Norman
English
/ˈnɔɹmən/, /ˈnɔːmən/
noun
Definitions
- A person whose ancestors are from Normandy or who resides in Normandy.
- A member of the mixed Scandinavian and Frankish peoples who, in the 11th century, were a major military power in Western Europe and who conquered the English in 1066.
- (rare) A Northman.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Norman inherited from Old English Norman derived from Old French Normant.
Origin
Old French
Normant
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Cognates and derived terms
- Anglo-Norman English
- Normanism English
- Normanization English
- Normanize English
- Normanness English
- Norman Old English
- Norþman Old English
- Norman Middle English
- Normant Old French
- Norman Cebuano