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I think all the other regulars have submitted their translation so here is mine. I have included comments on others’ translations in separate posts.

 

The phrase ‘taka í hönd’ below meaning to take by the hand prompts a question from me about whether Icelandic has an equivalent expression to the English ‘to have something in hand’ meaning to have it under control?

 

I will post the next section on Friday evening (Australian time)

 

Kveðja

Alan

 

Þá gekk Auðun fram ok fell til fóta konungi,

Then Auðun walked forward and fell at (the) feet of the king,

 

ok varla kendi konungr hann.

And (the) king scarcely recognised him.

 

Ok þegar er konungr veit hverr hann er,

And when (the) king knows who he is,

 

Tók konungr í hǫnd honum Auðuni ok bað hann vel kominn:

(the) king took him Auðun by (the) hand and bade him welcome:

 

'Ok hefir þú mikit skipazk', segir hann, 'síðan vit sámk.'

’And you have been greatly changed,’ he says, ’since we saw each other’

 

Leiðir hann eptir sér inn.

(He) leads him in after him.

 

Ok er hirðin sá hann, hlógu þeir at honum.

And when the court saw him, they laughed at him.

 

En konungr sagði, 'Eigi þurfu þér at honum at hlæja,

But (the) king said,’You need not to laugh at him,

 

því at betr hefir hann sét fyrir sinni sál heldr en ér.'

because he has provided for his soul rather better than you.’

 

Þá lét konungr gøra honum laug ok gaf honum síðan klæði,

Then (the) king caused to make him a bath and gave him afterwards clothes,

 

ok er hann nú með honum.

And he is (stays) now with him.

 

 

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