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| œcumenic {adj} (ecumenical) SEE: ecumenical | :: |
| oak {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) | :: [Bokmål] eik {m} {f}, eiketre {n}; [Nynorsk] eik {f}, eiketre {n} |
| oak {n} (wood) | :: eik {f} |
| oak tree {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) SEE: oak | :: |
| oakum {n} (fibrous caulking material) | :: drevgarn {n} |
| oar {n} (implement used to row a boat) | :: åre {c} |
| oar {v} (row) SEE: row | :: |
| oarsman {n} (man who rows a boat) SEE: rower | :: |
| oasis {n} (well surrounded by fertile region) | :: oase {m} |
| oasis {n} (quiet or peaceful place) | :: oase {m} |
| oat {n} (a widely cultivated cereal grass) | :: havre {m} |
| oat {n} (seeds of the oat) SEE: oats | :: |
| oath {n} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| oath {n} (solemn pledge) | :: [Bokmål] ed {m}; [Nynorsk] eid {m} |
| oath {n} (affirmed statement) | :: [Bokmål] ed {m} |
| oatmeal {n} (meal) | :: havregrøt |
| oatmeal {n} (breakfast cereal, see also: porridge) | :: [Bokmål] havregrøt {m}; [Nynorsk] havregraut {m} |
| oats {n} (seeds of an oat plant) | :: [Bokmål] havre {m}; [Nynorsk] havre {m} |
| Obadiah {prop} (book of the Old Testament) | :: Obadja, Obadias |
| obdurate {adj} (Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent) | :: [Bokmål] hardnakket |
| obedience {n} (quality of being obedient) | :: lydighet |
| obediency {n} (being obedient) | :: adlydenhet {m}, lydighet {m} |
| obedient {adj} (willing to comply with commands) | :: [Bokmål] lydig; [Nynorsk] lydig |
| obese {adj} (extremely overweight) | :: korpulent |
| obesity {n} (act or state of being obese) | :: [Bokmål] fedme {m}, overvekt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] overvekt {f} |
| obey {v} (to do as ordered by) | :: adlyde |
| obey {v} (to do as one is told) | :: adlyde, være lydhør |
| obfuscate {v} (make dark) | :: formørke, overskygge |
| obfuscate {v} (make confusing) | :: forkludre, forvirre, tåkelegge |
| obfuscate {v} (alter code) | :: obfuskere |
| obituary {n} (brief notice of a person's death, as published in a newspaper) | :: nekrolog {m}, dødsannonse {m} |
| obituary {n} (biography of a recently deceased person) | :: minneord {n}, nekrolog {m} |
| object {n} (thing) | :: objekt {n}, ting {m}, gjenstand {m} |
| object {n} (in grammar) | :: objekt {n} |
| object {n} (person or thing to which an emotion is directed) | :: gjenstand {m} |
| object {n} (in object-oriented programming) | :: objekt {n} |
| objection {n} (act of objecting) | :: protest {m}, innvending {m} {f} |
| objection {n} (statement expressing opposition) | :: innvending {m} {f} |
| object language {n} (lexicography: language of headwords) | :: objektspråk |
| oblast {n} (region or province) | :: oblast |
| obligatory {adj} (binding) | :: [Bokmål] bindende, forpliktende, obligatorisk |
| obligatory {adj} | :: obligatorisk |
| oblige {v} (to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | :: [Bokmål] forplikte; [Nynorsk] forplikte |
| obliged {adj} (Under an obligation to do something for someone) | :: forpliktet |
| oblique {adj} (not erect or perpendicular) | :: [Bokmål] skjev, skeiv |
| oblivion {n} (state of forgetfulness or distraction) | :: glemsel {c}; [Nynorsk] gløymsle {f} |
| oblivion {n} (state of being completely forgotten) | :: [Bokmål] glemsel {m}; [Nynorsk] gløymsle {f} |
| oblong {adj} (longer than wide) | :: [Bokmål] avlang; [Nynorsk] avlang |
| obnoxious {adj} (offensive, very annoying) | :: ufyselig, utålelig |
| oboe {n} (wind instrument) | :: [Bokmål] obo {m}; [Nynorsk] obo {m} |
| oboe d'amore {n} (instrument of the oboe family) | :: [Bokmål] oboe d'amore {m}, hautbois d'amour {m}, kjærlighetsobo {m}; [Nynorsk] obo d'amore {m}, oboe d'amore {m}, hautbois d'amour {m}, kjærleiksobo {m} |
| obsequious {adj} (obedient, compliant with someone else's orders) | :: [Bokmål] underdanig, servil |
| obsequious {adj} (fawning, subservient) | :: [Bokmål] servil, slesk, sleskete |
| observation {n} (act of observing or being observed) | :: [Bokmål] observasjon {m} |
| observation wheel {n} (Ferris wheel) SEE: Ferris wheel | :: |
| observatory {n} (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) | :: [Bokmål] observatorium {n}; [Nynorsk] observatorium {n} |
| observatory {n} (lookout) SEE: lookout | :: |
| observe {v} (to notice, to watch, see also: notice) | :: [Bokmål] observere; [Nynorsk] observere |
| observer {n} (one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice) | :: [Bokmål] observatør {m}, betrakter {m}, iakttager {m}; [Nynorsk] observatør {m} |
| obsess {v} (to be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion) | :: være besatt |
| obsession {n} (compulsive or irrational preoccupation) | :: [Bokmål] besettelse {m} |
| obsession {n} (unhealthy fixation) | :: [Bokmål] besettelse {m} |
| obsolescent {adj} (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) | :: på vei til å bli foreldet |
| obsolete {adj} (no longer in use) | :: [Bokmål] foreldet |
| obsolete {v} (to cause to become obsolete) | :: [Bokmål] forelde |
| obstacle {n} (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) | :: [Bokmål] hinder {n}, hindring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hinder {n}, hindring {f} |
| obstetrician {n} (a physician who specializes in childbirth) | :: fødselshjelper {m} |
| obtuse {adj} (intellectually dull) | :: [Bokmål] dum, sløv, treg |
| obtuse {adj} (of an angle) | :: stump |
| obverse {adj} (turned or facing toward the observer) | :: vendt fram |
| obverse {n} (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) | :: forside {m} |
| obviate {v} (to bypass a requirement) | :: [Bokmål] overflødiggjøre; [Nynorsk] overflødiggjere |
| obvious {adj} (easily discovered or understood; self-explanatory) | :: opplagt, innlysende |
| obviously {adv} (in an obvious manner; clearly apparent) | :: selvsagt, åpenbart; [Bokmål] åpenbar, åpenlys, tydeligvis |
| Occam's razor {prop} (both principles) | :: Ockhams barberkniv {m} |
| occasion {v} (give occasion to) | :: [Bokmål] forårsake, avstedkomme |
| occasion {n} (occurrence or incident) SEE: occurrence | :: |
| occasionally {adv} (from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at infrequent intervals) | :: sporadisk, av og til, nå og da |
| occidental {adj} (of the occident:) | :: vestlig, oksidentalsk |
| Occitania {prop} (Occitania) | :: [Bokmål] Oksitania {f}; [Nynorsk] Oksitania {f} |
| occult {v} (to cover) | :: okkultere |
| occult {adj} (secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected) | :: okkult, skjult |
| occult {adj} (related to the occult) | :: okkult |
| occultation {n} (astronomical event) | :: [Bokmål] okkultasjon; [Nynorsk] okkultasjon |
| occupation {n} (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) | :: yrke {n} |
| occupation {n} (act, process or state of possessing a place) | :: okkupasjon {m} |
| occupation {n} (control of a country or region by a hostile army) | :: okkupasjon {m} |
| occupational {adj} (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) | :: [Bokmål] yrkesmessig; [Nynorsk] yrkesmessig |
| occupier {n} (one who occupies) | :: [Bokmål] okkupant {m}; [Nynorsk] okkupant {m} |
| occupy {v} (to occupy) SEE: consume | :: |
| occupy {v} (have (taken) control of) | :: besette |
| occur {v} (take place) | :: skje; [Bokmål] forekomme |
| occur {v} (present itself) | :: inntreffe |
| occur {v} (be present or found) | :: [Bokmål] forekomme |
| occurrence {n} (actual instance where a situation arises) | :: tilfelle {n} |
| ocean {n} (one of the large bodies of water) | :: [Bokmål] verdenshav {n}, osean {n}; [Nynorsk] verdshav {n}, osean {n} |
| ocean current {n} | :: [Bokmål] havstrøm {m}, havstrømning {m} {f} |
| oceangoing {adj} (oceangoing) SEE: ocean-going | :: |
| ocean-going {adj} (capable of sailing on the ocean) | :: [Bokmål] havgående; [Nynorsk] havgåande |
| Oceania {prop} (geographical region) | :: [Bokmål] Oseania; [Nynorsk] Oseania |
| oceanic trench {n} (depression of the sea floor) | :: [Bokmål] dyphavsgrop {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] djuphavsgrop {f} |
