"Jeg" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... cannot lend you so Neg; jeg getiki launath many. [i]kur ([i]dhur when speaking to one ...
— A Girl's Ride in Iceland • Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie
... hoose, and a mouse is a moose! Gaae til land, is go to land, or go ashore. Tak ain stole is take a stool, or sit down. Vil du tak am dram? scarcely needs translation—will you take a dram! and the usual answer to that question is equally clear and emphatic—"Ya, jeg vil tak am dram!" One day our pilot saw the boat of a fisherman, (or fiskman), not far off. He knew we wanted fish, so, putting his hands to his mouth, he shouted "Fiskman! har du fisk to sell?" If you talk of bathing, they will advise you to "dook oonder;" and should a mother ...
— Personal Reminiscences in Book Making - and Some Short Stories • R.M. Ballantyne |
