THE HIES OPEN LIBRARY
Geir T. Zoëga • 1910
Category: REFERENCE
A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic is a reference work by Icelandic scholar Geir T. Zoëga designed to assist readers of Old Icelandic and Old Norse texts. The dictionary provides English definitions for vocabulary encountered throughout medieval Icelandic literature.
The work is particularly useful for students reading the Eddas, sagas, and related primary sources and provides a practical reference for vocabulary, grammatical forms, and textual interpretation.
This Open Library entry uses Geir T. Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, published by Clarendon Press in 1910.
As a historical reference work, its terminology and lexicographical conventions reflect the scholarship of its period. It remains a valuable resource for reading Old Icelandic texts but should be used alongside appropriate language instruction and additional reference works where necessary.
Old Norse Language
Old Icelandic Vocabulary
Lexicography
Reading & Translation
Eddic Literature
Saga Literature
Primary-Text Reading
Language Reference
A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic is a practical language reference for students working with Old Norse and Old Icelandic texts at Hákonarætt Institute of Eddic Studies.
It is especially relevant to courses addressing Old Norse language, Eddic literature, saga literature, textual interpretation, vocabulary development, and guided reading of primary sources in their original language.
Inclusion in the Open Library does not mean that every entry or section is assigned in every HIES course. Specific readings and language exercises are identified within individual courses on the HIES Learning Platform.
Title: A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic
Author: Geir T. Zoëga
Publication Year: 1910
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Publication Place: Oxford
Resource Type: Language Reference / Dictionary
Languages: Old Icelandic / English