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norseman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
norse-man
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medieval Scandinavian or Viking.

noun

A Scandinavian or a person of Scandinavian ancestry.

Humorous; Informal

noun

A Norwegian.

Dated

name

A town in the Shire of Dundas, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia. Originally from a gold reef named by Lawrence Sinclair, who came from Shetland, after his horse, Hardy Norseman.

Etymology

From Norse + -man. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Norsemen (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Nordic northerner northlander

Questions

What does norseman mean?
A medieval Scandinavian or Viking.
Where does norseman come from?
From Norse + -man. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott.

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