arkaisere

arkaiserer (present)
arkaiserte (past)
arkaisert (participle past)
arkaiserande (participle present)
arkaiser (imperative)

From Greek arkhaios, "old, old fasioned", compare arkaisk (archaic).

Romanen har eit arkaiserande språk.

archaize (to give an archaic quality or character to)


skremme

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


makte

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


trenge

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


trenge

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


høre

head

høre (present tense hører, past tense hørde or hørte, past participle hørt, present participle hørande, imperative hør)

hører (present)
hørde (past)
hørte (past)
hørt (participle past)
hørande (participle present)
hør (imperative)


mune

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

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


fostre

fostrar (present)
fostra (past)
fostra (participle past)
fostrast (infinitive passive)
fostrande (participle present)
fostre (imperative)
fostr (imperative)


sae

Eg […] sae ifrå om atte personen med mitt nabn […] nok ikkje va meg.

2002 January 17, “Mange slags brødre”, in Solabladet, page 8:

I […] told [them] that the person with my name […] likely wasn't me.

(dialectal) alternative form of sa; past tense of seia


minke

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


dekte

inflection of dekkja and dekka:
plural past participle

inflection of dekkja and dekka:
definite singular past participle


klinka

klinkar (present)
klinka (past)
klinka (participle past)
klinkast (infinitive passive)
klinkande (participle present)
klinka (imperative)
klink (imperative)

to clink glasses against each other, when making a toast


få ut fingeren

få ut fingeren (present får ut fingeren, past fekk ut fingeren)

får ut fingeren (present)
fekk ut fingeren (past)

most Eastern and Northern dialects, including Trøndelag

pull one's finger out
pull one's finger out#English

(idiomatic, figuratively) get unstuck, stop idling, similar to pull one's finger out


remje

remjar (present)
remja (past)
remja (participle past)
remjast (infinitive passive)
remjande (participle present)
remje (imperative)
remj (imperative)


gneldre

gneldrar (present)
gneldra (past)
gneldra (participle past)
gneldrast (infinitive passive)
gneldrande (participle present)
gneldre (imperative)
gneldr (imperative)

From gnelle (“emit a sharp sound, whine”), from Old Norse gnella.


heila

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

From Old Norse heila, from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną.


krige

krige (imperative krig, present tense kriger, simple past kriga, past participle kriga)

krig (imperative)
kriger (present)
kriga (past)
kriga (participle past)

From Middle Low German krigen, compare with German kriegen (“to war, wage war”).


rigge

riggar (present)
rigga (past)
rigga (participle past)
riggast (infinitive passive)
riggande (participle present)
rigge (imperative)
rigg (imperative)


varte

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


varte

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


strande

strandar (present)
stranda (past)
stranda (participle past)
strandast (infinitive passive)
strandande (participle present)
strande (imperative)
strand (imperative)


lagre

lagrar (present)
lagra (past)
lagra (participle past)
lagrast (infinitive passive)
lagrande (participle present)
lagre (imperative)
lagr (imperative)


tolke

tolkar (present)
tolka (past)
tolka (participle past)
tolkast (infinitive passive)
tolkande (participle present)
tolke (imperative)
tolk (imperative)

From Old Norse tulka and Low German tolken.


kranse

kransar (present)
kransa (past)
kransa (participle past)
kransast (infinitive passive)
kransande (participle present)
kranse (imperative)
krans (imperative)


kalve

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


danne

dannar (present)
danna (past)
danna (participle past)
dannast (infinitive passive)
dannande (participle present)
danne (imperative)
dann (imperative)


lyde

head

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

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


faren

faren (neuter fare, definite singular and plural farne)

fare (neuter)
farne (definite plural singular)


fise

fise (present tense fis, past tense feis, supine fìse, past participle fìsen, present participle fisande, imperative fis)

fis (present)
feis (past)
fìse (supine)
fìsen (participle past)
fisande (participle present)
fis (imperative)


himle

himlar (present)
himla (past)
himla (participle past)
himlast (infinitive passive)
himlande (participle present)
himle (imperative)
himl (imperative)

From the nouns himmel m (“sky”) and himling m (“ceiling boards and tiles”). In senses 5, 6, and 7, may have something to do with Old Norse híma.

(intransitive) to turn one's eyes upwards, in affection

(transitive, intransitive) to tile or board a ceiling

(intransitive) to doze, snooze; doze off


kvina

kvina (present tense kvin, past tense kvein, supine kvine, past participle kvinen, present participle kvinande, imperative kvin)

kvin (present)
kvein (past)
kvine (supine)
kvinen (participle past)
kvinande (participle present)
kvin (imperative)


levere

leverer (present)
leverte (past)
levert (participle past)
leverast (infinitive passive)
leverande (participle present)
lever (imperative)


låse

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


kvine

kvine (present tense kvin, past tense kvein, supine kvine, past participle kvinen, present participle kvinande, imperative kvin)

From Old Norse hvína, from Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną. Cognates include English whine.

(intransitive) to whine (utter or produce a high-pitched noice)


lespe

lespar (present)
lespa (past)
lespa (participle past)
lespast (infinitive passive)
lespande (participle present)
lespe (imperative)
lesp (imperative)


hok

Så hok dom, og strast føre berjhufsen hevde mann se ta, [m]en kjelken reste beint utføre så det bare vart flisa att.

1953, Reidar Holtvedt, Historier fra Krokskauen, Oslo: Aschehoug, page 132:

They sledded, and right before the cliff, you'd throw yourself off, but the sled raced straight down, so that there were only splinters left.

(dialectal) past tense of haka (“to go; sled; glide”)


kue

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


repetere

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


flyt

Inflected form of now superseded flytja.

present tense of flytja (non-standard since 1938)

imperative of flytja (non-standard since 1938)


rygge

rygger (present)
rygde (past)
rygt (participle past)
rygd (participle past)
ryggast (infinitive passive)
ryggande (participle present)
rygg (imperative)
ryggar (present)
rygga (past)
rygga (participle past)
ryggast (infinitive passive)
ryggande (participle present)
rygge (imperative)
rygg (imperative)


siger

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of sige


bør

present of byrja (non-standard since 2012)


låne

låner (present)
lånte (past)
lånt (participle past)
lånast (infinitive passive)
lånande (participle present)
lån (imperative)

to lend (money, or allow something to be used temporarily)


blingse

blingsar (present)
blingsa (past)
blingsa (participle past)
blingsast (infinitive passive)
blingsande (participle present)
blingse (imperative)
blings (imperative)

From blinge, related to Old Norse blígja (“stare”). Compare with Swedish bliga (“stare”).

to glance; take a brief look to the side


blogga

bloggar (present)
blogga (past)
blogga (participle past)
bloggast (infinitive passive)
bloggande (participle present)
blogga (imperative)
blogg (imperative)


lauga

laugar (present)
lauga (past)
lauga (participle past)
laugast (infinitive passive)
laugande (participle present)
lauga (imperative)
laug (imperative)

From Old Norse lauga. Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his Spydeberg dialect dictionary spelled as louge sig.


gilde

gildar (present)
gilda (past)
gilda (participle past)
gildast (infinitive passive)
gildande (participle present)
gilde (imperative)
gild (imperative)

From the adjective gild (“valid, good”).


flaske

flaskar (present)
flaska (past)
flaska (participle past)
flaskast (infinitive passive)
flaskande (participle present)
flaske (imperative)
flask (imperative)

From Old Norse flaska. Doublet of fiasko. The verb is derived from the noun.


talt

talt (definite singular and plural talte)


talt

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of telja


imponera

imponerer (present)
imponerte (past)
imponert (participle past)
imponerast (infinitive passive)
imponerande (participle present)
imponer (imperative)

Det imponerer meg at dei får det til.

It impresses me that they can pull it off.


halta

halta (present tense haltar, past tense halta, past participle halta, present participle haltande, imperative halt)

haltar (present)
halta (past)
halta (participle past)
haltande (participle present)
halt (imperative)

to limp, hobble (to walk lamely, as if favouring one leg)


våga

våga (present tense vågar or våger, past tense våga or vågde, past participle våga or vågd or vågt, present participle vågande)

vågar (present)
våger (present)
våga (past)
vågde (past)
våga (participle past)
vågd (participle past)
vågt (participle past)
vågande (participle present)

Inherited from Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen. Compare Swedish våga and Danish vove. Doublet of vega ("to weigh").


mæle

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

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


mæle

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


mæle

From Old Norse mæla (“to measure”), from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną (“to mark, stain, paint”).

inh

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


sjå

nn-verb

sjå (present tense ser, past tense såg, past participle sett, passive infinitive sjåast, present participle sjåande, imperative sjå)

ser (present)
såg (past)
sett (participle past)
sjåast (infinitive passive)
sjåande (participle present)
sjå (imperative)

From Old Norse sjá, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”). Akin to English see. The noun derives from Old Norse sjá f, though the second sense "a show" is borrowed from English show.

der

sjå flisa i auget til bror sin, men ikkje bjelken i sitt eige

Eg kan ikkje sjå det.


