vestmann
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse vestmaðr, from vest- (“west”) + maðr (“person, man”), equivalent to vest + mann. Cognate with Faroese vestmaður and Icelandic vestmaður.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²vɛstmanː/, /²vɛsːmanː/
Noun
vestmann m (definite singular vestmannen, indefinite plural vestmenn, definite plural vestmennene)
- a westerner
- Synonym: vestlending
- a member of the language organisation Vestmannalaget
- (historical) a person from the British Isles, especially those around Scotland
- a person from a western country
References
- “vestmann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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