> Þá mælti Þórður: "Hvort ræður þú mér að eg segi skilið við
> Auði hér á þingi eða í héraði og geri eg það við fleiri
> manna ráð því að menn eru skapstórir þeir er sér mun þykja
> misboðið í þessu?"

> Thord then said: "Do you advise me that I declare a
> separation from Aud here at the Thing or in the country
> and I take counsel with more men because men are
> proud-minded, they who themselves will be thought to be
> offended at this?" (Z. gøra 2 - g. ráð með e-m, to take
> counsel with, advise one)

> Then Thord spoke, “Do you advise me to declare (myself)
> divorced with Aud here at (the) Thing or in (the) district
> and I do it with more advice of people because men are
> proudminded those who will feel themselves offended by
> this?”

> Then Þórðr spoke: „Do you advise me that I announce the
> separation (ie declare-myself separated) from Auðr here at
> (the) Thing or in (the) district and (that) I do that with
> (the) advice of more persons (men), because people (men)
> are proudminded, those who will seem to themselves (ie
> feel) offended (see misbjóða, Z1) by this?“

I think that this is <ráð> 'consent, will, wish, agreement'
(Z5): 'with the consent of more people', i.e., with greater
support.

> Guðrún svarar stundu síðar: "Aftans bíður óframs sök."

> Gudrun answers a while later: "A laggard's suit bides till
> even." (CV aptan - aptans bíðr óframs sök, a laggard's
> suit bides till even (a proverb).)

> Gudrun answers a little later, “(He who) waits for
> evening, shyly seeks.”

> Guðrún answers a while later: „A reason (sök, Z4) of
> reticence (cowardice, timidity, lack of courage, úframr)
> waits (ie puts things off) until evening (ie too late,
> aptann).“

Nom. sing. <sök> is the subject of <bíðr>, and the adjective
<óframr> is functioning as a noun: 'Unforward's suit waits
till evening'.

> ... sem karlkonur.

Apparently this is the only instance of word <karlkona> in
the extant corpus.  CV suggests that it's a faulty reading
for <karlmenn>, 'like men (= male persons)'.  If it is
correct, I suspect that it just means something like 'a
woman who dresses (and acts?) in ways considered appropriate
only for men', though I suppose that there could also be
sexual implications.

> ... því að Þórði var óspart um hversu fénu var skipt.

> ... because Thord was un-sparing (i.e., generous)
> concerning how the property was divided.

> ... because Thord was unsparing regarding how the money
> was divided.

> ... because (it) was unsparing from Þórðr about how (it)
> was divided in the-property (ie Þórðr was generous in
> dividing up the property).

This is impersonal <vera>, 'Þórð was unsparing' (Z8 s.v.
<vera>).  <Skipta> takes a dative object, here <fénu>, so it
really is 'about how the property was divided'.

> Hann kvað það jafnan vera sem líklegt var því að háls einn
> var á milli seljanna.

> He stated that (it) is always as might be expected because
> one ridge was between the sheds. (Z. líkliga 1 - sem -ligt
> var, as might be expected)

> He said it always to be as likely was because one ridge
> was between the sheilings

> He declared that to be constantly as was (to be) expected
> because a lone ridge was (ie stood) between (the)
> shielings.

I'm with Alan here: since <einn> follows <háls>, I read it
as 'only one'.

> Þá mælti Auður: "Þú skalt hitta í dag smalamann frá Laugum
> og máttu segja mér hvað manna er að veturhúsum eða í seli
> og ræð allt vingjarnlega til Þórðar sem þú átt að gera."

> Then Aud said: "You will meet today(the) shepherd from
> Laugum and you can tell me what men who (go) to
> winter-house or in the shed and tell all kindly to Thord
> as you have to do."

> Then Aud spoke, “You shall meet a shepherd today from
> Laugar and you can tell me what man is at (the) winter
> house or in (the) sheiling and speak in a very friendly
> manner about Thord as you are obliged to do.”

> Then Auðr spoke: “You shall meet today (the) shepherd from
> Laugar and you must say to me what (manner, by way) of
> men(gen plural) is (are) at (the) winter-houses (plural)
> or in (the) shieling and speak completely amicably towards
> (ie about) Þórðr as you are obliged to do.”

I'll go with 'you can tell me' for <máttu segja mér>.  Note
that <ræð> is an imperative: it isn't a parallel
construction 'you can tell me ... and (you can) speak ...',
but rather 'you can tell ..., and be sure to speak ...'.

Brian

“Engi vǭpn… en yfrit margar gersimar?” segir Tarkinn ok hóf upp brún,
“Ja,
ek ætla at menninir møni gleðjask í því at fyrsta prófit hersins
Dauðastjǫrnu sé svá auðvellilegt, ok møni enn svá auðgask þá. En ef
þú
nefnir borg þá, es heldr hermǫnnum þeim es mennina Falfaðins prófaði í
raun
ok veru ok heiðri, þá monum vér sigla þagat í staðinn Aldiranborgar.”

En Leia þagði.

“Mér leiðisk þat at spyrja eptir þessu sama máli, ok fyr því es þetta
it
síðasta sinn,” segir Tarkinn Stórmofsjarl, “Hvar es ey sú, þar es þeir
sem
standa í mot Falfaðni konungi eru vanir at samnask?”

“Á Dantúíney,” segir Leia, “Þeir eru á Dantúíney á Hjaltlandi.”

“Einfald vas þat, Veiðr,” kvað Tarkinn, “Hon talaði jafnvel ǭn
píning. Sendu
mennina í land.”

“Hvat?” kvað Leia konungsdóttir.

“Oflega trúmikil ertu, Leia konungsdóttir,” segir Tarkinn, “Sem
Aldiranmenn
eru vanir. En Dantúíney es sjaldheyrð ok liggr of fjarri þeim borgum es vér
vildum kúga. En snart monum vér fœra víkingum órum þagat.”

Lýkr nú þessi stefnu, ok eptir liðinn lítinn tíma dreif svá mikill herr
á
landit at øngum þóttisk slík ódœmi fyrr sén hafa, ok vas svá mikill
gnýr af
vápnagangi ok hestgneggi ok hvellum luðrblæstri at jǫrðin sjǭlf skalf, ok
kleifarnar svǫruðu með hræðilega dvergmála. Þeir stefna þá til
Aldiranborgar, eyða ok brenna ok gøra allt vǭnt es þeir mǭttu, ok drepa
bæði
konur ok karla, naut ok sauði, ok þeir svá brenndu at þar stóð etki kot
eptir.


Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.

“Engi vǭpn… en yfrit margar gersimar?” segir Tarkinn ok hóf upp brún,
“Ja,
ek ætla at menninir
“No weapons … but enough very great treasures?” says Tarkinn and raised
his
eyebrows, “Yes, I expect that the men
møni gleðjask í því at fyrsta prófit hersins Dauðastjǫrnu sé svá
auðvellilegt, ok møni enn svá
will become happy  at (it) because (the) first test of Deathstar’s army be
so easy, and will yet so
auðgask þá. En ef þú nefnir borg þá, es heldr hermǫnnum þeim es mennina
Falfaðins prófaði í
enrich them.  But if you name that town which holds those warriors who
tested Palpatines men in
raun ok veru ok heiðri, þá monum vér sigla þagat í staðinn
Aldiranborgar.”
experience and men?? and honour, then we will sail thither instead of
Aldiran-town.”
En Leia þagði.
But Leia was silent.
“Mér leiðisk þat at spyrja eptir þessu sama máli, ok fyr því es þetta
it
síðasta sinn,” segir Tarkinn
“I am tired of asking for the same matter, and for this reason is this the
last time,” says Tarkinn
Stórmofsjarl, “Hvar es ey sú, þar es þeir sem standa í mot Falfaðni
konungi
eru vanir at samnask?”
Earl Stormof, “Where is that island, where those who stand against King
Palpatine are accustomed to assemble?”

“Á Dantúíney,” segir Leia, “Þeir eru á Dantúíney á Hjaltlandi.”
“At Dantuine Island,” says Leia, “They are at Dantuine Island in
Hjaltland.”

“Einfald vas þat, Veiðr,” kvað Tarkinn, “Hon talaði jafnvel ǭn
píning. Sendu
mennina í land.”
“That was simple, Vader,” said Tarkinn, “She spoke just as well without
torture.  Send the men on land.”

“Hvat?” kvað Leia konungsdóttir.
“What?” said Leia daughter of the king.

“Oflega trúmikil ertu, Leia konungsdóttir,” segir Tarkinn, “Sem
Aldiranmenn
eru vanir. En
“You are too trusting, Leia daughter of the king,” says Tarkinn, “As
Aldiran
people are accustomed (to being).  But

Dantúíney es sjaldheyrð ok liggr of fjarri þeim borgum es vér vildum kúga.
En snart monum vér fœra víkingum órum þagat.”
Dantuine Island is seldom heard of and lies too far from those towns which
we want to tyrannize.  But soon we will send Viking arrows thither.”

Lýkr nú þessi stefnu, ok eptir liðinn lítinn tíma dreif svá mikill herr
á
landit at øngum þóttisk slík
Now ends this summons and after a little time passed, so great a force
rushed on land that none  thought himself

ódœmi fyrr sén hafa, ok vas svá mikill gnýr af vápnagangi ok hestgneggi ok
hvellum luðrblæstri
to have seen such an enormity before and (the) din of weapons and neighing
of horses and shrill blowing of trumpets  was so great

at jǫrðin sjǭlf skalf, ok kleifarnar svǫruðu með hræðilega dvergmála.
Þeir
stefna þá til
that the earth itself shook and the cliffs answered with fearsome echos.
They aimed then for

Aldiranborgar, eyða ok brenna ok gøra allt vǭnt es þeir mǭttu, ok drepa
bæði
konur ok karla,
Aldiran town, to destroy and to burn and do all ?? which they could and to
kill both women and men,

naut ok sauði, ok þeir svá brenndu at þar stóð etki kot eptir.
cattle and sheep and they burnt so (much) that not (even) a hut stood
afterwards.

Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.

"Hvat?" kva� Leia konungsd�ttir.
"What?" said Princess Leia?

"Oflega tr�mikil ertu, Leia konungsd�ttir," segir Tarkinn, "Sem Aldiranmenn eru
vanir.
"(Oflega?) believing you are, Princess Leia," says Tarkin, "As people of Aldiran
are wont.

En Dant��ney es sjaldheyr� ok liggr of fjarri �eim borgum es v�r vildum k�ga.
But Dantin Island is seldom heard about and lies far off of the cities which we
want (to) tyrannize.

En snart monum v�r f�ra v�kingum �rum �agat."
But soon we will convey our Vikings there."

L�kr n� �essi stefnu, ok eptir li�inn l�tinn t�ma dreif sv� mikill herr � landit
at �ngum ��ttisk sl�k �d�mi fyrr s�n hafa, ok vas sv� mikill gn�r af v�pnagangi
ok hestgneggi ok hvellum lu�rbl�stri at jǫr�in sjǭlf skalf, ok
kleifarnar svǫru�u me� hr��ilega dvergm�la.
This appointed meeting ends now, and after little time passed so many soldiers
dispersed to the land that no one thought such un-proof (?) previously has seen,
and (there) was such a great clash of a shower of weapons and din of horsemen
and shrill bellow noise (?) that the earth itself shook, and the cliffs answered
(?) with dreadful echo.

�eir stefna �� til Aldiranborgar, ey�a ok brenna ok g�ra allt vǭnt es �eir
mǭttu, ok drepa b��i konur ok karla, naut ok sau�i, ok �eir sv� brenndu at
�ar st�� etki kot eptir.
They stopped then at Aldiran City, destroyed and burned and did all wont (?)
which they were able, and slayed both women and men, cattle and sheep, and they
burned so that no cottage stood there after.

> En ef þú nefnir borg þá, es heldr hermǫnnum þeim es
> mennina Falfaðins prófaði í raun ok veru ok heiðri, ...

