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Norse

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Positive
Norse

Comparative
more Norse

Superlative
most Norse

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

Proper noun

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Proper noun
Norse

  1. A collective term for Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people.
    His ancestors were Norse.
  2. People who speak of any of the North Germanic languages.
    He is Norse from his language.
  3. The ancient language spoken by Vikings, from which modern Scandinavian languages are derived. Icelandic is the most closely related modern version, having changed little due to Iceland's isolation.
    He can speak Old Norse.