Um daginn eftir taka þau tal með sér, Þorgils og Guðrún, en Guðrún hóf svo mál

sitt: "Svo þykir mér Þorgils sem synir mínir nenni eigi kyrrsetu þessi lengur

svo að þeir leiti eigi til hefnda eftir föður sinn.

During the next day they, Thorgil  and Gudrun, begin to talk with one another,

and Gudrun began his speech thus: "It seems to me thus, Thorgil,  as my sons

cannot bear  sitting because they wouldn't look for revenge for their father.

(Z. hefja 3 -- hefja mál sitt, to begin one's speech)



En það hefir mest dvalið hér til að mér þóttu þeir Þorleikur og Bolli of ungir

hér til að standa í mannráðum.

And that has  most delayed here until it seemed to me they, Thorleikr and Bolli,

too young  here to take part in plots against a man's life.      (Z.  mannráð,

n. pl. plots against a man's life; standa í mannráðum, to take part in such

plots.)



En ærin hefir nauðsyn til verið að minnast þess nokkuru fyrr."

And considerable has necessity been that (be) remembered somewhat before."



Þorgils svarar: "Því þarftu þetta mál ekki við mig að ræða að þú hefir þvert

tekið að ganga með mér.

Thorgils answers: "Because he don't need to  discuss this case with me that you

have refused (?) to go with me.



En allt er mér það samt í hug og fyrr þá er við höfum þetta átt að tala.

But all is to me that same in mind and before when we have this direction to

talk.



Ef eg nái ráðahag við þig þá vex mér ekki í augu að stinga af einnhvern þeirra

eða báða tvo þá er næst gengu vígi Bolla."

If I were to get married (literally "a marriage") with you, then it doesn't grow

big in my eyes to thrust of them each or both then who nearest went (to) Bolli's

fight.     (Z. vaxa 3 - e-m vex e-t í augu, a thing grows big in one's eyes)



Guðrún mælti: "Svo þykir mér sem Þorleiki virðist engi jafn vel til fallinn að

vera fyrirmaður ef það skal nokkuð vinna er til harðræða sé.

Gudrun said: "So it seems to me as Thorleik to be highly esteemed not equally

well to fallen to be one who excells if that shall somewhat work which would be

to  hardiness.   (??)



En þig er ekki því að leyna að þeir sveinarnir ætla að stefna að Helga

Harðbeinssyni, berserkinum, er situr í Skorradal að búi sínu og uggir ekki að

sér."

And it is not hiding from you that the boys  intend to give notice to Helga

Hardbeinson,  beserkers, who sits  in Skorradale at his farm and who apprehends

no danger."    (Z.  ugga 1 - ugga ekki (lítt, fátt) at sér, to apprehend no

danger, be off one's guard)



Þorgils mælti: "Aldregi hirði eg hvort hann heitir Helgi eða öðru nafni því að

hvorki þykir mér ofurefli að eiga við Helga eða einnhvern annan.

Thorgils said: "I don't care whether he is named Helgi or another name because

it seems to me neither too much to have to do with Helgi or someone other.



Er um þetta mál allt rætt fyrir mína hönd ef þú heitir mér með vottum að giftast

mér ef eg kem hefndum fram með sonum þínum."

It is concerning this case all spoken about for my  hand if you call me  with

witness for me to get married if I come we avenge in front with your sons."



Guðrún kvaðst það efna mundu allt er hún yrði á sátt þótt það væri við fárra

manna vitni gert og sagði hún að þetta mundi að ráði gert.

Gudrun  said for herself that would fulfill all which  she would speak to that

agreement would be with done (with) fewer men's  witnesses and said she to this

would to advice made.



Guðrún bað þangað kalla Halldór fóstbróður hans og þá sonu sína.

Gudrun asked (to) call to that place his foster brother Halldor and then his

son.



Þorgils bað og Örnólf við vera.

Thorgils asked also for Ornolf to be with (them).



Guðrún kvað þess enga þörf: "Eru mér meiri grunir á um trúleika Örnólfs við þig

en eg ætla þér vera."

Gudrun said that (was) no necessity: "It  was to me more a suspicion of Ornolf's

faithfulness with you than I intend you to be."



Þorgils bað hana ráða.

Thorgils asked for  her agreement.



Nú koma þeir bræður á fund Guðrúnar og Þorgils.

Now the brothers came to meet Gudrun and Thorgils.



Þar var Halldór í tali með þeim.

Halldor was there in conversation with them.



Guðrún segir þeim nú skyn á að "Þorgils hefir heitið að gerast fyrirmaður ferðar

þeirrar að veita heimferð að Helga Harðbeinssyni með sonum mínum að hefna Bolla.

Gudrun now tells them of an understanding that "Thorgils has been called to

become the leader of their journeys to assist a journey home to Helgi 

Hardbeinson  with my sons  to avenge  Bolli.



Hefir Þorgils það til mælt ferðarinnar að hann næði ráðahag við mig.

Thorgils has expressed that, the wishes that he get a marriage ("get married)

with me.



Nú skírskota eg því við vitni yðru að eg heiti Þorgísli að giftast engum manni

öðrum samlendum en honum en eg ætla ekki að giftast í önnur lönd."

Now I refer to refer that with you with witness that I promised  to get married

with no other man in the same country than him and I don't intend to get married

in another land."

À propos of nothing much, my local Old Norse group, which

meets only once a month (usually with a break in the summer)

but has different people taking different passages,

celebrated its 25th anniversary this month.  The group has

fluctuated quite a bit in size over the years, but we

currently number about eight, four of whom have been there

from the beginning or within a few months thereof.



> Guðrún mælti: "Svo þykir mér sem Þorleiki virðist engi

> jafn vel til fallinn að vera fyrirmaður ef það skal nokkuð

> vinna er til harðræða sé.



> Gudrun said: "So it seems to me as Thorleik to be highly

> esteemed not equally well to fallen to be one who excells

> if that shall somewhat work which would be to hardiness.

> (??)



> Gudrun spoke, “So it seems to me that to Thorleik, none is

> valued as well to suit to be foreman if it shall be to

> work some which hardiness be (needed).



> Guðrún spoke: “So (it) seems to me that Þorleikr

> should-esteem (impers construction) no-one (engi) equally

> worthy (well placed, see fallinn vel til, Z2) to be leader

> if that which would-be towards hardiness shall avail

> somewhat (?) (if something like hardiness is to prevail?).



That last bit really is a bit of a bear.  I finally decided

that <skal> is impersonal, so that <ef það skal nokkuð

vinna> is 'if that is at all to be done'.  In some contexts

<til> has senses awfully close to 'of, concerning', and

something close to that would fit here to make it 'if that

is at all to be done that would be of hardiness', i.e., if

something requiring hardiness is to be done.



Brian