tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14287904.post114263687135807018..comments2018-01-16T12:23:53.953-05:00Comments on The Bitter Scroll: Gleðileg Patreksdag!Eric Kingsepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476165935626170539noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14287904.post-1143273003249192742006-03-25T02:50:00.000-05:002006-03-25T02:50:00.000-05:00Norman does not show significant contributions fro...Norman does not show significant contributions from Norse, and middle English shows, while some, certainly a ridiculously slight influence. Norse influence in English is largely limited to vocabulary contribution, and the actual number of Norse words borrowed is very small. It's partly because of that fact that we know the inhabitants of the Danelaw became exclusive English speakers almost overnight.<BR/> Oh, and the term 'anglo-norman' designates the French dialect spoken by the Normans in England. It was never the common language of the island, and it is not a fusion of Old Engish and Norman. Middle English, however, you wold not be altogether wrong to call a fusion between Old English and Anglo-Norman.<BR/><BR/> I'm enjoying your blog enormously. I just thought you should know.Keurig Coffee https://www.blogger.com/profile/13962781034683235231noreply@blogger.com