norgesvenn

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Etymology

Norge +‎ -s- +‎ venn, first part from Old Norse Norðvegr, from both norðr (“north”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north, northern”), from *nurþraz (“north, northern”), from Pre-Germanic *h₁nŕ̥t(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ner- (“inner, under”), from *h₁en (“in”) + and from vegr (“way, road”), from Proto-Germanic *wegaz (“way, path”), from Pre-Germanic *weǵʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”). Last part from Old Norse vinr (“friend”), from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ (winiʀ, “friend”), from Proto-Germanic *winiz (“loved one, friend”), from Pre-Germanic *wenh₁-i-s, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔrɡɛsvɛn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛn
  • Hyphenation: nor‧ges‧venn

Noun

norgesvenn m (definite singular norgesvennen, indefinite plural norgesvenner, definite plural norgesvennene)

  1. a foreigner who is fond of Norway and Norwegians (literally; friend of Norway)
    han er en norgesvenn
    he is a friend of Norway
    • 1896 June 23, Aftenposten:
      en Norges Ven
      a friend of Norway
    • 1906 January 20, Aftenposten:
      en trofast Norgesven
      a faithful friend of Norway
    • 1928 November 16, Aftenposten, page 1:
      Mr. Markham, … gammel Norgesvenn fra decennier tilbake, både som beundrer av vårt land og som interessent i vår hvalfangst og oljeproduksjon
      Mr. Markham, ... an old friend of Norway from decades ago, both as an admirer of our country and as an interested party in our whaling and oil production
    • 1997, Margit Harsson, Kongevegen over Krokskogen:
      keiseren [av Tyskland] var en stor norgesvenn, og han besøkte Norge mange somre
      the emperor was a great friend of Norway, and he visited Norway many summers
    • 2006, Elisabeth Botterli et al., Løsningen på Madonna-gåten:
      norgesvenn og fluefisker Horst Tappert … tolket rollen som politiinspektør Stefan Derrick
      friend of Norway and fly fisherman Horst Tappert … interpreted the role of police inspector Stefan Derrick
    • 2008 April 6, Dagbladet‎:
      lusekofta er tegnet på at du er … Norgesvenn
      the lusekofte is a sign that you are … friend of Norway
    • 2013 April 30, Dagbladet‎:
      med «My Kind Of Town, Lilyhammer» … lar Bruce Springsteen en enda større norgesvenn [Steven Van Zandt] åpne gårsdagens konsert
      with "My Kind Of Town, Lilyhammer" ... Bruce Springsteen lets an even bigger friend of Norway open yesterday's concert
    • 2016 July 16, Tønsbergs Blad‎:
      Smokie, Bonnie Tyler og Derrick har gjort stempelet som norgesvenn litt … slitt
      Smokie, Bonnie Tyler and Derrick have made the stamp as a friend of Norway a bit ... worn

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