> But if you name that town which holds those warriors who
> tested Palpatines men in experience and men?? and honour,
> ...

I had to do some digging here.  <Raun> here is 'reality
(Z6), and <veru> is the oblique singular of a feminine weak
noun <vera> that, like the one glossed 'stay, sojourn' by
Zoëga, must derive from the verb <vera> (older <vesa>) but
in this case mean something like 'existence'.  I've not
found the expression <í raun ok veru> in any ON text, but <í
raun og veru> is a modern idiom meaning 'in reality,
really', and that seems to be what's intended here: 'who
really and in honor tested P's men'.

> “Á Dantúíney,” segir Leia, “Þeir eru á Dantúíney á
> Hjaltlandi.”

> “At Dantuine Island,” says Leia, “They are at Dantuine
> Island in Hjaltland.”

Better: 'in the Shetlands'.

> En Dantúíney es sjaldheyrð ok liggr of fjarri þeim borgum
> es vér vildum kúga.

> But Dantin Island is seldom heard about and lies far off
> of the cities which we want (to) tyrannize.

> But Dantuine Island is seldom heard of and lies too far
> from those towns which we want to tyrannize.

Here I read <kúga> as 'to cow, to intimidate'; that seems to
fit the context a little better.

> En snart monum vér fœra víkingum órum þagat.”
> But soon we will convey our Vikings there."
> But soon we will send Viking arrows thither.”

Rob's right about <víkingum órum>; 'arrows' in the dative
would be <ǫrum>, and it's not clear that the noun <víkingr>
can be used as an adjective.

> Lýkr nú þessi stefnu, ok eptir liðinn lítinn tíma dreif
> svá mikill herr á landit at øngum þóttisk slík ódœmi fyrr
> sén hafa, ok vas svá mikill gnýr af vápnagangi ok
> hestgneggi ok hvellum luðrblæstri at jǫrðin sjǭlf skalf,
> ok kleifarnar svǫruðu með hræðilega dvergmála.

> This appointed meeting ends now, and after little time
> passed so many soldiers dispersed to the land that no one
> thought such un-proof (?) previously has seen, and (there)
> was such a great clash of a shower of weapons and din of
> horsemen and shrill bellow noise (?) that the earth itself
> shook, and the cliffs answered (?) with dreadful echo.

> Now ends this summons and after a little time passed, so
> great a force rushed on land that none thought himself to
> have seen such an enormity before and (the) din of weapons
> and neighing of horses and shrill blowing of trumpets was
> so great that the earth itself shook and the cliffs
> answered with fearsome echos.

These comments are for Rob, to expand on what can be
inferred from Grace's translation.

<Ódœmi> (as <údœmi>) has an entry in Z.: it's a neuter
plural meaning 'enormity, monstrous thing'.

<Mikill> and <herr> are both singular: 'so large a troop',
'so great an army', or the like, as Grace has it.  The verb
<dreif> isn't from <dreifa>: it's the 3rd sing. past tense
of <drífa>.  You know that it has to be 3rd sing., since the
subject is <herr>.  <Dreifa> is a weak verb and would form
<dreifir> (present) and <dreifði> (past), not <dreif>.

In the context of <gnýr> 'din' it makes better sense to read
<vápnagangr> as 'clash of weapons'.

<Hestgneggi> is the dative of <hestgnegg> 'horse-neighing';
it doesn't appear to be in Z or CV, but the similar
<hestagneggjan> is, and so is <gnegg>.  <Luðrblæstri>
should, so far as I can tell, be <lúðrblæstri>, dative of
<lúðrblástr> 'blowing of trumpets'.  (The <æ> is from front
mutation by the <-i>.)

The <ǫ> in <svǫruðu> is the result of labial umlaut of <a>.

> Þeir stefna þá til Aldiranborgar, eyða ok brenna ok gøra
> allt vǭnt es þeir mǭttu, ok drepa bæði konur ok karla,
> naut ok sauði, ok þeir svá brenndu at þar stóð etki kot
> eptir.

> They stopped then at Aldiran City, destroyed and burned
> and did all wont (?) which they were able, and slayed both
> women and men, cattle and sheep, and they burned so that
> no cottage stood there after.

> They aimed then for Aldiran town, to destroy and to burn
> and do all ?? which they could and to kill both women and
> men, cattle and sheep and they burnt so (much) that not
> (even) a hut stood afterwards.

<Vǭnt> is the neuter accusative singular of <vándr> 'bad':
<ǭ> is the original labial mutation of <á>, but by 1250 or
so it was simply written <á>.  In general you can probably
mentally substitute <á> for <ǭ> without going wrong very
often.  (The combination <vá> subsequently changed to <vo>,
so the modern adjective is <vondur>.)

Brian

Sveinninn heitir a� gera svo sem h�n m�lti. En um kveldi� er smalama�ur kom
heim spyr Au�ur t��inda.
Smalama�urinn svarar: "Spurt hefi eg �au t��indi er ��r munu �ykja g�� a� n�
er breitt hv�lug�lf milli r�ma �eirra ��r�ar og Gu�r�nar �v� a� h�n er �
seli en hann heljast � sk�lasm�� og eru �eir �sv�fur tveir a� veturh�sum."
"Vel hefir �� nj�sna�," segir h�n, "og haf s��la� hesta tvo er menn fara a�
sofa."
Smalasveinn ger�i sem h�n bau� og nokkuru fyrir s�larfall st� Au�ur � bak og
var h�n �� a� v�su � br�kum. Smalasveinn rei� ��rum hesti og gat varla fylgt
henni, svo kn��i h�n fast rei�ina. H�n rei� su�ur yfir S�lingsdalshei�i og
nam eigi sta�ar fyrr en undir t�ngar�i a� Laugum. �� st� h�n af baki en ba�
smalasveininn g�ta hestanna me�an h�n gengi til h�ss. Au�ur gekk a� durum og
var opin hur�. H�n gekk til eldh�ss og a� lokrekkju �eirri er ��r�ur l� � og
svaf. Var hur�in fallin aftur en eigi lokan fyrir. H�n gekk � lokrekkjuna en
��r�ur svaf og horf�i � loft upp. �� vakti Au�ur ��r� en hann snerist �
hli�ina er hann s� a� ma�ur var kominn. H�n br� �� saxi og lag�i � ��r�i og
veitti honum �verka mikla og kom � h�ndina h�gri. Var� hann s�r � b��um
geirv�rtum. Svo lag�i h�n til fast a� saxi� nam � be�inum sta�ar. S��an gekk
Au�ur brott og til hests og hlj�p � bak og rei� heim eftir �a�. ��r�ur vildi
upp spretta er hann f�kk �verkann og var� �a� ekki �v� a� hann m�ddi
bl��r�s. Vi� �etta vakna�i �sv�fur og spyr hva� t�tt v�ri en ��r�ur kva�st
or�inn fyrir �verkum nokkurum. �sv�fur spyr ef hann vissi hver � honum hef�i
unni� og st�� upp og batt um s�r hans. ��r�ur kva�st �tla a� �a� hef�i Au�ur
gert. �sv�fur bau� a� r��a eftir henni, kva� hana f�menna til mundu hafa
fari� og v�ri henni skapa� v�ti. ��r�ur kva� �a� fjarri skyldu fara, sag�i
hana sl�kt hafa a� gert sem h�n �tti.
Au�ur kom heim � s�laruppr�s og spur�u �eir br��ur hennar hvert h�n hef�i
fari�. Au�ur kva�st fari� hafa til Lauga og sag�i �eim hva� til t��inda
haf�i gerst � f�rum hennar. �eir l�tu vel yfir og kv��u of l�ti� mundu a�
or�i�. ��r�ur l� lengi � s�rum og greru vel bringus�rin en s� h�ndin var�
honum hvergi betri til taks en ��ur. Kyrrt var n� um veturinn.

Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.

Sveinninn heitir að gera svo sem hún mælti. En um kveldið er smalamaður kom
heim spyr Auður tíðinda.
The boy promises to do as she said.  But during the evening when (the)
shepherd came home, Aud asks the news.

Smalamaðurinn svarar: "Spurt hefi eg þau tíðindi er þér munu þykja góð
að nú
er breitt hvílugólf
The shepherd answers, “I have asked the news which to you will seem good
that now is a wide bedcloset

milli rúma þeirra Þórðar og Guðrúnar því að hún er í seli en hann
heljast á
skálasmíð og eru þeir
between their rooms, Thord’s and Gudruns, because she is in (the) sheiling,
but he works hard at building a shed and they

Ósvífur tveir að veturhúsum."
two , Osvif and (Thord), are in the winterhouse.”

"Vel hefir þú njósnað," segir hún, "og haf söðlað hesta tvo er menn fara
að
sofa."
“You have spied well,” says she, “and have two horses saddled when men go
to
sleep.”

Smalasveinn gerði sem hún bauð og nokkuru fyrir sólarfall sté Auður á bak
og
var hún þá að vísu
(The) shepherd did as she bade (him) and somewhat before sundown, Aud
mounted and she was then certainly

í brókum. Smalasveinn reið öðrum hesti og gat varla fylgt henni, svo
knúði
hún fast reiðina. Hún
in breeches.  (The) shepherd boy rode (the) other horse and was scarcely
able to follow her, so hard did she urge on the riding.  She

reið suður yfir Sælingsdalsheiði og nam eigi staðar fyrr en undir
túngarði
að Laugum. Þá sté hún
rode south over Sheilings Dale Heath and did not stop before (she was)
beneath the field gate at Laugar.  The she dismounted

af baki en bað smalasveininn gæta hestanna meðan hún gengi til húss. Auður
gekk að durum og
and bade the shepherd boy to take care of the horses while she went to (the)
house.  Aud went  the door and

var opin hurð. Hún gekk til eldhúss og að lokrekkju þeirri er Þórður lá
í og
svaf. Var hurðin fallin
(the) door was open.  She went to the fire house and to their locked bed
closet where Thord lay and slept.  (The) door was fallen

aftur en eigi lokan fyrir. Hún gekk í lokrekkjuna en Þórður svaf og horfði
í
loft upp. Þá vakti
back and not bolted.  She went into the locked bed closet but Thord slept
and (she) got up into (it).  Then Aud woke

Auður Þórð en hann snerist á hliðina er hann sá að maður var kominn.
Hún brá
þá saxi og lagði á
Thord and he turned himself on his side when he saw that a man was come.
She drew then the short sword and laid into

Þórði og veitti honum áverka mikla og kom á höndina hægri. Varð hann
sár á
báðum geirvörtum.
Thord and gave him serious injuries and (it) came on the right hand.  He
became wounded on both nipples.

Svo lagði hún til fast að saxið nam í beðinum staðar. Síðan gekk Auður
brott
og til hests og hljóp
She hard did she thrust that the short sword stopped in the bed board.
Afterwards Aud went away and to (the) horse and leaped

á bak og reið heim eftir það. Þórður vildi upp spretta er hann fékk
áverkann
og varð það ekki því
on (its) back and rode home after that.  Thord wanted to leap up when he
suffered the wounds and it didn’t happen because

að hann mæddi blóðrás. Við þetta vaknaði Ósvífur og spyr hvað títt
væri en
Þórður kvaðst orðinn
he was weakened by hemmorage.  With that Osvif awakened and asks what had
happened and Thord said

fyrir áverkum nokkurum. Ósvífur spyr ef hann vissi hver á honum hefði
unnið
og stóð upp og
some injury happened previously.  Osvif asks if he knew who had given him
(the wounds) and stood up and

batt um sár hans. Þórður kvaðst ætla að það hefði Auður gert.
Ósvífur bauð
að ríða eftir henni,
bound up his wound.  Thord said he expected that Aud had done it.  Osvif
offered to ride after her

kvað hana fámenna til mundu hafa farið og væri henni skapað víti.
Þórður
kvað það fjarri skyldu
said few men would have gone with her and (there) would be punishment for
her.  Thord said few??

fara, sagði hana slíkt hafa að gert sem hún átti.
should go, said of her to have done such as she was obliged to.`

Auður kom heim í sólarupprás og spurðu þeir bræður hennar hvert hún
hefði
farið. Auður kvaðst
Aud came home at sunrise and those brothers asked her where she had gone.
Aud said of herself to

farið hafa til Lauga og sagði þeim hvað til tíðinda hafði gerst í förum
hennar. Þeir létu vel yfir og
have gone to Laugar and told them what tidings had happened on her journey.
They approved and

kváðu of lítið mundu að orðið. Þórður lá lengi í sárum og greru vel
bringusárin en sú höndin
said too little would have happened.  Thord lay a long time with his wounds
and the wound in his chest grew well but that hand

varð honum hvergi betri til taks en áður. Kyrrt var nú um veturinn.
never was better for gripping?? as before.  It was quiet now during the
winter.

Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.

Sveinninn heitir a� gera svo sem h�n m�lti.
The boy promised to do as she so said.

En um kveldi� er smalama�ur kom heim spyr Au�ur t��inda.
And during the evening when (the) shepherd came home, Aud asks for news.

Smalama�urinn svarar: "Spurt hefi eg �au t��indi er ��r munu �ykja g�� a� n� er
breitt hv�lug�lf milli r�ma �eirra ��r�ar og Gu�r�nar �v� a� h�n er � seli en
hann heljast � sk�lasm�� og eru �eir �sv�fur tveir a� veturh�sum."
The shepherd answers: "I have found out the news that you will think good that
now is a broad bed closet between their, Thord's and Gudrun's, rooms so that she
is in a shed and he works hard at shed building and they two, Osvif (and Gudrun)
are at the winter house."

"Vel hefir �� nj�sna�," segir h�n, "og haf s��la� hesta tvo er menn fara a�
sofa."
"You have spied well," she says, "and have two horses saddled when men go to
sleep."

Smalasveinn ger�i sem h�n bau� og nokkuru fyrir s�larfall st� Au�ur � bak og var
h�n �� a� v�su � br�kum.
(The) shepherd did as she asked and somewhat before sunset Aud mounted her horse
and she was then certainly wearing breeches.   (Z. st�ga 1 - s. � bak, to mount
one's horse, get on horseback)  (Z. br�k 2 - vera � br�kum, to wear breeches)

Smalasveinn rei� ��rum hesti og gat varla fylgt henni, svo kn��i h�n fast
rei�ina.
(The) shepherd rode (the) other horse and was scarcely able to follow her, so
fast she pressed riding.

H�n rei� su�ur yfir S�lingsdalshei�i og nam eigi sta�ar fyrr en undir t�ngar�i
a� Laugum.
She rode southwards over Saelingsdalesheid and didn't rest before when under
(the) fence of the yard at Laugum.

�� st� h�n af baki en ba� smalasveininn g�ta hestanna me�an h�n gengi til h�ss.
Then she dismounted and asked the shepherd (to) watch the horses while she went
to (the) house.

Au�ur gekk a� durum og var opin hur�.
Aud went to the door and (the) door was open.

H�n gekk til eldh�ss og a� lokrekkju �eirri er ��r�ur l� � og svaf.
She went to (the) hall and to the locked bed closet which Thord lay in and
slept.

Var hur�in fallin aftur en eigi lokan fyrir.
The door was fallen back (closed?) but not locked up.

H�n gekk � lokrekkjuna en ��r�ur svaf og horf�i � loft upp.
She went in the locked bed closet where Thord slept and turned up in the loft.

�� vakti Au�ur ��r� en hann snerist � hli�ina er hann s� a� ma�ur var kominn.
Then Aud woke Thor up and he turned to the space where he saw that a man had
come.

H�n br� �� saxi og lag�i � ��r�i og veitti honum �verka mikla og kom � h�ndina
h�gri.
She then drew a short sword and stabbed Thord and gave him a large wound also
came to (his) right hand.

Var� hann s�r � b��um geirv�rtum.
He became wounded in both nipples.

Svo lag�i h�n til fast a� saxi� nam � be�inum sta�ar.
She stabbed so firmly that the sword reached in the bed's place.

S��an gekk Au�ur brott og til hests og hlj�p � bak og rei� heim eftir �a�.
Aud then went away and to (the) horse and hopped on and rode home after that.

��r�ur vildi upp spretta er hann f�kk �verkann og var� �a� ekki �v� a� hann
m�ddi bl��r�s.
Thord wanted (to) spring up when he received the wound and that didn't happen
because (the) hemorrhage (i.e., blood loss) exhausted him.

Vi� �etta vakna�i �sv�fur og spyr hva� t�tt v�ri en ��r�ur kva�st or�inn fyrir
�verkum nokkurum.
With this Osfiv woke up and asks what had happened and Thord stated for himself
the report over several wounds.

�sv�fur spyr ef hann vissi hver � honum hef�i unni� og st�� upp og batt um s�r
hans.
Osvif asks if he saw who had gotten the better of him and stood up and bound his
wounds.

��r�ur kva�st �tla a� �a� hef�i Au�ur gert.
Thord stated for himself (he) thinks that Aud had done that.

�sv�fur bau� a� r��a eftir henni, kva� hana f�menna til mundu hafa fari� og v�ri
henni skapa� v�ti.
Osvif asked to ride after her, stated her few men would have gone and imposed a
fine on her (???).

��r�ur kva� �a� fjarri skyldu fara, sag�i hana sl�kt hafa a� gert sem h�n �tti.
Thord stated that far off should go, said she in such wise has done as she had.

Au�ur kom heim � s�laruppr�s og spur�u �eir br��ur hennar hvert h�n hef�i fari�.
Aud came home at sunrise and they, her brothers, asked where she had gone.

Au�ur kva�st fari� hafa til Lauga og sag�i �eim hva� til t��inda haf�i gerst �
f�rum hennar.
Aud stated for herself (to) have gone to Lauga and told them what had occurred
in her journeys.

�eir l�tu vel yfir og kv��u of l�ti� mundu a� or�i�.
They expressed approval of (it) and said too little would become.

��r�ur l� lengi � s�rum og greru vel bringus�rin en s� h�ndin var� honum hvergi
betri til taks en ��ur.
Thord lay ill of his wounds a long time and was well healed of the (i.e., "his")
chest wound but the (i.e., "his") hand became by no means better to hold than
before.

Kyrrt var n� um veturinn.
All was quiet now during the winter.

> ... og eru þeir Ósvífur tveir að veturhúsum."

> ... and they two, Osvif (and Gudrun) are at the winter
> house."

> ... and they two , Osvif and (Thord), are in the
> winterhouse.”

> ... and those, Ósvífr (and Þórðr) are the only two (? cf
> einn, Z7) at (the) winter-houses (plural).”

I don't know that it's precisely the same usage as with
<einn>, but I am inclined to guess that it's specifically
'two', making them the only two there.

> ... og haf söðlað hesta tvo ...
> ... and have two horses saddled ...
> ... and have two horses saddled ...
> ... and have (you) saddled two horses ...

Since <haf> is the imperative, I'd omit 'you' even as a
parenthetical addition.

> Auður gekk að durum og var opin hurð.
> Aud went to the door and (the) door was open.
> Aud went the door and (the) door was open.
> Auðr walked to (the) doorway and (the) door was open.

In remembering the distinction between <dyrr> 'doorway' and
<hurð> 'door', it may help to realize that <hurð> is related
to 'hurdle': <hurdle> is from Old English <hyrdel>, a
diminutive of <hyrd> 'door'.

> Var hurðin fallin aftur en eigi lokan fyrir.

> The door was fallen back (closed?) but not locked up.

> (The) door was fallen back and not bolted.

> The-door was (had) fallen (drawn) back but (had) not
> closed against (ie had not clicked shut, ie it was
> slightly ajar?)

Simply 'and not bolted': <lokan> is <loka-n> 'the bolt', and
<láta loku fyrir hurð> is 'to bolt a door' (Z. s.v. <loka>).

> Þá vakti Auður Þórð en hann snerist á hliðina er hann sá
> að maður var kominn.

> Then Aud woke Thor up and he turned to the space where he
> saw that a man had come.

> Then Aud woke Thord and he turned himself on his side when
> he saw that a man was come.

> Then Auðr woke Þórðr but (and) he turned-himself onto
> the-side when he saw that a person was (had) come.

In view of the earlier comment that she was certainly
wearing breeches for this expedition, it occurs to me that
<maðr> may actually be 'man' here.

> Hún brá þá saxi og lagði á Þórði og veitti honum áverka
> mikla og kom á höndina hægri.

> She then drew a short sword and stabbed Thord and gave
> him a large wound also came to (his) right hand.

> She drew then the short sword and laid into Thord and gave
> him serious injuries and (it) came on the right hand.

> She drew then a short-single-edged-sword and thrust at
> Þórðr (who had drawn the short-straw!) and inflicted a
> great wound on him and (it) came into the right arm
> (hand).

If the one blow also caught him across the chest, it seems
likely that it took him in the arm, not the hand.

> ... geirvörtum.

Interesting word: 'spear-warts'!

Brian

Sorry for the delay.  Storms hit our area and power was out again for 12
hours.  The storms May 26 took out power here for two days.
Grace

XXIX. Kapítuli: Frá komu Þúsundárfálkans til Dauðastjǫrnu

Tveim dǫgum síðar sǭ þeir Víga-Óbívan svartan reyk, ok kenntu þeir
reykjarþef. Ok vas reykrinn svá mikill ok myrkr, at eigi fengu þeir sétt
land þat hvaðan reykrinn sté.

“Hvar erum vér?” spyrr Lúkr. “Eða hvaðan kømr sjá reykr?”

“Ek veit eigi,” segir Hólmgǫngu-Hani, “En reiknak at it nærsta land sé
ríki
Aldirankonungs.”

En þeir sǭ fiskibát, ok á bátinum vǭru tveir menn miklir ok sterkir.
Þrípío
spurði þá tíðenda á írsku, en menninir skynjuðu eigi hvat hann sagði.
Þá
spurði hann á norrœnu, hvaðan þessir menn væri komnir.

“Frá Noregi,” segja einn, ok brosti við. En þá þǫgðu þessir menn, ok
Þúsundárfálkinn sigldi fram.

“Sá vas engi meiri en lítill fiskibátr,” kvað Víga-Óbívan, “Ok
þeir fengi
eigi siglt higat allt frá Noregi sjálfir.”

“En fyr hví væri lítill norrœnn fiskibátr svá nærri Írlandi?” spyrr
Hólmgǫngu-Hani. Hann leit á með bátinum, ok kvað, “Þeir sigla nú til
eyjar
þeirar litlu.”

“Þat es engi ey,” segir Víga-Óbívan, “Ok es þat herskip.”

“Ofmikit es þat, ef þat es herskip,” segir Hólmgǫngu-Hani.

“Þetta hugsýkir mik,” segir Lúkr.

“Já, nekkvat es skakkt,” kvað Hólmgǫngu-Hani, “Tsiubakka, snúmsk
við.”

En þeir Tsiubakka fengu eigi skipit snúit við, því at Veiði-Anakinn vas á
Dauðastjǫrnu, ok vas enn maðr fjǫlkunnigr mjǫk. Hann hafði svá kveðinn
galdra yfir sævi, at bylgjurnar fœrðu til hans ǫllum skipum þeim es hann
kenndi eigi.

En þá es þeir skynjuðu, at þeir eigi fengu komit undan, fǭlusk þeir.
Sekkar
miklir tíu lǭgu þar hjá búlkanum; þeir tóku nekkverja út en kómu þeir
þar í
staðinn þeira meðal farmsins. Norrœnir hermenn røru út frá Dauðastjǫrnu
til
Fálkans ok leituðu ok fundu eigi.


Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.

