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Riddles 40
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Riddles 40

Ridd40 1. Ece is se scyppend, || se þas eorþan nu Ēċe is sċieppend, || þās eorðan
Ridd40 2. wreðstuþum wealdeð wreð-stuþum wealdeþ% || and þās world healdeþ.
Ridd40 3. || ond þas world healdeð. Rīċe% is reccend || and on riht cyning
Ridd40 4. Rice is se reccend || ond on ryht cyning ealra an-wealda, || eorðan and heofones,
Ridd40 5. ealra anwalda, || eorþan ond heofones, healdeþ and wealdeþ, || swā ymb þās ūtan hweorfeþ.
Ridd40 6. healdeð ond wealdeð, || swa he ymb þas utan hweorfeð. mec wrætlīċe || worhte æt frymþe,
Ridd40 7. He mec wrætlice || worhte æt frymþe, þā þisne ymb-hwyrft || ǣrest sette,
Ridd40 8. þa he þisne ymbhwyrft || ærest sette, hēt mec wæċċende || wunian lange,
Ridd40 9. heht mec wæccende || wunian longe, þæt ne slǣpe || siþþan ǣfre,
Ridd40 10. þæt ic ne slepe || siþþan æfre, and mec samnunga || slǣp ofer·gangeþ,
Ridd40 11. ond mec semninga || slæp ofergongeþ, bēoþ ēaĝan min || ofstum be·tȳned%.
Ridd40 12. beoð eagan min || ofestum betyned. Þisne middan-ġeard || mehtiġ drihten
Ridd40 13. þisne middangeard || meahtig dryhten mid his an-wealde || ǣġhwǣr styreþ;
Ridd40 14. mid his onwalde || æghwær styreð; swā mid wealdendes || worde ealne
Ridd40 15. swa ic mid waldendes || worde ealne þisne ymbhwyrft || ūtan ymb·clyppe.
Ridd40 16. þisne ymbhwyrft || utan ymbclyppe. eom þon blēaþ, || þæt mec bealdlīċe
Ridd40 17. Ic eom to þon bleað, || þæt mec bealdlice mæg mæġ ġearu gangende || grymma ā·brēĝan,
Ridd40 18. gearu gongende || grima abregan, and eofore eom || ǣġhwǣr cēnra,
Ridd40 19. ond eofore eom || æghwær cenra, þonne ġe·bolĝen || bid-steall ġiefeþ;
Ridd40 20. þonne he gebolgen || bidsteal giefeð; ne mæġ mec ofer·swīðan || seġn-berendra
Ridd40 21. ne mæg mec oferswiþan || segnberendra ǣniġ ofer eorðan, || nemþe ana god
Ridd40 22. ænig ofer eorþan, || nymþe se ana god þisne hēan heofon || healdeþ and wealdeþ.
Ridd40 23. se þisne hean heofon || healdeþ ond wealdeþ. eom on stence || strengre miċele%
Ridd40 24. Ic eom on stence || strengre micle þonne rīeċels || oþþe rōse sīe,
Ridd40 25. þonne ricels || oþþe rose sy, on eorðan turf
Ridd40 26. || on eorþan tyrf wynliċ weaxeþ; || eom wrǣstre þonne hēo.
Ridd40 27. wynlic weaxeð; || ic eom wræstre þonne heo. Þeah þe līlie sīe || lēof mann-cynne,
Ridd40 28. þeah þe lilie sy || leof moncynne, beorht on blōstman, || eom betere þonne hēo;
Ridd40 29. beorht on blostman, || ic eom betre þonne heo; swelċe nardes stenċ || iede ofer·swīðe
Ridd40 30. swylce ic nardes stenc || nyde oferswiþe mid mīnre swētnesse || simle ǣġhwǣr,
Ridd40 31. mid minre swetnesse || symle æghwær, and fulre eom || þonne þis fenn swearte
Ridd40 32. ond ic fulre eom || þonne þis fen swearte þæt hēr yfele || adelan stinċeþ.
Ridd40 33. þæt her yfle || adelan stinceð. Eall under heofones || hwearfte% reċċe,
Ridd40 34. Eal ic under heofones || hwearfte recce, swā lēof fæder || lǣrde æt frymþe,
Ridd40 35. swa me leof fæder || lærde æt frymþe, þæt þā mid rihte || reċċan mōste
Ridd40 36. þæt ic þa mid ryhte || reccan moste þicce and þynne; || þinga ġe·hwelċes
Ridd40 37. þicce ond þynne; || þinga gehwylces an-līċnesse || ǣġhwǣr healde.
