riddle 29

english translation

Riddle 29

original Anglo-Saxon poem

Riddle 29 — Anglo-Saxon Original

Ic wiht geseah     wundorlice
hornum bitweonum     huζe lΦdan,
lyftfΦt leohtlic,     listum gegierwed,
huζe to ζam ham     of ζam heresiζe;
walde hyre on ζΦre byrig     bur atimbran,
searwum asettan,     gif hit swa meahte.
wa cwom wundorlicu wiht    ofer wealles hrof,
seo is eallum cuξ    eorξbuendum,
ahredde ζa ζa huζe     ond to ham bedraf
wreccan ofer willan—    gewat hyre west ζonan
fΦhζum feran,     forξ onette.
Dust stonc to heofonum,  deaw feol on eorζan,
niht forξ gewat.     NΦnig siζζan
wera gewiste     ζΦre wihte siξ.