Hi Patricia, you seriously underestimate yourself [you must be
English - I think it is/was a national trait :-)] You attempts
are remarkably good, especially for someone who's recently started.
On the first line
sýnisk honum nakkvat eptir sem ármaðrinn mælti
fyrir honum
I think you have got the meaning right (but see my comments to
Alan and let's wait for Haukur's view). Do you think it's a little bit
loose to translate "nakkvat eptir" with "reasonable"? I continually have
this tussle with expressing the meaning versus sticking close to the surface
structure of the original language. To a great extent I think it's a
question of personal choice.
Hael Sarah, here is another of one of my wretched efforts,
undeterred am I just the same
Kveðja
Patricia
Auðun part 8
Ok er hann litr á þetta.sýnisk honum nakkvat
eptir
and there he (thought) to that (seemed)
somewhat after
And then he considered it seemed
(?reasonable) later
Sem ármaðrinn mælti fyrir honum, ok sættask þeir á
þetta
when the steward spoke before to him and
(agreed they to that)
what the steward had suggested and it was
agreed
at hann selr Aka hálft dýrit, ok skal Konungr siðan
meta alt saman
as he would sell to Aki half Bear. and shall
King afterwards value all together
that he would sell Aki half the Bear, and
the King would value the whole matter.
I used would sell, because money did not
change hands did it?
Alt saman is like in German - Alles
Zusammen
continuing
Skulu þeir fara baðir nú á fund Konungs og svá gøra
þeir
Shall they travel together now to meeting
Kings and thus did they
They should travel together to meet the King
and this they did
again this seems an expression of intent,
not entirely comfortable with that as written
Fara nú baðir a fund Konungs ok stoðu fyrir
borðinu
travelled now together to meeting Kings and
stood before a table
Travelled together to meet the King and
stood before the King's table
Was the King at supper, did he give them
some food, Aki did not trust Auðun and he is greedy. I wonder what the King
Svein will think of it. (watch this space?)
thank you for this opportunity Sarah, this
is such a good study
Ok er hann lítr á þetta, sýnisk honum nakkvat eptir, sem
ármaðrinn mælti fyrir honum, ok sættask þeir á þetta, at hann selr Áka
hálft dýrit ok skal konungr síðan meta alt saman. Skulu þeir fara
báðir nú á fund konungs, og svá gøra þeir; fara nú báðir á fund konungs ok
stóðu fyrir borðinu.
If you want to post something up towards the end of the
week, I will get back to you over the weekend -
honest!!