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Norse definition

Norse (nôrs)

adjective

  1. Scandinavian; specif., medieval Scandinavian
  2. West Scandinavian (Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faeroese)

Etymology: prob. < Du Noorsch, a Norwegian, var. of Noordsch < noord, north + -sch, -ish

noun

  1. the Scandinavian group of languages
  2. the West Scandinavian group of languages
  3. Norwegian
Norse Idioms

the Norse

the people of Scandinavia; specif.,
  1. the medieval Scandinavians
  2. the West Scandinavians

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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