einmenning

einmenningen (definite singular)
einmenningar (indefinite plural)
einmenningane (definite plural)

Som Welhaven er han ein gap og ein eremitt i same person, fanatisk einmenning og varmt samfunnsmenneske, åndsaristokratisk norskdomsmann og radikal folkestyre- og fredsven, rastlaus, rotlaus og heimlaus, men med ein brennande fedrelandskjærleik, nøktern naturvitskapsmann og kjenslerik diktar, noko av Goethe og noko av Heine.

(humorous) sibling (akin to a zeroth cousin)


oldeonkel

oldeonkelen (definite singular)
oldeonklar (indefinite plural)
oldeonklane (definite plural)


oldetante

oldetanta (definite singular)
oldetanter (indefinite plural)
oldetantene (definite plural)


oldenevø

oldenevøen (definite singular)
oldenevøar (indefinite plural)
oldenevøane (definite plural)


oldeniese

oldeniesa (definite singular)
oldenieser (indefinite plural)
oldeniesene (definite plural)


gamlefaster

gamlefastra (definite singular)
gamlefastrer (indefinite plural)
gamlefastrene (definite plural)


småsøsken

småsøskenet (definite singular)
småsøsken (indefinite plural)
småsøskena (definite plural)


litlebror

litlebroren (definite singular)
litlebrør (indefinite plural)
litlebrørne (definite plural)


yngstemann

yngstemannen (definite singular)
yngstemenn (indefinite plural)
yngstemennene (definite plural)

From yngste (“youngest”) + mann (“man”).


veslebror

veslebroren (definite singular)
veslebrør (indefinite plural)
veslebrørne (definite plural)


gubbevelde

gubbeveldet (definite singular)
gubbevelde (indefinite plural)
gubbevelda (definite plural)

From gubbe (“geezer”) + velde (“reign”).


forgubba

which has more elders in its community than average


agge

aggar (present)
agga (past)
agga (participle past)
aggast (infinitive passive)
aggande (participle present)
agge (imperative)
agg (imperative)


livja

livjar (present)
livja (past)
livja (participle past)
livjast (infinitive passive)
livjande (participle present)
livja (imperative)
livj (imperative)


livje

livjar (present)
livja (past)
livja (participle past)
livjast (infinitive passive)
livjande (participle present)
livje (imperative)
livj (imperative)


magesyre

magesyra (definite singular)
magesyrer (indefinite plural)
magesyrene (definite plural)


remja

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


tegle

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


teglstein

teglsteinen (definite singular)
teglsteinar (indefinite plural)
teglsteinane (definite plural)


eirgrøn

eirgrønt (neuter)
eirgrøne (definite plural singular)


vignett

vignetten (definite singular)
vignettar (indefinite plural)
vignettane (definite plural)


tegl

teglet (definite singular)
tegl (indefinite plural)
tegla (definite plural)

From Old Norse tigl, from Latin tegula. Akin to English tile.

(uncountable) building material from burnt clay


ettersats

ettersatsen (definite singular)
ettersatsar (indefinite plural)
ettersatsane (definite plural)

From etter + sats, as a counterpart to forsats.


dachs

dachsen (definite singular)
dachsar (indefinite plural)
dachsane (definite plural)

From the first component of German Dachshund (“Dachs (badger) + Hund (dog)”).

bor

dachshund (badger dog, sausage dog, wiener dog)


forsats

forsatsen (definite singular)
forsatsar (indefinite plural)
forsatsane (definite plural)

Partial calque of German Vorsatz. Equivalent to for- + sats.


oppsats

oppsatsen (definite singular)
oppsatsar (indefinite plural)
oppsatsane (definite plural)

Partial calque of German Aufsatz. Equivalent to opp + sats.

a large vase or bowl of fruit and or flowers used as table decoration


klirra

klirrar (present)
klirra (past)
klirra (participle past)
klirrast (infinitive passive)
klirrande (participle present)
klirra (imperative)
klirr (imperative)


gyver

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of gyve


dakshund

dakshunden (definite singular)
dakshundar (indefinite plural)
dakshundane (definite plural)


å nyo

Originally a prepositional phrase, with å, an alternative form of på + neuter dative singular indefinite of ny (“new”) (from Old Norse nýju).


miger

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of mige


hannleg

hannleg (indefinite singular)
hannlege (definite plural singular)


einøring

einøringen (definite singular)
einøringar (indefinite plural)
einøringane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of eittøring


forbrøring

forbrøringa (definite singular)
forbrøringar (indefinite plural)
forbrøringane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of forbrødring


hafelle

hafella (definite singular)
hafeller (indefinite plural)
hafellene (definite plural)

a primitive fence made from hewn bushes and or felled trees


lyter

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of lyta

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of ljota


gjerug

gjerug (indefinite singular)
gjeruge (definite plural singular)


angest

angesten (definite singular)
angestar (indefinite plural)
angestane (definite plural)


hagfelle

hagfella (definite singular)
hagfeller (indefinite plural)
hagfellor (indefinite plural)
hagfellene (definite plural)
hagfellone (definite plural)


huttaheiti

(pre-2012) alternative form of hutaheiti


fyraben

fyrabenen (definite singular)
fyrabenar (indefinite plural)
fyrabenane (definite plural)


einøre

einøren (definite singular)
einørar (indefinite plural)
einørane (definite plural)


ledlaus

ledlaust (neuter)
ledlause (definite plural singular)


hafella

hafella (definite singular)
hafeller (indefinite plural)
hafellor (indefinite plural)
hafellene (definite plural)
hafellone (definite plural)


ervelott

ervelotten (definite singular)
ervelotter (indefinite plural)
ervelottar (indefinite plural)
ervelottene (definite plural)
ervelottane (definite plural)


fødeflekk

fødeflekken (definite singular)
fødeflekker (indefinite plural)
fødeflekkar (indefinite plural)
fødeflekkene (definite plural)
fødeflekkane (definite plural)


fråssa

fråssar (present)
fråssa (past)
fråssa (participle past)
fråssast (infinitive passive)
fråssande (participle present)
fråssa (imperative)
fråss (imperative)


eignelott

eignelotten (definite singular)
eignelotter (indefinite plural)
eignelottar (indefinite plural)
eignelottene (definite plural)
eignelottane (definite plural)


knøtrande

(pre-2012) alternative form of knøttande


galenheie

galenheia (definite singular)
galenheier (indefinite plural)
galenheior (indefinite plural)
galenheiene (definite plural)
galenheione (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of galneheie


knipsk

knipsk (indefinite singular)
knipske (definite plural singular)


marianøkleblom

marianøkleblomen (definite singular)
marianøkleblomar (indefinite plural)
marianøkleblomane (definite plural)


fyrverk

(pre-2012) alternative form of fyrverkeri


doktere

dokterer (present)
dokterte (past)
doktert (participle past)
dokterast (infinitive passive)
dokterande (participle present)
dokter (imperative)

(pre-2012) alternative form of dokterere


kanevas

head

kanevas m or n (definite singular kanevasen or kanevaset, indefinite plural kanevasar or kanevas, definite plural kanevasane or kanevasa or kanevasi)

kanevasen (definite singular)
kanevaset (definite singular)
kanevasar (indefinite plural)
kanevas (indefinite plural)
kanevasane (definite plural)
kanevasa (definite plural)
kanevasi (definite plural)


tiritunge

tiritunga (definite singular)
tiritunger (indefinite plural)
tiritungor (indefinite plural)
tiritungene (definite plural)
tiritungone (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of tiriltunge


atterdekk

(pre-2012) alternative form of akterdekk


skjeggjet

skjeggjet (indefinite singular)
skjeggjete (definite plural singular)

(pre-2012) alternative form of skjeggete


ledalaus

ledalaust (neuter)
ledalause (definite plural singular)


marinykleband

marinyklebandet (definite singular)
marinykleband (indefinite plural)
marinyklebanda (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of marianykleband


bosoa

definite singular of boso (non-standard since 2012)


marianøkleband

marianøklebandet (definite singular)
marianøkleband (indefinite plural)
marianøklebanda (definite plural)


mikjelsbær

mikjelsbæret (definite singular)
mikjelsbær (indefinite plural)
mikjelsbæra (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of mikkelsbær


nashyrning

nashyrningen (definite singular)
nashyrningar (indefinite plural)
nashyrningane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of nashorn n


kviksylv

(pre-2012) alternative form of kvikksølv


armbøst

armbøsten (definite singular)
armbøstar (indefinite plural)
armbøstane (definite plural)


ødle

ødla (definite singular)
ødler (indefinite plural)
ødlene (definite plural)


bosor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of bosa

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of bose


marinykleblom

marinykleblomen (definite singular)
marinykleblomar (indefinite plural)
marinykleblomane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of marianykleblom


tilfellelig

tilfellelig (indefinite singular)
tilfellelige (definite plural singular)
tilfelleligare (comparative)
tilfelleligast (indefinite superlative)
tilfelleligaste (definite superlative)

(pre-2012) alternative form of tilfeldig


vækje

vækja (definite singular)
vækjer (indefinite plural)
vækjor (indefinite plural)
vækjene (definite plural)
vækjone (definite plural)


slunta

sluntar (present)
slunta (past)
slunta (participle past)
sluntast (infinitive passive)
sluntande (participle present)
slunta (imperative)
slunt (imperative)


vattersott

(pre-2012) alternative form of vatersott


usturteleg

usturteleg (indefinite singular)
usturtelege (definite plural singular)

(pre-2012) alternative form of ustyrteleg


slåsskjempe

slåsskjempa (definite singular)
slåsskjemper (indefinite plural)
slåsskjempor (indefinite plural)
slåsskjempene (definite plural)
slåsskjempone (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of slåstkjempe


drøpel

drøpelen (definite singular)
drøplar (indefinite plural)
drøplane (definite plural)


styggfin

styggfint (neuter)
styggfine (definite plural singular)
styggfinare (comparative)
styggfinast (indefinite superlative)
styggfinaste (definite superlative)


sleik

sleiken (definite singular)
sleikar (indefinite plural)
sleikane (definite plural)


seboré

seboréen (definite singular)
seboreen (definite singular)
seboréar (indefinite plural)
seborear (indefinite plural)
seboréane (definite plural)
seboreane (definite plural)


marinøkleband

marinøklebandet (definite singular)
marinøkleband (indefinite plural)
marinøklebanda (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of marianøkleband


galenskap

galenskapen (definite singular)
galenskapar (indefinite plural)
galenskapane (definite plural)


skigard

skigarden (definite singular)
skigardar (indefinite plural)
skigardane (definite plural)

From Old Norse skíðgarðr, from skíð (“stick”) and garðr (“fence”). Attested in Norwegian at least since 1780.

ein skigard kan ’kje vara evig, veit du

1974, S. Jacobsen (lyrics and music), “Skigardsvisa”:

a roundpole fence can’t last forever, y’know


marinøkleblom

marinøkleblomen (definite singular)
marinøkleblomar (indefinite plural)
marinøkleblomane (definite plural)

a flower of moonwort (Botrychium lunaria)


skråme

skråma (definite singular)
skråmer (indefinite plural)
skråmor (indefinite plural)
skråmene (definite plural)
skråmone (definite plural)


spye

spya (definite singular)
spyer (indefinite plural)
spyene (definite plural)


sponsar

sponsaren (definite singular)
sponsarar (indefinite plural)
sponsarane (definite plural)


drite ut

drite ut (present tense drit ut, past tense dreit ut, supine drite ut, past participle driten ut or utdriten, present participle dritande ut or utdritande, imperative drit ut)

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

(transitive) to mock, embarrass, humiliate

(reflexive) to let one self be humiliated


hagfella

hagfella (definite singular)
hagfeller (indefinite plural)
hagfellor (indefinite plural)
hagfellene (definite plural)
hagfellone (definite plural)

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of hagfelle


skråma

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of skråme


motig

motig (indefinite singular)
motige (definite plural singular)
motigare (comparative)
motigast (indefinite superlative)
motigaste (definite superlative)


eksere

ekserer (present)
ekserte (past)
eksert (participle past)
ekserast (infinitive passive)
ekserande (participle present)
ekser (imperative)

