1. Old Norse - Noun
2. Old Norse - Proper noun
the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350
Source: WordNetA wild impetuous whirlwind of passion and faculty slumbered quiet there; such heavenly melody dwelling in the heart of it. A noble rough genuineness; homely, rustic, honest; true simplicity of strength; with its lightning-fire, with its soft dewy pity;-like the old Norse Thor, the Peasant-god! Thomas Carlyle
The notion of a language of the gods appears in Sanskrit, Greek, Old Norse and Hittite cultures. Cyrus H. Gordon
Ægir is an Old Norse word meaning "terror" and the name of a destructive giant associated with the sea; ægis is the genitive (possessive) form of ægir and has no direct relation to Greek aigis. Source: Internet
Along with Urðr ( Old Norse "fate" Orchard (1997:169). ) and Skuld (possibly "debt" or "future" Orchard (1997:151). Source: Internet
Among many others (see List of names of Odin ), the long-bearded god Odin bears the names jólfaðr main (Old Norse for "Yule father") and jólnir main ("the Yule one"). Source: Internet
A new Danish translation with the text in Old Norse and a Latin translation came out in 1777-1783 (by order of Frederick VI as crown prince). Source: Internet