#ahlv

[ahlakevilla]

“You want MY picture!? Here’s my good side!” #ahlv #goodside #ahlvpatients https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt59sFglJ6G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uipwf6g3hgo2

[thorraborinn]

Small question but how did the Norse pronounce Alfr (Álfar)? I always read it as Ai-far but modern Icelanders apparently pronounce it as Out-vas

In Old Icelandic, alfr was pronounced something like "AHLV-r" (IPA /ɑlvr/) with a trilled "r." It was probably pronounced as close to a single syllable as one can possibly say that. If we were to go back into Viking-era language we'd have to have a discussion about /ʀ/ and that's a whole can of woʀms, but the above works for that time period as well other than the final -ʀ.

The vowel was lengthened on the way into Modern Icelandic, as it was in other words like ulfr > úlfur 'wolf' and mjǫlk > mjólk 'milk.' it's pronounced "OWL-vurr" /ˈaul.vʏr/. When that lengthening happened -- quite early in the development of Icelandic, when we might still include it under the umbrella of "Old Norse," that vowel á would have been pronounced like (using English orthography) "aw" (/ɔ/) rather than "ow" /au/.

The letter "f" is always voiced (pronounced like "v") in the middle of words, except in certain specific circumstances like coming before certain consonants. If it's a "v" in Swedish (älva), Danish (elv), Norwegian (alv, elv), and/or Faroese (álvur), it was pronounced like a "v" in Old Icelandic. The actual letter "v" wasn't distinguished from "u" at the time, and when we write words from that time period using "v", it's pronounced "w" (e.g. Valhǫll "WAHL-hawl").

Proto-Norse and Modern Icelandic both had some kind of final devoicing so it's almost certain that Old Icelandic did as well. This is like in German, how you pronounce Hund 'dog' "hoont" with the "d" devoiced into a "t," but the plural is Hunde "HOON-duh."

In Modern Icelandic, it doesn't happen on the level of the individual word but rather on the whole sentence. So if you say a word like Sif it's normally pronounced "Siv," though if it's the last thing you say in a sentence it might come out more like what an English-speaker expects ("Siff"). In those cases, at the end of an utterance, alfr probably also had an "f" sound rather than a "v" sound, picking up that devoicing from the following "r."

[bmuthareviews]

@prime1studio teamed up again with @joshnizzi.art to design this unique take on the EVA test unit...looked great to me! 💥💥💥 #statue #statuecollectors #statuephotography #toycollector #toycrewbuddies #figure #awesome #zbrush #photography #canon #sculpture #photographer #geek #geeklife #instadaily #collection #toys #nerd #cosplay #art #artist #comiccon #igers #igdaily #evangelion #anime #manga #prime1studio #mecha (at Tokyo, Japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2J9pW-AhlV/?igshid=aggd8nehl3hm

[hiddlesgirl]

ABLV; The Subject of Silver

I have seen a few posts on the Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter tag about how silver kills werewolves, not vampires. Now this is very true, in almost all werewolf fiction and lore silver is mentioned as a way to injure and kill werewolves. However, the silver feature did not enter mainstream werewolf lore until the 20th Century "This feature does not appear in stories about werewolves before the 20th century (the claim that the Beast of Gévaudan, an 18th-century wolf or wolf-like creature, was shot by a silver bullet appears to have been introduced by novelists retelling the story from 1935 onwards and not in earlier versions)." [x]

On the topic of vampires and silver there is a definite connection. Silver has been part of vampire lore since lore began, some say that vampires originated when Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver; some say that this is why vampires cannot stand silver [x]. I have several vampire lore books, and all of them at least mention vampires being vulnerable to silver, and in a few it says that silver can be fatal to vampires; especially if it pierces the heart. [x]

The use of silver in both werewolf and vampire lore varies within each country, culture, book and movie. There are so many variations of lore that you cannot say for definite which one is correct. Also a lot of the time authors and film makers create their own lore to fit their stories. There is no set right or wrong in the usage of silver against supernatural creatures, it all depends which lore you chose to use.