(pre-2012) alternative form of eksersere


bosene

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of bosa


avsats

avsatsen (definite singular)
avsatsar (indefinite plural)
avsatsane (definite plural)

Calque of German Absatz. Equivalent to av- + sats.


kiasme

kiasmen (definite singular)
kiasmar (indefinite plural)
kiasmane (definite plural)


gauka

gaukar (present)
gauka (past)
gauka (participle past)
gaukast (infinitive passive)
gaukande (participle present)
gauka (imperative)
gauk (imperative)


gauke

gaukar (present)
gauka (past)
gauka (participle past)
gaukast (infinitive passive)
gaukande (participle present)
gauke (imperative)
gauk (imperative)


kiastisk

kiastisk (indefinite singular)
kiastiske (definite plural singular)


sandnesgauk

sandnesgauken (definite singular)
sandnesgaukar (indefinite plural)
sandnesgaukane (definite plural)

a kind of traditional ocarina from Sandnes, Rogaland


huja

hujar (present)
huja (past)
huja (participle past)
hujast (infinitive passive)
hujande (participle present)
huja (imperative)
huj (imperative)


daudehavsrull

daudehavsrullen (definite singular)
daudehavsrullar (indefinite plural)
daudehavsrullane (definite plural)


gokk

Uncertain. Possibly from Northern Sami guhkkin.


gokk

gokk (indefinite singular)
gokke (definite plural singular)


ørsk

ørsk (indefinite singular)
ørske (definite plural singular)


joike

joikar (present)
joika (past)
joika (participle past)
joikast (infinitive passive)
joikande (participle present)
joike (imperative)
joik (imperative)

From Northern Sami juoigat, from Proto-Samic *juojkëtēk.


joika

joikar (present)
joika (past)
joika (participle past)
joikast (infinitive passive)
joikande (participle present)
joika (imperative)
joik (imperative)


kjerris

kjerrisen (definite singular)
kjerrisar (indefinite plural)
kjerrisane (definite plural)


kommag

kommagen (definite singular)
kommagar (indefinite plural)
kommagane (definite plural)

From Northern Sami gápmagat, plural of gáma (“shoe”), from Proto-Samic *kāmëk.

(footwear) a traditional Sami leather shoe


lavvo

lavvoen (definite singular)
lavvoar (indefinite plural)
lavvoane (definite plural)

From Northern Sami lávvu. Akin to Finnish laavu.


noaide

noaiden (definite singular)
noaidar (indefinite plural)
noaidane (definite plural)

From Northern Sami noaidi. Akin to Finnish noita (“witch”).


gå an

gå an (present tense går an, past tense gjekk an)


lydsprang

lydspranget (definite singular)
lydsprang (indefinite plural)
lydspranga (definite plural)


ljodsprang

ljodspranget (definite singular)
ljodsprang (indefinite plural)
ljodspranga (definite plural)

Naar Vokalen liksom spring fraa den eine Klassa til den andre, kalla me Vokalskiftet fyre Ljodsprang ("Aflyd").

1878, Marius Hægstad, Norsk Maallæra, page 8:


ull-lugg

ull-luggen (definite singular)
ull-luggar (indefinite plural)
ull-luggane (definite plural)


ullugg

ulluggen (definite singular)
ulluggar (indefinite plural)
ulluggane (definite plural)


lugge

luggar (present)
lugga (past)
lugga (participle past)
luggast (infinitive passive)
luggande (participle present)
lugge (imperative)
lugg (imperative)


lugge

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


straffeforfylgje

straffeforfylgjer (present)
straffeforfylgde (past)
straffeforfylgt (participle past)
straffeforfylgd (participle past)
straffeforfylgjast (infinitive passive)
straffeforfylgjande (participle present)
straffeforfylg (imperative)

Alternative spelling of straffeforfølgje


livnad

livnaden (definite singular)
livnader (indefinite plural)
livnadar (indefinite plural)
livnadene (definite plural)
livnadane (definite plural)

From Old Norse lifnaðr. Cognates include Swedish levnad and Danish levned.


straffeforfølgje

straffeforfølgjer (present)
straffeforfølgde (past)
straffeforfølgt (participle past)
straffeforfølgd (participle past)
straffeforfølgjast (infinitive passive)
straffeforfølgjande (participle present)
straffeforfølg (imperative)

From straff (“punishment”) + -e- + forfølgje (“pursue”).


straffeforfølge

straffeforfølger (present)
straffeforfølgde (past)
straffeforfølgt (participle past)
straffeforfølgd (participle past)
straffeforfølgast (infinitive passive)
straffeforfølgande (participle present)
straffeforfølg (imperative)


straffeforfølging

straffeforfølginga (definite singular)
straffeforfølgingar (indefinite plural)
straffeforfølgingane (definite plural)

From straffeforfølgje, straffeforfølge + ing.


trekkbasun

trekkbasunen (definite singular)
trekkbasunar (indefinite plural)
trekkbasunane (definite plural)


texanar

texanaren (definite singular)
texanarar (indefinite plural)
texanarane (definite plural)


teksanar

teksanaren (definite singular)
teksanarar (indefinite plural)
teksanarane (definite plural)


biafranar

biafranaren (definite singular)
biafranarar (indefinite plural)
biafranarane (definite plural)


mallorkan

mallorkanen (definite singular)
mallorkanar (indefinite plural)
mallorkanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of mallorkanar


puertorikan

puertorikanen (definite singular)
puertorikanar (indefinite plural)
puertorikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of puertorikanar


rimeri

rimeriet (definite singular)
rimeri (indefinite plural)
rimeria (definite plural)


trugsel

trugselen (definite singular)
trugslar (indefinite plural)
trugslane (definite plural)


vestsamoan

vestsamoanen (definite singular)
vestsamoanar (indefinite plural)
vestsamoanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of vestsamoanar


mallorcan

mallorcanen (definite singular)
mallorcanar (indefinite plural)
mallorcanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of mallorcanar


tsjekk

tsjekken (definite singular)
tsjekkar (indefinite plural)
tsjekkane (definite plural)


teksan

teksanen (definite singular)
teksanar (indefinite plural)
teksanane (definite plural)


munnharpe

munnharpa (definite singular)
munnharper (indefinite plural)
munnharpene (definite plural)

From munn (“mouth”) + harpe (“harp”). False friend of Icelandic munnharpa.


nordafrikan

nordafrikanen (definite singular)
nordafrikanar (indefinite plural)
nordafrikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of nordafrikanar


salvadoran

salvadoranen (definite singular)
salvadoranar (indefinite plural)
salvadoranane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of salvadoranar


biafran

biafranen (definite singular)
biafranar (indefinite plural)
biafranane (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of biafranar


fåmålig

fåmålig (indefinite singular)
fåmålige (definite plural singular)
fåmåligare (comparative)
fåmåligast (indefinite superlative)
fåmåligaste (definite superlative)


trugsmål

trugsmålet (definite singular)
trugsmål (indefinite plural)
trugsmåla (definite plural)


fåmælt

fåmælt (indefinite singular)
fåmælte (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse fámæltr. Equivalent to få + mælt.


grogg

grog (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)


målsoge

målsoga (definite singular)
målsoger (indefinite plural)
målsogene (definite plural)

historical linguistics
historical linguistics


i-mål

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

(linguistics, grammar) Writing style of Norwegian Nynorsk using the -i ending in the definite singular of strong feminine nouns and the definite plural of strong neuter nouns. (Made defunct in 2012.)


e-mål

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

(linguistics, orthography) Norwegian dialect or style of writing which uses the -e ending in infinitive and/or the indefinite singular of weak feminine nouns.


seiing

seiinga (definite singular)
seiingar (indefinite plural)
seiingane (definite plural)


a-mål

(linguistics) Dialect in which the infinitive of verbs and/or the indefinite singular of weak feminine nouns ends in -a

(linguistics, grammar) A writing style of Norwegian Nynorsk using the -a ending in the definite singular of strong feminine nouns and the definite plural of strong neuter nouns.

e-mål

dialect with infinitive and weak feminine ending


nerriving

nerrivinga (definite singular)
nerrivingar (indefinite plural)
nerrivingane (definite plural)

(dialectal) Alternative spelling of nedriving


nerrykk

nerrykket (definite singular)
nerrykk (indefinite plural)
nerrykka (definite plural)

(dialectal) Alternative spelling of nedrykk


nedrusting

nedrustinga (definite singular)
nedrustingar (indefinite plural)
nedrustingane (definite plural)


nedrykk

nedrykket (definite singular)
nedrykk (indefinite plural)
nedrykka (definite plural)


kyrkjesoge

kyrkjesoga (definite singular)
kyrkjesoger (indefinite plural)
kyrkjesogene (definite plural)


nerrusting

nerrustinga (definite singular)
nerrustingar (indefinite plural)
nerrustingane (definite plural)

SV vil programfesta ein kombinasjon av totale nerrusting og ein stadige auging av fjedle.

SV wants to have in their manifest a combination of total disarmament and a continual growth of the mountain.

(dialectal, Stavanger) Alternative spelling of nedrusting


imorra

(dialectal) Alternative form of i morgon


glinsa

glinsar (present)
glinsa (past)
glinsa (participle past)
glinsast (infinitive passive)
glinsande (participle present)
glinsa (imperative)
glins (imperative)

similar to glisten, but is not limited to wet or oily surfaces. However, the light should be reflected with only up to a few larger surfaces, in a manner unlike glittering.


glins

glinset (definite singular)
glins (indefinite plural)
glinsa (definite plural)


famne

famnar (present)
famna (past)
famna (participle past)
famnast (infinitive passive)
famnande (participle present)
famne (imperative)
famn (imperative)

(transitive) to embrace, reach around with one's arms

(transitive, intransitive) to extend, reach over


gje blaffen

head

gje blaffen (present tense gjev blaffen, past tense gav blaffen, supine gjeve blaffen)

gjev blaffen (present)
gav blaffen (past)
gjeve blaffen (supine)

Probably a minced oath of the more vulgar gje blanke faen.

(colloquial, intransitive) to not care, to show indifference


NRK

Norsk rikskringkasting
w:Norsk rikskringkasting

(broadcasting) Initialism of Norsk rikskringkasting, a state owned public broadcaster of Norway.


vatne

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


lovløyse

lovløysa (definite singular)
lovløyser (indefinite plural)
lovløysene (definite plural)


barnløyse

barnløysa (definite singular)
barnløyser (indefinite plural)
barnløysene (definite plural)


ansvarsløyse

ansvarsløysa (definite singular)
ansvarsløyser (indefinite plural)
ansvarsløysene (definite plural)


botnløyse

botnløysa (definite singular)
botnløyser (indefinite plural)
botnløysene (definite plural)


dugløyse

dugløysa (definite singular)
dugløyser (indefinite plural)
dugløysene (definite plural)


arbeidsløyse

arbeidsløysa (definite singular)
arbeidsløyser (indefinite plural)
arbeidsløysene (definite plural)


blodløyse

blodløysa (definite singular)
blodløyser (indefinite plural)
blodløysene (definite plural)


-løyse

-løyse (definite singular -løysa, indefinite plural -løyser, definite plural -løysene)

-løysa (definite singular)
-løyser (indefinite plural)
-løysene (definite plural)

From Old Norse -leysa f and -leysi f or n. From -laus.


