单词 | Norse |
释义 | Norse From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, History Nationality & raceNorseNorse1 /nɔːs $ nɔːrs/ adjective [only before noun]SANSHrelating to the people of ancient Scandinavia or their language Norse legendsExamples from the CorpusNorse• As a kid, I read all the Norse mythology I could put my hands on.• To say this is not to defend the pitiless Norse pirates.NorseNorse2 noun [uncountable]the language that was spoken by the people of ancient ScandinaviaExamples from the CorpusNorse• But he was soon to find that Tolkien had more to offer him than the chance to learn Old Norse.• The Norse were not the only men to dare the sea-routes to Ulthuan.Origin Norse (1500-1600) Early Dutch noorsch, from noordsch “northern” |
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