Gunnar reið og þeir allir til þings. Gunnar rode and they all to Thing (better - Gunnar and all his company) En er þeir komu á þing þá voru þeir svo ...
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AThompson
alysseann
Nov 10, 2006 11:45 am
Here´s my translation. I would appreciate any comments on my efforts, particularly any underlined text. I hope my translation is of some use to others. ...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Nov 10, 2006 11:18 am
33. kafli Gunnar reið og þeir allir til þings. En er þeir komu á þing þá voru þeir svo vel búnir að Gunnar and they all rode to (the) Thing. But...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Nov 9, 2006 11:23 pm
33. kafli Gunnar reið og þeir allir til þings. En er þeir komu á þing þá voru þeir svo vel búnir að engir voru þeir þar að jafnvel væru búnir...
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llama_nom
Nov 9, 2006 3:06 pm
... Absolutely -- thanks for asking. I learnt a lot too. LN...
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AThompson
alysseann
Nov 9, 2006 12:34 pm
Thanks LN and Eysteinn for the thorough analysis of these questions. So – that´s all sorted then. I was initially inclined not to ask the question, so now...
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Patricia
originalpatr...
Nov 8, 2006 7:48 pm
Very useful LN and thank you I shall copy that up and make use of it in my
notes I copy up a lot of Eystein's and your notes and also of Alan's and Graces,...
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llama_nom
Nov 8, 2006 6:27 pm
... thus meant ... trifle old ... next ... Sæl Patricia, Yes, that's the right meaning here, "thus" as in Thus Spake Zarathustra. Your translation works well...
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Patricia
originalpatr...
Nov 8, 2006 4:54 pm
It was this recent exchange of queries and solutions - that caused me to look more closely at my text - and there are so many typos - that I am quite disgusted...
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Patricia
originalpatr...
Nov 8, 2006 3:30 pm
Seeing my translation - thus - when I did it I was thinking that thus meant "In this way" - like "thus saith Zarathustra" - but then I am a trifle old...
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llama_nom
Nov 8, 2006 1:52 pm
Hi all, ... I asked Eysteinn about this and he says he reads it exactly as MM & HP understood it, and doesn't see any ambiguity. Eysteinn: Svá = thus, in this...
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Patricia
originalpatr...
Nov 8, 2006 9:57 am
Hi Alan A certain ambiguity in the way it was written - yes - I did see that too,
and no I do not think it is - just Alan - there are times I find myself...
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AThompson
alysseann
Nov 8, 2006 9:26 am
Hi Patricia Yes, I fully agree with your reading of the context but it seemed to me one had to read several lines on from Njál’s speech before you find out ...
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llama_nom
Nov 7, 2006 7:17 pm
... I think Grace has the right idea here. If I've understood correctly: 'væri' "it would be", 'undir því' "depending/dependent on that", 'þá' "then, in...
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Patricia
originalpatr...
Nov 7, 2006 3:46 pm
Saell Alan - I noticed your comment about MM&HP's translation and was slightly inclined to see as you did that they understood in context - but it seemed...
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AThompson
alysseann
Nov 7, 2006 1:16 pm
Here´s my translation. I would appreciate any comments on my efforts, particularly any underlined text. I hope my translation is of some use to others. ...
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Patricia
originalpatr...
Nov 7, 2006 11:45 am
I have been off line for a while - I see Grace's translation - lookin' good Grace. but there has been e.mail trouble and a lot of mail has just come in...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Nov 7, 2006 11:07 am
32. kafli Um vorið spurði jarl Gunnar hvað hann vildi láta ráða sinna. Hann kveðst vilja til Íslands. During the spring Gunnar asked (the) Earl what he...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Nov 6, 2006 11:31 pm
32. kafli Um vorið spurði jarl Gunnar hvað hann vildi láta ráða sinna. Hann kveðst vilja til Íslands. Jarlinn kvað vera illa ært í landi "og mun...
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llama_nom
Nov 4, 2006 11:04 pm
Some more help from Eysteinn. ... Eysteinn svarar: "Ne eina = neina. Íþrótt is object of hefðu. Lit.: there were none that had no/any sport in equalness...
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llama_nom
Nov 4, 2006 10:56 pm
... translates correctly: "and it was often apparent, that the earl would have married her off to Gunnar..."...
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AThompson
alysseann
Nov 4, 2006 11:54 am
Thanks LN. I have one further observation (see below) Alan ... From: norse_course@yahoogroups.com [mailto:norse_course@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of llama_nom ...
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llama_nom
Nov 3, 2006 10:03 pm
... ...was (in residence / staying) up country? Inland? CV: "in phrases denoting to be placed, to sit, to be seated, the seat or bench is freq. in the acc....
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Patricia Wilson
originalpatr...
Nov 3, 2006 1:33 pm
I have checked this over but I am not pleased with it - I have worked on Yahoo - while it is working and worked in haste I am having mail problems- 31. kafli ...
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AThompson
alysseann
Nov 3, 2006 12:58 pm
Here´s my translation. I would appreciate any comments on my efforts, particularly any underlined text. I hope my translation is of some use to others. For...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Nov 3, 2006 12:18 pm
There were a couple of mystery words and some grammar I couldn't get sorted out this time. Grace 31. kafli Gunnar tók við honum og mælti til Kolskeggs og...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Nov 3, 2006 2:12 am
31. kafli Gunnar tók við honum og mælti til Kolskeggs og Hallvarðar: "Nú munum vér halda til Norðurlanda." Þeir létu vel yfir því og báðu hann...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Nov 1, 2006 7:01 pm
I have been constantly messing these up. Thanks for the clarification! Grace Gunnar lét þess kost. Hann lét þá kanna valinn og taka fé það er dauðir ...
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llama_nom
Nov 1, 2006 1:03 pm
... After consulting further (and some patient explaining on Eysteinn's part), I think I finally see how the syntax works in this sentence! The main clause is:...
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AThompson
alysseann
Nov 1, 2006 12:34 pm
Hi Grace Some very minor points. Kveðja Alan aftur yfir öfugur. Skjöldur Gunnars var fyrir framan slána og lagði HallgrÃmur à hann og à back over...
