English borrows a lot of words from different languages. Words include rendezvous, genre, and even lemon. English is more of ...

As an adjective, argr meant “weak” or “effeminate” in Old Norse, but by extension, the word also came to be used as a noun ...

It simply means a very small stream or rivulet. In the North of England there’s a word of Old Norse origin that also means a small stream or brook: a beck. Beck is often used to refer to a brook ...

The Old Norse liked to talk about wet and windy weather, and clearly had a lot where they came from, judging by the words they introduced: A kenning is a two-word phrase or metaphor, used in the ...

The origin of the word berserk can be traced back to the Old Norse word “berserkr” which refers to Viking warriors (berserkers) who fought with uncontrollable fury during wars. It is made up ...