Guilty as charged, and correct, we do underestimate
ourselves it is a national trait, and my Grandmother encouraged a modest way
with me, she had care of me for a while from 1939 - 1942/3 when Dad
went to war and Mom went to pieces. I guess I'm also somewhat Old-fashioned,
Grams was brought up by her own Greatgrandmother, how far back are we
now!!.
Subject: Re: [norse_course] Auðun part
8/feedback Patricia
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!!