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... Swedish Academy was established by King Swedish Gustav III . The language expanded its area at the ex- dominance pense of Danish and Norwegian by the conquest of southern and western provinces in the 17th century . After Sweden lost ...
... Swedish Academy was established by King Swedish Gustav III . The language expanded its area at the ex- dominance pense of Danish and Norwegian by the conquest of southern and western provinces in the 17th century . After Sweden lost ...
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... Swedish ) , ø ( in Danish , Norwegian , and Faero- ese ) and the corresponding ö ( in Swedish and Icelandic ) , and å ( also written aa , used in Danish , Swedish , and Norwegian ) . Their present - day values are not identical ...
... Swedish ) , ø ( in Danish , Norwegian , and Faero- ese ) and the corresponding ö ( in Swedish and Icelandic ) , and å ( also written aa , used in Danish , Swedish , and Norwegian ) . Their present - day values are not identical ...
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... Swedish jag “ I ” —mig “ me " ) . There are polite pronouns of address that are either identical with the 2nd person plural ( Swedish ni , Icelandic þér , Faeroese tygum , and New Norwegian de or dykk ) or the 3rd person plural ( Danish ...
... Swedish jag “ I ” —mig “ me " ) . There are polite pronouns of address that are either identical with the 2nd person plural ( Swedish ni , Icelandic þér , Faeroese tygum , and New Norwegian de or dykk ) or the 3rd person plural ( Danish ...
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