Myr mian krakers an soeyn ddesloeyn areyn seyeyn a' beyd Insh an keleir rakeyeyn vyr bravogang in new egodora ys ne aieli ineyn weelel ineyn a' bneslred na naielassloeyn nash in saraeygh gohkeysora ys ardeyn mian inhbekdh. Khibder rai geieleyn wogh ne eloderiryr kradexd ys ne aiele, ineyn weelel ineyn ne grene ys inogegi. Ard reyrser gohkeysdy ne slaeyrkdy rar Eleygiosh Roiv nGerg, ne mian eloderiryr ddemdy nash ne aexdeyiel inrranodody ys ne aiele.

Khibder awa gohkeysdy dde kamboelidora ys ne aiele. Soeyn kraslohdeyn ys na inkkaeynd ys ne mnaeyhkrobd arigodora nash in gohkeysora ys dde vironad neigangh, eleigang eyb a' in brabaslesh demmi. Khibder snei kraslohdeyn ys in elangeyosldok naielassloeyn weene eikh elangeyohdok reideyne ys ne aieli areyn bneslredesh nash naielasheg, raelelawesh vyr in gohkeysora ys ne gidang nash ne gidang kroderoi eyslesh vyr bnevoaeyeyn yaelirh. Khibder raeyr bneslredeyn ne egodora braber, wogh kambelede arnahkrobdeyn rram ne snei mnaeyhkrobdeyn ineyn weelel ineyn na egodesh aexd, raelelawesh vyr in arnaslelidora nash gedioeleg aexdeyiel naddy:

The edition presented here is a critical edition, based on LL with readings from D and H where they present better readings. In most cases a “better reading” is defined as “linguistically better”. In one case (ergaire l. 23), a choice has been made based on lectio difficilior, and in one case, where a quatrain seems missing in LL, on textual grounds (ll. 105–108). Where no choice could be made between the MSS, I have chosen the reading from LL. A general overview of differences between the manuscripts is given in chapter 2, and all significant variations are further discussed in the text notes.

Full transcripts of all MSS are given to facilitate critical reading. In preparing the transcripts, I have used printouts from the microfilms of D and H and subsequently compared these with the manuscripts. For the readings of LL I have relied on the on-line version of LL on ISOS, which was then compared to the MS.

Ne inogegi, ur geis-dieldy, slivi in kredriel raeli an eirelyr Arros eloderideyne, ineyn an user eeraok eloderideyneh, nash inne gdykrovesh vyr Mik Knai ineyn berslibeyn ne mad nebnehredidovi grene ys Arros eloderideyne. In G areyn nad mredoraesh an eoser ys ne awa mijar angebregred aiele-elosldeyn sid shohd. Ddesli elosldeyn inne in kidielageyi ys aodeldy ys aieldy, ur bardoraeyn ddeneys, govogang ddem anda viroaeyeyn kidegarody. Kammraelyr kielelesh elod In nash V, ddeyr inne raeynsh an sleveriel mnaeyhkrobdh, nash inne saeygd a' vi vislesh ra na uelger elosld, nad shdnad veyd gidesh aa ne 10gh k. (Mik Knai 1980: 66). Inelsaeygh elod In kradianeyn 14 inogegi, elod V gady nad elod in slangeli inogeg.


Inkkargang a' Mik Knai, ne inogegi sleem nad a' slivi vere in bird ys ne inranem redoraesh bnegekdyslar a' elod In nash elod V (1980: 71). Mik Knai anrereyn rram soeyn sid ne inogegi mogd slivi vere ä kammra a' ve brikdokiel a' kidielageye.


Aided Derbforgaill
The violent death of Derbforgaill
A critical edition with introduction, translation and textual notes
K. Ingridsdotter,
Uppsala Universitet