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Old West Norse

Old West Norse was the dialects of Old Norse spoken in Western Norway during the Viking Age. It gave can be divided into/gave rise to Old Norwegian, Old Icelandic and Faroese.

differences between the three dialects
Old West Norse Old East Norse Old Gutnish
auga (eye) øga au
stein (stone) sten stain
dreymdi (dreamt) drømdi droymdi

Certain consonnants were assimilated:

differences between the dialects
Old West Norse Old East Norse
sopp (mushroom) svamp
bratt(precipice) brant
ekkia (widow) ænkia


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