Livre de Lyon Academic Works of Livre de Lyon Philology 2020 Scandinavian Literature Joseph Bosworth Follow this and additional works at: https://academicworks.livredelyon.com/philology Part of the European Languages and Societies Commons, Modern Languages Commons, Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Commons, and the Scandinavian Studies Commons Recommended Citation Bosworth, Joseph, "Scandinavian Literature" (2020). Philology. 18. https://academicworks.livredelyon.com/philology/18 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Livre de Lyon, an international publisher specializing in academic books and journals. Browse more titles on Academic Works of Livre de Lyon, hosted on Digital Commons, an Elsevier platform. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Philology LIVRE DE LVON SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE WITH SHORT CHRONOLOGICAL SPECIMENS OF THE OLD DANISH, ICELANDIC, NORWEGIAN, SWEDISH AND A NOTICE OF THE DAIECARLIAN AND FERROE DIALECTS By Joseph Bosworth OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE; BRITISH CHAPLAIN AT ROTTERDAM. MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE, LONDON; HONORARY F.R.S. OF SCIENCES, DRONTHEIM; F.S.A. COPENHAGEN; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF THE NETHERLANDS; F. OF THE LIT .S. LEYDKN, UTRECHT, BRISTOL, TO WILLIAM HAIGH, Esq. My Dear Friend, It was in your happy domestic circle that I spent some of my first and pleasantest days on the Continent. The success of you and your family in the acquisition of the Continental lan- guages gave a fresh stimulus to my lingual studies. In making this just acknowledgment, Believe me to remain, as warmly as ever, Your faithful and affectionate Friend, J. BOSWORTH. Rotterdam, November 1836. i PREFACE This is a very brief sketch of the language and literature of Scandinavia, taken from the introduction to the author’s Anglo-Saxon Dictionary.