Alan,

Thank you for the notes below as well as those in your translation.

Rob

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> Rob
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> A few pointers below on spelling variants and vowel changes not covered
> in my translation notes.
>
> Kveðja
> Alan
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> Subject: [norse_course] Laxdaela Saga 16 beginning -- Rob's Translation
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> Höskuldur mælti: "Skotið hefir þér þá skelk í bringu er þú hefir eigi
> átt að etja við svo mikið ofurefli."
> Hoskuld speaks: "You are seized with fear then which you have not had to
> incite with so much (ofurefli ?) (Z. skelkr - skýtr skelk í bringu, one
> is seized with fear)
> [Alan] ofurefli = modern spelling of ofrefli (see Zoega)
> Þórður svarar: "Eigi skal nú það þó því að eg vil gjarna að þú takir
> handsölum á öllu fénu.
> Thord answers: "I shall not now that though therefore that I will
> willingly that you take (handsölum?) to all the wealth.
> [Alan] handsölum = dative pl of handsal (see Zoega)
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