normalize (nor maliz)

t.; pret. and pp. normalized, ppr. normalizing. [ For reasons which will appear in the preface, a normal ized text, differing from any yet in use among.P. G. [Pennsylvania German] writers, has been adopted. Amer. Jour. Philol ., IX. 179. normally (normal-i), adv . 1. As a rule; regularly; according to a rule, general custom, etc. Mucous surfaces, normally kept covered, become skinlike if exposed to the air. H. Spencer, Prin. of Biol., § 296. 2. In a normal manner; having the usual form, position, etc.: as, organs normally situated. Norman1 (nôr'man), n . and a . [ME. Norman = D. Noorman = G. Normanne , Norman , Norm and , Norm and = Sw. Norrman = Icel. Northmadhr , North man: see North man .] I. n. 1. An inhabitant of Normandy, a duchy and later a province of northern France bordering on the English Channel; a member of that branch of the North men or Scand in avians who in the beginning of the tenth century settled in northern France and founded the duchy of Normandy. They adopted to a large extent the customs and language of the French. In the eleventh century their duke conquered England (see Norman Con quest ), and about the same time Norman adventurers established themselves in southern Italy and Sicily. Since the reign of John (1199-1216) the duchy of Normandy has been, except for a short period, a part of France. The Norman , with the softened form of his name, is distinguished from the North man by his adoption of the French language and the Christian religion. E. A. Freeman , in Encyc. Brit., XVII. 540. 2. Same as Norman French (which see, below). nortelry downfall of the native English dynasty, the union of England, Normandy, etc., for a time under one sovereign, and the introduction into England of Norman-French customs, language, etc. - Norman embroidery, a kind of embroidery consisting of crewel-work which is picked out or heightened by other embroidery-stitches. Dict. of Needlework. Norman French, a form of French spoken by the Normans, which became upon the Conquest the official language of the court and of legal procedure, undergoing in England a further development (Anglo-French), until its final absorption in English. (See English, 2.) Norman French was the language of legal procedure until the reign of Edward III. Many isolated phrases and formulas in this language (Law French) remain una imilated in archaic use.-Norman thrush. See thrush.