R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2022, ‘Fóstbrœðra saga 24 (Þormóðr Kolbrúnarskáld, Lausavísur 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. 521.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Undr's hví eigi kendu
élbǫrvar mik gǫrva
stáls (hefk mark) á máli
(mart) ok skopt et svarta;
burgumk, langs þvít lengra
líf vas Tý skapat drífu
þremja svells, en þolli
þeim aldrtili seima.
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.
Vndr er hvi ecki kenndv elborvar | mik giorva stals. hefi ek mark a mali mart ok skopt hit svarta bvrgvz | langs. þviat lengra lif var mer skapat drifv þremia lindz enn þollum þeim | alldr tili seima.
(RDF)
imagesUndr er hvi eigi kendu | almbaurvar mik giorva | stals hefi ek mark a mali | mart ok skapt it svarta | bvrgumz langt en lengra | lif var mer skapat drifu | þremia svellz er þolli | þeim alldri til seima |
(RDF)
imagesUndr er hvi eigi kendu | Almbaurvar mic gorva | stals hefi ec mark a mali | mart oc skopt hit svarta | byrgumz langt enn lengra || Lif var mer skapat drifu | þrenna svell (pollz) er þolli | þeim alldrtili seima |
(VEÞ)
imagesUndr er hvi eigi kendu | alm(el)baurvar mik giorva | stals hefi ek mark (mart) a mali || mart oc skopt hit svarta | burgumzt langt en (þviat) lengra | lif var mer (ty) skapat drifu | þremia svellz (pollz) eþr þolli | þeim alldr tili seima |
(RDF)
imagesVndur er þuj eigi kenndu Jelbauruar mig giorfa stals ber | eg mark ꜳ̋ mꜳli martt vmm skiptid suartta Biorgnust | lanngt þviat leingra , lijf var tuj skapad drijfu þrenna folks | ok þolli þeim alldur tili semia .
(RDF)
imagesVndr hui æigi kendu elbauruar mik | gerua stals ber ek mart amali mart um skoft hit suarta. birgumzst langt þuiat | lengra lif uar ty skoput drifu þremia pollz ę þolli þeim alldr tile sei | íma·
(RDF)
imagesUndr er hvi æigi kendu | almbꜹrvar mic gerva | stals ber ec mart a mali | mart um scopt hit svarta | birgumz langt þviat lengra | lif var mer scapat drifu | þrenna pollz ę þolli | þeim alldrtili seima |
(VEÞ)
imagesSkj: Þórmóðr Bersason Kolbrúnarskáld, 2. Lausavísur 6: AI, 283, BI, 261, Skald I, 134, NN §§707, 2481F; Hb 1892-6, 396, Flat 1860-8, II, 212 (Fbr (ÓH ch. 157)), Fbr 1852, 90 (ch. 9), Fbr 1925-7, 165 (ch. 23), Loth 1960a, 137 (ch. 15), ÍS 826 (ch. 23), ÍF 6, 235-6 (Fbr ch. 23); Gaertner 1907, 311, 335-6, Finnur Jónsson 1932-3, 59.
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