vori

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of voren

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of voren


vori

(non-standard since 2012) supine of vera


tørst

head

tørst (definite singular and plural tørste)


skamslå

skamslår (present)
skamslo (past)
skamslege (participle past)
skamslått (participle past)
skamslåast (infinitive passive)
skamslåande (participle present)
skamslå (imperative)


kringkaste

kringkastar (present)
kringkasta (past)
kringkasta (participle past)
kringkastast (infinitive passive)
kringkastande (participle present)
kringkaste (imperative)
kringkast (imperative)

From kring + kaste, calque of English broadcast.


diskutere

diskuterer (present)
diskuterte (past)
diskutert (participle past)
diskuterast (infinitive passive)
diskuterande (participle present)
diskuter (imperative)


hør

(non-standard since 2012) imperative of høra


jogge

joggar (present)
jogga (past)
jogga (participle past)
joggast (infinitive passive)
joggande (participle present)
jogge (imperative)
jogg (imperative)


fôre

fôrar (present)
fôra (past)
fôra (participle past)
fôrast (infinitive passive)
fôrande (participle present)
fôre (imperative)
fôr (imperative)


tenke

tenker (present)
tenkte (past)
tenkt (participle past)
tenkast (infinitive passive)
tenkande (participle present)
tenk (imperative)


fløyte

fløytar (present)
fløyter (present)
fløyta (past)
fløytte (past)
fløyta (participle past)
fløytt (participle past)
fløytast (infinitive passive)
fløytande (participle present)
fløyte (imperative)
fløyt (imperative)

From Middle Low German vloite, velute, from Middle Dutch vloite, flöute, from Old French flahute, flaüte. Ultimately derived off the Latin noun flātus (“blowing, breath”). The verb is derived from the noun.

(transitive, intransitive) to blow in a flute or whistle

(intransitive, about humans, dated) to whistle


fløyte

fløyter (present)
fløytte (past)
fløytt (participle past)
fløytast (infinitive passive)
fløytande (participle present)
fløyt (imperative)

From Old Norse flautir pl (“something that floats on top”).

inh

(transitive) to skim, fleet off the top (of)


fløyte

From Old Norse fleyta, from Proto-Germanic *flautijaną, a causative of Norwegian Nynorsk flyte, Old Norse fljóta and Proto-Germanic *fleutaną. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *plewd- (“to flow, run”). Cognates include Icelandic fleyta, Faroese floyta and Danish fløde.

(transitive, intransitive) to drive logs, engage in a log drive

(transitive) to raise, lift from the ground

(reflexive) to move about in water by floating (in a specific direction)


stige

head

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

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


beskrive

beskriv (present)
beskreiv (past)
beskrive (participle past)
beskrivast (infinitive passive)
beskrivande (participle present)
beskriv (imperative)

From Middle Low German beschriven or bescriven, via Bokmål.


pult

pult (definite singular and plural pulte)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


gjere

nn-verb

gjere (present tense gjer, past tense gjorde, past participle gjort, passive infinitive gjerast, present participle gjerande, imperative gjer)

gjer (present)
gjorde (past)
gjort (participle past)
gjerast (infinitive passive)
gjerande (participle present)
gjer (imperative)


gjera

gjera (present tense gjer, past tense gjorde, past participle gjort, passive infinitive gjerast, present participle gjerande, imperative gjer)

gjer (present)
gjorde (past)
gjort (participle past)
gjerast (infinitive passive)
gjerande (participle present)
gjer (imperative)
gjera (infinitive)
gjere (infinitive)
gjerande (participle present)
gjord (participle past)
gjort (supine)
gjer (present singular)
gjorde (past singular)
gjera (plural present)
gjere (present)
gjøre (past)
gjere (plural present)

nn-conj-table

Conjugation of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">gjera</i> — (weak class 2)

From Old Norse gera, also spelled like giera, and giæra from around 1300, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (“to prepare”).

inh

Eg skal gjera det.

Eg var tenkt aa gjera mange Umsnuingar paa Garden.

I was going to make many changes on the farm.


torve

torvar (present)
torva (past)
torva (participle past)
torvast (infinitive passive)
torvande (participle present)
torve (imperative)
torv (imperative)


hedde

heddar (present)
hedda (past)
hedda (participle past)
heddast (infinitive passive)
heddande (participle present)
hedde (imperative)
hedd (imperative)

(transitive, intransitive, ball games, especially soccer) to strike (the ball) with one's head


torva

torvar (present)
torva (past)
torva (participle past)
torvast (infinitive passive)
torvande (participle present)
torva (imperative)
torv (imperative)


fyssa

head

fyssa (present tense fysser, past tense fysste, past participle fysst, present participle fyssande, imperative fyss)

fysser (present)
fysste (past)
fysst (participle past)
fyssande (participle present)
fyss (imperative)

Vatnet i elva fysser i flaumen.

The water in the river flows violently during the flood.

(archaic) for liquids, to flow violently


oppføre

oppfører (present)
oppførte (past)
oppført (participle past)
oppførast (infinitive passive)
oppførande (participle present)
oppfør (imperative)

From opp + føre, after German aufführen.

(reflexive) to behave; to carry on (followed by seg)


adla

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

to knight (someone), raise (someone) to the peerage, ennoble


hiv

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


væra

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

gienna wille æg mæ væra

1695, Norske Vers til Kronprintsens Bilager, volume 21, quoted in Syn og Segn, published 1915, page 272:

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


plundra

plundrar (present)
plundra (past)
plundra (participle past)
plundrast (infinitive passive)
plundrande (participle present)
plundra (imperative)
plundr (imperative)


skulla

head

skulla (present tense skal, past tense skulle, supine skulla)

skal (present)
skulle (past)
skulla (supine)

Eg skal gjera det.

Det skulle få motoren til å verka


førte

inflection of føra:
plural past participle

inflection of føra:
definite singular past participle


stelt

stelt (definite singular and plural stelte)


gjerer

(non-standard since 2012) present of gjera


kjemer

(non-standard since 2012) present of koma and komma


ringe

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


vorti

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


vrida

vrida (present tense vrider or vrir, past tense vridde or vreid, supine vridd/vridt or vride, past participle vridd or vriden, present participle vridande, imperative vrid)

vrider (present)
vrir (present)
vridde (past)
vreid (past)
vridd (supine)
vridt (supine)
vride (supine)
vridd (participle past)
vriden (participle past)
vridande (participle present)
vrid (imperative)

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

(reflexive) to squirm, twist, wriggle, writhe

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


vride

vride (present tense vrider or vrid, past tense vridde or vreid, supine vridd/vridt or vride, past participle vridd or vriden, present participle vridande, imperative vrid)

vrider (present)
vrid (present)
vridde (past)
vreid (past)
vridd (supine)
vridt (supine)
vride (supine)
vridd (participle past)
vriden (participle past)
vridande (participle present)
vrid (imperative)


føre

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

From Old Norse fǿra, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną.


fenge

fenger (present)
fengde (past)
fengt (participle past)
fengast (infinitive passive)
fengande (participle present)
feng (imperative)


måle

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

From Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German malen.


måle

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

From Old Norse mæla. Related to mål n (“measure”).


bider

From Old Norse bíðr, 3rd-person singular present indicative of bíða.

(pre-1901 or dialectal) present tense of bida; alternative form of bid


bider

From Old Norse biðr, 3rd-person singular present indicative of biðja.

(pre-1901 or dialectal) present tense of bidja; alternative form of bed


syde

syde (present tense syd, past tense saud, supine sode, past participle soden, present participle sydande, imperative syd)

syd (present)
saud (past)
sode (supine)
soden (participle past)
sydande (participle present)
syd (imperative)


duge

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


lagde

(non-standard since 2012) past of leggja


svire

svirar (present)
svira (past)
svira (participle past)
svirast (infinitive passive)
svirande (participle present)
svire (imperative)
svir (imperative)


vege

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

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


låge

(nonstandard, dialectal) supine of liggja


gråne

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


grine

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

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


råde

råde (present tense råder, past tense rådde, past participle rådd or rådt, present participle rådande, imperative råd)

råder (present)
rådde (past)
rådd (participle past)
rådt (participle past)
rådande (participle present)
råd (imperative)


røre

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

to stir; agitate (e.g. a batter or liquid) by passing something through it

to ramble, drivel; talk incoherently or senselessly


lokke

lokkar (present)
lokka (past)
lokka (participle past)
lokkast (infinitive passive)
lokkande (participle present)
lokke (imperative)
lokk (imperative)


hente

hentar (present)
henta (past)
henta (participle past)
hentast (infinitive passive)
hentande (participle present)
hente (imperative)
hent (imperative)


båre

bårar (present)
båra (past)
båra (participle past)
bårast (infinitive passive)
bårande (participle present)
båre (imperative)
bår (imperative)


grei

From Old Norse greiðr, cognate Icelandic greiður.


gjever

(non-standard since 2012) present of gje


gjeve

nn-verb

gjeve (present tense gjev, past tense gav, past participle gjeve, passive infinitive gjevast, present participle gjevande, imperative gjev)

gjev (present)
gav (past)
gjeve (participle past)
gjevast (infinitive passive)
gjevande (participle present)
gjev (imperative)


gjeva

From Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰab(ʰ)-.

