Etymology

From DanishCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Danish#VZPENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Danish#VZPEN vaabenCategory:Danish links with redundant wikilinks#VÅPEN, from Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse#VZPENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#VZPEN vápn (“weapon”), from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#VZPENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic#VZPEN *wēpną (“weapon”).

Cognate with Swedish vapen, Dutch wapen, German Wappen and English weapon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋoːpən/, /ˈʋoːpn̩/Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation#VZPEN

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• Rhymes: -ən, -oːpn̩Category:Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ən#VZPENCategory:Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/oːpn̩#VZPEN
• Hyphenation: vå‧pen

Noun

våpen n (definite singular våpenet, indefinite plural våpen, definite plural våpna or våpnene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#VZPENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#VZPENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#VZPENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål neuter nouns#VZPENCategory:Pages with entries#VÅPENCategory:Pages with 3 entries#VÅPEN

1. a weapon; arms (an instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords)

   bære våpen på noen ― to attack someoneCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#VZPEN

   gripe til våpen ― to start fightingCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#VZPEN

   la våpnene hvile ― ceasefire; let the weapons restCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#VZPEN

   la våpnene tale ― leave a decision to the militaryCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#VZPEN

   legge ned våpnene ― end armed struggle; make peaceCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#VZPEN

   til våpen ― to armsCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#VZPEN

   under/i våpen ― in arms; armedCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#VZPEN

   • 1854, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter V, page 251:

     bort med vaabnene!

     away with the weapons!

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   • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 178:

     dødbringende våben

     lethal weapons

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   • 1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 59:

     ladte våben

     loaded weapons

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   • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Fru Inger til Østråt, page 35:

     at bruge våben, – at træde i åben dyst, – hvor vilde det bære hen

     to use weapons, - to step into open competition, - where would it carry

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   • 1934, Arnulf Øverland, Riket er ditt, page 99:

     våbnene er vendt mot oss!

     the weapons are facing us!

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   • 1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte I, page 46:

     fienden sit vaaben kasted

     the enemy threw his weapon

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   • 1885, Henrik Ibsen, Brand, page 265:

     intet våben bider på [hauken]

     no weapon bites on [the hawk]

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   • 1926, Mikkjel Fønhus, Reinsbukken på Jotunfjell, page 47:

     [riflen] var et våpen som det neppe fantes maken til

     [the rifle] was a weapon that could hardly be matched

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   • 1928, Oslo Aftenavis, page 14:

     [hallen] vil bli smykket med gamle militærfaner og våpen

     [the hall] will be decorated with old military flags and weapons

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   • 1944, Aftenposten, page 1:

     nytt tysk våpen satt inn mot England

     new German weapon deployed against England

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   • 1966, Jens Bjørneboe, Uten en tråd, page 79:

     vi hadde mavene og brystene mot hverandre, Jeg følte spissen av våpenet hans mot låret mitt

     we had our stomachs and breasts facing each other, I felt the tip of his weapon against my thigh

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   • 2000, Margit Harsson, Stein:

     jordbruksredskap og våpen var laget av flint og stein

     agricultural tools and weapons were made of flint and stone

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   • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Hærmændene på Helgeland, page 15:

     en af mændene skældte mig for en træl; så bar jeg våben på ham og fældte ham

     one of the men scolded me for a slave; then I attacked him and killed him

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   • 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 251:

     vaabenerne have hvilet idag

     the weapons have rested today

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   • 2001 December 5, VG‎^[vg.no]:

     Israel vil la våpnene hvile for å gi den palestinske selvstyremyndigheten en sjanse til å handle

     Israel will lay down its arms to give the Palestinian Authority a chance to act

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   • 2008 September 21, Adressa‎^[adressa.no]:

     både NATO-soldater og Talibans krigere lot våpnene hvile da Den internasjonale fredsdagen ble markert i Afghanistan

     both NATO soldiers and Taliban fighters laid down their arms when International Peace Day was marked in Afghanistan

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   • 2014 January 24, Aftenposten, page 57:

     generaler må være villige til å la våpnene tale

     generals must be willing to let the weapons speak

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   • 1999 June 2, VG‎^[vg.no]:

     PKK vil legge ned våpnene

     The PKK wants to lay down its arms

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   • 2014 September 22, Aftenposten‎^{[aftenposten.no]}:

     hæren får beskjed om å legge ned våpnene i siste liten

     the army is told to lay down its arms at the last minute

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   • 1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 161:

     blæs til våben

     blow to arms

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   • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Fru Inger til Østråt, page 106:

