Hi Dirk,
Hmm, you do ask interesting questions! And I
see where you're coming from but I'm afraid etymology is not an area I know
enough about to answer you this one intelligently. But my guess is that
either Konrad or Haukur could help you here.
I've learnt enough over the years to know that
language is fascinating and can easily mislead the uninitiated! For
example today I learnt that "me" in Finnish is "we" in English and in some
Norwegian dialects "me" can also be used for "we". So the innocent
observer might easily conclude that there must be some connection between the
two - but no! The two are totally unrelated!
You ask what source I am using for my translation -
well, I just use the glossary in the back of Gordon and Zoega's
dictionary. I do have access to other dictionaries in the uni library
though should I need them.
Can Konrad or Haukur shed any light on the
etymology of "herbergi" here?
Cheers,
Sarah.
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Sarah,
You are awesome. Just a question to
you.
You stated:
ok leigir sér herbergi.
and rented a place in a
warburg.
A "herbergi" is just a lodging, or a room in an inn.
What
is the etymology of herbergi?
Her can mean war or army, berg meaning place
of dwelling, remember
the baurg, bua argument? So herberg would literally
mean a place
where a army lives/dwells or a barracks according our modern
terminology.
What source are you
using?
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