| oceanographer {n} (person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans) | :: [Bokmål] oseanograf {m}; [Nynorsk] oseanograf {m} |
| oceanographic {adj} (relating to oceanography) | :: [Bokmål] oseanografisk; [Nynorsk] oseanografisk |
| oceanographical {adj} (oceanographical) SEE: oceanographic | :: |
| oceanography {n} (oceanic exploration and study) | :: [Bokmål] oseanografi {m}; [Nynorsk] oseanografi {m} |
| oceanology {n} (oceanography) SEE: oceanography | :: |
| ocean sunfish {n} (Mola mola) | :: månefisk {m}, klumpfisk {m} |
| ochre {n} (earth pigment) | :: [Bokmål] oker {m}; [Nynorsk] oker {m} |
| ochre {adj} (having yellow-orange colour) | :: [Bokmål] okergul; [Nynorsk] okergul |
| o'clock {adv} (indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")) | :: [Bokmål] klokka / klokken ett; [Nynorsk] klokka eitt |
| o'clock {adv} (the translations below are of "at one o’clock") | :: [Bokmål] klokka / klokken ett; [Nynorsk] klokka eitt |
| octagon {n} (polygon with eight sides and eight angles) | :: [Bokmål] oktogon {m}, åttekant {m}; [Nynorsk] oktogon {m}, åttekant {m} |
| octane {n} (isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons) | :: oktan {n} |
| octave {n} (interval) | :: [Bokmål] oktav {m}; [Nynorsk] oktav {m} |
| octet {n} (group of eight musicians performing together) | :: [Bokmål] oktett {m} |
| octet {n} (composition for such a group) | :: [Bokmål] oktett {m} |
| October {prop} (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: [Bokmål] oktober {m}; [Nynorsk] oktober {m} |
| octodontid {n} (any of the Octodontidae) | :: [Bokmål] buskrotte {m} {f}, trompetrotte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] buskrotte, trompetrotte {f} |
| octopus {n} (mollusc) | :: blekksprut {m}, akkar {m} |
| ocular {adj} (seen by the eye) SEE: visual | :: |
| oculist {n} (optometrist) SEE: optometrist | :: |
| oculist {n} (ophthalmologist) SEE: ophthalmologist | :: |
| odd {adj} (indivisible by two) | :: ulike |
| odd {n} (odd number) SEE: odd number | :: |
| oddball {n} (eccentric person) | :: eksentriker |
| odd job {v} (task of incidental nature) | :: [Bokmål] småjobb {m}; [Nynorsk] småjobb {m} |
| odd number {n} (whole number that is not divisible by two) | :: [Bokmål] oddetall {n}; [Nynorsk] oddetal {n} |
| odds {n} (the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening) | :: [Bokmål] odds {m}; [Nynorsk] odds {m} |
| odds {n} (the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations) | :: [Bokmål] odds {m}; [Nynorsk] odds {m} |
| odds and ends {n} (miscellaneous things) | :: ting og tang |
| Odense {prop} (City in southern Denmark) | :: Odense |
| Odesa {prop} (Odessa) SEE: Odessa | :: |
| Odessa {prop} (Ukrainian city) | :: Odessa |
| Odin {prop} (god in Norse mythology) | :: Odin |
| odious {adj} (arousing strong dislike) | :: odiøs |
| odontology {n} (study of teeth) | :: [Bokmål] odontologi {m}; [Nynorsk] odontologi {m} |
| odontophobia {n} (fear of dentistry) | :: [Bokmål] tannlegeskrekk {m}, odontofobi {m}; [Nynorsk] tannlegeskrekk {m}, odontofobi {m} |
| odor {n} (strong, pervasive quality) | :: odør {m}, stank {m}, lukt |
| odorless {adj} (having no odor) | :: [Bokmål] luktfri; [Nynorsk] luktfri |
| odourless {adj} (odourless) SEE: odorless | :: |
| Odyssey {prop} (epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus) | :: Odysseen {f} |
| Oedipus {prop} (son of Laius and Jocasta) | :: [Bokmål] Ødipus {m}, Oidipus {m}; [Nynorsk] Ødipus {m}, Oidipus {m} |
| Oedipus complex {n} (Freudian theory) | :: ødipuskompleks |
| oenology {n} (scientific study of wines) | :: ønologi |
| oesophagus {n} (the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach) | :: øsofag {m}; [Bokmål] spiserør {n}; [Nynorsk] matrøyr {n} |
| oeuvre {n} (work of art) | :: verk {n} |
| oeuvre {n} (complete body of works) | :: forfatterskap {n} |
| of {prep} (introducing an epithet) | :: av |
| of {prep} (containing, comprising or made from) | :: [Bokmål] av; med (a glass of water = et glass (med) vann); [Nynorsk] av; med (a glass of water = et glass (med) vann) |
| of {prep} (connecting numeral or quantifier with quantified) | :: [Bokmål] av; [Nynorsk] av |
| of {prep} (possessive genitive: belonging to) | :: [Bokmål] av, til, -s; [Nynorsk] av, til, -s |
| of {prep} (objective genitive: connecting noun with object) | :: [Bokmål] av; [Nynorsk] av |
| of age {prep} (old enough to be considered an adult) | :: myndig |
| of course {adv} (naturally) | :: [Bokmål] selvfølgelig, naturligvis, selvsagt; [Bokmål] sjølvsagt |
| of course {interj} (indication of enthusiastic agreement) | :: [Bokmål] selvfølgelig, selvsagt, naturligvis |
| off {adv} | :: av |
| off {adj} (inoperative, disabled) | :: av, deaktivert |
| off {adj} | :: av |
| offal {n} (refuse) SEE: refuse | :: |
| offal {n} (rejected parts of an animal) | :: [Bokmål] slakteavfall {n} |
| offal {n} (animal's organs as food) | :: [Bokmål] innmat {m}; [Nynorsk] innmat {m} |
| offal {n} (carrion) SEE: carrion | :: |
| off and on {adv} (intermittently) | :: av og til |
| offence {n} (offense) SEE: offense | :: |
| offend {v} (to hurt the feelings) | :: [Bokmål] fornærme |
| offend {v} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
| offender {n} (a person who commits an offense against the law) | :: [Bokmål] lovbryter {m} |
| offense {n} | :: [Bokmål] fornærmelse {m}; [Nynorsk] fornærming |
| offensive {adj} (relating to attack, offense) | :: [Bokmål] offensiv; [Nynorsk] offensiv |
| offensive {adj} (team sports: having to do with play directed at scoring) | :: [Bokmål] offensiv; [Nynorsk] offensiv |
| offensive {n} (an attack) | :: [Bokmål] offensiv {m}; [Nynorsk] offensiv {m} |
| offer {n} (proposal) | :: forslag {n} |
| offer {n} (something put forth) | :: [Bokmål] tilbud {n}, bud {n}; [Nynorsk] tilbod {n}, bod {n} |
| offer {n} (law: invitation to enter binding contract) | :: [Bokmål] anbud {n}; [Nynorsk] anbod {n} |
| offer {n} | :: bud {n} |
| offer {v} (propose) | :: foreslå |
| offer {v} (place at disposal) | :: tilby |
| offering {n} (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) | :: [Bokmål] ofring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ofring {f} |
| offer one's condolences {v} (offer sympathy to someone who has recently experienced the loss of a loved one) | :: [Bokmål] kondolerer; [Nynorsk] kondolerar |
| office {n} (room(s) or building used for non-manual work) | :: kontor {n} |
| officer {n} (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") | :: [Bokmål] offiser {m}; [Nynorsk] offiser {m} |
| official {adj} (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) | :: offisiell |
| official {n} (office holder invested with powers and authorities) | :: [Bokmål] (offentlig) tjenestemann {m} |
| officially {adv} (in an official manner) | :: [Bokmål] offisielt |
| officious {adj} (offensively intrusive or interfering) | :: offisiøs |
| off-licence {n} (liquor store) SEE: liquor store | :: |
| off-ramp {n} (roadway segment) | :: [Bokmål] avkjøringsrampe {m} {f} |
| off-season {n} (period of slack business) | :: [Bokmål] lavsesong {m} |
| offset {n} (offset printing) SEE: offset printing | :: |
| offset printing {n} (offset printing) | :: offsettrykk {n} |
| offshoot {n} | :: [Bokmål] utløper {m} |
| offshore {adj} (located in the sea away from the coast) | :: [Bokmål] offshore; [Nynorsk] offshore |
| offspring {n} | :: [Bokmål] etterkommer {m}, avkom {n}, ætling {m}, ætting {m}, barn {n}; [Nynorsk] etterkomar {m}, etterkommar {m}, avkom {n}, ætling {m}, ætting {m}, barn {n} |
| offspring {n} (plural or collective offspring (only males, only females, both sexes or sex unspecified)) | :: [Bokmål] etterkommere {m-p}, ætlinger {m}, ættinger {n}, avkom {n} [collective sg]; [Nynorsk] etterkomarar {m-p}, etterkommarar {m-p}, ætling {m}, ætting {m}, avkom {n} [collective sg] |
| off-the-shelf {adj} (as purchased or as commonly available) | :: [Bokmål] av hylla |
| off the top of one's head {prep} (in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation) | :: [Nynorsk] på ståande fot, på strak arm |
| of record {prep} (authoritative) SEE: authoritative | :: |
| often {adv} (frequently, many times) | :: ofte, hyppig |
| oftenly {adv} (often) SEE: often | :: |
| oftentimes {adv} (frequently) | :: ofte |
