Norse

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Etymology

From Dutch Noorsch, now spelled Noors.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)s

Adjective

Norse (comparative more Norse, superlative most Norse)

1. Of, or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.
2. Of, or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.

Translations

of Scandinavia/Norway

• Czech: norský (cs) m
• Esperanto: norena (eo)
• French: norrois (fr) m

  Old French: norrois m

• Italian: norreno (it) m
• Russian: древнескандинавский (ru) (drevneskandinávskij), норвежский (ru) (norvéžskij) (Norwegian)
• Swahili: -a Kinorsi (sw)

of North Germanic languages

• Esperanto: norena (eo)
• French: nordique (fr) m and f

• Italian: norreno (it) m
• Swahili: -a Kinorsi (sw)

Proper noun

Norse

1. A collective term for Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people.
2. Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages.
3. The ancient language spoken by Vikings, from which modern Scandinavian languages are derived. Icelandic is the most closely related modern version, having changed little due to Iceland's linguistic isolation.

Translations

Scandinavian/Norwegian people

• French: les Nordiques m pl
• Italian: i norreni m pl

• Russian: скандинавы (ru) (skandinávy) m pl
• Swahili: Wanorsi (sw)

speakers of any North Germanic language

• French: les Nordiques m pl
• Norwegian: Norrøns m pl

• Swahili: Wanorsi (sw)

The ancient language spoken by Vikings

• Finnish: muinaisnorja (fi)
• Italian: norreno (it) m

• Swahili: Kinorsi (sw)

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