• Aug 25, 2025 The Little Book Of Icelandic On The Idiosyncrasie *Unique Letters and Sounds:** Icelandic uses letters like ΓΎ (thorn) and Γ° (eth), which are relics of Old English and Norse alphabets and are pronounced as βthβ sounds. **Compound Words:** Similar to German, Icelandic loves creating long compound words, sometimes stringing t By Mr. Wilfred Crist