REFERENCE MATERIALS




General Reference Materials
The Oxford English Dictionary
Definitions of Modern Linguistics
Definitions of Phonetics
American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth Edition
The History of the English Language


Linguistics
Grimm's Law and Verner's Law
Verner's Law
Endangered Languages in Europe
The Early History of the Indo-European Languages from Scientific American March 1990


Viking and Scandinavian General References
Ravensgard Viking Age Page
The North Vegr Website Provides online texts and Resources

Icelandic References
Orðabók Háskólans
The Arnamagnæan Digitisation Project
The Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland Contains valuable links to manuscript facsimilies, recordings and more
Old Norse E-texts
Fyrsta Málfræðiritgerðin The First Grammatical Treatise (In Icelandic Only - for English see Haugen)
Antique Maps of Iceland
Geir Zoega's Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic To be viewed online or printed.
An Icelandic Primer by Henry Sweet 1885 To be viewed online or printed.
The Old Norse Language (and Grammar) by Peter Petterson


Swedish References
Björn Engdahl's Swedish Course
MAL VIKINGA An Old Swedish Grammar by Peter Petterson

Runic References
A Proto-Germanic Dictionary To be viewed online or printed.
Arild Hauge's Runes An Ultimate Guide to Runology with pictures, futharks throughout the ages, historical background and more. *
The Runic Poems via the North Vegr Site


Other Possibly Useful Reference Materials
Altsächsiche Grammatik by J.H. Gallée 1910 To be viewed online or printed.
Bright's Anglo Saxon Grammar To be viewed online or printed.
A Concise Anglo Saxon Dictionary by John Clark Hall, 2nd Edition To be viewed online or printed.
Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
Ogam

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