relativitetsteori

relativitetsteorien (definite singular)
relativitetsteoriar (indefinite plural)
relativitetsteoriane (definite plural)

theory of relativity
theory of relativity


relativitet

head

relativitet m (definite singular relativiteten)


piggvar

piggvaren (definite singular)
piggvarar (indefinite plural)
piggvarane (definite plural)


trena

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

Eg har trent her ganske lenge.

I have been exercising here for a rather long time.

(transitive, intransitive) train, exercise


trena

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

(intransitive, especially about grass) to wither

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

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


kreativitet

kreativitet m (definite singular kreativiteten)


satsa

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


samråd

samrådet (definite singular)
samråd (indefinite plural)
samråda (definite plural)


bitar

indefinite plural of bit (Etymologies 1 & 2)


maskar

indefinite masculine plural of maske (Etymology 2)


siken

siken (neuter sike, definite singular and plural sikne)

sike (neuter)
sikne (definite plural singular)


dalar

Via Low German daler, German Taler. Doublet of dollar and tolar.

(historical, numismatics) a thaler; monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries


dalar

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vaden

(non-standard since 1938) past participle of vada


samfund

samfundet (definite singular)
samfund (indefinite plural)
samfunda (definite plural)


karens

karensen (definite singular)
karensar (indefinite plural)
karensane (definite plural)


datamaskinen

definite masculine singular of datamaskin


biten

definite singular of bit (Etymologies 1 & 2)


biten

head

biten (neuter bite, definite singular and plural bitne)

bite (neuter)
bitne (definite plural singular)


kanoner

(non-standard since 1959) indefinite plural of kanon


datamaskiner

indefinite feminine plural of datamaskin


pioner

pioneren (definite singular)
pionerar (indefinite plural)
pionerane (definite plural)


kristna

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

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


dominikanen

definite singular of dominikan (non-standard since 2016)


kromosomen

(non-standard since 1984) definite singular of kromosom


bråket

bråket (indefinite singular)
bråkete (definite plural singular)


tinar

tinaren (definite singular)
tinarar (indefinite plural)
tinarane (definite plural)


rånar

rånaren (definite singular)
rånarar (indefinite plural)
rånarane (definite plural)

a person from the Norwegian teenage car enthusiast milieu, close related to Swedish raggare (but using newer car models)


utvandrar

utvandraren (definite singular)
utvandrarar (indefinite plural)
utvandrarane (definite plural)

From ut (“out”) + vandrar (“traveller, wanderer”).


adderar

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of addera


subtraherar

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of subtrahera


studerar

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of studera


hamstrar

(non-standard since 1985) indefinite plural of hamster


klokast

indefinite singular superlative degree of klok


likast

indefinite singular superlative degree of lik (in meaning best)


klokaste

inflection of klok:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of klok:
plural superlative degree


brunast

indefinite singular superlative degree of brun


brunaste

inflection of brun:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of brun:
plural superlative degree


rarast

indefinite singular superlative degree of rar


varmaste

inflection of varm:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of varm:
plural superlative degree


raraste

inflection of rar:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of rar:
plural superlative degree


våtaste

inflection of våt:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of våt:
plural superlative degree


ordnar

(non-standard since 1938) indefinite plural of orden


norske

norsken (definite singular)
norskar (indefinite plural)
norskane (definite plural)

From norsk (“Norwegian”), following the same pattern as svenske (“Swede”) and danske (“Dane”) from their respective adjectives.


mutom

used in the set prepositional phrase i mutom


friske

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

friske opp minnet

(usually with opp) to refresh, freshen up

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


falske

falsken (definite singular)
falskar (indefinite plural)
falskane (definite plural)

whitish ashes showing the contours of what has burnt


argast

head

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

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


sjuke

sjuka (definite singular)
sjuker (indefinite plural)
sjukene (definite plural)
sjuken (definite singular)
sjukar (indefinite plural)
sjukane (definite plural)


veka

veka (definite singular)
veker (indefinite plural)
vekor (indefinite plural)
vekene (definite plural)
vekone (definite plural)


finaste

inflection of fin:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of fin:
plural superlative degree


spontane

inflection of spontan:
definite singular


dryga

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

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

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

(intransitive) to last long, to draw out


kompensera

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


flate

flata (definite singular)
flater (indefinite plural)
flatene (definite plural)


austmann

austmannen (definite singular)
austmenn (indefinite plural)
austmennene (definite plural)

/²œʊ̯sːmanː/

From Old Norse austmaðr, from aust- (“east”) + maðr (“person, man”), equivalent to aust + maðr. Cognate with Faroese eystmaður (“Norwegian”) and Icelandic austmaður (“Norwegian”).

(Western Norway) someone from Eastern Norway

a person from an eastern region
someone from Eastern Norway

(dialectal, Southern Hordaland, Northern Hordaland) someone from Agder and east to the Swedish border

Southern Hordaland; Northern Hordaland; Southern Hordaland; Northern Hordaland

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) someone from Telemark

a person from an eastern region
someone from Telemark

a member of the language organisation Austmannalaget (that strives to make the Nynorsk written standard more eastern)

(historical) a Norwegian (from an Icelander’s point of view; literally “east-man”)

(biblical) a person from a land east of Israel


svale

svala (definite singular)
svaler (indefinite plural)
svalene (definite plural)

From Old Norse svala, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. As does also English swallow.

Svaler er snøgge i vendingane.

swallow (bird of the family Hirundinidae)


svale

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


gøy

gøy (indefinite singular)
gøye (definite plural singular)
gøyare (comparative)
gøyast (indefinite superlative)
gøyaste (definite superlative)

From English guy (to ridicule, mock) or Dutch guich (grimace).


gøy

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


granne

grannen (definite singular)
grannar (indefinite plural)
grannane (definite plural)

Ein god Granne er betre en Broder i annat Land.

A good neighbour is better than a brother in another country.


konka

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

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

(intransitive, slang, colloquial) to go bankrupt

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


instans

instansen (definite singular)
instansar (indefinite plural)
instansane (definite plural)

From Latin īnstantia, via German Instanz.


repetera

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


tolerere

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

From French tolérer, from Latin tolerare.


realisering

realiseringa (definite singular)
realiseringar (indefinite plural)
realiseringane (definite plural)

realisation (UK), or realization (achievement of something)


multiplum

multiplumet (definite singular)
multiplum (indefinite plural)
multipluma (definite plural)


-eri

used to form nouns from verbs and other nouns


klumpe

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

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


sakn

saknet (definite singular)
sakn (indefinite plural)
sakna (definite plural)

Ultimately from Old Norse sakna (“miss”).


nise

nisa (definite singular)
niser (indefinite plural)
nisene (definite plural)

Phocoena phocoena
Phocoena phocoena#Translingual

Fiskje driv dei til daglegt bruk, men og til utførsla […]; i Litlebelt niseveiding.

They do fishing for their daily needs, but also for export […] ; porpoise hunting in the Little Belt.

a porpoise, a small whale of the porpoise family, Phocoenidae


førarkort

førarkortet (definite singular)
førarkort (indefinite plural)
førarkorta (definite plural)

To personar mista førarkortet etter promillekøyring.

Two persons lost their driving licenses after drunk driving.


segla

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

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


regnskog

regnskogen (definite singular)
regnskogar (indefinite plural)
regnskogane (definite plural)


temporalia

worldly salary or benefits enjoyed by clergy


suspendere

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


industriland

industrilandet (definite singular)
industriland (indefinite plural)
industrilanda (definite plural)


kritisk

kritisk (neuter singular kritisk, definite singular and plural kritiske)

kritisk (neuter singular)
kritiske (definite plural singular)


hitle

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

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

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


klinisk

klinisk (neuter singular klinisk, definite singular and plural kliniske)

klinisk (neuter singular)
kliniske (definite plural singular)


sympatisk

sympatisk (neuter singular sympatisk, definite singular and plural sympatiske)

sympatisk (neuter singular)
sympatiske (definite plural singular)


empatisk

empatisk (indefinite singular)
empatiske (definite plural singular)
meir empatisk (comparative)
mest empatisk (superlative)


sympati

sympatien (definite singular)
sympatiar (indefinite plural)
sympatiane (definite plural)

From Latin sympathia, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).


skrift

skrifta (definite singular)
skrifter (indefinite plural)
skriftene (definite plural)

From Old Norse skript. Doublet of script.

