Hajeren

Definite form; from Old Norse *Hagir, from older *Hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô (“enclosure”). The name would thus mean “the one that encloses; the border lake”, possibly referring to the position near the border to Vestfold county.

mention-gloss

A lake in Kongsberg, Numedal district, Buskerud, Norway


møyr

møyrt (neuter)
møyre (definite plural singular)
møyrare (comparative)
møyrast (indefinite superlative)
møyraste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz. Cognate with Faroese moyrur and Icelandic meyr.


Ramnegud

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Hrafnaguð.

slbor

Tvo ramnar sit paa akslerne hans og segjer honom i øyro alle hendingar dei ser og høyrer; dei heiter Hugen og Munen. Deim sender han ut i dagningi tal aa fljuga yver all verdi, og dei kjem att til dugurden; soleis fær han kunnskap um mange tidender, og difor kallar folk han for Ramnegud.

1909, Halvdan Koht, “Oden og æserne”, in Gamalnorske eventyr um Oden og Tor: fortalde paa nynorsk [Old Norse tales of Odin and Tor: told in Modern Norwegian], page 6:

Two ravens sit on his shoulders and tell him in his ears all events they see and hear; their names are Huginn and Muninn. Them, he sends out at dawn to fly over the whole world, and they come back by the midday meal; this way, he gets all knowledge of many tidings, and for this reason, they call him Raven God.


Vinstre

A lake in Valdres district, Oppland, Norway right east of the Bygdin lake


mannete

manneta (definite singular)
manneter (indefinite plural)
mannetene (definite plural)

Sjøen her er full av manneter.

(dated spelling) Alternative form of manet (“jellyfish”)


heddøl

heddølen (definite singular)
heddøler (indefinite plural)
heddølar (indefinite plural)
heddølene (definite plural)
heddølane (definite plural)


Sjørdal

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Sjørdal m (definite Sjørdarn or Sjørdal'n, dative Sjørdala)

Sjørdarn (definite)
Sjørdal'n (definite)
Sjørdala (dative)


heitdøl

heitdølen (definite singular)
heitdøler (indefinite plural)
heitdølar (indefinite plural)
heitdølene (definite plural)
heitdølane (definite plural)

alternative form of heddøl (“someone from Heddal”)


heiddøl

heiddølen (definite singular)
heiddøler (indefinite plural)
heiddølar (indefinite plural)
heiddølene (definite plural)
heiddølane (definite plural)


sandblåsa

sandblåser (present)
sandblæs (present)
sandblåste (past)
sandbles (past)
sandblåst (participle past)
sandblåse (participle past)
sandblåsast (infinitive passive)
sandblåsande (participle present)
sandblås (imperative)

blestra


kverksott

kverksotta (definite singular)
kverksotter (indefinite plural)
kverksottene (definite plural)

From kverk (“throat”) + sott (“disease”). May be re-analyzed as an apocoped version of kverka (“to kill, to strangle”) + sott (“disease”), which can be seen in the old Danicized spelling Qværkesot (normalized as kverkesott, also used in Bokmål).

compound

(veterinary medicine) strangles, Coryza contagiosa equorum


Flatdal

From Old Norse Flatdalr, from flatr (“flat”) + dalr (“valley”). The modern pronunciation with /d/ in the first part is an assimilation with the following consonant, cf. the nearby Heddal, Heiddal < *Heitdal (Old Norse Heitradalr).

A village and valley in Seljord, Telemark, Norway


Sjøddarn

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Eye dialect spelling of Stjørdalen.


Bitdal

From the river name Bitu, from Old Norse *Bíta (“a biting creek, a very cold creek”), related to bita (“to bite”). The other part is dal (“valley”). The modern pronunciation with /d/ in the first part is an assimilation with the following consonant, cf. the nearby Heddal < Old Norse Heitradalr. Meanwhile, the assimilation in the local dialect went the other way.

inh

A valley in Vinje, Telemark, Norway, in the former Rauland municipality. Most area of the valley is covered by an artificially enlarged lake.

Bital

used e.g. in eye dialect spellings and old maps


Heddal

From Old Norse Heitradalr, *Heitrardalr, from the river name *Heitr f (now Heddøla) + dalr (“valley”). The modern /d/ of the first part is an assimilation with the following consonant, cf. the nearby Fladdal < Flatdalr.

A village and church site in Notodden, Telemark, Norway


Nyårsnavar

From nyår (“New Year”) + navar (“auger”).

(Trøndelag dialect, folklore) an auger-like monster which makes holes in house walls every New Year night


hyrding

hyrdingen (definite singular)
hyrdingar (indefinite plural)
hyrdingane (definite plural)


boltelås

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boltelås m or n (definite singular boltelåsen or boltelåset, indefinite plural boltelåsar or boltelås, definite plural boltelåsane or boltelåsa)

boltelåsen (definite singular)
boltelåset (definite singular)
boltelåsar (indefinite plural)
boltelås (indefinite plural)
boltelåsane (definite plural)
boltelåsa (definite plural)

From bolt + lås. Similar to Swedish bultlås

(historical, archaeology) a kind of cylindrical padlock often used during 13-19th centuries, especially on doors and horse-drawn wagons


bjørnelås

bjørnelås m or n (definite singular bjørnelåsen or bjørnelåset, indefinite plural bjørnelåsar or bjørnelås, definite plural bjørnelåsane or bjørnelåsa)

bjørnelåsen (definite singular)
bjørnelåset (definite singular)
bjørnelåsar (indefinite plural)
bjørnelås (indefinite plural)
bjørnelåsane (definite plural)
bjørnelåsa (definite plural)

From bjørn (“bear”) + lås (“lock”). Literally, “bear-lock”

(historical, archaeology) a primitive door lock, often made of wood.


Jeløy

From the first part of the old island name Jalund + øy (“island”).

(definite form) An island in Moss, Outer Østfold, Norway


Jalund

From Old Norse Jǫlund, Jalund, possibly from the fjord name *Jali + -und. Cognate with Icelandic Jölund.

(obsolete) An island in Moss, Outer Østfold, Norway. Official name: Jeløy(a)


Heddøla

Definite form; related to Heddal. Replaced the Old Norse name *Heitr f, possibly from heitr (“hot”).


Måne

From Old Norse *Marna, derived from *Mǫrn, likely from the root of marr (“sea”).


Møsvatn

From Old Norse *Mernisvatn, from the older name *Mernir + vatn (“lake”). The first part is derived from the river name *Marna (whence also Måne), again derived from *Mǫrn.

A lake in Vinje, Telemark, Norway. Two minor parts of its eastern shore are located in Tinn municipality.


ein eller annan

ein eller annan (feminine ei aller anna, neuter eitt eller anna)

ei aller anna (feminine)
eitt eller anna (neuter)

Sjå, der fer det ein eller annan båt austover

Look, there is some boat passing towards east


silje

silja (definite singular)
siljer (indefinite plural)
siljene (definite plural)

From Old Norse *silja, from Proto-Germanic *siljǭ, derived from *silô (“harness”). Cognate with Swedish silja.

a chest strap on a harness (in the place of a collar)


slagbjørn

slagbjørnen (definite singular)
slagbjørnar (indefinite plural)
slagbjørnane (definite plural)

(folklore) A bear which prefers a carnivorous diet, especially which kills livestock and humans


myrbjørn

myrbjørnen (definite singular)
myrbjørnar (indefinite plural)
myrbjørnane (definite plural)

(zoology) A pygmy blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda

(folklore) A bear which prefers a vegetarian diet


grasbjørn

grasbjørnen (definite singular)
grasbjørnar (indefinite plural)
grasbjørnane (definite plural)

From gras + bjørn. Similar to Swedish gräsbjörn (“a young vegetarian bear”)


kveik

kveika (definite singular)
kveiker (indefinite plural)
kveikene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse kveik (only known from Icelandic saga of Jón Ögmundsson). Probably first attested in Norwegian by Erik Pontoppidan in his Glossarium Norvagicum (1749) spelled as Qveik.

(usually uncountable) a Norwegian kind of brewing yeasts

(uncountable) beer or any similar drink made with this kind of yeasts


Lierelva

Definite form; from Lier f pl + elv (“river”). Replaced the older name *Sviðrir m (ja-stem), surviving in the valley and farm name Sørsdal (< Syðrisdalr, *Sviðrisdalr), and the farm name Svere.


innvol

innvolen (definite singular)
innvolar (indefinite plural)
innvolane (definite plural)

From inn + vol (“muscle, entrail”), derived from Old Norse innyfli. See also Norwegian Bokmål innvoll.

innard, entrail (internal organs of a human or animal)


innmat

innmaten (definite singular)
innmatar (indefinite plural)
innmatane (definite plural)

From inn + mat. Compare Icelandic innmatur.

offal (internal animal organs, used for food)


Svere

From Old Norse *Sviðrir, originally the name of the Lier River (now Lierelva). Related to Old English swaþrian (“to become still”).


Sørsdal

Originally a valley name; from Old Norse Syðrisdalir m pl, a variant of Sviðrisdalir, from *Sviðrir + dalr (“valley”).


så å seia

Similar to Norwegian Bokmål så å si, Danish så at sige and Swedish så att säga. Literally, “so to say”, by the same construction as English so to speak, German sozusagen and Russian так сказать (tak skazatʹ).


Ljan

Originally a river name (now Ljanselva); from Old Norse *Ljórn (genitive *Ljárnar), from older *Léǫrn, from Proto-Norse *ᛚᛖᚹᚨᚱᚾᚢ (*lewarnu), from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewH-.

A church site and neighbourhood of Oslo, Norway


Ljabru

From Old Norse Ljarnabrú, from *Ljárnarbrú, from *Ljórn + brú (“bridge”).

A hill and neighbourhood of Oslo, Norway


ring-på-spring

From ringja (“ring”) + på (“on”) + springa (“run”), where ring is the imperative form of ringja or its infinitive with dialectal apocope. Alternatively, from the noun ring n (“a door bell ring or a phone call”).
Literally, “ring (on the door bell), while running”, although it may be accepted to use a bicycle.


urokse

uroksen (definite singular)
uroksar (indefinite plural)
uroksane (definite plural)

From Old Norse úrr (“aurochs”) + okse (“bull”).


tebakers

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) alternative form of tilbake


til endes

han seglde lande til endes, og handel og slikt fór han òg med

he sailed all across the country (coast), and he ran as well (some) business and the like


og liknande

Similar to Swedish och liknande and Danish og lignende


blokkebær

blokkebæret (definite singular)
blokkebær (indefinite plural)
blokkebæra (definite plural)


Godgjest

god (“god”) + gjest (“guest”); from Old Norse Goðgestr, from Proto-Norse ᚷᚢᛞᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (gudagastiʀ), from *gudą + *gastiz.


kubbetrapp

kubbetrappa (definite singular)
kubbetrapper (indefinite plural)
kubbetrappene (definite plural)

a ladder made of a single tree stem by cutting the stairs in it


hardnakka

From hard (“hard”) + nakke (“nape”), a Calque of Hebrew קשה ערף (Exodus 33). A biblical term similar to Swedish hårdnackad, Ancient Greek σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotrákhēlos), Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj), German halsstarrig etc.

cog

σκληροτράχηλος

жестоковыйный


Betleheim

From a reanalysis of the latter part of Betlehem as -heim (“home, -ham”).


gøyskjelde

gøyskjelda (definite singular)
gøyskjelder (indefinite plural)
gøyskjeldene (definite plural)


Kyrkjenes

From kyrkje (“church”) + nes (“headland”), a calque of Danish Kirkenæs, referring to a church on the place built in 1862. Replaced the older names Pisselvnes and Håkjerringnes. Cognate with Icelandic Kirkjunes.

A town in Sør-Varanger, Finnmark, in the far north-eastern corner of Norway, close to the Russian border. Official name: Kirkenes


ståtarkonge

ståtarkongen (definite singular)
ståtarkongar (indefinite plural)
ståtarkongane (definite plural)

Probably from ståtar (“vagabond”) + konge (“king”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål stodderkonge and Swedish ståtarekung.

(historical) a public servant who chases away vagabonds, beggars and the Travellers


valkyrju

valkyrjo (definite singular)
valkyrjur (indefinite plural)
valkyrjune (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Old Norse valkyrju, accusative of valkyrja, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ.

lbor

(Midlandsnormalen, Norse mythology) alternative form of valkyrje (“valkyrie”)


skjeldmøy

skjeldmøya (definite singular)
skjeldmøyar (indefinite plural)
skjeldmøyer (indefinite plural)
skjeldmøyane (definite plural)
skjeldmøyene (definite plural)

/²ʃɛl(d)ˌmœʏː/

Inherited from Old Norse skjaldmær (plural skjaldmeyjar), from skjǫld (“shield”) + mær (“maid”).

