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Páll Jóhann Pálsson
Páll is a name primarily of Icelandic language, Icelandic and Faroese language, Faroese origins. Notable people with the name include: * Páll Bálkason (died 1231), Hebridean lord who was an ally of Olaf the Black * Páll Gíslason (1924–2004), Icelandic medical practitioner and scout * Páll Guðlaugsson (born 1958), Icelandic football player and coach * Páll Guðmundsson (born 1959), Icelandic sculptor and artist * Páll Mohr Joensen (born 1986), Faroese footballer * Páll Jónsson (1155–1211), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman * Páll Klettskarð (born 1990), Faroese football striker * Páll Magnússon (born 1954), Icelandic television director * Páll Melsteð (other), multiple people, including: **Páll Melsteð (amtmann) (1791–1861), Icelandic official and politician **Páll Melsteð (historian) (1812–1910), Icelandic historian * Páll Ólafsson (other), multiple people, including: **Páll Ólafsson (handballer) (born 1960), Icelandic Olympic hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Language
Icelandic (; is, íslenska, link=no ) is a North Germanic language spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language. Due to being a West Scandinavian language, it is most closely related to Faroese, western Norwegian dialects, and the extinct language, Norn. The language is more conservative than most other Germanic languages. While most of them have greatly reduced levels of inflection (particularly noun declension), Icelandic retains a four- case synthetic grammar (comparable to German, though considerably more conservative and synthetic) and is distinguished by a wide assortment of irregular declensions. Icelandic vocabulary is also deeply conservative, with the country's language regulator maintaining an active policy of coining terms based on older Icelandic words rather than directly taking in loanwords from other languages. Since the written language has not changed much, Icelandic speakers can read classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
