norrǿnn

== Old Norse == === Alternative forms === norrœnn norøn === Etymology === From norðrǿnn, from norðr (“north”) +‎ -ǿnn, corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz. Compare Old English norþerne, Old High German nordrōni. === Adjective === norrǿnn (not comparable) northern Norwegian ==== Usage notes ==== In the medieval languages this word is never used to mean "Scandinavian", as it sometimes is today; it rather means "Norwegian", including residents of the Norwegian Atlantic colonies like Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Orkney. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: norrænn Faroese: norrønur Norwegian Nynorsk: norrøn, >? nordrøn ⇒ Middle Norwegian: nornskr m, nornst n (= nornskt)Norwegian Nynorsk: norsk Old Swedish: noren, noræn Swedish: norran ⇒ Old Swedish: nornisker, norisker, norsker Swedish: norsk ⇒ Swedish: norska Old Danish: noræn ⇒ Old Danish: nornst; norskæ pl Danish: norsk, no. (abbreviation)Norwegian Bokmål: norsk → Old English: Norren, NornMiddle English: Norren, Norrein, NornMiddle Scots: Norn, NourneScots: Norn, Norne→ English: Norn → Swedish: norrön (learned) → Danish: norrøn (learned) Norwegian Bokmål: norrøn