Norse

See also: norse

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Partly from Dutch Noorsch (now Noors), from noordsch (“northern; nordic”); and partly from Danish norsk (“Norse”). Both equivalent to north +‎ -ish. Doublet of Norsk.

PronunciationEdit

• (General American) enPR: nôrs, IPA^(key): /nɔɹs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nɔːs/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)s

AdjectiveEdit

Norse (comparative more Norse, superlative most Norse)

1. Of, or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.
2. Of, or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.

TranslationsEdit

of Scandinavia/Norway

• Czech: norský (cs) m
• Esperanto: norena
• French: norrois (fr) m

  Old French: norrois m

• Galician: nórdico m

• Icelandic: norrænn (is) m
• Italian: norreno (it) m
• Russian: древнескандина́вский (ru) (drevneskandinávskij), норве́жский (ru) (norvéžskij) (Norwegian)
• Swahili: -a Kinorsi
• Turkish: Nors (tr)

of North Germanic languages

• Esperanto: norena
• French: nordique (fr) m, f
• Galician: nórdico m
• German: altnordisch (de)

• Icelandic: norrænn (is) m
• Italian: norreno (it) m
• Swahili: -a Kinorsi
• Turkish: Norsça

Proper nounEdit

Norse

1. A collective term for Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people.
2. Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages.
3. Synonym of Old Norse

TranslationsEdit

Scandinavian/Norwegian people

• French: les Nordiques m pl
• Icelandic: Norðurlandabúar m pl
• Italian: i norreni m pl

• Russian: скандина́вы (ru) m pl (skandinávy)
• Swahili: Wanorsi

speakers of any North Germanic language

• French: les Nordiques m pl
• Norwegian: Norrøns m pl

• Swahili: Wanorsi

The ancient language spoken by Vikings

• Finnish: muinaisnorja (fi)
• Icelandic: norræna (is) f, fornnorræna (is) f
• Irish: Lochlannais f

• Italian: norreno (it) m
• Swahili: Kinorsi

NounEdit

Norse (uncountable)

1. (US printing, rare, dated) A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2½-point type.

TranslationsEdit

2½-point type

• Dutch: microscoop (nl), microscopie (nl)
• French: microscopique (fr)

• German: Microscopique

See alsoEdit

• Nordic
• Nordish

ReferencesEdit

• Norse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

AnagramsEdit

• Ensor, Neros, Roens, Rones, Rosen, noser, oners, renos, rosen, senor, seron, señor, snore