Norwegian–English dictionary

krøpling

(now, _, rare, dated) crippled

krøtter

Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or goats. Also rarely applied to horses.

krukke

A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.

krus

A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.A mug

krusifiks

An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.

krydre

(transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.

krympe

(transitive) To cause to become smaller.

krympe seg

(intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.

krypdyr

(informal) Any member of the class Reptilia that is not a bird— a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry scales that usually lays eggs, such as a lizard, snake, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligator, etc. [from 19th c.]

krype

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

krypskytter

A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.

krypt

Any burial chamber, particularly those underground.

kryptografi

The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.

krypton

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

kryptovaluta

A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.

kryss

An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.

krysse

(football) To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.

krysse av

(transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).

krysser

(military, nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.

kryssholt

(nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.

kryssjekke

(transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).

kryssord

(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.

ku

(biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.

kube

(geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.

kubein

An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.

kue

(transitive, mostly, in the passive voice) To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.

kul

Of a color, in the range of violet to green.

kulde

(uncountable) A condition of low temperature.

kule

(figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain. [from 17th c.]

kuling

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

kull

A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.

kull grisunger

A litter of piglets.

kulldioksid

(ecology, climate change, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon dioxide.

kullsyre

(ecology, climate change, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon dioxide.

kullsyret

Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks.

kulrygg

A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

kulturell

Pertaining to culture.

kulturgjenstand

(archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.

kunde

A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.

kunne

(intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.

kunngjørelse

(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.

kunngjøring

(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.

kunnskap

The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. [from 14th c.]

kunstverk

A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art.

kupé

A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.

kupere

(transitive) To clip or cut off a section of an animal's tail; to practise a caudectomy.

kupong

A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.

kupp

(slang, figurative) A piece of merchandise available at a very low, attractive price; the act of buying it.

kuppel

(architecture) A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.

kurdisk

Of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family.

kurere

(transitive) To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.

kurs

(sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.

kursiv

(of writing) Having successive letters joined together.

kusine

(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.

kusma

(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.

kusymre

Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.

kutter

(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.

kvadrere

(transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.

kvadruple

(transitive) To multiply by four.

kvadruppelt

Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.

kvae

A viscous water-insoluble hydrocarbon exudate of certain plants, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications.

kvakk

The sound made by a duck.

kvakksalver

(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack. [from c. 1570]

kval

Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

kvalitet

(occasionally, proscribed) (attributive) Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.

kvalm

Nauseated; having an urge to vomit. [from 20th c.]

kvalme

A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.

kvann

A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).

kvant

(physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. [from 20th c.]

kvarter

A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]

kvarts

(mineral) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

kvasar

(galaxy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.

kvede

(countable) The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.

kveg

Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or goats. Also rarely applied to horses.

kveite

A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.

kveker

A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.

kvekk

(onomatopoeia) The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.

kvekke

To make a noise like a duck.

kveld

The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.

kverke

(sports) To beat convincingly; to thrash.

kverne

(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

kveste

(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.

kvige

A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.

kvikksand

(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.

kvinand

Any of several seaducks, of the genus Bucephala, having black and white plumage.

kvinne

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

kvinneaktig

(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a woman; unmasculine.

kvinnelig

(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a woman; unmasculine.

Kvinner

(sports) Clipping of women's team (used in club names, as in [Club Name] Women)

kvise

A pimple, papule or pustule.

kvist

(orthography) A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų.

kviste

(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.

kvit

The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

Kviterussland

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

kvitter

The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.

kvotering

(uncountable) A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination.

kyberrom

A world of information accessed through the Internet.

kylling

A young chicken.

kynisk

Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.

Kypros

An island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia. Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Capital: Nicosia.

kyskhet

The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.

kyss

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

kyst

The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]

la i stikken

(transitive) To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).

lacrosse

(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.

ladning

The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

lag

One set of competitors in a game.

lage

(obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.

lage grimase

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

lager

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction.

lagre

(transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.

lagt ned

No longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.

lågtrykksområde

(meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.

lagune

A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

lakris

(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.

laks

A meal or dish made from this fish.

laktose

(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.

lamia

(Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.

lamme

(transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.

lammelse

(pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.

lampe

A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.

lampeskjerm

A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.

lamslå

(transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.

lån

(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).

landbruk

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.

landemerke

A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.

landeveisrøver

(historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.

landsby

A small village or a group of houses.

landsens

From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.

landskap

A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.

låne

(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

Langbein

A Disney character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.

lange ut

(intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.

langfinger

The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.

langsomhet

The quality or state of being slow.

langsomt

(manner) At a slow pace.

langt

To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent.

langt borte

Distant; remote in space.

lantan

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.

Laos

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane.

lår

The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. [from 8th c.]

Lars

A en given name or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.

lås

Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.

lasagne

An Italian baked dish comprising layers of such pasta with various ingredients (usually a meat ragù (chiefly Bolognese), a fish ragù or a vegetarian/vegetable ragù with bechamel sauce).

laser

A beam of light produced by such a device; a laser beam.

Lasse

A en given name or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.

laste

(transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).

laste ned

(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.

lastende

Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.

lat

Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.