«Høyre du skire skjeldmøy,
hot eg vil spørje deg:
vil du seia meg fa’ersnavnet,
så vil eg bele til deg.»

1959, Knut Liestøl, Norsk folkedikting, page 115:

“Do you hear, pure shieldmaiden,
what I will ask you:
will you tell me your father’s name,
then I will propose to you.”


skjoldmøy

skjoldmøya (definite singular)
skjoldmøyar (indefinite plural)
skjoldmøyer (indefinite plural)
skjoldmøyane (definite plural)
skjoldmøyene (definite plural)

From skjold (“shield”) + møy (“maid”); a calque of Old Norse skjaldmær.


Orkedalsøyri

From Orkedal + øyr (“river mouth”). Compare to Kyrksæterøra.

the old name of nowadays Orkanger area (which before 19th century had no clear borders and no clear center)


tofte

toften (definite singular)
toftar (indefinite plural)
toftane (definite plural)

From toft, a variant of tuft (“homestead; plot”). Doublet of tufte and tomte.


Rodgeir

From Old Norse Róðgeirr, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz, from *hrōþiz (“praise, fame”) + *gaizaz (“spear”). Cognate with Icelandic Hróðgeir and Swedish Rodger.

a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Roger


hukkukul

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hukkukul m (definite singular hukkukuln, definite singular dative hukkukula, indefinite plural hukkukula, definite plural hukkukulan, definite plural dative hukkukulom)

hukkukuln (definite singular)
hukkukula (dative definite singular)
hukkukula (indefinite plural)
hukkukulan (definite plural)
hukkukulom (dative definite plural)

(dialectal, South-western Trøndelag) Alternative form of oklekul


Yggdrasel

/²ʏɡːˌdraːsəl/

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Yggdrasill, from Yggr + drasill (“steed”).

slbor

(Norse mythology) alternative form of Yggdrasil


innanhyses

Synonym of innhyses (“inside the house”)


aillj

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aillj m or f (neuter ailltj, plural aillj)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) eye dialect spelling of all.


ailltj

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) eye dialect spelling of alt.


rointj

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) eye dialect spelling of rundt.


rointj

roinnj

same adjective, masculine and feminine genders


Tolo

From Old Norse Tólóm, dative of Tólár pl. First part from tó n (“grassy spot”); the second part -lár is less certain and may come from the plural of ló f (“meadow”) or lá f.

A farm in Kvam, Hardanger district, Hordaland, Norway


fullsjuk

fullsjuk (neuter singular fullsjukt, definite singular and plural fullsjuke)

fullsjukt (neuter singular)
fullsjuke (definite plural singular)


misunneleg

misunneleg (neuter singular misunneleg, definite singular and plural misunnelege)

misunneleg (neuter singular)
misunnelege (definite plural singular)

From misunna (“to envy”) + -leg. Compare to Danish misundelig and Norwegian Bokmål misunnelig


sinnssjuk

sinnssjuk (neuter singular sinnssjukt, definite singular and plural sinssjuke)

sinnssjukt (neuter singular)
sinssjuke (definite plural singular)

From sinn (“mind”) + sjuk (“sick”). Compare to Danish sindssyg, Norwegian Bokmål sinnssyk and Swedish sinnessjuk.


samtidleg

samtidleg (neuter singular samtidleg, definite singular and plural samtidlege)

samtidleg (neuter singular)
samtidlege (definite plural singular)

From sam- + tid + -leg.
(contemporary): From samtid + -leg


samtidleg

(dialectal, used with conjunctions) at the same time, in the meanwhile


foillsjuk

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) eye dialect spelling of fullsjuk.


vanvitug

vanvitug (neuter singular vanvitug, definite singular and plural vanvituge)

vanvitug (neuter singular)
vanvituge (definite plural singular)

From vanvit + -ug. Probably from Middle Low German wanwittich. Compare Danish vanvittig, Swedish vanvettig and German wahnwitzig.


Vikingstad

/²vɪçːɪŋsta/

From Old Norse *Víkingsstaðir m pl, from the male given name Víkingr + staðr (“place, stead”). Doublet of Vikestad.

A farm in Torvastad parish, Karmøy, Nordland, Norway


friviljug

friviljug (neuter singular friviljug, definite singular and plural friviljuge)

friviljug (neuter singular)
friviljuge (definite plural singular)

From fri (“free”) + viljug (“willing”). Compare to Swedish frivillig and frivilligt, Danish frivillig and German freiwillig


friviljug

friviljug m or f (definite singular and plural friviljuge)

me må ha fleire friviljuge på dugnaden

we need more volunteers on the subbotnik

den friviljuge (soldaten) kom aldri fram dit han skulle

the volunteer (soldier) never reached his destination

ho stilte opp som friviljug


Vikestad

From Old Norse Víkingsstaðir m pl, from the male given name Víkingr + staðr (“place, stead”). For the Bindal farm, this is attested in the form Vikingstadom m pl (dative), and the farm in Nærøysund is most likely of the same origin. Doublet of Vikingstad, a farm in Torvastad on the island of Karmøy.

A farm in Nærøysund, North Trøndelag, Norway

a surname used by people from the farms above.


avslutting

avsluttinga (definite singular)
avsluttingar (indefinite plural)
avsluttingane (definite plural)

From avslutta (“to end”) + -ing. Compare to Swedish avslutning and Danish afslutning


kiropraktikk

alternative medicine
alternative medicine


Berglyd

According to P. A. Munch, from Old Norse Berurjóðr. He states it because of the name of a near-located lake Faksetjørna, similar to Orvar-Odd's horse's name Faxi (probably from fax). The place has also many burial places from Viking age.
On the other hand, the name of Berglyd is not etymologically identical to Berurjóðr (at least in its modern form as compound of berg + lyd), while locations starting with Fakse- and Fokse- are common in Norway and have various origin.
In the same time, a place called Bergljoturda is located in Northern Trøndelag near the home town of Orvar Odd in Vikna. This place has several burial cairns. But neither this place is etymologically identical to Berurjóðr, but is probably derived from urd and the female name Bergljot.


reinhaldar

reinhaldaren (definite singular)
reinhaldarar (indefinite plural)
reinhaldarane (definite plural)

From rein (“clean”) + haldar (“holder”). Compare to Swedish renhållare and Norwegian Bokmål renholder.


Øgderen

Definite form; from Old Norse *Ygðir m, an ia-derivation, possibly of the river name *Yggja.


kjettar

kjettaren (definite singular)
kjettarar (indefinite plural)
kjettarane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German or Dutch ketter, from Latin catharus, from Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós) with unknown origin. Doublet of katar (a Cathar). Compare to Danish kætter, Norwegian Bokmål kjetter and Swedish kättare.


treskald

treskalden (definite singular)
treskaldar (indefinite plural)
treskaldane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þreskǫldr, þreskjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic *þreskwaþluz. Cognate with Icelandic þröskuldur and English threshold.

a sill (underwater ridge, e.g. at the mouth of a fjord)


Tuddal

Inherited from Old Norse *Tuptdalr, from tupt (“homestead”) + dalr (“valley”). According to another version, the valley is called after a local hermit saintess Tove, so the early form was *Þófdalr.


køyrd

køyrd (masculine and feminine køyrd, neuter køyrt, definite singular and plural køyrde)

køyrd (feminine masculine)
køyrt (neuter)
køyrde (definite plural singular)

Ho var heilt køyrd når ho kom heim i natt

She was completely done when she came home tonight

No er det køyrt med støvlane dine

done (without hope or prospect of completion or success)


lortåt

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of lortete (“filthy, dirty”)


Tesse

From Old Norse Þessir, an ia-derivation of the river name *Þessa (whence Tessa), from older *Þersa, derived from the root of þurr (“dry”).


lortete

From lort (“dirt”) + -ete. Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780. Compare Swedish lortig.


Jåsund

From Old Norse *Mjá(va)sund, from the adjective mjár, mjór (“narrow”) + sund (“sound”). Doublet of Jøssund.

A farm in Sola, Jæren district, Rogaland

(definite form) A sound in Lyngdal, Agder


Rygjafylke

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Rygjafylki, from rygir (“people from Rogaland; Rugii”) + fylki. Doublet of Ryfylke.


hylke

hylket (definite singular)
hylke (indefinite plural)
hylka (definite plural)

From Old Norse hylki, from Proto-Germanic *hulkiją, from a k-derivation of *hulaz (“hollow”), whence also holk.

a tall and narrow tub or cask made of a hollowed out block of wood

a rather large tub of wood, especially for butter

a can to carry on the back, partly used to carry flour to and from the mill


Dybevik

Danicisation of Djupevik, a farm name various places in Norway.


Djupevik

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Djupevik f (definite Djupevika or (Sogndal) Djupeviki)

Djupevika (definite)
Djupeviki (definite)

From djup (“deep”) + vik (“bay”). Doublet of Djupavik, Djupvik, and Gjøvik.

doublet

Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane#English

(definite form) A farm in Sogndal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway


Henschien

Uncertain origin; possibly a distortion of German Hähnchen (“little cock”), or more likely a patronymic from Hensch, a variant of Johannes.


Alvera

From Old Norse Alviðra f, from al- (“all”) + veðr (“weather”), referring to harsh weather. Doublet of Alver (municipality). Cognate with Icelandic Alviðra.

A farm in Høyanger, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

A farm in Sunnfjord municipality, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, formerly in Gaular municipality


nakning

nakningen (definite singular)
nakningar (indefinite plural)
nakningane (definite plural)


litegrann

Compare Swedish lite grann and Russenorsk лита грань немножко (lita graň ňemnoško)

cog

лита грань немножко


Helleland

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Helluland, from hella (“flat stone, slab”) + land (“land”).

compound

Helluland, likely the area of modern day Baffin Island


Helleland

From Old Norse *Helluland, from hella (“flat stone, slab”) + land (“land”).


Helleland

[Alt: Wooden church with white horizontal panels and slate roof]
From Old Norse *Helliland, from hellir (“cave”) + land (“land”). Doublet of Helland.

A church site in Eigersund, Rogaland, Norway


Helgeren

Definite form; an ia-derivation of Old Norse heilagr.


Eikeren

Definite form; from Old Norse *Eikir, an ia-derivation of eik f (“oak”).

A lake in Buskerud and Vestfold, South East Norway


torast

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torast (present tense tørst or torest, past tense tordest, past participle torst)

tørst (present)
torest (present)
tordest (past)
torst (participle past)


Tveite

From Old Norse *Þveitar, plural of þveit f.

A farm in Tvedestrand, East Agder, Norway


Beitstad

From Old Norse Beitstǫð f, maybe from older *Beitisstǫð. Uncertain first part; last part from stǫð (“landing-place for boats”).

A village and former municipality of Steinkjer, North Trøndelag, Norway


Nesnar

From Old Norse *Nesnar pl, an n-derivation of nes (“headland”).

(unofficial) alternative spelling of Nesna


Helgeland

From Old Norse Hálogaland, from the genitive plural of háleygr (“inhabitant of Hálogaland”) + land. Doublet of Hålogaland.


gople

gopla (definite singular)
gopler (indefinite plural)
goplene (definite plural)

Uncertain. According to different sources, may be related to gopel (“a dirt mass”), Old Norse gaupn (“gowpen”) or Southern Sami gåbloe (“lung”) (compare Finnish kupla (“bubble”)). Also compare Southern Sami boeltʼaajjan-gåbloe (“fireweed”), literally “bear lung”.

cog

(dialectal) any non-dangerous part of a jellyfish

(dialectal, Northern Norway, botany) fireweed

(dialectal, botany) giant bellflower (Campanula latifolia)

(dialectal, Western Norway) eggs of a frog


Lidandesnes

(historical) alternative form of Lindesnes


Ranrike

From Learned borrowing from Old Norse Ranríki.


Vingulmark

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Vingulmǫrk.

(historical) Vingulmark, the area making up today’s Østfold and the easternmost part of Buskerud


rastlaus

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rastlaus (neuter singular rastlaust, definite singular and plural rastlause)

rastlaust (neuter singular)
rastlause (definite plural singular)

From rast + -laus. Compare Swedish rastlös, Dutch rusteloos and English restless.


kaskjett

kaskjetten (definite singular)
kaskjettar (indefinite plural)
kaskjettane (definite plural)


kaffitrekt

kaffitrekta (definite singular)
kaffitrekter (indefinite plural)
kaffitrektene (definite plural)

From kaffi (“coffee”) + trekt (“funnel”).

a cone or holder in which the filter sits when brewing coffee


Tretten

From Old Norse Þrættin or Þrǿttin. First part possibly from þróttr (“power, strength”); last part from vin (“meadow”).