Ridd40 38. onlicnesse || æghwær healde. Hīerre eom heofone, || hāteþ mec hēah-cyning
Ridd40 39. Hyrre ic eom heofone, || hateþ mec heahcyning his dēaĝol þinġ || dīere be·healdan;
Ridd40 40. his deagol þing || dyre bihealdan; ēac under eorðan || eall sċēawie
Ridd40 41. eac ic under eorþan || eal sceawige wōm wrāð-sċrafu || wrāðra gǣsta%.
Ridd40 42. wom wraðscrafu || wraþra gæsta. eom miċele ieldra || þonne ymb-hwyrft þēs%
Ridd40 43. Ic eom micle yldra || þonne ymbhwyrft þes oþþe þēs middan-ġeard || meahte ġe·weorðan,
Ridd40 44. oþþe þes middangeard || meahte geweorþan, and ġiestran wæs || ġung ā·cenned
Ridd40 45. ond ic giestron wæs || geong acenned mǣre mannum || þurh mīnre mōdor hrif.
Ridd40 46. mære to monnum || þurh minre modor hrif. eom fæġerre || frætwum goldes,
Ridd40 47. Ic eom fægerre || frætwum goldes, þēah hit man ā·werġe || wīrum ūtan;
Ridd40 48. þeah hit mon awerge || wirum utan; eom wierslicre || þonne þēs wudu fulla
Ridd40 49. ic eom wyrslicre || þonne þes wudu fula oþþe þis waroþ || þe hēr ā·worpen liġeþ.
Ridd40 50. oððe þis waroð || þe her aworpen ligeð. eorðan eom || ǣġhwǣr brǣdre,
Ridd40 51. Ic eorþan eom || æghwær brædre, and wīd-ġielra || þonne þēs wang grēna;
Ridd40 52. ond widgielra || þonne þes wong grena; folm mec mæġ be·fōn || and fingras þrīe
Ridd40 53. folm mec mæg bifon || ond fingras þry ūtan ēaðe || ealle ymb­·clyppan.
Ridd40 54. utan eaþe || ealle ymbclyppan. Heardra eom and ċealdra || þonne hearda forst,
Ridd40 55. Heardra ic eom ond caldra || þonne se hearda forst, hrīm heoru-grymma, || þonne hrūsan cymeþ;
Ridd40 56. hrim heorugrimma, || þonne he to hrusan cymeð; iċ% eom% Ulcanus || up irnendan
Ridd40 57. ic lēohtan lēoman || līeġe hātra.
Ridd40 58. eom Ulcanus || up irnendan eom on gaman || ġīenā swētra
Ridd40 59. leohtan leoman || lege hatra. þonne þū bēo-brēad || blende mid huneġe;
Ridd40 60. Ic eom on goman || gena swetra swelċe eom wrāðre || þonne wer-mōd sīe,
Ridd40 61. þonne þu beobread || blende mid hunige; þe% hēr on hyrstum || haswe standeþ.
Ridd40 62. swylce ic eom wraþre || þonne wermod sy, mēsan mæġ || meahtelīcor
Ridd40 63. þe her on hyrstum || heasewe stondeþ. and efen-etan || ealdum þyrse%,
Ridd40 64. Ic mesan mæg || meahtelicor and ġe·sǣliġ mæġ || simle libban
Ridd40 65. ond efnetan || ealdum þyrse, þēah ǣtes ne sīe || ǣfre fēore.
Ridd40 66. ond ic gesælig mæg || symle lifgan mæġ framlīcor || flēoĝan þonne pernex%
Ridd40 67. þeah ic ætes ne sy || æfre to feore. oþþe earn oþþe hafoc || ǣfre meahte;
Ridd40 68. Ic mæg fromlicor || fleogan þonne pernex nis zefferus, || swifta wind,
Ridd40 69. oþþe earn oþþe hafoc || æfre meahte; þæt swā framlīċe mæġ || fēran ǣġhwǣr;
Ridd40 70. nis zefferus, || se swifta wind, is snæġl swiftra, || snelra% reġn-wyrm
Ridd40 71. þæt swa fromlice mæg || feran æghwær; and fenyce || fōre hreðre;
Ridd40 72. me is snægl swiftra, is% þæs gōres sunu || gange hrǣdra,
Ridd40 73. snelra regnwyrm þone we wīfel || wordum nemnaþ.
