, Faroese arbeiði.


kosa

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

No kosar me oss.

(takes pronoun in objective case) to enjoy


marka

markar (present)
marka (past)
marka (participle past)
markast (infinitive passive)
markande (participle present)
marka (imperative)
mark (imperative)


venda

venda (present tense vender, past tense vende, past participle vendt, present participle vendande, imperative vend)

vender (present)
vende (past)
vendt (participle past)
vendande (participle present)
vend (imperative)

From Old Norse venda. Akin to English wend.


verja

verja (present tense verjar or ver, past tense verja or varde, supine verja or vart, past participle verja or vard, present participle verjande, imperative verj)

verjar (present)
ver (present)
verja (past)
varde (past)
verja (supine)
vart (supine)
verja (participle past)
vard (participle past)
verjande (participle present)
verj (imperative)

From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

Kven skal verja oss no?


tegla

teglar (present)
tegla (past)
tegla (participle past)
teglast (infinitive passive)
teglande (participle present)
tegla (imperative)
tegl (imperative)


lengte

lengtar (present)
lengta (past)
lengta (participle past)
lengtast (infinitive passive)
lengtande (participle present)
lengte (imperative)
lengt (imperative)


kunne

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

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

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


varde

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

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


varde

From Old Norse varða, from Proto-Germanic *wardōną, whence also English ward.

(transitive) to be related to, have to do with


varde

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

past participle of verja
definite singular


lære

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

From Old Norse læra, from Middle Low German leren, from Old Saxon lērian, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *loyséyeti, from the root *leys (“to trace; to track”).


morse

morsar (present)
morsa (past)
morsa (participle past)
morsast (infinitive passive)
morsande (participle present)
morse (imperative)
mors (imperative)

From English Morse, named after Samuel Morse (1791–1872).


stela

nn-verb

stela (present tense stel, past tense stal, past participle stole, passive infinitive stelast, present participle stelande, imperative stel)

stel (present)
stal (past)
stole (participle past)
stelast (infinitive passive)
stelande (participle present)
stel (imperative)

Inherited from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną. Compare Icelandic stela, Danish stjæle, Norwegian Bokmål stjele, Swedish stjäla, Faroese stjala.

Nokon har stole bilen min!

Dette arbeidet stel all fritida mi.

to achieve or gain something by tricking someone or something


heil

From Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”). Akin to English whole.


valda

valdar (present)
valda (past)
valda (participle past)
valdast (infinitive passive)
valdande (participle present)
valda (imperative)
vald (imperative)


lana

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


festa

head

festa (present tense festar or fester, past tense festa or feste, past participle festa or fest, present participle festande, imperative fest)

festar (present)
fester (present)
festa (past)
feste (past)
festa (participle past)
fest (participle past)
festande (participle present)
fest (imperative)

From Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic *fastijaną. Factitive of fast (“(stead)fast”).
(rent farming land): Calque of Danish fæste.


festa

festar (present)
festa (past)
festa (participle past)
festast (infinitive passive)
festande (participle present)
festa (imperative)
fest (imperative)

From fest + -a, the first part being derived from Latin festum.


rasa

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


sike

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

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


vod

(non-standard since 1938) past tense of vada


vente

ventar (present)
venta (past)
venta (participle past)
ventast (infinitive passive)
ventande (participle present)
vente (imperative)
vent (imperative)


teg

(non-standard since 1938) imperative of tegja


mala

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

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

From Old Norse mala, from Proto-Germanic *malaną.

(intransitive) to make a grinding sound, e.g. to purr (of a cat)


mala

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

(pre-2012) alternative form of måla, to paint


kora

korar (present)
kora (past)
kora (participle past)
korast (infinitive passive)
korande (participle present)
kora (imperative)
kor (imperative)


skara

skarar (present)
skara (past)
skara (participle past)
skarast (infinitive passive)
skarande (participle present)
skara (imperative)
skar (imperative)

(transitive) to put or place in a dense row or crowd

(intransitive) to congregate, walk together

(transitive, intransitive) to gather and drop ashes upon embers


skara

to remove the snuff (i.e. the burnt part) of the wick


savas

(non-standard since 2012) passive infinitive of sava


tele

telar (present)
tela (past)
tela (participle past)
telast (infinitive passive)
telande (participle present)
tele (imperative)
tel (imperative)

From Old Norse þeli, þili. The verb is derived from the noun. Probably related to Swedish tjäle.

(intransitive, about the ground or fingers) to freeze


ose

osar (present)
oser (present)
osa (past)
oste (past)
osa (participle past)
ost (participle past)
osast (infinitive passive)
osande (participle present)
ose (imperative)
os (imperative)

(intransitive) to emit fumes, smoke; to ooze


hanga

hanga (present tense heng or henger, past tense hang or hekk, supine hange or hangi, past participle hangen, present participle hangande)

heng (present)
henger (present)
hang (past)
hekk (past)
hange (supine)
hangi (supine)
hangen (participle past)
hangande (participle present)


muta

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


ringa

ringar (present)
ringa (past)
ringa (participle past)
ringast (infinitive passive)
ringande (participle present)
ringa (imperative)
ring (imperative)


ringa

ringer (present)
ringde (past)
ringt (participle past)
ringast (infinitive passive)
ringande (participle present)
ring (imperative)


siga

siga (present tense sig, past tense seig, supine sige, past participle sigen, present participle sigande, imperative sig)

sig (present)
seig (past)
sige (supine)
sigen (participle past)
sigande (participle present)
sig (imperative)

Det sig vatn inn i kjellaren.

Grunnmuren sig.

Skodda sig inn frå havet.


hata

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


ida

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


hitte

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


loti

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of lyta


beste

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

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

to sew loosely, to sew together using only a few stitches


opponere

opponerer (present)
opponerte (past)
opponert (participle past)
opponerast (infinitive passive)
opponerande (participle present)
opponer (imperative)


ripa

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


grua

grua (present tense gruer or gruar, simple past grua or grudde, past participle grua or grutt or grudd)

gruer (present)
gruar (present)
grua (past)
grudde (past)
grua (participle past)
grutt (participle past)
grudd (participle past)

Ho gruar seg til sumaren

She is not happy about the comming summer

To be queasy or nervous in anticipation of something.


leite

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

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


komi

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


venta

ventar (present)
venta (past)
venta (participle past)
ventast (infinitive passive)
ventande (participle present)
venta (imperative)
vent (imperative)

Lat oss venta eit par sekund til.

