Description
Book SynopsisThe most up-to-date two-way Icelandic dictionary available, from the author of popular textbook Beginner’s Icelandic!
Icelandic is a North-Germanic language related to Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. The language can be traced back to Old Norse brought by settlers from Norway in the 9th and 10th centuries. Old Norse is the language of the Icelandic Sagas and these works from the Middle ages can be read by Icelandic speakers today with little difficulty as the written language has not changed drastically over the centuries.
Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, this dictionary features:
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Over 18,000 word-to-word entries, including common words as well as technical, legal, business and locally-specific terms (such as cities, foods, and cultural terms)
- Guides to the Icelandic alphabet and pronunciation
- Practical usage guide which outlines the parts of speech
Trade Review
"Helga Hilmisdóttir's excellent new Icelandic-English/English-Icelandic Practical Dictionary makes a truly welcome appearance for North American learners who have lacked access to any acceptable dictionaries of Icelandic, particularly English-Icelandic. This dictionary includes up-to-date vocabulary for modern technology, and the Icelandic-English side concisely provides enough grammatical information in each entry to allow students to figure out the correct endings for nouns and verbs. Translations for important abbreviations in both languages are also included. This book will mark a major advance in English-speaking students' ability to learn Icelandic, and will be a useful reference for anyone who has an interest in the Land of Fire and Ice.”
-- Jackson Crawford * Instructor of Nordic Studies and Nordic Program Coordinator at the University of Colorado- Boulder *
