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| wacky {adj} (zany) SEE: zany | :: |
| Wadden Sea {prop} (Wadden Sea) | :: [Bokmål] Vadehavet; [Nynorsk] Vadehavet |
| wade {v} (to walk through water or something that impedes progress) | :: vade, vasse |
| wading bird {n} (long-legged bird) | :: [Bokmål] vadefugl {m}; [Nynorsk] vadefugl {m} |
| waffle {n} (flat pastry) | :: [Bokmål] vaffel {m}; [Nynorsk] vaffel {m} |
| waffle iron {n} (a cooking appliance used to make waffles) | :: [Bokmål] vaffeljern {n}; [Nynorsk] vaffeljarn {n}, vaffeljern {n} |
| wag {v} (to swing from side to side) | :: logre |
| wag {v} (to not go to school) | :: skulke |
| wage {n} (money paid to a worker) | :: [Bokmål] lønn {m} {f} |
| waggon {n} (wagon) SEE: wagon | :: |
| wagon {n} (four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, see also: cart) | :: vogn {m} {f} |
| wagon {n} (freight car on a railway) SEE: goods wagon | :: |
| wail {v} (to cry out) | :: jamre |
| waist {n} (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) | :: midje {?} |
| wait {v} (delay until some event) | :: [Bokmål] vente; [Nynorsk] venta |
| wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await | :: |
| waiter {n} (a server in a restaurant or similar) | :: [Bokmål] servitør {m}, kelner {m}; [Nynorsk] servitør {m}, kelner {m} |
| waiter {n} (someone who waits) | :: ventende {m} |
| wait for {v} (await) SEE: await | :: |
| waiting {n} (the act of staying or remaining in expectation) | :: vente |
| waiting list {n} (ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service) | :: [Bokmål] venteliste {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] venteliste {f} |
| waiting room {n} (room) | :: [Bokmål] venterom {n}; [Nynorsk] venterom {n} |
| waitlist {n} (waiting list) SEE: waiting list | :: |
| waitress {n} (female waiter) | :: [Bokmål] servitrise {f}, serveringsdame {f}, servitør {m} |
| wake {v} (to make somebody stop sleeping) | :: vekke |
| wakeful {adj} (restless) | :: vaken {m} |
| wake up {v} (to (become) awake) | :: våkne; [Bokmål] stå opp; [Nynorsk] vakna |
| wake up {v} (to awaken (someone else)) | :: [Nynorsk] vekkja |
| wake up on the wrong side of bed {v} (to be irritable) SEE: get up on the wrong side of the bed | :: |
| Waldemar {prop} (male given name) | :: Valdemar |
| Wales {prop} (a constituent nation of the UK) | :: Wales |
| walk {v} (to move on the feet) | :: gå, spasere |
| walk {v} (colloquial: to avoid a criminal court case) | :: slippe løs |
| walk {v} (to travel a distance by walking) | :: gå, vandre, spasere |
| walk {v} (to take for a walk) | :: gå på tur med, gå ut med hunden [walk the dog] |
| walk {v} (colloquial: to leave, resign) | :: gå |
| walk {n} (trip made by walking) | :: [Bokmål] gåtur {m}, spasertur {m}; [Nynorsk] gåtur {m}, spasertur {m} |
| walker {n} (walking frame) | :: [Bokmål] rullator {m} |
| walk-on {n} (actor with a small part) | :: statist |
| walk-on {n} | :: ekstra |
| walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike | :: |
| wall {n} (defensive rampart) | :: voll {m}; [Bokmål] vegg {m} |
| wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area) | :: [Bokmål] mur {m}; [Nynorsk] mur {m} |
| wall {n} (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building) | :: [Bokmål] vegg {m}; [Nynorsk] vegg {m} |
| wall {n} (impediment to free movement) | :: forhindring {m} |
| wall {n} (anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure) | :: skillevegg {m} |
| Wallachia {prop} (region in Romania) | :: [Bokmål] Valakia {f}; [Nynorsk] Valakia {f} |
| wallet {n} (case for keeping money) | :: [Bokmål] lommebok {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] lommebok {f} |
| wallflower {n} (socially awkward person) | :: veggpryd {m} |
| Wallis and Futuna {prop} (an overseas territory of France in Oceania) | :: Wallis- og Futunaøyene {f-p}; [Nynorsk] Wallis- og Futunaøyane {f-p} |
| wallpaper {n} (decorative paper for walls) | :: [Bokmål] tapet {n}; [Nynorsk] tapet {n} |
| wallpaper {n} (computing: image used to cover a desktop) | :: [Bokmål] bakgrunn {m}; [Nynorsk] bakgrunn |
| wall socket {n} (electricity power point) | :: stikkontakt {m}, stikk {n}, kontakt {m}; [Bokmål] stikkontakt {m}, stikk {n}, kontakt {m}, vegguttak {n} |
| walnut {n} (tree) | :: [Bokmål] valnøtt {m} {f}, valnøttre {n}, valnøtt-tre {n}; [Nynorsk] valnøtt {f}, valnòttre {n}, valnøttre {n}, valnøtt-tre {n} |
| walnut {n} (nut) | :: [Bokmål] valnøtt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] valnøtt {f} |
| walnut {n} (wood) | :: [Bokmål] valnøtt {m} {f}, valnøttre {n}, valnøtt-tre {n}; [Nynorsk] valnøtt {f}, valnòttre {n}, valnøttre {n}, valnøtt-tre {n} |
| Walpurgis night {n} (Walpurgis Night) | :: [Bokmål] Valborgsnatten {m}, Valborgsnatta {f}; [Nynorsk] Valborgsnatta {f} |
| walrus {n} (large Arctic marine mammal) | :: [Bokmål] hvalross {m}, kvalross {m}; [Nynorsk] kvalross {m} |
| waltz {n} (a ballroom dance) | :: [Bokmål] vals {m}; [Nynorsk] vals {m} |
| waltz {n} (piece of music) | :: [Bokmål] vals {m}; [Nynorsk] vals {m} |
| wand {n} (hand-held narrow rod) | :: stav {m}, vånd {m} |
| wank {v} (intransitive: to masturbate) | :: runke, onanere, masturbere |
| wank {v} (transitive: to masturbate) | :: runke |
| wank {n} (act of masturbation) | :: ronk {m}, runk {m} |
| wanker {n} (person who wanks) | :: runker {m} |
| wanker {n} (idiot) | :: dust {m}, idiot {m}, [archaic] tølper {m} |
| wannabe {n} (someone who wishes something but lacks the qualifications) | :: wannabe {m} |
| want {v} (desire) | :: ville, ønske |
| want {n} (lack (of)) | :: mangel |
| want {n} (poverty) | :: behov |
| want {v} (lack) SEE: lack | :: |
| war {n} (conflict involving organized use of arms) | :: krig {m} |
| war {n} (card game) | :: krig |
| war crime {n} (offense for violations of the law of war) | :: [Bokmål] krigsforbrytelse {m} |
| ward {n} (administrative subdivision of cities) | :: [Bokmål] [electoral division] valgkrets {m} |
| ward {n} (Mormonism: subdivision of church) | :: menighet |
| warden {n} (a chief administrative officer of a prison) | :: fengselsdirektør {m} |
| wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wardrobe {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| wardrobe {n} (movable furniture for storing clothes) | :: [Bokmål] garderobeskap {n}, klesskap {n}, skåp {n}; [Nynorsk] garderobeskap {n}, klesskap {n} |
| wardrobe {n} (collection of clothing) | :: [Bokmål] garderobe {m}; [Nynorsk] garderobe {m} |
| wardrobe malfunction {n} ((euphemism) an accidental instance of indecent exposure) | :: funksjonsfeil garderobe |
| ware {n} (product) | :: vare |
| warehouse {n} (A place for storing large amounts of products) | :: [Bokmål] lager {n}, varehus {n}; [Nynorsk] lager {n}, varehus {n} |
| warfare {n} | :: krigføring {c} |
| war film {n} (film set in wartime) | :: [Bokmål] krigsfilm {m}; [Nynorsk] krigsfilm {m} |
| war game {n} | :: [Bokmål] militærøvelse {m}, militærøving {c}; [Nynorsk] militærøving {f} |
| warhead {n} (part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition) | :: [Bokmål] stridshode {n}; [Nynorsk] stridshovud {n} |
| warlike {adj} (belligerent) | :: [Bokmål] krigersk; [Nynorsk] krigersk |
| warm {adj} (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) | :: varm |
| warm {v} (to make or keep warm) | :: [Bokmål] varme; [Nynorsk] varme |
| war machine {n} (resources) | :: [Bokmål] krigsmaskin {m}; [Nynorsk] krigsmaskin {m} {f} |
| warm-blooded {adj} (maintaining constant body temperature) SEE: endothermic | :: |
| war memorial {n} (commemorial monument) | :: [Bokmål] krigsminnesmerke {n}; [Nynorsk] krigsminnesmerke {n} |
| warming up {n} (exercise before an event) | :: [Bokmål] oppvarming {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppvarming {f} |
| warmly {adv} (in a manner maintaining warm temperature) | :: [Bokmål] varmt |
| warmly {adv} (in a friendly manner) | :: [Bokmål] varmt |
| warmonger {n} (one who advocates war) | :: [Bokmål] krigshisser {m}; [Nynorsk] krigshissar {m} |
| warm-up {n} (The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity) | :: [Bokmål] oppvarming {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppvarming {f} |
| warm-up {n} (Any act of preparation for a performance) | :: [Bokmål] oppvarming {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] oppvarming {f} |
| warn {v} (to make someone aware of impending danger) | :: advare |
| warning {n} (instance of warning someone) | :: [Bokmål] advarsel {m}; [Nynorsk] åtvaring {f} |
| war of conquest {n} (war of conquest, see also: war of aggression) | :: [Bokmål] erobringskrig {m}; [Nynorsk] erobringskrig {m} |
| warp {n} (threads running lengthwise) | :: renning {m} {f}, varp {n} |
| warpath {n} (course of action that leads to hostility) | :: [Bokmål] krigssti {m}; [Nynorsk] krigssti {m}, krigsstig {m} |
| warrant {v} (to guarantee) | :: garantere, forsikre |
| warrant {v} (to authorize) SEE: authorize | :: |
| warring {adj} (engaged in war; belligerent) | :: [Bokmål] krigførende; [Nynorsk] krigførande |
| warrior {n} (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare) | :: [Bokmål] kriger {m}, stridsmann {m}; [Nynorsk] krigar {m}, stridsmann {m} |
| warrior {n} (person aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity) | :: [Bokmål] kriger {m}, stridsmann {m}; [Nynorsk] krigar {m}, stridsmann {m} |
| Warsaw {prop} (capital city of Poland) | :: [Bokmål] Warszawa; [Nynorsk] Warszawa |
| warship {n} (ship built or armed for naval combat) | :: orlogsfartøy {n}; [Bokmål] krigsskip {n}; [Nynorsk] krigsskip {n} |
| wart {n} (type of growth occurring on the skin) | :: [Bokmål] vorte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vorte {f} |
| wartime {n} (period of a war) | :: [Bokmål] krigstid {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] krigstid {f} |
| war veteran {n} (person who has served in the armed forces during a war) | :: [Bokmål] krigsveteran {m}; [Nynorsk] krigsveteran {m} |
| wash {v} (to clean with water) | :: tvette, vaske |
| washable {adj} (capable of being washed without being damaged) | :: [Bokmål] vaskbar; [Nynorsk] vaskbar |
| washbasin {n} (basin used for washing, sink) | :: [Bokmål] vaskeservant {m}, servant {m}; [Nynorsk] vaskeservant {m}, servant {m} |
| washboard {n} (board to do laundry) | :: [Bokmål] vaskebrett {n}; [Nynorsk] vaskebrett {n} |
| washbowl {n} (a sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain) | :: vaskeservant {m} |
| washbowl {n} (a basin for washing the face and hands) | :: vaskevannsfat {n} |
| washer {n} (something that washes) | :: vaskemaskin {m}, (dishwasher) oppvaskmaskin {m} |
| washer {n} (person who washes for a living) | :: vaskehjelp {m}, vaskekone {m}, vasker {m} |
| washer {n} (flat disk) | :: stoppskive {m}, skive {m}; [Bokmål] skive {m} {f} |
| washer {n} (face cloth) | :: ansiktsklut {m} |
| washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes) | :: [Bokmål] vaskemaskin {m}; [Nynorsk] vaskemaskin {m} {f} |
| washing powder {n} (powder for washing clothes) | :: [Bokmål] vaskemiddel {n}, vaskepulver {n}; [Nynorsk] vaskemiddel {n}, vaskepulver {n} |
