Norse

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    an inhabitant of Scandinavia
    a native or inhabitant of Norway
    the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
  • Adjective:
    of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures
    of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language

Word Origin

Norse (n.)
1590s, "a Norwegian," from obsolete Dutch Noorsch (adj.) "Norwegian," from noordsch "northern, nordic," from noord "north" (see north). Also in some cases borrowed from cognate Danish or Norwegian norsk. As a language, from 1680s. Old Norse attested from 1844. An Old English word for "a Norwegian" was Norðman. As an adjective from 1768. In Old French, Norois as a noun meant "a Norse, Norseman," also "action worth of a man from the North (i.e. usually considered as deceitful)" [Hindley, et. al.]; as an adjective it meant "northern, Norse, Norwegian," also "proud, fierce, fiery, strong."

Example

1. The population of norse towns turned christian .
2. A norse god who created discord , especially among his fellow gods .
3. Balder was the god of food in norse mythology .
4. Its unlovely name means " corpse whale , " because its splotchy flesh reminded norse sailors of a drowned body .
5. During this time , many latin , danish , and norse words entered the english language .

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