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þeir væri. enn einn þeirra sagdi at þeir voru kaupmenn
komner af Babilon en uilia fara til Mniue borgar. hann
3 kuad þar annat tjdara enn kaupskapinn. og sagdi
hann þeim fra (her) uisanna. kaupmadurinn spurdi
huort uti væri hrullaup kongsonar. en Siodr kuad þui
« fiarri. kaupmadurinn spurdi huort fanginn broder
kongs dottur væri lijfs edur daudur. enn hann sagdi
at þeir uæri satter og hefdi þeir gefit honum systur
9 sina til lidueizlu. þeir spurdu nu huat hann h(eiter)
edur huert hann skal fara. hann sagdi nafn sitt. “enn
eg fer sem adrer þeir sem forda uilia lijfinu”. “vera
12 munu þar nockurer ouigligri enn þu” sagdi kaupmad-
urinn. “ecki fry ek mier uaxtar” sagdi hann “enn
mannzblod þori ek ecki at sea”. “þiki þier uist at þu
15 muner alla æfi lifa” sagdi kaup(madurinn) “ef þu
getur nu undan sett”. “eigi hugsa eg epter audru”
sagdi hann. “heingia a þann” sagdi kaup(madurinn)
i8 “sem ecki uill verda herra sinum at lidi j þuilika
naudsyn”. “fari þat sem ma” sagdi hinn “enn lifinu
mun ek nu fyst forda”. “attu nockut peninga” sagdi
21 kaup(madurinn). “nóga a eg peninga” sagdi Siodur
“og ueit ek at ouiner miner munu þeirra niota. enn
kongr h(et) mier lijftióni ef ek kæma eigi til lids uid
24 hann”. “godur munder þu þeim manni” sagdi kaup-
(madurinn) “at færi til borgarinnar fyrir þig”.
4 her\from 548, 26r, 577, 33v.
18—19 j-naudsyn] 4- 548, 26r, 577, 33v.
and his band). In reply to his questions they say that they
are merchants from Babylon and on their way to Ninive.
Sjóðr, however, says that the men of Ninive have other
things on their minds at the moment. The merchants’
spokesman asks Sjóðr whether the king’s son’s marriage
has taken place and whether the captured brother of the
princess is alive or dead. Sjóðr answers his questions. They
now come to an agreement that Sjóðr is to give the
merchants his good horse and equip them with weapons