Norwegian bride, Norway, by Bunad Magasinet

Origins of Some Common Norwegian Expressions, Part 2

Part 1 is here! 🇳🇴

Undredal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway by BlondieISFC

Karoline Brændjord, fra diktsamlingen Jeg vil våkne til verden (2020)

norwegian word of the day

n. a well-intended but unfortunate help that's more damaging than helpful

å gjøre noen en bjørnetjeneste - to give well-intended but unfortunate and damaging help to someone

note: this word literally means "bear service"! also, more and more people seem to misunderstand this word, thinking a "bjørnetjeneste" is actually something positive, a "great service" of some sorts, but it is not!

17. mai i Norge

the 17th of May has a dramatic history and the first years after 1814 were anything but a party. On May 17th, 1814 a completely newly convened National Assembly adopted a Norwegian constitution and elected its own king. But Sweden (which believed it was entitled to Norway as a spoil of war from Denmark) went to war, ending with a ''union'' between Sweden and Norway and a revised constitution. It wasn't until 1905 that Norway declared itself fully independent with its own king and the original constitution reinstated. Similarly, the Norwegian flag wasn't used as it is today until 1905.

For almost a century the 17th of May was a day used to debate Norway's lack of independence and over the years symbols of a free Norway emerged. From 1864 Bjørnstjere Bjørnsons ''Ja, vi elsker dette landet'' was used as the national song. Six years later he also pushed for an important ritual: a children's parade - the country's future waving the Norwegian flag.

As the political and protest aspects began to be left behind in favor of peaceful celebration, the interest for the bunad developed. Wearing a bunad was originally part of a big radical project, which dealt with Norway's independence. Folk costumes signalize a belonging to a community - from the individual or family history of an inherited bunad, to the more collective identity connected to region, all the way to the national level.

This spring holiday is full of symbols of community. There are wreath layings, speeches, the singing of the national song together, children's parades, and the wearing of bunads. Families gather for celebratory parties. That the 17th of May is considered a day for children is displayed best in the tradition of serving hotdogs, soda, and ice cream.

*Loosely translated from 'Årets Ritualer' av Helene K. Næss

Wrote an article about bunads for 17 mai tomorrow! check it out!

If you’d also like to read the sagas in Danish (or Norwegian, or Swedish, or Icelandic, or Faroese), you can!

This link will take you to the main page for the Danish texts, but if you look at the top of the sidebar on the left of the page, you’ll see the option to view the texts in another language! Woohoo!

I’ve just recently finished the first volume of the Oldtidssagaerne, and can personally recommend specifically the Vølsungernes saga! Also featured in the book I read is Ragnar Lodbrog’s saga, which was also a delightful read! To find these quickly, just search for them in the search bar at the top of the page!

Happy reading, friends! ✌️💕📖

— (noun) An untranslatable Norwegian word, gjensynsglede is described as the feeling of joy, anticipation, love you experience when you are about to meet someone you haven’t seen in a long time. (via wordsnquotes)

Christmas feast in the Palm Garden, Britannia Hotel, Trondheim, 1960

Reisen til julestjernen (1976) 

Reisen til julestjernen (Journey to the Christmas Star) is based on the play from 1924 by Sverre Brandt and airs every Christmas morning on Norwegian tv.

Decorating the christmas tree

Oslo, 1949

Nidar Chocolate Factory making traditional marzipan pigs, 1950s

It’s a Norwegian Christmas tradition to eat rice porridge with an almond hidden in the porridge. Whoever gets the almond wins the marzipan pig.

Ah yes, the three genders: girl, boy and troll.

Ernæringsordforråd på norsk bokmål Nutrition vocabulary in Norwegian Bokmål

Given I supposedly know a few things about nutrition (having two degrees and all), I figured I should learn how to talk about it in Norwegian! Here’s a (somewhat long, but still incomplete!) vocab list that will hopefully be useful to both those who are scientifically-inclined and those who aren’t. Please let me know if there are any mistakes!

