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northman

North·man
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nawrth-muh n]
    • /ˈnɔrθ mən/
    • /ˈnɔːθmən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawrth-muh n]
    • /ˈnɔrθ mən/

Definitions of northman word

  • noun plural northman one of the ancient Scandinavians, especially a member of the group that from about the 8th to the 11th century made many raids and established settlements in Great Britain, Ireland, many parts of continental Europe, and probably in parts of North America. 1
  • abbreviation NORTHMAN Norseman 0

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Origin of northman

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Old English northman(n) (not recorded in ME); see north, -man

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Parts of speech for Northman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

northman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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