Den heilage skrifta

(dialectal, religion) confession (alternative form of skrifte n)


skrift

a generic term for a piece of writing, a book, a pamphlet, a brochure, etc.


empati

empatien (definite singular)
empatiar (indefinite plural)
empatiane (definite plural)

From English empathy or German Empathie, from Ancient Greek ἐμπάθεια (empátheia).


pedagogisk

pedagogisk (neuter singular pedagogisk, definite singular and plural pedagogiske)

pedagogisk (neuter singular)
pedagogiske (definite plural singular)

educational, pedagogic, pedagogical (relating to teaching)


deil

deilen (definite singular)
deilar (indefinite plural)
deilane (definite plural)


avhandling

avhandlinga (definite singular)
avhandlingar (indefinite plural)
avhandlingane (definite plural)

From Danish afhandling, from the verb afhandle; originally from Middle Low German or Low German.


kvil

kvilen (definite singular)
kvilar (indefinite plural)
kvilane (definite plural)


fattigast

indefinite singular superlative degree of fattig


pilt

pilten (definite singular)
piltar (indefinite plural)
piltane (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse piltr. Compare to Swedish pilt (whence Finnish piltti), Danish pilt, Faroese piltur and Icelandic piltur. Attested in Norwegian by Erik Pontoppidan in 1749.


pilt

Related to the verb pilta (“to limp, to mince”) and adjective piltande.

a small and weak man, a gimp (used in nicknames, e.g. Pilt-Ola)


systrar

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of syster


medlemsstat

medlemsstaten (definite singular)
medlemsstatar (indefinite plural)
medlemsstatane (definite plural)


delstat

delstaten (definite singular)
delstatar (indefinite plural)
delstatane (definite plural)


bedde

(highly nonstandard form) past tense of be


heite

heitet (definite singular)
heite (indefinite plural)
heita (definite plural)


heite

heita (definite singular)
heiter (indefinite plural)
heitene (definite plural)


heite

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


heite

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


bysse

byssa (definite singular)
bysser (indefinite plural)
byssene (definite plural)

Short form of kabysse and kabyss, from Middle Low German kabūse. Compare Swedish byssa, Dutch kombuis, French cambuse, Russian камбуз (kambuz), English caboose.


residens

residensen (definite singular)
residensar (indefinite plural)
residensane (definite plural)

From German Residenz or French résidence, from Medieval Latin residentia.


angripa

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

[ˈɑŋˌɡriːpɑ]

From Norwegian Bokmål angripe, after Middle Low German angripen.

Når skal me angripa?


tranebær

tranebæret (definite singular)
tranebær (indefinite plural)
tranebæra (definite plural)


terrorhandling

terrorhandlinga (definite singular)
terrorhandlingar (indefinite plural)
terrorhandlingane (definite plural)

an act of terror or terrorism, a terrorist act


utfall

utfallet (definite singular)
utfall (indefinite plural)
utfalla (definite plural)


operativ

operativ (neuter singular operativt, definite singular and plural operative)

operativt (neuter singular)
operative (definite plural singular)

From Latin operativus, via French opératif.


guddom

guddomen (definite singular)
guddomar (indefinite plural)
guddomane (definite plural)
guddommen (definite singular)
guddommar (indefinite plural)
guddommane (definite plural)


skyi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of sky


kriminologisk

kriminologisk (neuter singular kriminologisk, definite singular and plural kriminologiske)

kriminologisk (neuter singular)
kriminologiske (definite plural singular)


indoktrinering

indoktrineringa (definite singular)
indoktrineringar (indefinite plural)
indoktrineringane (definite plural)


komponent

komponent m (definite singular komponenten, indefinite plural komponentar, definite plural komponentane)

komponenten (definite singular)
komponentar (indefinite plural)
komponentane (definite plural)


faktisk

faktisk (indefinite singular)
faktiske (definite plural singular)

From German faktisch and the noun faktum.


faktisk

Det veit eg faktisk ikkje.


kapp

kappet (definite singular)
kapp (indefinite plural)
kappa (definite plural)


produktiv

produktiv (neuter singular produktivt, definite singular and plural produktive)

produktivt (neuter singular)
produktive (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from French productif, from Medieval Latin productivus.


forhud

forhuda (definite singular)
forhuder (indefinite plural)
forhudene (definite plural)

From for- + hud, from German Vorhaut, a calque of Latin praeputium.


bringebær

bringebær n (definite singular bringebæret, indefinite plural bringebær, definite plural bringebæra)

bringebæret (definite singular)
bringebær (indefinite plural)
bringebæra (definite plural)

From bringe-, related to Old Norse brum (“tree buds”) and Proto-West Germanic *brām, and bær.


dominans

dominansen (definite singular)
dominansar (indefinite plural)
dominansane (definite plural)


presbyterium

presbyteriet (definite singular)
presbyterium (indefinite plural)
presbyteria (definite plural)


svane

svana (definite singular)
svaner (indefinite plural)
svanene (definite plural)

From Old Norse svanr. Akin to English swan.


ugle

ugla (definite singular)
ugler (indefinite plural)
uglene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ugla. Akin to English owl.


primitiv

primitiv (neuter singular primitivt, definite singular and plural primitive)

primitivt (neuter singular)
primitive (definite plural singular)

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.


metodisk

metodisk (neuter singular metodisk, definite singular and plural metodiske)

metodisk (neuter singular)
metodiske (definite plural singular)


metode

metoden (definite singular)
metodar (indefinite plural)
metodane (definite plural)

From Latin methodus (“method, way of teaching”), from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos, “method, fashion”). Compare French méthode and German Methode.


kvæde

kvædet (definite singular)
kvæde (indefinite plural)
kvæda (definite plural)
kvædi (definite plural)


datid

datida (definite singular)
datider (indefinite plural)
datidene (definite plural)
datidas (definite genitive singular)


bråka

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


forvitring

forvitringa (definite singular)
forvitringar (indefinite plural)
forvitringane (definite plural)


fordrive

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

for- + drive, from Middle Low German vordriven

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

fordrive tida: to while away / pass the time


fordra

head

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

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

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


gårsdag

gårsdagen (definite singular)
in the form gårsdagens (often)


framstå

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


konsekvent

konsekvent (indefinite singular)
konsekvente (definite plural singular)


nyttig

nyttig (neuter singular nyttig, definite singular and plural nyttige, comparative nyttigare, indefinite superlative nyttigast, definite superlative nyttigaste)

nyttig (neuter singular)
nyttige (definite plural singular)
nyttigare (comparative)
nyttigast (indefinite superlative)
nyttigaste (definite superlative)


uku

Initial dropping of vuku, a metaphony of viku, from the oblique singular form of Old Norse vika f (“week”). From Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. A similar process seems to have taken place with Old English wucu. Akin to English week.

(dialectal, Orkdal) alternative form of veke


behaviorisme

behaviorismen (definite singular)
behaviorismar (indefinite plural)
behaviorismane (definite plural)


renovera

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


operera

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


invadera

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


konkurrera

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

Dei to verksemdene konkurrerer no om den same kontrakten.

The two companies now compete over the same contract.


referera

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

From French référer, from Latin referre.

to relate (to say what someone has said)


eliminera

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

Me ynskjer å eliminera faren.


miniatyr

miniatyren (definite singular)
miniatyrar (indefinite plural)
miniatyrane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin miniatura, via French miniature.

(as an attributive adjective: miniatyr or miniatyr-) miniature


dividera

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


privatliv

privatlivet (definite singular)
privatliv (indefinite plural)
privatliva (definite plural)


annektera

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


komprimera

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


reservera

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


systematisk

systematisk (neuter singular systematisk, definite singular and plural systematiske)

systematisk (neuter singular)
systematiske (definite plural singular)


modellera

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


synkron

synkron (neuter singular synkront, definite singular and plural synkrone)

synkront (neuter singular)
synkrone (definite plural singular)

From French synchrone, from Latin synchronus, from Ancient Greek σύγχρονος (súnkhronos).


visuell

visuell (neuter singular visuelt, definite singular and plural visuelle)

visuelt (neuter singular)
visuelle (definite plural singular)

From Late Latin visualis, via French visuel and German visuell.


segne

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


profetisk

profetisk (neuter singular profetisk, definite singular and plural profetiske)

profetisk (neuter singular)
profetiske (definite plural singular)


babylonisk

babylonisk (indefinite singular)
babyloniske (definite plural singular)


kristendom

kristendomen (definite singular)
kristendommen (definite singular)


stormakt

stormakta (definite singular)
stormakter (indefinite plural)
stormaktene (definite plural)


katolsk

katolsk (neuter singular katolsk, definite singular and plural katolske)

katolsk (neuter singular)
katolske (definite plural singular)

dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Eastern Norway


kryper

(non-standard since 2012) present of krypa


stryker

(non-standard since 2012) present of stryka


stoppar

indefinite masculine plural of stopp (Etymology 2)


flyger

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of fly

(non-standard since 2012) present of flyga


nypor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of nype


sviker

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of svike


klipper

klipperen (definite singular)
klipperar (indefinite plural)
klipperane (definite plural)

a clipper (nautical, historical, fast sailing ship)


sliter

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of slita


intellekt

intellektet (definite singular)
intellekt (indefinite plural)
intellekta (definite plural)


rygga

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


tumlar

tumlaren (definite singular)
tumlarar (indefinite plural)
tumlarane (definite plural)

Tumlaren er verdskjend gjennom tv-serien Flipper.

The bottlenose dolphin is world famous due to the TV show Flipper.

Tursiops truncatus
Tursiops truncatus#Translingual

a bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus


målar

målaren (definite singular)
målarar (indefinite plural)
målarane (definite plural)


målar

moth from the taxonomic family Geometridae: geometer moth, geometrid moth


avvika

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

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


svalor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of svale


psykose

psykosen (definite singular)
psykosar (indefinite plural)
psykosane (definite plural)


inviterar

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of invitera


idrotter

(non-standard since 1959) indefinite plural of idrott


stakar

stakars (genitive)
stakar (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
stakaren (accusative definite nominative singular)
stakarar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
stakarane (accusative definite nominative plural)
stakars- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)

stakar

From Old Norse stafkarl (“beggar”), from stafr (“staff”) + karl (“man”). Doublet of stakall.

an unlucky person or creature, which people take pity on

stakars barn


stakar

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


intellektuell

head

intellektuell (neuter singular intellektuelt, definite singular and plural intellektuelle)

intellektuelt (neuter singular)
intellektuelle (definite plural singular)

From Latin intellectualis, via French intellectuel.


diktar

diktaren (definite singular)
diktarar (indefinite plural)
diktarane (definite plural)


beger

begeret (definite singular)
beger (indefinite plural)
begera (definite plural)

From Norwegian Bokmål, from Danish bæger, from Old Norse bikarr. Doublet of bekar.


tunt

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of tunn


kolerisk

kolerisk (indefinite singular)
koleriske (definite plural singular)

From Latin cholericus, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile, gall”).


platonsk

platonsk (indefinite singular)
platonske (definite plural singular)


f.Kr.

