Riddle 1

Sacred Texts Legends and Sagas WordGumbo: Old English Dictionaries [External Site] Index Previous Next Riddle 1 Verse Indeterminate Saxon - Hwylc is hæleþa þæs horsc ond þæs hygecræftig þæt þæt mæge asecgan, hwa mec on sið wræce, þonne ic astige strong, stundum reþe, þrymful þunie, þragum wræce - 5 - fere geond foldan, folcsalo bærne, ræced reafige? Recas stigað, haswe ofer hrofum. Hlin bið on eorþan, wælcwealm wera, þonne ic wudu hrere, bearwas bledhwate, beamas fylle, - 10 - holme gehrefed, heahum meahtum wrecen on waþe, wide sended; hæbbe me on hrycge þæt ær hadas wreah foldbuendra, flæsc ond gæstas, somod on sunde. Saga hwa mec þecce, - 15 - oþþe hu ic hatte, þe þa hlæst bere.