A village and parish of Øyer, Oppland, Norway


kaffitrektar

kaffitrektaren (definite singular)
kaffitrektarar (indefinite plural)
kaffitrektarane (definite plural)

From kaffi (“coffee”) + trekta (“to brew using a funnel”) + -ar.

af

a coffeemaker, typically using a filter holder


tregost

tregosten (definite singular)
tregostar (indefinite plural)
tregostane (definite plural)

From treg (“slow”) + ost (“cheese”). Use of ost for describing a person is common both in Norwegian and Swedish.


koma på

Eg kom på kva adressa hans er, men kjem ikkje på det no.

I remembered his address, but can't remember it now.

Kom du på det når du var full?

Did you come up with it when you were drunk?


treigost

treigosten (definite singular)
treigostar (indefinite plural)
treigostane (definite plural)


godkjenna

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godkjenna (present tense godkjenner, past tense godkjende or godkjente, past participle godkjent, present participle godkjennande)

godkjenner (present)
godkjende (past)
godkjente (past)
godkjent (participle past)
godkjennande (participle present)


kom igjen

Kom igjen no då, din treigost!


tukthus

tukthuset (definite singular)
tukthus (indefinite plural)
tukthusa (definite plural)

Calque of German Zuchthaus, compare Swedish tukthus.


skræling

skrælingen (definite singular)
skrælingar (indefinite plural)
skrælingane (definite plural)

From Old Norse skrælingi, possibly derived from skrá (“skin”), referring to the leather clothes worn by native population encountered by Norse sea-farers.


mæssåm

(dialectal, Toten, Gudbrandsdal) almost, like, just like


Ombo

From Old Norse Umbum, dative of *Umbar pl, possibly derived from umb.

An island in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway


kæll

kællt (neuter)
kælle (definite plural singular)
kællare (comparative)
kællast (indefinite superlative)
kællaste (definite superlative)


Fogn

From Old Norse Fogn, possibly related to fjúka and fok.


Selund

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Selund, from selr (“seal”) + -und (suffix for placenames).


Hundvåko

[²hʉnːʋɐku̞]

Definite form; from Old Norse Hundvaka (oblique form Hundvǫku). Doublet of Hundvåg.

An island in Austevoll, Hordaland, Norway


Hundvåg

From Old Norse Hundvaka (oblique form Hundvǫku). Doublet of Hundvåko.

An island and borough of Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway


fylkeleg

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fylkeleg (neuter singular fylkeleg, definite singular and plural fylkelege)

fylkeleg (neuter singular)
fylkelege (definite plural singular)

From fylke (“county”) + -leg (“-y, -ly”)


Sætreås

(definite form) a farm in Dalsfjord parish, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


parodisk

parodisk (neuter singular parodisk, definite singular and plural parodiske)

parodisk (neuter singular)
parodiske (definite plural singular)


Kvangardsnes

A farm in Dalsfjord parish, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Kvanngardsnes

Kvanngardsnes n (definite Kvanngardsneset)

From Old Norse hvanngarðr or hvannagarðr (“angelica farm”) + nes (“headland”).

(definite form) A headland in Dalsfjord parish, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Alternative spelling of Kvangardsnes (a farm by the headland above)


kjefta

kjeftar (present)
kjefta (past)
kjefta (participle past)
kjeftast (infinitive passive)
kjeftande (participle present)
kjefta (imperative)
kjeft (imperative)


kjefta

Så kom 'n att me sigar i kjefta

So he came back with a cigar in the mouth


apald

apalden (definite singular)
apaldar (indefinite plural)
apaldane (definite plural)

From Old Norse apaldr, from Proto-Germanic *apaldraz, from *aplaz (“apple, fruit”) + *-draz (tree suffix). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic apaldur, Swedish apel, and Danish abild.


runekall

runekallen (definite singular)
runekallar (indefinite plural)
runekallane (definite plural)


Røykjanes

/²rœʏːçanɛːs/

An adapted borrowing of Icelandic Reykjanes, from genitive plural of Old Norse reykr (“smoke”) + nes (“headland”).

Southern Peninsula
Southern Peninsula#English

A headland in Southern Peninsula, Iceland. Official name: Reykjanes


gjeva meining

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gjeva meining (present tense gjev meining, past tense gav meining, supine gjeve meining)

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

Det gjev inga meining


Støren

Possibly from Old Norse *Staurin, from staurr (“pole”) + vin (“meadow”). Doublet of Støre.

A village and former municipality of Midtre Gauldal, Southern Trøndelag, Norway


Støre

Possibly from Old Norse *Staurin, from staurr (“pole”) + vin (“meadow”). Doublet of Støren.

A farm in Levanger, Northern Trøndelag, Norway


tåte

tåta (definite singular)
tåter (indefinite plural)
tåtene (definite plural)

From Old Norse táta, possibly of the same origin as Latin tata (“dad, daddy”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic táta.

tatte

a woman’s breast; originally a child word

(dated) a type of sugar tit; a small piece of cloth wound up with soaked food in it for feeding babies

the udder of a cow, particularly a heifer


takknemligheit

From takknemlig (“thankful”) + -heit (“-ness”).

suffix

(pre-2012) alternative form of takknemlegheit

alternative form of takknemlegheit
gratitude, gratefulness, thankfulness


Lovund

[²lœʋ.ʋʉɲɐ̞]

[²lo̞ʋ.ʋʉɲɐ̞]

From Old Norse *Lǫfund, from lafa or laf + -und. Alternatively from *Laufund, from lauf (“leaf”) + -und

An island and village in Lurøy, Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway


på gløtt

Set døra på gløtt litt!


gråtrast

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gråtrast m or f (definite singular gråtrasten or gråtrasta, indefinite plural gråtrastar or gråtraster, definite plural gråtrastane or gråtrastene)

gråtrasten (definite singular)
gråtrasta (definite singular)
gråtrastar (indefinite plural)
gråtraster (indefinite plural)
gråtrastane (definite plural)
gråtrastene (definite plural)

Turdus pilaris
Turdus pilaris#Translingual

a fieldfare (songbird of the thrush family, Turdus pilaris)


Burmavegen

From Burma + vegen (“the way”). Usually refers to the Burma Road and the 24 bends, as these Norwegian roads are either very bendy or steep, or are built during the Second World War by using slave labor, or both.

A road in Karmøy, Norway, built during WWII

A road going upwards near the Vang village in Valdres

A road in Førde, Norway, built during WWII

(colloquial) A forest road in Trøndelag, going from northern Løkken Verk up to Bustad (some parts of it are serpentine), officially called Bustovegen


pøls

pølsa (definite singular)
pølser (indefinite plural)
pølsene (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of pølse


kvalrav

kvalravet (definite singular)
kvalrav (indefinite plural)
kvalrava (definite plural)

From kval (“whale”) + rav (“amber”). Cognate with Icelandic hvalraf, Swedish valrav and Danish hvalrav.


trætt

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of trakt (“funnel”)


vrangsøvd

vrangsøvd (masculine and feminine vrangsøvd, neuter vrangsøvd or vrangsøvt, definite singular and plural vrangsøvde)

vrangsøvd (feminine masculine)
vrangsøvd (neuter)
vrangsøvt (neuter)
vrangsøvde (definite plural singular)

someone who began to wake up very late (e.g. due to bad night sleep)

someone used to wake up very late (e.g. due to sleeping habits or night work)


Kvinlog

From Old Norse *Hvínlǫgr, from the river name Hvín + lǫgr.

A village in Kvinesdal, Western Agder, Norway


Kvina

A river in Kvinesdal, Western Agder, Norway


grisgrendt

grisgrendt (masculine and feminine grisgrendt, neuter grisgrendt, definite singular and plural grisgrendte)

grisgrendt (feminine masculine)
grisgrendt (neuter)
grisgrendte (definite plural singular)

From adjective grisen (“sparse”) and noun grend f (“a very small village”).

Ho kjenner seg meir fri i grisgrendte strøk

She feels herself more free in less populated areas


risøl

risølet (definite singular)
risøl (indefinite plural)
risøla (definite plural)


raudost

raudosten (definite singular)
raudostar (indefinite plural)
raudostane (definite plural)


Otra

Definite form; from Old Norse Otra f, derived from otr (“otter”).

A river in Agder, Norway, running through the municipalities Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, Iveland, Vennesla and Kristiansand


eldsjel

eldsjela (definite singular)
eldsjeler (indefinite plural)
eldsjelene (definite plural)

eld (“fire”) + sjel (“soul”). Compare Swedish eldsjäl and Norwegian Bokmål ildsjel


Otrenes

From Old Norse Otrunes n, from the river name Otra + nes (“headland”).


Otros

From the river name Otra + os (“river outlet”).

A city and municipality of Agder, Norway. Official name: Kristiansand


Oddernes

Danicised form of Otrenes, from Old Norse Otrunes n, from the river name Otra + nes (“headland”).

A parish and former municipality now in Kristiansand, Agder, Norway

(definite form) A headland in Kristiansand, Agder, Norway


sjøsjuk

sjøsjuk (neuter singular sjøsjukt, definite singular and plural sjøsjuke)

sjøsjukt (neuter singular)
sjøsjuke (definite plural singular)

From sjø (“sea”) + sjuk (“sick”). Similar to Swedish sjösjuk and Danish søsyg.


Storesand

From stor (“big”) + sand (“sand”), cf. the nearby Lillesand (literally “Little Sand”).


Torridalselva

Definite form; from Torridal + elv (“river”).


kan henda

From kan (“may, might”) + henda (“happen”). Compare Swedish det kan hända.


mun tru

From muna and tru. Compare Swedish månntro


avgudsbilete

avgudsbiletet (definite singular)
avgudsbilete (indefinite plural)
avgudsbileta (definite plural)

avgud + bilete. Compare Swedish avgudabild.


fakse

faksen (definite singular)
faksar (indefinite plural)
faksane (definite plural)

(folklore) an idol-like figure (name of several wooden figures used until ca. year 1890 in Setesdal in the local para-heathen tradition)


sjødåp

event or a ritual making a person, who goes through it, into a real fisherman or sailor (in other people's eyes)

(folklore) a ritual, when a newborn child being taken on a boat into the sea got to drink sea water from an empty snailshell, with purpose to get along with the sea spirit when this child grows up as a fisherman or sailor


kvitvasking

From kvitvask or kvitvaska (“to whitewash”). Compare Dutch witwassen and Norwegian Bokmål hvitvasking.


kjære vene

/ˈɕæːrə ˈvɛːnə/

Nei men kjære vene, ikkje no igjen!


akademisk kvarter

(humorous) late start of a lection at a university (e.g. due to late arriving of the lecturer)


Gunnrød

From Old Norse Gunnrøðr, a variant of Gunnfrøðr. Doublet of Gunnfrød.


Hallrid

From Old Norse Hallríðr, a form of Hallfríðr, from hallr (“stone”) + fríðr (“beautiful”). Doublet of Hallfrid.


verjemål

verjemålet (definite singular)
verjemål (indefinite plural)
verjemåla (definite plural)

/²vɛrjəmɔːɽ/

From verje f (“defence”) + mål (“statement”). Cognate with Faroese verjumál and Danish værgemål.


Heidmark

Heidmark f (definite Heidmarka, definite dative Heidmarken)

Heidmarka (definite)
Heidmarken (dative definite)

From Old Norse Heiðmǫrk, from the tribe name hei(ð)nir + mǫrk (“forest, woodland”).

A county in southeastern Norway. Official name: Hedmark


røff

røff (neuter singular røft, definite singular and plural røffe, comparative røffare, indefinite superlative røffast, definite superlative røffaste)

røft (neuter singular)
røffe (definite plural singular)
røffare (comparative)
røffast (indefinite superlative)
røffaste (definite superlative)


koinnj

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Eye dialect spelling of kunna.

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Eye dialect spelling of kunne. (present tense of kunna)


røntgenfotografera

røntgenfotograferer (present)
røntgenfotograferte (past)
røntgenfotografert (participle past)
røntgenfotograferast (infinitive passive)
røntgenfotograferande (participle present)
røntgenfotografer (imperative)


marleik

marleiken (definite singular)
marleikar (indefinite plural)
marleikane (definite plural)

Probably from mare + leik.
Compare Swedish marleka (with plural ending -or corresponding to feminine gender in Norwegian).

a concretion of clay often formed around a small object or a dead organism, e.g. an insect or a small fish, otherwise has shapes similar to gogotte and imatrankivi


sjølven

Definite form of sjølv (“self”). Literally, “the man himself”.

