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Norvegian

Norvegian is the obsolete form of Norwegian.

Meaning of Norwegian

Noun

Norwegian (plural Norwegians)

  1. A person of a North Germanic ethnic group native to Scandinavia, comprising the ethnic majority of Norway.
    • But despite the President’s offer, it’s unlikely that an influx of Norwegians will begin to settle in the US anytime soon.2018 January 12, Kara Fox, “Norwegians aren’t likely to move to the US, even if they’re welcome”, in CNN
  2. A kind of fishing boat on the Great Lakes of North America.

See all 6 meanings of Norwegian

Origin of Norvegian

From Medieval Latin Norvegia (from Old Norse Norvegr (“Norway”)) + -n.

Questions about Norvegian

What is Norvegian the obsolete form of?
Norvegian is the obsolete form of Norwegian.

Words near Norvegian in the dictionary

  1. norvalinates
  2. norvalination
  3. norvaline
  4. norvalines
  5. norvanol
  6. Norvegian
  7. Norvego-
  8. Norvegophile
  9. Norvegophiles
  10. Norvel
  11. Norvell

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Norvegian (page history and authors); Norwegian (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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