I'm reading on Wikipedia that it can be pronounced similarly to the German
which is sort of like the French -eaux
which is sort of like the French -eauxIsn't that more of an "oo" sound? Like in "boo"?
Isn't that more of an "oo" sound? Like in "boo"?
Okay, so it is supposed to be more like "ragna-ruck" if pronounced more authentically?That pronunciation is Icelandic. The vowel sound in the Norse pronunciation would be more or less the same as the English one, but a bit shorter.
Y'all got some weird ideas about how sounds are pronounced, I gotta sayI feel like I'm more confused than when I made the topic lol
I feel like I'm more confused than when I made the topic lol
So, why is being approximated in Japanese with "e" sounds...?
Yeah, I meant isn't -eaux pronounced like "oo," which wouldn't be how is pronounced?I think it's closer to "oh"
Vowels in Japanese are very basic. Trying to do Scandinavian words in Japanese is just asking for trouble.Yeah, that's fair.
o with the umlaut"Ragnar- o with the umlaut - k" is a very unwieldy phrase.
Oh, as a follow-up question, are the "r"s at the end of words like Hermr, or Urr, or Baldr silent? Because I'm seeing conflicting answers.It's a short tapped 'r'
It's a short tapped 'r'By short tapped, it's like a quick flick of the tongue?
Since you mentioned Hr earlier in the topic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:H%C3%B6%C3%B0r_(RP).ogg
By short tapped, it's like a quick flick of the tongue?It's the same thing. is the older vowel, and is what it eventually merged into in Old Icelandic. I prefer when writing it out because can give an inaccurate impression of what the pronunciation is supposed to be.
I've heard the wiki example there, but is that Hr or Hr, since it seems the O letter is different there?
the Norse pronunciation is more like "ah" -- so something like ragnarok is indeed "ragna-rock."