Norseman

English

Etymology

From Norse +‎ -man. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott.[1]

Noun

Norseman (plural Norsemen)

  1. (historical) A medieval Scandinavian or Viking.
  2. (informal, often humorous) A Scandinavian or a person of Scandinavian ancestry.
  3. (dated) A Norwegian.

Proper noun

Norseman

  1. A town in the Shire of Dundas, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia. Originally from a gold reef named by Lawrence Sinclair, who came from Shetland, after his horse, Hardy Norseman.

References

  1. ^ “Norseman, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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