Can you name the words of norse origin?

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  • Due to viking settlement on the british isles the language was influencesd by norse, the viking language. This is a selection of the many english words of of norse origin.
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English wordNorse word
 Lán
 Hel
 Drit
 Skinn
 Husbondi
 Angr
 Klippa
 Þorsdagr Þ=th
 Gunn
 Gestr
 Lauss
 Mugge
 Freknur
 Raptr
 Rannsaka
 Heiðinn ð=d
 Leggr
 Skarfr
 Plogr
 Vikingr
 Oddi
 Beita
 Band
 Rót
English wordNorse word
 Ský
 þierra Þ=th
 Glitra
 Sleggja
 Knifr
 Berserkr
 Uggligr
 Vindauga
 bǫllr
 Mistaka
 Knutr
 Deyja
 Baggi
 Kalla
 Veikr
 Skrapa
 Utlagi
 Bleikr
 Steik, steikja
 Blundra
 Gap
 Kaka
 Egg
 Renna
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Words of norse origin Quiz

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  • Created Feb 18, 2011 in Language
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