NORSE

I. noun (plural ~) Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch noorsch, adjective, Norwegian, Scandinavian, alteration of obsolete Dutch noordsch northern, from Dutch noord north; akin to Old English north north Date: circa 1688 1. Norwegian 2, any of the western Scandinavian dialects or languages, the Scandinavian group of Germanic languages, 2. plural scandinavians, norwegians, II. adjective Date: 1768 of or relating to ancient Scandinavia or the language of its inhabitants, Norwegian