Norwegian Dictionary
Published: Aug 8, 2017, last updated: Aug 6, 2024
Reading time: 12 min
Norwegian - English
- absolutt - absolutely
- adgang - access
- adjø - goodbye
- adlyde - obey
- advare - warn
- advarsel - warning
- advokat - lawyer
- ær - honour
- ærlig - honest
- ærsord - promise
- 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)
- arbeidet - worked
- arbeid - work
- å nei - oh no
- årsak - cause
- år - year
- å - to
- åtte - eight
- arv - heritage
- atten - eighteen
- at - that
- avslutt - exit
- avstand - distance
- ba - as
- bad - bath
- badet - bathroom
- bær - berry
- bakk - ground, floor
- bane - course, path
- bane - orbit
- både - both
- bål - campfire, bonfire
- båt - boat
- 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
- bestemte - decided
- bestemt - specific
- bestill - order
- betalte - paid
- bevis - evidence
- bevissthet - awareness
- bevissthetstilstand - consciousness
- bevisstløs - unconscious
- bie - bee
- bilder - pictures
- bille - beetle
- bindersen - paperclip
- binders - paperclip
- blader - leaves
- ble - got, became
- blir - becoming, are
- blitt - become
- blom - flower
- blø - bleed
- blottet - lacking, devoid
- blyant - pencil
- bokstaver - letters
- bo - live, reside
- bord - table
- bor - live, stay
- borte - disappearing, away
- bortenfor - beyond
- bøk - book
- bølge - wave
- bønd - bond
- bønn - prayer
- bør - should
- bra - good, fine
- brakte - brought
- bringer - brings
- brød - bread
- bruk - use, wear
- brus - soda
- brygga - pier
- bryst - breast, chest
- budskap - message
- buss - bus
- by - city
- bygda - village
- bygger - building
- dagbok - diary
- dag - day
- daglig - daily
- danse - dance
- datamaskin - computer
- delayed - forsinket
- del - part
- den, det, denne, dette - that, this
- deprimerte - depressed
- dere - you (plural)
- derfra - from there
- der - there, here
- de - they, those
- dikt - poem
- direkte - directly
- disse - these
- djerv - bold
- dolk - dagger
- døde - die
- døv - deaf
- drap - murder
- dratt - gone
- drep - kill
- drept - killed
- dritt - shit
- drivhus - greenhouse
- dumt - stupid
- du - you (singular)
- dyr - animals
- dyr - expensive
- dyrke - grow
- edel - noble
- edelstein - gemstone
- effekt - effect
- egentlig - actually
- eier - owns
- eksempler - examples
- enda - another
- ende - end
- endelige - final
- endelig - finally
- endret - changed
- engelsk - english
- enig - agree
- enighet - agreement
- ennå - still, yes
- enn - than
- enormt - enormous
- eple - apple
- er - is
- eske - box
- evige - eternal
- evig - eternal, ever
- fæl - foul, ugly
- famili - family
- fantasi - fantasy, imagination
- fantastisk - fantastic
- fare - worry, danger
- farge - color
- får - receives, gets
- 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
- flaks - luck
- flåt - fleet
- flask - bottle
- flau - embarrassed
- flere - several, more (countable)
- flink - good, skilled, clever
- fnise - giggle
- folkmord - genocide
- forbi - past, over, by (direction)
- fordi - because
- foretrekker - prefer
- forferdelig - terrible
- formål - cause
- formålet - purpose
- formasjon - formation
- forskjellige - different
- forsøkte - tried
- forståelsen - understanding
- forsto - understand
- forutse - predict
- forutsett - predicted
- følelser - feelings
- føler - feels
- før - before
- fotografi - photography
- fra - from
- frem - forward (direction)
- fremmed - foreign
- frokost - breakfast
- frø - seed
- frukt - fruit
- frykt - fear
- fryser, kalde - cold
- fugl - bird
- fuglekvitter - birdsong
- full - drunk
- fylke - county, province
- gal - crazy, mad
- ganger - times (quantity)
- ganske - quite
- garasje - garage
- gå - go
- gartner - gardener
- geit - goat
- genbruge - recycle
- geniale - ingenious
- gift - married
- gitt - given
- gjennombrudd - breakthrough
- gjennom - through
- gjenskape - recreate
- gjenta - repeat
- gjerne - happily
- gjest - guest
- gjett - guess
- gjorde - did (action)
- gjøk - cuckoo
- glemte - forgot
- gnist - spark
- gravid - pregnant
- gress - grass
- grønnsaker - vegetables
- grøt - porridge
- grott - cave
- gud - god
- gyldig - valid
