Norse
Of or relating to the people, language and culture of NorwayOf or relating to the people, language and culture of Norway.
» 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 sensesOf or relating to the people, language and culture of Norway.
of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language
Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.
древнескандина́вскийdrevneskandinávskij, норве́жскийnorvéžskij
of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures
Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.
altnordisch
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
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
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
more Norse, most Norse| Comparative | more Norse Lesson |
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| Superlative | most Norse Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language:Norwegian
- of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures:Scandinavian
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.