About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 84. Chapters: North Germanic languages, Runology, Swedish language, Old Norse, Danish language, Norwegian language, Faroese language, Norn language, Bokmal, Nynorsk, Icelandic language, Old Swedish, Elder Futhark, Bornholmsk dialect, Anglo-Saxon runes, Gustavus Adolphus College, Runic magic, Alu, Proto-Norse language, Elfdalian language, Jutlandic dialect, Younger Futhark, Medieval runes, Jamtlandic dialects, Saga, Bind rune, Rundata, Runic calendar, Rune Poems, Sveriges runinskrifter, Modern Gutnish, Old Gutnish, Ergi, Runic transliteration and transcription, Pentimal system, Gotudanskt accent, Staveless runes, Greenlandic Norse, Codex Sangallensis 878, Cipher runes, An Introduction to Old Norse, Dalecarlian runes, Runa ABC, Svorsk, Scandinavica, Norse clans, Rodi language, Dalecarlian alphabet, Dalecarlian dialects, Orsamal dialect, Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, Codex Vindobonensis 795. Excerpt: Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300. Proto-Norse developed into Old Norse by the 8th century, and Old Norse began to develop into the modern North Germanic languages in the mid- to late 14th century, ending the language phase known as Old Norse. These dates, however, are not absolute, since written Old Norse is found well into the 15th century. Old Norse was divided into three dialects: Old East Norse, Old West Norse, and Old Gutnish. Old West and East Norse formed a dialect continuum, with no clear geographical boundary between them. Old East Norse traits were found in eastern Norway, and Old West Norse traits were found in western Sweden. The most speakers spoke Old East Norse in what are present-day Denmark and Sweden. Old Gutnish, the more obscure dialectal branch, is sometimes i...
