Some words from the Vikings

The Vikings didn't only bring tools, trade and violence to Britain over 1,000 years ago - they also brought language and The Local has collected the ten most common English words with "Swedish" roots. Sourse: Thelocal.se

Ugly

When the Vikings felt like insulting one another, there’s a fair chance they would use the word uggligr… stemming from the word ugga – to fear. If a Viking wasn’t fearsome enough, an ugly one would have been enough to make you choke on your mead. Pictured is what may be considered to be an ugly duckling.

Window

Literally translated, a window is a wind-eye according to Old Norse. It stems from vindauga, where vind means wind and auga is eye.

Thursday

Thursday is the weekly event mentioned in the story - did you guess it? The word Thursday stems from Thor's Day, who was the Norse god of Thunder. This one dates way back to the 12th century, from Old Norse thōrsdagr.

Viking

If there was ever a word we could guarantee came from the Vikings it would have to be the word Viking. The word comes from the Old norse: vīkingr - with one theory suggesting it stems from the phrasal verb fara í víking "to go on an expedition"