(dialectal, informal) husband (the master of the house, usually on the farm)

sjøla

female head of a household, Trøndelag dialect


Utfroan

From ut (“out”) + Froan (“an archipelago on Trøndelag's coast”). Similar to other mythical island names as Utrøst by the real Røst island, and Utvega by the real Vega island.

af

a legendary island by the coast of Trøndelag, north of Frøya


skitjakt

From skit + jakt. Literally, “shitty hunt”. Said to wish opposite luck on the performer so as not to jinx the statement (similar to Russian ни пуха ни пера (ni puxa ni pera)).

good luck, break a leg (especially before hunt on animals)


Eivind Beinlaus

The first part is the Norwegian male name Eivind, rhyming with the word vind (“wind”). The second part is beinlaus (“without legs or bones”).


Gåmålerken

/²ɡɔmɔɽeʂkn̩/

Definite form; from a contraction of Gamal-Eirik, using the dialectal form gåmål for gamal (“old”).

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of Gamal-Eirik (“the devil”)


Våsud

From Old Norse Vásuðr, from *vásuðr, a derivation of vás (“hard work in wet weather”).

(Norse mythology) Vosud (a jotunn and the father of Vindsvalr and Vetr)


Vindsval

From Old Norse Vindsvalr, from vindr (“wind”) + svalr (“chill”), equivalent to modern vind + sval.

(Norse mythology) a jotunn and the son of Vosud and father of Vetr


Vetlide

From Old Norse Vetrliði, from vetrliði (“one-year-old bear”).


tavl

tavlet (definite singular)
tavl (indefinite plural)
tavla (definite plural)

From Old Norse tafl, from Latin tabula. Cognate with Faroese talv.


Tolv

From Þolfr, Þólfr, a contraction of Þórolfr, from Proto-Norse *ᚦᚢᚾᚱᚨᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ (*þunrawulfaʀ), from *Þunraz (“thunder”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”). Doublet of Torolv and Torulv.

inh

*ᚦᚢᚾᚱᚨᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ


bomstasjon

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bomstasjon m (definite singular bomstasjonen, indefinite plural bomstasjonar, definite plural bomstasjonane)

bomstasjonen (definite singular)
bomstasjonar (indefinite plural)
bomstasjonane (definite plural)


Heitdal

/²hɛɪːtdaːɽ/

From Old Norse Heitradalr, *Heitrardalr, from the river name *Heitr f (now Heddøla) + dalr (“valley”). The modern /d/ of the first part is an assimilation with the following consonant, cf. the nearby Flatdal /²fladːaːl/.


fisefin

fisefint (neuter)
fisefine (definite plural singular)

From fis (“fart”) + fin (“fine, pretty”). Compare Swedish fisförnäm.

something made to look good through overkill


det spelar inga rolle

Literally, “it plays no role”. Compare Swedish det spelar ingen roll and Norwegian Bokmål det spiller ingen rolle. Also similar to Russian это не играет никакой роли (eto ne igrajet nikakoj roli).

cog

это не играет никакой роли


skjerel

Probably related to skjerd and/or Jamtish tjervel m. Less likely may be related to Southern Sami snjeara, from Proto-Uralic *šiŋere.

Eurasian pygmy shrew
Eurasian pygmy shrew

(dialectal) a Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus


stå på god fot med

Literally, “stand on good foot with”. Similar to Swedish.


dråpå

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dråpå (present tense dræp, past tense drap, past participle drepe or drepi, present participle drepandes)

dræp (present)
drap (past)
drepe (participle past)
drepi (participle past)
drepandes (participle present)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of drepa


spypose

spypose m (definite singular spyposen, indefinite plural spyposar, definite plural spyposane)

spyposen (definite singular)
spyposar (indefinite plural)
spyposane (definite plural)

From spy + pose. Compare Swedish spypåse.


akkorart

(eye dialect, dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of akkurat.


enike penike

Also attested as "dennika fænnike drexa bomsa bukke so tirra" by Fylling in Sunnmøre (also quoted by A.Chr. Bang). This variation is considered as a distorted Latin Credo. In this case, the dennika fænnike-part means "Deum patrem et Filium unicum".
Related to Russian эники беники (eniki beniki).

cog

эники беники

eeny, meeny, miny, moe
eeny, meeny, miny, moe


Modgunn

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Móðgunnr, Móðguðr, from móðr + gunnr (“battle; valkyrie”). Cognate with Faroese Móðgunn and Icelandic Móðgunnur.

lbor

(Norse mythology) name of a goddess, the guardian of the Gjallarbrú


bob-bob

Probably from a Christmas TV-show called The Julekalender.

Det er litt sånn bob-bob eigentleg

It is actually not so good, but not so bad

(colloquial) more or less OK; not so good, but not so bad


Lodve

From Old Norse Hloðvér, compare Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdawīg. Cognate with Icelandic Hlöðver, Hlöðvir. Doublet of Ludvig.


Gjeddarbru

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Gjeddarbru f (definite Gjeddarbrui or Gjeddarbrua)

Gjeddarbrui (definite)
Gjeddarbrua (definite)


Gjallarbru

Inherited from Old Norse Gjallarbrú, from Gjǫll (“mythic river”) + brú (“bridge”). Compare Swedish Gillebro and Danish Gældebro.

Eg hev gengid Gjallarbrui,
Hon er ekki god at gange,
Bikkja bit og ormen sting
Og stuten stend og stangar

I went on the Gjallarbru-bridge,
It isn't good to walk on
The dog bites and the snake stings
And the ox stands and butts

(folklore, Christianity) a legendary bridge through which the souls of humans go after death, mentioned in the Norwegian ballade “Draumkvedet”

(Norse mythology) Gjallarbrú (a bridge on the way from Hel)


Modgud

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Móðguðr.


bingoblokk

bingoblokka (definite singular)
bingoblokker (indefinite plural)
bingoblokkene (definite plural)
bingoblokken (definite singular)
bingoblokkar (indefinite plural)
bingoblokkane (definite plural)


dynni

(dialectal, north-western Telemark) Alternative form of døra (“the door”)


husfrøye

husfrøya (definite singular)
husfrøyer (indefinite plural)
husfrøyene (definite plural)

From Old Norse húsfreyja (húspreyja), from hús (“house”) + freyja (“lady”). Doublet of husbreie (“thunder”).


Vuku

From Old Norse Vaka (oblique form Vǫku), possibly derived from vǫk (“hole in the ice”).


årestove

årestova (definite singular)
årestover (indefinite plural)
årestovene (definite plural)

(historical) a house with a hearth on its floor and a ventilation hole in the roof (instead of an oven with a chimney)


måillt

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Eye dialect spelling of molte (“cloudberry”).


skuggsjå

skuggsjået (definite singular)
skuggsjå (indefinite plural)
skuggsjåa (definite plural)

/²skʊɡːsjɔː/

From Old Norse skuggsjá, from skuggi (“shade, shadow”) + sjá.

Konungs skuggsjå

[…] men paa Maalet kunde vi trygt Alle byggja, fordi at Gamalnorsken der livet eit friskare Liv; den livet godt og vel mangestads paa Austlandet og, ja eg fann endaa eit Ord verande ned i Kyrkjegata her i Byen, hos ein Vingersokning, som eg tænkte var utdøytt, og det var Ordet Skuggsjaa; […]

1916, Aamund O. Vinje, “Nokre ord um Maalet og til Christiania-Posten”, in Skrifter i Samling, volume 1:

[…] but on the language, we can all safely build, because the Old Norse which lives a fresher life; it lives well many places in East Norway as well, I even found a word staying in the church road here in the city, said by someone from Vinger, which I thought was exstinct, and that was the word skuggsjå (mirror); […]


skåddj

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of skodde (“ice fog”)


Gjevillvatnet

Probably related to gjeva (“give”). The last part is vatn (“water, lake”). Known in old Danicized forms as Gevilvandet or Djevilvandet. The last one may be explained as example of folk etymology, which connects lake's name to devil (Norwegian Nynorsk djevel), what is also the reason behind the humorous sense of the word.


fornyrdeslag

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse fornyrðislag.

slbor

De greidaste og lettaste versemaale, og som dei eldste visune er dikta i, er Fornyrdeslag med 8 eller 6 radir i kvart vers og 2 verse-føtar i kvar rad.

1900, Steinar Schjøtt, Kongesogur, page 4:

The simplest and easiest metre that the old poems are written in, is Fornyrðislag with 8 or 6 rows in each verse and two feet in each row.


Kug

From Old Norse *Kúgr, derived from kúga.


pissa av

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pissa av (present tense pissar av, past tense pissa av, supine pissa av)

pissar av (present)
pissa av (past)
pissa av (supine)

Calque of English piss off. Compare Danish pisse af, which is attested since 1996, but the Norwegian verb may be somewhat younger or older. Compare also Norwegian Bokmål pisse av.


Korsvika

From kors (“cross”) + vik (“bay, inlet”)

area in the eastern outskirts of Trondheim, especially known for its beach


var dokk

(folklore) a phrase said to the legendary subterranean people, when something which may harm them (e.g. a stone or boiling water), is going to be thrown on the ground


fingergom

fingergommen (definite singular)
fingergommar (indefinite plural)
fingergommane (definite plural)

From finger + gom (“gum, gingiva”). Literally, “finger gum”. Compare Icelandic fingurgómur.


Olavskjelda

(folklore, Christianity) name of several wellheads in Norway attributed to Saint Olav


snerke

snerken (definite singular)
snerkar (indefinite plural)
snerkane (definite plural)


sløsa

sløser (present)
sløste (past)
sløst (participle past)
sløsast (infinitive passive)
sløsande (participle present)
sløs (imperative)


fyra for kråkene

Literally, “to fire for the crows.” Compare Swedish elda för kråkorna.

(idiomatic) to use energy sources of the house in vain (e.g. to forget to cut off the light in the house when nobody is there; to make fire in the stove on a winter day in order to heat up the room while all the windows are open; to use a lot of energy to heat up a house instead of fixing a better wall insulation)


trykkja

trykkja (present tense trykkjer, past tense trykte, past participle trykt, present participle trykkjande, imperative trykk)

trykkjer (present)
trykte (past)
trykt (participle past)
trykkjande (participle present)
trykk (imperative)

Inherited from Old Norse þrykkja, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną. Cf. Swedish trycka.


Valtjov

val + tjov, tjuv; from Old Norse Valþjófr. Cognate with Old English Walþēof.


marikåpe

marikåpa (definite singular)
marikåper (indefinite plural)
marikåpene (definite plural)


lappvier

lappvieren (definite singular)
lappvierar (indefinite plural)
lappvierane (definite plural)


rivjarn

rivjarnet (definite singular)
rivjarn (indefinite plural)
rivjarna (definite plural)

From rive (“to grate”) + jarn (“iron”). Similar to Swedish rivjärn


marihand

marihanda (definite singular)
marihender (indefinite plural)
marihendene (definite plural)

heath spotted orchid
heath spotted orchid

heath spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata

any plant of Orchis, Anacamptis or Dactylorhiza genera


holnuttu

holnuttu f (def holnuttua, indefinite plural holnuttu, def pl *holnuttunn)

From hol (“hole (?)”) + nuttu (“nettle”).

(botany, dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) hedgenettle, usually referring to Stachys sylvatica


sjuskjære

sjuskjæra (definite singular)
sjuskjærer (indefinite plural)
sjuskjærene (definite plural)

Because of the form of its leaves, which look like they are cut in seven places (see sju (“seven”) and skjera (“to cut”)).


sisselrot

sisselrota (definite singular)
sisselrøter (indefinite plural)
sisselrøtene (definite plural)

The first part is probably from German süß (see e.g. German Süßholz (“liquorice”)), influenced by Norwegian female name Sissel (probably referring to Saint Cecilia). The last part is rot (“root”).

Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare#Translingual

(botany, usually uncountable) European common polypody, a fern of species Polypodium vulgare


bjørnekam

bjørnekammen (definite singular)
bjørnekammar (indefinite plural)
bjørnekammane (definite plural)


nittiåttar

nittiåttaren (definite singular)
nittiåttarar (indefinite plural)
nittiåttarane (definite plural)

From nitti + åtte + -ar. Compare Norwegian Bokmål nittiåtter.


feittsyre

feittsyra (definite singular)
feittsyrer (indefinite plural)
feittsyrene (definite plural)

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) fatty acid


graskar

graskaret (definite singular)
graskar (indefinite plural)
graskara (definite plural)

From Middle Low German [Term?], probably through Danish græskar.


kubbestol

kubbestolen (definite singular)
kubbestolar (indefinite plural)
kubbestolane (definite plural)

From kubbe + stol. Compare Swedish kubbstol.

a chair without legs made of a tree trunk or stump


trefall

trefallet (definite singular)
trefall (indefinite plural)
trefalla (definite plural)

a distance similar to height of an average tree


kvar ifrå

Compare Swedish varifrån, Danish hvorfra, Norwegian Bokmål hvor ifra and Russenorsk куры фра (kury fra)


fluggu

fluggu f (def fluggua, plural fluggu or fluggua, def pl fluggun)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of fluge


vukku

vukku f (def vukkua, plural vukku or vukkua, def pl vukkun or vukkunn)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of veke (“week”)


kotto

kotto f (def kottoa, plural kotto or kottoa, def pl *kottonn)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of kåte (“a hut or goahti”)


sjuttutrast

sjuttutrasten (definite singular)
sjuttutrastar (indefinite plural)
sjuttutrastane (definite plural)

From sjuttu + trast. Literally, “diarrhea thrush”.

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, somewhat vulgar) a fieldfare


gå og legg deg

/ɡoː ɔ leɡː deːɡ/

(used as a command to dogs) go away and lay you down!


bøta

bøter (present)
bøtte (past)
bøtt (participle past)
bøtast (infinitive passive)
bøtande (participle present)
bøt (imperative)

From Old Norse bǿta, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną. Cognate with Faroese bøta, Icelandic bæta and English beet.


bræms

(eye dialect, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) Alternative form of brems (“botfly”)


bræms

bræms m (definite bræmsen, plural bræmsa, def pl bræmsan)

(eye dialect, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) Alternative form of brems (“brake”)


bræms

bræms (present bræmse, simple past and past participle bræmsa, imperative bræms, present participle *bræmsandes)

bræmse (present)
bræmsa (participle past)
bræmsa (past)
bræms (imperative)
*bræmsandes (participle present)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) Alternative form of bremsa (“to brake”)


vêrljos

vêrljos n (definite singular vêrljoset, indefinite plural vêrljos, definite plural vêrljosa)

vêrljoset (definite singular)
vêrljos (indefinite plural)
vêrljosa (definite plural)

(dialectal, poetic) northern lights (aurora borealis)


guffe

Skru på full guffe

strength, effort (used in some expressions)


vårlauk

vårlauken (definite singular)
vårlaukar (indefinite plural)
vårlaukane (definite plural)

a spring onion (British), scallion (American)


slå seg ned

Slå deg ned før eg gjør det
Take a seat before I knock you down
a humorous pun (sometimes rude), suggesting a person to sit down (see slå ned)


ikkje godt å vita

Literally, “not good to know”. Compare Swedish inte gott att veta, Norwegian Bokmål ikke godt å vite and Danish ikke godt at vide.


oksalsyre

oksalsyra (definite singular)
oksalsyrer (indefinite plural)
oksalsyrene (definite plural)


villrot

villrota (definite singular)
villrøter (indefinite plural)
villrøtene (definite plural)


lappause

lappausa (definite singular)
lappauser (indefinite plural)
lappausene (definite plural)

From lapp + ause. Literally, “Sami ladle”, probably referring to the form of a traditional Sami wooden cup, known as guksi in Northern Sami.
Alternatively, a short form of myrlappause, where myrlapp is synonym of frosk (“frog”) in some dialects, probably not related etymologically to lapp (“Sami”).


antueldgras

Antennaria dioica
Antennaria dioica#Translingual

(dialectal) catsfoot, a plant of species Antennaria dioica


harelabb

harelabben (definite singular)
harelabbar (indefinite plural)
harelabbane (definite plural)

hare + labb. Similar to Swedish hartass.

(historical) paw of a hare used for cleansing of metal surface or for erasing of chalk from a blackboard, or just for removing of dust

(botany) catsfoot, a plant of species Antennaria dioica


vrangviljug

vrangviljug (neuter singular vrangviljug, definite singular and plural vrangviljuge)

vrangviljug (neuter singular)
vrangviljuge (definite plural singular)

opposing, disagree (in a stubborn manner)


lafting

laftinga (definite singular)
laftingar (indefinite plural)
laftingane (definite plural)


lafta

laftar (present)
lafta (past)
lafta (participle past)
laftast (infinitive passive)
laftande (participle present)
lafta (imperative)
laft (imperative)

to do log building (e.g. build a log cabin)


låm

låma (definite singular)
låmer (indefinite plural)
låmene (definite plural)


slabbedask

slabbedasken (definite singular)
slabbedaskar (indefinite plural)
slabbedaskane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English slapdash during the XIX century.


kattlabb

kattlabb m (definite singular kattlabben, indefinite plural kattlabba, definite plural kattlabban)

kattlabben (definite singular)
kattlabba (indefinite plural)
kattlabban (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) Alternative form of kattelabb (all senses)


kattelabb

kattelabben (definite singular)
kattelabbar (indefinite plural)
kattelabbane (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) catkin (on a pussy willow)


groblad

grobladet (definite singular)
groblad (indefinite plural)
groblada (definite plural)

From gro (“to grow”) + blad, probably because its juice is used in European folk medicine against wounds.


surblad

surbladet (definite singular)
surblad (indefinite plural)
surblada (definite plural)


gauksyre

gauksyra (definite singular)
gauksyrer (indefinite plural)
gauksyrene (definite plural)

From gauk + syre. Literally, “cuckoo sorrel”. Compare dialectal Swedish gökmat (“wood sorrel”).

Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis acetosella#Translingual


feigdarmerke

feigdarmerket (definite singular)
feigdarmerke (indefinite plural)
feigdarmerka (definite plural)

From feigd (“approaching death”) + merke (“mark”).


feigdarmark

feigdarmarket (definite singular)
feigdarmark (indefinite plural)
feigdarmarka (definite plural)

From feigd (“approaching death”) + mark.

Du ska marka pao kar du fystù ser erlo um vaor’n. Sitù ho pao stain, vettù da uaor, sitù ho pao mykjedyngja, vettu da godt aor; men situ ho pao svòrt mold, è da faigdarmark. Summe saia han è faigù, han so ser’ne dao, are saia dar è faigt folk pao garæ.

1944, Knut Bjørgaas, Or gommol ti IV: Tao Vossastrond’ne, Voss: Folkeminnenemndi på Voss, page 84:

You shall predict the future out of where you see a wagtail for the first time in spring. If it sits on a rock, it’s gonna be a bad year (for crops), of it sits on a pile of (cattle) manure, it’s gonna be a good year; but if it sits on black soil, it is a death omen. Some people say that he, who sees it, is doomed, but others say that the people on the farm (where it is seen) are doomed.

alternative form of feigdarmerke (“death omen”)


Stridsmo

From strid + mo. Literally, “fight heath”. According to Magnus Brostrup Landstad, the places with name like it were used by local farmers for tournaments.
The only exception given by Landstad is Stridsmo located nearby the Borsæ lake, not far from the highway. The place is known for a great amount of menhirs. According to the local legend, eastern Telemark was a part of Setesdal, but the farmers did a revolt against Setesdal. One of the battles took place at the Borsæ moors and gave the name to this place.


Botnedal

A valley in Telemark, Norway, located on the border of Setesdal in Tokke municipality (formerly, part of Mo municipality). Per today, the valley is mostly uninhabited.

(historical) a medieval community in this valley, which died out during the Black Death outbreak; the ruins of its church are currently covered by water of Botnedalsvatn artificial reservoir


elgskilt

elgskiltet (definite singular)
elgskilt (indefinite plural)
elgskilta (definite plural)

From elg + skilt. Compare Swedish älgskylt c.


Nordmannsslepe

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Nordmannsslepe f (def Nordmannsslepa, pl Nordmannssleper, def pl Nordmannsslepene)

From nordmann (“a (western) Norwegian”) + slepe (“mountain path”).

af

(historical) a name of five different mountain paths in Hardangervidda used by merchants in old times


keisarinner

indefinite feminine plural of keisarinne: (empress)


keisarinnene

definite feminine plural of keisarinne: (empress)


Hardangerfjorden

From Hardanger + fjorden (“definite singular of fjord”).

definite singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">fjord</i>

a fjord in Hardanger, on the coast of Norway


boargeit

boargeita (definite singular)
boargeiter (indefinite plural)
boargeitene (definite plural)

From boar + geit. Cf. Norwegian Bokmål boergeit c.


gründer

gründeren (definite singular)
gründerar (indefinite plural)
gründerane (definite plural)


sjav

Om einkvann vilde faa'n til aa gjera eit arbeid for seg, hadde han jamt til vis aa segja: «Detta gjer du bære sjav.»

1955, Øystein Vesaas, “Sondre Busterud”, in Rosemaaling i Telemark, bind II, page 14:

When somebody asked him about doing some work, he had always the same answer: «You [can] do it all just by yourself.»

(Telemark dialect) Alternative form of sjølv


mykjen

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mykjen (neuter mykje, definite singular mykle)

mykje (neuter)
mykle (definite singular)

From Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz. Akin to English much.


Båvur

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Báfurr.


er klokka mange

Compare Norwegian Bokmål hvor mange er klokken and Russenorsk mangeli Klokka.


kor mykje er klokka

Compare Russenorsk nogli klok and Swedish hur mycket är klockan.


ka så li

Literally, “what is elapsing”. The normalized Nynorsk spelling would be kva som lid. Compare to Jamtish va tar e på li.

kva lid det
kva lid det#Norwegian_Nynorsk

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Nordmøre) Alternative form of kva lid det (“what time is it?”)


kva er klokka

Literally, “what is the watch?”. Compare Norwegian Bokmål hva er klokken, Danish hvad er klokken, Icelandic hvað er klukkan, Swedish vad är klockan, Faroese hvat er klokkan.


dagsmeie

dagsmeia (definite singular)
dagsmeier (indefinite plural)
dagsmeiene (definite plural)

Uncertain. The first part is dag (“day”). Compare Swedish dagsmeja, dialectal Danish dagmeden and Danicized Norwegian dagmejning. Probably same ending as in dialectal Norwegian gardsmeie (“heat from farm buildings”), solmeie (“sun halo”) and møye (“sun or moon halo”).


kva lid det

Kva lid det? — Det lid langt på dag

What time is it? — It is late in the day

Kva lid det? — Det lid mot midnatt


knuvla

knuvlar (present)
knuvla (past)
knuvla (participle past)
knuvlast (infinitive passive)
knuvlande (participle present)
knuvla (imperative)
knuvl (imperative)


knøvla

knøvlar (present)
knøvla (past)
knøvla (participle past)
knøvlast (infinitive passive)
knøvlande (participle present)
knøvla (imperative)
knøvl (imperative)


marekvist

marekvist m (definite singular marekvisten, indefinite plural marekvister or marekvistar, definite plural marekvistene or marekvistane)

marekvisten (definite singular)
marekvister (indefinite plural)
marekvistar (indefinite plural)
marekvistene (definite plural)
marekvistane (definite plural)

(botany, folklore) witch's broom (a mutated tree branch)


marespjeld

marespjeldet (definite singular)
marespjeld (indefinite plural)
marespjelda (definite plural)

(folklore) a symbol, often similar to a chessboard, used against nightmare demons


kortbylgje

kortbylgja (definite singular)
kortbylgjer (indefinite plural)
kortbylgjene (definite plural)

Alternative form of kortbølgje (“shortwave”)


kortbølgje

kortbølgja (definite singular)
kortbølgjer (indefinite plural)
kortbølgjene (definite plural)


lenkjur

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of lenkje (kløyvd hokyn)


døgnet rundt

Me jobbar døgnet rundt.


motåtak

motåtaket (definite singular)
motåtak (indefinite plural)
motåtaka (definite plural)


brent barn skyr elden

brent barn skyr elden ("a burnt child shuns the fire")

One is more cautious if one has been hurt in the past

once bitten, twice shy
once bitten, twice shy

a burnt child dreads the fire
a burnt child dreads the fire

once bitten, twice shy, a burnt child dreads the fire


sprettert

spretterten (definite singular)
sprettertar (indefinite plural)
sprettertane (definite plural)


Håkkå

(folklore) An islet on the coast of Trøndelag, Norway, nearby the Tarva islands. The islet was very swampy and had no vegetation other than heather. The islet sunk into the ocean around 1890-s. Local fishers used to throw fish on this islet in order to get good luck in fishing.


guds lån

Literally, “a loan from God”. Compare Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål gudslån.

