Yes, that is how it would be done if one were to figure out that exact
percentage. The statistic probably already exists buried somewhere in an
archive in Oxford, England. With the advent of computer databases it could
be very simple. It would not be too hard to look through the dictionary at
each Old Norse word. Someone does it anyway. The dictionary was compiled
at one point and is edited frequently.
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