Lexicon and word definitions
| Lemma | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Det er kaldt på sjøen i kveld.• | It is cold on the sea tonight. |
| Det var kveldro-fint.• | That was wonderfully peaceful. |
| Eg forstår ikkje.• | I do not understand. |
| Eg heiter Sofia.• | My name is Sofia. |
| Eg talar litt Nordsch.• | I speak a little Nordsch. |
| Ein kaffi, takk.• | One coffee, please. |
| Frå Hav Til Himmel• | From Sea to Sky |
| God morgon!• | Good morning! |
| God morgon, kva skal vi gjera i dag?• | Good morning, what shall we do today? |
| Gode dag!• | Good day! / Hello! |
| Gode kveld!• | Good evening! |
| Gott bygg over sterke ruter.• | A solid building over firm foundations. |
| Ha det godt!• | Goodbye / take care! |
| Ha ein god dag!• | Have a nice day! |
| Har du kaffi-tørst?• | Are you craving coffee? |
| Har du teikna karta ferdig?• | Have you finished drawing the map? |
| Havet brusar i kveld.• | The ocean is surging tonight. |
| Hvor er Rikstinget?• | Where is the National Assembly? |
| Hvor er sykehuset?• | Where is the hospital? |
| Høgsterett• | Supreme Court |
| Kaffien er klar!• | The coffee is ready! |
| Kan du hjelpe meg?• | Can you help me? |
| Kva er klokka?• | What time is it? |
| Kva er målføret ditt?• | What dialect do you speak? |
| Kva heiter du?• | What is your name? |
| Kva kostar dette?• | How much does this cost? |
| Me må lade batteriet no.• | We need to charge the battery now. |
| Nattro.• | Good night / peaceful sleep. |
| Offentleg rett verjar folket.• | Public law protects the people. |
| Riksbank• | Central National Bank |
| Riksbibliotek• | National Library |
| Riksting• | National Assembly / Parliament |
| Ring politiet!• | Call the police! |
| Sjøen er blikkstille i dag.• | The sea is completely glassy-smooth today. |
| Sjøen gir og sjøen tek.• | The sea gives and the sea takes. |
| Språkråd• | Language Council |
| Styrke, Fridom, Framtid• | Strength, Freedom, Future |
| Ta det med stormro!• | Take it with storm-calm! (Keep your cool!) |
| Takk for kveldro.• | Thank you for the peaceful evening. |
| Takk for maten!• | Thank you for the meal! |
| Velkommen til Nordholm!• | Welcome to Nordholm! |
| aaker• | plowed arable field |
| aar• | year |
| aatte• | eight (cardinal number) |
| aker• | open estate plot (Norwegian trade doublet) |
| akker• | field / arable farmland (Evolved from PN *akr via Gaelic pre-aspiration) |
| akkerstein• | stone anchor / ballast stone |
| akster• | wake of a ship |
| aldri• | never |
| aleine• | alone / solitary |
| algoritme• | algorithm |
| alle• | all / everyone (plural) |
| alltid• | always |
| alt• | all / everything |
| alt-saman• | everything / all together |
| altar• | altar |
| ambassadør• | ambassador |
| ambulanse• | ambulance |
| andre• | others / the other ones |
| ankedom• | appeals court judgment |
| anker• | ship anchor |
| ankre• | anchor |
| annar• | other / another (masculine) |
| apotek• | pharmacy |
| arkitektkontor• | architectural firm / studio |
| arm• | arm |
| arv• | inheritance / bequest |
| at• | that / to (infinitive marker) |
| at anke• | to appeal a verdict |
| at arbeida• | to work / labor |
| at baka• | to bake |
| at bera• | to carry / bear |
| at bera stormro• | to remain steadfast during disaster |
| at betala• | to pay |
| at blåsa• | to blow (wind) |
| at brusa• | to roar / surge (waves/wind) |
| at byggje• | to build / construct |
| at børja• | should / ought to |
| at draga• | to pull / haul |
| at drikka• | to drink |
| at dykka• | to dive underwater |
| at eiga• | to own / possess |
| at elska• | to love / cherish |
| at eta• | to eat |
| at finne• | to find / discover |
| at fiska• | to fish / harvest sea |
| at flyta• | to float |
| at gjelde• | to apply to / be valid |
| at gå• | to walk / go |
| at hausta• | to harvest crops |
| at hjelpa• | to help / assist |
| at kartleggja• | to chart / map out |
| at kasta• | to throw / cast |
| at kjøpa• | to buy / purchase |
| at kledja• | to install siding / clad walls |
| at klyva• | to climb / scale cliffs |
| at koda• | to program / write code |
| at koka• | to boil / cook |
| at koma• | to come / arrive |
| at kosta• | to cost |
| at kunna• | can / to be able to |
| at kunngjera• | to promulgate / issue proclamation |
| at kvelve• | to arch / build a masonry vault |
| at kviskra• | to whisper |
| at lafte• | to notch logs for cabin building |
| at leita• | to search / look for |
| at lesa• | to read |
| at lukka• | to close / shut |
| at lysa• | to shine / illuminate / emit light |
| at lysa i bann• | to outlaw / issue proscription |
