taushet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From taus +‎ -het.

Noun

taushet f or m (definite singular tausheta or tausheten, indefinite plural tausheter, definite plural taushetene)

1. silence

   Tale er sølv, men taushet er gull. ― Speech is silver, silence is golden.

References

• “taushet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.