XXIX. Kapítuli: Frá komu Þúsundárfálkans til Dauðastjǫrnu
How the Millenium Falcon came to the Death Star

Tveim dǫgum síðar sǭ þeir Víga-Óbívan svartan reyk, ok kenntu þeir
reykjarþef. Ok vas reykrinn
Two days later they, Slayer Obiwan (and company) saw black smoke and they
recognized the smell of smoke.  And the smoke was

svá mikill ok myrkr, at eigi fengu þeir sétt land þat hvaðan reykrinn sté.
so much and dark that they were not able to see  that land whence the smoke
arose.

“Hvar erum vér?” spyrr Lúkr. “Eða hvaðan kømr sjá reykr?”
“Where are we?” asks Luke.  “Where does that smoke come from?”

“Ek veit eigi,” segir Hólmgǫngu-Hani, “En reiknak at it nærsta land sé
ríki
Aldirankonungs.”
“I don’t know,” says Duel Han, “But I reckon that the nearest land be
(the)
dominion of Aldiran’s king.”

En þeir sǭ fiskibát, ok á bátinum vǭru tveir menn miklir ok sterkir.
Þrípío
spurði þá tíðenda á
And they saw a fishing boat and on the boat were two men, tall and strong.
3PO asked them for news in

írsku, en menninir skynjuðu eigi hvat hann sagði. Þá spurði hann á
norrœnu,
hvaðan þessir menn væri komnir.
Irish, but the men didn’t understand what he said.  Then he asked in Norse,
where these men came from.

“Frá Noregi,” segja einn, ok brosti við. En þá þǫgðu þessir menn, ok
Þúsundárfálkinn sigldi fram.
“From Norway,” says one and smiled at that.  But then these men were silent
and the Millenium Falcon sailed away.

“Sá vas engi meiri en lítill fiskibátr,” kvað Víga-Óbívan, “Ok
þeir fengi
eigi siglt higat allt frá Noregi sjálfir.”
“That was no more than a little fishing boat,” said Slayer Obiwan, “And
they
were not able to sail here all the way from Norway themselves.”

“En fyr hví væri lítill norrœnn fiskibátr svá nærri Írlandi?” spyrr
Hólmgǫngu-Hani. Hann leit á
“But why would a little Norwegian fishing boat be so near to Ireland?”  asks
Duel Han.  He kept an eye on

með bátinum, ok kvað, “Þeir sigla nú til eyjar þeirar litlu.”
the boat and said, “They sail now to that little island.”

“Þat es engi ey,” segir Víga-Óbívan, “Ok es þat herskip.”
“That is no island,” says Slayer Obiwan, “And that is a warship.”

“Ofmikit es þat, ef þat es herskip,” segir Hólmgǫngu-Hani.
“Too large is that if that is a warship,” says Duel Han.

“Þetta hugsýkir mik,” segir Lúkr.
“This worries me,” says Luke.

“Já, nekkvat es skakkt,” kvað Hólmgǫngu-Hani, “Tsiubakka, snúmsk
við.”
“Yes something is awry,” said Duel Han, “Chewbacca, turn us around.”

En þeir Tsiubakka fengu eigi skipit snúit við, því at Veiði-Anakinn vas á
Dauðastjǫrnu, ok vas
But they, Chewbacca (and company) were not able to turn around because Vader
Anakinn was on the Death Star and was

enn maðr fjǫlkunnigr mjǫk. Hann hafði svá kveðinn galdra yfir sævi, at
bylgjurnar fœrðu til hans
still a man very skilled in magic.  He had so cast a spell over the sea that
the waves carried to him

ǫllum skipum þeim es hann kenndi eigi.
all those ships which he did not know.

En þá es þeir skynjuðu, at þeir eigi fengu komit undan, fǭlusk þeir.
Sekkar
miklir tíu lǭgu þar hjá
And then when they understood that they could not escape, they hid
themselves.  Ten great sacks lay there near

búlkanum; þeir tóku nekkverja út en kómu þeir þar í staðinn þeira
meðal
farmsins. Norrœnir
the cargo; they took some (contents) out and they went there in  their stead
between the cargo.

hermenn røru út frá Dauðastjǫrnu til Fálkans ok leituðu ok fundu eigi.
Norwegian warriors rowed out from the Death Star to the Falcon and searched
and did not find (them).

Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.

XXIX. Kap�tuli: Fr� komu ��sund�rf�lkans til Dau�astjǫrnu
(The) Millennium Falcon Emerges at the Death Star

Tveim dǫgum s��ar sǭ �eir V�ga-�b�van svartan reyk, ok kenntu �eir
reykjar�ef.
Two days later they, Slayer-Obiwan (and the others) saw black smoke, and they
sensed the smell of smoke.

Ok vas reykrinn sv� mikill ok myrkr, at eigi fengu �eir s�tt land �at hva�an
reykrinn st�.
And the smoke was so great and dark, that they were not able to see the land
whence the smoke stepped on (???).

"Hvar erum v�r?" spyrr L�kr. "E�a hva�an k�mr sj� reykr?"
"Where are we?" asks Luke. "Or from where does the smoke come?"

"Ek veit eigi," segir H�lmgǫngu-Hani, "En reiknak at it n�rsta land s� r�ki
Aldirankonungs."
"I don't know," says Dueler-Han, "But I calculate that the nearest land would be
the kingdom of King Aldiran's."

En �eir sǭ fiskib�t, ok � b�tinum vǭru tveir menn miklir ok sterkir.
And they saw a fishing boat, and on the boat were two large and strong men.

�r�p�o spur�i �� t��enda � �rsku, en menninir skynju�u eigi hvat hann sag�i.
3PO asked them in Irish (the) news, but the men didn't understand what he said.

�� spur�i hann � norr�nu, hva�an �essir menn v�ri komnir.
Then he asked in Norwegian, from where these men had come.

"Fr� Noregi," segja einn, ok brosti vi�.
"From Norway," says one, and smiled in reply.

En �� �ǫg�u �essir menn, ok ��sund�rf�lkinn sigldi fram.
But then these men became silent, and the Millennium Falcon sailed forward
(i.e., sailed on).

"S� vas engi meiri en l�till fiskib�tr," kva� V�ga-�b�van, "Ok �eir fengi eigi
siglt higat allt fr� Noregi sj�lfir."
"That was not more than a little fishing boat," said Slayer Obiwan, "And they
were not able to sail hither all from Norway themselves."

"En fyr hv� v�ri l�till norr�nn fiskib�tr sv� n�rri �rlandi?" spyrr
H�lmgǫngu-Hani.
"And why was a little Norwegian fishing boat so near Ireland?" asks Dueler Han.

Hann leit � me� b�tinum, ok kva�, "�eir sigla n� til eyjar �eirar litlu."
He kept an eye on the boat and said, "They sail now to that little island."

"�at es engi ey," segir V�ga-�b�van, "Ok es �at herskip."
"That is no island," says Slayer Obiwan, "And that is a warship."

"Ofmikit es �at, ef �at es herskip," segir H�lmgǫngu-Hani.
"That is powerful, if that is a warship," says Dueler Han.

"�etta hugs�kir mik," segir L�kr.
"This makes me anxious," says Luke.

"J�, nekkvat es skakkt," kva� H�lmgǫngu-Hani, "Tsiubakka, sn�msk vi�."
"Yes, something is awry," said Dueler Han, "Chewbacca, let's turn (I don't see
how "vi�" fits here)."

En �eir Tsiubakka fengu eigi skipit sn�it vi�, �v� at Vei�i-Anakinn vas �
Dau�astjǫrnu, ok vas enn ma�r fjǫlkunnigr mjǫk.
But they, Chewbacca (and the others) were not able to turn the ship, because
Anakin Vader was on the Death Star, and was a man very skilled in magic.

Hann haf�i sv� kve�inn galdra yfir s�vi, at bylgjurnar f�r�u til hans ǫllum
skipum �eim es hann kenndi eigi.
He had so recited charms over the sea, that the billows brought to him all the
ships that he didn't know.

En �� es �eir skynju�u, at �eir eigi fengu komit undan, fǭlusk �eir.
And when they understood that they were not able to escape, they hid themselves.

Sekkar miklir t�u lǭgu �ar hj� b�lkanum; �eir t�ku nekkverja �t en k�mu
�eir �ar � sta�inn �eira me�al farmsins.
10 large sacks lay there near the cargo; they took some out and they came there
instead among the cargo.

Norr�nir hermenn r�ru �t fr� Dau�astjǫrnu til F�lkans ok leitu�u ok fundu
eigi.
Norwegian warriors rowed out from the Death Star to the Falcon and looked and
didn't find (anyone).

> XXIX. Kapítuli: Frá komu Þúsundárfálkans til Dauðastjǫrnu
> (The) Millennium Falcon Emerges at the Death Star
> How the Millenium Falcon came to the Death Star

<Komu> is actually a noun here, the oblique singular of
<koma> 'arrival': 'Concerning the Arrival of the Millennium
Falcon at the Death Star', 'Of the Arrival ...'.

> ... land þat hvaðan reykrinn sté.
> ... land whence the smoke stepped on (???).
> ... land whence the smoke arose.

'Arose' and 'came' work.  Literally it's 'land whence the
smoke stood'; it's similar to the English 'the wind stood in
the west', meaning that the wind was from the west.  In
Zoëga's classification it goes under (8) 'to stand in a
certain way, project, trend'.

> “Hvar erum vér?” spyrr Lúkr. “Eða hvaðan kømr sjá reykr?”

> "Where are we?" asks Luke. "Or from where does the smoke
> come?"

> “Where are we?” asks Luke. “Where does that smoke come
> from?”

This <eða> just serves to link the question to the preceding
statement; I'd translate it simply as 'and'.

> ... Þúsundárfálkinn sigldi fram.

> ... the Millennium Falcon sailed forward (i.e., sailed
> on).

> ... the Millenium Falcon sailed away.

I'm with Rob here.  It's true that they do sail away, but
that's an indirect consequence of their sailing forward/on.

> “Ofmikit es þat, ...
> "That is powerful, ...
> “Too large is that ...

Definitely 'too large'; <of-> is pretty reliably 'too-,
over-, excessive(ly)-'.

> “Já, nekkvat es skakkt,” kvað Hólmgǫngu-Hani, “Tsiubakka,
> snúmsk við.”

> "Yes, something is awry," said Dueler Han, "Chewbacca,
> let's turn (I don't see how "við" fits here)."

<Snúa við> is 'to turn around, to turn back'.  I presume
that it comes from the sense 'against' of <við>: 'to turn
against the present direction of motion'.

> “Yes something is awry,” said Duel Han, “Chewbacca, turn
> us around.”

<Snúmsk> isn't an imperative, so I prefer Rob's 'Let's turn
(around)'.

Just for fun: the adjective <skakkr> is cognate with <shank>
'the part of the leg between knee and ankle; shinbone'

> ... ok vas enn maðr fjǫlkunnigr mjǫk.
> ... and was a man very skilled in magic.
> ... and was still a man very skilled in magic.

Rob: you missed <enn> 'still'.

