Freelang Old Norse-English dictionary

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Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300. Gradually, Old Norse splintered into the modern North Germanic languages: Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish.

Features of this dictionary

Download our free dictionary (for Windows or Android) and browse both the Old Norse-English and the English-Old Norse lists. Look up a word, add or modify an entry, and learn words at your own rhythm from a personal learning list. Click here to learn more about the features or scroll down to download the program. An online version is also available, so you can browse the dictionary without downloading it.

Features of this dictionary

Download our free dictionary for Android! Browse the wordlists, look up words and practice your vocabulary at your own rhythm. An online version is also available, so you can browse the dictionary without downloading it.

Word list information

This dictionary was made by Jens Nielsen.

Old Norse > English: 2,314 words
English > Old Norse: 2,390 words

Last update: March 21, 2014
First upload: November 19, 2006

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3. Click here to download the Old Norse word list (396.34 kb)

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