Norge

English

Proper noun

Norge

1. A brand name of major household appliances.
2. A town in Oklahoma.

Anagrams

• Egnor, Goren, Groen, Negro, Ogren, Rengo, Rogen, ergon, genro, goner, grone, negro, ornge, reong

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Noregr, Norvegr, derived from norðr (from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą) and vegr (from Proto-Germanic *wegaz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɒːwə], [ˈnɒːʊ]

Proper noun

Norge

1. Norway (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)

Related terms

• nordmand
• norsk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Norðvegr.

Proper noun

Norge

1. Norway (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse Noregr, Norvegr, from both norðr (“north”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north, northern”), from *nurþraz (“north, northern”), from Pre-Germanic *h₁nŕ̥t(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ner- (“inner, under”), from *h₁en (“in”) + and from vegr (“way, road”), from Proto-Germanic *wegaz (“way, path”), from Pre-Germanic *weǵʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnorɡe/, [ˈnɔɾɡə], [ˈnɔʁɡə], [ˈnɔrɡə], [ˈnɔɾjə]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Norge

1. Norway (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)

Derived terms

• Kongeriket Norge
• Nord-Norge
• norgesmester

Related terms

• nordmann
• norsk

See also

• Noreg (Nynorsk)

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Norrige (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse Noregr, Norvegr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔrjɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: Norje

Proper noun

Norge n (genitive Norges)

1. Norway (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)

Derived terms

• Norgehistoria
• Norgeskämt

Related terms

• norsk
• norska

See also

• norrman

References

• Norge in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)