Jonathan Grove (ed.) 2022, ‘Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar 65 (Grettir Ásmundarson, Lausavísur 33)’ 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. 786.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Sverðlítinn kvað sæta
(saumskorðu) mik orðinn,
Hrist gjǫrir hreifa kvista
(hæli ek) satt at mæla;
alllengi má ungum,
eyleggjar bíð Freyja,
lágr í læra skógi,
lotu, faxi mér vaxa.
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.
Suerd líten kuad sætan · saum skorda mik orden · hrist giorer hreifa | kuista · hælenn satt ad mæla · all leinge mꜳ ungum ey leggiar bid þu freyia · lagur j læra skogi · la | utu faxa mer uaxꜳ.
(JG)
imagesSuerdlí | tínn · kuad · sæta · saumm skorda · mig · ordenn · Hrist hefir · hred | ía · kuísta · Hælí · eg · satt · ath · mæla · Alleínge mꜳ̋ | vngum · eylegíar bíd þu freyía · lꜳ̋gr · j́ · læra skogí | lꜳttu faxi · mier waxa·
(VEÞ)
imagesSuerdlitinn kuad sæta · saum skorda mig ordin · hrist hefer hreifa | kuísta · bæla eg satt at mæla · alleingi ma ungum · ey leyia bid þu freyía · lagur | j læra skogí · lotu faxi mig uaxí ·
(VEÞ)
imagesSverðlitinn qvat sæta | sꜹmscorða mic orðinn | hrist gerir hreifa kvista || hælinn satt at mæla | allleinge ma ungum | eileɢiar biþ þu fleira | lagr i læra scogi | lattu faxa minn vaxa |
(VEÞ)
imagesSuerdlijt | enn kuad sæta saum skorda mig ordenn hríst heffur hre | dia kuista hæle eg satt ad mæla allley̋nge mꜳ vngum | Ey̋leggíar by̋d þu frey̋a lꜳgur J læra skoge lautu faxe | mier vaxe.
(VEÞ)
imagesSuerd lijtinn kuad sæta . saum skorda mig ordumm . Hrjst giorir hreifa | kujstum . hælinn satt ad mæla . All meingi ma̋ ʀaungum . eyleggiar bijd þu | freya . lꜳgur j læra skőgi . lꜳt þu faxa mier vaxa.
(VEÞ)
imagesSuerdlijtinn quad sæta so vm skierdi eg ordinn hrist gior | er hreifa kuista · hælinn satt ad mæla all leinge | ma̋ ǫrugt ei liggia byd þu freya la̋gur J læra skőgi | lꜳttu saxa mier vaxa ·
(VEÞ)
imagessuerd lijtinn kuad sæta, saumskorda mig ordinn hrij[...] | giorir hreiffa treista hælinn satt ad mæla, alleingi ma ungum ei | leigi bijd þu freia la̋gan J læraskogi lattu faxa minn vaxa
(VEÞ)
Sverd lytenn kuad sæta sa vm skorda mig ordinn hrist giorer hr | yfar kvista hælum satt ad mælum allleynge ma vngum ey | leggiar Býd þu freya la̋gur J læra skőge la̋t þu saxa mier vaxa |
(VEÞ)
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