| Washington {prop} (name) | :: [Bokmål] Washington |
| Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America) | :: [Bokmål] Washington, D.C. {n}; [Nynorsk] Washington, D.C. {n} |
| washing-up {n} (washing of dishes etc.) | :: [Bokmål] oppvask {m}; [Nynorsk] oppvask {m} {n} |
| washing-up liquid {n} (liquid soap used to wash dishes) | :: [Bokmål] oppvaskmiddel {n}; [Nynorsk] oppvaskmiddel {n} |
| washpot {n} (type of pot) | :: [Bokmål] vaskevannsfat {n} |
| washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wash up {v} (clean utensils, dishes, etc.) SEE: do the dishes | :: |
| wash with {v} (have an effect on (a person)) | :: bite på |
| wasp {n} (insect) | :: [Bokmål] veps {m}; [Nynorsk] veps {m}, kvefs {m} |
| wastebasket {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| wasted {adj} (not profitably used) | :: [Bokmål] bortkastet; [Nynorsk] bortkasta |
| watch {n} (portable or wearable timepiece) | :: klokke {c}, ur {c}; [Bokmål] armbåndsur |
| watch {n} (particular time period) | :: vakt {c} |
| watch {n} (person or group of people who guard) | :: vakt {c} |
| watch {n} (period of time on duty) | :: vakt {c} |
| watch {v} (to look at for a period of time) | :: observere, passe på, se på |
| watch {v} (to observe) | :: observere, passe på |
| watch {v} (to attend or guard) | :: passe på |
| watch {v} (to be wary) | :: passe på |
| watch cap {n} (knitted cap) SEE: beanie | :: |
| watchdog {n} (dog) SEE: guard dog | :: |
| watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard | :: |
| watchful {adj} (observant, vigilant and aware) | :: [Bokmål] vaktsom |
| watchfully {adv} (in a watchful manner) | :: [Bokmål] vaktsomt |
| watchstrap {n} (strap for a wristwatch) | :: [Bokmål] klokkereim {m} {f}, klokkerem {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] klokkereim {f} |
| watchtower {n} (observation tower) | :: [Bokmål] vakttårn {n} |
| water {n} (amniotic fluid) SEE: amniotic fluid | :: |
| water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| water {v} (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)) | :: [Bokmål] vanne |
| water {v} (to provide (animals) with water) | :: [Bokmål] vanne |
| water {v} (colloquial: to urinate) | :: tisse |
| water {v} (to fill with or secrete water) | :: gråte, felle tårer |
| water {n} (clear liquid H₂O) | :: [Bokmål] vann {n}; [Nynorsk] vatn {n} |
| water {n} (body of water, or specific part of it) | :: vann {m} |
| water {n} (urine) | :: tiss {n} |
| water {n} (serving of water) | :: drikkevann |
| waterbased {adj} (based on water) | :: [Bokmål] vannbasert |
| water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada) | :: [Bokmål] bjørnedyr {n}; [Nynorsk] bjørnedyr {n} |
| waterbed {n} (bed with a mattress filled with water) | :: [Bokmål] vannseng {m} {f} |
| waterbird {n} (waterfowl) | :: [Bokmål] vannfugl {m} |
| water buffalo {n} (large ungulate) | :: [Bokmål] vannbøffel {m}, vassbøffel {m}; [Nynorsk] vassbøffel {m} |
| water cannon {n} (device shooting water) | :: [Bokmål] vannkanon {m} |
| water carrier {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
| water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| watercolor {n} (a painting technique) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {n} (an artwork) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {n} (any paint used in this method) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolour {n} (pigment) | :: [Bokmål] vannfarge {m}; [Nynorsk] vassfarge {m} {f} |
| watercolour {n} (painting) | :: [Bokmål] akvarell {m}; [Nynorsk] akvarell {m} |
| water content {n} (amount of water in a substance) | :: [Bokmål] vanninnhold {n} |
| water-cooled {adj} (cooled by water) | :: [Bokmål] vannavkjølt, vassavkjølt; [Nynorsk] vassavkjølt |
| watercourse {n} (channel through which water flows) | :: [Bokmål] vannløp {n}, løp {n} |
| watercress {n} (Nasturtium microphyllum) | :: brønnkarse |
| water cycle {n} (the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation) | :: vannets kretsløp {n} |
| water dog {n} (water dog) | :: vannhund |
| waterfall {n} (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) | :: [Bokmål] foss {m}, fossefall {n}, vannfall {n}; [Nynorsk] foss {m}, fossefall {n}, vassfall {n} |
| waterfall {n} (waterfall-like outpouring) | :: foss {m} |
| watering {n} (act of pouring water on something) | :: [Bokmål] vanning {m} {f}, vatning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vatning {f} |
| watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants) | :: [Bokmål] vannkanne {m} {f} |
| watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can | :: |
| waterless {adj} (lacking water) | :: [Bokmål] vannløs |
| water level {n} (level of a body of water) | :: [Bokmål] vannstand {m} |
| water lily {n} (Any members of Nymphaeaceae) | :: [Bokmål] vannlilje {m} {f}, vasslilje {m} {f}, nøkkerose {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vasslilje {f}, nykkerose {f} |
| watermark {n} (translucent design impressed on paper) | :: [Bokmål] vannmerke {n}, vassmerke {n}; [Nynorsk] vassmerke {n} |
| watermelon {n} (plant) | :: [Bokmål] vannmelon {m}, vassmelon {m}; [Nynorsk] vassmelon {m} |
| watermelon {n} (fruit) | :: [Bokmål] vannmelon {m}, vassmelon {m}; [Nynorsk] vassmelon {m} |
| watermill {n} (mill powered by water) | :: [Bokmål] vannmølle {m} {f} |
| water parsnip {n} (Sium gen. et spp.) | :: merke |
| water pipe {n} (water conduit) | :: vannledning {m}, vannpipe {f}; [Bokmål] vannrør {n} |
| water polo {n} (a water sport) | :: [Bokmål] vannpolo {m} |
| water power {n} ((uncountable) power from water) | :: [Bokmål] vannkraft {m} {f}, vasskraft {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vasskraft {f} |
| water pox {n} (A common childhood disease caused by virus) | :: [Bokmål] vannkopper; [Nynorsk] vasskoppar |
| waterproof {adj} (unaffected by water) | :: vanntett [formally] |
| waterproof {adj} (made or covered with material that doesn't let water in) | :: [Bokmål] vanntett, vasstett; [Nynorsk] vasstett |
| water's edge {n} (edge of a body of water) | :: [Bokmål] vannkant {m} |
| watershed {n} (boundary between adjacent catchment basins) | :: [Bokmål] vannskille {n}; [Nynorsk] vasskilje {n} |
| watershed {n} (critical point marking a change in course or development) | :: [Bokmål] vendepunkt {n}, veiskille {n}, vannskille {n} |
| watershed {n} (drainage basin) SEE: drainage basin | :: |
| water ski {n} (ski used for water skiing) | :: [Bokmål] vannski {m} {f} |
| water ski {v} (ride on water skis) | :: [Bokmål] stå på vannski |
| water-soluble {adj} (dissolving easily in water) | :: [Bokmål] vannløselig; [Nynorsk] vassløyseleg |
| waterspout {n} (tornado that occurs over a body of water) | :: [Bokmål] skypumpe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] skypumpe {m} |
| water strider {n} (any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae) | :: vannløpere |
| water table {n} (level underground) | :: [Bokmål] grunnvannsspeil {n} |
| water tank {n} (large container used to store water) | :: [Bokmål] vanntank {m}; [Nynorsk] vasstank {m} |
| water taxi {n} (boat that will transport small groups of passengers for a fee) | :: [Bokmål] taxibåt {m}; [Nynorsk] taksibåt {m}, taxibåt {m} |
| watertight {adj} (tightly made) | :: [Bokmål] vanntett, vasstett; [Nynorsk] vasstett |
| water tower {n} (tank of water) | :: [Bokmål] vanntårn {n}, vasstårn {n}; [Nynorsk] vasstårn {n} |
| waterway {n} (navigable body of water) | :: [Bokmål] vannvei {m}, vassdrag {n} |
| waterworks {n} (any single facility, such as a filtration plant, within such a system) | :: [Bokmål] vannverk {n}, vassverk {n}; [Nynorsk] vassverk {n} |
| watery {adj} (tearful) SEE: tearful | :: |
| watt {n} (derived unit of power) | :: [Bokmål] watt {m}; [Nynorsk] watt {m} |
| waulk {v} (full) SEE: full | :: |
| wave {v} (to move back and forth repeatedly) | :: [Bokmål] vaie; [Nynorsk] vaie |
| wave {v} (to wave one’s hand) | :: vinke |
| wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation) | :: [Bokmål] bølge {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bølgje {f}, bylgje {f}, bølge {f} |
| waveform {n} (physics) | :: bølgeform {m} |
| wavefunction {n} (notion in quantum mechanics) | :: [Bokmål] bølgefunksjon {m}; [Nynorsk] bølgjefunksjon {m} |
| wavelength {n} (the length of a single cycle of a wave) | :: [Bokmål] bølgelengde {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bølgjelengd {f}, bylgjelengd {f}, bølgelengd {f}, bølgelengde {f} |
| wax {n} (oily, water-resistant substance) | :: [Bokmål] voks {m} {n}; [Nynorsk] voks {m} {n} |
| wax {v} (literary: grow) | :: vokse {n} |
| wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax | :: |
| wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| waxing {n} (the action of the verb to wax) | :: [Bokmål] voksing {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] voksing {f} |
| waxing {n} (cosmetic procedure) | :: [Bokmål] voksing {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] voksing {f} |
| waxwing {n} (songbird of genus Bombycilla) | :: sidensvans |
| way {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| way {adv} (far) SEE: far | :: |
| way {n} (road, direction, path) | :: [Bokmål] vei {m}; [Nynorsk] veg {m} |
| way {n} (method or manner) | :: måte |
| way {adv} (much) SEE: much | :: |
| way of life {n} (style of living) | :: [Bokmål] livsform {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] livsform {f} |
| way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit | :: |
| way too {adv} | :: [Bokmål] veldig, meget ; [Nynorsk] veldig, ovleg |
| we {pron} (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I)) | :: [Bokmål] vi; [Nynorsk] me, vi |
| weak {adj} (lacking in force or ability) | :: [Bokmål] svak, veik |
| weakening {n} (loss of strength) | :: [Bokmål] svekkelse {m} |
| weakness {n} (condition of being weak) | :: [Bokmål] svakhet {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] svakheit {f} |
| weakness {n} (special fondness) | :: [Bokmål] svakhet {m} {f} |
| wean {v} | :: avvenne |
| weaning {n} | :: avvenning {c} |
| weapon {n} (instrument of attack or defense in combat) | :: [Bokmål] våpen {n}; [Nynorsk] våpen {n} |
| weapon of mass destruction {n} (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) | :: masseøydeleggingsvåpen |
| wear {v} (to have on (clothes)) | :: [Bokmål] bære, ha på seg; [Nynorsk] ha på seg |
| wear {n} (damage) | :: [Bokmål] slitasje {m}; [Nynorsk] slitasje {m} |
| wear and tear {n} (damage or depreciation) | :: [Bokmål] slitasje {m}; [Nynorsk] slitasje {m} |
| weary {adj} (tired, fatigued) | :: [Bokmål] trett, trøtt, utkjørt; [Nynorsk] trøytt |
| weasel {n} | :: snømus, vesel |
| weather {n} (state of the atmosphere) | :: [Bokmål] vær {n}; [Nynorsk] vêr {n} |
| weather balloon {n} (meteorological balloon) | :: [Bokmål] værballong {m}; [Nynorsk] vêrballong {m} |
| weatherbound {adj} (held up by bad weather) | :: [Bokmål] værfast |
| weathercock {n} (weather vane) | :: [Nynorsk] vêrhane {m} |
