Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

norse

/noɹs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
norse
IPA
/noɹs/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Norway.

adj

Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.

adj

Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.

noun

The collective Scandinavian (or specifically Norwegian) people.

noun

Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages.

name

Synonym of Old Norse.

noun

A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2+¹⁄₂-point type.

American usage; Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /noɹs/
  • British English: /nɔːs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Norse (comparative) most Norse (superlative)

Derived Forms

Norseland Norseman Norseness Norsewoman

Phrases

Norse-American Proto-Norse East Norse Middle Norse New Norse

Frequently Paired Words

East Norse Middle Norse New Norse Nordic Nordish

Synonyms

Old Norse norwegian scandinavian scandinavian language nordic north germanic north germanic language

Rhymes With

course force source horse divorce enforce reinforce endorse morse remorse coarse outsource

Questions

How do you pronounce norse?
The recorded pronunciation is /noɹs/.
What does norse mean?
Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Norway.
Where does norse come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce norse

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