Definitions for Norse

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Norse Norse

Spelling: [nawrs]

IPA: /nɔrs/

Norse is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in Norse (enors).

Definitions for Norse

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
2. (used with a plural verb) the Northmen or ancient Scandinavians generally.
3. the Norwegian language, especially in its older forms.

adjective

1. of or relating to ancient Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their language.
2. Norwegian (def 1).

Origin of Norse

1590-1600; perhaps Dutch noorsch, obsolete variant of noordsch (now noords), equivalent to noord north + -sch -ish¹. Compare Norwe

Examples for Norse

There were no large windows in a feast hall or in any other Norse building.

In Domesday it is spelt 'Flaneburg,' and flane is the Norse for an arrow or sword.

"I will show you," said Dulcibel, the Norse blood of her father glowing in her face.

This country was a common field for the depredations of the Norse rovers.

From afar, the confab known as the World Economic Forum in Davos looked a little like Asgard, the mythical home of the Norse gods.

Did naming your car after a Norse, shape-shifting god help you avoid speed traps?

Why did the Norse not turn back and find a way to warmer climes, but instead map the North Sea and the coastline?

William Bowie; probably from Gaelic buidhe, yellow, and so not Norse at all.

He added that Norse has good relations with the FBI and has consulted with them on other crime cases.

In Norse mythology, Loki is a shape-shifting god who enjoys the occasional turn as a woman.