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Norrœna/Norræna also means "Norse tongue," but it appears late and strictly it refers to old Norwegian. "Dǫnsku tungu" refers to the ancient base of all the Scandinavian languages, ie Old Norse. Norrœna did not appear until the 13th & 14th centuries, long after the Eddas were put together. Wyeson 09:07, 10 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't know why you think the Eddas are important in this context but, anyway, the word occurs at least as early as 1226. When people speak of knowing Old Norse they're usually talking about the literary language of Iceland and Norway in the 13th century so norrœna is fine. Dǫnsk tunga is fine too, I don't have a preference as long as the grammar is correct. Haukur 10:20, 10 February 2007 (UTC)