Hi there Alan,

Maðurinn er mikið vinsælli (en hinn maðurinn): Comparative: mikið
[more] is adverb.
The dative form "miklu"[much more] [from miklu is mikið] used in
comparative to accentuate. Especial usage.
I consulted one of my dictionaries [for you now].

Thanks Uoden




--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "AThompson" <athompso@...>
wrote:

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> Uoden
>
> Are you then saying that the whole expression "miklu vinsælli" is

dative

> neuter singular and thus does not gramatically agree with "maðrinn"
> which is nom masc singular?
>
> Alan
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>
> Hi there,
>
> "miklu" much more> "miklu vinsælli" much more popular.
> "meira vinsæll"> more popular [more settled style)
>
> "sem mest" as many ship (one can imagine?)
> "sem mest" as much land (obtainable?)
>
> The author is here (in the chapter) using style of exaggeration
>
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Uoden
>
> --- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "Patricia"
> <originalpatricia@> wrote:
> >
> > vinsælli: (ll. 686, 688) I presume this is the comparative form.
> >
> > sem mest skip (l. 678), sem mest land (l. 679): What function is
> sem performing in these phrases?
> >
> > Vinsælli seemed to me to be comparing present with past

behaviour

> and what else could it have been but comparative
> >
> > Sem in both cases appeared (to me) to be serving - "as if"

or "it

> seemed" and might possibly have been a kind of scholarly comment

of

> the Scribe at the time, implying that he was not actually there at
> the time, but it was stated "as far as he knew - or believed" -

or

> indeed it was as he had been told "from a well-authenticated

source"

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> > Kveðja
> >
> > Patricia
> >
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