R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2022, ‘Njáls saga 9 (Gunnarr Hámundarson, Lausavísur 5)’ 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. 1231.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Þú hefr átgjǫrnum erni
(etr hrafn) verit betri,
greiðir (gumna dauða)
gjálfrdags, en þér sjálfum;
hér gengr margr í morgin
muninn bekki vargs drekka,
æstr, en þik tekr þyrsta,
þingálmr fetilstinga.
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.
Þv hef att gernvm erni · etr hrafn verit betri · greidir gvmna | davda gialf dags en þeir sialfann · her gengr margr j morginn mvnnín beckí vargs drecka | azt en þig tek þysta þing allmr festínga ·
(VEÞ)
imagesÞu hefur af giernum erni / etur hrafn verid betri / gr | eider gumna dauda / gialfdags enn þier sia̋lfan / her | gengr margur J morgun munninn beckj vargz dreckazt / enn | þig teckr fast þrista / þijnga̋lmur festijnga ·
(TW)
þv he | fir át giornvm erni ętt hrafn verít betri . greiðir gvmna dꜹða . giálfr dags en þer sial | fvm . her gengr margr í morginn mvninn bekki vargs drecka ęstr enþic tekr þyrsta | þing almr fetils stinga .
(VEÞ)
imagesþü hefur atgiǫrfid eirnre ætthrafnverid betre / greider gu[…] | a dauda / gialfur dagz enn þier siälfum / hier genngur margur ı̈ morginn || munninn becke vargz dreckia / æstur enn þic tecur þı̈sta / þingalmur fetilz stinga /
(RDF)
imagesÞű hefr atgjǫr vid ejnre , ætthrafn ver ,, | ed betre , greider gunna dauda / gja̋lfur dags , enn þjer själfum , | hȷer genngr margr ı̈ morgin , munninn becke vargs dreckja , æstr | enn þig tekur þista , þı̈ng a̋lmur fetils stinga .
(RDF)
imagesþu heffur atgiór vid einnre / ætthraffn vered betre / greyd | er gunna dauda / gíalffur dags enn þier siálffum / hier gein | gur margur J Morgin / Munnenn Becke vargz drecka / ædstur | enn þic tecur þyrsta / þíng almur fetelz stynga .
(RDF)
imagesþu hefr atgeir vid | einnre ætthrafn vered betre greider Gunna dauda gialfur | dags enn þier sialfumm hier geingur margur ȷ morginn | Murenn becke vargs drecka ædstur enn þig tekur þyrsta | þingalmur fetels stinga .
(RDF)
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XIII], D. 1. [1]. Uægte vers af slægtsagaer: Af Njálssaga 8: AII, 199-20, BII, 212-13, Skald II, 111; Nj 1875-89, I, 112 (ch. 30), II, 425-6, ÍF 12, 468-9 (Viðbætir); Jón Þorkelsson 1870, 7.
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