OLD NORSE IN ENGLISH: The words the Vikings left behind

Get your Rosetta Stone Lifetime Subscription for $179 (from $299 for a limited time) here: The Vikings raided, pillaged... and changed our language. Their Old Norse words invaded English and many remain to this day (I used one right there - watch to find out which!). In this video, discover: ⚔️ The everyday words that the Vikings gave us. 🥚 Why they stopped us confusing our eyes and our eggs. 🛡️ The Old Norse place names that are still around. 🪓 The names for people that come from Old Norse. 📅 The days of the week that we get from the Vikings. ⚧ How the Vikings are changing gender politics. ...and loads more! #Vikings #etymology #OldNorse === Check me out on Twitter & TikTok: ​​ @robwords ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:54 Rosetta Stone 2:09 Old Norse and Old English 3:47 Viking pronouns - gender politics (non-binary they, them, their) 4:39 Viking verbs - “are“, “take“, “dazzle“, “crawl“, “guess“, “trust“ 5:57 Violent words 6:22 Everyday Old Norse 6:57 Shirt and skirt 8:08 Doubling up - “egg“ and “ey“ 9:15 Old Norse place names 9:54 York - gates, bars and pubs 10:29 Scottish place names 11:08 Old Norse dialect words 11:53 Viking surnames 12:37 Days of the week 13:43 Goodbye