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data / Comment |
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| *** SweGGate StarGuide *** |
Useful Swedish words related to genealogy in
several dictionaries. |
>SweGGate
Genealogical Dictionaries> |
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| *** SweGGate
StarGuide *** |
Some Useful Swedish abbreviations |
>Alphabet,
Typing and Pronunciation> |
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| *** SweGGate Guide *** |
Misc language notes |
Differentiate Nordic languages |
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| Svenska Språknämnden |
(National Board for Swedish Language) |
>Go> |
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I |
| Svenska Dagbladet |
Swedish
Dialects |
Text AND audio ! |
S |
I |
| Pettersson, Peter |
MAL VIKINGA Viking
language, runic alphabet |
Complete guide with alphabet and
grammar. |
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| Vikinganswerlady |
Viking names |
>Go> |
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| Pettersson, Peter |
Old Norse Language |
More on old Nordic Language. |
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Nordic (Viking) origin of
place names in English >Go> |
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I |
| On line courses |
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| Urban
Sikeborg |
Introduction to
Swedish |
>Go> . Downloadable ! (Word 6 format). RECOMMENDED |
E |
I |
| Björn
Engdahl |
Swedish Course |
>Go> |
E |
I |
| Aaron
Rubin |
A Swedish Language
Course |
>Go> |
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I |
| Misc |
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| Peter
Dörling |
Old style handwriting
(Sütterlin font) |
Alphabet, exercises
and downloadable font. >Go> |
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| Some periods in
Swedish language history: |
| fornsvenska |
= "ancient" Swedish language.
Period from the first documented Swedish language - abt year 800 - to
about 1526. cf the term for the time period in general: fornsvensk. |
| äldre fornsvenska |
The first part of the period: ca 800 to
ca 1375 |
| yngre fornsvenska |
The second part of the period: ca 1375
to ca 1526 |
| Some terms in
connection with the Swedish language |
| alfabet |
= alphabet, from the names of the 2
first letters in the Latin alphabet: alpha and beta.
Denotes a standard sorting order of the letters of a language. |
| runa |
a rune, a letter in the oldest written
Nordic languages, derived from old Germanic written language - the
oldest rune inscription found is 2000 years old. (more in link above)
With the arrival of the Catholic missionaries the Latin alphabet was
introduced and eventually replaced the rune futhark. |
| futhark |
the rune "alphabet", i.e. all
the 16-24 rune characters listed in a standardized order. cf. Latin
alphabet. The name futhark is constructed in a similar way being
the 6 first runes in that order: f,u,th,a,r and k. |
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