A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.
| Norwegian | English |
|---|---|
| å dyrke | to cultivate |
| å evne | to manage |
| å skylte inn | to pour in |
| å rette | to correct/strighten (out) |
| å grundere | to found/establish/prime |
| å gnale | to nag/whine/fuss |
| å fjerne | to remove/get rid of |
| å utføre | to export (also to perform/carry out) |
| å frede | to preserve |
| å strikke | to knit |
| å sladre | to tell tales on/inform/blab/grass |
| å overvintre | to hibernate |
| å dreie seg om | to be about |
| å plage | to afflict/torment/bother |
| å overføre | to transfer (e.g. to another department) |
| å skye over | cloud over (å skye over/til) |
| å foreslå | to suggest/propose |
| å skape | to create |
| å sørge | to grieve/mourn |
| å reve | to tear down (or in sailing to reef/shorten) |
| å oppfordre | to encourage/ask/persuade |
| å rynke | to wrinkle |
| å smekke | to smack/snap/click/swat |
| å ro | to row and alto to get out of |
| å vende | to turn away/back/over |
| å overraske | to surprise |
| å hvile | to rest/relax |
| å lyve | to lie |
| å arrangere | to arrange/organise |
| å føre | to lead/guide |
| å følge | to follow |
| å handle | handle/deal/do business |
| å bosette seg | to settle down |
| å trekke | to pull/haul/drag |
| å tattovere | to tattoo |
| å vedde | to bet/wager |
| å vare (varte (det varte fra ... til ...)) | to last (lasted (it lasted from ... til ...)) |
| å knytte | to tie/knot |
| å klare | to manage/cope/handle |
| å la igjen | to leave behind |
| å bry seg om | to care about |
| å skade | to damage/injur |
| å undervurdere | to undervalue/underrate |
| å åpenbare | to reveal/make known |
| å bekymre seg | to worry |
| å korse | to cross (make the sign of) |
| å stelle | to tend to/care for |
| å vurdere | to judge/assess/estimate/evaluate |
| å traske | to plod/trudge |
| å tromme | to drum |
| å innhold | to contain |
| å skvette | to splash/spatter |
| bestå | to consit of |
| å minstenke | to suspect |
| å forsere | to hasten/speed up |
| å hekte | to hook/fasten |
| å opphøre | to stop/end/cease |
| å briljere | to excel/shine/show-off |
| å fnise | to giggle/snigger |
| å overse | to overlook |
| å granske | to investigate/study |
| å tilfredstille | to satisfy |
| å nippe | to sip |
| å rekke | to reach/catch/arrive at/be enough/suffice |
| å skreme bort | to scare away |
| å skjule seg | to hide |
| å teste | to test |
| å utvikle | to develop (including code) |
| å tippe | to tip/tilt/guess/bet on the pools |
| å stikke av | to run away |
| å forestille seg noe | to imagine something |
| å trives | to enjoy oneself |
| bryte | to break/open |
| å stykke | to cut/split/divide |
| å formidle | to get/effect/arrange |
| å undersøke | to examine |
| å gå opp | to (swing)open/rise in price/work out |
| å innvandre | to immigrate |
| å vurdere | to judge/assess/evaluate |
| å forlate | leave/abandon |
| å vedta | to pass/carry (e.g. in a vote) |
| å tegne | to sign/take-out (e.g. an agreement) |
| å stige | to increase/go up |
| å gå glipp av noe | to miss out on something |
| å antyde | to imply/insinuate/hint/suggest |
| å granske | to investigate/studyscrutinise |
| å reagere | to react |
| å innse | to realise/appreciate/see |
| å begrense | to limit/reduce/restrict/confine |
| å egne | to fish/bait |
| å donere | to donate/endow |
| å vente | to wait/bide |
| å utforske | to explore |
| å skapt | to create/make |
| å holde seg stabilt | to remain stable |
| å lune | to warm/shelter/make cosy |
| å falle | to fall (number or through gravity) |
| å sprette | to crack open |
| å lange etter | to long for |
| å bre seg | to spread/to extend |
| å omgi | to surround/encircle |
| å løfte | to lift/raise |
| å oppfatte | to perceive |
| å begeistre | to inspire |
| å introdusere | to introduce |
| å frastjale | to rob/steal (from) |
| å styrte | to rush |
| å kranse | to crown |
| å unngå | to escape |
| å dokke | to dock |