Kor mykje skal eg gjeva deg?


gje

gjev (present)
gav (past)
gjeve (participle past)
gjevast (infinitive passive)
gjevande (participle present)
gje (imperative)


lø

head

lø (present tense lør, past tense lødde, supine lødd or lødt, past participle lødd, present participle lødande, imperative lø)

lør (present)
lødde (past)
lødd (supine)
lødt (supine)
lødd (participle past)
lødande (participle present)
lø (imperative)

From Old Norse hlœða, from Proto-Germanic *hlōdijaną. Akin to Faroese løða.


skatte

skattar (present)
skatta (past)
skatta (participle past)
skattast (infinitive passive)
skattande (participle present)
skatte (imperative)
skatt (imperative)


møde

møder (present)
mødde (past)
mødt (participle past)
mødd (participle past)
mødast (infinitive passive)
mødande (participle present)
mød (imperative)


stiger

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of stige


sope

sopar (present)
soper (present)
sopa (past)
sopte (past)
sopa (participle past)
sopt (participle past)
sopast (infinitive passive)
sopande (participle present)
sope (imperative)
sop (imperative)


kjenne

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


spinne

spinn (present)
spann (past)
spunne (participle past)
spinnast (infinitive passive)
spinnande (participle present)
spinn (imperative)

From Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.


interessere

interesserer (present)
interesserte (past)
interessert (participle past)
interesserast (infinitive passive)
interesserande (participle present)
interesser (imperative)


losse

lossar (present)
lossa (past)
lossa (participle past)
lossast (infinitive passive)
lossande (participle present)
losse (imperative)
loss (imperative)


klaka

klakar (present)
klaka (past)
klaka (participle past)
klakast (infinitive passive)
klakande (participle present)
klaka (imperative)
klak (imperative)


ljote

nn-verb

ljote (present tense lyt, past tense laut, past participle lote, passive infinitive ljotast, present participle ljotande, imperative ljot)

lyt (present)
laut (past)
lote (participle past)
ljotast (infinitive passive)
ljotande (participle present)
ljot (imperative)


ljota

head

ljota (present tense lyt or lyter, past tense laut, supine lote or loti, past participle loten, present participle ljotande, imperative ljot)

lyt (present)
lyter (present)
laut (past)
lote (supine)
loti (supine)
loten (participle past)
ljotande (participle present)
ljot (imperative)


yrke

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


ruva

ruva (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)

Dei nye høghusa ruvar over dei små bygningane i gamlebyen.

The new high-rise houses tower above the small buildings of the old city.


vakta

vaktar (present)
vakta (past)
vakta (participle past)
vaktast (infinitive passive)
vaktande (participle present)
vakta (imperative)
vakt (imperative)


beita

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

Om sumaren er dyra ute og beiter.

The animals are outdoors and grazing during the summer.


trivas

trivas (present tense trivs or trives, past tense treivs, supine trives or trivis)

trivs (present)
trives (present)
treivs (past)
trives (supine)
trivis (supine)


gidde

gidde (present tense gidd, past tense gadd, supine gidde, past participle gidden, present participle giddande, imperative gidd)

gidd (present)
gadd (past)
gidde (supine)
gidden (participle past)
giddande (participle present)
gidd (imperative)

e-infinitive form of gidda (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive) (to bother)


gidde

giddar (present)
gidda (past)
gidda (participle past)
giddast (infinitive passive)
giddande (participle present)
gidde (imperative)
gidd (imperative)

e-infinitive form of gidda (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive) (to quiver)


gidde

(highly nonstandard form) past tense of gi


betrakte

betraktar (present)
betrakta (past)
betrakta (participle past)
betraktast (infinitive passive)
betraktande (participle present)
betrakte (imperative)
betrakt (imperative)

From Middle Low German betrachten, via Norwegian Bokmål.

to regard (someone / something as something)


forsvare

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


skryta

skryter (present)
skrytte (past)
skrytt (participle past)
skrytast (infinitive passive)
skrytande (participle present)
skryt (imperative)


grense

grensar (present)
grensa (past)
grensa (participle past)
grensast (infinitive passive)
grensande (participle present)
grense (imperative)
grens (imperative)

From German Grenze, from Proto-Slavic *granica (“boundary, border”).


komplimentere

komplimenterer (present)
komplimenterte (past)
komplimentert (participle past)
komplimenterast (infinitive passive)
komplimenterande (participle present)
komplimenter (imperative)

to compliment (to pay a compliment; to express a favourable opinion)


avslå

avslår (present)
avslo (past)
avslege (participle past)
avslått (participle past)
avslåast (infinitive passive)
avslåande (participle present)
avslå (imperative)


lage

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


skorpa

skorpar (present)
skorpa (past)
skorpa (participle past)
skorpast (infinitive passive)
skorpande (participle present)
skorpa (imperative)
skorp (imperative)


vella

head

vella (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)

From Old Norse vella. Akin to English well.

to well, gush, flow (issue forth, as water from the earth)


huss

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of hugsa (“to remember”)


smake

smake (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)


goten

goten (neuter gote, definite singular and plural gotne)

gote (neuter)
gotne (definite plural singular)


aue

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


gløyma

gløymer (present)
gløymde (past)
gløymt (participle past)
gløymast (infinitive passive)
gløymande (participle present)
gløym (imperative)

From Old Norse gleyma. Compare Swedish glömma, Faroese gloyma and Danish glemme.

Han gløymde nyklane sine.


skrota

skrotar (present)
skrota (past)
skrota (participle past)
skrotast (infinitive passive)
skrotande (participle present)
skrota (imperative)
skrot (imperative)

From Middle Low German [Term?], possibly through Swedish skrota, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skraudaną. Compare also Danish skrotte.


kå

kår (present)
kådde (past)
kått (participle past)
kådd (participle past)
kåast (infinitive passive)
kåande (participle present)
kå (imperative)

to flip hay that is drying on the ground


unne

unne (present tense unner, past tense unnte, past participle unnt, present participle unnande, imperative unn)

unner (present)
unnte (past)
unnt (participle past)
unnande (participle present)
unn (imperative)


syndikere

Possibly from the English verb syndicate, as in Danish.


overleve

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


unna

unner (present)
unnte (past)
unnt (participle past)
unnast (infinitive passive)
unnande (participle present)
unn (imperative)

From Old Norse unna. Akin to German gönnen, English own (“own up, concede”) (from Old English unnan (“grant, bestow”)).

Eg unner dei denne sigeren.

I think they deserve this victory./I am happy they won this.

to think someone deserves something, to be happy for someone because of their happiness


imponere

imponerer (present)
imponerte (past)
imponert (participle past)
imponerast (infinitive passive)
imponerande (participle present)
imponer (imperative)


grima

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


ta av

ta av (present tense tar av or tek av, past tense tok av, supine tatt av or teke av, past participle tatt av or teken av or avtatt or avteken, present participle avtakande, imperative ta av)

tar av (present)
tek av (present)
tok av (past)
tatt av (supine)
teke av (supine)
tatt av (participle past)
teken av (participle past)
avtatt (participle past)
avteken (participle past)
avtakande (participle present)
ta av (imperative)

(intransitive) to decrease in size or importance

(transitive) to experience a weight loss of

(transitive or ditransitive) to doff, to remove

(intransitive, card games) to split a shuffled deck of cards in half and put the top half under the bottom half, before handing out the cards

(intransitive, of an aircraft or spacecraft) to take off (to leave the ground and ascend into the air)

(intransitive, by extension) to flourish, become successful

(intransitive) to rise rapidly and suddenly


skru

skrur (present)
skrudde (past)
skrutt (participle past)
skrudd (participle past)
skruast (infinitive passive)
skruande (participle present)
skru (imperative)

From skrue m (“a screw”). The slang terms are semantic loans from cognate English screw. The noun is derived from the verb.

(transitive, of a screw or bolt) to screw

(transitive) to control with select (as if with) a dial (especially for volume control)

Ole skrudde ballen fint inn i mål.

(transitive, ball games) to kick or throw (the ball) with a spin, arcked towards a deliberate target

to turn around its own axis
(intransitive, of a ball) to spin

(intransitive, of a ball) to fly in a certain curve because of its spin

(impersonal, ergative, of sea ice) to pressure into heaps or ridges

(transitive, slang) to have sexual intercourse with, to screw

(transitive, slang) to cheat someone or ruin their chances at something; to screw


fascinera

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


eldast

eldast (present tense eldest, past tense eldest, supine eldst)

eldest (present)
eldest (past)
eldst (supine)


knuse

knuser (present)
knuste (past)
knust (participle past)
knusast (infinitive passive)
knusande (participle present)
knus (imperative)


nikke

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


forsørge

From for- + sørge, after German versorgen.


frauda

fraudar (present)
frauda (past)
frauda (participle past)
fraudast (infinitive passive)
fraudande (participle present)
frauda (imperative)
fraud (imperative)


verna

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

Det gjeld å verna om interessene sine.

