Eiður svarar: "Ekki er eg þess fús. Þykir mér þú miklu til hætta hversu ferðin tekst en að eiga við Eid answers, “I am not eager for this. It...
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rob13567
Dec 10, 2012 11:11 pm
Eiur svarar: "Ekki er eg ess fs. Eidr answers: "I am not willing (to do) this. ykir mr miklu til htta hversu ferin tekst en a eiga vi...
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Alan Thompson
alysseann
Dec 11, 2012 4:58 am
Here’s my translation Alan Eiður svarar: "Ekki er eg þess fús. Þykir mér þú miklu til hætta hversu Eiðr answers: „I am not eager for (keen on)...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Dec 12, 2012 4:29 am
*Much* easier than vísur! ... I can't see any way to avoid the conclusion that <hætta> is the infinitive, so this must be 'You seem to me to risk much'. ... ...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Dec 14, 2012 11:58 am
"Hvað er þar frá að segja mágur?" segir Vermundur. “What more is there to say, in-law?” says Vermund Þórarinn kvað: Thorarinn recited: Sóttu heim,...
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rob13567
Dec 14, 2012 10:39 pm
I see that this year Thorarinn is giving everyone a poem for Christmas.... "Hvað er þar frá að segja mágur?" segir Vermundur. “What is there to relate,...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Dec 17, 2012 12:49 pm
Grmur mlti: "N hefir ruvs ori en mundir tla hafa v a n mun itt lf vera mnu valdi." orkell kvast ekki mundu sr...
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rob13567
Dec 18, 2012 12:08 am
Grmur mlti: "N hefir ruvs ori en mundir tla hafa v a n mun itt lf vera mnu valdi." Grimr said: "Now (it) has...
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Alan Thompson
alysseann
Dec 18, 2012 1:33 am
Here’s my translation Season’s greetings to all. I will be away until 10 January. Alan Grímur mælti: "Nú hefir öðruvís orðið en þú mundir ætlað...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Dec 18, 2012 12:19 pm
Grímur mælti: "Nú hefir öðruvís orðið en þú mundir ætlað hafa því að nú mun þitt líf vera á mínu valdi." Grim spoke, “Now (it) has...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Dec 20, 2012 1:30 pm
Rob, do you want to resume after the New Year or wait until the 10th? Grace Vermundur mlti: "Brtt ykir mr sem r hafi vi st." rarinn...
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rob13567
Dec 20, 2012 11:10 pm
Grace, My schedule works fine for beginning again after the New Year. A question: Should we jump ahead to chapter 20, i.e., skipping the poems, when we pick up...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Dec 21, 2012 12:54 pm
Vermundur mælti: "Brátt þykir mér sem þér hafið við ást." Vermund spoke, “(It) seems to me you have quickly been a match (for them).” Þórarinn...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Dec 21, 2012 1:55 pm
... I'd hate to have his Vísa bill ... ... ‘What is to report there, brother-in-law?’ says Vermundr. ... A less modernized version: Sóttumk heim þeirs...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Dec 21, 2012 9:03 pm
Too funny! You mean you haven't enjoyed searching fruitlessly for the obscure words or hopelessly wishing some sort of syntax might appear. I'm all for...
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Patti (Wilson)
originalpatr...
Dec 21, 2012 10:42 pm
If thou shouldst curse Dear Grace - What language art thou using - As in the Taming of the Shrew "swear me not as a Comfit-Maker's wife Swear me a good round...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Dec 22, 2012 6:06 am
At 4:03:19 PM on Friday, December 21, 2012, Fred & Grace ... <g> I'm going to try to work through the rest of them, and I'll post whatever I get through. It's...
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rob13567
Dec 23, 2012 5:12 pm
Indeed. Few words + no syntax = near zero success = no fun :) Rob Grace wrote: Too funny! You mean you haven't enjoyed searching fruitlessly for the obscure...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Dec 25, 2012 9:20 pm
... The short vowel of <liði> is correct. <Liði> is past subjunctive: the past subj. has the vowel of the past indic. plur., with front mutation if...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Dec 26, 2012 1:04 pm
... Vermund said: ‘It seems to me that you have dealt with one another quickly.’ <Ást> is the past participle of the sk-form (middle voice) of <eiga>, not...
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Sabin Densmore
sgecko75
Dec 26, 2012 5:31 pm
Hello all, I’m working on translating a line of my father’s poetry from English into Old Norse. Can any of you double-check me? Here’s his original line:...
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Patti (Wilson)
originalpatr...
Dec 26, 2012 6:18 pm
Excepting I would say that We - first Person Plural Not 3rd Pl - I hope this reaches you - my posts seldom get a reply - I am
somewhat of a lurker Still a...
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Sabin Densmore
sgecko75
Dec 26, 2012 6:42 pm
Right, of course. Thank you. I know better than that. :) - sd ... Right, of course. Thank you. I know better than that. :) - sd On Dec 26, 2012, at 13:18,...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Dec 27, 2012 4:22 am
At 12:31:13 PM on Wednesday, December 26, 2012, Sabin ... I'm guessing that this is 'times' in the sense of 'ages, periods, eons', in which case <öld>, plural...
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Sabin Densmore
sgecko75
Dec 28, 2012 12:09 am
Brian, Thanks very much. Can you explain why the separation of “Drukkum” and “full”? I understood “drukkum-full” as meaning “toast”. -...
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Brian M. Scott
bmscotttg
Dec 28, 2012 7:30 am
At 7:09:35 PM on Thursday, December 27, 2012, Sabin Densmore ... No, <drukkum> is 'drank', 1st person plural past indicative; <full> is 'toasts', neuter...
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Paul Hansen
paalhanssen@...
Dec 28, 2012 9:49 pm
Why is "drukkum-full" hyphenated? To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com From: bm.brian@... Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:29:55 -0500 Subject: Re: [norse_course]...
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Menno Hellinga
menno8472@...
Jan 2, 2013 5:57 am
Heil! Is anyone here? The course is incomplete and apparently has not been edited for 10 years, so it looks as if it died. Is there any activity on this...
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Fred & Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Jan 4, 2013 5:42 pm
20. kafli Geirrur hsfreyja Mvahl sendi au or inn Blsta a hn var ess vs orin a Oddur Ktluson hafi hggi hndina af...
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rob13567
Jan 4, 2013 10:47 pm
20. kafli Geirrur hsfreyja Mvahl sendi au or inn Blsta a hn var ess vs orin a Oddur Ktluson hafi hggi hndina af...
