Please note that the lexical concordance has not been reviewed and should not be referenced as a definitive and accurate concordance to the poetic corpus. Dates in particular may be taken from earlier editions and should be checked.
ONP: gestr sb. m....gǫngu. Margr gestr velr œðri ... ‘...walk. Many a guest chooses higher ...’
951...við fǫr gesta; stœrik brag.... ‘...at the coming of guests; I swell the poetry....’
987Gestr skal taka ... ‘The guest shall take ...’
990...Hér hafa gestir gerva fjandliga ... ‘...stand. Here visitors have carried out ...’
1001Gestr rastar Geitis ... ‘The guest of the path of Geitir ...’
1007...síðan reka gesti út. ‘...henceforth chase strangers away.’
1019[6] gerstr: gest R686ˣ, 972ˣ
R686 For ek en finna bádum, friþs uænti ek mer sidan, | briot þan en burgnar letv, bliks uilldastan mikklu, | gerfs let ⸌uid⸍ mer giætir, gest þa er illr en uersti, lit reidi ek | lof lyþa, laist ef sia er enn basti .
972 For ek enn finna baru | frids vænti ek mier sidan | briot þaun er brognar leto | bliks vildastan miklo: | grefs leit vit mier giætir | gest þa er illr enn vesti | litt ræidi ek lof lýþa | last ef sa er inn bazti. |
[6] gerstr: gestr 325VI, 73aˣ, 68, 61, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, Bb
Flat For ek at fínna báru frid uættag mer sidan brio | t þann er bragnar letu bliks uilldazstan myklu greps let vít | mer gætir gestr þa er illr hinn uesti litt ʀeyfui ek þa lyda lost ef | sia er hinn bazsti ᷎
68 For æk at finɴa baro friþs vænta æk mer siþan briot þaɴ er bragnar leto blics vildastan | miclo graps leit við mer gætir gestr sa var illr eɴ versti litt reiþi æk þo lyþa lavst ef sia er hiɴ | bezti .
61 For ek at | finna báru . friðs uætta ek mer siþan . briot þann er bragnar letu . bliks uilldastan | miclu . grefs leit við mer giætir . gestr þa er illr hinn versti . litt reiði ek þo lyða | last ef sea er hinn bazti .
73a for ek at finna bꜳru | fríðs venta ek mer siðan . | bríot þann er bragnar letu | bliks willdazstan micklu : | grefs læít við mer gíętir | gæstr þá er illr hínn vestí . | lítt ʀæidi ek þo lyða | last ef sea er hínn bazstí . |
325VI For ek at finna barv . frids vætta | ek mer sidan . briot þann er bragnar hętv . bl | iks villdaztan myklv . grefs leit við mer | gettir . gestr þa er illr hinn verstí . litt reiði ec | þo lyða . laust ef sia er hinn bezti .
325VII For ec at finna baro frið vætta [⸌g⸍ added later] mer siþan . briót þanz bragnar letu blics uil | dastan myclu . græfs lé⸌i⸍t við mer gǽtir . gæstr [with ⸌r⸍ added later] þa er illr iɴ uerste . litt reiðe ec þo lyða . laust ef sia er hinn bezti |
Tóm For ec ath fínna boru . frid vꜽtta ec mier sidan . bríot þann er brag | nar letv . bliks villdaztan myklv . grefs leít við mier gꜽttir . gestr þa er illr enn vestí . lít ʀe | de ec þo lyda laust ef sia er hínn beztí .
Bb For ek ath fínna barv frid vętta | ek mer sidan . briot þan er bragnar letv blicks | villdaztan mycklv greps let vid mer gięter | gestr þa er illr en versti . litt reidi ek þo | lyda lꜹst ef sia er en bezti .
...ek vas gestr Knúts. ‘...was Knútr’s hired man. ’
1026...vann beina gestum, þeims ... ‘...gave hospitality to the guests who ...’
1160...meginlítill gestr kom gangandi ... ‘...exhausted stranger came walking ...’
1255...vefjar á gestum; mér fellr ... ‘...material on the guests; I am pleased ...’
?...þú, Grímr, gestr várr, gríp ... ‘...Grímr, our guest, you grab...’
?...maga þínum; gestir órir eigu ... ‘...stomach; our guests will have better ...’
?...sjá á gestum, ef vér ... ‘...be visible on guests, if we ...’
?...skal skipa gestum. ‘...know better where the guests should be seated. ...’
?...ok gef gestum rúm, velbornum ... ‘...make space for the guests, well-born men, ...’
?...æ illr gestum, þú hefir ... ‘...always ill-disposed to guests, you have ...’
?...hirð ok gestir húskarlar, ... ‘...court and guests housecarls, ...’
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