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Nov 27, 2009
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Norse



Pronunciation: (nôrs), [key]
—adj.
1. of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their language.
2. Norwegian (def. 1).

—n.
1. (used with a pl. v.) the Norwegians, esp. the ancient Norwegians.
2. (used with a pl. v.) the Northmen or ancient Scandinavians generally.
3. the Norwegian language, esp. in its older forms. Cf. Old Norse.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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