formløyse

formløysa (definite singular)
formløyser (indefinite plural)
formløysene (definite plural)


evneløyse

evneløysa (definite singular)
evneløyser (indefinite plural)
evneløysene (definite plural)


endeløyse

endeløysa (definite singular)
endeløyser (indefinite plural)
endeløysene (definite plural)


gudløyse

gudløysa (definite singular)
gudløyser (indefinite plural)
gudløysene (definite plural)


heimløyse

heimløysa (definite singular)
heimløyser (indefinite plural)
heimløysene (definite plural)


hjelpeløyse

hjelpeløysa (definite singular)
hjelpeløyser (indefinite plural)
hjelpeløysene (definite plural)


helseløyse

helseløysa (definite singular)
helseløyser (indefinite plural)
helseløysene (definite plural)

a (painful) experience which is to the detriment of someone's health


grenseløyse

grenseløysa (definite singular)
grenseløyser (indefinite plural)
grenseløysene (definite plural)


hjarteløyse

hjarteløysa (definite singular)
hjarteløyser (indefinite plural)
hjarteløysene (definite plural)


idéløyse

idéløyse f (definite singular idéløysa, indefinite plural idéløyser, definite plural idéløysene)

idéløysa (definite singular)
idéløyser (indefinite plural)
idéløysene (definite plural)


hendesløyse

hendesløysa (definite singular)
hendesløyser (indefinite plural)
hendesløysene (definite plural)

From hende + -s- + -løyse. The first part.


ideløyse

ideløysa (definite singular)
ideløyser (indefinite plural)
ideløysene (definite plural)


hovudløyse

hovudløysa (definite singular)
hovudløyser (indefinite plural)
hovudløysene (definite plural)


kalkløyse

kalkløysa (definite singular)
kalkløyser (indefinite plural)
kalkløysene (definite plural)


hugløyse

hugløysa (definite singular)
hugløyser (indefinite plural)
hugløysene (definite plural)


fredløyse

fredløysa (definite singular)
fredløyser (indefinite plural)
fredløysene (definite plural)


håpløyse

håpløysa (definite singular)
håpløyser (indefinite plural)
håpløysene (definite plural)


kontaktløyse

kontaktløysa (definite singular)
kontaktløyser (indefinite plural)
kontaktløysene (definite plural)


innhaldsløyse

innhaldsløysa (definite singular)
innhaldsløyser (indefinite plural)
innhaldsløysene (definite plural)

From innhald (“content”) + -s- + -løyse.


karmannsløyse

karmannsløysa (definite singular)
karmannsløyser (indefinite plural)
karmannsløysene (definite plural)


kjerringløyse

kjerringløysa (definite singular)
kjerringløyser (indefinite plural)
kjerringløysene (definite plural)


maktlaus

maktlaust (neuter)
maktlause (definite plural singular)


lyteløyse

lyteløysa (definite singular)
lyteløyser (indefinite plural)
lyteløysene (definite plural)


kjærleiksløyse

kjærleiksløysa (definite singular)
kjærleiksløyser (indefinite plural)
kjærleiksløysene (definite plural)


kjensleløyse

kjensleløysa (definite singular)
kjensleløyser (indefinite plural)
kjensleløysene (definite plural)


maktløyse

maktløysa (definite singular)
maktløyser (indefinite plural)
maktløysene (definite plural)


matløyse

matløysa (definite singular)
matløyser (indefinite plural)
matløysene (definite plural)


makteslaus

makteslaust (neuter)
makteslause (definite plural singular)


livløyse

livløysa (definite singular)
livløyser (indefinite plural)
livløysene (definite plural)


fredlaus

fredlaust (neuter)
fredlause (definite plural singular)


fredlaus

fredlausen (definite singular)
fredlausar (indefinite plural)
fredlausane (definite plural)


meiningsløyse

meiningsløysa (definite singular)
meiningsløyser (indefinite plural)
meiningsløysene (definite plural)

From meining (“meaning”) + -s- + -løyse.


kontantløyse

kontantløysa (definite singular)
kontantløyser (indefinite plural)
kontantløysene (definite plural)


respektløyse

respektløysa (definite singular)
respektløyser (indefinite plural)
respektløysene (definite plural)


maktesløyse

maktesløysa (definite singular)
maktesløyser (indefinite plural)
maktesløysene (definite plural)


medvitsløyse

medvitsløysa (definite singular)
medvitsløyser (indefinite plural)
medvitsløysene (definite plural)


farløyse

farløysa (definite singular)
farløyser (indefinite plural)
farløysene (definite plural)


regelløyse

regelløysa (definite singular)
regelløyser (indefinite plural)
regelløysene (definite plural)


rettløyse

rettløysa (definite singular)
rettløyser (indefinite plural)
rettløysene (definite plural)


medvettsløyse

medvettsløysa (definite singular)
medvettsløyser (indefinite plural)
medvettsløysene (definite plural)


motløyse

motløysa (definite singular)
motløyser (indefinite plural)
motløysene (definite plural)


miskunnløyse

miskunnløysa (definite singular)
miskunnløyser (indefinite plural)
miskunnløysene (definite plural)


ageløyse

ageløysa (definite singular)
ageløyser (indefinite plural)
ageløysene (definite plural)


skogløyse

skogløysa (definite singular)
skogløyser (indefinite plural)
skogløysene (definite plural)


svikløyse

svikløysa (definite singular)
svikløyser (indefinite plural)
svikløysene (definite plural)


sakløyse

sakløysa (definite singular)
sakløyser (indefinite plural)
sakløysene (definite plural)


morløyse

morløysa (definite singular)
morløyser (indefinite plural)
morløysene (definite plural)


sorgløyse

sorgløysa (definite singular)
sorgløyser (indefinite plural)
sorgløysene (definite plural)


søvnløyse

søvnløysa (definite singular)
søvnløyser (indefinite plural)
søvnløysene (definite plural)


tankeløyse

tankeløysa (definite singular)
tankeløyser (indefinite plural)
tankeløysene (definite plural)


tarvløyse

tarvløysa (definite singular)
tarvløyser (indefinite plural)
tarvløysene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þarfleysa f. From tarv + -løyse.

something which or someone who is unuseful


snøløyse

snøløysa (definite singular)
snøløyser (indefinite plural)
snøløysene (definite plural)


skuldløyse

skuldløysa (definite singular)
skuldløyser (indefinite plural)
skuldløysene (definite plural)


smurningsløyse

smurningsløysa (definite singular)
smurningsløyser (indefinite plural)
smurningsløysene (definite plural)

From smurning (“lubrication”) + -s- + -løyse.

absence of lubrication; state of not being lubricated


tannløyse

tannløysa (definite singular)
tannløyser (indefinite plural)
tannløysene (definite plural)


skyldløyse

skyldløysa (definite singular)
skyldløyser (indefinite plural)
skyldløysene (definite plural)


taktløyse

taktløysa (definite singular)
taktløyser (indefinite plural)
taktløysene (definite plural)


svevnløyse

svevnløysa (definite singular)
svevnløyser (indefinite plural)
svevnløysene (definite plural)


trøysteslaus

trøysteslaust (neuter)
trøysteslause (definite plural singular)


tiltaksløyse

tiltaksløysa (definite singular)
tiltaksløyser (indefinite plural)
tiltaksløysene (definite plural)


stundesløyse

stundesløysa (definite singular)
stundesløyser (indefinite plural)
stundesløysene (definite plural)


tuktløyse

tuktløysa (definite singular)
tuktløyser (indefinite plural)
tuktløysene (definite plural)


vilkårslaus

vilkårslaust (neuter)
vilkårslause (definite plural singular)

From vilkår (“condition”) + -s- + -laus.


skamløyse

skamløysa (definite singular)
skamløyser (indefinite plural)
skamløysene (definite plural)


vandeløyse

vandeløysa (definite singular)
vandeløyser (indefinite plural)
vandeløysene (definite plural)


vassløyse

vassløysa (definite singular)
vassløyser (indefinite plural)
vassløysene (definite plural)


trøystesløyse

trøystesløysa (definite singular)
trøystesløyser (indefinite plural)
trøystesløysene (definite plural)


verdiløyse

verdiløysa (definite singular)
verdiløyser (indefinite plural)
verdiløysene (definite plural)


vektløyse

vektløysa (definite singular)
vektløyser (indefinite plural)
vektløysene (definite plural)


verjeløyse

verjeløysa (definite singular)
verjeløyser (indefinite plural)
verjeløysene (definite plural)


vegløyse

vegløysa (definite singular)
vegløyser (indefinite plural)
vegløysene (definite plural)


vonløyse

vonløysa (definite singular)
vonløyser (indefinite plural)
vonløysene (definite plural)


truløyse

truløysa (definite singular)
truløyser (indefinite plural)
truløysene (definite plural)


tykkeløyse

tykkeløysa (definite singular)
tykkeløyser (indefinite plural)
tykkeløysene (definite plural)

From tykke + -løyse, after the adjective tykkelaus, from the Old Norse þykkjulauss.


yrkesløyse

yrkesløysa (definite singular)
yrkesløyser (indefinite plural)
yrkesløysene (definite plural)


vyrdløyse

vyrdløysa (definite singular)
vyrdløyser (indefinite plural)
vyrdløysene (definite plural)


brorløyse

brorløysa (definite singular)
brorløyser (indefinite plural)
brorløysene (definite plural)


stoffløyse

stoffløysa (definite singular)
stoffløyser (indefinite plural)
stoffløysene (definite plural)

From stoff (“fabric, material”) + -løyse.


vørdsløyse

vørdsløysa (definite singular)
vørdsløyser (indefinite plural)
vørdsløysene (definite plural)


tykkelaus

tykkelaust (neuter)
tykkelause (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse þykkjulauss. Equivalent to tykke + -laus.


vørdløyse

vørdløysa (definite singular)
vørdløyser (indefinite plural)
vørdløysene (definite plural)


yrkeløyse

yrkeløysa (definite singular)
yrkeløyser (indefinite plural)
yrkeløysene (definite plural)


tidløyse

tidløysa (definite singular)
tidløyser (indefinite plural)
tidløysene (definite plural)

From tid (“time”) + -løyse. In sense 2 a calque of German tidelose.

Cholchicum autumnale
Cholchicum autumnale


vilkårsløyse

vilkårsløysa (definite singular)
vilkårsløyser (indefinite plural)
vilkårsløysene (definite plural)

From vilkår (“condition”) + -s- + -løyse.


æreløyse

æreløysa (definite singular)
æreløyser (indefinite plural)
æreløysene (definite plural)


vitløyse

vitløysa (definite singular)
vitløyser (indefinite plural)
vitløysene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vitleysa. Equivalent to vit + -løyse.

an unknowledgeable, insane or otherwise senseless person


vettløyse

vettløysa (definite singular)
vettløyser (indefinite plural)
vettløysene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vitleysa. Equivalent to vett + -løyse.


rettsløyse

rettsløysa (definite singular)
rettsløyser (indefinite plural)
rettsløysene (definite plural)


smakløyse

smakløysa (definite singular)
smakløyser (indefinite plural)
smakløysene (definite plural)


sjølvløyse

sjølvløysa (definite singular)
sjølvløyser (indefinite plural)
sjølvløysene (definite plural)


fadervår

fadervåret (definite singular)
fadervår (indefinite plural)
fadervåra (definite plural)

Ultimately a calque of Medieval Latin paternoster. Compare Danish fadervor and Swedish fadervår.

(Christianity) Lord's Prayer, paternoster


sumarnatt

sumarnatta (definite singular)
sumarnetter (indefinite plural)
sumarnettene (definite plural)


sommarnatt

sommarnatta (definite singular)
sommarnetter (indefinite plural)
sommarnettene (definite plural)

From sommar (“summer”) + natt (“night”).


jukking

jukkinga (definite singular)
jukkingar (indefinite plural)
jukkingane (definite plural)


jukke

jukkar (present)
jukka (past)
jukka (participle past)
jukkast (infinitive passive)
jukkande (participle present)
jukke (imperative)
jukk (imperative)


trevle

trevlen (definite singular)
trevlar (indefinite plural)
trevlane (definite plural)


konkordans

konkordansen (definite singular)
konkordansar (indefinite plural)
konkordansane (definite plural)


ensyklopedi

ensyklopedien (definite singular)
ensyklopediar (indefinite plural)
ensyklopediane (definite plural)


biring

biringen (definite singular)
biringar (indefinite plural)
biringane (definite plural)


biring

biringt (neuter)
biringe (definite plural singular)


(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of einig.


vld

var liksom det
var liksom det#Norwegian_Nynorsk

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of var liksom det.


overhøyra

overhøyra (present tense overhøyrer, past tense overhøyrde, supine overhøyrt, past participle overhøyrd, present participle overhøyrande, imperative overhøyr)

overhøyrer (present)
overhøyrde (past)
overhøyrt (supine)
overhøyrd (participle past)
overhøyrande (participle present)
overhøyr (imperative)


treskurd

treskurden (definite singular)
treskurdar (indefinite plural)
treskurdane (definite plural)


skurd

skurden (definite singular)
skurdar (indefinite plural)
skurdane (definite plural)


overhøra

overhører (present)
overhørte (past)
overhørt (participle past)
overhørast (infinitive passive)
overhørande (participle present)
overhør (imperative)

(pre-2012) alternative form of overhøyre


spanderbrok

spanderbroka (definite singular)
spanderbrøker (indefinite plural)
spanderbrøkene (definite plural)


nyggel

nyggelen (definite singular)
nyglar (indefinite plural)
nyglane (definite plural)

(dialectal, Rogaland) alternative form of nykel (“key”)


spanderbukser

spanderbukser f pl (definite spanderbuksene)

Calque of German Spendierhosen pl. Equivalent to spandere + bukse.

