Re: A translation needed

> Here's my try using modern Icelandic usage and comparing against ON:

Not too bad.

> Prowess = Hreysti (valor/prowess/boldness/skill in battle/comflict)

Certainly.

> Justice = Frið (in the context of justice 'for peace'), réttur ('right' as
> in righteous)

The word "friðr" (accusative "frið") means primarily
'peace'; secondary meanings are 'friendship' and 'love'.

For 'justice' I would try "réttr", "réttlæti" and "réttvísi".

> Loyalty = Trygð or Frið (depending)

I would try "trygðir", "trúnaðr" and "trú".

> Defense = Verja (to defend), Vernd (defense)

Defence can be "vörn" or "vernd". Usually "vernd"
means something more like 'protection'.

> Courage = Kjarkr

Yes. Or the half a dozen word I mentioned in the
last letter.

> Faith = Trú

faith, hope, charity = trú, ván, kærleikr :)

> Humility = [auðmýkt hugarfarsins] - supposition (doesn't sound like a
> primary 'ideal' in that culture. It's a phrase than a word for word
> translation.'Auðmýkt' alone isn't enough.)

Uhm... The word "auðmýkt" will do for 'meekness' or 'humility';
"auðmýkt hugarfarsins" means 'humility of mind'.

> Largesse = Örlátr

"Örlátr" is an adjective; the related nouns
are 'örleikr' and 'örlæti'.

> Nobility = Aðall

I'm afraid "aðall" won't do; at least not
for the name of a virtue. I'm actually not
quite sure what 'nobility' does refer to.
I'm afraid I'm not much of a knight.

You might use 'hugprýði'.

> Franchise = [Einkaréttr] - supposition

I don't know what 'franchise' means in this
context. For 'liberty' or 'independence' we
have "sjálfræði".

> > Greetings unto this list, from a sometime student, sometime lurker.
> > I was requested to get the following words tranlated, and I have had
> > absolutely no luck.
> > They are: prowess justice loyalty defense
> > courage faith humility largesse
> > nobility franchise

So, here is my "best guess" list of translations.
I'm not sure I always picked the best word but at
least all of the below _are_ words :)

The right thing to do would be to read through one
of the chivalry sagas (riddarasögur) and find out
precisely which words are used there.

prowess - hreysti
justice - réttvísi
loyalty - trúnaðr
defence - vörn
courage - kjarkr
faith - trú
humility - auðmýkt
largesse - örleikr
nobility - hugprýði
franchise - sjálfræði

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