"Norseman" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Norse + -man. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Norse|man}} Norse + -man, {{coinage|en|Q79025}} Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott Head templates: {{en-prop}} Norseman
  1. 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. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Western Australia, Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in Western Australia, Australia
    Sense id: en-Norseman-en-name-B1fCsIwK Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 41 50 4 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 37 2 8

Noun

Forms: Norsemen [plural]
Etymology: From Norse + -man. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Norse|man}} Norse + -man, {{coinage|en|Q79025}} Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott Head templates: {{en-noun|Norsemen}} Norseman (plural Norsemen)
  1. (historical) A medieval Scandinavian or Viking. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Norseman-en-noun-K01KrLZT Categories (other): Germanic tribes, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 54 6 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 41 50 4 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 53 1 5
  2. (informal, often humorous) A Scandinavian or a person of Scandinavian ancestry. Tags: humorous, informal, often
    Sense id: en-Norseman-en-noun-FSRUpZk3
  3. (dated) A Norwegian. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-Norseman-en-noun-jPvLqe7z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Nordic, northerner, northlander

Inflected forms

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