Subject: Hrafnkell 200-224 ____________________________________________________________ Sonu þína ok dotr skulum vit í brott leysa með minni forsjá We...
I am discontinuing posting the Hrafnkell selections. If someone else wants to continue it, feel free. My unemployment benefits have ended, and I am eating...
Hi, folks. I've been here before, but was gone for a while as I concentrated on other projects. I'm wondering about a couple of things. First, the lessons on...
Hello, i was wondering if anybody knew the Old Norse word for the ver 'to read'? Does it exist? I have exhausted my references here. Can some good samaritan...
michael.moscatelli@...
Mar 4, 2004 11:54 pm
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My name is Bryan Evans and I just joined this group. I am looking for a easy guide to old norse pronounciation. Where can I find one? and Texts also. Thanks....
Easy? Let us know if you find one. I've got icelandic cd's, tapes and books. I still sound like an okie that should leave it alone.LOL Actually, I have gotten...
Hi Bryan, I finished my master thesis on ON pronunciation just recently. While my main focus was on the comparison of Old English and Old East Nordic...
Thank Yoy. lilyby2003 <lilycat@...> wrote:Hi Bryan, I finished my master thesis on ON pronunciation just recently. While my main focus was on the comparison...
I don't know if listening to spoken Modern Icelandic will help much when getting an idea of the pronunciation of Old Norse. Some very important Old Norse...
... and books. I still sound like an okie that should leave it alone.LOL Actually, I have gotten to the point that I can understand a bit of spoken icelandic....
Sjuler wrote: "As far as I know, the only sound which Icelandic has preserved better than all other Scandinavian dialects is the þ-sound (like 'th' in English...
I forgot the unvoiced resonants, thank you Berglaug for reminding me about them! But, unvoiced r, l exist before p, t and k in many Mainland Scandinavian...
... preserved better than all other Scandinavian dialects is the þ-sound (like 'th' in English 'thing')." ... scandinavians seem to have lost in some freak...
Konrad, what about those Norse dialects that were not in any way written down on paper? What did Norse spoken in Northern Sweden sound like, for example? Of...
... written down on paper? What did Norse spoken in Northern Sweden sound like, for example? Of course, we don't know. My point here is that a statement like...
... Modern Faeroese has a very different pronunciation from Modern Icelandic, and even differs a little from its spelling, but I am grateful that Hammershaimbs...
pdhanssen@...
Mar 11, 2004 8:59 pm
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I wrote this essay for my degree assessment last week. I was just wondering if anyone had any comments on it? Its all done and dusted and handed in now, but...
"As we both know, Sweden had several very closely-related languages, while Norway had essentially only one." I see your point here. Sweden is the centre of...
Why not take a look at: http://www.unilang2.org/wiki2/wiki.phtml?title=Dalecarlian Includes some nice sound samples of this Mid Scandinavian dialect group. I...
I have no time to discuss the details here, but according to the articles "Edward Larssons alfabet" and "Edward Larssons alfabet och Kensingtonstenens" by the...
There were formerly some pages on Jamtish (spoken in Jamtland -- much more like Norwegian than Swedish) on the 'net. Some are still there. I was glad to have...
Perhaps, it is important to remember the political implications applying to the growth of the Swedish Kingdom. Sweden conquered other small domain around them...
Hi, I know the history of Jamtland since I am from the province myself (and I know Bo Oscarsson, whose web pages - http://w1.635.telia.com/~u63501054/ - I...
It seems that perhaps folks have lost interest in the translation of Hrafnkell? If there are any who would wish it to continue, please let me know. I would...
Hi Grace! I've not lost interest, just been under too much pressure recently. Many thanks for your offer to post the texts. I will try to get back on track...
... I am indeed interested; in fact, I was planning to take over uploading the text myself when I saw your message. Erich...
Erich Rickheit KSC
rickheit-ynd@...
Mar 16, 2004 1:21 am
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Grace I am certainly interested in continuing with the Hrafnkel's Saga translation. Thank you for offering to post the texts to be translated. Alysseann ... ...
Takk, Sjuler. I have bought a copy of Bo Oscarssons Jamtska Orlboka. Your explanation below of " rð > l " explains why the dictionary is called " Orlboka "...
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