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Norse

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Norse  (nôrs)
adj.
1. Of or relating to medieval Scandinavia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
2. Of or relating to Norway or its people, language, or culture.
3. Of, relating to, or being the branch of the North Germanic languages that includes Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.
n.
1.
a. The people of Scandinavia; the Scandinavians.
b. The people of Norway; the Norwegians.
c. Speakers of Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.
2.
b. Any of the West Scandinavian languages, especially Norwegian.

[Probably Dutch Noorsch, Scandinavian, from Middle Dutch Noortsch, from nort, north; see ner-1 in Indo-European roots.]

Norse [nɔːs]
adj
1. of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient and medieval Scandinavia or its inhabitants
2. (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of Norway
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages)
a.  the N group of Germanic languages, spoken in Scandinavia; Scandinavian
b.  any one of these languages, esp in their ancient or medieval forms See also Proto-Norse, Old Norse
the Norse (functioning as plural)
a.  (Social Science / Peoples) the Norwegians
b.  (Social Science / Peoples) (Historical Terms) the Vikings
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.NorseNorse - an inhabitant of Scandinavia        
Scandinavia - a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian
European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
Viking - any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
berserk, berserker - one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury
2.NorseNorse - a native or inhabitant of Norway    
Kingdom of Norway, Noreg, Norge, Norway - a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
3.NorseNorse - the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
Germanic, Germanic language - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
Danish - a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
Icelandic - a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland
Norwegian - a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway
Swedish - a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland
Faeroese, Faroese - a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands
Adj.1.Norse - of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads"
2.Norse - of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language; "Norwegian herring"

Norse
adjective see mythology
Translations
Norse [nɔːs]
A. ADJnórdico, escandinavo
Norse mythologymitología f nórdica
B. N (Ling) → nórdico m
Norse [ˈnɔːrs]
adj [mythology, gods,legends] → scandinave
n (= language) → norrois m
Norse
adj mythologyaltnordisch
n (Ling) Old NorseAltnordisch nt

Norse:
Norseman
n (Hist) → Normanne m, → Wikinger m
Norsewoman
n (Hist) → Normannin f, → Wikingerin f
Norse [nɔːs] nlingua norrena
Norse [nɔːs] nlingua norrena


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In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
We could not, in all conscience, have picked out a better day for our regatta had we had the free choice of all the days that ever dawned upon the lonely struggles and solitary agonies of ships since the Norse rovers first steered to the westward against the run of Atlantic waves.
Take up the literature of 1835, and you will find the poets and novelists asking for the same impossible gift as did the German Minnesingers long before them and the old Norse Saga writers long before that.
 
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