danskr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *daniskaz, equivalent to danr (Dane) + -iskr (-ish, -ic).

Adjective

danskr

  1. Danish
  2. Scandinavian, North Germanic
    mæla á danska tungu
    speak Scandinavian language (Old Norse)

Declension

Derived terms

  • danska f (Danish language)
  • dǫnsk tunga f (Scandinavian, North Germanic language)
  • danir m pl (the Danes)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: danskur
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: dansk
    Norwegian Nynorsk: dansk
  • Old Swedish: dansker
  • Danish: dansk

References

  • danskr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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