| at læra• | to learn / to teach |
| at meina• | to mean / intend / opine |
| at moxe• | to whip / enforce voting discipline |
| at mure• | to lay bricks / build masonry |
| at måla• | to paint |
| at måtta• | must / to have to |
| at navigera• | to navigate / plot a course |
| at opna• | to open |
| at plokka• | to gather / pick wild berries |
| at pløya• | to plow soil |
| at pussa• | to apply plaster / render walls |
| at regjere• | to govern / exercise state power |
| at reisa• | to travel / journey |
| at ro• | to row / to calm down |
| at saksøkje• | to sue / litigate |
| at segla• | to sail |
| at seile• | to sail / navigate |
| at selja• | to sell |
| at simma• | to swim |
| at sinka• | to slow down / delay |
| at sjå• | to see / observe |
| at skattleggja• | to levy tax / assess duty |
| at skriva• | to write |
| at skulla• | shall / ought to |
| at smida• | to forge metal on anvil |
| at smila• | to smile |
| at snakke• | to speak / talk |
| at sofa• | to sleep |
| at sovna• | to fall asleep |
| at spara• | to save / reserve |
| at starta• | to start / initiate |
| at steika• | to fry / roast |
| at stemme• | to vote / cast a ballot |
| at stengja• | to close / shut |
| at stiga• | to rise / ascend / climb |
| at stoppa• | to stop / halt |
| at styra• | to steer / govern |
| at syngja• | to sing |
| at søkka• | to sink |
| at teikna• | to draw / design |
| at tekke• | to roof / lay shingles or slate |
| at tenkja• | to think / ponder |
| at tømre• | to frame timber / do carpentry |
| at tørka• | to dry / dehydrate |
| at vakna• | to wake up |
| at vaska• | to wash / clean |
| at vedta• | to pass a law / enact legislation |
| at verma• | to warm / heat up |
| at veva• | to weave cloth on loom |
| at vilja• | will / to want to |
| atomkraft• | nuclear power |
| av• | of / off / by |
| bad• | bathroom / bath |
| barn• | child / kid |
| batteri• | battery / energy cell |
| battering• | battery |
| berebjelke• | load-bearing girder / main beam |
| bestefader• | grandfather |
| bestemoder• | grandmother |
| bil• | car / automobile |
| bisp• | bishop |
| bispestol• | episcopal see / bishop's throne |
| bjelkehode• | joist end / beam header |
| bjelkelag• | joist system / floor beam grid |
| bjørk• | birch tree |
| bjørkeskog• | birch forest grove |
| bjørn• | bear |
| blod• | blood |
| blome• | flower / blossom |
| blyant• | pencil |
| blå• | blue / deep sea blue |
| blå-kulde• | extreme, bone-chilling cold that turns skin blue |
| blåbær• | bilberry / wild blueberry |
| boje• | buoy / floating marker |
| bok• | book |
| bokhylle• | bookshelf / library shelf |
| boks• | box / storage crate |
| bonde• | farmer / landholder |
| bord• | table |
| borgarskap• | citizenship |
| borggaard• | castle courtyard / inner bailey |
| botel• | glass bottle |
| brann• | fire outbreak |
| brannbil• | fire engine / truck |
| brannmur• | fireproof masonry wall |
| brannvesen• | municipal fire department |
| brattfjell• | steep cliff face over sea |
| breelv• | glacial meltwater river |
| breid• | wide / broad |
| brensel• | fuel / combustible energy |
| broder• | brother |
| brokar• | bridge pier / abutment |
| bropenn• | bridge arch span |
| brot• | law violation / offense |
| bru• | bridge |
| brun• | brown |
| brygge• | wharf / pier |
| bryggekar• | cribwork pier foundation |
| brystvern• | parapet / breastwork wall |
| brød• | bread |
| buss• | bus |
| butikk• | shop / store |
| byfogd• | urban magistrate / chief bailiff |
| bygg-korn• | barley grain |
| byggjekunst• | architecture (as an art/field) |
| byggmester• | master builder / chief architect |
| bystyre• | city council |
| båt• | boat / small vessel |
| båt-prat• | meaningless workplace small talk |
| bæk• | back / rear structure |
| bókstav• | letter / alphabet character |
| bølgje• | sea wave |
| bølgjekam• | crest of a wave |
| bøte• | monetary fine / penalty fee |
| bøye• | mooring buoy / marker |
| bøye-lys• | beacon light on a navigation buoy |
| cæpp• | cap / brimmed hat |
| cæsh• | ready cash / coin money |
| cæt• | house cat |
| dag• | day |
| dal• | broad valley (Native Germanic root) |
| dalkjelle• | hanging valley glacial cirque |
| damvesen• | reservoir dam embankment |
| database• | database |
| datamaskin• | computer |
| de• | you (plural) |
| deg• | you (2nd person singular informal object) |
| dei• | they |
| deiar• | their / theirs (3rd person plural possessive) |
| deim• | them (3rd person plural object) |
| dekk• | ship's deck |
| demokrati• | democracy |
| den• | that (masculine/feminine distal demonstrative) |
| denne• | this (masculine/feminine singular demonstrative) |