BC (years before the birth of Christ); abbreviation of før Kristus, før Kristi fødsel.


blodbad

blodbadet (definite singular)
blodbad (indefinite plural)
blodbada (definite plural)


hyrd

hyrda (definite singular)
hyrder (indefinite plural)
hyrdene (definite plural)

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse hirð, borrowed from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād.

slbor

(historical) bodyguard for chieftain or king

By extension, the formal royal court household.


falna

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


svor

From Old Norse svǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *swarduz.


kikke

head

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

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


grann

grann (feminine masculine)
grant (neuter)
granne (definite plural singular)
grannare (comparative)
grannast (indefinite superlative)
grannaste (definite superlative)


ringt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of ringja and ringa


tryta

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

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

Allting må tryta.

Everything must end (All things have an end).


halvt

halvta (definite singular)
halvter (indefinite plural)
halvtene (definite plural)


rappet

(non-standard since 2018) definite singular of rapp


ragg

From Old Norse rǫgg. Akin to English rag.

coarse fur, bristles (hair of an animal, especially unordered, wild, rugged, shaggy hair)


stryk

stryket (definite singular)
stryk (indefinite plural)
stryka (definite plural)


dragas

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

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


flott

flott (neuter singular flott, definite singular and plural flotte, comparative flottare, indefinite superlative flottast, definite superlative flottaste)

flott (neuter singular)
flotte (definite plural singular)
flottare (comparative)
flottast (indefinite superlative)
flottaste (definite superlative)

generous, liberal, open-handed, extravagant, lavish

grand, superb, elegant, stylish, dashing, jaunty


tyde

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


klammer

klammeret (definite singular)
klammer (indefinite plural)
klammera (definite plural)


klammer

klamra (definite singular)
klamrer (indefinite plural)
klamrene (definite plural)


fisi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of fisen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of fisen


fisi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of fisa


forfatte

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

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


furui

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of furu


intj

An apocopated form of inte, from Old Norse *einkti, a variant of *eittki (whence also ikkje and inkje). Compare int in Northern Sweden and Finland Swedish.

(dialectal, obsolete, Trøndelag dialect) not


turisme

From either English tourism or French tourisme.


e-bok

e-boka (definite singular)
e-bøker (indefinite plural)
e-bøkene (definite plural)


kopiering

kopieringa (definite singular)
kopieringar (indefinite plural)
kopieringane (definite plural)


skjule

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

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


Frigg

From Old Norse Frigg, from Proto-Germanic *Frijjō.


kraftigaste

inflection of kraftig:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of kraftig:
plural superlative degree


frodigaste

inflection of frodig:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of frodig:
plural superlative degree


fattigaste

inflection of fattig:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of fattig:
plural superlative degree


skyggast

indefinite singular superlative degree of skygg


odla

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


utsikt

utsikta (definite singular)
utsikter (indefinite plural)
utsiktene (definite plural)


intellektuelle

(as a plural noun) intellectuals, intelligentsia


vasse

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


stolpe

stolpen (definite singular)
stolpar (indefinite plural)
stolpane (definite plural)


barberar

barberaren (definite singular)
barberarar (indefinite plural)
barberarane (definite plural)


slita

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

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

I meg du enno riv og slit i dine Baand.

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

slita tak i

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

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

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

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

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

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

1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:

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


vassa

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

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


trakt

trakta (definite singular)
trakter (indefinite plural)
traktene (definite plural)

From Danish tragt, from Middle Low German trechtäre, trechter, from Old Saxon trahtari, from Proto-West Germanic *trahtārī, from Late Latin tractārius, from Latin trāiectōrium.

a cavity in the approximate shape of a kitchen funnel


trakt

From Latin tractus, perfect participle of trahēre.

I våre trakter er det vanleg å sjå snø om sumaren

It is normal to see snow in summer in our (home) areas

(often in the plural) a geographical area, region


minnes

present tense of minnas (non-standard since 2012)


flaks

Probably related to flaksa, compare Swedish flax.


sikten

definite masculine singular of sikt (Etymology 1)


givas

givas (present tense givs, past tense gavs)


visorna

(pre-1901 (Landsmål)) definite plural of vise


såpor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of såpa

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of såpe


frysar

frysaren (definite singular)
frysarar (indefinite plural)
frysarane (definite plural)


pussen

definite masculine singular of puss (Etymology 2)


bataljon

bataljonen (definite singular)
bataljonar (indefinite plural)
bataljonane (definite plural)

From Italian battaglione, via French bataillon.


avbilda

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


avgjort

indefinite neuter singular past participle of avgjera


kompani

kompaniet (definite singular)
kompani (indefinite plural)
kompania (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin companium? via French compagnie.


vaks

vakset (definite singular)
vaks (indefinite plural)
vaksi (definite plural)


grevinna

grevinna (definite singular)
grevinner (indefinite plural)
grevinnor (indefinite plural)
grevinnene (definite plural)
grevinnone (definite plural)


såra

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


flygel

flygel n (definite singular flygelet, indefinite plural flygel, definite plural flygla)

flygelet (definite singular)
flygel (indefinite plural)
flygla (definite plural)


rasist

rasist m (definite singular rasisten, indefinite plural rasistar, definite plural rasistane)

rasisten (definite singular)
rasistar (indefinite plural)
rasistane (definite plural)

in Eastern dialects; in intensified context


bunke

bunken (definite singular)
bunkar (indefinite plural)
bunkane (definite plural)


trast

trasten (definite singular)
trastar (indefinite plural)
trastane (definite plural)


sovjet

sovjetet (definite singular)
sovjet (indefinite plural)
sovjeta (definite plural)


utgift

utgifta (definite singular)
utgifter (indefinite plural)
utgiftene (definite plural)

From either Middle Low German or German Low German.

expenditure (this being a mass noun, it is common in the plural noun)


skarv

skarven (definite singular)
skarvar (indefinite plural)
skarvane (definite plural)

a bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, the cormorants and shags


skarv

skarvet (definite singular)
skarv (indefinite plural)
skarva (definite plural)


kabinett

kabinettet (definite singular)
kabinett (indefinite plural)
kabinetta (definite plural)

a cabinet (committee of senior government ministers in some countries, known as statsråd in Norway)

a case (outer covering, e.g. for a PC or radio)


finans

finansen (definite singular)
finansar (indefinite plural)
finansane (definite plural)


fullmakt

fullmakta (definite singular)
fullmakter (indefinite plural)
fullmaktene (definite plural)


telefonsamtalen

definite masculine singular of telefonsamtale


byks

bykset (definite singular)
byks (indefinite plural)
byksa (definite plural)


hindar

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of hind


gnaga

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

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

From Old Norse gnaga. Akin to English gnaw.


kryddor

indefinite plural of krydde (non-standard since 2012)

indefinite plural of krydda (non-standard since 2012)


grevinnor

indefinite plural of grevinna (non-standard since 2012)

indefinite plural of grevinne (non-standard since 2012)


encyklopediske

definite singular/plural of encyklopedisk


motsols

Han snur seg motsols[.]

1979 July 19, “Numedals-springaren”, in Laagendalsposten, page 5:


avund

From Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz.


omtanke

consideration, care (for others), thoughtfulness


kupp

kuppet (definite singular)
kupp (indefinite plural)
kuppa (definite plural)


popularitet

From French popularité, from Latin popularitas.


utrop

utropet (definite singular)
utrop (indefinite plural)
utropa (definite plural)


finansminister

finansministeren (definite singular)
finansministrar (indefinite plural)
finansministrane (definite plural)

Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer

Minister of Finance, (in the UK) Chancellor of the Exchequer


duell

duellen (definite singular)
duellar (indefinite plural)
duellane (definite plural)


justis

persons and authorities involved in the administration of justice


etnografisk

etnografisk (indefinite singular)
etnografiske (definite plural singular)


juridisk

juridisk (neuter singular juridisk, definite singular and plural juridiske)

juridisk (neuter singular)
juridiske (definite plural singular)

legal, judicial (relating to law and justice)


domstol

domstol m (definite singular domstolen, indefinite plural domstolar, definite plural domstolane)

domstolen (definite singular)
domstolar (indefinite plural)
domstolane (definite plural)


kollegium

a meeting of colleagues; teaching staff or faculty at a school; doctors at a hospital


immateriell

immateriell (neuter singular immaterielt, definite singular and plural immaterielle)

immaterielt (neuter singular)
immaterielle (definite plural singular)


naturhistorisk

naturhistorisk (neuter singular naturhistorisk, definite singular and plural naturhistoriske)

naturhistorisk (neuter singular)
naturhistoriske (definite plural singular)


statistisk

statistisk (neuter singular statistisk, definite singular and plural statistiske)

statistisk (neuter singular)
statistiske (definite plural singular)


leir

leiren (definite singular)
leirar (indefinite plural)
leirane (definite plural)