| oganesson {n} (chemical element with atomic number 118) | :: [Bokmål] oganesson {n}; [Nynorsk] oganesson {n} |
| Oghuz {prop} (Oghuz people) | :: oghuz-tyrkere |
| ogonek {n} (diacritical mark) | :: kvist {m} |
| oh {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: oi, å, ai |
| oh dear {interj} (expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval) | :: kjære, kjære vene |
| oh my {interj} (good heavens) SEE: good heavens | :: |
| oh my God {interj} (excitement or shock) | :: Herregud, herre gud |
| oh no {interj} (exclamation of alarm or concern) | :: åh, nei |
| oil {n} (liquid fat) | :: matolje, olje {m} |
| oil {n} (petroleum-based liquid) | :: olje {m}, petroleum {m} |
| oil {v} (lubricate with oil) | :: olje |
| oil {v} (to grease with oil for cooking) | :: olje, smøre |
| oil change {n} (process of changing oil) | :: [Bokmål] oljeskift {n}; [Nynorsk] oljeskift {n} |
| oiler {n} (oil well) SEE: oil well | :: |
| oiler {n} (ship) SEE: oil tanker | :: |
| oil field {n} (area under which are reserves of petroleum) | :: [Bokmål] oljefelt {n}; [Nynorsk] oljefelt {n} |
| oil-fired {adj} (burning oil as a fuel) | :: [Bokmål] oljefyrt; [Nynorsk] oljefyrt |
| oil lamp {n} (a simple vessel used to produce light) | :: [Bokmål] oljelampe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oljelampe {m} {f} |
| oil painting {n} (a painting done with oil paints) | :: [Bokmål] oljemaleri {n} |
| oil painting {n} (art of painting with oil paints) | :: [Bokmål] oljemaling {m} {f} |
| oil palm {n} (tree that produces palm oil) | :: oljepalme {m} |
| oil pipeline {n} (oil pipeline) | :: [Bokmål] oljeledning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oljeleidning {m} {f} |
| oil platform {n} (structure for oil) | :: [Bokmål] oljeplattform {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oljeplattform {f} |
| oil refinery {n} (industrial process plant) | :: [Bokmål] oljeraffineri {n}; [Nynorsk] oljeraffineri {n} |
| oil rig {n} (oil-drilling platform) | :: borerigg [literally drilling rig]; [Bokmål] oljerigg {m}; [Nynorsk] oljerigg {m} |
| oil sand {n} (relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen) | :: [Bokmål] oljesand {m}; [Nynorsk] oljesand {m} |
| oil shale {n} (shale from which hydrocarbons can be produced) | :: [Bokmål] oljeskifer {m}; [Nynorsk] oljeskifer {m} |
| oilskin {n} (raincoat made from treated cotton fabric) | :: oljehyre {m} {f} |
| oilskin {n} (foul-weather gear worn by sailors) | :: oljehyre {m} {f} |
| oil spill {n} (oil spill) | :: [Bokmål] oljeutslipp {n} |
| oil spot {n} (a spot consisting of oil) | :: oljeflekk {m} |
| oil tanker {n} (Ship) | :: [Bokmål] oljetanker {m}; [Nynorsk] oljetankar {m} |
| oil well {n} (hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped) | :: [Bokmål] oljebrønn {m} |
| oily {adj} (relating to oil) | :: [Bokmål] [like oil] oljeaktig; [Nynorsk] [like oil] oljeaktig |
| oink {interj} (Representing the sound made by a pig) | :: nøff |
| oink {n} (sound made by a pig) | :: grynt {n} |
| oink {v} (to oink) | :: grynte |
| ointment {n} (viscous preparation, usually containing medication) | :: [Bokmål] salve {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] salve {m} {f} |
| OK {n} (endorsement; approval) | :: alt i orden |
| okroshka {n} (cold raw vegetable soup) | :: [Bokmål] okrosjka |
| Olaf {prop} (male given name) | :: Olav |
| old {adj} (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) | :: [Bokmål] gammel, gammal; [Nynorsk] gamal, gammal |
| old {adj} (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) | :: [Bokmål] gammel, gammal; [Nynorsk] gamal, gammal |
| old {adj} (former) | :: gammel |
| old {adj} (having existed or lived for the specified time) | :: [Bokmål] gammel, gammal; [Nynorsk] gamal, gammal |
| old age {n} (latter part of life) | :: [Bokmål] alderdom {m}; [Nynorsk] alderdom {m} |
| old age pension {n} (pension paid from a predefined age) | :: [Bokmål] alderspensjon {m}; [Nynorsk] alderspensjon {m} |
| old boy network {n} (system of favouritism) | :: [Bokmål] gutteklubb {m}, gutteklubben Grei |
| Old English {prop} (ancestor language of modern English) | :: [Bokmål] gammelengelsk {m}, gammalengelsk {m}; [Nynorsk] gamalengelsk {m}, gammalengelsk {m} |
| older brother {n} (multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations) | :: storebror {m} |
| older sister {n} (multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations) | :: [Bokmål] storesøster {m} {f} |
| old fart {n} (pejorative: elderly person) | :: [Bokmål] gammel knark {m} [about a male], gammel grinebiter {m} |
| old-fashioned {adj} (outdated or no longer in vogue) | :: [Bokmål] gammeldags, gammaldags; [Nynorsk] gamaldags, gammaldags |
| old-fashioned {adj} (preferring the customs of earlier times) | :: gammelmodig; [Bokmål] gammeldags, gammaldags; [Nynorsk] gamaldags, gammaldags |
| Old Frankish {prop} (Frankish) SEE: Frankish | :: |
| Old French {prop} (French language from 9th to the early 14th century) | :: [Bokmål] gammelfransk {m} |
| Old High German {prop} (Old High German) | :: gammelhøytysk {m} |
| Old Low German {prop} (Old Saxon) SEE: Old Saxon | :: |
| Old Maid {n} (card game) | :: [Bokmål] svarteper {m} |
| Old Norse {prop} (language of Scandinavia before 1400 CE) | :: [Bokmål] gammelnordisk, gammalnordisk, norrønt, oldnordisk; [Nynorsk] gammalnordisk, norrønt {n}, oldnordisk |
| Old Norwegian {prop} (the Old Norse language of Norway) | :: [Bokmål] gammelnorsk {m}, gammalnorsk {m}; [Nynorsk] gamalnorsk {m}, gammalnorsk {m} |
| old salt {n} (seadog) SEE: seadog | :: |
| Old Saxon {n} (the Old Saxon language) | :: [Bokmål] gammelsaksisk {n} |
| old town {n} (older historical part of a town or city) | :: [Bokmål] gamleby {m}; [Nynorsk] gamleby {m} |
| old wives' tale {n} (rumour, myth or superstition) | :: kjerringsnakk |
| olfaction {n} (the sense of smell) | :: [Bokmål] luktesans {m} |
| Olga {prop} (female given name) | :: Olga |
| oligarch {n} (a member of an oligarchy) | :: [Bokmål] oligark {m}; [Nynorsk] oligark {m} |
| oligarchic {adj} (of or pertaining to oligarchy) | :: [Bokmål] oligarkisk; [Nynorsk] oligarkisk |
| oligarchy {n} (Government by only a few) | :: [Bokmål] oligarki {n}; [Nynorsk] oligarki {n} |
| oligarchy {n} (State ruled by such a government) | :: [Bokmål] oligarki {n}; [Nynorsk] oligarki {n} |
| oligotrophic {adj} (of a wetland: deficient in plant nutrients) | :: [Bokmål] oligotrof, næringsfattig; [Nynorsk] oligotrof, næringsfattig |
| olive {n} (fruit) | :: oliven |
| olive {adj} (colour) | :: [Bokmål] olivengrønn |
| olive {n} (olive tree) SEE: olive tree | :: |
| olive branch {n} (branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace) | :: [Bokmål] olivengren {m} {f} |
| olive branch {n} (branch of an olive tree) | :: [Bokmål] olivengren {m} {f} |
| olive grove {n} (cluster of olive trees) | :: [Bokmål] olivenlund {m}; [Nynorsk] olivenlund {m} |
| olive oil {n} (oil pressed from olives) | :: [Bokmål] olivenolje {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] olivenolje {m} {f} |
| Oliver {prop} (male given name) | :: Oliver |
| olive tree {n} (tree that produces olives) | :: [Bokmål] oliven {m}, oliventre {n}; [Nynorsk] oliven {m}, oliventre {n} |
| Olivia {prop} (female given name) | :: Olivia |
| olla podrida {n} (miscellaneous assortment) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| Olympic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Olympic Games) | :: [Bokmål] olympisk, (Olympic Games) OL {p}, olympiske leker {m-p}; [Nynorsk] olympisk |
| Olympic {adj} (of or pertaining to mountain Olympus) | :: [Bokmål] olympisk; [Nynorsk] olympisk |
| Olympic Games {prop} (international multi-sport event inspired by the ancient festival, see also: Olympics) | :: Olympiske leker; [Nynorsk] Olympiske leikar |
| Olympic Winter Games {prop} (Olympic Winter Games) | :: [Bokmål] Olympiske vinterleker, Vinter-OL; [Nynorsk] Olympiske vinterleikar |
| Oman {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: [Bokmål] Oman; [Nynorsk] Oman |
| Omani {n} (person from Oman or of Omani descent) | :: [Bokmål] omaner {m}; [Nynorsk] omanar {m} |
| Omani {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language) | :: [Bokmål] omansk; [Nynorsk] omansk |
