Sæl Grace

 

Comments inserted as usual.

 

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Kveðja

Alan

 

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Sent: Monday, 13 June 2005 10:06 AM
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Subject: [norse_course] Þorsteinn Ingimundarson var þá höfðingi í Vatnsdal. translation

 

Þorsteinn Ingimundarson var þá höfðingi í Vatnsdal.  Hann bjó at Hofi,

Þ. I. was then chief in Vatnsdal.  He had a home at Hofi [Hof (Temple), Hofi is the dative form],

 

ok þótti mestr maðr þar í sveitum. Ingólfr ok Guðbrandr váru synir

and was considered the greatest man there in (the) community.  I. and G.

were his sons.

hans.

 

 

Ingólfr var vænstr maðr  norðanlands; um hann var þetta kveðit:

I. was (the) most likely man in the north country, about him was this said:

 

Allar vildu meyjar            með Ingólfi ganga

All (the) maidens wish to go with I.

 

þær's vaxnar váru --        vesl emk æ til lítil!

that one ? [= þær er, those who, (fem nom pl)] was [were] (well?) grown, wretched am I not [always or, perhaps, alas!] (well grown) - - too little!

 

Ek skal ok, kvað kerling,             með Ingólfi ganga

I shall also, quoth an old woman, go with I.

 

meðan mér tvær of tolla              tennr í efra gómi.

When [while] to me [my, O.N. seems to use dative, rather than genitive, for one’s body parts] about  [‘of’ is probably just a “filler” syllable] two teeth stick in (my) upper gums.

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Quite a guy!

Grace

 

 

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