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Norse

  [nawrs]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their language.
2. Norwegian (def. 1).
–noun
3. (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, esp. the ancient Norwegians.
4. (used with a plural verb) the Northmen or ancient Scandinavians generally.
5. the Norwegian language, esp. in its older forms.
Compare Old Norse.

Origin:
1590–1600; perh. < D noorsch, obs. var. of noordsch (now noords), equiv. to noord north + -sch -ish 1 . Compare Norw, Sw, Dan Norsk Norwegian, Norse
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Norse   (nôrs)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to medieval Scandinavia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

  2. Of or relating to Norway or its people, language, or culture.

  3. Of, relating to, or being the branch of the North Germanic languages that includes Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.

n.  

    1. The people of Scandinavia; the Scandinavians.

    2. The people of Norway; the Norwegians.

    3. Speakers of Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.

    4. See North Germanic.

    5. Any of the West Scandinavian languages, especially Norwegian.

    1. See North Germanic.

    2. Any of the West Scandinavian languages, especially Norwegian.


[Probably Dutch Noorsch, Scandinavian, from Middle Dutch Noortsch, from nort, north; see ner-1 in Indo-European roots.]
North Germanic  
n.  A subdivision of the Germanic languages that includes Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, and Faroese. Also called Norse, Scandinavian.
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Word Origin & History

Norse 
1598, from obsolete Du. Noorsch (adj.) "Norwegian," from noordsch "northern, nordic," from noord "north" (see north). Also in some cases borrowed from cognate Dan. or Norw. norsk. An O.E. word for "a Norwegian" was Norðman, cource of O.Fr. Normand (cf. Normandy, "region settled by Vikings," see Norman). Norseman (1817) is not historical and appears to be due to Scott.
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