Old Norse Dictionary

Version 1.0 — Last updated: 7 September 2026

This is the same 390-entry English→Old Norse dictionary that powers our Old Norse Translator, searchable directly. Every entry was tested for our Accuracy Benchmark — where an entry is flagged there as a concern or an error, we’ve marked it here too, with a link to the specific reason.

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What this dictionary covers — and what it doesn’t

Each entry gives a single citation form — the base dictionary form of the word, not a full set of inflections. Old Norse nouns, adjectives, and verbs change form depending on case, number, gender, and tense, and this dictionary does not show those variations. For how the underlying translator uses these entries, and its limits with grammar and sentence structure, see our Methodology page.

This word list also doesn’t cover the separate rune-only vocabulary used by our Rune Translator, or the medieval-English vocabulary used by our Modern to Medieval Translator — those tools draw on different data.

Sourcing and accuracy

Entries were checked against standard Old Norse reference works such as Cleasby & Vigfússon’s dictionary — see our Sources & Corpora page for the full list. 373 of the 390 entries (95.6%) passed that check without a flag; the remaining 17 are individually listed with the specific concern on our Accuracy Benchmark page, and are marked above. As disclosed on our Reviewers page, this checking was done by the site’s single self-taught owner, not a credentialed linguist — found an issue we missed? Use our Corrections Policy to report it.

Related tools

Use this dictionary alongside the Old Norse Translator to translate full words and short phrases, or the Rune Translator to convert results into runes.