| omasum {n} (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) | :: [Bokmål] bladmage |
| ombudsman {n} (official who investigates complaints) | :: [Bokmål] ombudsmann {m}; [Nynorsk] ombodsmann {m} |
| omelette {n} (dish made with beaten eggs) | :: omelett {m} |
| omen {n} (something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding) | :: omen {n} |
| omit {v} (to leave out or exclude) | :: unnta, hoppe over |
| omnipotent {adj} (having unlimited power, force or authority) | :: [Bokmål] allmektig; [Nynorsk] allmektig |
| omnipresent {adj} (being everywhere) | :: [Bokmål] allestedsnærværende |
| omniscient {adj} (having total knowledge) | :: [Bokmål] allvitende; [Nynorsk] allvitande |
| omnium-gatherum {n} (collection of miscellaneous things) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| omnivore {n} (animal eating both plants and meat) | :: [Bokmål] alteter {m}, omnivor {m}; [Nynorsk] altetar {m}, omnivor {m} |
| omnivorous {adj} (having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food) | :: [Bokmål] altetende; [Nynorsk] altetande |
| omphaloskepsis {n} (contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel) | :: [Bokmål] navlebeskuer {m} |
| on {adv} (to an operating state) | :: [Bokmål] på; [Nynorsk] på |
| on {prep} (positioned at the upper surface of) | :: på; [Bokmål] på; [Nynorsk] på |
| on {prep} | :: av |
| on account of {prep} (because of, owing to) | :: av hensyn til |
| on all fours {adv} (on hands and knees) | :: [Bokmål] på alle fire; [Nynorsk] på alle fire |
| on behalf of {prep} (speaking or acting for) | :: [Bokmål] på vegne av; [Nynorsk] på vegner av |
| on board {adj} (on or in a means of transportation) | :: om bord |
| onboard {adj} | :: ombords |
| onboard {adv} (on a vehicle) SEE: on board | :: |
| once {adv} (one and only one time) | :: [Bokmål] én gang; [Nynorsk] éin gong |
| once {adv} (formerly) | :: [Bokmål] en gang, på et tidspunkt; [Nynorsk] eingong |
| once {conj} (as soon as) | :: så snart, med det første; [Bokmål] bare; [Nynorsk] berre |
| once {adv} (as soon as) SEE: as soon as | :: |
| once again {adv} (one more time) | :: en gang til; [Bokmål] på nytt; [Nynorsk] på nytt, på ny |
| once and for all {adv} (Finally, permanently, conclusively) | :: [Bokmål] en gang for alle |
| once bitten, twice shy {proverb} (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past) | :: brent barn skyr ilden |
| once more {adv} (one more time) SEE: once again | :: |
| once upon a time {adv} (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales) | :: [Bokmål] det var en gang; [Nynorsk] det var ein gong |
| oncology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: [Bokmål] onkologi {m}; [Nynorsk] onkologi {m} |
| oncoming {adj} (approaching) | :: [Bokmål] [from opposite direction] motgående; [Nynorsk] [from opposite direction] motgåande |
| one {pron} (indefinite personal pronoun) | :: [Bokmål] en, man; [Nynorsk] ein |
| one {num} (ordinal number) SEE: first | :: |
| one {num} (cardinal number 1) | :: [Bokmål] én, ett; [Nynorsk] éin, éi, eitt |
| one and a half {num} (one and a half) | :: [Bokmål] halvannen, halvannet {n}, en og en halv |
| on earth {prep} (expletive giving emphasis after interrogative word) | :: i all verden |
| one-child policy {n} (a policy of population control) | :: ettbarnspolitikk {m} |
| one day {adv} (at unspecified time in the future) | :: [Bokmål] en gang, en dag; [Nynorsk] ein gong, ein dag, |
| one-dimensional {adj} (having length, but no width, height or depth) | :: [Bokmål] endimensjonal; [Nynorsk] eindimensjonal |
| one-dimensional {adj} (figuratively, lacking depth or believability) | :: [Bokmål] endimensjonal; [Nynorsk] eindimensjonal |
| one-eyed {adj} (having only a single eye) | :: [Bokmål] enøyd; [Nynorsk] einøygd |
| one hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) SEE: hundred | :: |
| oneirology {n} (the study of dreams) | :: oneirologi |
| oneiromancy {n} (divination by the interpretation of dreams) | :: [Nynorsk] oneiromanti |
| one million {num} (cardinal number 1000000) SEE: million | :: |
| one moment, please {phrase} (one moment please) | :: et øyeblikk, takk |
| one-off {adj} (occurring once; one-time) | :: engangs-, enkelt- |
| one-off {n} (something that is done only once) | :: [Bokmål] engangsforeteelse {m}, engangsfenomen {n}; [Nynorsk] eingongsfenomen {n} |
| one's marbles {n} (sanity) SEE: sanity | :: |
| one swallow does not a summer make {proverb} (one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend) | :: [Bokmål] en svale gjør ingen sommer; [Nynorsk] ei svale gjer ingen sommar |
| one thousand {num} (cardinal number 1000) SEE: thousand | :: |
| one too many {n} ((idiomatic) one or more servings too many of alcohol) | :: [Bokmål] et glass for mye |
| one-to-one {adj} (matching each member of one set with one member of another set) | :: [Bokmål] en-til-en |
| one-year-old {adj} (having existed for one year) | :: [Bokmål] ettårig; [Nynorsk] eittårig |
| one-year-old {n} (that is one year of age) | :: [Bokmål] ettåring {m}; [Nynorsk] eittåring {m} |
| on foot {prep} (walking, jogging, running) | :: [Bokmål] til fots; [Nynorsk] til fots |
| ongoing {adj} (continuing, permanent) | :: [Bokmål] pågående, løpende |
| ongoing {adj} (presently or currently happening; being in progress) | :: [Bokmål] pågående |
| onion {n} (Allium cepa) | :: løk {m} |
| onion {n} (bulb) | :: [Bokmål] løk {m}; [Nynorsk] lauk {m} |
| online newspaper {n} (newspaper on the Internet) | :: [Bokmål] nettavis {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] nettavis {f} |
| onlooker {n} (spectator, bystander) SEE: spectator | :: |
| only {adj} (alone in a category) | :: [Bokmål] eneste; [Nynorsk] einaste |
| only {adv} (without others or anything further; exclusively) | :: bare |
| only {adv} | :: [Bokmål] bare, kun, utelukkende; [Nynorsk] berre, einast, einaste |
| only {conj} | :: men, bare at |
| only {n} (only child) SEE: only child | :: |
| only child {n} (person who has no siblings) | :: [Bokmål] enebarn {n}; [Nynorsk] einebarn {n} |
| onomatopoeia {n} (word that sounds like what it represents) | :: lydord {n}, onomatopoetikon {m} {n} |
| on purpose {prep} (purposely, with intention) | :: med vilje, med overlegg |
| on sale {prep} (available for purchase) | :: til salgs |
| Ontario {prop} (Province in eastern Canada) | :: [Bokmål] Ontario; [Nynorsk] Ontario |
| on the contrary {prep} (opposite) | :: [Bokmål] tvert om; [Nynorsk] tvert om |
| on the loose {prep} (not in captivity) | :: [Bokmål] på frifot; [Nynorsk] på frifot |
| on the move {adj} (on the move) | :: [Bokmål] på flyttefot; [Nynorsk] på flyttefot |
| on the other hand {prep} (from another point of view) | :: på den annen side |
| on the run {prep} (fleeing) | :: [Bokmål] på rømmen; [Nynorsk] på rømmen |
| on the tip of one's tongue {prep} (known but not quite remembered) | :: [Bokmål] ha det på tungen, ha noe på tungen |
| ontic {adj} | :: ontisk |
| onto {adj} (surjective) SEE: surjective | :: |
| ontologically {adv} (ontological manner) | :: ontologisk |
| ontology {n} (study of being) | :: ontologi {m} |
| ontology {n} (system model in computer science) | :: ontologi {m} |
| onus probandi {n} (duty of a party in a legal proceeding) SEE: burden of proof | :: |
| -onym {suffix} (word) | :: [Bokmål] -onym {n}; [Nynorsk] -onym {n} |
| on your mark, get set, go {phrase} (three-command start of racing) | :: klar, ferdig, gå; klare, ferdige, gå {p} |
| onyx {n} (a banded variety of chalcedony) | :: onyx {m} |
| oofless {adj} (poor) SEE: poor | :: |
| oology {n} (study of birds' eggs) | :: [Bokmål] oologi {m}; [Nynorsk] oologi {m} |
| oophorectomy {n} (surgical removal of ovaries) | :: ooforektomi {m} |
| ooze {v} (to secrete or slowly leak) | :: [Bokmål] ose; [Nynorsk] ose |
| ooze {v} (to give off a sense of (something)) | :: [Bokmål] ose; [Nynorsk] ose |
| opacity {n} (state of being opaque; blocking light) | :: [Bokmål] opasitet {m}, ugjennomsiktighet {m} {f} |
| opaque {adj} (hindering light to pass through) | :: opak, ugjennomsiktig, ugjennomskinnelig |
| open {adj} (not closed) | :: [Bokmål] åpen; [Nynorsk] open |
| open {adj} (prepared to conduct business) | :: [Bokmål] åpen |
| open {adj} (receptive) | :: [Bokmål] åpen |
