planetarium

planetariet (definite singular)
planetarium (indefinite plural)
planetaria (definite plural)


niu

From Old Norse níu. Compare Faroese níggju, Icelandic níu, Elfdalian niu, and Swedish nio.

(dialectal, Vossamål) alternative form of ni (“nine”)


veder

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veder n (definite singular vedret, indefinite plural veder, definite plural vedri)

vedret (definite singular)
veder (indefinite plural)
vedri (definite plural)


kum

kummen (definite singular)
kummar (indefinite plural)
kummane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German kum, kumme (compare German Low German Kumme (“bowl”)).


brud

bruda (definite singular)
bruder (indefinite plural)
brudene (definite plural)

From Old Norse brúðr (“bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz.


gripa

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

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

der

to seize (take advantage of an opportunity).


rokk

rokken (definite singular)
rokkar (indefinite plural)
rokkane (definite plural)


rokk

rokket (definite singular)
rokk (indefinite plural)
rokka (definite plural)

sea spray, spindrift, driving rain, driving snow


sekund

sekundet (definite singular)
sekund (indefinite plural)
sekunda (definite plural)
sekunden (definite singular)
sekundar (indefinite plural)
sekundane (definite plural)

From Latin (pars minuta) secunda (time), and secunda, secundus (music).


sekund

sekunden (definite singular)
sekundar (indefinite plural)
sekundane (definite plural)


mei

meien (definite singular)
meiar (indefinite plural)
meiane (definite plural)


pust

pusten (definite singular)
pustar (indefinite plural)
pustane (definite plural)
pust m pust (canonical neuter)
pusten (definite singular)
pustar (indefinite plural)
pustane (definite plural)
pustet (definite singular)
pust (indefinite plural)
pusta (definite plural)


lur

lurt (neuter)
lure (definite plural singular)
lurare (comparative)
lurast (indefinite superlative)
luraste (definite superlative)


lur

luren (definite singular)
lurar (indefinite plural)
lurane (definite plural)

a lur (a long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.)


lur

First attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780.


sigla

head

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

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

From Old Norse sigla. Akin to English sail.

Skipet sigler til Amerika.


finnas

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

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


ul

ulen (definite singular)
ular (indefinite plural)
ulane (definite plural)


ul

ult (neuter)
ule (definite plural singular)
ulare (comparative)
ulast (indefinite superlative)
ulaste (definite superlative)


gjorde

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


buk

buken (definite singular)
bukar (indefinite plural)
bukane (definite plural)


ligger

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of ligge

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of liggje


munter

munter (neuter singular muntert, definite singular and plural muntre, comparative muntrare, indefinite superlative muntrast, definite superlative muntraste)

muntert (neuter singular)
muntre (definite plural singular)
muntrare (comparative)
muntrast (indefinite superlative)
muntraste (definite superlative)


går

yesterday (only used in the adverbial form i går)


vaka

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

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

korkje greie å vake eller sove

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

vake over ein sjuk

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

fisken vakte etter fluga

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

båten vaker fint

(often nautical, intransitive) to float, stay afloat


vaka

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ur-

exceedingly, extremely, very (in adjectives)


duga

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

Dette duger ikkje. Me lyt freista noko anna.

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

Er du viss på at dei duger til jobben?

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


tur

turen (definite singular)
turar (indefinite plural)
turane (definite plural)


lim

limet (definite singular)
lim (indefinite plural)
lima (definite plural)


hine

head

hine pl (masculine hin, feminine hi, neuter hitt)

hin (masculine)
hi (feminine)
hitt (neuter)


siriss

sirissen (definite singular)
sirissar (indefinite plural)
sirissane (definite plural)


liti

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of liten

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of liten


liti

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


liti

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of lit


etter

From Middle Norwegian ettir, from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Germanic *aftiri, *after, from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”). Akin to English after.

itte

attæ, ette, etter, etti, ettæ, ettår, ittòr, itte, ætte, ætter, ætti

Eg kjem på besøk etter middag.

Han dreg ei vogn etter seg.


etter

kor skal du etter?

used with a verb, indicating a movement towards or to something


krank

kranken (definite singular)
krankar (indefinite plural)
krankane (definite plural)


krank

krankt (neuter)
kranke (definite plural singular)
krankare (comparative)
krankast (indefinite superlative)
krankaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse krankr, from Middle Low German krank, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz.


leider

leideren (definite singular)
leiderar (indefinite plural)
leiderane (definite plural)


leider

(non-standard since 1938) present of leida


gali

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of galen

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of galen


gali

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of gala


budi

definite singular of bud (non-standard since 1917)


lep

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of lepja

(non-standard since 1938) imperative of lepja


pikk

pikken (definite singular)
pikkar (indefinite plural)
pikkane (definite plural)

From Old Norse pikkr, akin to pigg and pik (“spike, quill, peak”).


pikk

Via Low German from French pique, "spear".

Ho har ein pikk til han.


pikk

pikken (definite singular)
pikkar (indefinite plural)
pikkane (definite plural)
pikket (definite singular)
pikk (indefinite plural)
pikka (definite plural)

Derived from the verb pikke (“to knock, tap”).

Brått lydde eit pikk på døra.


pikk

Uncertain, may be from the German phrase mit Sach und Pack, "with thing and bundle."

Ta med seg sitt pikk og pakk.

(only in certain idioms) possessions, small belongings


ula

head

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

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

Ulven ular mot månen.

to howl, particularly to howl like a wolf


lyceum

lyceet (definite singular)
lyceum (indefinite plural)
lycea (definite plural)


Baluchistan

(pre-2005) alternative form of Balutsjistan


roa

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


lende

lendet (definite singular)
lende (indefinite plural)
lenda (definite plural)


merr

merra (definite singular)
merrar (indefinite plural)
merrer (indefinite plural)
merrane (definite plural)
merrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō (“female horse”).


oto

Rebracketing of ut and or. See also på, poinni and tå.

Vor Herre rei ivi Rønnings Hei, Foten oto Le'e skrei (quote after Jørgen Moe's notes, 1847)

1901, A. Chr. Bang, Norske Hexeformularer og magiske Opskrifter:

Our Lord was riding over the Rønningsheia, (and) the foot (of his horse or donkey) went out of the joint

(dialectal) alternative form of ut or (“from, out of”)


statt

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


tina

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


tina

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

to pluck or rattle to remove fish from a fishing net


tina

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

Through French from Latin tina (“wine-vessel”).


torre

torren (definite singular)
torrar (indefinite plural)
torrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þorri. Akin to Faroese torri and Icelandic þorri.


saus

sausen (definite singular)
sausar (indefinite plural)
sausane (definite plural)

Borrowed from French sauce, from Latin salsus (“salty”).


tru

trua (definite singular)
truer (indefinite plural)
truene (definite plural)

Dette var før den nye trua hadde kome.

This was before the new faith had arrived.

Eg har trua på deg.


tru

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

From Old Norse trúa. Akin to English trow.

Nei, det trur eg ikkje.

Skal tru om det kjem til å snøa i morgon.

Eg trur deg ikkje.

Eg trur på Gud.


tru

Han var ein tru tenar.

Einige og tru til Dovre fell

United and loyal (are we) until the Dovre (mountains) fall


fili

filien (definite singular)
filiar (indefinite plural)
filiane (definite plural)


fili

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of fil


pesk

pesken (definite singular)
peskar (indefinite plural)
peskane (definite plural)


heks

heksa (definite singular)
hekser (indefinite plural)
heksene (definite plural)

Probably from German Hexe or a similar word in some related German dialect. Compare to Danish heks and Swedish häxa.


sena

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


ganda

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

to use magic sending a sickness upon somebody


dele

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

From Middle Low German delen and Old Norse deila.


fryse

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

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


fryse

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


bedd

bedden (definite singular)
beddar (indefinite plural)
beddane (definite plural)


bedd

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

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


ruve

ruva (definite singular)
ruver (indefinite plural)
ruvene (definite plural)


ruve

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

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


roti

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of rot


måla

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


måla

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


eva

evaa (definite singular)
evaer (indefinite plural)
evaene (definite plural)

From Eva (“Eve”), of the biblical creation story. The name comes from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).

a woman, particularly with very womanly traits


eva

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


eva

eva (definite singular)
ever (indefinite plural)
evor (indefinite plural)
evene (definite plural)
evone (definite plural)


mara

mara (definite singular)
marer (indefinite plural)
maror (indefinite plural)
marene (definite plural)
marone (definite plural)


mara

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


buke

bukeen (definite singular)
bukear (indefinite plural)
bukeane (definite plural)


tåg

tåga (definite singular)
tæger (indefinite plural)
tægene (definite plural)


tåg

tåget (definite singular)
tåg (indefinite plural)
tåga (definite plural)

From Old Norse tá n, from Proto-Germanic *tanhwą.


tåg

tågt (neuter)
tåge (definite plural singular)
tågare (comparative)
tågast (indefinite superlative)
tågaste (definite superlative)


tåg

tåg f (definite singular tågjí, definite singular dative tågjinn, uncountable)

tågjí (definite singular)
tågjinn (dative definite singular)

From Old Norse talg, borrowed through Middle Low German from Proto-Germanic *talgaz.

