Kate Heslop (ed.) 2022, ‘Eyrbyggja saga 3 (Þórarinn svarti máhlíðingr Þórólfsson, Máhlíðingavísur 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. 415.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Varðak mik, þars myrðir
morðfárs vega þorði,
(hlaut ǫrn af ná neyta
nýjum) kvinna frýju;
barka vægð at vígi,
valnaðrs, í styr þaðra,
mælik hól fyr hœli,
hjaldrs goðs, of þat sjaldan.
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.
Varda ek mik þar er myrdir· | mordfꜳrs vega þordi | hlaut o᷎rn af nꜳ neyta· | nyium qvenna fryíu· || barka ek vægd at vigi· | valnadrs i styr þadra· | mæli ek hol fyrir hæli· | hialldrs gods af þvi sialldan· |
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imagesvarda eg mig þar er morder myrd | far vega þordi hlaut orn af na̋ neita | nytum kienna fws ytum huatka eg vægde ad | vyge valnadur ofstyr þadra[1] mæle eg huo | l fyrer hæli hialldur af þier sialldan :
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imagesVanda eg mig þar er My̋rdan Mordfa | rz vega þőrde hlaut orn aff Na̋ Ney̋ta Nyrum quenna | fry̋iu Barka eg vægd ad vy̋ge valnadurs J stir þadra | mæle eg hol fy̋rer hæle hialldur godz aff þui sialldan.
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imagesVard | a eg mig þar er mirder mordfars vega þorde, hlaut ǫrn af | na̋ neita, nı̈um qvenna frı̈un, harka eg vægd ad vı̈ge val | nadurs ȷ̈ stir þadra mæle eg hől fyrir hæle hjalldr gődz af | þvı̈ sjalldan.
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imagesVarda eg | mig þar er myrder · mord fars uega þorde · hlytur o᷎rnn af na n | íota · nymínn kuenna fryiu · barkad eg uęgd at uige · v | alnadurs j styr þadrra · mæleg líod fyrer flíode · hialldurs god | vm þad sialldan ·
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imagesVarda eg mig þar ed myrdann mord fra vega þordi hlytr Órn | af nȧ niota nyium kuenna fryiu Barkat eg vægd ad vygi val | nadurz J styr þadra mæle eg hel fyrir hæle hialldurz godz vm þad | sialldann
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Varda eg mig þar er mirdar : mordfar vega þordj | hlijtur Orn ad nꜳ niota : neitt seigie eg husfreiju : vaskadj eg vægd vijgie : val | nadur J stijr hradann : mællta hol fyrer hæle : hialldurz fyrer bard skialldar. |
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imagesVarda ek mik · þar er myrdir · mord fꜳrs vega | þordi · hlytr avrn af nꜳ nyta · nyívm kuenna fryiun[1] · ba⸌r⸍k | at ek vægd at vígi · valnꜳrs j styr þadra · mæli ek ohol | firir hæli · hialldrs gods af þvi sialldan ·
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imagesVarda ek mik þar er myrder | mordfa̋rs[1] vega þorde. hlytur ȯrn af na nýta[2] / nyum qvenna friun varkat ek Vægd ad vigje Valnaars i stir þadra, mæle ek ohol fyrer | hæle, hjalldurs godz af þvi sjalldan
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