Norse

See also: norse

English

Etymology

Partly from Dutch Noorsch (now Noors), from noordsch (“northern; nordic”); and partly from Danish norsk (“Norse”). Both equivalent to north +‎ -ish. Doublet of Norsk.

Pronunciation

• enPR: nôrs, IPA^(key): /nɔɹs/
• IPA^(key): /nɔːs/

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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
• French: norrois (fr) m

  Old French: norrois m

• Galician: nórdico m
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• Icelandic: norrænn (is) m
• Italian: norreno (it) m
• Russian: древнескандина́вский (ru) (drevneskandinávskij), норве́жский (ru) (norvéžskij) (Norwegian)
• Swahili: -a Kinorsi
• Turkish: Nors (tr)

of North Germanic languages

• Esperanto: norena
• French: nordique (fr) m or f
• Galician: nórdico m
• German: altnordisch (de)
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• Icelandic: norrænn (is) m
• Italian: norreno (it) m
• Swahili: -a Kinorsi
• Turkish: Norsça

Noun

1. The collective Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people.
2. Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages.

Translations

Scandinavian/Norwegian people

• French: les Nordiques m pl
• Icelandic: Norðurlandabúar m pl
• Italian: i norreni m pl
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• Russian: скандина́вы (ru) m pl (skandinávy)
• Swahili: Wanorsi

speakers of any North Germanic language

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

Proper noun

Norse

1. Synonym of Old Norse

Translations

The ancient language spoken by Vikings

• Finnish: muinaisnorja (fi)
• Icelandic: norræna (is) f, fornnorræna (is) f
• Irish: Lochlannais f
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• Italian: norreno (it) m
• Norwegian: norrønt (no) n
• Swahili: Kinorsi

Noun

Norse (uncountable)

1. (US printing, rare, dated) A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2½-point type.

Translations

2½-point type

• Dutch: microscoop (nl), microscopie (nl)
• French: microscopique (fr)
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• German: Microscopique

See also

• Nordic
• Nordish

Anagrams

• Ensor, Neros, Roens, Rones, Rosen, neros, noser, oners, renos, rosen, senor, seron, señor, snore