anotando las adjudicaciones sobre sus tablillas

English translation: making a note of the auction awards ('knock-downs') on his slateboards

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Spanish term or phrase:anotando las adjudicaciones sobre sus tablillas
English translation:making a note of the auction awards ('knock-downs') on his slateboards
Entered by: Adrian MM.

22:37 Dec 29, 2019
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Art/Literary - Law (general) / Historical Romance
Spanish term or phrase: anotando las adjudicaciones sobre sus tablillas
Contexto:

El resto del tiempo transcurrió rápidamente porque el langman era muy rápido anotando las adjudicaciones sobre sus tablillas, hasta que todos hubieron elegido y salieron con las esclavas que les correspondían.

11th-century Viking assembly/thing.

Muchas Gracias,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 21:41
making a note of the (slave auction) awards on his slateboards
Explanation:
langman must be lagman > literally, man of law or *adjudicator*; SWE chief judge: NOR lagmann: presiding judge Old Norse > 'law speaker' at assemblies

adjudicaciones > would be called knock-downs in the US and UK etc. these days, but does not collocate well in the context.

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making a note of the (slave auction) awards on his slateboards


Explanation:
langman must be lagman > literally, man of law or *adjudicator*; SWE chief judge: NOR lagmann: presiding judge Old Norse > 'law speaker' at assemblies

adjudicaciones > would be called knock-downs in the US and UK etc. these days, but does not collocate well in the context.




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