Yeah, I wrote this.  I mean, "slow to think, non-responsive, below average intelligence."  You know- like Thor.  (ha ha ha)
Haukur Thorgeirsson <haukurth@...> wrote:

Hi Teja!


> how do you say dumb in old norse?

It depends on whether you mean "destitute of the powers of speech"
or "slow to think, non-responsive, below average intelligence".
The first is easily enough "dumbr". For the second there is more
than one possibility.


> Ganga �l�fr konungr ok Korm�kr um vang. Eru � vanginum margir haugar. �l�fr konungr er hr�ddr ok er hann s�r haugana hann ver�r ragr. �l�fr konungr s�r l�k � haugi.
>
> "�! �! Er dau�r ma�r � haugi!" Segir �l�fr konungr, sem eigi spakr er.
> "Dau�ir menn", svarar Korm�kr, er mj�k spakr ma�r er, "b�a hauga."
> "Hv�rt mun dau�i ma�rinn fara til Helja heims." Spyrr ragr �l�fr konungr.
> "Mun dau�i ma�rinn fara til Helja heims eigi. S� er vegr annann ok deyrir ferr Valh�ll. S� mannsins brand er me� h�num."
> "Hv�rt mun hann vega mik." Spyrr �l�fr konungr.
> "Hann mun vega �ik eigi, �l�fr. L�kin � haugunum eru dau�ir! �u ert ragr. Ek skal fara n�."
> N� ferr Korm�kr, �v� at �l�fr er hr�ddr. �l�fr heyrir varg geyja. Vindrinn bl�ss.
> �l�fr fl�r ok kallar, "B��, Korm�kr! Ek em hr�addr! Ek mun fara me� ��r!"
> l�k, n. corpse; l�kin, the corpse

I'm a bit confused. Did you write this, Teja?

Kve�ja,
Haukur

 

 

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