Árni Böðvarsson: Icelandic dictionary (Íslensk orðabók) / 1st Edition, 1976

Description: About the item Original title: Íslensk orðabók fyrir skóla og skrifstofur / ritstjóri Árni Böðvarsson Title in English: Icelandic dictionary for schools and offices / editor Arni BodvarssonDescription: The book is 1st edition (7th reprinting) of the perfectly Icelandic explanatory dictionary by Árni Böðvarsson who was one of the most prominent scientist of Iceland, talented educator, grammarian, and dictionaries editor. This explanatory dictionary has gained a place as a highly quality and accessible dictionary for home, school and students. With 85,000 headwords and 20,000 terms and phrases, the dictionary is a large-sized dictionary which contain a great vocabulary and a large number of using examples, fixed expressions and collocations in Icelandic. The dictionary is a explanatory dictionary that gives full information about Icelandic words first of all about their meaning. The dictionary also contains detailed and clear summaries of Icelandic grammar, forms of speech and modes of expression, and as Icelandic has a rich morphology, the inflections of the headwords are shown by notes. The dictionary provides information about etymology (a origin) and commonly used synonyms of some words. Included some illustrations to help explain in difficult cases some Icelandic words referring to traditional Icelandic culture, history, sagas, Vikings, etc. Added information about Icelandic personal names and nicknames, and some common Icelandic abbreviations.The vocabulary is mainly traditional Icelandic (not include neologisms and borrowings) since the author of dictionary was a supporter of the purity of the Icelandic language and was a wish to preserve Icelandic as an independent language, free of the influence from English and other common languages. Since there is influx of foreign words or expressions which tend to substitute innate Icelandic vocabulary, thus endangering supra-classical Icelandic language which has developed for almost a thousand years in isolation and is more conservative than most other European languages. This book is still considered the best Icelandic explanatory dictionary and widely used in Iceland and is a convenient tool for studies Icelandic and for all those who need to express themselves in speech and writing, especially those who constantly struggle with the complexity of Icelandic language. The dictionary will be an indispensable and effective language tool for anyone interested in the Icelandic language, primarily to translators from Icelandic and all people who need to look up words in Icelandic. Also the book will be interesting to learners and teachers of Icelandic and collectors of dictionaries and books in Icelandic. Language: Icelandic Dimensions:160 × 240 × 60 mm / 6.3 × 9.5 × 2.3 inWeight: 1480 g / 52 oz Pages: 1260 Edition: Printed in Reykjavik in 1976. Condition: Very good condition. Hardcover is simulated leather. The front cover bears and the spine of a book is gold titling. Edges of pages are painted (white with gray speckles). All pages clean and unmarked, no notes or underlining. Saving through combined postage I'm happy to post everything to you in the same package if you're buying multiple items from me. You get a discount on postage costs and save money by combining items. You'll need to ask me before you pay and I send you a combined invoice detailing all the items, and the new cost of postage. Dear friends! Please write me any questions, requests and wishes through the form "Contact seller" before you make order! About me My name is Árni and I live in Iceland. 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