Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.10.1962, Side 29

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mun yckn f(ost)brædrum þat i hellzta lagi. ættli þit
yckR ok meire dul en dæmi finnaz[t til] ef þit ættlid
s at strida wid þa brædur. þuiat þat er skiott af at
segia at þeirra lika veit ek avngva j allRÍ verulldu
at dsadum ok dreingskap hreysti ok hardfengi. lietu
6 þit ok sem þit heyrdut æigi þa er ek talda upp frægd
þeirra ok framkvæmd. enn nu sie ek at þit þickizt
allz ecki yckR einhliter. [nu] skyllda ek eiga mier
a einn msaluin hier sa eynni þann er Skeggkarll h(eiter)
orikur at peningum en audigR at dygd ok dreing-
skap. hann hefer verid hit hæsta Raid ok virktavin
12 Samarjons. war þat allt giort a gotu sem hann
beid[di]. nu skulu wer dickta divplig braugd ok skal
ek segia at Samarjon hefer sent honum ord til at
iö hann weite yckur lid ok asia. skal ek þar mikit wm
tala ok margt af segia enn þit skulut þat allt sanna
huort ek lyg edur segi satt. skulu wer nu fara ok
i8 finna hann. siai hann ecki Raad til þa er farit þat er
ek kann”.
6. (S)idan ganga þeir ai land wpp .iij. saman ok
21 þar til at þeir koma at hwsabæ einum kirfiligum.
þar geck madur wt sijdhæRdr ok swreygdr ok skaut-
hettu yzt klæda. hon war knept nidr a millum fota.
21 Ko(der) veik at honum ok kyste hann ok heilsadi
honum gladliga. enn hann tok honum blidliga en
that he knows a poor but worthy man called Skeggkarl
(“Old man with a beard”) who lives on one of the islands
and has been a close friend and counsellor of Samarjón.
He will now seek his advice for Victor and Blávus, saying
that it is Samarjón who has sent him.
6. The three go ashore and meet Skeggkarl, who
emerges from a humble farm-house: he has long hair
and a sour expression, and is wearing a hood with pointed
corners (skauthettá). Koder greets him with a kiss and