Elena Gurevich (ed.) 2017, ‘Anonymous Þulur, Bjarnar heiti 1’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 895.
Bjǫrn, bersi, bolmr, bera, elgviðnir,
blájaxl, ísolfr ok breiðvegi,
bestingr, bassi, balti, hlébarðr,
úfr, frekr, vilnir, jórekr, mǫsmi,
fetviðnir, húnn, fress, vetrliði,
íugtanni, jalfuðr, ifjungr, vilskarpr.
Bjǫrn, bersi, bolmr, bera, elgviðnir, blájaxl, ísolfr ok breiðvegi, bestingr, bassi, balti, hlébarðr, úfr, frekr, vilnir, jórekr, mǫsmi, fetviðnir, húnn, fress, vetrliði, íugtanni, jalfuðr, ifjungr, vilskarpr.
‘Bear, little bear, mighty one, she-bear, elk-forest-dweller, dark molar, ice-wolf and broad-fighter, haltered one, bassi, heavy-stepper, hlébarðr, gruff one, greedy one, vilnir, horse-powerful one, mǫsmi, fetviðnir, bear-cub, snarler, winter-survivor, greedy-toothed one, roarer, hooded one, bowel-sharp one. ’
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Bjǫrn, bersi, bolmr,
bera, elgviðnir,
blájaxl, †isǫlfr†
ok breiðvegi,
bestingr, bassi,
balti, hlébarðr,
úfr, frekr, vilnir,
jórekr, mǫsni,
fetviðnir, húnn,
fress, vetrliði,
íugtanni, jalfuðr,
ifjungr, vilskarpr.
Biorn bersi blomr bera elgviðnir blaiaxl isǫlfr ok breiðvegi bestingr bas | si balti hlebarðr . vfr frekr vilnir iorekr mǫsni fetviðnir hvɴ | fres vetrliþi ivgtaɴi ialfvðr ifivngr vilskarpr
(VEÞ)
Bjǫrn, bersi, bolmr,
bera, elgviðnir,
blájaxl, ísolfr
breiðvegi,
bestingr, bassi,
balti, hlébarðr,
úfr, frekr, vilnir,
jórekr, mǫsmi,
fetviðnir, húnn,
fress, vetrliði,
víg-tanni, †iolfudr†,
ifjungr, vilskarpr.
Bjǫrn heitir, †bessi†, bolmr,
bera, él-viðnir,
blájaxl, ísolfr
ok breið-vigi,
†berstingr†, †barsi†,
balti, hlébarðr,
úfr, †þrekr†, vilnir,
jórekr, †mosne†,
fetviðnir, húnn,
fress, vetr†-l[…]di†,
íugtanni, jalfuðr,
ifjungr, vilskarpr.
Bjǫrn, bersi, bolmr,
bera, elgviðnir,
blájaxl, ísolfr
ok breiðvegi,
bestingr, †basi†,
balti, hlébarðr,
ulfr, frekr, vilnir,
jórekr, †mosmi†,
fetviðnir, húnn,
fress, vetrliði,
íugtanni, jalfuðr,
†iftvngr†, vilskarpr.
Biǫrn bersi blómr bera ælgviðnir bla biarnar heiti | iaxl isolfr ok bræiðvægi bæstingr basi ballti hlæbarðr vlfr frekr | vilnir iorekr mosmi . Fetviðnir hv́nn fress vetrliði ivgtanni ialfvðr iftvngr ⸝⸝ vilskarpr |
(VEÞ)
†[…]io᷎rn†, †[…]†, bolmr,
†[…]er[…]†, elgviðnir,
blájaxl, ísolfr
ok breið†-[…]ge†,
†best[…]nn[…]†, bassi,
†basti†, hlébarðr,
†vl[…]†, †[…]ek[…]†, †[…]†,
†[…]órekr†, †mosmi†,
fetviðnir, húnn,
†-fres[…]†, vetr†-l[…]†,
víg-tanni, †iafodr†,
†jfrunng[…]†, †[…]karp[…]†.
[...]io᷎rn [...] blomr [...]er[...] elgvídnir blaíaxl jsolfr ok breid[...]ge best[...]nn[...] basse besti hle | bardr vl[...]ek[...]órekr mósmí . Fetvidnir hunnfres[...] vetrl[...] vigtanne afodr | jfrunng[...]karp[...] [...]tar heiti
(VEÞ)
†Bio᷎rn†, †…†, bolmr,
†bera†, elgviðnir,
blájaxl, ísolfr
ok breið†-uege†,
†bestinngr†, bassi,
balti, hlébarðr,
†vlfr†, †frekr†, †. . . .†,
jórekr, mǫsmi,
fetviðnir, húnn,
fress, vetr†-lide†,
íugtanni, jalfuðr,
†jfrunngr†, †… skarpr†.
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