Norse

Definitions: Norse

Norse

Adjective

1. Of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads".

2. Of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language; "Norwegian herring".

Noun

1. An inhabitant of Scandinavia.

2. A native or inhabitant of Norway.

3. The northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland.

Date "Norse" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

"Norse" is a common misspelling or typo for: noise, nosed, nursed.

Synonyms: Norse

Synonyms: Nordic (n), Norseman (n), North Germanic (n), North Germanic language (n), Northman (n), Norwegian (n), Scandinavian (n), Scandinavian language (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Norse

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Norse is related to Scandinavia, and may mean:

Ancient Norse mythology;
Mediæval Norsemen;
The Nordic countries today;
A Norse language refers to a group of North Germanic languages, which includes Swedish, Danish and Norwegian.
The Old Norse language.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Norse."

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Crosswords: Norse

English words defined with "Norse": alliteratively, Asgard ♦ Balder, Baldr, Baresark, Brunhild, Brunnhilde, Brynhild ♦ Donar ♦ Fafnir ♦ Hertha, Hrolf ♦ Jarl ♦ kenning ♦ Midgard, Moirae, Moirai ♦ Nerthus, Norse deity, Norse mythology ♦ Old Icelandic, Old Norse ♦ Parcae ♦ Rask, Rasmus Christian Rask, Rolf, Rollo ♦ Siegfried, Sigurd ♦ Tiu ♦ Wayland, Wayland the Smith, Wieland, Wodan, Woden, Wotan. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Norse": Ahmed ♦ Devil must be Striking ♦ Good Neighbours ♦ Naglfar, Nastrond ♦ Pigs ♦ Sacred Isle ♦ Utgard. (references)

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Modern Usage: Norse

Domain	Usage
Tongue Twisters	Norse myths. (references; author: unknown)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Norse

Domain	Title
Books	Favorite Norse Myths (reference) Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Norse (reference) Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (reference) Norse Myths (reference) Norse Myths (The Legendary Past) (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Norse (reference) Norse Horse (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Norse

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Photo Album: Norse

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	AEGIR, named for the Norse god of the sea, was designed for depths to 180 m.Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Norse

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Iceland	Iceland was settled in the late 9th and early 10th centuries, principally by people of Norse origin. (references)
	Iceland	Of the Nordic languages, the Icelandic language is closest to the Old Norse language and has remained relatively unchanged since the 12th century. (references)
	United Kingdom	The pre-Celtic, Celtic, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, and Norse influences were blended in Britain under the Normans, Scandinavian Vikings who had lived in Northern France. (references)
Political Rights	Denmark	The territories of Greenland (whose population is primarily Inuit) and the Faroe Islands (whose inhabitants have their own Norse language) have democratically elected home rule governments whose powers encompass all matters except foreign affairs, monetary affairs, and national security. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Norse

"Norse" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 78.21% of the time. "Norse" is used about 78 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	78.21%	61	43,149
Adjective (general or positive)	10.26%	8	124,375
Lexical Verb (base form)	7.69%	6	143,867
Noun (proper)	3.85%	3	202,518
Total	100.00%	78	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Norse

The following table summarizes the usage of "Norse" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Norse	Last name	100	80,459
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Norse

Expressions using "Norse": norse deity ♦ Norse magic ♦ norse mythology ♦ old norse. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Norse": norse-man.
	Ending with "Norse": Proto-Norse.
	Containing "Norse": Anglo-saxon-celtic-norse-norman.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Norse

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
norse mythology	362	norse pantheon	8
norse god	218	loki mythology norse	8
god norse peace	118	norse viking	8
norse	84	language norse	8
norse name	40	express norse	7
norse myth	39	as ash mythology norse refers	7
norse rune	37	norse religion	7
celtic jewelry norse	24	norse origin wylie	7
norse tattoo	22	ferry irish norse	6
norse art	18	creation myth norse	6
norse symbol	17	design norse	6
god goddess norse	16	norse history	6
goddess norse	16	mythology norse ragnarok	6
mythology norse picture	16	norse woman	6
norse old	11	norse by norsewest	6
god norse thor	10	name norse old	6
god loki norse	10	norse dictionary	6
norse jewelry	9	inscription norse old	5
norse stotter	8	god name norse	5
legend norse	8	ferry merchant norse	5
god norse picture	8	dictionary english norse	5
god norse odin	8
		dictionary english norse	5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Norse

