Rolf Stavnem and Margaret Clunies Ross (eds) 2022, ‘Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings 1 (Óláfr bjarnylr Hávarðarson, Lausavísa 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. 950.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Þess ræðk fyrst at fregna
fámálgasta þegna,
hví þegja hér allir
hjǫrþings viðir snjallir;
metorð leggja menn engi
á mállausa drengi;
hefk staðit hér lengi,
hǫfumk kvaddan alls engi.
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.
Þath ried fyrst ath freg | na famꜳlgazta þegna þui þeigia her aller | hio᷎rbings vider snialler metord leggium vier eingi || ꜳ mꜳllausa dreingi, hef eg stadith leingi | suo mik kvaddi alls eingi.
(VEÞ)
Þad Ried fyrst ad freg | na / fämälgasta þegna / þvi þeigia hier aller / hior | bi̋ngs-vider snialler / metord liggium viier eingi / | ä mällausa drei̋ngi / hef eg stadid leingi / so mig | kvaddi allseingi /
(VEÞ)
imagesÞad ried first ad fregna famálgasta þegna þuy | þeigia hier aller hiǫ́rbiugs vider snialler | Metord leggiumm vier eı̈nge A Mallausa | Dreinge, hefe eg stadid leinge so mig kuadde | alls Einginn
(VEÞ)
imagesÞat er[1] first ad fregna, fa̋ma̋luga[2] | þegna, þvı̈ þeigja[3] hjer[4] aller, bjorbaugs[5] vider snjaller, metord | leggja[6] menn[7] ,, ejnge, a̋ ma̋llausa drejnge hef eg[8] stadid hier lejng | e so ad mig qvadde alls ejnge.
(VEÞ)
imagesþad er fijrst at fregnna fä ma̋luga þegnna hui þeijgia hier aller | hiórbaugs vider snialler metordleggia menn einge ä ma̋llausa dreinge | hef ek stadid hellst leinge hier suó mik kuadde einge.
(VEÞ)
imagesÞess reð fyrst at fregna | famalgasta þegna | þvi þegia her allir | hiorbings viðir sniallir | metorð leɢium ver eingi | a mallausa drengi | hef ek staðit leingi | svo mik kvaddi allz eingi |
(VEÞ)
Þad er[1] fyrst at fregna at fä | mäluga⸌sta⸍[2] þegna þvi þeya hier aller hiør bavgs[3] vidar[4] | snialler, metord leggia[5] menn[6] eingin ä mällavsa dre | ingi hef ek stadit leingi so at mig qvaddi ⸌alls⸍[7] eingi
(VEÞ)
imagesþat er fyrst ad fre[...] | [...]egna hui þeigia aller hiorbings vider snialler met[...] | [...] mallausa dreingi hefe eg stadit leinge vad [...] |
(VEÞ)
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