R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2022, ‘Njáls saga 53 (Anonymous Poems, Darraðarljóð 1)’ 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. 1299.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Vítt es orpit
fyr valfalli
rifs reiðiský;
rignir blóði;
nú's fyr geirum
grár uppkominn
vefr, verþjóðar
es vinur fylla.
[rauðum vepti
Randvés bana].
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.
Vitt er orpit firi valfalli rifs reiðisky rignir | bloði · nu er firi geirum graʀr vpp kominn · vefr verþio | ðar · þær er vinur fylla raudum vepti randves bana |
(VEÞ)
imagesVítt er ordit | firir valfallj reífs reidí rignir blodi nv er firir geírvm graʀ vpp | komínn vefr verþiodar þœr er vínvr rꜹdvm vepti ranndvés lika. ||
(VEÞ)
imagesVitt er | orfinn fyrir válfalli rifs reiði rignir bloði . nv er fyrir geirvm grar vpp kominn vefr | verþioðar þęr vinvr fvlla rꜹðvm veftti randversk bla .
(VEÞ)
imagesVítt er orpínn firi valfallí · rífs reidí rígnir blodi · nv er firi geirum gr | arr vpp kominn · vefur verþíodar þær · uínr full raudum randverks bla ·
(VEÞ)
imagesVijtt er orpinn firer val | falle / rips af Reidi / reiginn blödi / nu er firer gumnum | gra̋r vpp kominn / vefur verþiodar þann sem viner filla ·
(TW)
vit er orpinn fyrer | valfalli / rifz reidi rigner blödi / nü er fyrer geirum grär upp komenn / vefur ver þiodar þær vinur fulla / raudum vefti | randverz blä /
(RDF)
imagesVit er orpinn , firer | valfalle , rifs reide , rigner blőde / nű er firer geirum , gra̋r upp | kominn , vefur verþȷődar , þær viner fulla , raudum vefte , rand | vers bla̋ .
(RDF)
imagesVit er orpinn firer valfalle Rifs reide rigner blőde / nu | er firer geirum grär vpp kominn vefur verþiodar þær viner falla | raudum vefte randvers blä |
(RDF)
imagesVid er orpenn veffur / firer valfa |lle / Riffz reyde Rigner Blode / nu er firer geyrum / gra̋r vpp komenn / veffur verþiodar / þær viner fulla / Raudum vepte Randuersko blꜳ . |
(RDF)
imagesVid er orpinn fyrer valfalle Rifs reide rigner blődi . nv er fyrer | geyrum grꜳr vppkominn vefur ver þiődar þær viner fulla . | Raudum vefte Randversko blꜳ
(RDF)
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