(idiomatic) A metaphorical representation of a feeling of generosity; literally “generosity trousers”.


våres

From vår + -es, or in some cases borrowed from Danish vores.

(dialectal) alternative form of vår (“our”)


hundedag

hundedagen (definite singular)
hundedagar (indefinite plural)
hundedagane (definite plural)


heada

headar (present)
heada (past)
heada (participle past)
headast (infinitive passive)
headande (participle present)
heada (imperative)
head (imperative)


hemningslaus

hemningslaust (neuter)
hemningslause (definite plural singular)


lårhøne

lårhøna (definite singular)
lårhøner (indefinite plural)
lårhønene (definite plural)

(idiomatic) a charley horse in the thigh


overhøyre

overhøyre (present tense overhøyrer, past tense overhøyrde, supine overhøyrt, past participle overhøyrd, present participle overhøyrande, imperative overhøyr)

From over (“over”) + høyre (“hear”), akin to English overhear. In sense 2, it is a semantic loan from English.

(transitive, intransitive) to ignore, don't listen, pretend like one doesn't hear


hedding

heddinga (definite singular)
heddingar (indefinite plural)
heddingane (definite plural)

(soccer) a header (act of hitting the ball with the head)


sjøl

sjøl (definite singular sjølve, plural sjøl or sjølve)

sjølve (definite singular)
sjøl (plural)
sjølve (plural)

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


kampdag

kampdagen (definite singular)
kampdagar (indefinite plural)
kampdagane (definite plural)

a day of observance for a specific cause

(usually plural only) days of armed strife


hemningsløyse

hemningsløysa (definite singular)
hemningsløyser (indefinite plural)
hemningsløysene (definite plural)


drøvel

drøvelen (definite singular)
drøvlar (indefinite plural)
drøvlane (definite plural)


leverpostei

leverposteien (definite singular)
leverposteiar (indefinite plural)
leverposteiane (definite plural)


hemje

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


badn

Naor d’è sol å regn samstundes, doyr dar ait Guds-badn.

When there’s sun and rain at the same time, a child of God dies.

Men det kan vera eit stort problem for mange unge som ikkje har slekta eller familie i nærheta og små bodn. Å vera åleine mens mannen er borte, sjøl om bodna er i skulealderen, det er heller ikkje alltid så kjekt.

1978, Arnlaug Leira, quoting fru D. (anonymized), Me kan'kje klaga –?: Pendlerkoner på Sør-Vestlandet, Stavanger: Rogalandsforskning/Institutt for samfunnsforskning, page 64:

But it can be a big problem for many Young people that don't have their family nearby and small children. To be alone while the husband is away, even though the children are school-aged, isn't always so fun either.

(dialectal, Hordaland dialects, Rogaland and Sognamål) alternative form of barn (“child”)


siddi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of sidd


byggkorn

byggkornet (definite singular)
byggkorn (indefinite plural)
byggkorna (definite plural)

(collective or countable) grain of barley


hemning

hemninga (definite singular)
hemningar (indefinite plural)
hemningane (definite plural)


heade

headar (present)
heada (past)
heada (participle past)
headast (infinitive passive)
headande (participle present)
heade (imperative)
head (imperative)


hundedagane

Calque of Latin dies caniculares. Equivalent to hund + -e- + dag in the definite plural.


samrå

samrå (present tense samrår, past tense samrådde, past participle samrådd, present participle samrådande, imperative samrå)

samrår (present)
samrådde (past)
samrådd (participle past)
samrådande (participle present)
samrå (imperative)


hjølp

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Eastern Norway) Alternative form of hjelp (“help”)


hjølp

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of hjelpe (“to help”)


hedda

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


osser

For eg tror ikkje de e verre mennesker enn osser andre.

1988, Per Inge Torkelsen, Der e någe med alt, [Tananger]: Rocon, page 14:

Because I don't think they are worse people than the rest of us.

Dokker vett me hadde osser eit lide raddel[.]

1944, Johan K. Enoksen, Ka sei' ikje fru Grødaland, Stavanger, page 59:

You know we had us a little conversation.

(dialect, Stavanger) alternative form of oss


snuffla

snufflar (present)
snuffla (past)
snuffla (participle past)
snufflast (infinitive passive)
snufflande (participle present)
snuffla (imperative)
snuffl (imperative)

(Stavanger) Eye dialect spelling of snuble.


edb

(computing) Initialism of elektronisk databehandling.


brysthaldar

brysthaldaren (definite singular)
brysthaldarar (indefinite plural)
brysthaldarane (definite plural)

From bryst (“breast(s)”) + haldar (“holder”).


Dnk

Den norske kyrkja
Den norske kyrkja#Norwegian_Nynorsk

Initialism of Den norske kyrkja (“Church of Norway”).


Arbeidarpartiet

Arbeidarpartiet n (indefinite Arbeidarparti)


arbeidarparti

arbeidarpartiet (definite singular)
arbeidarparti (indefinite plural)
arbeidarpartia (definite plural)

From arbeidar (“worker”) + parti (“(political) party”).


HEF

Human-Etisk forbund
Human-Etisk forbund#Norwegian_Nynorsk


DMK

(historical) Initialism of den mellombelse kyrkjeleiinga.


sj.

Abbreviation of sjeldan (“seldom, rarely”).


innb.

Abbreviation of innbyggar or innbyggjar.


Emirata

Dei sameinte arabiske emirata#Norwegian_Nynorsk

Short for Dei sameinte arabiske emirata.


nytestamente

nytestamentet (definite singular)
nytestamente (indefinite plural)
nytestamenta (definite plural)


reprimande

reprimanden (definite singular)
reprimandar (indefinite plural)
reprimandane (definite plural)


trongsyn

trongsynet (definite singular)
trongsyn (indefinite plural)
trongsyna (definite plural)


EØS

The EEA; initialism of Det europeiske samarbeidsområdet.


Det europeiske samarbeidsområdet

European Economic Area
European Economic Area


nytestament

nytestamentet (definite singular)
nytestament (indefinite plural)
nytestamenta (definite plural)


plageånd

plageånda (definite singular)
plageånder (indefinite plural)
plageåndene (definite plural)

From plage (“annoy, torment”) + ånd (“spirit”).


viksk

viksk (indefinite singular)
vikske (definite plural singular)

(historical) pertaining to Vika (Norwegian areas around the Oslo fjord and Skagerrak)

(historical, from 1500s) pertaining to Vika, the southernmost part of Østfold and the northern part of Bohuslän

(linguistics) pertaining to Norwegian dialects spoken in the areas broadly around the Oslo fjord


jettegryte

jettegryta (definite singular)
jettegryter (indefinite plural)
jettegrytene (definite plural)


ålæt

ålætt (neuter)
ålæte (definite plural singular)
ålætare (comparative)
ålætast (indefinite superlative)
ålætaste (definite superlative)


småæt

småætt (neuter)
småæte (definite plural singular)
småætare (comparative)
småætast (indefinite superlative)
småætaste (definite superlative)


storæt

storætt (neuter)
storæte (definite plural singular)
storætare (comparative)
storætast (indefinite superlative)
storætaste (definite superlative)


-æt

head

-æt (masculine and feminine singular -æt, neuter singular -ætt, definite singular and plural -æte, comparative -ætare, indefinite superlative -ætast, definite superlative -ætaste)

-æt (feminine masculine singular)
-ætt (neuter singular)
-æte (definite plural singular)
-ætare (comparative)
-ætast (indefinite superlative)
-ætaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse adjective ætr (“edible”), from Proto-Germanic *ētijaz.

Used to form adjectives in the sense of "eating in a fashion (determined by the stem)".


bautastein

bautasteinen (definite singular)
bautasteinar (indefinite plural)
bautasteinane (definite plural)

From Old Norse bautarsteinn, bautasteinn. Cf. Swedish bautasten.
from bauta (beat- otherwise longdead in the language) & stein. stone that has had a message struck on it.


Brokk

(Norse mythology) Brokk, one of two dwarves who made Gullinbursti, Draupnir, and Mjolnir


Draupne

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Draupnir. The name is a remade singular form from *draupna, plural genitive of *draupi, from the stem of dreypa (“to let drip”), whence also drøypa. Related to drjúpa, whence also drjupa, drypa.


Mjølne

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Mjǫllnir, from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz. Another theory is a relation to mjǫll (“fresh snow”), whence also mjøll.

Hamaren Mjølne raaka midt i hovudet paa Rungne og slo hausen hans i smaa molar, og han datt fram yver Tor, so foten hans laag yver halsen til Tor.

1902, Halvdan Koht, Gamalnorske eventyr um Oden og Tor [Old Norse tales about Odin and Thor], page 42:

The hammer Mjollnir hit Rungnir’s head and crushed his skull into small pieces, and he fell forward onto Thor, so that his foot lay over Thor’s neck.

(Norse mythology) Mjollnir, the hammer of the Norse god Thor


feberredning

feberredninga (definite singular)
feberredningar (indefinite plural)
feberredningane (definite plural)

From feber (“fever”) + redning (“save”).

(soccer, colloquial) a save made under hectic circumstances


kjølevæsker

indefinite feminine plural of kjølevæske


inokulere

inokulerer (present)
inokulerte (past)
inokulert (participle past)
inokulerast (infinitive passive)
inokulerande (participle present)
inokuler (imperative)

Ein må føra bok over kven som har pota og okulert det og det treet.

1935, O.K. Vassbakke, Skulehagen, Oslo: Samlaget, page 38:

One should write a log over who has inoculated which tree.


dåleg

dåleg (indefinite singular)
dålege (definite plural singular)
dålegare (comparative)
dålegast (indefinite superlative)
dålegaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse dáligr. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk dårleg, from Low German, which is more common in modern writings due to influence from Norwegian Bokmål and ultimately Danish.

Eg kjenner meg dåleg.

Hjula på denne bilen er dålege.