| open {adj} (public) | :: [Bokmål] åpen |
| open {v} (to make something accessible) | :: åpne, lukke opp |
| open {v} (to bring up (a topic)) | :: ta opp |
| open {v} (to make accessible to customers) | :: åpne |
| open {v} (to start (a campaign)) | :: innlede |
| open {v} (to become open) | :: åpnes |
| open {v} (to begin conducting business) | :: åpne |
| open air {n} (the outside) | :: [Bokmål] friluft {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] friluft {f} |
| open-air {adj} (taking place outdoors) | :: [Bokmål] frilufts-; [Nynorsk] frilufts- |
| open-air museum {n} (outdoor museum) | :: [Bokmål] friluftsmuseum {n}; [Nynorsk] friluftsmuseum {n} |
| opener {n} (bottle opener) SEE: bottle opener | :: |
| opener {n} (device that opens something) | :: [Bokmål] åpner {m}; [Nynorsk] opnar {m} |
| opener {n} (can opener) SEE: can opener | :: |
| Open Game {n} | :: [Bokmål] åpent spill {n} |
| opening {n} (act or instance of making or becoming open) | :: [Bokmål] åpning {m} {f} |
| opening {n} (something that is open) | :: [Bokmål] åpning {m} {f} |
| opening hours {n} (the regular times of day when a shop is open) | :: [Bokmål] åpningstid {m} {f}, åpningstider {p} |
| openness {n} (accommodating attitude or opinion) | :: [Bokmål] åpenhet {m} {f} |
| open-plan {adj} (having large rooms) | :: romlandskap {n} |
| opera {n} (theatrical work) | :: opera |
| opera house {n} (theatre for opera) | :: [Bokmål] opera {m}, operahus {n}; [Nynorsk] opera {m}, operahus {n} |
| opera singer {n} (someone who sings opera professionally) | :: [Bokmål] operasanger {m}, operasangerinne {m} {f} [female] |
| operating system {n} (software which controls computer) | :: [Bokmål] operativsystem {n}; [Nynorsk] operativsystem {n} |
| operation {n} (surgical procedure) | :: operasjon {m} |
| operation {n} (military campaign) | :: operasjon {m} |
| operational {adj} (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) | :: [Bokmål] operasjonell; [Nynorsk] operasjonell |
| operational {adj} (functioning and ready for use) | :: [Bokmål] operasjonell, operativ; [Nynorsk] operasjonell, operativ |
| operational {adj} (effective or operative) | :: [Bokmål] operasjonell; [Nynorsk] operasjonell |
| operative {adj} (functional) | :: [Bokmål] operativ; [Nynorsk] operativ |
| operetta {n} (lighter version of opera) | :: [Bokmål] operette {m}; [Nynorsk] operette {m} |
| ophthalmologist {n} (eye specialist) | :: [Bokmål] øyelege {m}, øyenlege {m}, oftalmolog {m}; [Nynorsk] augelege {m}, oftalmolog {m} |
| ophthalmology {n} (eye medicine) | :: [Bokmål] oftalmologi {m}; [Nynorsk] oftalmologi {m} |
| opiate {n} (drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium) | :: [Bokmål] opiat {n}; [Nynorsk] opiat {n} |
| opine {v} (to have or express an opinion) | :: mene |
| opiner {n} | :: [Bokmål] synser {m} |
| opining {n} (giving of one's opinion) | :: [Bokmål] synsing {f} |
| opinion {n} (thought a person has formed about a topic) | :: mening, synspunkt {n} |
| opinion {n} (EU: A judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) | :: [Bokmål] uttalelse {m} |
| opinion {v} (opine) SEE: opine | :: |
| opinionate {v} (to have a given opinion) | :: [Bokmål] mene |
| opinion poll {n} (poll) | :: meningsmåling {m} |
| opium {n} (drug from opium poppy) | :: [Bokmål] opium {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] opium {m} {n} |
| opium poppy {n} (Papaver somniferum) | :: [Bokmål] opiumsvalmue {m}; [Nynorsk] opiumsvalmue {m} |
| opossum {n} (marsupial of the Didelphidae) | :: pungrotte {f} |
| opponent {n} | :: [Bokmål] motkandidat {m} [in an election]; motspiller {m} [in a sport]; [Nynorsk] motkandidat {m} [in election] |
| opportunist {n} (someone who takes advantage of any opportunity) | :: opportunist {m} |
| opportunity {n} (chance for advancement, progress or profit) | :: [Bokmål] mulighet {m} {f} |
| opportunity {n} | :: mulighet {f}, sjanse {f} |
| opposite {adj} (located directly across from) | :: motsatt |
| opposite {adj} (facing the other way) | :: motsatt |
| opposite {adj} (of complementary or mutually exclusive things) | :: motsatt |
| opposite {n} (contrary thing) | :: motsatt |
| opposition {n} (action of opposing; being in conflict) | :: [Bokmål] opposisjon {m}; [Nynorsk] opposisjon {m} |
| opposition {n} (politics: party or movement opposed to government) | :: [Bokmål] opposisjon {m}, opposisjonsparti {n}; [Nynorsk] opposisjon {m}, opposisjonsparti {n} |
| op shop {n} (thrift shop) SEE: thrift shop | :: |
| optical illusion {n} (image that is visually deceptive or misleading) | :: optisk illusjon, optisk bedrag, synsbedrag |
| optic chiasm {n} (part of the brain) | :: [Bokmål] synsnervekrysning {m} {f}, chiasma opticum {n} [from Latin]; [Nynorsk] synsnervekrysning {m} {f}, chiasma opticum {n} [from Latin] |
| optician {n} (a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles) | :: [Bokmål] optiker {m}; [Nynorsk] optikar {m} |
| optics {n} (physics of light and vision) | :: [Bokmål] optikk {m}; [Nynorsk] optikk {m} |
| optics {n} (the light-related aspects of a device) | :: [Bokmål] optikk {m}; [Nynorsk] optikk {m} |
| optimism {n} (a tendency to expect the best) | :: optimisme {m} |
| optimism {n} (the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds) | :: optimisme {m} |
| optimism {n} (the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil) | :: optimisme {m} |
| optimist {n} (a person who expects a favourable outcome) | :: [Bokmål] optimist {m}; [Nynorsk] optimist {m} |
| optimist {n} (a believer in optimism) | :: [Bokmål] optimist {m}; [Nynorsk] optimist {m} |
| optimist {n} (a small centre-board sailing dinghy) | :: Optimist {m}; [Bokmål] optimistjolle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] optimistjolle {f} |
| optimistic {adj} (expecting a good outcome) | :: optimistisk |
| option {n} (one of the choices that can be made) | :: valgmulighet {m} |
| option {n} (financial product) | :: [Bokmål] opsjon {m} |
| optional {adj} (not compulsory) | :: [Bokmål] valgfri, frivillig, fakultativ; [Nynorsk] valfri, friviljug, frivillig, fakultativ |
| optometrist {n} (person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects) | :: [Bokmål] optiker {m}; [Nynorsk] optikar {m} |
| or {conj} (conjunction) | :: eller; [Bokmål] ellers (otherwise); [Nynorsk] elles (otherwise) |
| orach {n} (saltbush) SEE: saltbush | :: |
| oral {adj} (spoken) | :: [Bokmål] muntlig; [Nynorsk] munnleg |
| oral cavity {n} (medical term for the mouth) | :: [Bokmål] munnhule {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] munnhole {f} |
| oral history {n} (oral tradition) SEE: oral tradition | :: |
| oral hygiene {n} (keeping the mouth clean) | :: [Bokmål] munnhygiene {m}; [Nynorsk] munnhygiene {m} |
| oral lore {n} (oral tradition) SEE: oral tradition | :: |
| oral sex {n} (stimulation of the genitals using the mouth) | :: oralsex {m}, munnsex {m} |
| oral tradition {n} (cultural material transmitted orally from one generation to another) | :: [Bokmål] muntlig tradisjon {m}, muntlig overlevering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] munnleg tradisjon {m}, munnleg overlevering {f} |
| orange {n} (tree) | :: appelsintre {n} |
| orange {n} (fruit) | :: appelsin {m} |
| orange {n} (colour) | :: oransje {m} |
| orange {adj} (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) | :: oransje |
| orange peel {n} (the skin of an orange) | :: [Bokmål] appelsinskall {n}; [Nynorsk] appelsinskal {n} |
| oratorio {n} (a musical composition on a religious theme) | :: [Bokmål] oratorium {n}; [Nynorsk] oratorium {n} |
| oratory {n} (eloquence) SEE: eloquence | :: |
| orb {n} (period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body) SEE: year | :: |
| orb {n} (circle) SEE: circle | :: |
| orb {n} (orbit) SEE: orbit | :: |
| orb {n} (monarch's ceremonial sphere) SEE: globus cruciger | :: |
| orbit {n} (path of one object around another) | :: [Bokmål] bane {m}, omløpsbane {m}; [Nynorsk] bane {m} |
| orbit {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| orbital cavity {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| orc {n} (evil monstrous humanoid creature) | :: ork, orc |
| orc {n} (Orcinus orca) SEE: orca | :: |
| orca {n} (Orcinus orca) | :: spekkhogger {m}; [Nynorsk] spekkhoggar {m} |
