Download or read book A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic written by Geir T. Zoëga and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Icelandic is closer to the speech patterns of the Middle Ages than any living European language. Thus, a knowledge of Icelandic is highly relevant to the study of English history. This volume, one of the most complete available, will be indispensable to scholars of medieval Icelandic and English culture and history.
Download or read book English Icelandic Dictionary written by Geir T. Zoëga and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Icelandic English dictionary written by Richard Cleasby and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Little Book of Icelandic written by Alda Sigmundsdottir and published by Little Books Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-21 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Icelandic is one of the oldest and most complex languages in the world. In this book, Alda Sigmundsdóttir looks at the Icelandic language with wit and humor, and how it reflects the heart and soul of the Icelandic people and their culture. Many of the Icelanders' idioms and proverbs, their meaning, and origins are discussed, as is the Icelanders' love for their language and their attempts to keep it pure through the ongoing construction of new words and terminology. There is a section on Icelandic curse words as well as Icelandic slang, which is mostly derived from English. Throughout, this book deconstructs Icelandic vocabulary, and the often-hilarious, almost naive, ways in which words are made. Among the fascinating topics broached in The Little Book of Icelandic: • The Language Committee: how Icelanders struggle to keep their language “pure” • Let's make a word!—How names for new things are constructed • Old letters, strange sounds: wrapping your tongue around the Icelanders’ tongue • $#*!%&!“#$%*, or how Icelanders curse • The missing dialects—why Icelandic has none • Which is the prettiest of all: contests to find the most lovely word in Icelandic (and the ugliest!) • Quintessential Icelandic words and phrases (the ones that describe the Icelanders like no others) • Useful phrases to impress your new Icelandic friends! • Klósett—the unexpected origin of the Icelandic word for toilet ... and so much more! This is a must-read book for anyone interested in the Icelandic people, their culture—and of course their language. Excerpt "Idioms and proverbs provide a unique insight into the soul of a nation. They say so much about a people’s history—the heartfelt, the tragic, the monumental, the proud. Icelandic has a vast number of idioms and proverbs that are a direct throwback to our nation’s past, especially idioms relating to the ocean, which is such a massive force in our nation's history. Many of them we use all the time without ever giving a thought to their origins. What follows is a random sampling—I hope you enjoy reading about them as much as I did. — Idiom: Eins og skrattinn úr sauðaleggnum Translation: Like Satan out of the sheep’s leg bone Meaning: Unexpectedly, out of the blue If someone suddenly appeared, especially someone I didn’t really want to see, I might say hann kom eins og skrattinn úr sauðaleggnum, literally “he appeared like Satan out of the sheep’s leg bone”. Where the affiliation between a sheep’s leg bone and the prince of darkness comes in I could not tell you. However, I can tell you that, in the old days, Icelandic children (being impoverished and everything) had no proper toys. Instead, they played with sheeps’ bones, each of which was assigned a role. The jawbones were the cows, the joints of the legs were the sheep, and the leg bones were the horses. So maybe folks were worried that Satan—being the crafty bugger that he was—would install himself in a sheeps’ leg bone when the kids were playing and then suddenly BOO! pop out and scare the bejeezus out of them. It’s just a theory. Incidentally, the use of this idiom is not confined to people—it is also successfully used to comment on unwanted happenings, as in: “Damn, this huge phone bill comes like Satan out of a sheep’s leg bone!”
Download or read book Icelandic Language written by Meda Gunnarsdottir and published by Preceptor Language Guides. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to Icelandic for the first time collects the most common Icelandic phrases and expressions. This phrasebook includes greetings, food items, directions, sightseeing and many other categories of expressions that will help you when traveling to Iceland. This phrasebook doesn't assume prior knowledge of Icelandic or the ability to read it. All of the expressions are transliterated in English with labeled stress enabling any English speaker to pronounce the words with reasonable accuracy. This phrasebook is a must for anyone planning a trip to Iceland.
Download or read book An Icelandic English Dictionary written by Richard Cleasby and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Icelandic English English Icelandic Dictionary written by Arnold R. Taylor and published by Hippocrene Concise Dictionary. This book was released on 1990 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains more than ten thousand alphabetical listings, including English irregular plurals, irregular English verbs, and the gender of Icelandic nouns.
Download or read book An Icelandic English Dictionary written by Richard Cleasby and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Icelandic Vocabulary Book written by Pinhok Languages and published by Pinhok Languages. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Icelandic vocabulary book + Icelandic dictionary This Icelandic vocabulary book contains more than 3000 words and phrases which are grouped by topic to make it easier for you to pick what to learn first. On top of that, the index in the second half of the book provides you with a basic Icelandic-English as well as English-Icelandic dictionary which makes this a great resource for learners of all levels. What you can expect from this book: This Icelandic learning resource is a combination of Icelandic vocabulary book and a two-way basic Icelandic dictionary: Part 1 - Topic based Icelandic vocabulary book: This is the main part of the book and represents a list of chapters each containing Icelandic vocabularies for a certain topic. The Icelandic vocabularies in the chapters are unsorted on purpose to separate remembering them from a defined alphabetical order. You can start at any chapter and dive directly into the topics that interest you the most. Part 2 - Basic English-Icelandic dictionary: The index in the second half of the book can be used as a basic Icelandic dictionary to look up words you have learned but can't remember or learn new words you need. Part 3 - Basic Icelandic-English dictionary: Easy to use and with just the right amount of words, this third part finishes off with a second index that allows you to look for Icelandic words and directly find the English translation How to use this Icelandic vocabulary book: Not sure where to start? We suggest you first work your way through the verbs, adjectives and phrases chapters in part one of the book. This will give you a great base for further studying and already enough vocabulary for basic communication. The Icelandic dictionaries in part two and three can be used whenever needed to look up words you hear on the street, English words you want to know the Icelandic translation for or simply to learn some new words. Some final thoughts: Vocabulary books have been around for centuries and as with so many things that have been around for some time, they are not very fashionable and a bit boring, but they usually work very well. Together with the basic Icelandic dictionary parts, this vocabulary book is a great resource to support you throughout the process of learning Icelandic and comes in particularly handy at times when there is no internet to look up words and phrases.
Download or read book 1001 Basic Phrases English Icelandic written by Gilad Soffer and published by Soffer Publishing. This book was released on with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1001+ Basic Phrases English - Icelandic is a list of more than 1000 basic phrases translated from English to Icelandic. Phrases divided into sections such as numbers, colors, time, days, body, greeting, weather, shopping, health, emergency, restaurant and more.
Download or read book Complete Icelandic Beginner to Intermediate Book and Audio Course written by Hildur Jonsdottir and published by Teach Yourself. This book was released on 2012-02-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for a complete course in Icelandic which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Icelandic will guarantee success! Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course and online. The course is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work. By the end of this course, you will be at Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features: NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. GRAMMAR TIPS Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding. USEFUL VOCABULARY Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking. DIALOGUES Read and listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast. PRONUNCIATION Don't sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Iceland. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it. Access the audio for this course for free by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app or streaming it on library.teachyourself.com. Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 85 years.
Download or read book An Icelandic English Dictionary written by Richard Cleasby and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book English Icelandic Time T written by Richard Carlson Jr and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book English Icelandic dictionary written by Geir Tómasson Zoëga and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic written by Geir T. Zoga and published by . This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, one of the most complete available, loved by Tolkien and Lewis, will be indispensable to scholars of medieval Icelandic and English culture and history.
Download or read book Icelandic English Dictionary A Hastr written by Richard Cleasby and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Icelandic English dictionary written by Richard Cleasby and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
