Danish Language

A member of the Scand in avian branch of the Germanic group, spoken now in Denmark, but once prevailing in certain parts of Sweden and of Great Britain. As a literary language it began with the 13th century. Originally almost identical with Swedish, it has become a separate tongue; while, on the other hand, it is now the language of Norway, barring a few differences in vocabulary and pronunciation. Two striking peculiarities of the language are an independent pa ive voice for the verb, and a suffixed definite article for the noun.