Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

norvegian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: norve-g-ian
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of Norwegian.

Obsolete

adj

Obsolete form of Norwegian.

Obsolete

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: Norvegia, Norvegr
Suffix: -n

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does norvegian mean?: Obsolete form of Norwegian.
Where does norvegian come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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