The wheels on this car are of poor quality.


bruggom

bruggommen (definite singular)
bruggommar (indefinite plural)
bruggommane (definite plural)


dilik

From Old Norse þílíkr, þvílíkr. Equivalent to di + lik.


annamma

nn-verb

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

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


hoggestabbe

hoggestabben (definite singular)
hoggestabbar (indefinite plural)
hoggestabbane (definite plural)

(figurative) a person who is subjected to repeated attacks; target practice, scapegoat


eitkvart

head

eitkvart (masculine einkvan, feminine eikor)

one (any entity or thing (of neuter grammatical gender))


eikor

eikor f (masculine einkvan, neuter eitkvart)

(feminine grammatical gender) one (any entity or thing)


eikor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of eike

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of eika


einkvan

einkvan m (feminine eikor, neuter eitkvart)

From Old Norse einnhverr. Cognates include Swedish envar and Faroese onkur.

some (a certain, an unspecified or unknown)


annankvar

annankvar m (feminine annakvar, neuter annakvart)


halvannan

halvannan m (feminine halvanna, neuter halvtanna)


halvanna

halvanna f (masculine halvannan, neuter halvtanna)

halvannan (masculine)
halvtanna (neuter)


halvtanna

halvtanna n (masculine halvannan, feminine halvanna)

halvannan (masculine)
halvanna (feminine)


tredjekvar

tredjekvar m or f (neuter tredjekvart, no plural)


fjerdekvar

fjerdekvar m or f (neuter fjerdekvart, no plural)


kvarannan

kvarannan m (feminine kvaranna, neuter kvartanna)


oreigna

oreignar (present)
oreigna (past)
oreigna (participle past)
oreignast (infinitive passive)
oreignande (participle present)
oreigna (imperative)
oreign (imperative)


sjølvs

sjølvs min bil

Used with a personal possessive determiner (min, din, sin etc.) to highlight the possessor.


oreigne

oreignar (present)
oreigna (past)
oreigna (participle past)
oreignast (infinitive passive)
oreignande (participle present)
oreigne (imperative)
oreign (imperative)

From or (“from, de-, or-”) + eigne (“appropriate”), possibly ultimately as a calque of New Latin expropriare.


korkje

[²kʰur̥ˠc͡çə]

From Old Norse hvártki, hvárki, neuter of hvárgi. Doublet of verken.

Og kóss skulde eg koma til Arabia, når eg kunde korkje tysk eller arabisk mål?

1988, Sveinung Time, Arne Garborg om seg sjølv [Arne Garborg about himself]:

And how was I to get to Arabia, when I knew neither German nor Arabic speech?


korkje

[²kʰur̥ˠc͡çə]


skoren

head

skoren (neuter skore, definite singular and plural skorne)

skore (neuter)
skorne (definite plural singular)


vasskorpe

vasskorpa (definite singular)
vasskorper (indefinite plural)
vasskorpene (definite plural)


kòsi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of kòs


vassmus

vassmusa (definite singular)
vassmus (indefinite plural)
vassmyser (indefinite plural)
vassmuser (definite plural)
vassmysene (definite plural)


kyser

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of kjosa and kjose


hanngås

hanngåsa (definite singular)
hanngjæser (indefinite plural)
hanngjæsene (definite plural)


villgås

villgåsa (definite singular)
villgjæser (indefinite plural)
villgjæsene (definite plural)


draumbok

draumboka (definite singular)
draumbøker (indefinite plural)
draumbøkene (definite plural)


skjerd

skjerden (definite singular)
skjerdar (indefinite plural)
skjerdane (definite plural)

Related to obsolete Norwegian Bokmål vannskjær m. Probably related to dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk skjerel m and Jamtish tjervel m. Also may be related to English shrew.


kjose

kjose (present tense kys, past tense kaus, supine kose, past participle kosen, present participle kjosande, imperative kjos)

kys (present)
kaus (past)
kose (supine)
kosen (participle past)
kjosande (participle present)
kjos (imperative)


vass-skorpe

vass-skorpa (definite singular)
vass-skorper (indefinite plural)
vass-skorpene (definite plural)

From vass- (“water”) + skorpe (“crust”).


sviven

sviven (neuter svive, definite singular and plural svivne)

svive (neuter)
svivne (definite plural singular)


vass-spissmus

vass-spissmusa (definite singular)
vass-spissmus (indefinite plural)
vass-spissmyser (indefinite plural)
vass-spissmusene (definite plural)
vass-spissmysene (definite plural)


skapmus

skapmusa (definite singular)
skapmus (indefinite plural)
skapmyser (indefinite plural)
skapmusene (definite plural)
skapmysene (definite plural)

(humorous) a person who regularly walks by the cupboard, fridge or other, in order to snack


skåpmus

skåpmusa (definite singular)
skåpmus (indefinite plural)
skåpmyser (indefinite plural)
skåpmusene (definite plural)
skåpmysene (definite plural)


draumebok

draumeboka (definite singular)
draumebøker (indefinite plural)
draumebøkene (definite plural)

From draum (“dream”) + -e- + bok (“book”).

a book containing the interpretation of dreams


kjos

kjosen (definite singular)
kjosar (indefinite plural)
kjosane (definite plural)


sivd

sivd (neuter singular sivt, definite singular and plural sivde)

sivt (neuter singular)
sivde (definite plural singular)


siven

siven (neuter sive, definite singular and plural sivne)

sive (neuter)
sivne (definite plural singular)


sviden

sviden (neuter svide, definite singular and plural svidne)

svide (neuter)
svidne (definite plural singular)


gysa

gyser (present)
gyste (past)
gyst (participle past)
gysast (infinitive passive)
gysande (participle present)
gys (imperative)
gys (present)
gaus (past)
gose (supine)
gosen (participle past)
gysande (participle present)
gys (imperative)

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


skòr

skòr f (definite singular skòra, indefinite plural skòrer, definite plural skòrene)

skòra (definite singular)
skòrer (indefinite plural)
skòrene (definite plural)


fakke

fakkar (present)
fakka (past)
fakka (participle past)
fakkast (infinitive passive)
fakkande (participle present)
fakke (imperative)
fakk (imperative)


fakke

(slang) Pronunciation spelling of fucke.


fakk

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


smogen

smogen (neuter smoge, definite singular and plural smogne)

smoge (neuter)
smogne (definite plural singular)


fakka

fakkar (present)
fakka (past)
fakka (participle past)
fakkast (infinitive passive)
fakkande (participle present)
fakka (imperative)
fakk (imperative)


fakka

(slang) Pronunciation spelling of fucka.


foken

foken (neuter foke, definite singular and plural fokne)

foke (neuter)
fokne (definite plural singular)


smogi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of smogen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of smogen


smogi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of smyga


smogi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of smog


svivi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of sviven

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of sviven


svivi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of sviva


svivi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of sviv


kjosa

kjosa (present tense kys, past tense kaus, supine kose, past participle kosen, present participle kjosande, imperative kjos)

kys (present)
kaus (past)
kose (supine)
kosen (participle past)
kjosande (participle present)
kjos (imperative)

From Old Norse kjósa, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwseti, from the root *ǵews- (“to taste, try”). Akin to English choose. Other cognates include modern Icelandic kjósa, Swedish tjusa, archaic modern German kiesen, Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan), and Irish togh.

(archaic, transitive) to choose, select, prefer


fucke

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

Borrowed from the English verb fuck. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną.

(slang, colloquial, vulgar) to kid, dupe


raks

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of rekas


haika

haikar (present)
haika (past)
haika (participle past)
haikast (infinitive passive)
haikande (participle present)
haika (imperative)
haik (imperative)

Borrowed from the last part of English hitchhike.


kjortel

kjortelen (definite singular)
kjortlar (indefinite plural)
kjortlane (definite plural)


vismann

vismannen (definite singular)
vismenn (indefinite plural)
vismennene (definite plural)


verdame

verdama (definite singular)
verdamer (indefinite plural)
verdamene (definite plural)


tollmann

tollmannen (definite singular)
tollmenn (indefinite plural)
tollmennene (definite plural)


vermann

vermannen (definite singular)
vermenn (indefinite plural)
vermennene (definite plural)


vêrdame

vêrdama (definite singular)
vêrdamer (indefinite plural)
vêrdamene (definite plural)


valmann

valmannen (definite singular)
valmenn (indefinite plural)
valmennene (definite plural)

(politics, historical or especially US politics) an elector, member of an electoral college


stortingsmann

stortingsmannen (definite singular)
stortingsmenn (indefinite plural)
stortingsmennene (definite plural)

a male member of the Norwegian parliament

(dated) Norwegian MP, irrespective of gender


jamann

jamannen (definite singular)
jamenn (indefinite plural)
jamennene (definite plural)

Calque of English yes man. Equivalent to ja (“yes”) + mann (“man”).


lyktemann

lyktemannen (definite singular)
lyktemenn (indefinite plural)
lyktemennene (definite plural)

From lykt (“lantern”) + -e- + mann (“man”).

(folklore) will o' the wisp, thought to be children who died unbaptized, never finding their final rest


vêrmann

vêrmannen (definite singular)
vêrmenn (indefinite plural)
vêrmennene (definite plural)


vetteljos

vetteljoset (definite singular)
vetteljos (indefinite plural)
vetteljosa (definite plural)


vettelys

vettelyset (definite singular)
vettelys (indefinite plural)
vettelysa (definite plural)


nidstongi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of nidstong


drikkevise

drikkevisa (definite singular)
drikkeviser (indefinite plural)
drikkevisene (definite plural)

From drikke (“to drink”) + vise (“lyrical poem”).


nidvise

nidvisa (definite singular)
nidviser (indefinite plural)
nidvisene (definite plural)


dølehest

dølehesten (definite singular)
dølehestar (indefinite plural)
dølehestane (definite plural)


nidskrift

nidskriftet (definite singular)
nidskrift (indefinite plural)
nidskrifter (indefinite plural)
nidskrifta (definite plural)
nidskriftene (definite plural)

a scornful or defamatory piece of writing


dølemål

dølemålet (definite singular)
dølemål (indefinite plural)
dølemåla (definite plural)


kjærleikssong

kjærleikssongen (definite singular)
kjærleikssongar (indefinite plural)
kjærleikssongane (definite plural)

From kjærleik (“love”) + -s- + song (“song”).


nidsk

nidsk (indefinite singular)
nidske (definite plural singular)

From nid + -sk. Compare Icelandic nískur.


vise bort

head

vise bort (present tense viser bort, past tense viste bort, supine vist bort, imperative vis bort)

viser bort (present)
viste bort (past)
vist bort (supine)
vis bort (imperative)


dølefe

dølefeet (definite singular)
dølefe (indefinite plural)
dølefea (definite plural)


nidstong

nidstonga (definite singular)
nidstenger (indefinite plural)
nidstengene (definite plural)

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse níðstǫng. Equivalent to nid (“enmity”) + stong (“stake”).

slbor

(historical) a nithing pole; a stake with a horse's head attached to it, used for cursing an enemy


dølahest

dølahesten (definite singular)
dølahestar (indefinite plural)
dølahestane (definite plural)

From døl (“valley-dweller”) + -a- + hest (“horse”).


kylla

kyller (present)
kyllte (past)
kyllt (participle past)
kyllast (infinitive passive)
kyllande (participle present)
kyll (imperative)


dølevise

dølevisa (definite singular)
døleviser (indefinite plural)
dølevisene (definite plural)


froskemann

froskemannen (definite singular)
froskemenn (indefinite plural)
froskemennene (definite plural)

From frosk (“frog”) + -e- + mann (“man”).

a frogman (diver, usually using a diving suit) (usually male)


jærbu

jærbuen (definite singular)
jærbuar (indefinite plural)
jærbuane (definite plural)


dølamål

dølamålet (definite singular)
dølamål (indefinite plural)
dølamåla (definite plural)

(linguistics) dialect spoken by inhabitants of a valley, especially gudbrandsdalsmål


dalbu

dalbuen (definite singular)
dalbuar (indefinite plural)
dalbuane (definite plural)

a person from the district Dalane, Rogaland


sambuar

sambuaren (definite singular)
sambuarar (indefinite plural)
sambuarane (definite plural)

From sam- (“co-, together”) + bu (“to live”) + -ar (“-er”).


einebu

einebuen (definite singular)
einebuar (indefinite plural)
einebuane (definite plural)


døli

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of døl


einbu

einbuen (definite singular)
einbuar (indefinite plural)
einbuane (definite plural)


-bu

Used to create demonyms denoting people from wherever the first part suggests.

