Hǫfuðlausn — Egill HflV (Eg)
Egill SkallagrímssonEgill Skallagrímsson, Hǫfuðlausn — Vol. 5 — Margaret Clunies Ross
Margaret Clunies Ross (forthcoming), ‘ Egill Skallagrímsson, Hǫfuðlausn’ 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. . <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1164> (accessed 26 April 2024)
en ek Viðris ber
munstrandar mar,
svá's mitt of far;
drók eik á flot
við ísabrot;
hlóðk mærðar hlut
munknarrar skut.
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ák hróðrs of kvǫð,
berk Óðins mjǫð
á Engla bjǫð;
lofat vísa vann,
víst mærik þann;
hljóðs biðjum hann,
þvíat hróðr of fann.
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vel sómir þat,
hvé ek þylja fet,
ef ek þǫgn of get;
flestr maðr of frá,
hvat fylkir vá,
en Viðrir sá,
hvar valr of lá.
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við hlífar þrǫm;
guðr óx of gram;
gramr sótti fram;
þar heyrðisk þá,
þaut mækis ô,
malmhríðar spô,
sú's mest of lá.
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vefr darraðar
fyr grams glǫðum
geirvangs rǫðum;
þars í blóði
í brimils móði
vǫllr of þrumði,
und véum glumði.
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við fleina hnit.
Orðstír of gat
Eiríkr at þat.
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ef firar þegja;
frôgum fleira
til frama þeira;
œstu undir
jǫfurs of fundir,
brustu brandar
við bláar randar.
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við hjalmrǫðul;
beit bengrefill,
þat vas blóðrefill;
frák at felli
fyr fetils svelli
Óðins eiki
í járnleiki.
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ok odda gnat.
Orðstír of gat
Eiríkr at þat.
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þar vas hrafna gǫr,
fleinn sótti fjǫr;
flugu dreyrug spjǫr;
ól flagðs gota
fárbjóðr Skota;
trað nipt Nara
náttverð ara.
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of hræs lanar;
órut blóðs vanar
benmôs granar;
sleit und freki,
en oddbreki
gnúði hrafni
á hǫfuðstafni.
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at gjalpar skæ;
bauð ulfum hræ
Eiríkr of sæ.
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þá vas friðr loginn,
vas almr dreginn,
varð ulfr feginn;
brustu broddar,
en bitu oddar,
bôru hǫrvar
af bogum ǫrvar.
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með baugseti
hjǫrleiks hvati,
hann's baugskati;
þróask hér sem hvar,
hugat mælik þar,
kunt's austr of mar,
Eiríks of far.
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hrutu unda bý;
bauð ulfum hræ
Eiríkr of sæ.
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fyr verum skilja
skapleik skata,
skal mærð hvata;
Lætr snót saka
sverð-Freyr vaka,
en skers Haka
skíðgarð braka;
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bjóðr hrammþvita,
muna hodddofa
hringbrjótr lofa;
mjǫk's hônum fǫl
haukstrandar mǫl;
glaðar flotna fjǫl
við Fróða mjǫl.
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við fjár lagi
gall ýbogi
at egg togi;
verpr ábrǫndum,
en jǫfurr lǫndum
heldr hornklofi;
hann's næstr lofi.
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hvé ek yrkja fat;
gótt þykkjumk þat,
es ek þǫgn of gat;
hrœrðak munni
af munar grunni
Óðins ægi
of jǫru fægi.
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á þagnar rof;
kank mála mjǫt
of manna sjǫt;
ór hlátra ham
hróðr bark fyr gram;
svá fór þat fram,
at flestr of nam.
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sem Bragi auga
vagna vára
eða vili tára.
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