Re: Nature

From: AThompson
Message: 6659
Date: 2006-07-11

Am I missing something here? The discussion seems to be suggesting that ‘í æði sínu’is translated as in his frenzy = climax/orgasm, based on the feminine noun ‘æði’ But surely the noun is the neuter noun ‘æði’ (note the neut dat sg pronoun sínu) which Zoega gives the meaning nature, disposition, mind. Note also that ‘sem aðrir menn’ can mean like other human beings, ie not necessarily males. Taken together, I took this mean that Hrút having briefly become some kind of supernatural monster with a gigantic (and therefore somewhat

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