From the noun læger and Old Norse legr, with the meaning from German Lager.


biografisk

biografisk (neuter singular biografisk, definite singular and plural biografiske)

biografisk (neuter singular)
biografiske (definite plural singular)


smitta

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


maritim

maritim (neuter singular maritimt, definite singular and plural maritime)

maritimt (neuter singular)
maritime (definite plural singular)

From Latin maritimus, via French maritime.


rustning

rustninga (definite singular)
rustningar (indefinite plural)
rustningane (definite plural)


sikta

definite feminine singular of sikt (Etymology 1)


rusta

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


geir

geiren (definite singular)
geirar (indefinite plural)
geirane (definite plural)

From Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (“throwing spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (“to drive, move, fling”). Cognates include Irish ga.

der

(fishing) a leister, a kind of fishing spear


ordklassen

definite masculine singular of ordklasse


dusj

dusjen (definite singular)
dusjar (indefinite plural)
dusjane (definite plural)


autofokusen

definite masculine singular of autofokus


stjerna

stjerna (definite singular)
stjerner (indefinite plural)
stjernor (indefinite plural)
stjernene (definite plural)
stjernone (definite plural)


muttern

Borrowed from German Mutter with definite masculine ending, expected for Bokmål common gender nouns.


påska

påska (definite singular)
påsker (indefinite plural)
påskor (indefinite plural)
påskene (definite plural)
påskone (definite plural)


rosor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of rose


kretskort

kretskortet (definite singular)
kretskort (indefinite plural)
kretskorta (definite plural)


statisk

head

statisk (neuter singular statisk, definite singular and plural statiske)

statisk (neuter singular)
statiske (definite plural singular)


spektra

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of spektrum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of spektrum


nita

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

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

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


dugde

inflection of duga:
plural past participle

inflection of duga:
definite singular past participle


avgjorde

inflection of avgjera:
definite singular past participle

inflection of avgjera:
plural past participle


sparde

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of spara


sparde

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of spard

(non-standard since 2012) plural of spard


styrde

(non-standard since 2012) past tense of styre


nyste

nystet (definite singular)
nyste (indefinite plural)
nysta (definite plural)

a small, cuddly animal or baby, particularly one that is slightly round.


nyste

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


fasade

fasaden (definite singular)
fasadar (indefinite plural)
fasadane (definite plural)

a facade (of a building, also figurative)


utbytte

utbyttet (definite singular)
utbytte (indefinite plural)
utbytta (definite plural)

From ut + bytte; also from German Ausbeute in some senses.


mår

måren (definite singular)
mårar (indefinite plural)
mårane (definite plural)

From Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

Martes martes
Martes martes#Translingual

[…] so lejtar me rundt i skogar og hejdar etter skrubb og gaupe og reve og mår.

[…] then we search forests and moors for wolf and lynx and fox and marten.

a marten, a shortlegged omnivorous animal of the genus, Martes


angrep

angrepet (definite singular)
angrep (indefinite plural)
angrepa (definite plural)


saks

saksa (definite singular)
sakser (indefinite plural)
saksene (definite plural)


saks

sakset (definite singular)
saks (indefinite plural)
saksa (definite plural)

From Old Norse sax n. Akin to Etymology 1.


saks

saksen (definite singular)
saksar (indefinite plural)
saksane (definite plural)

(music) clipping of saksofon (“saxophone”)


skodde

skodda (definite singular)
skodder (indefinite plural)
skoddene (definite plural)

Skaadde

Jacob Nicolai Wilse (1780) and Erik Pontoppidan (1749)


tydde

inflection of tyda:
plural past participle

inflection of tyda:
definite singular past participle


morosam

morosamt (neuter)
morosame (definite plural singular)
meir morosam (comparative)
mest morosam (superlative)

Equivalent to moro (“fun”) + -sam (“-some”).

Skal eg fortelja dykk ein morosam vits?

Dette var morosamt!


bindande

bindande (plural singular)
meir bindande (comparative)
mest bindande (superlative)

Denne avtalen er rettsleg bindande.


blindast

indefinite singular superlative degree of blind


biografiske

inflection of biografisk:
definite singular


brunne

indefinite neuter singular past participle

inflection of brenna:
plural past participle


dugt

indefinite neuter singular past participle of duga


enklast

indefinite singular superlative degree of enkel


enklaste

inflection of enkel:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of enkel:
plural superlative degree


fastast

indefinite singular superlative degree of fast


fotografiet

definite singular of fotografi (Etymology 2)


grannast

indefinite singular superlative degree of grann


handledd

handleddet (definite singular)
handledd (indefinite plural)
handledda (definite plural)


galna

Ei eldre kvinne som måtte be "Forsorgen" om hjelp i mellomkrigsåra, kalla perioden bare "Den galna tiå".

1987, Torgrim Titlestad, Åse Ødegård, Gunnar M. Roalkvam, Per-Bjørn Pedersen, Einar Andreassen, Robin Fulton MacPherson, I den galna tiå, Varmen, page 63:

An older woman, who had to get help from Forsorgen in the interwar period, just called the period "The bad times".

(dialectal, nonstandard since 1901) weak feminine/neuter singular of galen

(obsolete, nonstandard since 1901) strong feminine plural of galen


galnast

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

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


gnag

gnaget (definite singular)
gnag (indefinite plural)
gnaga (definite plural)


kåte

kåta (definite singular)
kåter (indefinite plural)
kåtene (definite plural)

Derived from Proto-Samic *koatē. Compare to Swedish kåta and Southern Sami gåetie. Related to kott (“small room or hut”) only in case if Proto-Germanic *kutą is related to Ugric.

a goahti or a small hut (usually in context of Sami culture)


bredd

bredda (definite singular)
bredder (indefinite plural)
breddene (definite plural)

Compare with Danish bred, similar to Swedish brädd


frie

inflection of fri (“free”):
definite singular


frie

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

Alternative form of fri (“to propose marriage”)


magrast

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

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


mognast

indefinite singular superlative degree of mogen


fyll

From the verb fylle.
(drunkenness): Attested as Fyld by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.


fyll

fylla (definite singular)
fyllet (definite singular)


nyast

indefinite singular superlative degree of ny


nyaste

inflection of ny:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of ny:
plural superlative degree


pekande

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


maskulina

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of maskulinum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of maskulinum


knips

knips (indefinite singular)
knipse (definite plural singular)


knips

knipset (definite singular)
knips (indefinite plural)
knipsa (definite plural)


litande

litande (plural singular)
meir litande (comparative)
mest litande (superlative)


bunden

bunde (neuter)
bundne (definite plural singular)
bundnare (comparative)
bundnast (indefinite superlative)
bundnaste (definite superlative)

(poetry) Characterized by strict adherence to rhyme and/or metre


rundast

indefinite singular superlative degree of rund


rivs

present tense of rivas (non-standard since 2012)


sedd

sedd (definite singular and plural sedde)

(non-standard since 1959) past participle of sjå


kristne

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

From Old Norse kristna, from Old English cristnian.


kristne

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


smartaste

inflection of smart:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of smart:
plural superlative degree


spord

sporden (definite singular)
spordar (indefinite plural)
spordane (definite plural)


ligg

inflection of liggja and ligga:
imperative


skiten

skite (neuter)
skitent (neuter)
skitne (definite plural singular)
skitnare (comparative)
skitnast (indefinite superlative)
skitnaste (definite superlative)


slitas

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

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


stridast

indefinite singular superlative degree of strid


gitt

gitt (neuter singular gitt, definite singular and plural gitte)

gitt (neuter singular)
gitte (definite plural singular)


gråt

Dei høyrde gråt frå rommet.


skumme

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


sagd

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

sagt (neuter singular)
sagde (definite plural singular)


skodd

skodda (definite singular)
skodder (indefinite plural)
skoddene (definite plural)


skodd

skodd (definite singular and plural skodde)


utsett

indefinite neuter singular past participle of utsetja and utsetta


styrt

styrten (definite singular)
styrtar (indefinite plural)
styrtane (definite plural)


skriv

skrivet (definite singular)
skriv (indefinite plural)
skriva (definite plural)

A written piece of paper, typically with serious information, officially sent to a number of people in an organization


trugande

/²trʉːɡɑndə/


trugande

/²trʉːɡɑndə/


liden

lide (neuter)
lidne (definite plural singular)
lidnare (comparative)
lidnast (indefinite superlative)
lidnaste (definite superlative)


liden

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

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


vriden

vriden (neuter vride, definite singular and plural vridne)

vride (neuter)
vridne (definite plural singular)


vriden

vride (neuter)
vridne (definite plural singular)
vridnare (comparative)
vridnast (indefinite superlative)
vridnaste (definite superlative)


ledd

leddet (definite singular)
ledd (indefinite plural)
ledda (definite plural)

From Old Norse liðr. Doublet of led m, although formerly considered an alternative form.


ledd

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

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


vakne

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


skryt

skrytet (definite singular)
skryt (indefinite plural)
skryta (definite plural)


styrd

styrdt (neuter)
styrde (definite plural singular)
styrdare (comparative)
styrdast (indefinite superlative)
styrdaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse stirðr, from Proto-Germanic *sterþjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ster (“strong, steady”). Cognate with Icelandic stirður and Faroese stirdur.


styrd

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

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


utvald

utvald (feminine masculine)
utvalt (neuter)
utvalde (definite plural singular)
meir utvald (comparative)
mest utvald (superlative)


skilt

skiltet (definite singular)
skilt (indefinite plural)
skilta (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German schilt; same word as skjold. Similar to Danish skilt and Swedish skylt c.

