Kravfristen står i proklamaet.

Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

Here, kravfristen is built from:

• krav = claim, demand
• frist = deadline
• kravfrist = deadline for claims
• kravfristen = the deadline for claims

So where English often uses several words, Norwegian frequently packs them into one noun.

The ending -en is the definite article attached to the noun. In Norwegian, the is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

So:

• en frist = a deadline
• fristen = the deadline

And with the compound:

• en kravfrist = a claims deadline
• kravfristen = the claims deadline

That is why there is no separate word for the before kravfristen.

Because proklama is a neuter noun in Norwegian: et proklama.

For many neuter nouns, the definite form takes -et:

• et hus → huset
• et proklama → proklamaet

So:

• et proklama = a proclamation / public notice
• proklamaet = the proclamation / the public notice

Right — here står is not being used literally.

The verb stå often has a broader meaning in Norwegian, including something like:

• be written
• be stated
• appear
• be found in a text

So Kravfristen står i proklamaet means that the claims deadline is stated in or appears in the proclamation.

This is a very normal way to talk about written information in Norwegian.

You could, but it would usually sound less natural if you mean that the deadline is written/stated there.

• står i proklamaet = is written in the proclamation / is stated there
• er i proklamaet = is in the proclamation

The version with er focuses more on location in a very general way. The version with står is more idiomatic when talking about text or information that appears in a document.

I usually means in.

With documents and written texts, Norwegian often uses i where English also uses in:

• i brevet = in the letter
• i kontrakten = in the contract
• i proklamaet = in the proclamation

So the sentence is treating proklamaet as a document containing the information.

Proklama is a fairly formal word, especially in legal or official contexts. It refers to a public notice or proclamation, often connected with estate matters, debt, or claims.

A learner might not hear it very often in everyday casual speech, but it is useful in formal written Norwegian.

Yes. This is normal Norwegian word order for a basic statement:

• Kravfristen = subject
• står = verb
• i proklamaet = prepositional phrase

So the pattern is:

Subject + verb + other information

You could also rearrange it for emphasis:

I proklamaet står kravfristen.

That version is grammatically possible, but the original sentence is the most neutral.

A careful approximate pronunciation is:

KRAHV-fris-ten stor ee pro-kla-MA-et

A few helpful points:

• krav has a broad a sound
• frist has a short i
• står has the å sound, somewhat like the vowel in British thought for many speakers
• proklamaet is often pronounced smoothly, with the vowels flowing together

Pronunciation varies somewhat by dialect, but that approximation will be understood.

This is Bokmål.

The forms står, i, and proklamaet fit standard Bokmål. A Nynorsk version might look different depending on the wording chosen.

Three especially important things:

1. Compound nouns
   Norwegian joins words together: krav + frist = kravfrist.

2. Definite endings
   Instead of a separate the, Norwegian usually adds it to the noun:
   kravfristen, proklamaet.

3. Broader verb use
   stå can mean more than physical standing. In text-related contexts, it often means be stated or be written.

Those three features show up all the time in Norwegian.