Quotes in other languages - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Guinevere · 05-19-2006, 06:30 AM

I have not the faintest idea how to find out what any of the Old Gaelic words mean .
But "house" and "nose" are extremely helpful hints!

Could it be Sam's poem?

Grey as a mouse,
big as a house,
nose like a snake
I make the earth shake

Cailín · 05-19-2006, 06:50 AM

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 could have found in any Irish - English dictionary online.

Guinevere · 05-24-2006, 03:27 AM

Thank you, Cailin! Some Italian again, since German would probably be much too easy for you.

(I could try Swiss-German dialect though, next time...)

Quote:

Vedo un fiume bianco chi scende della neve. Dove esche fra l'ombra della valle una collina verde si leve nell'est. Un fosso e un terrapieno paleroso e una siepe spinosa l'accerchiano.

Macalaure · 05-24-2006, 10:17 AM

I think it's

"I see a white stream that comes down from the snows, where it issues from the shadow of the vale a green hill rises upon the east. A dike and mighty wall and thorny fence encircle it."

That would be Legolas describing Edoras.

Guinevere · 05-25-2006, 01:45 PM

Now I wonder with what language you will come up, Macalaure

Macalaure · 05-25-2006, 02:02 PM

Well, I wished I could come up with something exotic...

Quote:

Den Tod kannst du mir geben, verdient oder unverdient; doch nicht gemeinen Geschlechts, noch Späher oder Knecht sollst du mich heißen.

Alcarillo · 05-25-2006, 05:08 PM

Is it...

Quote:

Death you can give me earned or unearned; but the names I will not take from you of baseborn, nor spy, nor thrall.

Said by Beren in the Silm.

05-19-2006, 06:30 AM	#1
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	I have not the faintest idea how to find out what any of the Old Gaelic words mean . But "house" and "nose" are extremely helpful hints! Could it be Sam's poem? Grey as a mouse, big as a house, nose like a snake I make the earth shake __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

05-25-2006, 01:45 PM	#5
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Correct! Now I wonder with what language you will come up, Macalaure __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

05-19-2006, 06:50 AM	#2
Cailín Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lurking in the shadows. Posts: 711	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 could have found in any Irish - English dictionary online.

05-24-2006, 10:17 AM	#4
Macalaure Fading Fëanorion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: into the flood again Posts: 2,911	I think it's "I see a white stream that comes down from the snows, where it issues from the shadow of the vale a green hill rises upon the east. A dike and mighty wall and thorny fence encircle it." That would be Legolas describing Edoras.