English words from Norwegian
- AndersonA Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
- cuffGlove; mitten
- KristinA female given name from Ancient Greek, a variation of Christine, of mostly American use.
- seiA sei whale.
- slalomThe sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.
- telemarkTelemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes.
- HaneyA surname.
- RoselandA surname from Norwegian.
- lemmingA small arctic and subarctic rodent of the tribes Lemmini, Dicrostonychini and Lagurini.
- tweetThe sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
- MaritaA female given name from Ancient Greek occasionally used in English.
- tiftA fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff.
- DalenA surname from Norwegian.
- DrammenA municipality and city in Buskerud, Norway.
- TorgersonA surname from Sweden/Swedish.
- sverdrupA unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second.
- flounceTo move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner.
- HauganA surname from Norwegian.
- lutefiskA traditional Nordic dish made from stockfish and soda lye.
- EikenA male given name.
- KirkenesA town in Sør-Varanger municipality, Finnmark, Norway.
- ynglingA type of two-man keelboat from Norway.
- BerntsonA surname.
- skijoringThe winter sport of a person being towed on skis, especially by sled dogs
- QualeyA surname.
- loppetA long-distance (approximately 35+ kilometer) cross country skiing event.
- SognefjordA fjord in Vestland, Norway, the longest and deepest fjord in the country.
- HogsettA surname from Norwegian.
- AslesonA surname from Norwegian.
- BertelsonA surname.
- BrekhusA surname from Norwegian.
- brislingA sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus.
- brown cheeseSynonym of brunost
- cosieCosy.
- dugnadUnpaid voluntary, orchestrated community work.
- Gjoa HavenA hamlet in King William Island, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada.
- HardangerfjordA fjord in Vestland, Norway, the second longest in the country.
- HusværAn island group of Herøy, Nordland, Norway, containing Prestøya and Brasøya islands, among others.
- IsraelsonA surname.
- JerdeA surname from Norwegian.
- King WinterA personification of winter.
- Kraken MareThe largest of the methane lakes on the surface of Saturn’s moon, Titan.
- lapskausA Norwegian stew of diced meat and vegetables, similar to scouse.
- linnormA wingless bipedal dragon; a lindworm.
- lockenLocked.
- MartensonA surname.
- NeidenA village in Norway.
- Norwegian BuhundA breed of dog of the spitz type, used as an all-purpose farm and herding dog, as well as a watchdog and a nanny dog.
- OrnessA surname from Norwegian.
- pulkA low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.
- ReinertsonA surname from Norwegian.
- RiksmålA conservative variety of Bokmål that is closer to Danish, sometimes using unofficial spellings that have been removed from standard Bokmål.
- RomsdalsfjordA fjord in Romsdal district, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
- SalmonsonA surname.
- skijorTo cross-country ski behind one or more dogs or horses, or a vehicle.
- ThronsonA surname from Norwegian.
- TwetenA surname from Norwegian.
- veisalgiaThe unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol; a hangover.
- yeagheYacht.