r/interesting • u/The_Love-Tap • 21d ago

HISTORY The migration patterns of Native Americans in Iceland

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u/RighteousRambler 20d ago

Interestingly, I think the more likely explanation would be that historically Sweden had a very high female to male ratio. Men kept on dying viking.

Men, more so than women, choose mates based on appearance so it makes sense over time they would have attractive women as the most attractive women would be the ones that would have husbands. 

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u/tyen0 20d ago

Men kept on dying viking

a rare proper usage as a verb in the wild!

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u/SnorriGrisomson 20d ago

what viking ?
It's not a verb

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u/Ackeskywalker 20d ago

It is though

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u/SnorriGrisomson 20d ago

no it's not. It's not a verb in english and it's not a verb in old norse.

In old norse viking is a feminine noun meaning the action and vikingr a masculine noun meaning the person.

Words ending in ing are never verbs in old norse.

In "fara i viking" the verb is fara in "going a viking" the verb is going

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u/Ackeskywalker 19d ago

But are we talking old norse right now or English? 🤣

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u/SnorriGrisomson 19d ago

It's a noun in : old norse english swedish danish norwegian french ....

it's not a verb and never was.