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Definition of Norse
1. Adjective. Of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures. "Norse nomads"
Partainyms: Scandinavia
Derivative terms: Scandinavia, Scandinavia, Scandinavian
2. Noun. An inhabitant of Scandinavia.
Group relationships: Scandinavia
Generic synonyms: European
Specialized synonyms: Viking, Berserk, Berserker
Derivative terms: Scandinavian
3. Adjective. Of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language. "Norwegian herring"
4. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Norway.
Group relationships: Kingdom Of Norway, Noreg, Norge, Norway
Generic synonyms: European
Derivative terms: Norwegian
5. Noun. The northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland.
Generic synonyms: Germanic, Germanic Language
Specialized synonyms: Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, Faeroese, Faroese
Definition of Norse
1. a. Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants.
2. n. The Norse language.
Definition of Norse
1. Adjective. Of, or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia. ¹
2. Adjective. Of, or relating to the North Germanic group of languages. ¹
3. Proper noun. A collective term for Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people. ¹
4. Proper noun. Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages. ¹
5. Proper noun. The ancient language spoken by Vikings, from which modern Scandinavian languages are derived. Icelandic is the most closely related modern version, having changed little due to Iceland's linguistic isolation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com