| departement• | ministry / government department |
| der• | there |
| desse• | these (plural demonstrative) |
| det• | it |
| dette• | this (neuter singular demonstrative) |
| di• | your / yours (2nd person singular possessive F) |
| diakon• | deacon / parish care officer |
| digital• | digital / electronic |
| din• | your / yours (masc) |
| dine• | your / yours (2nd person singular possessive Pl) |
| diplomatkorps• | diplomatic corps |
| ditt• | your / yours (2nd person singular possessive N) |
| djup• | deep |
| djuphav• | abyssal ocean deep / deep sea |
| djupsjø• | deep abyssal sea |
| dogg• | dog / hound |
| domkyrkje• | cathedral |
| dommar• | judge / magistrate |
| domstol• | court of justice / tribunal |
| dotter• | daughter |
| du• | you (singular) |
| dyp• | ocean deeps / trench |
| dypt• | deep / profound |
| då• | then / at that time |
| døpfont• | baptismal font |
| dør• | door |
| dørhengsel• | door hinge |
| dørkarm• | door frame / door jamb |
| dørklinke• | latch handle / door lever |
| dørterskel• | door threshold / sill |
| ed• | solemn oath / legal pledge |
| eg• | I |
| egg• | egg |
| eik• | oak tree |
| eim• | vapor / ocean mist aerosol |
| ein• | one (cardinal number) |
| ein-kvar• | anybody / anyone |
| einaste• | only / single |
| einkvan• | someone / somebody |
| ekorn• | red squirrel |
| eld• | fire / hearth |
| elg• | moose / elk |
| eller• | or |
| elva• | river |
| embetsmann• | civil servant / high bureaucrat |
| embetspliktig• | bound by official oath |
| embetsverk• | civil service bureaucracy / state apparatus |
| eng• | pasture meadow / hayfield |
| eple• | apple |
| etter• | after / behind |
| fader• | father / dad |
| fag• | subject / academic discipline |
| falllem• | trapdoor / hatch |
| fallsperre• | portcullis / drop-gate |
| fane• | official flag / banner |
| fattig• | poor / destitute |
| faur• | fair / beautiful / pristine |
| fe• | livestock / cattle herd |
| feber• | fever / high temperature |
| fengsel• | prison / penitentiary |
| festsal• | ballroom / banquet hall |
| filmapparat• | video camera / camera rig |
| fimm• | five (cardinal number) |
| finansminister• | Minister of Finance |
| finansministerium• | ministry of finance & revenue |
| fisk• | fish |
| fiskar• | fisherman |
| fiske i daudt vatn• | wasting effort on something hopeless |
| fiskebåt• | fishing boat |
| fiskefelt• | fishing ground / sector |
| fiskekjelle• | copper fish kettle |
| fiskesuppe• | traditional fish soup |
| fiss• | fish (coastal slang) |
| fjell• | mountain |
| fjellrygg• | mountain ridge / crest |
| fjelltopp• | mountain peak / summit |
| fjor• | four (cardinal number) |
| fjor-rot• | someone who rarely leaves their isolated fjord home |
| fjord• | coastal fjord / inlet |
| fjordlys• | deep sunlight inside a fjord |
| fjordsti• | shoreline footpath |
| fjære• | low tide / tidal beach |
| flertall• | parliamentary majority |
| flo• | high tide |
| flobølgje• | tidal wave / surge |
| fly• | airplane |
| flyplass• | airport |
| fløydør• | double doors / French doors |
| folkeregister• | census registry / population records |
| folkerett• | international law / law of nations |
| folkevald• | democratically elected / popular choice |
| folkevilje• | popular sovereignty / popular will |
| for• | because / for |
| forbindelse• | connection / signal |
| forbod• | legal injunction / ban |
| foreldre• | parents |
| forsking• | research |
| forsvarar• | defense counsel / attorney |
| fortid• | past / history |
| fot• | foot / leg |
| frakk• | heavy winter overcoat |
| framtid• | future |
| fred• | peace / tranquility |
| fredag• | Friday |
| frend• | close friend / companion |
| fridom• | freedom / liberty |
| frimodug• | free-spirited / courageous |
| frisk• | healthy / fresh wind |
| frokost• | breakfast / morning meal |
| frost• | frost / freezing air |
| frykt• | fear / dread |
| fundamentering• | underpinning / foundational work |
| furu• | pine tree / timber |
| furunaal• | pine needle |
| fylke• | administrative county / province |
| fylkesdekkande• | county-wide / province-wide |
| fylkesmann• | county governor / regional prefect |
| fylkesting• | county assembly council |
| fyr• | lighthouse / beacon |
| fyrpassar• | lighthouse keeper |
| fyrste• | first (ordinal number) |
| fyrtaarn• | lighthouse |
| fyrtaarnspiss• | lighthouse lantern peak |
| få• | few |
| før• | before / prior to |
| gaffel• | fork |
| gammal• | old / ancient |
| ganske• | quite / fairly |
| gard• | farmstead / agricultural estate |
| garn• | fishing net |
| garðsgrind• | courtyard gate |
| gata• | street / alley |
