We are postponing the translation this week. Alan is still having computer problems and will resume next week. Grace Fred & Grace Hatton Hawley, Pa....
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Aug 22, 2011 12:55 am
... <Mælti sízt> (= <mælti síðast>) is actually 'spoke [his] last': see <orð þau er hann mælti síðast> 'his last words' in Zoéga s.v. <síð> (3). ...
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rob13567
Aug 20, 2011 3:40 pm
En Vga-bvan song etta galdralag, ok hlt sverit Ljsamki inn grna fyr hann, ok mlti szt, "Valholl, ek km." When Slayer Obiwan sang this...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Aug 20, 2011 1:50 pm
En Víga-Óbívan sǫng þetta galdralag, ok hélt sverðit Ljósamæki inn grœna fyr hann, ok mælti But Slayer Obiwan sang this magic lay and held the...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Aug 20, 2011 11:48 am
Sorry for the delay. We have been having problems with our email program. Grace En Víga-Óbívan sǫng þetta galdralag, ok hélt sverðit Ljósamæki inn...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Aug 18, 2011 4:22 pm
... Wonderful example of what seems to us a very odd word order: both <H. hefði þungt fengið af K.> and <H. hefði þungt af K. fengið> would be more...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Aug 16, 2011 2:14 pm
39. kafli - Af Kjartani og Bolla Of Kjartan and Bolli Það var þá jafnan tíðhjalað í Breiðafjarardölum um skipti þeirra Hrúts og Þorleiks að...
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Alan Thompson
alysseann
Aug 16, 2011 11:41 am
Here’s my translation Kveðja Alan 39. kafli - Af Kjartani og Bolla Chapter 39 – Of Kjartan and Bolli Það var þá jafnan tíðhjalað í...
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rob13567
Aug 16, 2011 2:16 am
39. kafli Af Kjartani og Bolla a var jafnan thjala Breiafjarardlum um skipti eirra Hrts og orleiks a Hrtur hefi ungt af...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Aug 15, 2011 11:24 pm
39. kafli - Af Kjartani og Bolla a var jafnan thjala Breiafjarardlum um skipti eirra Hrts og orleiks a Hrtur hefi ungt af...
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Ulf Haraldsen
ulfharaldsen
Aug 15, 2011 10:59 pm
Hi, I hope I can get some feedback from the wonderful ON gurus on this list. I and a colleague are trying to translate the 'prayer' that is from the 13th...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Aug 14, 2011 6:28 am
... Rob: If it were 'cowardly lord', the adjective would have to be <argr>, the nom. sing. masc., to agree with <drottinn>. Instead it has the ending <-ar>,...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Aug 11, 2011 11:58 pm
“Dróttinn argrar dróttar einnar, Veiði-Anakinn,” segir Víga-Óbívan. Síðan hljóp hann fram með “Lord of cowardly people only, Vader Anakinn,”...
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rob13567
Aug 11, 2011 10:06 pm
Definitely some difficult language in this passage: "Drttinn argrar drttar einnar, Veii-Anakinn," segir Vga-bvan. "A cowardly lord of only people,...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Aug 11, 2011 12:52 pm
“Dróttinn argrar dróttar einnar, Veiði-Anakinn,” segir Víga-Óbívan. Síðan hljóp hann fram með brugðit sverð ok hjó þegar til Veiðrar en hann...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Aug 11, 2011 1:07 am
... <Beiða> takes the thing requested in the genitive; here that's <hins>, making it 'That would I ask of you, kinsman, that you ...'. I suppose that there...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Aug 9, 2011 8:49 pm
Líður nú hinn næsti vetur eftir dráp Kotkels. Um vorið eftir hittust þeir bræður, Ólafur og The next winter after Kotkell’s killing passes now....
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Alan Thompson
alysseann
Aug 9, 2011 11:29 am
Here´s my translation. Kveðja Alan Líður nú hinn næsti vetur eftir dráp Kotkels. Um vorið eftir hittust þeir bræður, Ólafur og Þorleikur. Passes...
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rob13567
Aug 9, 2011 2:48 am
Lur n hinn nsti vetur eftir drp Kotkels. The next year after Kotkel's slaying now passes by. Um vori eftir hittust eir brur, lafur og...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Aug 9, 2011 2:08 am
Lur n hinn nsti vetur eftir drp Kotkels. Um vori eftir hittust eir brur, lafur og orleikur. Spuri lafur hvort orleikur tlai a...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Aug 5, 2011 9:39 pm
... <Kom fyr> is indeed 'happened, occurred'. ... Rob: <Heyrðu> does contain the pronoun 'you', but it's an imperative, and English doesn't want the pronoun...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Aug 5, 2011 4:33 am
... I'd probably use 'to meet her', or perhaps even 'to her': they're not quite so literal as 'to a meeting with her', but I'm pretty sure that they give a...
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rob13567
Aug 4, 2011 8:48 pm
heyru rp ok Art str p, fyr v at eir fengi heyrt allt at es kom fyr nnd ins galdraa atgeirs. Then 3PO and R2 heard a great...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Aug 4, 2011 1:37 pm
Þá heyrðu Þrípíó ok Artú stór óp, fyr því at þeir fengi heyrt allt þat es kom fyr í nánd ins galdraða Then 3PO and R2 heard loud shouting, for...
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600cell@...
llama_nom
Aug 4, 2011 12:59 pm
I just noticed they've been doing Njls saga on the Icelandic radio station, Rs 1. The recording is from 1972. It's read by Einar lafur Sveinsson. Unless...
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Alan Thompson
alysseann
Aug 3, 2011 1:56 pm
Here´s my translations for the past two sections. Kveðja Alan Þá mælti Hallbjörn: "Ekki var oss það tímadagur er vér frændur komum á Then...
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rob13567
Aug 2, 2011 2:09 am
Um daginn fer hn a f snu. One day she goes to her cattle. Kemur Stgandi til mts vi hana. Then Stigand comes to meet her. Hn fagnar honum...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Aug 1, 2011 7:34 pm
... 'In order' is a bit more idiomatic here. ... I'm sure that Grace's version is the intended meaning, though at the moment I can't point to a clear instance...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Aug 1, 2011 6:14 pm
Um daginn fer hún að fé sínu. Kemur þá Stígandi til móts við hana. Hún fagnar honum vel og During the day she goes to her livestock. Then comes...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Aug 1, 2011 11:18 am
Um daginn fer hn a f snu. Kemur Stgandi til mts vi hana. Hn fagnar honum vel og bur a skoa hfi honum. Hann leggur...