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of talg (“tallow”)


peka

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


binders

bindersen (definite singular)
bindersar (indefinite plural)
bindersane (definite plural)

From the plural of English binder. The second sense is a semantic loan from French, where trombone may refer to either the paperclip or to the musical instrument.


Harald

From Old Norse Haraldr, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz. Doublet of Hervald. Cognate with the Faroese and Icelandic Haraldur, and English Harold. Name of ruling kings of Norway and Denmark since the Viking Age.

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Haralda or Haralde


snoru

snòru f (definite singular snòro, indefinite plural snòrur, definite plural snòrune)

snòru (canonical feminine)
snòro (definite singular)
snòrur (indefinite plural)
snòrune (definite plural)


kokos

kokosen (definite singular)
kokosar (indefinite plural)
kokosane (definite plural)

From German Kokos, from Portuguese coco.


lapte

(non-standard since 1938) past tense of lepja


kunde

kunden (definite singular)
kundar (indefinite plural)
kundane (definite plural)


kunde

(non-standard since 1938) past tense of kunna


steins

(pre-2012) alternative form of steinsens


legitim

legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)

legitimt (neuter singular)
legitime (definite plural singular)


soare

soareen (definite singular)
soarear (indefinite plural)
soareane (definite plural)


fosse

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


lov

lov m or f (definite singular loven or lova, indefinite plural lovar or lover, definite plural lovane or lovene)

loven (definite singular)
lova (definite singular)
lovar (indefinite plural)
lover (indefinite plural)
lovane (definite plural)
lovene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lǫg, nominative and accusative plural of lag. Influenced by Danish lov.


lov

lovet (definite singular)
lov (indefinite plural)
lova (definite plural)

From Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.


lov

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sagas

(non-standard since 2012) passive infinitive of saga


peon

peonen (definite singular)
peonar (indefinite plural)
peonane (definite plural)

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


døgne

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

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


folde

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


aur

From Old Norse aurr, from Proto-Germanic *auraz.

(collective) a mix between gravel, coarse sand


strategi

head

strategi m (definite singular strategien, indefinite plural strategiar, definite plural strategiane)

strategien (definite singular)
strategiar (indefinite plural)
strategiane (definite plural)


slagsmål

slagsmålet (definite singular)
slagsmål (indefinite plural)
slagsmåla (definite plural)


fossa

fossaen (definite singular)
fossaer (indefinite plural)
fossaar (indefinite plural)
fossaene (definite plural)
fossaane (definite plural)

Cryptoprocta ferox
Cryptoprocta ferox#Translingual


fossa

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

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

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


hjort

hjorten (definite singular)
hjortar (indefinite plural)
hjortane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hjǫrtr. Akin to English hart.

No er det meste rudt med Rot, og Grunden lagd for Fenadfot, og ellers Fugl og Hjort.

1863, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Den scotske Highlander:

Now most of it is cleared away, and the ground laid for the feet of cattle, and also fowl and deer.

Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus#Translingual


sige

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

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


ministerium

ministeriet (definite singular)
ministerium (indefinite plural)
ministeria (definite plural)


lega

lega (definite singular)
leger (indefinite plural)
legor (indefinite plural)
legene (definite plural)
legone (definite plural)


torg

torget (definite singular)
torg (indefinite plural)
torga (definite plural)


obs

å vera obs på det

(predicative, chiefly with på) attentive, aware, careful


fei

a swoop, speed; Used in the expression i ein fei.


fei

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of fe


sive

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

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


stup

stupet (definite singular)
stup (indefinite plural)
stupa (definite plural)


ble

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

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

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


ble

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

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

(Stavanger) Eye dialect spelling of bli.


jau

From Old Norse jaur. Similar to Swedish jo (dialectal Swedish jau)

Kjem du ikkje? – Jau, eg kjem.

yes, in disagreement with the last speaker's negative statement; on the contrary

(colloquial) yes or no; expressing doubt


korp

From Old Norse korpr. According to some sources, the word was used amongst fishermen as an alternative to ramn, which was a taboo while fishing.


hertug

hertugen (definite singular)
hertugar (indefinite plural)
hertugane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German hertoch and Old Norse hertogi. Cognate to German Herzog, Dutch hertog.


beden

beden (neuter bede, definite singular and plural bedne)

bede (neuter)
bedne (definite plural singular)


humle

humlen (definite singular)
humlar (indefinite plural)
humlane (definite plural)

From Old Norse humli, probably from Proto-Slavic *xъmelь. Compare with Swedish humle, Faroese humli, humla, Icelandic humall.


humle

humla (definite singular)
humler (indefinite plural)
humlene (definite plural)


komma

kommaet (definite singular)
komma (indefinite plural)
kommaa (definite plural)


komma

nn-verb

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

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


gondol

gondolen (definite singular)
gondolar (indefinite plural)
gondolane (definite plural)

From Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoła.

(nautical) gondola, type of boat found in Venice

(aviation) gondola, basket of a hot-air balloon, cabin of an airship

gondola, passenger capsule on an aerial cableway


eden

edenet (definite singular)
eden (indefinite plural)
edena (definite plural)

Metonymically from the Garden of Eden, from Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗden).


mått

måtten (definite singular)
måttar (indefinite plural)
måttane (definite plural)

From Old Norse máttr, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, *mahtuz.


mått

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kyrka

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


lån

lånet (definite singular)
lån (indefinite plural)
låna (definite plural)


kakka

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


knopp

knoppen (definite singular)
knoppar (indefinite plural)
knoppane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German knoppe, knuppe or Low German knoppe, knuppe.

(botany) a bud (of a flower, leaf or shoot)


ly

lyet (definite singular)
ly (indefinite plural)
lya (definite plural)

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


ly

ly (feminine masculine)
lytt (neuter)
lye (definite plural singular)
lyare (comparative)
lyast (indefinite superlative)
lyaste (definite superlative)


fransk

fransk (indefinite singular)
franske (definite plural singular)
meir fransk (comparative)
mest fransk (superlative)

French (of or relating to France, the French people or language)


fransk

French (Romance language spoken in France)


såpa

såpa (definite singular)
såper (indefinite plural)
såpor (indefinite plural)
såpene (definite plural)
såpone (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of såpe (“soap”)


såpa

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


tull

tullet (definite singular)
tull (indefinite plural)
tulla (definite plural)


tarv

tarva (definite singular)
tarver (indefinite plural)
tarvene (definite plural)


tolk

tolken (definite singular)
tolkar (indefinite plural)
tolkane (definite plural)

Via Middle Low German tolk and Old Norse tulkr from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.


soldat

soldaten (definite singular)
soldatar (indefinite plural)
soldatane (definite plural)

From French soldat, itself from Italian soldato (“soldier”).


strid

striden (definite singular)
stridar (indefinite plural)
stridane (definite plural)


strid

stida (definite singular)
stridi (definite singular)
strider (indefinite plural)
stridene (definite plural)


strid

stridt (neuter)
stride (definite plural singular)
stridare (comparative)
stridast (indefinite superlative)
stridaste (definite superlative)


smak

smaken (definite singular)
smakar (indefinite plural)
smakane (definite plural)

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

der

Eg likar smaken av mango.

Han har god smak i musikk.


sår

head

sår (neuter singular sårt, definite singular and plural såre)

sårt (neuter singular)
såre (definite plural singular)


sår

sår n (definite singular såret, indefinite plural sår, definite plural såra)

såret (definite singular)
sår (indefinite plural)
såra (definite plural)


vagn

vagnen (definite singular)
vagnar (indefinite plural)
vagnane (definite plural)

Ute i fjorden var det vagnar.
There were orcas in the fjord.

(archaic) orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca


magan

Det sokk så det kjetla i magan.

