No. 331 in Norwegian
grand
The Norwegian word "grand" means "twig" or "small branch" in English.
In a sentence
Bestefaren hans bodde på en gård med mye grand.
His grandfather lived on a farm with a lot of spruce.
Here, 'grand' is used as an abbreviation for 'grantrær', which means 'spruce trees' in Norwegian.
Hun hadde en grand tid på festen i går.
She had a great time at the party yesterday.
In this context, 'grand' is an anglicism adopted into Norwegian to mean 'great' or 'splendid'.
Hunden hennes er en grand danois.
Her dog is a Great Dane.
Here, 'grand' is part of the compound noun 'grand danois', which is the Norwegian term for the dog breed 'Great Dane'.
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