Kva ventar du å få ut av dette?


staden

staden (neuter stade, definite singular and plural stadne)

stade (neuter)
stadne (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse staðinn and past participle of standa.


vinda

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

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


rusa

rusar (present)
rusa (past)
rusa (participle past)
rusast (infinitive passive)
rusande (participle present)
rusa (imperative)
rus (imperative)

1892, Marius Hægstad, (translated from Hans Reusch), "Naturkunna"

The Chinese get intoxicated by smoking opium in pipes.

Kinesarne rusar seg med aa røykja opium i pipor.

(reflexive) to get intoxicated (used both with alcohol and illegal drugs)


rusa

rusa (present tense rusar or ruser, past tense rusa or ruste, past participle rusa or rust, present participle rusande, imperative rus)

rusar (present)
ruser (present)
rusa (past)
ruste (past)
rusa (participle past)
rust (participle past)
rusande (participle present)
rus (imperative)

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *hurskijaną (“to startle, drive”), from *hurskaz (“fast, rapid, quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run, hurry”).
Cognate with Old High German hurscan (“to speed, accelerate”), Old English horsc (“quick, quick-witted, clever”). Possibly cognate with rush.

cog

Revolveren i Handa; han rusar imot meg; smell! smell!.

1890, Arne Garborg, Kolbotnbrev og andre skildringar:

Revolver in his hand; he rushes towards me; bang! bang!.


hava

nn-verb

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

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

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


sede

sedar (present)
seda (past)
seda (participle past)
sedast (infinitive passive)
sedande (participle present)
sede (imperative)
sed (imperative)

Inherited from Old Norse siða, from Proto-Germanic *sidōną.


sede

Inherited from Old Norse setit, supine of sitja.

De he vel sede der og lebja av same glaset som vanligt!

1982, Einar Lea, Svein Inge Årrestad, Fjåge folk: Lått og løye frå Jæren, Oslo: Samlaget, page 14:

I guess they have sat there and sipped from the same glas as usual!


sede

Inherited from Old Norse sitr, 2nd and 3rd person present indicative singular of sitja.

ja, du veid eg sede så formann der!

1982, Einar Lea, Svein Inge Årrestad, Fjåge folk: Lått og løye frå Jæren, Oslo: Samlaget, page 42:

You know I am incumbent as board leader there!


ry

head

ry (present tense ryr, past tense rydde or raud, supine rydd/rydt or rode, past participle rydd or rode, present participle ryande)

ryr (present)
rydde (past)
raud (past)
rydd (supine)
rydt (supine)
rode (supine)
rydd (participle past)
rode (participle past)
ryande (participle present)


erva

erver (present)
ervde (past)
ervd (participle past)
ervast (infinitive passive)
ervande (participle present)
erv (imperative)


yppe

yppar (present)
yppa (past)
yppa (participle past)
yppast (infinitive passive)
yppande (participle present)
yppe (imperative)
ypp (imperative)

From Old Norse yppa (“lift up”) and yppast (“show off, swagger”), from upp (“up”).


burda

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

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

From Old Norse burði, preterite of byrja. Compare Swedish böra.

Du burde gjera noko med det.


slite

slite (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)


kapre

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


reng

Ta og reng ut kleda dine så eg får sjå kvar fekk du hòl i dem

Turn inside-out your clothes, so I can see where you got holes in them

imperative of rengja (including all the formes like vrengja and rengje)

rengja

Det kjennast godt å reng tu sæ alt det kjipe avåte

It feels good to turn everything bad inside-out from yourself sometimes

(dialectal, Northern Norway, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of rengje (In case of use of "kløyvd infinitiv" it is an e-infinitive verb, because it's got an apocope. The distinction between the two types of verbs in Nynorsk is not used officially after the 2005 spelling-reform)

rengje

Støpul'n attme gåmmålkjerska plar å reng kvar søndag

The little campanile beside the old church use to ring every sunday

(dialectal, Northern Norway, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of ringje (In case of use of "kløyvd infinitiv" it is an e-infinitive verb, because it's got an apocope)

ringje

Reng mæ imårrå du

(dialectal, Northern Norway, Trøndelag dialect) imperative of ringje


gripa

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

From Old Norse grípa (“to grab”), from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grasp, grab”).

der

to seize (take advantage of an opportunity).


sigla

head

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

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

From Old Norse sigla. Akin to English sail.

Skipet sigler til Amerika.


finnas

finnas (present tense fins, past tense fans, supine funnes or funnis)

fins (present)
fans (past)
funnes (supine)
funnis (supine)


gjorde

gjordar (present)
gjorda (past)
gjorda (participle past)
gjordast (infinitive passive)
gjordande (participle present)
gjorde (imperative)
gjord (imperative)


ligger

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of ligge

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of liggje


vaka

vaker (present)
vakte (past)
vakt (participle past)
vakast (infinitive passive)
vakande (participle present)
vak (imperative)
vaker (present)
vakte (past)
vakt (participle past)
vakast (infinitive passive)
vakande (participle present)
vak (imperative)

From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

korkje greie å vake eller sove

(intransitive) to be awake, to not get to sleep

vake over ein sjuk

(intransitive) to stay awake (through the night) to help or keep watch

fisken vakte etter fluga

(fishing, intransitive) to appear at the surface of the water

båten vaker fint

(often nautical, intransitive) to float, stay afloat


duga

duger (present)
dugde (past)
dugt (participle past)
dugd (participle past)
dugast (infinitive passive)
dugande (participle present)
dug (imperative)

Dette duger ikkje. Me lyt freista noko anna.

This doesn't work. We'll have to try something else.

Er du viss på at dei duger til jobben?

Are you sure that they are skilled enough for the job?


liti

(non-standard since 2012) supine of lita and lite


leider

(non-standard since 1938) present of leida


gali

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of gala


lep

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of lepja

(non-standard since 1938) imperative of lepja


ula

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

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

Ulven ular mot månen.

to howl, particularly to howl like a wolf


roa

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


statt

(non-standard since 2012) imperative of standa (“to stand”)


tina

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


tina

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

to pluck or rattle to remove fish from a fishing net


tru

trur (present)
trudde (past)
trutt (participle past)
trudd (participle past)
truast (infinitive passive)
truande (participle present)
tru (imperative)

From Old Norse trúa. Akin to English trow.

