rime

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

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

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


rime

an elongated row of hills or low mountains


-ing

Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing.


-ing

Færøyane + -ing → færøying


fred

From Old Norse friðr, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz.


single

singlen (definite singular)
singlar (indefinite plural)
singlane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English single and singles.


hoe

hoa (definite singular)
hoer (indefinite plural)
hoene (definite plural)


di

From Old Norse því, þí, the neuter singular dative of the determiner sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa. Akin to the English comparative correlative the, derived from Old English þȳ. Other cognates include Norwegian Bokmål ti. Other determiners and pronouns also derive from there, such as den, det, dei, and dess.

Di sterkare, di betre

the; With multiple comparatives (or meir (“more”) with verb phrases), establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

Han sa lite, men tenkte di meir

He said little, but thought more (than he didn't speak)

With a single adverbial meir (“more”) or comparative, establishes an often inverse correlation with a preceding comparative or stated degree.


di

Used especially in more common compound adverbs and conjunctions.


di

From Old Norse þín, feminine singular nominative of þinn (“your, yours”). See main entry for more.


di

Pronunciation spelling and/or eye dialect of various pronouns and determiners. See the etymology of the respective main entries.


ufo

ufoen (definite singular)
ufoar (indefinite plural)
ufoane (definite plural)


av

From Old Norse af. Akin to English of and English off.

Slå av ljoset.


av

Huset vart måla av honom.

by (in construction of the passive voice)

Avhenging av.

Det er laga av bly.

Eg lånte ei bok av han.


fortissimo

Borrowed rom Italian fortissimo (“strongest, very strong”).


fortissimo

fortissimoen (definite singular)
fortissimoar (indefinite plural)
fortissimoane (definite plural)


nomen

nomenet (definite singular)
nomen (indefinite plural)
nomena (definite plural)

(grammar) noun (i.e. nouns and adjectives)

(grammar, newer) noun (i.e. nouns, adjectives, pronouns (and partially also numerals and infinitive forms of verbs))


nomen

nome (neuter)
noment (neuter)
nomne (definite plural singular)
nomnare (comparative)
nomnast (indefinite superlative)
nomnaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse numinn, past participle of nema. Compare with Norwegian Bokmål nummen.


protein

proteinet (definite singular)
protein (indefinite plural)
proteina (definite plural)


eufemisme

eufemismen (definite singular)
eufemismar (indefinite plural)
eufemismane (definite plural)


tsunami

tsunamien (definite singular)
tsunamiar (indefinite plural)
tsunamiane (definite plural)

From Japanese 津波 (tsunami), via English tsunami.


tornado

tornadoen (definite singular)
tornadoar (indefinite plural)
tornadoane (definite plural)

From Spanish tronada, via English tornado.


amen

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, truly”).


amen

amenet (definite singular)
amen (indefinite plural)
amena (definite plural)


kike

head

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

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


hat

hatet (definite singular)
hat (indefinite plural)
hata (definite plural)

From Old Norse hatr, from Proto-Germanic *hataz. Akin to English hate.


tong

tonga (definite singular)
tenger (indefinite plural)
tengene (definite plural)


allegretto

allegrettoen (definite singular)
allegrettoar (indefinite plural)
allegrettoane (definite plural)


toga

togaen (definite singular)
togaer (indefinite plural)
togaar (indefinite plural)
togaene (definite plural)
togaane (definite plural)


ungar

ungaren (definite singular)
ungarar (indefinite plural)
ungarane (definite plural)


bonus

bonusen (definite singular)
bonusar (indefinite plural)
bonusane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English bonus or Latin bonus.


genitalia

genitalia n pl (definite plural genitaliaa)


adverbial

adverbialet (definite singular)
adverbial (indefinite plural)
adverbiala (definite plural)


under

From Old Norse undir, from Proto-Germanic *under. Akin to English under.


under

underet (definite singular)
under (indefinite plural)
undera (definite plural)

From Old Norse undr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love”). Akin to English wonder.


rok

roket (definite singular)
rok (indefinite plural)
roka (definite plural)


patron

patronen (definite singular)
patronar (indefinite plural)
patronane (definite plural)

a patron (person who gives financial or other support)


patron

patrona (definite singular)
patroner (indefinite plural)
patronene (definite plural)


sabel

sabelen (definite singular)
sablar (indefinite plural)
sablane (definite plural)

From Hungarian szablya, via German Säbel.


term

termen (definite singular)
termar (indefinite plural)
termane (definite plural)

From Latin terminus, via French terme and English term.


program

head

program n (definite singular programmet, indefinite plural program, definite plural programma)

programmet (definite singular)
program (indefinite plural)
programma (definite plural)


engel

engelen (definite singular)
englar (indefinite plural)
englane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), via Old Norse engill.


vase

vasen (definite singular)
vasar (indefinite plural)
vasane (definite plural)

From Latin vas, via French vase and German Vase.


smart

smart (neuter singular smart, definite singular and plural smarte, comparative smartare, indefinite superlative smartast, definite superlative smartaste)

smart (neuter singular)
smarte (definite plural singular)
smartare (comparative)
smartast (indefinite superlative)
smartaste (definite superlative)


dei

the (plural form of den and det, usually used in front of adjectives modifying plural nouns)


dei

Veit du kvar dei er?

Dei der borte?


Genova

Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy)

Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, Italy)


dime

dimen (definite singular)
dimes (indefinite plural)
dimane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English. Ultimately from Latin decimus (“tenth”).


filter

filteret (definite singular)
filter (indefinite plural)
filtera (definite plural)


tunge

tunga (definite singular)
tunger (indefinite plural)
tungene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tunga f, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ f (“tongue”), from an N-stem variant of earlier Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s f (“tongue”).
Nordic cognates include Icelandic, Faroese, Norn, and Swedish tunga, Danish tunge, Elfdalian tungga. Other Germanic cognates include English tongue, West Frisian tonge, Dutch tong, German Zunge, and Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō).
Indo-European cognates include Armenian լեզու (lezu), Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Lithuanian liežuvis, Northern Kurdish ziman, Persian زبان, Polish język, Russian язык (jazyk), Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā), Tocharian A käntu, Tocharian B kantwo, Welsh tafod.

der

Menneske kan smaka med tunga.

something which resembles a tongue
a flame

something which resembles a tongue
a tongue in a swallowtail flag

something which resembles a tongue
a tongue in a shoe

(poetic) bladepoint; tip of a spear, sword, lance or other

(rail transport) points (Britain, Ireland, Australia, India); switch (US) (the part of the railway switch that actually moves)

(religion, often in the plural) glossolalia


tunge

tungen (definite singular)
tungar (indefinite plural)
tungane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þungi, from the adjective tung (“heavy”) (Old Norse þungr).

(in the definite singular) most, the majority


tunge

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


gli

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

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

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

Han glei på isen.

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

Skia glir godt.


friar

friaren (definite singular)
friarar (indefinite plural)
friarane (definite plural)

From fri (“to ask for (someone's) hand in marriage”) + -ar.

af

one (traditionally a man) who proposes marriage


gata

gata (definite singular)
gater (indefinite plural)
gator (indefinite plural)
gatene (definite plural)
gatone (definite plural)


ut

From Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic *ūt. Akin to English out.


pasta

pastaen (definite singular)
pastaer (indefinite plural)
pastaar (indefinite plural)
pastaene (definite plural)
pastaane (definite plural)


sorg

sorga (definite singular)
sorger (indefinite plural)
sorgene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Akin to sorrow.


adagio

Borrowed from Italian adagio (“slowly”).


adagio

adagioen (definite singular)
adagioar (indefinite plural)
adagioane (definite plural)


veg

vegen (definite singular)
vegar (indefinite plural)
vegane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vegr, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Akin to English way.

bane veg


gong

gongen (definite singular)
gonger (indefinite plural)
gongar (indefinite plural)
gongene (definite plural)
gongane (definite plural)

Kor mange gonger hende det?


gong

gongen (definite singular)
gongar (indefinite plural)
gongane (definite plural)


gruppe

gruppa (definite singular)
grupper (indefinite plural)
gruppene (definite plural)

From German Gruppe, from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, itself derived from Vulgar Latin *cruppo, from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz (“lump, round mass, body, crop”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *grewb- (“to crumple, bend, crawl”).


madam

madamma (definite singular)
madammer (indefinite plural)
madammene (definite plural)


verve

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

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

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


mulig

mulig (indefinite singular)
mulige (definite plural singular)
muligare (comparative)
muligast (indefinite superlative)
muligaste (definite superlative)


hol

holt (neuter)
hole (definite plural singular)
holare (comparative)
holast (indefinite superlative)
holaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse holr, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz.


hol

holet (definite singular)
hol (indefinite plural)
hola (definite plural)

From Old Norse hol. Akin to English hole and German Höhle.


hol

holen (definite singular)
holar (indefinite plural)
holane (definite plural)


pyjamas

pyjamasen (definite singular)
pyjamasar (indefinite plural)
pyjamasane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English. See there for more.


menneske

mennesket (definite singular)
menneske (indefinite plural)
menneska (definite plural)

human, human being, man, Homo sapiens; (in plural form also) people


være

været (definite singular)
være (indefinite plural)
væra (definite plural)

a place or location that someone or something can exist


være

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


albino

albinoen (definite singular)
albinoar (indefinite plural)
albinoane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino.

(as a noun modifier) albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism


med

Kven vert med oss?

med båt / tog

fat med olje


bere

bera (definite singular)
berer (indefinite plural)
berene (definite plural)

Inne mellom trea kunne dei skimta ei bere.

