Interesting info Joran and it does go to show how little the Northern
European languages have altered. I realise Icelandic has scarcely altered at
all but I had no Idea that Swedish had such a similar sound.
Kveðja
Patricia

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To: <norse_course@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 6:58 AM
Subject: RE: [norse_course] Digest Number 1254


> Here are a few suggestions. They are mostly here to make you reflect,
> and may not be right.
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>>Sámr hafði ok fjóra tigu manna. Var þat lið vel búit at vápnum ok hestum.
> Sam also had forty men. That group was well equipped with weapons and
> horses.
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> "equipped" sounds phonetically similar to "búit".
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>>Eptir þat ríða þeir alla ina sömu leið,
> After that they ride all in "single-line formation",
> or
> After that they ride back the way they come.
>
> "i samma led" is a military term still in use in Sweden.
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>>Þá spyrr Þorgeirr, hversu mætti helzt á óvart koma.
> Then asks Þorgeirr, how might preferably (Hrafnkell be) taken by
> surprise.
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> "Helst" is still in use in Swedish, meaning preferably.
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>>Sámr kvazk mundu kunna ráð til þess.
> Sam said (he) might be able to advise on this.
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> "råda" is old Swedish for "give advice".
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>>Þeir skutu stokki á hurð ok hlupu inn.
> They pushed the bar on the door aside and ran inside.
> or
> The rammed the door with a ram and jumped in.
> you decide youself.
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>>Af því ok heim á skálavegginn var skotit váðási einum.
> From it to the main house was a clothesbeam.
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> But don´t listen to me. I only have Zoega and a Swedish upbringing. (c:
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