[Loch-Ruadh] Names for mordie and Ili

Padraig Ruad O Maolagain padraig_ruad at irishbard.org
Tue Aug 31 10:27:35 PDT 2004


Nothing's worse than Welsh.  :-)

Hálfdan drómundr Hjọrtsson

HAF-dan (sometimes HALF-dan, pronouncing the L)
DRAY-mund (sometimes DRAY-mund-er; the ending "r" isn't always voiced)
YARTS-son (or if you want to trip over it, try HYARTS-son, with the 
first syllable pronounced like a karate yell, "HYAH")

Kaölin inn illi Bassadóttir

KAY-oh-lin
in IL-lee
BAH-sah-Dah-ter

After learning Irish Gaelic pronounciation, Norse is easy.

Padraig

> Please send phonetic pronunciation, if you have it.  Norse is as bad, 
or 
> worse, than Welsh!
> Gwenllian
> Loch Ruadh Rocks!!




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