its a guide to norse pronounciation:
- a as in pat (as pronounced by natives of the North of England)
á ow as in howl
e as in pet
i as in pit
í ee as in peel
o as in pot
ó as in pole
ö uh sound as in German möbel or French meuble
u as in put
ú as in pool
ý ee as in feet
æ i as in fight
- b, d, f, k, l, m, n, p, t, v, x as in English
g always hard g as in get
h sounded as a separate letter, even after p.
j y sound as in yellow
r slightly trilled
s as in sit, not a z sound as in toys
þ th as in thin
Âð th as in the
c, q, w and z These letters do not exist in Icelandic, but are used in imported 'international' words, such as 'pizza'.
- hv as kv
fl as pl
fn as p
ll as tl
sj as sh in English
ng as nk at the end of a word, as ng in the middle
ey as a in pale
ei as a in pale
au as o in pole