North Germanic
noun
the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.
Origin of North Germanic
1First recorded in 1925–30
- Also called Scandinavian.
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British Dictionary definitions for North Germanic
North Germanic
noun
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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