North Germanic


noun
  1. the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.

Origin of North Germanic

1
First recorded in 1925–30

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British Dictionary definitions for North Germanic

North Germanic

noun
  1. a subbranch of the Germanic languages that consists of Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and their associated dialects: See also Old Norse

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