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 Norðman. 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."
权威例句
1. In Norse mythology the moon is personified as male.
在斯堪的纳维亚神话里,月亮被赋予了男性身份。
2. Gudrun , for example, is only a Norse Medea.
例如, 古德龙就是希腊美狄亚的北欧翻版.
3. At last the Norse yoke was broken by two remarkable men.
挪威人的桎梏最终被两个杰出的人物所粉碎.
4. The population of Norse towns turned Christian.
挪威城镇里的居民开始变成了基督教徒.
5. Sigurd, like his mythical relatives in Norse and Greek stories, was unfaithful in his loves.