Norman
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- noun
- /ˈnɔrmən/
:
normando
- Historic sites in Normandy attract many visitors interested in the lives of Normans.
Examples
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Here's a move that within the Conqueror, the king of the Normans can do.
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Before long, ambitious Norman Knights were looking for new challenges.
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Once again, the Normans salvation came through sheer luck.
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not only are it's embarrassing now being deliberately insulting norman
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-Well if this ain't a norman rockwell painting.
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And that got him known over in England, where the, you know, the Normans were consolidating their conquest.
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The famous Norman Conquest transformed the English landscape in 1066.
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Many Normans settled in England after the successful invasion by William the Conqueror.
Compounds
- Specialized
A form of Norman French used in England from the 11th to the 15th centuries
- Specialized
A form of Norman French used in England in the Middle Ages by rulers, courts, and writers
- Specialized
A style of building from Normandy with thick walls, rounded arches, and big towers used for churches and castles
- Archaic
A form of Old French spoken in Normandy in the Middle Ages that influenced English law and words
The 1066 attack by the Normans after the Battle of Hastings that led to their rule of England
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word Norman originally meant Northman, a 'man from the north' who was a Viking settler in what is now Normandy. That's why a Norman is a person from Normandy and why the Normans had a big effect on history.