[gothic-l] a Gothic poem

[Debbie Williams]

Thanks. I found the Lord's Prayer in Gothic.

rausch_roman <aranwe at mail.ru> wrote:Hello,
Having finished the Gothic course by Mr. Salo I have written a poem in 
Gothic (or should one rather use the term Neo-Gothic here?).. That is, 
at least I tried hard.. Even if you know a Germanic language as a 
mothertongue all those conjucations are still pure brain pain.. So I'd 
like to present it for correction, since I'm a complete amateur in the 
matters of Gothic, having stumbled upon it while studying J.R.R. 
Tolkien's works and Elvish in especial for quite a while.

Right.. So there are 18 lines and 4 stanzas. I shall post just one 
stanza at a time until it will be fully discussed. Literal translation 
below.



Hwas ist þata hráinama* ana aírþai?
What is the purest on earth?

Snáiws saei ni [laggs]** libiþ,
Snow which not long lives,

Saei sa himins uns ofta fragibiþ
Which the heaven us often grants

Swê huzd miþ kaldamma*** haírtin?
Like [a] treasure by [a] cold heart?


Questions:
* Unfortunately, Mr. Salo's course does not deal with comparative and 
superlative.. So I'm not sure at all about this form..
** Mr. Salo's course doesn't deal with adverbs either.. And the other 
sources just give a chart with very irregular ones.. So, how do you 
form an adverb out of _laggs_?
*** Since _kalds_ has no article here, it's strong declension, I 
suppose? Or do prepositions trigger weak declension like articles?






You are a member of the Gothic-L list.  To unsubscribe, send a blank email to <gothic-l-unsubscribe at egroups.com>. 



---------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links

   To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gothic-l/
  
   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
gothic-l-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com
  
   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. 



		
---------------------------------
Yahoo! Mail Mobile
 Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 
In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers.
At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide!
http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/wWMplB/TM
--------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 

You are a member of the Gothic-L list.  To unsubscribe, send a blank email to <gothic-l-unsubscribe at egroups.com>. 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gothic-l/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    gothic-l-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/