1984, Ove Røsbak, Husimellom, [Oslo]: Cappelen, page 42:


turve

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

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


torv

torva (definite singular)
torver (indefinite plural)
torvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þǫrf (“need”). Cognate with Old English þearf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba) and Icelandic þörf. Doublet of tarv.


torv

torva (definite singular)
torver (indefinite plural)
torvene (definite plural)
torvet (definite singular)
torv (indefinite plural)
torva (definite plural)

From Old Norse torf. Akin to English turf.


ris

From Old Norse rís, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza). Akin to English rice.


ris

riset (definite singular)
ris (indefinite plural)
risa (definite plural)


knapp

knappen (definite singular)
knappar (indefinite plural)
knappane (definite plural)


vakt

vakta (definite singular)
vakter (indefinite plural)
vaktene (definite plural)


vakt

(non-standard since 1938) supine of vekkja


vakt

vakt (definite singular and plural vakte)

(non-standard since 1938) past participle of vekkja


vakt

vakt (indefinite singular)
vakte (definite plural singular)

(Religion) having spiritually awakened, e.g. born-again (in certain Christian denominations)


Herren

Capitalized definite form of herre (“master, lord, ruler”). See that word for more. The use for this sense is probably a calque of Medieval Latin Dominus, from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios). This calquing (together with capitalization) is akin to English Lord.


verk

verket (definite singular)
verk (indefinite plural)
verka (definite plural)

From Old Norse verk, related to yrke (“profession”) and virke (“to function”).

industrial facility, works (UK) (treated as singular)


helle

hella (definite singular)
heller (indefinite plural)
hellene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hella, from hallr (stone).


deisme

From French déisme, from Latin deus + -isme.


murru

murru f (def murrua, plural murru, def pl murrun or *murrunn)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of mare (“mare, evil spirit”)


natron

From Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron, “nitre”), from Egyptian nṯrj.

baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, sodium bicarbonate


tarse

tarsen (definite singular)
tarsar (indefinite plural)
tarsane (definite plural)


hav

hav n (definite singular havet, indefinite plural hav, definite plural hava, genitive definite singular havsens, genitive indefinite singular havs)

havet (definite singular)
hav (indefinite plural)
hava (definite plural)
havsens (definite genitive singular)
havs (genitive indefinite singular)

From Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-.

Bestefaren min sigla på dei sju hav.


mycel

mycelet (definite singular)
mycel (indefinite plural)
mycela (definite plural)


mura

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


mura

mura (definite singular)
murer (indefinite plural)
muror (indefinite plural)
murene (definite plural)
murone (definite plural)


nikkel

nikkel m or n (definite singular nikkelen or nikkelet)

nikkelen (definite singular)
nikkelet (definite singular)


privilegium

privilegiet (definite singular)
privilegium (indefinite plural)
privilegia (definite plural)


pytt

pytten (definite singular)
pyttar (indefinite plural)
pyttane (definite plural)

From Old Norse pyttr, possibly from Latin puteus.


nær

nær (feminine masculine)
nært (neuter)
nære (definite plural singular)
nærare (comparative)
nærmare (comparative)
nærast (indefinite superlative)
nærmast (indefinite superlative)
næraste (definite superlative)
nærmaste (definite superlative)


nær

nær (comparative nærare or nærmare, superlative nærast or nærmast)

nærare (comparative)
nærmare (comparative)
nærast (superlative)
nærmast (superlative)


nær

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


innan

From Old Norse innan, from Proto-Norse ᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ (inana), from Proto-Germanic *innanē.

Du lyt levera papira innan fristen i morgon.

You must hand in the papers before the deadline tomorrow.


sæd

From Old Norse sáð, from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz.


Normandie

administrative region
administrative region

Normandy (an administrative region, historical province, and medieval kingdom in northwest France, on the English Channel)


pund

pundet (definite singular)
pund (indefinite plural)
punda (definite plural)

a pound (monetary unit in the United Kingdom, Egypt, etc.)

a pound (former unit of weight in Norway)


teikn

teiknet (definite singular)
teikn (indefinite plural)
teikna (definite plural)

a character (printed or written letter or symbol)


rida

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

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

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


spann

spannet (definite singular)
spann (indefinite plural)
spanna (definite plural)


springa

nn-verb

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

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


segl

seglet (definite singular)
segl (indefinite plural)
segla (definite plural)

From Latin sigillum, via Middle Low German segel.

a seal (impression (often in wax) on a document as a symbol of authenticity)


raka

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

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

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


raka

Det rakar deg ikkje.

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

to concern (mainly used in the negative sense)


stille

stilla (definite singular)
stiller (indefinite plural)
stillene (definite plural)

Eg likar stilla her på bygda.

I like the quiet here in the countryside.


stille

From Norwegian Bokmål stille, probably from Middle Low German.

Han stod heilt stille.

Han laga ikkje ein lyd. Han var heilt stille.

He did not make a sound. He was totally quiet.


stille

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


upp

Upp i dalen

(pre-1938 or dialectal) alternative form of opp (“up”)


ende

enden (definite singular)
endar (indefinite plural)
endane (definite plural)
form endes (genitive)

From Old Norse endi, endir, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. Akin to English end.

Langt Liv skal og faa Ende.


ende

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


leko

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of lèku


svelta

head

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

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


svelta

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


sund

sundet (definite singular)
sund (indefinite plural)
sunda (definite plural)


koss

kossa (definite singular)
kosser (indefinite plural)
kossene (definite plural)


koss

kossen (definite singular)
kosset (definite singular)
kossar (indefinite plural)
koss (indefinite plural)
kossane (definite plural)
kossa (definite plural)


koss

From Old Norse hvorsu, hversu. Cognate with Faroese hvussu and Norwegian Bokmål åssen.

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

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

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

Koss er med åsom, koss er med alvom?

1905, Ivar Mortensson-Egnund, Edda-kvæde [Edda Poems]:

How goes it with the Æsir, how goes it with the elves?


vanta

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

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


stilla

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

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

Eg stiller denne vasen på bordet.

Still deg inn til veggen!

Ho stilte til val.

Han stilte seg tvilande til dette.

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

Eg stiller på fem minutt om du treng meg.

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

to assume a certain position, literally or figuratively


stilla

From Old Norse stilla. Akin to English still.

Eg stilte den verste svolten med eit eple.

I alleviated the worst of my hunger with an apple.

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


streng

strengt (neuter)
strenge (definite plural singular)
strengare (comparative)
strengast (indefinite superlative)
strengaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse strangr. Doublet of strang.


streng

strengen (definite singular)
strenger (indefinite plural)
strengar (indefinite plural)
strengene (definite plural)
strengane (definite plural)

From Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English string.


vald

valdet (definite singular)
vald (indefinite plural)
valda (definite plural)

From Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic *waldą.


loga

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

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


loga

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


pense

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

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


sightseeing

sightseeinga (definite singular)
sightseeingar (indefinite plural)
sightseeingane (definite plural)


eld

Mange kulturar har mytar om korleis dei vart herre over elden.

Many cultures have myths about how they mastered fire.

Fienden opna eld.

fire (firing bullets or other projectiles)


nagl

naglen (definite singular)
negler (indefinite plural)
neglene (definite plural)
nagl (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
naglen (accusative definite nominative singular)
negler (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
neglene (accusative definite nominative plural)
nagle- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

nagl


arn

Doublet of ørn, from Old Norse ǫrn (“eagle”).


keisar

keisaren (definite singular)
keisarar (indefinite plural)
keisarane (definite plural)

From Old Norse keisari, from Middle Low German, from Latin Caesar.


varta

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


gir

giret (definite singular)
gir (indefinite plural)
gira (definite plural)

i gir

første gir


hylja

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

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

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


hylja

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


edel

edel (neuter singular edelt, definite singular and plural edle, comparative edlare, indefinite superlative edlast, definite superlative edlaste)

edelt (neuter singular)
edle (definite plural singular)
edlare (comparative)
edlast (indefinite superlative)
edlaste (definite superlative)


Kiel

Kiel (a city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


fira

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


fina

Ingebjerr tåtte det va så kjekt atte noken vilde høyra om alt det fina og løgna som o hadde gjort på denna sommaren.

1980, Ingvar Moe, Sommaren te Ingebjerr, Oslo: Samlaget, page 11:

Ingebjerr was delighted that someone would hear about all the nice and funny things she had been doing this summer.

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

Å dæ æ tvær fina jamfrjugo, so bea um huus i nat, sa dei.

