I have a paper back version now, of Zoega and find it
indispensable, I take pleasure in your observation that it is less likely to
"sink your longship", to keep to this metaphor I confess my longship is lying
rather low in the water at present, how useful are all those links, I shall
have to try them.
Subject: [norse_course] Re: dictionary
comparison: Cleasby vs. Zoëga
> in Frith
Patricia > ----- Original Message -----
> From: chicanechagrin
> To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 2:15
AM
> Is it useful to use both
dictionaries, since I read that Zoëga's >
dictionary is an abridgement of Cleasby's dictionary. Did Zoëga add
> anything new or different to his
dictionary?
One advantage to Zoega is that it distinguishes
certain vowels -- <æ> from <oe>, and <ø> from
<ö> -- which later fell together.
One very minor trouble is
that it is sometimes a little inconsistent in ordering letters.
Usually, short vowels come before the corresponding long vowels, but
I've occasionally met pages where no separation is made. Not a
huge problem though.
One boon: Zoega is less likely to sink your
longship.