Between the trees, they could discern a she-bear.


bere

nn-verb

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

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


album

albumet (definite singular)
album (indefinite plural)
albuma (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin album, from albus (“white”); or English album (in the music sense).


fot

foten (definite singular)
føter (indefinite plural)
føtene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of fot

nn-noun-infl

Form had been allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910.

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Akin to English foot, Latin pēs, and Ancient Greek πούς (poús).


bane

head

bane m or f (definite singular banen or bana, indefinite plural banar or baner, definite plural banane or banene)

banen (definite singular)
bana (definite singular)
banar (indefinite plural)
baner (indefinite plural)
banane (definite plural)
banene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German bane, compare with German Bahn.

orbit (of a satellite, including the moon)


bane

banen (definite singular)
banar (indefinite plural)
banane (definite plural)


bane

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

bane veg for


ord

ordet (definite singular)
ord (indefinite plural)
orda (definite plural)

From Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- (“word”). Akin to English word.

a word (a distinct unit of language with a particular meaning)


spørsmål

spørsmålet (definite singular)
spørsmål (indefinite plural)
spørsmåla (definite plural)

From Old Danish spørsmaal. Compare to modern Danish spørgsmål.


tenor

tenoren (definite singular)
tenorar (indefinite plural)
tenorane (definite plural)

From Italian tenore, via French ténor and German Tenor.

tenor (singing voice or singer; pitch of a musical instrument)


sove

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

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


format

formatet (definite singular)
format (indefinite plural)
formata (definite plural)


ess

esset (definite singular)
ess (indefinite plural)
essa (definite plural)

From Latin as, via Middle Low German es.


ess

essen (definite singular)
essar (indefinite plural)
essane (definite plural)


heading

headinga (definite singular)
headingar (indefinite plural)
headingane (definite plural)


biti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of biten

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of biten


biti

(non-standard since 2012) supine of bite


biti

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of bit


protest

protesten (definite singular)
protestar (indefinite plural)
protestane (definite plural)


premiere

premieren (definite singular)
premierar (indefinite plural)
premierane (definite plural)


ule

ula (definite singular)
uler (indefinite plural)
ulene (definite plural)

From Old Norse úfr, influenced by ugle. Compare Faroese úla.


ule

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

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


det

er det det det er

it; third person singular, neuter gender


det

Dei bur i det kvite huset der borte.

They live in the white house over there.

the; only used if there is an adjective in front of the noun


longa

longa (definite singular)
longer (indefinite plural)
longor (indefinite plural)
longene (definite plural)
longone (definite plural)


kondom

kondomet (definite singular)
kondom (indefinite plural)
kondoma (definite plural)


henge

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

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


henge

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

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


student

studenten (definite singular)
studentar (indefinite plural)
studentane (definite plural)

Borrowed from German Student, from Latin studēns.

a student (person enrolled at a university)


ein

éin (canonical masculine)
éi (feminine)
eitt (neuter)

From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos. Akin to English one, an.


ein

ein m (indefinite singular feminine ei, indefinite singular neuter eit)

ei (feminine indefinite singular)
eit (indefinite neuter singular)
ein (accusative masculine nominative singular)
ei (accusative feminine nominative singular)
eitt (accusative neuter nominative singular)
eino (dative dialectal neuter rare singular)
eine (accusative masculine nominative plural)
eina (accusative feminine nominative plural)
eine (accusative neuter nominative plural)
ei (accusative neuter nominative plural)

Declension of ein

Eg skal selja ein båt.

Ein raud blome.

a, an (indefinite article) (Indefinite masculine singular article.)


ein

Ein skal ikkje tru på alt ein høyrer.

One should not believe everything one is told.

Eg kjenner ein som kan spela trombone.

I know someone who can play the trombone.


ein

Det ligg ein to-tre kilometer unna.

It lies about two to three kilometres away.


regn

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


regn

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


relative

inflection of relativ:
definite singular


brett

brettet (definite singular)
brett (indefinite plural)
bretta (definite plural)

From Middle Low German bret; compare with German Brett and Danish bræt.


fragment

fragmentet (definite singular)
fragment (indefinite plural)
fragmenta (definite plural)


kot

kotet (definite singular)
kot (indefinite plural)
kota (definite plural)
koti (definite plural)


bachelor

bacheloren (definite singular)
bachelorar (indefinite plural)
bachelorane (definite plural)

From English bachelor, from Old French bacheler.

a bachelor (person holding a bachelor's degree)


vite

vite m (definite singular viten, indefinite plural vitar, definite plural vitarne)

viten (definite singular)
vitar (indefinite plural)
vitarne (definite plural)

(pre-1917 or dialectal) alternative form of vete (“beacon”)


vite

nn-verb

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

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


loa

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


telefon

telefonen (definite singular)
telefonar (indefinite plural)
telefonane (definite plural)


alba

albaen (definite singular)
albaar (indefinite plural)
albaer (indefinite plural)
albaane (definite plural)
albaene (definite plural)


heme

Og andre gongen han vakner ligg han heme.

1949, Alf Prøysen, Dørstokken heme [The Doorstep at Home], Høvik, page 14:

And the other time he wakes, he's at home.

(dialectal, nonstandard) alternative form of heime (“at home”)


data

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data m (definite singular dataen, indefinite plural data or dataar or dataer, definite plural dataane or dataene)

dataen (definite singular)
data (indefinite plural)
dataar (indefinite plural)
dataer (indefinite plural)
dataane (definite plural)
dataene (definite plural)

(plural: data, in the plural or collective and uncountable) data; information, especially in a computational context

(plural: dataar or dataer, countable) short for datamaskin (“computer”)

(collective, uncountable) short for datateknologi (“computer technology”)

(collective, uncountable, mobile telephony) short for mobildata (“mobile data”)


data

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

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


ire

iren (definite singular)
irar (indefinite plural)
irane (definite plural)


tora

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

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

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


tora

toraen (definite singular)
toraer (indefinite plural)
toraar (indefinite plural)
toraene (definite plural)
toraane (definite plural)

From Biblical Hebrew תּוֹרָה (“instruction, law or teaching”).


tora

tora (definite singular)
torer (indefinite plural)
toror (indefinite plural)
torene (definite plural)
torone (definite plural)


tora

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


jus

jusen (definite singular)
jusar (indefinite plural)
jusane (definite plural)

From Latin jus, ius (broth), via English juice.


spiral

spiralen (definite singular)
spiralar (indefinite plural)
spiralane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira.


il

ila (definite singular)
iler (indefinite plural)
ilene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of il
Like il

From Old Norse il f, from Proto-Germanic *iljō f, *ili n.

sole of the foot, especially the middle part


jarl

jarlen (definite singular)
jarlar (indefinite plural)
jarlane (definite plural)

(historical) jarl (a title given to the highest noblemen in Norse times. Went out of use in the 14th century).


inn

Lat oss gå inn.

Ho gjekk inn i huset.


kai

head

kai f or m (definite singular kaia or kaien, indefinite plural kaier or kaiar, definite plural kaiene or kaiane)

kaia (definite singular)
kaien (definite singular)
kaier (indefinite plural)
kaiar (indefinite plural)
kaiene (definite plural)
kaiane (definite plural)

From Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).


meny

menyen (definite singular)
menyar (indefinite plural)
menyane (definite plural)


hate

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


ali

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of al


ali

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of ala


avise

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

Calque of English defrost. From av- + ise.


glace

glaceen (definite singular)
glacear (indefinite plural)
glaceane (definite plural)


pant

pantet (definite singular)
pant (indefinite plural)
panta (definite plural)

From Middle Low German pant and Old Norse pantr.


pant

panten (definite singular)
pantar (indefinite plural)
pantane (definite plural)

a (refundable) deposit (e.g. on bottles)


insekt

insektet (definite singular)
insekt (indefinite plural)
insekta (definite plural)


din

din m (feminine di, neuter ditt, plural dine)

di (feminine)
ditt (neuter)
dine (plural)
din (accusative masculine nominative singular)
di (accusative feminine nominative singular)
ditt (accusative neuter nominative singular)
dinom (dative dialectal masculine rare singular)
dinne (dative dialectal feminine rare singular)
dino (dative dialectal neuter rare singular)
dine (accusative masculine nominative plural)
dina (accusative feminine nominative plural)
dine (accusative neuter nominative plural)
di (accusative neuter nominative plural)
dinom (dative dialectal plural rare)

Declension of din


rote

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


rote

roten (definite singular)
rotar (indefinite plural)
rotane (definite plural)


rote

rota (definite singular)
roter (indefinite plural)
rotor (indefinite plural)
rotene (definite plural)
rotone (definite plural)

From Old Norse roti, from Middle Low German rote from Old French rote, from Medieval Latin rota, rotta, ruta, rutta (“a rout”).

(pre-2012) alternative form of rode (see there for more.)


press

presset (definite singular)
press (indefinite plural)
pressa (definite plural)


professor

professoren (definite singular)
professorar (indefinite plural)
professorane (definite plural)

professor (the highest academic rank at a university)


brand

branden (definite singular)
brandar (indefinite plural)
brandane (definite plural)

From Old Norse brandr. Doublet of brann.

(pre-1938) alternative form of brann; fire


fin

fint (neuter)
fine (definite plural singular)
finare (comparative)
finast (indefinite superlative)
finaste (definite superlative)

Dette er ein fin vin.

