Category: Norsk Språk

Meanings of words vary with time, gender M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway On June 7, A-Magasinet, the weekly magazine supplement to Aftenposten, had a cover feature on women’s football or “soccer” as it’s called...

Words about words M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway Auk is the name of a family of web-footed diving birds of the far north, characterized by being mostly black, white, and gray in color, and...

Norsk 101: Language practice with Christie Ericson Hallo fra Norge! Two years ago (For to år siden) I attended (deltok jeg i) the International Summer School (den internasjonale sommerskolen) [ISS] at the University of...

Words about words M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway The word “are” descends from the Old Norse word eir, which in the mix of languages that evolved around the North Sea, led to the Middle...

Words about words M. Michael Brady The word anger, a noun and a verb in modern English, retains the sense and usage of two Old Norse words from which it descends, the noun, angr,...

Words about words M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway The word ado descends from the equivalent in English of the Old Norse word at, a preposition used as an infinitive marker, which is a word...

Words about words M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway The word bylaw means a standing rule governing the regulation of a society’s or an organization’s internal affairs. It first occurred in the mid-13th century in...

(Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått) Language practice with Christie Ericson The 17th of May will soon be here again (Snart er det atter en gang 17. mai) and Norwegians are preparing to celebrate...

Norsk 101 Language practice with Christie Ericson As a librarian (Som bibliotekar), I like to visit (liker jeg å besøke) other libraries (andre bibliotek) when I travel (når jeg reiser). So of course (Så...

Words about words M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway Litmus is the name of a blue coloring matter obtained from certain species of fungus, particularly Roccella tinctoria, which was first described in 1805. In acid...