Those are excellent points you have made Grace - I had not thought of them - I thank you for pointing them out
At the time I was too busy being very pleased to have found out what a Dun Horse was in colour I may have actually seen one and not known what it was
I shall take pleasure in sending out the instalments you have given me on time
You just go and have a wonderful break
Kveðja
Patricia
 
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Date: 30/03/2007 18:23:01
Subject: [norse_course] sown-land/cropland and corn/grain
 

I think one should not take the Zoega translation too literally because if
the land were already sown, Gunnar wouldn't be sowing seed grain, unless
some of the cropland were already sown, perhaps. I used the term crop-land
as opposed to pasture land which would not be plowed up and sowed to grains.

Also in American English, corn is understood to be maize - - not possible in
those times. So that is why I used the word grain since it covers the whole
shebang - - oats, barley, wheat, rye or spelt.

Off to have a lovely holiday in the South! Thanks, Patricia.
Grace
Fred and Grace Hatton
Hawley Pa