Origin cluster
Old Norse words in everyday English
Common English words shaped by contact with Old Norse.
Law
In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order acc…
anchor · Entered Old English from Old Norse lagu.SkyA cloud.
core · A common English word with Old Norse ancestry.WindowAn opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes containing some transparent mater…
core · Historically connected with the idea of a wind eye.HusbandThe male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family.
core · Developed from an Old Norse household term.AngerTrouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc.
core · Entered English through Old Norse.TakeTaken.
core · A core verb strengthened by Norse influence.TheyThe plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an anteced…
core · The third-person plural pronoun came from Norse forms.Wrongimp. of Wring. Wrung.
core · A common adjective with Old Norse ancestry.