Jonathan Grove (ed.) 2022, ‘Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar 49 (Grettir Ásmundarson, Lausavísur 24)’ 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. 751.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Hæg munat, hirði-Sága
hornflæðar, nú græða
stór, þó at steyptuz fleiri,
Steinólfs hǫfuðskeina;
því er um Þorgils ævi
þung ván, at bein sprungu;
lýðr segir átta aðra
auðbrjóta þar 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.
Hægra mun hirde saga · horn flædar nu græda · stor þo ad steyptuz fleiri · steinolfs hofud skeína · þui er um | þorgils efne þunng uon ad ben sprungu . lydur seiger atta adra audbriota þar dauda
(JG)
imagesHægra mun hírdí sꜳ̋ga· horn flædar nv græda· stor þo ath steyptuzt fleírí· stein | olfs ho᷎fud skeína· þui er um þorgils efní· þung von ath ben sprungu· lydr seger | atta adra· aud briota þar dauda·
(VEÞ)
imagesHægít · mun ath hird saga · hornn slædar · || Nw grǽda · Sor þó · ath · steypízt fleíre | steínolfs · haufuds skeína · þuí er · vm · | þorgíls æfe · þung wonn · ath beínn sprvn | gu · lyder · seigía (adra) · atta · Audbr⸌i⸍ota þar dau | da· //
(VEÞ)
imagesHæg mun at hridí saga · horn flædar nu græda | stor þo at steýpizt fleirí steinolfs haufud skeina · þvi er um þorgils æfí þung uon | at bein sprungu lyder atta adra audbriota þar daűda ·
(VEÞ)
imagesHægra mun hyrþe saga | hornflæþar nu græþa | stor þo at steiptuz fleiri | steinolfs hofut skeina | þvi er nu þorgils efni | þung von at ben sprungu | liþir segia atta aðra | ꜹð briota þar dauða |
(VEÞ)
imageshægt m | un ad hry̋d saga hornskíædar nu græda stőr þőad stey̋ptt | ust fley̋re Steinolffz hóffudz skey̋na þa er vmm þorgilz æfi | þung von ad bein sprungu lyder segia viij adra audbrió | ta þar dauda.
(VEÞ)
imagesHægra mun hirdi sꜳga . Horn flædar | mjer græda . stor þo ad steyptust flejre . steinolfu hofud skejna, | þui er nu þorgils efne . þung uon ad ben sprungu . lijdir seigia ꜳtta | adra . audbriota þar dauda.
(VEÞ)
imagesHægit mun at hrijk hirþ Sa̋ga, hornsköda nu græ̈da, stör þő | at steypist fleyre, steinulfs ho᷎fud skeina, þui er vmm þorgilz æfe, þüng | von ad ben sprungu, lijdir seigia ꜳtta adra, audbriöta þar dauda. |
(VEÞ)
imageshægra mun hyrde | saga · hornflædar nu græda · stor þo ad steiptust | fleire · stejnőlf hǫfudskejna · þvi er nu þorgilz | efni · þung von ad ber sprungu · lijdi seige | eg a̋tta adra · audbriota þar dauda ·
(VEÞ)
imageshægra mundi hirdi sa̋ga, horn flædar nu græda stor þo ad steipt | ust fleiri, steinolffz hoffud skeina þui er um þorgijlz effni þung | von ad ben sprungu, lijdur seigir atta adra audbriota þar dauda |
(VEÞ)
hægra mvn mvn hirde saga | horn flædar nu græda stor þo ad steýptiz v[...] fleyre ste | ynólfz hofud skeyna þvi er nu þorgilz efne þung von ad Ben | sprvngu lyder seigia viii adra audBriota þar dauda
(VEÞ)
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