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From: AThompson

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Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:53 AM

Subject: RE: [norse_course] Auðun part 7

Góðan daginn

 

Sarah – thanks for pointing out about “Danmerkr”  We have Gordon but somehow we overlooked the explanation L

 

On the question of why Auðun uses ‘vér’ in ‘en engu játum vér øðru en þessu er vér høfum áðr ætlat,’ my assumption when reading it was that the expression must have been a proverb, or well-known saying, and Auðun was simply quoting it.

 

Kveðja

Alan

 

Translation – Auðun 7

 

Áki lézk selja mundu honum vistir, ef hann vildi.
Áki said he would sell him (Auðun) provisions, if he wanted (them).

Auðun kvezk ekki til hafa fyrir at gefa; 'en ek vilda þó', segir hann,
Auðun declares himself to have nothing to give for (it); ’but I would like still’, says he,’

'at þetta kvæmisk til leiðar at ek mætta dýrit fœra konungi.'
that this be brought to pass that I might give the animal to (the) king

'Ek mun fá þér vistir, sem it þurfuð, til konungs fundar;
’I will get you provisions, as you two need, until (your) meeting (with)(the) king;

en þar í móti vil ek eiga hálft dýrit.
but there, in return, I want to have half the animal.

Ok máttu á þat líta, at dýrit mun deyja fyrir þér,
And you might, look on (consider) that, that the animal will die on you,

þars it þurfuð vistir miklar, en fé sé farit,
since you two need much provisions, but (and) (the) possession will be gone,

ok er búit við at þú hafir þá ekki dýrsins.'
and (it) is (will be) so placed by (this) that you have then nothing for the animal.’

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Bowen [mailto:sarahbowen@...]
Sent: Monday, 6 December 2004 4:57 AM
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [norse_course] Auðun part 7

 

Enter Evil Aki to throw a spanner in the works!!

 

Áki lézk selja mundu honum vistir, ef hann vildi.  Auðun kvezk ekki til hafa fyrir at gefa; "en ek vilda þó", segir hann "at þetta kvæmisk til leiðar at ek mætta dýrit foera konungi."  "Ek mun fá þér vistir, sem it þurfuð, til konungs fundar; en þar í móti vil ek eiga hálft dýrit.  Ok máttu á þat líta, at dýrit mun deyja fyrir þér, þars it þurfuð vistir miklar, en fé sé farit, ok er búit við at þú hafir þá ekki dýrsins."

 

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