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To Do: fix alphabetical sorting of Ø and Å within words add numbers 1-19 and round numbers add pronouns

Nynorn-orðalisti

A

• abbi  nm.w.  grandfather
• aftan  nm.s.¹  evening
• ala  vs⁵  feed
• amma  nf.w.  grandmother
• annehvar  adj.  every second
• april  nm.s.¹ indecl.  April
• at  conj.  that
• atter after Syn. efter
• atter  adv.  back (to)
• august  nm.s.¹ indecl.  August
• av  prep.  (+Dat.) off

B

• bakk  n^{[gender, class?]}  bank, slope; edge
• bald  adj.  bold; quick; skilful
• bånn  nn.s.  child
• banna  vw²  prohibit
• bånnabånn  nn.s.  grandchild
• bera  vs⁴  carry
• binda  vs³  bind
• birta  vw¹  quicken a fire
• bita  vs¹  bite
• bjårga  vw²  save
• bjart  adj.  (of wind) cold; (of weather) biting, sharp
• bjokl  n^{[gender, class?]}  high dorsal-fin of a whale
• bjørg  n^{[gender, class?]}  rocky hill
• blid  adj.  kind-hearted
• blig  nn.s.  blink [of eye]
• bljeg  adj.  light brown
• bøða  vs²  propose
• bogi  nm.w.  curve, small bay
• bresta  vs³  to rush with a noise
• brev  nn.s.  letter
• brinna  vs³  burn
• bruder  nm.s.³  brother [brui]
• brui  nm.w.  brother [bruder]
• bua  vs⁶  live (somewhere), inhabit
• buk  nf.s.³  book
• bund  nm^[class?]  crofter
• buss  nm.s.¹  bus
• bygga  vw¹  build
• bygging  nm.s.¹  building

D

• då  adv.  then
• dag  nm.s.²  day
• dal  nm.s.²  valley
• dar  adv.  there
• darefter  adv.  thereafter, after that
• darfyri  adv.  therefore, for that reason
• dekk  nn.s.  deck
• desember  nm.s.¹ indecl.  December
• dog part. though
• dokka  nf.w.  (young) girl
• dotter  nf.s.³  daughter
• doven  adj.  slack
• drengi  nm.w.  boy
• driplet  adj.  spotted
• driva  vs¹  drive, run something
• drukken  adj.  drunk
• dvars imut  adv.  opposite, on the contrary
• dvelja  vw¹  dwell

E

ega shows behaviour of both weak verbs and preterite-present verbs. Classification unclear.

• eð  conj.  which, who (Syn. sen?)
• efter  adv.  after Syn. atter
• efterlada vs leave behind
• ega vw/vpp own; ought (to)
• elska  vw²  (+Acc.) love
• engelsk  adj.  English
• engelsk  nf.s.²  the English language
• enndå part. still, yet
• ensamel  adj.  alone
• eta  vs⁴  eat
• etla  vw²  to be going, intend

F

• få  vs⁶  get
• fader (W/F: faðer) nms3 father [påbi]
• falla  vs⁶  fall
• far  nn.s.  time (as in this time, for the first time); nokron faron several times
• fara  vs⁵  to go (away), depart
• februar  nm.s.¹ indecl.  February
• fena  vs²  to show delight, hospitality
• ferd  nf.s.²  journey [ferdalek, tur]
• ferda  vw²  to walk quickly
• ferdalek  nm.s.¹  journey, trip [ferd, tur]
• ferja  n^{[gender, class?]}  ferry
• finger  nm.s.³  finger
• finna  vs³  (+Acc.) find
• fisk  nm.s.¹  fish
• fiska v to catch fish [veða]
• fiskemann  nm^[class?]  fisherman
• fjord  nm.s.²  fjord
• fljuka  vs²  fly; fly off, fall off
• floga  nf.w.  fly
• flyta  vw¹  fly
• fø  vw¹  to give birth
• foreldrar  nm.s.¹  pl parents
• Førøjar nf pl Faroe Islands
• førøsk  nf.s.¹  the Faroese language
• frå  prep.  from
• frender  nm.s.²  pl relatives [Syn?]
• fridag  nm.s.¹  Friday
• fud  nm.s.³  foot
• fylga  vw¹  follow
• fylla  vw¹  have a birthday, get filled
• fyri  prep.  (+Acc) for; (+Dat) in front of
• fyrigeva vs forgive

G

• gamel  adj.  old
• ganga vs go [gånga]
• gånga  vs⁶  go, walk
• gås  nf.s.³  goose
• gera  vw¹  do, make
• gest  nm.s.²  guest
• geta  vs⁴  beget, get
• geva  vs⁴  (+Dat./Acc.) give
• glað  adj.  glad, happy
• grå  adj.  grey
• granni  nm^[class?]  neighbour
• gråta  vs⁶  cry
• grava  vs⁵  dig up; bury
• gripa  vs¹  catch, grip
• gud  adj.  good
• gul  adj.  yellow

