| ja {interj} | :: yes |
| ja {noun} | :: yes |
| Jack {prop} | :: given name |
| Jacob {prop} | :: given name |
| Jacobine {prop} | :: given name, a feminine form of Jacob |
| Jacobsen {prop} | :: surname |
| jade {c} [mineral] | :: jade |
| jader {c} [slang] | :: breasts |
| jæ {pron} [dialectal] | :: pronunciation spelling of jeg |
| jæger {noun} | :: hunter |
| jærn {noun} | :: obsolete spelling of jern |
| jærv {noun} | :: wolverine |
| jætte {noun} | :: giant, jotun (Norse mythology) |
| jættestue {noun} [archaeology] | :: passage grave [megalithic grave from the Neolithic Age] |
| jævn {adj} | :: even, level |
| jævn {adj} | :: smooth (food or drink: not grainy; having an even texture) |
| jævn {adj} | :: thick (having a viscous consistency) |
| jævn {adj} | :: steady |
| jævn {adj} | :: even, regular |
| jævn {adj} | :: plain, simple |
| jævn {adj} | :: mediocre |
| jævn {adj} | :: moderate |
| jævnaldrende {adj} [often, nominally] | :: of (roughly) the same age, peer |
| jævnstrøm {c} | :: direct current |
| jag {noun} | :: hurry, rush |
| jag {noun} | :: twinge, (a sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side) |
| jage {v} | :: to hunt, shoot |
| jage {v} | :: to chase |
| jage {v} | :: to drive |
| jage {v} | :: to hound |
| jage {v} | :: to hurry |
| jagt {noun} | :: hunting, shooting |
| jagt {noun} | :: hunt, pursuit |
| jagt {noun} | :: obsolete spelling of yacht |
| jagte {v} | :: to chase |
| jahat {noun} [buzzword or ironic] | :: An imagined hat that supposedly causes the wearer to accept a change |
| jaja {interj} | :: An exclamation of disappointed, reluctant or exasperated/annoyed agreement |
| jakkesæt {noun} | :: a suit |
| jakkesæt {noun} | :: a person, especially a man, wearing a suit |
| Jakob {prop} | :: Jacob [biblical character] |
| Jakob {prop} | :: James [biblical character] |
| Jakob {prop} | :: given name, also spelled Jacob |
| Jakobine {prop} | :: given name |
| Jakobsen {prop} | :: surname |
| jalapeno {noun} | :: alternative spelling of jalapeño |
| jalousi {noun} | :: jealousy of a social, usually romantic nature |
| jaloux {adj} | :: jealous socially, esp. romantically |
| Jamaica {prop} | :: Jamaica (island/and/country) |
| Jamalo-Nenetskij autonome okrug {prop} | :: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| jambe {noun} [poetry] | :: iamb |
| jambisk {adj} [poetry] | :: iambic |
| jamen {interj} | :: but |
| James {prop} | :: given name |
| Jan {prop} | :: given name. Popular in the 20th century |
| Jane {prop} | :: given name, a Danish diminutive of Christiane, Juliane and Mariane, today also associated with the English Jane |
| janitshar {noun} [historical] | :: janissary (Osmannic soldier) |
| Janne {prop} | :: given name |
| Janni {prop} | :: given name |
| Jannick {prop} | :: given name |
| Jannie {prop} | :: given name |
| Jannik {prop} | :: given name, diminutive of Jan |
| jantelov {noun} [literary, usually in definite form] | :: the Law of Jante |
| januar {c} | :: January (the first month of the Gregorian calendar) |
| Janus {prop} | :: given name |
| Janus {prop} [Roman god] | :: Janus |
| Janus {prop} | :: Janus |
| Japan {prop} | :: Japan (An island nation in the Pacific Ocean) |
| japaner {noun} | :: Japanese (person of Japan) |
| japansk {adj} | :: Japanese (of or relating to Japan) |
| jaså {interj} | :: oh, is that so |
| jasmin {noun} | :: jasmine (Jasminum; perfume) |
| Jasmin {prop} | :: given name |
| jaspis {noun} | :: jasper |
| javaneser {noun} | :: Javanese person |
| javanesisk {adj} | :: Javanese |
| javanesisk {prop} | :: Javanese language |
| javert {noun} | :: penis |
| jazz {m} [uncountable] | :: jazz (form of music) |
| je' {pron} [dialectal] | :: pronunciation spelling of jeg |
| Jeanett {prop} | :: given name, a less common spelling of Jeanette |
