On Apr 10 2004, Rose Lieberman wrote:

>
> Hello, All. My name is Rose, I'm 56, I live in rural upstate New York.
> I have embarked on a study of the runes and it has kindled an interest
> in Old Norse, especially for the reading of poems, eddas, etc.
>
> QUESTIONS: Other than learning Old Norse, I would also like to learn
> a living language that is as close to Old Norse as possible. What
> would that language would be? And are there any online resources
> for learning it? Would it be Icelandic, Norwegian, Finnish?

Icelandic is *very* close to Old Norse.

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Arlie

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