ebbe 43 eiendom ebbe 1 s. ebb -strøm ebb-tide; det er ~ i kassen funds are at a low ebb 2 v. ebb; ~ ut, f.e. his strength is ebbing away. The rise in prices is petering out ebonitt ebonite Ecuador Ecuador ed oath; avlegge ~ take (make) an oath, be sworn; avlegge ~ på swear to; bekrefte med ~ confirm by oath. This written statement must be verified by oath, erklære under ~ (under ~s ansvar) declare on oath, swear that; ta i ~ swear, put on oath; swear a witness, swear [in] a jury; avlegge falsk ~ commit perjury -feste swear -svoren sworn, f.e. a sworn translator edamerost Edam cheese eddik vinegar -syre acetic acid edel noble, f.e. a man of noble character, a noble deed; et —t tilbud a generous offer; edle metaller fine metals -modig generous, magnanimous -modighet generosity, magnanimity -sten precious stone, gem edru ogs. fig. sober -elig of sober habits, temperate, fig. sober -elighet sobriety effekt virkning effect, nytte — efficiency -er løsøre personal effects, verdipapirer securities effektiv 1 virkningsfull effective; en — blokade an e. blockade; — kontroll e. control; ~e forholdsregler e. measures; tilstrekkelig effectual, sufficient; ~e midler til å gjennomføre noe effectual means to accomplish smtg.; særl. om legemiddel efficacious; et —t middel an efficacious remedy; om arbeidseffektivitet efficient; ~e arbeidsmetoder efficient working methods 2 virkelig (mots, nominell): ~ besparelse actual saving; ~ rente actual interest - hestekraft effective horse-power (E.H.P.) -tollsats actual duty -verdi actual value effektivisere increase the efficiency of, make more efficient effektivitet om virkning effectiveness; om legemiddel efficacy; yteevne efficiency; om en reklame the pull- (sales effectiveness) of an advertisement; kontrollens ~ the effectiveness of this control; et sovemiddels ~ the efficacy of a soporific; øke fabrikkens ~ increase its efficiency effektuer|e ~ en ordre execute (am. ogs. fill) an order -ing execution Egeerhavet the Ægean Sea egen, eget 1 som vedkommer en selv own (NB! alltid med eiendomspron., f.e. my (his, its) own; varer av ~ fabrikat goods of our (etc.) own make; etter ~ valg at one’s option; han har ~ has he has a house of his own; han kan passe silt ~ he can mind his own business (attend to his own affairs); for ~ regning for my (your, etc.) own account; til — bruk for my (his, etc.) own use. For andre eks. se vedk, substantiv. 2 særskilt separate, distinct, spesiell special; særegen distinctive, particular. These glasses must be packed in a separate case (packed separately). We use a special kind of thread for this work. This burgundy is distinctive in flavour; it has a flavour all its own. på en ~ måte in a particular way; ~ for characteristic of, peculiar to; en ordning som er ~ for London an arrangement proper (peculiar) to L. 3 merkelig odd, strange, singular; rar odd, queer egenlart distinctive character, peculiarity -artct distinctive, peculiar, original -farge natural colour, self-colour -handel trade (business) on one’s own account -hendig ~ søknad application in one’s own handwriting -het særegenhet peculiarity, distinctive feature (mark), characteristic quality (property) -interesse handle i ~ f.e. he is acting from motives of self-interest. He is playing for his own hand -kapital one’s own capital (assets), share capital of a company -kjærlig selfish -kjærlighet selfishness egenlmektig arbitrary, high-handed, f.e. arbitrary conduct, high-handed methods, adv. -arily -mek-tighet arbitrariness, arbitrary conduct, highhandedness -navn proper name -nytte self--interest, selfishness -nyttig self-seeking, selfish -rådig arbitrary, self-willed -rådighet wilfulness -sindig obstinate, pigheaded -sindighet obstinacy egenskap naturlig: om person quality, ting property, quality; nødvendig qualification; han har mange gode —er he has many good qualities. That is the best point in his character. These small boats have many good points. Elasticity is a marked property of indiarubber. stålhusets gode og dårlige —er the merits and demerits of the steel house; i ~ av in the capacity (character) of egentlig 1 adj. actual, real. The actual construction work was begun a week ago. He is the virtual ruler of the country. The book hardly belongs to literature proper, den —e grunn the real reason; denne myntens —e verdi (egenverdi) the intrinsic value of this coin; det —e England E. proper; den —e fargestof f industri the dyestuffs industry proper; det ~e drama the legitimate drama; i — forstand strictly (properly) speaking; i ordets —e betydning in the literal (strict, true) sense of the word; i ~ og figurlig betydning literally and figuratively el. metaphorically 2 adv. nettopp quite, virkelig, nøyaktig really, actually; strengt tatt strictly [speaking], properly speaking; ikke ~ not exactly, not precisely, not quite, scarcely; hva det ~ betyr what it really (actually) means; vet De ~ hvordan do you really know? What do you exactly" mean by that remark? He is not actually insolvent egen I veksel promissory note -vekt fys. specific weight, av en vogn net weight -verdi intrinsic value egg egg, på verktøy edge egge ~ opp egg on, incite eggejhviteholdig albuminous -hvitestoff albumin -plomme yolk [of an egg] -pulver egg powder egn region, tract, parts, f.e. the Arctic regions egne v. 1 —t til suitable (fit) for; jorden var lite ~t til dyrking the land was not very suitable for cultivation. These laws are not calculated for modern conditions, —t til å calculated to, f.e. these attempts are not calculated to benefit the country 2 ~ seg til (for): a) om person: be suited to (for), be suitable for. A person is suited to el. for (is qualified for, has qualifications for) a post; han —t seg ikke til å være lærer he was not suited to the teaching profession b) om ting: dette tøyet —r seg til, f.e. this cloth lends itself to (is serviceable for) the manufacture of ladies’ coats; norsk sement —r seg for norske forhold Norwegian cement is adapted for N. conditions (requirements); ~ seg fortrinlig for be eminently suitable for. These clothes are adapted for winter wear. Some industries do not lend themselves to monopolization egolisme egenkjærlighet egoism, egotism -1st egoist, egotist -istisk egoistic[al], egotistic[al] Egypt Egypt egyptisk Egyptian ele 1 s. ownership, besittelse possession; være i privat ~ be privately owned, be in private hands (ownership); gå over til privat ~ pass into private hands 2 v. own, possess eiendeler possessions; property (bare entail) eiendom property, f.e. these books are my property; fast ~ real property, real estate; en ~ a piece of property, jord ~ a landed estate, landed prop-