Jonathan Grove (ed.) 2022, ‘Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar 66 (Grettir Ásmundarson, Lausavísur 34)’ 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. 789.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Opt nam skǫpum at skipta
skjóma egg í rómu,
þá er berserkjum birkis
bǫðharður sjǫt varðak;
gims Hjarrandi handa
Hristar vǫrðr en misti,
Bjǫrn lét brátt ok Gunnarr
báðir líf ok náðir.
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.
Ꝏptt nam skaupum ad skipta skioma egg j ʀomu þꜳ er ek berserkia birkis · baud hardꜳ síot | uar dag gillz er hiarandi handa herstar uordr enn miste biorn bratt ok Gunar bader líf ok nader ⸍⸍ |
(JG)
imagesOptt nam skopum ad skiptda skioma egg J romu | þa er a berserkia buskis, baud hardard þott var daga, gillz er hiarandi | handa hristar vordur enn misti biorn liest bratt og gunnar badir lijff og | nadir
Opt nam scopum at scipta | scioma eɢ i romu | þa er ec berserkia byrkis | baud harðara sioð varða || gullz er hiarande handa | hristar vaþrinn misti | biorn lietz bratt at gumnum | baþi lif oc naðir |
(VEÞ)
imagesOpt nam skotnum skipta . skioma eggs j ʀomu : þa er eg berserkia birgiss . | Baud hardara swt jardar . gulle. og hierandi handa . Hristur vadurinn nijsti | Biorn liet brꜳtt ad gumnum . bædi lijf og nꜳdir჻
(VEÞ)
imagesOpt nam skǫptum ad skipta · skiőma egg J | Rőmu þa̋ er eg Berserkia birgis baud hardara | sv̋t Jardar ɢulls er hier ender handar · ystar vadurinn | nisti Bjǫrn lietst Bra̋tt af gumnum Bædi lijf og | na̋der
(VEÞ)
imagesOpt nam skøpum ad skipta | skiőma egg i Rőmu | þä er ⸜eg⸝ Berserkja Birkis | Bꜽþ harþara sűt Jardar | Gulls er hiarandi handa | hristar vadurinn nisti | Biønn liest bra̋tt oc Gunnar | Ba̋der lı̈f og näder .
(JG)
Opt nam skopum ad skipta skiőma Regns J Rőmv | þa er eg Berserkia Birgiz Band hardara svt Jardar gullz er hiarandi | handa hristar uadurinn niste Biorn liest Bratt ad gunnum Bæde | lýf og näder
(VEÞ)
Opt | nam skotnum skipta . skiöma egg j ʀömu · þä eg ber serki birkiz ⸍ baud hard | ara siőtz varda , gullz er og hieranda herdi . hristar vadurinn nijsti ⸍ bion liet | | brátt ad gunnum ⸍ bædi lijf og näder
(JG)
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