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rád enn eg siálf, veit eg ei þess mans voner at eg
þurfe epter ad fretta, hvorn giorning sem eg vil giora,
3 megu vid þvi vel ockra trii bi'nda tvó saman, þö at
vid köllum þar ei flejre at, utan ockra hejmulega
smásvejna, þá sem ockur skulu allan triinad veita,
e þvi vil eg ej enn besta mann láta iir hóndum ganga,
kenne eg þess á mig sem eg ætla ad margre hafe ordid,
at veik hafe ordid firer ydr og ydar fagre ásiönu, enn
9 til þess ad openbert verde samþicke ockart, þá skaltu
láta bera ydvart merke hejm á þann kastala sem vid
skulum i nátt i sofa, þviat þat vil eg þiggia i' mina
12 tilgióf, er þá ollum augliöst ad ydvart valld er bædi
á mier og yfer öllu þvi sem mier til hejrer”. Sigrgardi
þiker vel á horfast og verdr þetta þeirra samkeipe,
15 fara nii i launkossar enn jungfruennar ord eru so
fögr sem þau være or raudu gulle giór óll, og var miog
áminnandi, ad aller skilldu vera sem gladaster og
i8 gledja Sigrgard og hans menn, og segist ætla þenna
mann sier til unnasta, enn þeir menn sem kunnigt
var hennar skaplindi grunadi nockud hvört hennar
2i glede munde gödu reifa, enn mónnum Sigurgardz
1 mans] written twice MS.
6 þvi vil eg] þviat eg vil 123, 15v, 167, 38v.
9 verde] + ydvart, but struck out MS.
14 sam-] + -þieke, but struck out MS.
she agrees to a betrothal. To mark their betrothal Sigr-
garðr is to let his standard be borne to the castle where
the two of them will spend the night. Sigrgarðr considers
that things are going well and they agree upon this and
exchange secret kisses. Her words are as beautiful as
if they were all made of red gold and she urges everyone
to make merry and to entertain Sigrgarðr and his men
and declares that she has determined that Sigrgarðr shall
be her betrothed. Those men who know her character
suspect that her joy portends no good, while Sigrgarðr’s