Norse

¹Norse

noun \ˈnȯrs\

plural Norse

Definition of NORSE

1

a : norwegian 2 b : any of the western Scandinavian dialects or languages c : the Scandinavian group of Germanic languages

2

plural a : scandinavians b : norwegians

Examples of NORSE

1. The Norse arrived in the ninth century.

Origin of NORSE

probably from obsolete Dutch noorsch, adjective, Norwegian, Scandinavian, alteration of obsolete Dutch noordsch northern, from Dutch noord north; akin to Old English north north

First Known Use: circa 1688

Rhymes with NORSE

coarse, corse, course, force, gorse, hoarse, horse, Morse, source