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title: Norwegian Dictionary
language: dictionary
date: 2017-08-08T09:00:00
lastmod: 2022-10-17T12:15:00
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**Norwegian** - **English**
* ær - honour
* ærlig - honest
* ærsord - promise
* å - to
* å nei - oh no
* år - year
* årsak - cause
* åtte - eight
* øl - beer
* ønsker - wishes
* øre - ear
* ører - ears
* øye - eye
* øyne - eyes
* absolutt - absolutely
* adgang - access
* adjø - goodbye
* adlyde - obey
* advare - warn
* advarsel - warning
* advokat - lawyer
* afrika - africa
* agentbyrå - agency
* aggressivt - aggressive
* agurk - cucumber
* akkompagnert - accompanied
* akkurat - just, exactly
* aksent - accent
* akseptere - accept
* aksj - share
* alder - age
* aldri - never
* alene - alone
* alkohol - alcohol
* alle - everyone
* allerede - already
* allt, alt - everything
* alltid - always
* alminnelig - ordinary
* alpakka - alpaca
* altfor - far too
* altså - therefore
* alvor - serious
* ambulanse - ambulance
* amerika - america
* ananas - pineapple
* and - duck
* andel - share
* anke - appeal
* annenhver - every other
* appelsin - orange (fruit)
* arbeid - work
* arbeidet - worked
* arv - heritage
* at - that
* atten - eighteen
* avslutt - exit
* avstand - distance
* bær - berry
* både - both
* båt - boat
* bøk - book
* bølge - wave
* bønd - bond
* bønn - prayer
* bør - should
* ba - as
* bad - bath
* badet - bathroom
* bakk - ground, floor
* bane - course, path
* bane - orbit
* barnehag - nursery, kindergarten
* barnevakt - babysitter
* barnevogn - pram
* barnslig - childish
* basert - based
* basseng - pool
* befolkning - population
* begrav - bury
* begynne - begin, start
* beholde - keep
* bekreft - confirm, validate
* bekymre - worry, concern
* beløp - amount
* benk - bench
* berømt - famous
* beskrevet - described
* beslutning - decision
* beste - best
* bestemt - specific
* bestemte - decided
* bestill - order
* betalte - paid
* bevis - evidence
* bevissthet - awareness
* bevissthetstilstand - consciousness
* bevisstløs - unconscious
* bilder - pictures
* bille - beetle
* binders - paperclip
* blø - bleed
* blader - leaves
* ble - got, became
* blir - becoming, are
* blitt - become
* blom - flower
* blottet - lacking, devoid
* blyant - pencil
* bo - live, reside
* bokstaver - letters
* bor - live, stay
* bord - table
* borte - disappearing, away
* bortenfor - beyond
* brød - bread
* bra - good, fine
* brakte - brought
* bringer - brings
* bruk - use, wear
* brus - soda
* brygga - pier
* bryst - breast, chest
* budskap - message
* buss - bus
* by - city
* bygda - village
* bygger - building
* døde - die
* døv - deaf
* dag - day
* dagbok - diary
* daglig - daily
* danse - dance
* datamaskin - computer
* de - they, those
* del - part
* den, det, denne, dette - that, this
* deprimerte - depressed
* der - there, here
* dere - you (plural)
* derfra - from there
* dikt - poem
* direkte - directly
* disse - these
* djerv - bold
* dolk - dagger
* drap - murder
* dratt - gone
* drep - kill
* drept - killed
* dritt - shit
* du - you (singular)
* dumt - stupid
* dyr - animals
* dyr - expensive
* dyrke - grow
* edel - noble
* edelstein - gemstone
* effekt - effect
* egentlig - actually
* eier - owns
* eksempler - examples
* enda - another
* ende - end
* endelig - finally
* endelige - final
* endret - changed
* engelsk - english
* enig - agree
* enighet - agreement
* enn - than
* ennå - still, yes
* enormt - enormous
* eple - apple
* er - is
* eske - box
* evig - eternal, ever
* evige - eternal
* fæl - foul, ugly
