Jonathan Grove (ed.) 2022, ‘Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar 10 (Ásmundr hærulangr Þorgrímsson, 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. 659.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Fyrst hefir flegna trausta
(fær prettat mik) Grettir,
fljóð eru flest en prúðu
fullmálug, Kengálu;
víst mun venja flestar
vitr drengr af sér lengi
(hróðr nemi hrings en fríða
Hlín) kvaðningar mínar.
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.
Fyrst hefer flegna trausta · færr prettat mik Gretter · | fliod ero flest hín prudu · fullmalug keingꜳlu vist mun venía flestar · vitur dreingur af þ[…] | lengí · hrudr næmi hrings hin frida hlín quadníngar mínar ·
(JG)
imagesFyst hefur fugla trꜳ⸌u⸍sta· fyrr prettada | gretter· fliód eru flest· hin prudu· full malug ok keíngala· uist mun uenía flestar· | uitur dreíngur af sier leingí· hrodur nemí hrings hín frida hlín kvadníngar mínar·
(VEÞ)
imagesFyrst hefir flagna trauster | fær prettat míg grettir · Flíod ero flest hínn | prudu · full malug wmm kíngalu · wíst | munn wenía flestar vitur dreíngur · af sier | leínge · Haurd nenne hríngs · hinn frída · | Hlinn · kuadlingar mínnar·
(VEÞ)
imagesFryst hefer fleíger trausta fyrer prettvtum | grette fliod eru flest hín prudu full malug kingalu uist mun uenia | flesta uitur dreingur af sier leinge hrodr mun hrings in frida hlín kuadningar | minar ·
(VEÞ)
imagesFyrst hefr fugla trꜹsti | fyʀ prettaðr Grettir | flioð er fyrst hit pruða | fullmalug oc kingalu || vist mun venia flestra | vitr drengr af ser lengi | hroðr nenne hrings hin friða | hlin qvaðningar minar |
(VEÞ)
imagesfy̋rst heffur fley̋na trauster | fær prettad mig Gretter flíod eru flest hin prwdu fullma | lug vmm kíngalu wy̋st mun venia flestar vitur drey̋ngur | aff sier ley̋nge haurd nemj hry̋ngz hin fry̋da hly̋n kue | dly̋ngar my̋nar.
(VEÞ)
imagesfyst hefur | flegna trausta . fær prettad mig Grettir . fliod er flest hin frijdu, | fullmꜳlug kijngꜳlu . vijst mun venia flestar . vitur drejngur af sier | leinge . hrodur ʀejne . hrijngs hinn frijda . hlin kuedlijngar minnar. |
(VEÞ)
imagesFlesta hefur fugla | tuista, fyrr prettada ɢrettir, fliöd eru flest hin prudu, fa̋ | mꜳlug og keingꜳla, vijst mun venia flestar, vitur dreingur af sier | leinge, hrød neme hringz hin frijda, hlijn kuedlinga mijna.
(VEÞ)
imagesFirst hefur flegna trausta fær prettad mig Gretter . fliőd er flest || hia̋ frýdu fullmalug kynga̋lu vijst mun venia | flesta · vitur dreingr af sier leingi hrődur rennur | hrijngs hin frijda hlijn kuedlijngar mijner |
(VEÞ)
imagesfſrst heffur fugla trausta | firr prettadur Gretter, fliod enn flest hin prudu, fullmalug og kinngala | vijst mun venja flestra vitur dreingur aff sier leingi hrodur | nenni hrijngz hin frijda hlijn kuadnijngar minnar
(VEÞ)
Fijrst hefur fug | la tuista fir pretada Gretter fliod eru flest hin prudu | fullmalaug og keyngala vyst ᴍun veria flestar vitr dreijngur | af sier lengj hrodur er [...]gz hie firda hlír kuadningar Minnar |
(VEÞ)
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