So excellent is Wimmer's selection of texts,
that it was impossible for me to do otherwise than follow him in
nearly every case.
In conclusion, it is almost superfluous to say that this book
makes no pretension to originality of any kind. If it
contributes towards restoring to Englishmen that precious
heritage--the old language and literature of Iceland--which our
miserably narrow scheme of education has hitherto defrauded them
of, it will have fulfilled its purpose.
HENRY SWEET
London,
February, 1886
GRAMMAR
1. This book deals with Old Icelandic in its classical period,
between 1200 and 1350.
PRONUNCIATION
2. The Icelandic alphabet was founded on the Latin, with the
addition of _??_ and _?°_, and of the modified letters _?™_, _?«_,
_??_, which last is in this book written _?¶_, _?«??_.
Vowels
3. The vowel-letters had nearly the same values as in Old
English. Long vowels were often marked by (??). In this book
long vowels are regularly marked by (??)[1].
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