Kjærasten min er ei veldig fin jente.

Ei fin frue klaga på maten.

Det er ei fin årstid å vitja Noreg på.


två

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

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


tolv

From Old Norse tolf, from Proto-Germanic *twalif.


nerve

nerven (definite singular)
nervar (indefinite plural)
nervane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron), and Latin nervus.


lupor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of lupa

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of lupe


gate

gata (definite singular)
gater (indefinite plural)
gatene (definite plural)


fyra

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


sebra

sebraen (definite singular)
sebraer (indefinite plural)
sebraar (indefinite plural)
sebraene (definite plural)
sebraane (definite plural)


æ

æ (accusative mæ, genitive masculine min, genitive feminine mi, genitive neuter mett or mitt)

mæ (accusative)
min (genitive masculine)
mi (feminine genitive)
mett (genitive neuter)
mitt (genitive neuter)

Ultimately from Old Norse ek. In some cases, from earlier æg (which is also still used).

- Æ e i A.
- Å, æ e i A æ å!
- I am in the A (school classroom).
- Oh, I am in A too!

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway, parts of Southern Norway) Alternative form of eg (“first-person singular personal pronoun”)

Northern Norway; parts of Southern Norway; Northern Norway; parts of Southern Norway


fotograf

fotografen (definite singular)
fotografar (indefinite plural)
fotografane (definite plural)


lo

loa (definite singular)
loer (indefinite plural)
loene (definite plural)

Compare with Icelandic ló. May have something to do with Old Norse lagðr.

woollen hairs that shed off knitted or woven fabrics


lo

any of various birds of the family Charadriidae, the plovers and dotterels


lo

(agriculture) a harvested (especially grain), that has been cut but not threshed

(agriculture, collective) grain, husk and straw


lo

From Old Norse ló f or n (“a clearing in the forest; meadow”), from Proto-Germanic *lauhō f, *lauhaz m.


lo

loen (definite singular)
loar (indefinite plural)
loane (definite plural)

(nautical) part of a vessel whose side faces the wind


lo

From Middle Low German lot (genitive lodes). Doublet of lodd.


lo

(tools) a nail header (used by a blacksmith in production of iron nails)


lo

loet (definite singular)
lo (indefinite plural)
loa (definite plural)


lo

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bake

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


skala

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skala m (definite singular skalaen, indefinite plural skalaer or skalaar, definite plural skalaene or skalaane)

skalaen (definite singular)
skalaer (indefinite plural)
skalaar (indefinite plural)
skalaene (definite plural)
skalaane (definite plural)

a scale (of measurement, including magnitude; on a map; in music)


vagina

vaginaen (definite singular)
vaginaer (indefinite plural)
vaginaar (indefinite plural)
vaginaene (definite plural)
vaginaane (definite plural)


kobra

kobra m (definite singular kobraen, indefinite plural kobraer or kobraar, definite plural kobraene or kobraane)

kobraen (definite singular)
kobraer (indefinite plural)
kobraar (indefinite plural)
kobraene (definite plural)
kobraane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, cobra de capelo (“snake with hood”), based on Latin colubra.


visum

visumet (definite singular)
visum (indefinite plural)
visuma (definite plural)

a visa (permit to visit a certain country)


ave

avet (definite singular)
ave (indefinite plural)
ava (definite plural)


daff

daff (neuter singular daft, definite singular and plural daffe, comparative daffare, indefinite superlative daffast, definite superlative daffaste)

daft (neuter singular)
daffe (definite plural singular)
daffare (comparative)
daffast (indefinite superlative)
daffaste (definite superlative)

Kjenner meg daff no etter fylla i går

Now I'm feeling me energyless after drinking so much yesterday


fotografia

definite plural of fotografi (Etymology 2)


pate

pateen (definite singular)
patear (indefinite plural)
pateane (definite plural)


kamera

kameraet (definite singular)
kamera (indefinite plural)
kameraa (definite plural)


su

sua (definite singular)
suer (indefinite plural)
suene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sú, accusative singular indefinite of sýr f, from Proto-Germanic *sūz, from Proto-Indo-European *suH-.


joystick

joysticken (definite singular)
joystickar (indefinite plural)
joystickane (definite plural)


elev

eleven (definite singular)
elevar (indefinite plural)
elevane (definite plural)

From French élève, from élever (“bring up”).


bana

definite feminine singular of bane (Etymology 1)


va

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

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


determinant

determinanten (definite singular)
determinantar (indefinite plural)
determinantane (definite plural)

From Latin determinant, from determinare.

(linear algebra) determinant (mathematical term)


taxi

taxien (definite singular)
taxiar (indefinite plural)
taxiane (definite plural)


trist

trist (neuter singular trist, definite singular and plural triste, comparative tristare, indefinite superlative tristast, definite superlative tristaste)

trist (neuter singular)
triste (definite plural singular)
tristare (comparative)
tristast (indefinite superlative)
tristaste (definite superlative)

From Latin tristis, via French triste and German trist.


bu

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

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

inh

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

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


bu

buet (definite singular)
bu (indefinite plural)
bua (definite plural)

From Old Norse bú n, from Proto-Germanic *būą n (“building, dwelling”).


bu

bua (definite singular)
buer (indefinite plural)
buene (definite plural)
bu (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bua (accusative definite nominative singular)
buer (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
buene (accusative definite nominative plural)

bu

From Old Norse búð, from Proto-Germanic *bōþō. Akin to English booth.

booth, stall, small storage room or building


bu

boo! Used to indicate derision or disapproval.


reis

reisa (definite singular)
reiser (indefinite plural)
reisene (definite plural)


veda

vedaen (definite singular)
vedaer (indefinite plural)
vedaar (indefinite plural)
vedaene (definite plural)
vedaane (definite plural)

Borrowing from English Veda, in turn a borrowing from Sanskrit वेद (veda) and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see", hence figuratively "to know" or "recognize”).


sirup

sirupen (definite singular)
sirupar (indefinite plural)
sirupane (definite plural)


silo

siloen (definite singular)
siloar (indefinite plural)
siloane (definite plural)


morbror

morbroren (definite singular)
morbrør (indefinite plural)
morbrørne (definite plural)


dinosaur

dinosauren (definite singular)
dinosaurar (indefinite plural)
dinosaurane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós) + σαῦρος (saûros).


diameter

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diameter m (definite singular diameteren, indefinite plural diameterar or diametrar, definite plural diameterane or diametrane)

diameteren (definite singular)
diameterar (indefinite plural)
diametrar (indefinite plural)
diameterane (definite plural)
diametrane (definite plural)


moster

mostra (definite singular)
mostrer (indefinite plural)
mostrene (definite plural)

Contraction of morsyster. Similar to Swedish and Danish moster


par

par n (definite singular paret, indefinite plural par, definite plural para)

paret (definite singular)
par (indefinite plural)
para (definite plural)

From Old Norse par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin paria (“equals”), neuter plural of pār. Akin to English pair.

eit par sko

for eit par dagar sidan


par

eitt slag under par


chinchilla

chinchillaen (definite singular)
chinchillaer (indefinite plural)
chinchillaar (indefinite plural)
chinchillaene (definite plural)
chinchillaane (definite plural)

From Spanish chinchilla, from either Aymara or Quechua.


val

valet (definite singular)
val (indefinite plural)
vala (definite plural)

From Old Norse val, from Proto-Germanic *walą.

Du har ikkje noko val.

Kven skal du røysta på til valet?

Who are you going to vote for in the election?


val

From Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic *walaz.


moderne

From Medieval Latin modernus, via French moderne.

modern (pertaining to the current time and style)


seder

sederen (definite singular)
sedrar (indefinite plural)
sedrane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros), via Latin cedrus.


virus

viruset (definite singular)
virus (indefinite plural)
virusa (definite plural)

(computing) virus (computer virus) (see datavirus)


mink

minken (definite singular)
minkar (indefinite plural)
minkane (definite plural)

Å ala mink er eit gildt arbeid for alle som er glade i dyr; for det er eit vakkert dyr med mange tiltalande eigenskapar […]

Breeding mink is pleasant work for everyone who loves animals; as it is a beautiful animal with many appealing properties […]

Neovison vison
Neovison vison#Translingual

Mustela vison
Mustela vison#Translingual

an American mink, Neovison vison or Mustela vison


grus

grus m or n (definite singular grusen or gruset)

grusen (definite singular)
gruset (definite singular)


ange

angen (definite singular)
angar (indefinite plural)
angane (definite plural)


ange

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


senator

senatoren (definite singular)
senatorar (indefinite plural)
senatorane (definite plural)


månad

månaden (definite singular)
månader (indefinite plural)
månadar (indefinite plural)
månadene (definite plural)
månadane (definite plural)

From Old Norse mánaðr, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Akin to English month. See also måne.

der

Det er tre månader att av året.

There are three months left of this year.


pes

pesen (definite singular)
peset (definite singular)

Related to pesa (“have a heavy breath”), compare Swedish päsa.


faster

fastra (definite singular)
fastrer (indefinite plural)
fastrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fǫðursystir f (“father's sister”), akin to Norwegian Nynorsk farsyster.


faster

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of fasta


like

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

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


like

Dei er like høge.

They are equally tall. / They are as tall as each other.

