Germanic
The Germanic languages denotes a group of languages historically spoken in Central Europe, Scandinavia and Iceland. The Germanic languages are traditionally split in three groups. The North Germanic branch includes the Scandinavian languages, Faroese, and Icelandic – and previously also Norn. The West Germanic branch covers German, Dutch, Frisian, English, and their ancestors. The now extinct East Germanic branch are the languages that were spoken by Goths, Burgundians, Vandals and the Heruli people.
Literature
Askedal, J. O. (20 May 2021). Germanske språk [Germanic languages]. Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 20 September 2026 from snl.no
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Giäfwå dier krippa miog snogg
vår’ fräkär
rosändä og lufuändä
Og diär gingä streit, og hittädä å Maria og Josäp, og krippän ligg’ nid i jätunä.
himbhlum
breædende
squeædingær
flædâ uil sâfvâ
Uxen min kyruma, bukken min gietuma, kællinge kâfuen
Adgårdslost
berggiltek
Horraldshay
styuilk
âfkuinær
Eð war ien uvendes grann witterdag, straks etter nyåreð. I suolstjinį upą̊ Relldalsäðn war eð warmt og guott. Bar liteð laingger framą̊ da’n ulld eð far byr ą̊ drupå frą̊ grånum og tollum, so war yvyrdraiðner min ien aispansar, so dier såg aut sos nog underlig statyer.
slaunggermakaruonur
Eâlamiðlun
Jåpsse flååk
lossär igh Böyjen
ga vus da on da dalight brow vora
Helleur ir i nam thite,
min delivera vus fro olt ilt, Amen.
o yurn sinna gort i chimrie,