Nei, det trur eg ikkje.

Skal tru om det kjem til å snøa i morgon.

Eg trur deg ikkje.

Eg trur på Gud.


ganda

gandar (present)
ganda (past)
ganda (participle past)
gandast (infinitive passive)
gandande (participle present)
ganda (imperative)
gand (imperative)

to use magic sending a sickness upon somebody


dele

deler (present)
delte (past)
delt (participle past)
delast (infinitive passive)
delande (participle present)
del (imperative)

From Middle Low German delen and Old Norse deila.


fryse

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

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


fryse

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


bedd

bedd (neuter bedd or bedt, definite singular and plural bedde)

bedd (neuter)
bedt (neuter)
bedde (definite plural singular)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ruve

head

ruve (present tense ruvar or ruver, past tense ruva or ruvde, past participle ruva or ruvt or ruvd, present participle ruvande, imperative ruv)

ruvar (present)
ruver (present)
ruva (past)
ruvde (past)
ruva (participle past)
ruvt (participle past)
ruvd (participle past)
ruvande (participle present)
ruv (imperative)


måla

målar (present)
måla (past)
måla (participle past)
målast (infinitive passive)
målande (participle present)
måla (imperative)
mål (imperative)


måla

måler (present)
målte (past)
målt (participle past)
målast (infinitive passive)
målande (participle present)
mål (imperative)


eva

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


mara

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


peka

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


lapte

(non-standard since 1938) past tense of lepja


kunde

(non-standard since 1938) past tense of kunna


fosse

fossar (present)
fossa (past)
fossa (participle past)
fossast (infinitive passive)
fossande (participle present)
fosse (imperative)
foss (imperative)


sagas

(non-standard since 2012) passive infinitive of saga


døgne

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

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


folde

foldar (present)
folda (past)
folda (participle past)
foldast (infinitive passive)
foldande (participle present)
folde (imperative)
fold (imperative)


fossa

fossar (present)
fossa (past)
fossa (participle past)
fossast (infinitive passive)
fossande (participle present)
fossa (imperative)
foss (imperative)

From the noun foss m (“waterfall”). Compare Swedish forsa.

(intransitive) to flow rapidly, fizz, roar, foam


sige

sige (present tense sig, past tense seig, supine sige, past participle sigen, present participle sigande, imperative sig)

sig (present)
seig (past)
sige (supine)
sigen (participle past)
sigande (participle present)
sig (imperative)


sive

sive (present tense siv or siver, past tense seiv or sivde, supine sive or sivd/sivt, past participle siven or sivd, present participle sivande, imperative siv)

siv (present)
siver (present)
seiv (past)
sivde (past)
sive (supine)
sivd (supine)
sivt (supine)
siven (participle past)
sivd (participle past)
sivande (participle present)
siv (imperative)


ble

ble (present tense bler, past tense bledde, past participle bledd, present participle bleande, imperative ble)

bler (present)
bledde (past)
bledd (participle past)
bleande (participle present)
ble (imperative)

(transitive, intransitive) (while reading) to turn the page, to sift through a book, pamphlet or other


ble

ble (present tense bler, past tense blei, supine blitt)

bler (present)
blei (past)
blitt (supine)

(Stavanger) Eye dialect spelling of bli.


beden

beden (neuter bede, definite singular and plural bedne)

bede (neuter)
bedne (definite plural singular)


komma

nn-verb

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

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


kyrka

kyrker (present)
kyrkte (past)
kyrkt (participle past)
kyrkast (infinitive passive)
kyrkande (participle present)
kyrk (imperative)


kakka

kakkar (present)
kakka (past)
kakka (participle past)
kakkast (infinitive passive)
kakkande (participle present)
kakka (imperative)
kakk (imperative)


ly

From Old Norse hlýr (“lukewarm”), from Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz. The noun is from Old Norse hlý (“warmth”).


såpa

såpar (present)
såpa (past)
såpa (participle past)
såpast (infinitive passive)
såpande (participle present)
såpa (imperative)
såp (imperative)


smak

From Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (“taste, smack”).


turve

head

turve (present tense tarv, past tense turvte, supine turvt, present participle turvande)

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


vakt

(non-standard since 1938) supine of vekkja


vakt

vakt (definite singular and plural vakte)

(non-standard since 1938) past participle of vekkja


mura

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


rida

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

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

From Old Norse ríða, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną. Akin to English ride.


springa

nn-verb

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

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


raka

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

Inherited from Old Norse raka. Similar to Swedish raka (“to rake or shave”). Akin to English rake.

to rake (use a rake on leaves, a lawn, etc.)


raka

Det rakar deg ikkje.

It does not concern you / It is none of your business.

to concern (mainly used in the negative sense)


stille

stiller (present)
stilte (past)
stilt (participle past)
stillast (infinitive passive)
stillande (participle present)
still (imperative)


ende

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


svelta

head

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

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


svelta

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


vanta

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

From Old Norse vanta, from Proto-Germanic *wanatōną.


stilla

stilla (present tense stiller, past tense stilte, past participle stilt, present participle stillande, imperative still)

stiller (present)
stilte (past)
stilt (participle past)
stillande (participle present)
still (imperative)

Eg stiller denne vasen på bordet.

Still deg inn til veggen!

Ho stilte til val.

Han stilte seg tvilande til dette.

He doubted this (He assumed a doubting position towards this)

Eg stiller på fem minutt om du treng meg.

I will be there in five minutes if you need me.

to assume a certain position, literally or figuratively


stilla

From Old Norse stilla. Akin to English still.

Eg stilte den verste svolten med eit eple.