Han kom fram like før det stengte.


oktober

From Latin Octōber, from octō (“eight”).


range

ranga (definite singular)
ranger (indefinite plural)
rangene (definite plural)

the inside of a piece of clothing, but worn inside-out

the trachea, due to it being the wrong pipe, as opposed to the oesophagus, when eating


range

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

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


park

parken (definite singular)
parkar (indefinite plural)
parkane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin parricus, via French parc.


brownie

brownien (definite singular)
browniar (indefinite plural)
browniane (definite plural)


mute

muta (definite singular)
muter (indefinite plural)
mutene (definite plural)

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


mute

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


loden

lode (neuter)
lodent (neuter)
lodne (definite plural singular)
lodnare (comparative)
lodnast (indefinite superlative)
lodnaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse loðinn, from the Proto-Germanic past participle of *leudaną (“to sprout, spring up, grow”). Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow”).


database

databasen (definite singular)
databasar (indefinite plural)
databasane (definite plural)


tater

tateren (definite singular)
taterar (indefinite plural)
taterane (definite plural)

Probably related to the etnonym of Tatars or Tartary. Compare Swedish tattare.

(sometimes offensive) a Scandoromani person, a Traveller Norwegian (a kind of Norwegian Gypsies)


prosit

Borrowed from Latin prōsit (“may it be good”), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (“be good”)

bor+

bless you! exclamation said to someone who has just sneezed


zombie

zombien (definite singular)
zombiar (indefinite plural)
zombiane (definite plural)


testament

testamentet (definite singular)
testament (indefinite plural)
testamenta (definite plural)

From Latin testāmentum, via Old Norse testament.

(law) a will, testament (declaration of disposal of inheritance)

(Christianity) a testament (one of the two parts of the Bible)


danse

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


opium

opiumet (definite singular)
opiumen (definite singular)

From Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion).


fang

fanget (definite singular)
fang (indefinite plural)
fanga (definite plural)


prost

prosten (definite singular)
prostar (indefinite plural)
prostane (definite plural)

From Old Norse prófasti, prófastr, from Low German [Term?], from Latin propositus, from praepositus.


ala

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

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

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


ala

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


artist

artisten (definite singular)
artistar (indefinite plural)
artistane (definite plural)


afrikan

afrikanen (definite singular)
afrikanar (indefinite plural)
afrikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of afrikanar


administrativ

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administrativ (neuter singular administrativt, definite singular and plural administrative)

administrativt (neuter singular)
administrative (definite plural singular)


absurditet

absurditeten (definite singular)
absurditetar (indefinite plural)
absurditetane (definite plural)

From Latin absurditas, via French absurdité.


brekkekkel

brekkekkel (feminine masculine)
brekkekkelt (neuter)
brekkekle (definite plural singular)
meir brekkekkel (comparative)
mest brekkekkel (superlative)


ritual

ritualet (definite singular)
ritual (indefinite plural)
rituala (definite plural)


tame

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of tam


dose

dosen (definite singular)
dosar (indefinite plural)
dosane (definite plural)


vend

venda (definite singular)
vender (indefinite plural)
vendene (definite plural)

(poetry, music) a stanza, or the tune of one

(weaving) a diagonal line in a woven fabric


vend

vend (neuter vendt, definite singular and plural vende)

vendt (neuter)
vende (definite plural singular)


vend

(non-standard since 2012) supine of venda


vend

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

vent (neuter singular)
vende (definite plural singular)


vend

(non-standard since 2012) supine of venna


tam

tam (neuter singular tamt, definite singular and plural tamme)

tamt (neuter singular)
tamme (definite plural singular)


mett

mett (neuter singular mett, definite singular and plural mette, comparative mettare, indefinite superlative mettast, definite superlative mettaste)

mett (neuter singular)
mette (definite plural singular)
mettare (comparative)
mettast (indefinite superlative)
mettaste (definite superlative)

satisfied, full, full up (having eaten enough food)


le

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

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

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


le

leet (definite singular)
le (indefinite plural)
lea (definite plural)

From Old Norse hlé. Akin to English lee.


herd

herda (definite singular)
herdar (indefinite plural)
herder (indefinite plural)
herdane (definite plural)
herdene (definite plural)


herd

herd (neuter herdt, definite singular and plural herde)

herdt (neuter)
herde (definite plural singular)


saga

sagaen (definite singular)
sagaa (definite singular)
sagaar (indefinite plural)
sagaer (indefinite plural)
sagaane (definite plural)
sagaene (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Old Norse saga, whence also the modern doublets soga, sogu and soge (all with -o- from the oblique sǫgu). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ.


saga

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


ull

From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō f, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ f. Cognates include Danish uld, English wool, German Wolle, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 (wulla), Ancient Greek λῆνος (lênos), Irish olann, Latin lāna, Lithuanian vìlna, Polish wełna, Russian волна (volna), Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ūrṇā).


pule

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


fitte

fitta (definite singular)
fitter (indefinite plural)
fittene (definite plural)

Uncertain, possibly related to Old Norse fita (“greasy fluid, fat”) or Old Norse fit (“meadowy plain adjacent to lake”) or more possible to Old Norse fitje (“rift in rock, cliff”) according to Wikipedia.no. Related to Swedish fitta.


fitte

(strongly vulgar) an expletive used to express displeasure; fuck!


rye

rya (definite singular)
ryer (indefinite plural)
ryene (definite plural)


normal

normal (neuter singular normalt, definite singular and plural normale)

normalt (neuter singular)
normale (definite plural singular)


busk

busken (definite singular)
buskar (indefinite plural)
buskane (definite plural)

From Old Norse buskr, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. See above for comparisons.


golf

golf m (definite singular golfen, uncountable)

golf (a game played with a golf club and golf ball)


golf

golfen (definite singular)
golfar (indefinite plural)
golfane (definite plural)


diktator

diktatoren (definite singular)
diktatorar (indefinite plural)
diktatorane (definite plural)

a dictator (totalitarian leader of a dictatorship)


nest

nest eldst


barm

barmen (definite singular)
barmar (indefinite plural)
barmane (definite plural)


mild

mildt (neuter)
milde (definite plural singular)
mildare (comparative)
mildast (indefinite superlative)
mildaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse mildr, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz. Akin to English mild.

I mai er det ofte mildt i veret.

Dommeren gav han ei mild straff.

The judge gave him a lenient punishment.


vara

varaen (definite singular)
varaer (indefinite plural)
varaar (indefinite plural)
varaene (definite plural)
varaane (definite plural)


vara

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


vara

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


vara

Nå kunde det vara det samma med alt.

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

(dialectal, nonstandard) alternative form of vera


moa

moaen (definite singular)
moaer (indefinite plural)
moaar (indefinite plural)
moaene (definite plural)
moaane (definite plural)

moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)


terror

Borrowed from English terror, borrowed from Latin terror m.


abstrakt

abstraktet (definite singular)
abstrakt (indefinite plural)
abstrakta (definite plural)

From the identical adjective, the definition is influenced by English abstract.

Kjærleik er eit abstrakt.

Kan du lese abstraktet til kapitlet høgt?

Could you read out aloud the abstract to the chapter?


abstrakt

abstrakt (indefinite singular)
abstrakte (definite plural singular)
meir abstrakt (comparative)
mest abstrakt (superlative)

From Latin abstractus, perfect participle of abstrahere, "to subtract", from ab(s)-, "away", + trahere, "to draw".

Matematikk er for abstrakt etter smaken min.

Mathematics is too abstract for my liking.

Ordet "dumskap" har ein abstrakt tyding.

The word "stupidity" has an abstract meaning.


rest

resten (definite singular)
restar (indefinite plural)
restane (definite plural)

resten av

restar


meteor

meteoren (definite singular)
meteorar (indefinite plural)
meteorane (definite plural)


stripe

stripa (definite singular)
striper (indefinite plural)
stripene (definite plural)

Related to Old Norse strípaðr, stripóttr, stríprendr and strip n.


visor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of visa

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of vise


spada

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

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


-al

-alt (neuter)
-ale (definite plural singular)
-alare (comparative)
-alast (indefinite superlative)
-alaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse -all in adjectives like þagall and gamall, from Proto-Germanic *-alaz.

våga (“dare”) + -al → vågal (“daring, risky”)

Forms adjectives from verbs meaning “doing” or “pertaining to doing” the verb.


terrorist

terroristen (definite singular)
terroristar (indefinite plural)
terroristane (definite plural)

terrorist (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle)


tun

tunet (definite singular)
tun (indefinite plural)
tuna (definite plural)

From Old Norse tún. Akin to English town.

I tunet framfor eit gammalt ganske forfallent hus[…]

1996, Jon Fosse, Nokon kjem til å komme:

In the front yard in front of an old, rather dilapidated house […]

courtyard, front yard (the area in front of, around or between houses, particularly on a farm)

farmstead (a collection of buildings and the area between them on a farm)


halver

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


halver

indefinite plural of halva (non-standard since 2012)


torsk

torsken (definite singular)
torskar (indefinite plural)
torskane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þorskr, þoskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz.


grave

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


bud

budi (definite singular)
buder (indefinite plural)
buderne (definite plural)
bud (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
budi (accusative definite nominative singular)
buder (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
buderna (accusative definite nominative plural)
budenne (dative definite singular)
budom (dative definite plural)
budar- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
bud (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
buda (accusative definite nominative singular)
bude (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
budinnje (accusative definite nominative plural)
budinnje (dative definite singular)
budå (dative definite plural)
buda- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)

nn-decl-blank-full

bud

bud

(pre-1917 or dialectal, Southern Møre dialect) alternative form of bu


maritime

inflection of maritim:
definite singular


ogni

(non-standard since 1938) definite singular of ogn


pine

pina (definite singular)
piner (indefinite plural)
pinene (definite plural)


pine

nn-verb

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

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


superlativ

head

superlativ m (definite singular superlativen, indefinite plural superlativar, definite plural superlativane)

superlativen (definite singular)
superlativar (indefinite plural)
superlativane (definite plural)


jar

jaren (definite singular)
jarar (indefinite plural)
jarane (definite plural)


Sicilia

Sicily (The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)


bever

beveren (definite singular)
beverar (indefinite plural)
beverane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German bever (compare Dutch bever, German German Biber and English beaver). The word replaced Old Norse bjórr (compare Norwegian Nynorsk bjor).

