norwegian

adjective

1. of or relating to Norway, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

2. a native or inhabitant of Norway.
3. the language of Norway, a Germanic language spoken in two different dialects known as Bokmål and Nynorsk. Abbreviation: Norw

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Norway, its language, or its people

noun

2. any of the various North Germanic languages of NorwaySee also Nynorsk, Bokmål Compare Norse
3. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Norway

c.1600 (n. and adj.), sometimes in early use Norvegian, from Medieval Latin Norvegia “Norway,” from Old Norse Norvegr (see Norway) + -ian.