(fisherman sociolect, avoidance speech) bread

fisherman sociolect; avoidance speech; fisherman sociolect; avoidance speech


Tarva

An archipelago on the coast of Trøndelag, Norway


båkkå

båkkå (present tense bake or båkkå, past tense baka, past participle baka)

bake (present)
båkkå (present)
baka (past)
baka (participle past)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of baka (“to bake”)


kålles

(Trøndelag dialect) Eye dialect spelling of korleis (“how”).


millenniumsskifte

millenniumsskiftet (definite singular)
millenniumsskifte (indefinite plural)
millenniumsskifta (definite plural)

turn of the millennium
turn of the millennium


nipe

nipa (definite singular)
niper (indefinite plural)
nipene (definite plural)


marianykleblom

marianykleblomen (definite singular)
marianykleblomar (indefinite plural)
marianykleblomane (definite plural)

Primula veris
Primula veris#Translingual


døgnfluge

døgnfluga (definite singular)
døgnfluger (indefinite plural)
døgnflugene (definite plural)

From døgn (“nychthemeron”) + fluge (“fly”). Compare to Danish døgnflue and Faroese døgnfluga.


primstav

primstaven (definite singular)
primstavar (indefinite plural)
primstavane (definite plural)

From prim + stav, from Old Norse prím ("new moon") and Old Norse stafr ("staff").

a runic calender carved on a long piece of wood


plenklippar

plenklipparen (definite singular)
plenklipparar (indefinite plural)
plenklipparane (definite plural)


grasklippar

grasklipparen (definite singular)
grasklipparar (indefinite plural)
grasklipparane (definite plural)


kjenslelaus

kjenslelaus (neuter singular kjenslelaust, definite singular and plural kjenslelause)

kjenslelaust (neuter singular)
kjenslelause (definite plural singular)

From kjensle + -laus. Compare Swedish känslolös


fjerdingsveg

fjerdingsvegen (definite singular)
fjerdingsvegar (indefinite plural)
fjerdingsvegane (definite plural)

(historical) an old Scandinavian unit of length, which in Norway was equal to ca. 2530 or 2824 meters (8300 or 9265 feet)


mammuttann

mammuttanna (definite singular)
mammuttenner (indefinite plural)
mammuttennene (definite plural)


fotbaill

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Eye dialect spelling of fotball.


fotbæll

(dialectal, Gudbrandsdal) Eye dialect spelling of fotball.


allmenning

allmenningen (definite singular)
allmenningar (indefinite plural)
allmenningane (definite plural)


bifili

bifilien (definite singular)
bifiliar (indefinite plural)
bifiliane (definite plural)

bisexuality, attraction to multiple genders


heterofili

heterofilien (definite singular)
heterofiliar (indefinite plural)
heterofiliane (definite plural)


heterofil

heterofilt (neuter)
heterofile (definite plural singular)


-fili

From Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “(fraternal) love”).


gråteferdig

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gråteferdig (neuter singular gråteferdig, definite singular and plural gråteferdige)

gråteferdig (neuter singular)
gråteferdige (definite plural singular)

From gråta + ferdig. Compare Swedish gråtfärdig.


murmeldyr

murmeldyret (definite singular)
murmeldyr (indefinite plural)
murmeldyra (definite plural)

The last part is dyr. Ultimately from Middle High German murmeltier, like Icelandic múrmeldýr, Swedish murmeldjur and Danish murmeldyr (Bokmål also).


framund

framundt (neuter)
framunde (definite plural singular)
meir framund (comparative)
mest framund (superlative)

(dialectal) Alternative form of framand (“foreign”)


frammund

frammundt (neuter)
frammunde (definite plural singular)
meir frammund (comparative)
mest frammund (superlative)


dritunge

dritungen (definite singular)
dritungar (indefinite plural)
dritungane (definite plural)

drit + unge. Literally, “shit kid”. Compare Swedish skitunge.

(derogatory) an unruly child or teenager


farsken

an expletive used to express displeasure; damn!


frammoinn

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Eye dialect spelling of framand (“foreign”).


flatlus

flatlus f (definite singular flatlusa, indefinite plural flatlus or flatlyser, definite plural flatlusene or flatlysene)

flatlusa (definite singular)
flatlus (indefinite plural)
flatlyser (indefinite plural)
flatlusene (definite plural)
flatlysene (definite plural)


hava noko å segja

hava noko å segja (present hev noko å segja, past havde noko å segja)

hev noko å segja (present)
havde noko å segja (past)

Hev det noko å segja um eg kjem seinare?

ha noko å seia
ha noko å seia#Norwegian_Nynorsk

(pre-1938) alternative form of ha noko å seia


ha noko å seia

ha noko å seia (present har noko å seia, past hadde noko å seia)

har noko å seia (present)
hadde noko å seia (past)

Compare Norwegian Bokmål ha noe å si (previously spelled as ha noget at sige) and Danish have noget at sige.


takknemmeleg

takknemmeleg (definite singular and plural takknemmelege)

takknemmelege (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål takknemmelig, from Danish taknemmelig.

bor+

(dialectal) Alternative form of takknemleg


ambod

amboda (definite singular)
amboder (indefinite plural)
ambodene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse amboð n. Compare Faroese amboð.


fjorårsgras

dead grass from the past year (seen after the snow has melted away)


turrhale

turrhalen (definite singular)
turrhalar (indefinite plural)
turrhalane (definite plural)

The first part is turr (“dry”). The other part has no certain etymology, perhaps related to al.


musegnag

musegnaget (definite singular)
musegnag (indefinite plural)
musegnaga (definite plural)

From mus + gnag, from the verb gnaga. Compare Danish musegnav, Norwegian Bokmål musgnag and dialectal Swedish musgnag (“rash behind ears”)

gnaw marks of a mouse (e.g. marks left by a field mouse on tree roots after a winter)


tverrbratt

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tverrbratt (definite and plural tverrbratte)

tverr- + bratt. Compare Swedish tvärbrant.


kveike

kveiket (definite singular)
kveike (indefinite plural)
kveika (definite plural)


tregubbe

tregubben (definite singular)
tregubbar (indefinite plural)
tregubbane (definite plural)

From tre + gubbe. Compare Swedish trägubbe.

a caricatural wood statuette of any old or middle-aged man


spikke

spikken (definite singular)
spikkar (indefinite plural)
spikkane (definite plural)


spikke

spikke (present tense spikkar, past tense spikka, past participle spikka)

spikkar (present)
spikka (past)
spikka (participle past)

e-infinitive form of spikka (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive) (to shave wood)


skåveg

skåvegen (definite singular)
skåvegar (indefinite plural)
skåvegane (definite plural)

a way, which goes diagonally on a mountainside or a hillside


skålies

going or walking up a mountainside in a diagonally direction


Skåvegen

Definite form of skåveg m. In Bokmål, spelled as Skåveien. Both spellings are used on maps, but they do not refer to the same locations.

A road on the east side of Randsfjorden lake

A mountain path in Størdalen, Trøndelag, Norway (not far from Lensvik)


brøytepinne

brøytepinnen (definite singular)
brøytepinnar (indefinite plural)
brøytepinnane (definite plural)


måttå

måttå (present tense mate, past tense mata, past participle mata)

mate (present)
mata (past)
mata (participle past)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of mata (“to feed”)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of mata (“to ripen (about grain)”)


ofesk

(dialectal, Northern Norway, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of ufisk (“bad fish”)


ufisk

ufisken (definite singular)
ufiskar (indefinite plural)
ufiskane (definite plural)

any of the fish species, which traditionally are not used for consuming (e.g. ray, mackerel, porbeagle, Norway pout, capelin, poor cod etc.)


på G

Motoren er ikkje heilt på G ass


såggå

såggå (present tense sage, past tense saga, past participle saga)

sage (present)
saga (past)
saga (participle past)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Gudbrandsdal) alternative form of saga (“to saw”)


allfarveg

allfarvegen (definite singular)
allfarvegar (indefinite plural)
allfarvegane (definite plural)


argskap

argskapen (definite singular)
argskaper (indefinite plural)
argskapar (indefinite plural)
argskapene (definite plural)
argskapane (definite plural)


vondskap

vondskapen (definite singular)
vondskapar (indefinite plural)
vondskapane (definite plural)


vondske

vondska (definite singular)
vondsker (indefinite plural)
vondskene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vándska. Compare Faroese óndska, Icelandic vonska and Swedish ondska


naggel

naggel m (definite singular naggeln or naggern, indefinite plural nagla or nægla, definite plural naglan or næglan)

naggeln (definite singular)
naggern (definite singular)
nagla (indefinite plural)
nægla (indefinite plural)
naglan (definite plural)
næglan (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of nagl


fingernagl

fingernaglen (definite singular)
fingernegler (indefinite plural)
fingerneglene (definite plural)

finger + nagl. Compare Swedish fingernagel, Danish fingernegl, Norwegian Bokmål fingernegl.


Nord-Makedonia

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

North Macedonia (a country in Southeast Europe, in the Balkans; capital: Skopje)


Hjør

From Old Norse Hjǫrr, originally a byname, from hjǫrr (“sword”).

a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “sword”


hjør

hjøren (definite singular)
hjørar (indefinite plural)
hjørane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hjǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *heruz. Cognate with Icelandic hjör.

(poethic) sword (only used in given names)

Hjørungavåg

Hjørungane m pl (three islets outside Hjørungavåg)


jazztobakk

From jazz + tobakk. Literally, “jazz tobacco”. Compare Swedish jazztobak.


velseblikk

velseblikket (definite singular)
velseblikk (indefinite plural)
velseblikka (definite plural)

(glassblowing) a marver (a flat and smooth piece of steel or graphite used to forming of a melted glass mass, usually by rolling the glass on it's surface).


kåmå

(dialectal) alternative form of koma (“to come”)


skråppå

skråppå (present tense skrape or skråppå, past tense skrapa, past participle skrapa, imperative skrap)

skrape (present)
skråppå (present)
skrapa (past)
skrapa (participle past)
skrap (imperative)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Gudbrandsdal) alternative form of skrapa


deigskrape

deigskrapa (definite singular)
deigskraper (indefinite plural)
deigskrapene (definite plural)

deig + skrape. Compare Swedish degskrapa and Danish dejskraber.


isgang

isgangen (definite singular)
isgangar (indefinite plural)
isgangane (definite plural)

From is + gang. Compare Dutch ijsgang and German Eisgang.


spelebarn

spelebarn n (definite singular spelebarnet, indefinite plural spelebarn or speleborn, definite plural spelebarna or speleborna)

spelebarnet (definite singular)
spelebarn (indefinite plural)
speleborn (indefinite plural)
spelebarna (definite plural)
speleborna (definite plural)

From spela (“to play”) + barn (“child”).

a spoiled irresponsible child, who has no duties at home

a child, who is a member of a school orchestra


hårvott

hårvotten (definite singular)
hårvottar (indefinite plural)
hårvottane (definite plural)

a mitten made of wool mixed with animal or human hair


skulekorps

skulekorpset (definite singular)
skulekorps (indefinite plural)
skulekorpsa (definite plural)


grizzlybjørn

grizzlybjørnen (definite singular)
grizzlybjørnar (indefinite plural)
grizzlybjørnane (definite plural)


pesstrøngt

(Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of pissetrengd (“in need to pee”)


kolonnekøyring

kolonnekøyringa (definite singular)
kolonnekøyringar (indefinite plural)
kolonnekøyringane (definite plural)

From kolonne + køyring, compare Swedish kolonnkörning and Norwegian Bokmål kolonnekjøring.


Vrådal

Possibly from the farm name Vrå, from Old Norse vrá, rá.