1974 [1850], Andris Vang, “Den forgjyltø skog”, in Gamla reglo å rispo ifrå Valdris, Universitetsforlaget, page 11:

And there are two fair virgins, who ask for lodging tonight, said they.

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


magasin

magasinet (definite singular)
magasin (indefinite plural)
magasina (definite plural)

From Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storehouse”), via French magasin and Italian magazzino.


kraft

kraft f (definite singular krafta, indefinite plural krefter, definite plural kreftene)

krafta (definite singular)
krefter (indefinite plural)
kreftene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kraptr; one of the plural forms influenced by the German plural Kräfte. Akin to English craft.


saka

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


staup

staupet (definite singular)
staup (indefinite plural)
staupa (definite plural)

small shot glass for alcohol (f.ex. wine or vodka). Can be made of glass, wood or metal


stallo

stalloen (definite singular)
stalloar (indefinite plural)
stalloane (definite plural)

From Northern Sami stállu, from Proto-Samic *(s)tālō.

(folklore) a stallo (A humanoid malignant being known from Sami folklore.)


molo

moloen (definite singular)
moloar (indefinite plural)
moloane (definite plural)


duk

duken (definite singular)
dukar (indefinite plural)
dukane (definite plural)

From Old Norse dúkr and Middle Low German duk.

a cloth, tablecloth, altar cloth, dropcloth etc.


orge

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

First used by Norwegian POWs during WW2.

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


orge

orga (definite singular)
orger (indefinite plural)
orgene (definite plural)

From Old Norse organ (“an organ”). Doublet of organ.

(rare, music) synonym of orgel (“church organ”)


trippa

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

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

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


dropi

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of drypa


luve

luva (definite singular)
luver (indefinite plural)
luvene (definite plural)


hugu

hugu n (definite singular huguet or (dialectal) hugu, indefinite plural hugu, definite plural hugua)

huguet (definite singular)
hugu (definite dialectal singular)
hugu (indefinite plural)
hugua (definite plural)

Mari rista på huguet.

1957, Åsta Holth, Fem år på Nuttila, Oslo: Norsk barneblad, page 25:

Over hugua deira bylgja røyken som eit grått ullteppe.

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

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

Men hu fant ingen nykkjel, så vart det så hu sette seg på dørsteinen og la hugu bakover mot sola.

1950, Alf Prøysen, Trost i taklampa, Oslo: Storskriftforl., page 32:

But she found no key. So she sat herself on the doorstep and lay her head backwards towards the sun.

(dialectal) alternative spelling of hugud (“head”)


dokument

dokumentet (definite singular)
dokument (indefinite plural)
dokumenta (definite plural)


atter

[…] Heggen og Tre, som der Blomar er paa, eg atter saag bløma.

[…] once again I saw the bird cherry and the flowering trees in bloom.


naut

nautet (definite singular)
naut (indefinite plural)
nauta (definite plural)

From Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą. Cognates include archaic English neat.


fegen

fege (neuter)
fegent (neuter)
fegne (definite plural singular)
fegnare (comparative)
fegnast (indefinite superlative)
fegnaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse feginn, from Proto-Germanic *faganaz. Cognates include English fain.


klokka

klokka tolv


hærverk

hærverket (definite singular)
hærverk (indefinite plural)
hærverka (definite plural)


magur

magur (neuter magurt, comparative magraré, superlative magrast)

magurt (neuter)
magraré (comparative)
magrast (superlative)

From Old Norse magr. Compare Faroese and Icelandic magur.

È fiskjinn magùr um vaur’n, vettù da godt aur.

1944, Knut Bjørgaas, Or gommol ti IV: Tao Vossastrond’ne:

If the fish is meager in the spring, then it becomes a good year.

(dialectal, Vossamål) alternative form of mager (“meager”)


sjau

sjauen (definite singular)
sjauar (indefinite plural)
sjauane (definite plural)


sjau

From Old Norse sjau, from Proto-Germanic *sebun, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

(dialectal, non-standard since 1901) seven


tvær

(non-standard since 1959) present tense of två


catwalk

catwalken (definite singular)
catwalkar (indefinite plural)
catwalkane (definite plural)


velja

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

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

Kva for ein vel du?

Om hausten valde dei eit nytt parlament.

In the autumn, they elected a new parliament.


heita

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

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

Kva heiter du?

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


heita

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

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


heita

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


heita

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

(pre-2012 or dialectal) alternative form of heite (“heat”)


engi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of eng


rund

rund (neuter singular rundt, definite singular and plural runde, comparative rundare, indefinite superlative rundast, definite superlative rundaste)

rundt (neuter singular)
runde (definite plural singular)
rundare (comparative)
rundast (indefinite superlative)
rundaste (definite superlative)
rundare (comparative)
rundast (superlative)
rund (accusative masculine nominative singular)
runder (accusative masculine nominative singular)
rund (accusative feminine nominative singular)
rundt (accusative neuter nominative singular)
runde (accusative masculine nominative plural)
runde (accusative feminine nominative plural)
runda (accusative feminine nominative plural)
runde (accusative neuter nominative plural)

nn-decl-adj-table

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

From Middle Low German runt, from Old French ront, runt, reont, from Old French rotundus. Akin to English round.


sær

sært (neuter)
sære (definite plural singular)
særare (comparative)
særast (indefinite superlative)
særaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse sér, the third person reflexive pronoun in the dative, from Proto-Germanic *siz. Cognates include Icelandic sér and Faroese sær where it is still used as the dative reflexive pronoun, as well as Danish sær, which has taken on senses similar to those in modern Norwegian.

(about a person or behaviour) eccentric, dotty, weird


salig

salig (indefinite singular)
salige (definite plural singular)
saligare (comparative)
saligast (indefinite superlative)
saligaste (definite superlative)

From Middle Low German sä̂lich, older form of sêlich, from Old Saxon sālig, from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (compare Old Norse sæll, Norwegian sæl).

Salige er dei fattige i ånda.

Blessed are the poor in spirit. (Matthew 5,3)

Blessed is he that does not follow the counsel of the wicked and does not walk the way of sinners or sit together with scoffers.

Salig er han som ikkje følgjer ugudelege menneskes råd og ikkje slår inn på syndares veg eller sitt saman med spottare. (From the Book of Psalms in the Bible)

(religious) blessed, saved, granted eternal life

God og salig.


ved

From Old Norse við and viðr (compare the prefix veder-), from Proto-Germanic *wiþr- (“against”). Cognates include Danish ved, Swedish vid, and English with.

Huset ligg ved vegen.

Eg kryssa elva ved å symja.

by (involving/using the means of). Followed by a noun or by the infinitive with å


ved

From Old Norse viðr, from Proto-Germanic *widuz. Cognate with Swedish ved, Old English wudu (English wood) and Old High German witu.

Eg har nok ved for heile vinteren.

I have enough firewood for the whole winter.

wood, firewood (any wooden material that is gathered and used for fuel)


ved

(non-standard since 1938) present tense of vada


lut

luten (definite singular)
luter (indefinite plural)
lutar (indefinite plural)
lutene (definite plural)
lutane (definite plural)


lut

luten (definite singular)
luta (definite singular)


lut

Eg er lut lei!


lut

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


heilag

heilagt (neuter)
heilage (definite plural singular)
heilagare (comparative)
heilagast (indefinite superlative)
heilagaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.


ila

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


ila

ila (definite singular)
iler (indefinite plural)
ilor (indefinite plural)
ilene (definite plural)
ilone (definite plural)


billig

head

billig (neuter singular billig, definite singular and plural billige, comparative billigare, indefinite plural billigast, definite plural billigaste)

billig (neuter singular)
billige (definite plural singular)
billigare (comparative)
billigast (indefinite plural)
billigaste (definite plural)


eir

eiret (definite singular)
eir (indefinite plural)
eira (definite plural)

From Old Norse eir n, from Proto-Germanic *aiz n, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos n (“copper, bronze”). Germanic cognates include English ore, German ehern, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌶 (aiz) and Danish ir. Indo-European cognates include Latin aes and Sanskrit अयस् (ayas).


feig

feigt (neuter)
feige (definite plural singular)
feigare (comparative)
feigast (indefinite superlative)
feigaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse feigr, from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz. Cognates include Icelandic and Faroese feigur, Swedish feg, Danish fej, German feige, Dutch veeg and English fey.

