Norse

//noɹs// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The collective Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2+¹⁄₂-point type. US, dated, rare, uncountable
  3. 3
    the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland wordnet
  4. 4
    Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages. plural, plural-only
  5. 5
    a native or inhabitant of Norway wordnet
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  1. 6
    an inhabitant of Scandinavia wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Old Norse.

Synonyms

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nordicnorsemannorth germanicnorth germanic languagenorthmannorwegian

Example

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"Torpenhow Hill comes from torpen (British "top of a hill") and haugr (Old Norse "hill'), so it's basically Hill-hill Hill."

Etymology

Partly from Dutch Noorsch (now Noors (“Norwegian”)), from noordsch (“northern; nordic”); and partly from Danish norsk (“Norwegian”). Both equivalent to north + -ish. Doublet of Norsk.

Related phrases

Norse-AmericanProto-Norsenorth germanic

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