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Norman¹ Definition

Nor·man (nôr′mən)

noun

  1. any of the Scandinavians who occupied Normandy in the 10th cent.
  2. a descendant of the Normans and French who conquered England in 1066
  3. Norman French
  4. a person born or living in Normandy

Etymology: OFr Normant or ML Normannus, both < Frank *nortman < *nort, akin to OE north, north + *man, akin to man

adjective

  1. of Normandy or its people, language, or culture
  2. designating or of the Romanesque style of architecture as it flourished in Normandy and, after the Norman Conquest, as developed in England: characterized by massive construction, round arches over recessed doors and windows, and carving

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Norman² Definition

Nor·man (nôr′mən)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Norm

Etymology: < OE Northman, OHG Nordemann, lit., Northman

Norman³ Definition

Nor·man (nôr′mən)

city in central Okla., near Oklahoma City: pop. 96,000

Etymology: ult. after A. Norman, railroad surveyor

Norman Quotes

   A strange manner of battle, where one side works by constant motion and ceaseless charges, while the other can but endure passivelyas it standsfixed tothesod.The Norman arrow and sword worked on: in the English ranks the only movement was the dropping of the dead: the living stood motionless.

—William of Poitiers   11c.

From yon blue heavens above us bent The gardener Adam and his wife Smile at the claims of long descent. Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood.

—Tennyson