I alleviated the worst of my hunger with an apple.

to stop, alleviate (only in certain contexts, or poetic/archaic)


loga

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

(figurative, by extension) to liven (up), inspire


pense

pensar (present)
pensa (past)
pensa (participle past)
pensast (infinitive passive)
pensande (participle present)
pense (imperative)
pens (imperative)

(rail transport) to move the points from one track to another


varta

vartar (present)
varta (past)
varta (participle past)
vartast (infinitive passive)
vartande (participle present)
varta (imperative)
vart (imperative)


hylja

hylja (present tense hyl, past tense hylde, supine hylt, past participle hyld, present participle hyljande, imperative hyl)

hyl (present)
hylde (past)
hylt (supine)
hyld (participle past)
hyljande (participle present)
hyl (imperative)

From Old Norse hylja, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.


hylja

hylja (present tense hyljar, past tense and supine hylja)


fira

firar (present)
firer (present)
fira (past)
firte (past)
fira (participle past)
firt (participle past)
firast (infinitive passive)
firande (participle present)
fira (imperative)
fir (imperative)


orge

orgar (present)
orga (past)
orga (participle past)
orgast (infinitive passive)
organde (participle present)
orge (imperative)
org (imperative)

First used by Norwegian POWs during WW2.

(colloquial) Clipping of organisere (“organize”).


trippa

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

Naa trippar Erla i Toni gla, Aa Rei seg byggjer av Straa og Bla.

Now the wagtail walks with happy sound, building its nest of straw and leaf.


dropi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of drypa


tvær

(non-standard since 1959) present tense of två


velja

vel (present)
valde (past)
valt (participle past)
veljast (infinitive passive)
veljande (participle present)
vel (imperative)

From Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Kva for ein vel du?

Om hausten valde dei eit nytt parlament.

In the autumn, they elected a new parliament.


heita

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

From Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Kva heiter du?

(intransitive) to be called or named; have a name


heita

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

Related to or derived from the adjective heit (“hot, warm”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *haitaz.


heita

Partly from Old Norse heita (“to promise”) and partly from Old Norse hóta (“to threaten”).


ved

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of vada


lut

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ila

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


leid

(non-standard since 1938) imperative of leida


nodi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of noden

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of noden


nodi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of njode


irre

irrar (present)
irra (past)
irra (participle past)
irrast (infinitive passive)
irrande (participle present)
irre (imperative)
irr (imperative)


stade

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of standa


fylla

fyller (present)
fylte (past)
fylt (participle past)
fyllast (infinitive passive)
fyllande (participle present)
fyll (imperative)


hoppa

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


flyga

head

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

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

From Old Norse fljúga. Akin to English fly.

Pingvinar kan ikkje flyga.


bede

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

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


muga

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


låsa

låser (present)
låste (past)
låst (participle past)
låsast (infinitive passive)
låsande (participle present)
lås (imperative)

From Old Norse læsa. Influenced by lås, replacing the older læsa.


lås

From Old Norse láss, from Proto-Germanic *lamsaz.


må

From Old Norse má, present tense 1st and 3rd persons singular of mega.


må

mår (present)
mådde (past)
mått (participle past)
mådd (participle past)
måast (infinitive passive)
måande (participle present)
må (imperative)


servera

serverer (present)
serverte (past)
servert (participle past)
serverast (infinitive passive)
serverande (participle present)
server (imperative)


leka

leka (present tense lek, past tense lak, supine leke, past participle leken, present participle lekande, imperative lek)

lek (present)
lak (past)
leke (supine)
leken (participle past)
lekande (participle present)
lek (imperative)

From Old Norse leka, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.


leka

lekar (present)
leka (past)
leka (participle past)
lekast (infinitive passive)
lekande (participle present)
leka (imperative)
lek (imperative)


hete

hetar (present)
heta (past)
heta (participle past)
hetast (infinitive passive)
hetande (participle present)
hete (imperative)
het (imperative)


vokse

voksar (present)
voksa (past)
voksa (participle past)
voksast (infinitive passive)
voksande (participle present)
vokse (imperative)
voks (imperative)


rå

rå (present tense rår, past tense rådde, supine rådd or rådt, past participle rådd, present participle rådande, imperative rå)

rår (present)
rådde (past)
rådd (supine)
rådt (supine)
rådd (participle past)
rådande (participle present)
rå (imperative)

From Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advice”). Akin to English read.


lamba

lambar (present)
lamba (past)
lamba (participle past)
lambast (infinitive passive)
lambande (participle present)
lamba (imperative)
lamb (imperative)


versa

versar (present)
versa (past)
versa (participle past)
versast (infinitive passive)
versande (participle present)
versa (imperative)
vers (imperative)


sokki

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of sokken

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of sokken


sokki

(non-standard since 2012) supine of søkke


gagna

gagnar (present)
gagna (past)
gagna (participle past)
gagnast (infinitive passive)
gagnande (participle present)
gagna (imperative)
gagn (imperative)

Kva gagnar det oss, at Jesus stod upp?


verte

head

verte (present tense vert, past tense vart, supine vorte, past participle vorten, present participle vertande, imperative vert)

vert (present)
vart (past)
vorte (supine)
vorten (participle past)
vertande (participle present)
vert (imperative)

Problemet vil verte større etter kvart.

The problem will become larger as time passes.


pensa

pensar (present)
pensa (past)
pensa (participle past)
pensast (infinitive passive)
pensande (participle present)
pensa (imperative)
pens (imperative)


brama

bramar (present)
brama (past)
brama (participle past)
bramast (infinitive passive)
bramande (participle present)
brama (imperative)
bram (imperative)


akka

akkar (present)
akka (past)
akka (participle past)
akkast (infinitive passive)
akkande (participle present)
akka (imperative)
akk (imperative)


fans

past tense of finnas (non-standard since 2012)


diktat

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Kvat er det ikki for Usans Wergeland hever diktat um Konge og Dronning?

1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860, volume II, page 30:

What kind of nonsense is it not that Wergeland has versified about King and Queen?


hele

helar (present)
hela (past)
hela (participle past)
helast (infinitive passive)
helande (participle present)
hele (imperative)
hel (imperative)

(transitive) to fence (to receive stolen goods)


renga

renga (present tense renger, past tense rengde, past participle rengt, present participle rengande, imperative reng)

renger (present)
rengde (past)
rengt (participle past)
rengande (participle present)
reng (imperative)


angre

angrar (present)
angra (past)
angra (participle past)
angrast (infinitive passive)
angrande (participle present)
angre (imperative)
angr (imperative)

From Old Norse angra (“to annoy", "grieve", "vex”), from angr (“injury", "harm", "grieve”). Compare with anger and English anger.

der

Hjelper du meg, skal du ikkje angre (på) det.

Therefore, repent and turn back, so as your sins may be blotted out.

Angra difor og vend om, så syndene dykkar kan strykast ut. (from the Bible, Acts of the Apostles, chapt. 3, vers 19)

Han angra seg då han såg kva som hadde skjedd.

