Vikings and their Influence on English

Test 1. Write Slay if the statement is true or correct, while Naur if the statement is false or incorrect.

1. ) The words Egg, Same, They, Husband, and Slay are some of the examples of Viking influence on
the english words. Naur
2. ) The words Thursday came from “Thor”, a Greek God in Greek Mythology. Naur
3. ) Vikings are also called as Danes. Slay
4. ) In early Old English, the pronunciation of /g/ before front vowels changed to /zh/. Naur
5. ) Vikings came from Denmark, Norway, and Netherlands. Naur
6. ) The Danes came with the greatest force during the Vikings’ raids. Slay
7. ) The Vikings spoke Celtic language. Naur
8. ) The word “viking’ actually means “a pirate raid” in Old Norse. Slay
9. ) In 793, The Vikings sacked and looted the monastery at Lindisfarne in Northumbra. Slay
10. ) A treaty called The Treaty of Paris happened between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. Naur

Test II. Enumeration

1-5.) Give at least 5 lexicons that the Vikings influence on the English language.
(Choose 5 only) skull, skin, leg, neck, sister, husband, egg, fellow, bull, score, seat, root, bloom, rake,
raise, worse, low, both, same, together, again, until, gap, law.
6-8.) Give at least 3 family names that the Vikings influence on the English language.
(Choose 3 only) Johnson, Gibson, Stevenson, Harrison.
9-10.) Give at least 2 place names that the Vikings influence on the English language.
(Choose 2 only) Whitby, Stoke Newington, Lowestoft, Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Ormskirk.