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Norse
Norse N0155700 (nôrs)adj.1. Of or relating to medieval Scandinavia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.2. Of or relating to Norway or its people, language, or culture.3. Of, relating to, or being the branch of the North Germanic languages that includes Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.n.1. a. The people of Scandinavia; the Scandinavians.b. The people of Norway; the Norwegians.c. Speakers of Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.2. a. See North Germanic.b. Any of the West Scandinavian languages, especially Norwegian.
[Probably Dutch Noorsch, Scandinavian, from Middle Dutch Noortsch, from nort, north; see ner- in Indo-European roots.]Norse (nɔːs) adj1. of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient and medieval Scandinavia or its inhabitants2. (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of Norwayn3. (Languages) a. the N group of Germanic languages, spoken in Scandinavia; Scandinavianb. any one of these languages, esp in their ancient or medieval forms. See also Proto-Norse, Old Norse4. (Peoples) the Norwegians5. (Peoples) the Vikings6. (Historical Terms) the VikingsNorse (nɔrs)
adj. 1. of or pertaining to medieval Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their speech. n. 2. (used with a pl. v.) the inhabitants of medieval Scandinavia; the Norsemen. 3. Old Norse. [1590–1600; perhaps < Dutch noorsch,noord north] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Norse - an inhabitant of Scandinavia Northman, ScandinavianScandinavia - a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered ScandinavianEuropean - a native or inhabitant of EuropeViking - any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuriesberserk, berserker - one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury | | 2. |  Norse - a native or inhabitant of Norway Norseman, NorwegianKingdom of Norway, Noreg, Norge, Norway - a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905European - a native or inhabitant of Europe | | 3. |  Norse - the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and IcelandNordic, North Germanic, North Germanic language, Scandinavian language, ScandinavianGermanic, Germanic language - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West GermanicDanish - a Scandinavian language that is the official language of DenmarkIcelandic - a Scandinavian language that is the official language of IcelandNorwegian - a Scandinavian language that is spoken in NorwaySwedish - a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of FinlandFaeroese, Faroese - a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands | | Adj. | 1. | Norse - of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads"Scandinavian | | 2. | Norse - of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language; "Norwegian herring"Norwegian |
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Norse
Norse, another name for the North Germanic, or Scandinavian, group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languagesGermanic languages,
subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages, spoken by about 470 million people in many parts of the world, but chiefly in Europe and the Western Hemisphere.
..... Click the link for more information. ). The modern Norse languages—Danish, Faeroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish—all stem from an earlier form of Norse known as Old Norse. Now extinct, Old Norse was the language spoken by the Germanic tribes living in Scandinavia before A.D. 1000. It was first written in runesrunes,
ancient characters used in Teutonic, Anglo-Saxon, and Scandinavian inscriptions. They were probably first used by the East Goths (c.300), who are thought to have derived them from Helleno-Italic writing.
..... Click the link for more information. , some examples of which go back to the 3d cent. A.D., but later the Roman alphabet was used. The earliest extant Old Norse manuscripts in the Roman alphabet are from the 12th cent. Old Norse is also noteworthy as the language of the Eddas and sagas (see Old Norse literatureOld Norse literature,
the literature of the Northmen, or Norsemen, c.850–c.1350. It survives mainly in Icelandic writings, for little medieval vernacular literature remains from Norway, Sweden, or Denmark.
The Norwegians who settled Iceland late in the 9th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. ; Icelandic literatureIcelandic literature,
the literature of Iceland. For the earliest literature of Iceland, see Old Norse literature. Early Writings
With Iceland's loss of political independence (1261–64) came a decline in literature, although the linguistic tradition continued
..... Click the link for more information. ). Bibliography See E. V. Garden, An Introduction to Old Norse (2d ed. 1957). Norse1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Norway 2. a. the N group of Germanic languages, spoken in Scandinavia; Scandinavian b. any one of these languages, esp in their ancient or medieval forms 3. the Norsea. the Norwegians b. the Vikings AcronymsSeeNNorse
Related to Norse: Norse mythology, Vikings, Norse religionSynonyms for Norsenoun an inhabitant of ScandinaviaSynonymsRelated Words- Scandinavia
- European
- Viking
- berserk
- berserker
noun a native or inhabitant of NorwaySynonymsRelated Words- Kingdom of Norway
- Noreg
- Norge
- Norway
- European
noun the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and IcelandSynonyms- Nordic
- North Germanic
- North Germanic language
- Scandinavian language
- Scandinavian
Related Words- Germanic
- Germanic language
- Danish
- Icelandic
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Faeroese
- Faroese
adj of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or culturesSynonymsadj of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or languageSynonyms |