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Name:
Old Norse
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Altnordisch; altnordische
Code:
non
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Language:
Proto-Norse; North Germanic (1be)
Child Dialect Groups:
East Norse; Eastern Old Norse (non-eas)
West Norse; Western Old Norse (non-wes)
Brief Description:
A language of Western Scandinavia, the native tongue of the Vikings. 8th - 14th centuries AD.
Linguist List Status: Extinct Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Map of Old Norse
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