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ANNEX + 7 t California 3gional Lcility Ex Li ns , FRANZ THEOI'S C. K. OGDEN 1 Series of SSICAL AND ORIENTAL GRAMMARS 1 practical Method, with Exercises, Reading- Lessons and Dialogues. All uniform in siie 8vo. and neatly bound in Cloth. f g, d GERMAN GRAMMAR by Meissner. 10th Ed. ... 036 Key to ditto, sewed .... 1 FRENCH GRAMMAR by Ahn. 8th Ed 03 (5 o ,, Key to ditto, sewed .... 1 ITALIAN GRAMMAR by Marchetti. 4th Ed 04 Key to ditto, sewed ..,,..010 SPANISH GRAMMAR by Salvo. 2nd Ed o 4 o Key to ditto, sewed 010 PORTUGUESE GRAMMAR by Cabano. 2nd Ed. ..04 <> SWEDISH GRAMMAR by Lenstrom. 2nd Ed. 4 DANISH GRAMMAR by Lund. 2nd Ed 040 Key to ditto 010 DUTCH GRAMMAR by Ahn. 2nd Ed 04 RUSSIAN GRAMMAR by Alexandrow 040 MODERN GREEK GRAMMAR by Vlachos .... 4 ICELANDIC GRAMMAR by Rask 4 HEBREW GRAMMAR by Herxheimer 040 Key to ditto 020 LATIN GRAMMAR by Seidenstucker. 2nd Ed. ... 3 Key to ditto 016 The above Series ofGrammars, are written by various author's, on the plan laid down in Ahn's French Grammar published by Franz Thimm. The prevalent idea in these grammars is that of teaching a lan- guage easily and pleasantly, of adapting it to every capacity, of removing aft unecessary difficulties and at the same time of impar- ting the necessary grammatical knowledge. NEW SERIES OF FOREIGN DIALOGUES, On an entirely new and practical plan, calculated to insure a rapid acquisition of Foreign Languages. 12mo. Cloth. i GERMAN and ENGLISH Dialogues, by Meissner. FRENCH , by Dudevaut. ITALIAN by Marchetti. o SPANISH by Salvo. PORTUGUESE by Monteiro. SWEDISH by Lenstro'm. DANISH . by Lund. DUTCH by Harlen. TURKISH, RUSSIAN, ENGLISH and FRENCH Vocabu- lary for Travellers in the East 026 A correct and fluent conversation will soon be obtained by the use of these Dialogues for they contain nothing but important matter. The words generally in use, the easy colloquial phrases and the idiomatic ex- pressions of the language,whicn form the essence of correct conversation, nave been carefully arranged, so as to make these Dialogues really useful. Published by Mr. FRANZ THIMM, Foreign Publisher, 34 Brook Street, Grroavenor Square, Ixmdou. TO for the Study of Foreign Languages published by FRANZ THIMM, Foreign Bookseller and Publisher, 24 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, London W. German Language. ' The Child's German Book, by Hahn. 5th Ed. 12mo. Cloth Q Schmid, Cli., One Hundred German Tales,by Mathias. 4thEd. Hah n's Interlinear German Reading Book (llamiltonian Syst.) 6 G e i s 1 e r, the first book of German Poetry. 1 2mo. Cloth . 6 Les sing's Fabeln, with english Notes by Hill. 12mo. boards B II. For the Class Room. Julius GermanWriting Copies : "the best published" 3rd Ed. t G T hi mm's German Copy Book "Julius's System" 4to . 1 G Halm's German Tales and Stories, with english Notes, Cloth 0. 3 G C a rove's Ma rehcn ohne Ende,Notes by Mathias. 16mo. Cloth 2 o S chin id's German School Plays with Notes by Hill, Cloth 5 Kotzebue's Deutsche Kleinstiidter, notes by Meissner . 2 ,, Pagenstreiche, ditto. 2 T h i m m's History of German Literature 12mo. Cloth. 2nd Ed. 5 Meissner's German Exercise Book, 8vo. Cloth . 2 G Key to ditto Svo. 2 Geissler's The Most beautiful German Ballads and Poems 5 Franck's Deutscher Briefsteller (German Letter Writer) 3 6 Schiller's Wilhelm Tell, english Notes by Meissner . 2 ,, Ncffe als Onkel, with english Notes by Meissner 1 c. i> Goethe's Egmont, english Note? by 0. von Wcgnern . 2 French Language. Child's French Book by Hahn. 12mo. Cloth . 3 Ah n's French Class Book. 4th Ed. Cloth . 1 6 Poesies dc 1'Enfance par Francois Louis. 12mo. boards 2 6 Ah n's French Header, with english Notes. Svo. Cloth o 1 6 French Grammar, sth Kd. /*\o. Cloth . 3 6 Mo lie re, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, with english Notes by Dudevant ... .... I G FRANZ TIIIMM'S French Sell-fa tight. new System on the most simple principles, hvo. sewed, "one Shilling." (I'erinnii Self-taught "one Shilling." . Italian Self-taught "one Shilling." Spanish Self-taught "one Shilling." FRAJfZ THIMM, i-l Brook Street, Orosvenor Square, Ixmdon. *4- *** 4" &*#'**&;! NEW BOOKS PUBLISHED % fflUKX T1L\DL 24 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square. London. Commercial Correspondences. GERMAN AND ENGLISH Commercial CgKcspondencei FRENCH AND ENGLISH ditto Dudevant by in the ITALIAN AND ENGLISH ditto by Marchetti I press. ENGLISH ditto Salvo SPANISH AND by ) Italian Language. ITALIAN SELF-TAUGHT. A new system on the most * s. simple principles for self-tuition ........ 01 MARCHETITS Italian Grammar. 3rd Ed. 8vo. Cloth 04 Key to the Grammar.-. 