R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2022, ‘Njáls saga 50 (Kári Sǫlmundarson, Lausavísur 5)’ 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. 1291.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Hǫfðu Gríms at gamni
grœðis elgs ok Helga
(rógs unnu þat runnar)
rennendr Níals brennu;
nú mun bergs í bjǫrgum
baugs hnykkjǫndum þykkja
lyngs at loknu þingi
ljóts annan veg þjóta.
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.
Hofðu grims at gamní græðis elgs | ok helga · rangt vnnu þa runnar renendr nials bren | nu · nu mun borgs i biorgum baugs hnyckiandum | þikia · lyngs a loknu þingi · liotz annan veg þiota · |
(VEÞ)
imagesHofðu grims at gamní greðís elgs ok helga ranngt vnnu þat runna · | rennenðr níals brennv . nv mvn bꜹrgs i biorgvm bꜹghnykkívn | dum þykkía lyngs at loknv þíngí liotz annanveg þiota.
(VEÞ)
imagesHꜹfðv grims at gamni gręðis ęlgs ok helga rett vnnvt þa rvnar rennendr nials bren | nv . nv mvn borgs í biorgvm bꜹghnykkivndvm þikkia lyngs atloknv þingi lioz annan | veg þiota .
(VEÞ)
imageshafdv grims at gamni grędis . elgs ok Helga . rętt vnnv þa runnar hrenendr | níall brennv . nv mun bavgs i biorgvm baug hnykkivndvm þikkia . lyngs | at lokknv þíngi lioz annan veg þiota .
(RDF)
Hofdv grims at g[...]nne grædjs elgs ok helga · ʀett | mvnvd þa ʀvnnar · ʀennindr jnials brenv nv mvn bergs j biorgvm bavg hnykkivndvm þikia · lygs at lo | knv þingi liotz anan veg þiota ·
(VEÞ)
imagesHǫfdu grijmz | ad gafni / ɢrædis elgs og helga / rett munud þa runnar / | ʀennendur Nja̋ls brennu / nu mun borgs j biórgum / baughnik | iundum þikia / likts ad loknu þijnge / liotz anan veg þriöta / ||
(VEÞ)
hofdu grimz ad gamne / grædis elgz of helga / rett unnid þä runnar / rennendr Niälz brennu / nü mun borgz | ı̈ biorgum / baug hnickiundum þickia / lı̈ngz af loknu þingi / liötz annann veg þiöta
(RDF)
imagesHǫfdu Grı̈ms ad | gamne , grædis elgs og helga , riett unnud þa̋ runnar , rennendur | Nja̋ls brennu , nű mun borgs ı̈ bjǫrgum , baug hnickȷundum | þickja , lı̈ngs af loknu þı̈nge , lȷőts annan veg þȷőta .
(RDF)
imagesHaufdu grimz ad gaume grædiz elgs og helga riett vinnu þa Ru | nnar rennendur niälz brennu / nu mun gorgs i biorgum / baug hnickendum þi | ckia ling af loknu þinge liótz annann veg þiota |
(RDF)
imagesHóffdu grymz ad gumne / grædiss elgz oc helga / ríett | vnnud þa Runnar / rennendur Níalz Brennu nu mun borgs J bıo | rgum / baug hnyckíundum þyckia língz aff Loknu þynge / lío | tz annann veg þiota .
(RDF)
imagesHofþu grı̋ms ad gumne grædiss elgs og | Helga rıett vnnud þa runnar rennendur Nialsbrennu / Nu mun Borgs ȷ biorgum baug hnyckiunum þyckia lings | af loknu þı̋nge liotz annann veg þiota .
(RDF)
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