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Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin Norvegia (from Old Norse Norvegr (Norway)) +‎ -an, with v replaced by w due to influence from earlier English Norwayan (Norwegian).

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Noun

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Norwegian (countable and uncountable, plural Norwegians)

  1. A native of Norway.
  2. A kind of fishing boat on the Great Lakes of North America.
  3. (uncountable) The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk.
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Adjective

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Norwegian (comparative more Norwegian, superlative most Norwegian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Norway (the country).
    • 1953 June, C. E. N. Watts, “Railway Through Lapland”, in Railway Magazine, page 384:
      Between Kiruna and the Norwegian border, along the chain of lovely lakes, a number of holiday resorts offering every comfort for the visitor have been developed.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Norwegian people.
    • 1953 June, C. E. N. Watts, “Railway Through Lapland”, in Railway Magazine, page 384:
      The line ends at Narvik. Eight years ago the whole town was in ruins, but the industry of the Norwegian people has rebuilt it entirely.
  3. Of or pertaining to the Norwegian language.

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