From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 11942
Date: 2011-09-04
> Son hans hét Auðun faðir Ásgeirs, föður Auðunar, föðurThe nominative is <Úlfeiðr>. (The name is contracted from
> Egils er átti Úlfeiði dóttur Eyjólfs hins halta.
> His son was named Audun, father of Asgeir, father of
> Audun, father of Egil who was married to Ulfeid, daughter
> of Eyjolf the lame.
> His son was-called Auðunn, father of Ásgeirr, father of
> Auðunn, father of Egill who had (in marriage) Úlfeiða,
> daughter of Eyjólfr the Halting (Lame).
> Annar son Ásgeirs hét Þorvaldur.I'd go with 'second', since a third is mentioned a little
> Another son of Asgeir’s was named Thorvald.
> (The) second son of Ásgeirr was-called Þorvaldr.
> Kálfur Ásgeirsson var þann tíma í förum og þótti hinnThe past participle of <nýtast> 'to be of use' is <nýst>,
> nýsti maður.
> Kalf Asgeir’s son was at that time on a trading journey
> and seemed the most ?? man.
> Kálfr Ásgeirrs-son was at that time on trading-voyages
> (see för, Z1) and was-reckoned the freshest (newest?,
> superl of nýr?) person.
> Hún var gift Þorkeli kugga syni Þórðar gellis.The usual word for a cog -- a kind of large merchant ship --
> She was given (in marriage) to Thorkell kuggi son of Thord
> the loud.
> She was given-in-marriage (gifted) to Þorkell Cog, son
> of Þorðr Roarer.
> Ásgeir var mikill maður fyrir sér.I don't think that there's any 'in his own right' here: so
> Asgeir was a very accomplished man?
> Ásgeirr was a powerful man of himself (in his own right,
> see fyrir, Z.i.13).
> Það er sagt eitt sinn, að Kjartan Ólafsson byrjaði ferðDespite what the punctuation and English syntax suggest, I'm
> sína suður til Borgarfjarðar.
> It is said once that Kjartan Olaf’s son began his journey
> south to Borg firths.
> That is said, one time, that Kjartan Ólafrs-son
> set-out-on his journey south to Borgarfjörðr.(gen. sg)
> Þorsteinn kvaðst hyggja að hann væri góður drengur "er þaðThe sense of <várkunn mikil> (as distinct from the literal
> vorkunn mikil frændi," segir Þorsteinn, "að þig fýsi að
> kanna annarra manna siðu.
> Thorstein said he thinks that he is a good brave man, “ it
> is, kinsman,” says Thorstein, “ that to you ( is) a wish
> to know customs of other people.
> Þorsteinn declared-of-himself to believe that he was a
> good (noble-minded) man That is a great
> thing-to-be-excused, kinsman, says Þorsteinn, that (it)
> urges you (ie that you are eager) to search (explore,
> kanna not kunna) the customs (ways) of other men.
> Kjartan kvað vel takast munu.Plural <munu> is a bit odd, isn't it? I can only guess that
> Kjartan said ?? well.
> Kjartan declared (they?) will succeed well.