| weathercock {n} (a fickle, inconstant person) | :: [Nynorsk] vêrhane {m} |
| weather deck {n} (uncovered deck, deck open to weather, uppermost deck) | :: [Bokmål] værdekk {n} |
| weather forecast {n} (prediction of future weather) | :: [Bokmål] værvarsel {n}, værprognose {m}, værmelding {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vêrvarsel {n}, vêrprognose {m} |
| weather forecasting {n} (science of using meteorology to predict future weather) | :: [Bokmål] værvarsling {m} {f} |
| weathering {n} (breaking down of rocks) | :: [Bokmål] forvitring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] forvitring {f} |
| weatherize {v} (to protect against weather) SEE: weatherproof | :: |
| weather map {n} (map showing the analysis of meteorological quantities) | :: [Bokmål] værkart {n} |
| weatherproof {adj} (Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather) | :: [Bokmål] værbestandig |
| weather report {n} (translations) | :: [Bokmål] værmelding {m} {f} |
| weather-wise {adv} (regarding the weather) | :: [Bokmål] værmessig |
| weave {v} (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another) | :: veve; [Nynorsk] veva |
| weave {v} (to spin a cocoon or a web) | :: veve, spinne |
| weave {n} (a type or way of weaving) | :: vev {m} {f} |
| weave {v} (to weave) | :: kjøre sikksakk, traversere, sno seg gjennom |
| weaver {n} (one who weaves) | :: [Bokmål] vever {m}, veverske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vevar {m}, veverske {f} |
| weaver {n} (bird in the family Ploceidae) | :: [Bokmål] vever {m}, veverfugl {m}; [Nynorsk] vevar {m}, vevarfugl {m} |
| weaving {n} (process of making woven material) | :: [Bokmål] veving {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] veving {f} |
| web {n} | :: nett {n}, vev {n} |
| web {v} | :: nettverke |
| web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| web app {n} (web application) SEE: web application | :: |
| web application {n} (computer application) | :: [Bokmål] webapplikasjon {m} |
| webbed {adj} (with the digits connected by a thin membrane) | :: [Bokmål] [webbed foot] svømmefot; [Nynorsk] [webbed foot] svømmefot, symjefot |
| web browser {n} (a computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web) | :: [Bokmål] nettleser {m}; [Nynorsk] nettlesar {m} |
| webcam {n} (video camera viewed over a network) | :: [Bokmål] nettkamera {n}, webkamera {n}; [Nynorsk] nettkamera {n}, webkamera {n} |
| weblication {n} (web application) SEE: web application | :: |
| weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog | :: |
| website {n} (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web) | :: [Bokmål] nettside {m} {f}, hjemmeside {m} {f}, heimeside {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] nettside {f}, heimeside {f} |
| wed {v} (to join in matrimony) | :: vie, ektevie [formal, somewhat dated] |
| wed {v} (transitive: to take as one's spouse) | :: ekte, gifte seg med |
| wed {v} (intransitive: to take a spouse) | :: [Bokmål] gifte seg |
| Wed {n} (abbreviation of Wednesday) | :: [Bokmål] ons; [Nynorsk] ons |
| wedding {n} (marriage ceremony) | :: [Bokmål] bryllup {n}; [Nynorsk] bryllaup {n} |
| wedding cake {n} (cake used as part of a wedding ceremony) | :: [Bokmål] bryllupskake {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bryllaupskake {f} |
| wedding day {n} | :: bryllupsdag {m} |
| wedding dress {n} (the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony) | :: [Bokmål] brudekjole {m}; [Nynorsk] brudekjole {m}, brurkjole {m}, brurekjole {m} |
| wedding gown {n} (wedding dress) SEE: wedding dress | :: |
| wedding ring {n} (a ring symbolizing marriage) | :: [Bokmål] giftering {m}; [Nynorsk] giftering {m} |
| wedgie {n} (prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply) | :: truserøsk {m} [wedgie on a woman] |
| Wednesday {n} (day of the week) | :: [Bokmål] onsdag {m}; [Nynorsk] onsdag {m} |
| wee {n} | :: tiss {n}; tisse |
| weed {n} (cigar) SEE: cigar | :: |
| weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco | :: |
| weed {n} (unwanted plant) | :: ugress {n} |
| weed {n} (slang: marijuana) | :: hasj, pot |
| weed eater {n} (string trimmer) SEE: string trimmer | :: |
| week {n} (period of seven days) | :: [Bokmål] uke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] veke {f}, vika {f} [archaic, Høgnorsk] |
| weekday {n} (weekday) | :: [Bokmål] hverdag {m}, virkedag {m}; [Nynorsk] kvardag {m}, vyrkedag {m}, yrkedag {m} |
| weekend {n} (break in the working week) | :: [Bokmål] helg {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] helg {f} |
| weekly {adj} (happening once a week or every week) | :: [Bokmål] ukentlig |
| weekly {n} (publication that is published once a week) | :: [Bokmål] ukeavis {m} {f} [newspaper]; [Nynorsk] vekeavis {f} [newspaper] |
| weep {v} (to cry, shed tears) | :: [Bokmål] gråte |
| wee-wee {n} | :: [Bokmål] tiss {m} [both], guttetiss {m}, tissemann {m} [male], jentetiss {m}, tissekone {f} [female] |
| weft {n} (horizontal threads) | :: veft {m}, innslag {n}, islett {n} |
| weighing machine {n} (a mechanical device for determing the weight of an object or person) | :: vekt {m} |
| weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass | :: |
| weight {n} (force due to gravity) | :: [Bokmål] vekt {m} {f} |
| weightless {adj} (which has no weight) | :: [Bokmål] vektløs |
| weightless {adj} (which is not being affected by gravity) | :: [Bokmål] vektløs |
| weightlessness {n} (having zero weight) | :: [Bokmål] vektløshet |
| weightlifter {n} (person who competes for maximum weight lifted) | :: [Bokmål] vektløfter {m} |
| weightlifting {n} (form of exercise) | :: vektløftning |
| weightlifting {n} (sport in which competitors lift heavy weights) | :: [Bokmål] vektløfting {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vektløfting {f}, vektlyfting {f} |
| weight loss {n} (reduction of body mass) | :: [Bokmål] vekttap {n}; [Nynorsk] vekttap {n} |
| weighty {adj} (heavy) | :: [Bokmål] vektig; [Nynorsk] vektig |
| weighty {adj} (adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince) | :: [Bokmål] vektig, tungtveiende; [Nynorsk] vektig |
| weir {n} (adjustable dam) | :: [Bokmål] overløp {n}; [Nynorsk] overløp {n}, overlaup {n} |
| weird {adj} (having an unusually strange character or behaviour) | :: [Bokmål] underlig, merkelig |
| welcome {adj} (whose arrival is a cause of joy) | :: [Bokmål] kjærkommen, velkommen; [Nynorsk] kjærkommen, kjærkomen, velkomen |
| welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) | :: [Bokmål] velkommen; [Nynorsk] velkomen, velkommen |
| welcome {n} (act of greeting someone's arrival) | :: velkomst {m} |
| welder {n} (one who welds) | :: [Bokmål] sveiser {m}; [Nynorsk] sveisar {m} |
| welder {n} (item of equipment) | :: [Bokmål] sveiseapparat {n}; [Nynorsk] sveiseapparat {n} |
| welding {n} (action or process of welding) | :: sveising {m} |
| welfare {n} (health, safety, well-being, happiness and prosperity) | :: [Bokmål] velferd {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] velferd {f} |
| welfare state {n} (social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens) | :: velferdsstat |
| welfare state {n} (country in which such a system operates) | :: velferdsstat |
| welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky | :: |
| well {adv} (accurately; competently) | :: bra |
| well {n} (hole sunk into the ground) | :: brønn; [Nynorsk] brunn {m} |
| well {n} (cockpit of a sailing boat) SEE: cockpit | :: |
| well and good {adj} (basically good) | :: [Bokmål] vel og bra |
| well-behaved {adj} (having good manners and acting properly) | :: veloppdragen |
| well-being {n} (state of health, happiness and/or prosperity) | :: [Bokmål] velferd {m} {f}, velvære {n}; [Nynorsk] velferd {f}, velvære {n} |
| well-boat {n} (fishing vessel designed to carry live fish in a tank or well) | :: [Bokmål] brønnbåt {m}; [Nynorsk] brønnbåt {m} |
| well-brought-up {adj} (having good manners) | :: veloppdragen |
| well-built {adj} (well constructed) | :: [Bokmål] velbygd, velbygget; [Nynorsk] velbygd |
| well-built {adj} (well-built physique) | :: [Bokmål] velbygd, velbygget; [Nynorsk] velbygd |
| well-defined {adj} (accurately and precisely described or specified) | :: [Bokmål] veldefinert; [Nynorsk] veldefinert |
| well-deserved {adj} (richly deserved) | :: [Bokmål] velfortjent; [Nynorsk] velfortent |
| well-developed {adj} (well-developed) | :: [Bokmål] velutviklet |
| well done {adj} (performed well) | :: [Bokmål] velgjort |
| well done {adj} (well cooked) | :: [Bokmål] godt stekt |
| well done {interj} (exclamation of praise) | :: godt gjort |
| well-educated {adj} (highly educated) | :: [Bokmål] velutdannet; [Nynorsk] velutdanna |
| well-established {adj} (well-known) SEE: well-known | :: |
| well-established {adj} (having been established for a long period of time) | :: [Bokmål] veletablert; [Nynorsk] veletablert |
| well-groomed {adj} (neat and well-dressed) | :: nydelig |
| well-informed {adj} (furnished with knowledge) | :: [Bokmål] velinformert; [Nynorsk] velinformert |
| Wellington boot {n} (Wellington boot) SEE: Wellington boots | :: |
| Wellington boots {n} (waterproof rubber boot) | :: [Bokmål] gummistøvel {m}, gummistøvler {p}; [Nynorsk] gummistøvel {m}, gummistøvlar {p} |
| well-kept {adj} (neat, tidy) | :: [Bokmål] velholdt |
| well-known {adj} (familiar, widely known) | :: [Bokmål] kjent, velkjent; [Nynorsk] kjend, kjent, velkjend, velkjent |
| well-made {adj} (properly constructed or manufactured) | :: [Bokmål] velgjort |
| well-mannered {adj} (having good manners) | :: beleven, veloppdragen |
| well off {adj} (being in fortunate circumstances) | :: [Bokmål] velstående; [Nynorsk] velståande |
| well-ordering {n} (a type of total order) | :: [Bokmål] velordning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] velordning {f} |
| well-read {adj} (well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively) | :: belest |
| well-spoken {adj} (eloquent and able with regards to speech) | :: [Bokmål] språkmektig {m} {f} {n}, språkmektige {m-p} {f-p} {n-p} |
| well-used {adj} (well-used) | :: [Bokmål] velbrukt; [Nynorsk] velbruka, velbrukt |
| wellwater {n} (water taken from a well) | :: [Bokmål] brønnvann {n}, brønnvatn {n}; [Nynorsk] brønnvatn {n}, brunnvatn {n} |
| Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to Wales) | :: [Bokmål] walisisk; [Nynorsk] walisisk |
| Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to the Welsh language) | :: [Bokmål] walisisk; [Nynorsk] walisisk |
| Welsh {n} (language) | :: [Bokmål] walisisk {m}, velsk {m}, kymrisk {m}; [Nynorsk] walisisk {m}, velsk {m}, kymrisk {m} |
| Welsh {n} (collectively, people of Wales) | :: [Bokmål] walisere {m}; [Nynorsk] walisarar {m} |
| Welshman {n} (native or inhabitant of Wales) | :: [Bokmål] waliser {m}; [Nynorsk] walisar {m} |
| Welsh onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion | :: |
| Welshwoman {n} (woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales) | :: [Bokmål] waliser {m}; [Nynorsk] walisar {m} |
| weltanschauung {n} (worldview) SEE: worldview | :: |
