plural Norse
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b
: any of the western Scandinavian dialects or languages
c
: the Scandinavian group of Germanic languages
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1
: of or relating to ancient Scandinavia or the language of its inhabitants
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Noun
The Norse arrived in the ninth century.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Frida Origin: Frida is of Old Norse and Germanic origin.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
The country’s links to the island—home to fewer than 60,000 people, most of whom are Inuit—stretch back centuries: Norse settlers arrived in the territory over a millennium ago before eventually disappearing, and Denmark began colonizing the island in the 1700s.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Orkney is full of Norse names, and every map is a poem: Bay of Skaill, Water of the Wicks, Candle of the Sneuk.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Growth is the watchword as the filmmakers also weave in stories (well, folktales) from Norwegian traditions concerned with the Norns, a trio of Norse deities believed to be responsible for the shaping of human destiny and tasked with caring for Yggdrasill, the tree at the center of everything.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Frida Origin: Frida is of Old Norse and Germanic origin.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
The country’s links to the island—home to fewer than 60,000 people, most of whom are Inuit—stretch back centuries: Norse settlers arrived in the territory over a millennium ago before eventually disappearing, and Denmark began colonizing the island in the 1700s.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Orkney is full of Norse names, and every map is a poem: Bay of Skaill, Water of the Wicks, Candle of the Sneuk.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Norse
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“Norse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Norse. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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