Old Norse language

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Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

Statue of Liberty in front of the skyline of Manhattan, New York City, New York.

Who Was the Woman Behind the Statue of Liberty?

Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Common, or southern, cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).

8 Birds That Can’t Fly

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in 2019. (Meghan Markle, British royalty)

6 Things You Should Know About Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

What Is the Emoluments Clause?

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Also Known As	Old Icelandic language

Topics

Proto-Scandinavian language Old Scandinavian language valknut Scandinavian languages Norwegian language Swedish language Danish language Icelandic language Faroese language

Key People

Rask, detail of a lithograph

Rasmus Rask

Danish language scholar

Gudbrandur Vigfússon

Icelandic linguist

Munch, Peter Andreas

Peter Andreas Munch

Norwegian historian

Sophus Bugge

Norwegian philologist

Quiz

Hand with pencil writing on page. (handwriting; write)

Word Nerd Quiz