The Old Norse word "þá" can cause trouble for learners since it has many unrelated meanings, including "then," "them," and "that," in different contexts.
Link to playlist with all videos about Old Norse words with many meanings: [ Ссылка ]
Dr. Jackson Crawford is an Old Norse specialist who teaches in the Department of Scandinavian at the University of California, Berkeley (formerly at UCLA), and is credited in Disney’s Frozen. His new, contemporary translation of the Poetic Edda—the most important source for the stories of the Norse gods and heroes—is available at [ Ссылка ]
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Learn the Old Norse language with this step-by-step video series: [ Ссылка ]
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