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Sweet, Henry, 1845-1912

"Icelandic Primer with Grammar, Notes and Glossary"

. . f?“ra (_bring_)
?«?? " peur (F.) g?«??ra (_make_)
u " sou (F.) upp (_up_)
?« . . . h?«s (_house_)
y " tu (F.) systir (_sister_)
?? . . . l??sa (_shine_)
au " haus (G.) lauss (_loose_)
ei = ?™ + i bein (_bone_)
ey = ?™ + y leysa (_loosen_)
4. The unaccented _i_ in _systir_, etc. (which is generally
written _e_ in the MSS.) probably had the sound of _y_ in _pity_,
which is really between _i_ and _e_. The unacc. _u_ in _f??ru_
(they went), etc. (which is generally written _o_ in the MSS.)
probably had the sound of _oo_ in _good_.
Note that several of the vowels go in pairs of _close_ and
_open_, thus:
close : e ?“ o ?? ?¶ ?“
open : ?™ ?¦ ?« - ?«?? -
Consonants
5. Double consonants followed by a vowel must be pronounced
really double, as in Italian.


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