Norse

noun

• 1 [mass noun] the Norwegian language, especially in an ancient or medieval form, or the Scandinavian language group.

• 2 (as plural noun the Norse) Norwegians or Scandinavians in ancient or medieval times: he spent a lifetime fighting against the Norse

adjective

• relating to ancient or medieval Norway or Scandinavia: Loki was the Norse god of evil Norse settlements in Ireland Keld is a Norse word meaning ‘a spring’