Definition of Northman

1. Noun. An inhabitant of Scandinavia.

Exact synonyms: Norse, Scandinavian
Group relationships: Scandinavia
Generic synonyms: European
Specialized synonyms: Viking, Berserk, Berserker
Derivative terms: Scandinavian

Definition of Northman

1. n. One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; esp., one of the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman.

Definition of Northman

1. Noun. Norse ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Northman

Northern Sea Route
Northern Snakehead
Northern Spy
Northern State
Northern States
Northern Territory
Northern Thai
Northern Wakashan
Northern bedstraw
Northern blot
Northern blot analysis
Northern dewberry
Northern lobster
Northern snow bedstraw
Northerner
Northman (current term)
Northmen
Northrop
Northrop Frye
Northumberland
Northumbria
Northumbrian
Northumbrians
Northwest
Northwest Germanic
Northwest Territories
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Nortia
Norton

Literary usage of Northman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Onomasticon Anglo-saxonicum: A List of Anglo-Saxon Proper Names from the by William George Searle (1897)
"BCS — KCD 1313 Northman [1058] min. Wore. BCS - KCD - Earle 247 Northman [k. ... Leofwine, br. of earl Leofric BCS — KCD 938 EAF Index Northman landowner ..."

2. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1875)
"... xiv. river over the bodies of their slain comrades which choked its stream.1 And now an act of daring devotion placed The bridge a nameless Northman, ..."

3. The history of England (during the middle ages). by Sharon Turner (1853)
"In the age of Rollo, the great feature of the Northman character was a love of glory, ... Northman character. ..."

4. Councils and ecclesiastical documents relating to Great Britain and Ireland by William Stubbs, David Wilkins (1873)
"A (Northman) Bishop of the Orkneys, sent by Adalbert Archbishop of Bremen*. ADAM. BREM., 117. 70. ..."

5. The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest by Sharon Turner (1836)
"Review of the Causes and Consequences of the Northman Invasions. — The Actions of HASTINGS, and his Invasions of ENGLAND.— ALFRED'* Death. ..."

6. The New Hampshire Book: Being Specimens of the Literature of the Granite by Samuel Osgood (1842)
"RHYMES BY A Northman. BV BENJ. B. FRENCH. THE following stanzas were addressed to the Hon. ... Northman ..."

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