Re: [norse_course] Auðun section 14

Ok nú of aptaninn, er konungr gekk til kveldsöngs,

And now because it was Evening the King went to Evensong

And now as it was Evening the King went to Vespers (prefer - Vespers)

 

ætlaði Auðun at hitta hann, 

Thought Auðun to meet him

Auðun wished to meet him     ( at Vespers)

 

 ok svá mikit sem honum þótti fyrr fyrir, jók nú miklu á,

so much as he seemed before, he was more hesitant

as much as he hung back before, he was even more reluctant

 

 er þeir váru drukknir hirðmenninir. 

Since they were drunken, King's (courtiers)

Since the Kings House-Carles were all drunk  (prefer house-carles - they're a rough lot)

 

Ok er þeir gengu inn aptr, þá þekði konungr mann

and then they went back (inside) then saw King the man

when they went back in, the King noticed a man

 

ok þóttisk finna at eigi hafði frama til at ganga fram at hitta hann. 

and seemed to find that not possessed courage to go forward to meet (?) him

who seemed to lack the courage to step forward to approach him

 

Ok nú er hirðin gekk inn, þá veik konungr út ok mælti: 

when the retainers went inside the King  ( veik) and said

and when the King's men went in the King (spoke up ? ) and said

 

 "Gangi sá nú fram, er mik vill finna.  Mik grunar at sá muni vera maðrinn

Step that now forward he who would meet me, I suspect that thou art the man

"come forward now , he who would meet me - I suspect that you are the man"

 

I am beginning to like this King Sweinn, because he knows what rascals his house-carles are, moreover they are drunk as Aldermen, and he fears that Auðun will be made game of, by the men, I believe the name house-carles to be Amglo-Saxon, but it seems to fit  - retainers does sound a trifle George the Third

I am unsure of this, several words eluded me, but it is so enjoyable.

Patricia

----- Original Message -----

From: Sarah Bowen

To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 8:29 AM

Subject: [norse_course] Auðun section 14

Will Auðun come forward or won´t he?

 

Ok nú of aptaninn, er konungr gekk til kveldsöngs, ætlaði Auðun at hitta hann, ok svá mikit sem honum þótti fyrr fyrir, jók nú miklu á, er þeir váru drukknir hirðmenninir.  Ok er þeir gengu inn aptr, þá þekði konungr mann ok þóttisk finna at eigi hafði frama til at ganga fram at hitta hann.  Ok nú er hirðin gekk inn, þá veik konungr út ok mælti:  "Gangi sá nú fram, er mik vill finna.  Mik grunar at sá muni vera maðrinn."

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