* får - receives, gets
* følelser - feelings
* føler - feels
* før - before
* famili - family
* fantasi - fantasy, imagination
* fantastisk - fantastic
* fare - worry, danger
* farge - color
* farlig - dangerous
* feber - fever
* feig - coward
* feil - wrong
* fenomen - phenomenon
* ferdig - done, finished
* fest - party (celebration)
* film - movie, film
* fin - fine
* finne - find
* fjern - remote
* flåt - fleet
* flaks - luck
* flask - bottle
* flau - embarrassed
* flere - several, more (countable)
* flink - clever
* fnise - giggle
* folkmord - genocide
* forbi - past, over, by (direction)
* fordi - because
* foretrekker - prefer
* forferdelig - terrible
* formål - cause
* formålet - purpose
* formasjon - formation
* forsøkte - tried
* forskjellige - different
* forståelsen - understanding
* forsto - understand
* forutse - predict
* forutsett - predicted
* fotografi - photography
* fra - from
* frem - forward (direction)
* fremmed - foreign
* frokost - breakfast
* frukt - fruit
* frykt - fear
* fryser, kalde - cold
* fugl - bird
* fuglekvitter - birdsong
* full - drunk
* fylke - county, province
* gå - go
* gal - crazy, mad
* ganger - times (quantity)
* ganske - quite
* garasje - garage
* gartner - gardener
* geit - goat
* genbruge - recycle
* geniale - ingenious
* gift - married
* gitt - given
* gjøk - cuckoo
* gjennom - through
* gjennombrudd - breakthrough
* gjenskape - recreate
* gjenta - repeat
* gjerne - happily
* gjest - guest
* gjett - guess
* gjorde - did (action)
* glemte - forgot
* gnist - spark
* grøt - porridge
* gravid - pregnant
* gress - grass
* grønnsaker - vegetables
* grott - cave
* gud - god
* hæl - heel
* høn - hen
* høy - high, tall, loud, etc
* høyre - right (direction, side)
* ha det, ha det bra - bye, goodbye
* hadde - had
* hagen - garden
* hake - chin
* hakk - dent, notch
* hale - tail (animal)
* halv - half
* ham - him
* han - he
* har - has, have
* har lyst - want
* hatt - had
* hauk - hawk
* havfrue - mermaid
* havregrøt - oatmeal
* hei sann - hey there
* heksa - witch
* heldig - lucky
* hele - whole
* heller - either
* helse - health
* helt - totally, completely
* helvete - hell
* hemmelig - secret
* heng - hang
* hennes - her
* hente - get, fetch
* her - here
* herfra - from here
* himmel - sky
* historie - history
* hit - here
* hjørn - corner
* hjem - home
* hjemmefra - from home
* hjerne - brain
* hode - head
* hodepine - headache
* hoff - court
* hopper - jumps
* hotellrom - hotel room
* hule - cave
* hun - she
* hund - dog
* hundemat - dogfood
* hva - what
* hverandre - each other
* hvis - if
* hvordan - how
* hvorfor - why
* hyggelig - nice, pleasant
* i - in
* i dag - today
* i går - yesterday
* i morgen - tomorrow
* i stedet for - instead of
* idé, ide - idea
* idrett - sport
* igjen - again
* ikke - not
* import - import
* ingen - no, nobody
* ingenting - nothing
* inne - inside, indoors
* innenfor - within, inside
* innsjøo - lake
* intressant - interesting
* Irsk - Irish
* ja visst - certainly
* jakt - hunt
* jeg - I (personal)
* jo - on the contrary
* jobb - job
* kaffe - coffee
* kalles - known
* kamp - fight
* kan - can
* kanin - rabbit
* kanon - canon
* kasse - crate, box
* kaste - throw
* kinn - cheek
* kjæledyr - pet
* kjøleskap - fridge
* kjøpesenter - shopping centre
* kjøre - drive (vehicle)
* kjøretøy - vehicle
* kjempe - giant (mythological)
* kjemper - giants (mythological)
* kjent - know
* kjent - known
* klag - complain
* klem - hug
* kokt - boiled
* kollektivtraffikk - public transport
* kommer an - depends
* kommune - municipality, council