Kva står det på skiltet der borte?


rett

rett (neuter singular rett, definite singular and plural rette)

rett (neuter singular)
rette (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz.


rett

retten (definite singular)
rettar (indefinite plural)
rettane (definite plural)


rett

retten (definite singular)
retter (indefinite plural)
rettar (indefinite plural)
rettene (definite plural)
rettane (definite plural)


sliten

slite (neuter)
slitent (neuter)
slitne (definite plural singular)
slitnare (comparative)
slitnast (indefinite superlative)
slitnaste (definite superlative)


sugen

sugen (plural singular)
meir sugen (comparative)
mest sugen (superlative)


frihandel

frihandel m (definite singular frihandelen)


direktiv

direktivet (definite singular)
direktiv (indefinite plural)
direktiva (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin directivus, via German Direktive.


handbok

handboka (definite singular)
handbøker (indefinite plural)
handbøkene (definite plural)

Equivalent to hand + bok (“book”), akin to Old Norse handbók, German Handbuch and English handbook. Ultimately a calque of Latin liber manualis.


standardisering

standardiseringa (definite singular)
standardiseringar (indefinite plural)
standardiseringane (definite plural)

standardisation (UK), or standardization


stjernehopar

indefinite masculine plural of stjernehop


stjernehopen

definite masculine singular of stjernehop


sjøorm

sjøormen (definite singular)
sjøormar (indefinite plural)
sjøormane (definite plural)

From sjø (“sea; lake”) + orm (“serpent”).

sea serpent (also used for creatures in lakes)


stjernehop

stjernehopen (definite singular)
stjernehopar (indefinite plural)
stjernehopane (definite plural)

From stjerne (“star”) + hop (“crowd, cluster”).


teks

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of takas


teks

(non-standard since 2012) supine of tekkjas

(non-standard since 2012) supine of tekkas


selektiv

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selektiv (neuter singular selektivt, definite singular and plural selektive)

selektivt (neuter singular)
selektive (definite plural singular)


nettlesar

nettlesaren (definite singular)
nettlesarar (indefinite plural)
nettlesarane (definite plural)

Det er noko gale med nettlesaren min.


satellitt

satellitten (definite singular)
satellittar (indefinite plural)
satellittane (definite plural)


akillessene

akillessena (definite singular)
akillessener (indefinite plural)
akillessenene (definite plural)


livssyn

livssynet (definite singular)
livssyn (indefinite plural)
livssyna (definite plural)
livssyna (definite singular)
livssyner (indefinite plural)
livssynene (definite plural)

life stance, outlook on life, philosophy of life, view of life


etikk

etikken (definite singular)
etikkar (indefinite plural)
etikkane (definite plural)


elektrisitet

elektrisitet m (definite singular elektrisiteten)


m.a.o.

med andre ord
med andre ord#Norwegian_Nynorsk

Abbreviation of med andre ord (“in other words”).


bestialsk

bestialsk (neuter singular bestialsk, definite singular and plural bestialske)

bestialsk (neuter singular)
bestialske (definite plural singular)


spinkel

spinkelt (neuter)
spinkle (definite plural singular)
spinklare (comparative)
spinklast (indefinite superlative)
spinklaste (definite superlative)


ikonen

(non-standard since 2020) definite masculine singular of ikon


undermeny

undermenyen (definite singular)
undermenyar (indefinite plural)
undermenyane (definite plural)


utskrift

utskrifta (definite singular)
utskrifter (indefinite plural)
utskriftene (definite plural)


justering

justeringa (definite singular)
justeringar (indefinite plural)
justeringane (definite plural)


hærs

(dialectal, Toten, Trøndelag dialect) eye dialect spelling of hals


logisk

logisk (neuter singular logisk, definite singular and plural logiske)

logisk (neuter singular)
logiske (definite plural singular)


finansiell

finansiell (neuter singular finansielt, definite singular and plural finansielle)

finansielt (neuter singular)
finansielle (definite plural singular)


kongeblå

kongeblå (neuter singular kongeblått, definite singular and plural kongeblå or kongeblåe)

kongeblått (neuter singular)
kongeblå (definite plural singular)
kongeblåe (definite plural singular)


utkast

utkastet (definite singular)
utkast (indefinite plural)
utkasta (definite plural)

ut + kast, from the verb kaste ut and German Entwurf

a sketch, design, rough cast (e.g. of a bust)

ejection (of an empty cartridge or shell)


annullera

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


kassett

kassetten (definite singular)
kassettar (indefinite plural)
kassettane (definite plural)

From Italian cassetta, via French cassette.


motell

motellet (definite singular)
motell (indefinite plural)
motella (definite plural)


funka

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


galning

galningen (definite singular)
galningar (indefinite plural)
galningane (definite plural)

From galen + -ing. Compare to Swedish galning and Danish galning


lyseblå

lyseblå (neuter singular lyseblått, definite singular and plural lyseblå or lyseblåe)

lyseblått (neuter singular)
lyseblå (definite plural singular)
lyseblåe (definite plural singular)


privatbana

definite feminine singular of privatbane


nymåne

nymåne m (definite singular nymånen, indefinite plural nymånar, definite plural nymånane)

nymånen (definite singular)
nymånar (indefinite plural)
nymånane (definite plural)


realitet

realiteten (definite singular)
realitetar (indefinite plural)
realitetane (definite plural)


stråle

strålen (definite singular)
strålar (indefinite plural)
strålane (definite plural)


stråle

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


osv.

og så vidare
og så vidare#Norwegian_Nynorsk

and so on; Abbreviation of og så vidare (“and so on”).


terpentin

terpentin m or n (definite singular terpentinen or terpentinet)

terpentinen (definite singular)
terpentinet (definite singular)


maskulinum

maskulinumet (definite singular)
maskulinum (indefinite plural)
maskulinuma (definite plural)


farris

farrisen (definite singular)
farrisar (indefinite plural)
farrisane (definite plural)

From Farris, a Norwegian mineral water brand, from the lake name Farris, a clipping of Farrisvatnet, from Old Norse *Fareiðsvatn.


gissel

gisselen (definite singular)
gislar (indefinite plural)
gislane (definite plural)
gisselet (definite singular)
gissel (indefinite plural)
gissela (definite plural)

From Old Norse gísl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz, from Proto-Celtic *geistlos (“hostage, pledge”).


kolonial

kolonialt (neuter)
koloniale (definite plural singular)

From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia.


kolonial

kolonialen (definite singular)
kolonialar (indefinite plural)
kolonialane (definite plural)


norna

norna (definite singular)
norner (indefinite plural)
nornor (indefinite plural)
nornene (definite plural)
nornone (definite plural)


tennisbana

definite feminine singular of tennisbane


håg

håg (feminine masculine)
hågt (neuter)
håge (definite plural singular)
hægre (comparative)
hægst (indefinite superlative)
hægste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse hávir, plural of Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-. Compare Swedish hög, Danish høj, English high.

daa kom han paa ei grøn Slett inn-med ein kaldleg håg Stein i Skogjen.

1917, Johannes Skar, “Villøykjen”, in Sogur (Gamalt or Sætesdal; 7), volume II, Kristiania: Norli, page 32:

then he encountered a green flat-patch next to a very tall rock in the forest.

Til lenger eg kom nordetter mot Rundarne, til hægre og digrare vardt baadi Fjøllryggen og Topparne.

1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, “Rundarne”, in Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860, page 98:

The further northward I got toward Rondane, the higher and larger became both the mountain ridge and the summits.

(nonstandard or dialectal) alternative form of høg (“high, tall; loud”)


kika

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

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


tuva

tuva (definite singular)
tuver (indefinite plural)
tuvor (indefinite plural)
tuvene (definite plural)
tuvone (definite plural)


hysa

hysa (definite singular)
hyser (indefinite plural)
hysor (indefinite plural)
hysene (definite plural)
hysone (definite plural)


utforska

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


edda

edda (definite singular)
edder (indefinite plural)
eddor (indefinite plural)
eddene (definite plural)
eddone (definite plural)

From Old Norse edda, thought to have meant “great-grandmother”. Also suggested to be related to óðr (“poem”).

Den eldre edda

nn:Den eldre Edda
nn:Den yngre Edda
nn:Edda


entomolog

entomologen (definite singular)
entomologar (indefinite plural)
entomologane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon) + -log.


spruta

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

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


klappa

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

From Old Norse klappa. Akin to English clap.

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

to clap (to bring two surfaces together forcefully)

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


skrapa

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


silke

silken (definite singular)
silkar (indefinite plural)
silkane (definite plural)

From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.


diskurs

diskursen (definite singular)
diskursar (indefinite plural)
diskursane (definite plural)

From French discours, from Latin discursus.


tjukk

tjukt (neuter)
tjukke (definite plural singular)
tjukkare (comparative)
tjukkast (indefinite superlative)
tjukkaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse þjokkr, þjukkr, and þykkr, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz. Akin to English thick.

Den mistenkte vart skildra som noko tjukk.

The suspect was described as being somewhat fat.

Midt i tjukkaste skogen fann dei eit gamalt hus.

