Jakob Jakobsen

“ Further, special thanks are due to Professor Finnur Jónsson of the University of Copenhagen, whose friendly interest has been evident in the readiness with which he has responded to every inquiry, and whose concluding words from his Postscript to the Danish edition may here be quoted: “No one will underestimate the contribution which Dr. Jakobsen by his excellent work has made to Scandinavian, and in particular to Norse, philological research, carried out as it was with never-flagging energy, keen penetration, and delicacy of judgement. ”

“ Jakob Jakobsen that his Etymologisk Ordbog over det Norrøne Sprog på Shetland should appear in an English edition, but he knew that his wish would never be fulfilled by himself, all his time being devoted to further original research; a considerable collection of Orkney Norn required to be worked out, and he was also occupied with a Færoese dictionary which he had commenced. Death unfortunately intervened, and what he left undone no one else could adequately do. ”

“ George Watson of the Oxford English Dictionary, and author of the Roxburghshire Word-book, who has greatly assisted by devoting his valuable time to revising the first proofs. Further, warmest thanks are tendered to Dr. Hugh Marwick, Kirkwall, without whose kind encouragement the work of translation might never have been attempted, and who has smoothed the path over various difficulties. ”