The Influence of Scandinavian Languages on Old English Flashcards
In which part of Britain Norse was still spoken in the 17c?
Scotland
Why were people bilingual in Scotland?
Frequent intermarriage and the similarity of the languages
What is the most reliable way to determine a Scandinavian origin?
Focusing on the development of the sound sk (ex. skill, scrape, bask)
One of the most notable Scandinavian borrowings are present in ______ that end in ____
Places / -by
One of the most notable Scandinavian borrowings are present in ______ that end in ____
Names / -son
The biggest group or words borrowed from this language are related to what?
Sea-roving, thiefs and law
What is a common event that happened with these borrowings?
The Norse variation sometimes had a different meaning than the OE variantion (ex. blom or bloma)
In which zone did the two languages interacted side by side?
North and East England
What are some of te grammatical contributions of the Scandivanians?
PRONOUNS they, both, same. Prepositions, adverbs, THE PRESENT PLURAL OF THE VERB TO BE, the -s of 3rd singular
What are some of the similarities in phonetics?
The strong stress on the prepositions
Period during in which Danish made its way to English?
Tenth and Eleventh centuries
