Category:Old Norse terms by usage

Old Norse terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Old Norse terms with archaic senses: Old Norse terms with individual senses that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
• Category:Old Norse archaic terms: Old Norse terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
• Category:Old Norse derogatory terms: Old Norse terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
• Category:Old Norse ecclesiastical terms: Old Norse terms used only by religious figures.
• Category:Old Norse endearing terms: Old Norse terms that are used to show affection or endearment to another person.
• Category:Old Norse hapax legomena: Old Norse terms that are attested only once in the entire corpus.
• Category:Old Norse higher register terms: Old Norse terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Old Norse informal terms: Old Norse terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
• Category:Old Norse nonstandard terms: Old Norse terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Old Norse terms with obsolete senses: Old Norse terms with individual senses that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
• Category:Old Norse obsolete terms: Old Norse terms that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
• Category:Old Norse offensive terms: Old Norse terms that are typically considered to offend people.
• Category:Old Norse poetic terms: Old Norse terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Old Norse terms with rare senses: Old Norse terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Old Norse vulgarities: Old Norse terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.