Sael Sabin,

ð known as eth has the harder sound of th as these them those
the softer more sibilant sound of the th in think thought theory is in þ - thorn,
in the more modern English we gave both sounds the 'th' spelling but retained the
two different sounds - I regret the loss of þ and ð from our Alphabet
Kveðja
Patricia

--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, Sabin Densmore <sabin@...> wrote:

>
> I'm looking for the sense of household. I.e., my wife, son, etc. In that
> sense, skuldalið is the correct one, then?
>
> The other question is in terms of pronounciation. The "ð"

character is a

> voiced "th", yes?
>
> Thank you,
> - sabin
>
> Brian M. Scott wrote:
> >
> >
> > At 4:18:37 PM on Friday, June 26, 2009, Gaël DEEST wrote:
> >
> > > 2009/6/26 <sabin@... <mailto:sabin%40onegecko.com>>:
> >
> > >> I'm looking for the word that means family. I found
> > >> "skuldalidh". Is that correct?
> >
> > There is indeed a word <skuldalið> 'household, family';
> > there is also <skuldahjón> (or <skuldahjún>). (By itself
> > <lið> can also mean 'family, household', though I've more
> > often seen it used in the senses 'people, a host' and
> > 'troops'. <Hjón> ~ <hjún> is 'a member of a household',

and

> > the plural <hjóna> is 'husband and wife'.)
> >
> > > I think it is "ætt" (plural: ættir).
> >
> > <Ætt> seems to refer primarily to family in the sense of a
> > lineage, a kindred, one's ancestry. <Skuldalið> is probably
> > a better choice if the desired sense is closer to
> > 'household'.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
>
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