> Andrew Chaney wrote:
>
>> "alle onde makter ma vike for hellighet"
>
> Yup, looks like Norwegian. It means "All evil powers
> must yield to holyness."
>
> I'm not sure if "må" (that's a-ring) carries the same
> meaning in Norwegian as in Swedish, but it essentially
> means "may", as in subjunctive. "Let it be that...".
> It can also mean "must", which seems to be more likely
> in this case. "Vike" is "yield, give in". An interlinear:
>
> alle onde makter ma vike for hellighet
> all evil power:PL may yield for holyness
> 'All evil powers must yield to holyness.'
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> ||| daniel
>
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