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Norse definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads" [syn: Scandinavian, Norse]
2: of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language; "Norwegian herring" [syn: Norwegian, Norse] n
1: an inhabitant of Scandinavia [syn: Scandinavian, Norse, Northman]
2: a native or inhabitant of Norway [syn: Norwegian, Norseman, Norse]
3: the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: Scandinavian, Scandinavian language, Nordic, Norse, North Germanic, North Germanic language]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural Norse) Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch noorsch, adjective, Norwegian, Scandinavian, alteration of obsolete Dutch noordsch northern, from Dutch noord north; akin to Old English north north Date: circa 1688 1. a. Norwegian 2 b. any of the western Scandinavian dialects or languages c. the Scandinavian group of Germanic languages 2. plural a. scandinavians b. norwegians II. adjective Date: 1768 1. of or relating to ancient Scandinavia or the language of its inhabitants 2. Norwegian

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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. Phrases and idioms: 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. Derivatives: Norseman n. (pl. -men). Etymology: Du. noor(d)sch f. noord north

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Norse Norse, a. [Dan. Norsk, fr. nord north. See North.] Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Norse Norse, n. The Norse language.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Norse means belonging or relating to Scandinavian countries in medieval times. In Norse mythology the moon is personified as male. ADJ 2. Norse is the language that was spoken in Scandinavian countries in medieval times.