He regretted it when he saw what had happened.

Dette kjem du til å angre på!

You'll be sorry (for this). or You'll regret this.

to regret (feel sorry about some past thing), repent


kasta

kastar (present)
kasta (past)
kasta (participle past)
kastast (infinitive passive)
kastande (participle present)
kasta (imperative)
kast (imperative)
kasta (infinitive)
kaste (infinitive)
kastande (participle present)
kasta (participle past)
kasta (supine)
kastar (present singular)
kasta (past singular)
kasta (plural present)
kaste (present)
kasta (present singular)
kast (present singular)
kaste (plural present)

nn-conj-table

Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">kasta</i> — (weak class 3)

From Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic *kastōną.

Kor langt kan du kasta denne?


tanka

tankar (present)
tanka (past)
tanka (participle past)
tankast (infinitive passive)
tankande (participle present)
tanka (imperative)
tank (imperative)


sprong

Op sprong Sporvin løstoug og gla

1647, “LAnte oster Kraakelund”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 42:

(dialectal) alternative form of sprang; past tense of springa


skite

head

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

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


ligga

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


salte

saltar (present)
salta (past)
salta (participle past)
saltast (infinitive passive)
saltande (participle present)
salte (imperative)
salt (imperative)


syre

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

From Old Norse sýra. The verb is derived from the noun. The term for LSD is a Calque of English acid.

(transitive) to make more sour or acidic


leda

ledar (present)
leda (past)
leda (participle past)
ledast (infinitive passive)
ledande (participle present)
leda (imperative)
led (imperative)


detta

nn-verb

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

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

Ho datt på isen.


alliera

allierer (present)
allierte (past)
alliert (participle past)
allierast (infinitive passive)
allierande (participle present)
allier (imperative)


adoptera

adopterer (present)
adopterte (past)
adoptert (participle past)
adopterast (infinitive passive)
adopterande (participle present)
adopter (imperative)


aktivera

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


annonsera

annonserer (present)
annonserte (past)
annonsert (participle past)
annonserast (infinitive passive)
annonserande (participle present)
annonser (imperative)


blanda

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


avisa

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


designe

designar (present)
designa (past)
designa (participle past)
designast (infinitive passive)
designande (participle present)
designe (imperative)
design (imperative)

From either the noun design or the English verb design.


rives

(non-standard since 2012) inflection of rivas:


frita

fritek (present)
fritar (present)
fritok (past)
friteke (participle past)
fritatt (participle past)
fritakast (infinitive passive)
fritakande (participle present)
frita (imperative)


fuma

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

Alternative form of fume (non-standard since 2012)


signe

signar (present)
signa (past)
signa (participle past)
signast (infinitive passive)
signande (participle present)
signe (imperative)
sign (imperative)

From Old Norse signa, from Latin sīgnō. Doublet of signere.

(transitive, Christianity) to make the sign of the cross upon


logra

lograr (present)
logra (past)
logra (participle past)
lograst (infinitive passive)
logrande (participle present)
logra (imperative)
logr (imperative)


logre

lograr (present)
logra (past)
logra (participle past)
lograst (infinitive passive)
logrande (participle present)
logre (imperative)
logr (imperative)


lita

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

Inherited from Old Norse hlíta. Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in his Spydeberg Dialect Dictionary (1780).

Eg lit ikkje på dei.


samla

samlar (present)
samla (past)
samla (participle past)
samlast (infinitive passive)
samlande (participle present)
samla (imperative)
saml (imperative)


sakna

saknar (present)
sakna (past)
sakna (participle past)
saknast (infinitive passive)
saknande (participle present)
sakna (imperative)
sakn (imperative)

Denne soga saknar like.

Tre turistar er sakna i fjellet.

Three tourists have gone missing in the mountains.

Eg saknar familien min.


plante

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


raspe

raspar (present)
raspa (past)
raspa (participle past)
raspast (infinitive passive)
raspande (participle present)
raspe (imperative)
rasp (imperative)


salas

(non-standard since 2012) passive infinitive of sala


salva

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


signa

signar (present)
signa (past)
signa (participle past)
signast (infinitive passive)
signande (participle present)
signa (imperative)
sign (imperative)


vares

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of varas


studera

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

Kva studerer du?


vende

head

vende (present tense vender, past tense vende, past participle vendt, present participle vendande, imperative vend)

vender (present)
vende (past)
vendt (participle past)
vendande (participle present)
vend (imperative)


valse

valsar (present)
valsa (past)
valsa (participle past)
valsast (infinitive passive)
valsande (participle present)
valse (imperative)
vals (imperative)

From vals or valse (roller) and vals (waltz).


vete

veit (present)
visste (past)
visst (participle past)
vetast (infinitive passive)
vetande (participle present)
vet (imperative)


hende

hender (present)
hende (past)
hendt (participle past)
hendast (infinitive passive)
hendande (participle present)
hend (imperative)


vare

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

Det var fleire som gjerne ville vere godvener med tussom for det lønt seg. Gamla i Groeggen sa alltid: "Var dokk", når ho slo ut varmt vatn.

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

There were many who gladly wished to be good friends with the Subterraneans, because it paid off itself. The Old Lady in Groeggen was always saying "Watch you (out)!" when she threw away hot water.


fria

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

Alternative form of fri (“to propose marriage”)


arkivera

arkiverer (present)
arkiverte (past)
arkivert (participle past)
arkiverast (infinitive passive)
arkiverande (participle present)
arkiver (imperative)


arv

From Old Norse arfr, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”).


skare

skarar (present)
skara (past)
skara (participle past)
skarast (infinitive passive)
skarande (participle present)
skare (imperative)
skar (imperative)

From Old Norse skari, from Middle Low German schāre, from Old Saxon scara, from Proto-Germanic *skarō. Akin to English share. Doublet of skar (Etymology 4).

(intransitive) to go, walk, march together as a crowd


skare

From Old Norse skara, from skǫr f whence modern Norwegian Nynorsk skar n (Etymology 4).

