Riddle 65

Riddle 65

Verse Indeterminate Saxon

Cwico wæs ic, ne cwæð ic wiht, cwele ic efne seþeah.
ær ic wæs, eft ic cwom. æghwa mec reafað,
hafað mec on headre, ond min heafod scireþ,
biteð mec on bær lic, briceð mine wisan.
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Monnan ic ne bite, nympþe he me bite;
sindan þara monige þe mec bitað.

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