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The Faroes are known as the 'Sheep Islands' in Old Icelandic.
The Faroes are known as the 'Sheep Islands' in Old Icelandic.
True (A)
The word for 'sheep' in Dutch, German, and Old Frisian has no known cognate elsewhere.
The word for 'sheep' in Dutch, German, and Old Frisian has no known cognate elsewhere.
True (A)
The Vikings established their language permanently in various countries, including Spain and Italy.
The Vikings established their language permanently in various countries, including Spain and Italy.
False (B)
French has borrowed a few hundred loanwords from Germanic, including the word 'guerre' meaning 'war'.
French has borrowed a few hundred loanwords from Germanic, including the word 'guerre' meaning 'war'.
Frankish disappeared in France and French is considered a Romance language.
Frankish disappeared in France and French is considered a Romance language.
The name of Russia is of Scandinavian origin and is a loanword.
The name of Russia is of Scandinavian origin and is a loanword.
The development of a postposed definite article is a characteristic feature of North Germanic languages.
The development of a postposed definite article is a characteristic feature of North Germanic languages.
The Gothic language is classified under East Germanic languages.
The Gothic language is classified under East Germanic languages.
Old Icelandic kept the Proto-Germanic /j/ at the beginning of a word, unlike English and German.
Old Icelandic kept the Proto-Germanic /j/ at the beginning of a word, unlike English and German.
The Visigoths settled east of the Dnieper River.
The Visigoths settled east of the Dnieper River.
The main record of Gothic language is a complete Bible translation.
The main record of Gothic language is a complete Bible translation.
Frisian and English share a close linguistic relationship due to geographical proximity.
Frisian and English share a close linguistic relationship due to geographical proximity.
No East Germanic language has survived.
No East Germanic language has survived.
The phonological characteristics of Wulfila's text show Proto-Germanic short vowels /e/ and /o/ appearing as i and u.
The phonological characteristics of Wulfila's text show Proto-Germanic short vowels /e/ and /o/ appearing as i and u.
The Old English word for 'to steal' is 'stelan'.
The Old English word for 'to steal' is 'stelan'.
Frisian is a language closely related to English.
Frisian is a language closely related to English.
Old Norse 'hǫggva' corresponds to Modern Swedish 'hugga'.
Old Norse 'hǫggva' corresponds to Modern Swedish 'hugga'.
There was a prehistoric Anglo-Frisian dialect from which Old English and Old Frisian evolved.
There was a prehistoric Anglo-Frisian dialect from which Old English and Old Frisian evolved.
