Norwegian Dictionary

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
• bål - campfire, bonfire
• 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
• bie - bee
• 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
• drivhus - greenhouse
• 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 - good, skilled, 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
• frø - seed
• 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
• grott - cave
• grønnsaker - vegetables
• gud - god
• gyldig - valid
• 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
• hengekøye - hammock
• 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
• 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
• kjøleskap - fridge
• kjøpesenter - shopping centre
• kjøre - drive (vehicle)
• kjøretøy - vehicle
• kjempe - giant (mythological)
• kjemper - giants (mythological)
• kjent - know, known, familiar
• 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
• kvitt - rid
• kvittering - receipt
• lånt - borrowed
• 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
• 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
• mot - towards (direction)
• motorsykkel - motorbike
• motorvei - motorway, highway
• 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
• 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
• skul - shall
• 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
• sommerfugl - butterfly
• 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
• stuebord - coffee table
• stund - while
• stygg - ugly
• sug - suck
• suksess - success
• sur - acidic, sour
• svaie - sway
• svakt - weak
• svarte - answer, respond
• sykkel - bicycle
• sykler - bikes
• syrin - lilac
• tålmodig - patient
• tøm - empty
• tørst - thirty
• t-banen - subway
• tabbe - mistake
• tak - ceiling
• tankskip - tanker
• taper - lose
• tatt - taken
• teaspoon - teskje
• tema - theme, topic
• 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
• urt - herb
• usannsynlig - unlikely
• 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
• våt - wet
• vått - wet
• vakker - beautiful
• valg - choice
• vanligvis - usually
• vanner - watering
• 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