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 |
augä |
| 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 |
Last updated: 10-12-2005 03:24:04
