Danish–English dictionary

løjerlig

(obsolete) Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim. [15th–19th c.]

løjtnant

(military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.

løkke

A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.

løn

A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.

løn som fortjent

Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.

lønforhøjelse

(UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes, Canada) An increase in salary or wages.

lønmorder

Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.

lønne sig

(transitive) To be profitable for.

lønningsdag

The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.

lørdag

The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Jewish Sabbath; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

løs

Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.

løs patron

(firearms) Ellipsis of blank cartridge [since the 19th century].

løse

(transitive, figurative) To solve a difficult problem.

løsen

(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.

løslade

(transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.

løsladelse mod kaution

(legal, UK) Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.

løsne

(transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.

løsning

A solution to a problem.

løsøre

Tangible, movable property.

løsrive sig

(ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.

løsrivelsestilhænger

Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.

løssluppen

Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.

løssluppenhed

A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. [Early 19th century.] (Now especially in the phrase with abandon.)

løv

The leaves of plants.

løve

Someone with a Leo star sign

Løvehjerte

The nickname of Richard I of England.

Løven

A en given name, borne by numerous saints and 14 popes.

løvetand

Of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.

løvfældende

(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

løvinde

A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.

løvsav

A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.

Lucia

A surname from Old French derived from place names in Normandy based on a male personal name, from Latin Lucius.

Lucifer

(biblical) The King of Babylon who was compared to the planet Venus in first the Wycliffe version then the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12; it is unclear whether this verse refers to a specific king or to a representation of the entire line of kings of Babylon.

ludder

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

luddit

(by extension, often, pejorative) Someone who opposes technological change.

ludo

A children's board game in which tokens are moved around a board.

lue

The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.

luffe

In marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.

luft

(historical, philosophy, alchemy) One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

luftballon

Such an object designed to transport people or equipment through the air.

luftfart

The art or science of making and flying aircraft.

luftfartøj

A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

luftformig

Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).

luftfugtighed

Dampness, especially that of the air.

lufthavn

An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.

luftmadras

(UK, South Africa) An inflatable air mattress.

luftmodstand

(fluid dynamics) force on an object directed against its direction of movement through air

luftpudebåd

(vehicle, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.

luftrener

(uncountable, usually, with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near-vacuum of outer space.

luftrør

(anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.

luftrum

(politics, aviation) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.

luftskib

(aviation) A self-propelled airship that can be steered.

luftsluse

A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.

luftspejling

An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.

luftstrøm

Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.

lufttæt

Impermeable to air or other gases.

luge

A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.

luggersejl

A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug.

lugt

A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.

lugte

(transitive) To sense a smell or smells.

lugtesans

A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

Lukas

(biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.

Lukasevangeliet

(biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.

Lukian

A sophist who was of Syrian origin.

lukke

(intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.

lukkethed

The state of being secretive

luksuøs

Very fine in quality and comfortable.

luksuriøs

Very fine in quality and comfortable.

lummer

(weather) Hot and humid; sweltering. [from late 16th c.]

lumsk

Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.

lun

Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.

lund

A small forest with minimal undergrowth.

lunde

A species of puffin (Fratercula arctica).

lundstikke

A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.

lunefuld

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

lunge

(anatomy) A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.

lungebetændelse

Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.

lunken

(temperature) Between warm and cool.

luns

A large or dense piece of something.

lunte

A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.

luppe

The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.

lure

(transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.

lus

A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.

luseæg

The egg of a louse.

lusket

(figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt.

lussing

(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

lut

A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.

lutetium

A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.

lutheraner

(Christianity) A member of any of the Christian churches which identify with the theology of Martin Luther.

lutheransk

(Christianity) Of or pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546) or his followers, or the Lutheran church.

luthersk

(Christianity) Of or pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546) or his followers, or the Lutheran church.

luv

(nautical) The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.

luvart

Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.

luvside

Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.

ly

A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).

lyd

Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.

lyd-

sound

lyddæmper

An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.

lyde

(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

Lydien

(historical) A historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey.

lydig

Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.

lydighed

The quality of being obedient.

lydløs

Without sound.

lydløst

In a manner that makes no noise.

lydpotte

An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.

lydstyrke

Strength of sound; loudness.

lygtepæl

The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.

lykke

Perfect happiness.

lykke-

Auspicious or lucky.

lykkelig

Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.

lykkeligt

In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.

lykketræf

An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.

lyksalighed

Perfect happiness.

lymfe

(physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.

lyn

A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.

lyn-

Quick, fast, intensive, impromptu.

lynche

(transitive) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

lyne

(intransitive, now, rare) To flash lightning, to give off lightning.

lyng

A plant in the family Ericaceae.

lynglimt

(archaic, poetic) Lightning; a bolt of lightning; also, a bright flame or light.

lynkrig

A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.

lynnedslag

A discharge of this kind.

lyre

A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light. [from 14th c.]

lyrik

Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.

lys

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

lysbillede

(photography) A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.

lyse

decomposition or breakdown

lysebrun

Of the fawn colour.

lysekrone

A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.

lyserød

Having a colour between red and white; pale red.

lyseslukker

Like a spoilsport.

lyshåret

(countable) A person with this hair color.

lyshudet

(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.

lyske

The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.

lyskilde

(countable) A source of illumination.

lyskurv

A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.

lysmand

(film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.

lysne

(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

lysning

An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.

lyspunkt

(figurative) A favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situation.

lyssky

Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.

lyssværd

(science fiction) A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy. [from 1977.]

lyst

(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

lyst øl

A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.

lyste

(usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive) To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).

lysten

Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

lyster

(fishing) A spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals; a type of harpoon.

lystfiskeri

(uncountable, informal) The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.

lysthus

A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.

lystig

(intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.