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- Nichelle Nichols
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angstier: There was a theory going around a few years back that the Hogwarts Houses are influenced..

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angstier:

There was a theory going around a few years back that the Hogwarts Houses are influenced by which Element someone is - Fire, Earth, Air, or Water. If you’re up to it, reblog this with your House and Astrological Sign, to compare how often it ends up right. It’s incredibly interesting to me.

GRYFFINDOR: The Fire Signs - Leo, Aries, & Sagittarius

HUFFLEPUF: The Earth Signs - Taurus, Virgo, & Capricorn

RAVENCLAW: The Air Signs - Gemini, Libra, & Aquarius

SLYTHERIN: The Water Signs - Scorpio, Cancer, & Pisces

Nope. Scorpio Ravenclaw here, and according to the percentages quiz, the next house for me would be Hufflepuff.
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insp.
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heythisisbecky: The most unrealistic thing about Hogwarts is there is no overt petty drama?? There..

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The most unrealistic thing about Hogwarts is there is no overt petty drama?? There are like 5 kids per year who have to live together for SEVEN YEARS and they can do MAGIC. You can’t tell me the muffliato charm wasn’t used to talk mad shit about people. How many witches hexed their best friend’s dress robes to always be one size too small because they were fighting? And you expect me to believe that people ACTUALLY stayed in bed during curfew instead of flying through the Scottish highlands? Also the castle is designed to ruin your fucking life. Can you imagine being drunk on the moving staircases?? That’s an entire mythology of student stories in and of itself. I’m just saying, when I was in high school someone locked and duct taped a car alarm into a locker and then set it off for two hours straight and I’m 95% sure he wasn’t even a wizard
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worldsentwined:

Something a little bit different and more personal than my usual art. @vefanyar and I often have conversations about how the ocean is in our way, and this idea sprang from one of them. <3
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Víkingabók Database: Old Norse Words.

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animatedamerican:

crazy4dragons:

fjorn-the-skald:

fjorn-the-skald:

OLD NORSE WORDS:

THIS POST is designed to act as a basic, free, and online resource for Old Norse vocabulary. Entries have been condensed to the Old Norse word, part of speech, and a basic definition. This ‘dictionary’ is meant more for reference, or, perhaps more appropriately, for the casual learner, or even an already somewhat familiar learner. In other words, this list is meant to complement more reliable sources of learning, if not just for casual entertainment and practice. If you would like more comprehensive resources for learning Old Norse, see the citations at the bottom of this post.(1)

As for pronouncing these words, there are generally two methods: old and modern. The old method is reconstructed, whereas the modern method is the same pronunciation as modern Icelandic. The information regarding these methods can be found in Jesse L. Byock’s book, listed below, but I have also made posts about these methods on this blog, so here are the links to those respective guides on pronunciation:

Old Icelandic Method (old post)

Modern Icelandic Method

Special Characters

As for the dictionary aspect of this post, each word is included in an alphabetically ordered list, including basic (and I do mean basic) grammatical information and English definitions. If any questions concerning this list arise, send them my way via an ask and I will elaborate or explain the issue. More words will be added roughly every twelve or thirteen weeks, or every three months. Nonetheless, individuals words are posted once a week (on Wednesday) and can be viewed here.

VOCABULARY:

ár (adv.) anciently, of yore; early

ársæll (adj.) fortunate (in terms of harvest)

bjó (vb., 1/3sg. past of búa) lived

bjǫrn (noun, m.) bear

blót (noun, n.) sacrifice, sacrificial feast

bók (noun, f.) book

bóndi (noun, m.) husband, farmer, landowner

bœr (noun, m.) farmstead; town

dagr (noun, m.) day

draumr (noun, m.) dream

dóttir (noun, f.) daughter

dróttning (noun, f.) queen

efniligr (adj.) promising

einnhverr (adj. pron.) some, some one

fagr (adj.) beautiful

fara (vb.) to go, travel

ferð (noun, f.) journey

fé (noun, n.) cattle, sheep; wealth

fjall (noun, n.) mountain, fell 

freyja (noun, f.) lady; the goddess Freyja

frændi (noun, m.) kinsman

gaf (vb., 1/3sg. past of gefa) gave

gamall (adj.) old

goði (noun, m.) chieftain, heathen priest

góðr (adj.) good

hamingja (noun, f.) guardian sprint; luck, good fortune

hann (pron., m., nom./acc., sg.) he

hauss (noun, m.) skull

háttr (noun, m.) mode of life, habit; custom

heiðingi (noun, m.) heathen, gentile; wolf (poetic)

