Helga Hilmisdóttir
Author
Series
Publisher
Hippocrene Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Icelandic is a North-Germanic language spoken by over 300,000 people, mainly in Iceland where it is an official language. The language can be traced back to the Old Norse brought by settlers from Norway in the 9th and 10th centuries. Because of Iceland's isolation and remote location, the linguistic changes that occurred in other Scandinavian languages are not seen in Icelandic, which still has complicated grammar systems"-- ǂc Provided by publisher....
Author
Publisher
Hippocrene Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Icelandic is a North-Germanic language related to Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish. Due in large part to Iceland's isolation and remote location, the language has not experienced many linguistic changes and classic works from the Middle Ages can be read today with little difficulty. This dictionary features over 18,000 word-to-word entries and guides to the Icelandic alphabet and pronunciation, as well as a usage guide which outlines the parts of speech...