What words did the vikings give us?

Answer 1

There are a large number of Old Norse words which came into the English language, forming alongside Old English and in some cases supplanting OE words. The north of England and Scotland had a larger proportion of Viking descendants, so the northern OE dialects contained more Norse words. Some are: sky, shirt, skirt, awe, berserk, egg, guest, husband, knife, knot, litmus, oaf, plough, root, scarf, steak, ugly, weak. Shirt and skirt originate from the same word- skirt came to mean a "long shirt" and eventually an item of feminine attire.

Answer 2

cake

mistake

rotten

mistake

window

husband

thursday

skiing(?)