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Re:Norwegian: Bokmål vs. Nynorsk by bazoom42 on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @07:25AM (#39026768)
> Along with Christianity came fancy verb forms

I think you have that backwards. Old norse had more complex grammar. The grammar have simplified over time.

Icelandic still have more complex grammar than other Scandinavian languages because it have changed less.

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Re:Norwegian: Bokmål vs. Nynorsk by mistrial9 on Thursday January 18, 2024 @12:42AM (#39038338)
I am interested and yes, I do not know many things about the languages
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