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Riddle 69 (Old English)

by Anonymous (Old English) c. 7th–11th century

From The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records, ed. Krapp and Dobbie, vol. III (1936)

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Wundor wearð on wege; wæter wearð to bane.

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Old English text as in ASPR; hand-keyed e-text via sacred-texts.com.

MLA

Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 69 (Old English).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/151/.

Chicago

Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 69 (Old English).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/151/.

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