Proto-Norse

(Languages) the North Germanic language of Scandinavia up to about 700 ad. See also Old Norse

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Proto-Norse - the Germanic language of Scandinavia up until about 700

Germanic, Germanic language - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic

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Chapter 4 "Animals between context and text" proposes the understanding of specific aspects of the archaeological material, particularly animals in burial contexts, relative to a pre-Christian world view as expressed in and contrasted with that represented in Snorri's Edda, as well as Proto-Norse and Norse runic inscriptions.