Brian

Somewhere along the line I got the chapter numbering mixed up.
Grace

En eftir um vori� kom Ingunn m��ir ��r�ar vestan af Sk�lmarnesi. Hann t�k
vel vi� henni. H�n kva�st vilja r��ast undir �rabur� ��r�ar. Kva� h�n Kotkel
og konu hans og sonu gera s�r �v�rt � fj�rr�num og fj�lkynngi en hafa miki�
traust af Hallsteini go�a. ��r�ur veikst skj�tt vi� �etta m�l og kva�st hafa
skyldu r�tt af �j�fum �eim ��tt Hallsteinn v�ri a� m�ti, snarast �egar til
fer�ar vi� t�unda mann. Ingunn f�r og vestur me� honum. Hann haf�i ferju �r
Tjaldanesi. S��an h�ldu �au vestur til Sk�lmarness.
��r�ur l�t flytja til skips allt lausaf� �a� er m��ir hans �tti �ar en smala
skyldi reka fyrir innan fj�r�u. T�lf voru �au alls � skipi. �ar var Ingunn
og �nnur kona. ��r�ur kom til b�jar Kotkels me� t�unda mann. Synir �eirra
Kotkels voru eigi heima. S��an stefndi hann �eim Kotkeli og Gr�mu og sonum
�eirra um �j�fna� og fj�lkynngi og l�t var�a sk�ggang. Hann stefndi s�kum
�eim til al�ingis og f�r til skips eftir �a�. �� komu �eir Hallbj�rn og
St�gandi heim er ��r�ur var kominn fr� landi og �� skammt. Sag�i Kotkell ��
sonum s�num hva� �ar haf�i � gerst. �eir br��ur ur�u ��ir vi� �etta og kv��u
menn ekki hafa fyrr gengi� � berh�gg vi� �au um svo mikinn fjandskap. S��an
l�t Kotkell gera sei�hjall mikinn. �au f�r�ust �ar � upp �ll. �au kv��u �ar
fr��i s�n en �a� voru galdrar. �v� n�st laust � hr�� mikilli.
�a� fann ��r�ur Ingunnarson og hans f�runautar �ar sem hann var � s� staddur
og til hans var gert ve�ri�. Keyrir skipi� vestur fyrir Sk�lmarnes. ��r�ur
s�ndi mikinn hraustleik � s�li�i. �a� s�u �eir menn er � landi voru a� hann
kasta�i �v� �llu er til �unga var utan m�nnum. V�ntu �eir menn er � landi
voru ��r�i �� landt�ku �v� a� �� var af fari� �a� sem skerj�ttast var. S��an
reis bo�i skammt fr� landi s� er engi ma�ur mundi a� fyrri hef�i uppi veri�
og laust skipi� svo a� �egar horf�i upp kj�lurinn. �ar drukkna�i ��r�ur og
allt f�runeyti hans en skipi� braut � sp�n og rak �ar kj�linn er s��an
heitir Kjalarey. Skj�ld ��r�ar rak � �� ey er Skjaldarey er k�llu�. L�k
��r�ar rak �ar �egar � land og hans f�runauta. Var �ar haugur orpinn a�
l�kum �eirra �ar er s��an heitir Haugsnes.
Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.

En eftir um vorið kom Ingunn móðir Þórðar vestan af Skálmarnesi. Hann
tók
vel við henni. Hún
But afterwards? during the spring, Ingunn, Thord’s mother came from the west
from Skalmarness.  He welcomed her.  She

kvaðst vilja ráðast undir áraburð Þórðar. Kvað hún Kotkel og konu hans
og
sonu gera sér óvært í
said she wishes to sail under Thord’s oars.  She said Kotkell and his wife
and sons harass her by

fjárránum og fjölkynngi en hafa mikið traust af Hallsteini goða. Þórður
veikst skjótt við þetta mál
robbery and magic and have great support from Chieftain Hallstein.  Thord
turned himself quickly at this speech

og kvaðst hafa skyldu rétt af þjófum þeim þótt Hallsteinn væri að
móti,
snarast þegar til ferðar
and said of himself to be obliged to duty by those thieves although
Hallstein was against it, turns himself at once to a journey

við tíunda mann. Ingunn fór og vestur með honum. Hann hafði ferju úr
Tjaldanesi. Síðan héldu þau vestur til Skálmarness.
as the tenth man.  Ingunn went west with him.  He had a large boat out of
Tents Ness.   Afterwards they steered west to Skalmarness.

Þórður lét flytja til skips allt lausafé það er móðir hans átti þar
en smala
skyldi reka fyrir innan
Thord had all that portable wealth which his mother had there conveyed to
the ship, but sheep should be driven inside

fjörðu. Tólf voru þau alls á skipi. Þar var Ingunn og önnur kona.
Þórður kom
til bæjar Kotkels
(the) fjord.  They were twelve in all on (the) ship.  There was Ingunn and
another woman.  Thord came to Kotkell’s farm

með tíunda mann. Synir þeirra Kotkels voru eigi heima. Síðan stefndi hann
þeim Kotkeli og
as the tenth man.  Those sons of Kotkell were not at home.  Afterwards he
summoned them, Kotkell and

Grímu og sonum þeirra um þjófnað og fjölkynngi og lét varða skóggang.
Hann
stefndi sökum
Grim and their sons regarding theft and magic and had pronounced punishment
of outlawry.  He summoned those cases

þeim til alþingis og fór til skips eftir það. Þá komu þeir Hallbjörn og
Stígandi heim er Þórður var
to (the) Allthing and went to (the) ship after that.  Then they, Hallbjorn
and Stigandi came home when Thord had

kominn frá landi og þó skammt. Sagði Kotkell þá sonum sínum hvað þar
hafði í
gerst. Þeir
sailed from land and just barely.  Kotkell told them, his sons, what had
happened there.  Those

bræður urðu óðir við þetta og kváðu menn ekki hafa fyrr gengið í
berhögg við
þau um svo
brothers became furious at that and said men have not previously entered
into open fighting with them regarding

mikinn fjandskap. Síðan lét Kotkell gera seiðhjall mikinn. Þau færðust
þar á
upp öll. Þau kváðu
so much enmity.  Afterwards Kotkell had a large magic scaffold built.  The
built (it) all up there.  They summoned

þar fræði sín en það voru galdrar. Því næst laust á hríð mikilli.
their knowledge and spells were it.  Next struck a violent storm.

Það fann Þórður Ingunnarson og hans förunautar þar sem hann var á sæ
staddur
og til hans var
It found ?  (if so, why are Thord, etc. nominative?) Thord Ingunn’s son and
his fellow travelers
there where he was positioned at sea and a storm

gert veðrið. Keyrir skipið vestur fyrir Skálmarnes. Þórður sýndi mikinn
hraustleik í sæliði. Það
befell him.  The ship turns west for Skalm’s Ness.  Thord appeared valiant
and rendering help to a ship at sea.

sáu þeir menn er á landi voru að hann kastaði því öllu er til þunga var
utan
mönnum. Væntu þeir
Those men saw it who were on land that he cast it all (overboard) which was
heavy outside of people.  Those men who were on land hoped

menn er á landi voru Þórði þá landtöku því að þá var af farið það
sem
skerjóttast var. Síðan reis
for a landfall for Thord then because then (the ship) was sailed where most
skerries were.  Afterwards

boði skammt frá landi sá er engi maður mundi að fyrri hefði uppi verið og
laust skipið svo að
a breaker rose up a short way from that land where no man recalled had been
heaved up before and struck the ship so that

þegar horfði upp kjölurinn. Þar drukknaði Þórður og allt föruneyti hans
en
skipið braut í spón og
immediatly the keel heaved up.  There Thord and all his traveling companions
drowned and the ship broke into splinters and

rak þar kjölinn er síðan heitir Kjalarey. Skjöld Þórðar rak í þá ey
er
Skjaldarey er kölluð. Lík
keel washed up where (it is) called Keel Island since.  Thord’s shield
washed up on that island which is called Shield Island.

Þórðar rak þar þegar á land og hans förunauta. Var þar haugur orpinn að
líkum þeirra þar er síðan heitir Haugsnes.
Thord’s body washed ashore immediately and (those of) his companions.  There
was a great mound raised over their bodies there where is since called Haug’s
Ness.

Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.

Just got back from a trip, and glad to be able to post my translation:

En eftir um vori� kom Ingunn m��ir ��r�ar vestan af Sk�lmarnesi.
And after, during spring, Thor's mother Ingunn from the west of Skalmarness
(Prong's-ness).

Hann t�k vel vi� henni.
He received her well.

H�n kva�st vilja r��ast undir �rabur� ��r�ar.
She stated for herself to become dependent on Thord.      (Z. �rabur�r  - koma
(r��ast) undir �rabur� e-s, to become dependent on one)

Kva� h�n Kotkel og konu hans og sonu gera s�r �v�rt � fj�rr�num og fj�lkynngi en
hafa miki� traust af Hallsteini go�a.
She said Kotkel and his wife and son become unpeaceful in robbery(?) and sorcery
and have much protection from chief Hallstein.

��r�ur veikst skj�tt vi� �etta m�l og kva�st hafa skyldu r�tt af �j�fum �eim
��tt Hallsteinn v�ri a� m�ti, snarast �egar til fer�ar vi� t�unda mann.
Thord stirred speedily with this case and stated for himself have duty precisely
of the thieves thought Hallstein was against, hastens at once to a journey with
nine men.

Ingunn f�r og vestur me� honum.
Ingunn also went west with him.

Hann haf�i ferju �r Tjaldanesi.
He had traveled out of Tjaldanes (Tent-ness).

S��an h�ldu �au vestur til Sk�lmarness.
Then they kept west to Skalmarness.

��r�ur l�t flytja til skips allt lausaf� �a� er m��ir hans �tti �ar en smala
skyldi reka fyrir innan fj�r�u.
Thord caused to move to a ship all the movable property that his mother owned
there and (the) sheep (they)  should drive inside of (the) inlet.   (Z. fyrir
innab., prep. with acc. Inside of, within)

  T�lf voru �au alls � skipi.
They were  twelve in all on the ship.

�ar var Ingunn og �nnur kona.
Ingun was there and another woman.

��r�ur kom til b�jar Kotkels me� t�unda mann.
Thord come to Kotkel's farm with nine men.

Synir �eirra Kotkels voru eigi heima.
They, Kotkel's sons, were not at home.

S��an stefndi hann �eim Kotkeli og Gr�mu og sonum �eirra um �j�fna� og
fj�lkynngi og l�t var�a sk�ggang.
Then he cited them, Kotkel and Grim and their sons, for thievery and witchcraft
and caused to defend  outlawry (caused them to defend themselves against charges
of outlawry?).

Hann stefndi s�kum �eim til al�ingis og f�r til skips eftir �a�.
He summoned them on charges to the all-Thing  and went on ship after that.

�� komu �eir Hallbj�rn og St�gandi heim er ��r�ur var kominn fr� landi og ��
skammt.
They, Hallbjorn and Stigand, then came home when Thord had come from land and
nevertheless brief (?).

Sag�i Kotkell �� sonum s�num hva� �ar haf�i � gerst.
Kotkell then told his sons what had happened there.

�eir br��ur ur�u ��ir vi� �etta og kv��u menn ekki hafa fyrr gengi� � berh�gg
vi� �au um svo mikinn fjandskap.
The brothers became furious with this and said men hadn't previously entered
into an open fight with them concerning so much hostility.    (Z. berh�gg, n. in
the phrase, ganga � (or �) berh�gg vi� e-n, to enter into open fight with)

S��an l�t Kotkell gera sei�hjall mikinn.
Then Kotkell caused to make a great incantation.

�au f�r�ust �ar � upp �ll.
They moved themselves all up there.

�au kv��u �ar fr��i s�n en �a� voru galdrar.
There they said his lore and that was sorcery.

�v� n�st laust � hr�� mikilli.
Thereupon (they) were caught by a violent snow-storm.    (Z. hr�� (pl. -ir), f.
(1) storm, esp. snowstorm; h. mikla ger�i at �eim, laust � fyrir �eim h.
mikilli, they were caught by a violent snow-storm)

�a� fann ��r�ur Ingunnarson og hans f�runautar �ar sem hann var � s� staddur og
til hans var gert ve�ri�.
Thord, son of Ingunnar and his fellow travelers found that there was he was
situated at sea and until the weather had passed him.

Keyrir skipi� vestur fyrir Sk�lmarnes.
The ship is driven from the west before Skalmarness.

��r�ur s�ndi mikinn hraustleik � s�li�i.
Thord showed much valor in help at sea.

�a� s�u �eir menn er � landi voru a� hann kasta�i �v� �llu er til �unga var utan
m�nnum.
The men saw that, which on land was thrown thus all that was of weight, except
for people.

