Norwegian-English/English-Norwegian Dictionary [Paperback]

Egill Daae Gabrielsen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781801990 | ISBN-13: 978-0781801997 | Publication Date: April 1988 | Edition: Revised

The English-Norwegian/Norwegian-English dictionary fulfills the need for a practical and handy pocket dictionary for tourists and people who are studying Norwegian.

Over 10,000 total dictionary entries
Phonetic guide to pronunciation
Select listing of Norwegian irregular verbs
Appendix featuring Norwegian neuter gender nouns
Ideal for students, travelers, and businesspeople
Word-to-word dictionary--no definitions

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books; Revised edition (April 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781801990
• ISBN-13: 978-0781801997
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,654,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #34 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Norwegian

Customer Reviews

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars bad choice, September 9, 1999

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clint wilson ([e-mail]) (Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Norwegian-English/English-Norwegian Dictionary (Paperback)

I purchased this book before leaving and studying Norwegian intensively for a year. Now that I am in Norway I need to use the book quite frequently, but find many faults with it. It seems to be much more tailored to the Norwegian than to the native English speaker. For instance, gender is left out of the dictionary though this is quite important to know. Also, many common words and phrases are not given. I would recommend that one try another dictionary.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this book if at all possible, March 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Norwegian-English/English-Norwegian Dictionary (Paperback)

The only thing that this book does well is obfuscate the Norwegian language. It is lacking both in completeness and clarity in almost every one of its features. This list of irregular verbs is not only severely incomplete (leaving out one of the most commonly used verbs: to have), the participle form of those verbs that are listed is left out. Gender is listed, but the book does not distinguish between masculine and feminine (grouping both into the "common gender") without distinguishing the words that must be used in the feminine. That is only a short list of the problems with this book. Hippocrene books owes us an explanation.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor quality in both manufacture & content, November 3, 1999

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John Selman ([e-mail]) (Southampton England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Norwegian-English/English-Norwegian Dictionary (Paperback)

I bought this book to help me communicate with a friend from Norway, she cannot understant half of it !