Ein bever kan vege opptil 40 kg.

beaver (aquatic mammal), a roden of the genus Castor, specifically the European beaver, Castor fiber

Kåpa er av bever.


A-dur

A-duren (definite singular)
A-durar (indefinite plural)
A-durane (definite plural)


B-dur

B-duren (definite singular)
B-durar (indefinite plural)
B-durane (definite plural)


Dana

From Old Norse Dana, from *dana (“female Dane”), thus a feminine form of Danr, from danr (“Dane”).

a female given name from Old Norse, meaning “Dane”, masculine equivalent Dan


fiber

fiberen (definite singular)
fibrar (indefinite plural)
fibrane (definite plural)


ion

ionet (definite singular)
ion (indefinite plural)
iona (definite plural)


Milano

Milan (the capital city of Lombardy, Italy)

Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy)


chausse

chausseen (definite singular)
chaussear (indefinite plural)
chausseane (definite plural)


id

From Arabic عِيد (ʕīd), short for id al-fitr.


id

id-en (definite singular)
id-ar (indefinite plural)
id-ane (definite plural)

abbreviation of identifikasjon (“identification”).


id

iden (definite singular)
idar (indefinite plural)
idane (definite plural)

Leuciscus idus
Leuciscus idus#Translingual


id

From Old Norse ið, íð. Compare with Swedish id.


vest

From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.


vest

vest m (definite singular vesten, indefinite plural vestar, definite plural vestane)

vesten (definite singular)
vestar (indefinite plural)
vestane (definite plural)

From Latin vestis, via French and Italian.


bard

barden (definite singular)
bardar (indefinite plural)
bardane (definite plural)


statist

statist m (definite singular statisten, indefinite plural statistar, definite plural statistane)

statisten (definite singular)
statistar (indefinite plural)
statistane (definite plural)

an extra (person without a speaking part appearing in a film or play)


mest

From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist.

most; used in construction of superlative of long/foreign adjectives


lys

lyset (definite singular)
lys (indefinite plural)
lysa (definite plural)

From Danish lys, perhaps via Norwegian Bokmål lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.


lys

lyst (neuter)
lyse (definite plural singular)
lysare (comparative)
lysast (indefinite superlative)
lysaste (definite superlative)

From Danish lys, perhaps via Norwegian Bokmål lys, from Old Danish [Term?], from Old Norse ljóss, Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.


-ar

From Old Norse -ar, the nominative plural ending for masculine a-stem and feminine o-stem nouns.

gut (“boy”) + -ar → gutar (“boys”)

Used to form regular indefinite plurals of most masculine nouns.

gjerning (“act”) + -ar → gjerningar (“acts”)

Used to form regular indefinite plurals of some feminine nouns.


-ar

From Old Norse -ar, the genitive singular ending for strong feminine nouns and masculine i- and u-stem nouns.

Ein fredar mann.

Used to form indefinite genitive singulars of strong feminine nouns and some strong masculine nouns, used in frozen expressions.


-ar

Ein som lever av å baka, er ein bakar.

One who makes his living baking is a baker.

Used to form nouns from verbs, a person who performs the action of the verb.


-ar

From Old Norse -arr, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“warrior”), *warjaz (“defender”) and *gaizaz (“spear”).

A name suffix, meaning warrior, guardian or spear


svelte

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

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

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


svelte

(card games) a two player card game wherein the goal is to "starve" the opponent of all their card


svelte

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

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


skriva

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

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

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

Eg skal skriva ei bok.

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


skriva

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


strand

stranda (definite singular)
strender (indefinite plural)
strendene (definite plural)
strand (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
stranda (accusative definite nominative singular)
strender (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
strendene (accusative definite nominative plural)
strand (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
strandi (accusative definite nominative singular)
strender (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
strenderna (accusative definite nominative plural)
strandenne (dative definite singular)
strandom (dative definite plural)
strondom (dative definite plural)

strand

¹Plural with tonem 1, stemming from older one-syllable forms.

nn-decl-blank-full

strand

From Old Norse strǫnd. Akin to English strand.


studio

studioet (definite singular)
studio (indefinite plural)
studioa (definite plural)

From English studio, from Italian studio, from Latin studium.


fetter

fetteren (definite singular)
fetrar (indefinite plural)
fetrane (definite plural)


toll

tolla (definite singular)
toller (indefinite plural)
tollene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þǫll, from Proto-Norse *ᚦᚨᛚᚢ (*þallu), from Proto-Germanic *þallō. Cognate with Jamtish toll, Icelandic þöll.

tolli stod tjukk som hampen so langt me kunde sjå

1908, Ivar Kleiven, I Heimegrendi : Minne fraa Seksti-Aarom, Kristiania: Aschehoug:

the pine[s] stood thick as hemp for as long as we could see


toll

tollen (definite singular)
tollar (indefinite plural)
tollane (definite plural)

From Old Norse tollr, from Middle Low German tol, from Old Saxon tolna, from Medieval Latin toloneum.

gå gjennom tollen


butt

head

butt (neuter singular butt, definite singular and plural butte, comparative buttare, indefinite superlative buttast, definite superlative buttaste)

butt (neuter singular)
butte (definite plural singular)
buttare (comparative)
buttast (indefinite superlative)
buttaste (definite superlative)

(vinkel) obtuse (angle between 90 and 180 degrees)


pus

pusen (definite singular)
pusar (indefinite plural)
pusane (definite plural)


lute

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

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


lute

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


lute

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


representative

inflection of representativ:
definite singular


ill

ill (masculine and feminine ill, neuter ilt, definite singular and plural ille, comparative illare, superlative indefinite illast, superlative definite illaste)

ill (feminine masculine)
ilt (neuter)
ille (definite plural singular)
illare (comparative)
illast (indefinite superlative)
illaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse illr, from Proto-Germanic *ilhilaz. Along English ill, probably cognate with Irish olc.


funk

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

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

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


tala

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


lego

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of lègu


magnet

magneten (definite singular)
magnetar (indefinite plural)
magnetane (definite plural)


lei

leia (definite singular)
leier (indefinite plural)
leiene (definite plural)

(maritime) route, sea route (a route, mostly along a coastline or between islands, that is safe to sail)


lei

lei (feminine masculine)
leitt (neuter)
leie (definite plural singular)
leiare (comparative)
leiast (indefinite superlative)
leiaste (definite superlative)
leiare (comparative)
leiast (superlative)
lei (accusative masculine nominative singular)
leier (accusative masculine nominative singular)
lei (accusative feminine nominative singular)
leitt (accusative neuter nominative singular)
leie (accusative masculine nominative plural)
leie (accusative feminine nominative plural)
leia (accusative feminine nominative plural)
leie (accusative neuter nominative plural)

nn-decl-adj-table

Declension of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">lei</i>


beriberi

beriberien (definite singular)
beriberiar (indefinite plural)
beriberiane (definite plural)


ark

arka (definite singular)
arker (indefinite plural)
arkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ǫrk, from Latin arca (“chest, box”); sense 3 from Old French arquire, via Middle Low German or Low German and old Danish.


ark

arket (definite singular)
ark (indefinite plural)
arka (definite plural)


-a

the definite singular of (strong) feminine nouns.

the definite plural of strong neuter nouns.

(dialectal) the dative singular case of strong masculine nouns.

(archaic, nonstandard) Used to form definite singular dative case of weak masculine and neuter nouns

-ed, Used for:
the past tense of a-verbs.

Category:Norwegian Nynorsk preterite-present verbs

the supines of a-verbs and some preterite-present verbs (e.g. har bada, kasta, kunna, skulla, vilja).

-ed, Used for:
the past participles of a-verbs.

-ed, Used for:
adjectives (e.g. grepa, heilhjarta).

Used to form an infinitive form for most verbs. When using split infinitive, this only applies to a select group.

(non-standard since 2012)

Used to form singular indefinite feminine form of some pronouns and adjectives (e.g. inga, lita, noka etc.).

Used as an ending of weak nouns and adjectives. Used for:

the singular of weak feminine nouns, indefinite (non-standard since 2012) and definite forms.

Wiktionary:Norwegian Nynorsk spelling reforms#2012

the singular of weak neuter nouns, indefinite and definite forms (e.g. auga, hjarta, øyra).

(dated or dialectal) adverbs ((pre-2012) alternative form of -e).

(pre-1901 (Landsmål), archaic or dialectal) the singular definite feminine and neuter forms of adjectives.

(pre-1901 (Landsmål), archaic, nonstandard) Used to form the feminine indefinite plural of adjectives.

