Sources To Help Pronunciation
Hello all!
TLDR:
I am looking for sources that will be helpful for pronouncing words/names/places in Old Norse. I am not looking to learn the whole language to speak or read fluently. Any help on further explaining the different reconstructions of the language and modern day similarities would be helpful as well.
Ideally I want:
- A Dictionary or other sources that will break down the pronunciation of each word for an English speaker (if there is such a thing).
- Be as accurate as possible/generally accepted by the majority
- Be able to hear it would be a great bonus
- I don't mind buying what I need, but I much prefer not paying monthly subscriptions for different sources.
I'm tired of searching for someone to tell me how to say a word, because I then have to do this for every word I need to pronounce. I also currently have no way of knowing if someone pronounces something correctly. I want to understand how to read and pronounce a word.
More Info/clarification:
I am not looking to speak fluently or reconstruct grammatically correct sentences, just to be able to look at a name, term, monster, etc. in mythology or history and be able to say it correctly. My purpose/reason for this inquiry is that I make videos on YouTube that explore the lore of Dungeons & Dragons as well as connect it (when applicable) with its historical inspirations. Among other historical roots, I run across A LOT of Nordic terms, names, places, monsters, etc. and I would like to pronounce them in a way that gives a nod to their inspiration/heritage. Plus it's fun haha. For example, Einherjar (sometimes spelt Einheriar in D&D) are found in the Outer Planes. I looked up how to say it and boy oh boy was there conflict on how to pronounce it. I have no idea who is right or in what context someone is saying its pronounced this way or that. Another example would be the Outer Plane of Ysgard has different layers named Muspelheim and Nidavellir respectively. That would be cool to know how to say as well. These are examples of the things I keep running into with really no way of knowing how to pronounce them in my ignorance.
I have read the r/Norse reading list and saw a few helpful sources, most notably Jackson Crawford's YouTube channel. I will start taking notes on his videos.
Another source that I have found so far that matches what I am asking for is this website https://ordstirr.wordpress.com/language/old-norse-pronunciation/. Is this a good website?
Sorry for the long post.
Any help appreciated!