Re: Kjalnesinga Saga 14 part 2 - Rob's Translation

> Hann er langt fyrir alla.
> He is far above all.
> He is way surpassing all.
> He is far in-front-of (superior to?) all (men).

That's how I understand it.

> En á kveldum skuluð þið Fríður dóttir mín skemmta ykkur í
> stofu hennar því að þér mun þá þykja húskarlar mínir
> heldur leikmiklir.

> And in the evenings, you two, Fridur my daughter (and you)
> will enjoy yourselves in her sitting room because you will
> then think my house servants to be rather playful.

> But in the evening you shall amuse my daughter, Frid, in
> her sitting room because you will then think my house
> servants rather playful.”

> But in (the) evenings you-two, Fríðr my daughter (and
> yourself) shall amuse yourselves in her sitting-room
> because my house-servants will then seem to you rather
> playful (rambunctious and rumbustious or perhaps
> mead-bustious J).”

I really like this sentence!

> "Hverja ætlan hefir þú á að verða skuli mitt erindi?

> "What thought do you have (as to how) my mission would
> come to pass?

> “How have you anticipated that my errand should come
> about?

> “What thought (plan) do you have on (it) that (ie about
> what, cf at, conj, Z7 or does at belong with verða?) my
> errand should become? (what do you reckon I should do
> now?)

As you read it, I think: the conjunction.

Brian