Meanings
adjectiveNorse (comparative more Norse, superlative most Norse)
comparative more Norse · superlative most Norse
- Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.
- Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.
nounNorse pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyThe collective Scandinavian (or specifically Norwegian) people.
- pluralplural onlySpeakers of any of the North Germanic languages.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Old Norse.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures
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adjectiveof or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language
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nounthe northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian норвежки, скандинавци
- норвежки (norvežki)of Scandinavia/Norway
- скандинавци (skandinavci)Scandinavian/Norwegian people
Chinese Cantonese 北歐 /北欧
- 北歐 /北欧 (bak¹ au¹)of Scandinavia/Norway
Chinese Mandarin 北歐 /北欧
- 北歐 /北欧 (Běi-Ōu)of Scandinavia/Norway
Czech norský
- norskýof Scandinavia/Norway
Dutch microscoop, microscopie
- microscoop2½-point type
- microscopie2½-point type
Esperanto norena, norena
- norenaof North Germanic languages
- norenaof Scandinavia/Norway
Finnish muinaisnorja
- muinaisnorjaThe ancient language spoken by Vikings
French nordique, norrois
- nordiqueof North Germanic languages
- norroisof Scandinavia/Norway
- les NordiquesScandinavian/Norwegian people
- les Nordiquesspeakers of any North Germanic language
- microscopique2½-point type
German altnordisch, Microscopique
- altnordischof North Germanic languages
- Microscopique2½-point type
Icelandic norrænn, norrænn
- norrænnof North Germanic languages
- norrænnof Scandinavia/Norway
- NorðurlandabúarScandinavian/Norwegian people
- norrænaThe ancient language spoken by Vikings
- fornnorrænaThe ancient language spoken by Vikings
Irish Lochlannais
- LochlannaisThe ancient language spoken by Vikings
Italian norreno, norreno
- norrenoof North Germanic languages
- norrenoof Scandinavia/Norway
- i norreniScandinavian/Norwegian people
- norrenoThe ancient language spoken by Vikings
Japanese 北欧
- 北欧 (hokuou)of Scandinavia/Norway
Norwegian norrøn, norrøn
- norrønof North Germanic languages
- norrønof Scandinavia/Norway
- Norrønsspeakers of any North Germanic language
- norrøntThe ancient language spoken by Vikings
Polish nordycki, nordyjski
- nordyckiof North Germanic languages
- nordyjskiof North Germanic languages
- nordyckiof Scandinavia/Norway
- nordyjskiof Scandinavia/Norway
- SkandynawowieScandinavian/Norwegian people
- Skandynawowiespeakers of any North Germanic language
- język staronordyjskiThe ancient language spoken by Vikings
- czcionka dwuipółpunktowa2½-point type
Portuguese nórdico, nórdico
- nórdicoof North Germanic languages
- nórdicoof Scandinavia/Norway
Russian древнескандина́вский, норве́жский
- древнескандина́вский (drevneskandinávskij)of Scandinavia/Norway
- норве́жский (norvéžskij)of Scandinavia/Norway
- скандина́вы (skandinávy)Scandinavian/Norwegian people
Swahili -a Kinorsi, -a Kinorsi
- -a Kinorsiof North Germanic languages
- -a Kinorsiof Scandinavia/Norway
- WanorsiScandinavian/Norwegian people
- Wanorsispeakers of any North Germanic language
- KinorsiThe ancient language spoken by Vikings
Swedish nordisk, skandinavisk
- nordiskof North Germanic languages
- skandinaviskof North Germanic languages
- norrönof North Germanic languages
- nordiskof Scandinavia/Norway
- skandinaviskof Scandinavia/Norway
- norrönof Scandinavia/Norway
- nordboScandinavian/Norwegian people
- nordbospeakers of any North Germanic language
- fornnordiskaThe ancient language spoken by Vikings
- norrönThe ancient language spoken by Vikings
- norrönaThe ancient language spoken by Vikings
- norröntThe ancient language spoken by Vikings
Turkish Norsça, Nors
- Norsçaof North Germanic languages
- Norsof Scandinavia/Norway
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Norse
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Cite this entry
APA
Norse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norse
MLA
“Norse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norse.
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