| Example in Norwegian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| For å gjøre dette måtte vi herde våre hjerter mot lidelsene utenfor. | To do this, we had to harden our hearts against the suffering outside. |
| Dette drapet vil herde Kolarene. | Look, if the Kolars know the kid is dead, it hardens their position. |
| Det skal herde knokene dine slik at du ikke knekker dem i en slåsskamp. | It's meant to harden your knuckles so you don't break them if you get into a fight. |
| Man herder hjertene deres med hat. Man fjerner deres evne til sivilisert fornuft og dømmer dem til blodtørst. | You harden their hearts with hate... you take away their capacity for civilised dispassion... you condemn them to bloodlust. |
| Hevn herder hjertet. | Revenge will harden the heart. Open ranks! |
| Smøret metter vevet, herder og legger seg som slagg. | The butter impregnates the tissues, and then it hardens and settles like silt. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | afharden,stalen, verharden, verstalen, verstokken | English | harden |
| Estonian | kõvastuma, kõvenema, paaduma, tahenema | Faroese | stæla |
| Finnish | karaista, koventaa, koveta, kovettaa, paaduttaa | French | aguerrir, aguicher, aouter, durcir |
| German | aushärten, erhärten | Icelandic | herða |
| Indonesian | mengeraskan | Italian | indurire, sclerosare |
| Japanese | 固まる, 固める, 硬化 | Lithuanian | grūdinti, užgrūdinti |
| Macedonian | се стврдне, се стврднува, стврднува | Polish | stwardnieć, twardnieć, uodpornić, utwardzić, zatwardzać, zatwardzić |
| Portuguese | empedernir, endurecer | Quechua | chuchuyay, rumiyay, sinchiyay |
| Russian | закаливать, затвердевать, затвердеть, ожесточать, ожесточить, отвердевать, отвердеть, твердеть, ужесточать, ужесточить | Spanish | acerar, encallecer, endurecer |
| Swedish | hårdna, hårdra, håva |