Scandinavian

Types:: Viking
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries; berserk, berserker
one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury

Synonyms:: Nordic, Norse, North Germanic, North Germanic language, Scandinavian language

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; Danish
a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark; Icelandic
a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland; Norwegian
a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway; Swedish
a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland; Faeroese, Faroese
a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands; Bokmaal, Bokmal, Dano-Norwegian
book language; one of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish; Landsmaal, Landsmal, New Norwegian, Nynorsk
one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects

Type of:: Germanic, Germanic language
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic

DEFINITIONS OF: Scandinavian