The purpose of this post was just to let people know that silver is not exclusively used for werewolves and in many lore has been used to injure or kill vampires too.

[ahlakevilla]

If you aren’t having fun, you aren’t doing it right! All jokes aside, please remember to bring your pets inside!! #ahlv (at Animal Hospital of Lake Villa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtRDDN5lg2s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sem6gnm40vcq

[ahlakevilla]

“Thanks for giving me extra cuddles and blankets Grace!” #sweetpuppydogeyes #icanthelpit 🤷🏻‍♀️#shewantedloves #itswhatido #whatwouldyoudo #germanshepherd #germanshepherdpuppy #wakingupishardwork #cozypup #ahlv #ahlvpatients #dogoftheday (at Animal Hospital of Lake Villa)

[ahlakevilla]

Ticks are in full force! Make sure to do a daily tick check on your pets and keep them on preventatives! How many ticks do you see here? #morethanone #thatsonebigtick #nexgard #frontline #simparica #ahlv

[ahlakevilla]

~who’s a good boy?~ “I’m a good boy!” -Ruger #ahlv #gooddog #lookatthoseeyes #dogoftheday #welshspringerspaniel (at Animal Hospital of Lake Villa)

[ahlakevilla]

“Paul Bunyan” says good morning 🌞 #ahlv #bunniesofinstagram #bunny (at Animal Hospital of Lake Villa)

[ahlakevilla]

Good morning smiles from Mable! #corgi #cute #dogsofinstgram #corgisofinstagram #vetexam #ahlv

[ahlakevilla]

Dr. Unger and Jake are twins today! #Jake #schnauzersofinstagram #dogsofinsta #cuties #ahlv

[ahlakevilla]

#SneakPeek at some of our goodies for our Open House! Join us Saturday, August 18th from 2pm to 5pm for FREE FOOD, Bouncy House, Face Painting, Henna Tattoos, Hospital Tours and MORE! #MeetOurStaff #fearfreecertifiedprofessionals #ahlv (at Animal Hospital of Lake Villa)

[ahlakevilla]

How do you keep a squirmy happy puppy still for a nail trim? With a chicken broth pupsicle of course! #FearFreeForTheWin #mininalrestraintmakesforhappypuppies #didntevenknowanythinghappened #happyvisit #nofearnailtrim #frozenchickenbroth #howdoyoufearfree #fearfreefood #fearfreevet #fearfreecertifiedprofessional #fearfreepuppies #fearfreealldayeveryday #ahlv #ahlvpatients (at Animal Hospital of Lake Villa)

[ahlakevilla]

“Grace, will you come help us with my procedure? I can bribes you with kisses...” #youcantsaynotothisface #lovingthisbigguyrighthere #lovewhenourpatientsfindus #ahlv #ahlvpatients (at Animal Hospital of Lake Villa)

[ahlakevilla]

Here at the Animal Hospital of Lake Villa we take training seriously. When Barney said that something was lacking....we had to listen! He felt he needed to help train our client service representatives, so of course....we must allow it! He thought there were not enough kisses being given. Here we have Barney demonstrating exactly how this should be done. #showthemhowitsdonebarney #meetournewestcsr #csrforthewin #csrtraining #kissesmakeeverythingbetter #haveyoukissedyourdogtoday #weloveourpatients #ahlv #ahlvpatients #dogsofinstgram #dogoftheday #nothinglikeagoldenretriever #lovegoldenretrievers (at Animal Hospital of Lake Villa)

[ahlakevilla]

“Thanks for the loves and pets Matt! If we can sit here all day just like this, that’d be great!” #weloveourpatients #lookatthatface #wecanthelpit #sweetestgolden #goldenlove #ahlv #ahlvpatients (at Animal Hospital of Lake Villa)