Certainly, the links between old Yorkshire dialect speakers and norse languages has been commented on. It used to be said that if you set down a Yorkshire Dalesman in Scandinavia, that he would be able to understand enough of what was said to be able to get by. That said I don't know the norse to be able to compare.
Another factor to watch out for is the difference between the spoken word and how it might be written down. Often a spoken sound will be spelt differently in two languages, but pronounced almost identically. Alternatively the same word spelling may be pronounced very differently in different parts of the same country (for instance the word "scone" in North and south of England).
There are also many similarities between spoken Dutch and the same sentences spoken in parts of Yorkshire.
Quack!
GtD.