Norwegian–English dictionary

gakk

The cry of a goose or similar bird.

gakke

(intransitive) To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.

gal

(Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.

gal etter

(slang, chiefly, _, New York, AAVE) Intensifier, signifying abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.

galakse

(galaxy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. [from 19th c.]

gale

(intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.

galei

(nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.

galge

A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]

galimatias

(informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.

galla

Celebratory; festive.

gallion

A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

galning

(slang, countable) An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.

galopp

The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.

galoppere

(transitive) To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.

galskap

(of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity

galt

Incorrect or untrue.

Galtvort

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for learning magic in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.

gamasje

(often, in the plural) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.

gamle dager

(poetic) A time long past.

gammeldags

Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.

gane

(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]

gang

Steady forward movement or progression.

gange

Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs.

Ganges

A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism.

gangjern

A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.

gangsti

Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.

ganske

To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather. [from 19th c.]

ganske enkelt

(manner) In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.

gapestokk

A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

garantere

To give an assurance that something will be done right.

garantist

(colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

garasje

A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.

gård

(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.

gardere

(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

gardin

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

garn

A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.

gartner

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

gasbind

(medicine) A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.

gåte

A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.

gatekryss

(figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.

gaupe

Any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx.

gave

(countable) Something given liberally; a gift.

gavl

(architectural element) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).

gælisk

Division of the Celtic languages including Irish Gaelic, Manx Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic.

gærning

(slang, countable) An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.

Gehenna

In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the souls of the wicked go after death, where they suffer eternal damnation or annihilation.

geit

(uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal.

geiterygg

A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.

geithams

A large species of hornet (Vespa crabro) found across Eurasia and North America.

gelender

The handrail on the side of a staircase.

gemse

A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.

gen

(genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.

general

(military ranks) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.]

generell

Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal. [from 13th c.]

generisk

Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.

genom

(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. [from 1930]

Gent

The capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.

gentrifisering

(urban studies) The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process.

geografi

The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.

geolog

A person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology, especially at a professional or academic level.

geologi

The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

Georg

A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).

georgisk

Of, from, or pertaining to the Eastern European country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language.

gepard

(cat) A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native to Africa and southeast Asia (where it is nearly extinct) and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.

germanium

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.

germansk

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.

gestalt

A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being).

gevinst

Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.

geysir

(planetology, geology, volcanology) A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.

Ghana

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Ghana.

gi

To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).

gi avkall

(transitive) To abandon, forsake, discontinue (an action, habit, intention, etc), sometimes by open declaration.

gi et galt inntrykk av

(transitive) To give a false representation of. [from 17th c.]

gi etter

(intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.

gi fullmakt

(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

gi kompliment

(ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).

gi nytt navn

(transitive) To give a new name to.

gi opp

(transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.

gi oppgave

To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.

gi sparken

(transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).

gi ut

(intransitive) To issue a medium (e.g. publication).

Gibraltar

A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.

gidde

(transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.

gift

In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

gifte seg med

(figurative, intransitive) To take to oneself and support; to espouse.

gikt

(rare) A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.

Gilgamesj

A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh.

giljotin

(historical, also, figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.

gin

A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.

gips

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

gipsplate

A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

giraff

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.

girkasse

That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.

gisp

A short, sudden intake of breath.

gissel

A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.

gitar

(musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).

gitarist

Someone who plays a guitar.

gitt

A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.

gjær

A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.

gjedde

Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.

gjelde

(transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.

gjeldende

Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.

gjelle

(transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.

gjen-

again, anew

gjeng

An informal body of friends.

gjenganger

A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.

gjengjelde

(transitive) To give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.

gjennom

For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.

gjennomføre

(transitive, informal) To do or perform, especially something seen as negative by the speaker.

gjennomgang

A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.

gjennomsiktig

(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.

gjennomskuelig

(of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.

gjennomsnitt

(mathematics) The arithmetic mean.

gjennomsøke

(intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside; dig through carelessly.

gjennomsynlig

(of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.

gjennomtrengende

Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

gjennomvæte

(transitive) To cause to become completely permeated with, or soaked (especially with a liquid).

gjenopplive

(figurative) To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.

gjenreise

(transitive) To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.

gjensitting

(pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.

gjenskape

(transitive) To produce an image or copy of.

gjenspeile

(transitive) To mirror, or show the image of something.

gjenstå

(mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.

gjenstridig

Difficult to deal with or to operate.

gjenta

(transitive) To do or say again (and again).

gjentake

(transitive) To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.

gjenvelge

To elect for a second or subsequent time.

gjerde

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

gjerdesmett

Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).

gjerrig

Distastefully keen or desirous, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.

gjerrigknark

(obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

Gjertrud

A en given name.

gjespe

(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.

gjestfri

cordial and generous towards guests

gjette

To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.

gjøk

Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.

gjøkesyre

(gardening) Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis

gjøre

(transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.

gjøre funksjonshemmet

(chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

gjøre grimase

(intransitive) To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.

gjøre skamfull

(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]

gjøre ugyldig

(transitive, obsolete) To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.

gjøre vont

(intransitive, stative) To be painful.

gjørmehull

(British) A muddy or marshy area.

gjørs

A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca.

glad

In good spirits; happy, optimistic.

glamorøs

Having glamour; stylish.

glans

The quality of being bright.

glanset

Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface.

glansperiode

A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.