| wench {n} ((archaic) girl or young woman) | :: jente {f}, tøs {m} {f}; [Bokmål] jente {m} {f} |
| wench {n} ((archaic) promiscuous woman) | :: [Bokmål] tøyte {m} {f}, ludder {n}, tøs {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tøyte {f} |
| wench {v} (to frequent prostitutes) | :: [Bokmål] hore |
| Wend {n} (Slav) SEE: Slav | :: |
| Wend {n} (member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland) | :: [Bokmål] vender {m}; [Nynorsk] vender {m} |
| Wendish {adj} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
| Wendish {prop} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
| were- {prefix} (man) | :: var- |
| werewolf {n} (wolflike human) | :: varulv {m} |
| west {n} (compass point) | :: [Bokmål] vest; [Nynorsk] vest |
| west {adj} (towards the west) | :: [Bokmål] vestlig, vestre; [Nynorsk] vestleg, vestre |
| west {adj} (western) | :: [Bokmål] vestlig, vestre; [Nynorsk] vestleg, vestre |
| West {prop} (Western world) | :: [Bokmål] Vesten, vesten; [Nynorsk] Vesten, vesten |
| West Africa {prop} (An area of west Africa, spanning 16 African countries) | :: [Bokmål] Vest-Afrika; [Nynorsk] Vest-Afrika |
| West African {adj} (relating to West Africa) | :: [Bokmål] vestafrikansk; [Nynorsk] vestafrikansk |
| West Bank {prop} (territory) | :: [Bokmål] Vestbredden |
| westerly {n} (wind blowing from the west) | :: [Bokmål] vestavind {m}; [Nynorsk] vestavind {m} |
| western {adj} (pertaining to the west) | :: [Bokmål] vestlig, vestre; [Nynorsk] vestleg, vestre |
| western {adj} (blowing from the west) | :: vestlig |
| western {n} (film or other dramatic work) | :: western {m} |
| Western {adj} (of, situated in, or related to the West) SEE: western | :: |
| Western Africa {prop} (West Africa) SEE: West Africa | :: |
| Western Asia {prop} (the westernmost subregion of Asia) | :: Vest-Asia |
| western barn owl {n} (Tyto alba furcata) | :: tårnugle |
| western capercaillie {n} (Tetrao urogallus) | :: [Bokmål] storfugl {m}; [Nynorsk] storfugl {m} |
| western cattle egret {n} (Bubulcus ibis) | :: kuhegre {m} |
| Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe) | :: [Bokmål] Vest-Europa {n}; [Nynorsk] Vest-Europa {n} |
| Western European {adj} (Western European) | :: [Bokmål] vesteuropeisk; [Nynorsk] vesteuropeisk |
| westernmost {adj} (farthest west) | :: [Bokmål] vestligste; [Nynorsk] vestlegaste |
| western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey | :: |
| Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa) | :: Vest-Sahara |
| western sandpiper {n} (Calidris mauri) | :: beringsnipe |
| Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple) | :: Vestmuren {m}, Klagemuren {m} |
| West Indies {prop} (islands of the Caribbean sea) | :: Karibia |
| Westman Islands {prop} (archipelago off the south coast of Iceland) | :: [Bokmål] Vestmannøyene {m-p}; [Nynorsk] Vestmannøyane {m-p} |
| Westminster Abbey {prop} (large Gothic church) | :: Westminster Abbey {n} |
| Westminster Cathedral {prop} (chuerch) | :: [Bokmål] Westminsterkatedralen {f}; [Nynorsk] Westminsterkatedralen {f} |
| west-northwest {n} (compass point) | :: [Bokmål] vest-nordvest; [Nynorsk] vest-nordvest |
| westside {n} (western side) | :: vestkant |
| west-southwest {n} (compass point) | :: [Bokmål] vest-sørvest; [Nynorsk] vest-sørvest |
| wet {adj} (made of liquid or moisture) | :: våt, fuktig |
| wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) | :: våt, bløt |
| wet {adj} (of weather or a time period: rainy, see also: rainy) | :: vått; [Bokmål] regnfull; [Nynorsk] regnfull |
| wet behind the ears {adj} (inexperienced, not seasoned) | :: våt bak ørene |
| wet job {n} | :: våtjobb {m} |
| wetland {n} (land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas) | :: [Bokmål] våtmark {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] våtmark {f} |
| wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) | :: amme {m} {f} |
| wet oneself {v} (lose control of one's bladder) | :: tisse på seg, tisse seg ut, tisse i buksa |
| wet one's pants {v} (wet oneself) SEE: wet oneself | :: |
| wet season {n} (rainy season) SEE: rainy season | :: |
| wetsuit {n} (close fitting, insulating garment) | :: [Bokmål] våtdrakt {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] våtdrakt {f} |
| whack {v} (to hit, slap or strike) | :: drefse |
| whack {v} (to kill) | :: kverke, knerte, ekspedere |
| whale {n} (large sea mammal) | :: [Bokmål] hval {m}, kval {m}; [Nynorsk] kval {m} |
| whale oil {n} (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) | :: [Bokmål] hvalolje {m} {f} |
| whaler {n} (person who hunts whales) | :: [Bokmål] hvalfanger {m}; [Nynorsk] kvalfangar {m} |
| whaler {n} (vessel for hunting whales) | :: [Bokmål] hvalfanger {m}, hvalbåt {m}; [Nynorsk] kvalfangar {m} |
| whale safari {n} (whale-watching excursion) | :: [Bokmål] hvalsafari {m} |
| whale shark {n} (Rhincodon typus) | :: [Bokmål] hvalhai {m}, kvalhai {m}; [Nynorsk] kvalhai {m} |
| whaling {n} (practice of hunting whales) | :: [Bokmål] hvalfangst {m}; [Nynorsk] kvalfangst {m} |
| wharf {n} (man-made landing place) | :: [Bokmål] kai {m} {f}, brygge {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kai {f} {m}, brygge {f}, bryggje {f} |
| what {pron} (what? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: [Bokmål] hva; [Nynorsk] kva |
| what {pron} (relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing that) | :: hva |
| what {determiner} (which) | :: [Bokmål] hvilken |
| what {determiner} | :: hvilken |
| what are you doing {phrase} (what are you doing) | :: hva gjør du? |
| whatever {interj} (indicating the speaker does not care what someone says) | :: samma det!, [teenage slang] whatever! |
| what goes around comes around {proverb} (the status returns to its original value) | :: man høster som man sår |
| what goes around comes around {proverb} (actions have consequences) | :: man høster som man sår |
| what if {adv} (used to introduce suggestion) | :: hva om |
| what if {adv} (used to introduce speculation about future) | :: hva om |
| what is that {phrase} (what is that?) | :: [Bokmål] hva er det?; [Nynorsk] kva er det? |
| what is your name {phrase} (what is your name?) | :: hva heter du? |
| what languages do you speak {phrase} (what languages do you speak?) | :: [Bokmål] hvilke språk snakker du? |
| what's good {phrase} (what's up) SEE: what's up | :: |
| what's on your mind {phrase} (what is bothering you?) | :: hva har du på hjertet? |
| what's up {phrase} (How are you?) | :: [Bokmål] hva skjer?; [Nynorsk] kva skjer? |
| what the fuck {phrase} (An intensive form of what) | :: hva faen, hva i helvete |
| what the hell {phrase} (an intensive form of what) | :: hva i helvete?, hva faen? |
| what the hell {phrase} (why not?) | :: faen heller, søren heller |
| what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?) | :: hvor meget er klokken? |
| wheat {n} (grain) | :: [Bokmål] hvete; [Nynorsk] kveite |
| wheatear {n} (birds of genus Oenanthe) | :: [Bokmål] steinskvett {m} |
| wheat flour {n} (flour from wheat) | :: [Bokmål] hvetemel {n}; [Nynorsk] kveitemjøl {n} |
| wheat midge {n} (Sitodiplosis mosellana) | :: [Bokmål] rød hvetegallmygg {m} |
| wheat weevil {n} (species of weevils) | :: [Bokmål] kornsnutebille {m} |
| wheel {n} (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation) | :: [Bokmål] hjul {n}; [Nynorsk] hjul {n} |
| wheelbarrow {n} (small cart) | :: [Bokmål] trillebår {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] trillebår {f} |
| wheelchair {n} (chair) | :: rullestol {m} |
| wheelchair user {n} (person who uses a wheelchair) | :: [Bokmål] rullestolbruker {m} |
| wheel clamp {n} (a device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven) | :: hjulklamp |
| wheelhouse {n} (enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated) | :: [Bokmål] styrehus {n}; [Nynorsk] styrehus {n}, styrhus {n} |
| when {adv} (at what time, as a direct question) | :: når |
| when {conj} (as soon as, at the time that) | :: når |
| when {conj} (during the time that) | :: når |
| when {conj} (at what time; at which time) | :: når |
| when {conj} | :: da |
| when {pron} (what time; which time) | :: når |
| whence {adv} (from where; from which place or source) | :: [Bokmål] hvorfra; [Nynorsk] kvar ifrå, kor ifrå |
| whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when | :: |
| when Hell freezes over {adv} (never) | :: når helvetet fryser |
| when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do | :: |
| when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do) | :: [Bokmål] Når man er i Rom gjør man som romerne |
| when push comes to shove {phrase} (when the pressure is on) | :: [Bokmål] når det kommer til stykket |
| when the cat's away the mice will play {proverb} (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) | :: når katten er borte, danser musene på bordet [when the cat’s away, the mice are dancing on the table] |
| where {conj} (at or in which place) | :: [Bokmål] hvor; [Nynorsk] kor, kvar |
| where {adv} (at what place; to what place; from what place) | :: [Bokmål] hvor; [Nynorsk] kor, kvar |
| where {pron} (the place in which) | :: [Bokmål] hvor, der; [Nynorsk] kor, kvar, der |
| where are we {phrase} (where are we) | :: hvor er vi? |
| where are you {phrase} (where are you?) | :: hvor er du? |
| where are you from {phrase} (in which country or region were you born or raised) | :: [Bokmål] hvor kommer du fra?, hvor er du fra?; [Nynorsk] kvar kjem du frå?, kvar er du frå? |
| whereas {conj} (but in contrast; whilst on the contrary…) | :: [Bokmål] mens; [Nynorsk] mens, medan |
| whereby {adv} (by which) | :: hvorved |
| where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?) | :: hvor bor du? |
| wherefore {conj} (because of which) | :: hvorfor; [Nynorsk] korfor, kvifor |
| where is the toilet {phrase} (where is the toilet?) | :: hvor er toalettet?, hvor finner jeg toalettet? |
| wherenot {n} (wherever) SEE: wherever | :: |
| wherever {conj} (in any place, anywhere) | :: hvor enn |
| wherewith {adv} (with which) | :: Riksmål: hvormed |
| where you at {phrase} (where are you) SEE: where are you | :: |
| whether {conj} (introducing indirect questions) | :: om; [Bokmål] hvorvidt |
| whether {conj} (if, whether or not) | :: [Bokmål] om, hvorvidt; [Nynorsk] om |
| whether {conj} (introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | :: [Bokmål] enten; [Nynorsk] anten |
| whey {n} (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled) | :: myse {m} |
| which {determiner} ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) | :: hvilken, hvilket, hvilke |
| which {determiner} ((relative) the one(s) that) | :: som, hvilken, hvilket, hvilke |
| which {pron} ((relative) who, whom, what) | :: som |
| while {n} (uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | :: stund {m} |
| while {conj} (during the same time that) | :: [Bokmål] mens; [Nynorsk] medan |
| while {conj} (until) SEE: until | :: |
| whimbrel {n} (a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus) | :: småspove |
| whimper {n} (a low intermittent sob) | :: klynk {n} |
