Ever struggled to find a word describing “heavy snowfall with large flakes occurring in calm wind”? It’s hundslappadrífa. Welcome to icelandic from scratch †a free, step-by-step course for anyone who wants to learn the icelandic language, no matter your background or starting point.

The division between old and modern icelandic is said to be before and after 1540. The early form of the icelandic language is old norse or, more specifically, old west norse and old icelandic. Today, icelandic is similar to faroese, at least in written form. Icelandic is a northern germanic language spoken mainly in iceland by about 350,000 people. Icelandic is a north germanic language similar to old norse that has changed little since iceland’s settlement period. Find some basic icelandic phrases and words here.

Icelandic is a north germanic language similar to old norse that has changed little since iceland’s settlement period. Find some basic icelandic phrases and words here.