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Norseman

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Norseman

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From Norse + -man. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott.

noun Norsemen

  1. historical A medieval Scandinavian or Viking.
  2. humorous, informal, often A Scandinavian or a person of Scandinavian ancestry.
  3. dated A Norwegian.

proper noun

  1. A town in the Shire of Dundas, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia. Originally from a gold reef named by Lawrence Sinclair, who came from Shetland, after his horse, Hardy Norseman.

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"Norseman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/norseman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{norseman_2026,
  title = {Norseman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/norseman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}