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Norse vs Norseman - What's the difference?

norse | norseman |

As proper nouns the difference between norse and norseman

is that norse is a collective term for scandinavian (historically norwegian) people while norseman is (historical) a mediaeval1 scandinavian.

As an adjective norse

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

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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    norseman

    English

    Proper noun

    (Norsemen)
  • (historical) a mediaeval1 Scandinavian.
  • A Scandinavian1 or a person of Scandinavian ancestry.
  • (historical) a Viking.
  • (dated) a Norwegian.

    • Usage notes

    * 1 - Sometimes used to describe non-mediaeval Scandinavians; that is modern, contemporary Scandinavians, perhaps jocular or slang.

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