En nú hefi ek þann fundit;
But/and now I have him(acc) found
But now I have found him
því at þú áttir kost at taka hvárttveggja frá mér, dýrit ok svá líf mitt,
this you had opportunuity to take both the beast (bear) and so my life
you could have taken everything from me, the bear and my life
en þú lézt mik fara þangat í friði, sem aðrir náðu eigi.'
and you/thou let me travel thither freely/in peace. as others (naðu) not
but you let me travel in peace to where others (? could) not go
Konungr tók við gjöfinni með blíðu, ok gaf Auðuni í móti góðar gjafir, áðr en þeir skildisk.
King took to gift+the with joy/friendship and gave Aiðun (many) good gifts first when they parted (sk-reflex)
The King took the gift with friendliness, and gave Auðun some/many (?) fine gifts when the parted
Auðun varði fénu til Íslands ferðar ok fór út þegar um sumarit til Íslands ok þótti vera inn mesti gæfumaðr.
Auðun set aside/ ?guarded money for to Icelands journey and travelled out at once in summer+the to Iceland and was thought to be the most fortunate man.
Auðun put aside money for his journey to Iceland and travelled at once in Summertime to Iceland and was said to be a most fortunate man
this Naðu - Alan, it seemed in the books to relate to the word snake or adder, and that seemed daft so I left it, I could not find anything more appropriate, in the Barnes Books which I prefer, I could not find móti and í friði I actually thought of more as - in freedom for Varði I really preferred "set aside" it related to the man's method and honesty
Kveðja
Patricia
----- Original Message -----From: AThompsonSent: Friday, June 03, 2005 10:59 AMSubject: RE: [norse_course] Auðun section 23Sælir
Well, weve finally reached the final installment of Auðun. As for whats next any suggestions?
Kveðja
Alan
En nú hefi ek þann fundit; því at þú áttir kost at taka hvárttveggja frá mér, dýrit ok svá líf mitt, en þú lézt mik fara þangat í friði, sem aðrir náðu eigi.' Konungr tók við gjöfinni með blíðu, ok gaf Auðuni í móti góðar gjafir, áðr en þeir skildisk. Auðun varði fénu til Íslands ferðar ok fór út þegar um sumarit til Íslands ok þótti vera inn mesti gæfumaðr.
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