| gatestein• | cobblestone street paving |
| gavlglugg• | gable window / attic vent |
| gavlspiss• | gable peak / apex |
| gavltak• | gabled roof / pitched roof |
| gavlvegg• | gable end wall |
| geit• | highland goat |
| generator• | power generator |
| gjennom• | through / across |
| glas• | drinking glass / window pane |
| glashus• | greenhouse / conservatory |
| glass• | glass / drinking vessel |
| glassrute• | window glass pane |
| gleann• | mountain glen (Gaelic loan via Old Nordsch) |
| gløyma vind og bølgje• | to lose track of time in nature |
| granfelt• | spruce plantation / timber sector |
| granittflis• | granite paving tile |
| grensevakt• | border guard force |
| grue• | open hearth fire pit |
| grunn• | shallow |
| grunnbok• | land title registry book |
| grunnlov• | constitution |
| grunnmur• | foundation wall / base masonry |
| grunnmura• | solidly founded / masonry-built |
| gryte• | cooking pot |
| grå• | grey / foggy grey |
| grønn• | green |
| gul• | yellow |
| gull• | gold / golden |
| gulrot• | carrot |
| ha heimvind i segla• | to have good fortune guiding you home |
| halstørkle• | neck scarf |
| halv• | half / fractional part |
| halvtak• | mono-pitch / shed roof |
| hamar• | hammer |
| han• | he |
| handel• | commerce / trade |
| handlar• | merchant / trader |
| hans• | his (3rd person singular possessive) |
| hare• | mountain hare |
| hauk• | hawk / falcon |
| haust• | autumn / fall |
| hav• | ocean / open sea |
| havglem• | peacefully watching the ocean |
| havministerium• | ministry of maritime & fisheries |
| havmøy• | mermaid / sea nymph |
| havn• | harbor / port |
| havneby• | port city |
| havnefogd• | harbor master / port director |
| havnevesen• | port authority administrative board |
| havre• | oats grain |
| havrekaka• | oatcake / biscuit |
| havsong• | rhytmic ocean wave sound |
| havsula• | gannet / sea bird |
| havsvalt• | sea-cooled / crisp ocean-breeze |
| heilage• | saint / holy person |
| heim• | home / homestead |
| heimvind• | smelling home on the sea wind |
| helse• | overall health / physical condition |
| hengebru• | suspension bridge |
| hennar• | her (3rd person singular feminine object) |
| hennar-eiga• | hers (3rd person singular possessive) |
| her• | here |
| hest• | horse / draft stallion |
| hjarta• | heart |
| hjørnestolpe• | corner post / timber upright |
| hjørnetårn• | corner turret / bartizan |
| ho• | she |
| hode• | head |
| hond• | hand |
| honom• | him (3rd person singular masculine object) |
| hundrað• | hundred (cardinal number) |
| hveite• | wheat grain |
| håp• | hope |
| høg• | high / tall / supreme |
| høvel• | carpenter's wood plane |
| i• | in / inside |
| i dag• | today |
| i går• | yesterday |
| i morgon• | tomorrow |
| idag• | today |
| igaar• | yesterday |
| ikkje• | not / negation |
| imorgo• | tomorrow |
| ingen• | no one / nobody / none |
| ingeniør• | engineer |
| ingenting• | nothing |
| inkje• | nothing / not anything |
| innenministerium• | ministry of home affairs / infrastructure |
| innermur• | interior partition wall |
| internett• | the internet |
| is• | ice |
| islag• | sheet of ice / black ice |
| jernbane• | railway line |
| jernbeslag• | iron structural strap / fitting |
| journalist• | reporter / journalist |
| kabel• | cable / wire |
| kaffi• | coffee |
| kaffi-pause• | break time at work |
| kaffi-sludder• | gossip over coffee |
| kaffi-tørst• | desperately craving coffee |
| kaiplass• | pier berth / harbor dock slip |
| kake• | cake / pastry |
| kald• | cold / chilling |
| kalk• | communion chalice |
| kalkpuss• | lime plaster finish |
| kam• | hair comb |
| kanskje• | maybe / perhaps |
| kaptein• | ship captain / military captain |
| kartverk• | national mapping agency |
| katt• | domestic cat (Evolved with pre-aspiration) |
| kausjon• | bail bond / security deposit |
| kav• | foam / ocean spray |
| kavlebru• | corduroy timber log road/bridge |
| kjelde• | freshwater spring |
| kjøken• | kitchen |
| kjøl• | vessel keel |
| kjøleskap• | refrigerator / fridge |
| kjøtt• | meat |
| kjøttkake• | meatball |
| klakk• | offshore fishing bank / sea cliff |
| klakkør• | a loud coast-dweller / braggart |
| kledning• | exterior weatherboarding / siding |
| klokkar• | parish clerk / sexton |
| klokke• | clock / watch |
| klokketårn• | bell tower / campanile |
| klæde• | clothes / garments |
| kniv• | knife |
| koalisjon• | governing coalition |
| koda-linje• | line of code |
| kokk• | chef / cook |
| kompass• | navigational compass |
| kongedømme• | sovereign kingdom |
| konsulat• | consulate office |