(archaic or poetic) fey; doomed, about to die


dags

From Swedish dags, genitive of dag (“day”).

det er dags å eta pizza

(attributive) time (the appropriate particular moment or hour for something.)


bringa

bringa (definite singular)
bringer (indefinite plural)
bringor (indefinite plural)
bringene (definite plural)
bringone (definite plural)


rosin

rosina (definite singular)
rosiner (indefinite plural)
rosinene (definite plural)


glatt

head

glatt (neuter singular glatt, definite singular and plural glatte, comparative glattare, indefinite superlative glattast, definite superlative glattaste)

glatt (neuter singular)
glatte (definite plural singular)
glattare (comparative)
glattast (indefinite superlative)
glattaste (definite superlative)


leid

leidi (definite singular)
leider (indefinite plural)
leidir (indefinite plural)
leiderne (definite plural)
leidine (definite plural)


leid

leid (feminine masculine)
leidt (neuter)
leide (definite plural singular)
leidare (comparative)
leidast (indefinite superlative)
leidaste (definite superlative)


leid

(non-standard since 1938) imperative of leida


nodi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of nod


nodi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of node


nodi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of noden

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of noden


nodi

(non-standard since 2012) supine of njode


irre

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


stade

(non-standard since 2012) past participle of standa


fylla

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


hoppa

hoppa (definite singular)
hopper (indefinite plural)
hoppor (indefinite plural)
hoppene (definite plural)
hoppone (definite plural)


hoppa

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


lon

lona (definite singular)
loner (indefinite plural)
lonene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lón. Akin to Icelandic lón.

a depression in the bottom of a river or creek

a portion of a creek with slow-flowing water


aks

akset (definite singular)
aks (indefinite plural)
aksa (definite plural)


nodo

indefinite plural of noda (non-standard since 1959)


flyga

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

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

From Old Norse fljúga. Akin to English fly.

Pingvinar kan ikkje flyga.


tre dimensjonar
tre dimensjonar#Norwegian_Nynorsk

Abbreviation of tre dimensjonar (“three dimensions”).


terrarium

terrariet (definite singular)
terrarium (indefinite plural)
terraria (definite plural)


bede

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

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


ulv

ulven (definite singular)
ulvar (indefinite plural)
ulvane (definite plural)

From Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Doublet of -olv. Akin to English wolf.

Liggjande Ulv fær inkje Lambekjøt.

A wolf lying down rarely gets lamb meat.

a wolf, particularly the grey wolf (Canis lupus)


nål

nåla (definite singular)
nåler (indefinite plural)
nålene (definite plural)

From Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō. Akin to English needle.


rus

rusen (definite singular)
rusar (indefinite plural)
rusane (definite plural)

intoxication (the state of being intoxicated or drunk)


kamel

kamelen (definite singular)
kamelar (indefinite plural)
kamelane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), via Old Norse kamell.


dåd

dåda (definite singular)
dåder (indefinite plural)
dådene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of dåd
this noun was also considered feminine.

nn-noun-infl

Prior to 1917, it was only considered feminine.

Prior to 1938, this noun was also considered feminine.

From Old Norse dáð f, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (“putting, placement”).


trin

trinet (definite singular)
trin (indefinite plural)
trina (definite plural)


nok

Du har ikkje nok pengar.

Eg ser det nok.


bål

bålet (definite singular)
bål (indefinite plural)
båla (definite plural)


hana

hana (definite singular)
haner (indefinite plural)
hanor (indefinite plural)
hanene (definite plural)
hanone (definite plural)


basalt

basalten (definite singular)
basaltar (indefinite plural)
basaltane (definite plural)

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”) b-x:n-O39


muga

muga (definite singular)
muger (indefinite plural)
mugor (indefinite plural)
mugene (definite plural)
mugone (definite plural)


muga

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


lår

låret (definite singular)
lår (indefinite plural)
låra (definite plural)


låsa

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

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


uro

uroa (definite singular)
uroer (indefinite plural)
uroene (definite plural)

a mobile (decorative arrangement of small items hung from a frame)


lås

head

lås m or n (definite singular låsen or låset, indefinite låsar or lås, definite plural låsane or låsa)

låsen (definite singular)
låset (definite singular)
låsar (indefinite)
lås (indefinite)
låsane (definite plural)
låsa (definite plural)

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


kål

kålen (definite singular)
kålar (indefinite plural)
kålane (definite plural)

From Old Norse kál n. Ultimately from Latin caulis.

Brassica oleracea
Brassica oleracea#Translingual

(usually collective, uncountable) cabbage (Brassica oleracea family)


må

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


må

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


stempel

stempelet (definite singular)
stempel (indefinite plural)
stempla (definite plural)


gård

gården (definite singular)
gårdar (indefinite plural)
gårdane (definite plural)

(pre-1984) alternative form of gard: townhouse


servera

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


krater

krateret (definite singular)
krater (indefinite plural)
kratera (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”).


hagi

(nonstandard or dialectal) alternative form of hage (“garden; fence; pasture”)


dreng

head

dreng m (definite singular drengen, indefinite plural drengar or drenger, definite plural drengane or drengene)

drengen (definite singular)
drengar (indefinite plural)
drenger (indefinite plural)
drengane (definite plural)
drengene (definite plural)


leka

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

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

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


leka

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


gås

gåsa (definite singular)
gjæser (indefinite plural)
gjæsene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of gås

From Old Norse gás f (nominative and accusative plurals gæss), from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns, probably of imitative origin.
Germanic cognates include Icelandic gæs, Faroese gás, Elfdalian gą̊s, Danish and Swedish gås, German Gans, German Low German Goos, Dutch gans, and finally English goose. Indo-European cognates include Albanian gatë (“heron”), Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Hindi हंस (hans), Latin ānser, and Lithuanian žąsìs.

(botany) rot in a tree caused by a fungal infection


hete

heta (definite singular)
heter (indefinite plural)
hetene (definite plural)


hete

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


studie

studien (definite singular)
studiar (indefinite plural)
studiane (definite plural)


Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad (a city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)


harmonium

harmoniet (definite singular)
harmonium (indefinite plural)
harmonia (definite plural)


varg

vargen (definite singular)
vargar (indefinite plural)
vargane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vargr, from Proto-Germanic *wargaz.


kasus

From Latin casus (a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case), perfect passive participle of cadere (to fall, sink, drop), from Proto-Indo-European *kad- (“to fall”). Doublet of case.


kasus

kasuset (definite singular)
kasus (indefinite plural)
kasusa (definite plural)


trillebør

trillebøra (definite singular)
trillebøri (definite singular)
trillebører (indefinite plural)
trillebørene (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of trillebår


vindmølle

vindmølla (definite singular)
vindmøller (indefinite plural)
vindmøllene (definite plural)

(newer) a wind turbine (the popular name)


ingefær

From German Low German ingever, and Middle Norwegian ingifer.


vokse

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


filateli

filateli m (definite singular filatelien)

Created from Greek (see English philately), possibly via French philatélie


rå

rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural rå or råe, comparative råare, indefinite superlative råast, definite superlative råaste)

rått (neuter singular)
rå (definite plural singular)
råe (definite plural singular)
råare (comparative)
råast (indefinite superlative)
råaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz. Akin to English raw and German roh.


rå

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

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

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


rå

råa (definite singular)
rær (indefinite plural)
rærne (definite plural)

(nautical, sailing) a yard (spar for a sail)


rå

From Old Norse *rá (attested in Old Norse rámerki (“line, border”)), from Proto-Germanic *raihō (“line, row”). Cognate with Old Swedish rå.

a borderstone or another object which is used to mark a border or boundary


rå

råa (definite singular)
råer (indefinite plural)
råene (definite plural)

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan), from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”). Akin to English roe as in roe deer.


lamba

(non-standard since 1938) definite plural of lamb


lamba

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


Arkhangelsk

From Russian Арха́нгельск (Arxángelʹsk).

bor

Арха́нгельск

Arkhangelsk (a city, the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia)


subtil

subtilt (neuter)
subtile (definite plural singular)


halla

definite plural of hall (“slope, sloping terrain”)


originale

inflection of original:
definite singular


versa

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


selleri

sellerien (definite singular)
selleriar (indefinite plural)
selleriane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σέλινον (sélinon), via French céleri.


kromosomi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of kromosom


sokki

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of sokken

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of sokken


sokki

(non-standard since 2012) supine of søkke


gagna

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

Kva gagnar det oss, at Jesus stod upp?


skort

skorten (definite singular)
skortar (indefinite plural)
skortane (definite plural)

From Old Norse skortr m, skort n, both derived from the Proto-Germanic adjective *skurtaz (“short, deficient”).


refs

refsen (definite singular)
refsar (indefinite plural)
refsane (definite plural)


kolera

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).


verte

head

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

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

Problemet vil verte større etter kvart.

