Norse
/nɔːs//noɹs/
Norse adjective: of or relating to the people, language and culture of Norway.
Adjective
Norse (comparative more Norse, superlative most Norse)
- Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Norway.
- Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.
- Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.
Noun (1)
Norse pl (plural only)
- The collective Scandinavian (or specifically Norwegian) people.
- Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages.
Proper noun
Norse
Noun (2)
Norse (uncountable)
Norse meaning in Bengali and Odia
Norse in Bengali
- নরওয়ে, ইউরোপের একটি দেশ, নরওয়ে সম্বন্ধীয়, নরওয়েজীয়
Norse in Odia
- Scandinavian/Norwegian people
- ନର୍ସ narsa
Synonyms of Norse
Forms of Norse
| comparative | more Norse |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Norse |
Origin of Norse
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.
Words formed from Norse
Phrases with Norse
Words that rhyme with Norse
Questions about Norse
- What does Norse mean?
- Norse means of or relating to the people, language and culture of Norway.
- What is Norse in Bengali?
- Norse in Bengali is নরওয়ে, ইউরোপের একটি দেশ, নরওয়ে সম্বন্ধীয়. See Norse meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is Norse?
- Norse can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Norse?
- Norse is pronounced /noɹs/ (US).
Words near Norse in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Norse (page history and authors); Norse (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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