v is pronounced w
e is pronounced like long a in English
r is trilled
dh is actually the eth character th as in 'the'
Long a in Norse is longer in duration not long in the sense of a long a
in English.
Not sure about the g. Egil is actually pronounced 'ale' with a silent g
so 'Hela' not 'Helga'
But everyone that I know says 'helga' with a hard g also they don't seem
to pronounce the o in these words consistently:
ok is 'awk' English short o
but nordhri is 'NOthri' English long o
This is probably incorrect and it would be nice to fine tune it.
Regards,
Tom Wulf
Assoc. Prof. of Information Technology
College of Applied Science, University of Cincinnati
2220 Victory Parkway ML 0103
Cincinnati, OH 45206-2839
Tom.Wulf@...
http://homepages.uc.edu/~wulft
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Subject: [norse_course] pronunciation of some simple words
Not sure if you all are familiar with the hammer rite..
I don't have pronunciation marks... but the words are
"Hamarr i nordhri helga ve thetta ok hald vordh!"
meaning "hammer in the North hallow and hold this holy-stead".
My main questions are how to pronounce "ve thetta" and "vordh"
my friend uses "vay theeeta"... I have read pronunciation guides in
the back of several books which would indicate "vay thetta" (rhyme
with forget-a).... and should "vordh" rhyme with "or" or "are"... and
the dh is somewhere between a th and a z... is the "r" trilled a bit?
I am sorry my message is scattered.. I am not very scholarly... but I
am to perform this rite soon in the company of others, and I would
like to say it correctly. I disagree with using a long e especially
in thetta.
thanks and it's nice to have these forums..
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