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Riddle 13 (Old English)
From The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records, ed. Krapp and Dobbie, vol. III (1936)
Ic seah turf tredan, X wæron ealra,
VI gebroþor ond hyra sweostor mid;
hæfdon feorg cwico. Fell hongedon
sweotol ond gesyne on seles wæge
anra gehwylces. Ne wæs hyra ængum þy wyrs,
ne siðe þy sarre, þeah hy swa sceoldon
reafe birofene, rodra weardes
meahtum aweahte, muþum slitan
haswe blede. Hrægl bið geniwad
þam þe ær forðcymene frætwe leton
licgan on laste, gewitan lond tredan.
Codex Note
Old English text as in ASPR; hand-keyed e-text via sacred-texts.com.
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Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 13 (Old English).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/84/.
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Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 13 (Old English).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/84/.
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