     I har kaldt almuen til våben

     You have called the common people to arms

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   • 1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte II, page 43:

     til våben! Lurene går gennem Oslo gader

     to arms! The lures run through the streets of Oslo

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   • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Fru Inger til Østråt, page 135:

     kalde den nordenfjeldske almue under våben

     call the Nordenfjeld commons under arms

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   • 1875, Henrik Ibsen, Catilina, page 94:

     mange mænd i våben

     many men under arms

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2. (literaryCategory:Norwegian Bokmål literary terms#VZPEN, usually in the plural) an army; armed force (a large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground operations)

   Synonyms: hær, våpenmakt

3. (militaryCategory:nb:Military#VZPEN) a branch of an army (a subdivision or a branch of defense)

   Synonym: våpengren

4. (figuratively) a weapon (an instrument or other means of exerting control over another or accomplishing something)

   slå/felle noen med hans/hennes egne våpen ― beat someone with their own meansCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#VZPEN

   gi noen våpen i hende ― give someone something that can harm someoneCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#VZPEN

   • 1853, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter III, page 26:

     [Cæsaren] nedsaa paa jorden med djævelens blik; og slog den med vaabnet, som himmelen gav

     [Caesar] look down on the earth with the gaze of the devil; and smote it with the weapon of the heavens

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   • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 41:

     sprogets våben

     the weapon of language

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   • 1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere, page 64:

     nu havde jeg våben imod ham, ser De; han turde ikke kny

     now I had weapons against him, you see; he did not dare to kneel

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   • 1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm, page 52:

     kæmpe med adelige våben

     fight with noble weapons

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   • 1925, Sigrid Undset, Samlede romaner og fortællinger fra nutiden I,1, page 18:

     [alt hva jeg hadde lært] det var vaaben, det var godt at ha til at greie sig gjennem livet med

     [everything I had learned] it was weapons, it was good to have to get through life with

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   • 1877, Arne Garborg, Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse, page 238:

     et sprog er et vaaben – og et vaaben kaster man ikke fra siget sprog er et vaaben – og et vaaben kaster man ikke fra sig

     a language is a weapon – and a weapon is not be thrown away

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   • 1900, Gunnar Heiberg, Pariserbreve, page 53:

     sablen og vievandskosten er mægtige vaaben [i Frankrike]

     the saber and the holy water broom are mighty weapons [in France]

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   • 1934, Dagbladet, pages 1–2:

     korrupsjonskomiteen som våben i valgkampen?

     the corruption committee as a weapon in the election campaign?

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   • 1951, Verdens Gang, page 18:

     holde F. N. i live som et aktivt våpen mot aggresjon

     keep F. N. alive as an active weapon against aggression

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   • 2002 November 1, Bergens Tidende‎^[bt.no]:

     din penn er ditt våpen

     your pen is your weapon

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   • 2011 July 10, Dagbladet‎^{[dagbladet.no]}:

     ungdommene … bruker Facebook og Twitter som våpen

     the young people… use Facebook and Twitter as weapons

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   • 1968 January 2, Dagbladet, page 7:

     [jeg vil] slå [skihopperen] Wirkola med hans egne våpen, to gode hopp, lengst og best hver gang

     [I want to] beat [the ski jumper] Wirkola with his own weapon, two good jumps, longest and best every time

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5. (heraldryCategory:nb:Heraldry#VZPEN) coat of arms (hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters)

   føre våpen ― use a badge of nobilityCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples#VZPEN

   • 1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II, page 331:

     rød som løvens felt i vaabnet

     red as the lion's field in the weapon

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   • 1919, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede digter-verker II, page 303:

     en rytterfane, hvor paa Skotlands vaaben

     an equestrian flag, where on the coat of arms of Scotland

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   • 1867, Rudolf Keyser, Efterladte Skrifter II,1, page 68:

     [fra Håkon Håkonssøns tid fremstilte seglet] stedse kongens og rigets vaaben

     [from Håkon Håkonssøn's time, the seal always produced] the arms of the king and the kingdom

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References

• “våpen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “våpen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “våpen” in Store norske leksikon
• “våpen (heraldikk)” in Store norske leksikon

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#VZPEN vápn, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic#VZPEN *wēpną.

Noun

våpen n (definite singular våpenet, indefinite plural våpen, definite plural våpena)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#VZPENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#VZPENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#VZPENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns#VZPENCategory:Pages with entries#VÅPENCategory:Pages with 3 entries#VÅPEN

1. a weapon
2. a coat of arms

References

• “våpen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

våpenCategory:Swedish non-lemma forms#VZPENCategory:Swedish noun forms#VZPENCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#VZPENCategory:Pages with entries#VÅPENCategory:Pages with 3 entries#VÅPEN

1. definite plural of våp

Anagrams

• påven