Sæl Grace

 

My comments inserted. One or two minor points in addition to the queries you raise but overall your translation accorded with mine.

 

Kveðja

Alan

 

 

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Einn dag, er á leið várit, gekk Sveinn konungr ofan á bryggjur, ok váru

One day, when spring (was well) along?, King Svein went down to the

Wharf [Note: plural] and

 

menn þá at, at búa skip til ýmissa landa, í austrveg eða Saxland, til

men were there [then] at readying ships (to sail) for various countries, to the

east or Germany [I would leave it as Saxony], to

 

Svíþjóðar eða Nóregs. Þá koma þeir Auðun at einu skipi fögru, ok váru

Sweden or Norway .  Then they come (the king and A.? [yes]) to a singularly  

fine ship, and [I’m not sure if this is strictly true, rather they come to a paricular ship which happens to be fine; a singularly fine ship I think would probably be something like “einstaklega fagrt skip” or “sérstaklega fagrt skip”, but I´m open to correction.]

 

menn at, at búa skipit. Þá spurði konungr, 'Hversu lízk þér, Auðun, á

men were (busy)at readying the ship.  [Then] The king asked, “How do you, A., like

 

þetta skip?' Hann svarar, 'Vel, herra.' Konungr mælti: 'Þetta skip vil

this ship?”  He answers, “Well, lord.”  The king spoke, “This ship I will [want to]

 

ek þér gefa ok launa bjarndýrit.' Hann þakkaði gjöfina eptir sinni

give you (I get the sense here, but not the grammar, launa is gen. pl.? [I think launa is an infinitive verb, “and [I want, (understood from first part of sentence)] to reward [you for] the bear [acc]”

and bjarndýrit is nom or acc) as a reward for the bear(?).

 

He thanked (the king) for the gift after his custom(?) [literally: according to his ability, ie as best he could, to the extent that he was able].

 

kunnustu.

 

Grace

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Fred & Grace Hatton

Hawley , Pa.