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Icelandic Genealogical Word List (view source)
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Icelandic is a Germanic language like Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish. It is the purest form of the “Old Norse” language that exists today. It was brought to the country by the Norsemen, who settled Iceland. Icelandic has been a written language for more than 900 years and has remained relatively unchanged. | Icelandic is a Germanic language like Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish. It is the purest form of the “Old Norse” language that exists today. It was brought to the country by the Norsemen, who settled Iceland. Icelandic has been a written language for more than 900 years and has remained relatively unchanged. | ||
Iceland was under Danish rule until 1918. Records written before the mid 1800s may include Danish and some Latin words. Note that in the 1801 census, Danish and to some extent Latin, rather than Icelandic, are used throughout the text. See | Iceland was under Danish rule until 1918. Records written before the mid 1800s may include Danish and some Latin words. Note that in the 1801 census, Danish and to some extent Latin, rather than Icelandic, are used throughout the text. See [[Danish Word List|Danish Genealogical Word List]] and [[Latin Genealogical Word List]]. | ||
== LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS == | == LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS == | ||
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ICELAND—LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES—DICTIONARIES. | ICELAND—LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES—DICTIONARIES. | ||
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has a free online Iclandic dictionary with readings that complements the University of Iceland's Internet course ''Icelandic Online'', also a free online resource.<br> | The University of Wisconsin-Madison has a free online Iclandic dictionary with readings that complements the University of Iceland's Internet course ''Icelandic Online'', also a free online resource.<br> | ||
"Icelandic Online Dictionary and Readings." ''University of Wisconsin Digital Collections''. [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/IcelOnline/ http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/IcelOnline]. Accessed 11 February 2009. Cites Sverrir Hólmarsson; Sanders, Christopher; Tucker, John. ''Íslensk-ensk orðabók / Concise Icelandic-English Dictionary''. Reykjavík: Iðunn, 1989. 536 p. 24 cm.<br> | "Icelandic Online Dictionary and Readings." ''University of Wisconsin Digital Collections''. [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/IcelOnline/ http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/IcelOnline]. Accessed 11 February 2009. Cites Sverrir Hólmarsson; Sanders, Christopher; Tucker, John. ''Íslensk-ensk orðabók / Concise Icelandic-English Dictionary''. Reykjavík: Iðunn, 1989. 536 p. 24 cm.<br> | ||
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