English Explanatory Dictionary

Norse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Norway.
  2. Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.
  3. Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.
noun
  1. The collective Scandinavian (or specifically Norwegian) people.
  2. Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages.
name
  1. Synonym of Old Norse.
noun
  1. A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2+¹⁄₂-point type.

Pronunciation

nôrs /noɹs/ [no̞ɹs] en-us-Norse.ogg /nɔːs/ en-uk-Norse.ogg /nɔːɹs/

Word forms

Norse more Norse most Norse

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.

Synonyms

Old Norse

Related words

Middle Norse New Norse Nordic Nordish

Derived words

Norse-American Norseland Norseman Norseness Norsewoman Proto-Norse

Translations

Bulgarian: норвежки Chinese Cantonese: 北歐 /北欧 Chinese Mandarin: 北歐 /北欧 Czech: norský Esperanto: norena Faroese: norrønur French: norrois Old French: norrois Galician: nórdico Icelandic: norrænn Italian: norreno Japanese: 北欧 Norwegian: norrøn Polish: nordycki Polish: nordyjski Portuguese: nórdico Russian: древнескандина́вский Russian: норве́жский Swahili: -a Kinorsi Swedish: nordisk Swedish: skandinavisk Swedish: norrön Turkish: Nors
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