On 12/2/09, bmscotttg <BMScott@...> wrote:--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "wolff000" <jmgwilson@...> wrote:
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> One the side of Mjolnir, it says "Whosoever holds this hammer, if
> he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor".
> I would like to engrave this in Norse instead of English. I
> started to do a word for word translation and quickly realized
> how foolish that was.
I may be able to do better after I think about it a bit more, but
for a first crack I might suggest
Þórs mátt hefr hverr er heldr hamar þenna, ef mættr sé.
Fairly literally, that's 'Whosoever holds this hammer has Thor's
might, if (he) be worthy'.
Brian