Heill Óskar,

Thank you for your replies!
But it makes me sad to see you mireadread me.
Here (below) I meant that this was my personal goal.

> > > The goal then is - to be able to decline any ON
> > > noun ........ a distant asymptotic goal.
>
> (again, drama)

Why you associate this with "drama" is beyond me.
Just a way of saying that I find it difficult, but
am not unwilling to give it a try.

> (and so useful when mr thoughtful, who is not a member of the crew,
> regularly announces the destination, in flight, to the passengers)

Nope, just stated that I saw as goal for myself.
You actually send out contradictory signals Oskar.
On the one hand you say you'd like the list to be active,
on the other hand I have the impression that you try
to put down such as are active (me).
You use labels such as "mr thoughtful", "at sea", and "drama"..
and then you dramatize
What bothers me most of all is that I seem to be stuck
with English, when all I want is to learn some Old Norse.
But then I end up reading and writing lots of stuff in
plain english. (99%) I'd like to be in a classroom where
the teacher speaks Icelandic or Old Norse. And then I'd like
to be able to make LOTS of errors.

> > > So, I therefore *propose* the following *solution* :)
> > > vík, víkr, vík, vík; víkr, víka, víkum, víkr.
> > > (s;p/N,G,D,A)
>
> (blessed we are by Keth's solutions; this time they're even correct,
> though I strongly disprove with his case sequence...)

I used the same case sequence that Geir T. Zoëga used
in his Dictionary. It says he was "First master of the
grammar school of Reykjavík". The reason why I use it,
is because that is the sequence I learned in school.
And we memorize by it. You can see the "key" (s;p/N,G,D,A) right
underneath it - and so there shouln't be any danger of mixing
things up. There are all kinds of standards, not only in grammar,
and everyone has their favorite. In school we learned to call
them "first, second, third and fourth namefall" - it is hard to
change an old habit.

A while ago you said you missed feeback.
Well, I give you excellent commendations for your course!
And that is something I have expressed on several occasions.
I have also pointed out a few minor things that I thought
might be improved. But they were very minor.

> > > But I will then be dependent on the teachers goodwill,
> > > if he actually has time to answer my question.
> > > The question is:
> > > "did I use the right kind of tools?"
> > > "did I use the right kind of logic"
> > > "was the answer correct?"
> > > "where did it go wrong?"
>
> (always the drama)

You yourself requested that I formulate things as questions,

Even things you read in textbooks about grammar aren't always
correct. Especially in a subject as difficult as Old Norse.

Keth