A village in Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway


Raulandsfjell

A mountain area in Vinje, Telemark, Norway


skravla

skravlar (present)
skravla (past)
skravla (participle past)
skravlast (infinitive passive)
skravlande (participle present)
skravla (imperative)
skravl (imperative)


stjernetåke

stjernetåka (definite singular)
stjernetåker (indefinite plural)
stjernetåkene (definite plural)


Løvstakken

A mountain area in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

a small suburban area of Bergen on the western side of the mountain

another name of Løvstakksida, an area of Bergen on the north-eastern side of the mountain


Strandafjellet

A mountain in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, part of Løvstakken mountain group

A mountain in Sogndal, Norway, close to Jostedalsbreen


gallstein

gallsteinen (definite singular)
gallsteinar (indefinite plural)
gallsteinane (definite plural)

From gall n + stein. Compare Swedish gallsten, Danish galdesten, Faroese gallsteinur and Icelandic gallsteinn.


sorenskrivar

sorenskrivaren (definite singular)
sorenskrivarar (indefinite plural)
sorenskrivarane (definite plural)

From svoren (“sworn”) + skrivar (“scribe”). Compare Faroese sorinskrivari and Danish sorenskriver (Bokmål also).


knaillhal

(eye dialect, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of knallhard


knallhard

knallhardt (neuter)
knallharde (definite plural singular)

From knall + hard. Compare Swedish knallhård.


fotbæill

(dialectal) Eye dialect spelling of fotball.


knersk

knersk (present tense knerske, past tense knerska, present participle knerska)

knerske (present)
knerska (past)
knerska (participle present)

Zero-ending on the verb infinitive is due to apocope. In case of use of "nn:kløyvd infinitiv" spelling in standard Nynorsk, this verb should have an -e ending.
The letter "r" in Nynorsk/Bokmål-spelled words corresponds in most cases to /ʂ/ in Trøndelag dialect if it stands before s, k, t or p. Due to this change, the letter combination rk can be written as rsk in dialectal spelling.
The verb is attested with e both in Danish (sometimes spelled as knerke or even knærke instead of more common knirke) and the Norwegian dialects without this sound change (spelled as knerk-), but the /e/-sound in this cases will rather correspond to /æ/ in Trøndelag dialect. Therefore, the /e/-sound in knersk originates from an earlier /i/-sound.

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of knirka (“to creak”)


måddå

Maybe related to mad (also spelled as mod), compare Swedish modd (also spelled as måd) and Icelandic moð. Otherwise, may be related to Faroese and Icelandic má.

(Trøndelag dialect) to make smaller, to grind, to mash


måddå

(Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of medan (“while”)


siselering

siseleringa (definite singular)
siseleringar (indefinite plural)
siseleringane (definite plural)

From siselera + -ing. Compare Swedish ciselering (which means chasing only).


Haukelifjell

A mountain area in Norway, between Hardangervidda and Setesdalsheiene


gåen

gåe (neuter)
gåent (neuter)
gåne (definite plural singular)
gånare (comparative)
gånast (indefinite superlative)
gånaste (definite superlative)


Terråk

Uncertain first part. Last part from Old Norse akr.

A farm and village in Bindal, Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway


hinkall

hinkallen (definite singular)
hinkallar (indefinite plural)
hinkallane (definite plural)

From hin + kall (“man”). Literally, “man from beyond”.


tavring

tavringen (definite singular)
tavringar (indefinite plural)
tavringane (definite plural)

May be related to Taurica, whence some Tatar soldiers were hired by Sweden in 17-18th centuries (see more at the etymology of tater).

A Scandoromani person, a Traveller Norwegian (a kind of Norwegian Gypsies)


kunna meir enn sitt Fadervår

Literally, “to know more than her/his paternoster”. The word sitt may be skipped or replaced by other pronoun.


langbein

langbeinet (definite singular)
langbein (indefinite plural)
langbeina (definite plural)

From lang (“long”) + bein (“leg”), compare Old Norse langabein and southern Swedish långben (“crane fly”). Literally, “long leg”, same etymology as for Langbein (“Goofy”) and Swedish Långben (“Goofy”).

a long-legged spider, a harvestman (Opiliones)


mannbjørn

mannbjørnen (definite singular)
mannbjørnar (indefinite plural)
mannbjørnane (definite plural)

(folklore) a hamløypar which can transform into a bear


rullekake

rullekaka (definite singular)
rullekaker (indefinite plural)
rullekakene (definite plural)


ryskja

ryskjer (present)
ryskte (past)
ryskt (participle past)
ryskjast (infinitive passive)
ryskjande (participle present)
rysk (imperative)


mehank

mehanken (definite singular)
mehankar (indefinite plural)
mehankane (definite plural)


myhank

myhanken (definite singular)
myhankar (indefinite plural)
myhankane (definite plural)


Kinsarvik

From Kinso (“Kinso (a creek in Hordaland)”) + vik. In old Danicized texts known as Kinservig or Kindservig.

af

A former municipality of Hordaland, Norway


bøddel

bøddelen (definite singular)
bødlar (indefinite plural)
bødlane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German bodel, compare Swedish bödel. Same origin as Polabian badål and Finnish pyöveli.


utkikstønne

utkikstønna (definite singular)
utkikstønner (indefinite plural)
utkikstønnene (definite plural)

From utkik + tønne, the first part is from Dutch uitkijk. Compare Swedish utkikstunna.


Eindride

/²ɛɪ(ː)ndrɪːə/

ein (“one; alone”) + -ride (“rider”); from Old Norse Eindriði, from older Einriði, compare einriði (“lone rider”), from ein (“alone”) + -riði (“rider”). Cognate with Icelandic Indriði and Danish Ender.


-ride

From Old Norse -riði, from Proto-Germanic *ridjô, from *rīdaną + *-jô.


Atride

åt (“at; towards”) + -ride (“rider”); from Old Norse Atriði.


Raggaren

Alternative form of Raggarden (a beach in Telemark)


Raggarden

The first part is probably related to ragg. The last part is definite form of gard (“farm, fence”), although there was never located any real farm, see also etymology of Grågårn.

A beach area in Vinje, Telemark, Norway, between Tansvatn and Lognvikvatn


Lognvikvatn

From Lognvik + vatn, where Lognvik is name of a farm.

A lake in Telemark, Norway, connected to Tansvatn in the west.


Tansvatn

The last part is from vatn (“water, lake”).

A lake in Telemark, Norway, connected to Lognvikvatn in the east.


Tessungdal

From Tessung + dal, where Tessung is name of a farm.


Tolvkjørkhellar

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Tolvkjørkhellar m (definite Tolvkjørkhellaren)

The last part is heller (“cave”). According to a local legend, the cave was used as a church or chapel in Medieval times, although it is not confirmed by archeologists. According to Faye’s version, the first part is from tolv + kyr, because the price paid to a priest for the official consecration of the cave was 12 cows. According to Dietrichson’s version, the first part is from Tollev + kyrkje, named after a local saint, Tollev (Tollef Salemann of Tessungdal), from Old Norse Þorleifr.
In Riksmål and Bokmål texts known as Tolvkohellen, Tollkohelleren, Tolffkiørs-Heller, Tolvkuhelleren and Tolvkjørhellen.

A cave in Sirdal, Agder, Norway, used as a resting place by local shepherds. Since 1970 covered by waters of a reservoir


Gisna

Perhaps from Old Norse geisa and á (“river”).

A river in Trøndelag, Norway. Its lower part creates border between Oppdal and Rennebu.


Urvatn

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway, between Løkken Verk and Åmotsgruva


Merkeshaugen

An abandoned farm in Trøndelag, Norway, nearby the Urvatn Lake

name of several uninhabited hills, especially in Trøndelag and Nordland


Liahaugtjønna

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway, nearby Fagerli in southern Bjørnli

Misnomer of Litjvatn Lake in Grågårn in northern Bjørnli


Bjørnlivatn

An industry polluted lake in Trøndelag, Norway


Liahaugen

From liane (“the hillsides”) + haugen (“the hill”).

af

An abandoned farm in Trøndelag, Norway, nearby Fagerli

A house group in Indre Fosen, in Leksvik village


Åmotsgruva

An abandoned mine in Trøndelag, Norway between Urvatn Lake and Svorka River


Bjørnli

From bjørn + li. Probably related to Bjørndal, a small uninhabited valley behind Fagerli. The houses in the area were built mainly after 1913, but the name is probably much older.

A village in Trøndelag, Norway, close to Løkken Verk


Tveitsto

From tveit + sto. The first part is clipping of Barskortveit (the closest farm in the area).

An abandoned mine in Tokke, Telemark, Norway


Høydalskamben

A mountain in Trøndelag, Norway, east of Løkken Verk and north of Frillsjøen


Høydalsgruva

From Høydal + gruve, although Høydal is located on the opposite side of Høydalskamben.

An abandoned mine in Trøndelag, Norway east of Løkken Verk


Bjørndal

A small valley in Trøndelag, Norway, between Fagerlivatn and Bjørndalstjønna.

A small valley in Telemark, Norway, north of Åmotsdal

A small valley in Telemark, Norway, in Gransherad


Nyplassen

An abandoned ore smelter place in Trøndelag, Norway, in Grutseter not far from Frillsjøen, part of Løkken Verk historical mine area


enkeltrom

enkeltromet (definite singular)
enkeltrom (indefinite plural)
enkeltroma (definite plural)

enkelt (“single (definite neuter single form of enkel)”) + rom (“room”)

a single room, often used in the context of a hotel.


Bjørndalsdammen

A dam in Trøndelag, Norway, on the northern end of Bjørndalstjønna


Bjørnlivassdammen

From Bjørnlivatn + dam, with vatn-part following the genitive form of the noun (see vass-).

An old dam in Trøndelag, Norway, located on the forest side of Bjørnlivatn, whence Bjørnlibekken Creek is running down to Løkken Verk


Raudbekken

From raud + bekk. Literally, “The Red Creek” (because of the color of water polluted by the mine).

A creek in Trøndelag, Norway, the main river of Løkken Verk


Trivja

A river in Trøndelag, Norway, tributary of Svorka (although there is a discussion about where Trivja ends and Svorka starts)


Frillsjøen

From Old Norse *Friðli, from friðr. The last part is of later origin, from sjø.


Styggtjønna

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway, between Bustovatn Lake and Hestdal Valley in Løkken Verk


Bjørndalstjønna

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway. A small northern part of the lake is separated by a dam (Bjørndalsdammen) and very polluted by former mining industry. The water from it goes through Bjørndal down to Fagerli. A road at the southern part of the lake goes from Røttereng farm up to Damli.


Fagerli

From fager + li.
(area in west Løkken Verk): At least since 17th century (present on a map made between 1657 and 1703).

An area in Trøndelag, Norway, between Bergugleberget and Bjørnli, west of Løkken Verk, known for many old buildings and a racetrack

A seter in Hordaland, Norway at the Vålavatn Lake close to Norheimsund

An uninhabited area in Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, where Fagerli Hydroelectric Power Station is located

A seter in Innlandet, Norway at the Atnsjøen Lake

A neighborhood of Sylling, Lier, Buskerud


Skarå

A creek in Trøndelag, Norway, south-east of Løkken Verk, flowing out of Frillsjøen Lake


Grågårn

From grå + gard, with definite ending -n and the -gard part spelled as Norwegian Bokmål gård (the both variants are acceptable in the local dialect). Literally, “The Grey Farm”, although there is no farm (and never was).
The -gard part may also refer to some fenced area, in this case see also Raggarden.

An area in Trøndelag, Norway in northern part of Bjørnli. The area includes a few living houses, a forest and a bathing area (at the Litjvatn Lake).


Losvåttån

From Lo + våttå. Literally, “Lo Beacon”. Lo is a farm between Storås and the mountain. In ancient times Lo was much bigger settlement with own church, while the mountain was used as a local beacon in case of war.


Bjørnlibekken

A creek in Trøndelag, Norway, running from Bjørnlivatn down to Løkken Verk soccer stadion, having some waterfalls at the Bjørnlivegen road

A creek in Trøndelag, Norway, in mountains south of Meråker

A creek in Austerfjord (in Kvæfjord municipality)


Svorka

Unknown. The a-ending is from Old Norse á.

A river in Trøndelag, Norway. Its middle part is sometimes called Trivja (its right tributary). The upper and lower parts, however, are called Svorka.


undergrund

undergrunden (definite singular)
undergrundar (indefinite plural)
undergrundane (definite plural)

underground (movement or organisation of people who resist political convention)


røys

røysa (definite singular)
røyser (indefinite plural)
røysene (definite plural)


Storås

From stor (“big”) + ås (“hill”) (in contrast to Litlåsen/Lilleås, a farm close to the village).

