Re: H 826

Hi there,

Few points:
"Stund" Can be certain time of day or most often "klukkuStund " 60
minuntes or an hour. "Hann stundi" he sighed. See verb "Stynja" make
sighs.

"Skera og skapa":

"Skera úr um" decide as judge in case of disagreement.

"Skapa örlög" Create/Shape fate or destiny.

"hvárrtveggi mundi harðr" that is "kosturinn" or both of the
alternatives would be hard.


"ætla mega" might think so :as "ætlun" is intendion.

Thanks Uoden





--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "Fred and Grace Hatton"
<hatton@...> wrote:

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> Hrafnkell reið heim ok sagði tíðendi þessi. Hann etr mat, ok
> H. rode home and told these tidings. He eats food and
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> eptir þat safnar hann mönnum at sér, svá at hann fær sjau tigu
> after it he gathers men to himself, so that he would make use of

(have at

> his disposal)
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> manna, ok ríðr við þetta vestr yfir heiði ok kemr á óvart til
> 17 men, and rides with these west over (the) heath and takes A.
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> Aðalbóls, tekr Sám í rekkju ok leiðir hann út.
> by surprise (Gordon), captures Sam in bed and leads him out.
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> 830 Hrafnkell mælti þá: 'Nú er svá komit kosti þínum, Sámr,
> H. spoke then, "Now is so come your choice, Sam,
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> at þér mundi ólíkligt þykkja fyrir stundu, at ek á nú vald á lífi
> that you would think unlikely a while ago (Zoega), that I have now

power

> upon
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> þínu. Skal ek nú eigi vera þér verri drengr en þú vart mér.
> your life. Shall I now not be to you worse a gallant man than you

were to

> me?
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> Mun ek bjóða þér tvá kosti: at vera drepinn-hinn er annarr,
> I will offer you two choices, to be slain - this is another,
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> at ek skal einn skera ok skapa okkar í milli.'
> that I alone shall decide (skera ok skapa -Zoega) between us."
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> 835 Sámr kvazk heldr kjósa at lifa, en kvazk þó hyggja, at
> Sam said of himself (he would) rather choose to live, but said

although to

> think, that
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> hvárrtveggi mundi harðr.
> would ( be) hard for both of them.
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> Hrafnkell kvað hann þat ætla mega, -- 'því at vér eigum þér
> H. said he is able to wish it, " because we have you
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> þat at launa, ok skylda ek hálfu betr við þik gera, ef þess væri
> to thank for it, and should I do twice as much better with you, if

this were

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> vert. Þú skalt fara brott af Aðalbóli ofan til Leikskála, ok sezk
> worth (while? I didn't get the sense of this section). You shall

go away

> from A. over to Play Sheds and sit yourself
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> 840 þar í bú þitt. Skaltu hafa með þér auðofi þau, sem Eyvindr
> there in your farmstead. You shall have with you those

possessions, that E.

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> hafði átt. Þú skalt ekki heðan fleira hafa í fémunum útan þat,
> had had. You shall not henceforward have more in money beyond that
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> er þú hefir hingat haft. Þat skaltu allt í brottu hafa. Ek vil taka
> which you have hitherto had. You shall have it all (taken?)away.

I wish to

> take
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> við goðorði mínu, svá ok við búi ok staðfestu. Sé ek, at mikill
> with my chieftain's authority, so and with inhabitants and

residence. I see

> that much
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> ávöxtr hefir á orðit á gózi mínu, ok skaltu ekki þess njóta.
> growth has happened to my goods, and you shall not have the use of

it.

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> 845 Fyrir Eyvind, bróður þinn, skulu engar botr koma, fyrir því
> For E., your brother, shall no compensations come, because
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> at þú mæltir herfiliga eptir inn fyrra frænda þinn, ok hafi þér
> you speak harshly after the former relative of yours, and you have
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> ornar botr þó eptir Einar, frænda yðvarn, þar er þú hefir haft
> enough compensations nevertheless after E, your kinsman, whereas

you have

> had
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> ríki ok fé sex vetr. En eigi þykki mér meira vert dráp Eyvindar
> power and wealth six winters. But (the) killing of E. and his men

seems to

> me worth more
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> ok manna hans en meizl við mik ok minna manna. Þú gerðir
> than (the) injury with me and my men. You did
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> 850 mik sveitarrækan, en ek læt mér líka, at þú sitir á Leikskálum,
> drive me from the district, but I let it please me, that you sit

at Play

> Sheds,
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> ok mun þat duga, ef þú ofsar þér eigi til vansa. Minn undirmaðr
> and that will suffice if you do not puff yourself up to shame. My

underling

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> skaltu vera, meðan vit lifum báðir. Máttu ok til þess ætla, at
> shall you be, as long as we both live. You may also think to

this, that

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> þú munt því verr fara, sem vit eigumsk fleira illt við.'
> you will fare worse with (it) as you deal with for your self more

evil."

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> Sámr ferr nú brott með lið sitt ofan til Leikskála ok sezk
> Now Sam goes away with his company down to Play Sheds and sits

himself

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> Fred and Grace Hatton
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