Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.06.1964, Blaðsíða 17
7
huem mun hringin eiga og fretti at huort hun uilldi
selia honum hringinn. enn hun seger at hann se eigi
3 falr fyrir peninga. “enn ef þier stendr hugr til hringsins.
þa muntu tefla vilia eitt skaktafl til hans ef þu setur
þat moti sem mig lyster”. k(ongr) spurdi huat þat
6 væri. Hon m(ælti) “settu út son þinn j mót þuiat eg a
uæna dottur”. k(ongr) seger sier ei son sinn so falann
at hann villdi hann uit tafli setia. en hun kuad sier
o aunguan ack a at lata hringinn. Nu hugsadi k(ongr)
at tafl hans uar þar hia honum og sa matti alldregi
lata ef sialfur tefldi a sem þat atti. þui seger hann at
12 hann uill til uoga um eitt tafl enn þo grunadi kong
huat konu hun mundi vera. sidan Eeistu þau tafht
og tefldu med þessum skilmala og finnur (kongr) at
i5 hun tefler forkunnar vel. enn þo lukar suo at hun feck
litla bert. kongr kalladi til hringsins enn hun kalladi
14 lcongr] from 548, 2r, 577, 4v, 599, lr.
15 þo lukar suo] þo rlycktadi suo (written twice 577) leik
þeirra 548, 2r, 577, 4v, suo lyktadi leik þenna 599, Ir.
16 litla bert] lilla (c/. Lillu 2v, p. 9° below) beitst (?) 599, lr.
hringsins] + og bad hana (+ ad 599) pvnga taflit 548, 2r,
577, 4v, 599, lr.
prepared to grant her anything in exchange for it. She
replies, however, that it is not to be bought with money
but if, on the other hand, he will play a board-game with
her, she will place the ring as her stake on condition that
he stakes his son, for she has a beautiful daughter. The
king hesitates but when she says that she is reluctant to
part with the ring, he remembers that he has his own
board with him and that its owner never loses a game
that he plays on it himself. He therefore ventures to play,
in spite of the fact that he suspects what kind of a woman
she is. They set up the board and begin to play. The king
soon discovers that the woman plays very well but the
game ends with her getting litla bert (i.e: only the king
remains) and the king demands the ring but she says that