The one from Ohio suggests "vuh-loo-SPAH" and
the one loyal to the Queen suggests "vurloo-spore

 

Haukur then contributed his version

 

Fine - that's the one - Haukur gets my vote, did you do that recording yourself Haukur

Bless

Patricia

Herself don't speak Icelandic I believe

----- Original Message -----

From: Haukur Þorgeirsson

To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 1:51 AM

Subject: Re: [norse_course] Pronunciation

The one from Ohio suggests "vuh-loo-SPAH" and
the one loyal to the Queen suggests "vurloo-spore".

Pseudo-phonetic transcriptions like that must translate
wonderfully over the Atlantic :D

I'll throw my modern pronunciation into the mix:
http://www.hi.is/~haukurth/norse/sounds/voluspa.wav

Kveðja,
Haukur



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