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  1. #21
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    mmmm ok if theres no "the" in old norse,,

    what would you advise to use. to say

    "The" Harii


    EDIT.. for Fafhogg

    So id just say. Harii and leave out any word for "the"?

    edit again.

    read you wrong. you said to change the end (Harii) but its the harii which Ill be talking about.. they were a Germanic tribe, called the Harii..
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harii
    Last edited by mmoc50cda6f559; 2011-12-08 at 10:13 PM.

  2. #22
    Either just Harii or Hariir depends what the word is for. If its a name it changes its ending depending on setting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kailtas View Post
    I have never ever heard the word before.

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    I'm pretty sure it's East-way or something (Think Aust-Agder). The old name for Norway was Nordvegr or something along those parts which of course means the North way.
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    Now that I tihnk about it, I know a guy that studies Old Norse at uni, I'll try to get a hold of him.
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    Thanks for all the replies, everyone has been very helpful,

    ill just use "Harii" on its own


    edit,

    Calzaeth if you have time to ask him that would be great, but if you cant get him, ill just use Harii for now till i look some more for an answer

    thanks again everyone

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    Nordic languages don't use the the english do. Let me give you an example in norwegian:

    a boat -- en båt

    the boat -- båten
    that boat -- den båten
    this boat -- denne båten

    I have literally no knowledge of how the Old Norse language is but I do think its similar, someone that knows icelandic could probably clarify.
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    Quote Originally Posted by skoging View Post
    Nordic languages don't use the the english do. Let me give you an example in norwegian:

    a boat -- en båt

    the boat -- båten
    that boat -- den båten
    this boat -- denne båten

    I have literally no knowledge of how the Old Norse language is but I do think its similar, someone that knows icelandic could probably clarify.
    If the current norwegian grammar is Ragefire Chasm, then Old Norse is Firelands HC pre-nerf :P That much I know, at least.

    By the way, OP. Can you just type out the sentence you want to mention the Harii in, in english?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nekhetyo View Post
    I'm pretty sure it's East-way or something (Think Aust-Agder). The old name for Norway was Nordvegr or something along those parts which of course means the North way.
    Yeah i remember now, Aust = East
    Norwegian = Øst
    Swedish = öst
    Danish = Øst
    Icelandic = Austur

    The word: Austmandr comes to mind which meanes ''man from east''. When i read the Icelandic tale of ''Gunnlaug Ormstunge'' (Gunnlaug Wormtongue), Austmandr was used as a word for a Norwegian. The tale of Gunnlaug Wormtongue was written around 1250, and the events transpired around 1000, in the years after Iceland became christian.
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    I'm a little late to the Old Norse party. I actually studied this one in college, and yes I'm American.

    Old Norse does have a word for "the," but it is not used in the same way that English uses it. For all intents and purposes, just treat it as if it doesn't exist.

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    the old Norse/ Norrønt died out of at the time of plague, most that should write died and the language we have now is more combined with old Norse words and new twist,
    actually English is full of Norse words like "Fjords" "ski" etc.

    Iceland has the old Norwegian language since it was most Norwegian that immigrated at old days. now Norway combined language from Danmark since of Union with them, but we have still some old Norse word.

    Sweden got their language from some trading ships French ships and traders. thats why its more smoothly like French. but still Norwegian understand Swedish and Danish since most similarity but Sweden and Denmark has some difficult understanding eachothers.

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    And when someone said "change the ending," they mean it would need a grammatical suffix that depends on the context of the word. The word will look different depending on if you're talking about the Harii as a the subject of the sentence, the object of an action, "to the Harii," "of the Harii," and so on.

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    By the way, OP. Can you just type out the sentence you want to mention the Harii in, in english?
    Yeah that would be alot more helpfull, hard to help you with just 2 words "the" and "harii" :P

    I dont know all to much about old norse myself, I can read it just fine. But I dont necesarily understand it, and know how to translate to and from.

    Going to help as best I can anyway, if you can give us a full sentence you want transalted :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calzaeth View Post
    In good ol' english:

    One other example of non-subject sentences in old Norse, is where it is unknown who performs the action, or it can not be an active performer. When we say "det regner (it rains)", who is "det (it)" ? In old Norse they skipped "det(it/the and similar)" and could say for instance: "rignir", "haustar","myrkvar".

    I hope I translated that one right :S
    10/10 translation
    I also think this would be a bit unrelated, as op is looking for a translation of "the", and what i quoted was "it"
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    Quote Originally Posted by zoomgpally View Post
    10/10 translation
    I also think this would be a bit unrelated, as op is looking for a translation of "the", and what i quoted was "it"
    Thing is, "det" can be translated to both "the" and "it" :P Several meanings rolled into one word^^
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    ohh lots more helpful replies :P many thanks,

    well its for a title for a paper I'm helping a friend with, which he just wanted to title it, The Harii

    but as some have said "the" isn't used like we use it.. so from the information, I think its best to just call it,
    "Harii"


    Many thanks to all who replied, some very useful info. really appreciate the help
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    Quote Originally Posted by Calzaeth View Post
    If the current norwegian grammar is Ragefire Chasm, then Old Norse is Firelands HC pre-nerf :P That much I know, at least.

    By the way, OP. Can you just type out the sentence you want to mention the Harii in, in english?
    Your comparison is probably very accurate Though my point wasn't that modern norwegian grammar could be used in his example. I was merely trying to explain how modern nordic languages don't have the word the. And I believe that's the case for Norse aswell.
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    Yeah, just go with Harii for now. I've written down your name though, because you've triggered my curiosity. I'll ask my friend, and PM you the answer when I have it =P
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    Quote Originally Posted by skoging View Post
    Nordic languages don't use the the english do. Let me give you an example in norwegian:

    a boat -- en båt

    the boat -- båten
    that boat -- den båten
    this boat -- denne båten

    I have literally no knowledge of how the Old Norse language is but I do think its similar, someone that knows icelandic could probably clarify.
    As a college professor who studies ancient languages like Old Norse, I felt compelled to post here. The definite article is very similar in Old Norse as it is in Norwegian: it's a suffix, whose shape depends on the gender of the noun and whether or not the stem ends in a consonant:

    The masculine suffix is -inn (consonant-final), -nn (vowel-final)
    Example: úlfr 'wolf' + -inn --> úlfrinn 'the wolf'

    The feminine suffix is -in (C-final), -n (V-final)
    Example: kona 'woman' + -n --> konan 'the woman'

    The neuter suffix is in -it (C-final), -t (V-final)
    Example: auga 'eye' + -t --> augat 'the eye'

    So to figure out what suffix you need, just figure out the gender and whether or not it has a vowel final stem.

  19. #39
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    cool. Thanks Calzaeth, and thanks all

  20. #40
    Quote Originally Posted by skoging View Post
    Your comparison is probably very accurate Though my point wasn't that modern norwegian grammar could be used in his example. I was merely trying to explain how modern nordic languages don't have the word the. And I believe that's the case for Norse aswell.
    what about det/den/dess, we use that in similiar ways to how you use the... maybe that would be a more apprioprioate translation though when i think about it.
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