Norwegian–English dictionary

vedlikehold

Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.

vedlikeholde

To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]

vedtak

A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.

veganer

A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.

vegetarianer

A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. [from 1839]

vegg

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

veggpryd

(informal) Any person who is socially awkward, shy, or reserved.

vegkryss

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

vei

A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. [from 16th c.]

veiking

(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.

veiledning

(uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.

veipunkt

Any mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified.

veke

(countable) A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.

vekk

Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.

vekke

(transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

vekt

Someone with a Libra star sign

vektkule

A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.

veldedighet

(uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.

veldig

(informal, as an intensifier) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).

velegnet

Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.

velge

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

velkommen

Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

vellykket

Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.

vellystig

Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

veloppdragent

Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous. [18th c.]

veloverveid

Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.

velsigne

(Perl, _, programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.

velsignet

Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.

velstående

Somebody who is wealthy.

veltalenhet

The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.

velte

(transitive) To push or throw over.

velur

A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.

velutstyrt

(colloquial, of a person, slightly, _, vulgar) Having a large penis (often well hung).

velvillig

Mild; benign.

vemod

Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

vemodig

Full of longing or yearning.

vende

(transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.

vende seg mot

(transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

vendt fram

Turned or facing toward the observer.

vene

(anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

Venezuela

A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas.

venn

A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.

vennlig

Of a pleasing disposition.

vente

(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

ventende

Pregnant.

venusben

The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.

veps

Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

Vera

A en given name.

Veracruz

A city in Veracruz, Mexico.

veranda

A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. [from 18th c.]

verb

(grammar) A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.

verdensrom

A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something). [from 14thc.]

verdensvant

Sophisticated, especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world.

verdigjenstand

A small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery.

verdilaus

(figuratively) Unproductive, useless.

verdiløs

(figuratively) Unproductive, useless.

verdsette

(transitive) To view as valuable.

verft

A place where ships are built and repaired.

verken

Not either (used with nor).

vermut

A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

verne

(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.

verneplikt

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

Veronica

A en given name.

Veronika

A en given name.

versjonering

(film) The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing.

versus

Against; in opposition to.

vertinne

A female host.

vertshus

Any establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink.

vesen

A living creature.

veske

(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.

vestkant

The western side of a building, street, area etc.

vestlig

Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.]

Vesuv

A volcanic mountain located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.

veterinær

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

vett

(now, _, usually, _, in the plural) Sanity.

vev

A type or way of weaving.

veve

(transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.

vevstol

A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.

vi

The institution which the speaker/writer is acting for. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when speaking with the authority of their publication or organisation.)

viadukt

(transport) A bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.

vibrere

(intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.

vid

(of, clothing) Of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.

vidd

Humour, especially when clever or quick.

vidgjeten

Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.

vidt

extensively

vidunderbarn

An extremely talented person, especially a child. [from 17th c.]

vidunderlig

Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.

vie

(transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

vier

The wood of these trees.

viere

The wood of these trees.

vierslekt

The wood of these trees.

Vietnam

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.

vietnamesisk

Of or pertaining to Vietnam.

vifte

(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

vigsle

(transitive) To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.

viking

(historical) Scandinavian/Northern European seafarers, most familiarly raiders and pirates during the Viking age.

viktig

Having relevant and crucial value; having import.

Viktor

A en given name.

Viktoria

A en given name.

Vilhelm

A en given name popular since the Norman Conquest.

vilje

The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition. [from 10th c.]

vilkår

A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.

vilkårlig

Determined by impulse rather than reason; often connoting heavy-handedness.

vill

Wild; not cultivated or tamed.

villa

A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

ville

(intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

villkatt

(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.

villskap

Savages collectively; the world of savages.

vilt

(uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.

vimpel

A thin, often triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.

vindfall

Something that has been blown down by the wind.

vindrue

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.

vindusbjelke

(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

vinduskarm

(architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.

vindusrute

(North America, Philippines) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.

vingård

A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.

vinke

(transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

vinkelner

The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.

vinne

(transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).

vinner

One who has won or often wins.

vinplantasje

A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.

vinrute

Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.

vinter

Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.

vinterjunko

Junco hyemalis, a passerine bird in the passerine family Passerellidae.

vinterlig

Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

Viola

A en given name.

virkelig

Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]

virkning

(figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.

virksom

Actually in effect.

virulens

The state of being virulent.

virvar

A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

virvel

(skeleton) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.

virvle

(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.

vis

Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.

visdomsord

An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.

vise

A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.

visekonge

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

Vishnu

(Hinduism) One of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most venerated god in Hinduism.

visitt

A single act of visiting.

viske

(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)

viss

Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.

visse

Having been determined but not specified.

visst

Having been determined but not specified.

vitamin

Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.

vite

(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.

vitne

(transitive) To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.

vits

Something that provokes mirth or scorn.

vodka

A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.

voff

The sound a dog makes when barking; a bark.

vogge

A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.