Old Norse or Old Northish (Old West Northish: Norrœnt mál. Old East Northish: Dǫnsk Tunga.) was a Northern Theedish tung spoken in Shedenay from 800 until about 1300. As a Theedish speech, it is akin to English, Theech, and Netherlandish; however, being a North Theedish tongue, it is closer to the nowen tungs of Shedenay. Withal, it is also akin to other Indo-Europish tungs, such as Romish, Greek, Sanskrit, the Celtish and Slavish tungs, and other infolds of Indo-Evelandish. It sprang straight from Ornorthish and soon split into the byleids of Old West Norse, Old East Norse, and Guntish. Old West Norse begat the nowen tungs Norish (Norse), Icelandish, and Faroish, whilst Old East Norse begat the nowen tungs Danish, Swedish, and Elfdalsk. Of these, Icelandish is the speech that has shifted the least, keeping all of the Old Northish's stavecraft.
Speechsteadlore
Framework board of speechsteads:
Lip | Teeth | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Lip-velar | Throat | |
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Stop | p b | t d | k g | ||||
Nose | m | n | (ŋ) | ||||
Fricative | f v | θ (ð) | s | (ɣ) | h | ||
Trill | r | ||||||
Approximant | j | w | |||||
Tongueside Approximant | l |
Stavecraft
Old Nordish is a tung of many word endings.
Namewords and Honewords
Namewords and honewords take endings for namefall, folkhalf, and scoring, and whether they are strong or weak. Here is the stavecraft of a manly nameword, armr, "arm."
Namefall | One | Many |
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Underthrow | armr | armar |
Holding | arms | arma |
Giver | armi | ǫrmum |
Accusative | arm | arma |
Old Northish can bind the words "a/an" and "the" to the end of words as well. As byspell, úlfr ("a wolf") and úlfrinn" ("the wolf")
Wording Byspell
Þórr heitir áss, ok er sterkr mjök ok oft reiðr. Hann á hamar góðan. Þórr ferr oft til Jötunheima ok vegr þar marga jötna með hamrinum. Þórr á ok vagn er flýgr. Hann ekr vagninum um himininn. Þar er Þórr ekr, er stormr.
English Oversetting:
A god hight Thor, that is much stark and oft wrathful. He has a good hammer. Thor fares oft to Jötunhome and slays there many ettins with the hammer. Thor also owns a wagon that flies. He drives the wagon around the sky. Where Thor goes, there are storms.
Deedwords
Wordsetting
Wordhoard
Old Northish Speechcraft
Old Nordish is well-known for its leethsongs. It is the tung of the Icelandish sagas, the greatest spring of knowledge about the Northish gods, folklore, and eretide.
Kin of tungs | Tungs |
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Ind-Europish tungs | |
Theedish tungs | North Theedish tungs: Faroish - Norish - Icelandish (High Icelandish) - Old Norse - Old Gutnish - South Jutish - Danish - Swedish - Gutnish (moot) - Elfdalish (moot) - Norn tung (dead) West Theedish tungs: Weser-Rhine Theedish tungs: Old Low Frankish - Netherlandish - Highsunlandish tung - Zeelandish - Flemish (moot) Elbe Theedish tungs: Old High Theech - Theech tung - Allmenish - Bairish - Wymysorys tung - Lombardish (dead) - Littleburgish - Yiddish - Ripuarish North Sea Theedish tungs: Saxish (Old Saxish - Middle Low Saxish - Low Saxish) | English (Old English - Middle English - Latterday English - Anglish (moot) - Lowland Scottish - Northumberish tung (moot) Cumberish tung (moot) - Yola) | Friesish (Old Friesish - Western Friesish - Northern Friesish - Saterland Friesish) East Theedish tungs (dead): Gottish tung - Wendish tung - Burgundish tung |