A village in Trøndelag, Norway located on Orkla River between Meldal and Svorkmo, surrounded by villages and farms such as Drogsetmoen, Lo, Drugli, Svinsås and Vahaugen


ainnpusten

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ainnpusten (neuter singular ainnpustent, definite singular and plural ainnpustne)

ainnpustent (neuter singular)
ainnpustne (definite plural singular)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of andpusten


ainnføtes

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of andføttes


ferist

ferista (definite singular)
ferister (indefinite plural)
feristene (definite plural)

From fe + rist. Compare Swedish färist, which is attested since 1965.


geitsleip

geitsleipa (definite singular)
geitsleiper (indefinite plural)
geitsleipene (definite plural)


inga årsak

/ɪŋːa ɔːʂaːk/

Literally, “no cause”. Similar to Faroese eingin orsøk, Swedish ingen orsak, Norwegian Bokmål ingen årsak and Danish ingen årsag.

it's nothing (response to a “thank you”)


det var så lite

Literally, “it was so little”. Similar to Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish det var så lite, also Danish det var så lidt, Icelandic það var lítið and Faroese tað var so lítið.

it's nothing, you're welcome (response to a “thank you”)


kvæinn

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Eastern Norway) Eye dialect spelling of kvern (“mill”).


sprettkniv

sprettkniven (definite singular)
sprettknivar (indefinite plural)
sprettknivane (definite plural)


blåsså tu bælgen

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) to urinate, take a leak


torvmose

torvmosen (definite singular)
torvmosar (indefinite plural)
torvmosane (definite plural)

peat moss (plant in the Sphagnum family)


loka rundt

to walk around aimlessly, to loaf around


soldogg

soldogga (definite singular)
soldogger (indefinite plural)
soldoggene (definite plural)

From sol + dogg, similar to Icelandic sóldögg and English sundew.


serska

The letter "r" in Nynorsk/Bokmål-spelled words corresponds in most cases to /ʂ/ in Trøndelag dialect if it stands before s, k, t or p. Of this reason, it can be spelled as rs before k, t or p.

Åss va dær i ti menutt sånn serska, så fór åss viar

We were there in circa ten minutes, and then we travelled further

(eye dialect, dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative spelling of cirka.


sækstå

(dialectal) alternative form of seksten (“sixteen”)


fjortan

(High Norwegian) Alternative form of fjorten


femtan

(High Norwegian) Alternative form of femten


tepperot

tepperota (definite singular)
tepperøter (indefinite plural)
tepperøtene (definite plural)

(botany, usually uncountable) tormentil, Potentilla erecta


tolvmannsrot

tolvmannsrota (definite singular)
turmannsrøter (indefinite plural)
turmannsrøtene (definite plural)

Literally, “twelve men‘s root”, the first part is contaminated Latin tormentilla. Compare Danish tolvmandsrod.


turmannsrot

turmannsrota (definite singular)
turmannsrøter (indefinite plural)
turmannsrøtene (definite plural)

By surface analysis, turmann (“tour man”) + rot (“root”). Originally from Latin tormentilla, possibly through *turmanntille, whence also other dialectal names of tormentil, such as tillimann, rennskitstille (“diarrhea calm”) and tellerot (“count root”).

(botany, dialectal) tormentil, Potentilla erecta


renneskit

renneskiten (definite singular)
renneskitar (indefinite plural)
renneskitane (definite plural)

From renna + skit. Compare Swedish rännskita.


agurkmiks

agurkmiksen (definite singular)
agurkmiksar (indefinite plural)
agurkmiksane (definite plural)

From agurk + miks. Literally, “cucumber mix”.

Scandinavian cucumber relish, also known in Sweden as bostongurka


einebær

einebæret (definite singular)
einebær (indefinite plural)
einebæra (definite plural)

From eine (“juniper”) + bær (“berry”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål einerbær, Swedish enbär, Icelandic einiber and Danish enebær.


solulv

solulven (definite singular)
solulvar (indefinite plural)
solulvane (definite plural)

From sol + ulv. Literally, “sun wolf”. Attested as Soel-Ulv by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.
Compare dialectal Swedish solvarg.

(Eastern Norway, Telemark dialect, Setesdal dialect) Synonym of bisol


bause

bausen (definite singular)
bausar (indefinite plural)
bausane (definite plural)

Attested as bouse by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.


bause

Related to the noun. Perhaps also related to verb buse borrowed from Low German.

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


solgisl

solgislen (definite singular)
solgislar (indefinite plural)
solgislane (definite plural)
solgislet (definite singular)
solgisl (indefinite plural)
solgisla (definite plural)

From sol (“sun”) + gisl (“halo”). Compare dialectal Swedish solgisla (with plural ending -or, corresponding to feminine gender in Norwegian).

(dialectal, Western and Northern Norway, Trøndelag dialect) Synonym of bisol


fjollete

From fjoll (“silliness”) + -ete. Compare Swedish fjollig.


Jamnhår

From Old Norse Jafnhár. Instead of making a full calque (like Swedish Jämnhög), the translator Ivar the Foodless chose only to translate the first part (jamn).


jamn

jamn (neuter singular jamt, definite jamne, plural jamne, comparative jamnare, indefinite superlative jamnast, definite superlative jamnaste)

jamt (neuter singular)
jamne (definite)
jamne (plural)
jamnare (comparative)
jamnast (indefinite superlative)
jamnaste (definite superlative)


braka laus

braka laus (present tense brakar laus, past tense braka laus)

Literally, “to roar loose”. Compare Swedish braka loss and Norwegian Bokmål brake løs.


stopp en hal

From Dutch stop en haal or English stop and haul .


ånkle

The first part ån- is contraction of orden, like in eye dialect form åntle. While the change of [ɳ] into [n] is unclear, the further change into [ŋ] is occuring because of following sound [k].
The sound [k] instead of [t] represents same sound shift as for colloquial pronunciation of Swedish ordentlig, also found in Swedish egentligen and äntligen, but this sound shift is not common for Norwegian, therefore it may be a borrowing from Swedish of same dialectal character as morsan (“mother”).

(dialectal) Alternative form of ordentleg


åntle

Probably a simplified eye dialect form årntle (of pronunciation as [oɳtle]), since pronunciation of -rn- as [n] is not necessary presented in dialects using these eye dialect forms.


gladkristen

gladkristen (neuter gladkristent, plural and definite gladkristne)

gladkristent (neuter)
gladkristne (definite plural)

From glad + kristen. Literally, “happy Christian”.

undogmatic Christian, having focus on unsophisticated faith, positive cultural values and charisma


finnball

finnballen (definite singular)
finnballar (indefinite plural)
finnballane (definite plural)

From finn + ball, referring to Sami shamans.
(hairball): Attested as finbal by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.

(folklore) a magic hairball, which can be found in cow stomach

(folklore) magic force in form of a ball, e.g. a disease sent through air by a wizard, similar to gandfluge, Swedish villappaskott and Komi-Zyrian шева (ševa).


snøflugse

snøflugsa (definite singular)
snøflugser (indefinite plural)
snøflugsene (definite plural)


snøflukse

snøflukse f (plural snøflukser or snøfluksu)

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of snøflugse.


gretten

grette (neuter)
gretne (definite plural singular)
grettnare (comparative)
grettnast (indefinite superlative)
grettnaste (definite superlative)

Derived from Old Norse gretta. Attested in several texts before 1800.


ramslauk

ramslauken (definite singular)
ramslaukar (indefinite plural)
ramslaukane (definite plural)

From rams + lauk. The first part is borrowed from Middle Low German ramese (“ramson”), from Old Saxon *hramuso, from Proto-West Germanic *hramusō.
Cognate with Swedish ramslök and Danish ramsløg. Cognates amoung non-Scandinavian languages are Lithuanian kermùšė (and šermukšnis), Russian черемша (čeremša) (and черёмуха (čerjómuxa)), Czech střemcha, Slovene čemaž, Serbo-Croatian сремуш, Ancient Greek κρόμμυον (krómmuon), Welsh craf and Irish creamh.

Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum#Translingual


Daudehavet

From daud + hav, calque of Latin Mare Mortuus. Compare Norwegian Bokmål Dødehavet, Swedish Döda havet, Danish Døde Hav.

the Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East)


puttipanne

Calque of Swedish pyttipanna, only in case if the part pytt- is derived from a dialectal Swedish verb meaning "to put". Otherwise, a reanalysis with use of Norwegian verb putta (“to put”). Literally, “put-in-pan”.


klomsa

klomsar (present)
klomsa (past)
klomsa (participle past)
klomsast (infinitive passive)
klomsande (participle present)
klomsa (imperative)
kloms (imperative)

(nonstandard) Alternative form of klumsa


klumsa

klumsar (present)
klumsa (past)
klumsa (participle past)
klumsast (infinitive passive)
klumsande (participle present)
klumsa (imperative)
klums (imperative)

(folklore) to hex animals (usually cattle or bears)

(folklore) to hex somebody to be mute or lame


kjerald

kjeraldet (definite singular)
kjerald (indefinite plural)
kjeralda (definite plural)

kiøril

Spydeberg dialect Dictionary of J.N. Wilse, 1780

kiörel

Glossarium Norvagicum of E. Pontoppidan, 1749

Mor skunda mot eldhuset med kjerald og tvoro.

1996, Synnøve Risle, “Skotet”, in Den blå rosa, page 45:

Mother hurried to the kitchen hut with a tub and a stirrer

(historical) an old unit of fluid measure, equal to ca. 57 US gallons


krokordig

krokordig (neuter singular krokordig, definite singular and plural krokordige)

krokordig (neuter singular)
krokordige (definite plural singular)

From krok + ord + -ig. Literally, “crooked in his/her words”. Attested as krokorou by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect (with suffix -ou, otherwise spelled as -ug in older Nynorsk, now non-standard).


Myklegard

A farm in Telemark, close to the tripple border of municipalities of Seljord, Tokke and Kviteseid

Former name of Myklestøyl (a saeter farm in Haukeli area)

Alternative form of Myklagard (“Constantinople”)


ikkje sant

Compare Norwegian Bokmål ikke sant, Danish ikke sandt, Swedish inte sant. Same construction as Russian не правда ли? (ne pravda li?).

m+

не правда ли?

Det skjedde her, ikkje sant?

(used as a tag question) right?, isn't it so?


itj saintj

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of ikkje sant


Bandak

From reconstructed Old Norse *Bandagr, from band (“band, ribbon, fetter”) and *agr, similarly to Totak. The first part is probably referring to lake’s long form.


skråtobakk

skråtobakken (definite singular)
skråtobakkar (indefinite plural)
skråtobakkane (definite plural)

From skrå + tobakk, where the first part is from Middle Low German schrat (“piece, cutting”), from the verb schraden.


meslingar

head

meslingar pl (definite plural meslingane)

Related to Danish mæslinger, Swedish mässling, Icelandic mislingar and Norwegian Bokmål meslinger. Compare also English measlings.


forskingslaboratorium

forskingslaboratoriet (definite singular)
forskingslaboratorium (indefinite plural)
forskingslaboratoria (definite plural)

From forsking + -s- + laboratorium. Compare Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål forskningslaboratorium.


dråggå

dråggå (present tense dræg, past tense drog, past participle drege)

dræg (present)
drog (past)
drege (participle past)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of draga (“to pull, to move”)


hesleg

hesleg (indefinite singular)
heslege (definite plural singular)
heslegare (comparative)
heslegast (indefinite superlative)
heslegaste (definite superlative)

Borrowed from German hässlich. Compare Norwegian Bokmål heslig and Swedish hässlig.


obyinn

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of ubyen (“restless, fidgety”)


Eidsborg

Uncertain. From Middle Norwegian Æiðsburg (attested in 1350), from Old Norse *Eiðsborg. By surface analysis, eid (“isthmus”) + borg (“castle”), which makes no sense, because the village has no isthmus, castle, or any ancient fortifications (like bygdeborg). The first part can also mean an oath, but it doesn’t commonly occur in Norwegian place names. Although there is a legend about Eidsborg’s ancient female ruler, Åse Stålekleiv, who fought a war against own sister, Gullborg, there are no sources, which do mention any fortifications used in this war (if the war really did occur at all), and none of the supposed battles took their place in Eidsborg itself.

A village in Tokke, Telemark, Norway, known for its old church, museum, traditional knives, sharpener stone production and the Vindlaus Loft. The farms in the area are Kleppo, Vindlaus, Bjåen, Espeli and Lofthus.


Drogsetmoen

From Drogset + mo, related to Druggu (a creek in the area).

A village in Trøndelag, Norway, located on Orkla River between Storås and Svorkmo, close to Bjørnli and the Dragset Mine


Åmdalsverk

An abandoned mine in Tokke, Telemark, Norway


Druggu

A creek in Trøndelag, Norway, running from Drugguvatn Lake (close to Drogsetgruva) down to Orkla River.


Drogsetgruva

From Drogset + gruve, related to Druggu (a creek running from the mine down to Drogsetmoen).

An abandoned mine in Trøndelag, Norway, west of Løkken Verk


Drogset

A farm in Trøndelag, Norway, in the southern part of Drogsetmoen


Malisætertjønna

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway, close to Drogsetgruva. Bjørå Creek runs from this lake northwards into Ringavatn Lake.


Malisæter

A seter in Trøndelag, Norway, close to Drogsetgruva.


Hostovatn

A lake in Trøndelag, Norway, connected with Ringavatn Lake through the Vaulen Sound. The river Vorma runs out of this lake eastwards into Orkla.