German Low German

Noun

Arbeid f (plural Arbeiden)

1. work; labour; toil
2. job; employment

Related terms

• arbeiden

Dutch

Noun

arbeid m ‎(uncountable)

1. labour, work

Synonyms

• werk

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Middle Low German arbeit, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz. Compare with Swedish arbete, Danish arbejde, and Faroese arbeiði.

Alternative forms

• arbeide ‎(noun)

Noun

arbeid n ‎(definite singular arbeidet, indefinite plural arbeid or arbeider, definite plural arbeida or arbeidene)

1. work

Synonyms

• verk
• jobb

Related terms

• arbeide (verb)
• arbeider

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

arbeid

1. imperative of arbeide

References

• “arbeid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle Low German arbeit, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz. Compare Swedish arbete, Danish arbejde, Faroese arbeiði.

Noun

arbeid n ‎(definite singular arbeidet, indefinite plural arbeid, definite plural arbeida)

1. work

Synonyms

• verk
• jobb

Related terms

• arbeidar

Derived terms

References

• “arbeid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.