Saell Alan, I do not believe I did too badly stuff I put in brackets rather than guess, he has done a lot of Emk (em-ek) and Kank (kann-ek) and I am glad to have seen those, for I am still on adjectives, I shall not be on verbs and stuff till probably after you come back from that glorious holiday in Iceland
Kali var inn efniligsti maðr, meðalmaðr á vöxt, kominn vel á sik,
Kali was a most promising man, middle man in size and on good estate
Kali was a successful man of medium build and well set up
limaðr manna bezt, ljósjarpr á hár. Manna var hann vinsælastr
Limbs of men the best light chestnut in hair of men the most popular
a strong man, his hair of Light chestnut (/Auburn) and the most popular of men
ok atgørvimaðr meiri en vel flestir menn aðrir. Hann orti vísu þessa:
and ableman in more well that most, of them other men He composed verse this
and more able (at many things) than most of the other men He composed this verse
'Tafl emk örr at efla, Tafl is a board gane suggest chess)
Tafl am I (em-ek) ( örr) and strong
I am a good chess plater
íþróttir kank níu,
Skills know I nine
I have nine skills
týnik trauðla rúnum,
losing scarcely at Runes
I seldom lose at Runes (did they play a game with Runes)
tíð erum bók ok smíðir,
Time (erum) book and work in metal
(? write in a book) and work in metal
skríða kank á skíðum,
a landslide I know (kann-ek) and snowski
I know of a landslide and can snow ski ( he says he can out ski a landslide ???)
skýtk ok rœk, svát nýtir;
(skyt-ek I skate and row (roa-ek) such as will serve "(he's modest)"
I can skate and Row well enough
hvártveggja kank hyggja harpslátt ok bragþáttu.
Each of these two know I (kann-ek) (Hyggia I intend or I can) harp-playing and poetry
I know of these two - Harp playing and Poetry (I am a harpist and a poet)
I know what throws me off Alan it's the order of the verses, and the lines and where the words fit in
I am finding it difficult but enjoyable , please will you excuse my "Comments" I try to show I do at
least have the "gist " of it, this man is not boastful he's telling as it is
IMO
Kveðja
Patricia
----- Original Message -----From: AThompsonSent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:19 AMSubject: RE: [norse_course] Miscellanea Section L Subsection (i)Sæl
I’ve chosen Section L from Gordon´s Miscellanea for this week’s text. The text is from Orkneyinga saga, Gordon states that ‘Rögnvald was Earl of the Orkneys 1135ö58. His verses are simpler and more direct in statement than most of those composed in dróttkvætt.’ Subsections (ii) and (iii) will follow in coming weeks
Kveðja
Alan
Verses by Earl Rögnvald Kali
(i) A Gentleman´s Accomplishments
Kali var inn efniligsti maðr, meðalmaðr á vöxt, kominn vel á sik, limaðr manna bezt, ljósjarpr á hár. Manna var hann vinsælastr ok atgørvimaðr meiri en vel flestir menn aðrir. Hann orti vísu þessa:
'Tafl emk örr at efla,
íþróttir kank níu,
týnik trauðla rúnum,
tíð erum bók ok smíðir,
skríða kank á skíðum,
skýtk ok rœk, svát nýtir;
hvártveggja kank hyggja,
harpslátt ok bragþáttu.'
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