Sæl Grace

 

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Kveðja Alan

 

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From: norse_course@yahoogroups.com [mailto:norse_course@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred and Grace Hatton
Sent: Saturday, 4 June 2005 10:59 AM
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [norse_course] A 23

 

Whatever you choose for us to translate is fine with me.  I'm sure I can

mangle any of it!  This is so much fun.  Thanks for doing it, Alan.

Grace

 

 

En nú hefi ek þann fundit; því at þú áttir kost at taka hvárttveggja frá

But now I have found that (man), because you had the choice to take

either (?) [literally: both, each] of two from

 

mér, dýrit ok svá líf mitt, en þú lézt mik fara þangat í friði, sem

me, the beast and so [also] my life, but you allowed me to go thither in peace as

 

aðrir náðu eigi.'  Konungr tók við gjöfinni með blíðu, ok gaf Auðuni í

-?-  mercy not??” [others were allowed not, náðu = pret ind of ná] The king received the gift with friendliness and gave

Auðun in

 

móti góðar gjafir, áðr en þeir skildisk. Auðun varði fénu til Íslands

return fine gifts, before they parted.  Auðun guarded (shepherded?) [I think it has the sense of laid out, outlaid, expended, see Zöega verja (4) My Modern Icelandic dictionary indicates that the expression still exists: verja peningum sínum til e-s, spend/use one’s money on something]  the

possessions [money] towards the journey to Iceland (actually gen.)

 

ferðar ok fór út þegar um sumarit til Íslands ok þótti vera inn mesti

gæfumaðr.

and sailed out at once in the course of the summer to Iceland and (he

was) thought [ie seemed] to be the most lucky man. (Alternate notion: thought

{himself) to be the most lucky man. [I think it would have been þóttisk, in that case])

 

 

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Fred & Grace Hatton

Hawley , Pa.

 

 

 

 

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