Scots Norse: Difference between revisions
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|fam4=[[w:West Scandinavian|West Scandinavian]] | |fam4=[[w:West Scandinavian|West Scandinavian]] | ||
|fam5=Gaelo-Nordic<sup>?</sup> | |||
|script1=Runr | |script1=Runr | ||
|script2=Latn | |script2=Latn | ||
|ancestor=[[w:Old Norse language|Old Norse]] | |ancestor=[[w:Old Norse language|Old Norse]] | ||
|ancestor2=[[w:Old West Norse|Old West Norse]] | |ancestor2=[[w:Old West Norse|Old West Norse]] | ||
|ancestor3=[[Sudrey Norse]] | |||
|ancestor4=[[Scots Norse]] | |||
|creator=[[User:Melinoë|Melinoë]] | |creator=[[User:Melinoë|Melinoë]] | ||
|created=April 3rd, 2026 | |created=April 3rd, 2026 | ||
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Scots Norse is typically split into two main dialect groups, Inner and Outer, corresponding to the Inner and Outer Hebrides, these are further divided into North and South for both, with a Central division for Inner. These dialects are almost entirely mutually intelligible within their groups, and mostly so even between the groups. Uniting all of these is the standardized form, ''{{lang|snon|Hàsudhraèscc}}'', literally meaning "High Scots Norse". ("high" as in "exalted") | Scots Norse is typically split into two main dialect groups, Inner and Outer, corresponding to the Inner and Outer Hebrides, these are further divided into North and South for both, with a Central division for Inner. These dialects are almost entirely mutually intelligible within their groups, and mostly so even between the groups. Uniting all of these is the standardized form, ''{{lang|snon|Hàsudhraèscc}}'', literally meaning "High Scots Norse". ("high" as in "exalted") | ||
Scots Norse is hard to classify type-wise, as it shows signs of creolization, but not to the extent where it could typically be classed as a creole, this leads to the branching from Insular West Norse into so-called "Gaelo-Nordic", characterized by the partial creolization of Old West Norse with Middle Irish and Scots Gaelic. Regardless how it is classed, Scots Norse is with no doubt some kind of mixed language. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Pre-Modern=== | ===Pre-Modern=== | ||
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===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
As with nouns, the definiteness distinction has been lost in adjectives, though it was lost far earlier than in nouns, this is attributed to the increasing reliance on the noun for definiteness. (Which itself too eventually fell to the use of "hi") | As with nouns, the definiteness distinction has been lost in adjectives, though it was lost far earlier than in nouns, this is attributed to the increasing reliance on the noun for definiteness. (Which itself too eventually fell to the use of "hi") | ||
{{snon-decl-adj|sèl|r=sèl|fc=l | |||
The forms of adjectives quickly began falling together, with the nominative/accusative distinction being lost quite early on. | |||
{{snon-decl-adj|sèl|r=sèl|fc=l}} | |||
===Prepositions=== | ===Prepositions=== | ||
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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Many significant changes have happened to the verb system since Old Norse, notably both the mood and voice distinctions have been lost. The active indicative has descended into the present and past tense, while the active subjunctive was lost entirely. The oppositive happened in the mediopassive, with the subjunctive becoming the future and stative, while the indicative was lost. | |||
The stative doesn't exist for every verb, but the forms are still displayed for convenience's sake. | |||
====Strong verbs==== | ====Strong verbs==== | ||
Strong verbs have survived rather well into Scots Norse, at times weak verbs have been made strong (though the opposite has also happened). | |||
=====Class 1===== | =====Class 1===== | ||
=====Class 2===== | =====Class 2===== | ||
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=====Class 6===== | =====Class 6===== | ||
=====Class 7===== | =====Class 7===== | ||
====Weak verbs==== | ====Weak verbs==== | ||
=====Class 1===== | =====Class 1===== | ||
The original distinction between "heavy" and "light" stems has long been lost in Scots Norse, the distinction between them having either been leveled out or sound changes led to its loss. | |||
{{snon-conj-weak1|mèl|mèlt|fc=l}} | |||
=====Class 2===== | =====Class 2===== | ||
{{snon-conj-weak2|tàl|tòl|fc=l}} | {{snon-conj-weak2|tàl|tòl|fc=l}} | ||