H

• håbenda  vs³  to tie a band round the hough of an animal
• halda  vs⁶  hold, keep
• hånga  vs⁶  hang
• hard  adj.  hard, difficult
• hatt  nm.s.²  hat
• hava  vw¹  have
• heda v be called
• helder either
• hema  adv.  at home
• hest  nm.s.¹  horse
• higar  adv.  hither, hereinto, over here
• hjå  prep.  (+Dat.) at, by
• hjålpa  vw¹  help
• hjårken  adj.  greedy
• hjejer  conj.  when [ner]
• Hjetland  nn^[class?]  Shetland
• hjetmål  nn.s.  Shetland N(yn)orn
• hjog  n^{[gender, class?]}  hill
• høva  vs⁵  raise, lift; fling
• hund  n^{[gender, class?]}  dog?
• hursdag  nm.s.¹  Thursday
• hus  nn.s.  house
• hvaðan int. pron. wherefrom [Syn: hvarfrå]
• hvagar int. pron. whereto [Syn: hvartil]
• hval  n^{[gender, class?]}  whale
• hvar every
• hvar int. pron. who, which
• hvarfrå int. pron. wherefrom [Syn: hvaðan]
• hvartil int. pron. whereto [Syn: hvagar]
• hvat int. pron. what [Syn: hvatna]
• hvatna int. pron. what [Syn: hvat]
• hverva  vs³  turn, rake together
• hvessa v sharpen
• hvi int. pron. why
• hvit  adj.  white
• hvnarna int. pron. where
• hvu how [fu]; hvu ber dað til at

I

• i  prep.  (+Acc.) into; (+Dat.) in
• i går  adv.  yesterday
• ikke not
• islandsk  nf.s.¹  the Icelandic language
• itse  adv.  also, too

J

• jakki  nm.w.  jacket
• januar  nm.s.¹ indecl.  January
• jarni  adv.  eagerly
• joga  nn.w.  eye
• jøl  n^{[gender, class?]}  Christmas
• jora  nn.w.  ear
• juli  nm.s.¹ indecl.  July
• juni  nm.s.¹ indecl.  June

K

• kalla  vw²  (å +Acc.)
• kant  nm.s.¹  edge
• kapp  nm.s.¹  cup
• kast  nn.s.  chance
• Katanes  nn.s.  Caithness
• katt  n^{[gender, class?]}  cat
• keda  vw¹  bore (somebody); keda sog be bored
• kerling  nf.s.¹  old woman
• ketling  n^{[gender, class?]}  kitten
• Kina nn indecl China
• kinesisk  adj.  Chinese
• kinesisk nfs2 the Chinese language
• klett  nm.s.¹  cliff
• knippa v break asunder
• knotti  nm.w.  ball
• køba  vw¹  (+Acc.) buy deprecated, use køpa
• koma  vs⁴  come
• kona  nf.w.  wife
• køpa  vw¹  (+Acc.) buy
• kor  nn.s.  choir
• krammek  nm.s.¹  paw
• ku  nf.s.³  cow
• kunnu  vpp  can

L

• lada  vs⁵  be about to die
• låda  vs⁶  emit a sound
• lang  adj.  long
• lega vs play [leka]
• legga  vw¹  (+Acc.) lay, place
• leka  vs⁶  play [lega]
• lengi  adv.  long, for a long time
• Lervik  nf.s.²  Lerwick
• lesa vs to read
• ligga  vs⁴  to lie
• litel  adj.  little [piri]
• ljogardag  nm.s.¹  Saturday
• løn  nf.s.²  salary
• lopa  vs²  run
• los  adj.  loose, free
• løva  vw¹  (+Dat./Acc.) to allow
• luta  vs²  stoop, bend forward

M

• må  vpp  may
• mager  adj.  lean
• mågi  nm.w.  stomach
• mai  nm.s.¹  indecl May
• mål  nn^[class?]  language
• månadag  nm.s.¹  Monday
• måni  nm.w.  moon
• mann  nm.s.³  man
• marka  vw²  mark
• mars  nm.s.¹ indecl.  March
• Meginland  nn.s.  Mainland
• mella  prep.  (+Gen.) between
• men  conj.  but
• mess  nf.s.¹  mass
• miðbø  nm.s.¹  centre of the town
• miss  n^{[gender, class?]}  loss
• moder  nf.s.³  mother [mor]
• mor  nf.s.³  [moder]
• morn  nm.s.¹  morning
• motorbåd  nm.s.¹  motorboat
• mukkið  adv.  much; (av +Dat) a lot of
• munu  vpp  will, shall (future)
• mus  nf.s.³  mouse
• muti  prep.  (+Dat.) against

N

• nalta  nf.w.  grain, particle
• nått  nf.s.³  night
• neppa v join together
• ner int. pron. when [hjejer]
• nesten almost
• nesti adj.w. next
• netla v trifle with one's work
• njavi  n^{[gender, class?]}  fist
• noker  pron.  some, several
• norsk  adj.  Norwegian
• norsk  nf.s.²  the Norwegian language
• nota  vw²  use
• november  nm.s.¹ indecl.  November
• nu  adv.  now
• nuvarandi  adj. indecl.  current, today's
• nynorn  nf.s.²  Nynorn
• nyr, nyra  nn.w.  kidney