(transitive) to put or place in a dense row or crowd

(transitive, intransitive) to dig in, gather and drop ashes upon the embers in a fireplace


lisse

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

Through German from Latin licium. The verb is derived from the noun.


hypnotisere

hypnotiserer (present)
hypnotiserte (past)
hypnotisert (participle past)
hypnotiserast (infinitive passive)
hypnotiserande (participle present)
hypnotiser (imperative)

From German hypnotisieren and French hypnotiser.


verka

verkar (present)
verka (past)
verka (participle past)
verkast (infinitive passive)
verkande (participle present)
verka (imperative)
verk (imperative)

From Old Norse verka. Akin to English work.

Medisinen verka godt.

Det verkar ikkje som om du forstår.


verka

verker (present)
verkte (past)
verkt (participle past)
verkast (infinitive passive)
verkande (participle present)
verk (imperative)


skapa

head

skapa (present tense skapar or skaper, past tense skapa or skapte, past participle skapa or skapt, present participle skapande, imperative skap)

skapar (present)
skaper (present)
skapa (past)
skapte (past)
skapa (participle past)
skapt (participle past)
skapande (participle present)
skap (imperative)

From Old Norse skapa. Akin to English shape.


tanke

tankar (present)
tanka (past)
tanka (participle past)
tankast (infinitive passive)
tankande (participle present)
tanke (imperative)
tank (imperative)


dra

dra (present tense dreg or drar, simple past drog, supine drege or dratt or dradd, past participle dregen or dradd, present participle dragande, imperative dra)

dreg (present)
drar (present)
drog (past)
drege (supine)
dratt (supine)
dradd (supine)
dregen (participle past)
dradd (participle past)
dragande (participle present)
dra (imperative)

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

å dra på ferie


satt

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of sitte


talja

taljar (present)
talja (past)
talja (participle past)
taljast (infinitive passive)
taljande (participle present)
talja (imperative)
talj (imperative)


feste

feste (present tense festar or fester, past tense festa or feste, past participle festa or fest, present participle festande, imperative fest)

festar (present)
fester (present)
festa (past)
feste (past)
festa (participle past)
fest (participle past)
festande (participle present)
fest (imperative)

* The verb is inherited from Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic *fastijaną. Factitive of the adjective fast.
* The noun may be formed off the adjective fast, or derived from the verb.


feste

festar (present)
festa (past)
festa (participle past)
festast (infinitive passive)
festande (participle present)
feste (imperative)
fest (imperative)

From fest + -e, the first part deriving form Latin festum.


feste

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


drille

drillar (present)
drilla (past)
drilla (participle past)
drillast (infinitive passive)
drillande (participle present)
drille (imperative)
drill (imperative)

to drill (take part in drill, be drilled in something)


gyte

gyter (present)
gyt (present)
gytte (past)
gaut (past)
gytt (participle past)
gote (participle past)
gytast (infinitive passive)
gytande (participle present)
gyt (imperative)

From Old Norse gjóta, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną.


tenne

tenner (present)
tende (past)
tente (past)
tent (participle past)
tennast (infinitive passive)
tennande (participle present)
tenn (imperative)

to set something on fire, to light, ignite.


valt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of velja


bøye

bøye (present tense bøyer, past tense bøygde, supine bøygd or bøygt, past participle bøygd, present participle bøyande, imperative bøy)

bøyer (present)
bøygde (past)
bøygd (supine)
bøygt (supine)
bøygd (participle past)
bøyande (participle present)
bøy (imperative)

From Old Norse beygja, from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną.


drap

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


lime

limer (present)
limde (past)
limte (past)
limt (participle past)
limast (infinitive passive)
limande (participle present)
lim (imperative)


smaka

head

smaka (present tense smakar or smaker, past tense smaka or smakte, past participle smaka or smakt, present participle smakande, imperative smak)

smakar (present)
smaker (present)
smaka (past)
smakte (past)
smaka (participle past)
smakt (participle past)
smakande (participle present)
smak (imperative)

Eg smakte på kaka.

Kaka smakte godt.


rekka

rekka (present tense rekk, past tense rakk, past participle rokke, present participle rekkande, imperative rekk)

rekk (present)
rakk (past)
rokke (participle past)
rekkande (participle present)
rekk (imperative)

Eg rekk ikkje opp til den øvste hylla.

Eg rakk bussen så vidt.

Han rakk å bli ferdig før ho kom heim.

He managed to finish before she got home.

to catch (e.g. a train), to manage to do something in time


horse

horsar (present)
horsa (past)
horsa (participle past)
horsast (infinitive passive)
horsande (participle present)
horse (imperative)
hors (imperative)

(intransitive, of a stallion) to run around amongst the mares

(intransitive, of a man) to run around, chiefly drunkenly


gry

gryr (present)
grydde (past)
grytt (participle past)
grydd (participle past)
gryast (infinitive passive)
gryande (participle present)
gry (imperative)


betala

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

to pay (give money in exchange for goods or services)


vaska

vaskar (present)
vaska (past)
vaska (participle past)
vaskast (infinitive passive)
vaskande (participle present)
vaska (imperative)
vask (imperative)

Russenorsk: vaskom

to wash (something, someone, oneself (reflexive))


mista

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


glim

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of glime


tosse

(dialectal, nonstandard) past tense of tykkja


teie

nn-verb

teie (present tense teier, past tense tagde, past participle tagd, passive infinitive tagt, present participle teiande, imperative tei)

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


teie

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


riva

head

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

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

Ho reiv opp konvolutten.

Riv litt ost på toppen.

Me skal riva dette huset.


hosta

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

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


luta

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

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


luta

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


luta

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


dø

dø (present tense dør, past tense dødde, past participle dødd or døtt, present participle døande, imperative dø)

dør (present)
dødde (past)
dødd (participle past)
døtt (participle past)
døande (participle present)
dø (imperative)


tunne

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


rivi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of riven

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of riven


rivi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of riva


stampa

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

(nautical) to pitch, sail into oncoming waves


addera

adderer (present)
adderte (past)
addert (participle past)
adderast (infinitive passive)
adderande (participle present)
adder (imperative)


klare

klarar (present)
klarer (present)
klara (past)
klarte (past)
klara (participle past)
klart (participle past)
klarast (infinitive passive)
klarande (participle present)
klare (imperative)
klar (imperative)

Eg klarar ikkje dette åleine.


klare

klarar (present)
klara (past)
klara (participle past)
klarast (infinitive passive)
klarande (participle present)
klare (imperative)
klar (imperative)

(transitive, intransitive) to clear (many senses)


varme

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

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


laste

lastar (present)
lasta (past)
lasta (participle past)
lastast (infinitive passive)
lastande (participle present)
laste (imperative)
last (imperative)

From Middle Low German or Low German (sense 1), English load (sense 2),
and Old Norse lasta (sense 3).

laste ned


lika

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

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


treden

treden (neuter trede or tredi, definite singular and plural tredne)

trede (neuter)
tredi (neuter)
tredne (definite plural singular)

(non-standard since 1991) past participle of tre, treda and trede

(non-standard since 1985) past participle of trå (Etymology 3)


visse

vissar (present)
vissa (past)
vissa (participle past)
vissast (infinitive passive)
vissande (participle present)
visse (imperative)
viss (imperative)


amme

ammar (present)
amma (past)
amma (participle past)
ammast (infinitive passive)
ammande (participle present)
am (imperative)

From Low German amme; compare with German Amme (“wet nurse”). Verb derived from noun.


renne

renn (present)
rann (past)
runne (participle past)
rennast (infinitive passive)
rennande (participle present)
renn (imperative)


losa

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


hyve

hyver (present)
hyvde (past)
hyvt (participle past)
hyvd (participle past)
hyvast (infinitive passive)
hyvande (participle present)
hyv (imperative)


homma

homma (present tense hommar, past tense homma, supine and past participle homma, present participle hommande, imperative hom)

hommar (present)
homma (past)
homma (participle past supine)
hommande (participle present)
hom (imperative)

From a root derived from Old Norse hǫm (“back of the thigh (of an animal)”). Akin to English ham. Corresponds to the first part of the compound hombot (“poplit”).

der

(transitive, intransitive, of a horse rider) to ride a horse backwards or to the side (giving way for others)

(ergative, of a horse) to go backwards or to the side


pryde

head

pryde (present tense prydar or pryder, past tense pryda or prydde, past participle pryda or prydt or prydd, present participle prydande, imperative pryd)

prydar (present)
pryder (present)
pryda (past)
prydde (past)
pryda (participle past)
prydt (participle past)
prydd (participle past)
prydande (participle present)
pryd (imperative)


renna

renna (present tense renn, past tense rann, supine runne, past participle runnen, present participle rennande, imperative renn)

renn (present)
rann (past)
runne (supine)
runnen (participle past)
rennande (participle present)
renn (imperative)

From Old Norse renna (1), earlier rinna.


renna

renna (present tense renner, past tense rende or rente, past participle rent, present participle rennande, imperative renn)

renner (present)
rende (past)
rente (past)
rent (participle past)
rennande (participle present)
renn (imperative)

to cause (something or someone) to run, flow

to move using skis, skates, sleds or similar


gravi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of graven

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of graven


gravi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of grava


rokki

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of rekka


felle

feller (present)
felte (past)
felt (participle past)
fellast (infinitive passive)
fellande (participle present)
fell (imperative)

From Old Norse fella. The verb is form earlier Proto-Germanic *fallijaną and may be considered a causative of falle. The same dynamic can be seen in English between fell and fall.

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

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


messe

messar (present)
messa (past)
messa (participle past)
messast (infinitive passive)
messande (participle present)
messe (imperative)
mess (imperative)

From Latin missa and Old Norse messa; from English mess (noun sense 3).


rasera

raserer (present)
raserte (past)
rasert (participle past)
raserast (infinitive passive)
raserande (participle present)
raser (imperative)
raserer (present)
raserte (past)
rasert (supine)
raserast
raserande (participle present)
raser (imperative)
rasert
rasert (neuter)
raserte
rasering (noun-from-verb)
raserar

Byen vart rasert etter hærtakinga.

The city was destroyed after the military conquest.

to raze; destroy completely, demolish, ravage; tear down


gråta

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

Denne boka fekk meg til å gråta.


føla

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


hevja

hevja (present tense hevjar or hev, past tense hevja or hov, past participle hevja or hove, present participle hevjande, imperative hevj or hev)

hevjar (present)
hev (present)
hevja (past)
hov (past)
hevja (participle past)
hove (participle past)
hevjande (participle present)
hevj (imperative)
hev (imperative)

From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, whence also English heave. Doublet of hive.

to make or put higher, lift, increase, strengthen


frelsa

frelser (present)
frelste (past)
frelst (participle past)
frelsast (infinitive passive)
frelsande (participle present)
frels (imperative)

Han seier at Kristus har frelst han.

Nokon må frelsa oss frå denne plaga!

Someone must liberate us from this pest!


tykja

tykja (present tense tykjer, past tense tokte, supine tokt)

tykjer (present)
tokte (past)
tokt (supine)


undrast

undrast (present tense undrast, past tense undrast, supine undrast)

undrast (present)
undrast (past)
undrast (supine)

Eg undrast på korleis dette har skjedd.


streva

streva (present tense strevar or strever, past tense streva or strevde, past participle streva or strevd or strevt, present participle strevande, imperative strev)

strevar (present)
strever (present)
streva (past)
strevde (past)
streva (participle past)
strevd (participle past)
strevt (participle past)
strevande (participle present)
strev (imperative)


melda

melda (present tense melder, past tense melde, past participle meldt, present participle meldande, imperative meld)

melder (present)
melde (past)
meldt (participle past)
meldande (participle present)
meld (imperative)

From Middle Low German melden, from Old Saxon meldōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōn.

Eg melde saka til politiet.

Eg melder meg til teneste.

Eg melder bøker for lokalavisa mi.


pilka

pilkar (present)
pilka (past)
pilka (participle past)
pilkast (infinitive passive)
pilkande (participle present)
pilka (imperative)
pilk (imperative)

(fishing) to handline (also in context of ice fishing)


sveitta

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


søkja

søkjer (present)
søkte (past)
søkt (participle past)
søkjast (infinitive passive)
søkjande (participle present)
søk (imperative)

From Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek out”).

der

Eg søkjer etter ein stad å bu.

Eg har tenkt å søkja på stillinga.


skugga

skuggar (present)
skugga (past)
skugga (participle past)
skuggast (infinitive passive)
skuggande (participle present)
skugga (imperative)
skugg (imperative)

Månen skuggar for sola under ei solformørking.

