norrøn

Norwegian

/²nʊrːœn/

adjective

Definitions

Norse (relating to ancient or mediaeval Norway or Scandinavia)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse norrœnn (northern, Norse, Norwegian) derived from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz (northern).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*nurþrōnijaz

Gloss

northern

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*nurþrōnijaz Proto-Germanic
norrøn Norwegian Nynorsk
norþerne Old English
norrœna Old Norse
norrœnn Old Norse
norrœnn, norðrœnn Old Norse
norðr Old Norse
norðrœnn Old Norse
norrøn Danish
norrænn Icelandic
norrønur Faroese
nornst Old Danish
nornskr Middle Norwegian