R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2022, ‘Njáls saga 3 (Unnr Marðardóttir, Lausavísur 3)’ 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. 1223.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Þó veitk hitt, at hreytir
handfúrs, jǫkuls spannar,
meiðr, er jafnt sem aðrir
ýtendr, boga, nýtir;
vilda ek við ǫldu
jókennnanda þenna,
rjóðr lít orð ok íðir
undlegs, skilit segja.
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.
þo ueit eg hitt ad hreytir | hand fans Jokulls spanna : meidir | er Jafnt sem adrir : itendur boga nytir | uillda eg i olldu : okennandj þennann : riodur | lit ord og ydir : vndleggs skijlid seigia |
(VEÞ)
imagesþo vęit ek | hitt at hreytir handfvrs iokvls spannar . meiðr er iafnt sem aðrir ytendr | boga nytir . villda ek við ꜹlldv iokennanda þenna . rioðr litt þv orð ok iðir | yndleggs skilit segia .
(VEÞ)
imagesÞo veít ek hitt at hreytir hannd | f́v́rs ío᷎kvls spannar · meiðr er iafnt sem aðrír ytendr lóga nytír · | villda ek við o᷎lldv íokennanda þenna · ríoðr littv orð ok íðir vndléɢs | skílít segía ·
(VEÞ)
imagesÞo veit eg hitt at hreyt[...] | handfvs iokvls spannar · meidr er jafnt sem adrir · ytendr boga nytir · villda eg vid ollv · iokennanda | þenna riodr líttv ok jdir vndlegs skilít segia ·
(VEÞ)
imagesþö veit eg hia at hne | iter / handfare Jǫkuls spannar / meider er Jafnt sem adrer / | ýtrudz boga nýter / villda eg vid eider ǫlldu / J ökienn | anda landj · med mödur rꜳdi og ydar · audleggs skilid | seiga ·
(VEÞ)
þö veit ec hjtt ad hreiter / handfurz jokuls spannar / meidur er jafnt sem adr | Itendr boga nı̈ter villdi ec vid olldu ı̈ ökennanda þennan / riödr lı̈t þü ord og | eider inndleikz skilid seigia .
(RDF)
imagesÞő veit eg hitt ad hreiter , hand= | furs ȷǫkuls spannar , meidr er ȷafnt sem adrer , ı̈tendur boga | nı̈ter , villda eg vid ǫlldu , ı̈-okjennanda þennann , rȷődr lı̈t þű | ord og ejder , indlejks skiled seigȷa .
(RDF)
imagesÞo veit eg hitt ad hreite handfurz Jôk | ulz spannar meidur er Jafn sem Adrer ytendur boga nyter vi | llda eg vid ólldu j okiennanda þennann riodur Lyt þu ord og eyder | Jndleikz skilid seigia .
(RDF)
imagesþo veyt eg hitt ad hreyter / handfurs Jókulz Spannar | Meydur er Jaffnt sem adrer / ytendur Boga Nyter / villda eg vid ,, | ølldu / okiennanda þennan Riodur Lyt þu ord oc eyder / Jndleykz skil | ed seigia .
(RDF)
imagesÞo veit ek hitt ad hreytir / handfurs ȷokuls spannar / meydur | er ıafnt sem adrer / ytendur boga nyter . / villda ek vid | Olldu / Okiennanda þennann / ʀiodur lı̋t þu ord og eyder / ȷnd- | leiks skiled segia . /
(RDF)
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