Norwegian
/nɔːˈwiːdʒ(ə)n
/adjective
Relating to Norway or its people or language.I did many evening courses in the Norwegian language and I eventually began to get freelance translation work....
- Some time during her earlier years, Ellen went to Alta to perfect her knowledge of the Norwegian language, and to learn home economics and sewing.
- While still in Norway a Norwegian commander who worked in the shipyard that built St Albans paid the ship a visit.
noun
1A native or inhabitant of Norway, or a person of Norwegian descent.The trick for me has been to attempt to absorb Norway, not to be negative, to identify with Norwegians and Norway, yet not lose my Irish roots....
- In a few days Norway and Norwegians all over the World will celebrate the 17th of May.
- Every 17th of May you will see Norwegians at their rowdiest and drunkest for their National Day celebrations.
2 [mass noun] The language of Norway, a member of the Scandinavian language group. See also Bokmål, Nynorsk.Icelandic is a Germanic language related to Norwegian....
- Most of Shukla's works have been translated and published in Norwegian and Urdu languages.
- Swedish is a North Germanic language, related to Norwegian, Danish, and German.
Norwegian today exists in two forms, Bokmål, the more widely used, a modified form of Danish, and Nynorsk (‘new Norwegian’), a 19th-century literary form devised from the country dialects most closely descended from Old Norse, and considered to be a purer form of the language than Bokmål.
Origin
From medieval Latin Norvegia 'Norway' (from Old Norse Norvegr, literally 'north way') + -an.