156 PRINCE— THE FAEROE LANGUAGE. 



dshimburlamh hann vaear fari vi. Tey gomlu hoddu ta poatrukv at 



vaear td 

 a ewelamb he had started with. The ancients had the superstition that 



were it 



seint a degi og fleiri lomb ettir at hera, so dtti vedhurlambidh at vera 

 saint oa deyi o flairi lomb ettir at be-era, so otte vevurlambi at ve-era 

 late" in the day and many lambs were to be carried, a ramlamb ought 

 to be 



tikidh,^^ og gimburlambidh at vera ettir, ti i vedhurlambsstiklinum sat 

 titslii, dshimburlambi at ve-era ettir, tui ui vcvurlambsstiklinun 



saeat 

 taken, and the ewelamb to be left behind, because taking a ramlamb 



meant 



nakadh idh dugdi imoti gandi, og so kundi huldufolk ikki faa vald a 



einum 

 naka ui dudde imo-uti gandi, o so kunde Jiuldufo'lk itshi foa vald oa 



ainun 

 something which worked against witchcraft and so the fairies could 



not get power over one 



(tey gomlu boru ti ofta vcdhurlambsstikl uppi a saer). Honiim 



vardJi^^ 

 {tey gomlu boru tui ofta vevurlambsstikl uppe oa sacar). Honun 



vaear 

 (the ancients often undertook this carrying ramlambs). He became 



ilia vldh, td idh hann varnadhist um hetta, men ovseint var at 

 idla vi, toa ui hann vadnayist um hetta, men oasaint vaear at 

 angry, when he discovered about this, but it was too late to 



venda attur. Hann gongur vidh hessa godha Iambi og cr ikki varigur 

 venda attur. Hann gonggur vi hessa goa Iambi o er itshi variyur 

 turn back. He goes on with this good lamb and is not aware 



vidh nakadh slag, 

 vi naka slaea, 

 of any attack, 



firr enn hann kemur heim i Akslarenda. Ta motir honum ein grdk- 

 laeddur 



13 Palatalization, so characteristic of this dialect, is the chief cause of its 

 being incomprehensible to Icelanders. 



I'* It is strange to see no difference in pronunciation between var ' was ' 

 and vardh ' became ' ; both = ' vaer.' 