| Jeanette {prop} | :: given name derived from French Jeannette, popular in the 1960s and the 1970s |
| Jeanne {prop} | :: given name |
| Jeannette {prop} | :: given name of French origin; more often spelled Jeanette |
| jeg {pron} [personal] | :: I |
| jeg {noun} | :: self (an individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness) |
| jeg {noun} [psychology] | :: I, ego |
| jeg {noun} [literature] | :: first-person narrator |
| jeg elsker dig {phrase} | :: I love you |
| jeg er bøsse {phrase} | :: I'm gay |
| jeg er forelsket i dig {phrase} | :: I'm in love with you, I love you |
| jeg er ikke religiøs {phrase} | :: I'm not religious |
| jeg er ligeglad {phrase} | :: I don't care |
| jeg er sulten {phrase} | :: I am hungry |
| jeg er tørstig {phrase} | :: I am thirsty |
| jeg forstår ikke {phrase} | :: I don't understand |
| jegfortæller {noun} [literature] | :: first-person narrator |
| jeg har brug for en advokat {phrase} | :: I need a lawyer |
| jeg har et spørgsmål {phrase} | :: I have a question |
| jeg har feber {phrase} | :: I have a fever (indicates that the speaker has higher than normal body temperature) |
| jeg hedder {phrase} | :: my name is… |
| jeg taler ikke engelsk {phrase} | :: I don't speak English |
| jeg ved det ikke {phrase} | :: I don't know |
| Jeiner {prop} | :: a family name |
| Jenny {prop} | :: given name |
| Jens {prop} | :: given name |
| Jensen {prop} | :: surname in Denmark |
| Jensigne {prop} | :: given name |
| Jensine {prop} | :: given name, a feminine form of Jens |
| jep {interj} [colloquial] | :: yup, yep |
| Jeppe {prop} | :: given name, diminutive of Jacob |
| Jeppesen {prop} | :: surname |
| Jepsen {prop} | :: surname |
| jer {pron} [personal] | :: second person plural objective case – you, yourselves |
| Jeremias {prop} [biblical character] | :: Jeremiah; Jeremias |
| Jeremias {prop} | :: given name |
| jeres {pron} | :: your (2nd person plural, possessive case) |
| Jerevan {prop} | :: Jerevan (capital city) |
| Jeriko {prop} | :: Jeriko (city) |
| jern {noun} [uncountable, metal, chemistry] | :: iron [metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe] |
| jern {noun} [countable, metal, tool] | :: iron [tool or appliance made of metal] |
| jern {noun} [countable, golf] | :: a type of golf club |
| jernalder {noun} | :: Iron Age |
| jernbane {c} | :: a railway (UK), or railroad (US) |
| jernbanebro {noun} | :: railway bridge |
| jernbanefløjl {n} {c} | :: corduroy |
| jernbaneoverskæring {noun} | :: railroad crossing |
| jernbanespor {noun} | :: railroad track |
| jernbanevogn {noun} | :: railroad car |
| Jersey {prop} | :: Jersey (island) |
| Jerseys {prop} | :: genitive of Jersey |
| Jersie {prop} | :: A village near Køge on Eastern Zealand |
| Jerusalem {prop} | :: Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) <<capital city>> of <<c/Israel>>) |
| Jes {prop} {m} | :: given name, diminutive of Jens (John) |
| Jesper {prop} | :: given name |
| Jespersen {prop} | :: surname |
| Jessen {prop} | :: surname |
| Jessica {prop} | :: given name recently borrowed from English |
| Jesus Kristus {prop} {m} | :: Jesus Christ |
| jeton {noun} | :: game piece, game token |
| Jette {prop} | :: given name |
| jf. {v} | :: abbreviation of jævnfør (cf.) |
| jiddisch {adj} | :: Yiddish (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) |
| jiddisch {prop} | :: Yiddish |
| Jim {prop} | :: given name borrowed from English |
| Jimmi {prop} | :: given name derived from English Jimmy |
| Jimmy {prop} | :: given name |
| jo {adv} | :: as you know or should know; sometimes vaguely translatable as after all or obviously |
| jo {conj} | :: the |
| jo {interj} | :: yes [used to contradict a negative statement or negatively phrased question] (often followed by I do, he is, etc. in English to indicate contradiction rather than affirmation); identical in usage to the French si. Contrasts with ja which confirms positive statements or positively phrased questions |