It is important to protect one's interests.


skravere

skraverer (present)
skraverte (past)
skravert (participle past)
skraverast (infinitive passive)
skraverande (participle present)
skraver (imperative)

From Dutch schrafferen, from Italian sgraffiare, from Latin graphium.

to hatch (shade an area of a figure, a diagram, an illustration etc. using diagonal lines).


begynna

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

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


nyder

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of njode


svartna

svartnar (present)
svartna (past)
svartna (participle past)
svartnast (infinitive passive)
svartnande (participle present)
svartna (imperative)
svartn (imperative)


invitera

inviterer (present)
inviterte (past)
invitert (participle past)
inviterast (infinitive passive)
inviterande (participle present)
inviter (imperative)

Kor mange personar har du invitert?

to invite (ask for the presence or participation of someone)


lét

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


halte

head

halte (present tense haltar, past tense halta, past participle halta, present participle haltande, imperative halt)

haltar (present)
halta (past)
halta (participle past)
haltande (participle present)
halt (imperative)

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


basera

baserer (present)
baserte (past)
basert (participle past)
baserast (infinitive passive)
baserande (participle present)
baser (imperative)


affektere

affekterer (present)
affekterte (past)
affektert (participle past)
affekterast (infinitive passive)
affekterande (participle present)
affekter (imperative)


abonnera

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

From German abonnieren, from French abonner.


krabbe

krabbar (present)
krabba (past)
krabba (participle past)
krabbast (infinitive passive)
krabbande (participle present)
krabbe (imperative)
krabb (imperative)

From Old Norse krabbi, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, from Proto-Indo-European *grobʰ-.


overtale

overtalar (present)
overtaler (present)
overtala (past)
overtalte (past)
overtala (participle past)
overtalt (participle past)
overtalast (infinitive passive)
overtalande (participle present)
overtal (imperative)

From over- + tale, after German überreden.


trekt

trekt (definite singular and plural trekte)


innovera

innoverer (present)
innoverte (past)
innovert (participle past)
innoverast (infinitive passive)
innoverande (participle present)
innover (imperative)


konsa

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

Du lyt konsa meir.


drite

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

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


fløde

fløder (present)
flødde (past)
flødt (participle past)
flødd (participle past)
flødast (infinitive passive)
flødande (participle present)
flød (imperative)


leke

leke (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.


leke

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


isolere

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

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

q

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


arbeide

arbeider (present)
arbeidde (past)
arbeidd (participle past)
arbeidt (participle past)
arbeidast (infinitive passive)
arbeidande (participle present)
arbeid (imperative)


rodna

rodnar (present)
rodna (past)
rodna (participle past)
rodnast (infinitive passive)
rodnande (participle present)
rodna (imperative)
rodn (imperative)

(intransitive) to redden (to become red)


jatte

jattar (present)
jatta (past)
jatta (participle past)
jattast (infinitive passive)
jattande (participle present)
jatte (imperative)
jatt (imperative)


snorke

snorkar (present)
snorka (past)
snorka (participle past)
snorkast (infinitive passive)
snorkande (participle present)
snorke (imperative)
snork (imperative)


gissa

gissar (present)
gissa (past)
gissa (participle past)
gissast (infinitive passive)
gissande (participle present)
gissa (imperative)
giss (imperative)


gys

inflection of gysa and gyse :
present tense

inflection of gysa and gyse :
imperative

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of gjosa and gjose


booke

bookar (present)
booka (past)
booka (participle past)
bookast (infinitive passive)
bookande (participle present)
booke (imperative)
book (imperative)


forføre

forfører (present)
forførte (past)
forført (participle past)
forførast (infinitive passive)
forførande (participle present)
forfør (imperative)

for- + føre, from Middle Low German vorvoren

to seduce, lead astray, corrupt, beguile


dampe

dampar (present)
dampa (past)
dampa (participle past)
dampast (infinitive passive)
dampande (participle present)
dampe (imperative)
damp (imperative)

From Low German or Middle Low German dampen.


vaske

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

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


masturbere

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

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


sendte

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of sende


stikke

head

stikke (present tense stikk, past tense stakk, supine stukke, past participle stukken, present participle stikkande, imperative stikk)

stikk (present)
stakk (past)
stukke (supine)
stukken (participle past)
stikkande (participle present)
stikk (imperative)


operere

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


leide

leide (present tense leider, past tense leidde, past participle leidt, present participle leidande, imperative leid)

leider (present)
leidde (past)
leidt (participle past)
leidande (participle present)
leid (imperative)


dvelja

dvelja (present tense dvel, past tense dvalde, supine dvalt, past participle dvald, present participle dveljande, imperative dvel)

dvel (present)
dvalde (past)
dvalt (supine)
dvald (participle past)
dveljande (participle present)
dvel (imperative)

From Old Norse dvelja, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.


hyla

hyler (present)
hylte (past)
hylt (participle past)
hylast (infinitive passive)
hylande (participle present)
hyl (imperative)


ignorere

ignorerer (present)
ignorerte (past)
ignorert (participle past)
ignorerast (infinitive passive)
ignorerande (participle present)
ignorer (imperative)


spele

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


breke

brekar (present)
breker (present)
breka (past)
brekte (past)
breka (participle past)
brekt (participle past)
brekast (infinitive passive)
brekande (participle present)
breke (imperative)
brek (imperative)


lide

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

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

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

(intransitive) to suffer
(intransitive) to endure

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


skyla

skyler (present)
skylte (past)
skylt (participle past)
skylast (infinitive passive)
skylande (participle present)
skyl (imperative)


arve

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


seti

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of sitja and sitta


lamme

nn-verb

lamme (present tense lammar, past tense lamma, past participle lamma, passive infinitive lammast, present participle lammande, imperative lam)

lammar (present)
lamma (past)
lamma (participle past)
lammast (infinitive passive)
lammande (participle present)
lam (imperative)


lamme

to cripple, paralyse (UK) or paralyze (US)


blogge

bloggar (present)
blogga (past)
blogga (participle past)
bloggast (infinitive passive)
bloggande (participle present)
blogge (imperative)
blogg (imperative)


voren

head

voren (masculine and feminine voren, neuter vore, plural and definite singular vorne)

voren (feminine masculine)
vore (neuter)
vorne (definite singular)
vorne (plural)


elde

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

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

Related to alder (“age”) and eldre (“older”, comparative degree of gamal/gammal), going all the way back to the Proto-Germanic adjective *aldaz, whence modern English old and German alt. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (“grow”).
* (noun): From Danish ælde, from with Old Norse elli, from Proto-Germanic *alþį̄.
* (verb): From Old Norse elda.


elde

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

Derived from eld (“fire”), from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic *ailidaz. The verb may be directly inherited from Old Norse elda.

kan du elde opp i omnen?

han elda opp krigarane

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

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

eg eldar i halsen

det eldar for brystet

(intransitive) to experience a burning, stinging pain


tipla

tiplar (present)
tipla (past)
tipla (participle past)
tiplast (infinitive passive)
tiplande (participle present)
tipla (imperative)
tipl (imperative)

(dialect) To drink slowly or in small quantities.


forbyde

forbyd (present)
forbaud (past)
forbydde (past)
forbode (participle past)
forbydd (participle past)
forbydt (participle past)
forbydast (infinitive passive)
forbydande (participle present)
forbyd (imperative)


negle

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

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


adressera

adresserer (present)
adresserte (past)
adressert (participle past)
adresserast (infinitive passive)
adresserande (participle present)
adresser (imperative)


talje

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

From Dutch and Low German talje, from Italian taglia. Doublet of takkel, takle, and also Etymology 2.

[Han] skulde talja upp varor i ei sjøbud.

1924, Peter Lunde, Kynnehuset: Vestegdske folkeminne, Kristiania: Norsk folkeminnelag, page 164:

He was to hoist up the goods in a sea shed.


syng

inflection of syngja and synga:
imperative


synger

(non-standard since 2012) present of synga and syngja


nyser

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of nyse


nyse

nys (present)
naus (past)
nose (participle past)
nysast (infinitive passive)
nysande (participle present)
nys (imperative)

From Old Norse hnjósa (“to sneeze”), from Proto-Germanic *hneusaną, from the Proto-Indo-European root *pnew- (“to pant, breathe”).


måtte

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


melde

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

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

From Middle Low German melden (“to betray”), from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōną.

(transitive) to report, notify about, file a complaint about

(reflexive) to relinquish, to turn one self in

(transitive) to text (to send a text message to)

(intransitive, reciprocal) to text (to send and receive text messages)


kinne

kinnar (present)
kinna (past)
kinna (participle past)
kinnast (infinitive passive)
kinnande (participle present)
kinne (imperative)
kinn (imperative)

From Old Norse kirna f, from Proto-Germanic *kernǭ. The verb is derived from the noun.


klekkja

klekkjer (present)
klekte (past)
klekt (participle past)
klekkjast (infinitive passive)
klekkjande (participle present)
klekk (imperative)


takast

takast (present tense tekst, past tense tokst, supine tekest)

tekst (present)
tokst (past)
tekest (supine)


skyle

skyler (present)
skylte (past)
skylt (participle past)
skylast (infinitive passive)
skylande (participle present)
skyl (imperative)


spurte

(non-standard since 2012) past of spørja


angra

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


føde

føder (present)
fødde (past)
født (participle past)
fødd (participle past)
fødast (infinitive passive)
fødande (participle present)
fød (imperative)


råda

råda (present tense råder, past tense rådde, past participle rådd or rådt, present participle rådande, imperative råd)

råder (present)
rådde (past)
rådd (participle past)
rådt (participle past)
rådande (participle present)
råd (imperative)


flua

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

From flu n (“bait strewn across the water”).


traumatisera

traumatiserer (present)
traumatiserte (past)
traumatisert (participle past)
traumatiserast (infinitive passive)
traumatiserande (participle present)
traumatiser (imperative)


slutta

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


dølja

nn-verb

dølja (present tense døl, past tense dulde, past participle dult, passive infinitive døljast, present participle døljande, imperative døl)

døl (present)
dulde (past)
dult (participle past)
døljast (infinitive passive)
døljande (participle present)
døl (imperative)

From Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic *duljaną (“to mislead”). Cognates include Norwegian Bokmål dølge.

