Norse
英 [nɔ:s]
美
- adj. 挪威人的；挪威的；斯堪的納維亞語的
- n. 挪威人；挪威語
中文詞源
Norse 諾爾斯語，北歐人主要用於指挪威人，詞源同north.
英文詞源
- Norse (n.)
- 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."
雙語例句
- 1. In Norse mythology the moon is personified as male.
- 在斯堪的納維亞神話裏，月亮被賦予了男性身份。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Gudrun , for example, is only a Norse Medea.
- 例如, 古德龍就是希臘美狄亞的北歐翻版.
來自神話部分
- 3. At last the Norse yoke was broken by two remarkable men.
- 挪威人的桎梏最終被兩個傑出的人物所粉碎.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The population of Norse towns turned Christian.
- 挪威城鎮裏的居民開始變成了基督教徒.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Sigurd, like his mythical relatives in Norse and Greek stories, was unfaithful in his loves.
- 與北歐和希臘神話故事中的其他英雄一樣, 西格德對愛也不專一.
來自神話部分