R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2022, ‘Njáls saga 58 (Anonymous Poems, Darraðarljóð 6)’ 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. 1307.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Vindum, vindum
vef Darraðar,
þars vé vaða
vígra manna;
lôtum eigi
líf hans farask,
eigu valkyrjur
vals of kosti.
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.
Vindum vindum vef daʀadar þar er ve vaða vigra | manna · latum eigi lif hans faraz · eiga valkyrior vigs vm | kosti ·
(VEÞ)
imagesVíndvm víndvm vef darradar þar er ve uada vigra manna latvm eigi | lif hans faraz eigv valkyrivr vígs (vals) vm kosti.
(VEÞ)
imagesUindvm vindvm vef daʀadar þar er vę vaða vigra manna latvm eigi | líf hans faraz eiga vál kyrivr vals vm kosti .
(VEÞ)
imagesVíndum | víndum uef darradar · þar er ue uada uigra manna · latum eigi líf hans farazt · eíga valkiríur uals um kostí |
(VEÞ)
imagesVindum vindum vef dar | adar þær er ve vada vijgra manna / la̋tum vier | eigi lijf hanz farazt / eiga valkiriur vals vm koste · |
(TW)
vindum vindum vef daradar þar er vie nada vigra manna / latum ejge lı̈f hier sparast / eiga valkireur valz um kostar
(RDF)
imagesVindum vindum vef daradar , þar er vȷe nada vı̈gra manna , la̋tum eige , lı̋f | hȷer sparaz , eiga valkjrȷur vals um koste .
(RDF)
imagesVindum vindum vef daradar þar er ve vada vngum [altered to vijgum] manna | lätum eige lyf hersparast eiga valkiriur valz ad koste . |
(RDF)
imagesVindum vindum veff dáradar / þar er vie vada vygra manna / lätum eige / Lyff her sparast eiga valkyriur / valz vmm koste : |
(RDF)
imagesVindum | Vindum vef darradar þar er vie vada vı̋gra manna / la̋tum eigi | lı̋f hersparast eiga Valkyriur vals vm koste .
(RDF)
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