Norwegian-English Dictionary

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Summary: A Must Have
Review: This book had some good reviews from Amazon readers which I based my purchase on. I can't top some of those writers. But as a non-Norwegian-speaking person trying to translate ancient genealogy, plus read modern books, I can't believe how much this book has in it. Even words that contail only one letter! Everything you think of to look up is in that book. Have your own personal language tutor - buy yourself a copy of this dictionary.

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Summary: Needs reciprocity
Review: This book is EXCELLENT, however it lacks one thing: an English-Norwegian part. The one-sided aspect of this dictionary limits its use extremely for people like myself trying to learn the language! As a result, it is a secondary reference for me, rather than primary.

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Summary: Norwegian-English Dictionary by Einar Haugen
Review: This book is for looking up the English meanings to Norwegian words. I'm in the process of helping someone translate a book he has written in Norway, and this book is PERFECT for the job. It contains both bokmål & nynorsk words, which is especially helpful to me because the book I'm trying to translate has both languages in it, too. There are many cross-references and examples of usage that are helpful in finding the best English equivalents of Norwegian words. There have been some words that the author I'm working with cannot translate into English, and I've found about 99% of those problem-words in this book. I don't really know very much Norwegian (yet!), and what knowledge I have is entirely self-taught. But this dictionary has made it possible for me to successfully do a good translation from Norwegian to English with a fair amount of ease, and to learn a LOT in the process! I would recommend it VERY highly! :-)

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Summary: Norwegian-English Dictionary by Einar Haugen
Review: This book is for looking up the English meanings to Norwegian words. I'm in the process of helping someone translate a book he has written in Norway, and this book is PERFECT for the job. It contains both bokmål & nynorsk words, which is especially helpful to me because the book I'm trying to translate has both languages in it, too. There are many cross-references and examples of usage that are helpful in finding the best English equivalents of Norwegian words. There have been some words that the author I'm working with cannot translate into English, and I've found about 99% of those problem-words in this book. I don't really know very much Norwegian (yet!), and what knowledge I have is entirely self-taught. But this dictionary has made it possible for me to successfully do a good translation from Norwegian to English with a fair amount of ease, and to learn a LOT in the process! I would recommend it VERY highly! :-)

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Summary: Excellent dictionary
Review: This dictionary is as good as everyone else describes. I'm learning Norwegian, and it was definitly worth buying....
Later... I'm now fluent in Norwegian and still use this dictionary several times per week to better understand the nuances of new words. If you're interested in Norwegian, buy this dictionary.