| kontrakt• | contract / agreement |
| kordag• | when / which day (interrogative time pronoun) |
| korleis• | how |
| korsang• | choral hymn / anthem |
| kraftstasjon• | power station |
| krapp-bølgje• | choppy, short wave |
| krone• | crown / sovereign authority |
| kross• | cross |
| krossbjelke• | crossbeam / tie-beam |
| ku• | dairy cow |
| kuling• | strong gale / storm wind |
| kura• | to cure / heal / treat illness |
| kva• | what |
| kva-som-helst• | whatever / anything |
| kval• | whale |
| kvar• | where |
| kvar-ein• | everyone / each one |
| kvarandre• | each other / one another |
| kvarhelst• | wherever |
| kveld• | evening |
| kveldro• | peace at the end of the day |
| kvelds-trøtt• | excessively sleepy after dinner |
| kveldsmat• | supper / evening snack |
| kvelvkjellar• | vaulted basement cellar |
| kven• | who |
| kvenhelst• | whoever |
| kvifor• | why |
| kvit• | white |
| kvor• | which (interrogative choice pronoun) |
| kyrkje• | church |
| kyst• | coastline / sea shore |
| kyst-prat• | coastal banter / small talk about boats & weather |
| kystoppsyn• | coastal maritime surveillance board |
| kystvakt• | coast guard |
| kystvant• | accustomed to coastal living |
| laeknar• | physician / doctor |
| lafteknute• | notched log corner joint |
| lagringsrom• | storage vault / depot |
| lampe• | lamp / light fixture |
| land• | land / realm |
| laurdag• | Saturday |
| lauv• | deciduous leaf |
| lege• | physician / doctor |
| lensmann• | district sheriff / regional officer |
| lett• | lightweight / easy |
| linne• | linen fabric / shirt |
| liten• | small / little |
| liturgi• | church liturgy / rite |
| livbåt• | lifeboat |
| ljod• | speech sound / phone |
| ljodlaust• | silent / soundless |
| ljodskift• | sound shift / sound change |
| ljore• | smoke vent skylight |
| lodde• | capelin (fish) |
| los• | harbor pilot / navigator |
| lovbok• | code of law / statute book |
| lovendring• | statutory amendment |
| lovforslag• | legislative bill |
| lovstridig• | illegal / unlawful |
| lovtekst• | statute wording / legislative text |
| lovutval• | parliamentary legislative committee |
| lue• | beanie / knit cap |
| lydspelar• | audio player |
| lykke• | happiness / good fortune |
| lyn• | lightning bolt |
| lynghei• | heathland / moorland |
| lys• | bright / clear |
| lysbrytar• | light switch |
| lysestolpe• | street lamp post |
| lyslenke• | fiber optic cable |
| låg• | low |
| låve• | crop barn / threshing hall |
| lærar• | teacher / educator |
| maanad• | month |
| mange• | many / numerous |
| maritim• | maritime / sea-faring |
| maskinvare• | hardware |
| mat• | food / meal |
| matpakke• | packed lunch / lunchbox |
| matrikkel• | land cadastre / property registry |
| matutin• | morning prayer office / matins |
| med• | with |
| medan• | while / whereas |
| medisin• | medicine |
| meg• | me (1st person singular object) |
| mektig• | mighty / powerful |
| mellom• | between / among |
| men• | but |
| messeskjorta• | white clerical surplice / alb |
| mi• | my / mine (feminine singular possessive) |
| middag• | dinner / midday meal |
| midtestolpe• | center king-post |
| min• | my / mine (masc) |
| mindretall• | parliamentary minority |
| mine• | my / mine (plural possessive) |
| ministerium• | ministry / government department building |
| minutt• | minute |
| mismann• | ombudsman / civic investigator |
| mitt• | my / mine (neuter singular possessive) |
| mjølk• | milk |
| mjølkebruk• | dairy farm / creamery |
| moder• | mother / mom |
| morgen• | morning / dawn |
| morgon• | morning |
| morgondogg• | morning dew |
| mose• | moss / peat cover |
| mot• | towards / against |
| motor• | engine / motor |
| motto• | motto / slogan |
| moxmand• | cabinet whip / floor manager |
| munn• | mouth |
| murboge• | masonry arch |
| murfeste• | wall anchor / masonry brace |
| murkruna• | coping / wall crown |
| murlag• | course of brickwork / masonry layer |
| murpuss• | stucco / exterior wall plaster |
| murstein• | building brick / masonry block |
| murverk• | brickwork / stone masonry structure |
| myntstøyping• | state mint / coin striking facility |
| myrland• | peat bog / wetland |
| målføre• | dialect / local accent |
| måltid• | meal / dining time |
| månad• | month |
| måndag• | Monday |
| måne• | moon |
| måse-hode• | scatterbrained person (lit. seagull head) |
| mørk• | dark / dim |
| nase• | nose |
| natt• | night |
| naustloft• | boathouse upper loft |
| nesten• | almost / nearly |
| nettkasta• | casting a fishing net |
| nettside• | website / internet page |
| nettverk• | network / internet infrastructure |
| ni• | nine (cardinal number) |
