Jonathan Grove (ed.) 2022, ‘Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar 39 (Grettir Ásmundarson, Ævikviða II 1)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross, Kari Ellen Gade and Tarrin Wills (eds), Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 5. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 729.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Mitt vas gilt
gæfuleysi
í marþaks
miðjum firði,
es gamlir
grísir skyldu
halda mér
at hǫfuðbeinum.
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.
Mítt uar gillt gæ | fu leysi j mar þaks midium firdi · er gamler griser skylldu hallda mer ad hofud beínum ·
(JG)
imagesMitt · war · gillt | gíæfuleyse · J · marþaks · midium · firde · er gamm | ler Griiser · skylldu hallda · mier ath hofut bein | vmm·
(VEÞ)
imagesMitt uar gilt gæfuleysí j marþaks | midium firdi · er gamler griser skyldu hladazt mier at haufudbeinum ·
(VEÞ)
imagesMitt var gillt gæfuleise | i marþaks miðium fyrðe | er gamlir grisir scyldu | hallda mer at hofuðbeinum |
(VEÞ)
imagesMitt | var gíllt giæffuley̋se J marþakz midium fy̋rde er gamler gry | ser sky̋lldu hallda mier ad hóffudbeijnum.
(VEÞ)
imagesMitt var gillt giæfu leise. j mann⸌r⸍ | þaks mjdium firde . er gamlir grijstur skilldu hallda mier ad hofud | Beinumm.
(VEÞ)
imagesmitt var | gilltt giæ̈fuleijse, J mar þackz midiumm firde, er gamler grijser | skylldu hallda mier ad ho᷎fud beýnum.
(VEÞ)
imagesMitt var gilldt giæfuleise J marþaks mid | ium fyrdi er gamler grijser skilldu hallda mier ad hóf | udbejnum
(VEÞ)
imagesMitt var gilltt giæffuleisi J marþackz midjum steini er gamlir grijsir | skilldu hallda mier ad hoffud beinum
(VEÞ)
mitt uar gillt giæfuleyse J marþ | akz midium firde gamler gryser skyldi hallda mier ad hofud Beýnum |
(VEÞ)
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