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Norþmann
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Norðmann
Etymology
Composed of ang norþ mann. Perhaps either derived from or the source of non norðmaðr.
Pronunciation
Norþ-mann
Proper noun
Norþmann m
a Norwegian
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An. DCCLXXXVII Hēr nam Byrhtrīċ cing Offan dohtor Ēadburge. ⁊ on his dagum cōman ǣrest III sċipa Norðmanna... Year 787 In this King Brightric kidnapped Offa's daughter Eadburg. And in those days came the first three ships of the Norwegians ...
(more generally) a Scandinavian, Norseman
Declension
Norþmann Norþmenn
ang Demonyms