Atlakviða 5-25 in Old Norse

[@tylerbrubaker6642]

Please do Hamthismal next; probably my favorite poem in the eddas. You truly are a gem Dr. Crawford

[@melissahdawn]

Thank you! It strengthens my comprehension so much to hear this, thank you, alot! This is so much better than listenong to Icelandic radio for some reason. I think it has to do with it being something of interest in the first place, opposed to something I ought to do, like an errand on a to do list. Anyhow, many words just to say: I really appreciate these, if ever in doubt or question as to if another such reading should be done, it totally should! Thanks.

[@melissahdawn]

I figured out why this sort of audio treasure is my preference. It is because I can visually read along and that fits my stage of comprehension nicely. Maybe it is like having training wheels or a wheelchair or something helpful, but it also helps to have the new language expounded on through a native language , where it is nice to try to walk without help (figuratively speaking) I prefer these read through videos.

[@trabantdelux]

LYDA (people/men) has similarity in Bulgarian ЛЮДЕ [LYUDE] (archaic word for people, now we use ХОРА [HORA]) So LYUDE could be borrowed word from the Gothic.

[@Sindraug25]

There is also an archaic English word, LEDE, which means the same thing.

[@anastasiossi]

In Greek also LAOS/LEŌS(ΛΑΟΣ/ΛΕΩΣ)

[@anastasiossi]

Leute in German

[@sathdk79]

"Slikt" looks a lot like our modern word slight, which does contain the word light and means a small quantity. It may be more akin to that meaning rather than more common uses of the word "light." Yellows may be described as red, simply for purpose of alliteration since it is the only color that starts with R and is kind of close to yellow on the rainbow.

[@thingstowatch9530]

Slikt means turned off, we still call it "släkt" to this day in Sweden.

[@beepboop204]