[Norse] n, pl Norse [prob. fr. obs. D noorsch, adj., Norwegian, Scandinavian, alter. of obs. D noordsch northern, fr. D noord north; akin to OE north north] (ca. 1688) 1 a: norwegian
2. b: any of the western Scandinavian dialects or languages c: the Scandinavian group of Germanic languages
2. pl a: scandinavians b: norwegians
[2]Norse adj (1768) 1: of or relating to ancient Scandinavia or the language of its inhabitants
2: norwegian