Dear All
It looks as if we've split into two camps on this. Laurel and I want to go for
'veldr' meaning 'he is not at fault', but I think (certainly in my case) that,
failing help from the dictionary, we are trying to find a translation for
'veldr' which would make the proverb furnish us with a sentiment
appropriate to the context.
However Eirich's interpretation of 'veldr' as
'that he doesn't cause', looks good if we are allowed to supply
something to be understood. If so, we could end up with 'he doesn't cause
the trouble/problem/wrongdoing .....who
warns another.' In modern parlance Hrafnkell is saying 'You can't blame a
man for doing something harmful to somebody if he has already warned him of
the likely consequences of his actions'. This amounts to the same interpretation
that Laura and I have come with, but Eirich's approach is the proper one
because he is true to the dictionary's definition of 'valda'. Am I right
or wrong? Comments welcome.
Cheers,
Jed.