Old West Norse

Old West Norse was the dialects of Old Norse spoken in Western Norway during the Viking Age. It gave can be divided into/gave rise to Old Norwegian, Old Icelandic and Faroese.

differences between the three dialects
Old West Norse	Old East Norse	Old Gutnish
auga (eye)	øga	augä
stein (stone)	sten	stain
dreymdi (dreamt)	drømdi	droymdi

Certain consonnants were assimilated:

differences between the dialects
Old West Norse	Old East Norse
sopp (mushroom)	svamp
bratt(precipice)	brant
ekkia (widow)	ænkia

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