| nise• | porpoise |
| no• | now / currently |
| nokkuð• | something / anything |
| noko• | something / some |
| nordlys• | aurora borealis / northern lights |
| nordro• | peace found living in the north |
| ny• | new / modern |
| nød• | emergency / distress |
| nøkkel• | key |
| oblat• | communion wafer / host |
| ofte• | often / frequently |
| og• | and |
| okse• | bull / draft ox |
| om• | if / whether / about |
| omn• | oven / stove |
| onkel• | uncle |
| onsdag• | Wednesday |
| ordbok• | dictionary / lexicon |
| ordensmakt• | law enforcement / public police authority |
| ordførar• | mayor / town council leader |
| orgel• | pipe organ |
| oss• | us (1st person plural object) |
| ost• | cheese |
| ostehjul• | wheel of aged cheese |
| ostehøvel• | cheese slicer |
| otter• | Eurasian otter |
| over• | over / above |
| overeinskomst• | inter-district protocol / agreement |
| pakkhus• | commercial warehouse |
| panelbord• | interior wall wainscoting |
| pant• | collateral / mortgage lien |
| papir• | paper |
| parkbenk• | park bench |
| partiprogram• | political party platform |
| pass• | passport |
| passord• | password / pass-code |
| penger• | money / currency |
| penn• | pen / writing stylus |
| penne• | pen / writing tool |
| peppar• | pepper |
| pikk• | to pick / select |
| pille• | medical tablet / pill |
| plait• | dining plate |
| plaster• | bandage / wound dressing |
| plóg• | agricultural plow |
| politi• | police force |
| politibetjent• | police constable / officer |
| politichef• | commissioner of police |
| porttårn• | gate tower / barbican |
| postmeister• | postmaster general |
| poststyre• | board of postal governors |
| postvesen• | postal service infrastructure |
| potet• | potato |
| prentar• | printer hardware |
| president• | President |
| prest• | priest / clergyman |
| presterskap• | clergy / priesthood |
| programvare• | software |
| prost• | dean / archdeacon |
| pute• | pillow / cushion |
| på• | on / upon / at |
| raadhus• | city hall / council building |
| radiotårn• | transmission tower |
| rask• | fast / swift |
| redningstjeneste• | civil search & rescue organization |
| regjeringsbygg• | government headquarters building |
| regn• | rain |
| rein• | reindeer |
| reinskinn• | reindeer hide / pelt |
| reip• | heavy thick rope / hawser |
| reistverk• | post-and-beam timber framing |
| republikk• | republican state model |
| rett• | right / legal privilege |
| rettergang• | court proceedings / judicial trial |
| rettferd• | justice |
| rev• | red fox |
| rik• | rich / wealthy / abundant |
| riksherold• | state herald / protocol chief |
| riksrevisjon• | national audit office |
| rikssegling• | official state seal / coat imprint |
| riksvåpen• | national coat of arms |
| ringmur• | curtain wall / fortress enclosure wall |
| roder• | ship rudder |
| rokar• | rower / oarsman |
| rom• | room / space |
| romleg• | spacious / airy interior layout |
| rug• | rye grain |
| rygg• | back / mountain ridge |
| rød• | red |
| røykelaks• | smoked salmon |
| saar• | sore / open wound (Evolved via intervocalic deletion of ð) |
| sag• | handsaw |
| sagbruk• | sawmill |
| saksøkjar• | plaintiff / prosecutor |
| salt• | sea salt |
| salt-bikkje• | seasoned old sailor / old sea dog |
| saltholm• | salt marsh island |
| salve• | healing ointment / balm |
| saman• | together |
| samfunnsplikt• | civic duty / public obligation |
| sandbanke• | sandbank / ocean shoals |
| sanksjon• | sanction / veto |
| sanning• | truth |
| satellittkart• | satellite map |
| sau• | sheep |
| seg• | himself / herself / itself / themselves (reflexive) |
| segl• | nautical sail |
| seil• | sail |
| sein• | slow / late |
| seint• | late |
| seks• | six (cardinal number) |
| sekund• | second |
| sel• | harbor seal |
| selev• | self / oneself |
| sendemann• | ambassador / envoy |
| seng• | bed |
| sengklede• | bedding / bedsheets |
| server• | server node |
| ship• | merchant ship / vessel |
| si• | his/her/their own (reflexive possessive F) |
| sidan• | since / because |
| sild• | herring |
| silke• | silk material |
| sin• | his/her/their own (reflexive possessive M) |
| sine• | his/her/their own (reflexive possessive Pl) |
| sitt• | his/her/their own (reflexive possessive N) |
| sivilforsvar• | civil defense organization |
| sivilrett• | civil law |
| sjelden• | rarely / seldom |
| sju• | seven (cardinal number) |
| sjuk• | sick / ill |
| sjøbu• | wharf house / boathouse |
| sjøfall• | ebb tide / receding ocean |
| sjøgress• | seagrass / kelp |
| sjøkart• | nautical chart / sea map |
| sjøkarta• | nautical chart / marine map |
