>I would like to know how much of English is from Old Norse.
> That was the argument: whether English is more Latin, French, or Old Nors=

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> (aside from it being rooted in German — the Anglo-Saxons). What perent o=

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> the English language is rooted in Old Norse. If anyone know the answer t=

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> this question, it may greatly aid and strengthen my defense!

Hi. I've just recently joined, mostly out of desire for intellectual stimul=
ation totally unrelated to my professional life and out of a long-standing f=
ascination with the Germanic languages. Unfortunately, my formal training ha=
s been limited to several years of German as an undergrad and a semester of =
Old English in grad school (although I must say I was utterly shocked by how=
much that one semester of OE helped me in Iceland) so I'm afraid I'm going =
to reveal my ignorance here....

It seems to me that in order to address your question one must draw a line =
between between what is Old Norse and what is the 'German' of the same time =
period. From what I've read, it would seem that there would be enough overla=
p to make drawing that line rather difficult. Or have I totally missed the b=
oat?

Thanks,

Jim