- hadde - had
- ha det, ha det bra - bye, goodbye
- hæl - heel
- 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
- heisen - lift/elevator
- heksa - witch
- heldig - lucky
- hele - whole
- heller - either
- helse - health
- helt - totally, completely
- helvete - hell
- hemmelig - secret
- hengekøye - hammock
- heng - hang
- hennes - her
- hente - get, fetch
- herfra - from here
- her - here
- himmel - sky
- historie - history
- hit - here
- hjem - home
- hjemmefra - from home
- hjerne - brain
- hjørn - corner
- hode - head
- hodepine - headache
- hoff - court
- hopper - jumps
- høn - hen
- høy - high, tall, loud, etc
- høyre - right (direction, side)
- hotellrom - hotel room
- hule - cave
- hund - dog
- hundemat - dogfood
- hun - she
- hva - what
- hverandre - each other
- hvis - if
- hvordan - how
- hvorfor - why
- hyggelig - nice, pleasant
- i dag - today
- idé, ide - idea
- idrett - sport
- i går - yesterday
- igjen - again
- i - in
- ikke - not
- i morgen - tomorrow
- import - import
- ingen - no, nobody
- ingenting - nothing
- inne - inside, indoors
- innenfor - within, inside
- innsjøo - lake
- intressant - interesting
- Irsk - Irish
- i stedet for - instead of
- jakt - hunt
- ja visst - certainly
- jeg - I (personal)
- jobb - job
- jo - on the contrary
- jord - earth, soil
- kaffe - coffee
- kakao - cocoa
- kalles - known
- kamp - fight
- kan - can
- kanin - rabbit
- kanon - canon
- kasse - crate, box
- kaste - throw
- kinn - cheek
- kjæledyr - pet
- kjempe - giant (mythological)
- kjemper - giants (mythological)
- kjent - know, known, familiar
- kjøleskap - fridge
- kjøpesenter - shopping centre
- kjøre - drive (vehicle)
- kjøretøy - vehicle
- klag - complain
- klem - hug
- kokt - boiled
- kollektivtraffikk - public transport
- kommer an - depends
- kommune - municipality, council
- kompost - compost
- 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
- kvittering - receipt
- kvitt - rid
- lage - make
- lampe - lamp
- land - country
- langs - along
- lånt - borrowed
- låve - barn
- last - cargo
- lavt - softly
- ledig - free, available
- legen - doctor
- legge - add
- legger - puts, places
- leie - hire, rent
- lei - sorry
- leker - play (unstructured)
- lenge - long (time, distance)
- lettere - easier
- levde - lived
- lik - equal, corpse
- liker - likes
- likte - liked, enjoyed
- lommebok - wallet
- l&oring;ve - lion
- løsning - solution
- lover - promise
- lunsj - lunch
- lurt - wise
- lyd - sound, noise
- lys - light
- malm - ore
- mange - many
- mann - man
- mappe - folder
- mareritt - nightmare
- må - have to, must
- måke - seagull
- måned - month
- maskin - machine
- med - with (mixed)
- meg - me
- melk - milk
- menn - men
- merk - mark
- mer - more (uncountable)
- mett - full, satiated
- midlertidig - temporary
- midnatt - midnight
- mindre - less
- mindre - smaller
- mindretall - minority
- minibank - cash machine/ATM
- mislykkes - failing
- mistet - lost
- mjød - mead
- modig - brave
- modne - ripe
- moro - fun
- møbel - furniture
- mønster - pattern
- mørk - dark
- motorsykkel - motorbike
- motorvei - motorway, highway
- mot - towards (direction)
- mulig - possible
- mvh (med vennlig hilsen) - kind regards
- mye - a lot of, much
- myk - soft
- mykt - soft
- mynt - coin
- mynter - coins
- mystisk - mysterious
- nærheten - this area
- nærstrid - melee, hand to hand combat
- ned - down
- nese - nose
- noen - some, few, any (quantity)
- noe - something (action)
- nok - enough
- norge - norway
- norsk - norwegian
- nydelig - lovely, gorgeous
- nyere - recent, newer
- nyheter - news
- nylig - recently
- ny - new
- og - and
- om - about
- ombestemt - reconsidered
- ond - evil
- oppdaget - discovered
- oppfører - behaving
- oppførte - behave
- oppmerksomhet - attention
- opp - up
- oransje - orange (colour)
- øl - beer
- ønsker - wishes
- øre - ear
- ører - ears
- øye - eye
- øyne - eyes
- overskyet - cloudy
- overta - take over
- panne - forehead
- pappa, far - dad, father
- pålegg - topping
- par - pair, couple
- passerer - passing
- pass på - look out
- 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
- pølse - sausage
- pønsker - scheme, plot
