Is the Verb Die Derived from Old Norse? A Review of the Evidence

Words derived from Old Norse inSir Gawain and the Green Knight: An etymological survey

“…Attestation: The earliest bona fide instances are in Bodley 343 (see DOE s.v. dēgan ; Dance 2000; Dance 2014: 163 n.32; SPS) and Orrm; thereafter common and widespread in ME (see further Kłos ; Miller : 113–14).…”

“…†* dēagan , and Krämer ), but both are better explained in other ways. See Dance (), and DOE s.vv. * dēagan , dōn I.A.6.…”

“… There was a notable attempt by Napier (: 38, note to p. 14, line 25), expanded by Luick (§384 Anm. 5; followed by McGee 326) and revived by Peters, to argue in favour of a native origin on formal grounds; but the evidence is not compelling (see my counter‐arguments in Dance : esp. 372–5). …”