| Orcadian {adj} (from the Orkney Islands) | :: [Bokmål] orknøysk; [Nynorsk] orknøysk |
| Orcadian {n} (someone from the Orkney Islands) | :: [Bokmål] orknøying {m}; [Nynorsk] orknøying {m} |
| orchard {n} (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees) | :: [Bokmål] frukthage {m}; [Nynorsk] frukthage {m} |
| orcharder {n} (orchardist) SEE: orchardist | :: |
| orchardist {n} (one who operates an orchard) | :: [Bokmål] fruktbonde {m}; [Nynorsk] fruktbonde {m} |
| orchestra {n} (large group of musicians who play together on various instruments) | :: [Bokmål] orkester {n}; [Nynorsk] orkester {n} |
| orchestral {adj} (relating to an orchestra) | :: [Bokmål] orkestral; [Nynorsk] orkestral |
| orchestra pit {n} (sunken area in front of a stage) | :: [Bokmål] orkestergrav {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] orkestergrav {f} |
| orchestrate {v} (to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra) | :: [Bokmål] arrangere |
| orchestrate {v} (to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect) | :: [Bokmål] iscenesette, arrangere |
| orchid {n} (plant) | :: [Bokmål] orkidé {m}, orkide {m}; [Nynorsk] orkidé {m}, orkide {m} |
| ordain {v} (admit into the ministry of a religion) | :: [Bokmål] ordinere; [Nynorsk] ordinere |
| ordeal {n} (a painful or trying experience) | :: prøvelse {m}, slit {n} |
| order {n} (arrangement, disposition) | :: ordning {m}, orden {m}, rekkefølge {m} |
| order {n} (good arrangement) | :: orden {m} |
| order {n} (command) | :: ordre {m} |
| order {n} (request for some product or service) | :: ordre {m} |
| order {n} (religious group) | :: orden {m} |
| order {n} (society of knights) | :: orden {m} |
| order {n} (awarded decoration) | :: orden {m} |
| order {n} (biology: taxonomical classification) | :: orden {m} |
| order {n} (highest exponent in a polynomial) | :: orden {m} |
| order {v} (to set in (any) order) | :: ordne |
| order {v} (to set in (a good) order) | :: ordne |
| order {v} (to issue a command) | :: [Bokmål] befale, beordre; [Nynorsk] befale, beordre |
| order {v} (to request some product or service) | :: bestille |
| order of magnitude {n} (class of scale) | :: [Bokmål] størrelsesorden {m} |
| ordinal number {n} (grammar: word used to denote relative position in a sequence) | :: [Bokmål] ordenstall {n}; [Nynorsk] rekkjetal {n} |
| ordinance {n} (edict, decree, order) | :: [Bokmål] forordning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forordning {f} |
| ordination {n} (act of ordaining) | :: [Bokmål] ordinasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] ordinasjon {m} |
| ordination {n} (ceremony) | :: [Bokmål] ordinasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] ordinasjon {m} |
| ordure {n} (dirt, filth) SEE: dirt | :: |
| ore {n} (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) | :: malm {m} |
| oregano {n} (plant) | :: kung, bergmynte |
| oregano {n} (leaves used to flavour food) | :: [Bokmål] oregano {m}; [Nynorsk] oregano {m} |
| or else {phrase} (as an alternative) | :: ellers, hvis ikke |
| Oresund {prop} (strait) | :: [Bokmål] Øresund; [Nynorsk] Øresund |
| Oresund Bridge {prop} (bridge) | :: [Bokmål] Øresundsbroen {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] Øresundbrua {f} |
| organ {n} (part of an organism) | :: [Bokmål] organ {n}; [Nynorsk] organ {n} |
| organ {n} (musical instrument) | :: [Bokmål] orgel {n}; [Nynorsk] orgel {n} |
| organ {n} (official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication) | :: [Bokmål] organ {n}; [Nynorsk] organ {n} |
| organic {adj} (of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals) | :: [Bokmål] økologisk; [Nynorsk] økologisk |
| organism {n} (living thing) | :: [Bokmål] organisme {m}; [Nynorsk] organisme {m} |
| organist {n} (musician who plays the organ) | :: [Bokmål] organist {m}; [Nynorsk] organist {m} |
| organization {n} (group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules) | :: [Bokmål] organisasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] organisasjon {m} |
| organoleptic {adj} (of or pertaining to sensory properties of a particular substance) | :: [Bokmål] organoleptisk |
| orgasm {n} (the peak of sexual pleasure) | :: [Bokmål] orgasme {m}, utløsning {m}; [Nynorsk] orgasme {m} |
| orgasm {n} (orgasm) SEE: climax | :: |
| orgasmic {adj} (of or relating to orgasms) | :: [Bokmål] orgastisk; [Nynorsk] orgastisk |
| orgulous {adj} (threatening, dangerous) | :: truende, farlig |
| orgy {n} (sexual group activity) | :: orgie {m} |
| orientalist {n} (a person (especially a scholar) interested in the orient) | :: [Bokmål] orientalist {m}; [Nynorsk] orientalist {m} |
| oriental pratincole {n} (Glareola maldivarum) | :: orientbrakksvale; [Nynorsk] orientbrakksvale |
| orienteering {n} (racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass) | :: [Bokmål] orientering {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] orientering {f} |
| orifice {n} (orifice (see anus etc. for specific body cavities)) SEE: hole | :: |
| origami {n} (the Japanese art of paper folding) | :: origami {m} |
| origin {n} (beginning of something) | :: [Bokmål] opphav {n}, opprinnelse {m}, utgangspunkt {n}, utspring {n}; [Nynorsk] opphav {n}, utgangspunkt {n}, utspring {n} |
| origin {n} (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) | :: [Bokmål] utspring {n} [river]; [Nynorsk] utspring {n} [river] |
| origin {n} (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) | :: origo |
| original {adj} (first in a series) | :: [Bokmål] original; [Nynorsk] original, opphavleg |
| original {n} (object from which all later copies and variations are derived) | :: [Bokmål] original {m}; [Nynorsk] original {m} |
| original {n} (archaism for an eccentric) SEE: eccentric | :: |
| originally {adv} (as it was in the beginning) | :: [Nynorsk] opphavleg |
| originator {n} (someone who originates) | :: [Bokmål] opphavsperson {m}; [Nynorsk] opphavsperson {m} |
| Orinoco {prop} (river) | :: Orinoco |
| Orkney Islands {prop} (group of islands) | :: [Bokmål] Orknøyene; [Nynorsk] Orknøyane |
| ornamentation {n} (the act or process of decorating) | :: [Bokmål] utsmykking {m} {f}, ornamentikk {m}; [Nynorsk] utsmykking {f}, ornamentikk {m} |
| ornithological {adj} (of or pertaining to ornithology) | :: [Bokmål] ornitologisk; [Nynorsk] ornitologisk |
| ornithologist {n} (expert in ornithology) | :: [Bokmål] ornitolog {m}; [Nynorsk] ornitolog {m} |
| ornithology {n} (scientific study of birds) | :: [Bokmål] ornitologi {m}; [Nynorsk] ornitologi {m} |
| ornithopter {n} (aircraft that flaps its wings) | :: Ornithopter |
| ornithosis {n} (infection) | :: [Bokmål] ornitose {m}, fuglesyke {m}, fuglesjuke {m}, aviær klamydiose {m}; [Nynorsk] ornitose {m}, fuglesjuke {m}, aviær klamydiose {m} |
| Oroch {prop} (language) | :: Orotsjisk |
| orphan {n} (person whose (parent or) parents have died) | :: [Bokmål] foreldreløst barn {n}; [Nynorsk] foreldrelaust barn {n} |
| orphanage {n} (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) | :: [Bokmål] barnehjem {n} |
| orphanarium {n} (orphanage) SEE: orphanage | :: |
| Orpheus {prop} (the musician who searched for Eurydice) | :: [Bokmål] Orfeus {m}; [Nynorsk] Orfevs {m} |
| or so {phrase} (roughly, appoximately) | :: eller noe; [Bokmål] omtrent; [Nynorsk] omlag |
| Orthodox {adj} (of the Orthodox Churches) | :: [Bokmål] ortodoks; [Nynorsk] ortodoks |
| Orthodox {adj} (of Orthodox Judaism) | :: [Bokmål] ortodoks; [Nynorsk] ortodoks |
| Orthodox Church {n} (the Eastern body of Christendom) | :: [Bokmål] Den ortodokse kirke {f}; [Nynorsk] Den ortodokse kyrkja {f} |
| orthodoxy {n} (correctness in doctrine and belief) | :: ortodoksi |
| orthogonal {adj} (of right angles) | :: [Bokmål] ortogonal; [Nynorsk] ortogonal |
| orthogonal {adj} (mathematical term) | :: [Bokmål] ortogonal; [Nynorsk] ortogonal |
| orthogonality {n} (the property of being orthogonal) | :: ortogonalitet |
| orthography {n} (study of correct spelling) | :: [Bokmål] ortografi {m}, rettskriving {m} {f}, rettskrivning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ortografi {m}, rettskriving {f} |
