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norse
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun norse has 3 senses
- norse(n = noun.person) northman, scandinavian - an inhabitant of Scandinavia; Array is a member of scandinavia
- norse(n = noun.person) norseman, norwegian - a native or inhabitant of Norway; Array is a member of kingdom of norway, noreg, norge, norway
- norse(n = noun.communication) nordic, north germanic, north germanic language, scandinavian, scandinavian language - the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland; Array is a kind of germanic, germanic language
is a kind of european
has particulars: viking, berserk, berserker
is a kind of european
has particulars: danish, icelandic, norwegian, swedish, faeroese, faroese
Adjective norse has 2 senses
- norse(a = adj.pert) scandinavian - of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads"
- norse(a = adj.pert) norwegian - of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language; "Norwegian herring"
CIDE DICTIONARY
norse, prop. a. [Dan. Norsk, fr. nord north. See North.].
Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants. [1913 Webster]
norse, prop. n.
The Norse language. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
norse, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a the Norwegian language. b the Scandinavian language-group.
2 (prec. by the; treated as pl.) a the Norwegians. b the Vikings.
--adj. of ancient Scandinavia, esp. Norway.
--n.
1 a the Norwegian language. b the Scandinavian language-group.
2 (prec. by the; treated as pl.) a the Norwegians. b the Vikings.
--adj. of ancient Scandinavia, esp. Norway.
Idiom
Old Norse
1 the Germanic language from which the Scandinavian languages are derived.
2 the language of Norway and its colonies until the 14th c.
1 the Germanic language from which the Scandinavian languages are derived.
2 the language of Norway and its colonies until the 14th c.
Derivative
Norseman n. (pl. -men).
Etymology
Du. noor(d)sch f. noord north
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