Norweyan

English

Alternative forms

Norwayan

Etymology

From Norwey +‎ -an.

Adjective

Norweyan (comparative more Norweyan, superlative most Norweyan)

(obsolete) Norwegian
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Macbeth:
  Whence cam'ſt thou, worthy Thane?
  From Fiffe, great King,
  Where the Norweyan banners flowt the Skie,
  And fanne our people cold.

Noun

Norweyan (plural Norweyans)

(obsolete) Norwegian

References

“Norweyan”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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