Norse — may refer to: In history: Norsemen, the Scandinavian people before the Christianization of Scandinavia Norse mythology Norse paganism Norse art Norse activity in the British Isles In language: West Norse, the modern languages of Norwegian,… … Wikipedia
Norse — (n.) 1590s, a Norwegian, from obsolete Du. Noorsch (adj.) Norwegian, from noordsch northern, nordic, from noord north (see NORTH (Cf. north)). Also in some cases borrowed from cognate Dan. or Norw. norsk. As a language, from 1680s. Old Norse… … Etymology dictionary
Norse — Norse, prop. n. The Norse language. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Norse — puede referirse a: Norsemen u Hombres del Norte (no debe confundirse con los ficticios Hombres del Norte de la obra de Tolkien) Norse Air, línea aérea Apellidos Harold Norse (1916 2009), escritor estadounidense Véase también Nórdico … Wikipedia Español
Norse — [nôrs] adj. [prob. < Du Noorsch, a Norwegian, var. of Noordsch < noord, NORTH + sch, ISH] 1. Scandinavian; specif., medieval Scandinavian 2. West Scandinavian (Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faeroese) n. 1. the Scandinavian group of languages 2 … English World dictionary
Norse — (n[^o]rs), prop. a. [Dan. Norsk, fr. nord north. See {North}.] Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
norse — norse·man; norse; … English syllables
Norse — historical ► NOUN 1) an ancient or medieval form of Norwegian or a related Scandinavian language. 2) (treated as pl. ) Norwegians or Scandinavians. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to Norway or Scandinavia. DERIVATIVES Norseman noun. ORIGIN Dutch no … English terms dictionary
Norse — n. & adj. n. 1 a the Norwegian language. b the Scandinavian language group. 2 (prec. by the; treated as pl.) a the Norwegians. b the Vikings. adj. of ancient Scandinavia, esp. Norway. Phrases and idioms: Old Norse 1 the Germanic language from… … Useful english dictionary
Norse — Norse1 [ nɔrs ] adjective relating to the language or culture of an early period in the history of Scandinavia: Norse mythology Norse Norse 2 [ nɔrs ] noun uncount a language that people spoke in Scandinavia in the past … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Norse — [[t]nɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] 1) ADJ Norse means belonging or relating to Scandinavian countries in medieval times. In Norse mythology the moon is personified as male. 2) N UNCOUNT Norse is the language that was spoken in Scandinavian countries in medieval… … English dictionary
