Old English · proper noun
Norþweg
Normalised Norþweġ
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈnorθˌwej/[ˈnorˠðˌwej]
- Syllables
- ˈnorθ · ˌwej (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- norwayscandinavia
Meaning
-
Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
Originally a calque of Old Norse Norvegr ~ Norðvegr. Equivalent to norþ (“north”) + weġ (“way”).
Descendants
norway
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