From: Bottom (METRO)
Message: 3192
Date: 2003-06-07
> Hmm. Ok. I will tell my companions about the silent RRather than being silent, it is a soft trill that most English-speakers
> not being silent! So the R on most names that end in
> them isn't silent at all? So a name such Leikr you
> would here the R. Ok. Thanks.
> Snaebjorn
> --- Haukur Thorgeirsson <haukurth@...> wrote:
> > O, silent R, thou comest back to haunt me!
> >
> > This seems to be some particular
> > SCA-misunderstanding. :)
> > In reality the 'r' ending in Old Norse is not silent
> > at all
> > and the name Snæbjörn does not have an r-ending. If
> > your
> > 'herald' isn't okay with that tell him to talk to me
> > ;)
> >
> > You can search the archives for more on this; here's
> > one example:
> >
> >
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/norse_course/message/1670
> >
> > - - -
> >
> > I'm glad if someone has made use of my name-list.
> >
> > Kveðja,
> > Haukur
> >
> >
> > Hinn 06. júní 2003 lét Mark Grass þetta frá sér
> > fara:
> > > The silent "r" was added after checking the name
> > > through several SCAdian heralds and discovering it
> > was
> > > another way to spell it. I would like to send my
> > > thanks and the thanks of half of the newbies in
> > the
> > > Shire of Coppertree along to you though. Most of
> > us
> > > have names that we found on your list! It has
> > proven
> > > most helpful in naming new Vikings for our Shire.
> > And
> > > I actually have a copy of your list copied as a
> > word
> > > file so that I can access it when needed. Thank
> > you
> > > very much for that list once more.
> > > Snaebjornr
> >
>
>
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