Rolf Stavnem and Margaret Clunies Ross (eds) 2022, ‘Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings 9 (Hávarðr halti Ísfirðingr, Lausavísur 2-14 8)’ 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. 962.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Heldr hǫfum heiptir goldit
Hallgrímr saman allir,
(vígs iðrumk þess þeygi)
Þjóreks sonum stórar;
urðu œski-Nirðir
oddregns of sǫk vegnir;
ætt þjóðar veitk eyði
ímgjarna Þórbjarnar.
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.
Helldur hofum heypter | gollded Hallgrijmur samann aller vijgs jdrumst | þess þei̋ge þiodrekssonumm storar nı̈ordur | arske nýrdar oddregns sauk vegner bor | þioda liet eg eydi Jnngiarna þorbiarnar |
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imagesHelldur hǫfum heipter golldid ((hallgrimur saman aller) vijgs | (idrunst þess þeygi) þiődreks sonum (stőrar) niǫrdur | æski-nyrdar. Nadd-Regnis sǫk vegner / ǫr-þräda / lie | teg eýdi / jnn giarna þőrbiarnar
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imagesHelldur hǫ́fumm heiptir golldid hallgrimur | Samann aller vygs ydrunst þess þeige þiodreks | sonumm stőrar niordur æske nirdar nadd | regnis sǫ́k vegner ǫ́rþia̋da liet eg eyde Jnngia | rna Þorbiarnar |
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imagesHelldr hǫ́fum | heipter[12] golldit Hallgrimr saman aller, vı̈gs idrunst þess þejge, þjőd | reks sonum stőrum[13] niǫrdr æska[14] virdar[15], oddregns[16] sǫk næger | vegnar,[17] hamþjődar[18] lejt[19] eg lejde,[20] vigtanna þar kannad[21].
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imagesHelldur heipt vel gulldumm Hallgrijm | ur samann aller vijgs Jdrunst þess þeige þiöreks sonumm st || őrumm virdumm æski niardar oddregnns saker nög fregnnaz haur þiödar vijst veýde vijgtanna fieck kannat – |
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imagesHelldur hófumm heiptar golldit hallgrijmur saman aller | vijgs ydrunst þess eigi þiödrekssonum störu[21] Myrder æsku[22] | virdar[23] oddreks[24] sok nægier vegner hør[25] þiödar liet | ek leida vijgtanna þar kannad[26].
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imagesHelldr hofum heiptir golldit | Hallgrimr saman allir | vigs iþrumz þes þeigi | þioðreks sonum storar | niordr arske nyrðar | oddregns sauk vegnir | bor þioða veit ek eyði | inngiarna Þorbiarnar |
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imagesHelldur hofum heipter golldit Hallgrimur saman aller. vijgs Jdrumst þess þeyge þi | odreks sonum storar nirdar æski virdar oddregns sok næger vegner haur þio | dar leit ek leide vijgtanna þor bannad |
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