Dei dulde seg bak døra.

(archaic) to hide, cover, keep out of sight


gøyme

gøyme (present tense gøymer, past tense gøymde, past participle gøymt, passive infinitive gøymast, present participle gøymande, imperative gøym)

gøymer (present)
gøymde (past)
gøymt (participle past)
gøymast (infinitive passive)
gøymande (participle present)
gøym (imperative)

Eg skal gøyme det her borte.


gøyma

gøyma (present tense gøymer, past tense gøymde, past participle gøymt, passive infinitive gøymast, present participle gøymande, imperative gøym)

Eg skal gøyma det her borte.

giømme

archaic spelling, e.g. used in Glossarium Norvagicum (1749)


vøle

vøler (present)
vølte (past)
vølt (participle past)
vølast (infinitive passive)
vølande (participle present)
vøl (imperative)

Han vølte båten sin.


vøla

Han vølte båten sin.


heime

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


skjota

head

skjota (present tense skyt or skyter, past tense skaut, past participle skote, present participle skytande, imperative skjot)

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


tena

tener (present)
tente (past)
tent (participle past)
tenast (infinitive passive)
tenande (participle present)
ten (imperative)

Om sumaren kan dei tena mykje pengar.

During the summer, they can earn a lot of money.

Han tente landet sitt.


volde

voldar (present)
volda (past)
volda (participle past)
voldast (infinitive passive)
voldande (participle present)
volde (imperative)
vold (imperative)


høyra

høyrer (present)
høyrde (past)
høyrt (participle past)
høyrast (infinitive passive)
høyrande (participle present)
høyr (imperative)

From Old Norse heyra, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti. Akin to English hear.

Eg høyrde kva dei sa.

Eg høyrer at det ikkje gjekk so bra?

Desse lutane av landet høyrer til opprørarane.

These parts of the country belong to the rebels.


høyre

From Old Norse heyra, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną.


høra

høra (present tense hører, past tense hørde or hørte, past participle hørt, present participle hørande, imperative hør)

hører (present)
hørde (past)
hørte (past)
hørt (participle past)
hørande (participle present)
hør (imperative)


fisa

fisa (present tense fis, past tense feis, supine fese, past participle fisen, present participle fisande, imperative fis)

fis (present)
feis (past)
fese (supine)
fisen (participle past)
fisande (participle present)
fis (imperative)

From Old Norse físa, from Proto-Germanic *fīsaną.


opne

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


byrje

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


byrje

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


eige

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

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

Er det du som eig denne klokka?


selje

nn-verb

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

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


velje

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


einast

head

einast (present tense einast or einest, past tense einast or eintest, supine einast or einst)

einast (present)
einest (present)
einast (past)
eintest (past)
einast (supine)
einst (supine)

Utpå kvelden eintest representantane.

Later in the evening, the representatives reached an agreement.


pla

nn-verb

pla (present tense plar, past tense pla, past participle pla, passive infinitive plaast, present participle plaande, imperative pla)

plar (present)
pla (past)
pla (participle past)
plaast (infinitive passive)
plaande (participle present)
pla (imperative)

Eg pla jobba mykje her før i tida.

I used to work a lot here in earlier times.


synga

synga (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)


syngje

syngje (present tense syng, past tense song, past participle sunge, passive infinitive syngjast, present participle syngjande, imperative syng)

syng (present)
song (past)
sunge (participle past)
syngjast (infinitive passive)
syngjande (participle present)
syng (imperative)


seia

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

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

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

Kva skal du seia dei?


verje

head

verje (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.

verja

bracket form until and nonstandard since 2012

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


veksa

veksa (present tense veks, past tense voks or vaks, supine vakse, past participle vaksen, present participle veksande, imperative veks)

veks (present)
voks (past)
vaks (past)
vakse (supine)
vaksen (participle past)
veksande (participle present)
veks (imperative)

From Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-.

Skal seia du har vakse!

Prisane veks stadig.


vekse

vekse (present tense veks, past tense voks or vaks, supine vakse, past participle vaksen, present participle veksande, imperative veks)

Skal seie du har vakse!

Prisane veks stadig.


ynskje

nn-verb

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

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


ønskje

ønskje (present tense ønskjer, past tense ønskte, past participle ønskt, passive infinitive ønskjast, present participle ønskjande, imperative ønsk)

ønskjer (present)
ønskte (past)
ønskt (participle past)
ønskjast (infinitive passive)
ønskjande (participle present)
ønsk (imperative)


ønskja

ønskja (present tense ønskjer, past tense ønskte, past participle ønskt, passive infinitive ønskjast, present participle ønskjande, imperative ønsk)


øyra

øyrer (present)
øyrde (past)
øyrt (participle past)
øyrast (infinitive passive)
øyrande (participle present)
øyr (imperative)

From aur. See also øyr (“river sandbank”).

(water) to dig up the bottom of a stream or river


døy

døyr (present)
døydde (past)
døytt (participle past)
døydd (participle past)
døyast (infinitive passive)
døyande (participle present)
døy (imperative)

From Old Norse deyja. Akin to English die.

Denne sjukdomen kan ein døy av.

Denne dyrearten har nesten døytt ut.

cease to exist, come to an end. Often followed by the prepositions av, ut and bort.


tenkje

tenkjer (present)
tenkte (past)
tenkt (participle past)
tenkjast (infinitive passive)
tenkjande (participle present)
tenk (imperative)


spørjast

head

spørjast (present tense spørst, past tense spurdest, supine spurst)

spørst (present)
spurdest (past)
spurst (supine)

Det spurdest at dei hadde kome.

Det spørst om me får dette til.

It's uncertain whether or not we'll manage this.

a condition (requirement); to be dubious or uncertain


spørjas

nn-verb

spørjas (present tense spørs, past tense spurdes, past participle spurs)

spørs (present)
spurdes (past)
spurs (participle past)


tenkja

From late Old Norse þenkja, from earlier Old Norse þekkja with influence from Middle Low German denken. Akin to English think.

Eg tenkjer, derfor er eg.

No er det mangt å tenkja på.


skjøne

head

skjøne (present tense skjønar or skjøner, past tense skjøna or skjønte, supine and past participle skjøna or skjønt, present participle skjønande, imperative skjøn)

skjønar (present)
skjøner (present)
skjøna (past)
skjønte (past)
skjøna (participle past supine)
skjønt (participle past supine)
skjønande (participle present)
skjøn (imperative)


skjøna

skjønar (present)
skjøner (present)
skjøna (past)
skjønte (past)
skjøna (participle past)
skjønt (participle past)
skjønast (infinitive passive)
skjønande (participle present)
skjøn (imperative)

Dette kan eg ikkje skjøna.

to understand, fathom; to see (understand)


tene

tener (present)
tente (past)
tent (participle past)
tenast (infinitive passive)
tenande (participle present)
ten (imperative)

Om sumaren kan dei tene mykje pengar.

Han tente landet sitt.


skjønna

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

nn-verb

skjønna (present tense skjønner, past tense skjønte, past participle skjønt, passive infinitive skjønnast, present participle skjønnande, imperative skjønn)

Dette kan eg ikkje skjønna.


leggje

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


liggje

ligg (present)
låg (past)
lege (participle past)
liggjast (infinitive passive)
liggjande (participle present)
ligg (imperative)


tenka

tenker (present)
tenkte (past)
tenkt (participle past)
tenkast (infinitive passive)
tenkande (participle present)
tenk (imperative)


skjere

head

skjere (present tense skjer, past tense skar, supine skore, past participle skoren, present participle skjerande, imperative skjer)

skjer (present)
skar (past)
skore (supine)
skoren (participle past)
skjerande (participle present)
skjer (imperative)


skjera

skjera (present tense skjer, past tense skar, supine skore, past participle skoren, present participle skjerande, imperative skjer)

From Old Norse skera (“to cut”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic skera, Swedish skära, Danish skære, Old English scieran, English shear, and Dutch and German scheren.

Han skar av tauet med kniven.

Desse linene er parallelle og skjer kvarandre aldri.

