Norse Pronunciations

Hi everybody!  Lady Beltane asked me to post a quick guide to pronouncing some of the Norse names.  They can be quite a mouthful, I’ll admit.  Here’s a short list of the names you’ll see in the Norse 101 Part 2 post tomorrow:

• Aesir: eye-seer
• Asgard: az-guard
• Ask: ask
• Audhumla: ow-DOOM-la
• Bestla: BEST-la
• Bor: bore
• Buri: BOO-ree
• Embla: EM-blar
• Freyja: FREY-ya
• Ginnungagap: Gin-oon-guh-gap (the G’s are hard, like in the word ‘go.’)
• Hoenir: HUR-near
• Lodhur: LO-thur
• Midgard: MEED-guard
• Muspelheim: MOO-spell-hime
• Niflheim: NIFFLE-hime
• Odin: OH-din
• Ve: vay
• Vili: VEE-lee
• Ymir: ee-MEER
• Volva: VOOL-vuh

I’ll post a pronunciation guide for each week’s lesson.  See you tomorrow!