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Riddle 81 (Old English)
From The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records, ed. Krapp and Dobbie, vol. III (1936)
Ic eom byledbreost, belcedsweora,
heafod hæbbe ond heane steort,
eagan ond earan ond ænne foot,
hrycg ond heardnebb, hneccan steapne
ond sidan twa, sag on middum,
eard ofer ældum. Aglac dreoge,
þær mec wegeð se þe wudu hrereð,
ond mec stondende streamas beatað,
hægl se hearda, ond hrim þeceð,
...orst ...eoseð, ond fealleð snaw
on þyrelwombne, ond ic þæt ...ol...
mæ... wonsceaft mine.
Codex Note
Old English text as in ASPR; hand-keyed e-text via sacred-texts.com.
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Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 81 (Old English).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/163/.
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Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 81 (Old English).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/163/.
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