These lines are parallel and never cross each other.


søkje

nn-verb

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

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


søka

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


ynska

ynska (present tense ynsker, past tense ynskte, past participle ynskt, passive infinitive ynskast, present participle ynskande, imperative ynsk)

ynsker (present)
ynskte (past)
ynskt (participle past)
ynskast (infinitive passive)
ynskande (participle present)
ynsk (imperative)


trivi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of triva


skugge

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


bjode

head

bjode (present tense byd or byder, past tense baud, past participle bode or bodi, present participle bjodande, imperative bjod)

byd (present)
byder (present)
baud (past)
bode (participle past)
bodi (participle past)
bjodande (participle present)
bjod (imperative)

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


bjoda

head

bjoda (present tense byd, past tense baud, past participle bode or bodi, present participle bjodande, imperative bjod)

byd (present)
baud (past)
bode (participle past)
bodi (participle past)
bjodande (participle present)
bjod (imperative)


bloma

blomar (present)
bloma (past)
bloma (participle past)
blomast (infinitive passive)
blomande (participle present)
bloma (imperative)
blom (imperative)


blome

blomar (present)
bloma (past)
bloma (participle past)
blomast (infinitive passive)
blomande (participle present)
blome (imperative)
blom (imperative)


fjerte

fjertar (present)
fjerta (past)
fjerta (participle past)
fjertast (infinitive passive)
fjertande (participle present)
fjerte (imperative)
fjert (imperative)


streta

stretar (present)
streta (past)
streta (participle past)
stretast (infinitive passive)
stretande (participle present)
streta (imperative)
stret (imperative)


himla

himlar (present)
himla (past)
himla (participle past)
himlast (infinitive passive)
himlande (participle present)
himla (imperative)
himl (imperative)

From the nouns himmel m (“sky”) and himling m (“ceiling boards and tiles”). In senses 5, 6, and 7 of the verb, may have something to do with Old Norse híma. The adjective is derived from the verb.

Hanna himla med auga

(intransitive) to turn one's eyes upwards, affectionately

(transitive, intransitive) to tile or board a ceiling

(intransitive) to doze, snooze; doze off


skeina

skeiner (present)
skeinte (past)
skeint (participle past)
skeinast (infinitive passive)
skeinande (participle present)
skein (imperative)


skyter

(non-standard since 2012) present of skyta


tyggja

tygg (present)
togg (past)
togge (participle past)
tyggjast (infinitive passive)
tyggjande (participle present)
tygg (imperative)

From Old Norse tyggja and tyggva, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-. Akin to English chew.


pendle

pendlar (present)
pendla (past)
pendla (participle past)
pendlast (infinitive passive)
pendlande (participle present)
pendle (imperative)
pendl (imperative)


gilda

gildar (present)
gilda (past)
gilda (participle past)
gildast (infinitive passive)
gildande (participle present)
gilda (imperative)
gild (imperative)

From the adjective gild (“valid, good”).

(transitive) to make or declare valid; validate

(reflexive) to cherish the moment, to enjoy oneself


immigrere

immigrerer (present)
immigrerte (past)
immigrert (participle past)
immigrerast (infinitive passive)
immigrerande (participle present)
immigrer (imperative)


pleie

pleier (present)
pleidde (past)
pleitt (participle past)
pleidd (participle past)
pleiast (infinitive passive)
pleiande (participle present)
plei (imperative)

From Low German plegen and Old Norse plega.

Alternative form of pla (“to use, be in habit”)


feire

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


noden

noden (neuter node, definite singular and plural nodne)

node (neuter)
nodne (definite plural singular)


fingre

fingrar (present)
fingra (past)
fingra (participle past)
fingrast (infinitive passive)
fingrande (participle present)
fingre (imperative)
fingr (imperative)

From the noun finger m (“finger”). The sense of sexually pleasuring might be a semantic loan from English.


segle

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

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


sprenge

sprenge (present tense sprenger, past tense sprengde, past participle sprengt, present participle sprengande, imperative spreng)

sprenger (present)
sprengde (past)
sprengt (participle past)
sprengande (participle present)
spreng (imperative)


summe

summar (present)
summa (past)
summa (participle past)
summast (infinitive passive)
summande (participle present)
sum (imperative)

Onomatopoeic (lydord), from Middle Low German summen


dimme

dimme (present tense dimmar, past tense dimma, imperative dim, supine and past participle dimma, present participle dimmande)

dimmar (present)
dimma (past)
dim (imperative)
dimma (participle past supine)
dimmande (participle present)

(colloquial, military, transitive) to discharge after military service

(colloquial, military, intransitive) to be discharged after military service


dimme

dimme (present tense dimmar or dimmer, past tense dimma or dimde or dimte, imperative dim, supine dimt, past participle dimd or dimt, present participle dimmande)

dimmar (present)
dimmer (present)
dimma (past)
dimde (past)
dimte (past)
dim (imperative)
dimt (supine)
dimd (participle past)
dimt (participle past)
dimmande (participle present)

From Old Norse dimma (“darkness; darken”, noun and verb). The sense of dimming one's headlights is borrowed from English, but is ultimately of the same origin.

inh

(automotive) to switch one's headlamps from high-beam to low-beam, to dim one's headlights


hausta

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

Me haustar inn kveiten om hausten.


ordne

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


malet

(non-standard since 1901) supine of mala


prolongere

prolongerer (present)
prolongerte (past)
prolongert (participle past)
prolongerast (infinitive passive)
prolongerande (participle present)
prolonger (imperative)


flo

(non-standard since 1938) past tense of flå


furte

furtar (present)
furta (past)
furta (participle past)
furtast (infinitive passive)
furtande (participle present)
furte (imperative)
furt (imperative)


furta

furtar (present)
furta (past)
furta (participle past)
furtast (infinitive passive)
furtande (participle present)
furta (imperative)
furt (imperative)


silas

(non-standard since 2012) passive infinitive of sila


promovera

promoverer (present)
promoverte (past)
promovert (participle past)
promoverast (infinitive passive)
promoverande (participle present)
promover (imperative)


flage

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

Jo ser på Marete med det same, og han ansar at det flagar ein veik raudlet over kinna hennar.

1979, Ola Setrom, Medan steinane mel, page 111:

Jo looks at Marete at once, and notices that there flashes a weak red colour over her cheeks.

to flash, to streak, to briefly make or become visible


ferdast

nn-verb

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

ferdast (present)
ferdast (past)
ferdast (participle past)
ferdast (imperative)

Inherited from Old Norse ferðask. Compare Danish færdes, Swedish färdas, Faroese ferðast, Icelandic ferðast and Norwegian Bokmål ferdes.

Me ferdast ikkje mykje i fjella på denne tida av året.

We don't travel much in the mountains this time of the year.

Eg ferdast ikkje ofte her.


herda

head

herda (present tense herder, past tense herde, past participle herdt, present participle herdande, imperative herd)

herder (present)
herde (past)
herdt (participle past)
herdande (participle present)
herd (imperative)

From Old Norse herða, from Proto-Germanic *hardijaną.


sperre

sperrar (present)
sperra (past)
sperra (participle past)
sperrast (infinitive passive)
sperrande (participle present)
sperre (imperative)
sperr (imperative)

From Old Norse sperra and Middle Low German sperren.


advisere

adviserer (present)
adviserte (past)
advisert (participle past)
adviserast (infinitive passive)
adviserande (participle present)
adviser (imperative)


adoptere

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


gulna

gulnar (present)
gulna (past)
gulna (participle past)
gulnast (infinitive passive)
gulnande (participle present)
gulna (imperative)
guln (imperative)

(intransitive) to (go / turn / become) yellow


sungi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of syngja and synga


grønast

grønast (present tense grønast, past tense grønast, supine grønast)

grønast (present)
grønast (past)
grønast (supine)


kommentere

kommenterer (present)
kommenterte (past)
kommentert (participle past)
kommenterast (infinitive passive)
kommenterande (participle present)
kommenter (imperative)


logen

logen (neuter loge, definite singular and plural logne)

loge (neuter)
logne (definite plural singular)


treffe

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

Det trefte seg slik at det kom uvêr.


blinke

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


gløyme

gløymer (present)
gløymde (past)
gløymt (participle past)
gløymast (infinitive passive)
gløymande (participle present)
gløym (imperative)


drøyme

nn-verb

drøyme (present tense drøymer, past tense drøymde, past participle drøymt, passive infinitive drøymast, present participle drøymande, imperative drøym)

drøymer (present)
drøymde (past)
drøymt (participle past)
drøymast (infinitive passive)
drøymande (participle present)
drøym (imperative)

Eg drøymde at eg vann.

to dream (imagining events while sleeping)


symje

symje (present tense sym, past tense sumde, past participle sumt, passive infinitive symjast, present participle symjande, imperative sym)

sym (present)
sumde (past)
sumt (participle past)
symjast (infinitive passive)
symjande (participle present)
sym (imperative)

Skal me symje over elva?


symja

symja (present tense sym, past tense sumde, past participle sumt, passive infinitive symjast, present participle symjande, imperative sym)

From Old Norse symja, svimma/svima. Akin to English swim.

