Hinn 21. nóvember 2005 lét kunphuzil þetta frá sér fara:
> 1. Hello, my name is Sebastian and I have recently become interested
> in Old Norse. Languages are my hobby.
Hi, good luck :)
> 2. How does one sort þ and ð in the alphabet?
In Icelandic Ð komes after D and Þ comes before Æ ;)
> 3. maðr has an irregular declension, does this make a weak masculine noun?
No. Good question, though.
> 4. In exercise 3.1 one of "Old Norse for Beginners" the sentences reads:
> "Allir vilja bátinn taka því at Óláfr á hann."
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> Can someone expand more upon the word order for modal auxiliary verbs?
> The explanation and examples given in section 1.3 seemed to indicate
> subject + modal + verb + object (No other forms are given in the examples)
Oh, dear, syntax! Yes, your assumption makes sense. That's the most natural word order.
Kveðja,
Haukur