R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2022, ‘Njáls saga 16 (Sigmundr Lambason, Lausavísur 2)’ 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. 1240.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Karl spyri illra orða
(einsætt er þat) greinir,
vámr nemi víst í tómi
várt raus, enn skegglausi;
hoddveitir velr heiti
hølzti gott af spotti,
ljóðs emk trauðr of trúða,
taðskeglingum, vegligs.
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.
Karlinn spvrdi · ordra illra · ein sætt er þat grei | nir · vamʀ neme vist j tome vort ʀost hinn skegglꜹsi · holld velvr heite · hellstí gott | af spottí · liod sem eg · trꜹtt vm tryga · tat skeglingvm negglíg ·
(VEÞ)
imagesKall spurdi orda Jllra / einn | sætt er þad greiner / vomur nemi vijst j töme / vort raus | hinn skiegglause / hǫldar velia heiti / hellst so gott | af spotti / liöd sem eg trautt ma̋ toga tadskiegl | ijngum negl eg :
(TW)
Karlin spyri orða ill | ra einsett er þat greinir vamr nennir vist i tomí vart raus hinn skegglaus i ho[...] | veitir gefr he[...] hollz gat af spotti lið sem ek traut vm trvða taðskeg[...] | lig.
(VEÞ)
imagesKarlinn spyrí orða illra · eínsætt er þat greinir · vámr nemi vist | í tómi · várt rꜹ́s hínn skeɢlꜹ́sí ; hódd veítir velr heíti · ho᷎llzti gott af spotti · | lið sem ek trávt vm trvða · tað skeɢlíngvm véglígt :
(VEÞ)
imagesKarllinn spyri illra or | ða æín sętt er þat er þat greinir. | vámr nemi vist iminni v | átt laúst hinn scegglausi hodd | ueítir uelr heíti hellzti gott af | spótti. lyðs em ec travðr vm | trvða taðscegglingom neglis . |
(VEÞ)
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