Norn leid

Norn wis a leid thit wis spak in Orkney, Shetland, an Caithness. It wis a North Germanic leid descendit fae Auld Norse an wis sib tae the Norse, Dens, an Swadish leids. Efter the 15t century Scotland teuk ower the isles as pairt o a tocher bi king Christian I o Denmark for his dochter Margaret that marriet King James III. Syne that time, the leid wis replaced bi Scots. Acause o this, the byleids o Scots spak in thir isles (cried "Insular Scots" awthegither) haes muckle Norse influences.

Category:Medieval leids
Category:North Germanic leids
Category:History o Orkney
Category:History o Shetland
Category:Caithness
Category:Extinct Germanic leids
Category:Leids o Scotland
Category:Extinct leids o Scotland
Category:Norse acteevity in Scotland
Category:Auld Norse leid

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