Gestumbl Heiðr 4VIII (Heiðr 51)
Hannah Burrows (ed.) 2017, ‘Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks 51 (Gestumblindi, Heiðreks gátur 4)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 413.
text and translation
Hverr er sá inn hvelli, er gengr harðar götur,
ok hefir hann þær fyrr um farit?
Mjök fast kyssir, sá er hefr munna tvá
ok á gulli einu gengr.
Heiðrekr konungr, hyggðu at gátu.
Hverr er sá inn hvelli, er gengr harðar götur ok hefir hann þær fyrr um farit? Mjök fast kyssir, sá er hefr tvá munna ok gengr á gulli einu. Heiðrekr konungr, hyggðu at gátu.
‘Who is that shrill one who walks on hard paths and he has travelled on them before? Very firmly [he] kisses, the one who has two mouths, and walks on gold alone. King Heiðrekr, think about the riddle. ’
notes and context
In the H redaction (including 203ˣ), before propounding the riddle Gestumblindi says, in response to Heiðrekr’s comment after the previous riddle (see Gestumbl Heiðr 3 (Heiðr 50) Note to [All]) (Heiðr 1924, 59): þat er ván at mik þrjóti brátt, en þó vilda ek enn, at þér hlýðið ‘The expectation is that they [i.e. words] will fail me soon, but yet I still wish that you would listen’.
Heiðrekr’s response reads (Heiðr 1960, 34): þat er hamarr sá, er hafðr er at gullsmið; hann kveðr hátt við, er hann kømr á harðan steðja, ok þat er hans gata ‘that is that hammer, which is used in goldsmithing; he shrieks loudly when he comes down onto the hard anvil, and that is his path’.
readings
- [2] gengr: gengr um R715ˣ
- [3] þær fyrr: so 281ˣ, 597bˣ, 203ˣ, fyrrum 2845, R715ˣ
- [5] sá er: sá R715ˣ, ok 281ˣ, 597bˣ, 203ˣ
- [6] ok: sá er 281ˣ, 597bˣ, 203ˣ
- [6] gulli einu: ‘gullheine’ 281ˣ, ‘gullheine’ corrected from ‘gullheinu’ in another hand 597bˣ
- [7-8] so 203ˣ, abbrev. as ‘h k̄r. h·’ 2845, abbrev. as ‘H k h: at g:’ R715ˣ
sources
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.
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GKS 2845 4° (2845) — 71r/1 - 71r/3
imagesHverr er sá inn hvelli,
er gengr harðar götur,
ok hefir hann fyrrum um farit?
Mjök fast kyssir,
sá er hefr munna tvá
ok á gulli einu gengr.
,
.huerr er sa iɴn hue | lli er gengr hardar gꜹttur ok hefir hann fyrum um farit míok fast kysir sa er hefír | munna tuo ok a gullj eíɴu gengr heidrekr konungr h
(HB)
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UppsUB R 715x (R715x) — 27r/10 - 27r/13
imagesHverr er sá inn hvelli,
er gengr um harðar götur,
ok hefir hann fyrrum um farit?
Mjök fast kyssir,
sá hefr munna tvá
ok á gulli einu gengr.
,
.hvor er sa hinn huelli er gengur vmm | hardar gotur og hefur hann firom of farit | miog fast kissir sa munna hefur tuo og a | gullj enu gengur Heidrekur kongur hyggðu at gatu
(HB)
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AM 281 4°x (281x) — 99r/16 - 99r/18 [1-6]
imagesHverr er sá inn hvelli,
er gengr harðar götur,
ok hefir hann þær fyrr um farit?
Mjök fast kyssir,
ok hefr munna tvá
sá er á †gullheine† gengr.
Heiðrekr konungr,
hyggðu at gátu.hver er sa hinn hvelli er geingur hardur gøtur | og hefir hann þær fyr of farid⸝ miog fast kysser og hefir munna ij sa er a | gullheine geingur
(HB)
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AM 597 b 4°x (597bx) — 49r/24 - 49r/26 [1-6]
imagesHverr er sá inn hvelli,
er gengr harðar götur,
ok hefir hann þær fyrr um farit?
Mjök fast kyssir,
ok hefr munna tvá
sá er á †gullheine† gengr.
Heiðrekr konungr,
hyggðu at gátu.hverr er sa hinn hvelle | er geingur hardar gøtur og hefur hann þær fyr ef fared⸝ miog fast kisser | og hefer munna tvo⸝ sá er a gullheinu⸜e⸝ geinger :
(HB)
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AM 203 folx (203x) — 102ra/2 - 102ra/9
imagesHverr er sá inn hvelli,
er gengr harðar götur,
ok hefir hann þær fyrr um farit?
Mjök fast kyssir,
ok hefr munna tvá
sá er á gulli einu gengr.
Heiðrekr konungr,
hyggðu at gátu.huǫr er sa hinn hvelle | er geingur hardar gótur | og hefer hann þær fyrr vmm | farid miog fast kysser | og hefer munna tuo | sa er ꜳ Gulle einu geingur | heidrekur kongur hygg þu ad | Gtu
(HB)
editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XIII], D. 5. Heiðreks gátur 4: AII, 222, BII, 240-1, Skald II, 125; Heiðr 1672, 144, FSN 1, 467, Heiðr 1873, 238, 334, Heiðr 1924, 59-60, 131, FSGJ 2, 39, Heiðr 1960, 34; Edd. Min. 107.
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