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That's Viking You're Speaking!

Name the RANDOM English words which have their roots in Old Norse.
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Last updated: September 16, 2023
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Hint
English Word                                                   Norse root
G
sudden blast of wind
gust gustr
R
floating platform of bound logs
raft raptr (log)
B
male cow
bull boli
S
cut of beef
steak steik, steikja (to fry)
T
_____ of comfort and joy
tidings tíðindi (news of events)
S
ability to do something well
skill skil (distinction)
T
stop someone accomplishing
thwart þvert (across)
K
ignite, start a fire
kindle kynda
R
Santa's sleigh-pullers
reindeer hreindyri
C
caveman's weapon
club klubba (cudgel)
S
slide when trying to stop
skid skið (stick of wood, snow shoe)
S
detective
sleuth sloð (trail)
M
cup for coffee or tea
mug mugge
B
used to lure fish
bait beita
L
rule, regulation
law *lagu
S
barely sufficient or adequate
scant skamt & skammr (short, lacking)
S
something to sit on
seat sæti (seat, position)
C
birthday food
cake kaka
R
suffering from decay e.g. food
rotten rotinn (decayed)
C
a shepherd's staff
crook krokr (hook-shaped weapon)
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11 Comments
bannister
+6
Level 88
Apr 18, 2023
Interesting!
overtired
+6
Level 87
Apr 18, 2023
Yeah, I was quite fascinated to see how many common words came to English via the Viking invasions and rule. Makes sense, but I feel like it doesn't get mentioned much.
cathlete
+5
Level 77
Apr 19, 2023
Nice! I must say I am fascinated as well. Nominated
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 85
Sep 22, 2023
Ugh. I read “a present” as “at present” and never got it.
maur85
+2
Level 73
Sep 23, 2023
Apparently quite a few of these (such as race) were already cognate to their Old English equivalents, which makes sense given they're both Germanic languages.
overtired
+2
Level 87
Aug 1, 2024
Sure, some of them had mixed roots given in the source.

Other common words were very different in Old English, for instance leg (leggr in Old Norse) which was sceanca, the root of the modern word shank.

Josiah
+1
Level 59
Aug 1, 2024
Wow, what an interesting quiz! Nominated!
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Aug 1, 2024
+1! I enjoyed this
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 69
Dec 4, 2024
Nice, you should add 'window'
overtired
+1
Level 87
Dec 4, 2024
It’s already there. There are 140 different possible answers!
hihipicklei
+1
Level 56
Jan 17, 2025
Never heard the word "ombudsman" in my 41 years of life
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