(botany) -oecious Used to form adjectives denoting the arrangement of sexual organs in plants.


sambu

sambuen (definite singular)
sambuar (indefinite plural)
sambuane (definite plural)


sambu

sambuet (definite singular)
sambu (indefinite plural)
sambua (definite plural)


bjerkreimsbu

bjerkreimsbuen (definite singular)
bjerkreimsbuar (indefinite plural)
bjerkreimsbuane (definite plural)


fjordbu

fjordbuen (definite singular)
fjordbuar (indefinite plural)
fjordbuane (definite plural)


finnøybu

finnøybuen (definite singular)
finnøybuar (indefinite plural)
finnøybuane (definite plural)


fitjabu

fitjabuen (definite singular)
fitjabuar (indefinite plural)
fitjabuane (definite plural)

From Fitjar + -bu. The lack of -r- in this form, may be that fitja- is an old genitive.


arnabu

arnabuen (definite singular)
arnabuar (indefinite plural)
arnabuane (definite plural)


fitjarbu

fitjarbuen (definite singular)
fitjarbuar (indefinite plural)
fitjarbuane (definite plural)


kystbu

kystbuen (definite singular)
kystbuar (indefinite plural)
kystbuane (definite plural)


kvitsøybu

kvitsøybuen (definite singular)
kvitsøybuar (indefinite plural)
kvitsøybuane (definite plural)


karmøybu

karmøybuen (definite singular)
karmøybuar (indefinite plural)
karmøybuane (definite plural)


fjellbu

fjellbuen (definite singular)
fjellbuar (indefinite plural)
fjellbuane (definite plural)


haugbu

haugbuen (definite singular)
haugbuar (indefinite plural)
haugbuane (definite plural)

(folklore) a subterranean creature that occasionally snatches children


sveibu

sveibuen (definite singular)
sveibuar (indefinite plural)
sveibuane (definite plural)


grensebuar

grensebuaren (definite singular)
grensebuarar (indefinite plural)
grensebuarane (definite plural)


nordbu

nordbuen (definite singular)
nordbuar (indefinite plural)
nordbuane (definite plural)

a person from or inhabitant of one of the Nordic countries


solabu

solabuen (definite singular)
solabuar (indefinite plural)
solabuane (definite plural)


sandnesbu

sandnesbuen (definite singular)
sandnesbuar (indefinite plural)
sandnesbuane (definite plural)


tastabu

tastabuen (definite singular)
tastabuar (indefinite plural)
tastabuane (definite plural)


riskabu

riskabuen (definite singular)
riskabuar (indefinite plural)
riskabuane (definite plural)


kleppsbu

kleppsbuen (definite singular)
kleppsbuar (indefinite plural)
kleppsbuane (definite plural)


strandabu

strandabuen (definite singular)
strandabuar (indefinite plural)
strandabuane (definite plural)


timebu

timebuen (definite singular)
timebuar (indefinite plural)
timebuane (definite plural)

a person from Time municipality, Rogaland


totning

totningen (definite singular)
totningar (indefinite plural)
totningane (definite plural)


madlabu

madlabuen (definite singular)
madlabuar (indefinite plural)
madlabuane (definite plural)

a person from Madla in Stavanger, Norway


haugesundar

haugesundaren (definite singular)
haugesundarar (indefinite plural)
haugesundarane (definite plural)


landbu

landbuen (definite singular)
landbuar (indefinite plural)
landbuane (definite plural)


jørpelandsbu

jørpelandsbuen (definite singular)
jørpelandsbuar (indefinite plural)
jørpelandsbuane (definite plural)


saudabu

saudabuen (definite singular)
saudabuar (indefinite plural)
saudabuane (definite plural)


strandbu

strandbuen (definite singular)
strandbuar (indefinite plural)
strandbuane (definite plural)

From strand (“beach, shore”) + -bu (“dweller”).

a person who lives by a beach, or is from or lives in a place named Strand

a person from Strand municipality in Rogaland, Norway


molbu

molbuen (definite singular)
molbuar (indefinite plural)
molbuane (definite plural)


hjelmelandsbu

hjelmelandsbuen (definite singular)
hjelmelandsbuar (indefinite plural)
hjelmelandsbuane (definite plural)


øybu

øybuen (definite singular)
øybuar (indefinite plural)
øybuane (definite plural)


fløygje

fløygjer (present)
fløygde (past)
fløygt (participle past)
fløygd (participle past)
fløygjast (infinitive passive)
fløygjande (participle present)
fløyg (imperative)

From Old Norse fleygja, from Proto-Germanic *flaugijaną.


grunnlagsetikk

grunnlagsetikken (definite singular)
grunnlagsetikkar (indefinite plural)
grunnlagsetikkane (definite plural)


øygja

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øygja (present tense øygjer, past tense øygde, supine øygd or øygt, past participle øygd, present participle øygjande, imperative øyg)

øygjer (present)
øygde (past)
øygd (supine)
øygt (supine)
øygd (participle past)
øygjande (participle present)
øyg (imperative)


smøya

smøya (present tense smøyer, past tense smøygde, supine smøygd or smøygt, past participle smøygd, present participle smøyande, imperative smøy)

smøyer (present)
smøygde (past)
smøygd (supine)
smøygt (supine)
smøygd (participle past)
smøyande (participle present)
smøy (imperative)


speia

speiar (present)
speia (past)
speia (participle past)
speiast (infinitive passive)
speiande (participle present)
speia (imperative)
spei (imperative)


speidar

speidaren (definite singular)
speidarar (indefinite plural)
speidarane (definite plural)


kitlen

kitlen (masculine and feminine kitlen, neuter kitle or kitlent, definite singular or plural kitlene or kitlne)

kitlen (feminine masculine)
kitle (neuter)
kitlent (neuter)
kitlene (definite plural singular)
kitlne (definite plural singular)


kislne

definite singular of kislen (non-standard since 2012)

plural of kislen (non-standard since 2012)


speide

speidar (present)
speida (past)
speida (participle past)
speidast (infinitive passive)
speidande (participle present)
speide (imperative)
speid (imperative)

From Old Norse speja, spæja, from Middle Low German speien.


kislent

neuter singular of kislen (non-standard since 2012)


firføsle

firføsla (definite singular)
firføsler (indefinite plural)
firføslor (indefinite plural)
firføslene (definite plural)
firføslone (definite plural)


kitli

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of kitlen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of kitlen


smøye

smøye (present tense smøyer, past tense smøygde, supine smøygd or smøygt, past participle smøygd, present participle smøyande, imperative smøy)

From Old Norse smeygja, from Proto-Germanic *smaugijaną.


ratla

ratlar (present)
ratla (past)
ratla (participle past)
ratlast (infinitive passive)
ratlande (participle present)
ratla (imperative)
ratl (imperative)


firføtle

firføtla (definite singular)
firføtler (indefinite plural)
firføtlor (indefinite plural)
firføtlene (definite plural)
firføtlone (definite plural)


byggjing

byggjinga (definite singular)
byggjingi (definite singular)
byggjingar (indefinite plural)
byggjingane (definite plural)


kislen

kislen (masculine kislen, feminine kislen or kisli, neuter kisle or kisli or kislent, definite singular and plural kislne)

kislen (masculine)
kislen (feminine)
kisli (feminine)
kisle (neuter)
kisli (neuter)
kislent (neuter)
kislne (definite plural singular)


øygje

øygje (present tense øygjer, past tense øygde, supine øygd or øygt, past participle øygd, present participle øygjande, imperative øyg)

From Old Norse eygja, from Proto-Germanic *augijaną.


firføtla

definite singular of firføtle (non-standard since 2012)


føflekk

føflekken (definite singular)
føflekker (indefinite plural)
føflekkar (indefinite plural)
føflekkene (definite plural)
føflekkane (definite plural)


bekkjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of bekk


drykkjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of drykk


benkjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of benk


veggjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of vegg


drengjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of dreng


belgjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of belg


leggjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of legg


sekkjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of sekk


serkjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of serk


kleggjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of klegg


heggjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of hegg


strengjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of streng


nekkjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of nekk


svelgjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of svelg


vegjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of veg


øykjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of øyk


steggjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of stegg


firføsla

definite singular of firføsle (non-standard since 2012)


dreggjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of dregg


andstegg

andsteggen (definite singular)
andstegger (indefinite plural)
andsteggar (indefinite plural)
andsteggene (definite plural)
andsteggane (definite plural)


andestegg

andesteggen (definite singular)
andestegger (indefinite plural)
andesteggar (indefinite plural)
andesteggene (definite plural)
andesteggane (definite plural)


duestegg

duesteggen (definite singular)
duestegger (indefinite plural)
duesteggar (indefinite plural)
duesteggene (definite plural)
duesteggane (definite plural)


speiar

speiaren (definite singular)
speiarar (indefinite plural)
speiarane (definite plural)


speiar

present tense of speia (non-standard since 2012)


gåsestegg

gåsesteggen (definite singular)
gåsestegger (indefinite plural)
gåsesteggar (indefinite plural)
gåsesteggene (definite plural)
gåsesteggane (definite plural)


skjenkjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of skjenk


hamarsing

hamarsingen (definite singular)
hamarsingar (indefinite plural)
hamarsingane (definite plural)


krønik

krønika (definite singular)
krøniki (definite singular)
krøniker (indefinite plural)
krønikene (definite plural)


sjapp

sjappa (definite singular)
sjapper (indefinite plural)
sjappene (definite plural)


vengjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of veng


skoten

skoten (neuter skote, definite singular and plural skotne)

skote (neuter)
skotne (definite plural singular)

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of skjota and skjote


skruve

skruven (definite singular)
skruvar (indefinite plural)
skruvane (definite plural)


skruve

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


stegg

steggen (definite singular)
stegger (indefinite plural)
steggar (indefinite plural)
steggene (definite plural)
steggane (definite plural)

From Old Norse steggi, from Proto-Germanic *staggijô, *staggijaz. Akin to English stag.


kitle

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

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


rypestegg

rypesteggen (definite singular)
rypestegger (indefinite plural)
rypesteggar (indefinite plural)
rypesteggene (definite plural)
rypesteggane (definite plural)


paraplydregg

paraplydreggen (definite singular)
paraplydregger (indefinite plural)
paraplydreggar (indefinite plural)
paraplydreggene (definite plural)
paraplydreggane (definite plural)

From paraply (“umbrella”) + dregg (“grapnel”).


graata

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graata (present tense græt, past tense gret)


kanvasi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of kanvas


CV-i

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of CV


skabbet

(non-standard since 2020) definite singular of skabb


CV-a

(non-standard since 2019) definite plural of CV


kanvasa

(non-standard since 2019) definite plural of kanvas


cv-i

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of cv


skabbi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of skabb n


sorbitolet

(non-standard since 2019) definite singular of sorbitol


cv-et

(non-standard since 2019) definite singular of cv


skabba

(non-standard since 2020) definite plural of skabb


grutet

(non-standard since 2018) definite singular of grut


CV-et

(non-standard since 2019) definite singular of CV


glippet

(non-standard since 2017) definite singular of glipp n (now masculine)


cv-a

(non-standard since 2019) definite plural of cv


fløyelet

(non-standard since 2018) definite singular of fløyel


turmalinet

(non-standard since 2018) definite singular of turmalin


gleppet

(non-standard since 2017) definite singular of glepp n (now masculine)


curriculum vitaear

curriculum vitae
curriculum vitae#Norwegian_Nynorsk


massaiane

definite plural of massai (non-standard since 2016)


strykninet

(non-standard since 2018) definite singular of stryknin


massaien

definite singular of massai (non-standard since 2016)


masai

masaien (definite singular)
masaiar (indefinite plural)
masaiane (definite plural)


klukk

klukket (definite singular)
klukk (indefinite plural)
klukka (definite plural)

cackle (laugh resembling a cry of a hen or goose)


herrnhut

herrnhuten (definite singular)
herrnhutar (indefinite plural)
herrnhutane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of herrnhutar


benediktin

benediktinen (definite singular)
benediktinar (indefinite plural)
benediktinane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of benediktinar


bernhardin

bernhardinen (definite singular)
bernhardinar (indefinite plural)
bernhardinane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of bernhardinar


birgittin

birgittinen (definite singular)
birgittinar (indefinite plural)
birgittinane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of birgittinar


tungusar

tungusaren (definite singular)
tungusarar (indefinite plural)
tungusarane (definite plural)


fransiskan

fransiskanen (definite singular)
fransiskanar (indefinite plural)
fransiskanane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of fransiskanar


tungus

tungusen (definite singular)
tungusar (indefinite plural)
tungusane (definite plural)