The Moon shadows the Sun during a solar eclipse.

to shadow (the act of casting a shadow), to shade


ynskja

ynskjer (present)
ynskte (past)
ynskt (participle past)
ynskjast (infinitive passive)
ynskjande (participle present)
ynsk (imperative)

From Old Norse ǿskja, ýskja where the n stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.

Eg skulle ynskt at det hadde byrja å regna.

Eg ynskjer deg ei god jul!

wish something for another; express a hope for something to happen


søkka

head

søkka (present tense søkk, past tense sokk, supine sokke, past participle sokken, present participle søkkande, imperative søkk)

søkk (present)
sokk (past)
sokke (supine)
sokken (participle past)
søkkande (participle present)
søkk (imperative)

Skipet sokk etter å ha råka eit isfjell.


søkka

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

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


syrgja

syrgjer (present)
syrgde (past)
syrgt (participle past)
syrgd (participle past)
syrgjast (infinitive passive)
syrgjande (participle present)
syrg (imperative)

Mora syrgjer for borna sine.


kliva

kliva (present tense kliv, past tense kleiv, supine klive, past participle kliven, present participle klivande, imperative kliv)

kliv (present)
kleiv (past)
klive (supine)
kliven (participle past)
klivande (participle present)
kliv (imperative)


skifta

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


krypa

krypa (present tense kryp, past tense kraup, supine krope, past participle kropen, present participle krypande, imperative kryp)

kryp (present)
kraup (past)
krope (supine)
kropen (participle past)
krypande (participle present)
kryp (imperative)

From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną. Akin to English creep.


henda

nn-verb

henda (present tense hender, past tense hende, past participle hendt, passive infinitive hendast, present participle hendande, imperative hend)

hender (present)
hende (past)
hendt (participle past)
hendast (infinitive passive)
hendande (participle present)
hend (imperative)


nytta

nyttar (present)
nytta (past)
nytta (participle past)
nyttast (infinitive passive)
nyttande (participle present)
nytta (imperative)
nytt (imperative)


ringja

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

Klokkene ringjer.

Eg ringjer deg seinare.


døma

head

døma (present tense dømer, past tense dømde or dømte, past participle dømt, present participle dømande, imperative døm)

dømer (present)
dømde (past)
dømte (past)
dømt (participle past)
dømande (participle present)
døm (imperative)

From Old Norse dǿma. Akin to English deem.

Du skal ikkje vera så ivrig etter å døma andre.

You should not be so keen on judging others.

Han vart dømt til fem år i fengsel.

He was sentenced to five years in prison.

Eg har dømt fleire hundre fotballkampar.

I have refereed hundreds of football matches.

(sports) (by a referee) to award (e.g. a free kick, penalty kick)


føra

fører (present)
førte (past)
ført (participle past)
førast (infinitive passive)
førande (participle present)
før (imperative)

Skipet fører ein ukjend type last.

The ship carries an unknown type of cargo.

Generalen førte hæren personleg.


steikja

steikjer (present)
steikte (past)
steikt (participle past)
steikjast (infinitive passive)
steikjande (participle present)
steik (imperative)


skunda

skundar (present)
skunda (past)
skunda (participle past)
skundast (infinitive passive)
skundande (participle present)
skunda (imperative)
skund (imperative)


flyta

flyta (present tense flyt, past tense flaut, past participle flote, present participle flytande, imperative flyt)

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

Tre flyt på vatn.

Det flyt vatn nedover bakken.


møta

møter (present)
møtte (past)
møtt (participle past)
møtast (infinitive passive)
møtande (participle present)
møt (imperative)


orsaka

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

From or (“out of”) + sak (“matter, case”).

Han neitta å orsaka seg.


klemma

klemma (present tense klemmer, past tense klemde or klemte, past participle klemt, present participle klemmande, imperative klem)

klemmer (present)
klemde (past)
klemte (past)
klemt (participle past)
klemmande (participle present)
klem (imperative)


smyrja

smyrja (present tense smyr, past tense smurde)


svika

svik (present)
sveik (past)
svike (participle past)
svikast (infinitive passive)
svikande (participle present)
svik (imperative)


liva

liva (present tense liver, past tense livde, supine livt, past participle livd, present participle livande, imperative liv)

liver (present)
livde (past)
livt (supine)
livd (participle past)
livande (participle present)
liv (imperative)

From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.


skula

skuler (present)
skulte (past)
skult (participle past)
skulast (infinitive passive)
skulande (participle present)
skul (imperative)

to scowl; stare at someone or something with a look of displeasure or anger; to frown


skula

skula (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skula or skulla)

skula (present tense skal, past tense skulle, past participle skula)

skula (present tense skal, past tense skulde, past participle skula)

skal (present)
skulle (past)
skula (participle past)
skulla (participle past)
Before 1959: skula (canonical)
skal (present)
skulle (past)
skula (participle past)
Before 1938: skula (canonical)
skal (present)
skulde (past)
skula (participle past)


veva

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

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

From Old Norse vefa. Akin to English weave.


særa

særar (present)
særa (past)
særa (participle past)
særast (infinitive passive)
særande (participle present)
særa (imperative)
sær (imperative)

(transitive) to isolate, to divide so that each is on its own


vitja

vitjar (present)
vitja (past)
vitja (participle past)
vitjast (infinitive passive)
vitjande (participle present)
vitja (imperative)
vitj (imperative)

From Old Norse vitja. Compare Faroese vitja and Old Danish vitje

Når skal du vitja oss?


sleppa

sleppa (present tense slepp, past tense slapp, past participle sloppe, present participle sleppande, imperative slepp)

slepp (present)
slapp (past)
sloppe (participle past)
sleppande (participle present)
slepp (imperative)

Eg slapp ut av fengselet etter eitt år.

I was released from prison after one year.

Det er eit ganske fint arbeid eg har. Eg slepp å bli full av skit og lort.

I have a pretty nice job. I don't have to get all dirty and grimy.

Eg slapp militærtenesta fordi eg såg dårleg.

I avoided military service because I had bad eyesight.


sleppa

sleppa (present tense slepper, past tense sleppte, past participle sleppt, present participle sleppande, imperative slepp)

slepper (present)
sleppte (past)
sleppt (participle past)
sleppande (participle present)
slepp (imperative)

Me sleppte kyrne ut på beite.

Me slepper deg fri no.

Ho sleppte taket i greina og fall ned på bakken.

She let go of the branch and fell onto the ground.