It dosent matter which one of them you use =)
they represent the same sound ^^

i better like ǿ too since i am a dane and it cause less confusion :b
becuase manye mistake œ for an æ

Tell me, what dictionary does you use? =)
i am interested

--- On Wed, 7/1/09, Tobias Ruus <tobruus@...> wrote:

From: Tobias Ruus <tobruus@...>
Subject: [norse_course] œ vs. ǿ
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 3:00 PM

Hi.

I'm sort of a beginner in learning the old norse language, so this is my first mail to this group.

I have noticed that my dictionary uses an ø with an acute accent (ǿ) where the course would use œ (not æ) or oe. For example in the verb 'fœra'.

As a norwegian it lies much closer to my natural handwriting to use an ǿ than an œ, so my question is therefore if these two letters are interchangeable in old norse?

Thanks in advance
Tobias