Language		Translations for "Norse"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		norvegjez (norseman, northman, Norwegian), skandinav (scandinavian). (various references)

Bulgarian		старонорвежки, норвежки език (norwegian), норвежки (norwegian). (various references)

Chinese		扎线. (various references)

Czech		severský (Norman, northerly, Northern, northward). (various references)

German		altnordisch. (various references)

Greek		νορβηγικόσ (norwegian), νορβηγική γλώσσα, νορμανδόσ. (various references)

Hungarian		norvégiai (Norwegian). (various references)

Italian		norvegese (norseman, norwegian), scandinavo (nordic, northman, scandinavian). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		北欧神話 (Norse mythology). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ほくおうし�"わ (Norse mythology). (various references)

Manx		Loghlynish (Norwegian), Loghlynagh (Nordic, Norseman, Norway pout, Norwegian, Viking). (various references)

Pig Latin		orsenay

Portuguese		norueguês (norseman, Norwegian, nose), normativo, o norueguês, escandinavo (norseman, northman, scandinavian), a língua norueguesa. (various references)

Romanian		norvegian (norwegian), vechea limbã norvegianã, scandinav (Dane, northman, scandinavian). (various references)

Russian		норвежский (norwegian), древнескандинавский. (various references)

Scottish		sprot (single stick: Norse sproti), maghan (stomach: Norse magi), lidh (steep grassy slope: Norse hli&eth), geòdh , geodha (a creek: from the Norse gjá), ciùcharan, ciùcran (a low-voiced plaint: from Norse kj&ouml), buaill (place for resting and milking. Cf. Norse ból). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		staronordijski, skandinavski (scandinavian). (various references)

Spanish		noruego (Norwegian), nórdico (nordic), escandinavo (norseman, northman, scandinavian). (various references)

Swedish		fornnordisk (old norse). (various references)

Thai		� าษาของนอรเวย์. (various references)

Turkish		norveççe (norwegian), norveç (Norway, norwegian), iskandinavya dili (scandinavian), iskandinavya. (various references)

Ukranian		староскандинавська мова, староскандинавський (runic), скандинавський (nordic, scandinavian), скандинави, скандинав (scandinavian), норвезький (norwegian), норвежці (norwegian), норвежець (norseman, norwegian). (various references)

Vietnamese		tiếng Na-uy (norsk). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Norse

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 24, Verse 59
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai exepemyan rebekkan thn adelfhn autwn kai ta uparconta authV kai ton paida ton abraam kai touV met' autou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Dimiserunt ergo eam et nutricem illius servumque Abraham et comites eius
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	She seide, I shal go. Thanne thei leten hir, and Delbora, hir noryshe, and the seruaunt of Abraham, and the withfolweris of hyr,
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Than they broughte Rebecca their sister on the waye and her norse and Abrahas servaunte and the men that were wyth him.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	So they sent their sister Rebekah and her servant with Abraham's servant and his men.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Norse