Celtish tungs | Mainland Celtish tungs (dead): Galatish - Gaulish - Celtiberish - Gallaicish - Lepontish - East Celtish tung Gelish tungs: Irish - Scottish Gelish - Manx tung Brythonish tungs: Cornish - Welsh - Breton tung Other: Shelta |
Balt-Windish tungs | Windish tungs: East Windish tungs: Russish - Ukrainish - White Russish -Russinish West Windish tungs: Slesish - Polish - Bohemish (a.k.a. Checkish) - Slovakish - Kashubish - West Pomeranish (dead) - Polabish/Onelbish (dead) - Upper Sorbish - Lower Sorbish South Windish tungs: Serb-Croatish (Serbish - Blackbarrowish - Bosnish - Croatish) - Bulgarish - Macedonish - Slovenish Baltish tungs: Eastern Baltish tungs: Lettish - Latgalish (moot) - Lithuish - Samogitish (moot) - Selonish (dead) - Zemgalish (dead) - Courlandish (dead) Western Baltish tungs (dead): Old Prussish - Sudovish - Western Galindish - Skalvish? Eastern Galindish (dead) |
Italish tungs | Sabellish tungs (dead): Umbrish - Osckish - Volscish - Sabinish? - South Picenish - Marsish - Fore-Samnitish
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Hellenish tungs | Greekish - Tsakonish - Yevanish |
Ind-Iranish tungs | Ind-Aryish: (Hindlandish offshoots: Hindish - Urdu tung) - Punjabish - Sindhish - Mean Rajasthanish - Gujaratish - Romani tungs - Kashmirish - Nepalish - Chhattisgarhish - Bhojpurish - Maithili tung - Odia tung - Bengalish - Assamish - Marathi tung - Singhalish - Maldivish
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Anatolish tungs | Hettitish - Palaish Luvish - Lykish - Milyish - Carish - Sidetish - Pisidish - Lydish |
Other Ind-Europish | Albanish - Armenish - Thracish (dead) - Dacish (dead) - Lusitanish (dead) - Illyrish (dead) - Messapish (dead) - Frygish (dead) - Paionish (dead) - Mysish (dead) - Liburnish (dead) - Cimmerish (dead) - Sicelish? (dead) |
Afrosunriselandish tungs | |
Semitish tungs | Amharish - Arabish - Aramaish - Hebrew - Assyrish |
Uralish tungs | |
Balt-Fennish | Estish - Finnish - Sami tungs - Livonish (deathbound) - Karelish - Vepsish - Ludish (moot) - Votish (deathbound) - Izhorish (deathbound) |
Ugrish? | Ungarish - Chantish - Mansish |
Turkish tungs | |
Oghuz | Mickleyard Turkish - Azerish - Turkmen tung |
Karluk | Uzbek tung - Uyghur tung |
Khalaj | Khalaj tung |
Oghur | Chuvash tung - Hunnish tung? (dead) - Avar tung? (dead) |
Siberish | Sakha tung - Tuvish tung - Khakas tung - Chulym tung |
Kipchak | Kazakh tung - Kyrgyz tung - Tatar tung - Krimlandish Tatar tung |
Japonish tungs | |
Japanish tung - Ryukyu tungs (moot) | |
Mongolish tungs | |
Khalkha tung - Buryat tung | |
Southialandish tungs | |
Philippine | Philipslandish - Yami tung - Ivatan tung |
Malayish | Malay tung - Indonesish tung - Mualang tung |
Polynesish | Tongish - Samoish - Marquesish - Firelandish - Tahitish - Maorish |
Sinitish-Tibetish tungs | |
Sinitish | Chinesish |
Tibetish-Burmish | Burmish - Tibetish - Dzongkha tung |
Niger-Congo tungs | |
Swahilish - Yorubish tung - Zulu tung | |
Koreish tungs | |
Koreish - Jeju tung | |
Southasiatish tungs | |
Vietnamish | |
Forbinded tungs | Papiamento tung |
Lone tungs | |
Baskish - Ainu tung | |
Other | |
Cherokee tung - Canaman Folktung - Esperantish tung (crafted) - Etruscish tung (dead) - Folkspraak tung (crafted) - Greenlandish tung - Toki Pona Tung (crafted) - Volapuk (crafted) |