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Norseman en · NOUN

Etymology

From Norse + -man. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott.

Meanings

  1. (historical) A medieval Scandinavian or Viking.
  2. (humorous, informal, often) A Scandinavian or a person of Scandinavian ancestry.
  3. (dated) A Norwegian.

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Relateds

northlander · northerner · Nordic

Norseman en · PROPN

Etymology

From Norse + -man. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott.

Meanings

  1. A town in the Shire of Dundas, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia. Originally from a gold reef named by Lawrence Sinclair, who came from Shetland, after his horse, Hardy Norseman.