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Nordic Literature, Language, News, and Film: Language & Dictionaries

Explore these print, electronic and audiovisual materials introducing literature and film from the region, touching on theater, news and the languages of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.

Online Dictionaries for Nordic Languages

DanishOpen Access Online Dictionaries

Faroese

Greenlandic

Norwegian

Swedish

Online help with Nordic languages

BBC Quick Fix - basic phrases for over 40 less frequently taught languages, including Scandinavian languages.

The History of Linguistics in Nordic Countries - a scholarly overview with early historical coverage, including 1500-1800.

N'CLAV - Nordic Collaboration on Language Variation Studies is a new conference and research association. Information hosted by the Götesberg Universitet. 

ScanDiaSyn - Scandinavian Dialect Syntax is an umbrella group for Scandinavian research groups that are documenting Scandinavian dialectical variations. The most interesting feature of the website is the ongoing development of an electronic pan-Scandinavian dialect collection called the Nordic Dialect Corpus.

Surfing for Slang - links to sources for Scandinavian slang is available toward the bottom of the screen.

 

English Translations

Cambridge English Norwegian Dictionary

Globse English Swedish Dictionary

Globse English Danish Dictionary

Globse English Icelandic Dictionary

Globse English Finnish Dictionary

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