norse
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language.
Pronunciation
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nawrsIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈnɔɹs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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adjective
Of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language
Of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures
Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.
noun
The northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages.
The collective Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
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A deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen.
The mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity.
The extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350.
The Germanic language of Scandinavia up until about 700.
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Sense: northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
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