Norwegian–English dictionary

glassetter

One who glazes; a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc.

glassmester

One who glazes; a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc.

glatt

Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.

glede

The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste.

glemsel

The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.

glemsom

Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.

glenne

An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.

gli

(intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.

glidebryterhåndtak

(GUI) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.

glidelås

(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.

glimmer

(mineral) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.

glimt

A flash of light.

glimte

(intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.

glis

(intransitive) To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner.

glitre

Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.

globus

A spherical model of Earth or other planet.

glose

(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.

gløde

To emit light as if heated.

glør

The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

gløtte

To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty; to scrape together.

glukose

(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

glupsk

(of a person or their appetite) Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.

gluten

(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.]

gnage

(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.

gnager

A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.

gnett

The egg of a louse.

gnien

Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.

Goa

A state in western India. Capital: Panaji.

Gobiørkenen

A large desert in Asia, spanning the countries of Mongolia and China.

god

(countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.

god morgen

Used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.

gode

(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.

godkjenne

(transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.

godkjennelse

The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.

godlukt

A pleasant smell or odour.

godta

(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

golf

(sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.

golvplanke

Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor.

gomp

A person who has no magical abilities.

gong

(musical instruments) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.

gonoré

A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

googla

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

google

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

googol

The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sexdecilliard (long scale). [from 1920.]

gorilla

The largest of the primates, belonging to the genus Gorilla; an ape native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking.

gotisk

An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.

gourmet

A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.

gøy

Amusing; humorous; comical. [from mid-18th c.]

grå

An achromatic colour between black and white.

gråbrun

Of a brownish grey colour.

gråbrunt

A brownish grey colour.

grad

(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]

grådig

Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

grafisk

Drawn, pictorial.

gram

A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

gran

Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.

granitt

(rock) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.

granske

(transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.

granskning

Intense study of someone or something.

grapefrukt

The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.

grappa

(uncountable) An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.

gråte

(intransitive) To shed tears; to weep. Especially in anger or sadness

gratis

Without needing to pay.

gratulere

To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for; to felicitate.

grav

(narrowly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.

grave

(intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.

gravid

(mostly, not comparable) Carrying developing offspring within the body.

graviditet

The period of time this condition prevails.

gre

(transitive, especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement, especially a comb.

Gregers

A en given name.

gregoriansk

Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.

grei

(informal) All right; acceptable; good.

greie

That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

greie ut (om)

(intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.

Grekenland

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens.

greker

(countable) A person from Greece or of Greek descent.

Grenada

An island and country in the Caribbean.

grend

A small village or a group of houses.

grenseland

(now, _, archaic, historical, often plural) A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.

gresk

Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture.

gress

(uncountable, slang) Cannabis.

gresse

(ambitransitive) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)

gresshoppe

In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.

gresskar

The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.

gressmatte

(uncountable) A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.

Grete

A en given name.

Grethe

A en given name.

gretten

Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.

grevinne

A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.

grevling

Any mammal belonging to the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora and Taxidea.

grevlinghi

The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.

griff

A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

grimase

A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.

grime

A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.

grining

The act of snivelling.

grip dagen

Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day.

gripe

(transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.

gris

(countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.

grise

To give birth to (a litter of piglets).

grisunge

A young pig.

grotesk

Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.

grov

Flattery; fulsome praise.

grovsøke

(transitive, nautical) To search a vessel for smuggled goods.

grøft

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

grøn

The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.

Grønland

A large self-governing dependent territory of Denmark, in North America.

grønn

The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.

grønnkål

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

grønnsak

A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.

grønnskolling

(chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer.

grønsj

(music genre) A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington in the early 1990s, which melds punk and metal.

grøpp

(archaic) Coarse meal; groats.

grøt

A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.

grøtomslag

A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.

grue

An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

grundig

Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

grundling

A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.

grunge

(music genre) A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington in the early 1990s, which melds punk and metal.

grunn

(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

grunnsetning

An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

grunnstoff

(chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.

gruppering

(countable) A collection of things or people united as a group.

grus

(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.

gruslegge

(transitive) To pave with pebbles.

grusom

(dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.

grusomhet

(countable) A violent act of cruelty.

gruve

An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.

gruvearbeider

A person who works in a mine.

gryn

(archaic) Coarse meal; groats.

grynt

The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.

grynte

(intransitive) Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.

gryte

(countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.

Guadalcanal

A volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands.

Guatemala

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala, a Central American country.

guava

Its yellowish tropical fruit, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies.

Gud

A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe.

gudløs

Not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god.

gudstjeneste

A religious rite or ritual.

guelf

(historical, politics) In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Pope in a long struggle against the Ghibellines and the Holy Roman Emperor.

Guinea

(historical) The coastal region of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea.

gul

The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.

gulasj

A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.

gulerot

A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.

gull

☉ (alchemy)

gullfisk

A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.

gullgraver

Someone who digs or mines for gold.

gullsmed

A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.

gulrot

A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.

gult

(British, AU) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop when safe to do so. See also yellow light.

gulvplanke

Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor.