Norse influence was strongest in the north-eastern varieties of Old English spoken in the Danelaw area around York, which was the centre of Norse colonisation; today these features are still particularly present in Scots and Northern English.
A influencia do nórdico foi forte nas variedades do inglés antigo faladas na área de Danelaw arredor de York, que foi o centro da colonización nórdica; hoxe eses trazos están particularmente presentes no escocés e inglés do norte.