The problem will become larger as time passes.


krem

kremen (definite singular)
kremar (indefinite plural)
kremane (definite plural)


pensa

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of pensum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of pensum


pensa

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


mangel

mangelen (definite singular)
manglar (indefinite plural)
manglane (definite plural)


brama

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


akka

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


allé

allé m (definite singular alléen or alleen, indefinite plural alléar or allear, definite plural alléane or alleane)

alléen (definite singular)
alleen (definite singular)
alléar (indefinite plural)
allear (indefinite plural)
alléane (definite plural)
alleane (definite plural)

an avenue (street or road lined by trees)


selle

sella (definite singular)
seller (indefinite plural)
sellene (definite plural)


panne

panna (definite singular)
panner (indefinite plural)
pannene (definite plural)


rial

rialen (definite singular)
rialar (indefinite plural)
rialane (definite plural)


arming

armingen (definite singular)
armingar (indefinite plural)
armingane (definite plural)

Og derfor heller Ingen er som slik ein Arming litit sæl; og um an ikki er os kjær, so maa me vilja honom vel.

1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:

And therefore no one is as unhappy as such a pitiful person; and even if he is not dear to us, we must wish him well.

A pitiful person, someone who is to be pitied.


herding

herdingen (definite singular)
herdingar (indefinite plural)
herdingane (definite plural)

person from a place whose name ends with herad


herding

herdinga (definite singular)
herdingar (indefinite plural)
herdingane (definite plural)


fans

Borrowed from fans, the English plural of fan, whence also Norwegian Nynorsk countable fan. Ultimately an English clipping of fanatic.

Spørst om fansen godtar det.

Han har mange fans.


fans

past tense of finnas (non-standard since 2012)


pens

pensen (definite singular)
pensar (indefinite plural)
pensane (definite plural)


entré

entré m (definite singular entréen or entreen, indefinite plural entréar or entrear, definite plural entréane or entreane)

entréen (definite singular)
entreen (definite singular)
entréar (indefinite plural)
entrear (indefinite plural)
entréane (definite plural)
entreane (definite plural)


anis

anisen (definite singular)
anisar (indefinite plural)
anisane (definite plural)


kem

Det er itj lett å våttå kem som ska vinn' kappleiken idag

It is not easy to know who is going to win the competition today

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, non-standard since 1959) alternative form of kven (“who”)


diktat

diktaten (definite singular)
diktatar (indefinite plural)
diktatane (definite plural)
diktatet (definite singular)

(education) an orthography exam in which students write down what the teacher says


diktat

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

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

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

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


panteisme

From French panthéisme, from pan- + Ancient Greek θεός (theós) + -isme, equivalent to pan- + teisme.


gaman

Inherited from Old Norse gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną. Compare English game and, probably, Russian гомон (gomon).

(please add the primary text of this quotation)
her lig eg raa(mund) af rystn med sama
t(o)re u gud tag mig ind i dit sale gama

Post-Reformation runic headstone from Tveito, close to Hovin (on Skirva river), probably quoting a lost Viking runic stone from Seljord area

Oh god Thorir, take me into your blessed joy.

Here I lie so fittingly, Råmund from Rustan.

gåmå

Trøndelag dialect, Northern Gudbrandsdal


lanterne

lanterna (definite singular)
lanterner (indefinite plural)
lanternene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”), via Latin lanterna and French lanterne.


debitor

debitoren (definite singular)
debitorar (indefinite plural)
debitorane (definite plural)


sulu

sulua (definite singular)
suluer (indefinite plural)
suluene (definite plural)

Metaphony of svòlu, from Old Norse svǫlu, oblique cases singular of svala. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. The form is attested since 18th century.

(nonstandard, dialectal) alternative form of svale (“swallow”)


liste

head

liste f (definite singular lista, indefinite plural lister, definite plural listene)

lista (definite singular)
lister (indefinite plural)
listene (definite plural)


mangan

From Medieval Latin magnesia, via Italian manganese.


frøken

frøken f (definite singular frøkna, indefinite plural frøkner, definite plural frøknene)

frøkna (definite singular)
frøkner (indefinite plural)
frøknene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German vroiken, vrouken.


svart

svart (neuter singular svart, definite singular and plural svarte, comparative svartare, indefinite superlative svartast, definite superlative svartaste)

svart (neuter singular)
svarte (definite plural singular)
svartare (comparative)
svartast (indefinite superlative)
svartaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Akin to English swarthy.


hele

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

(transitive) to fence (to receive stolen goods)


hele

hela (definite singular)
heler (indefinite plural)
helene (definite plural)


mua

mua (definite singular)
muer (indefinite plural)
muor (indefinite plural)
muene (definite plural)
muone (definite plural)


ankel

ankelen (definite singular)
anklar (indefinite plural)
anklane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German ankel, enkel, from Norwegian Bokmål ankel.

(anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)


overarm

overarmen (definite singular)
overarmar (indefinite plural)
overarmane (definite plural)


folie

folien (definite singular)
foliar (indefinite plural)
foliane (definite plural)

film (thin material, such as plastic film, cling film)


fakte

fakta (definite singular)
fakter (indefinite plural)
faktene (definite plural)

Probably from Middle Low German vacht (“fencing”).


renga

head

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

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


vang

vangen (definite singular)
vangar (indefinite plural)
vangane (definite plural)

[…] fraa Hesten, som kneggjad til honom paa Vangen.

[…] from the horse, that neighed to him on the meadow.


citer

citeren (definite singular)
citerar (indefinite plural)
citerane (definite plural)


stadion

stadionen (definite singular)
stadionar (indefinite plural)
stadionane (definite plural)
stadionet (definite singular)
stadion (indefinite plural)
stadiona (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion). Doublet of stadium.


sak

saka (definite singular)
saker (indefinite plural)
sakene (definite plural)

Derived from Old Norse sǫk, akin to English sake.

Det går til ei god sak.

Dette er ei sak for politiet.

Ho hadde med seg alle sakene sine.

Neste sak gjeld den nye vegen.

The next item on the agenda, is the new road

Eg jobbar med ei sak om statsministeren

I am working on a story about the prime minister.


angre

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

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

der

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

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

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

Han angra seg då han såg kva som hadde skjedd.

He regretted it when he saw what had happened.

Dette kjem du til å angre på!

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

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


kasta

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

nn-conj-table

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

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

Kor langt kan du kasta denne?


tanka

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


broder

broderen (definite singular)
brødrar (indefinite plural)
brødrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.


-dor

From Old Norse -dórr, from Þórr. Cognate with Faroese -dórur, and Icelandic -dór.


bodi

(non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of boden

(non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of boden


bodi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of bod


heller

heller ... enn


kreativ

head

kreativ (neuter singular kreativt, definite singular and plural kreative)

kreativt (neuter singular)
kreative (definite plural singular)


sprong

Op sprong Sporvin løstoug og gla

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

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


ofte

ofte (comparative oftare, superlative oftast)

oftare (comparative)
oftast (superlative)

From Old Norse opt. Akin to English often.


blomkål

blomkålen (definite singular)
blomkålar (indefinite plural)
blomkålane (definite plural)

[ˈbɽu̞mˌko̞ˑɽ]

cauliflower; Brassica oleracea var. botrytis


espalier

espalieret (definite singular)
espalier (indefinite plural)
espaliera (definite plural)

From French espalier, from Italian spalliera, from spalla (“shoulder”).

Danne espalier

A formation of people lined up in two columns facing each other (to secure a passageway).


speedometer

speedometeret (definite singular)
speedometer (indefinite plural)
speedometera (definite plural)

Probably from English (not the same gender as other Nynorsk words ending in meter)

q

not the same gender as other Nynorsk words ending in <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">meter</i>


smolt

smolten (definite singular)
smoltar (indefinite plural)
smoltane (definite plural)


smolt

smoltet (definite singular)
smolt (indefinite plural)
smolta (definite plural)


vind

vinden (definite singular)
vindar (indefinite plural)
vindane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Akin to English wind.


skite

skita (definite singular)
skiter (indefinite plural)
skitene (definite plural)

From Old Norse skita (“diarrhoea”), from skíta (“to defecate”).

