Klaus Johan Myrvoll (ed.) 2022, ‘Víglundar saga 2 (Ketilríðr Hólmkelsdóttir, Lausavísur 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. 1412.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Eigi má ek á ægi
ógrátandi líta,
sízt er málvinir mínir
fyr marbakka sukku;
leiðr er mér sjóvar sorti
ok súgandi bára;
heldr gjǫrði mér harða
harma unnr í barmi.
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.
Eígí ma ek | ꜳ ægí ogratanndí líta · sízt er mal uíner míner fyrer marbackann suckv · leídr er mer síofar | sorti og suganndí bara · helldur giordí mer hardan · harm unna farmí·
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imagesAlldrei ma eg a | æginn ogrꜳtande lı̋ta, fyrst ad Mꜳlvíner | mı̋ner, fyrer marbakka sukku, leidur er | mier siőar sorte, or sűgande bꜳra | helldur giorde mier hardann harm i j vnna farme. |
(VEÞ)
Alldrei ma eg a æginn | ogrꜳtande lita | fyrst ad mꜳlviner miner | fyrer marbakka sukku | leidr er mier sioar sorte | oc sugande bꜳra | helldr giorde mier hardann || harm i unna farme.
(VEÞ)
imagesAlldre mä | eg ä æginn ögra̋tandi lijta fyrst ad ma̋lviner mijner fyrer | marbacka sucku: leidur er mier siőar sorti og sugande ⸝⸝bära || ba̋ra, helldur gió́rde mig hardann, harm j unna farmme. |
Alldreige ma̋ eg a̋ æginn, őgra̋tande lı̈ta, sı̈dan ma̋lviner mı̈ner, fyrer firer | marbackann sucku, lejdr er sjafvar sorte, ogsűgande ba̋ra, sű gjorde | mjer hardan, harm ı̈ hugar farme.
(VEÞ)
Alldre mä | eg a æge, ogrꜳtande lijta, sijdann mꜳl | viner mijner firer marbacka sucku, leidur er siafar | sorttj og siugandi Bꜳra, helldur giordi | mier hardann harm J unna karme.
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imagesAlld | rei ma eg a æge ogratande lijta sijst ad malvinir mijner | fyrir marbackann sucku leidur er siofar sorte og sugande | Bara helldur giorde mier harda harm J unafarme
(VEÞ)
Alldri ma eg a᷎ æge oGratande | lijta, sijst ad malviner mijner firer marBackann | sucku leidur er siafar sortte og sär heliar | Bara helldur giorde mier harda harm j vna forme) |
(VEÞ)
Alldrej mä eg a ægen, Ogrätande lita, fyrst | ad ma̋lviner miner, fyrer marbacka sucku. | Leidur er mier siőar sorte, og sugande bära | helldur giórde mier hardan, harm i unna far | me.
(VEÞ)
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