Skismøringen og glideren ligger på bordet.

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

So:

• skismøring = ski wax

• skismøringen = the ski wax

• glider = glide wax / glider

• glideren = the glide wax / the glider

• bord = table
• bordet = the table

This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice in Norwegian.

In Norwegian, the normal way to say the is by adding a suffix to the noun:

• en / et / a
• depending on gender and form

So instead of the table, Norwegian says bordet.

In this sentence, all three nouns are definite:

• skismøringen = the ski wax
• glideren = the glide wax
• bordet = the table

English uses a separate article; Norwegian usually does not.

This is a very common question.

Norwegian often prefers verbs like:

• ligge = lie / be lying
• stå = stand / be standing
• sitte = sit / be sitting

when talking about where something is physically located.

So:

• Skismøringen og glideren ligger på bordet
  = The ski wax and the glide wax are lying/on the table

Even though English often just says are on the table, Norwegian often chooses a more specific position verb.

Here, ligger suggests the items are resting horizontally or just placed there.

It can mean both, depending on context.

In a sentence like this, ligger often means something like:

• are lying
• are placed
• are on
• are located

So the exact English translation may vary. A very natural translation could simply be:

• The ski wax and the glide wax are on the table.

But the Norwegian literally includes the idea of lying/resting there.

Because Norwegian present-tense verbs do not change for singular and plural.

Compare English:

• it lies
• they lie

But in Norwegian:

• den ligger
• de ligger

The verb stays the same.

So even though the subject is plural (skismøringen og glideren = two things), ligger is still correct.

Og means and.

So:

• skismøringen og glideren = the ski wax and the glide wax

It connects the two nouns into a compound subject.

Skismøring is a compound noun:

• ski = ski
• smøring = lubrication / wax / something used for coating

Together, skismøring means ski wax or ski preparation/waxing product, depending on context.

Norwegian uses compound nouns very freely, much more than English. So English speakers often need to get used to seeing long words built from smaller parts.

In the skiing context, glider usually refers to glide wax, a product used to help skis move smoothly.

So glideren means the glide wax.

Even if glider might look like an English word, here it is being used as a Norwegian noun, and it takes a normal Norwegian definite ending:

• glider = glide wax
• glideren = the glide wax

På means on.

So:

• på bordet = on the table

This is the normal way to say that something is physically resting on top of a table.

Breaking it down:

• på = on
• bordet = the table

It is singular definite.

The ending -en here shows that it is a definite singular noun:

• skismøring = ski wax
• skismøringen = the ski wax

Even though wax can be thought of as a material or mass noun in English, Norwegian can still refer to it in the definite singular when talking about a specific wax, container, or type understood from context.

The basic order is:

• Subject: Skismøringen og glideren
• Verb: ligger
• Place expression: på bordet

So the structure is:

Subject + verb + place

That is very similar to normal English word order:

The ski wax and the glide wax are lying on the table.

In Bokmål:

• skismøring is commonly treated as a feminine noun, but in many contexts you may also see common-gender-style definite forms depending on usage and register. Here you have skismøringen.
• glider takes -en here, so it is treated as a common gender noun.
• bord is a neuter noun, which is why the definite form is bordet.

So the endings reflect the noun class:

• common gender often takes -en
• neuter often takes -et

Yes, but that may sound slightly odd in English unless the context is clearly about ski products.

A more natural English translation would often be:

• The ski wax and the glide wax are on the table.

So:

• literal-ish: The ski wax and the glider are lying on the table.
• natural: The ski wax and the glide wax are on the table.

The best translation depends on what glider refers to in the situation.