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Common Words That Came From the Vikings
By Michael Moser/ Main/ PR Daily/ prdaily.com
"Probably you’ve never studied Conversational Viking, let alone claimed to speak it.
However, the language of the Vikings, Old Norse, has influenced the development of English more than any other language besides French and Latin. In olden times the Swedes, Norwegians, Icelanders and Danes all spoke Old Norse, usually called the “Danish tongue.”
In the 11th century, Old Norse was the most widely spoken European language, ranging west with Leif Erickson’s colonization of Vinland in modern-day Canada, east with the Viking settlers on the Volga River in modern-day Russia and south with warriors battling in modern-day Spain, Italy and North Africa.
Four centuries after the Anglo-Saxons began emigrating from northern Europe, Danish Vikings began raiding Britain. They had begun settling down and plowing the land by the year 876. The 14 shires dominated by Danish law in northern and eastern England were called the Danelaw. In 1016, King Canute the Great became ruler of all England, even before he became king of his native Denmark.
Danish kings ruled England almost until William the Conqueror sailed from Normandy, France and became the first Norman king of England in 1066. When he did, more Norse words entered English. What did William the Conqueror have to do with the Vikings? Normandy means “land of the north men,” colonized by people such as William’s ancestor Rollo, whose real name was Hrólfr. See a pattern?
Today Old Norse words are most common in the Yorkshire dialect, but the Danelaw included the East Midlands, York, Essex, Cambridge, Suffolk, Norfolk, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Hertford, Middlesex and Buckingham.
Old Norse words used in modern English
When it comes to English words for which we are indebted to Old Norse, let’s start with “they,” “their” and “them.” If not for the Vikings, we might still be using the Old English words “hîe,” “heora” and “him” instead. Or maybe not— when “him” and “them” mean the same thing in a language, you know it’s time for a change.
In fact, English received many common words from Old Norse, such as “give,” “take,” “get” and “both,” “sale,” “cake,” “egg,” “husband,” “fellow,” “sister,” “root,” “rag,” “loose,” “raise,” “rugged,” “odd,” “plough,” “freckle,” “call,” “flat,” “hale,” “ugly,” and “lake.”
Another Old English word that was quickly replaced was the very short word “æ,” which meant “law.” Today we use a slightly longer and less ambiguously-spelled Old Norse word: law.
Many English words that begin with sk or sc came from Old Norse, such as “skin,” “sky,” “score,” “scant,” “scrub,” “scathe” and “skill.”....."
Richard
By Michael Moser/ Main/ PR Daily/ prdaily.com
"Probably you’ve never studied Conversational Viking, let alone claimed to speak it.
However, the language of the Vikings, Old Norse, has influenced the development of English more than any other language besides French and Latin. In olden times the Swedes, Norwegians, Icelanders and Danes all spoke Old Norse, usually called the “Danish tongue.”
In the 11th century, Old Norse was the most widely spoken European language, ranging west with Leif Erickson’s colonization of Vinland in modern-day Canada, east with the Viking settlers on the Volga River in modern-day Russia and south with warriors battling in modern-day Spain, Italy and North Africa.
Four centuries after the Anglo-Saxons began emigrating from northern Europe, Danish Vikings began raiding Britain. They had begun settling down and plowing the land by the year 876. The 14 shires dominated by Danish law in northern and eastern England were called the Danelaw. In 1016, King Canute the Great became ruler of all England, even before he became king of his native Denmark.
Danish kings ruled England almost until William the Conqueror sailed from Normandy, France and became the first Norman king of England in 1066. When he did, more Norse words entered English. What did William the Conqueror have to do with the Vikings? Normandy means “land of the north men,” colonized by people such as William’s ancestor Rollo, whose real name was Hrólfr. See a pattern?
Today Old Norse words are most common in the Yorkshire dialect, but the Danelaw included the East Midlands, York, Essex, Cambridge, Suffolk, Norfolk, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Hertford, Middlesex and Buckingham.
Old Norse words used in modern English
When it comes to English words for which we are indebted to Old Norse, let’s start with “they,” “their” and “them.” If not for the Vikings, we might still be using the Old English words “hîe,” “heora” and “him” instead. Or maybe not— when “him” and “them” mean the same thing in a language, you know it’s time for a change.
In fact, English received many common words from Old Norse, such as “give,” “take,” “get” and “both,” “sale,” “cake,” “egg,” “husband,” “fellow,” “sister,” “root,” “rag,” “loose,” “raise,” “rugged,” “odd,” “plough,” “freckle,” “call,” “flat,” “hale,” “ugly,” and “lake.”
Another Old English word that was quickly replaced was the very short word “æ,” which meant “law.” Today we use a slightly longer and less ambiguously-spelled Old Norse word: law.
Many English words that begin with sk or sc came from Old Norse, such as “skin,” “sky,” “score,” “scant,” “scrub,” “scathe” and “skill.”....."
Richard