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That's Viking You're Speaking!

Name the RANDOM English words which have their roots in Old Norse.
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Last updated: September 16, 2023
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First submittedApril 18, 2023
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English Word                                                   Norse root
R
Santa's sleigh-pullers
reindeer hreindyri
C
caveman's weapon
club klubba (cudgel)
B
dreary, desolate, pale
bleak bleikr (pale)
S
weighing device
scale skal (bowl, cup)
S
hop ____ and jump
skip skopa (to skip, run)
S
run fast
sprint spretta (to jump up)
G
a present
gift gift (dowry)
S
a magician has _____ of hand
sleight slœgð (cunning, slyness)
M
filth, dirt
muck myki (cow dung)
S
neck warmer
scarf skarfr (fastening joint)
S
scratch a line in a surface
score skor (notch; twenty)
W
glass opening in wall
window vindauga (wind-eye)
E
type of duck used for down
eider eider
T
stop someone accomplishing
thwart þvert (across)
S
where clouds live
sky ský (cloud)
C
move on hands and knees
crawl krafla (to claw)
S
frighten, cause fear
scare skirra (to frighten)
T
grasp, seize
take taka
F
move lightly and swiftly
flit flytja (cause to fit)
B
rise in waves e.g. smoke
billow bylgja
interopia
+5
Level 85
Apr 18, 2023
Interesting!
overtired
+3
Level 84
Apr 18, 2023
Yeah, I was quite fascinated to see how many common words came to English via the Viking invasions and rule. Makes sense, but I feel like it doesn't get mentioned much.
cathlete
+4
Level 74
Apr 19, 2023
Nice! I must say I am fascinated as well. Nominated
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 80
Sep 22, 2023
Ugh. I read “a present” as “at present” and never got it.
maur85
+1
Level 72
Sep 23, 2023
Apparently quite a few of these (such as race) were already cognate to their Old English equivalents, which makes sense given they're both Germanic languages.
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