| Joachim {prop} | :: given name, German style spelling of Joakim |
| Joakim {prop} | :: given name |
| Joan {prop} | :: given name borrowed from English, popular in the 1950s and the 1960s |
| job {n} | :: job |
| jobansøgning {noun} | :: job application, application for employment |
| jod {noun} | :: alternative spelling of iod |
| jøde {noun} | :: Jew |
| jøde {v} [slang] | :: to steal |
| jødehad {noun} | :: anti-Semitism |
| jødeharpe {noun} | :: Jew's harp |
| jødet {v} | :: past participle of jøde |
| jødinde {noun} [dated] | :: Jewess [female Jew] |
| jødisk {adj} | :: Jewish |
| jodle {v} | :: to yodel |
| jodlet {v} | :: past participle of jodle |
| Joel {prop} [biblical character] | :: Joel |
| Joel {prop} | :: given name of biblical origin |
| Johan {prop} | :: given name derived from Johannes (John) |
| Johanna {prop} | :: given name, biblical form of Johanne |
| Johanna {prop} [biblical character] | :: Joanna |
| Johanne {prop} | :: given name |
| Johannes {prop} [biblical character] | :: John |
| Johannes {prop} | :: given name |
| Johannessen {prop} | :: surname |
| Johansen {prop} | :: surname |
| John {prop} {c} | :: given name |
| Johnny {prop} | :: given name of English origin |
| Johnsen {prop} | :: surname |
| joho {interj} [childish] | :: Expression of vehement insistence |
| Johs. {prop} | :: abbreviation of Johannes |
| joke {noun} | :: joke |
| joke {v} | :: joke |
| joker {noun} | :: joker (playing card) |
| jokke {v} | :: walk in a heavy and clumsy way |
| jokke i spinaten {phrase} | :: synonym of træde i spinaten |
| Jokum {prop} | :: given name |
| jolle {noun} | :: dinghy |
| jolle {v} | :: roll (sides of the boat going up and down) |
| jomfru {c} | :: maiden, virgin |
| jomfru {c} | :: Virgo (someone with a Virgo star sign) |
| jomfruelig {adj} | :: virgin (not having had sex) |
| jomfruelig {adj} [by extension] | :: untouched; unexplored; unclaimed |
| jomfrueligere {adj} | :: comparative of jomfruelig |
| Jomfruen {prop} [zodiac constellations] | :: Virgo (an astrological sign) |
| Jon {prop} | :: given name |
| Jonas {prop} [biblical character] | :: Jonah |
| Jonas {prop} | :: given name |
| Jonatan {prop} [biblical character] | :: Jonathan |
| Jonatan {prop} | :: given name, today often spelled Jonathan |
| Jonathan {prop} | :: given name, the modern spelling of biblical Jonatan |
| jonglør {noun} | :: juggler |
| Jonna {prop} {c} | :: given name |
| jord {noun} | :: earth |
| jord {noun} | :: dirt, soil |
| jord {noun} | :: ground |
| jord {noun} | :: land |
| Jordan {prop} | :: Jordan (country) |
| Jordan {prop} | :: Jordan (river) |
| jordbær {noun} | :: strawberry (fruit) |
| jordbær {noun} [plant] | :: strawberry |
| jordbo {noun} [chiefly science fiction] | :: Earthling |
| jordbrug {noun} | :: agriculture |
| jordbrugsforskning {noun} | :: agricultural research |
| jorde {v} [of person] | :: to put down, to flatten, to floor |
| jorde {v} | :: to bury or inter (something or someone) |
| jorde {v} [electricity, slang] | :: to earth (UK) or ground (US) (something) |
| jordemoder {noun} | :: midwife (person who assists women in childbirth) |
| jorden {prop} | :: Earth |
| Jorden {prop} | :: Earth (planet) |
| jordisk {adj} | :: earthly |
| jordnød {noun} | :: peanut |
| jordnøddeolie {noun} | :: peanut oil |
| jordnøddesmør {noun} | :: peanut butter |
| jordskælv {noun} | :: earthquake (earthquake) |
| jordskorpeplante {noun} [botany] | :: hemicryptophyte |
| jordsvin {noun} [zoology] | :: aardvark, Orycteropus afer |
| Jørgen {prop} | :: given name |
| Jørgensen {prop} | :: surname |
| Jørgine {prop} | :: given name, a feminine form of Jørgen |