V�ntu �eir menn er � landi voru ��r�i �� landt�ku �v� a� �� var af fari� �a� sem
skerj�ttast var.
The men hoped for that to land was Thord then landing because then was gone from
that as was sailed past.

S��an reis bo�i skammt fr� landi s� er engi ma�ur mundi a� fyrri hef�i uppi
veri� og laust skipi� svo a� �egar horf�i upp kj�lurinn.
Then rose a messenger a short distance from land saw that no man would rather
have lived so that at once the keel turned up (i.e., the boat capsized).    (Z.
uppi (2) vera, u., to live)

�ar drukkna�i ��r�ur og allt f�runeyti hans en skipi� braut � sp�n og rak �ar
kj�linn er s��an heitir Kjalarey.
Thord and all his companions drowned there and the ship was dashed in pieces and
the keel drifted there which later is called Kjalarey.

Skj�ld ��r�ar rak � �� ey er Skjaldarey er k�llu�.
Thord's shield drifted to that island which is called Skjaldar-island.

L�k ��r�ar rak �ar �egar � land og hans f�runauta.
Thord's and his companions' bodies drifted there at once to land.

Var �ar haugur orpinn a� l�kum �eirra �ar er s��an heitir Haugsnes.
A mound was raised there for their bodies, there which then is called
Haug's-ness.

At 4:35:32 AM on Friday, June 3, 2011, NINA NILSON wrote:

> Hello, I am trying to find research materials or help of
> any kind to translate my Swedish surname, (Nilsson) to Old
> Swedish or even a Runic translation.

> My family immigrated from Southwest Sweden so I would like
> to find out the variation used there from the 7th to 11th
> centuries.

<Nilsson> is a patronymic meaning 'son of Nils'.  <Nils>,
<Niels>, <Nels>, etc. are later forms of <Nikolas>, the
Scandinavian borrowing of Latin <Nic(h)olaus>, which is from
Greek <Nik�laos>.  They first appear in Denmark in the
middle of the 14th century; from there they entered Norway,
where they start to appear around 1400 and grow in frequency
during the 15th century.  The SMP (Sveriges medeltida
personnamn) hasn't yet reached N, so I have no specific
dates for the appearance of the short forms in Swedish
records, but it's a pretty safe bet that the earliest
examples are from 1400 give or take a few decades.

The earliest Danish appearances of the name <Nicolaus> noted
in Danmarks Gamle Personnavne are from the early 12th
century.  An illegitimate son of Svend Estridsen who was
born around 1065 bore the name and was king 1104 to 1134;
nowadays he's usually called <Niels> or <Nils>, but this
appears to be an anachronism.

In short, the name seems to have entered Scandinavia in the
11th century in forms like <Nikol�s> (and of course
documentary Latin <Nic(h)olaus>); <Niklas> and the like
appear in Denmark in the earlier 13th century; and the
monosyllabic forms don't appear anywhere until the 14th
century.

Brian

> Þórður ... kvaðst hafa skyldu rétt af þjófum þeim ...

> Thord ... stated for  himself have duty precisely of the
> thieves ...

> Thord ... said of himself to be obliged to duty by those
> thieves ...

> Þórðr ... declared-of-himself (that he/they) should (is
> this seems an example of use of the past infinitive, see
> Gordon 171?) have justice (right, réttr) from those
> thieves, ...

It certainly looks like a past infinitive to me.  (I'd make
it simply 'Þ. ... said that he would have justice ...'.)

> ... en smala skyldi reka fyrir innan fjörðu.

> ... and (the) sheep (they) should drive inside of (the)
> inlet. (Z. fyrir innab., prep. with acc. Inside of,
> within)

> ... but sheep should be driven inside (the) fjord.

> ... but (and) (one) should drive (the) sheep (note:
> impersonal construction) inside-of (?) (the) fjord.

<Fyrir innan fjörðu> is 'to the inside of the fjords',
meaning 'inland of the fjords'.  The idea is that the
inanimate goods and the people were going by sea, but the
animals would go by land, the long way round: they 'were to
be driven around the heads (= innermost ends) of the
fjords'.

> Síðan stefndi hann þeim Kotkeli og Grímu og sonum þeirra
> um þjófnað og fjölkynngi og lét varða skóggang.

> Then he cited them, Kotkel and Grim and their sons, for
> thievery and witchcraft and caused to defend outlawry
> (caused them to defend themselves against charges of
> outlawry?).

> Afterwards he summoned them, Kotkell and Grim and their
> sons regarding theft and magic and had pronounced
> punishment of outlawry.

> After-that he summoned them, Kotkell and Gríma and their
> sons concerning (the) theft and caused to
> entail-a-penalty-of (varða e-m e-t, Z5) outlawry
> (forest-walking) (on them).

I think that <lét varða skóggang> is 'and asked for a
penalty of outlawry'; see the last example at Z5.

> Þeir bræður urðu óðir við þetta og kváðu menn ekki hafa
> fyrr gengið í berhögg við þau um svo mikinn fjandskap.

> The brothers became furious with this and said men hadn't
> previously entered into an open fight with them concerning
> so much hostility. (Z. berhögg, n. in the phrase, ganga í
> (or á) berhögg við e-n, to enter into open fight with)

> Those brothers became furious at that and said men have
> not previously entered into open fighting with them
> regarding so much enmity.

> Those brothers became mad (furious) at this and declared
> people not to have gone into an open-fight with them
> before through such great hostility (typo: fjándskapr?).

You mean the missing accent?  That's the modern Icelandic
spelling.  I think that <um> here means something closer to
'with, by means of'; Fritzner notes this sense, though I
don't immediately see it in either CV or Z.

> Því næst laust á hríð mikilli.

> Thereupon (they) were caught by a violent snow-storm. (Z.
> hríð (pl. -ir), f. (1) storm, esp. snowstorm; h. mikla
> gerði at þeim, laust á fyrir þeim h. mikilli, they were
> caught by a violent snow-storm)

> Next struck a violent storm.

> Next to that (in the next instant?), a great storm
> came-on-suddenly (see ljósta, Z4, impers).

Simply 'after that, thereafter', I think; my impression is
that <því næst> indicates the next item in a series and is
more indicative of some relationship between two events than
of a very short time interval between them.  Here, of
course, the relationship is causal.

Brian

En Hólmgǫngu-Hani hrópaði út á hermenn tvá þá es stóðu nær, ok es
þeir kómu,
drap hann þá með øxi sína, ok sǭ engir aðrir at þetta vas gørt. Þá
klæddusk
þeir Lúkr í hvítum brynjum þeira, ok þessar brynjur vǭru með hvíta
hjálma,
ok á hjálmana vǭru hvítar grímur þær es leyndu andlitit. Ok svá klæddir
fóru
þeir með aðra hermenn aptr til Dauðastjǫrnu.
En áðr en þeir svá fóru, hvískraði Víga-Óbívan í eyru Lúki: “Hverr
es meira
fífl? Fíflit, eða fíflit þat es fylgir því fyrsta?”
XXX. Kapítuli: Frá affǫr Víga-Óbívans á Dauðastjǫrnu
Nú es at segja frá því, at þeir Hólmgǫngu-Hani kvǭmu á Dauðastjǫrnu,
ok
mǫnnum sýndisk, at þeir væri hermenn norrœnir því at þeir klæddusk
hvítri
brynju hermannanna. En þeir heyrðu, at Tarkinn ok Veiði-Anakinn tǫluðusk á
miðli hermannanna.
Veiðr kvað, “Ek hygg, at þeir leiti at gefa Leiu konungsdóttur
upplýsingar
um setning skipsins. Hon fengi gagnleg orðin enn.”
“Veiðr herra minn,” segir hermaðr, “Vér leituðum manna á skipi, en
fundum
engi. Vér hyggjum, at þat sé tálskip, en at liðit yfirgæfi skipit skǫmmu
eptir at þeir fóru frá Íslandi.”
“Fundið ér jafnvel øngva þræla?” spyrr Veiði-Anakinn.
“Øngva, herra,” segir hermaðr, “Ef nekkverir vǭru á skipi, hafa þeir
þat
yfirgefit ok.”
“It þar,” kvað Veiðr, ok hann rétti hǫndina á mót þeim
Hólmgǫngu-Hana,
“Farið aptr til skipsins, ok leitið it þess með fullnaði. Rífið þat í
sundr
unz it finnið nekkvat eða nekkvern, ok berið it nekkvern mann til dýflissu
á
viðunum með konungsdóttur. Ek kennumk við nekkvat, nekkvat þat es ek hefi
eigi kennizk síðan -” Hann þagði ok gekk á braut.
Þeir Hólmgǫngu-Hani gingu aptr til Fálkans, en Lúkr sagði Hólmgǫngu-Hana
ok
Víga-Óbívani, at hann vildi hjálpa konungsdóttur Leiu, “ok vér vissum
eigi
áðr, at hon lifði ok vas á þessu skipi.”
“Fyr hví megum vér hjálpa henni?” segir Hólmgǫngu-Hani, “Findum sem
skjótast
ráð þat es fær øss frjálsa.”

Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.

En Hólmgǫngu-Hani hrópaði út á hermenn tvá þá es stóðu nær, ok es
þeir kómu,
drap hann þá
But Duel Han shouted out to those two warriors who stood nearby, and when
they came, he killed them

með øxi sína, ok sǭ engir aðrir at þetta vas gørt. Þá klæddusk þeir
Lúkr í
hvítum brynjum þeira,
with his axe, and no others saw that this had happened.  Then they Luke (and
company) clothed themselves in their white chain mail

ok þessar brynjur vǭru með hvíta hjálma, ok á hjálmana vǭru hvítar
grímur
þær es leyndu
and this chain mail was with white helmets, and on the helmets were those
white shields which hid

andlitit. Ok svá klæddir fóru þeir með aðra hermenn aptr til
Dauðastjǫrnu.
the face.  And so clad they went with other warriors back to the Death Star.

En áðr en þeir svá fóru, hvískraði Víga-Óbívan í eyru Lúki: “Hverr
es meira
fífl? Fíflit, eða fíflit þat es fylgir því fyrsta?”
But before they went thus, Slayer Obiwan whispered in Luke’s ear, “Who is a
bigger clown? The clown, or the clown who follows the first?”

XXX. Kapítuli: Frá affǫr Víga-Óbívans á Dauðastjǫrnu
Of (the) departure of Slayer Obiwan on Death Star

Nú es at segja frá því, at þeir Hólmgǫngu-Hani kvǭmu á Dauðastjǫrnu,
ok
mǫnnum sýndisk, at
Now must be told that they Duel Han (and company) came to Death Star and it
seemed to people that

þeir væri hermenn norrœnir því at þeir klæddusk hvítri brynju
hermannanna.
En þeir heyrðu, at
they were norse warriors because they were clad in white chain mail of the
warriors.  But they heard

Tarkinn ok Veiði-Anakinn tǫluðusk á miðli hermannanna.
that Tarkinn and Vader Anakinn spoke to each other among the warriors.

Veiðr kvað, “Ek hygg, at þeir leiti at gefa Leiu konungsdóttur
upplýsingar
um setning skipsins. Hon fengi gagnleg orðin enn.”
Vader said, “I think, that they seek to give Leia, daughter of the king,
information (Faroese dictionary) regarding  position of the ship.  She is
still able to be useful.”

“Veiðr herra minn,” segir hermaðr, “Vér leituðum manna á skipi, en
fundum
engi. Vér hyggjum,
“My Lord Vader,” says a warrior, “We searched on the ship for  men, but
found none.  We think

at þat sé tálskip, en at liðit yfirgæfi skipit skǫmmu eptir at þeir fóru
frá
Íslandi.”
that it is a decoy- ship   and in the end?  abandoned the ship shortly after
they went from Iceland.”

“Fundið ér jafnvel øngva þræla?” spyrr Veiði-Anakinn.
“Did ye find even any thralls?” asks Vader Anakinn.

