Jonathan Grove (ed.) 2022, ‘Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar 73 (Þorsteinn drómundr Ásmundarson, Lausavísa 1)’ 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. 806.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Eigi máttu átta
eggþings boðar, hringa
Grund, ór Grettis hendi
geðrakks koma saxi,
áðr hvardyggum hjuggu
herðendr fetils gerðar
axlar fót af ýti
unnblakks hugar rakkir.
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.
Eige mattu atta · egg þings bodar hringa grund ur Gʀettis hende · ged ʀaks koma saxe | adur huar dygger hiuggu · herdendur fetils giorda axlar fot af yte unnd blaks hu | gar ʀaukkum
(JG)
imagesEígí mꜳ̋ttu ꜳ̋tta· egg þíngs bodar hringa· gru nnd ur ɢrettíss hennde· ged ʀacks koma sagsí· | adur huar dygger hiuggu· herdínndur fetils gerda· agslar fot af yte· unnd blacks hugar ʀa | uckum·
(VEÞ)
imagesEí | gí · mꜳttu · víí · egg · þíngs boda · hrínga · grund · | vr · Gʀettis · hennde · gedraks · koma · saxí · Adr · huar | dygger híuggu · Herdenndur · fetil · gerdar · axlar | fot af ytí · unklaks · hugar · ʀockum· //
(VEÞ)
imagesEigi mattu atta ek þings | [...] grand ur grettis hendi · gedraks koma saxi · adr huarfduger hiuggu herendur fetils | [...] (af) itrum vnd blaks hugar rauckum ·
(VEÞ)
imagesEigi mattu atta | eɢþings boðar hringa | grimd or Grettirs hendi | geðraks koma saxe | aðr fyʀ hiɢnir hioɢu | herðendr fetils gierða | axlar fot af yte | undblaks huga reckar |
(VEÞ)
imagesEíge mattu a̋tta Eggþy̋ngz boda | hry̋nga Grund vr Grettes hende giedrakz koma sa | xe adur huardy̋gguer híuggu herdendur fetelz gíórdar || a̋xlar főt aff y̋te vnnklackz hugar Róckum
(VEÞ)
imagesEcki mꜳttu ꜳtta . egg | þijngis bodar hrijnga . ɢrund wr ɢrettirs hende . giedrax koma saxe . | ꜳdur fyrr hignir hiuggu . Herdendur fetils gierda . Axlar főt af ijte . vnd | blacks hugar ʀeikar.
(VEÞ)
imagesEige | ma̋ttu a̋tta egg þijngs Biődar hrijnga a̋ grund | v̋r ɢrettes · hendj giedþax koma saxe a̋dur firr | hyggner hiuggu hefiendur fetils grundar axlar | főt af ytrum eykblacks hugar reikad ·
(VEÞ)
imagesEingi mattu att[...] | eg þijngz bodar hrijnga grund ur grettirz hendi ged rakz koma saxi adu[...] ⸝⸝huer || huer diggir hiuggu, herdendur fetilz greida agslar fot aff yti | und blakz hugar rauckum.
(VEÞ)
eige ma̋ttu viij eggþyngs Bodar hringa | grvnd vr Grettes hendi gedRacks koma saxe a̋dur fir hygner | hyuggu hridendur fetelz giorda axlar főtafyte vnd Bla | cka hugar Reykar
(VEÞ)
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