In the middle of a dense forest they found an old house.


haug

haugen (definite singular)
haugar (indefinite plural)
haugane (definite plural)

From Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz.


marki

markien (definite singular)
markiar (indefinite plural)
markiane (definite plural)


absolutistiske

definite singular/plural of absolutistisk


geograf

geografen (definite singular)
geografar (indefinite plural)
geografane (definite plural)


olding

oldingen (definite singular)
oldingar (indefinite plural)
oldingane (definite plural)


bruken

definite masculine singular of bruk (Noun 1)


slede

sleden (definite singular)
sledar (indefinite plural)
sledane (definite plural)


femininet

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of femininum


sjørøvar

sjørøvaren (definite singular)
sjørøvarar (indefinite plural)
sjørøvarane (definite plural)

/²ʃøːˌrøːʋɑr/


røykdukkar

røykdukkaren (definite singular)
røykdukkarar (indefinite plural)
røykdukkarane (definite plural)

A smoke diver, a firefighter with breathing apparatus who enters smoke-filled rooms and buildings (to search, rescue, and extinguish).


røykdykkar

røykdykkaren (definite singular)
røykdykkarar (indefinite plural)
røykdykkarane (definite plural)

A smoke diver; a firefighter with breathing apparatus who enters smoke-filled rooms and buildings (to search, rescue, and extinguish).


marsbuar

marsbuaren (definite singular)
marsbuarar (indefinite plural)
marsbuarane (definite plural)

From Mars (“Mars”) + buar (“inhabitant, one who inhabits”).


krame

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of kram

(non-standard since 2012) plural of kram


skomakar

skomakaren (definite singular)
skomakarar (indefinite plural)
skomakarane (definite plural)

From sko (“shoe”) + -makar (“worker”). From Middle Low German [Term?].


maskulinet

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of maskulinum


arbeidar

arbeidaren (definite singular)
arbeidarar (indefinite plural)
arbeidarane (definite plural)


akademikar

akademikaren (definite singular)
akademikarar (indefinite plural)
akademikarane (definite plural)

academic (person who attends an academy)

academic (member of an academy, college, or university)


låst

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

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

From Old Norse látast. Cognate with Swedish låtsas.

Han lest som han ikkje såg meg.


låst

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kastanjebrun

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kastanjebrun (neuter singular kastanjebrunt, definite singular and plural kastanjebrune)

kastanjebrunt (neuter singular)
kastanjebrune (definite plural singular)

From kastanj (“chestnut”) + brun (“brown”).

of a reddish-brown color/colour (chestnut)


terpentinen

definite masculine singular of terpentin


terpentinet

(non-standard since 2018) definite neuter singular of terpentin


jenta

jenta (definite singular)
jenter (indefinite plural)
jentor (indefinite plural)
jentene (definite plural)
jentone (definite plural)


subjektive

inflection of subjektiv:
definite singular


råe

råen (definite singular)
råar (indefinite plural)
råane (definite plural)

From rå (“raw”). Compare Icelandic hrái m (“rawness”).


sådd

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


tuvor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of tuve


tyngde

tyngda (definite singular)
tyngder (indefinite plural)
tyngdene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þyngd, from Proto-Germanic *þungiþō.


puddel

puddelen (definite singular)
pudlar (indefinite plural)
pudlane (definite plural)

From German Pudel (short form of Pudelhund), derived from the Low German verb pudeln (“to splash in water”).


snikskyttar

snikskyttaren (definite singular)
snikskyttarar (indefinite plural)
snikskyttarane (definite plural)

Det var snikskyttarar i bygningane.

poacher (person who takes game illegally)


kakofoni

kakofonien (definite singular)
kakofoniar (indefinite plural)
kakofoniane (definite plural)

From French cacophonie and German Kakophonie, from Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía).


turnering

turnering f (definite singular turneringa, indefinite plural turneringar, definite plural turneringane)

turneringa (definite singular)
turneringar (indefinite plural)
turneringane (definite plural)


strategisk

strategisk (neuter singular strategisk, definite singular and plural strategiske)

strategisk (neuter singular)
strategiske (definite plural singular)


punktskrift

punktskrift f (definite singular punktskrifta)


kryssarrakett

kryssarraketten (definite singular)
kryssarrakettar (indefinite plural)
kryssarrakettane (definite plural)


yrka

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


kartografi

kartografi m (definite singular kartografien)


gradvis

gradvis (indefinite singular)
gradvise (definite plural singular)
gradvisare (comparative)
gradvisast (indefinite superlative)
gradvisaste (definite superlative)

/²ɡrɑːdˌʋiːs/


tidvis

tidvis (neuter singular tidvis, definite singular and plural tidvise)

tidvis (neuter singular)
tidvise (definite plural singular)


åta

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

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


åta

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


åta

åta (definite singular)
åter (indefinite plural)
åtor (indefinite plural)
åtene (definite plural)
åtone (definite plural)


republikansk

republikansk (neuter singular republikansk, definite singular and plural republikanske)

republikansk (neuter singular)
republikanske (definite plural singular)


distrikt

distriktet (definite singular)
distrikt (indefinite plural)
distrikta (definite plural)


avslutning

avslutninga (definite singular)
avslutningar (indefinite plural)
avslutningane (definite plural)


flammet

flammet (indefinite singular)
flammete (definite plural singular)


kraftkabel

kraftkabelen (definite singular)
kraftkablar (indefinite plural)
kraftkablane (definite plural)


fiberoptisk

fiberoptisk (neuter singular fiberoptisk, definite singular and plural fiberoptiske)

fiberoptisk (neuter singular)
fiberoptiske (definite plural singular)


optisk

optisk (neuter singular optisk, definite singular and plural optiske)

optisk (neuter singular)
optiske (definite plural singular)


mekanisk

mekanisk (neuter singular mekanisk, definite singular and plural mekaniske)

mekanisk (neuter singular)
mekaniske (definite plural singular)

From Latin mechanicus, via German mechanisch.


meteorologisk

meteorologisk (neuter singular meteorologisk, definite singular and plural meteorologiske)

meteorologisk (neuter singular)
meteorologiske (definite plural singular)


elektromagnetisk

elektromagnetisk (neuter singular elektromagnetisk, definite singular and plural elektromagnetiske)

elektromagnetisk (neuter singular)
elektromagnetiske (definite plural singular)


dynamisk

dynamisk (neuter singular dynamisk, definite singular and plural dynamiske)

dynamisk (neuter singular)
dynamiske (definite plural singular)


metallurgisk

metallurgisk (neuter singular metallurgisk, definite singular and plural metallurgiske)

metallurgisk (neuter singular)
metallurgiske (definite plural singular)


belysning

belysninga (definite singular)
belysningar (indefinite plural)
belysningane (definite plural)


grafisk

grafisk (neuter singular grafisk, definite singular and plural grafiske)

grafisk (neuter singular)
grafiske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek γραφικός (graphikós).


muskedunder

muskedunderen (definite singular)
muskedunderar (indefinite plural)
muskedunderane (definite plural)

From German Muskedonner, from French mosqueton.


spå

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

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

to predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy


perifer

perifert (neuter)
perifere (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek περιφερής (peripherḗs).


greie

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

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

Eg trur ikkje eg greier dette!

(transitive) to be capable of; to master

Mora greidde håret på dottera.

The mother combed the hair of the daughter.

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

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

Han kjem til å greie seg.

Det greier seg.

(reflexive, impersonal) to suffice; to be enough

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


greie

greia (definite singular)
greier (indefinite plural)
greiene (definite plural)

Kva er dette for slags greie?

Den greia klarer seg sjøl.

Dette er fæle greier.

Gode greier!


greie

greiet (definite singular)
greie (indefinite plural)
greia (definite plural)


protektorat

protektoratet (definite singular)
protektorat (indefinite plural)
protektorata (definite plural)


kjønnshår

kjønnshåret (definite singular)
kjønnshår (indefinite plural)
kjønnshåra (definite plural)


kaprar

kapraren (definite singular)
kaprarar (indefinite plural)
kaprarane (definite plural)


flykaprar

flykapraren (definite singular)
flykaprarar (indefinite plural)
flykaprarane (definite plural)

From fly (“aeroplane”) + kaprar (“hijacker”).


oske

oska (definite singular)
osker (indefinite plural)
oskene (definite plural)

From Old Norse aska, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ.


sveitte

From Old Norse sveiti, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-.


sveitte

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

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


nynorskbrukar

nynorskbrukaren (definite singular)
nynorskbrukarar (indefinite plural)
nynorskbrukarane (definite plural)

person who primarily or often uses the written standard of Nynorsk when writing Norwegian


bokmålsbrukar

bokmålsbrukaren (definite singular)
bokmålsbrukarar (indefinite plural)
bokmålsbrukarane (definite plural)

person who primarily or often uses the written standard of Bokmål when writing Norwegian


stender

(non-standard since 2012) present of standa


opprørar

opprøraren (definite singular)
opprørarar (indefinite plural)
opprørarane (definite plural)


elektromagnet

elektromagneten (definite singular)
elektromagnetar (indefinite plural)
elektromagnetane (definite plural)


deltakar

deltakaren (definite singular)
deltakarar (indefinite plural)
deltakarane (definite plural)

Kor mange deltakarar var det?


fjellklatrar

fjellklatraren (definite singular)
fjellklatrarar (indefinite plural)
fjellklatrarane (definite plural)

Mange fjellklatrarar vitjar området kvart år.

