Jonathan Grove (ed.) 2022, ‘Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar 12 (Grettir Ásmundarson, Lausavísur 4)’ 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. 664.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Hygg ek at heiman byggi
heldr auðigir snauðan
blakkþoll byrjar skikkju
beiðendr móins leiðar;
enn réð orðskvið sanna
auðnorn við mik fornan
ern, at bezt er barni,
benskóðs fyr gjǫf, móðir.
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.
Hygg ek at heiman by | ggie · helldr audigr snaudan · black þollr byʀiar · skickíu · beidekr moíns leidar enn ʀi | ed ordzkuid sa(nn)a(?) audnorn vid mik fornan ern at bezt er barní · benskods fyrer giof modir · |
(JG)
imagesHygg ek at heíman byggí· helldur au | digur snaudan· blakþollur byriar skickíu· beidenndur moens leidar· enn ʀed ordz kúíd sanna· | aud norn med mic fornann· ern at bezt er barní· ben skod fyrir gio᷎f moder·
(VEÞ)
imagesHygg eg ath heíman bíuggu · Hell | dr audegir snaudann · Black þollur byríar | skíckíu · Beidenndr · moíns leídar · enn ʀíe | d · ordz kuíd sanna · Audnorn vít míg · mig · for | na · Einna beztt er bornum · Beínn skíæd · fyrir gío | f mæde· //
(VEÞ)
imagesHygg eg ad heima bygge helldur audigur snaudan balk þollur býriar skíckiu | beidendur mens leidar en red urscurd sanna audnornen uid mig fornan ern at | best at barne benskods fyrer gio᷎f moder ·
(VEÞ)
imagesHyɢ ec at heiman byɢi | helldr ꜹðigr snꜹðann | black hollr byriar scickiu | beyðendr mynnis heyðar | enn reð orðz qvið sanna | auþbiorn með mer fornann | eirna bezt er barne | berstoð fyrir giof moðir |
(VEÞ)
imageshy̋gg eg ad hey̋mann biuggu helldur auduger | snaudann Black þollur by̋ríar Sky̋ckiu Bey̋dendur Moenz | ley̋dar enn ríed ordz kuid sanna audnorn vid mig fornann || einna bester Bórnum Benskíæd fyrir gíoff Mædur.
(VEÞ)
imagesHygg eg heimann biuggu . hꜳlf audugir sn | audann . Blackar byrjar skyckiu . Benja teins ad leidumm . fann eg | ordzkuid sanna . ord nott vid mig fordum . enn ad beinumm barne . Ben | skődz uid giof modur
(VEÞ)
imagesHygg eg at hæimann bꜳ̋ggu, helldur audugir snauþan, Blackþollor | Byriar skyckíz, Beyþenþr mőins leyþa, enn rieþ orþzquiþ sanna ꜹdz | norn vit mik miøk fornan, eírna best er barne bensköþ fyrir giøf möþr. |
(VEÞ)
imagesHigg eg ad heiman | biggi helldur audigur snaudan Blakþollur Byrjar skickiu Beid | endur Moenz leidar, Enn ried ordzkuid sanna, audvorn med mig for | nan eru ad best er barni benskød fir gioff modur.
(VEÞ)
hýgg eg ad heijmann byggj helldur Auduger snaudann | blackþollur, birdar skickiu beidendur Mijenz leijdar | enn ried ordskurd sanna Audnorn med mier fornan ein ad | best er barnj bonskod firer, giȯf mȯdur
(VEÞ)
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