Arts & Sciences
Riddle 80 (Old English)
From The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records, ed. Krapp and Dobbie, vol. III (1936)
Ic eom æþelinges eaxlgestealla,
fyrdrinces gefara, frean minum leof,
cyninges geselda. Cwen mec hwilum
hwitloccedu hond on legeð,
eorles dohtor, þeah hio æþelu sy.
Hæbbe me on bosme þæt on bearwe geweox.
Hwilum ic on wloncum wicge ride
herges on ende; heard is min tunge.
Oft ic woðboran wordleana sum
agyfe æfter giedde. Good is min wise
ond ic sylfa salo. Saga hwæt ic hatte.
Codex Note
Old English text as in ASPR; hand-keyed e-text via sacred-texts.com.
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 80 (Old English).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/162/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 80 (Old English).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/162/.
Read this poem with the Codex →