Grammar of Mo ruvallabok

This book describes the palaeography, orthography and morphology of the 14th century saga manuscript Mo ruvallabok. First pubished in 2000, it is the third and final volume of a set of which the first 2 volumes were published in 1987, The descriptions are complete and frequencies are given in absolute numbers. Where variation is found between sagas, each saga is treated separately. Mo ruvallabok is a large manuscript in size (200 leaves of 34x24cm) and in scope, containing 11 sagas, amomg them Njala, Eigla and Laxdaela. The normalized spelling found in 19th century grammars and dictionaries is based on the orthography found in this and contemporary manuscripts.