irokes

irokesen (definite singular)
irokesar (indefinite plural)
irokesane (definite plural)


meroving

merovingen (definite singular)
merovingar (indefinite plural)
merovingane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of merovingar


birkebein

birkebeinen (definite singular)
birkebeinar (indefinite plural)
birkebeinane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of birkebeinar


trojanar

trojanaren (definite singular)
trojanarar (indefinite plural)
trojanarane (definite plural)


plebeiar

plebeiaren (definite singular)
plebeiarar (indefinite plural)
plebeiarane (definite plural)


teutonar

teutonaren (definite singular)
teutonarar (indefinite plural)
teutonarane (definite plural)


spartanar

spartanaren (definite singular)
spartanarar (indefinite plural)
spartanarane (definite plural)


puritanar

puritanaren (definite singular)
puritanarar (indefinite plural)
puritanarane (definite plural)


anglikanar

anglikanaren (definite singular)
anglikanarar (indefinite plural)
anglikanarane (definite plural)


karolingar

karolingaren (definite singular)
karolingarar (indefinite plural)
karolingarane (definite plural)


angelsakse

angelsaksen (definite singular)
angelsaksar (indefinite plural)
angelsaksane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of angelsaksar


florentinar

florentinaren (definite singular)
florentinarar (indefinite plural)
florentinarane (definite plural)


angelsaksar

angelsaksaren (definite singular)
angelsaksarar (indefinite plural)
angelsaksarane (definite plural)


galatar

galataren (definite singular)
galatarar (indefinite plural)
galatarane (definite plural)


fransiskanar

fransiskanaren (definite singular)
fransiskanarar (indefinite plural)
fransiskanarane (definite plural)


massaiar

indefinite plural of massai (non-standard since 2016)


mohikan

mohikanen (definite singular)
mohikanar (indefinite plural)
mohikanane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of mohikanar


keltar

keltaren (definite singular)
keltarar (indefinite plural)
keltarane (definite plural)


girondinar

girondinaren (definite singular)
girondinarar (indefinite plural)
girondinarane (definite plural)


jakobinar

jakobinaren (definite singular)
jakobinarar (indefinite plural)
jakobinarane (definite plural)


augustinar

augustinaren (definite singular)
augustinarar (indefinite plural)
augustinarane (definite plural)


kapusinar

kapusinaren (definite singular)
kapusinarar (indefinite plural)
kapusinarane (definite plural)


germanar

germanaren (definite singular)
germanarar (indefinite plural)
germanarane (definite plural)


mohikanar

mohikanaren (definite singular)
mohikanarar (indefinite plural)
mohikanarane (definite plural)


afrikand

afrikanden (definite singular)
afrikandar (indefinite plural)
afrikandane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of afrikandar


lutheranar

lutheranaren (definite singular)
lutheranarar (indefinite plural)
lutheranarane (definite plural)


irokesar

irokesaren (definite singular)
irokesarar (indefinite plural)
irokesarane (definite plural)

From earlier irokes + -ar. The first part is a borrowing from French iroquois.


herrnhutar

herrnhutaren (definite singular)
herrnhutarar (indefinite plural)
herrnhutarane (definite plural)


herrnhutar

indefinite plural of herrnhut (non-standard since 2016)


kanvaset

(non-standard since 2019) definite singular of kanvas


benediktinar

benediktinaren (definite singular)
benediktinarar (indefinite plural)
benediktinarane (definite plural)


benediktinar

indefinite plural of benediktin (non-standard since 2016)


merovingar

merovingaren (definite singular)
merovingarar (indefinite plural)
merovingarane (definite plural)

After Medieval Latin Merovingi pl (“descendants of Merovech”).


merovingar

indefinite plural of meroving (non-standard since 2016)


saksar

saksaren (definite singular)
saksarar (indefinite plural)
saksarane (definite plural)


saksar

indefinite plural of sakse (non-standard since 2016)


saharawi

saharawien (definite singular)
saharawiar (indefinite plural)
saharawiane (definite plural)

From Arabic صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy, “of the desert”).


birgittinar

birgittinaren (definite singular)
birgittinarar (indefinite plural)
birgittinarane (definite plural)


birgittinar

indefinite plural of birgittin (non-standard since 2016)


karoling

karolingen (definite singular)
karolingar (indefinite plural)
karolingane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of karolingar


jakobin

jakobinen (definite singular)
jakobinar (indefinite plural)
jakobinane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of jakobinar


nevri

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of never


sjevra

sjevrar (present)
sjevra (past)
sjevra (participle past)
sjevrast (infinitive passive)
sjevrande (participle present)
sjevra (imperative)
sjevr (imperative)


teuton

teutonen (definite singular)
teutonar (indefinite plural)
teutonane (definite plural)


sjevre

sjevrar (present)
sjevra (past)
sjevra (participle past)
sjevrast (infinitive passive)
sjevrande (participle present)
sjevre (imperative)
sjevr (imperative)


birkebeinar

birkebeinaren (definite singular)
birkebeinarar (indefinite plural)
birkebeinarane (definite plural)

From earlier birkebein + -ar, the first part from Old Norse birkibeinn (plural birkibeinar). The un-suffixed form was made non-standard by an 2016 official spelling decision.

(history) a participant in an uprising in the 1170s Norway, and, in the following decades, an adherent to the successor political party.

(sports, nonce word) a contestant or participant in any of the popular Birkebeiner races


birkebeinar

(non-standard since 2016) indefinite plural of birkebein


lurde

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of lura


lurde

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of lurd

(non-standard since 2012) plural of lurd


fjorsommar

fjorsommaren (definite singular)
fjorsomrar (indefinite plural)
fjorsomrane (definite plural)


vestgote

vestgoten (definite singular)
vestgotar (indefinite plural)
vestgotane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of vestgotar


fjorgamal

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fjorgamal (masculine and feminine fjorgamal, neuter fjorgamalt, definite singular and plural fjorgamle)

fjorgamal (feminine masculine)
fjorgamalt (neuter)
fjorgamle (definite plural singular)


indogerman

indogermanen (definite singular)
indogermanar (indefinite plural)
indogermanane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of indogermanar


fjorhaust

fjorhausten (definite singular)
fjorhaustar (indefinite plural)
fjorhaustane (definite plural)

From fjor (“last year”) + haust (“fall, autumn”).


fjorgammal

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fjorgammal (masculine and feminine fjorgammal, neuter fjorgammalt, definite singular and plural fjorgamle)

fjorgammal (feminine masculine)
fjorgammalt (neuter)
fjorgamle (definite plural singular)

From fjor (“last year”) + gammal (“old”).


fjorvår

fjorvåren (definite singular)
fjorvårar (indefinite plural)
fjorvårane (definite plural)

From fjor (“last year”) + vår (“spring”).


fjorsumar

fjorsumaren (definite singular)
fjorsumrar (indefinite plural)
fjorsumrane (definite plural)


snøen som fall i fjor

water under the bridge
water under the bridge


austgote

austgoten (definite singular)
austgotar (indefinite plural)
austgotane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of austgotar


vestgotar

vestgotaren (definite singular)
vestgotarar (indefinite plural)
vestgotarane (definite plural)

(non-standard since 2016) indefinite plural of vestgote


fjorvinter

fjorvinteren (definite singular)
fjorvintrar (indefinite plural)
fjorvintrane (definite plural)

From fjor (“last year”) + vinter (“winter”).


austgotar

austgotaren (definite singular)
austgotarar (indefinite plural)
austgotarane (definite plural)


gaselle

gasella (definite singular)
gaseller (indefinite plural)
gasellene (definite plural)

From Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl) via German Gazelle.


maule

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

Etymology unclear. Cognate with Icelandic maula. Perhaps related to German Maul (“mouth of an animal”) or Southern Sami måvladidh (with same meaning as Norwegian). Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his Spydeberg dialect dictionary (spelled as moule).

Eg maular ikkje smør, og brukar det heller ikkje på noko anna enn hardbrød. Noko av det eg maular mest no er vaniljesaus.

I don't eat butter by itself. Nor do I use it on anything else than hard bread. Nowadays though, by itself, I mostly eat custard.

(transitive, intransitive) to eat by itself, without appropriate accompanying food(s) (e.g. eating the spread without bread, or beef without potatoes)


anglane

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of anglar


jonane

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of jonar


kimbrane

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of kimbrar


baglane

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of baglar


dorane

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of dorar


vommi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of vom


jonar

jonaren (definite singular)
jonarar (indefinite plural)
jonarane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ), the name of Zeus' lover Io.

(historical) an Ionian (member of the Ionians).


normannane

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of normannar


skjeljane

(former official form; now non-standard) definite plural of skjel


flesjane

(non-standard since 1938) definite plural of fles


skjeljar

(former official form; now non-standard) indefinite plural of skjel


kløvjane

(former official form; now non-standard) definite plural of kløv


kløvjar

(former official form; now non-standard) indefinite plural of kløv


skjeli

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of skjel

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of skjel


flesjar

(non-standard since 1938) indefinite plural of fles


anglar

anglaren (definite singular)
anglarar (indefinite plural)
anglarane (definite plural)

(historical) an Angle (member of Germanic tribe).


etnebu

etnebuen (definite singular)
etnebuar (indefinite plural)
etnebuane (definite plural)


elysisk

elysisk (indefinite singular)
elysiske (definite plural singular)


elyseisk

elyseisk (indefinite singular)
elyseiske (definite plural singular)


skjel

skjela (definite singular)
skjelet (definite singular)
skjeler (indefinite plural)
skjel (indefinite plural)
skjelene (definite plural)
skjela (definite plural)
skjel (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
skjeli (accusative definite nominative singular)
skjeljar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
skjeljarne (accusative definite nominative plural)
skjelenne (dative definite singular)
skjeljom (dative definite plural)
skjeljar- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
skjelje- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

nn-decl-blank-aasen

skjel

From Old Norse skel f, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō. Akin to English shell.

a shell
either shell of a bivalve mollusk


eugenisk

eugenisk (indefinite singular)
eugeniske (definite plural singular)


kaffein

kaffeinen (definite singular)
kaffeinet (definite singular)


eugenetisk

eugenetisk (indefinite singular)
eugenetiske (definite plural singular)


kasseroll

kasserollen (definite singular)
kasserollar (indefinite plural)
kasserollane (definite plural)

(pre-2005) alternative form of kasserolle


muhamedan

muhamedanen (definite singular)
muhamedanar (indefinite plural)
muhamedanane (definite plural)

(pre-2005) alternative form of muhammedanar


narsisme

narsismen (definite singular)
narsismar (indefinite plural)
narsismane (definite plural)

(pre-2005) alternative form of narsissisme


etnesbu

etnesbuen (definite singular)
etnesbuar (indefinite plural)
etnesbuane (definite plural)


muhammedan

muhammedanen (definite singular)
muhammedanar (indefinite plural)
muhammedanane (definite plural)


muhamedanar

muhamedanaren (definite singular)
muhamedanarar (indefinite plural)
muhamedanarane (definite plural)


jubalong

jubalongen (definite singular)
jubalongar (indefinite plural)
jubalongane (definite plural)


manikyre

manikyren (definite singular)
manikyrar (indefinite plural)
manikyrane (definite plural)


balutsjar

balutsjaren (definite singular)
balutsjarar (indefinite plural)
balutsjarane (definite plural)


askenasi

askenasien (definite singular)
askenasiar (indefinite plural)
askenasiane (definite plural)


corsicanar

corsicanaren (definite singular)
corsicanarar (indefinite plural)
corsicanarane (definite plural)

(pre-2005) alternative form of korsikanar


Mellomhavet

(pre-2005) alternative form of Middelhavet


sapør

sapøren (definite singular)
sapørar (indefinite plural)
sapørane (definite plural)


Midhav

indefinite singular of Midhavet (non-standard since 2005)


korsikanar

korsikanaren (definite singular)
korsikanarar (indefinite plural)
korsikanarane (definite plural)


corsicansk

corsicansk (indefinite singular)
corsicanske (definite plural singular)

