Re: Njal 37 part 2 / Alan's Translation

--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "AThompson" <athompso@...> wrote:

> "Gengur vel klyfjabandið?"

Most MSS have "klyfjaburðurinn".

> flugust þá á
> flew-at-each-other then

Literally, yes, but "fljúgast á" just means "fight,
wrestle, brawl".

There is an old Icelandic joke that the complete
contents of the Icelanders' sagas can be summed up
in three words: "Bændur flugust á" (farmers came
to blows). Not very funny, I guess.

> þótti það ekki saka (I think gen pl of sök, rather than
> verb saka)

Nope, sorry - this is the verb - "and that seemed harmless
enough (Cook)". SAKA (impersonal) = injure, cause harm:

Það sakar ekki að reyna = it can't hurt to try

> Njáll kippti ofan fésjóðum

Typo: fésjóðNum.

Regards,
Eysteinn