Skal me symja over elva?


drøyma

Eg drøymde at eg vann.


stadet

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemmas

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

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

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

(non-standard since 1901) supine of standa


klinke

klinkar (present)
klinka (past)
klinka (participle past)
klinkast (infinitive passive)
klinkande (participle present)
klinke (imperative)
klink (imperative)


bliva

head

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

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

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

han gjekk gjennom isen og bleiv


slepe

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

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


stinke

stinkar (present)
stinka (past)
stinka (participle past)
stinkast (infinitive passive)
stinkande (participle present)
stinke (imperative)
stink (imperative)


forby

forbyr (present)
forbaud (past)
forbydde (past)
forbode (participle past)
forbydd (participle past)
forbydt (participle past)
forbyast (infinitive passive)
forbyande (participle present)
forby (imperative)


hemme

hemmar (present)
hemma (past)
hemma (participle past)
hemmast (infinitive passive)
hemmande (participle present)
hem (imperative)

to hamper, hinder, inhibit, check, arrest, retard, restrain


influere

influerer (present)
influerte (past)
influert (participle past)
influerast (infinitive passive)
influerande (participle present)
influer (imperative)


dekke

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


polarisere

polariserer (present)
polariserte (past)
polarisert (participle past)
polariserast (infinitive passive)
polariserande (participle present)
polariser (imperative)


gisse

gissar (present)
gissa (past)
gissa (participle past)
gissast (infinitive passive)
gissande (participle present)
gisse (imperative)
giss (imperative)


fokke

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

From fokk n (“blowing snow”). Alternatively, it could have something to do with Proto-Germanic *fukkōną (“to blow, gust”).

cog

(about snow, sometimes reflexive) to blow together into a snowdrift


fokke

(vulgar, slang) pronunciation spelling of fucke


koppe

koppar (present)
koppa (past)
koppa (participle past)
koppast (infinitive passive)
koppande (participle present)
koppe (imperative)
kopp (imperative)

(transitive) to cup; to form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands

(transitive) to feed with milk from a bottle, particularly of infant farm animals

(transitive, medicine, historical) to apply a cupping apparatus

(transitive, medicine, dated or rare) to inoculate against smallpox


lapt

(non-standard since 1938) supine of lepja


klikke

klikkar (present)
klikka (past)
klikka (participle past)
klikkast (infinitive passive)
klikkande (participle present)
klikke (imperative)
klikk (imperative)

(transitive, intransitive) to click (to make a clicking sound)

(transitive, computing) to click (to navigate by clicking the mouse button)

Han var så sur, han klikka heilt.

Det har klikka for ho.

(intransitive or impersonal, colloquial) to lose it (to lose one's temper or mind)


klikke

From klikk m (“clique”) after French clique.

Svigerinnene klikka seg i hop mot bruda.

1950, Jakob Straume, Redningsmannen, page 110:

The sisters-in-law cliqued themselves against the bride.


klappe

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


nekte

nektar (present)
nekta (past)
nekta (participle past)
nektast (infinitive passive)
nektande (participle present)
nekte (imperative)
nekt (imperative)


lekt

head

lekt (definite singular and plural lekte)


plukke

plukkar (present)
plukka (past)
plukka (participle past)
plukkast (infinitive passive)
plukkande (participle present)
plukke (imperative)
plukk (imperative)


snurke

snurkar (present)
snurka (past)
snurka (participle past)
snurkast (infinitive passive)
snurkande (participle present)
snurke (imperative)
snurk (imperative)


koke

kokar (present)
koker (present)
koka (past)
kokte (past)
koka (participle past)
kokt (participle past)
kokast (infinitive passive)
kokande (participle present)
koke (imperative)
kok (imperative)

From Latin coquere, via Low German. The noun is derived from the verb.

(transitive, intransitive) to boil, seethe


strekke

strekke (present tense strekker, past tense strekte, past participle strekt, present participle strekkande, imperative strekk)

strekker (present)
strekte (past)
strekt (participle past)
strekkande (participle present)
strekk (imperative)


slikke

slikkar (present)
slikka (past)
slikka (participle past)
slikkast (infinitive passive)
slikkande (participle present)
slikke (imperative)
slikk (imperative)

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


lukke

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


ruste

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


merke

merkar (present)
merka (past)
merka (participle past)
merkast (infinitive passive)
merkande (participle present)
merke (imperative)
merk (imperative)


merke

merker (present)
merkte (past)
merkt (participle past)
merkast (infinitive passive)
merkande (participle present)
merk (imperative)


stifte

stiftar (present)
stifta (past)
stifta (participle past)
stiftast (infinitive passive)
stiftande (participle present)
stifte (imperative)
stift (imperative)

From the noun stift (sense 1), and from Middle Low German stiften (sense 2).


rekke

rekke (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)


starte

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


tikke

tikke (present tense tikkar, past tense tikka, past participle tikka)

tikkar (present)
tikka (past)
tikka (participle past)


krake

krakar (present)
kraka (past)
kraka (participle past)
krakast (infinitive passive)
krakande (participle present)
krake (imperative)
krak (imperative)


basere

baserer (present)
baserte (past)
basert (participle past)
baserast (infinitive passive)
baserande (participle present)
baser (imperative)

From French baser; equivalent to base + -ere.


erobre

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


abortere

to miscarry (abort a foetus involuntarily)


bemanne

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

From Norwegian Bokmål, from Middle Low German or German bemannen.

to crew, man, staff (provide a crew or staff)


boen

boen (neuter boe, definite singular and plural bone)

boe (neuter)
bone (definite plural singular)


debattere

debattere (imperative debatter, present tense debatterer, passive debatterast, simple past debatterte, past participle debattert, present participle debatterande)

debatter (imperative)
debatterer (present)
debatterast (passive)
debatterte (past)
debattert (participle past)
debatterande (participle present)


demonstrere

demonstrerer (present)
demonstrerte (past)
demonstrert (participle past)
demonstrerast (infinitive passive)
demonstrerande (participle present)
demonstrer (imperative)


digitalisere

digitaliserer (present)
digitaliserte (past)
digitalisert (participle past)
digitaliserast (infinitive passive)
digitaliserande (participle present)
digitaliser (imperative)


breie

breie (present tense breier, past tense breidde, past participle breidd or breitt, present participle breiande, imperative brei)

breier (present)
breidde (past)
breidd (participle past)
breitt (participle past)
breiande (participle present)
brei (imperative)


fragmentere

fragmenterer (present)
fragmenterte (past)
fragmentert (participle past)
fragmenterast (infinitive passive)
fragmenterande (participle present)
fragmenter (imperative)


fotografere

fotograferer (present)
fotograferte (past)
fotografert (participle past)
fotograferast (infinitive passive)
fotograferande (participle present)
fotografer (imperative)


generere

genererer (present)
genererte (past)
generert (participle past)
genererast (infinitive passive)
genererande (participle present)
generer (imperative)


informere

informerer (present)
informerte (past)
informert (participle past)
informerast (infinitive passive)
informerande (participle present)
informer (imperative)


manifestere

manifesterer (present)
manifesterte (past)
manifestert (participle past)
manifesterast (infinitive passive)
manifesterande (participle present)
manifester (imperative)


montere

monterer (present)
monterte (past)
montert (participle past)
monterast (infinitive passive)
monterande (participle present)
monter (imperative)

From Medieval Latin montare, via French monter.

(transitive, technical) to mount, install, fit


erve

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


regissere

regisserer (present)
regisserte (past)
regissert (participle past)
regisserast (infinitive passive)
regisserande (participle present)
regisser (imperative)


referere

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


klemme

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

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


preparere

preparerer (present)
preparerte (past)
preparert (participle past)
preparerast (infinitive passive)
preparerande (participle present)
preparer (imperative)


realisere

realiserer (present)
realiserte (past)
realisert (participle past)
realiserast (infinitive passive)
realiserande (participle present)
realiser (imperative)

From French réaliser, from Latin realis.

to realise (carry out, put into practice)


relatere

relaterer (present)
relaterte (past)
relatert (participle past)
relaterast (infinitive passive)
relaterande (participle present)
relater (imperative)

From English relate, from Latin relatus.


ramme

rammar (present)
ramma (past)
ramma (participle past)
rammast (infinitive passive)
rammande (participle present)
ram (imperative)

From Middle Low German rāmen (senses 1,2), sense 3 from the noun.


streve

streve (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)


spreidde

inflection of spreia:
plural past participle

inflection of spreia:
definite singular past participle


servere

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


touchere

toucherer (present)
toucherte (past)
touchert (participle past)
toucherast (infinitive passive)
toucherande (participle present)
toucher (imperative)


transportere

transporterer (present)
transporterte (past)
transportert (participle past)
transporterast (infinitive passive)
transporterande (participle present)
transporter (imperative)


urinere

urinerer (present)
urinerte (past)
urinert (participle past)
urinerast (infinitive passive)
urinerande (participle present)
uriner (imperative)


vibrere

vibrerer (present)
vibrerte (past)
vibrert (participle past)
vibrerast (infinitive passive)
vibrerande (participle present)
vibrer (imperative)


reite

reitar (present)
reita (past)
reita (participle past)
reitast (infinitive passive)
reitande (participle present)
reite (imperative)
reit (imperative)


lepja

lepjar (present)
lepja (past)
lepja (participle past)
lepjast (infinitive passive)
lepjande (participle present)
lepja (imperative)
lepj (imperative)

From Old Norse lepja, from Proto-Germanic *lapjaną.

(transitive, intransitive) to lap, lap up


peika

nn-verb

peika (present tense peiker, past tense peikte, past participle peikt, passive infinitive peikast, present participle peikande, imperative peik)

peika (present tense peikar, past tense peika, past participle peika, passive infinitive peikast, present participle peikande, imperative peik)

peiker (present)
peikte (past)
peikt (participle past)
peikast (infinitive passive)
peikande (participle present)
peik (imperative)
peikar (present)
peika (past)
peika (participle past)
peikast (infinitive passive)
peikande (participle present)
peik (imperative)

Barnet peika på den raude bilen.

Politiet peika pistolane sine mot mannen.

