Words of the year
The top 10 Norwegian words added in 2018 M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway Each year, Språkrådet (The Language Council of Norway) and Professor Gisle Andersen of the Department of Professional and Intercultural Communications of...
Tagged: Norwegian language
Old Norse tidings, glad or otherwise
Words about words M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway The word tidings, a plural noun sometimes used with a singular verb, describes the conveyance of news or information. It’s derived from the Old Norse tíðendi,...
1000 ords historie
Book tells the history of a thousand words M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway 1000 ords historie (The histories of 1,000 words) might classify as an etymology, because it is an account of the origins...
Shopping in Norway (Shopping i Norge)
Norsk 101: Language practice with Christie Ericson It’s hard to travel to Norway (Det er vanskelig å reise til Norge) without bringing back (uten å ta med seg tilbake) souvenirs or gifts (suvenirer eller...
Nordic knitting (Nordisk strikking)
Norsk 101: Language practice with Christie Ericson One of the most recognizable symbols of Norway (Et av de mest gjenkjente norske symboler) is the traditional Norwegian wool sweater (er den tradisjonelle ullkofta eller ullgenseren)....
Loanword fjord is one of few in English with rare consonant combo
Words about words Fjord is a loanword in English, from the Old Norse fjorðr, which means “lake-like body of water used for ferrying and passage.” That word has an English connection. Like the English...
Norsk 101: The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo)
Language practice with Christie Ericson Last summer (I fjor sommer) I attended the International Summer School (deltok jeg i den internasjonale sommerskolen) at the University of Oslo (UiO). As a librarian (Som bibliotekar) at...
Norsk 101: Berry Season in Norway
Language Practice with Christie Ericson Berry Season in Norway (Bærsesong i Norge) When I was a kid (Da jeg var barn) and lived in the bush in Alaska (og bodde i bushen i Alaska),...
Reinventing the wheel
What to call a clothesline that’s not linear? M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway The ubiquitous Norwegian tørkestativ might have had another name. In principle, it functions as does the traditional fiskehjell (fish flake), a...
A bonanza of tequila?
Two Mexican Spanish words that ambled through English into Norsk vocabulary M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway In the 1840s, two Mexican Spanish words, bonanza and tequila, found their way into English, and thereby, 50...
