He sounded subdued, and said he has not been working much, having just suffered through a personal tragedy. On March 24, he said, his wife of 33 years, Doria Palmieri Reagan, died of complications from a progressive neuromuscular disease that she developed seven-and-a-half years ago. A clinical psychologist, Doria Reagan was seven years older than her husband.
Icelandic is rich in words which describe natural features and phenomena often in a very poetic way, such as SnÃ¦fellsjÃ¶kull (described above), SkjaldbreiÃ°ur (broad shield), and HerÃ°ubreiÃ° (broad shoulders).
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Icelanders speak Icelandic and yes, the Icelandic language has changed very little since the 1300's. Iceland used to be very isolated, so there was not much foreign influence on our language. Later on, when the isolation was over, Icelanders continued to preserve the language. Instead of taking foreign words and adapting them to our language, like many nations do, we create new Icelandic words or recycle old words that are not used anymore.