(pre-1901 (Landsmål), archaic, nonstandard) Used to form the genitive plural of nouns.


statue

statuen (definite singular)
statuar (indefinite plural)
statuane (definite plural)


spark

head

spark n (definite singular sparket, indefinite plural spark, definite plural sparka)

sparket (definite singular)
spark (indefinite plural)
sparka (definite plural)


nite

niten (definite singular)
nitar (indefinite plural)
nitane (definite plural)


nite

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

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

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


rural

rural (neuter singular ruralt, definite singular and plural rurale)

ruralt (neuter singular)
rurale (definite plural singular)


pastor

pastoren (definite singular)
pastorar (indefinite plural)
pastorane (definite plural)


limar

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of lime


bong

bongen (definite singular)
bongar (indefinite plural)
bongane (definite plural)


bong

Borrowed from French bon (“good”). Cognate with Swedish bong (“betting slip”).


panel

panelet (definite singular)
panel (indefinite plural)
panela (definite plural)

From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), and English panel (other senses).

der

a panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts)


region

regionen (definite singular)
regionar (indefinite plural)
regionane (definite plural)


genre

genren (definite singular)
genrar (indefinite plural)
genrane (definite plural)


disk

disken (definite singular)
diskar (indefinite plural)
diskane (definite plural)

From Old Norse diskr (sense 1), and English disc, disk (sense 2).


nikka

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

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


elegant

head

elegant (neuter singular elegant, definite singular and plural elegante)

elegant (neuter singular)
elegante (definite plural singular)


kuna

kunaen (definite singular)
kunaar (indefinite plural)
kunaer (indefinite plural)
kunaane (definite plural)
kunaene (definite plural)

From Serbo-Croatian kúna, ку́на (“marten”).


lag

laget (definite singular)
lag (indefinite plural)
laga (definite plural)

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


late

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


tempus

tempuset (definite singular)
tempus (indefinite plural)
tempusa (definite plural)
Historical inflection of tempus
but considered second-tier.

nn-noun-infl

tempora, temporaa 􂀿temporai􂁀; tempusa 􂀿tempusi􂁀

From Latin tempus (“time”). Doublet of tempo.


lav

lavet (definite singular)
lav (indefinite plural)
lava (definite plural)

From the verb lava (“to dangle”), from Old Norse lafa. Cognate with Norn lav, Icelandic laf and Swedish lav.

something that hangs down
a cobweb that dangles from the roof

something that hangs down
rain and dew drops in a tree

ash from leaves or needles that hangs on burnt twigs


å

head

å (upper case Å, definite singular å-en, indefinite plural å-ar, definite plural å-ane)

Å (uppercase)
å-en (definite singular)
å-ar (indefinite plural)
å-ane (definite plural)

aa

Etymologies 2-6, obsolete typography (pre-1917)

The twenty-ninth letter of the Norwegian Nynorsk alphabet, written in the Latin script.


å

From Old Norse at (“by, to”), whence also at and åt.

Dei er vanskelege å sjå.


å

åa (definite singular)
åer (indefinite plural)
åene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of å

From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂. Cognates include Latin aquā (“water”).

Mange bekker små gjer ei stor å

(literally, “Many small creeks makes a big stream”)

numerous small contributions give big results

(chiefly dialectal or archaic) a (large) stream


å

From Old Norse ó, was used in the same sense.

Å, er det du?

Å gud, for eit dårleg vêr det er!

Å skitt, du er i trøbbel!

Å, ver so snill, kan vi kje dra?

Used to make the message more urgent, pleading, or to underline it; oh

Å ja, seier du det?

Kva skjedde? Å, ingenting.

Å, eg er ikkje so sikker på det


å

Han fall å bak

Ho låg å gruve.

used in certain fixed expressions regarding position

Det er midt å natta.


å

From Old Norse hvat, same as kva. Other dialectal variants include ka, ke or kæ.

(dialectal) what (interrogative pronoun)


å

Named after Swedish physisist Anders Jonas Ångström (1814–1874). An initialism of his name.

named-after

(physics) symbol used to represent an angstrom unit


sure

suren (definite singular)
surar (indefinite plural)
surane (definite plural)

From Arabic سُورَة (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

bor

(Islam) a sura (any of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an)


sure

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


polo

From English polo, from Balti پولو (polo, “ball”).


ur

uret (definite singular)
ur (indefinite plural)
ura (definite plural)

From Middle Low German ur or ure, compare with German Uhr.


ur

uren (definite singular)
urar (indefinite plural)
urane (definite plural)


ur

ura (definite singular)
urer (indefinite plural)
urene (definite plural)


hals

halsen (definite singular)
halsar (indefinite plural)
halsane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.


addend

addenden (definite singular)
addendar (indefinite plural)
addendane (definite plural)

From Latin addendus, short form of addendus numerus “number to be added”, which is derived from the Latin verb addō (“add to; annex”).


alfabet

alfabetet (definite singular)
alfabet (indefinite plural)
alfabeta (definite plural)

From Late Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos), from alpha and beta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, from Phoenician and Classical Hebrew aleph (ox) and beth (house), so called because their shape resembled or represented these objects.

Skal ein lese må ein kunne alfabetet.

If you want to read you have to know the alphabet.

Det latinske og kyrilliske alfabetet.

alphabet (an ordered set of letters used in a language)


hall

hallen (definite singular)
hallar (indefinite plural)
hallane (definite plural)
halla (definite singular)
haller (indefinite plural)
hallene (definite plural)

Derived from Old Norse hǫll. Akin to English hall.


hall

hallet (definite singular)
hall (indefinite plural)
halla (definite plural)


bide

head

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

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


bide

bideet (definite singular)
bide (indefinite plural)
bidea (definite plural)


auger

(nonstandard form) indefinite plural of auga

(nonstandard form) indefinite plural of auge


barre

barren (definite singular)
barrar (indefinite plural)
barrane (definite plural)

From German Barren, from French barre and Latin barra.


adept

adepten (definite singular)
adeptar (indefinite plural)
adeptane (definite plural)

From Latin adeptus (“who has achieved”). The adjective is of the same origin, though likely through English adept.

an inductee to an order, a secret society or a science

(by extension, derogatory) a know-it-all, a self-declared expert


adept

adept (indefinite singular)
adepte (definite plural singular)


mål

målet (definite singular)
mål (indefinite plural)
måla (definite plural)

From Old Norse mál (“size, measurement, time, meal”), from Proto-Germanic *mēlą.


mål

From Old Norse mál (“language, speech, matter, affair”), from Proto-Germanic *maþlą.


atrium

atriet (definite singular)
atrium (indefinite plural)
atria (definite plural)


bunt

bunten (definite singular)
buntar (indefinite plural)
buntane (definite plural)


bor

(uncountable) boron (chemical element, symbol B)


bor

boret (definite singular)
bor (indefinite plural)
bora (definite plural)
boren (definite singular)
borar (indefinite plural)
borane (definite plural)


gravid

head

gravid (neuter singular gravid, definite singular and plural gravide)

gravid (neuter singular)
gravide (definite plural singular)


team

teamet (definite singular)
team (indefinite plural)
teama (definite plural)


spy

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

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

(intransitive, about blowflies) to lay eggs


dyne

dyna (definite singular)
dyner (indefinite plural)
dynene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dýna, related to dun (“down”).


dyne

From Middle Low German or Middle Dutch dūne.


augur

auguren (definite singular)
augurar (indefinite plural)
augurane (definite plural)

(historical) an augur, see English augur for more.


cocktail

cocktailen (definite singular)
cocktailar (indefinite plural)
cocktailane (definite plural)


filet

fileten (definite singular)
filetar (indefinite plural)
filetane (definite plural)


master

masteren (definite singular)
masterar (indefinite plural)
masterane (definite plural)

From English master. Doublet of magister.


master

mastra (definite singular)
mastri (definite singular)
mastrer (indefinite plural)
mastrene (definite plural)


pilar

pilaren (definite singular)
pilarar (indefinite plural)
pilarane (definite plural)

From Latin pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“a pillar”). Either inherited from Old Norse (compare Icelandic pílári) or a later borrowing.


kaolin

From French kaolin, from Chinese 高嶺／高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”).


hove

hovet (definite singular)
hove (indefinite plural)
hova (definite plural)

Berre ikkje Kreksen vart eit hove kortare [...]

1974, Knut Horvei, Gann, [Oslo]: Noregs boklag, page 91:

(dialectal) alternative form of hovud (“head”)


fjord

fjorden (definite singular)
fjordar (indefinite plural)
fjordane (definite plural)

→ Catalan: fiord

→ Dutch: fjord

desctree

→ English: fjord, fiord (now chiefly New Zealand)
→ Japanese: フィヨルド (fiyorudo)

→ French: fjord, fiord
→ Romanian: fiord
→ Turkish: fiyort
→ Vietnamese: phi-oóc

→ Georgian: ფიორდი (piordi)

→ German: Fjord
→ Estonian: fjord

→ Hungarian: fjord

→ Italian: fiordo

→ Polish: fiord

→ Portuguese: fiorde

→ Russian: фьорд (fʹord)

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: фјо̏рд

Latin script: fjȍrd

→ Slovak: fjord

→ Spanish: fiordo

From Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). Akin to English firth.

a big long lake in Eastern Norway (e.g. Tyrifjorden, Tunhovdfjorden, Randsfjorden, Tisleifjorden)


gape

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

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


lugger

luggeren (definite singular)
luggerar (indefinite plural)
luggerane (definite plural)


kiva

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

From Old Norse kífa, from Middle Low German kiven.


foss

fossen (definite singular)
fossar (indefinite plural)
fossane (definite plural)

→ English: foss

From Old Norse fors, foss, from Proto-Germanic *fursaz.


Europa

From Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Ho kan alle hovudstadene i Europa.

