grand

This is the 331st most frequent Norwegian word.

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grand

The Norwegian word "grand" means "twig" or "small branch" in English.


Here, 'grand' is used as an abbreviation for 'grantrær', which means 'spruce trees' in Norwegian.

Bestefaren hans bodde på en gård med mye grand.

His grandfather lived on a farm with a lot of spruce.


In this context, 'grand' is an anglicism adopted into Norwegian to mean 'great' or 'splendid'.

Hun hadde en grand tid på festen i går.

She had a great time at the party yesterday.


Here, 'grand' is part of the compound noun 'grand danois', which is the Norwegian term for the dog breed 'Great Dane'.

Hunden hennes er en grand danois.

Her dog is a Great Dane.