vestmann

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vestmaðr, from vest- (“west”) +‎ maðr (“person, man”), equivalent to vest +‎ mann. Cognate with Faroese vestmaður and Icelandic vestmaður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²vɛstmanː/, /²vɛsːmanː/

Noun

vestmann m (definite singular vestmannen, indefinite plural vestmenn, definite plural vestmennene)

1. a westerner

   Synonym: vestlending

2. a member of the language organisation Vestmannalaget
3. (historical) a person from the British Isles, especially those around Scotland
4. a person from a western country

See also

• austmann
• nordmann

References

• “vestmann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.