Scandinavophile

Scandinavophile noun: synonym of Scandinavianist (“A supporter of Scandinavianism”).

Noun

Scandinavophile (plural Scandinavophiles)

(historical) Synonym of Scandinavianist (“A supporter of Scandinavianism”).
- Baden has in 1820 claimed in a pamphlet that the Nordic myths, the whole world of the Eddic gods, were no more than the murky shadow of Greek and Roman mythology, and early medieval attempt by Northmen to copy the traditions of classical antiquity. The figures of the Edda were, Baden had...2017, Bernd Roling, Bernhard Schirg, Stefan Heinrich Bauhaus, editors, Apotheosis of the North: The Swedish Appropriation of Classical Antiquity around the Baltic Sea and Beyond (1650 to 1800)...
Synonyms:

Scandinavianist

Scandinavophile (not comparable)

(historical, rare) Synonym of Scandinavianist (“Pertaining to Scandinavianism”).
- Brantly's monograph is the first book-length study of this proud, abrasive Scandinavophile and feminist writer and, as such, a valuable contribution to an understanding of fin de siècle Europe.1993, Beverley Driver Eddy, “The Life and Writings of Laura Marholm, by Susan Brantly [Book Review]”, in The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, volume 92, number 4, →JSTOR, page 604
Synonyms:

Scandinavianist

plural	Scandinavophiles

From Scandinavia + -o- + -phile. Doublet of Scandophile.

What does Scandinavophile mean?: Scandinavophile means synonym of Scandinavianist (“A supporter of Scandinavianism”).
What part of speech is Scandinavophile?: Scandinavophile can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Scandinavophile?: The plural of Scandinavophile is Scandinavophiles.

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