Re: Origins of Japanese

On 17 Jan 2006 11:05:42 -0800, <sigvald@xxxxxxxx> wrote in
<news:1137524742.719912.312930@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
in sci.lang:

> Trond Engen wrote:

[...]

>> One of the reasons why the terms (Norse, Scandinavian or Nordic) are
>> used in such an inconsistent manner is the different choises of
>> terminology in the Nordic countries. An Icelandic writer will tend to
>> see the Norwegian-Icelandic common language as Old-Icelandic, a
>> Norwegian may use Old Norwegian ('Gammelnorsk') or Norse (seeing the
>> latter as a translation of 'Norrønt'). Danish and Swedish have terms
>> that translates to Old West Nordic.

> No, this is not entirely correct. The Sagas were written down in
> Iceland, in Icelandic, so it is correct to say that the so called "Old
> Norse" should rather be known as "Icelandic"

Fagrskinna is linguistically Old Norwegian (ræið, þæim,
hæill, æighi, takum). A number of the early riddarasögur
translations were done in Norway. There's a Norwegian
version of Barlaams saga ok Josaphats.

[...]

Brian
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