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No, they are two separate languages. However, both languages have a common ancestor. Old English is also called Anglo saxon and is the ancestor of modern day English. Old Norse, heavily influenced English, but is a different language. Old Norse is the ancestor of Icelandic. However,unlike English, there are few differences between Icelandic and its ancestor

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