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Riddle 62 (Old English)
From The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records, ed. Krapp and Dobbie, vol. III (1936)
Ic eom heard ond scearp, hingonges strong,
forðsiþes from, frean unforcuð,
wade under wambe ond me weg sylfa
ryhtne geryme. Rinc bið on ofeste,
se mec on þyð æftanweardne,
hæleð mid hrægle; hwilum ut tyhð
of hole hatne, hwilum eft fareð
on nearo nathwær, nydeþ swiþe
suþerne secg. Saga hwæt ic hatte.
Codex Note
Old English text as in ASPR; hand-keyed e-text via sacred-texts.com.
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Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 62 (Old English).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/144/.
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Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 62 (Old English).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/144/.
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