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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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