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Norse
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norse
English
Etymology
Partly from en nl Noorsch (now nl Noors Norwegian), from nl noordsch northern; nordic; and partly from en da norsk Norwegian. Both equivalent to en north -ish 1. en Norsk.
Pronunciation
en horse-hoarse
nôrs GenAm, en /noɹs/ [no̞ɹs]
en en-us-Norse.ogg US
en /nɔːs/ RP
en en-uk-Norse.ogg UK
en /noːs/ SSB,AU,NZ
en ɔː(ɹ)s 1
en non-horse-hoarse
en /nɔɾs/ Scotland
en /nɔːs/ Manchester
en /nɒs/ Eastern New England
Adjective
Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Norway.
Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.
Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.
Derived terms
en Norseland Norseman Norseness Norsewoman Norse-American
Translations
of Scandinavia/Norway
Bulgarian: bg норвежки
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 北歐 bak1 au1
Mandarin: cmn 北歐 Běi-Ōu
Czech: cs norský m
Esperanto: eo norena
Faroese: fo norrønur
French: fr norrois m
Old French: fro norrois m
Galician: gl nórdico m
Icelandic: is norrænn m
Italian: it norreno m
Japanese: ja 北欧 hokuou
Norwegian: no norrøn
Polish: pl nordycki, pl nordyjski
Portuguese: pt nórdico m
Russian: ru древнескандина́вский, ru норве́жский Norwegian
Swahili: sw -a Kinorsi
Swedish: sv nordisk, sv skandinavisk, sv norrön
Turkish: tr Nors
of North Germanic languages
Esperanto: eo norena
Faroese: fo norrønur
French: fr nordique m f
Galician: gl nórdico m
German: de altnordisch
Icelandic: is norrænn m
Italian: it norreno m
Norwegian: no norrøn
Polish: pl nordycki, pl nordyjski
Portuguese: pt nórdico m
Swahili: sw -a Kinorsi
Swedish: sv nordisk (sv fornnordisk Old Norse), sv skandinavisk, sv norrön
Turkish: tr Norsça
Noun
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The collective Scandinavian (or specifically Norwegian) people.
Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages.
Translations
Scandinavian/Norwegian people
Bulgarian: bg скандинавци m-p
French: les Nordiques m-p
Icelandic: is Norðurlandabúar m-p
Italian: i norreni m-p
Odia: or ନର୍ସ
Polish: pl Skandynawowie m-p
Russian: ru скандинав скандина́вы m-p
Swahili: sw Wanorsi
Swedish: sv nordbo
speakers of any North Germanic language
French: les Nordiques m-p
Norwegian: Norrøns m-p
Polish: pl Skandynawowie m-p
Swahili: sw Wanorsi
Swedish: sv nordbo
Proper noun
en Old Norse.
Derived terms
en Norseland Norseman Norseness Norsewoman Proto-Norse
Translations
The ancient language spoken by Vikings
Faroese: fo norrønt n
Finnish: fi muinaisnorja
Icelandic: is norræna f, is fornnorræna f
Irish: ga Lochlannais f
Italian: it norreno m
Norwegian: no norrønt n
Polish: pl język staronordyjski m
Swahili: sw Kinorsi
Swedish: sv fornnordiska c, sv norrön, sv norröna, sv norrönt
Noun
-
en printing en US _ printing rare dated A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2 1 2-point type.
Related terms
en Nordic Middle Norse East Norse New Norse Nordish
Translations
2½-point type
Dutch: nl microscoop, nl microscopie
French: fr microscopique
German: de Microscopique
Polish: pl czcionka dwuipółpunktowa f
References
Anagrams
en enors noser renos oners Ernos Rosen Ornes snore seron Ensor neros senor señor rosen Roens Neros Rones
en Extinct languages