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Hi Alan,
 
I was very interested to read your translation of the first line of this because it differs very slightly from my notes and looking at the grammar again, I am wondering which is the closer translation.  I think we´re going to have to get Haukur on the case again :-)
 
You had:

Ok er hann lítr á þetta, sýnisk honum nakkvat eptir,

sem ármaðrinn mælti fyrir honum,

And when he looks on (considers) this, (it) seems to him somewhat later (just) as the steward said to him,

 
My notes have:
Ok er hann lítr á þetta, sýnisk honum nakkvat eptir,
sem ármaðrinn mælti fyrir honum,
And when he looks at it (like that), it seems to him that (there) was something in what the steward said to him
 
We have read sýnisk honum nakkvat eptir more as he thinks there's something in what Aki is saying, whereas you have read it more as a time phrase - and Gordon certainly does gloss "nøkkut" or "nakkvat" as "somewhat".  From the context, either translation would make sense to me.
 
Haukur, can you help us again here?
 
Cheers,
Sarah.
 
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 8:00 AM
Subject: RE: [norse_course] Auðun part 8

Góðan daginn

 

Happy new year to everyone and thanks Sarah for the new post – I was beginning to suffer Auðun withdrawal symptoms.

 

The only question that occurs to me on translating this passage is why ‘selr’ (selja) and ‘skal’ (skulu) are indicative and not subjunctive, because the selling of the bear and its valuing by the king are not strictly factual statements but a desired way ahead.

 

Kveðja

Alan

 

Translation -  Auðun 8

 

Ok er hann lítr á þetta, sýnisk honum nakkvat eptir,

And when he looks on (considers) this, (it) seems to him somewhat later

 

sem ármaðrinn mælti fyrir honum,

(just) as the steward said to him,

 

ok sættask þeir á þetta, at hann selr Áka hálft dýrit,

and they agreed on this, that he sells Áki half the animal,

 

ok skal konungr síðan meta alt saman.

and (the) king shall afterwards, value everything together.

 

Skulu þeir fara báðir nú á fund konungs, ok svá gøra þeir;

They shall now both go to a meeting with (the) king), and they do so;

 

fara nú báðir á fund konungs ok stóðu fyrir borðinu.

both now go to a meeting with (the) king) and stood before the table.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Bowen [mailto:sarahbowen@...]
Sent: Tuesday, 11 January 2005 9:23 AM
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [norse_course] Auðun part 8

 

Auðun goes along with Aki´s plan

 

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!!



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