Skita varer ikkje ut vika.


skite

head

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

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


saltaste

inflection of salt:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of salt:
plural superlative degree


ligga

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


nordkoreansk

nordkoreansk (neuter singular nordkoreansk, definite singular and plural nordkoreanske)

nordkoreansk (neuter singular)
nordkoreanske (definite plural singular)

North Korean (relating to North Korea and North Koreans)


finsk

finsk (neuter singular finsk, definite singular and plural finske)

finsk (neuter singular)
finske (definite plural singular)

Finnish (relating to Finland and the Finnish people)


stam

stam (masculine and feminine stam, neuter stamt, definite singular and plural stamme)

stam (feminine masculine)
stamt (neuter)
stamme (definite plural singular)


stam

stammen (definite singular)
stammar (indefinite plural)
stammane (definite plural)

Squalius cephalus
Squalius cephalus#Translingual


salte

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


syre

syra (definite singular)
syrer (indefinite plural)
syrene (definite plural)

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


syre

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

(transitive) to make more sour or acidic


syre

From Old Norse súra. The vowel might be Akin to Icelandic súra.

(botany) plant of another genus, but which also has acidic leaves


jord

jorda (definite singular)
jorder (indefinite plural)
jordene (definite plural)

From Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-. Akin to English earth.

Det finst ingen andre jorder me kan rømma til.

There are no other earths that we can escape to.

Innan stjernekunna og lyrikken kallar ein tidvis jorda for Tellus.

Within astronomy and poetry the earth is sometimes called Tellus.

the earth, or the Earth (the planet we live on)


jord

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


salto

saltoen (definite singular)
saltoar (indefinite plural)
saltoane (definite plural)


kanat

kanatet (definite singular)
kanat (indefinite plural)
kanata (definite plural)


radiar

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of radius


teknologi

teknologien (definite singular)
teknologiar (indefinite plural)
teknologiane (definite plural)

From French technologie and German Technologie.


kart

kart m (definite singular karten, indefinite plural kartar, definite plural kartane)

karten (definite singular)
kartar (indefinite plural)
kartane (definite plural)


kart

kartet (definite singular)
kart (indefinite plural)
karta (definite plural)


leda

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


leda

(especially in compounds) composed of parts (in sequence)


dess

From Old Norse þess, masculine or neuter genitive singular of þat n.

Dess sterkare, dess betre.

the (With a comparative or more and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.)


dess

(rare, literary); possessive form of det.


dess

dessen (definite singular)
dessar (indefinite plural)
dessane (definite plural)


detta

nn-verb

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

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

Ho datt på isen.


detta

Eg visste ikkje detta eg, sa han.

1957, Tarjei Vesaas, Fuglane [The Birds], page 16:


Atte

From Old Norse Atti, from Proto-Germanic *attô.


tapar

taparen (definite singular)
taparar (indefinite plural)
taparane (definite plural)

Han var ein god tapar.

loser (someone who loses in a specified manner)


armé

head

armé m (definite singular arméen or armeen, indefinite plural arméar or armear, definite plural arméane or armeane)

arméen (definite singular)
armeen (definite singular)
arméar (indefinite plural)
armear (indefinite plural)
arméane (definite plural)
armeane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin armāta, via French armée.


dorar

doraren (definite singular)
dorarar (indefinite plural)
dorarane (definite plural)

(historical) an Dorian (member of the Dorians).


alliera

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


adoptera

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


aktivera

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


spansk

spansk (neuter singular spansk, definite singular and plural spanske)

spansk (neuter singular)
spanske (definite plural singular)


annonsera

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


leder

leder n (definite singular ledret, indefinite plural leder, definite plural ledri)

ledret (definite singular)
leder (indefinite plural)
ledri (definite plural)

From Old Norse leðr. Akin to English leather

(pre-1901) alternative form of lêr (“leather”)


blanda

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


bajas

bajasen (definite singular)
bajasar (indefinite plural)
bajasane (definite plural)

From Italian pagliaccio (which comes from paglia (“straw”)), through French paillasse.


avisa

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


barriere

barrieren (definite singular)
barrierar (indefinite plural)
barrierane (definite plural)


broten

brote (neuter)
brotne (definite plural singular)
meir broten (comparative)
mest broten (superlative)


brote

broten (definite singular)
brotar (indefinite plural)
brotane (definite plural)


brille

brilla (definite singular)
briller (indefinite plural)
brillene (definite plural)


deposita

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of depositum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of depositum


bille

bille f (definite singular billa, indefinite plural biller, definite plural billene)

billa (definite singular)
biller (indefinite plural)
billene (definite plural)


galt

galten (definite singular)
galtar (indefinite plural)
galtane (definite plural)

From Old Norse galti, galtr, gǫltr, from Proto-Germanic *galtuz.

a male pig, especially one that is castrated


designe

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

From either the noun design or the English verb design.


dicta

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of dictum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of dictum


hems

hemsen (definite singular)
hemsar (indefinite plural)
hemsane (definite plural)

A small loft used as a bedroom, commonly in cabins


rips

ripsen (definite singular)
ripsar (indefinite plural)
ripsane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin ribes, from Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās).

(usually) redcurrant, also whitecurrant, a small bush of genus Ribes, and its berries.


rives

(non-standard since 2012) inflection of rivas:


minders

Same as mindre (“less”), but with the addition af a genitive -s used adverbially.


moms

VAT (abbreviation of meirverdiomsetningsavgift (value added tax))


lindar

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of lind


entusiasme

entusiasme m (definite singular entusiasmen)

From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós).

der

ἐνθουσιασμός


frita

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


fuma

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

Alternative form of fume (non-standard since 2012)


glose

glosa (definite singular)
gloser (indefinite plural)
glosene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin glosa, glossa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă).

a word, term or expression, e.g. in a foreign language, or a term of abuse


rallar

rallaren (definite singular)
rallarar (indefinite plural)
rallarane (definite plural)

From Swedish rallare, thought to have risen from English railway.

(historical) travelling construction worker (especially railwaymen)


rallar

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kassa

kassa (definite singular)
kasser (indefinite plural)
kassor (indefinite plural)
kassene (definite plural)
kassone (definite plural)


jubilé

jubiléet (definite singular)
jubileet (definite singular)
jubilé (indefinite plural)
jubiléa (definite plural)
jubilea (definite plural)


massing

massingen (definite singular)
massingar (indefinite plural)
massingane (definite plural)


ikon

ikonet (definite singular)
ikon (indefinite plural)
ikona (definite plural)


signe

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

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

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


kyss

kysset (definite singular)
kyss (indefinite plural)
kyssa (definite plural)
kyssen (definite singular)
kyssar (indefinite plural)
kyssane (definite plural)

From Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate to English kiss, German Kuss, Dutch kus.


transparentar

indefinite masculine plural of transparent


avantgarde

avantgarden (definite singular)
avantgardar (indefinite plural)
avantgardane (definite plural)


jubile

jubileet (definite singular)
jubile (indefinite plural)
jubilea (definite plural)


rimar

rimaren (definite singular)
rimarar (indefinite plural)
rimarane (definite plural)


logra

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


logre

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


lita

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

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

Eg lit ikkje på dei.


sanning

sanninga (definite singular)
sanningar (indefinite plural)
sanningane (definite plural)

Det er ikkje lett å finna sanninga i denne saka.

It is not easy to find the truth in this case.


samla

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


premie

premien (definite singular)
premiar (indefinite plural)
premiane (definite plural)


privilegie

privilegiet (definite singular)
privilegie (indefinite plural)
privilegia (definite plural)


sakna

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

Denne soga saknar like.

Tre turistar er sakna i fjellet.

Three tourists have gone missing in the mountains.

