--- In norse_course@..., keth@... wrote:

>
> There is also the alternative to pronounce Old Norse the way
> it is taught in Norwegian schools. See for example Odd Einar
> Haugen's "Norrøn Grunnbok", which I think is the best Old Norse
> textbook currently available.

Hei, Keth! Tusen takk for denne informasjon! (Forgive the errors;
am learning only to read Norwegian, not to write it, and since I'm
also learning to read Danish and Swedish at the same time, I may have
thrown in some Danish or Swedish words or spellings.)

Anyway, vil jeg se paa denne bok av Einar Haugen.

> Any way, I hope you see why Norwegian (or Danish) is often quite
> easy to learn for foreigners, because you get a large number of

words

> "for free". Other examples: kommunikasjon, telegraf, sentrum,
> meteorolog, historie, matematikk, bibliotek, diskusjon, debatt,
> argument, grammatikk, morfologi, resultat, konklusjon, etc, etc..

Og "informasjon" (se oppe). :-)

Ha det bra!

Gordon