In a message dated 5/8/01 9:37:18 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
eysteinn@... writes:

> I'm pretty sure I can answer most questions about Modern
> Icelandic (and quite a lot about Old Norse) correctly.
> Whenever I have the time, that is.

Ah, yes...time<G>. I agree with your comparison with OE and CE...that's why I
joined this group instead of taking an Icelandic correspondence course.
Grammer shifts, "archaic" words and/or pronouncements (not to mention
spelling<G>...) from then to now are seldom well adressed in available
Stateside books and/or courses.
There's also the confusion esp in beginners like me to scramble the two as I
did my first attempt yrs ago...
Troth,
PTD