Re: norse in norse and proto-norse

Heill Terje!

--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "Terje Ellefsen"
<radiorabia@...> wrote:

> This proto-norse is exiting business, Konrad!

Yes, I think so too :) I like it because it helps explain norse.
Before I started looking at proto-norse, I had a lot of questions
about norse. I still do ;) Even if you speak a language, you will
still have questions about it if you are an inquisitive, curious
person. This is, no doubt, true about any language.

"Have you more? Or are there perhaps some sites on this you would
recommend?

I am beginner in proto-norse ;) I work on it a little when I find
the time, mostly out of a curiousity about why norse is as it is.
Also, I find it interesting that my ancestors spoke this language,
which I think is really just the same language in older clothes.
If you are interested in proto-germanic, gothic, proto-norse, etc.,
you can join the public yahoo group Theudiskon, which is a small
group for people interested in working on reconstruction projects
relating to these languages.

> wes ðu hal

Ves þú heill

Konrad

> Terje
>
>
> >From: "konrad_oddsson" <konrad_oddsson@...>
> >Reply-To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
> >To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [norse_course] norse in norse and proto-norse
> >Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:16:19 -0000
> >
> >In my response about norse in norse, I cited the proto-norse word
> >strong in the masculine and weak in the feminine. Instead of just
> >wasting a post on clarifying the situation, I will try to be more
> >constructive by showing a few norse examples together with their
> >early proto-norse equivalants. Proto-norse is the language which
> >'explains' old norse - for this reason, most of you will probably
> >find these examples interesting. They are early proto-norse, which
> >means that they are from about 100-200 AD :)
> >
> >strong masculine:
> >
> >*norþrônijaR - norroenn
> >*norþrônijanô - norroenan
> >*norþrônijummu - norroenum
> >*norþrônijas - norroens
> >
> >strong feminine:
> >
> >*norþrôniju - norroen
> >*norþrônijô - norroena
> >*norþrônijêRê - norroenni
> >*norþrônijêRôR - norroennar
> >
> >The name of the tongue is a weak feminine: norþrônijô, norþrônijôn
> >
> >Some basic sentences:
> >
> >Gôdanô daga. - góðan dag
> >*ek em mannaR norþrônijaR - Ek em maðr norroenn.
> >*is þû kwenô norþrôniju? - Ert þú kona norroen?
> >*þat ist norþrônijatô barna - Þat er norroent barn.
> >
> >The syntax is fairly free, so you can also place the verb at the

end

> >of the sentence for a more 'archaic' effect:
> >
> >*sâ karilaR norþrônijaR ist - Sá karl er norroenn.
> >*hundaR hinaR fram harudalandê ist - Þessi hundr er frá

Hörðalandi.

> >*ek fagranô kattu aih - Ek á fagran kött.
> >
> >A little fancier:
> >
> >*In daga tîwas dagaR ist andi ana morgana wôdanas dagaR.
> > - Í dag er Týsdagr en á morgun Óðinsdagr.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Konrad
> >
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> >
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> >
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