The police pointed their guns at the man.

to point (one's finger, walking stick, etc.)

Peter vart peika ut til jobben.

Eleven peikar seg ut i klassen deira.


generalisere

generaliserer (present)
generaliserte (past)
generalisert (participle past)
generaliserast (infinitive passive)
generaliserande (participle present)
generaliser (imperative)


leset

(non-standard since 1901) supine of lesa


meinte

inflection of meina:
plural past participle

inflection of meina:
definite singular past participle


gravere

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


tigga

head

tigga (present tense tiggar or tigg, past tense tigga or tagg, supine tigga or tigge, past participle tigga or tiggen, present participle tiggande, imperative tigg)

tiggar (present)
tigg (present)
tigga (past)
tagg (past)
tigga (supine)
tigge (supine)
tigga (participle past)
tiggen (participle past)
tiggande (participle present)
tigg (imperative)

From Old Norse þiggja, from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną.


kalibrere

kalibrerer (present)
kalibrerte (past)
kalibrert (participle past)
kalibrerast (infinitive passive)
kalibrerande (participle present)
kalibrer (imperative)

Compare with French calibrer and German kalibrieren


systematisere

systematiserer (present)
systematiserte (past)
systematisert (participle past)
systematiserast (infinitive passive)
systematiserande (participle present)
systematiser (imperative)


maula

maular (present)
maula (past)
maula (participle past)
maulast (infinitive passive)
maulande (participle present)
maula (imperative)
maul (imperative)


pussa

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


pussa

to agitate, incite (a dog) to attack someone


dekkja

dekkjer (present)
dekte (past)
dekt (participle past)
dekkjast (infinitive passive)
dekkjande (participle present)
dekk (imperative)

Dei dekte til den daude.

Kven skal dekkja saka for avisa?

Who will cover the case for the newspaper?


stimulere

stimulerer (present)
stimulerte (past)
stimulert (participle past)
stimulerast (infinitive passive)
stimulerande (participle present)
stimuler (imperative)


klinge

nn-verb

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

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


dotten

head

dotten (neuter dotte, definite singular and plural dotne)

dotte (neuter)
dotne (definite plural singular)


hamna

hamnar (present)
hamna (past)
hamna (participle past)
hamnast (infinitive passive)
hamnande (participle present)
hamna (imperative)
hamn (imperative)

From Old Norse hafna, equivalent to hamn + -a.

Me tok feil tog og hamna i Oslo.

We took the wrong train and ended up in Oslo.


åtaka

åtek (present)
åtok (past)
åteke (participle past)
åtakast (infinitive passive)
åtakande (participle present)
åtak (imperative)

From the preposition å (Old Norse t-on, now mostly used in regular expressions) + taka (“to take”)). Related to åtak.


mobilisere

mobiliserer (present)
mobiliserte (past)
mobilisert (participle past)
mobiliserast (infinitive passive)
mobiliserande (participle present)
mobiliser (imperative)


fragte

fragte (present tense fragtar, past tense fragta, past participle fragta, present participle fragtande, imperative fragte)

fragtar (present)
fragta (past)
fragta (participle past)
fragtande (participle present)
fragte (imperative)


plyndre

plyndrar (present)
plyndra (past)
plyndra (participle past)
plyndrast (infinitive passive)
plyndrande (participle present)
plyndre (imperative)
plyndr (imperative)

From Middle Low German plunderen, plünderen.


legitimere

legitimerer (present)
legitimerte (past)
legitimert (participle past)
legitimerast (infinitive passive)
legitimerande (participle present)
legitimer (imperative)

to legitimise (UK), or legitimize, to legitimate


skynda

From Old Norse skunda, skynda, from Proto-Germanic *skundijaną.


avertere

averterer (present)
averterte (past)
avertert (participle past)
averterast (infinitive passive)
averterande (participle present)
averter (imperative)

To announce or advertise. From Latin ad (to) and vertere (turn).


dimittere

dimitterer (present)
dimitterte (past)
dimittert (participle past)
dimitterast (infinitive passive)
dimitterande (participle present)
dimitter (imperative)

(transitive, military) to discharge after military service


siva

siva (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)


lobbe

lobbar (present)
lobba (past)
lobba (participle past)
lobbast (infinitive passive)
lobbande (participle present)
lobbe (imperative)
lobb (imperative)


lobbe

to lob (to throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch)


lobba

lobbar (present)
lobba (past)
lobba (participle past)
lobbast (infinitive passive)
lobbande (participle present)
lobba (imperative)
lobb (imperative)


kvi

kvi (present tense kvir, past tense kvidde, past participle kvidd or kvidt, present participle kvidande, imperative kvi)

kvir (present)
kvidde (past)
kvidd (participle past)
kvidt (participle past)
kvidande (participle present)
kvi (imperative)

To be queasy or nervous in anticipation of something


skjegga

skjeggar (present)
skjegga (past)
skjegga (participle past)
skjeggast (infinitive passive)
skjeggande (participle present)
skjegga (imperative)
skjegg (imperative)

(transitive or reflexive) to shave (facial hair)


smeller

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of smella


ljode

ljodar (present)
ljoda (past)
ljoda (participle past)
ljodast (infinitive passive)
ljodande (participle present)
ljode (imperative)
ljod (imperative)


hører

(non-standard since 2012) present of høra


hørt

hørt (definite singular and plural hørte)

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of høra and høre


hørt

(non-standard since 2012) supine of høra


hørte

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of hørt

(non-standard since 2012) plural of hørt


økse

øksar (present)
øksa (past)
øksa (participle past)
øksast (infinitive passive)
øksande (participle present)
økse (imperative)
øks (imperative)


forvirre

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


scripte

scriptar (present)
scripta (past)
scripta (participle past)
scriptast (infinitive passive)
scriptande (participle present)
scripte (imperative)
script (imperative)

(intransitive, cinematography) to work, act as a script supervisor

(transitive, intransitive, computing) to write a script


sveve

svevar (present)
sveva (past)
sveva (participle past)
svevast (infinitive passive)
svevande (participle present)
sveve (imperative)
svev (imperative)

(intransitive) to float (in the air), glide, hover, hover


lyne

lyner (present)
lynte (past)
lynt (participle past)
lynast (infinitive passive)
lynande (participle present)
lyn (imperative)

det lyner

(impersonal, intransitive) to produce lightning

(intransitive) to emit one or more flashes, to gleam

(intransitive, of eyes, idiomatic) to light up (in rage)

han lynte forbi meg

(intransitive) to flash; to move very fast


lyne

lynar (present)
lyna (past)
lyna (participle past)
lynast (infinitive passive)
lynande (participle present)
lyne (imperative)
lyn (imperative)


skule

nn-verb

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

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


skule

head

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

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

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

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


vant

vant (definite singular and plural vante)

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of venja


øydeleggja

nn-verb

øydeleggja (present tense øydelegg, past tense øydela, past participle øydelagt, passive infinitive øydeleggjast, present participle øydeleggjande, imperative øydelegg)

øydelegg (present)
øydela (past)
øydelagt (participle past)
øydeleggjast (infinitive passive)
øydeleggjande (participle present)
øydelegg (imperative)

From Danish ødelægge, Norwegian Bokmål ødelegge; compare to Old Norse leggja í eyði.


øydeleggje

øydeleggje (present tense øydelegg, past tense øydela, past participle øydelagt, passive infinitive øydeleggjast, present participle øydeleggjande, imperative øydelegg)


kyrkje

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


scripta

scriptar (present)
scripta (past)
scripta (participle past)
scriptast (infinitive passive)
scriptande (participle present)
scripta (imperative)
script (imperative)


øksa

øksar (present)
øksa (past)
øksa (participle past)
øksast (infinitive passive)
øksande (participle present)
øksa (imperative)
øks (imperative)


ljå

ljår (present)
ljådde (past)
ljått (participle past)
ljådd (participle past)
ljåast (infinitive passive)
ljåande (participle present)
ljå (imperative)

From Old Norse ljá, oblique cases of nominative lé m. From Proto-Germanic *lewô. The verb is derived from the noun.


tåla

tåler (present)
tålte (past)
tålt (participle past)
tålast (infinitive passive)
tålande (participle present)
tål (imperative)


skulke

skulkar (present)
skulka (past)
skulka (participle past)
skulkast (infinitive passive)
skulkande (participle present)
skulke (imperative)
skulk (imperative)


fjøra

fjørar (present)
fjøra (past)
fjøra (participle past)
fjørast (infinitive passive)
fjørande (participle present)
fjøra (imperative)
fjør (imperative)

(intransitive) to be elastic or yielding


fjøra

From Old Norse fjara (“to ebb, flow back”).


bryn

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vedtaka

head

vedtaka (present tense vedtek, past tense vedtok, supine vedteke, past participle vedteken, present participle vedtakande, imperative vedtak)

vedtek (present)
vedtok (past)
vedteke (supine)
vedteken (participle past)
vedtakande (participle present)
vedtak (imperative)

/ˈʋeːˌtɑːkɑ/


meiske

meiskar (present)
meiska (past)
meiska (participle past)
meiskast (infinitive passive)
meiskande (participle present)
meiske (imperative)
meisk (imperative)


samle

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

From Old Norse samna, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną.


visna

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