She can name all the capitals in Europe.


alder

head

alder m (definite singular alderen, indefinite plural aldrar, definite plural aldrane)

alderen (definite singular)
aldrar (indefinite plural)
aldrane (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Akin to ale (“to raise”), from ala.


opera

opera m (definite singular operaen, indefinite plural operaer or operaar, definite plural operaene or operaane)

operaen (definite singular)
operaer (indefinite plural)
operaar (indefinite plural)
operaene (definite plural)
operaane (definite plural)


haiku

haikuen (definite singular)
haikuet (definite singular)
haikuar (indefinite plural)
haiku (indefinite plural)
haikuane (definite plural)
haikua (definite plural)

Ultimately borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku).

der finst ikkje så mange ord i eit haiku

Paal-Helge Haugen sette om japanske haikuar til norsk[.]

1998, Hadle Oftedal Andersen, editor, Poesiens pil, [Oslo]: Cappelen, page 170:

Paal-Helge Haugen translated Japanese haikus into Norwegian.


seidel

seidelen (definite singular)
seidlar (indefinite plural)
seidlane (definite plural)

From German Seidel, from Latin situla, situlus.


lea

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

From the Old Norse verbs liða and hliða.


lea

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kulak

kulaken (definite singular)
kulakar (indefinite plural)
kulakane (definite plural)


sisal

sisalen (definite singular)
sisalar (indefinite plural)
sisalane (definite plural)


hue

hua (definite singular)
huer (indefinite plural)
huene (definite plural)

a cap (without a peak, often knitted), woolly hat


hue

huet (definite singular)
hue (indefinite plural)
hua (definite plural)

Det var den fyrste rota han hadde sett røre på seg, og ho fekk brått eit hue der det lyste to gule, grufulle auge.

1990, Ove Røsbak, Månen og skilpadde [The Moon and the Turtle], Oslo: Samlaget, page 36:

It was the first root he'd ever seen move, and all of the sudden it got a head with two yellow, menacing eyes.


dram

drammen (definite singular)
drammar (indefinite plural)
drammane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English dram, from Old French drame, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of drakme.

Eg skal til kroa og ta meg ein liten dram


sloven

slovenen (definite singular)
slovenar (indefinite plural)
slovenane (definite plural)


jute

juta (definite singular)
juter (indefinite plural)
jutene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English jute, from Bengali ঝুট (jhuṭ).


jute

juten (definite singular)
jutar (indefinite plural)
jutane (definite plural)


jute

a member of the Germanic tribe, the Jutes, which invaded England alongside the Angles and the Saxons (historical)


mig

miget (definite singular)
mig (indefinite plural)
miga (definite plural)


boa

boaen (definite singular)
boaer (indefinite plural)
boaar (indefinite plural)
boaene (definite plural)
boaane (definite plural)


rusk

rusket (definite singular)
rusk (indefinite plural)
ruska (definite plural)


rusk

sour weather with rain and wind; drizzle


rusk

nn-adj

rusk (masculine and feminine rusk, neuter ruskt, definite singular and plural ruske, comparative ruskare, indefinite superlative ruskast, definite superlative ruskaste)

rusk (feminine masculine)
ruskt (neuter)
ruske (definite plural singular)
ruskare (comparative)
ruskast (indefinite superlative)
ruskaste (definite superlative)


lye

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

From Old Norse hlýja, from the adjective hlýr.


lye

head

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

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


sora

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

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


magma

magmaen (definite singular)
magmaer (indefinite plural)
magmaar (indefinite plural)
magmaene (definite plural)
magmaane (definite plural)
magmaet (definite singular)
magma (indefinite plural)
magmaa (definite plural)


rune

runa (definite singular)
runer (indefinite plural)
runene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Danish rune; likely a reanalysis of Old Norse plural rúnir, whence also runer f pl. Doublet of run.


rune

an old formula, particularly a verse or a proverb


cache

cachen (definite singular)
cachar (indefinite plural)
cachane (definite plural)


rumen

rumenen (definite singular)
rumenar (indefinite plural)
rumenane (definite plural)


milt

milt m or n (definite singular milten or miltet, indefinite plural miltar or milt, definite plural miltane or milta)

milten (definite singular)
miltet (definite singular)
miltar (indefinite plural)
milt (indefinite plural)
miltane (definite plural)
milta (definite plural)


khan

khanen (definite singular)
khanar (indefinite plural)
khanane (definite plural)


loge

logen (definite singular)
logar (indefinite plural)
logane (definite plural)

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


loge

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


loge

loga (definite singular)
loger (indefinite plural)
logene (definite plural)

(weaving) a warp (thread running lengthwise in woven fabric


sloe

sloen (definite singular)
sloar (indefinite plural)
sloane (definite plural)

a bunch of branches or small trees that one drags after one self (to haul hey, sweep away snow, or used as a break)

a lazy person, a good-for-nothing, a n'er-do-well


sloe

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


pol

polen (definite singular)
polar (indefinite plural)
polane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos, “axis of rotation”).

bor

pole (the northern and southern ends of the earth's rotational axis; North Pole and South Pole)


pol

polet (definite singular)
pol (indefinite plural)
pola (definite plural)

Clipping of vinmonopol, from vin + monopol.

alcohol monopoly (a government monopoly on manufacturing and/or retailing some or all alcoholic beverages)

the institution itself (of alcohol monopoly)

a retailer licensed (through the monopoly) to sell alcohol; government owned liquor store


pol

a high ball caught by hand(s) before touching the ground


holt

holtet (definite singular)
holt (indefinite plural)
holta (definite plural)

From Old Norse holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą. Akin to Swedish hult and German Holz. Doublet of holt (Etymology 2).


holt

head

holt m or n (definite singular holten or holtet, indefinite plural holtar or holt, definite plural holtane or holta)

holten (definite singular)
holtet (definite singular)
holtar (indefinite plural)
holt (indefinite plural)
holtane (definite plural)
holta (definite plural)

From Middle Low German of same origin as modern German Holz. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hultą, it is a doublet of holt (Etymology 1).

a pole or other piece of wood made for a specific purpose


holt

holt (definite singular and plural holte)


areal

arealet (definite singular)
areal (indefinite plural)
areala (definite plural)


sod

sodet (definite singular)
sod (indefinite plural)
soda (definite plural)


valid

valid (neuter singular valid, definite singular and plural valide)

valid (neuter singular)
valide (definite plural singular)


pion

pionen (definite singular)
pionar (indefinite plural)
pionane (definite plural)

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).


pion

pionet (definite singular)
pion (indefinite plural)
piona (definite plural)


tome

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of tom


pall

pallen (definite singular)
pallar (indefinite plural)
pallane (definite plural)

a podium (especially for winners of a sporting event)

a pallet (portable platform on which goods are stacked for transport)


mir

miren (definite singular)
mirar (indefinite plural)
mirane (definite plural)

Borrowing from Russian мир (mir, “peace, world”).


tine

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


tine

tina (definite singular)
tiner (indefinite plural)
tinene (definite plural)

Through French from Latin tina (“wine-vessel”). Akin to Danish tejne.


tine

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

to pluck or rattle to remove fish from a fishing net


umbra

umbraen (definite singular)
umbraer (indefinite plural)
umbraar (indefinite plural)
umbraene (definite plural)
umbraane (definite plural)

(astronomy, by extension) central region of a sunspot


iris

irisen (definite singular)
irisar (indefinite plural)
irisane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”).


spar

head

spar m (definite singular sparen, indefinite plural spar or sparar, definite plural sparane)

sparen (definite singular)
spar (indefinite plural)
sparar (indefinite plural)
sparane (definite plural)

From German [Term?], from Spanish espadas (“sword”).


tog

toget (definite singular)
tog (indefinite plural)
toga (definite plural)

From Middle Low German tuch (“fare, pulling”) (genitive toges). In the sense of a train, it is a semantic borrow from German Zug.


tog

toget (definite singular)
tog (indefinite plural)
toga (definite plural)
Historical inflection of tog

nn-noun-infl

superseded by <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">tau</i>

From earlier and Old Norse tog, from Proto-Germanic *taugō.


dictum

head

dictum n (definite singular dictumet, indefinite plural dicta or dictum, definite plural dicta or dictaa or dictai or dictuma or dictumi)

dictumet (definite singular)
dicta (indefinite plural)
dictum (indefinite plural)
dicta (definite plural)
dictaa (definite plural)
dictai (definite plural)
dictuma (definite plural)
dictumi (definite plural)


brisk

brisken (definite singular)
briskar (indefinite plural)
briskane (definite plural)

Possibly onomatopoetic of the sound made when put on fire.
Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.


brisk

From Middle Low German britse, britsche, briske.


gala

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

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

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


mort

morten (definite singular)
mortar (indefinite plural)
mortane (definite plural)

Rutilus rutilus
Rutilus rutilus#Translingual


eminent

eminent (indefinite singular)
eminente (definite plural singular)


jo

joen (definite singular)
joar (indefinite plural)
joane (definite plural)

From Old Norse jór, from Proto-Germanic *ehwaz.


jo

a skua, seabird of family Stercorariidae.


jo

From Norwegian Bokmål jo, from Danish jo.


jo

Han kom jo aldri

Ikkje rart at du fekk ølskummet over heile golvet. Ein skal jo ikkje slå på ølboksen fyri ein opnar den!

It’s not weird that you’ve got the beer foam all-over the floor. You shouldn’t punch the beer can before you open it, y’know!