heim (adv.) (to) home, homeward

heita (vb.) to be named

hjálp (noun, f.) help

hjálpa (vb.) to help

hófsmaðr (noun, m.) a man of moderation

hús (noun, n.) house

hǫll (noun, f.) large house, hall

írskr (adj.) Irish

jól (noun, n., pl.) Yule; Christmas

kona (noun, f.) woman, wife

konungr (noun, m.) king

kostr (noun, m.) choice

kristinn (adj.) Christian

kunnigr (adj.) wise, versed in magic

landnámsmaðr (noun, m.) settler

maðr (noun, m.) man, person

mál (noun, n.) speech

mikill (adj.) big, great, prominent

morginn (noun, m.) morning

nes (noun, f.) headland

Norðrlǫnd (noun, n., pl.) Northern lands; Scandinavia

papi (noun, m.) priest

rauðr (noun, m.) red

ráð (noun, n.) advice, counsel; plan

ríkr (adj.) powerful, mighty

saga (noun, f.) history, story

saman (adv.) together

sá (vb.) to see

skál (noun, f.) bowl

skegg (noun, n.) beard

skip (noun, n.) ship

skógr (noun, m.) forest

skjǫldr (noun, m.) shield

sonr (noun, m.) son

spá (noun, f.) prophecy

spá (vb.) to prophesy, foretell

spjót (noun, n.) spear, lance

sterkr (adj.) strong

sverð (noun, n.) sword

tíðindi (noun, n., pl.) tidings, news

vápn (noun, n.) weapon

vár (noun, n.) spring

vera (vb.) to be

vetr (noun, m.) winter

vinr (noun, m.) friend

vitr (adj.) wise

víking (noun, f.) raid

Víkingr (noun, m.) Viking

vísa (noun, f.) verse

vænn (adj.) beautiful, fine; hopeful, promising

þing (noun, n.) assembly

This post is part of a collective project called the Víkingabók Database. The goal of this project is to compile various resources, whether as links or lists (particularly of books, articles, or sites), that relate to the field of medieval Scandinavian studies. This project began on the 6th of December, 2016. This post may be updated in the future so that the information it contains remains current and applicable.

This post was last updated on: 05 JUL, 2017 (12 new words, ö ☞ ǫ, and aesthetic improvements)

I hope this information has been helpful. If you have any questions concerning this list, or pertaining to the project in general, feel free to contact me at fjorntheskald@gmail.com. If you have any additional information you would like to add to this post, such as updated text availabilities or corrections, please let it be known.

Með vinsemd og virðingu,(With friendliness and respect,)Fjörn

FOOTNOTES:

1. Jesse L. Byock, Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas. (Jules William Press, 2013) and Geir T. Zoëga, A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic. (Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 2004). More sources are also available through the Viking Society for Northern Research.

DISCLAIMER | VÍKINGABÓK | LESSONS (ongoing)

The following words have been added to this list:  fara, hófsmaðr, skegg, fé, heiðingi, kristinn, ár, háttr, hamingja, fjall, hǫll, and bjǫrn.

Bjorn Boar’s name is legit Bear Boar. MIND BLOWN.

hey @buchergenuss32, possibly useful resource?
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TO THOSE MAKING NATIVE OCS

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atthelamppost:

shishitsunari:

aphromanoo:

I see this a lot, no one has actual names, or any reference for names, that are legit Native American, varying among the tribes, for their characters.

Babynames.com and shit like that will give you names made up by white people.

However, I’ve got your solution.

Native-Languages  is a good website to turn to for knowledge on a lot of native things, including native names. If you’re unsure about the names you’ve picked, they even have a list of made up names here!

Please don’t trust names like babynames.com for native names, they’re made up and often quite offensive to the cultures themselves.

Thank you!

Native Languages is a great website. I use it for my fact-checking since it always has reliable links to tribal sites.
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