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

> I think the reason why there is no Eng.-ON dictionary available,
> is because it is not necessary when you merely read ON texts
> and are not interested in learning to *speak* Old Norse -- an
> almost impossible task any way -- see the posts by Gordon who
> has discussed this topic in a very interesting way.

Heill ves þú!
As far as the goal of being fluent in ON.
To attain this goal, it might be effective to learn Modern Icelandic
in conjunction with Old Icelandic.
There is a group that teaches modern Icelandic.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LearningIcelandic
The list owner is an American who is fairly fluent in it.
He recommends to listen to Icelandic radio as well in which he can
understand iy at this point.
Scholars generally feel that the only practical way to speak ON is to
use the pronunciation of modern Icelandic.


Beztinn,
Anþanrikr

http://www.geocities.com/ordlag_godvegr/ONLI_English_Norse_Dictionary.
htm