norrman

See also: norrmän

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish norman, from Old Norse norðmaðr. Doublet of nordman (“a Norseman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²nɔrːˌmanː]

• Audio:

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Noun

norrman c

1. a Norwegian ((male) person from Norway)

   Han är norrman

   He is [a] Norwegian [See vara for why there is no article. "Han är norsk" also works.]

Declension

Declension of norrman

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	norrman	norrmans
	definite	norrmannen	norrmannens
plural	indefinite	norrmän	norrmäns
	definite	norrmännen	norrmännens

Related terms

• norrbagge
• norska

References

• “norrman”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• norrman in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)