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Lausavísur — GunnlI LvV (Gunnl)

Gunnlaugr ormstunga Illugason

Gunnlaugr ormstunga Illugason, Lausavísur — Vol. 5 — Diana Whaley

Diana Whaley (forthcoming), ‘ Gunnlaugr ormstunga Illugason, Lausavísur’ 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=1228> (accessed 25 April 2024)

 

Mǫrk bauðk mundangssterkum
manni, teygjask ranna
Gangs sennu skal góma
glóflýtir þat nýta;
iðrask munt, ef yðrum
elda flóðs ór sjóði
lætr, eyðandi, líða,
linns samlegu kindar.
 
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Hirðmaðr es einn,
sá's einkar meinn,
trúið hônum vart;
hann's illr ok svartr.
 
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Meðalráð es þér, Móði
malma galdrs, at halda
(att hafið ér við prettum
oddrjóð) fyr mér hoddum;
vita munt hitt, at heitik
(herr sér af því verra),
þat feksk nafn, af nøkkvi
naðrstunga, mér ungum.
 
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Koma skalk veggjar vitja
viggs dǫglinga þriggja
(því hefk hljótǫndum heitit
hjarls) ok tveggja jarla;
hverfkak aptr áðr, æri,
auðveitir, gefr rauðan
ormabeð fyr ermar
odd-Gefnar mér stefni.
 
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Segið ér frá jarli
oddfeimu staf þeima,
hann hefr litnar hôvar
(hárr karl es sá) bôrur,
sigreynir hefr sénar
sjalfr í miklu gjalfri
austr fyr unnar hesti
Eirekr bláar fleiri.
 
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Rœkik lítt þótt leiki
(létt veðr es nú) þéttan
austanvindr at ǫndri
andness viku þessa;
meir séumk hitt, an hæru
hoddstríðandi bíðit,
orð, at eigi verðak
jafnrǫskr taliðr Hrafni.
 
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Munat háðvǫrum hyrjar
hríðmundaði Þundar
hafnar hǫrvi drifna
hlýða Jǫrð at þýðask;
þvít lautsíkjar lékum
lyngs, es vôrum yngri,
alnar gims á ýmsum
andnesjum því landi.
 
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Ormstungu varð engi
allr dagr und sal fjalla
hœgr, síz Helga en fagra
Hrafns kvánar réð nafni;
lítt sá Hǫðr enn hvíti
hjǫrþeys faðir meyjar
(gefin vas Eir til aura
ung) við minni tungu.
 
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Væn, ák verst at launa,
vín-Gefn, fǫður þínum
(Fold nemr flaum af skaldi
flóðhyrs) ok svá móður,
þvít gerðu Bil borða
bæði senn und klæðum
(herr hafi hǫlðs ok svarra
hagvirki) svá fagra.
 
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Gefin vas Eir til aura
armdags en litfagra,
þann kveða menn né minna
minn jafnoka, Hrafni,
allra nýztr meðan austan
Alráðr farar dvalði
(því's menrýri minni
málgrôðr) í gný stála.
 
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Nú em ek út á eyri
alvangs búinn ganga
(happs unni goð greppi
gǫrt) með tognum hjǫrvi;
hnakk skalk Helgu lokka
(haus vink frá bol lausan
lóks) með ljósum mæki
ljúfs velgs í tvau kljúfa.
 
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Alin vas rýgr at rógi,
runnr olli því Gunnar,
(lôg vask auðs at eiga
óðgjarn) fira bǫrnum;
nú's svanmærrar (svíða
svǫrt augu mér) bauga
lands til lýsi-Gunnar
lítil þǫrf at títa.
 
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Oss gekk, mætr, á móti,
mótrunnr, í styr, spjóta,
hríð gervandi hjǫrva,
Hrafn, framliga jafnan;
hér varð mǫrg í morgin
malmflaug of Gunnlaugi
her skerðandi á hǫrðu,
hringþollr, nesi Dinga.
 
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