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From: norse_course@yahoogroups.com [mailto:norse_course@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred and Grace Hatton

Sent: Saturday, 22 April 2006 7:15 AM

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Subject: [norse_course] H 772

 

There was one word I couldn't find at all and another couple I wasn't sure

about.

 

Grace

 

 

 

 

 

Þeir ríða nú vestr af hrauninu. Þá er fyrir þeim önnur mýrr,

They ride now west of the lava field.  Then is before them another moor,

 

 

 

er heitir Oxamýrr. Hon er grösug mjök. Þar eru bleytur (Gordon gives soft swampy patches of ground), svá

which is called Oxmoor.  It is very grassy.  There are muddy places (couldn'

t figure out how to write mud in the plural), so that

 

 

 

at náliga er ófoert (impassable rather than impossible) yfir. Af því (I think this is more likely to be for that (reason))lagði Hallfreðr karl inar efri

nearly is impossible (to get) across.  From it lay (the) man Hallfredr

further in (the) upper

 

 

 

775 götur (those upper paths), þó at þær væri lengri.

paths, although they were longer.

 

 

 

Eyvindr ríðr vestr á mýrina. Lá þá drjúgum í fyrir þeim (the key to this impersonal construction is ’liggja í’ which means to sink into – see my translation) .

E. rides west to the moor.  Then (it?) lies greatly before them.

 

 

 

Dvalðisk þá mjök fyrir þeim. Hina (note: another impersonal construction with ‘hina’ bein acc pl) bar skjótt eptir, er (who) lausir

It delayed much for them. (caused them much delay)  These others bore (down)

quickly behind, when (because they) unencumbered

 

 

 

riðu. Ríða þeir Hrafnkell nú leið sína (their) á mýrina. Þeir Eyvindr

ride.  H. (and) they (his company) ride now his way to the moor.  E. (and)

they

 

 

 

eru þá komnir af mýrinni. Sjá þeir þá Hrafnkel ok sonu hans

(his company) are then come from the moor.  They see H. then and both his

sons

 

 

 

780 báða. Þeir báðu Eyvind þá undan at ríða. 'Eru nú af allar

They  begged E. then to ride away.  "From now are all

 

 

 

Torfoerur (all dangerous passages are now off (ie behind us)). Muntu ná til Aðalbóls, meðan (while) mýrrin er á millum.'

dangerous passages ( or something to do with turf???).  You will reach

 

A., so long as the moor is between.

 

 

 

Eyvindr svarar: 'Eigi mun ek flýja undan þeim mönnum, er

E. answers, "I will not flee away (from) those men,  to whom

 

 

 

ek hefi ekki til miska gört.'

I have not done (any) offence."

 

 

 

Þeir ríða þá upp á hálsinn. Þar standa fjöll lítil (neut plural) á hálsinum.

They ride then up to the hillcrest.  There stands a little fell on the

hillcrest.

 

 

 

785 Útan í (you may be right with beyond but I´m not sure. See my translation) fjallinu er meltorfa ein, blásin mjök. Bakkar hávir (high, fem pl of hár) váru

Beyond the fell is a turf knoll, very stripped by the wind.  (The) banks ???

were

 

 

 

 

 

umhverfis. Eyvindr ríðr at torfunni. Þar stígr hann af baki

allround.  E. rides to the turf.  There he dismounts from horseback

 

 

 

ok bíðr þeira.

and waits for them.(verb takes gen.)

 

 

 

Eyvindr segir: 'Nú munum vér skjótt vita þeira ørendi.'

E. says, "Now we will soon learn their errand.

 

 

 

Eptir þat gengu (past) þeir upp á torfuna ok brjóta þar upp grjót

After that they go up to the turf and pull up any stones there.

 

nökkurt. 790

 

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