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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
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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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