Norweyan

English

Alternative forms

• Norwayan

Etymology

From Norwey +‎ -an.

Adjective

Norweyan (comparative more Norweyan, superlative most Norweyan)

1. (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)

1. (obsolete) Norwegian

References

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