Because Old English and Old Norse have the same Germanic ancestor there
are striking similarities, but also vast differences, especially where
phonological developments have lead to changes where the "same"
morphology might not be recognised as such. Then there also developments
in Old Norse that are unique to the Scandinavian branch of the Germanic
languages.

You do realise that Old Norse and Old English are not from the same time
period. By the time Old Norse was recorded English had already passed
the transitional phase into Middle English thereby undergoing vast
morphological simplification.

To the point: the languages show marked differences, but also
similarities that will make either easier to learn if acquired
comparatively.

Dan

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Von: Jarrod Clark [mailto:shortbus_bully@...]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 26. August 2003 07:11
An: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Betreff: [norse_course] comparing ON to OE

What, if any, similarities are there between Old Norse and Old English
grammatically speaking? I ask this because my University is offering an
OE class this semester and was wondering if taking it would help speed
up my learning of ON and vice versa.

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