Re:What Is Anglish?
by mc32 on Monday February 27, 2023 @06:22PM
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I think it depends on what region of England or the UK at large you want to consider. If you're NE England into Scotland, yeah, Scandinavian languages had influence and that's is reflected in their current vocab. Other areas may have retained more of the original dialect with fewer Scandinavian influences initially though those would return via the Normal invasion with added French vocabulary.
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Re:What Is Anglish?
by spokesbeing on Monday February 27, 2023 @07:20PM
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Old Norse accounts for about 5% of English vocabulary, including very common everyday words, not regional. Examples: egg, knife, sky, skill, etc, etc. Tons of core vocab.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Old...