Eg saknar familien min.


plante

head

plante m or f (definite singular planten / planta, indefinite plural plantar / planter, definite plural plantane / plantene)

planten (definite singular)
planta (definite singular)
plantar (indefinite plural)
planter (indefinite plural)
plantane (definite plural)
plantene (definite plural)


plante

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


radien

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of radius


raspe

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


raje

raja (definite singular)
rajer (indefinite plural)
rajene (definite plural)


passar

passaren (definite singular)
passarar (indefinite plural)
passarane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German passer, from Old French compas.


passar

a person tasked with keeping watch over or looking after someone.


passar

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


remedie

remedien (definite singular)
remediar (indefinite plural)
remediane (definite plural)


rente

renta (definite singular)
renter (indefinite plural)
rentene (definite plural)

From Early Medieval Latin rendita and Old Norse renta.


salas

(non-standard since 2012) passive infinitive of sala


segment

segmentet (definite singular)
segment (indefinite plural)
segmenta (definite plural)

nn:fonologisk segment
nn:segment i matematikk


salva

salva (definite singular)
salver (indefinite plural)
salvor (indefinite plural)
salvene (definite plural)
salvone (definite plural)


salva

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


sorbe

sorbeen (definite singular)
sorbear (indefinite plural)
sorbeane (definite plural)


signa

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


subsidie

subsidien (definite singular)
subsidiar (indefinite plural)
subsidiane (definite plural)


sume

Eg kjenner sume Folk der heime, som aldri hava gjengit i Skule, og dei ero dei beste

I know some people there at home, who have never been going to school, and (yet) they are the best (of all).


transe

transen (definite singular)
transar (indefinite plural)
transane (definite plural)

From Old French transe, from transir, via English trance.


turne

turneen (definite singular)
turnear (indefinite plural)
turneane (definite plural)


vares

(non-standard since 2012) present tense of varas


studera

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

Kva studerer du?


vende

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

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


vele

velet (definite singular)
vele (indefinite plural)
vela (definite plural)


valse

valsen (definite singular)
valsar (indefinite plural)
valsane (definite plural)


valse

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

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


vete

veten (definite singular)
vetar (indefinite plural)
vetane (definite plural)

a hilltop where a beacon stands or has stood


vete

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


hasard

hasarden (definite singular)
hasardar (indefinite plural)
hasardane (definite plural)

From French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”).


hende

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


vare

vara (definite singular)
varer (indefinite plural)
varene (definite plural)

(in the plural form) goods, merchandise, wares


vare

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

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

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

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


fria

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

Alternative form of fri (“to propose marriage”)


kryss

krysset (definite singular)
kryss (indefinite plural)
kryssa (definite plural)

From Middle Low German krü̂ze, from Old Saxon krūci; ultimately from Latin crux.


tamarisk

tamarisken (definite singular)
tamariskar (indefinite plural)
tamariskane (definite plural)

From Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix.


spirituelle

definite singular and plural of spirituell


quod erat demonstrandum

quod erat demonstrandum
quod erat demonstrandum#English


gingham

ginghamen (definite singular)
ginghamar (indefinite plural)
ginghamane (definite plural)


charme

charmen (definite singular)
charmar (indefinite plural)
charmane (definite plural)


anledning

anledninga (definite singular)
anledningar (indefinite plural)
anledningane (definite plural)


brot

brotet (definite singular)
brot (indefinite plural)
brota (definite plural)

Det er eit brot i okla hennar.

Skaden førte til mange store brot i røyra.

The damage lead to many large ruptures in the pipes.

Det var eit klårt brot på lova.


supra-

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).


vota

vota (definite singular)
voter (indefinite plural)
votor (indefinite plural)
votene (definite plural)
votone (definite plural)


vota

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of votum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of votum


dere

From Middle Norwegian *þiðr, whence also der. Borrowed from Old East Norse iðʀ with added þ-, similar to þit from hafið it.

(dialectal, South East Norway) objective case of de; alternative form of dykk (“you (plural)”)


suvenir

suveniren (definite singular)
suvenirar (indefinite plural)
suvenirane (definite plural)


arkivera

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


antikvitet

antikviteten (definite singular)
antikvitetar (indefinite plural)
antikvitetane (definite plural)


arkiv

arkivet (definite singular)
arkiv (indefinite plural)
arkiva (definite plural)

From Latin archivum, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon).

an archive (also archives in the singular form)


dispenser

dispenseren (definite singular)
dispenserar (indefinite plural)
dispenserane (definite plural)


ateist

ateisten (definite singular)
ateistar (indefinite plural)
ateistane (definite plural)

atheist (one who lacks belief in the existence of gods)


supinum

supinumet (definite singular)
supinum (indefinite plural)
supinuma (definite plural)

(grammar, North Germanic languages) supine


arv

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


presse

pressa (definite singular)
presser (indefinite plural)
pressene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin pressa, via French presse and German Presse.


masse

massen (definite singular)
massar (indefinite plural)
massane (definite plural)


alm

almen (definite singular)
almar (indefinite plural)
almane (definite plural)

From Old Norse almr. Akin to English elm.


gladiolus

head

gladiolus m (definite singular gladiolusen, indefinite plural gladiolar or gladiolusar, definite plural gladiolane or gladiolusane)

gladiolusen (definite singular)
gladiolar (indefinite plural)
gladiolusar (indefinite plural)
gladiolane (definite plural)
gladiolusane (definite plural)

From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).

der

a gladiolus (flowering plant of genus Gladiolus)


vinter

vinteren (definite singular)
vintrar (indefinite plural)
vintrane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Old East Norse vintr, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Akin to English winter.


sti

stien (definite singular)
stiar (indefinite plural)
stiane (definite plural)


sjukdom

head

sjukdom m (definite singular sjukdomen or sjukdommen, indefinite plural sjukdomar or sjukdommar, definite plural sjukdomane or sjukdommane)

sjukdomen (definite singular)
sjukdommen (definite singular)
sjukdomar (indefinite plural)
sjukdommar (indefinite plural)
sjukdomane (definite plural)
sjukdommane (definite plural)


ambassade

ambassaden (definite singular)
ambassadar (indefinite plural)
ambassadane (definite plural)

From Latin ambactus, via French ambassade.


negativ

negativ (neuter singular negativt, definite singular and plural negative)

negativt (neuter singular)
negative (definite plural singular)


pentan

pentan n (definite singular pentanet, indefinite plural pentan, definite plural pentana)

pentanet (definite singular)
pentan (indefinite plural)
pentana (definite plural)


propan

propan m or n (definite singular propanen or propanet)

propanen (definite singular)
propanet (definite singular)


alban

albanen (definite singular)
albanar (indefinite plural)
albanane (definite plural)


skare

skaren (definite singular)
skarar (indefinite plural)
skarane (definite plural)

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


skare

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

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


skare

a hard and rough crust as top layer of snow


skare

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

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

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


consomme

consommeen (definite singular)
consommear (indefinite plural)
consommeane (definite plural)


pulk

pulken (definite singular)
pulkar (indefinite plural)
pulkane (definite plural)

From Finnish pulkka, from a Sami language, from Proto-Samic *pulkkē.


akademi

akademiet (definite singular)
akademi (indefinite plural)
akademia (definite plural)


melodiøs

melodiøst (neuter)
melodiøse (definite plural singular)


algebraisk

algebraisk (neuter singular algebraisk, definite singular and plural algebraiske)

algebraisk (neuter singular)
algebraiske (definite plural singular)


farmor

farmora (definite singular)
farmødrer (indefinite plural)
farmødrene (definite plural)

paternal grandmother
paternal grandmother


alkan

alkan n (definite singular alkanet, indefinite plural alkan, definite plural alkana)

alkanet (definite singular)
alkan (indefinite plural)
alkana (definite plural)


stortå

stortå f (definite singular stortåa, indefinite plural stortær, definite plural stortærne)

stortåa (definite singular)
stortær (indefinite plural)
stortærne (definite plural)


analytisk

analytisk (neuter singular analytisk, definite singular and plural analytiske)

analytisk (neuter singular)
analytiske (definite plural singular)


skål

From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.


skål

skåla (definite singular)
skåler (indefinite plural)
skålene (definite plural)

kopp og skål


lisse

lissa (definite singular)
lisser (indefinite plural)
lissene (definite plural)

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


lisse

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


lassi

lassien (definite singular)
lassiar (indefinite plural)
lassiane (definite plural)


lassi

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of lass


ert

erta (definite singular)
erter (indefinite plural)
ertene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ertr f pl, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts (“pea”).


byråkratisk

byråkratisk (neuter singular byråkratisk, definite singular and plural byråkratiske)

byråkratisk (neuter singular)
byråkratiske (definite plural singular)


kvark

kvarken (definite singular)
kvarkar (indefinite plural)
kvarkane (definite plural)


kvark

Borrowed from German Quark, from a West Slavic language.


universitet

universitet n (definite singular universitetet, indefinite plural universitet, definite plural universiteta)

universitetet (definite singular)
universitet (indefinite plural)
universiteta (definite plural)


koordinatsystem

koordinatsystemet (definite singular)
koordinatsystem (indefinite plural)
koordinatsystema (definite plural)


hypnose

hypnose m (definite singular hypnosen, indefinite plural hypnosar, definite plural hypnosane)

hypnosen (definite singular)
hypnosar (indefinite plural)
hypnosane (definite plural)


hypnotisere

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

From German hypnotisieren and French hypnotiser.