Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old norse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
old norse
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The language of Scandinavia until the 14th century, the common ancestor of modern Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, and Icelandic.

Inflected Forms

ON. (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Old Norse terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Old Norse terms

Synonyms

Questions

What does old norse mean?
The language of Scandinavia until the 14th century, the common ancestor of modern Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, and Icelandic.

How to pronounce old norse

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