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Cap. 16.
kallat, at vatn er þar er í, er likara feQat1 munngáti en vatni; ok
þóat menn drekki þar af, J)á fyllask menn eigi af J>ví vatni, svá sem
af öðru valni, lieldr sjatnar þat vel, ok rennr í hörund2 sem munngát.
Fleiri erukeldur á |>ví landi en einn, er ölkeldur eru kallaðar; enþó
er sú ein, erbezt er ok frægust af öllum, ok liggr sú í dal J)eim, er
heitir Hítárdalr. Svá er sagt [af Jieirri keldu eða vatni Jm er J)ar er
í, at þat er dámat allíkt munngáti, ok til gnógs at drekka3; ok J)at
er mælt, at J>at fái á mann svá nökkut4, ef Jaat er mjök drukkit. En
ef menn gera hús uin kelduna, J)á hverfr hon brott or húsinu, ok
brestr upp fyrir utan búsit5. Svá er ok sagt, at menn megi6 J>ar af
drekka við kelduna, siíkt hverr vill, en ef J)eir fýsask brott at hafa
með sér, J)á dofnar J>at skjótt, ok er þat J)á eigi betra en annát vatn,
eða J>aðan af verra. Nú gátum vér fyrir J)ví svá margra hluta ok
smárra, at slíkir hlutir J)ykkja undarligir J>ar vera. Eigi má ek hug
minum á koma fleiri þá hluti, er J>ar eru áminningar verðir í J)ví landi.
XVI. Sonr. Nú með því at vér höfum gamanrœðu [upphafða
ok rœtt7 um undr J)au, er á Islandi eru ok í Islands höfum, J)á lúkum
vér henni með J)ví, at vér höfum8 minning þeirra hluta, er í Grœna-
lands höfuin eru, eða á landi sjálfu, ok þau undr er þar eru.
Faðir. J)at er mælt um Grœnalands höf, at þar sé skrimsl í, ok
ætla ek þau þó eigi opt fyrir augum verða9, en fyrir því kunnu menn
þó frá at segja, at inenn munu sét hafa ok varir við orðit. Svá er
sagtum þatskrimsl, er menn kalla hafstramba1 °, atþatsé í Grœnalands
hafi. J)at skrimsl er mikit vexti ok at hæð, ok hefir staðit [upp
rétt11 or hafinu. J>at hefir svá sýnzk, sem þat liafi haft manns12
herðar, háls ok liöfuð, augu ok munn, ok nef ok höku; en upp ífrá
augum ok brúnum þá hefir verit því líkast, sem maðr hafi haft á höfði
hvassan hjálm13. Axlir hefirþat liaft svá sem maðr, en engar hendr,
ok svá hefir þat sýnzk sem þegar hafi þat svengzk14 frá öxlum ofan,
ok æ því mjórra er þat hefir neðarmeir verit sét. En þat hefir engi
sét, hversu hinn neðri endir er skapaðr á því, hvárt heldr er, at
sporðr hefir á verit sem á fiski, eða liefir hvast niðr verit sein hæll.
En líkamr þess hefirþvílíkr veritatásýn semjökull15. Engi hefirþat
svá glögt sét, hvárt heldr hefir á verit hreistr sem á fiski, eða húð
sem á manni. Jafnan þegar þetta skrimslliefir sét verit, þá hafa menn
at pef 2) hold 3) frá þeirri keldu, at þat vatn er þar er í, er gott at
drekka, ok þefjat allíkt munngáti 4) nökkut svá 6) í einhverjum stað
tilf. 6) megu 7) í munni at rœða 8) heyrum 9) bera 10) haf-
stramb 11) rétt upp 13) andlit tilf. 13) eða kumbl lilf. Udg. 14)
sveigzk ls) maðr hafi sét á jökut
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