| orthography {n} (aspect of language study) | :: [Bokmål] ortografi {m}, rettskriving {m} {f}, rettskrivning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ortografi {m}, rettskriving {f} |
| orthorexia {n} (obsession with healthy food) | :: ortoreksi |
| Orwell {prop} (surname) | :: Orwell; [Bokmål] Orwell; [Nynorsk] Orwell |
| Orwellian {adj} (of or relating to Orwell, especially his dystopian novels) | :: [Bokmål] orwellsk; [Nynorsk] orwellsk |
| Oscar {prop} (male given name) | :: Oskar |
| Oslo {prop} (Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway)) | :: [Bokmål] Oslo {n}; [Nynorsk] Oslo {n} |
| Osloite {n} (someone from Oslo) | :: [Bokmål] osloenser {m}, osloborger {m}, oslogutt {m}, oslojente {m} {f}, oslomann {m}, oslokvinne {m} {f}, oslodame {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] osloensar {m}, osloborgar {m}, oslogut {m}, oslojente {f}, oslomann {m}, oslokvinne {f}, oslodame {f} |
| osmium {n} (chemical element) | :: [Bokmål] osmium {n}; [Nynorsk] osmium {n} |
| Osmond {prop} (male given name) | :: Åsmund |
| osmotic {adj} (of or relating to osmosis) | :: [Bokmål] osmotisk; [Nynorsk] osmotisk |
| Osmussaar {prop} (Island in northwest Estonia) | :: Osmussaar |
| osprey {n} (bird of prey) | :: [Bokmål] fiskeørn {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fiskeørn {f} {m} |
| ossification {n} (process by which bone is formed) | :: [Bokmål] ossifikasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] ossifikasjon {m} |
| ossuary {n} (a place where the dead are buried) | :: ossuarium |
| ostensible {adj} | :: tilsynelatende |
| ostensibly {adv} (ostensibly) | :: [Bokmål] tilsynelatende |
| ostentatious {adj} (intended to attract notice) | :: [Bokmål] prangende |
| osteoarthritis {n} (form of arthritis caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints) | :: slitasjegikt {m} |
| osteopenia {n} (the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis) | :: osteopeni |
| osteophyte {n} (abnormal growth of bone) | :: osteofytt {m}, beinspore {m}; [Bokmål] benspore {m} |
| ostrich {n} (large flightless bird) | :: [Bokmål] struts {m}; [Nynorsk] struts {m} |
| otalgia {n} (earache) SEE: earache | :: |
| other {adj} (not the one previously referred to) | :: annen, andre {p} |
| other {n} (an other one) | :: andre |
| otherwise {adv} (differently, in another way) | :: [Bokmål] annerledes; [Nynorsk] annleis |
| otherwise {adv} (under different circumstances) | :: [Bokmål] ellers; [Nynorsk] elles |
| otherwise {adv} (in all other respects) | :: [Bokmål] ellers, for øvrig; [Nynorsk] elles |
| otherwise {adv} (or else) SEE: or else | :: |
| otolaryngology {n} (medical study of the ear, nose and throat) | :: øre-nese-hals |
| otolith {n} (small particle in the inner ear) | :: [Bokmål] otolitt {m}; [Nynorsk] otolitt {m} |
| otorhinolaryngology {n} (otolaryngology) SEE: otolaryngology | :: |
| Ottawa {prop} (capital of Canada) | :: [Bokmål] Ottawa; [Nynorsk] Ottawa |
| otter {n} (mammal) | :: [Bokmål] oter {m}; [Nynorsk] oter {m} |
| Otto {prop} (male given name) | :: Otto |
| ottoman {n} (sofa, see also: sofa) | :: [Bokmål] ottoman {m}; [Nynorsk] ottoman {m} |
| Ottoman {n} (Turk from the period of Ottoman Empire) | :: [Bokmål] osman {m}; [Nynorsk] osman {m} |
| Ottoman {adj} (of the Islamic empire of Turkey) | :: [Bokmål] osmansk; [Nynorsk] osmansk |
| Ouagadougou {prop} (capital of Burkina Faso) | :: Ouagadougou |
| ouch {interj} (expression of one's own physical pain) | :: au |
| ouch {interj} (expression in sympathy at another’s pain) | :: au da, uff da |
| our {determiner} (belonging to us) | :: vår |
| -ous {suffix} (suffix to form adjectives) | :: -øs |
| out {adv} (away from the inside or the centre) | :: ut |
| out {adv} (away from one's usual place or not indoors) | :: ute, borte |
| out {adv} (away from, at a distance) | :: vekk, borte |
| out {adv} (into a state of non-operation or non-existence) | :: av, ut |
| out {adv} | :: ute |
| out {prep} (away from the inside) | :: ut av |
| out at elbow {adj} (shabby) | :: [Bokmål] fillete, fattigslig, loslitt |
| outboard {n} | :: kompressor |
| outboard {n} (outboard motor) SEE: outboard motor | :: |
| outboard motor {n} (engine fitted over the transom of a boat) | :: [Bokmål] påhengsmotor {m}, utabordsmotor {m}, utenbordsmotor {m}; [Nynorsk] påhengsmotor {m}, utanbordsmotor {m} |
| outbuilding {n} (separate building associated with a main building) | :: uthus {n} |
| outclass {v} (To surpass something) | :: utklasse |
| outdated {adj} (out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated) | :: [Bokmål] utdatert; [Nynorsk] utdatert |
| outdoor {adj} (situated in the open air) | :: [Bokmål] utendørs, utadørs, frilufts-; [Nynorsk] utandørs, frilufts- |
| outdoors {adv} (in the open air) | :: [Bokmål] utendørs, utadørs; [Nynorsk] utandørs |
| outer ear {n} (portion of ear) | :: [Bokmål] ytterøre {n}, ytre øre {n}; [Nynorsk] ytre øyre {n} |
| outer garment {n} (clothing normally worn out of doors) | :: [Bokmål] ytterplagg {n}; [Nynorsk] ytterplagg {n} |
| outer space {n} (region) | :: ytre rom |
| outfit {n} (set of clothing) | :: [Bokmål] antrekk {n}, drakt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] antrekk {n}, drakt {f} |
| outflow {n} (Process of flowing out) | :: [Bokmål] utstrømming {m} {f}, utstrømning {m} {f} |
| outgoing {adj} (going out, on its way out) | :: [Bokmål] utgående; [Nynorsk] utgåande |
| outhouse {n} (outdoor toilet, see also: shithouse; latrine; toilet) | :: utedo {m} {n}; [Bokmål] utedass {m}, [general] uthus {n}; [Nynorsk] utedass {m}, [general] uthus {n} |
| outhouse {n} (outbuilding) SEE: outbuilding | :: |
| outing {n} (public revelation of homosexuality) | :: oute |
| outlet {n} (wall socket) SEE: wall socket | :: |
| outlier {n} (value outside pattern in a statistical sample) | :: [Bokmål] uteligger {m}; [Nynorsk] uteliggjar {m}, uteliggar {m} |
| out of {prep} (from the inside to the outside of) | :: ut av |
| out of {prep} | :: av |
| out of bounds {n} (sideline) SEE: sideline | :: |
| out of breath {prep} (breathing with difficulty) | :: andpusten |
| out of it {prep} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| out of nowhere {prep} (unexpectedly or unexplicably) | :: ingensteds fra |
| out of the blue {prep} (unexpectedly) | :: ut av det blå, som lyn fra klar himmel |
| out of the frying pan, into the fire {prep} (get from an already bad situation to a worse one) | :: [Bokmål] fra asken til ilden (out of the ashes into the fire) |
| out of this world {adj} (wonderful) | :: [Bokmål] av en annen verden; [Nynorsk] av ei anna verd |
| out of work {prep} (unemployed) SEE: unemployed | :: |
| outpost {n} (A military post) | :: [Bokmål] utpost {m}; [Nynorsk] utpost {m} |
| outpost {n} (An outlying settlement) | :: [Bokmål] utpost {m}; [Nynorsk] utpost {m} |
| outrage {n} | :: skjenselsgjerning {c} |
| outrageous {adj} (shocking) | :: uhørt |
| outside {n} (outer surface) | :: ytterside {c} |
| outside {prep} (on the outside of) | :: utside {c} |
| outside world {n} (rest of the world outside of some closed environment) | :: [Bokmål] omverden {m}, utenverden {m} |
| outskirt {n} (periphery) | :: utkant {m} |
| outstanding {adj} (standing out from others) | :: fremragende |
| outstanding {adj} (distinguished from others by its superiority) | :: fremragende |
| outstanding {adj} (projecting outwards) | :: utstående |
| outstanding {adj} (not settled or finished) | :: utestående |
| outstanding {adj} (owed as a debt) | :: utestående |
| outwards {adv} (in an outward direction) | :: [Bokmål] utover |
| oval {n} (shape like an egg or ellipse) | :: [Bokmål] oval {m}; [Nynorsk] oval {m} |
| oval {adj} (oval-shaped) | :: [Bokmål] oval, avlang; [Nynorsk] oval, avlang |
| ovary {n} (female organ) | :: [Bokmål] eggstokk {m}; [Nynorsk] eggstokk {m} |
| ovate {adj} (shaped like an egg) SEE: egg-shaped | :: |
| oven {n} (chamber used for baking or heating) | :: [Bokmål] ovn {m}, stekeovn {m}; [Nynorsk] omn {m} |
| ovenbird {n} (Seiurus auricapilla) | :: ovnparula |
| ovenproof {adj} (able to be used in an oven) | :: [Bokmål] ildfast |
| over {adj} (ended) | :: over, slutt |
| over {prep} (physical positioning: on top of; above) | :: over |
| over {prep} (physical positioning: across or spanning) | :: over |