| sjølv• | self / oneself |
| sjørøyke• | sea smoke / ocean frost fog |
| sjøstjerne• | starfish |
| skanse• | earthen redoubt / rampart |
| skarp• | sharp / acute |
| skarv• | cormorant (seabird) |
| skatt• | tax / duty |
| skatt-felle• | unexpected tax bill / financial trap |
| skattesetnad• | tax assessment scale |
| skattfogd• | chief tax collector / revenue director |
| skattkontor• | tax revenue office |
| skei• | spoon |
| skiferhella• | slate paving flagstone |
| skillemur• | firewall / dividing party wall |
| skipbyggar• | shipbuilder |
| skipper• | captain / vessel commander |
| skipsdekk• | ship deck |
| skipssmed• | ship's blacksmith |
| skitten• | dirty / soiled |
| skjenk• | sideboard / dining cupboard |
| skjerm• | screen / display screen |
| skjermbilde• | screenshot / display frame |
| skjermlys• | screen brightness / display light |
| skjærgard• | skerry guard / coastal archipelago chain |
| sko• | shoe / footwear |
| skodde• | thick sea mist |
| skodde-prat• | confusing / vague statement |
| skog• | forest / woods |
| skogsgropp• | forested ravine / gorge |
| skole• | school |
| skostøvel• | leather boot |
| skotglugg• | embrasure / arrow slit |
| skriftemaal• | sacramental confession |
| skriverom• | scribe office / study room |
| skråbjelke• | diagonal brace / strut |
| skuffe• | cabinet drawer |
| sky• | cloud / cloud cover |
| skyggefull• | shadowy / overcast |
| skyvedør• | sliding door |
| skøyte• | property deed / land transfer document |
| slekt• | family lineage / kin / clan |
| slik• | thus / such that |
| sluseport• | canal lock gate |
| smal• | narrow / slender |
| smed• | blacksmith / metalsmith |
| smør• | butter |
| smørkaff• | butter-brewed coffee |
| snekkar• | carpenter / woodworker |
| snell• | swift / quick-moving |
| sno• | snow |
| snø• | snow |
| snø over gamalt fjell• | past troubles that are forgiven |
| snø-blind• | naive / unaware of obvious reality |
| snø-prat• | exaggerated winter stories / tall tales |
| snødekt• | snow-capped / snow-covered |
| snøfred• | absolute silence after snowfall |
| soder• | seething broth / boiled stew (Conservative Northern dialect doublet) |
| sokkar• | knitted wool socks |
| sokneformand• | parish civic commissioner |
| sokneprest• | parish rector / vicar |
| sol• | sun |
| solcelle• | solar panel / cell |
| solrik• | sunny / bright with sunlight |
| solskin• | sunshine |
| som• | who / which / that (relative pronoun) |
| sommar• | summer season |
| son• | son |
| sone• | sentence / penalty term |
| sorg• | grief / sorrow |
| spegel• | mirror |
| spontekking• | wooden shingle roofing |
| stasjon• | station / depot |
| statsakt• | formal act of state / decree |
| statsarkiv• | national public archive / registry |
| statsbesøk• | official state visit |
| statsborgar• | citizen |
| statsborgarrett• | full citizenship rights |
| statsgjeldfond• | national sovereign debt fund |
| statsgrense• | sovereign national border |
| statsminister• | Prime Minister |
| statsrett• | constitutional law discipline |
| statsrettsleg• | constitutionally valid / lawful |
| statsråd• | cabinet minister / secretary of state |
| statsstyre• | national governance system |
| stavelse• | syllable |
| stegberg• | steep rocky crag |
| steinbru• | stone arch bridge |
| steingard• | drystone field boundary wall |
| steinmur• | stone wall |
| steinrøys• | rock scree / talus slope |
| stemmerett• | voting franchise / suffrage |
| stempelavgift• | official document stamp duty |
| sterk• | strong / resilient |
| stik• | wooden stick / branch |
| stille• | quiet / calm |
| stiv-seilar• | someone who tries too hard to look like a sailor |
| stivfart• | excessive hurry / reckless driving |
| stjarna• | star / celestial body |
| stjerne• | star |
| stol• | chair |
| stola• | clerical stole |
| stolt• | proud |
| stora• | retail store / shop |
| storkjerr• | deep sea kelp forest |
| storm• | gale / tempest |
| stormflod• | storm surge |
| stormro• | tranquility during severe hardship |
| storråd• | high executive cabinet council |
| stova• | living room / parlor |
| straff• | penalty / legal sentence |
| straum• | ocean current / tide stream |
| straum-sug• | a sudden surge of work / intense rush |
| straummålar• | electric meter / smart meter |
| strit• | paved city street |
| strøm• | electricity / current |
| stundom• | sometimes / occasionally |
| styrke• | strength / resilience |
| styrmann• | helmsman / navigator |
| stålbjelke• | structural steel I-beam |
| stór• | great / large |
| støttemur• | retaining wall |
| sukker• | sugar |
| sum• | sum / total |
