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OMG! OK, it’s forkorting (abbreviation) time. LOL. 🙂 BTW, YOLO, so let’s get down to it:

osv. = og så videre = ”and so further” = etc.: Vi må betale eiendomsskatt osv. (We’ve got to pay property tax etc.)

osb. = og så bortetter = osv. in Nynorsk Norwegian.

f.eks. = for eksempel = for example: Vil du til Nordnorge, kan du reise med f.eks. Hurtigruta. (If you want to got to Northern Norway, you can travel with the Hurtigruta ferry, for example.)

obs = observant = please note: Obs! Husk å kjøpe kålrot. (NB! Remember to buy swedes. [Vegetables, not people from Sweden!]) – Obs! is also the name of a Norwegian retail chain.

bl.a. = blant annet/blant andre = among other things: De besøkte bl.a. Trysil. (They visited Trysil and other places.)

kr = kroner = Kroner: 5 kg poteter kr 20. (5 kilo potatoes 20 Kroner.)

el. = eller = or: Kaffe el. te. (Coffee or tea.)

inkl. = inklusive = included: Høyfjellshotell inkl. frokost. (Highland hotel, breakfast included.)

mfl. = med flere = ”with several” = and more (persons): Til 17. mai skal kongen mfl. holde tale. (For May 17^th the king and others will deliver a speech.)

kl. = klokka = o’ Clock: Moroa starter kl. 10. (The fun starts at 10.)

m.a.o. = med andre ord = in other words: Hun var m.a.o. full. (In other words, she was drunk.)

ca. = circa [SEERkah] = approximately: Det tok ca. en time å komme ned. (It took [us] more or less an hour to get down.)

o-løp = orienteringsløp = orienteering (a sport where you run to find hidden controls in the wilderness).

stk. = stykk(e) = piece. Prisen er 30 kroner per stk. (The price is 30 Kroner a piece.)

PS Of course, there are many other forkortinger, f.eks. in the realm of matlaging (cooking): Bruk 2 ss mel og 1 ts sukker. (Use 2 tablespoonfuls of flour and 1 teaspoonful of sugar.)