Norþmann

Old English

Etymology

Composed of norþ +‎ mann. Perhaps either derived from or the source of Old Norse norðmaðr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnorθˌmɑnn/, [ˈnorˠðˌmɑn]

Proper noun

Norþmann m

  1. a Scandinavian
  2. a Norseman
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLXXXVII Hēr nam Byrhtrīc cing Offan dohtor Ēadburge. ⁊ on his dagum cōman ǣrest III sċipa Norðmanna, ⁊ þā sē ġerēfa þǣr tō rād, ⁊ hīe wolde drīfan tō þǣs cinges tūne... Þæt wǣron þā ǣrestan sċipu Denisċra manna þe Angelcynnes land ġesōhte.
      Year 787 In this King Brightric kidnapped Offa's daughter Eadburg. And in those days came the first three Norse ships [literally: 'ships of the Norse'], intending to drive off the reeve and raid the king's town...Those were the first Danish ships to come to the land of the Angles.
  3. a Dane
  4. a Norwegian

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

singular plural
nominative Norþmann Norþmenn
accusative Norþmann Norþmenn
genitive Norþmannes Norþmanna
dative Norþmenn Norþmannum
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