He travelled / made his way southwards along
the coast
ok i Vik austr ok þa til Danmerkr
and the Vik east amd then? to
Denmark
and Vik in the east thence to
Denmark
ok er þá uppi jverr penningr fjarins ok
and *() then used which coinage for
trasvel and
and he had used the money he had kept for
travel
verðr hann þá biðja matar bæði Fyrir sik og fyrir
dýrit
worth he that begged provision both given him
and given bear
(food?) he then begged for provisions for
himself and the bear
Hann kømr á fund ármanns Sveins konungrs þess er Aki
het
he came to meet King Swein's steward, a
man Aki named
he happened to meet king Sweins steward a man
called Aki
ok bað hann vista nakkvarra bæði fyrir sik og fyrir
dýrit
and asked he lodge somewhere begged food for
him and bear
and asked for a place to stay, begging food
for himself and his bear
"ek ætla" segir hann "at gefa Sveini konungi
dýrit
I plan say
he to give King Swein
this animal
"I plan " said
he to give King Swein this bear
When they said Bjarndýrit in the
beginning I could see from bjarn it was a bear, but when they put dýrit I see
that as animal, as if every four legged item is a dýrit, nevertheless, I seem
to be getting to grips with it, I think I've done OK, hope
so
Patricia
With Thanks
when I get those books I'll let you know, for I shall
hopefully do better.
Hann ferr nú síðan suðr með landi ok í Vík
austr ok þá til Danmerkr, ok er þá uppi hverr penningr fjárins, ok verðr
hann þá biðja matar bæði fyrir sik og fyrir dýrit. Hann kømr á fund
ármanns Sveins konungs, þess er Áki hét, ok bað hann vista nakkvarra bæði
fyrir sik og fyrir dýrit: "ek ætla" segir hann, "at gefa Sveini konungi
dýrit."