O

• oft  adv.  often
• og  conj.  and
• oktober  nm.s.¹  indecl October
• Orknøjar nf pl Orkney
• ousa  vs⁶  bale; pour down

P

• påbi  nm.w.  dad [fader]
• pengar  nm.s.¹  pl money
• pipper  nn.s.  beat (e.g. heart-beat)
• plaga  vw²  (at +inf.) be using to, used to, normally
• prenta  vw²  print

R

• rega  vs⁴  drive, chase
• riða  vs¹  ride
• rinna  vs³  run
• riva  vs¹  pull
• røð  adj.  red
• rug  nf.s.¹  heap
• rum  nn.s.  room, space

S

• så then, so
• så 'to see, look' in Lesson Seven might be a typo of sjå
• så  vs⁶  to sew
• sagsa  adv.  certainly
• Sandness  nn^[class?]  Sandnes
• sannlik  adj.  probable
• selja  vw¹  sell
• senda  vw¹  send
• september  nm.s.¹ indecl.  September
• sija  vw¹  say, tell
• sild  nf.s.²  herring
• sita  vs⁴  sit
• sjå  v  (+Acc.) see
• sjålden  adv.  seldom
• sjalder  n^{[gender, class?]}  oyster-catcher
• sjålf  pron.  oneself
• sjera  vs⁴  cut
• sjofør  nm^[class?]  driver
• sju  nm^[class?]  the sea
• Skålavåg  nm^[class?]  Scalloway
• skina  v  shine
• skinnalepp  n^{[gender, class?]}  remains
• skiplaga  v  to build air-castles
• skiva  nf.w.  slice; piece of turf
• skriða  vs¹  manage with difficulty
• skriva  vw²  write
• skuggi  nm.w.  shade
• skulu  vpp  shall, must
• skulvin  nm.s.²  school friend
• slå  vs⁵  strike, kick
• smjuga  vs²  slip; hide away
• soina  vw¹  (+Dat./Acc.) show
• sommer  n^{[gender, class?]}  summer
• son  nm.s.³  son
• sostren  nm.s.²  pl relatives [frender]
• sova  vs⁴  sleep
• spennandi  adv.  exciting
• spørinsblað  nn.s.  newspaper
• springa  vs³  burst, break
• stað  nm.s.²  place
• standa  v  stand; endure
• sten  nm.s.¹  stone
• stinga  vs³  stick
• støda  vw¹  support
• sunnudag  nm.s.¹  Sunday
• sviða  vs¹  singe, scorch; sting, smart; suffer
• synd  nf.s.²  sin
• synga  v  sing
• syster  nf.s.³  sister

T

• taga  vs⁵  [taka]
• taka v [taka]
• tala  vw² 
• te  nn.s.  tea
• tenka  vw²  (um +Acc.) to think (about)
• tigga  vs⁴  to receive
• til  prep.  (+Gen.) to
• ting  n^{[gender, class?]}  court, district
• tjug  n^{[gender, class?]}  thigh
• toft  nf.s.²  thwart, ruin
• tottlig  adj.  comely, neat
• triva  vs¹  to catch hold
• tul  nn.s.  instrument
• tur  nm.s.¹  tour, journey, walk [ferd, ferdalek]
• tvartri  adv.  a little, a bit
• tysdag  nm.s.¹  Tuesday

U

• udal  n^{[gender, class?]}  allodial
• udensdag  nm.s.¹  Wednesday
• ulv  nm.s.¹  wolf
• um  prep.  (+Acc.) about
• umbita  vw¹  repair
• under  prep.  (+Dat. or Acc.) under
• upp up
• uppvoksen part grown up
• ur  prep.  (+Dat.) out of
• uten  prep.  (+Gen.) out of; without

V

• våg  nm.s.¹  ?
• Våger  nm.s.¹  pl Walls
• vaksen  adj.  grown, adult
• vara  vs⁴  be
• varapart  nm.s.¹  spare parts
• varda  vs³  become
• varga  v  become, will be
• veð  prep.  (+Acc.) close to, near; (+Dat.) together with
• veða  v  catch (fish) [fiska]; hunt
• verdøtter  n^{[gender, class?]}  son's wife
• vester  adv.  west, to the west
• viga  vs¹  move, answer [vika]
• vilja  vpp  wish, will
• vika  vs¹  move, answer [viga]
• vin  n^{[gender, class?]}  friend
• vinna  vs³  work
• vita  vpp  know
• vitsja  vw²  visit
• voga  nf.w.  week

Ø

• øver  prep.  (+Dat. or Acc.) above, over
• øvernåtta  vw²  stay overnight

Å

• å prep (+Acc.) onto; (+Dat.) on
• åga  vs⁶  to creep, crawl; to move slowly
• år  n^{[gender, class?]}  year