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[[Húsnorsk]] (/husnorsk/; [[w:endonym|endonym]]: Húmgąds: ''Hússnorską'', /xuːt͡s.nor.skɐ/ or /xuːt͡s.not͡s.kɐ/; Jugs ''Hússnorska'' or ''Хуъсснорска'', /xʊu̯s.n̥o̞r.skɐ/ or /xʊu̯s.n̥o̞tʰ.kɐ/) is a distinct Nordic language (or possibly two closely related languages), it is so named "House Norse" for its historical vernacular status. Húsnorsk is considered the continuation of the Norse spoken by the Varangians, though this is heavily disputed, as Húsnorsk is clearly West Nordic. Húsnorsk is considered decently divergent for a Nordic language, often being unintelligible to the others (Take Húmgąds /ɔ:.dɐ/, Jugs /o̞u.dɐ/ vs Swedish /al/, Danish /ælˀ/, Icelandic /atlʏr/, and Old (West) Norse /ɑlːr̩/)

The earliest records of Húsnorsk come from birch bark letters in Novgorod, these letters tend to be rather short though. Many of these seem to be from educational settings, teaching children to read and write (See [[w:Onfim|Onfim]] for an example of this from the same area). The Húsnorsk are considered the descendants of the Varangians who lived in this area, and this is historically supported through many records (See [[w:Novgorod#History|Novgorod's history]]), as such, Húsnorsk is often considered the continuation of the Old Norse spoken by Novgorodians, though this seems unlikely, as the Varangians, being from Sweden, would have spoken Old East Norse, whereas Húsnorsk is clearly West Nordic.

'''Original (Old East Norse)''':

:Drømde mik en drøm i nat um</br>silki ok ærlik pæl

 

'''Old West Norse''':

:Dreymða mik (einn?) draum í nátt um</br>silki ok ærligan feld

 

'''Húmgądsnorską''':

:Drýmda mik ą drým í nátt um</br>sýki ók dýran fǿd

:/dryːm.da mik ɐ dryːm iː naːʰt um</br>syː.ki oːk dyː.ran føːd/

::("ą" is a filler syllable to pad the line out, it has no semantic meaning.)

:Drýmða mik a drým í nátt um</br>sýki ók dýran fǿd

::("a" is a filler syllable to pad the line out, it has no semantic meaning.)

:I dreamt a dream last night of</br>silk and fine fur.

'''Verhússnorsk''':

:hørą maðą er vrjǭsporinn ók javn ǫðrum virðiggi ók réttum. meðą eru haft jęrki ók suvęsti, ok meðą skulu gert aðran bróðurléki.

:/xø.rɐ ma.ðɐ er vrjɔs.po.ritn oːk javn ɔð.rum vir.ðiɡ.ɡi oːk reːt.tum me.ðɐ e.ru xaft jɛr.ki oːk su.vɛs.ti ok me.ðɐ sku.lu ɡert að.ran broː.ður.leː.ki/

 

'''Húmgądsnorsk''':

:hørą madą er vrjǭsporinn ók javn ǫdrum virdiggi ók réttum. medą eru haft jęrki ók suvęsti, ok medą skulu gert adran bródurléki.

:/xø.rɐ ma.dɐ er vrjɔs.po.ritn oːk jaʋn ɔd.rum vir.diɡ.ɡi oːk reːt.tum me.dɐ e.ru xaft jɛr.ki oːk su.vɛs.ti ok me.dɐ sku.lu ɡert ad.ran broː.dur.leː.ki/

 

'''Jugsnorsk''':

:høra manna er vrjosporinn ok javn onnum virðiggi ok réttum. menna eru haft jerki ok suvesti, ok menna skulu gert annan bróðurléki.

:хөра манна эр врйоспоринн ок йаън оннум вирдъигги ок рэъттум. мэнна эру хафт йэрки ок сувэсти, ок мэнна скулу гэрт аннан броъдъурлэъки.

:/xø̞.rɐ mɐn.nɐ e̞r ʋrjo̞s.po̞.rɪn o̞k jau̯n o̞n.nʊm ʋɪr.ðɪɡ.ɡɪ o̞k re̞i̯t.tʊm me̞n.nɐ e̞.rʊ xɐft je̞r.kɪ o̞k sʊ.ʋe̞s.tɪ o̞k me̞n.nɐ skʊ.lʊ ɡe̞rt ɐn.nɐn bro̞u̯.ðʊr.le̞i̯.kɪ/

===Excerpt from "Appeal to the God-man"===

:"ennanum er priða lónina þém[,] es kós þat lívi, ok skót kunna bath[,] at dóðrin sjóv kná vera ódhavnaða." (rest to come later)

:/e̞n.nɐ.nʊm e̞r prɪ.ðɐ lo̞u̯.nɪ.nɐ θe̞i̯m es ko̞u̯s θɐt lɪi̯.ʋɪ o̞k sko̞u̯t kʊn.nɐ bɐtʰ ɐt do̞u̯ð.rɪn sjo̞u̯ʋ knɐu̯ ʋe̞.rɐ o̞u̯.dʰɐu̯.nɐ.ðɐ/

:"In the end, peace is a reward to those who chose it in life, and you should know best that even the dead can be ever-scorned. I trust God will guide you towards the right choice, for the best of us both."

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