Language	Genesis Chapter 24, Verse 59
Cebuano	Unya gitugotan nila sa pagpalakaw si Rebeca nga igsoon nila nga babaye, ug ang iyang iwa, ug ang sulogoon ni Abraham ug ang iyang mga tawo,
Croatian	I tako otpreme svoju sestru Rebeku i njezinu dojilju s Abrahamovim slugom i njegovim ljudima.
Danish	Da tog de Afsked med deres, Søster Rebekka og hendes Amme og med Abrahams Træl og hans Ledsagere;
Dutch	Toen lieten zij Rebekka, hun zuster, en haar voedster trekken, mitsgaders Abrahams knecht en zijn mannen.
Finnish	Niin he lähettivät sisarensa Rebekan imettäjineen matkalle Aabrahamin palvelijan ja hänen miestensä mukana.
French	Et ils laissèrent partir Rebecca, leur soeur, et sa nourrice, avec le serviteur d`Abraham et ses gens.
German	Also ließen sie Rebekka, ihre Schwester, ziehen mit ihrer Amme samt Abrahams Knecht und seinen Leuten.
Hungarian	Elbocsáták azért Rebekát, az õ húgokat, és az õ dajkáját, és az Ábrahám szolgáját, és az õ embereit.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Maka mereka mengizinkan Ribka dan inang pengasuhnya pergi dengan hamba Abraham dan orang-orangnya. Lalu mereka memberkati Ribka dengan kata-kata ini, "Semoga engkau, Ribka menjadi ibu jutaan orang! Semoga keturunanmu menaklukkan kota-kota musuhnya!"
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka diberinyalah Ribkah, saudaranya perempuan itu, pergi serta dengan pengasuhnya dan hamba Ibrahim itupun dengan segala orang-orangnya.
Italian	Allora essi lasciarono partire Rebecca con la nutrice, insieme con il servo di Abramo e i suoi uomini.
Maori	Na tukua ana e ratou a Ripeka, to ratou tuahine, ratou ko tona kaiwhakangote, ko te pononga hoki a Aperahama, me ana tangata.
Norwegian	Så lot de Rebekka, sin søster, og hennes fostermor og Abrahams tjener og hans menn reise.
Portuguese	Então despediram a Rebeca, sua irmã, e � sua ama e ao servo de Abraão e a seus homens;
Rumanian	Wi au lqsat pe sora lor Rebeca sq plece cu doica ei, cu robul lui Avraam wi cu oamenii lui.
Spanish	Entonces dejaron ir a Rebeca su hermana, a su nodriza, al siervo de Abraham y a sus hombres.
Swedish	Då bestämde de att deras syster Rebecka jämte sin amma skulle fara med Abrahams tjänare och dennes män.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: Norse

Misspellings
	"Norse" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Mntrse, narse, Nasri, Ncore, Nobre, Norasia, Norbec, nores, Norex, Norge, nors, Norsad, Norsea, Norsec, Norsun, Noser, Noske, nourse, Novre, Nrsa, Nurkse, Nurzay, Nyree. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Norse

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: senor, snore.
	Words within the letters "e-n-o-r-s"
	-1 letter: eons, erns, eros, noes, nose, ones, ores, roes, rose, sone, sore, sorn.
	-2 letters: ens, eon, ern, ers, nor, nos, oes, one, ons, ore, ors, ose, res, roe, sen, ser, son.
	-3 letters: en, er, es, ne, no, oe, on, or, os, re, so.
	Words containing the letters "e-n-o-r-s"
	+1 letter: arseno, boners, censor, crones, drones, enrols, genros, goners, herons, honers, irones, loners, nerols, nestor, nooser, nosher, nosier, noters, owners, person, reason, recons, redons, resown, rouens, rowens, senhor, senior, senora, senors, sensor, sermon, snored, snorer, snores, sonder, sooner, sorned, sorner, stoner, tenors, tensor, toners, trones, worsen, zoners.
	+2 letters: arenose, arenous, atoners, bonders, bonkers, boranes, boreens, bournes, bronzes, censors, cloners, coarsen, coiners, confers, congers, conkers, conners, corneas, cornels, corners, cornets, crepons, cronies, dehorns, dineros, downers, droners, enamors, encores, endorse, enduros, engross, enrobes, enrolls, enroots, erasion, eringos, erosion, eryngos, estrone, frontes, gorhens, governs, groynes, heroins, hoarsen, honkers, hornets, ignores, indorse, inshore, ironers, ironies, joiners, knowers, loaners, longers, mentors, merinos, merlons, moaners, moderns, mongers, monster, moreens, morgens, narcose, necrose, nerolis, nervous, nestors, neurons, nodders, noisier, nonuser, noosers, norites, noshers, oarsmen, oestrin, onagers, onerous, onshore, openers, operons, oranges, orceins, ordines, orgones, orients, orpines, perrons, persona, persons, ponders, postern, presong, pyrones, reasons, reckons, recoins, regions, rejoins, reloans, renowns, renvois, reopens, reshone, reshown, resound, respond, rezones, rodents, rodsmen, rondels, ronnels, rosined, scorned, scorner, senator, senhora, senhors, seniors, senoras, senores, sensors, sensory, sermons, serrano, shorten, signore, snooker, snooper, snoozer, snorers, snorkel, snorted, snorter, snowier, sonders, sonsier, sooners, sorbent, sordine, sorners, sounder, sponger, stentor, stoners, stonier, surgeon, swooner, tenours, tensors, thrones, tongers, tonners, tonsure, treason, undoers, unhorse, unrobes, unsober, unswore, urinose, vendors, version, wonders, wonners, worsens, yonkers.
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