OFF: The swords in icelandic

[Carl E. Anderson]

--On ons 19 nov 1997 18.26 +0100 "Daniel Wikdahl" <mpj95wid at MC.HIK.SE> wrote:
> At 05:24 PM 11/19/97 +0000, Carl wrote:
>>> "Sverd hinna máttugu sefur ekki."
>>
>>    Not "Sverdid"?
>
> Sverdid... hmm... I got to ask my teacher about this...
> I'll be back with more information tomorrow...

    I would think "sverdid" would mean "the sword" ... like svensk "svärdet".  Unless, I suppose, it is idiomatic to say "sword" instead of "the sword" in an Icelandic phrase like this one.

mvh,
Carl

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Carl Edlund Anderson
Dept. of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic
St. John's College, University of Cambridge
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