Norseman

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A medieval Scandinavian or Viking. historical
  2. 2
    a male native or inhabitant of Norway wordnet
  3. 3
    A Scandinavian or a person of Scandinavian ancestry. humorous, informal, often
  4. 4
    A Norwegian. dated
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in the Shire of Dundas, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia. Originally from a gold reef named by Lawrence Sinclair, who came from Shetland, after his horse, Hardy Norseman.

Synonyms

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norsenorwegian

Example

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"To Greenland and Iceland and Shetland, the voyage of longships went west. In France, Ireland and England, the Norseman was an uninvited guest."

Etymology

From Norse + -man. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott.

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