Norse — may refer to: In history: Norsemen, the Scandinavian people before the Christianization of Scandinavia Norse mythology Norse paganism Norse art Norse activity in the British Isles In language: West Norse, the modern languages of Norwegian,… … Wikipedia
Norse — (n.) 1590s, a Norwegian, from obsolete Du. Noorsch (adj.) Norwegian, from noordsch northern, nordic, from noord north (see NORTH (Cf. north)). Also in some cases borrowed from cognate Dan. or Norw. norsk. As a language, from 1680s. Old Norse… … Etymology dictionary
Norse — Norse, prop. n. The Norse language. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Norse — [nôrs] adj. [prob. < Du Noorsch, a Norwegian, var. of Noordsch < noord, NORTH + sch, ISH] 1. Scandinavian; specif., medieval Scandinavian 2. West Scandinavian (Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faeroese) n. 1. the Scandinavian group of languages 2 … English World dictionary
Norse — (n[^o]rs), prop. a. [Dan. Norsk, fr. nord north. See {North}.] Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
norse — norse·man; norse; … English syllables
Norse — historical ► NOUN 1) an ancient or medieval form of Norwegian or a related Scandinavian language. 2) (treated as pl. ) Norwegians or Scandinavians. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to Norway or Scandinavia. DERIVATIVES Norseman noun. ORIGIN Dutch no … English terms dictionary
Norse — n. & adj. n. 1 a the Norwegian language. b the Scandinavian language group. 2 (prec. by the; treated as pl.) a the Norwegians. b the Vikings. adj. of ancient Scandinavia, esp. Norway. Phrases and idioms: Old Norse 1 the Germanic language from… … Useful english dictionary
Norse — Norse1 [ nɔrs ] adjective relating to the language or culture of an early period in the history of Scandinavia: Norse mythology Norse Norse 2 [ nɔrs ] noun uncount a language that people spoke in Scandinavia in the past … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Norse — [[t]nɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] 1) ADJ Norse means belonging or relating to Scandinavian countries in medieval times. In Norse mythology the moon is personified as male. 2) N UNCOUNT Norse is the language that was spoken in Scandinavian countries in medieval… … English dictionary