| over {prep} (by comparison: beyond, past, exceeding) | :: over |
| overall {adj} (all-encompassing) | :: [Bokmål] helhetlig |
| overall {n} (protective garment worn over clothing) | :: overall {m}; [Bokmål] snekkerbukse {m} {f} |
| overambitious {adj} (excessively ambitious) | :: [Bokmål] overambisiøs; [Nynorsk] overambisiøs |
| overblown {adj} (Of exaggerated importance) | :: oppblåst |
| overboard {adv} (over the edge, off a boat) | :: [Bokmål] over bord; [Nynorsk] over bord |
| overcast {adj} (covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened) | :: [Bokmål] overskyet, overskya; [Nynorsk] overskya |
| overcharge {v} (to charge more than correct amount) | :: ta for mye betalt |
| overcoat {n} (garment) | :: [Bokmål] frakk {m} |
| overcooked {adj} (cooked for too long) | :: [Bokmål] ihjelkokt |
| overcrowded {adj} (Containing too many occupants) | :: [Bokmål] overfylt; [Nynorsk] overfylt |
| overdose {n} (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) | :: [Bokmål] overdose {m}; [Nynorsk] overdose {m} |
| overdraft {n} (act of overdrawing a bank account) | :: overtrekk {n} |
| overdraught {n} (overdraft) SEE: overdraft | :: |
| overdraw {v} (withdraw more money from an account than there is credit) | :: overtrekke |
| overestimate {v} (to judge too highly) | :: [Bokmål] overvurdere; [Nynorsk] overvurdere |
| overfishing {n} (excessive fishing) | :: [Bokmål] overfiske {n} |
| overflow {v} (to fill beyond the limits of) | :: [Bokmål] renne over; [Nynorsk] renne over |
| overflow {v} | :: oversvømme |
| overgraze {v} (to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation) | :: overbeite |
| overhang seat {n} (Legislative seat distribution principle in certain countries) | :: [Bokmål] overskuddsmandat {n} |
| overhaul {n} (a major repair, remake, renovation, or revision) | :: [Bokmål] overhaling {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] overhaling {f} |
| overhaul {v} (to modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely) | :: overhale |
| overhead {n} (data or steps of computation that is only used to facilitate the computations in the system and is not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed) | :: overhead |
| overhead projector {n} (projector that projects an image over the heads of the viewers onto a screen) | :: overheadprosjektør {m} |
| overhear {v} (To hear something that wasn't meant for one's ears) | :: overhøre |
| overheat {v} (overheat) SEE: burn | :: |
| overlook {v} (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it) | :: [Bokmål] overse |
| overlook {v} (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment) | :: [Bokmål] overse |
| overmorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow | :: |
| overmorrow {n} (day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow | :: |
| over my dead body {prep} (absolutely not) | :: [Bokmål] over mitt lik; [Nynorsk] over mitt lik |
| overnight {adv} (throughout the night) | :: [Bokmål] over natta; [Nynorsk] over natta |
| overnight {adv} (in a very short amount of time) | :: [Bokmål] over natta; [Nynorsk] over natta |
| overnourished {adj} (overweight) SEE: overweight | :: |
| overpopulation {n} (when the number of occupants of an area exceeds the ability of that area to provide for the occupants) | :: [Bokmål] overbefolkning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] overbefolkning {f} |
| overpower {v} (overpower) SEE: compel | :: |
| overpressure {n} (excess or markedly elevated pressure) | :: overtrykk {n} |
| overpriced {adj} (priced higher than what it is really worth) | :: [Bokmål] overpriset |
| overreact {v} (react too much or too intensely) | :: overreagere |
| overreaction {n} (reaction deemed excessive) | :: [Bokmål] overreaksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] overreaksjon {m} |
| override {v} (to counteract the normal operation of something) | :: motvirke, overstyre |
| overripe {adj} (excessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad) | :: [Bokmål] overmoden; [Nynorsk] overmoden, overmogen |
| overseas {adj} (abroad) | :: [Bokmål] oversjøisk; [Nynorsk] oversjøisk |
| overseas {adj} (across a sea) | :: [Bokmål] oversjøisk; [Nynorsk] oversjøisk |
| oversensitivity {n} (oversensitivity) | :: [Bokmål] overfølsomhet {m} {f} |
| overshadow {v} (to cast a shadow over something) | :: overskygge |
| overshadow {v} (to dominate something and make it seem insignificant) | :: overskygge |
| overshoe {n} (protective shoe) | :: kalosje {m} {f} |
| oversleep {v} (to sleep for longer than planned) | :: forsove seg |
| oversteer {n} | :: [Bokmål] overstyring {m} {f} |
| overtake {v} (to pass a more slowly moving object) | :: [Bokmål] kjøre forbi; [Nynorsk] køyre forbi |
| over the moon {prep} (delighted, thrilled) | :: overlykkelig |
| over there {adv} (in that place) | :: [Bokmål] der borte |
| overtime {n} (worktime) | :: [Bokmål] overtid {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] overtid {f} |
| overtime {n} (pay for overtime work) | :: [Bokmål] overtidsbetaling {m} {f}, overtidstillegg {n}; [Nynorsk] overtidsbetaling {f}, overtidstillegg {n} |
| overtime {n} (extra period in sports) | :: [Bokmål] overtid {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] overtid {f} |
| overture {n} (approach) | :: [Bokmål] ouverture {m}; [Nynorsk] ouverture {m} |
| overture {n} (musical introduction) | :: [Bokmål] ouverture {m}; [Nynorsk] ouverture {m} |
| overweight {adj} (of a person, heavier than is healthy) | :: [Bokmål] overvektig; [Nynorsk] overvektig |
| overweight {n} (excess of weight) | :: [Bokmål] overvekt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] overvekt {f} |
| overwhelming {adj} (overpowering) | :: [Bokmål] overveldende; [Nynorsk] overveldande |
| oviduct {n} (duct through which an ovum passes) | :: eggleder |
| oviform {adj} (egg-shaped) SEE: egg-shaped | :: |
| ovoid {adj} (egg-shaped) SEE: egg-shaped | :: |
| ovulate {v} (produce eggs or ova) | :: ha eggløsning |
| ovulation {n} (release of an ovum from the ovary) | :: [Bokmål] ovulasjon {m}, eggløsning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ovulasjon {m}, eggløysing {f} |
| ovum {n} (gamete) | :: [Bokmål] eggcelle {m} {f} |
| owe {v} (to be in debt) | :: skylde |
| owing to {prep} (because of) | :: [Bokmål] på grunn av; [Nynorsk] på grunn av |
| owl {n} (bird) | :: [Bokmål] ugle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ugle {f} |
| own {v} (defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| own {v} (have rightful possession of) | :: eie |
| owner {n} (one who owns) | :: [Bokmål] eier {m}; [Nynorsk] eigar {m} |
| ownership {n} (legal status) | :: [Nynorsk] eigarskap {m} {n} |
| own goal {n} (goal scored by player against their own team) | :: [Bokmål] selvmål {n}; [Nynorsk] sjølvmål {n} |
| oxalic acid {n} (the dicarboxylic acid (ethandioic acid)) | :: oksalsyre {f} |
| oxalis {n} (any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis) | :: [Bokmål] gjøkesyre, kløversyre {f}, siris {m}, skogsyre {f}, syreblad {n}, søtsyre {f}, vaffelhjerte {n} (and more); [Nynorsk] gauksyre {f}, gaukesyre {f}, gaukegras {n}, gaukvaffel {m}, syreblom {m} (and more) |
| oxbow lake {n} (crescent-shaped lake) | :: [Bokmål] kroksjø {m}, meandersjø {m}; [Nynorsk] kroksjø {m}, meandersjø {m} |
| oxeye {n} (titmouse) SEE: titmouse | :: |
| oxeye {n} (dunlin) SEE: dunlin | :: |
| oxeye daisy {n} (flower) | :: prestekrage |
| oxidation {n} (chemical reaction) | :: [Bokmål] oksidasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] oksidasjon {m} |
| oxidization {n} (oxidation) SEE: oxidation | :: |
| oxtail {n} (meat from the tail of a cow) | :: oksehale {m} |
| oxygen {n} (chemical element) | :: [Bokmål] oksygen {n}, surstoff {n}; [Nynorsk] oksygen {n}, surstoff {n} |
| oxytocin {n} (hormone) | :: [Bokmål] oksytocin {m} |
| oyster {n} (mollusk, see also: clam; mollusc; mussel) | :: [Bokmål] østers {m}; [Nynorsk] østers {m} |
| oystercatcher {n} (bird) | :: tjeld {m} |
| oyster plant {n} (Mertensia maritima) SEE: sea bluebell | :: |
| ozone {n} (O3) | :: [Bokmål] ozon {n}; [Nynorsk] ozon {n} |
| ozone layer {n} (a region of the stratosphere) | :: [Bokmål] ozonlag {n}; [Nynorsk] ozonlag {n} |
| Øresund {prop} (strait) SEE: Oresund | :: |