Old Icelandic

proper noun

The Old Norse language as spoken and written in Iceland in the Middle Ages, quite similar to Old Norwegian, but differing most markedly in orthography and, to a lesser extent, in phonology.

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Meanings

proper noun

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  1. The Old Norse language as spoken and written in Iceland in the Middle Ages, quite similar to Old Norwegian, but differing most markedly in orthography and, to a lesser extent, in phonology.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 古冰島語 /古冰岛语
  • 古冰島語 /古冰岛语 (Gǔbīngdǎoyǔ)the Old Norse language of Iceland
French vieil islandais
  • vieil islandaisthe Old Norse language of Iceland
German Altisländisch
  • Altisländischthe Old Norse language of Iceland
Russian древнеисландский язык
  • древнеисландский язык (drevneislandskij jazyk)the Old Norse language of Iceland
Swedish fornisländska
  • fornisländskathe Old Norse language of Iceland
Cite this entry
APA

Old Icelandic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Icelandic

MLA

“Old Icelandic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Icelandic. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Icelandic,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Icelandic.

Source: Old Icelandic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.