Norse
The collective Scandinavian peopleThe collective Scandinavian (or specifically Norwegian) people.
» Thor was one of the Norse gods.
Thor war einer der nordischen Götter. — Waldelfe
Thor zählte zu den nordischen Göttern. — Waldelfe
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3 senses(plural, plural only)The collective Scandinavian (or specifically Norwegian) people.
скандина́выskandinávy
(plural, plural only)Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages.
the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
(US, dated, rare, uncountable)A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2+¹⁄₂-point type.
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Examples
5 sentencesThor was one of the Norse gods.
deThor war einer der nordischen Götter. — Waldelfe
Both English "are" and Danish "er" come from Old Norse "eru."
deSowohl das englische „are“ als auch das dänische „er“ stammen aus dem altnordischen „eru“. — Adelpa
Tom is an expert on Norse mythology. He's read every Thor comic.
In the beginning, there was only one language in the Nordic countries, Proto-Norse.
Torpenhow Hill comes from torpen (British "top of a hill") and haugr (Old Norse "hill'), so it's basically Hill-hill Hill.
ruТорпенхау-Хилл от слов torpen (по-британски "вершина холма") и haugr (по-древнескандинавски "холм"), таким образом значит "Холмо-холмовый Холм". — corvard
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Partly from Dutch Noorsch (now Noors (“Norwegian”)), from noordsch (“northern; nordic”); aPartly from Dutch Noorsch (now Noors (“Norwegian”)), from noordsch (“northern; nordic”); and partly from Danish norsk (“Norwegian”). Both equivalent to north + -ish. Doublet of Norsk.
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Forms
plural: NorsesSynonyms
6 synonyms- a native or inhabitant of Norway:Norwegian
- an inhabitant of Scandinavia:Scandinavian
- the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland:ScandinavianScandinavian languageNordicNorth GermanicNorth Germanic language