Hello everybody :b

I am working with "Jan Terje Faarlund - the syntax of old norse". On page 60, he uses the term "conceptual unit". And i would like to know what the definiation is.

If you dont have the book, i can tell the section is about the genetive noun phrase. He point out the word order that a pronoun (determiner) in genetive, sometimes precides the noun.

And then he says:

This order is particularly common if the genitive and the noun make up a
conceptual unit:

(11)

a.

þar með gáfu Svíar honum Onundar nafn
there with gave.3p Swedes.n him.d Onund.g name.a
`In addition the Swedes gave him the name of Onund' (Hkr II.194.14)

b. þat var á margra manna vitorði
that was on many men.g knowledge.d
`It was known by many men' (Hkr II.206.14)


Thanks for the help -Hrafn- :)