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Norse

  • /noɹs/ US
  • [no̞ɹs] US
  • /nɔːs/ UK
  • /noːs/ Australia, British, New Zealand
  • /nɔɾs/ Scotland
  • /nɔːs/
  • /nɒs/ Eastern New England

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)s

Where it comes from

Partly from Dutch Noorsch (now Noors (“Norwegian”)), from noordsch (“northern; nordic”); and partly from Danish norsk (“Norwegian”). Both equivalent to north + -ish. Doublet of Norsk.

adjective more Norse · most Norse

  1. Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Norway.
  2. Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.
  3. Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.

noun

  1. plural, plural only The collective Scandinavian (or specifically Norwegian) people.
  2. plural, plural only Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages.

proper noun

  1. Synonym of Old Norse.

    Similar: Old Norse

noun

  1. US, dated, rare, uncountable A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2+¹⁄₂-point type.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nordic, northman, scandinavian, norwegian, north germanic, norseman, scandinavian language, viking, norman, scandinavia, northern, northerly, norden, hiberno, normans, scandinavians

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adj of Scandinavia/Norway

日本語北欧 hokuou
中文北歐 /北欧 Běi-Ōu
Kiswahili-a Kinorsi
Portuguêsnórdico
Françaisnorrois
Italianonorreno
Русскийдревнескандина́вский drevneskandinávskij, норве́жский norvéžskij

adj of North Germanic languages

Kiswahili-a Kinorsi
Portuguêsnórdico
Françaisnordique
Deutschaltnordisch
Italianonorreno

noun Scandinavian/Norwegian people

KiswahiliWanorsi
Françaisles Nordiques
Italianoi norreni
Русскийскандина́вы skandinávy

noun speakers of any North Germanic language

KiswahiliWanorsi
Françaisles Nordiques

name The ancient language spoken by Vikings

KiswahiliKinorsi
Italianonorreno

noun 2½-point type

Françaismicroscopique
DeutschMicroscopique

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APA

Norse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/norse

Chicago

"Norse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/norse.

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@misc{norse_2026,
  title = {Norse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/norse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}