Old Swedish (Modern Swedish: fornsvenska) is the name for two distinct stages of the Swedish language that were spoken in the Middle Ages: Early Old Swedish (klassisk fornsvenska), spoken from about 1225 until about 1375, and Late Old Swedish (yngre fornsvenska), spoken from about 1375 until about 1526. Old Swedish developed from Old East Norse, the eastern dialect of Old Norse.
Old Swedish (Modern Swedish: fornsvenska) is the name for two distinct stages of the Swedish language that were spoken in the Middle Ages: Early Old Swedish (klassisk fornsvenska), spoken from about 1225 until about 1375, and Late Old Swedish (yngre fornsvenska), spoken from about 1375 until about 1526. Old Swedish developed from Old East Norse, the eastern dialect of Old Norse.
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