... Hi Óskar and all, Let me comment shortly on this to clarify the point. The ending has quite a history from Proto-Germanic to Old Norse. Let's take the...
Hej Haukur, I agree that the small talk on the list makes it very difficult to get to the meat. I have three digests saved until I have the time to read...
Heilir allir, Just wanted to let y'all know that we have been editing the archives; all opposition was eliminated... ;) My policy in editing has been: 1....
Heil! Hello list, I just wanted to invite any and all to join me in discussion of Haukur's Lesson #1 on Yahoo! Chat this Sunday (12/3/00 Western USA) at...
Elsku kennarar: Your newest student say "hi". As you know my icelandic is horrible.So, I hope you could help me with that. med kvedja frá Ekvador Belen ... ...
Hmm... maybe people will be shy to post their solutions to the list, perhaps we change the plan a bit. How about you post your solutions to me and Óskar ...
... please ... problem with ... I can ... I see. Well, "blessa'r" was my slangish spelling for "blessaður" which means "blessed" and was not much used in the...
... be much ... Sure, no problem :) we'll try to use the format most people prefer, or probably multiple formats. ... Of course, the spirit behind a greeting...
... Liaison would occur; that's what we do in Icelandic today. So, "hann á brand" would be [hAn nA: brAnd]. ... No, that's only how it works in Modern...
For Emma in draumspaka/Lord John Kane/Rex & Shoshana Jemison/others who have problems with the *.doc format, Here's a pasted version of the lesson, enjoy :) ...
I had some time today and I might not have any tomorrow so I decided to start the course. Some of you might have trouble with Icelandic letters. You will have...
I don't know how best to run this thing but here is a tentative plan. Friday: I post a new lesson. Friday to Monday: Students discuss the content of the lesson...
There will, inevitably, be some errors in my texts. I can think of three types. 1. Spelling errors, typos, bad English. This is due to my somewhat imperfect ...
How hard do you have to work to stay on track? I suppose it depends much on the person but I think it will be a lot of work even for the best. Learning a new ...
I would ask you to refrain from much discussion on matters pertaining to Old Norse culture. There are plenty of lists for that and we'll probably have enough...
Regarding recent ponderings on Old Norse resources available in English. I was just at the library looking at some of the Old Norse teaching material in...
... My experience in teaching Latin to Americans tells me that most of us here in the US don't have a clue about grammar -- most people have a hard time...
Also what is to be considered is that the ONLI site is Old Norse or Old Icelandic not Icelandic, so the two will differ. The Vigfusson dictionary is out of...
Haukur wrote [[.. I wonder if any of you have ideas on what kind of course you would prefer, technique, structure, speed etc.]] ** I am starting from the...
... English speaking world . As the years progress it will get nothing but more comphrensive and useful for English speaking people, who thus far, have no Old...
... I still aim to start on the 1st of December. No sources beyond those that I give will be _required_. As to what other sources are _available_ I quote a...