“Øngva, herra,” segir hermaðr, “Ef nekkverir vǭru á skipi, hafa þeir
þat
yfirgefit ok.”
“None, Lord,” says the warrior, “If any were on (the) ship, they have also
abandoned it.”

“It þar,” kvað Veiðr, ok hann rétti hǫndina á mót þeim
Hólmgǫngu-Hana,
“Farið aptr til skipsins,
“Ye, thar,” said Vader, and he reached his hand towards them, Duel Han
(etc.), “Go back to the ship

ok leitið it þess með fullnaði. Rífið þat í sundr unz it finnið nekkvat
eða
nekkvern, ok berið it
and ye search that thoroughly.  Tear it apart until ye find something or
someone, and ye bring

nekkvern mann til dýflissu á viðunum með konungsdóttur. Ek kennumk við
nekkvat, nekkvat þat
some man to a dark dungeon (CV)  by the wood with (the) kings’ daughter.  I
recognize something, something that

es ek hefi eigi kennizk síðan -” Hann þagði ok gekk á braut.
which I have not recognized since,”  He was silent and went away.

Þeir Hólmgǫngu-Hani gingu aptr til Fálkans, en Lúkr sagði Hólmgǫngu-Hana
ok
Víga-Óbívani,
They Duel Han (and co.) went back to (the) Falcon and Luke told Duel Han and
Slayer Obiwan

at hann vildi hjálpa konungsdóttur Leiu, “ok vér vissum eigi áðr, at hon
lifði ok vas á þessu skipi.”
that he wanted to help Leia, the king’s daughter, “and we knew not before
that she lived and was on this ship.”

“Fyr hví megum vér hjálpa henni?” segir Hólmgǫngu-Hani, “Findum sem
skjótast
ráð þat es fær øss frjálsa.”
“Why should we help her?” says Duel Han, “(Let us) find as quickly as
possible that path which is able to free us.”

Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.

En H�lmgǫngu-Hani hr�pa�i �t � hermenn tv� �� es st��u n�r, ok es �eir
k�mu, drap hann �� me� �xi s�na, ok sǭ engir a�rir at �etta vas g�rt.
And Dueler Han shouted out to two soldiers who are standing nearby, and when
they came, he slew them with his ax, and no others saw that this was done.

�� kl�ddusk �eir L�kr � hv�tum brynjum �eira, ok �essar brynjur vǭru me�
hv�ta hj�lma, ok � hj�lmana vǭru hv�tar gr�mur ��r es leyndu andlitit.
Then the dressed Luke in their white coat of mail, and these coats of mail were
with white helmets, and on the helmets were the white masks which hid the face
(i.e., their faces).

Ok sv� kl�ddir f�ru �eir me� a�ra hermenn aptr til Dau�astjǫrnu.
And so clad they went with other warriors back to the Death Star.

En ��r en �eir sv� f�ru, hv�skra�i V�ga-�b�van � eyru L�ki: "Hverr es meira
f�fl?
But before when they went so, Slayer Obiwan whispered in Luke's ears: "Where is
my fool?

F�flit, e�a f�flit �at es fylgir �v� fyrsta?"
The fool, the fool that followed so first?"

XXX. Kap�tuli: Fr� affǫr V�ga-�b�vans � Dau�astjǫrnu
N� es at segja fr� �v�, at �eir H�lmgǫngu-Hani kvǭmu �
Dau�astjǫrnu, ok mǫnnum s�ndisk, at �eir v�ri hermenn norr�nir �v� at
�eir kl�ddusk hv�tri brynju hermannanna.
Now it is to tell therefore, that they, Dueler Han (and company) came to the
Death Star, and seemed to people, that they were Norwegian warriors because they
were dressed (in) military white mail.

En �eir heyr�u, at Tarkinn ok Vei�i-Anakinn tǫlu�usk � mi�li hermannanna.
And they heard that Tarkin and Anakin Vader were speaking among the warriors.


Vei�r kva�, "Ek hygg, at �eir leiti at gefa Leiu konungsd�ttur uppl�singar um
setning skipsins.
Vader said, "I believe that they searched to give Princess Leia information
concerning the ship's plans.

Hon fengi gagnleg or�in enn."
She still received the useful word."  (???)

"Vei�r herra minn," segir herma�r, "V�r leitu�um manna � skipi, en fundum engi.
"My lord Vader," says a warrior, "We looked for people on (the) ship, but we
didn't find any.

V�r hyggjum, at �at s� t�lskip, en at li�it yfirg�fi skipit skǫmmu eptir at
�eir f�ru fr� �slandi."
We believe that that is a decoy ship, and that the people abandoned the ship
very recently after they went from Iceland."

"Fundi� �r jafnvel �ngva �r�la?" spyrr Vei�i-Anakinn.
"Did you find as well any thralls?" asks Anakin Vader.

"�ngva, herra," segir herma�r, "Ef nekkverir vǭru � skipi, hafa �eir �at
yfirgefit ok."
"None, lord," says a warrior, "If any were on (the) ship, they have also
abandoned it."

"It �ar," kva� Vei�r, ok hann r�tti hǫndina � m�t �eim H�lmgǫngu-Hana,
"Fari� aptr til skipsins, ok leiti� it �ess me� fullna�i.
"You there," said Vader, and he stretched out his hand to meet them, Dueler Han
(and his companion), "Go back to the ship, and you (two) search that with
fulfillment.

R�fi� �at � sundr unz it finni� nekkvat e�a nekkvern, ok beri� it nekkvern mann
til d�flissu � vi�unum me� konungsd�ttur.
Tear that asunder until you find something or someone, and take any person to 
prison on the bridge with (the) princess.

Ek kennumk vi� nekkvat, nekkvat �at es ek hefi eigi kennizk s��an -" Hann �ag�i
ok gekk � braut.
I feel something, something that which I have not felt since �" He became silent
and went away.

�eir H�lmgǫngu-Hani gingu aptr til F�lkans, en L�kr sag�i
H�lmgǫngu-Hana ok V�ga-�b�vani, at hann vildi hj�lpa konungsd�ttur Leiu,
"ok v�r vissum eigi ��r, at hon lif�i ok vas � �essu skipi."
They, Dueler Han (and companions) went back to (the) Falcon, and Luke told
Dueler Han and Slayer Obiwan, that he wanted to help Princess Leia, "and we
didn't know previously, that she lived and was on this ship."

"Fyr hv� megum v�r hj�lpa henni?" segir H�lmgǫngu-Hani, "Findum sem
skj�tast r�� �at es f�r �ss frj�lsa."
"Why can we help her?" says Dueler Han, "We find as soon as possible that plan,
which gets us free."

> En áðr en þeir svá fóru, hvískraði Víga-Óbívan í eyru
> Lúki: "Hverr es meira fífl? Fíflit, eða fíflit þat es
> fylgir því fyrsta?"

> But before when they went so, Slayer Obiwan whispered in
> Luke's ears: "Where is my fool? The fool, the fool that
> followed so first?"

> But before they went thus, Slayer Obiwan whispered in
> Luke’s ear, “Who is a bigger clown? The clown, or the
> clown who follows the first?”

Grace has it, except that in this context I think that
'fool' is preferable to 'clown'.

> Nú es at segja frá því, at þeir Hólmgǫngu-Hani kvǭmu á
> Dauðastjǫrnu, ok mǫnnum sýndisk, at þeir væri hermenn
> norrœnir því at þeir klæddusk hvítri brynju hermannanna.

> Now it is to tell therefore, that they, Dueler Han (and
> company) came to the Death Star, and seemed to people,
> that they were Norwegian warriors because they were
> dressed (in) military white mail.

> Now must be told that they Duel Han (and company) came to
> Death Star and it seemed to people that they were norse
> warriors because they were clad in white chain mail of the
> warriors.

Rob: <Frá því> is simply 'of this': 'Now is to be told of
this, that they ...'.

> Veiðr kvað, "Ek hygg, at þeir leiti at gefa Leiu
> konungsdóttur upplýsingar um setning skipsins.

> Vader said, "I believe that they searched to give Princess
> Leia information concerning the ship's plans.

> Vader said, “I think, that they seek to give Leia,
> daughter of the king, information (Faroese dictionary)
> regarding position of the ship.

<Upplýsingar> 'information' can also be found in the
Icelandic Online Dictionary, but you have to search for the
singular, <upplýsing>.  The preposition <um> takes the
accusative and dative, depending on sense; <setning> clearly
isn't a dative, so it must be an accusative.  Both feminine
<setning> and masculine <setningr> have <setning> as
accusative, so both of these nouns are grammatically
possible.  In this case the glosses in Fritzner seem to me a
little more helpful than those in Zoëga.  The one that seems
to me to fit the context best is the second sense given for
<setning>, which translates more or less as 'nature,
character; manner in which something is arranged or
organized'.  (This apparently corresponds roughly to Zoëga's
(2), perhaps with a bit of (1) if 'the plan of the house'
refers to its layout as well as to its position.)  On this
reading it would be information about the design, layout, or
construction of the ship.

> Hon fengi gagnleg orðin enn."
> She still received the useful word."  (???)
> She is still able to be useful.”

Rob: This is the <fá> plus past participle construction, 'to
be able to X', with <orðin> as past part. of <vera>.

> "Fundið ér jafnvel øngva þræla?" spyrr Veiði-Anakinn.
> "Did you find as well any thralls?" asks Anakin Vader.
> “Did ye find even any thralls?” asks Vader Anakinn.

I'd go with 'even'.

> "It þar," kvað Veiðr, ok hann rétti hǫndina á mót þeim
> Hólmgǫngu-Hana, "Farið aptr til skipsins, ok leitið it
> þess með fullnaði.

> "You there," said Vader, and he stretched out his hand to
> meet them, Dueler Han (and his companion), "Go back to the
> ship, and you (two) search that with fulfillment.

> “Ye, thar,” said Vader, and he reached his hand towards
> them, Duel Han (etc.), “Go back to the ship and ye search
> that thoroughly.

Note that <(þ)it> is the dual, so it's 'you two'.  Rob: <á
mót(i)> and <í mót(i)> very often function as compound
prepositions meaning 'toward'.

> Rífið þat í sundr unz it finnið nekkvat eða nekkvern, ok
> berið it nekkvern mann til dýflissu á viðunum með
> konungsdóttur.

> Tear that asunder until you find something or someone, and
> take any person to prison on the bridge with (the)
> princess.

> Tear it apart until ye find something or someone, and ye
> bring some man to a dark dungeon (CV) by the wood with
> (the) kings’ daughter.

<Á viðunum> is a little tricky, since it could be the dative
plural + article of either <viðr> or <viða>.  The only sense
of <viðr> that seems even slightly appropriate in context is
'mast', which is also a sense of <viða>, so for all
practical purposes we can concentrate on <viða>.  CV (II)
looks very good: 'a high deck or bridge raised as a shelter,
amidships, on ships of war', with citations showing its use
in the plural in connection with a single ship.  I followed
up the citations in an attempt to get a better idea of just
what the thing was.  Most of them are from 'Sverris saga',
in which the word seems to be quite frequent; they offer
little in the way of description, but they do make it clear
that the <viða> was specifically a feature of warships, that
it was located near the mast, that a commander could stand
on it to address his men, and that one could also be under
it.  A couple of examples:

   Síðan stóð konungr upp á viðuna, ok bað menn gefa at gaum
   vendiliga hvat hann sagði; ...  (Ch. 158)

   Then the king stood up on the <viða> and bade men
   carefully pay attention to what he said; ...

   Hallvarðr hafði hrokkit fram ór lyptingunni, ok á mitt
   skipit fyrir aptan siglu undir viðurnar, ok var hann þar
   drepinn.  (Ch. 159)

   Hallvarðr had been driven from the raised deck in the
   stern to the middle of the ship aft of the mast under the
   <viður>, and he was killed there.