* kone - wife
* konjakk - brandy, cognac
* kontant - cash
* kontanter - cash
* kontor - office
* kor - choir
* kort - (credit)card/short
* koster - cost
* krabbe - crawl, crab
* krangel - argument
* krok - bait, hook
* kujon - coward
* kulde - cold
* kund - customer
* kupp - coup
* kurs - course, route
* kveld - night
* kvitt - rid
* kvittering - receipt
* låve - barn
* l&oring;ve - lion
* løsning - solution
* lage - make
* lampe - lamp
* land - country
* langs - along
* last - cargo
* lavt - softly
* ledig - free, available
* legen - doctor
* legge - add
* legger - puts, places
* lei - sorry
* leie - hire, rent
* leker - play (unstructured)
* lenge - long (time, distance)
* lettere - easier
* levde - lived
* lik - equal, corpse
* liker - likes
* likte - liked, enjoyed
* lommebok - wallet
* lover - promise
* lunsj - lunch
* lurt - wise
* lyd - sound, noise
* lys - light
* må - have to, must
* måke - seagull
* måned - month
* møbel - furniture
* mønster - pattern
* mørk - dark
* malm - ore
* mange - many
* mann - man
* mappe - folder
* mareritt - nightmare
* maskin - machine
* med - with (mixed)
* meg - me
* melk - milk
* menn - men
* mer - more (uncountable)
* merk - mark
* midlertidig - temporary
* midnatt - midnight
* mindre - less
* mindretall - minority
* minibank - cash machine/ATM
* mislykkes - failing
* mistet - lost
* mjød - mead
* modig - brave
* moro - fun
* mot - towards (direction)
* motorsykkel - motorbike
* motorvei - motorway, highway
* mulig - possible
* mvh (med vennlig hilsen) - kind regards
* mye - a lot of, much
* mykt - soft
* mynt - coin
* mynter - coins
* mystisk - mysterious
* nærheten - this area
* nærstrid - melee, hand to hand combat
* ned - down
* nese - nose
* noe - something (action)
* noen - some, few, any (quantity)
* nok - enough
* norge - norway
* norsk - norwegian
* ny - new
* nydelig - lovely, gorgeous
* nyere - recent, newer
* nyheter - news
* nylig - recently
* og - and
* om - about
* ombestemt - reconsidered
* ond - evil
* opp - up
* oppdaget - discovered
* oppfører - behaving
* oppførte - behave
* oppmerksomhet - attention
* oransje - orange (colour)
* overskyet - cloudy
* overta - take over
* pålegg - topping
* pølse - sausage
* pønsker - scheme, plot
* panne - forehead
* pappa, far - dad, father
* par - pair, couple
* pass på - look out
* passerer - passing
* patrulj - patrol
* peis - fireplace
* pek - point
* penger - money
* pga (på grunn av) - because of, due to
* piknik - picnic
* pil - arrow
* pine - pain, torment
* plen - lawn
* plikt - duty
* ponni - pony
* pr&slash;verom - fitting/changing room
* praktfull - magnificent, amazing
* praktisk - practical
* pult - desk
* røre - stir
* rakk - was enough
* rapport - report
* raseri - rage
* redde - save
* region - region
* regnet - rained
* reise - travel
* reke - prawn, shrimp
* rett - straight, direct
* ringt - ringed, rung
* rive - tear, demolish
* rotøl - root beer
* rullestol - wheelchair
* særlig - especially
* så - so
* søk - search
* sølv - silver
* søppel - rubbish, litter
* søt - sweet
* sa - said
* sa - say
* sagt - said
* saks (en) - pair of scissors
* saktere - slower
* sammen - together
* samtale - conversation
* sang - song
* sangfugl - songbird
* sannhet - truth
* sans - sense
* sant - true
* sats - rate
* sau - sheep
* seg - self
* seg - themselves
* seg selv - himself, herself
* seilbåy - sailboat
* seng - bed
* servitør - waiter
* sett - seen
* setter - sits down, places
* sfære - sphere
* sikre - sure, ensure
* sin - her, his
* sinne - anger, rage
* sint - angry
* siste - last
* sjalu - jealous
