Hundk Lv 1VIII (HjǪ 29)
Richard L. Harris (ed.) 2017, ‘Hjálmþés saga ok Ǫlvis 29 (Hundingi konungr, Lausavísur 1)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 521.
text and translation
Hverr er sá, kominn ór Manheimum,
ungr at aldri, oss at kveðja?
Berr þú, inn ungi, ormfrán augu;
mun ek við brögðum búaz mega.
Hverr er sá, kominn ór Manheimum, ungr at aldri, at kveðja oss? Þú, inn ungi, berr ormfrán augu; ek mun mega búaz við brögðum.
‘Who is he, come from Manheimar, young in age, to greet us [me]? You, young one, have snake-flashing eyes; I will be able to prepare myself for tricks. ’
notes and context
King Hundingi greets Hjálmþér, but with a threat of mixed hospitality.
readings
sources
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.
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AM 109 a III 8°x (109a IIIx) — 273v/11 - 273v/13
imagesHverr er sá,
kominn ór Manheimum,
ungr at aldi,
oss at kveðja?
Berr þú, inn ungi,
ormfrán augu;
mun ek við brögðum
búaz mega.huor er sa kominn vr manheimvm | vngr ad allde oss ad kuedia Ber þu hinn vnge orm | fran augu mvn eg vid Braugdum Bva\st meiga. |
(RH)
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Holm papp 6 4°x (papp6x) — 53v - 53v
Hverr er sá,
images
kominn ór Manheimum,
ungr at aldri,
oss at kveðja?
Berr þú, inn ungi,
örn framar augu;
mun ek við brögðum
búaz mega. -
ÍBR 5 folx (ÍBR5x) — 95 - 95
Hverr er sá,
images
kominn ór Manheimum,
ungr at aldri,
oss at kveðja?
Berr þú, inn ungi,
orm framm augu;
mun ek við brögðum
búaz mega.
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