| Noun | 1. | Norse - an inhabitant of ScandinaviaScandinavia - a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian European - a native or inhabitant of Europe Viking - any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries berserk, berserker - one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury | |
| 2. | Norse - a native or inhabitant of NorwayKingdom of Norway, Noreg, Norge, Norway - a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905 European - a native or inhabitant of Europe | |
| 3. | Norse - the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and IcelandGermanic, Germanic language - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic Danish - a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark Icelandic - a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland Norwegian - a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway Swedish - a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland Faeroese, Faroese - a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands | |
| Adj. | 1. | Norse - of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads" | |
| 2. | Norse - of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language; "Norwegian herring" | |