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Norse vs Gnaws - What's the difference?

norse | gnaws |

As an adjective norse

is of, or relating to the people, language and culture of scandinavia.

As a proper noun norse

is a collective term for scandinavian (historically norwegian) people.

As a verb gnaws is

(gnaw).

norse

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.
  • Of, or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.
  • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • 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.
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    gnaws

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (gnaw)
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    gnaw

    English

    Verb

  • To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
  • The dog gnawed the bone until it broke in two.
  • To produce excessive anxiety or worry.
  • Her comment gnawed at me all day and I couldn't think about anything else.
  • To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
  • Derived terms

    * gnawer * gnawable

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