The prize, though, is this explanation from 'Konungs
skuggssjá', Ch. 37, which gives a fairly clear picture:

   En þenna umbúnað þarf á skipi at hafa til varnar:
   víggyrðla vel ok vígæsa rammliga, leggja hátt viður ok
   gera undir viðu fjögur gagnskeytilig hlið svá mikil, at
   einn maðr eða báðir tveir megi rúmliga hlaupa með öllum
   vápnum sínum gögnum; en gera með bryggjum útan tvá vega
   slétt stræti til ástigs hjá viðum.

   And it is necessary to have this preparation on a ship for
   defense: to fortify well with battle shelters and to
   furnish strongly with war-beams, to raise high the <viður>
   and make under the <viða> four openings to be shot
   through, so large that one man or two together could run
   through with all their weapons; and on two sides make with
   gangways from outside a level 'street' for walking on by
   the <viður>.

It seems to me that it would have made more sense to have
the dungeon <undir viðunum>; I can only guess that <á> is
being used here in the sense 'in'.

I see now that Jackson doesn't actually translate <viðunum>:
he simply uses <á viðunum> as a paraphrase for 'amidships'.
I wonder whether he could alternatively have said <til
dýflissu á miðu skipinu>.

Brian

36. kafli - Af Kotkeli og Gr�mu
�essi t��indi spyrjast v��a og m�last illa fyrir. ��ttu �a� �l�fismenn er
sl�ka fj�lkynngi fr�mdu sem �au Kotkell h�f�u �� l�st. Miki� ��tti Gu�r�nu
a� um l�fl�t ��r�ar og var h�n �� eigi heil og mj�g frama�. Gu�r�n f�ddi
svein. S� var vatni ausinn og kalla�ur ��r�ur.
� �enna t�ma bj� Snorri go�i a� Helgafelli. Hann var fr�ndi �sv�furs og vin.
�ttu �au Gu�r�n �ar miki� traust. �anga� f�r Snorri go�i a� heimbo�i. ��
tj��i Gu�r�n �etta vandkv��i fyrir Snorra en hann kva�st mundu veita �eim a�
m�lum �� er honum s�ndist en bau� Gu�r�nu barnf�stur til hugganar vi� hana.
�etta �� Gu�r�n og kva�st hans forsj� hl�ta mundu. �essi ��r�ur var kalla�ur
k�ttur, fa�ir St�fs sk�lds.
S��an fer Gestur Oddleifsson � fund Hallsteins go�a og ger�i honum tvo
kosti, a� hann skyldi reka � brott �essa fj�lkunnigu menn ella kva�st hann
mundu drepa �� "og er �� ofseina�."
Hallsteinn kaus skj�tt og ba� �au heldur � brott fara og nema hvergi sta�ar
fyrir vestan Dalahei�i og kva� r�ttara a� �au v�ru drepin. S��an f�ru �au
Kotkell � brott og h�f�u eigi meira f� en st��hross fj�gur. Var hesturinn
svartur. Hann var b��i mikill og v�nn og reyndur a� v�gi. Ekki er geti� um
fer� �eirra ��ur �au koma � Kambsnes til �orleiks H�skuldssonar. Hann falar
a� �eim hrossin �v� a� hann s� a� �a� voru afreksgripir.
Kotkell svarar: "Gera skal ��r kost � �v�. Tak vi� hrossunum en f� m�r
b�sta� nokkurn h�r � n�nd ��r."
�orleikur m�lti: "Munu �� eigi heldur d�r hrossin �v� a� eg hefi �a� spurt
a� ��r munu� eiga heldur s�k�tt h�r � h�ra�i?"
Kotkell svarar: "�etta muntu m�la til Laugamanna."
�orleikur kva� �a� satt vera.

Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.

36. kafli - Af Kotkeli og Grímu
Þessi tíðindi spyrjast víða og mælast illa fyrir. Þóttu það
ólífismenn er
slíka fjölkynngi frömdu
These tidings were widely learned of and spoken badly of.  It was thought
(they were) deserving of death who practiced such magic

sem þau Kotkell höfðu þá lýst. Mikið þótti Guðrúnu að um líflát
Þórðar og
var hún þá eigi heil
as they, Kotkell (and company) had then performed.  Gudrun was much affected
by Thord’s death and she was then not well

og mjög framað. Guðrún fæddi svein. Sá var vatni ausinn og kallaður
Þórður.
and very far into pregnancy.  Gudrun gave birth to a boy.  That one was
sprinkled with water and called Thord.

Í þenna tíma bjó Snorri goði að Helgafelli. Hann var frændi Ósvífurs og
vin.
Áttu þau Guðrún
At this time Chieftain Snorri lived in Helgafell.  He was Osvif’s kinsman
and friend.  They, Gudrun (and son) had

þar mikið traust. Þangað fór Snorri goði að heimboði. Þá tjáði
Guðrún þetta
vandkvæði fyrir
much help there.  Chieftain Snorri went thither at an invitation.  Then
Gudrun told Snorri these troubles

Snorra en hann kvaðst mundu veita þeim að málum þá er honum sýndist en
bauð
Guðrúnu
and he said he would help them in each of those cases?  when it seemed to
him (proper) and offered Gudrun

barnfóstur til hugganar við hana. Þetta þá Guðrún og kvaðst hans forsjá
hlíta mundu. Þessi
to foster (her son) to comfort her.  Gudrun accepted this and said  she
would be content with his foresight.

Þórður var kallaður köttur, faðir Stúfs skálds.
For this reason Thord was called cat, father of Stuf the poet.

Síðan fer Gestur Oddleifsson á fund Hallsteins goða og gerði honum tvo
kosti, að hann skyldi
Afterwards Gest Oddleif’s son goes to a meeting with Chieftain Hallstein and
gave him two choices, (one:) that he should

reka í brott þessa fjölkunnigu menn ella kvaðst hann mundu drepa þá "og er
þó ofseinað."
drive these sorcerer people away or (two:) he would kill them “and (it) is
still too late.”

Hallsteinn kaus skjótt og bað þau heldur í brott fara og nema hvergi staðar
fyrir vestan Dalaheiði
Hallstein chose quickly and bade them to go rather quickly and neither to
stop west of Dala Heath

og kvað réttara að þau væru drepin. Síðan fóru þau Kotkell í brott og
höfðu
eigi meira fé en
and said more properly would they be slain.  Afterwards they, Kotkell (and
company) went away and had no more property than

stóðhross fjögur. Var hesturinn svartur. Hann var bæði mikill og vænn og
reyndur að vígi. Ekki
four breeding horses.  The stallion was black.  He was both large and
promising and proven at battle.

er getið um ferð þeirra áður þau koma á Kambsnes til Þorleiks
Höskuldssonar.
Hann falar að
Nothing is spoken about regarding their journey before they come to Comb’s
Ness to Thorleik Hoskuld’s son.  He demands to purchase

þeim hrossin því að hann sá að það voru afreksgripir.
that horse because he saw that it was a thing of great value.

Kotkell svarar: "Gera skal þér kost á því. Tak við hrossunum en fá mér
bústað nokkurn hér í nánd þér."
Kotkell answers, “You shall make a choice in it.  Accept the horse and give
me  some homestead here in proximity to you.”

Þorleikur mælti: "Munu þá eigi heldur dýr hrossin því að eg hefi það
spurt
að þér munuð eiga
Thorleik spoke, “Then will not the horse (be?) rather dear because I have
learned it that you will have

heldur sökótt hér í héraði?"
rather many quarrels here in (the) district?”

Kotkell svarar: "Þetta muntu mæla til Laugamanna."
Kotkell answers, “This would be to speak to Lauga folk.”

Þorleikur kvað það satt vera.
Thorleik said it to be true.

Fred & Grace Hatton
Hawley, Pa.

There were a number of spots below where I clearly missed the meaning.

kafli - Af Kotkeli og Gr�mu
Concerning Kotkel and Grim

�essi t��indi spyrjast v��a og m�last illa fyrir.
This news was reported far and wide and was spoken ill of.


��ttu �a� �l�fismenn er sl�ka fj�lkynngi fr�mdu sem �au Kotkell h�f�u �� l�st.
It was thought the deadmen (?) such as performed sorcery as they, Kotkel (and
the others) had then strike. (???)

Miki� ��tti Gu�r�nu a� um l�fl�t ��r�ar og var h�n �� eigi heil og mj�g frama�.
Many thought Gudrun that concerning Thord's death and she was then not happy and
very ( frama�?).

Gu�r�n f�ddi svein.
Gudrun gave birth to a boy.

S� var vatni ausinn og kalla�ur ��r�ur.
He (literally, that one) was sprinkled with water and named Thord.


� �enna t�ma bj� Snorri go�i a� Helgafelli.
At this time Snorri the chief lived at Helgafell.


Hann var fr�ndi �sv�furs og vin.
He was a relative and friend of Osvif's.


�ttu �au Gu�r�n �ar miki� traust.
They, Gudrun (and he), had much help.


�anga� f�r Snorri go�i a� heimbo�i.
Snorri the chief went there by invitation.

�� tj��i Gu�r�n �etta vandkv��i fyrir Snorra en hann kva�st mundu veita �eim a�
m�lum �� er honum s�ndist en bau� Gu�r�nu barnf�stur til hugganar vi� hana.
Gudrun then reported this trouble before Snorra and he stated for himself that
he would give them to the matter then which seemed to him and ask to foster
Gudrun's child until comfort with her. (?????)


�etta �� Gu�r�n og kva�st hans forsj� hl�ta mundu.
Gudrun then (accepted?) this and stated for herself (that she) would rely on his
foresight.


�essi ��r�ur var kalla�ur k�ttur, fa�ir St�fs sk�lds.
This Thord was named "cat," the poet Stuf's father.


S��an fer Gestur Oddleifsson � fund Hallsteins go�a og ger�i honum tvo kosti, a�
hann skyldi reka � brott �essa fj�lkunnigu menn ella kva�st hann mundu drepa ��
"og er �� ofseina�."
Then Gest Oddleifson went to meet Hallstein the priest and gave him two choices,
that he should drive away these sorcery men or stated for himself he would kill
them "and yet ( ofseina�?)."


Hallsteinn kaus skj�tt og ba� �au heldur � brott fara og nema hvergi sta�ar
fyrir vestan Dalahei�i og kva� r�ttara a� �au v�ru drepin.
Hallstein decided swiftly and asked them rather to go away and each one take
places west beyond Dalaheid and said justice that they were to be slain.


S��an f�ru �au Kotkell � brott og h�f�u eigi meira f� en st��hross fj�gur.
Then they, Kotkell (and the others) went away and didn't have (any) more
property than four stud horses.

Var hesturinn svartur.
The horse was black.


Hann var b��i mikill og v�nn og reyndur a� v�gi.
He was both large and beautiful and experienced at fighting.

Ekki er geti� um fer� �eirra ��ur �au koma � Kambsnes til �orleiks
H�skuldssonar.
Their journey was not spoken about (?) before they came to Kamb's-ness to
Thorleik Hoskuldson.


Hann falar a� �eim hrossin �v� a� hann s� a� �a� voru afreksgripir.
He demanded for purchase of them the horse because he saw that that one was a
thing of great value.


Kotkell svarar: "Gera skal ��r kost � �v�.
Kotkell answers" "You shall give a choice concerning them.


Tak vi� hrossunum en f� m�r b�sta� nokkurn h�r � n�nd ��r."
Received the horses and let me stay awhile here in your neighborhood."


�orleikur m�lti: "Munu �� eigi heldur d�r hrossin �v� a� eg hefi �a� spurt a�
��r munu� eiga heldur s�k�tt h�r � h�ra�i?"
Thorleik said: "Wouldn't then not be rather an expensive horse as I have heard
that that you will rather have many quarrels here in the district?"


Kotkell svarar: "�etta muntu m�la til Laugamanna."
Kotkell answers: "The people of Lauga would claim this."


�orleikur kva� �a� satt vera.
Thorleik said that would be true.