Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Lausavísur 3’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 570-1.
Ekki hlaut af ítrum
Einarr gjafa Sveini
— ǫld lofar ǫðlings mildi
æðrustyggs — fyr kvæði.
Danskr harri metr dýrra
— dugir miðlung þat — fiðlur
— ræðr fyr ræsis auði
Rípa-Ulfr — ok pípur.
Einarr hlaut ekki gjafa af ítrum Sveini fyr kvæði; ǫld lofar mildi æðrustyggs ǫðlings. Danskr harri metr fiðlur ok pípur dýrra; þat dugir miðlung; Rípa-Ulfr ræðr fyr auði ræsis.
‘Einarr received no gift from precious Sveinn for the poem; people praise the generosity of the fright-shy prince. The Danish lord values fiddles and flutes more highly; that is not good enough; Rípa-Úlfr (‘Úlfr of Ribe’) controls the ruler’s wealth.’
Einarr travels to Denmark (c. 1153) and recites a poem in praise of the Dan. king Sveinn svíðandi ‘the Singeing’ Eiríksson, from whom he receives no reward.
The st. is preserved in Knýtl and JÓ is the main ms.
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
Ekki hlaut af ítrum
Einarr gjafir af Sveini
— ǫld lofar ǫðlings mildi
æðrustyrks — fyr kvæði.
Danskr harri metr dýrra
— †dugvr midlaun† þat — fiðlur
— ræðr fyr ræsis auði
Rípa-Ulfr — ok pípur.
Ekki hlaut af ítrum
Einarr gjafir af Sveini
— ǫld lofar ǫðlings mildi
æðrustyrks — fyr kvæði.
Danskr harri metr dýrra
— †dugar midlaun† þat — fiðlur
— ræðr fyr ræsis auði
†rypur Vlfur† — ok pípur.
Ecki hlaut af ytrum. einar giafer af sveine. aulld lofar | Audlings milldi, ædru styrks fyrr kuædi, danskur harre | metur dyrra, dugar midlaun þad fidlum, rædur fyrer ræsis | audi, rypur Vlfur og pypur
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