NORMAN


Meaning of NORMAN in English

■ noun

1》 a member of a people of mixed Frankish and Scandinavian origin who settled in ~dy in the 10th century; in particular, any of the ~s who conquered England in 1066 or their descendants.

↘a native or inhabitant of modern ~dy.

2》 (also ~ French ) the northern form of Old French spoken by the ~s.

↘the French dialect of modern ~dy.

■ adjective relating to the ~s or ~dy.

↘denoting the style of Romanesque architecture used in Britain under the ~s.

Derivatives

~ize or ~ise verb

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~s , plural of ~t , from ON Northmathr 'Northman'.

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