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norse

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Adjective, Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

norseprop. a. [Dan. Norsk, fr. nord north. See North.].
     Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants.  [1913 Webster]
norseprop. n. 
     The Norse language.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD 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.

Idiom
Old Norse
1 the Germanic language from which the Scandinavian languages are derived.
2 the language of Norway and its colonies until the 14th c.
Derivative
Norseman n. (pl. -men).
Etymology
Du. noor(d)sch f. noord north

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