1590s, "a Norwegian," from obsolete Dutch Noorsch (adj.) "Norwegian," from noordsch "northern, nordic," from noord "north" (see north). Also in some cases borrowed from cognate Danish or Norwegian norsk. As a language, from 1680s. Old Norse attested from 1844. An Old English word for "a Norwegian" was Noreman. As an adjective from 1768.
In Old French, Norois as a noun meant "a Norse, Norseman," also "action worth of a man from the North (i.e. usually considered as deceitful)" [Hindley, et. al.]; as an adjective it meant "northern, Norse, Norwegian," also "proud, fierce, fiery, strong."
雙語例句
1. In Norse mythology the moon is personified as male.
在斯堪的納維亞神話里，月亮被賦予了男性身份。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Gudrun , for example, is only a Norse Medea.
例如, 古德龍就是希臘美狄亞的北歐翻版.
來自神話部分
3. At last the Norse yoke was broken by two remarkable men.
挪威人的桎梏最終被兩個杰出的人物所粉碎.
來自辭典例句
4. The population of Norse towns turned Christian.
挪威城鎮(zhèn)里的居民開始變成了基督教徒.
來自辭典例句
5. Sigurd, like his mythical relatives in Norse and Greek stories, was unfaithful in his loves.