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Forum: Quotable Quotes 06-30-2008, 12:13 AM
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Posted By Cailín
New quotation

''Blijf hier maar zitten ... en kijk uit over de landen waar kommer en kwel zal neerkomen op degenen die jij aan mij hebt uitgeleverd. Want jij hebt het gewaagd me te bespotten.''

Hopefully in the...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 06-25-2008, 02:02 PM
Replies: 834
Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
Came as far as this: I am sure that you have all...

Came as far as this: I am sure that you have all heaviest ... I pity [snails?] and all who their houses on their back carry.

Frodo to Sam: "I am sure you have given me all the heaviest stuff. I...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 05-19-2006, 06:50 AM
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Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
Thumbs up You are correct! Well done, Guinevere! I...

You are correct!

Well done, Guinevere! I thought no one was ever going to guess. Old Gaelic and Modern Gaelic are not quite so different, except for grammatical things, so most of the words you...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 05-17-2006, 01:33 AM
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Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
Oh well then. tech = house. srón = nose. ...

Oh well then.

tech = house. srón = nose.

I might also mention, in relation to grammar, that Old Gaelic has an actual equative case (as part of the degrees of comparison, that is).
Forum: Quotable Quotes 05-16-2006, 11:36 AM
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Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
I must have made this completely impossible... ...

I must have made this completely impossible... :o
Forum: Quotable Quotes 04-29-2006, 01:27 AM
Replies: 834
Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
Thanks Guinevere. :) As promised, still...

Thanks Guinevere. :)

As promised, still without my grammar book:



Difficult language, but an easy quote. I cannot give a hundred percent guarantee that it is absolutely correct. It is Old...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 04-28-2006, 03:29 PM
Replies: 834
Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
Aha. I am so ignorant sometimes. Of course, it is...

Aha. I am so ignorant sometimes. Of course, it is bring them instead of carry him.



Wise words from Aragorn to the Uruk-Hai at the battle of Helm's Deep.
Forum: Quotable Quotes 04-28-2006, 03:12 PM
Replies: 834
Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
And a good exercise for me. :) I am terribly...

And a good exercise for me. :) I am terribly ashamed of my French.

I don't have a French dictionary at my disposal, so I am just guessing. It makes little sense to me. And I have yet no clue...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 04-28-2006, 02:44 PM
Replies: 834
Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
Thumbs up I knew it would be far too easy! I could...

I knew it would be far too easy!

I could have chosen "schat" for precious, but I found "lieveling" more fitting. Well done.
Forum: Quotable Quotes 04-28-2006, 01:15 PM
Replies: 834
Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
Humble apologies!

My first quote guessed and I completely forgot I should be posting the next.



It's Dutch, of course. I made an attempt at Old Gaelic but I got stuck with the grammar and I forgot to bring my...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-31-2006, 03:29 AM
Replies: 834
Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
Oh, I know! I know! Uh... at least, I think I...

Oh, I know! I know! Uh... at least, I think I know.

Is it from The Fall of Gil-Galad? Then it would be "His sword was long, his lance was keen."
Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-31-2006, 02:28 AM
Replies: 834
Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
Well, Italian I don't know, but I can make a wild...

Well, Italian I don't know, but I can make a wild guess that may help others.

"His/her sword is long, his/her lance is (most) sharp / cutting."

Does that make sense at all? I have no idea where...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 02-13-2006, 07:15 AM
Replies: 834
Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
I was close. Thanks for your much appreciated...

I was close. Thanks for your much appreciated awe, though it is really not that complicated. ;)

Nilp, I am sure you know far more languages than me! I can only read a lot of different languages...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 02-13-2006, 04:23 AM
Replies: 834
Views: 280,835
Posted By Cailín
Oooh how fun! How hard can Danish be if you speak...

Oooh how fun! How hard can Danish be if you speak Dutch and German?

Hm... "det hedder Gil-galads fald"

Well, the latter part is obviously "The Fall of Gil-Galad."

"det hedder" is then...
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