Old Norse and Old English Language Contact: Scandinavian Legal Terminology in Anglo-Saxon Laws

The Scandinavian occupation of wide territories in the British Islands from about 900 CE onwards has left a number of vestiges both in place-names, in the pronunciation and lexicon of northern dialects, especially Scottish, as well as loanwords in standard English, some of which are remarkably commo...

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Main Author: Viola Miglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Akureyri 2010-03-01
Series:Nordicum-Mediterraneum
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Online Access:http://nome.unak.is/nm-marzo-2012/5-1x/11-articles51/57-old-norse-and-old-english-language-contact-scandinavian-legal-terminology-in-anglo-saxon-laws17