Norwegian phrasebook from 1912: part 1
Monday, September 27, 2010
I found an interesting book here the other day, a fairly old (1912) Norwegian phrasebook that is much more user-friendly than many of the other books of its time. Though Norwegian has changed somewhat since then, after it's typed up it shouldn't be too hard to go over it once to make any changes that need to be made, and then add whatever else seems necessary. An extra column for IPA pronunciation could be good, recorded mp3 files as well (or whatever can be found on forvo.com), anything. In the meantime I'll proceed with first typing up the book as is, except for parts that are clearly unnecessary (postal rates, weights, etc.).
Total length is about 140 pages so once finished it'll be quite large.
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The World and its Elements. (Verden og dens elementer.)
| English. | Norwegian. | Pronunciation. |
| The air | luft-en | lŏŏftern |
| a cloud | en sky | ehn sheu |
| the cold | kulde-n | kŏŏlern |
| darkness | mørke n. | mĕrrker |
| dew | dug c. | dŏŏg |
| dust | støv n. | sterv |
| the earth | jord-en | yohrern |
| the east | øst-en | erstern |
| an eclipse | en formørkelse c. | ehn forrmerr-kerlser |
| fire | ild c. | ill |
| fog | taake c. | tawker |
| frost | frost c. | frawst |
| hail | hagl | hahg-erl |
| heat | hete c. | hehter |
| light | lys n. | leuss |
| the lightning | lyn-et | leunert |
| the moon; new moon, full moon | maane-n; nymaane-n, fuldmaane-n | mawnern; neu-mawnern, fŏŏll-mawnern |
| moonlight | maanelys n. | mawler-leuss |
| nature | natur c. | nahtoor |
| the north | nord-en | nohrdern |
| rain | regn n. | rine |
| a rainbow | en regnbue | ehn rineboo-er |
| the shade, shadow | skygge-n | sheuggern |
| the sky | himmel-en | himlern |
| snow | sne c. | sneh |
| the south | syd-en | seudern |
| a star | en stjerne | ehn st'yerrner |
| the sun | sol-en | sohlern |
| a thaw | et tøveir | eht tervarr |
| thunder | torden c. | tohrrdern |
| the weather | veir-et | varr-ert |
| the west | vest-en | vestern |
| the wind | vind-en | vinnern |
Land and Water. (Land og vand.)
| English. | Norwegian. | Pronunciation. |
| A bay | en bugt | ehn bŏŏkt |
| the beach | strand-en | strahnnern |
| a canal | en kanal | ehn kahnahl |
| a cape | et nes | eht nehss |
| a cliff | en klippe | ehn klipper |
| the coast | kyst-en | keustern |
| a creek | en vik | ehn veek |
| the current | strøm-m-en (consonant doubled after short vowel when article is added) | strĕrmmern |
| the ebb | ebbe-n | ehbbern |
| the flood (deluge) | oversvømmelse-n | awverr-svĕrmmerl-sern |
| the flood (of the tide) | flo-en | floh-ern |
| the flow | strøm-m-en | strermmern |
| the foam | skum-m-et | skŏŏmmert |
| a hill | en bakke, aas | ehn bahkker, awss |
| the ice | is-en | eesern |
| an island | en ø | ehn er |
| a lake | en indsjø | ehn inn-sher |
| the land | land-et | lahnnert |
| the mainland | fastland-et | fahst-lahnnert |
| a marsh | en myr | ehn meur |
| a moor | en lyngmo | ehn leung-moh |
| a mountain | et berg, fjeld | eht behrrg, f'yell |
| the mud | dynd-et | deunnert |
| a river | en elv | ehn ehlv |
| a rock | en klippe | ehn klipper |
| the sand | sand-et | sahnnert |
| the sea | sjø-en | sher-ern |
| the sea-shore | sjøstrand-en | sher-strahnnern |
| the shingle | rullesten n. | rŏŏller-stehn |
| a storm | en storm | ehn stawrrm |
| a stream | en bæk | ehn bekh |
| a tide; high tide, low tide | et tidevand; høivand, lavvand | eht teedervahn; herivahn, lahv-vahn |
| a valley | en dal | ehn dahl |
| the water; fresh water, salt water | vand-et; ferskvand-et, saltvand-et | vahnnert; fehrrsk-vahnnert, sahlt-vahnnert |
| a waterfall | en fos | ehn fawss |
| a wave | en bølge | ehn berl-gher |
| a well | en brønd | ehn brernn |
Minerals and Metals. (Mineraler og metaller.)
| English. | Norwegian. | Pronunciation. |
| Alum | alun n. | ahlŏŏn |
| amber | rav n. | rahv |
| brass | messing | messing |
| bricks | mursten c. | mŏŏrr-stehn |
| bronze | bronse c. | brohnser |
| cement | cement c. | sehment |
| chalk | kridt n. | krit |
| clay | lere c. | lehrer |
| coal | kul n. | kŏŏl |
| concrete | konkret n. | kawnkreht |
| copper | kobber n. | kawbberr |
| coral | koral c. | kohrahl |
| a crystal | en krystal | ehn kreustahl |
| a diamond | en diamant | ehn dee'ahmahnt |
| an emerald | en smaragd | ehn smahrahgd |
| glass | glas n. | glahss |
| gold | guld n. | gŏŏl |
| granite | granit c. | grahnit |
| gravel | grus n. | grooss |
| iron | jern n. | yehrrn |
| iron, cast | støpejern n. | sterper-yehrrn |
| iron, wrought | smijern n. | smee-yehrrn |
| lead | bly n. | bleu |
| lime | lim n. | leem |
| marble | marmor n. | mahrmohrr |
| mercury | kviksölv n. | kvikserlv |
| mortar | lim n.; kalk c. | leem; kahlk |
| nickel | nikkel n. | nikkerl |
| an opal | en opal | ehn ohpahl |
| ore | erts c. | ehrrts |
| a pearl | en perle | ehn pehrrler |
| a ruby | en rubin | ehn roobeen |
| silver | sölv n. | serlv |
| slate | skifer c. | sheeferr |
| soda | soda c. | sohdah |
| steel | staal n. | stawl |
| stone | sten c. | stehn |
| tin | tin n. | tin |
| zinc | sink c. | sink |
