Dear Folks--

Another possibility: if you happen to read German (pretty likely, I should think, in this collection of people):  Jan de Vries, Etymologisches Woerterbuch der Altnordischen Sprache.  I think I got that right; the book's home and I'm at the office.  Any how, etymology! Fun. Spiffy cognates from near & far. Very suggestive.

I don't recall how much it cost me, but it certainly was less than $100--I think around 60, but that was years ago, so by now maybe it is up there after all.

Happy hunting!

David James

PS:  Does anybody know of recordings--tapes, CDs or whatever of passages (esp poetry) in Old Norse using the reconstructed pronunciation?  (I've heard Beintensson receiting with the present-day pronunciation, which isn't what I'm after.  I know Edred Thorsson did some tapes years ago, but don't know which pronunciation he used (though I would expect the reconstructed).