Example sentences for: norse

How can you use “norse” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Johnson believed that ugly , which was sometimes spelled oughly , derived from ouph , a variant of elf . Modern experts are satisfied that it grew from Old Norse uggligr `to be feared or dreaded.

  • In the tabloid world DiCaprio is becoming the equivalent of the Norse god Loki, a handsome, mischievous shape-shifter who leaves chaos in his wake.

  • And they have a rich mythology with characters and themes not unlike those found in the Norse myths: Where Raven brought daylight to the Indian world, he also whispered words of advice into the ears of the supreme god, Odin.

  • Wilkinson, identified as having studied Classics, Old English, and Old Norse at Cambridge, worked as a Forestry Commission woodman, an occupation that evidently afforded him the time and solitude required to concentrate on compiling and writing such a work, though no indication is given of how long he took to complete it.

  • Norse culture peaked 1,500 years ago when the Vikings-- über capitalists--pillaged the British Isles.


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