[gothic-l] Re: Snorri and skaldskaparmal

[Søren Larsen]

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Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 9:57 PM
Subject: [gothic-l] Re: Snorri and skaldskaparmal


--- In gothic-l at y..., keth at o... wrote:
> Hi Anders,
> Just a note on ON "meginland":
> An Icelander told me that this corresponds fairly closely to
> the similar sounding English "mainland".
> Heggstad has "hovudland, fastland", which agrees.

On this  translation I trust  Karl G Johansson an Mats Malm, who
translates the oldICELANDIC word with "Fastland".  According to
prismas Engelska ordbok it's continent;( opposite to islands
) mainland. However, I would say that the definition mainland
opposite to islands is the best translation.
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Hi

I usually just lurk on this group but I think you chaps should take a
look at the name of the largest island in the Orkney's:
http://www.orkneyjar.com/placenames/pl-isle.htm

Cheers
Soren Larsen





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