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leid so framm á vetur ad köngsson drack hiá köngi á
dæginn, enn suaff huória nött hiá köng<s)döttur j
3 turninumm, gaff hann gull á bádar hendur og uard
þuj uppgángsamt, þar til eitt uar aullu lausaffie, vill
hann samt eij tijna rausn sinni, og higgst ad lána fie
« aff Þrandi þeim ádur er neffndur, kiemur ad tali uid
hann og bidur hann ad lána sier gialld, þuj hann væri
ærid rijkur, Þraandur kuadst kost skilldi á þuj giöra,
9 med þui möti hann seigi sier allt þad hann spurdi hann
ad, og herma af aullumm sijnumm frægdaruerkumm,
og aungvu af [ leina Asmundur kuad sier þad hægt, iir
12 og tekur til ad seigia frá sijnumm frægdaruerkumm,
þar næst ad hann seigist haffa spillt siálffri kongs-
dötturinni, og kuadst soffa hiá henni huöria nött,
íð Þraandur kuad þetta frægd mikla, “og muntu vera
miög slijngur og klökur, eda huörsu leingi villtu liggia
hiá köngsdöttur”, Asmundur kuadst eij bregda af
i8 uppteknumm hætti, og seigist hiá henni liggia skilldu
so leingi sem hann væri þar, huört köngi lijkadi vel
edur jlla, Þraandur spur huört hann biiist ad soffa hiá
21 henni næstu nött, Asmundur sagdi þar já til, þá bad
Asmundur Þraand ad fá sier gullid sem hann heffdi
loffad, þuj hann kuadst biiinn til þess ad vinna,
7 sier] + a superfluous h MS.
passes in this way until late in the winter. He is very
generous, so much so in fact that he finally has no more
wealth to dispose of. Since he is anxious not to fall into
disrespect, he asks the afore-mentioned Þrándr, who is
very rich, for a loan. Þrándr is willing to give him one on
condition that he tells him of all his exploits and conceals
nothing from him. “Ásmundr” agrees to this and tells
how he has slept each night with the king’s daughter. To
Þrándr’s question as to whether he intends to spend the
next night with her, too, he replies in the affirmative and