vestmann
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse vestmaðr, from vest- (“west”) + maðr (“person, man”), equivalent to vest + mann. Cognate with Faroese vestmaður and Icelandic vestmaður.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vestmann m (definite singular vestmannen, indefinite plural vestmenn, definite plural vestmennene)
- a westerner
- Synonym: vestlending
- a member of the language organisation Vestmannalaget
- (historical) a person from the British Isles, especially those around Scotland
- a person from a western country
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “vestmann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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