(informal, often humorous) A Scandinavian or a person of Scandinavian ancestry.
Used in a Sentence
norseman
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for norseman.
Editorial note
The real life explanation is probably that 2 Norseman crossed Siberia and crossed the Bering Strait to visit B.
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Quick take
(informal, often humorous) A Scandinavian or a person of Scandinavian ancestry.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of norseman gathered in one view.
(historical) A medieval Scandinavian or Viking.
(dated) A Norwegian.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for norseman.
noun
(informal, often humorous) A Scandinavian or a person of Scandinavian ancestry.
noun
(historical) A medieval Scandinavian or Viking.
noun
(dated) A Norwegian.
noun
A town in the Shire of Dundas, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia. Originally from a gold reef named by Lawrence Sinclair, who came from Shetland, after his horse, Hardy Norseman.
Example sentences
The real life explanation is probably that 2 Norseman crossed Siberia and crossed the Bering Strait to visit B.
The Norseman had one small colony that was attacked by people already inhabiting North America.
Eyre Highway runs east from Norseman in Western Australia for 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across the Nullarbor Plain to Ceduna, South Australia.
Arrr, in the country of pirate bay norseman- the music better be - else viking ikea-ships run into the harbour and maketh it soo.
(Source: Historical Atlas of the Vikings by John Haywood, also a history interested dane/norseman).
For example, the Inuit people are believed to have arrived in Greenland after the Norseman in the early 11th century, and they didn’t occupy parts of east Greenland until th 20th century.
And that’s not to mention that William’s great-great-great grandfather Rollo was a Norseman who himself conquered part of northern France, and was allowed to keep his conquests in exchange for swearing allegiance to the French king and converting to Christianity.
Given how easy it is to blow out a Phillips head with a drill and a bit that's not perfect, and given how much difference a good 135 degree jobber bit from a reputable manufacturer like Norseman makes, I can't see this being very good at either in a real world scenario.
> In support of this view, in the summer of 2017, Rebecca Woodgate of the University of Washington, Seattle, sailing on the research vessel Norseman II, recovered mooring data that indicated an early arrival of warm ocean water in the strait, about a month earlier than the average.
Quote examples
This seems lost in the large American brands (some smaller "Made in USA" brands like Norseman for drill bits still seem to embrace this ethos).
Even Hollywood managed to get it right with "The Norseman", not "The Viking".
I think the term “Norman” is actually related to “Norseman”, in fact.
Proper noun examples
A Dane, a Swede, a Norwegian (Norseman brings to mind beards and battle-axes), a German, a Welshman, a Luxembourger.
Reminds me a Vikingane (Norseman) scene.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use norseman in a sentence?
The real life explanation is probably that 2 Norseman crossed Siberia and crossed the Bering Strait to visit B.
What does norseman mean?
(informal, often humorous) A Scandinavian or a person of Scandinavian ancestry.
What part of speech is norseman?
norseman is commonly used as noun.