--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "AThompson" <athompso@...> wrote:
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> Here´s my translation. Comments on underlined text would be greatly
> appreciated or any other parts where I have gone astray. I hope my
> translation is of use to others.
>
> Kveðja
> Alan
>
>Hi there Alan
mikil vexti og því var hún langbrók kölluð.

"Mikill vexti"  is large in size she was probably tall, because brók=trousers refers  to the person, not necessarily the legs in question I reckon. SkítaBrók or AulaBróka are lousy people.

 
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> Síðan rétti Höskuldur fram höndina en Þorvaldur tók í og fastnaði sér

Höskuldur begings by streching out/offering  his hands and as Þorvaldur agrees and he grasps his hand. Like signing contract today handshaking was enough then as by my grandparent generation.  Handsal: Sale/Contract by handshaking.  Now she is tight/firm /fast bound or to betroth Þorvald. Þorvald bound her by handshaking.

Við tökumst í hendur eða við tökum í hendurnar á hvor öðrum.

 You shake or grasp?

Hope you got the point.

Thanks Uoden