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Riddle 48 (Old English)
From The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records, ed. Krapp and Dobbie, vol. III (1936)
Ic gefrægn for hæleþum hring endean,
torhtne butan tungan, tila þeah he hlude
stefne ne cirmde, strongum wordum.
Sinc for secgum swigende cwæð:
"Gehæle mec, helpend gæsta."
Ryne ongietan readan goldes
guman galdorcwide, gleawe beþencan
hyra hælo to gode, swa se hring gecwæð.
Codex Note
Old English text as in ASPR; hand-keyed e-text via sacred-texts.com.
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Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 48 (Old English).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/119/.
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Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 48 (Old English).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/119/.
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