Norwegian Definition

nôr-wējən
adjective
Of Norway or its people, language, or culture.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
A native or inhabitant of Norway.
American Heritage
A person born or living in Norway.
Webster's New World

Either of two official forms of the North Germanic language spoken in Norway, “Book Language” (see Bokmål) and “New Norwegian” (see Nynorsk)

Webster's New World
Dano-Norwegian.
American Heritage
New Norwegian.
American Heritage
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Norwegian

Noun

Singular:
Norwegian
Plural:
norwegians

Origin of Norwegian

  • From Medieval Latin Norvegia Norway (influenced by Norway) from Old Norse Norvegr perhaps nordhr north ner-1 in Indo-European roots vegr region wegh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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