| Jørn {prop} | :: given name, short form of Jørgen (George) |
| Josef {prop} [biblical character] | :: Joseph |
| Josef {prop} | :: given name |
| Josefine {prop} | :: given name |
| Josephine {prop} | :: given name of French origin |
| jøsses {interj} | :: sheesh, jeesh |
| Josva {prop} [biblical character] | :: Joshua |
| journalist {noun} [journalism] | :: a journalist, a reporter (reporter on a newspaper) |
| journalistik {c} [uncountable, journalism] | :: journalism |
| journalistisk {adj} [journalism] | :: journalistic |
| jubilæum {noun} | :: jubilee, anniversary |
| juble {v} | :: to jubilate, to rejoice |
| Judith {prop} | :: given name |
| judo {noun} | :: judo |
| Jugoslavien {prop} | :: Yugoslavia |
| Juhl {prop} | :: surname |
| juice {noun} | :: Juice |
| juice {noun} | :: A container containing juice |
| juicer {noun} | :: A juicer, a manual or electrical device used for rendering the juice of fruits or vegetables |
| juks {noun} | :: junk, useless items |
| jul {noun} [Christianity] | :: Christmas [the time around 25 December] |
| Jul {prop} | :: given name |
| Jul {prop} | :: given name |
| jule {v} | :: celebrate Christmas |
| juleaften {noun} [Christianity] | :: Christmas Eve [the evening on 24 December] |
| julefest {noun} | :: The festival of Christmas |
| julefrokost {noun} | :: Christmas party [at home or at work] |
| julegave {noun} | :: Christmas present (a present given or received at Christmas time) |
| julekalender {noun} | :: an Advent calendar; a calender counting the first 24 days of December, often in the form of a scratch card or with a small piece of chocolate behind each door (a chokoladejulekalender) |
| julekalender {noun} | :: a TV series consisting of 24 episodes, one of which is aired on each of the first 24 days of December |
| julekort {noun} | :: Christmas card |
| julelys {noun} | :: Christmas candle |
| julelys {noun} | :: Christmas lights {p} |
| julelys {noun} | :: "julelys i øjnene" – shining eyes, literally: Christmas lights in the eyes |
| julemanden {prop} | :: Santa Claus |
| julestjerne {noun} [botany] | :: a poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) |
| julestjerne {noun} | :: a Christmas star (a Christmas decoration) |
| julestjernen {noun} [literally] | :: the Christmas star |
| julestjernen {noun} [Christianity] | :: star of Bethlehem |
| julet {v} | :: past participle of jule |
| juletræ {noun} | :: Christmas tree |
| juli {prop} {c} | :: July (the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar) |
| Julia {prop} | :: given name of Latin origin, more popular in the form Julie |
| Julian {prop} | :: given name derived from Latin Julianus |
| Juliane {prop} | :: given name derived from Latin Iuliana |
| Julie {prop} | :: given name. Less popular form: Julia |
| Julie {prop} | :: Juliet, the character in the play Romeo and Juliet |
| Julius {prop} | :: given name |
| June {prop} | :: given name |
| junger {c} [idiomatic, slang] | :: breasts |
| jungle {noun} | :: jungle |
| juni {c} | :: June (the sixth month of the Gregorian calendar) |
| Jupiter {prop} | :: Jupiter (planet) |
| Jupiter {prop} | :: Jupiter (Roman god) |
| jura {noun} | :: law [the practice and profession of law] |
| juridisk {adj} | :: legal [of or pertaining to law] |
| jurist {noun} | :: lawyer |
| jurist {noun} | :: jurist |
| Just {prop} | :: given name |
| justere {v} | :: to adjust |
| juvel {noun} | :: jewel, gem |
| juveler {noun} | :: jeweler, jeweller |
| jyde {noun} | :: Jutlander [a person from Jutland] |
| jyde {noun} [historical] | :: Jute [member of a Germanic tribe that invaded Britain at the same time as the Angles and Saxons] |
| jydsk {adj} | :: obsolete spelling of jysk |
| Jylland {prop} | :: Jutland |
| jysk {adj} | :: Jutlandic |
| jysk {n} | :: Danish dialect(s) spoken in Jutland |
| Jytte {prop} | :: given name |