| summar• | summer season |
| sval• | breezy / coolly shaded (of gallery/porch) |
| svalgang• | external covered gallery / arcade |
| svaltak• | lean-to roof / porch overhang |
| svart• | black / dark |
| svingdør• | revolving door |
| sykehus• | hospital |
| syltetøy• | berry jam / preserve |
| syndeatlat• | absolution / remission of sin |
| syster• | sister |
| sår• | wound / physical injury |
| sæterhytte• | highland summer pasture cabin |
| sølv• | silver |
| søndag• | Sunday |
| søylefot• | column base / plinth |
| søylehall• | colonnade / pillared portico |
| søylekapitel• | column capital / header |
| tak• | roof / ceiling |
| takbjelke• | roof beam / rafter |
| takglugg• | roof skylight / dormer window |
| takmøne• | roof ridge / crest |
| takpapp• | bitumen roofing felt |
| takrenne• | roof gutter / eavestrough |
| takskifer• | roofing slate |
| taksperre• | roof truss / rafter frame |
| takutstikk• | roof eaves / overhang |
| tall• | number / digit |
| tallerk• | plate / dish |
| tallerken• | plate / dish |
| tann• | tooth |
| tante• | aunt |
| te• | tea |
| teppe• | carpet / blanket |
| testament• | last will and testament |
| tett• | dense / fog-thick |
| ti• | ten (cardinal number) |
| tid• | time / period |
| tidleg• | early |
| til• | to / towards |
| time• | hour |
| timi• | hour |
| tingmann• | Member of Parliament (MP) |
| tingordnar• | speaker of parliament / assembly president |
| tingplass• | parliamentary chamber / assembly seat |
| tingval• | parliamentary election |
| tjærebreidd• | coated with pine tar |
| tog• | train |
| togstation• | train station |
| toka• | fog / mist / haze |
| toll• | customs / duty tax |
| tollbu• | customs house at port |
| tollsatser• | customs tariff rates |
| tollstasjon• | customs border post |
| torde• | thunder |
| tore• | thunder / storm noise |
| torsdag• | Thursday |
| torsk• | cod |
| torskefilet• | cod fillet |
| torvhall• | covered market hall |
| traffikk• | traffic |
| traktat• | treaty / international agreement |
| traktatsignering• | treaty ratification ceremony |
| trang• | narrow / tight |
| trappegelender• | stair balustrade / handrail |
| trappeoppgang• | stairwell shaft / entrance |
| trappesats• | stair landing / platform |
| trappetrin• | stair tread / step |
| tri• | three (cardinal number) |
| tridde• | third (ordinal number) |
| trygg• | safe / secure |
| trål• | trawl net |
| tung• | heavy / burdensome |
| turbin• | turbine |
| tusen• | thousand (cardinal number) |
| tvei• | two (cardinal number) |
| tysdag• | Tuesday |
| tyttebær• | lingonberry |
| tåke• | fog / sea mist |
| tømmer• | lumber / timber logs |
| tørr• | dry |
| ullgenser• | heavy woolen sweater |
| ulv• | wolf |
| under• | under / beneath |
| universitet• | university |
| utan• | without |
| utanriksdepartement• | department of foreign relations |
| utanriksminister• | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| vaar• | our / ours (1st person plural possessive) |
| vakt• | guard / watchman |
| vaktmann• | security guard / watchman |
| vaktstova• | guardroom / gatehouse office |
| valg• | election |
| valgkrets• | electoral constituency |
| valgseddel• | paper ballot paper |
| valgurne• | ballot box |
| valutakontroll• | foreign exchange regulatory agency |
| varm• | warm / cozy |
| varmepumpe• | heat pump |
| vatn• | water |
| vegvesen• | national highways & roads board |
| vei• | road / highway |
| venterom• | waiting room / anteroom |
| vesper• | evening prayer office / vespers |
| vi• | we |
| vigsla• | consecrated / ordained |
| vik• | cove / inlet |
| viku• | week |
| vin• | wine |
| vind-laus• | clumsy or useless in a boat |
| vindauge• | window |
| vindaugskarm• | window frame / sash |
| vindaugspost• | window mullion / vertical post |
| vindeltrapp• | spiral staircase |
| vindmølle• | wind turbine / windmill |
| vinflaske• | wine bottle |
| vinkjeller• | wine cellar |
| vinter• | winter season |
| vinterhage• | conservatory / winter garden |
| vitne• | testifying witness |
| vitneutsagn• | witness testimony / statement |
| vitskap• | science / empirical study |
| voke• | week |
| vollegrav• | moat / defense trench |
| vottar• | woolen mittens |
| vrak• | shipwreck |
| vår• | spring season |
| våt• | wet / damp |
| vêr• | weather / climate state |
| wind• | breeze / wind |
| yttermur• | outer perimeter wall |
| år• | year |
| åre• | oar |
| ære• | honor / dignity |
| øks• | timber axe |
| øl• | ale / beer |
| ølbryggjar• | master brewer |
| ørn• | sea eagle |
| ørne• | sea eagle / eagle |
| øya• | island |
| øyga• | eye |
| øyra• | ear |
| þo• | though / although |