Many mountain climbers visit the area each year.


bolk

bolken (definite singular)
bolkar (indefinite plural)
bolkane (definite plural)


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informasjon m (definite singular informasjonen, indefinite plural informasjonar, definite plural informasjonane)

informasjonen (definite singular)
informasjonar (indefinite plural)
informasjonane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin īnfōrmātiō (“formation, conception; education”), from the participle stem of īnformāre (“to inform”).


tatovere

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


ytring

ytringa (definite singular)
ytringar (indefinite plural)
ytringane (definite plural)


tatovering

tatoveringa (definite singular)
tatoveringar (indefinite plural)
tatoveringane (definite plural)


aen

(Stavanger) Eye dialect spelling of annen.


åtseletar

åtseletaren (definite singular)
åtseletarar (indefinite plural)
åtseletarane (definite plural)

From åtsel (“carrion”) + etar (“eater”).


kjøtetar

kjøtetaren (definite singular)
kjøtetarar (indefinite plural)
kjøtetarane (definite plural)


planteetar

planteetaren (definite singular)
planteetarar (indefinite plural)
planteetarane (definite plural)


fanatikar

fanatikaren (definite singular)
fanatikarar (indefinite plural)
fanatikarane (definite plural)


gardsarbeidar

gardsarbeidaren (definite singular)
gardsarbeidarar (indefinite plural)
gardsarbeidarane (definite plural)

From gard (“farm”) + arbeidar (“worker”).


trålar

trålaren (definite singular)
trålarar (indefinite plural)
trålarane (definite plural)


gunn

From Old Norse gunnr, guðr, from Proto-Germanic *gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis (“act of killing, blow”), from *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”).


nitrat

nitratet (definite singular)
nitrat (indefinite plural)
nitrata (definite plural)

From Latin nitrum + -at, from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron).


øybuar

øybuaren (definite singular)
øybuarar (indefinite plural)
øybuarane (definite plural)


hamløypar

hamløyparen (definite singular)
hamløyparar (indefinite plural)
hamløyparane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hamhleypa f. Compare Swedish hamnlöpare, Danish hamløber and Norwegian Bokmål hamløper.

(folklore) shapeshifter (usually a human changing his/her shape into a wolf or bear by will)


krim

krimmen (definite singular)
krimmar (indefinite plural)
krimmane (definite plural)


krim

krimen (definite singular)
krimar (indefinite plural)
krimane (definite plural)

Cognate with Faroese krím and dialectal Swedish krim. Attested as Kriim both in Glossarium Norvagicum of Erik Pontoppidan (1749) and the Spydeberg dialect dictionary of Jacob Nicolai Wilse (1780).


skåne

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


musikar

musikaren (definite singular)
musikarar (indefinite plural)
musikarane (definite plural)


ranar

ranaren (definite singular)
ranarar (indefinite plural)
ranarane (definite plural)


røykja

nn-verb

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

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

Undersøkinga såg på kor mange ungdomar som røykte.

The survey was looking at how many youths were smoking.

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


palestinar

palestinaren (definite singular)
palestinarar (indefinite plural)
palestinarane (definite plural)

Palestinian (an inhabitant of Palestine, or a person of Palestinian descent)


botut

botut (indefinite singular)
botute (definite plural singular)

(non-standard since 2012) alternative form of botete


jæger

jæger (definite singular)
jægerar (indefinite plural)
jægerarne (definite plural)
jægerane (definite plural)


nykomar

nykomaren (definite singular)
nykomarar (indefinite plural)
nykomarane (definite plural)

newcomer (one who has recently arrived in a community)


nykommar

nykommaren (definite singular)
nykommarar (indefinite plural)
nykommarane (definite plural)


revehi

revehiet (definite singular)
revehi (indefinite plural)
revehia (definite plural)

[ˈɾeː.ʋə.ˌhiː]


operahus

operahuset (definite singular)
operahus (indefinite plural)
operahusa (definite plural)


brorskap

brorskapen (definite singular)
brorskapar (indefinite plural)
brorskapane (definite plural)
brorskapet (definite singular)
brorskap (indefinite plural)
brorskapa (definite plural)


kvalfangar

kvalfangaren (definite singular)
kvalfangarar (indefinite plural)
kvalfangarane (definite plural)


høgtalar

høgtalaren (definite singular)
høgtalarar (indefinite plural)
høgtalarane (definite plural)


raudrev

raudreven (definite singular)
raudrevar (indefinite plural)
raudrevane (definite plural)

Rett attum henne synte seg samstundes tvo sumarbrende ungsveinandlet, ein med ein raudrev yver herdi og ei rifla […]

Right behind her at the same time, appeared two sunburnt young boys' faces, one with a red fox over his shoulder and a rifle […]

Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes#Translingual


kontaktlinse

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kontaktlinse f (definite singular kontaktlinsa, indefinite plural kontaktlinser, definite plural kontaktlinsene)

kontaktlinsa (definite singular)
kontaktlinser (indefinite plural)
kontaktlinsene (definite plural)


tannlækjar

tannlækjaren (definite singular)
tannlækjarar (indefinite plural)
tannlækjarane (definite plural)


breviarium

breviariet (definite singular)
breviarium (indefinite plural)
breviaria (definite plural)


hemna

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

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

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

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


arbeidstakar

arbeidstakaren (definite singular)
arbeidstakarar (indefinite plural)
arbeidstakarane (definite plural)


arbeidsgivar

arbeidsgivaren (definite singular)
arbeidsgivarar (indefinite plural)
arbeidsgivarane (definite plural)


rabbinar

rabbinaren (definite singular)
rabbinarar (indefinite plural)
rabbinarane (definite plural)


arbeidsgjevar

arbeidsgjevaren (definite singular)
arbeidsgjevarar (indefinite plural)
arbeidsgjevarane (definite plural)


famle

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


eksempel

eksempelet (definite singular)
eksempel (indefinite plural)
eksempla (definite plural)


påfugl

påfuglen (definite singular)
påfuglar (indefinite plural)
påfuglane (definite plural)


småting

småting m (definite singular småtingen, indefinite plural småting, definite plural småtinga)

småtingen (definite singular)
småting (indefinite plural)
småtinga (definite plural)


takas

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

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


sjukepleiar

sjukepleiaren (definite singular)
sjukepleiarar (indefinite plural)
sjukepleiarane (definite plural)

nurse (person trained to provide care for the sick)


lefse

lefsa (definite singular)
lefser (indefinite plural)
lefsene (definite plural)

→ Danish: lefse, levse

→ Icelandic: lefsa

From Old Norse *leifsa, an s-derivative of Old Norse leifr (hleifr). Cognate with Shetlandic lefsi and Swedish dialectal läfsa. Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 as Levse in Spydeberg dialect.

løfse

Southern Fyrdemål, Southern Møre dialect


hærførar

hærføraren (definite singular)
hærførarar (indefinite plural)
hærførarane (definite plural)


matematikar

matematikaren (definite singular)
matematikarar (indefinite plural)
matematikarane (definite plural)


nysta

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


seies

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of seias


hever

hever (masculine and feminine hever, neuter hevert, definite singular and plural hevre)

hever (feminine masculine)
hevert (neuter)
hevre (definite plural singular)


alkoholikar

alkoholikaren (definite singular)
alkoholikarar (indefinite plural)
alkoholikarane (definite plural)


tannpirkar

tannpirkaren (definite singular)
tannpirkarar (indefinite plural)
tannpirkarane (definite plural)


kunstnar

kunstnaren (definite singular)
kunstnarar (indefinite plural)
kunstnarane (definite plural)


vippe

vippa (definite singular)
vipper (indefinite plural)
vippene (definite plural)


vippe

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

Related to vibrere, compare with Middle Low German wippen

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

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


røntgen

røntgenen (definite singular)
røntgenar (indefinite plural)
røntgenane (definite plural)

Named after German physicist Wilhelm C. Röntgen (1845–1923).

named-after

examination by means of X-ray, radiography, X-ray

X-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation)

röntgen (unit of exposure to ionizing radiation) (abbreviated R)


stratosfære

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stratosfære m (definite singular stratosfæren)


tredjepart

tredjeparten (definite singular)
tredjepartar (indefinite plural)
tredjepartane (definite plural)


halvmåne

halvmånen (definite singular)
halvmånar (indefinite plural)
halvmånane (definite plural)


ångstrøm

ångstrømen (definite singular)
ångstrøm (indefinite plural)
ångstrømane (definite plural)

Named after Swedish physisist Anders Jonas Ångström (1814–1874).


patetisk

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patetisk (neuter singular patetisk, definite singular and plural patetiske)

patetisk (neuter singular)
patetiske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).


driti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of driten

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of driten


driti

(non-standard since 2012) supine of drita


leggine

(non-standard since 1917) definite plural of legg


kline

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


tolt

tolt (definite singular and plural tolte)


bangladeshar

bangladesharen (definite singular)
bangladesharar (indefinite plural)
bangladesharane (definite plural)


bissauguineanar

bissauguineanaren (definite singular)
bissauguineanarar (indefinite plural)
bissauguineanarane (definite plural)


emiratarabar

emiratarabaren (definite singular)
emiratarabarar (indefinite plural)
emiratarabarane (definite plural)


europear

europearen (definite singular)
europearar (indefinite plural)
europearane (definite plural)


nordamerikanar

nordamerikanaren (definite singular)
nordamerikanarar (indefinite plural)
nordamerikanarane (definite plural)


søramerikanar

søramerikanaren (definite singular)
søramerikanarar (indefinite plural)
søramerikanarane (definite plural)


poppel

poppelen (definite singular)
poplar (indefinite plural)
poplane (definite plural)

