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<br>Encyclopedias may provide information on all branches of knowledge or may treat a specific topic comprehensively, usually in articles arranged alphabetically. They often contain information of great interest for genealogical research, including articles about places, prominent people, minorities, and religions. They can give information about diverse topics such as record-keeping practices, laws, customs, commerce, costumes, occupations, and archaic terminology.


Encyclopedias may provide information on all branches of knowledge or may treat a specific topic comprehensively, usually in articles arranged alphabetically. They often contain information of great interest for genealogical research, including articles about places, prominent people, minorities, and religions. They can give information about diverse topics such as record-keeping practices, laws, customs, commerce, costumes, occupations, and archaic terminology. See also [[Norway Languages]], [[Norwegian Genealogical Word List]], and [[Norwegian Dialect Word List]].
The Family History Library has general knowledge encyclopedias in the Norwegian language and Norwegian-English and English-Norwegian dictionaries. The encyclopedias and dictionaries are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under:  
== Online Resources ==
=== Encyclopedias ===
[https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki/Lokalhistoriewiki:Hovedside Lokalhistoriewiki.no] includes ''[https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki/Forside:Leksikon Norsk historisk leksikon]''


[http://snl.no/ Store norske leksikon]
*NORWAY - ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES
=== Dictionaries ===
Brynildsen, John. [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=o78qAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PP10 Norsk-Engelsk Ordbok], H. Aschehoug & Co Oslo, 1927.


Haugen, Einar (Einar Ingvald). [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/580834/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= Norwegian English Dictionary], Universitets Forlaget Oslo & University of Wisconsin Press Madison, 1965.  
Also see the "[[Norway Language and Languages|Language]]" section.  


Otto Kalkar, [http://www.hist.uib.no/kalkar/ Ordbog til det ældre danske sprog (1300-1700)] - old Danish dictionary at Historisk institutt, Universitetet i Bergen
There is extensive information on Norway in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway Wikipedia]&nbsp;the online Wiki Encyclopedia.


Universitetet i Bergen og Språkrådet: [https://ordbok.uib.no/ Ordbøkene.no] Bokmålsordboka & Nynorskordboka
*Online English to Norwegian Dictionary: &nbsp; http://www.freedict.com/onldict/nor.html  
=== Translation Services ===
*Store norske leksikon: &nbsp;&nbsp;http://snl.no/  
FreeDiction.com: [http://www.freedict.com/onldict/nor.html Free Online English to Norwegian to English Dictionary]
*Ordbog til det ældre daske sprog (1300-1700): &nbsp;http://www.hist.uib.no/kalkar/  
 
*Bokmålsordboka: &nbsp;http://www.nob-ordbok.uio.no/perl/ordbok.cgi?OPP=&amp;bokmaal=+&amp;ordbok=bokmaal
Google Translate: [https://translate.google.com/?sl=no&tl=en&op=translate Norwegian to English]
 
== Printed Works ==
=== Encyclopedias ===
Aschehougs konversasjons leksikon {{FSC|442484|item|disp=FS Library book 038.82 As23a}}
 
Norsk historisk leksikon, 1981 edition {{FSC|210147|item|disp=FS Library boook 948.1 H26f 1981}}
 
=== Dictionaries ===
Berulfsen, Bjarne, and Hjørdis Scavenius, ''McKay's modern Norwegian-English English-Norwegian dictionary''. New York, New York : David McKay Co., [1953] {{FSC|172426|item|disp=FS Library book 439.82321 M192}}
 
Haugen, Einar. ''Norsk Engelsk ordbok : Norwegian English Dictionary''. Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, 1986
 
Kirkeby, W.A., ''Norsk-engelsk ordbok''. Oslo, Norway : Kunnskapsforlaget, 1986 {{FSC|647192|item|disp=FS Library book 439.82321 N831k}}
 
Svenkerud, Herbert ed., ''Cappelens store Engelsk-Norsk ordbok''.  Oslo, Norway : J.W. Cappelens Forlag, c1988, 1991 {{FSC|480092|item|disp=FS Library book 439.82321 N831s}}
 
Berulfsen, B. ''Gyldendals Ordbøker : Engelsk-Norsk''. Oslo, Norway: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1951. {{FSC|467478|item|disp=FS Library book 439.82321 B463e}}, [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSDM-G76Q-Y?i=703&cat=467565 FS Library film 1,224,705, item 3]
 
Scavenius, H. ''Gyldendals Ordbøker : Norsk-Engelsk''. Oslo, Norway: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1949. {{FSC|467565|item|disp=FS Library book 439.82321 Sca92n}}, [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSDM-G7DH-Q?i=886&cat=467565 FS Library film 1,224,705, item 4]
== FamilySearch Catalog ==
Additional encyclopedias and dictionaries can be found in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/ FamilySearch Catalog] under:
:Norway - Encyclopedias and dictionaries
:Norway - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - Dictionaries
:Norway - Language and languages
:Norway - Language and languages - Dictionaries
:Norway - Language and languages - History
:Norway - Language and languages - History - Handbooks, manuals, etc.






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Encyclopedias may provide information on all branches of knowledge or may treat a specific topic comprehensively, usually in articles arranged alphabetically. They often contain information of great interest for genealogical research, including articles about places, prominent people, minorities, and religions. They can give information about diverse topics such as record-keeping practices, laws, customs, commerce, costumes, occupations, and archaic terminology.

The Family History Library has general knowledge encyclopedias in the Norwegian language and Norwegian-English and English-Norwegian dictionaries. The encyclopedias and dictionaries are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under:

  • NORWAY - ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

Also see the "Language" section.

There is extensive information on Norway in Wikipedia the online Wiki Encyclopedia.