norse

3 definitions found

norse - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Norse \Norse\ (n[^o]rs), prop. a. [Dan. Norsk, fr. nord north.
     See North.]
     Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language
     spoken by its inhabitants.
     [1913 Webster]

  Norse \Norse\, prop. n.
     The Norse language.
     [1913 Webster]

norse - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Norse
      adj 1: of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures;
             "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads" [syn: Scandinavian,
             Norse]
      2: of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or
         language; "Norwegian herring" [syn: Norwegian, Norse]
      n 1: an inhabitant of Scandinavia [syn: Scandinavian, Norse,
           Northman]
      2: a native or inhabitant of Norway [syn: Norwegian,
         Norseman, Norse]
      3: the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in
         Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: Scandinavian, Scandinavian   language
         , Nordic, Norse, North Germanic, North   Germanic language
         ]