Table Of Pronunciation

The final _e_ is sounded in Skåne, Sirle, Gripe, etc.

The _å_ in Skåne and Småland is pronounced like _o_ in ore.

_j_ is like the English _y_. Nuolja, Oviksfjällen, Sjangeli, Jarro,

etc., should sound as if they were spelled like this: Nuolya,

Oviksfyellen, Syang [one syllable] elee, Yarro, etc.

_g_, when followed by _e, i, y, ä, ö_, is also like _y_. Example, Göta

is pronounced Yöta.

When _g_ is followed by _a, o, u_, or _å_, it is hard, as in go.

_k_ in Norrköping, Linköping, Kivik (pronounced Cheeveek), etc., is like

_ch_ in cheer.

_k_ is hard when it precedes _a, o, u_, or _å_. Example, Kaksi, Kolmi,

etc.

_ä_ is pronounced like _ä_ in fare. Example, Färs.

There is no sound in the English language which corresponds to the

Swedish _ö_. It is like the French _eu_ in jeu.

Gripe is pronounced Greep-e.

In Sirle, the first syllable has the same sound as _sir_, in sirup.

The names which Miss Lagerlöf has given to the animals are descriptive.

Smirre Fox, is cunning fox.

Sirle Squirrel, is graceful, or nimble squirrel.

Gripe Otter, means grabbing or clutching otter.

Mons is a pet name applied to cats; like our tommy or pussy. Monsie

house-cat is equivalent to Tommy house-cat.

Mårten gåskarl (Morten Goosie-gander) is a pet name for a tame gander,

just as we use Dickie-bird for a pet bird.

Fru is the Swedish for Mrs. This title is usually applied to gentlewomen

only. The author has used this meaning of "fru."

A Goa-Nisse is an elf-king, and corresponds to the English Puck or Robin

Goodfellow.

Velma Swanston Howard.

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