- praktfull - magnificent, amazing
- praktisk - practical
- pr&slash;verom - fitting/changing room
- pult - desk
- 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
- røre - stir
- rotøl - root beer
- rullestol - wheelchair
- særlig - especially
- sagt - said
- saks (en) - pair of scissors
- saktere - slower
- sammen - together
- samtale - conversation
- sangfugl - songbird
- sang - song
- sannhet - truth
- sannsynligvis - probably
- sans - sense
- sant - true
- så - so
- sa - said
- sa - say
- sats - rate
- sau - sheep
- seg - self
- seg selv - himself, herself
- seg - themselves
- seilbåy - sailboat
- seng - bed
- servitør - waiter
- setter - sits down, places
- sett - seen
- 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
- skade - damage
- skader - injuries
- skal - shall, should
- skapning - creature
- skapninger - creatures
- skapte - created
- skål - bowl
- skatt - treasure
- skilt - badge, sign
- skinke - ham
- skinn - shine
- skip - ship
- skiv - slice
- sko - shoe
- skulder - shoulder
- skul - shall
- skurk - villain
- skynder - rushes
- slagord - slogan
- slags - type, kind
- slange - snake
- slapp av - relax
- slår - hit, strike
- smilte - smiled
- smitte - contagion
- smittet - infected
- snegle - snail
- sola - sun
- solnedgang - sunset
- sommerfugl - butterfly
- sonde - probe
- sorg - grief, pain, sorrow
- søk - search
- sølv - silver
- søppel - rubbish, litter
- søt - sweet
- sove - sleep
- spille - play (structured)
- spørsmål - questions
- 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
- straks - immediately
- strålende - glorious
- streng - strict
- stuebord - coffee table
- stund - while
- stygg - ugly
- sug - suck
- suksess - success
- sunne - healthy
- sur - acidic, sour
- svaie - sway
- svakt - weak
- svarte - answer, respond
- sykkel - bicycle
- sykler - bikes
- syrin - lilac
- tabbe - mistake
- tak - ceiling
- tankskip - tanker
- taper - lose
- tålmodig - patient
- tatt - taken
- t-banen - subway
- teaspoon - teskje
- tema - theme, topic
- tenner - teeth
- tidligere - earlier
- tilbud - offer
- tilby - supply, offer
- tilgi - forgive
- tilhør - belong
- til sammen - in total
- tilstand - condition
- til - until, to, of, with (separate)
- timer - hours
- ting - thing, things
- tjukk - fat
- tom - empty
- tosk - idiot
- tøm - empty
- tørst - thirty
- to - two
- trær - trees
- traff - hit
- trafikk - traffic
- tragedie - tragedy
- trang - tight
- transaksjon - transaction
- trappetrin - stair
- trapp - staircase
- travel - busy
- tredobbelt - triple
- treet - tree
- trenger, behøver - need
- trette - weary
- trik - trick
- trist - sad
- trodde - thought
- trodd - thought
- tro - faith, belief
- tror - believe, think
- trøbbel - trouble
- trøster - comforts
- 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
- urt - herb
- usannsynlig - unlikely
- usynlige - invisible
- utenkelig - unthinkable
- utenlands - abroad
- utført - done
- ut - out
- utrolig - extraordinary
- utvalg - selection
- vær så god - enjoy, you’re welcome
- vær så snill - please
- vakker - beautiful
- valg - choice
- vanligvis - usually
- vanner - watering
- vanskelig - hard/difficult
- varebil - van
- våpen - weapon
- vår - our
- vått - wet
- våt - wet
- varvulven - werewolf
- var - was
- var - were
- vask - sink
- vei - way, road
- vekke - wake
- veldig - very
- venner - friends
- vennlig - friendly
- venstre - left (direction, side)
- ventet - waited
- verdt - worth
- verktøy - tool
- verk - work
- verre - worse
- versjon - version
- verst - worst
- vesen - being (human)
- veske - bag
- vet - know
- vik - inlet, cove
- viktig - important
- villeste - wildest
- vill - wild
- vil - want
- virkelig - real, really
- virke - seem
- virkning - result, affect
- vise - show
- visjon - vision
- viss - everything
- visst - certainly
- visste - knew
- visstnok - supposedly
- viste - showed
- vite - know
- vits - joke
- vi - we
- voksnes - adult
- vokste - grew
- voks - wax
- vold - violence
- vondt - hurt
- vrak - wreck
- vred - resentment
- vri - twist
- vulgært - vulgar
- vunnet - winning
- ydmyke - humble
- yndling - favourite
- yngre - younger