Used to indicate an expectation of common understanding, or that what is said is an obvious fact – “as you well know,” “of course.”


vie

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

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


dun

duna (definite singular)
dunet (definite singular)
duner (indefinite plural)
dun (indefinite plural)
dunene (definite plural)
duna (definite plural)


hemoglobin

From hemo- + globin (“from Latin globus”).

prefix

from Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">globus</i>


-o

Used to make plural indefinite and definite forms for some neuter nouns

(non-standard since 1917) Used to make singular definite form for some weak feminine nouns

(archaic, nonstandard) Used to mark plural form for strong verbs in past tense


diverse

diverse, various, sundry, miscellaneous.


banner

banneret (definite singular)
banner (indefinite plural)
bannera (definite plural)


vis

vist (neuter)
vise (definite plural singular)
visare (comparative)
visast (indefinite superlative)
visaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse víss, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz. Akin to English wise.

Han er ein vis mann.


vis

visen (definite singular)
visa (definite singular)
viset (definite singular)
visar (indefinite plural)
viser (indefinite plural)
vis (indefinite plural)
visane (definite plural)
visene (definite plural)
visa (definite plural)
Historical inflection of vis

nn-noun-infl

Vis <abbr title="feminine gender">f</abbr>

Form was allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910.

From Old Norse vís, from Proto-Germanic *wīsō. Akin to English wise.

Dette har vore gjort på ulike vis.

Her gjer med det på dette viset.


fauna

faunaen (definite singular)
faunaer (indefinite plural)
faunaar (indefinite plural)
faunaene (definite plural)
faunaane (definite plural)


diabetes

head

diabetes m (singular definite diabetesen)

From the Ancient Greek participle διαβήτης (diabḗtēs, “passing through”).

diabetes (a group of metabolic diseases)


bale

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


hive

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

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

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


cape

capen (definite singular)
capar (indefinite plural)
capane (definite plural)

From English cape, from French cape, from Late Latin cappa.

a cape (sleeveless garment worn by women, which covers the shoulders and arms)


fader

faderen (definite singular)
fedrar (indefinite plural)
fedrane (definite plural)
fader (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
faderen (accusative definite nominative singular)
feder (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
federne (accusative definite nominative plural)
fadere (dative definite singular)
fedrom (dative definite plural)
faders (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
fedre (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

nn-decl-blank-full

fader

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.


fatal

head

fatal (neuter singular fatalt, definite singular and plural fatale)

fatalt (neuter singular)
fatale (definite plural singular)


irreversible

definite singular/plural of irreversibel


fuse

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


drift

drifta (definite singular)
drifter (indefinite plural)
driftene (definite plural)


hake

haka (definite singular)
haker (indefinite plural)
hakene (definite plural)

From Old Norse haka, Proto-Germanic *hakǭ.


hake

haken (definite singular)
hakar (indefinite plural)
hakane (definite plural)


hake

(Sognamål, Hordaland dialects) A (wooden) shovel


sen

sena (definite singular)
sener (indefinite plural)
senene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sin, sina, from Proto-Germanic *senawō, from Proto-Indo-European *snḗh₁wr̥ (“sinew, tendon”).


frisk

head

frisk (neuter singular friskt, definite singular and plural friske, comparative friskare, indefinite superlative friskast, definite superlative friskaste)

friskt (neuter singular)
friske (definite plural singular)
friskare (comparative)
friskast (indefinite superlative)
friskaste (definite superlative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old Saxon *frisk, *fersk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-. Akin to English fresh.


arrest

arresten (definite singular)
arrestar (indefinite plural)
arrestane (definite plural)


glans

gloss, lustre (UK) or luster (US), sheen, brilliance, sparkle, the quality of being shiny

a glossy print or picture (short form of glansbilde or glansbilete)


glans

glansen (definite singular)
glansar (indefinite plural)
glansane (definite plural)


melodrama

melodramaet (definite singular)
melodrama (indefinite plural)
melodramaa (definite plural)


pave

paven (definite singular)
pavar (indefinite plural)
pavane (definite plural)


fundamental

fundamentalt (neuter)
fundamentale (definite plural singular)


prenatal

prenatalt (neuter)
prenatale (definite plural singular)
prenatalare (comparative)
prenatalast (indefinite superlative)
prenatalaste (definite superlative)


pipette

pipetten (definite singular)
pipettar (indefinite plural)
pipettane (definite plural)


grep

grepet (definite singular)
grep (indefinite plural)
grepa (definite plural)


tapa

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

a-infinitive and split infinitive form of tape


tapa

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


node

noden (definite singular)
nodar (indefinite plural)
nodane (definite plural)

From Latin nodus (“knot”). Akin to English node.


node

nodet (definite singular)
node (indefinite plural)
noda (definite plural)


node

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


hale

halen (definite singular)
halar (indefinite plural)
halane (definite plural)

a tail (of an animal, aircraft, comet etc.)


fest

festen (definite singular)
festar (indefinite plural)
festane (definite plural)


fest

festa (definite singular)
fester (indefinite plural)
festene (definite plural)

From Old Norse festr f, whence also fester.

Dei gjekk i festom.

Alternative form of fester (“rope to moor boats with”)


fest

fest (definite singular and plural feste)

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

past participle of festa and feste
fastened

past participle of festa and feste
engaged


fest

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


lest

lesten (definite singular)
lestar (indefinite plural)
lestane (definite plural)

From Old Norse leistr m, from Proto-Germanic *laistaz m (“track, trace; footprint”), from Proto-Indo-European *lóystos, from the root *leys- (“to trace, track”). Akin to English last, Swedish läst, and German Leisten.

inh

a last (a tool in the shape of a human foot, for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes)


lest

lesten (definite singular)
lester (indefinite plural)
lestar (indefinite plural)
lestene (definite plural)
lestane (definite plural)

From Old Norse lest f, from either Old English hlæst, Old Frisian hlest, or Middle Low German last. In any case, from Proto-Germanic *hlastuz and Doublet of last m.

(historical) An old measure of volume, about 12 to 24 barrels.

(historical) An old measure of weight, about half up until a full dozen skippund.

(historical, nautical) An old unit of measure on the freight capacity of a ship.


lest

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


lest

straws and grasses that grow close to each other


meander

meanderen (definite singular)
meandrar (indefinite plural)
meandrane (definite plural)

From Latin Maeander, from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).


mutter

head

mutter m (definite singular mutteren, indefinite plural mutterar or mutrar, definite plural mutterane or mutrane)

mutteren (definite singular)
mutterar (indefinite plural)
mutrar (indefinite plural)
mutterane (definite plural)
mutrane (definite plural)


blind

blindt (neuter)
blinde (definite plural singular)
blindare (comparative)
blindast (indefinite superlative)
blindaste (definite superlative)

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


robust

robust (neuter singular robust, definite singular and plural robuste)

robust (neuter singular)
robuste (definite plural singular)


partisan

partisanen (definite singular)
partisanar (indefinite plural)
partisanane (definite plural)

From Italian partigiano, via French partisan.


splitter

From Danish splitter- and German splitter- (used in compound form in both languages).

splitter naken

splitter ny


skive

skiva (definite singular)
skiver (indefinite plural)
skivene (definite plural)

(music) a disc (UK) or disk (US), a record

(hardware) a washer (small disc with a hole in the middle)


stimuli

stimuli m or n (definite singular stimulien or stimuliet)

stimulien (definite singular)
stimuliet (definite singular)

(collectively, also in the singular) multiple stimulus together

Me får ein stimuli som berre eit ansikt kan gje.

We get a boost which only a face can give.


sag

saga (definite singular)
sager (indefinite plural)
sagene (definite plural)


rase

rasen (definite singular)
rasar (indefinite plural)
rasane (definite plural)

From Italian razza and Middle French race.


rase

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

(figurative: fever, plague, war) to rage


rive

riva (definite singular)
river (indefinite plural)
rivene (definite plural)


rive

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

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


snipe

snipa (definite singular)
sniper (indefinite plural)
snipene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mýrisnípa (“moor snipe”). Akin to English snipe.

any of various birds of the family Scolopacidae, the snipes and sandpipers


sett

settet (definite singular)
sett (indefinite plural)
setta (definite plural)


sett

sett (definite singular and plural sette)


sett

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


syne

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


lame

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of lam


lame

lameen (definite singular)
lamear (indefinite plural)
lameane (definite plural)


hinder

hinderet (definite singular)
hinder (indefinite plural)
hindera (definite plural)


manet

maneta (definite singular)
maneter (indefinite plural)
manetene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse *marnæta (“sea-nettle”).


rally

rallyet (definite singular)
rally (indefinite plural)
rallya (definite plural)


suite

suiten (definite singular)
suitar (indefinite plural)
suitane (definite plural)


spurt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of spørja


Russland

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


scene

scenen (definite singular)
scenar (indefinite plural)
scenane (definite plural)
scena (definite singular)
scener (indefinite plural)
scenene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene, stage”), via Latin scaena.


stadium

stadiet (definite singular)
stadium (indefinite plural)
stadia (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion), via Latin stadium.


reserve

reserven (definite singular)
reservar (indefinite plural)
reservane (definite plural)


språk

språket (definite singular)
språk (indefinite plural)
språka (definite plural)


adjektiv

adjektivet (definite singular)
adjektiv (indefinite plural)
adjektiva (definite plural)


trope

tropen (definite singular)
tropar (indefinite plural)
tropane (definite plural)

tropics (usually the definite plural tropane, but trope is used in compound words)