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Name the RANDOM English words which have their roots in Old Norse.
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English Word                                                   Norse root
G
young goose
gosling gæslingr (goose)
F
mist, haze
fog fok (spray, shower, snowdrift)
S
largest organ of the body
skin skinn (animal hide)
S
detective
sleuth sloð (trail)
A
overwhelming wonderment
awe agi (terror)
S
run fast
sprint spretta (to jump up)
S
rub with a hard implement
scrape skrapa (to scrape, erase)
S
walk unsteadily
stagger stakra (to push, cause to reel)
E
type of duck used for down
eider eider
O
clumsy idiot, lout
oaf alfr (elf)
R
rocky uneven terrain quality
rugged rogg (shaggy tuft)
S
something to sit on
seat sæti (seat, position)
G
pistol, rifle
gun Gunnhildr ("war, battle")
S
ability to do something well
skill skil (distinction)
C
birthday food
cake kaka
T
stop someone accomplishing
thwart þvert (across)
C
caveman's weapon
club klubba (cudgel)
B
dreary, desolate, pale
bleak bleikr (pale)
H
barter
haggle haggen (to chop)
S
discolor, mark
stain steina (to paint)
interopia
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Level 85
Apr 18, 2023
Interesting!
overtired
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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
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Level 74
Apr 19, 2023
Nice! I must say I am fascinated as well. Nominated
AlmostAGenius
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Level 81
Sep 22, 2023
Ugh. I read “a present” as “at present” and never got it.
maur85
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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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