| å morjonere | to exercise |
| å rå | to rule/reign |
| å inngå | to enter into/agree/make |
| å skille | to separate |
| å plystre | to whistle |
| å blomstre | to flower |
| å unnsklyde seg | to apologise |
| å skaffe | to obtain |
| å overbevise | to convince |
| å tilghengeliggjøre | to make accessible |
| å bry seg | to meddle/interfere |
| å variere | to vary |
| å skyte | to shoot |
| å snike seg | to sneak |
| å befinne seg | to be located |
| å plyndre | to rob/sack/plunder |
| å buske seg | to grow bushy |
| å koke | to boil/cook/make (food) |
| å avgjøre | to settle/decide |
| å hende | to happen/take place |
| å stamme | to stutter |
| å skille seg ut | to stand out (from the crowd) |
| å påvirke | to influence |
| å føre | to lead/guide |
| å rakke | to run down/chase |
| å munne | to mouth (e.g. a baby mouths the nipple) |
| å børsnotere | to list on a stock exchange |
| å slippe | to avoid/get out of |
| å ligne | to resemble |
| å avfyre | to fire/discharge (e.g. a gun) |
| å gli | to slide/glide |
| å innbille | to convince/persuade |
| å føre | to guide/lead |
| å rekke | to reach |
| å reke | to drift/roam/wander |
| å tomme | to drum |
| å påføre | to enter/cause/inflict |
| å synke | to decrease |
| å slippe | to drop |
| å drukne | to drown |
| å burde | should/to ought to |
| å tjene | to serve |
| å tape | to lose |
| å bevare | to protect |
| å pakke ut | to unpack |
| å fakke | to catch/capture |
| å lykkes | to succeed |
| å oppspore | to track down |
| å tilbyr | to offer |
| å samle | to collect (e.g. together) |
| å nekte | to refuse/decline/deny |
| å drepe | to kill |
| å skyfle | to shovel |
| å unngå | to escape/evade/dodge |
| å prege | to characterise |
| å begrunne | to satte the reason for |
| å skuffe over | to be disappointed with |
| å overføre | to transfer/move |
| å fremskaffe | to obtain/acquire/get |
| å regne | calculate/estimate/reckon/assume |
| å slå i hjel | to kill |
| å greie | to manage/cope with/tackle |
| å fundere | to found but also to muse/ponder/reflect |
| å ikke endre | to not change |
| å fakke | to catch/capture/sieze |
| å tusle | to shuffle/pad/loaf |
| å stille ut (noe) | to display (something) |
| å matte | to weaken/tire |
| å setter fra seg | to put (something) down |
| å hende seg | to happen |
| å kvitte seg med | to get rid of |
| å skjønne | to understand/discern/realise |
| å nevne | to name/call |
| å bryte | to break/open |
| å forstyrre (seg) | to disturb |
| å henvende seg (til noen) | to enquire/call/approach (somebody) |
| å etterfølge | to follow/succeed |
| å benekte | to deny/negate |
| å krangle | bicker/fight/quarrel |
| å plage | to offlict/torment |
| å oppdage | to discover |
| å late | to pretend |
| å dytte | to plug up/stop/block |
| å forene | to unite |
| å fukte | to moisten/dampen |
| å himle | to turn one's eyes to heaven/god |
| å avslutte | to end |
| å påvirke hverandre | to interact |
| å forrådne | to rot/decay/decompose |
| å betraket | to look at/regard/view |
| å forandre | to change/alter |
| å tilpasse seg | to adapt oneself |
| å skylde | to owe |
| å finnes | to exist |
| å oppfatte | to perceive/understand |
| å gå ned | to go down/fall |
| å avskilte | to separate |
| å strekke | to stretch |
| å beherske | to master |
| å innføre | to introduce |
| å skyve | to push/shove |
| å åke | to sledge |
| å virke | to work/function |
| å skalpere | to scalp |
| å gjelde | to be valid/in force/applicable |
| å anta | to presume/suppose/assume |
| å snuble | to stumble/trip |
| å stille seg frem | to tip-toe |
| å åle | to wriggle/crawl/slither |
| å krympe | to shrink/contract |
| å vedde | to bet/wager |
| å dominere | to dominate |
| å skikke | to send |
| å hekke | to nest/brood |
| å nytte | to use/to be of use |
| å skyte | to shoot |
| å foreslå | to suggest |
| å klage over | to complain |
| å smøre | to butter/spread/grease |
| å antaste | to accost/harass/pester/mollest |