Ridd40 74. ond fenyce || fore hreþre; Hefiġere eom miċele || þonne hāra stān
Ridd40 75. is þæs gores sunu || gonge hrædra, oþþe unlȳtel || lēades clympre,
Ridd40 76. þone we wifel || wordum nemnað. lēohtre eom miċele || þonne þēs lȳtla wyrm
Ridd40 77. Hefigere ic eom micle || þonne se hara stan þe hēr on flōde% gæþ || fōtum drīġe.
Ridd40 78. oþþe unlytel || leades clympre, Flinte eom heardre% || þe þis fȳr% drīfeþ
Ridd40 79. leohtre ic eom micle || þonne þes lytla wyrm of þissum strangan || stȳle heardan,
Ridd40 80. þe her on flode gæð || fotum dryge. hnesċre eom miċele || hāls-refeþre,
Ridd40 81. Flinte ic eom heardre || þe þis fyr drifeþ sēo hēr on winde || wǣweþ on lyfte.
Ridd40 82. of þissum strongan || style heardan, eorðan eom || ǣġhwǣr brǣdre
Ridd40 83. hnescre ic eom micle || halsrefeþre, and wīd-ġielra || þonne þēs wang grēna:
Ridd40 84. seo her on winde || wæweð on lyfte. ūtor ēaðe% || eall ymb·winde,
Ridd40 85. Ic eorþan eom || æghwær brædre wrætlīċe ġe·wefen || wunder-cræfte.
Ridd40 86. ond widgelra || þonne þes wong grena; Nis under || ǣniġ ōðer
Ridd40 87. ic uttor eaþe wiht wealdendre || on weorold-līfe;
Ridd40 88. || eal ymbwinde, eom ufor || ealra ġe·sċeafta,
Ridd40 89. wrætlice gewefen || wundorcræfte. þāra þe worhte || wealdend ūser,
Ridd40 90. Nis under me || ænig oþer mec ana mæġ || ēċan meahtum,
Ridd40 91. wiht waldendre || on worldlife; ġe·þēon þrymme, || þæt on·þunian%, ne sċeall.
Ridd40 92. ic eom ufor || ealra gesceafta, Māra eom and strengra || þonne miċela hwæl,
Ridd40 93. þara þe worhte || waldend user, þe gārseċġes || grund be·healdeþ
Ridd40 94. se mec ana mæg || ecan meahtum, sweartan sīene; || eom swīðre þonne hē,
Ridd40 95. geþeon þrymme, || þæt ic onþunian ne sceal. swelċe eom on mæġene || mīnum lǣsse
Ridd40 96. Mara ic eom ond strengra || þonne se micla hwæl, þonne hand-wyrm, || þe hæleþa bearn,
Ridd40 97. se þe garsecges || grund bihealdeð seċġas searu-þancle, || seaxe delfaþ.
Ridd40 98. sweartan syne; || ic eom swiþre þonne he, hafu on heafde || hwīte loccas
Ridd40 99. swylce ic eom on mægene || minum læsse wrǣste ġe·wundne, || ac eom wīde calu;
Ridd40 100. þonne se hondwyrm, || se þe hæleþa bearn, ne brēaĝa ne brūna || brūcan mōste,
Ridd40 101. secgas searoþoncle, || seaxe delfað. ac mec be·sċierede || sċieppend eallum;
Ridd40 102. Ne hafu ic in heafde || hwite loccas wrætlīċe || weaxaþ on heafde
Ridd40 103. wræste gewundne, || ac ic eom wide calu; þæt on ġe·sċieldrum || sċīnan motan
Ridd40 104. ne ic breaga ne bruna || brucan moste, full wrætlīċe || wundne loccas.
Ridd40 105. ac mec bescyrede || scyppend eallum; Māra eom and fǣttra || þonne ā·mæsted swin,
Ridd40 106. nu me wrætlice || weaxað on heafde bearh bellende, || þe% on bōc-wuda,
Ridd40 107. þæt me on gescyldrum || scinan motan wan wrōtende || wynnum lifde
Ridd40 108. ful wrætlice || wundne loccas. þæt hē.
Ridd40 109. Mara ic eom ond fættra || þonne amæsted swin,
Ridd40 110. bearg bellende,
Ridd40 111. þe on bocwuda,
Ridd40 112. won wrotende || wynnum lifde
Ridd40 113. þæt he