Norman vs Norse - What's the difference?
norman | norse |
A person whose ancestors are from Normandy or who resides in Normandy.
A member of the mixed Scandinavian and Frankish peoples who, in the 11th century, were a major military power in Western Europe and who conquered the English in 1066.
(rare) A Northman.
The variant, closely related to the French of "Ile de France" (i.e. Paris), spoken in Normandy and the Channel Islands, which influenced the development of Quebec French (until the mid 20th century), and was for several centuries the ruling language of England (see Anglo-Norman).
, for someone from Normandy, or for a Viking (Northman).
used in the Middle Ages and revived in the 19th century.
* 1815 , Clan-Albin , The Novelist's Magazine, C. Alexander 1833, page 155
* 1995 , , Rose Madder , Viking 1995, ISBN 0670858692, page 136
Of or pertaining to Normandy or its inhabitants (present or past).
(rfc-sense) Relating to the Norman language.
(rfc-sense) (rare) Referring to the dialect of French spoken in Normandy.
Relating to the Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans after the Norman Conquest, characterized by large arches and heavy columns.
Of, or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.
Of, or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.
A collective term for Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people.
Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages.
The ancient language spoken by Vikings, from which modern Scandinavian languages are derived. Icelandic is the most closely related modern version, having changed little due to Iceland's linguistic isolation.
As proper nouns the difference between norman and norse
is that norman is the langue d'oïl variant, closely related to the French of "Ile de France" (i.e. Paris), spoken in Normandy and the Channel Islands, which influenced the development of Quebec French (until the mid 20th century), and was for several centuries the ruling language of England (see Anglo-Norman) while Norse is a collective term for Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people.As adjectives the difference between norman and norse
is that norman is of or pertaining to Normandy or its inhabitants (present or past) while Norse is of, or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.As a noun Norman
is a person whose ancestors are from Normandy or who resides in Normandy.norman
English
Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* Norman windowProper noun
(en proper noun)- "Let him be named Norman ", said the lady; "it was the name of him who last - it was the name of the youngest son of Macalbin."
- "Yes," she said, "the husband is pretty ex." And then, for no reason at all, she added: "His name is Norman ."
- Bill nodded solemnly. "I see why you left him."
- Rosie began to giggle and clapped her hands to her mouth.
Adjective
(-)- Norman vocabulary