OSKAPLIGR - postscript

From: hveenegaard
Message: 2510
Date: 2002-12-29

I forgot to mention that because the words occurs
in a poetic stanza, it can be looked up on the
Lexicon Poeticum. If you know a little Danish, you
can find the entry here:

http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/lp/ol2.html

If your Danish is less than little, I can help you
out:

"ikke efter skæbnen, unaturlig"

means

"not in accordance with fate/nature/creation,
unnatural"

"Skæbne" (ON sköp) is a complex word, and "fate" is
not a 100% translation of it. This is where the -skap-
in 'óskapligr' originates, but this you already knew,
I'm sure.

Hoped this helped a bit more,
P.

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