Modernized Icelandic Spelling
In many modern Icelandic publications of Old Norse works, the modern Icelandic spelling is used. Since it is based on the same basic system the difference is not great. One notable difference is the insertion of u before r, when it is preceded by a consonant at the end of the word. Thus the Old Norse name Baldr comes out as Baldur in modern Icelandic. Other differences include vowel-shifts, whereby Old Norse ǫ became Icelandic ö, and Old Norse œ became Icelandic æ. Old Norse ø corresponds in modern Icelandic to ö, as in sökkva, or to e, as in gera and deyja). There is also consonant lenition of final k and t to g and ð, e.g. mig for earlier mik and það for earlier þat.
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