Old Scandinavian language

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Old Scandinavian language

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Scandinavian languages
History of Old Scandinavian
About 125 inscriptions dated from ad 200 to 600, carved in the older runic alphabet (futhark), are chronologically and linguistically the oldest evidence of any Germanic language. Most are from Scandinavia, but enough have been found in southeastern Europe to suggest that the…
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About 125 inscriptions dated from ad 200 to 600, carved in the older runic alphabet (futhark), are chronologically and linguistically the oldest evidence of any Germanic language. Most are from Scandinavia, but enough have been found in southeastern Europe to suggest that the…
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Scandinavian languages
Phonology
The Old Scandinavian vowel system contained nine vowels, each of which could be long, short, or nasalized: front unround (i, e, æ), front round (y, ø), back round (u, o, ǫ), and back unround (a). There were three falling diphthongs (ei, au, øy). While most of…
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The Old Scandinavian vowel system contained nine vowels, each of which could be long, short, or nasalized: front unround (i, e, æ), front round (y, ø), back round (u, o, ǫ), and back unround (a). There were three falling diphthongs (ei, au, øy). While most of…
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