How do you pronounce gjallarhorn

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Contribute mode x x x. Dutch vocabulary -Gloria Mary. I pronounce it gallerhorn or Gyllenhaal, because the correct way is hard. I just wrote this so people would know that there's basically no point in trying to put on any kind of affected pronunciation.

In English, we borrow it from Old Norse, not modern Scandinavian languages. So while that way is not necessarily incorrect, it is definitely not the most correct way to do it. When a proper name or word is borrowed outright, until it becomes part of English's lexicon, most lexicographers suggest that the most correct way to use it is as a foreign word, that is, with the pronunciation of the language from which it was borrowed, not an alternate pronunciation.

For example, we would say Caesar, and not Czar, for Caesar, if it was not already part of the English lexicon. Personally, I'd prefer we just tag along with what the modern Nordics say. There is enough pronunciation divergence already.

It's not often a good way to go about things. For example, in modern Greek, delta is pronounced with an eth sound, like thelta. Because languages evolve and change, their words evolve and change. They really are two different languages, and since Gjallarhorn is a specific thing, mentioned only in Old Norse, modern Scandinavian languages use it as a borrowing as well, but are more liberal in their pronunciations, like we are with, for example, Grendel and Beowulf.

However, under no circumstances should a Dane pronounce Beowulf Beeohwolf, but bayohwulf. Back to the forum index. Show spoilers Linear. How to pronounce Gjallarhorn: a long guide Destiny by Funkmon , Sunday, April 26, , days ago edited by Funkmon, Sunday, April 26, , The Gj Many people look at Gjallarhorn and note the Gj, which stirs in people some kind of learning of Old English, where G was often pronounced as a y.

Gahllahrhorn The double l In almost all cases of Old Norse, double consonants are pronounced as a double sounding of a consonant, like we might say in something like a "lead diver," where the d gets pronounced twice. Now, the plosive. The Rs Trill these MFers. The horn These are like we would pronounce them in English, except with a trilled R.

Let's put it together Okay, gjallarhorn. Let's break it down by syllable, and it should be easy. Challenge Accepted! That's a modern pronunciation, not the Old Norse way. The actual TLDR was the very last part of the post.

The internet never lies. I saw it on the internet. Does the internet lie? It would be like that were we to use modern pronunciations of ancient words.