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Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

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.

Online Resources

Encyclopedias

Lokalhistoriewiki.no includes Norsk historisk leksikon

Store norske leksikon

Dictionaries

Brynildsen, John. Norsk-Engelsk Ordbok, H. Aschehoug & Co Oslo, 1927.

Haugen, Einar (Einar Ingvald). Norwegian English Dictionary, Universitets Forlaget Oslo & University of Wisconsin Press Madison, 1965.

Otto Kalkar, Ordbog til det ældre danske sprog (1300-1700) - old Danish dictionary at Historisk institutt, Universitetet i Bergen

Universitetet i Bergen og Språkrådet: Ordbøkene.no Bokmålsordboka & Nynorskordboka

Translation Services

FreeDiction.com: Free Online English to Norwegian to English Dictionary

Google Translate: Norwegian to English

Printed Works

Encyclopedias

Aschehougs konversasjons leksikon FS Library book 038.82 As23a

Norsk historisk leksikon, 1981 edition 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] 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 FS Library book 439.82321 N831k

Svenkerud, Herbert ed., Cappelens store Engelsk-Norsk ordbok. Oslo, Norway : J.W. Cappelens Forlag, c1988, 1991 FS Library book 439.82321 N831s

Berulfsen, B. Gyldendals Ordbøker : Engelsk-Norsk. Oslo, Norway: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1951. FS Library book 439.82321 B463e, FS Library film 1,224,705, item 3

Scavenius, H. Gyldendals Ordbøker : Norsk-Engelsk. Oslo, Norway: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1949. FS Library book 439.82321 Sca92n, FS Library film 1,224,705, item 4

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Additional encyclopedias and dictionaries can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog under:

Norway - Encyclopedias and dictionaries

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Norway - Language and languages - Dictionaries

Norway - Language and languages - History

Norway - Language and languages - History - Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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-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 Family History Library Catalog under:
+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]].
+== Online Resources ==
+=== Encyclopedias ===
+[https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki/Lokalhistoriewiki:Hovedside Lokalhistoriewiki.no] includes ''[https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki/Forside:Leksikon Norsk historisk leksikon]''
-*NORWAY - ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES
+[http://snl.no/ Store norske leksikon]
+=== Dictionaries ===
+Brynildsen, John. [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=o78qAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PP10 Norsk-Engelsk Ordbok], H. Aschehoug & Co Oslo, 1927.
-Also see the "[[Norway Language and Languages|Language]]" section. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
+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.
-There is extensive information on Norway in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway Wikipedia]&nbsp;the online Wiki Encyclopedia.
+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
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+Universitetet i Bergen og Språkrådet: [https://ordbok.uib.no/ Ordbøkene.no] Bokmålsordboka & Nynorskordboka
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+=== Translation Services ===
-[[Category:Norway]]
+FreeDiction.com: [http://www.freedict.com/onldict/nor.html Free Online English to Norwegian to English Dictionary]
+Google Translate: [https://translate.google.com/?sl=no&tl=en&op=translate Norwegian to English]
+== Printed Works ==
+=== Encyclopedias ===
+Aschehougs konversasjons leksikon [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/442484 FS Library book 038.82 As23a]
+Norsk historisk leksikon, 1981 edition [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/210147 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] [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/172426 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 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/647192 FS Library book 439.82321 N831k]
+Svenkerud, Herbert ed., ''Cappelens store Engelsk-Norsk ordbok''.  Oslo, Norway : J.W. Cappelens Forlag, c1988, 1991 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/480092 FS Library book 439.82321 N831s]
+Berulfsen, B. ''Gyldendals Ordbøker : Engelsk-Norsk''. Oslo, Norway: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1951. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/467478 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. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/467565 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 ==
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+: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.
+[[Category:Norway Language and Handwriting]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] [[Category:Encyclopedias_and_Dictionaries]]