A Concise Dictionary Of Old Icelandic

Author : Geir T. Zoëga
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528546218
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Classic Reprint) written by Geir T. Zoëga and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic While it cannot be said that the study of Icelandic has been neglected in Britain, there can be no doubt that it might with advantage become much more general than it has been. There are several good reasons why it should be so. The Scandinavian influence was the earliest, and one of the strongest, of those outward forces which have gone to the making of modern English, and for the proper investigation and appreciation of this a knowledge of Icelandic is of the first impor tance. Not only does it supply a linguistic basis for such a study; it is also the source of much of the information necessary for the under standing of that period of British history. In itself, too, Old Icelandic literature, both in poetry and prose, presents a wealth of interesting material, which in some respects stands unrivalled among the literatures of mediaeval Europe, and without which our knowledge of the ancient North would be the merest shadow of what it is. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.