Vowels |
a |
as in far |
á |
as in father |
e |
as in red |
é |
as in said |
i |
short, as in pit |
í |
long, as in eat |
ǫ |
as in hot |
o |
as in oat |
ó |
as in rode |
ø |
as 'e' in her |
ö |
as 'e' in her |
u |
as in root |
ú |
as in rude |
y |
as in rue |
ý |
as in feuille |
Diphthongs |
aa |
as in awe |
au |
as in owl |
æ |
as in mad |
ei |
as in rain |
œ |
as in slur |
ey |
ON e + y (red rue) |
Consonants |
b |
as in buy |
bb |
the same sound, lengthened |
c |
as in keep |
d |
as in day |
dd |
the same sound, lengthened |
ð |
as in this |
f |
(1) as in far |
f |
(2) as in very |
ff |
as in far, lengthened |
g |
(1) as in goal |
g |
(2) as in loch |
g |
(3) as in loch, but voiced |
gg |
(1) as in goal, lengthened |
gg |
(2) as in loch |
h |
as in have |
j |
as in year |
k |
as in call |
kk |
the same sound, lengthened |
l |
as in leaf |
ll |
the same sound, lengthened |
m |
as in home |
mm |
the same sound, lengthened |
n |
(1) as in sin |
n |
(2) as in sing |
nn |
as in sin, lengthened |
p |
as in happy |
pp |
the same sound, lengthened |
r |
rolled |
rr |
the same sound, lengthened |
s |
as in this |
ss |
the same sound, lengthened |
t |
as in boat |
tt |
the same sound, lengthened |
v |
as in win |
þ |
as in thin |
x |
as in lochs |
z |
as in bits |
Numbers |
1 |
einn |
2 |
tveir |
3 |
þrír |
4 |
fjórir |
5 |
fimm |
6 |
sex |
7 |
sjau |
8 |
átta |
9 |
níu |
10 |
tíu |
11 |
ellifu |
12 |
tólf |
13 |
þrettán |
14 |
fjórtán |
15 |
fimtán |
16 |
sextán |
17 |
sjaután |
18 |
átján |
19 |
nítján |
20 |
tuttugu |
21 |
tuttugu ok einn ¦ ein ok tuttugu |
22 |
tuttugu ok tveir ¦ tveir ok tuttugu |
23 |
tuttugu ok tveir ¦ tveir ok tuttugu |
24 |
tuttugu ok fjórir ¦ fjórir ok tuttugu |
25 |
tuttugu ok fimm ¦ fimm ok tuttugu |
26 |
tuttugu ok sex ¦ sex ok tuttugu |
27 |
tuttugu ok sjau ¦ sjau ok tuttugu |
28 |
tuttugu ok átta ¦ átta ok tuttugu |
29 |
tuttugu ok níu ¦ níu ok tuttugu |
30 |
þrír tigir |
40 |
fjórir tigir |
50 |
fimmtigi |
60 |
sex tigir |
70 |
sjautigi |
80 |
áttatigi |
90 |
níu tigir |
100 |
hundrað |
1,000 |
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