From Latin populus, via Low German poppele.


galgenhumor

galgenhumor m (definite singular galgenhumoren)

gallows humor (US), or gallows humour (UK)


vava

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

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


biva

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


autodafé

autodaféen (definite singular)
autodafeen (definite singular)
autodaféar (indefinite plural)
autodafear (indefinite plural)
autodaféane (definite plural)
autodafeane (definite plural)

From Portuguese auto da fé (literally “act of the faith”).


sentral

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sentral (neuter singular sentralt, definite singular and plural sentrale)

sentralt (neuter singular)
sentrale (definite plural singular)


sentral

sentralen (definite singular)
sentralar (indefinite plural)
sentralane (definite plural)

a centre (UK) or center (US) (a central point in a business or organisation)

an exchange (such as a telephone exchange)


bolar

bolaren (definite singular)
bolarar (indefinite plural)
bolarane (definite plural)


bolar

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kole

kola (definite singular)
koler (indefinite plural)
kolene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kola (“fish oil lamp”). Probably related to kulu, a dialectal name for a fire basket.

an oil lamp (usually with unboiled rotten fish liver oil called lyse)


bauta

bautaen (definite singular)
bautaer (indefinite plural)
bautaar (indefinite plural)
bautaene (definite plural)
bautaane (definite plural)


kose

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


Knudsen

Originally a patronymic; from Danish Knudsen as a Danicisation of Knutsson, from Knut + son (“son”). Compare Danish Knud and -sen.


baptisme

baptismen (definite singular)
baptismar (indefinite plural)
baptismane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I dip in liquid”).

der

A denomination of Christianity, which recognizes only the baptism of adults, rather than infants; the Baptist denomination


gro

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

From Old Norse gróa. Akin to English grow.

Graset gror godt i denne varmen.

Ta plaster på såret til det gror.

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


gro

groa (definite singular)
grør (indefinite plural)
grørne (definite plural)

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *krodu (“toad”) of origin unknown. Compare Swedish groda (with plural ending -or). Attested in Glossarium Norvagicum (1749), having masculine gender.

(Trøndelag dialect, Hedmark, Gudbrandsdal, Helgeland, Nordmøre) a toad


neppe

Compare with Old Norse hneppr, neppr (“limited”) and hneppiliga (“unlikely”).

Dette er det neppe nokon som veit.


Knutsen

Originally a patronymic; from a Danicisation of Knutsson, from Knut + son (“son”). Compare Danish Knudsen and -sen.


ladar

ladaren (definite singular)
ladarar (indefinite plural)
ladarane (definite plural)

a device that charges electronics; a charger

(military) one who loads guns (on a ship, aircraft, etc.)


makta

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


russ

last-semester high school student (or student at an institution of a similar education level), particularly one that takes part in associated celebrations and activities (often including heavily consuming alcohol)


russ

russen (definite singular)
russar (indefinite plural)
russane (definite plural)

From Slavic languages. Cf. German Russe.


zambisk

head

zambisk (neuter singular zambisk, definite singular and plural zambiske)

zambisk (neuter singular)
zambiske (definite plural singular)

Zambian (relating to Zambia and Zambians)


sefard

sefarden (definite singular)
sefardar (indefinite plural)
sefardane (definite plural)


Tyrifjorden

Definite form; first part from Old Norse Tyr(v)i, from tyri, tyrvi, whence also tyre (dialectal tyri). Second part from fjord (“fjord”).

A lake in Ringerike district, Buskerud, Norway


maling

malinga (definite singular)
malingar (indefinite plural)
malingane (definite plural)

paint, (pre-2012) alternative form of måling


vipa

vipa (definite singular)
viper (indefinite plural)
vipor (indefinite plural)
vipene (definite plural)
vipone (definite plural)


harddisk

harddisken (definite singular)
harddiskar (indefinite plural)
harddiskane (definite plural)

(computing) a hard disk, or hard disc (UK)


sydvest

sydvesten (definite singular)
sydvestar (indefinite plural)
sydvestane (definite plural)

Possibly from Dutch zuidwester, as in Danish.


barnesoldat

barnesoldaten (definite singular)
barnesoldatar (indefinite plural)
barnesoldatane (definite plural)


springar

springaren (definite singular)
springarar (indefinite plural)
springarane (definite plural)

Og hev' du mi Aastrid i Springaren set, eg vaagar daa Gut, du mest misser ditt Vit[…]

If you have seen my Aastrid dancing the springar, I would wager, boy, you would go out of your mind […]

a type of Norwegian folk dance, by extension, the music that accompanies such a dance

Kvalen velter seg og sender spruten høgt i lufti. Springaren byks sjølaust og slengjer seg rundt, liksom i dans.

The whale turns over, sending the spray high into the air. The leaping whale leaps clear of the sea and throws itself around, as if dancing.

one of several species of small whales known for leaping out of the water, of the genus Delphinus or Lagenorhynchus


Rolv

From Old Norse Hrólfr, from *Hróðolfr, *Hróðulfʀ, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz. Cognate with Faroese Rólvur, Icelandic Hrólfur, German Rudolf and English Rudolph.

Rolf

newer borrowing from the Old Norse written form


stua

From Middle Low German stoven. Akin to English stew.


stua

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


vegre

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

From Middle Low German wēgeren, weigeren.


sidd

sidda (definite singular)
sidder (indefinite plural)
siddene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sídd (“length”), from Proto-Germanic *sīdiþō. Cognate with Icelandic sídd (“length”).


loffa

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


loffe

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

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

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

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

(intransitive) to loaf, do nothing in particular


loffe

(nautical, transitive, intransitive) to luff


silhuett

silhuetten (definite singular)
silhuettar (indefinite plural)
silhuettane (definite plural)

From French silhouette, named after French minister Étienne de Silhouette (1709–1767).


sikte

siktet (definite singular)
sikte (indefinite plural)
sikta (definite plural)

ute av sikte


hyene

hyenen (definite singular)
hyenar (indefinite plural)
hyenane (definite plural)


truisme

truismen (definite singular)
truismar (indefinite plural)
truismane (definite plural)


hird

→ English: hird

Learned borrowing from Old Norse hirð in the 19th century. The Old Norse word itself is borrowed from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād.

(historical) bodyguard for chieftain or king

By extension, the formal royal court household.


siki

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of sik f

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


siki

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of sike

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of sike


siki

(non-standard since 2012) supine of sike


glidi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of glida


staur

stauren (definite singular)
staurar (indefinite plural)
staurane (definite plural)

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

a stake, rod or pole that has a sharpened point in one end


lekur

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of lèku


nereide

nereida (definite singular)
nereider (indefinite plural)
nereidene (definite plural)


nepe

nepa (definite singular)
neper (indefinite plural)
nepene (definite plural)

From Latin napus, via Old English næp and Old Norse næpa.


perrong

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perrong m (definite singular perrongen, indefinite plural perrongar, definite plural perrongane)

perrongen (definite singular)
perrongar (indefinite plural)
perrongane (definite plural)


soss

sossen (definite singular)
sossar (indefinite plural)
sossane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin socius. A clipping of various thence derived terms.

Ute av døra registrerte han at minkpelsen sette seg inn i ein slik liten Mercedes som sossen køyrde rundt i no om dagen.

1986, Arild Dahl, “Mannen utan VG”, in Svevet over Haukeli, Oslo: Samlaget, page 87:

Outside, he sat the mink coat sitting down in such a small Mercedes that the "soss" drive nowadays.

(informal, uncountable) upper echelons of society, upper classes

Punkarar skal ha ein spesiell utsjånad, sossar ein annan.

1997, Kirsti Nordlie, Reiselivsarbeid, Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, page 63:

Punkers have their appearance, "soss"-es another.

(sometimes derogatory, countable) a person, usually an adolescent who is excessively preoccupied with expressing their social status by means of what they wear, e.g. expensive brands; a (young) snob

Det viser seg at der sossane har makta, er alt tenkeleg for å kvele fri ytring og politisk syn.

1976, Torolv Solheim, I solnedgangstider, Oslo: Samlaget, page 205:

Turns out that whereever the socialists are in power, anythink is thinkable to quell free expression and political viewpoint.

Når det gjeld tilhøvet mellom partia i Sverige, sa professor Ohlin at det dominerande trekket er sosialdemokratane sitt permanente frieri til Bondeförbundet og samstundes at F[o]lkpartiet er varg i veum for «sossane» (sosialistane).

1950 May 16, “Sosialistfleirtalet i Sverige i fare?”, in Haugesunds avis, page 5:

When it comes to the relationship between Sweden's political parties, professor Ohlin said that the dominant feature is the Socialist party's permanent proposal to the Farmers' League, and that the People's Party is an outcast to the socialists.

(politics, informal) a socialist or social democrat


styrkja

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

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

Krigen styrkte stoda til regjeringa.

The war strengthened the position of the government.


massemordar

massemordaren (definite singular)
massemordarar (indefinite plural)
massemordarane (definite plural)


foki

(non-standard since 2012) feminine of foken

(non-standard since 2012) neuter of foken


foki

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


foki

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of fok