norrøn

See also: norrön

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse norrœnn and norðrœnn, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz.

Adjective

norrøn

1. Norse
2. Of or pertaining to the Old Norse language.

Declension

Inflection of norrøn

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	norrøn	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	norrønt	—	—2
plural	norrøne	—	—2
definite attributive1	norrøne	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• (Old Norse): oldnordisk

References

• “norrøn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse norrœnn, norrǿnn and norðrœnn, norðrǿnn, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nʊrːœn/

Adjective

norrøn (neuter singular norrønt, definite singular and plural norrøne)

1. Norse (of or relating to ancient or mediaeval Norway or Scandinavia)

Synonyms

• gammelnorsk

References

• “norrøn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse norrœnn, norrǿnn and norðrœnn, norðrǿnn, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz.

Adjective

norrøn (neuter singular norrønt, definite singular and plural norrøne)

1. Norse (of or relating to ancient or mediaeval Norway or Scandinavia)

See also

• gamalnorsk, gammalnorsk

References

• “norrøn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.