Re: honorific explicits in Old Norse?

From: Haukur Þorgeirsson
Message: 5030
Date: 2005-03-20

> Having searched several lessons in the Norse Course,( and being stuck with
> having to try to find explicit honorifics which acknowledge respect for
> elders in arcane European languages for a Sociology assignment), I can't
> find honorifics which explicitly acknowledge respect for elders in Old
> Norse, contrasted with some of the ancient Indo-European roots. Can any of
> you Old Norse scholars enlighten me further?

Assuming I understand what you mean
(perhaps you could elaborate) I don't
think Old Norse has that kind of honorific.

Kveðja,
Haukur

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