Lausavísur from Landnámabók 1 — ed. Richard Perkins and Margaret Clunies Ross
Not published: do not cite (Anon (Ldn) 1IV)
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Einn byggvik stǫð steina
stafnrúm Atals hrafni,
esat of þegn á þiljum
þrǫng, býk á mar ranga;
rúm's bǫðvitrum betra
(brimdýri knák stýra),
lifa mun þat með lofðum
lengr, an ilt of gengi.
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.
eín | byɢi ek stoð steina stafnrvm atals rafni erað of þegnn a þilivm þrong by ek a mar ranga | rvm er boðvitrvm betra brimdyri kna ek styra lifa mvn þat með lofðvm lengr en illt of | gengi
(VEÞ)
imagesEiɴ byɢi ek | stod steina stafn rumt at als hrafni erad of þegn ꜳ þilium | þraung by ek ꜳ mar ranga rvm er baudvitum betra brimdyri | kna ek styra lifa mun þat med lofdum lengr eɴ illt of gengi |
(VEÞ)
imagesEinn byɢe ec stoð steina | stafn rums at als hrafne | erat of þegn a þilium | þrong by ec a mar ranga || rum er bꜹðvitrum betra | brimdyri kna ec styra | lifa mun þat með lofðum | lengr enn illt of gengi |
(VEÞ)
imagesEirn | býgge eg stod steina stafnrum at tals hrafne erat of þegn a þilium þraung bý eg | a mar ranga rum er bódvits betra brýmdyr skal eg stýra lifa mun þad med lofdum lein | gur enn ijllt of geinge.
(VEÞ)
imagesEiɴ | byɢi ek stod steina stafnrvm atals rafni erad of þegn | a þilium þrong bý ek a mar ranga rvm er bodvitrvm | betra brimdyri kna ek styra lifa mun þad med lofdum | lengr eɴ illt of gengi.
(VEÞ)
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