Romersk

Romersk is an adjective used in Norwegian and other Scandinavian languages to denote a connection with Rome or with the ancient Romans. In historical discourse, it is commonly applied to the Romanesque architectural style, a medieval European movement that flourished roughly from the 10th to the 12th centuries and left a distinct mark across Western Europe. Key features of romersk architecture include semicircular arches, thick load-bearing walls, sturdy piers, barrel and groin vaults, and relatively small windows. Ornamentation often took the form of blind arcades, sculpted capitals, and relief work integrated into churches and monasteries. The regional variants of the Romanesque developed under local influences and gradually gave way to the Gothic style from the 12th century onward.

Outside architecture, romersk can describe things associated with ancient Rome, such as people, culture, laws, or monuments. In modern Nordic usage, the term is more commonly encountered in academic or historical writing; everyday references to Rome are typically described with more general phrasing.

Etymology: romersk derives from Latin Romanus meaning "Roman," via medieval Scandinavian linguistic development.

Note: The adjective for the Romance languages in Nordic languages is usually romanske språk rather than romersk, which helps distinguish the two from the Roman-related sense of romersk.