From: chani
Message: 1966
Date: 2002-06-26
----- Original Message -----From: Jamie FessendenSent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 12:23Subject: RE: [norse_course] Hello againI thought the word 'beo' meant 'bee.' Bee-wolf?Jamie-----Original Message-----> Is there any saga that has a mage (or
From: Haukur Thorgeirsson [mailto:haukurth@...]
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 11:59 AM
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [norse_course] Hello again
> anyone else realy)singing to the spirits, asking them to aid him and or
> singing their praises.
Hmph. Maybe something from the 'gyðja' in Örvar-Odds saga.
Maybe this:
Hjálpi Æsir
ok Ásynjur
gervöll regin
gyðju sinni.
(May the gods and the goddesses
- all the powers - help their priestess.)
Or this:
Auð þættumst ek
eiga nógan,
ef ek inn ítra
Álf of fyndak;
blót gefk honum
ok bú fjögur;
hann mun yðr alla
í eld draga.
I would consider myself to have enough wealth
if I found the glorious Álfr. I give sacrifice
to him and four farms - he will draw you all
to fire.
> Is the Old Norse word for bear Beowulf?
No, it is not. The general word is 'björn';
thought to be derived from the same stem as 'brown'
with the original IE-stem (lat. ursus) being lost
due to a taboo.
Kveðja,
Haukur
Sumir hafa kvæði...
...aðrir spakmæli.
- Keth
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- Keth
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