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Húsnorsk is a distinct West Nordic language, it is so named "House Norse" or "House language" for its historical vernacular status. Húsnorsk is considered the continuation of the Norse spoken by the Varangians, though | Húsnorsk is a distinct West Nordic language, it is so named "House Norse" or "House language" 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 Húsnorsk /ɔ:.dɐ/ vs Swedish /al/, Danish /ælˀ/, Icelandic /atlʏr/, and Old (West) Norse /ɑlːr̩/) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||