PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY OF
PROPER NAMES
KEY TO PRONUNCIATION. - Marked vowels are
pronounced like the same vowels similarly marked in the
following words: fäther, hăt, wall; sĕt,
alėrt, thēme; pīne, bĭt;
tŏp,
more, rōde; mūte, pull. The sound ö is
hard to pronounce in English; it lies about half-way
between the e in alėrt and the e in hĕld.
Æsir - ĕs ´ĭr.
Alsvith - äĺ svĭth.
Arvakur - äŕ väk ur.
Asa - äśä.
Asgard - äś gärd.
Ask - äsk.
Balder - baľ der.
Baugi - bow´ gē.
Bifröst - bē´.
Bil - bĭl.
Bragi - brä´ gē.
Brock - brock.
Brunhilde - brun hĭĺ dĕ.
Draupnir - drowp´ nĭr.
Elivâgar - ā´ lē vägär.
Elli - ĕĺlē.
Embla - ĕm´blä
.