R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2022, ‘Njáls saga 27 (Þorkell elfaraskáld, Lausavísa 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. 1253.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Spurðum vér, hvé varðisk
vígmóðr kjalar slóða
glaðstýrǫndum geiri
Gunnarr fyr Kjǫl sunnan;
sókrýrir vann sára
sextán Viðurs mána
hríðar herðimeiða
hauðrmens en tvá dauða.
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.
Spurðum ver hue varðiz | vigmoðr kialarsloða glaðsstyranda geiri · Gunnar | firi kiol sunnan · soknryrir vann sara ·xvi· viðar mana | hriðar herðimeiða hauðr mens en ·í· dauða
(VEÞ)
imagesSpvrdvmzt ver þa er | vardízt · vigmodvr kialar slodar · gladstyrandí geíre · ɢvnar firi kíol svnnann · soknn | ʀyrir vann saʀa · xv · v⸌i⸍dr manna hridar herdi meidar · havdr menn · en tvo dꜹda ·
(VEÞ)
imagesSpurdunst vier þa er vard | ist / vijgmödur kialarslödar / | ɢladstijrandi geire / ɢunnar firer | kiǫl sunnan / söknrijrer vann sa̋ra / sextan virdra manna / | heidi herdi meidar / haudur menn enn tuo dauda ·
(VEÞ)
Spurdumz ver þa er uardíz · vígmodur kíalar slodar · glad styrandi | geiri · gunnar firi kíol sunnan · sokn firi uann sara · sextan uidr manna · hridar herde meidar · haudur menn enn í | dauda ·
(VEÞ)
imagesSpvrðv ver hve | varðiz vig moðr kialar sloða gny steraðinn geiri . ɢvnaʀ fyrir k⸌i⸍ol svnán . sokn | ryrir van sara .xvi. viðvr mana hriðar herði máiþa hꜹðr mens en .ij. dꜹða . |
(VEÞ)
imagesSpvrðv ver | hvé varðiz · víggríoðr kialar slóða · gny stǽrándínn geíri · ɢvnnar fyrir kio᷎l | svnnan · Sókn ryrir vann sára · sextan við ris [one letter erased before r] mána · hríðár herðí meiða · hꜹðr | méns enn tv́a dávða ·
(VEÞ)
imagesspurdu vier hve vardist / vı̈gmödur kialar slöda / gnı̈stı̈randi geire | Gunnar firer kiǫl sunnan / sokn rı̈ran van sära / sextän vider mäna / hridar herdi meida / haudr | manz tvo daudi .
(RDF)
imagesSpurdu vjer hve vardist , | vı̈gmődr kȷalarslőda / gnı̈ stı̈rande geire , Gunnar firer kjǫl sunnann , sőkn ,, | rı̈rann vann sa̋ra , sexta̋n vider ma̋na , hridar herde meida , haudur | mans tvo daude .
(RDF)
imagesSpurdum vier hue | vardist vijg mödur kialarz slőda gnystijr aude geijre Gunnar firer | kiøl sunnann soknryrann vann sära sextän vider mꜳna hrydar he | rde meida haudur mannz tueggia Daude
(RDF)
imagesSpurdu vier | hue vardest vygmődur kialar sloda / Gnystyrande Geyre , Gu | nnar firer kiol Sunnann / Soknryrann vann Sa̋ra / xvj vider manna / hryd | ar herde meyda / haudur Mans ij daude .
(RDF)
imagesSpurdu vier | hve vardizt vı̋g mődur kialar slőda gnystyrandi | geyri / Gunnar firer kio᷎l sunnann . Soknryrann vann sꜳra | xij [altered to xvj] vider manna , hrydar herdi meyda haudur manns | ıȷ daude .
(RDF)
Spvrðom ver | þar er varðiz . vig moðr kialar sloðar glað styrandi geí | rí gvnnaʀr firir kiol svnnan . sokn ryrir vann sara sextan við | vʀ mána . hriðar herði meiða . hꜹðr mens en tva dꜹða |
(VEÞ)
imagesspurdum ver huor vardist vigmodur kialar slodar gnjstera | [...] goda gunnar firi kiol sunnann sokn rijrir [...]uann sara sextan vid | ok ós manna hrijdar herdj mejda haudur mens Enn tuo Dauda
(VEÞ)
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