The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Northman \North"man\ (n[^o]rth"man), prop. n.; pl. Northmen.
[AS. nor[eth]man. See North, and Man, and cf. Norman.]
One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; esp., one of
the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman.
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