Old Norse edit

Noun edit

dǫnsk tunga f

  1. the Scandinavian, North Germanic language
  2. the area in which this language was spoken
    • Gráǵas, Baugatal (Finsen, V. 1852: Elzta lögbók íslendinga, eptir skinnbókinni í bókasafni konungs.)
      En þat ero log inoregi oc alla dansca tungo ef maðr þyrmir eigi griðom at sa maðr er utlagr fyrir endi langan noreg fram.
      But it is law in Norway and the whole area where Scandinavian language is spoken that if a man does not observe truces, that he is an outlaw throughout all of Norway and beyond.