Old Swedish

Summary

Old Swedish is a dead language^[1]. It draws 228 Wikipedia views per month (dead_language category, ranking #55 of 160).^[2]

Key Facts

• Old Swedish's instance of is recorded as dead language^[3].
• Old Swedish followed Runic Swedish^[4].
• Old Swedish was followed by Modern Swedish^[5].
• Old Swedish is a type of East Scandinavian^[6].
• Old Swedish is a type of Old East Norse^[7].
• Old Swedish's writing system is recorded as Younger Futhark^[8].
• Old Swedish's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[9].
• Old Swedish began on 800^[10].
• Old Swedish ended on 1526^[11].
• Old Swedish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Old Swedish^[12].
• Old Swedish's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#OldSwedish^[13].

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Definition and Type

Old Swedish's instance of is recorded as dead language^[3]. Recorded subclass of include East Scandinavian^[6] and Old East Norse^[7].

Why It Matters

Old Swedish draws 228 Wikipedia views per month (dead_language category, ranking #55 of 160).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]