| whimper {v} (to cry or sob softly and intermittently) | :: klynke |
| whimsical {adj} (Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing) | :: rar, sær |
| whine {n} (a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound) | :: hvin {n}, hyl {n} |
| whine {v} (to utter a whine) | :: hvine, hyle |
| whine {v} (to complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine) | :: sutre, syte, jamre |
| whip {n} (rod or rope) | :: pisk |
| whip {n} (party policy enforcer) | :: [Bokmål] innpisker {m}; [Nynorsk] innpiskar {m} |
| whipper snipper {n} (string trimmer) SEE: string trimmer | :: |
| whipping cream {n} (cream suitable for whipping) | :: [Bokmål] kremfløte {m}, kremfløyte {m}; [Nynorsk] kremfløyte {m} |
| whirl {v} (To rotate, revolve, spin rapidly) | :: virvle, snurre |
| whirlwind {n} (a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air) | :: [Bokmål] virvelvind {m}; [Nynorsk] virvelvind {m}, kvervelvind |
| whirlwind {n} (figuratively: a body of objects or events sweeping violently onward) | :: [Bokmål] virvelvind {m}; [Nynorsk] virvelvind {m}, kvervelvind |
| whisk {n} (quick, light sweeping motion) | :: [Bokmål] visp {m} |
| whisk {n} (kitchen utensil) | :: [Bokmål] visp {m}; [Nynorsk] visp {m} |
| whisk {v} (to move something with quick light sweeping motions) | :: [Bokmål] vispe |
| whisk {v} (in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream) | :: [Bokmål] vispe, piske; [Nynorsk] vispe |
| whiskered tern {n} (Chlidonias hybrida) | :: hvitkinnsvartterne; [Nynorsk] kvitkinnsvartterne |
| whiskey {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: whisky {c} |
| whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey | :: |
| whisper {n} (act of speaking in a quiet voice) | :: [Bokmål] hvisking {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kviskring {f} |
| whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice) | :: [Bokmål] hviske; [Nynorsk] kviskre |
| whistle {n} (device used to make a whistling sound) | :: [Bokmål] fløyte {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fløyte {f} |
| whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound) | :: plystre |
| whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit | :: |
| whistle-blower {n} (one who reports a problem or violation to the authorities) | :: fløyteblåser {m}, varsler {m} |
| whistleblowing {n} (disclosure of wrongdoing) | :: fløyteblåsing {f}, varsling {f} |
| white {n} (color/colour) | :: [Bokmål] hvit, kvit; [Nynorsk] kvit |
| white {n} (albumen) | :: [Bokmål] hvite {m}, kvite {m}; [Nynorsk] kvite {m} |
| white {n} (white wine) SEE: white wine | :: |
| white {adj} (bright and colourless) | :: [Bokmål] hvit, kvit; [Nynorsk] kvit |
| white ant {n} (white ant) SEE: termite | :: |
| white as a sheet {adj} (pale as if suffering from shock) | :: [Bokmål] hvit som et laken; [Nynorsk] kvit som eit laken |
| white-backed black tit {n} (Melaniparus leuconotus) | :: hvitryggmeis |
| white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear | :: |
| white-browed tit {n} (Poecile superciliosus) | :: hvitbrynmeis |
| white clover {n} (Trifolium repens) | :: [Bokmål] hvitkløver {m}; [Nynorsk] kvitkløver {m} |
| white-eyed gull {n} (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) | :: rødehavsmåke; [Nynorsk] raudehavsmåse |
| whitefin dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
| whitefish {n} (whiting) SEE: whiting | :: |
| whitefish {n} (beluga) SEE: beluga | :: |
| whitefly {n} (Any of various Aleyrodidae) | :: [Bokmål] mellus {m} |
| white fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox | :: |
| white-haired {adj} (having white hair) | :: [Bokmål] hvithåret, hvithåra, kvithåret, kvithåra; [Nynorsk] kvithåra |
| white hole {n} (singularity) | :: hvitt hull {n} |
| White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America) | :: [Bokmål] Det hvite hus {n}; [Nynorsk] Det kvite hus {n} |
| White Island {prop} (island) | :: Kvitøya |
| white lie {n} (deliberate untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result) | :: [Bokmål] hvit løgn {m} |
| white lightning {n} (illegally distilled whiskey) SEE: moonshine | :: |
| white man {n} (Caucasian) SEE: Caucasian | :: |
| white-naped tit {n} (Machlolophus nuchalis) | :: hindumeis; [Nynorsk] hindumeis |
| white owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| white paper {n} (marketing document) | :: [Bokmål] hvitbok |
| white paper {n} | :: stortingsmelding {f}, stortingsmelding {f} |
| white pointer {n} (great white shark) SEE: great white shark | :: |
| white-rumped sandpiper {n} (Calidris fuscicollis) | :: bonapartesnipe |
| White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian | :: |
| white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise | :: |
| White Sea {prop} (a sea to the northwest of Russia) | :: Kvitsjøen {m} |
| white-tailed eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) | :: [Bokmål] havørn {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] havørn {m} {f} |
| white wagtail {n} (bird in the wagtail family) | :: linerle |
| whitewash {v} (paint) | :: hvitkalke |
| whitewash {v} (cover errors) | :: [Bokmål] hvitvaske, kvitvaske; [Nynorsk] kvitvaske |
| white whale {n} (a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) SEE: beluga | :: |
| white wine {n} (light coloured wine) | :: [Bokmål] hvitvin {m}, kvitvin {m}; [Nynorsk] kvitvin {m} |
| white-winged tern {n} (Chlidonias leucopterus) | :: hvitvingesvartterne; [Nynorsk] kvitvengsvartterne |
| whither {adv} (to which place) | :: [Bokmål] hvor, hvor hen; [Nynorsk] kor, kvar |
| whiting {n} (fish, Merlangius merlangus) | :: [Bokmål] hvitting {m}; [Nynorsk] kviting {m} |
| whitish {adj} (somewhat white) | :: [Bokmål] hvitaktig |
| Whitsun {n} (Whitsunday) | :: pinse |
| whittle {v} (cut or shape wood with a knife) | :: spikke |
| whiz {n} (urination) SEE: urination | :: |
| whiz {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| who {pron} (who? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: hvem |
| whoa {interj} (stop, said to a horse) | :: ptro |
| who cares {phrase} (reply to an unimportant statement) SEE: so what | :: |
| whodunit {n} (a crime novel or drama) | :: kriminal {c}, krim {c}, kriminalroman {c}, kriminalfilm {c} |
| who knows {phrase} (rhetorical question: one doesn't know) | :: hvem vet? |
| who knows {phrase} (rhetorical question: anything is possible) | :: hvem vet? |
| whole {adj} (entire) | :: hel |
| whole {adv} (colloquial: in entirety) | :: helt |
| whole {n} (something complete) | :: helhet {m} |
| wholehearted {adj} (having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support) | :: [Bokmål] helhjertet; [Nynorsk] heilhjarta |
| wholemeal bread {n} (bread) | :: fullkornbrød {n} |
| whole milk {n} (milk from which nothing has been removed) | :: [Bokmål] helmelk {m} {f}, helmjølk {m} {f}, heilmelk {m} {f}, heilmjølk {m} {f} |
| whole number {n} (integer) SEE: integer | :: |
| wholesale {n} (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) | :: engroshandel {m} |
| wholesale {adj} (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) | :: en gros {p} |
| wholesale {adv} (in bulk or large quantity) | :: en gros {p} |
| wholesaler {n} (person or company that sells goods wholesale to retailers) | :: [Bokmål] grossist {m}; [Nynorsk] grossist {m} |
| whole tone {n} (interval of two-twelfths of an octave) | :: heltone {m} |
| whooper {n} (whooper swan) SEE: whooper swan | :: |
| whooper swan {n} (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) | :: sangsvane {m} {f} |
| whooping cough {n} (a contagious disease) | :: [Bokmål] kikhoste {m}; [Nynorsk] kikhoste {m} |
| whore {n} | :: [Bokmål] hore {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hore {f}; ludder {n}, tøs {f}; [Bokmål] hore {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hore {f} |
| whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whorish {adj} (resembling a whore) | :: horete |
| whorl {n} (spindle whorl.) | :: håndteinsnelle |
| whose {determiner} (of whom (interrogative)) | :: hvem sin, hvems, hvis |
| whose {determiner} (of whom (relative)) | :: hvis |
| whose {determiner} (of which (relative)) | :: hvis |
| who's who {n} (publication containing biographies of well-known or important people) | :: hvem som er hvem |
| why {adv} (for what reason) | :: [Bokmål] hvorfor; [Nynorsk] korfor, kvifor |
| why {n} (the reason) | :: derfor |
| why {interj} (exclamation of surprise) | :: hvorfor |
| why not {adv} (state one has no objection) | :: [Bokmål] hvorfor ikke |
| why not {adv} (introduce a proposal) | :: [Bokmål] hvorfor ikke |
| wick {n} (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning) | :: [Bokmål] veke {m} |
| wicker {n} (wickerwork) SEE: wickerwork | :: |
| wickerwork {n} (things made of wicker) | :: [Bokmål] flettverk {n} |
| widdle {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| wide {adj} (having a large physical extent from side to side) | :: [Bokmål] vid, bred, brei; [Nynorsk] vid, brei |
| wide {adv} (extensively) | :: vidt, bredt |
| wide {adv} (completely (with awake)) | :: vid |
| wide-angle lens {n} (short focal length lens) | :: [Bokmål] vidvinkel {m}, vidvinkelobjektiv {n}, vidvinkellinse {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vidvinkel {m}, vidvinkelobjektiv {n}, vidvinkellinse {f} |
| wide awake {adj} (awake and very alert) | :: [Bokmål] lys våken |
| wide open {adj} (open completely) | :: [Bokmål] vidåpen |
| widget {n} (component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with) | :: widget |
| widow {n} (woman whose spouse has died) | :: [Bokmål] enke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] enkje {f} |
| widower {n} (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) | :: [Bokmål] enkemann {m}; [Nynorsk] enkjemann {m}, enkemann {m} |
| width {n} (measurement of something from side to side) | :: [Bokmål] bredde {m} |
| Wiener schnitzel {n} (veal cutlet) | :: wiener schnitzel {m} |
| wife {n} (married woman) | :: [Bokmål] hustru {m} {f}, kone {m} {f}, frue {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hustru {f}, kone {f}, frue {f} |
| wife carrying {n} (Scandinavian sport) | :: [Bokmål] konebæring {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] konebæring {f} |
| wig {n} (head of artificial hair) | :: [Bokmål] parykk {m}; [Nynorsk] parykk {m} |
| wiggle {v} (to move with irregular motions) | :: vrikke |
| wiggle {n} (wiggling movement) | :: vrikk {n} |
| wigmaker {n} (person who makes wigs) | :: [Bokmål] parykkmaker {m}; [Nynorsk] parykkmakar {m} |
| wiki {n} (collaborative website) | :: wiki |
| wikify {v} (to adapt (text) to a wiki, see also: wiki; -ify) | :: wikifisere |
| Wikipedia {prop} (online encyclopedia) | :: Wikipedia |
| Wikipedian {n} (a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia) | :: [Bokmål] wikipedianer {m}; [Nynorsk] wikipedianar {m} |
| Wikipedian {adj} (of or relating to Wikipedia) | :: [Bokmål] wikipedisk; [Nynorsk] wikipedisk |
| Wiktionary {prop} (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language) | :: [Bokmål] Wiktionary |
