"Eigi munu goðin þessu valda," segir jarl. "Maður mun brennt hafa hofið en ’The gods will not be-the-cause-of this,’ says (the) earl. ‘A person ...
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Patricia
originalpatr...
Feb 1, 2008 12:19 pm
"Eigi munu goðin þessu valda," segir jarl. "Maður mun brennt hafa hofið en borið út goðin. "The Gods will not have done this" says the Earl "a man must...
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llama_nom
Feb 1, 2008 1:57 pm
... I don't know what the implied noun would be (if any), but the sense is "be better off", "do better". See CV under 'hafa' [ ...
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llama_nom
Feb 1, 2008 2:20 pm
... but Guðbrand was Heathen or what - Heathens do not usually kneel I thought] Good question. Does anyone know of any parallels? From the context, and from...
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Patti (Wilson)
originalpatr...
Feb 1, 2008 3:18 pm
<< so the author might be trying to suggest that Hákon was taking advantage of this new-fangled method of prayer for strictly opportunistic and utilitarian...
Heill Llama! ... 1st, he was definitely wrong about one thing - he write 'rúnar uísa óskýrt'. Totally false, at least in his time (early 12th). ... ...
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llama_nom
Feb 3, 2008 4:25 pm
... Heill Konráð! The accented letters in your message got a bit garbled at the Yahoo website, so I've filled in what I *think* you wrote; I hope I haven't...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Feb 4, 2008 3:32 pm
Hrappur sneri þá til móts við Þráin Sigfússon og bað hann ásjá. "Hvað er þér á höndum?" segir Þráinn. Hrappur mælti: "Brennt hefi eg...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Feb 4, 2008 11:14 pm
Hrappur sneri þá til móts við Þráin Sigfússon og bað hann ásjá. Hrapp turned then to meet with Þráin Sigfússon asked him for help. "Hvað er þér...
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AThompson
alysseann
Feb 5, 2008 9:59 am
Here´s my translation. Thanks LN for feedback on last two sections. My comment regarding Thorgerd Holgi’s-Bride´s statue being a miniature was really just...
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Patricia
originalpatr...
Feb 5, 2008 1:15 pm
Hrappur sneri þá til móts við Þráin Sigfússon og bað hann ásjá. Then Hrapp turned to Thrain Sigfusson and asked him for help "Hvað er þér á...
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llama_nom
Feb 5, 2008 9:39 pm
... (why not væri?) komið ... Hrapp had come It's not uncommon in Old Norse to form the perfect tense of 'koma' with the auxiliary 'hafa' as an alternative...
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AThompson
alysseann
Feb 6, 2008 8:59 am
Thanks LN. Faarlund’s nuances make intuitive sense to me. Kveðja Alan ... From: norse_course@yahoogroups.com [mailto:norse_course@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
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Stefano Mazza
stefanomzz
Feb 6, 2008 1:24 pm
Hi all I would like to propose a doubt that I have regarding this poem by Snæbjörn: Hvatt kveða hrœra Grótta hergrimmastan skerja út fyr jarðar skauti ...
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llama_nom
Feb 6, 2008 2:00 pm
Hi Stefano, Not every 'r' at the end of Old Norse words is the nominative marker. Sometimes, as in 'meldr', 'r' belongs to the root. In the nominative ...
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llama_nom
Feb 6, 2008 2:40 pm
'lúðr' is another of these words with radical 'r', as you can see from the genitive 'lúðrs'. It's masculine too....
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akoddsson
konrad_oddsson
Feb 7, 2008 5:10 pm
Heill Llama! ... Yahoo website, so I've filled in what I *think* you wrote; I hope I haven't made any major mistakes; knowing our luck, they'll probably just...
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akoddsson
konrad_oddsson
Feb 7, 2008 6:01 pm
During the first grammarian's time, west norse dialects used 23 runes, as is well attested in extant inscription. They were: fuþorkhniastbmly - the original...
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Patricia
originalpatr...
Feb 8, 2008 4:25 am
Eftir það tóku þeir langskip eitt og fóru út til kaupskipsins. Þráinn kennir ferð jarls og stendur upp og fagnar honum blíðlega. Jarl tók því vel...
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AThompson
alysseann
Feb 8, 2008 9:37 am
Eftir það tóku þeir langskip eitt og fóru út til kaupskipsins. Þráinn After that they took a certain long-ship and went out towards the merchant-ship....
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Patricia
originalpatr...
Feb 8, 2008 10:51 am
Eftir það tóku þeir langskip eitt og fóru út til kaupskipsins. Þráinn kennir ferð jarls og stendur upp og fagnar honum blíðlega. After that they...
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llama_nom
Feb 8, 2008 7:56 pm
... "and welcomes him kindly/affectionately", "gives him a friendly/warm welcome" ... "He's done us all kinds of ill." 'hvetvetna' = 'hvatvetna', 'hvatvitna'...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Feb 9, 2008 1:46 am
Thanks, Patricia!!!! Lightening zapped our computer once again creating a cloud of evil smelling smoke. Also took out my brother-in-law's phones and water...
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Patricia Wilson
originalpatr...
Feb 9, 2008 7:33 am
Thanks, Patricia!!!! Lightening zapped our computer once again creating a cloud of evil smelling smoke. Also took out my brother-in-law's phones and water...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Feb 11, 2008 3:46 pm
"Eigi vildi eg herra," segir Þráinn, "að þér vænduð mig lygi heldur vildi eg að þér leituðuð um skipið." Þá fór jarl upp á skipið og leitaði...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Feb 11, 2008 9:40 pm
"Eigi vildi eg herra," segir Þráinn, "að þér vænduð mig lygi heldur vildi eg að þér leituðuð um skipið." "I do not want, lord," says Þráinn,...
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AThompson
alysseann
Feb 12, 2008 10:27 am
Here´s my translation. Thanks LN for previous comments. However, I´m ... 'That will (be) best-known to yourself, Yes, as if to say: "You should know; you hid...
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Patricia
originalpatr...
Feb 12, 2008 1:44 pm
The Earl is getting more and more enraged - and I am much concerned for they did not have cups of tea and a couple of Aspirin in those days "Eigi vildi eg...
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Fred and Grace Hatton
fredgrace
Feb 12, 2008 6:56 pm
Both Alan and Patricia have sorted these pasages out that I messed up. "Eigi vildi (past subj) eg herra," segir Þráinn, "að þér vænduð mig lygi (væna...
