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Riddle 71 (Old English)
From The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records, ed. Krapp and Dobbie, vol. III (1936)
Ic eom rices æht, reade bewæfed,
stið ond steapwong. Staþol wæs iu þa
wyrta wlitetorhtra; nu eom wraþra laf,
fyres ond feole, fæste genearwad,
wire geweorþad. Wepeð hwilum
for minum gripe se þe gold wigeð,
þonne ic yþan sceal ...fe,
hringum gehyrsted. Me ...i...
...go... dryhtne min...
...wlite bete.
Codex Note
Old English text as in ASPR; hand-keyed e-text via sacred-texts.com.
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Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 71 (Old English).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/153/.
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Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 71 (Old English).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/153/.
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