| wild {adj} (not domesticated or tamed) | :: vill |
| wild {adj} (raucous, unruly, and savage) | :: vill |
| wild animal {n} (animal living in a natural, undomesticated state) | :: [Bokmål] villdyr {n}; [Nynorsk] villdyr {n} |
| wild boar {n} (Sus scrofa) | :: [Bokmål] villsvin {n}; [Nynorsk] villsvin {n} |
| wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat | :: |
| wild cat {n} (Lynx rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildcat {n} (Felis silvestris) | :: villkatt {m} |
| wildcat {n} | :: villkatt, skogkatt |
| wildcat {n} (Felix rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildcat {n} (wildcat strike) SEE: wildcat strike | :: |
| wildcat strike {n} (labour strike not authorized by the leaders of a trade union) | :: [Bokmål] vill streik {m} |
| wildebeest {n} (gnu) SEE: gnu | :: |
| wilderness {n} (uncultivated tract of land) | :: [Bokmål] villnis {n}, villmark {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] villnis {n}, villmark {f} |
| wildfire {n} (Greek fire) SEE: Greek fire | :: |
| wild goose {n} (species of wildlife goose) | :: grågås |
| Wild Hunt {n} (folk myth) | :: Oskoreia |
| wildlife reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| wildlife sanctuary {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| wild service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) | :: tarmvriasal |
| wild strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) | :: markjordbær |
| wild turkey {n} (Meleagris gallopavo) | :: kalkun |
| will {v} (indicating future action) | :: vil, kommer til å, skal |
| will {n} (act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | :: vilje {m}, ønske {n} |
| will {n} (legal document) | :: testament {n} |
| will {v} (To bequeath) | :: testamentere |
| will {v} (to wish strongly) | :: ville |
| William {prop} (male given name) | :: Vilhelm |
| willingness {n} (state of being willing) | :: [Bokmål] villighet {m} {f} |
| will o' the wisp {n} (strange light) | :: lyktemann, irrlys, vettelys, alvelys |
| willow {n} (tree) | :: vier {m}, vierslekt {m}, viere {p} |
| willow grouse {n} (Lagopus lagopus) | :: [Bokmål] lirype {f} {m}, skogsrype {f} {m}; [Nynorsk] lirype {f}, skogsrype {f} |
| willow ptarmigan {n} (Lagopus lagopus) SEE: willow grouse | :: |
| willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus) | :: løvsanger; [Nynorsk] lauvsongar |
| willpower {n} (strength of will) | :: [Bokmål] viljestyrke {m}; [Nynorsk] viljestyrke {m} |
| wilt {v} (to droop) | :: visne |
| wimp {n} (someone who lacks confidence) | :: [Bokmål] pyse {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] pyse {m} {f} |
| wimple {n} (Cloth used to cover a nun's head) | :: [Bokmål] hakelin {n} |
| wimple {n} (Ripple) | :: [Bokmål] rifle {m} {f} |
| win {v} (transitive: achieve victory in) | :: vinne; [Bokmål] vinne |
| win {v} (obtain (someone) by wooing) | :: vinne |
| win {v} (intransitive: achieve by winning) | :: vinne, overvinne |
| win {n} (individual victory) | :: seier {m} |
| wince {v} (to flinch as if in pain) | :: krympe seg |
| winch {n} (machine) | :: [Bokmål] vinsj {m}; [Nynorsk] vinsj {m} |
| winch {v} (use a winch) | :: [Bokmål] vinsje |
| wind {v} (to introduce by insinuation) SEE: insinuate | :: |
| wind {n} (movement of air) | :: vind {m} |
| wind {n} (flatus) | :: fjert {m}, fis {m}, promp {m} |
| windblown {adj} (windblown, blown by the wind) | :: [Bokmål] vindblåst |
| windbreaker {n} (thin outer coat) | :: [Bokmål] vindjakke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vindjakke {f} |
| windcheater {n} (a heavy weatherproof jacket) SEE: windbreaker | :: |
| wind chimes {n} (chime made from suspended wooden, metal, etc. tubes, bells and rods that tinkle when moved by the wind) | :: [Bokmål] vindspill {n}; [Nynorsk] vindspel {n} |
| windfall {n} (something that has been blown down by the wind) | :: vindfall {n} |
| windfall {n} (fruit fallen off a tree naturally) | :: nedfallsfrukt {m} |
| windfall {n} (sudden large benefit) | :: uventet hell |
| wind farm {n} (collection of wind turbines) | :: vindpark |
| windflower {n} (Anemone nemorosa) SEE: wood anemone | :: |
| wind force {n} (strength of the wind) | :: [Bokmål] vindstyrke {m}; [Nynorsk] vindstyrke {m} |
| wind generator {n} (wind-driven generator) | :: [Bokmål] vindgenerator {m}; [Nynorsk] vindgenerator {m} |
| windhover {n} (common kestrel) SEE: common kestrel | :: |
| winding {adj} (twisting, turning or sinuous) | :: [Bokmål] svingete; [Nynorsk] svingete |
| wind instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) | :: [Bokmål] blåseinstrument {n}; [Nynorsk] blåseinstrument {n} |
| windle {n} (redwing) SEE: redwing | :: |
| windmeter {n} (an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind) SEE: anemometer | :: |
| windmill {n} (machine) | :: [Bokmål] vindmølle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vindmølle {f}, vindmylne {f} |
| windmill {n} (structure) | :: [Bokmål] vindmølle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vindmølle {f}, vindmylne {f} |
| windmill {n} (child's toy) | :: vindmølle {m} {f} |
| window {n} (opening for light and air) | :: [Bokmål] vindu {n}; [Nynorsk] vindauge {n}, vindauga {n} |
| window {n} (period of time) | :: [Bokmål] vindu {n}; [Nynorsk] vindauge {n}, vindauge {n} |
| window {n} (area on a computer screen) | :: [Bokmål] vindu {n}; [Nynorsk] vindauge {n}, vindauga {n} |
| window {n} (shop window) SEE: shop window | :: |
| window cleaner {n} (person) | :: [Bokmål] vinduspusser {m} |
| window frame {n} (framework around a window) | :: [Bokmål] vinduskarm {m}; [Nynorsk] vindaugskarm {m} |
| window-seat {n} (seat in window recess) | :: vindussete |
| windowsill {n} (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) | :: [Bokmål] vinduskarm {m}; [Nynorsk] vindaugskarm {m} |
| windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| windpipe {n} (trachea) | :: [Bokmål] luftrør {n}; [Nynorsk] luftrøyr {f} {n} |
| wind power {n} (power harnessed from the wind) | :: [Bokmål] vindkraft {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vindkraft {f} |
| windproof {adj} (providing protection from the wind) | :: [Bokmål] vindtett; [Nynorsk] vindtett |
| windscreen {n} (windshield) SEE: windshield | :: |
| windshield {n} (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) | :: frontrute {f} |
| wind speed {n} (speed of the wind) | :: [Bokmål] vindhastighet {m} {f} |
| wind tunnel {n} (test facility) | :: [Bokmål] vindtunnel {m}, vindtunell {m}; [Nynorsk] vindtunnel {m} |
| wind turbine {n} (device) | :: [Bokmål] vindmølle {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vindmølle {f} |
| wind-up {adj} (needing to be wound up in order to function) | :: [Bokmål] trekkopp |
| windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| windy {adj} (accompanied by wind) | :: [Bokmål] vindfull; [Nynorsk] vindfull |
| windy {adj} (unsheltered and open to the wind) | :: [Bokmål] vindfull; [Nynorsk] vindfull |
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from grapes) | :: vin |
| wine bottle {n} (bottle for holding wine) | :: [Bokmål] vinflaske {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] vinflaske {f} |
| wine cellar {n} (underground place for storing wine) | :: [Bokmål] vinkjeller {m}; [Nynorsk] vinkjellar {m} |
| wine glass {n} (glass vessel for drinking wine from) | :: [Bokmål] vinglass {n}; [Nynorsk] vinglas {n} |
| winegrower {n} (person or company that makes wine) | :: [Bokmål] vinbonde {m}; [Nynorsk] vinbonde {m} |
| winemaking {n} (the act of making wine) | :: [Bokmål] vinifikasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] vinifikasjon {m} |
| wineskin {n} (bag for holding wine) | :: [Bokmål] vinsekk {m} |
| wing {n} (part of an animal) | :: [Bokmål] vinge {m}; [Nynorsk] veng {m} |
| wing {n} (part of an aircraft) | :: [Bokmål] vinge {m}; [Nynorsk] veng {m} |
| wing {n} (extension to a main body) | :: [Bokmål] fløy {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fløy {f} |
| wing {n} (fraction of a political movement) | :: [Bokmål] fløy {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] fløy {f} |
| wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly | :: |
| wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw | :: |
| wing chair {n} (chair) | :: ørelappstol {m} |
| wingless {adj} (lacking wings) | :: [Bokmål] vingeløs |
| wingspan {n} (the distance from left wingtip to right) | :: [Bokmål] vingespenn {n} |
| winner {n} (one who has won or often wins) | :: [Bokmål] vinner {m}, seierherre {m}; [Nynorsk] vinnar {m} |
| Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear) | :: Ole Brumm |
| winning {adj} (that constitutes a win) | :: [Bokmål] vinnende |
| winning {adj} (attractive) | :: [Bokmål] vinnende |
| winnings {n} (something won) | :: [Bokmål] gevinst {m}; [Nynorsk] gevinst {m} |
| win over {v} (to persuade) SEE: persuade | :: |
| winter {n} (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) | :: [Bokmål] vinter {m}; [Nynorsk] vinter {m} |
| winter {v} (spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday) | :: overvintre |
| winter {v} (store over winter) | :: overvintre |
| winter break {n} (time off in winter) | :: [Bokmål] vinterferie {m}; [Nynorsk] vinterferie {m} |
| winter coat {n} (seasonal appearance) | :: [Bokmål] vinterpels {m}; [Nynorsk] vinterpels {m} |
| wintergreen {n} (evergreen) SEE: evergreen | :: |
| winter solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) | :: [Bokmål] vintersolverv {n}; [Nynorsk] vintersolkverv {m} |
| wintry {adj} (suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy) | :: vinterlig |
| win-win {adj} (of a situation that benefits two parties) | :: [Bokmål] vinn-vinn; [Nynorsk] vinn-vinn |
| wipe {v} (remove surface substance) | :: tørke av, viske; [Nynorsk] turka |
| wipe {v} (erase a computer disk) | :: slette |
| wiper {n} (something designed for wiping) | :: [Bokmål] visker {m} |
| wire {n} (thin thread of metal) | :: [Bokmål] ledning {m} {f}, tråd {m}; [Nynorsk] leidning {f}, tråd {m} |
| wire {v} (informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) | :: overføre |
| wire {n} (informal: telegraph) SEE: telegraph | :: |
| wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram | :: |
| wire brush {n} (brush with bristles made of wire) | :: [Bokmål] stålbørste {m}; [Nynorsk] stålbørste {m} |
| wireless {adj} (not having any wires) | :: [Bokmål] trådlaus, trådløs; [Nynorsk] trådlaus |
| wire netting {n} (hexagonal network of interwoven wire) | :: gjerdenetting |
| wire rope {n} (strong cable) | :: [Bokmål] ståltau {n}, vaier {m}; [Nynorsk] ståltau {n}, vaier {m} |
| wisdom {n} (element of personal character) | :: visdom {m} |
| wisdom {n} (piece of wise advice) | :: visdom {m} |
| wisdom {n} (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) | :: visdom {m} |
| wisdom {n} (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) | :: visdom {m} |
| wisdom {n} (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) | :: visdom {m} |
| wisdom {n} (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) | :: visdom {m} |
| wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) | :: visdomstann {m} |
| wise {adj} (showing good judgement) | :: vis |
| -wise {suffix} (in the manner of) | :: -vis |
| wisent {n} (European bison, Bison bonasus) | :: visent |
| wish {n} (desire) | :: [Bokmål] ønske {n} |
| wishable {adj} (desirable) SEE: desirable | :: |
| wishful thinking {n} (illusion that what one would like is true) | :: [Bokmål] ønsketenkning {m} {f} |
| wish list {n} (list of desired things) | :: [Bokmål] ønskeliste {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ynskeliste {f}, ynskjeliste {f}, ønskeliste {f}, ønskjeliste {f} |
| wishy-washy {adj} (thin or watery) | :: [Bokmål] vassen, tynn |
| wistful {adj} (full of longing) | :: lengselsfull, vemodig |
| wistful {adj} (sad and thoughtful) | :: [Bokmål] vemodig |
| wit {n} (mind; sanity) | :: vett {n} |
| wit {n} (intellectual ability) | :: forstand {m}, intellekt {n} |
| wit {n} (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly) | :: vidd {n} |
| wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| witch {n} (person who uses magic) | :: [Bokmål] heks {f} {m}; [Nynorsk] heks {f} |
| witch {n} (derogatory: ugly or unpleasant woman) | :: [Bokmål] heks {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] heks {f} |
| witchcraft {n} (the practice of witches) | :: heksekunst {m}; [Bokmål] hekseri {n}; [Nynorsk] hekseri {n} |
| witch doctor {n} (person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic) | :: [Bokmål] heksedoktor {m}; [Nynorsk] heksedoktor {m} |
| witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| witch-hunt {n} (persecution of persons believed to be using magic) | :: heksejakt {m} {f} |
| witch-hunt {n} (campaign to punish dissident persons) | :: heksejakt {m} {f} |
| witch's milk {n} (milk secreted from the breasts of newborn babies) | :: [Bokmål] heksemelk {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] heksemjølk {f} |
| with {prep} (in the company of) | :: [Bokmål] med; [Nynorsk] med |
| with {prep} (in addition to) | :: [Bokmål] med; [Nynorsk] med |
| with all due respect {prep} (phrase used before disagreeing with someone) | :: [Bokmål] med respekt å melde |
| withdrawal {n} (act of withdrawing) | :: [Bokmål] tilbaketrekking {m} {f}, tilbaketrekning {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tilbaketrekking {f} |
| witherite {n} (mineral) | :: [Nynorsk] witheritt |
| within {prep} (spatial enclosure) | :: [Bokmål] innenfor, innad |
| within {prep} (in scope or range of) | :: innenfor |
| within {prep} (before the specified duration ends) | :: [Bokmål] innen; [Nynorsk] innan |
| without {prep} (not having) | :: [Bokmål] uten; [Nynorsk] utan |
| without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| with respect to {prep} (pertaining to) | :: [Bokmål] med hensyn til, hva angår, angående |
| with respect to {prep} (mathematics) | :: [Bokmål] med hensyn på |
| withspeak {v} (contradict) SEE: contradict | :: |
| witness {n} (someone called to give evidence in a court) | :: vitne {n} |
| witness box {n} (place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom) | :: [Bokmål] vitneboks {m}; [Nynorsk] vitneboks {m} |
| witness stand {n} (witness stand) SEE: witness box | :: |
| witty {adj} (full of wit) | :: vittig, åndrik |
| wizard {n} (person skilled with magic) | :: trollmann |
| wizard {n} (computing: program or script used to simplify complex operations) | :: assistent {m} |
| wizardry {n} (art of a wizard; sorcery) | :: trylldom {m} |
| wobbler {n} (tantrum) SEE: tantrum | :: |
| woe {n} (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | :: sorg {m} |
| wolf {n} (animal) | :: [Bokmål] ulv {m}, varg {m}, gråbein {m} [noa term]; [Nynorsk] ulv {m}, varg {m}, gråbein {m} [noa term] |
| wolf cub {n} (young wolf) | :: ulvunge {m} |
| wolffish {n} (fish) | :: [Bokmål] steinbit {m}; [Nynorsk] steinbit {m} |
| Wolfgang {prop} (male given name) | :: [Bokmål] Wolfgang; [Nynorsk] Wolfgang |
| wolf in sheep's clothing {n} (someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant) | :: ulv i fåreklær |
| wolfkin {n} (young or small wolf) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wolfling {n} (wolf cub) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten | :: |
| wolfsbane {n} (herbs of the genus Aconitum) SEE: aconite | :: |
| wolf spider {n} (any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae) | :: [Bokmål] ulvedderkopp {m}; [Nynorsk] ulvedderkop {m} |
| wolf whelp {n} (young, esp. infant, wolf) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wollastonite {n} (grey inosilicate mineral) | :: wollastonitt |
| wolverine {n} (Gulo gulo) | :: jerv {m} |
| woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| woman {n} (adult female person) | :: [Bokmål] kvinne {m} {f}, dame {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] kvinne {f}, dame {f} |
| womanhater {n} (hater of women) SEE: misogynist | :: |
| womanish {adj} (characteristic of a woman) | :: kvinnelig |
| womanliness {n} (femininity) SEE: femininity | :: |
| womb {n} (uterus) | :: [Bokmål] livmor {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] livmor {f} |
| womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly | :: |
| womenfolk {n} (women collectively) | :: [Bokmål] kvinnfolk {n} {n-p}, på spinnesiden; [Nynorsk] kvinnfolk {n} {n-p} |
| womenfolk {n} (adult female members of a community) | :: [Bokmål] kvinnfolk {n-p}; [Nynorsk] kvinnfolk {n-p} |
| wonder {n} (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel) | :: [Bokmål] under {n}, underverk {n}, vidunder {n}; [Nynorsk] under {n}, underverk {n} |
| wonder {v} (to ponder about something) | :: undres |
| wonderful {adj} (excellent, extremely impressive) | :: underfull; [Bokmål] vidunderlig; [Nynorsk] vidunderleg |
| wonderous {adj} (wondrous) SEE: wondrous | :: |
| wondrous {adj} (amazing, inspiring awe) | :: underfull, vidunderlig |
| wonton {n} (Chinese dumpling) | :: wonton, wan tan, huntun |
| wood {n} (substance) | :: tre {n}, treverk {n}, ved |
| wood {n} (wood from a particular species) | :: treslag {n}, tresort {m}, [less frequently] ved {m} |
| wood {n} (woodland) | :: [Bokmål] skog {m}; [Nynorsk] skog {m} |
| wood {n} (firewood) | :: ved {m} |
| wood anemone {n} (Anemone nemorosa) | :: [Bokmål] hvitveis; [Nynorsk] kvitveis |
| woodcarver {n} (a person who is skilled at woodcarving) | :: [Bokmål] treskjærer {m}; [Nynorsk] treskjerar {m} |
| woodcock {n} (wading bird in the genus Scolopax) | :: [Bokmål] rugde {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] rugde {f} |
| wood cudweed {n} (Gnaphalium sylvaticum) | :: skoggråurt |
| woodcut {n} (method of printmaking) | :: [Bokmål] tresnitt {n}; [Nynorsk] tresnitt {n} |
| woodcutter {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack | :: |
| wooded {adj} (covered with trees) | :: [Bokmål] skogkledd, skogdekt; [Nynorsk] skogkledd, skogdekt |
| wooden horse {n} (horse made of wood) | :: [Bokmål] trehest {m}; [Nynorsk] trehest {m} |
| wooden spoon {n} (spoon made from wood) | :: [Bokmål] tresleiv {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] tresleiv {f} |
| wood grouse {n} (Tetrao urogallus) SEE: western capercaillie | :: |
| woodie {n} (erection) SEE: erection | :: |
| woodlouse {n} (any species of suborder Oniscidea) | :: skrukketroll, kaffebiller, munkelus, tussalus; [Nynorsk] skrukketroll, kaffebiller, munkelus, tusselus |
| wood mouse {n} (European rodent) | :: liten skogmus {c} |
| wood nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea) SEE: Eurasian nuthatch | :: |
| woodpecker {n} (bird in Picinae) | :: [Bokmål] hakkespett {m}, hakkespette {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] hakkespett {m}, hakkespette {f} |
| wood pigeon {n} (Columba palumbus) | :: [Bokmål] ringdue {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ringdue {f} |
| woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest | :: |
| wood sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis) | :: grønnstilk; [Nynorsk] grønstilk |
| wood sorrel {n} (a white-flowered woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella) | :: [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] |
| wood strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) SEE: wild strawberry | :: |
| woodwind {n} (musical instrument) | :: [Bokmål] treblåser {m}, treblåseinstrument {n}; [Nynorsk] treblåsar {m}, treblåseinstrument {n} |
| woodwind instrument {n} (musical instrument) | :: treblåseinstrument |
| woodwork {n} (wood product) | :: [Bokmål] trearbeid {n}; [Nynorsk] trearbeid {n} |
| woodwork {n} (working with wood) | :: [Bokmål] trearbeid {n}; [Nynorsk] trearbeid {n} |
| woof {n} (set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom) | :: veft {m}, innslag {n}, islett {n} |
| woof {n} (sound of a dog) | :: voff, vov |
| wool {n} (hair of sheep, etc.) | :: [Bokmål] ull {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ull {f} |
| wool {n} (cloth or yarn) | :: [Bokmål] ull {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] ull {f} |
| woolen {adj} (made of wool) | :: [Bokmål] ullen; [Nynorsk] ullen |
| woolly hat {n} (beanie) SEE: beanie | :: |
| Worcestershire sauce {n} (English condiment) | :: worcestersaus |
| word {n} (unit of language) | :: [Bokmål] ord {n}; [Nynorsk] ord {n} |
| word {n} (computing: fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit) | :: ord |
| word {n} (promise) | :: ord, lovnad |
| word {n} (angry debate; argument) | :: krangel |
| word {n} (the word of God) | :: ord |
| word {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb | :: |
| wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary | :: |
| wordbook {n} (libretto) SEE: libretto | :: |
| word for word {adv} (in exactly the same words) SEE: verbatim | :: |
| word-for-word {adj} (Using exactly the same words as were originally used) | :: [Bokmål] ordrett; [Nynorsk] ordrett |
| word-hoard {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| wording {n} (choice of words) | :: [Bokmål] ordlyd {m}; [Nynorsk] ordlyd {m} |
| word of honor {n} (a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith) | :: [Bokmål] æresord {n} |
| word of honour {n} (word of honor) SEE: word of honor | :: |
| word of mouth {n} (verbal means of passing of information) | :: jungeltelegraf {m} |
| word order {n} (order of syntactic constituents) | :: ordstilling |
| words {n} (lyrics) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite | :: |
| word-stock {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| work {n} (labour, employment, occupation, job) | :: [Bokmål] arbeid {n}, jobb {m}, verk {n}; [Nynorsk] arbeid {n}, jobb {m}, verk {n} |
| work {v} (to do a specific task) | :: arbeide, jobbe |
| work {v} (effect by gradual degrees (transitive)) | :: arbeide |
| work {v} (function correctly) | :: fungere, virke, gå |
| workbook {n} (book used by a student) | :: arbeidsbok |
| worker {n} (person who performs labor) | :: [Bokmål] arbeider {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidar {m} |
| workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidere i alle land, foren dere!; [Nynorsk] arbeidarar i alle land, samein dykk! |
| workforce {n} (workers employed by an organization) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidsstyrke {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsstyrke {m} |
| workhorse {n} (a horse used primarily for work) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidshest {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidshest {m} |
| workhorse {n} (anyone that does a lot of work) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidshest {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidshest {m} |
| working {adj} (in paid employment) | :: [Bokmål] yrkesaktiv; [Nynorsk] yrkesaktiv |
| working class {n} (social class doing physical work) | :: [Bokmål] arbeiderklasse {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] arbeidarklasse {m} {f} |
| working conditions {n} (environment in which one works) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidsforhold {n}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsforhold {n} |
| working day {n} (day of a week in which work is done) | :: [Bokmål] hverdag {m} |
| working environment {n} (environment in which one has to work) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidsmiljø {n}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsmiljø {n} |
| working group {n} (any more or less formal team working for joint purpose) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidsgruppe {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsgruppe {f} |
| working life {n} (period spent in employment) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidsliv {n}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsliv {n} |
| working pressure {n} (working pressure) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidstrykk {n}; [Nynorsk] arbeidstrykk {n} |
| working week {n} (range of days of the week) SEE: workweek | :: |
| work life {n} (part of life spent at work) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidsliv {n}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsliv {n} |
| work of art {n} (product of the fine arts) | :: [Bokmål] kunstverk {n}; [Nynorsk] kunstverk {n} |
| workout {n} (an exercise session; a period of physical exercise) | :: treningsøkt |
| workplace {n} (place where someone works) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidsplass {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsplass {m} |
| work platform {n} (elevated / elevating platform) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidsplattform {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsplattform {f} |
| workshop {n} (small manufacturing room) | :: [Bokmål] verksted {n} |
| workstation {n} (powerful desktop computer) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidsstasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsstasjon {m} |
| worktop {n} (kitchen work surface) | :: [Bokmål] kjøkkenbenk {m}; [Nynorsk] kjøkenbenk {m}, kjøkkenbenk {m} |
| workweek {n} (range of days of the week) | :: [Bokmål] arbeidsuke {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] arbeidsveke {f} |
| world {n} (human collective existence) | :: [Bokmål] verden {m}, verd {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] verd {f} |
| world {n} (the Earth) | :: [Bokmål] verden {m}, verd {m} {f}, klode {m}; [Nynorsk] verd {f}, klode {m} |
| world {n} (inhabited planet) | :: verden {m} |
| world {n} (individual or group perspective or social setting) | :: verden {m} |
| World Bank {prop} (group of five financial organizations) | :: [Bokmål] Verdensbanken; [Nynorsk] Verdsbanken |
| world champion {n} (winner of world cup or world championship) | :: [Bokmål] verdensmester {m}; [Nynorsk] verdsmeister {m} |
| world-class {adj} (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world) | :: [Bokmål] i verdensklasse |
| world cup {n} (event; competition) | :: [Bokmål] verdenscup {m}, verdensmesterskap |
| World Exposition {n} (a regular international exposition) | :: Verdensutstilling, Expo |
| world-famous {adj} (renowned in many parts of the world) | :: [Bokmål] verdensberømt, verdenskjent |
| World Heritage Site {n} (place listed by UNESCO as being of significance) | :: [Bokmål] verdensarvsted {n} |
| worldly {adj} (versed in the ways of the world) | :: verdensvant |
| world record {n} (the world's best score or time) | :: [Bokmål] verdensrekord {m}; [Nynorsk] verdsrekord {m} |
| world's oldest profession {n} (euphemism for prostitution) | :: [Bokmål] verdens eldste yrke {n} |
| World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization) | :: [Bokmål] Verdens handelsorganisasjon {m}; [Nynorsk] Verdshandelsorganisasjonen {m} |
| worldview {n} (personal view of the world) | :: verdensanskuelse {m} |
| world war {n} (a war involving the major nations of the world) | :: [Bokmål] verdenskrig {m}; [Nynorsk] verdskrig {m} |
| World War I {prop} (war) | :: første verdenskrig {m} |
| World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945) | :: [Bokmål] andre verdenskrig {m}; [Nynorsk] andre verdskrigen {m} |
| World War III {prop} (hypothetical world war (World War III)) | :: tredje verdenskrig {m} |
| World War One {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| world-weary {adj} (tired of the ways of the world) | :: [Bokmål] verdenstrett |
| World Wide Web {prop} (information space on the Internet) | :: [Bokmål] verdensveven; [Nynorsk] verdsveven |
| worm {n} (animal) | :: mark {m}, makk {m}, orm {m} |
| worm {n} (contemptible being) | :: orm {m} |
| worm {n} (self-replicating program) | :: orm {m} |
| worm {n} (dragon or mythological serpent) | :: orm {m} |
| worm {v} (to move with one's body dragging the ground) | :: krype, kravle, åle |
| wormwood {n} (Artemisia absinthium) | :: [Bokmål] malurt {m}; [Nynorsk] malurt {m} |
| worn out {adj} (damaged and useless due to hard or continued use) | :: [Bokmål] utslitt, nedslitt; [Nynorsk] utsliten |
| worn out {adj} (exhausted from exertion) | :: [Bokmål] utslitt, utkjørt, nedslitt; [Nynorsk] utsliten |
| worn-out {adj} (worn-out) SEE: worn out | :: |
| worrisome {adj} (causing worry; perturbing or vexing) | :: [Bokmål] bekymringsfull |
| worrisome {adj} (of a person: inclined to worry) | :: [Bokmål] bekymringsfull |
| worry {v} (be troubled) | :: [Bokmål] bekymre |
| worry {v} (disturb the peace of mind of) | :: uroe; [Bokmål] plage |
| worry {n} (strong feeling of anxiety) | :: [Bokmål] bekymring {m} {f}, uro {m}, engstelse {m} |
| worrying {adj} (inducing worry) | :: [Bokmål] foruroligende, alarmerende, bekymringsfull |
| worrywart {n} (person who worries excessively) | :: [Bokmål] svartseer |
| worse {adj} (comparative form of bad) | :: [Bokmål] verre, dårligere; [Nynorsk] verre, dårlegare |
| worse {adv} (comparative of badly) | :: [Bokmål] verre, dårligere; [Nynorsk] verre, dårlegare |
| worst comes to worst {adv} (if a bad situation develops) | :: i verste fall |
| worsted {n} (yarn made from wool) | :: kamgarn {n} |
| worth {adj} (obsolete: valuable, worthwhile) SEE: worthwhile | :: |
| worth {adj} (equal in value to) | :: [Bokmål] verd, verdt; [Nynorsk] verd |
| worth {adj} (deserving of) | :: [Bokmål] verd, verdt; [Nynorsk] verd |
| worthless {adj} (not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential) | :: [Bokmål] verdiløs, verdilaus; [Nynorsk] verdilaus, verdlaus |
| worthwhile {adj} (good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on) | :: umaken verd |
| worthwhile {adj} | :: verdifull |
| would like {v} (intransitive) | :: vil gjerne |
| wound {n} (injury) | :: sår {n}, skade {m} |
| wound {n} (something that offends a person’s feelings) | :: sår {n} |
| wound {n} (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) | :: sår {n} |
| wound {v} (hurt or injure) | :: skade |
| wound {v} (hurt (someone's feelings)) | :: såre |
| wramp {v} (to sprain part of the body) SEE: sprain | :: |
| wrapping {n} (material) SEE: packaging | :: |
| wrath {n} (great anger) | :: vrede {m}, sinne {n} |
| wrathful {adj} (possessed of great wrath) | :: olm |
| wreath {n} (ornamental circular band) | :: [Bokmål] krans {m}; [Nynorsk] krans {m} |
| wreck {n} (remains) | :: vrak {n} |
| wreckage {n} (something wrecked) | :: [Bokmål] vrakgods {n}; [Nynorsk] vrakgods {n} |
| wrecker {n} (tow truck) SEE: tow truck | :: |
| wren {n} (bird of family Troglodytidae) | :: gjerdesmett {m} |
| wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw | :: |
| wrest {v} (to seize) SEE: seize | :: |
| wrest {v} (to obtain by pulling or violent force) | :: fravriste |
| wrest {v} (to distort, pervert, twist) SEE: distort | :: |
| wrestle {v} (to contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw) | :: bryte |
| wrestler {n} (person who wrestles) | :: [Bokmål] bryter {m}; [Nynorsk] brytar {m} |
| wrestling {n} (sport) | :: [Bokmål] bryting {m} {f}; [Nynorsk] bryting {f} |
| wretch {n} (exile) SEE: exile | :: |
| wretched {adj} (very miserable) | :: [Bokmål] kummerlig |
| wring {v} (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out) | :: [Bokmål] vri; [Nynorsk] vri |
| wrinkle {n} (line or crease in the skin) | :: rynke |
| wrist {n} (wrist) | :: [Bokmål] håndledd {n}; [Nynorsk] handledd {n} |
| wristlet {n} (handcuff) SEE: handcuff | :: |
| wristwatch {n} (watch worn on the wrist) | :: [Bokmål] armbåndsur {n} |
| write {v} (to form letters, etc.) | :: skrive |
| write {v} (to send a letter to) | :: skrive |
| write {v} (to be the author of) | :: skrive |
| write {v} (to be an author) | :: skrive |
| write down {v} (to set something down in writing) | :: skrive ned |
| writer {n} (person who writes; an author) | :: forfatter {m}, skribent {m} |
| writer's block {n} (the temporary inability to write) | :: skrivesperre {f} |
| writer's cramp {n} (cramp in the writing hand) | :: [Bokmål] skrivekrampe {m}; [Nynorsk] skrivekrampe {m} |
| writing {n} (written letters or symbols) | :: [Bokmål] skrift {f}; [Nynorsk] skrift {f} |
| writing as separate words {n} (writing an expression with spaces) | :: [Bokmål] særskriving; [Nynorsk] særskriving |
| written {adj} | :: skrevet, skriftlig |
| Wroclaw {prop} (a city in southwestern Poland) | :: Wrocław, Breslau [historical, signifying "Breslau"] |
| wrong {adj} (incorrect) | :: galt, uriktig; [Bokmål] feil; [Nynorsk] feil |
| wrong {adj} (immoral) | :: galt |
| wrong {adj} (improper) | :: gal |
| wrong {adj} (not working) | :: feil |
| wrong {adj} (designed to be worn or placed inward) | :: vrang |
| wrong {adv} | :: galt; [Bokmål] feil; [Nynorsk] feil |
| wrought iron {n} (form of iron that is not cast) | :: [Bokmål] smijern {n}; [Nynorsk] smijarn {n}, smijern {n} |
| WSC {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin | :: |
| wunderkind {n} (highly talented individual who is successful at a young age) | :: vidunderbarn {n} |
| wunderkind {n} (child prodigy) SEE: child prodigy | :: |
| WW1 {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| Wymysorys {prop} (A West Germanic language spoken in the Polish town of Wilamowice.) | :: [Bokmål] wymysörisk {m}; [Nynorsk] wymysörisk {m} |