* sjarm - charm
* sjel - soul
* sjenert - shy
* sjokolade - chocolate
* skål - bowl
* skade - damage
* skader - injuries
* skal - shall, should
* skapning - creature
* skapninger - creatures
* skapte - created
* skatt - treasure
* skilt - badge, sign
* skinke - ham
* skinn - shine
* skip - ship
* skiv - slice
* sko - shoe
* skulder - shoulder
* skurk - villain
* skynder - rushes
* slår - hit, strike
* slagord - slogan
* slags - type, kind
* slange - snake
* slapp av - relax
* smilte - smiled
* smitte - contagion
* smittet - infected
* snegle - snail
* sola - sun
* solnedgang - sunset
* sonde - probe
* sorg - grief, pain, sorrow
* sove - sleep
* spørsmål - questions
* spille - play (structured)
* språk - language
* spre - spread
* spurt - asked
* start - start
* stavkirke - stave church
* steke - fry
* sterk - strong
* stille - quiet
* stjal - stole
* stjerne - star
* stol - chair
* stolte - trusted
* strålende - glorious
* straks - immediately
* streng - strict
* stund - while
* stygg - ugly
* sug - suck
* suksess - success
* svaie - sway
* svakt - weak
* svarte - answer, respond
* sykkel - bicycle
* sykler - bikes
* syrin - lilac
* tålmodig - patient
* tøm - empty
* tørst - thirty
* tabbe - mistake
* tak - ceiling
* tankskip - tanker
* taper - lose
* tatt - taken
* t-banen - subway
* teaspoon - teskje
* tenner - teeth
* tidligere - earlier
* til - until, to, of, with (separate)
* til sammen - in total
* tilbud - offer
* tilby - supply, offer
* tilgi - forgive
* tilhør - belong
* tilstand - condition
* timer - hours
* ting - thing, things
* tjukk - fat
* to - two
* tom - empty
* tosk - idiot
* trær - trees
* trøbbel - trouble
* trøster - comforts
* traff - hit
* trafikk - traffic
* tragedie - tragedy
* trang - tight
* transaksjon - transaction
* trapp - staircase
* trappetrin - stair
* travel - busy
* tredobbelt - triple
* treet - tree
* trenger, behøver - need
* trette - weary
* trik - trick
* trist - sad
* tro - faith, belief
* trodd - thought
* trodde - thought
* tror - believe, think
* true - threaten
* tunge - tounge
* tvung - force
* tyngdekraft - gravity
* tynn - thin
* typisk - typical
* tyrkia - turkey (country)
* uansett - anyway
* ubåt - submarine
* uhell - accident
* uke - week
* ulykk - accident
* umulig - impossible
* under - during
* unik - unique
* unnskyld - sorry, excuse me
* unntatt - except
* ut - out
* utenkelig - unthinkable
* utenlands - abroad
* utført - done
* utrolig - extraordinary
* utvalg - selection
* vær så god - enjoy, you're welcome
* vær så snill - please
* våpen - weapon
* vår - our
* vått - wet
* vakker - beautiful
* valg - choice
* vanligvis - usually
* vanskelig - hard/difficult
* var - was
* var - were
* varebil - van
* varvulven - werewolf
* vask - sink
* vei - way, road
* vekke - wake
* veldig - very
* venner - friends
* vennlig - friendly
* venstre - left (direction, side)
* ventet - waited
* verdt - worth
* verk - work
* verktøy - tool
* verre - worse
* versjon - version
* verst - worst
* vesen - being (human)
* veske - bag
* vet - know
* vi - we
* vik - inlet, cove
* viktig - important
* vil - want
* vill - wild
* villeste - wildest
* virke - seem
* virkelig - real, really
* virkning - result, affect
* vise - show
* visjon - vision
* viss - everything
* visst - certainly
* visste - knew
* visstnok - supposedly
* viste - showed
* vite - know
* vits - joke
* voks - wax
* voksnes - adult
* vokste - grew
* vold - violence
* vondt - hurt
* vrak - wreck
* vred - resentment
* vri - twist
* vulgært - vulgar
* vunnet - winning
* ydmyke - humble
* yndling - favourite
* yngre - younger