Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.06.1964, Síða 169

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Enn þeir sogdu þat vogun mikla, þa mællte kongs-
dotter. “þu hinn mykle mann” sagde hun. “Sit nidur
3 og faa þier mat. ellegar wertu burt vr vorre skiemmu. |
og gior oss onngva Eaun i hiervist þinne”. Hann gieck
þangad sem konngsdotter sat. og settizt áá stðlenn
o fyrir frammann bordit. og tðk til matar. Enn þo liann
hefde leinnge matarlaus verid þa fðr hann artugliga
ad ollu. Enn er maltijd var lokit mællte kongs dötter
a “þu liinn mikle madr” quad hun. “Gior annat huortt
far at sofa, edur gack burt vr skiemmunne”. Hann sa
eina sænng aá midiu hallar gðlfe. þangat gieck hann,
12 og legst i hana. kongsdotter vill láta draga af honumm
klædenn, enn hann villde þat ecke. Toludu þær
stelpurnar þa vmm med sier ad þesse madur munde
íá vera fýfl edur *jllmenne nockut. kongsdotter quadzt
æt[la at ovanur mvndi fiolmenni. og bad aunguann
til hans leggia og lá hann þar vm nóttina og sofnadi
i8 skiótt. Wmm morguninn kom kongsd(otter) til sængr-
innar og vakti hann og bad hann upp standa. og verda
j burtu þadan. “þviat þat verdr bani þinn ef menn siá
15 jllmenne] from 549, 8r, illur MS.
16 ætla] with this word (-la) the text in 577 begins again, 75r.
daughter reassures them. She addresses Yilmundr and invi-
tes him to sit down and dine or else to go away. He goes up
to the king’s daughter and although he has not tasted food
f or a long time, he eats in a courteous and well-bred manner.
After the meal the king’s daughter tells him to lie down
and sleep or else to go away. He sees a bed in the centre
of the hall and goes over and lies down on it. The king’s
daughter wishes to have his clothes taken off but he will
not agree to that. He is now left alone, for the king’s
daughter realises that he is not used to being together
with many people. The next morning she comes and
wakes him. She tells him that he must go away. Otherwise
he will meat his death, if he is seen here. He asks her to