Other Terms Used
The Norwegians are and have been referred to by other terms as well. Some of them include:
- Nordmenn: A term used by Scandinavians to denote Norwegians. It translates as "Northmen". (Singular: Nordmann)
- Northmen: Old term used by other European peoples to denote the peoples originating in the northern regions of Europe.
- Norsemen or Norse: Viking Age peoples of Nordic origin.
- Vikings: Used in the Nordic countries to denote people who went raiding, pillaging or slave catching during the Viking Age. Used in a similar way by other peoples but can also mean Scandinavians in general.
- Minnewegian: Colloquial term for a Norwegian Minnesotan.
- Norrbagge: A Swedish derogatory term for Norwegians (first attested use in 1257), based on the root bagge meaning sheep's testicles.
- Norski: Common name for Northern American Norwegians.
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