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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

northman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
north-man
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Norse.

Etymology

From north + man. From Old English Norþmann, from norþ+mann. Doublet of Norman.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Northmen (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Norman Eastman Westman Norseman

Synonyms

Norse

Questions

What does northman mean?
Synonym of Norse.
Where does northman come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce northman

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