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Riddles 20
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Riddles 20

Ridd20 1. Ic eom wunderlicu wiht, || on gewin sceapen, eom wundorlicu wiht, || on ġe·winn sċeapen,
Ridd20 2. frean minum leof, || fægre gegyrwed. frēan mīnum lēof, || fæġere ġe·ġierwed.
Ridd20 3. Byrne is min bleofag, || swylce beorht seomað Byrne is min blēo-fāh, || swelċe beorht seomaþ%
Ridd20 4. wir ymb þone wælgim || þe me waldend geaf, wir ymb þone wæl-ġimm || þe wealdend ġeaf,
Ridd20 5. se me widgalum || wisað hwilum wīd-giellum || wīsaþ hwīlum
Ridd20 6. sylfum to sace. || þonne ic sinc wege selfum sacce. || Þonne sinċ weġe
Ridd20 7. þurh hlutterne dæg, || hondweorc smiþa, þurh hlūtorne dæġ, || hand-weorc smiða,
Ridd20 8. gold ofer geardas. || Oft ic gæstberend gold ofer ġeardas. || Oft gǣst-berend
Ridd20 9. cwelle compwæpnum. || Cyning mec gyrweð cwelle camp-wǣpnum. || Cyning mec ġierweþ
Ridd20 10. since ond seolfre || ond mec on sele weorþað; sinċe || and seolfre || and mec on sele weorðaþ;
Ridd20 11. ne wyrneð wordlofes, || wisan mæneð ne wierneþ word-lofes, || wīsan mǣneþ
Ridd20 12. mine for mengo, || þær hy meodu drincað, mīne for meniġu, || ðǣr hīe medu drincaþ,
Ridd20 13. healdeð mec on heaþore, || hwilum læteð eft healdeþ mec on heaðure, || hwīlum lǣteþ eft
Ridd20 14. radwerigne || on gerum sceacan, rād-wēriġne || on ġe·rūm sċacan,
Ridd20 15. orlegfromne. || Oft ic oþrum scod orleġ-framne. || Oft ōðrum sċōd
Ridd20 16. frecne æt his freonde; || fah eom ic wide, frecne æt his frēonde; || fāh eom wīde,
Ridd20 17. wæpnum awyrged. || Ic me wenan ne þearf wǣpnum ā·wierĝed. || wēnan ne ðearf
Ridd20 18. þæt me bearn wræce || on bonan feore, þæt bearn wræce || on banan fēore,
Ridd20 19. gif me gromra hwylc || guþe genægeð; ġif gramra hwelċ || gūðe ġe·nǣġeþ;
Ridd20 20. ne weorþeð sio mægburg || gemicledu ne weorðeþ sēo mǣġ-burh || ġe·miċeledu
Ridd20 21. eaforan minum || þe ic æfter woc, eaforan mīnum || þe aefter wōc,
Ridd20 22. nymþe ic hlafordleas || hweorfan mote nemþe hlāfordlēas || hweorfan mōte
Ridd20 23. from þam healdende || þe me hringas geaf. fram þām healdende || þe hringas ġeaf.
Ridd20 24. Me bið forð witod, || gif ic frean hyre, biþ forþ witod, || ġif frēan hīere,
Ridd20 25. guþe fremme, || swa ic gien dyde gūðe fremme, || swā ġīen dyde
Ridd20 26. minum þeodne on þonc, || þæt ic þolian sceal mīnum þēodne on þanc, || þæt þolian sċeall
Ridd20 27. bearngestreona. || Ic wiþ bryde ne mot bearn-ġe·strēona. || wiþ brȳde ne mōt
Ridd20 28. hæmed habban, || ac me þæs hyhtplegan hǣmed habban, || ac þæs hiht-pleĝan
Ridd20 29. geno wyrneð, || se mec geara on ġīen wierneþ, || mec ġēara% ann
Ridd20 30. bende legde; || forþon ic brucan sceal bende leġde; || for·þon brūcan sċeall
Ridd20 31. on hagostealde || hæleþa gestreona. on haĝu-stealde || hæleþa ġe·strēona.
Ridd20 32. Oft ic wirum dol || wife abelge, Oft wīrum dol || wīfe ā·belġe,
Ridd20 33. wonie hyre willan; || heo me wom spreceð, wānie hire willan; || hēo wam spreceþ,
Ridd20 34. floceð hyre folmum, || firenaþ mec wordum, flōceþ hire folmum, || firenaþ mec wordum,
Ridd20 35. ungod gæleð. || Ic ne gyme þæs compes ungōd gæleþ. || ne ġīeme þæs campes