nordmann
Norwegian Nynorsk
/ˈnʊrmɑn/
noun-comireg
Definitions
- Norwegian person of Norwegian ancestry or inhabitant of Norway
- (archaic) inhabitant of Western Norway (used among the peasants in the mountain valleys of Eastern Norway, who considered "north" upriver)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse norðmaðr (Scandinavian, man from the North, man from Norway, Norseman).
Origin
Old Norse
norðmaðr
Gloss
Scandinavian, man from the North, man from Norway, Norseman