Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Icelandic term or phrase:
Assistent hja kaupmanni i Borgarnesi
English translation:
Assistant with the merchant in Borgarnes
Added to glossary by
Johann Kristjansson
Oct 19, 2002 22:52
21 yrs ago
Icelandic term
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Assistent hja kaupmanni i Borgarnesi
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Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | Assistant with the merchant in Borgarnes |
Johann Kristjansson
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| 4 | Merchant's assistant in Borgarnesi |
Paula Ibbotson
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Johann Kristjansson
Iceland
Iceland
Native in Icelandic
Iceland
Reliable, ready, and always on time
Native in: Icelandic 
Works in: English to Icelandic
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Assistant with the merchant in Borgarnes
assistent is in fact Danish, which tells me that this man lived around 1900 or earlier, but "assistent" is the same as the English "assistant". In Icelandic it would be "búðarmaður"
hjá = with
kaupmanni (kaupmaður)= merchant or grocer
Borgarnesi is the dative of Borgarnes, which is an Icelandic town.
hjá = with
kaupmanni (kaupmaður)= merchant or grocer
Borgarnesi is the dative of Borgarnes, which is an Icelandic town.
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Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
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Paula Ibbotson
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Canada
Always ready to lend a helping hand!
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, French to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
Merchant's assistant in Borgarnesi
kaupmanni - litterally "shop man" eg. could be shopkeeper
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