A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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Title
Riddles 10
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Old English
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Riddles 10

Ridd10 1. Neb wæs min on nearwe, || ond ic neoþan wætre, Nebb wæs min on nearwe || and iċ niðan wætere,
Ridd10 2. flode underflowen, || firgenstreamum flōde under·flōwen, || firġen-strēamum
Ridd10 3. swiþe besuncen, || ond on sunde awox swīðe be·suncen || and on sunde ā·wēox
Ridd10 4. ufan yþum þeaht, || anum getenge ufan ȳðum þeaht, || ānum ġe·tenġe
Ridd10 5. liþendum wuda || lice mine. līðendum wuda || līċe mīne.
Ridd10 6. Hæfde feorh cwico, || þa ic of fæðmum cwom Hæfde feorh cwicu, || þā iċ of fæðmum cōm
Ridd10 7. brimes ond beames || on blacum hrægle; brimes and bēames || on blacum hræġle%;
Ridd10 8. sume wæron hwite || hyrste mine, sume wǣron hwīte || hyrste mīne,
Ridd10 9. þa mec lifgende || lyft upp ahof, þā mec libbende || lyft up ā·hōf,
Ridd10 10. wind of wæge, || siþþan wide bær wind of wǣġe, || siþþan wīde bær
Ridd10 11. ofer seolhbaþo. || Saga hwæt ic hatte. ofer seolh-baðu. || Saĝa hwæt iċ hātte.