norrøn

See also: norrön

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse norrœnn and norðrœnn, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz.

Adjective

norrøn

  1. Norse
  2. Of or pertaining to the Old Norse language.

Declension

Inflection of norrøn
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular norrøn 2
indefinite neuter singular norrønt 2
plural norrøne 2
definite attributive1 norrøne

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse norrœnn, norrǿnn and norðrœnn, norðrǿnn, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²nʊrːœn/

Adjective

norrøn (neuter singular norrønt, definite singular and plural norrøne)

  1. Norse (of or relating to ancient or mediaeval Norway or Scandinavia)

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse norrǿnn, norðrǿnn, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz. Doublet of nordrøn.

Adjective

norrøn (neuter singular norrønt, definite singular and plural norrøne)

  1. Norse (of or relating to ancient or mediaeval Norway or Scandinavia)

See also

  • gamalnorsk, gammalnorsk

References