8vo. sewed ..01 "One of the most practical Grammars published, full of exercises, reading lessons and Dialogues." MARCHETTI'S Italian and English Idiomatic Dialogues. Cl. 2 BLANC'S Italian and English pocket Dictionary. 24mo. Cloth J Spanish. Language. SPANISH SELF-TAUGHT. A new system on the most simple principles for self-tuition with complete english pronundat ........... .... 1 SALVO'S Spanish Grammar. 2nd Ed. 8vo. Cloth ..04 Key to the Grammar. 8vo. sewed ..... 01 Spanish and English Idiomatic Dialogues. Cloth 2 BLANC'S Spanish and English pocket Dictionary. Cloth S DE MIER, El Commerciante Espanol. 8vo ...... Old Portuguese Language. 2nd Ed. CARBANO'S Portuguese Grammar. 8yo. Cloth MONTEIRO'S Portuguese and English Idiom. Dialogues . VIEYEA'S Portuguese and English Pocket Dictionary . Arte de Correspondence commercial portuguez .... FONSECA, Prosas Selectaa (Portugueze Reader) .... Danish Language. LUND'S Danish Grammar. 2nd Ed. 8vo. Cloth . Danish and English Idiomatic Dialogues. Cloth Danish and English pocket Dictionary. 12ino. Cloth . FERRALL and REPP'S Danish and English Dictionary. 2 Vols. 12mo. bound ........... HOLST'S Dansk Laesebog. Vol. I Prose 6 s. Vol. H Poetry BRESEMANN'S ditto with german Notes. 12mo. The Princess Alexandra and the Royal House of Denmark. A Genealogy. 12mo......... Swedish. Language. LENSTROM'S Swedish Grammar. 2nd Ed. Svo. Cloth Swedish and English Dialogues. 12mo. Svensk Laesebog i prosa og poesie. ^vo. Sveriges Litteratur Historia. Svo. TEGNER'S Frithiofs-Saga. 12mo. ...... o u Swedish and Engh'sh Dictionary. 12mo. Cloth . .. ..'- FRANZ THIMM'S SERIES OF EUROPEAN GRAMMARS AFTER AN EASY AND PRACTICAL METHOD. PART XI. THE ICELANDIC LANGUAGE. 3L Q 2ST 3D O 3ST : FRANZ THIMM, FOREIGN BOOKSELLER AND PUBLISHER. 3 BROOK STREET, GROSVENOR SQUARE W. 1868. A SHORT PRACTICAL AND EASY METHOD OF LEARNING THE OLD NORSK TONGUE OR ICELANDIC LANGUAGE AFTER THE DANISH OF E. RASE WITH AN ICELANDIC READER AN ACCOUNT OF THE NORSK POETRY AND THE SAGAS AND A MODERN ICELANDIC VOCABULARY FOR TRAVELLERS BY H. LUND. SECOND CORRECTED EDITION. IjOOXriD O3XT: FRANZ THIMM, FOREIGN BOOKSELLER AND PUBLISHER 24 LATE 3. BROOK STREET, GROSVF.KOR SQUARE W. 1869. PREFACE. The Old Norsk or Icelandic and the Anglo-Saxon may be termed the parents of the English Language, and their Knowledge is not only highly useful but absolutely necessary to every educated Englishman who looks upon his language with the eye of a historian and philosopher. Nothing is more interest- ing than to look back to these two sources from whence the english tongue is derived, and a thorough knowledge of Eng- lish is only possible by being acquainted with its 'origin. These languages together with Anglo-Norman, early Ger- man, ancient, medieval and modern English, ought to be regularly studied. By adapting Rask's abridgement we have indicated a simple method of learning Icelandic, which we hope will be found generally useful. The Editor. INDEX. PART I. Page I. The Pronunciation 1 II. Modification of Vowels t> Inflection of Words & I. The Noun. 1st. Declension 8 Una. 9 . IHrd. , . 14 Declension of Nouns with the Article 18 II. Adjectives 20 The Comparison of Adjectives 26 HI. Pronouns 28 Numerals 3 IV. The Verb 34 Auxiliary Verbs 49 V. Particles 51 The formation of Words 52 Syntax 54 Prepositions 55 Prosody 56 PART II. The Old Norsk Poetry and the Sagas 58-73 PART HI. Icelandic Reader 74101 PART IV. Modern Icelandic for Travellers . 102-121 PART I. The Pronunciation. The Alphabet. The Icelandic Alphabet is composed of the following letters p 2. 6' always open, as in the danish words: Doren, Idnne. 3. e, the same as in the danish: bedre, Hest. Before the open e () an j is often added in the pronunciation, which generally receives the accent (') as: let (Ijet) lod, agreeing with the Danish sjette from seks, jeg from tyw. It is uncer- tain how far back into past ages this pronunciation may he traced. 4. i, as in the danish vis, til, it comes near to the danish e in leve, and is both long aiid short. When it goes over into i, it sounds like the danish in Pil, vis, fire. 5. o, always open, as the danish a, it is both long and short, as in: Bogen, os, komme; whilst 6 sounds like the danish in Os, Stol, stor, perhaps a little broader. 6. M as in the danish words Bud, Hul, kun, long and short, in its transition to u it sounds like the danish Hus, Hul, brun. That this pronunciation of the M and u is the ge- nuine old norsk, is proved not only by all the northern lan- guages, but also by the Ferroe dialect, in which the correct sound has been maintainted to this day, f. i. oldnorsk-fcrroe danish kunna kunne Iritga kua kue. 7. y as in the danish Byg, hyppe; it approaches a little to the danish e and is both long and short; changed into ^ it sounds like the danish Ely, Syre, flyde.