| Example in Norwegian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Skulle du pryde arven, ville engelskmenn være stolte av å kalle deg konge. | Should you adorn that inheritance, my lord all Englishmen would be proud to call you king. |
| La kronen pryde en hoffnarr eller en omreisende skuespiller som kan spille konge, ikke jeg. | If you would find a head to fit it, let it adorn some court jester or some strolling player that he may play your king, but not l. |
| Jeg har aldri hørt Lefferts så proppfull av følelsene som pryder kristenheten. | I've never heard Lefferts so abound in the sentiments that adorn Christian manhood. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | zbukuroj | Arabic | تزخرف,زخرف, زين |
| Catalan | adornar, ornamentar | Dutch | sieren, versieren, versificeren, versifiëren |
| English | adorn | Estonian | ehtima, kaunistama |
| Faroese | pynta | Finnish | koristautua |
| French | adorner, enrubanner, orner | German | schmücken |
| Greek | αγλαΐζω, αγνίζω | Hungarian | ékesít |
| Italian | adornare, adornarsi, fregiare, imbellire, parare | Japanese | 修飾 |
| Polish | okrasić, przystrajać, stroić, zdobić | Portuguese | adornar, ataviar, enfeitar, ornamentar, ornar |
| Quechua | achalachiy, achalay | Romanian | împodobi |
| Russian | приукрашивать, разукрасить, разукрашивать, украсить, украшать | Spanish | adornar, adornarse, engalanar, ornar |
| Swedish | bepryda, smycka | Thai | กระบวร, ประดับ |