R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2022, ‘Njáls saga 8 (Gunnarr Hámundarson, Lausavísur 4)’ 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. 1230.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Auðs munu æsikimeiðar
óttlaust fyr því njóta
hægs, at hvergi ljúgum,
hjǫrþings, til penninga;
ferr, en vitnis varrar
vér rjóðum, þá fljóði
verr en oss, ok errinn
álmr hraustr funa hjálma.
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.
Audz munum eiki meidi meidir | ott laust firi þui niota : hægs ad huer | gi liugum : hiorþings til peninga : fær [...] | uitnis varar : vær riodumm þa fljodi : v[...] | er enn oss er erdin : almur hraustur funna | hialma :
(VEÞ)
imagesAvds mvnv æskj meídar · ott lavst firi þvi níota · hægs at hverg[...] livgvm · hiordíngs til pe | ninga · fer en vitnís vaʀar · ver todvm þa fliodí · veʀ enn oss [...]nn almr · ʀꜹd funa | hialma ·
(VEÞ)
imagesAuds munu æskimeidar öttlaust | firer þvi niöta / hægs ad huorge liügum / hiǫrdings til penijnga / fer enn | vitnis varer / vier tiedum þa̋ fliödi / væn enn oss bad eya / a̋l · | Mi[...] ʀaudfuna hialma ·
(VEÞ)
Avðs mvnv ęski meiðar | ott lꜹst fyrir þvi niota . hęgs at hvergi livgvm . hiorðings til penninnga fęʀ en vit | nis vaʀar ver rioðvm þa flioði . verr en oss ok errinn . almr hrꜹstr fvna hial | ma .
(VEÞ)
imagesAudz munu ejge meidar ottalaust fyrer þvi niota / hægz ad hvorge liügum hiordı̈ngz til penni | nga / fær enn vitnis vorar / vier riödum þä fliodi / ver enn oss er erfdinn / almur hraustur füna hial | ma .
(RDF)
imagesAuds munu ejke mejdar , | őttalaust firer þvı̈ njőta , hægs ad hvorge lȷűgum , hȷǫrdı̈ngs | til penı̈nga , fær enn vitnis vorar , vȷer rjődum þä fljőde, verd | enn oss er erfdin / a̋lmur hraustr fűna hȷa̋lma .
(RDF)
imagesAudz munu Eyke meijdar / ott laust firer þui niota / hægs | ad huorge liugum / hiórdingz til peninga / fær enn vitniz varar | vier Riodum þa fliode verre enn oˉz erfdenn Almur hrau | stur funa hialma /
(RDF)
imagesAudz munu Eıke meydar / ottla ,, | ust firer þvi níota / hægz ad huorge liugum híordungz til peni | nga / fær enn vitnis vorar / vier riodum þa flíode / ver enn | oss er Erffdenn , almur hraustur , funa híalma .
(RDF)
imagesAudz munu ecke meı̋dar / Ottlaust firer þvi niota / hægs at hvorgi | liugumm / hio᷎rdungs til peninga / fær enn vitnis vorar / vier | riodumm þa fliődi / Ver enn Oss vr erfdenn / almur hraustur | funa hialma .
(RDF)
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