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fyrr wera brendr j elldi en at eiga at skyllda wid
slikar fiolljnidiskonur”. Kodier taladi þa “ek weit þa
s eina jungfru at suo ber af aullum kongadætRum ok
aullum audrum meyium sem gull af blyi. edur þat
gras er lilia heiter ber birte af þeim elldibrandi er
« steinkol heita. þo hefer hun meiri fordeilld wm uizsku
ok velkunnendi med heidr ok huerskyns hannyrder
ok er þat skiotazt af at segia at hennar liki hefer æigi
9 fæzt j alliti heimskringlunni at vænnleik ok aullum
kuennligum listum”. B(lauus) m(ælti) þa “audsied
er þat huert likams lyti þu hefer mest en þat er at
12 tungan er mikilsti laung j þier ok skaltu nu giora
annat huort at liuga ecki hier af meira ella skaltu
hanga vid hinn hæsta gadga”. “giora ma ek þat”
iö seger K(oder) “at tala hier ecki af fleira”. Wic(tor)
grefst þa epter ok verdr eigi vijs at helldr ok þar
kemur wm sider at Wic(tor) tekR þetta so fast at
18 hann legzt j Reckiu af ok neytti huorki azs nie
dryckiu. þottizt B(lauus) þa skilia af sinni vizku at
þetta mundi Wic(tor) eigi endazt mega. talar hann
2i þa wid K(oder) “kom þu nu inn armazti madur til
Wic(tors) ok seg honum þat efni sem þu talader af
j fystu helldr en hann deyi af þessu ok hungri til
2i bana. ok wæri betra at (þu) hefder alldri getit wm þetta.
þuiat hier mun langan kulda af kenna”. K(oder) for
til Wic(tors) ok hof so sitt msal “þat er þier at segia
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have nothing to do with such fickle-minded women as
they. Koder then names a maiden who, he says, is as
high above all kings’ daughters as gold is above lead or
as the splendour of the lily is greater than that of coal.
Blávus reproves Koder for his long and lying tongue,
but his words have made such an impression on Victor
that he takes to his bed and will accept neither food nor
drink. Urged by Blávus, Koder goes to Victor to tell
him more about the woman he spoke of: she is called
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