Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál 33

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SnSt, Skm ch. 33

Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál 33 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (SnSt, Skm ch. 33)

Snorri Sturluson Skáldskaparmál

32 33 34

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The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):

Hvernig skal sæ kenna? Svá, at kalla hann Ymis blóð, heimsækir goðanna, verr Ránar, faðir Ægisdætra, þeira er svá heita:

Himinglæva, Dúfa, Blóðughadda, Hefring, Uðr, Hrönn, Bylgja, Bára, Kólga, land Ránar ok Ægisdætra ok skipa ok sæskips heita, kjalar, stála, súða, sýju, fiska, ísa, sækonunga leið ok brautir, eigi síðr hringr eyjanna, hús sanda ok þangs ok skerja, dorgar land ok sæfugla, byrjar. Svá sem kvað Ormr Barreyjarskáld:

Utan gnýr á eyri

Ymis blóð fara góðra.

Svá kvað Refur:

Vágþeysta berr vestan,

vætti ek lands fyr brandi,

hvalmæni skefr, húna

hógdýr of lög bógu.

Svá sem kvað Sveinn:

Þá er élreifar ófu

Ægis dætr ok tættu

föls, við frost of alnar,

fjallgarðs rokur harðar.

Ok sem kvað Refr:

Færir björn, þar er bára

brestr, undinna festa

oft í Ægis kjafta

úrsvöl Gymis völva.

Hér er sagt, at allt er eitt Ægir ok Hlér ok Gymir. Ok enn kvað hann:

En sægnípu Sleipnir

slítr úrdrifinn hvítrar

Ránar, rauðum steini

runnit, brjóst ór munni.

Sem kvað Einarr Skúlason:

Harðr hefir ört frá jörðu

élvindr, svana strindar

blakkr lætr í sog sökkva

snægrund, skipi hrundit,

Ok enn sem hann kvað:

Margr ríss, en drífr dorgar

dynströnd í svig löndum,

spend verða stög stundum,

stirðr keipr, fira greipum.

Ok enn kvað hann

Grams bera gollna spánu,

göfug ferð er sú jöfri,

skýtr holmfjöturr Heita

hrafni, snekkju stafnar.

Enn sem hann kvað:

Haustköld skotar hélðum

holmrönd varar öndri.

Ok enn svá:

Sundr springr svalra landa

sverrigjörð fyr börðum.

Sem Snæbjörn kvað:

Hvatt kveð hræra Grótta

hergrimmastan skerja

út fyrir jarðar skauti

eylúðrs níu brúðir,

þær er, lungs, fyrir löngu,

líðmeldr, skipa hlíðar

baugskerðir rístr barði

ból, Amlóða mólu.

Hér er kallat hafit Amlóða kvern. - Enn sem kvað Einarr Skúlason:

Viknar ramr í, Rakna,

reksaumr fluga-straumi,

dúks hrindr böl, Þar er bleikir

bifgrund, á stag rifjum.

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