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Lausavísur — VíglÞ LvV (Vígl)

Víglundr Þorgrímsson

Víglundr Þorgrímsson, Lausavísur — Vol. 5 — Kate Heslop

Kate Heslop (forthcoming), ‘ Víglundr Þorgrímsson, 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=3055> (accessed 26 April 2024)

 

Engri skal ek þó ungri
unna silki-Gunni
enn svá at ýtar finni
annarri, en þér svanni;
fríð mun þú orð ok eiða,
ár þá er fyrri váru,
Hlǫkk, þó at spreytinn sprakki
spilli vár í milli.
 
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Trúði málmþings meiðir
marglóða þér tróða;
hugða ek sízt at hefði
hringlestir þik festa;
eigi tjáðu eiðar
oss né margir kossar;
seint er kvenna geð kanna,
kona sleit við mik heitum.
 
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Þola mun ek eld sem aðrir
eggviðir, á mik leggi,
ráð eru þunglig Þrúðar,
þann sem maðr eða annarr;
hinn þikki mér meiri,
ef menbrekku spennir,
íðinn, axlar meiðum
annarr en ek, svanni.
 
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Mær, nem mínar vísur,
munnfǫgr, ef vilt kunna;
þær munu þér at gamni
þorn-Grund koma stundum;
ef ítrust verðr úti
eygarðs litin Freyja,
þá munt mín en mjóva
minnaz hverju sinni.
 
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Stóðum tvau í túni,
tók Hlín um mik sínum
hǫndum, haukligt kvendi,
hárfǫgr ok grét sáran;
títt flugu tár um tróðu,
til segir harmr um vilja,
strauk drifhvítum dúki
drós um hvarminn ljósa.
 
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Laugauðig strauk lauðri
líneik um skǫr mína,
því er mér enn til annars
óbrátt hǫfuðþváttar;
ǫllungis skal engi
auði glæst et næsta
ein á aldri mínum
asklaugu mér vaska.
 
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Sé ek á fjall þat er Fjǫtra
framlunduðust sitr undir,
hér renni ek til hennar
hug rakkr, vinar augum;
þá brekku kveð ek þekka,
Þrúðr þar er sitr en prúða
hlaðs, en hlíðir aðrar
hugþekkri mér nǫkkut.
 
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Ljóst er út at líta,
lauka reið, yfir heiði,
sól gengr síð und múla,
slíkt langar mik þangat;
fjǫll eru mér þekk af þellu,
því er ek hljóðr, valin tróða,
víf á ek vænst at leyfa,
valgrundar er sitr undir.
 
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Ketilríðr bað ei kvíða
kallmann í fǫr snjallan
ung, þótt ǫldur gengi
jafnhátt skut ok stafni;
enn er á orð at minnaz,
erum hraustir nú, Trausti,
verð ek af harmi hǫrðum
hríðlyndr, Ketilríðar.
 
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Leit ek aldrigi auga,
ormsetrs hati, betra,
ek lýg at þér eigi,
auðar Bil sízt skildum;
þess skal ek háls af herðum
hart bíð ek, af sníða,
angur auðs af spǫngu,
args karls, er þá faðmar.
 
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Mjǫk hefir mundar jǫkla
mjallhvít numit allan,
strangr er í storma bingi
straumr, mik kona flaumi;
aldri gengr en unga
eik, þótt við mik leiki
fljóð, hygg ek at kvell kunni
kona þín, ór hug mínum.
 
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Svá líz mér en mjóva
maðr þinn, en brúnfagra,
sem fáneytur fljóti
ferju-bátr með skerjum,
en er ek sé þik sjálfa
strangvaxna framm ganga,
er sem skrautlig skríði
skeið yfir máva heiði.
 
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Haltu vǫrð á vænni,
vinr minn, konu þinni;
lát eigi Gná geira
ganga mér at angri;
eigi veit, ef úti
opt finnum Bil tvinna,
Hlǫkk at hvárum okrum
heimilari verðr seima.
 
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Vilda ek verða aldri,
víglundr, at því fundinn,
at vera svá tamr við tróðu,
at taki ek manns konu annars,
nema at mér í myrkri
manligr kæmi svanni,
þat tek ek undan eiði,
at ei til hennar þreifik.
 
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Ann ek, þótt úthalt renni
eikikjǫlr enn fǫlvi,
muna þér minn hagr þikkja
mannligr, konu annars;
eigi kann ek, ef ǫnnur
jafnblíð verðr mér síðan,
vindr rak knǫrr ór klandi,
kvinna nǫkkuru sinni.
 
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Svá vilda ek þik sjaldan,
svinn brúðr, koma at finna,
hǫrvi glæst, at hristi
hrumr maðr at þér krummur;
heldr vilda ek halda,
Hlín, at vilja mínum,
lýsigrund, í landi,
liðar elds, um þik miðja.
 
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