Grace

 

Comments/Suggestions inserted as usual.

 

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, 26 November 2005 10:30 AM
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [norse_course] Hrafnkell 420

 

Thanks, Alan, for all your excellent work!  This first part seemed to go

well, but then things started going downhill.

 

Grace

 

 

Þorgeirr segir: 'Ekki hugða ek, at hann mætti mik þessa 420

Þorgeirr says, "I didn't think that he that he could blame me for this,

 

 

 

kunna, því at eigi drap ek son hans, ok má hann af því eigi á

because I didn't kill his son, and he can not take vengeance on me (because

of) this."

 

mér þessu hefna.'

 

 

 

'Eigi vildi hann á þér þessu hefna', segir Þorkell, 'en fór

"He won't [did not want, past] take vengeance on you for this," says Þorkell, "but he

 

 

 

hann at þér harðara en hann vildi, ok galt hann óskygnleika

went to you more swiftly than he wanted, and he owes (it) to [paid for, I suggest is more literal] his

 

 

 

425 síns, en vænti sér af þér nökkurs trausts. Er þat nú drengskapr

blindness, but he hopes [for himself] from you some support.  It is now highmindedness

 

 

 

at veita gömlum manni ok þurftigum. Er honum þetta

to give (support) to an old and needy man.  This need is to him,

 

 

 

nauðsyn, en eigi seiling, þó at hann mæli eptir son sinn, en nú

but not seeking for a thing (?) [greed, avarice] although he speaks about [takes up the prosecution for (Gordon)] his son, but now

 

 

 

ganga allir höfðingjar undan liðveizlu við þessa menn ok sýna

all chiefs go away? (from?) support [yes, in the sense of recoiling,  resiling from giving their support] with these men and show

 

 

 

í því mikinn ódrengskap.'

in it [that, ie in doing so] great lack of courage."

 

 

 

430 Þorgeirr mælti: 'Við hvern eigu þessir menn at kæra?'

Þorgeirr spoke, "With whom do these men have a quarrel?"

 

 

 

Þorkell svaraði: 'Hrafnkell goði hefir vegit son hans

Þorkell answered, " Chief H. has slain his [Þorbjorn’s] son, Þorbjorn,

 

 

 

Þorbjarnar saklausan. Vinnr hann hvert óverk at öðru, en vill

for no reason [this is in accusative case, so I think its an adjective describing the son as guiltless rather than an adverb].  He performs which [one] evil deed to another [after another], but will [wants]

 

 

 

engum manni sóma vinna fyrir.'

to no man perform as befitting in compensation [to pay compensation (Gordon)]."

 

 

 

Þorgeirr mælti: 'Svá mun mér fara sem öðrum, at ek veit

Þorgeirr spoke, "So will (it) go to me as others, that I give [know, víta]

 

 

 

435 eigi mik þessum mönnum svá gott upp at inna, at ek vilja

not myself to these men so good ( I couldn't make sense of the rest) to sum

up (?) that I will

 

[Suggest: that I do not know myself (obliged) to these men to pay up such a good (deed)]

 

 

 

ganga í deilur við Hrafnkel. Þykki mér hann einn veg fara

enter into a lawsuit with H.  [He] Seems to me he goes [to go, proceed] one way (?)

 

 

 

hvert sumar við þá menn, sem málum eigu at skipta við hann,

when [each] summer with it [those] men (??), as [who] to be of importance to him [are obliged to bring cases against him],

 

 

 

at flestir menn fá litla virðing eða enga, áðr lúki, ok sé ek þar

that most men do [receive] little of value [honour] but any [or none], before the end (?), and I see

there

 

 

 

fara einn veg öllum. Get ek af því flesta menn ófúsa til, þá

to go one way for all.  I think therefore most men unwilling to (do), it [those]

 

 

 

440 sem engi nauðsyn dregr til.'

As [whom] no need draws to (it)."

 

Fred and Grace Hatton

Hawley Pa

 

 

 

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