(pre-2005) alternative form of korsikansk


ruggel

ruggelet (definite singular)
ruggel (indefinite plural)
rugla (definite plural)


kjekl

kjeklet (definite singular)
kjekl (indefinite plural)
kjekla (definite plural)


rukl

ruklet (definite singular)
rukl (indefinite plural)
rukla (definite plural)


bjølla

bjølla (definite singular)
bjøller (indefinite plural)
bjøllor (indefinite plural)
bjøllene (definite plural)
bjøllone (definite plural)


fikl

fiklet (definite singular)
fikl (indefinite plural)
fikla (definite plural)


ruglet

definite singular of ruggel (non-standard since 2012)


kjekle

kjeklar (present)
kjekla (past)
kjekla (participle past)
kjeklast (infinitive passive)
kjeklande (participle present)
kjekle (imperative)
kjekl (imperative)


sappør

sappøren (definite singular)
sappørar (indefinite plural)
sappørane (definite plural)

(military, colloquial) a military engineer; sapper


fikle

fiklar (present)
fikla (past)
fikla (participle past)
fiklast (infinitive passive)
fiklande (participle present)
fikle (imperative)
fikl (imperative)


kulakk

kulakken (definite singular)
kulakkar (indefinite plural)
kulakkane (definite plural)

From Russian кула́к (kulák, “fist; tight-fisted person”).

bor

(historical, derogatory) a kulak (prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers).


kjerke

kjerka (definite singular)
kjerker (indefinite plural)
kjerkene (definite plural)

Russenorsk: Kjerka

Dei fekk ta lika og fara austover til kjerka med dem

They've got to take the corpses and move eastwards to the church with them

(nonstandard, dialectal) alternative spelling of kirkje


askenas

askenasen (definite singular)
askenasar (indefinite plural)
askenasane (definite plural)


sukl

suklet (definite singular)
sukl (indefinite plural)
sukla (definite plural)


kjekla

kjeklar (present)
kjekla (past)
kjekla (participle past)
kjeklast (infinitive passive)
kjeklande (participle present)
kjekla (imperative)
kjekl (imperative)


trekkje

head

trekkje (present tense trekkjer, past tense trekte, past participle trekt, present participle trekkjande, imperative trekk)

trekkjer (present)
trekte (past)
trekt (participle past)
trekkjande (participle present)
trekk (imperative)


fikla

fiklar (present)
fikla (past)
fikla (participle past)
fiklast (infinitive passive)
fiklande (participle present)
fikla (imperative)
fikl (imperative)


svelgje

svelgjer (present)
svelgde (past)
svelgt (participle past)
svelgd (participle past)
svelgjast (infinitive passive)
svelgjande (participle present)
svelg (imperative)


ondri

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of onder


klypp

klyppen (definite singular)
klyppar (indefinite plural)
klyppane (definite plural)


tukl

tuklet (definite singular)
tukl (indefinite plural)
tukla (definite plural)


bjølle

bjølla (definite singular)
bjøller (indefinite plural)
bjøllene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bjǫllu, oblique cases singular of bjalla, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ. Akin to English bell. Other cognates include Danish bjælde, Icelandic bjalla, and Faroese bjølla. The verb is derived from the noun.


bjølle

bjøllar (present)
bjølla (past)
bjølla (participle past)
bjøllast (infinitive passive)
bjøllande (participle present)
bjølle (imperative)
bjøll (imperative)


mørr

mørren (definite singular)
mørrar (indefinite plural)
mørrane (definite plural)


svori

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of svoren

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of svoren


svori

(non-standard since 2012) supine of sverja and sverje


løkt

løkta (definite singular)
løkter (indefinite plural)
løktene (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of lukt (“smell”)


løkt

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of lykt (“lantern, headlamp”)


rekster

reksteren (definite singular)
rekstrar (indefinite plural)
rekstrane (definite plural)


kahytte

kahytta (definite singular)
kahytter (indefinite plural)
kahyttene (definite plural)


keipe

keipa (definite singular)
keiper (indefinite plural)
keipene (definite plural)


kagg

kaggen (definite singular)
kaggar (indefinite plural)
kaggane (definite plural)


smalehovud

smalehovudet (definite singular)
smalehovud (indefinite plural)
smalehovuda (definite plural)

smalahove, a dish made from sheep’s head that is burnt and boiled


trekte

trektar (present)
trekta (past)
trekta (participle past)
trektast (infinitive passive)
trektande (participle present)
trekte (imperative)
trekt (imperative)

(transitive, intransitive) to make a drink by pouring boiling water over dried or ground powder (e.g. coffee)


skramma

skramma (definite singular)
skrammer (indefinite plural)
skrammor (indefinite plural)
skrammene (definite plural)
skrammone (definite plural)


tettna

tettnar (present)
tettna (past)
tettna (participle past)
tettnast (infinitive passive)
tettnande (participle present)
tettna (imperative)
tettn (imperative)


tjukkna

tjukknar (present)
tjukkna (past)
tjukkna (participle past)
tjukknast (infinitive passive)
tjukknande (participle present)
tjukkna (imperative)
tjukkn (imperative)


kjøda

kjøda (definite singular)
kjødor (indefinite plural)
kjødorna (definite plural)


skeid

skeidi (definite singular)
skeider (indefinite plural)
skeiderna (definite plural)

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of skei (“spoon”)


breida

nn-verb

breida (present tense breider, past tense breidde, past participle breidt, passive infinitive breidast, present participle breidande, imperative breid)

breider (present)
breidde (past)
breidt (participle past)
breidast (infinitive passive)
breidande (participle present)
breid (imperative)


skråmer

indefinite plural of skråma (non-standard since 2012)

indefinite plural of skråme (non-standard since 2012)


vækjone

definite plural of vækja (non-standard since 2012)

definite plural of vækje (non-standard since 2012)


kryddone

definite plural of krydde (non-standard since 2012)

definite plural of krydda (non-standard since 2012)


vækjor

indefinite plural of vækje (non-standard since 2012)

indefinite plural of vækja (non-standard since 2012)


skråmone

definite plural of skråma (non-standard since 2012)

definite plural of skråme (non-standard since 2012)


eikjor

indefinite plural of eikja (non-standard since 2012)

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of eikje


eikjene

definite plural of eikja (non-standard since 2012)


eikjone

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of eikje


nøtti

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of nøtt


eikone

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of eike

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of eika


nuppereller

(pre-2012) alternative form of nupereller


nupereller

head

nupereller f pl (definite plural nuperellene)


nate-

From Old Norse hnata, genitive plural of hnot f (“nut”).

(non-standard since 2012) prefixal of nòt (“nut”)


skræme

skræmer (present)
skræmde (past)
skræmt (participle past)
skræmd (participle past)
skræmast (infinitive passive)
skræmande (participle present)
skræm (imperative)


kræmar

kræmaren (definite singular)
kræmarar (indefinite plural)
kræmarane (definite plural)


kvæse

kvæser (present)
kvæste (past)
kvæst (participle past)
kvæsast (infinitive passive)
kvæsande (participle present)
kvæs (imperative)


fræse

fræser (present)
fræste (past)
fræst (participle past)
fræsast (infinitive passive)
fræsande (participle present)
fræs (imperative)


bræse

bræser (present)
bræste (past)
bræst (participle past)
bræsast (infinitive passive)
bræsande (participle present)
bræs (imperative)


lauvtre

lauvtreet (definite singular)
lauvtre (indefinite plural)
lauvtrea (definite plural)


brækje

brækjer (present)
brækte (past)
brækt (participle past)
brækjast (infinitive passive)
brækjande (participle present)
bræk (imperative)

alternative form of brækja (non-standard since 2012)


bræka

bræker (present)
brækte (past)
brækt (participle past)
brækast (infinitive passive)
brækande (participle present)
bræk (imperative)


kvese

kveser (present)
kveste (past)
kvest (participle past)
kvesast (infinitive passive)
kvesande (participle present)
kves (imperative)


brekje

brekjer (present)
brekte (past)
brekt (participle past)
brekjast (infinitive passive)
brekjande (participle present)
brek (imperative)

alternative form of brekja (non-standard since 2012)


brækte

bræktar (present)
brækta (past)
brækta (participle past)
bræktast (infinitive passive)
bræktande (participle present)
brækte (imperative)
brækt (imperative)

(non-standard since 2012) alternative spelling of brekte


kræle

krælar (present)
kræla (past)
kræla (participle past)
krælast (infinitive passive)
krælande (participle present)
kræle (imperative)
kræl (imperative)

(non-standard since 2012) alternative spelling of krela


spræk

sprækt (neuter)
spræke (definite plural singular)
sprækare (comparative)
sprækast (indefinite superlative)
sprækaste (definite superlative)


stræne

stræner (present)
strænte (past)
strænt (participle past)
strænast (infinitive passive)
strænande (participle present)
stræn (imperative)


drok

droka (definite singular)
droki (definite singular)
dreker (indefinite plural)
drekene (definite plural)


gjæte

gjæter (present)
gjætte (past)
gjætt (participle past)
gjætast (infinitive passive)
gjætande (participle present)
gjæt (imperative)


droki

definite singular of drok (non-standard since 2012)


drekene

definite plural of drok (non-standard since 2012)


rudningar

indefinite plural of rudning (non-standard since 2012)


rudningane

definite plural of rudning (non-standard since 2012)


rudningen

definite singular of rudning (non-standard since 2012)


dreker

indefinite plural of drok (non-standard since 2012)


flòte

flòten (definite singular)
flòtar (indefinite plural)
flòtane (definite plural)


rydning

rydningen (definite singular)
rydninga (definite singular)
rydningar (indefinite plural)
rydningane (definite plural)


kaldleg

kaldleg (indefinite singular)
kaldlege (definite plural singular)


njosn

njosna (definite singular)
njosni (definite singular)
njosner (indefinite plural)
njosnene (definite plural)


svarm

svarmen (definite singular)
svarmar (indefinite plural)
svarmane (definite plural)


skutel

skutelen (definite singular)
skutlar (indefinite plural)
skutlane (definite plural)


njos

njosa (definite singular)
njosi (definite singular)
njoser (indefinite plural)
njosene (definite plural)


njos

(non-standard since 1938) imperative of njosa


tiriltunge

tiriltunga (definite singular)
tiriltunger (indefinite plural)
tiriltungene (definite plural)

A compound of tiril + tunge (“tongue”). The meaning or origin of the first part is unknownn.

Lotus corniculatus
Lotus corniculatus#Translingual


kvænsk

kvænskt (neuter)
kvænske (definite plural singular)
kvænskare (comparative)
kvænskast (indefinite superlative)
kvænskaste (definite superlative)


nysn

nysna (definite singular)
nysner (indefinite plural)
nysnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse njósn. Doublet of nyss. Compare Icelandic njósnari (“a spy”).


finkel

finkelen (definite singular)
finklar (indefinite plural)
finklane (definite plural)


råme

råma (definite singular)
råmer (indefinite plural)
råmor (indefinite plural)
råmene (definite plural)
råmone (definite plural)


råme

råmar (present)
råma (past)
råma (participle past)
råmast (infinitive passive)
råmande (participle present)
råme (imperative)
råm (imperative)


sumle

sumlar (present)
sumla (past)
sumla (participle past)
sumlast (infinitive passive)
sumlande (participle present)
sumle (imperative)
suml (imperative)


prøyssar

prøyssaren (definite singular)
prøyssarar (indefinite plural)
prøyssarane (definite plural)

(idiomatic) a person with a lot of discipline


njoser

indefinite plural of njos (non-standard since 2012)


njosnene

definite plural of njosn (non-standard since 2012)


prøyssarar

indefinite plural of prøyssar (“Prussians”)


prøyssarane

definite plural of prøyssar (“the Prussians”)


njosi

definite singular of njos (non-standard since 2012)


njosner

indefinite plural of njosn (non-standard since 2012)


njosni

definite singular of njosn (non-standard since 2012)


njosene

definite plural of njos (non-standard since 2012)


nysni

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of nysn


prøyssaren

definite singular of prøyssar (“the Prussian”)