From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 11699
Date: 2011-04-03
> Lúkr kom aptr es myrkti af nótt, ok fann bál þat, esI really don't understand why he used <sté>. So far as I
> Víga-Óbívan sté ok bar nái Javasona á.
> Luke came back when night grew dark, and found the fire,
> which Slayer-Obiwan stepped on and bore the bodies of the
> sons of Java to.
> “Frændi þinn vas maðr ragr ok vildi eigi þik látinn verðaI'd say 'allowed to become able to fight'.
> vígfœrr.”
> “Your kinsman was a cowardly man and didn’t want you
> allowed (to) be able to fight.”
> “Ragr maðr eða eigi,” segir Lúkr, “Enn es þat mitt at<Enn> is 'still, yet', not 'only'.
> hefna hans.”
> “Cowardly man or not,” says Luke, “Only is that mine to
> avenge him.”
> Já, kom nú með mik, eig bardaga, verð vígmaðr sem faðir<Verð> here is again 'become'.
> þinn vas.
> Yes, come now with me, have a battle, be a warrior as your
> father was.
> Eptir marga bardaga munt þú búinn vesa, ok fengir þú<Munt> is simply 'will'. <Fǫður>, like <frænda>, is
> frænda þíns hefnds -" já, ok fǫður.”
> After many battles you would be prepared, and you get your
> kinsmen’s revenge -" yes, also father.”
> Þat vas á ǫðru kveldi, at Víga-Óbívan Kvæggansson ok LúkrI take <ǫðru> to be either 'second' or 'next'.
> Anakinsson kómu til Mósæslistaða, bœjar Vattós.
> That was on (the) second evening, that Slayer-Obiwan, son
> of Kvaegan, and Luke son of Anakin, came to Mosaesli-stad,
> Vatto’s farm.
> It was another evening that Slayer Obiwan Kvaeggan’s son
> and Luke Anakinn’s son came to Mosaesla Steads, Vatto’s
> farm.
> Þangat vas komit saman stórr flokkr óvina FalfaðinsGrace is right about <koma saman> 'come together, gather'.
> konungs, en margir ránsmenn ok útlagar ok aðrir
> óþokkulegir menn gistu þar òk.
> To that place had come the same large enemy body of men of
> King Palpatine, but many robbers and outlaws and other
> disagreeable men stayed the night there (òk?).
> Thither had come together a great number of enemies of
> King Palpatines, and many robbers and outlaws and other
> nasty men stayed the night there also.
> Þangat vǭru komnir òk menn Veiði-Anakins, ok þeir vǭruI'd go with Rob's 'but', but <stóðu eigi langt frá húsi
> klæddir í hvítum brynjum; men forðusk fund þeira, en
> þessir norrœnu hermenn stóðu eigi langt frá húsi Vattós,
> ok þeir spurðu tíðenda alla þá, es kómu þangat, segjandi
> at þeir leitaði Íra tvá.
> To that place had come also (?) men of Veidi-Anakin, and
> they were dressed in white armor; men shunned them, but
> these Norwegian warriors didn’t pause long from Vatto’s
> house, and they asked tidings of all them, who came
> thither, saying that they sought two Irish (people).
> Men of Hunter Anakinn’s had come thither also and they
> were clad in white mail; people shunned them and these
> Norwegian warriors stood not far from Vatto’s house and
> they asked the news of those who came thither, saying that
> they sought two Irishmen.
> Nú nǭlguðusk þessir hermenn til Lúks Anakinssons.Rob has it; before the <u> the <á> of <nálgask> undergoes
> These warriors now approached Luke Anakinson. (note
> nǭlguðusk = nálgast)
> Now these warriors approached ? (ná-lægjast?) Luke
> Anakinn’s son.
> En fjǫlkyngi Jeðifjarðamanna fylgði Víga-Óbívani'Helped' is possible, but the basic sense is 'followed'; I'm
> Kvægganssyni.
> But the Jedi-firth-man’s sorcery followed Slayer-Obiwan
> son of Kvaeggan.
> But witchcraft of the Jedifirth men helped Slayer Obiwan
> Kvaeggan’s son.
> Hann heillaði þessa hermenn, ok lǫgðu á þá, at þeir trúiRob's got it. And yes, <lǫgðu> is from <lagða>: the <-u>
> ǫllum þeim orðum es hann sagði.
> He enchanted these warriors, and imposed on them, that
> they believed all the words that he said. (lǫgðu= lagða?)
> (Z. leggja 14 - l. e-t á e-n, to impose, lay (a burden,
> tax) upon one)
> He (had) enchanted these warriors and because of that,
> they believed all those words which he said.
> “Ér þurfiðat þess, at heyra nafn hans,” segir Víga-Óbívan.You're overlooking the negative verbal suffix <-at>.
> “You need that, to hear his name,” says Slayer-Obiwan. (Is
> there a missing “eigi” from this sentence, or am I
> overlooking something?)
> “That is not necessary for you to hear his name,” saysGiven the setting, I'd go with Rob's reading of <fregna>.
> Slayer Obiwan.
> “Vér þurfum eigi þess, at fregna nafn hans,” segir
> hermaðr.
> “We don’t need that, to be informed of his name,” says a
> warrior.
> “We don’t need this, to ask his name,” says (the) warrior.
> “Þessir eru eigi þeir þrælar, es ér sœkið,” segir<Ér> (= <þér>) is the 2nd person plural pronoun: 'These are
> Víga-Óbívan enn.
> “These are not the thralls, those you seek,” says
> Slayer-Obiwan still.
> “These are not those thralls which are sought,” Slayer
> Obiwan adds.
> “Hann fær farit frjáls,” segir Víga-Óbívan.'Unhindered' probably better captures the sense of <frjáls>
> “He is able to go free,” says Slayer-Obiwan.
> “He is able to go free,” says Slayer Obiwan.