overvekt (m/f) - overweight(ness) fedme (m) - obesity undervekt (m/f) - underweight(ness)

fettvev (n) - adipose tissue brunt fettvev (n) - brown adipose tissue hvitt fettvev (n) - white adipose tissue muskelvev (n) - muscle tissue mage (m) - stomach lever (m/f) - liver bukspyttkjertel (m) - pancreas tynntarm (m) - small intestine tykktarm (m) large intestine fordøyelsessystem (n) - digestive system immunforsvarssystem (n) - immune system

ernæring (m/f) - nutrition næringsstoff (n) - nutrient makronæringsstoff (n) - macronutrient mikronæringsstoff (n) - micronutrient fett (n) - fat lipid (n) - lipid karbohydrat (n) - carbohydrate  protein (n) - protein sukker (n) - sugar (general) sukkerstoff (n) - sugar (specific) glukose (m) - glucose fruktose (m) - fructose melksukker (n), laktose (m) - lactose aminosyre (m/f) - amino acid forgrenet aminosyre (m/f) - branched chain amino acid essensiell aminosyre (m/f) - essential amino acid triglyserid (n) - triglyceride glyserol (m) - glycerol fettsyre (m/f) - fatty acid keton (n) - ketone vitamin (n) - vitamin fiber (m) - fibre

jern (n) - iron selen (n) - selenium kalsium (n) - calcium magnesium (m/n) - magnesium mangan (n) - manganese sink (m/n) - zinc kobber (n) - copper natrium (n) - sodium kalium (n) - potassium fosfor (m/n) - phosphorus jod (m/n) - iodine

fettløselig (adj) - fat-soluble vannløselig (adj) - water-soluble giftig (adj) - toxic

proteinpulver (n) - protein powder gluten (n) - gluten koffein (m/n) - caffeine aspartam (n) - aspartame søtningsstoff (n) - sweetner kunstig fargelegging (m/f) - artificial colouring kunstig smaktilsetning (m/f) - artificial flavouring fri radikal (n) - free radical antioksidant (m) - antioxidant alkohol (m) - alcohol vann (n) - water dehydrert (adj) - dehydrated

plantbasert (adj) - plant-based vegetarianer (m) - vegetarian (person) vegetarisk (adj) - vegetarian (food, diet) veganer (m) - vegan (person) vegansk (adj) - vegan (food, diet) glutenfri (adj) - gluten-free

energi (n) - energy energioverskudd (n) - energy surplus energiunderskudd (n) - energy deficiency kalori (m) - calorie kosthold (n) - diet (general) diett (m) - diet (specific) metabolisme (m) - metabolism metabolsk nivå (n) - metabolic rate metabolsk aktivt - metabolically active

å faste (v1) - to fast å sulte (v1) - to be/go hungry å fordøye (v1/v3) - to digest å mangle på (v1) - to be deficient in å legge på seg (v) - to gain weight å gå ned i vekt (v) - to lose weight å slanke seg (v1) - to slim down å komme i form (v) - to get in shape å bygge muskler (v1/v3) - to build muscles å trene (v2) - to exercise, to train

日本語の単語表（２２年６月２９日） Japanese Vocabulary (29/06/22)

Words my Japanese teacher has asked me to learn for next lesson/other words I’ve recently learned!

日本語 | norsk (bokmål) | english

切る（きる）| å skjære | to cut

送る（おくる）| å sende | to send

あげる | å gi | to give 

もらう | å motta, å få | to receive

貸す（かす）| å låne ut | to lend

借りる（かりる）| å låne | to borrow

教える（おしえる）| å lære (bort/vekk) | to teach

習う（ならう）| å lære | to learn

電話をかける（でんわをかける）| å ringe | to call, to ring

箸（はし）| spisepinne (m/f) | chopsticks

スプーン | skje (m/f) | spoon

フォーク | gaffel (m) | fork

ナイフ | kniv (m) | knife

はさみ | saks (m/f) | scissors

パンチ | hullemaskin (m) | hole puncher

ホッチキス | stiftemaskin (m) | stapler

セロテープ | teip (m) | (sello)tape

消しゴム（けしゴム）| viskelær (n) | rubber (UK), eraser (US)

紙（かみ）| papir (n) | paper

シャツ | skjorte (m/f) | shirt

プレゼント | gave (m/f) | present, gift

荷物（にもつ）| bagasje (m), pakke (m/f) | baggage, package

(お)土産（みやげ）|  suvenir (m) | souvenir

Corrections/feedback welcome!