iddle 17

Ic on siþe seah     E S R O

 

I saw the smooth-prancing E S R O

 

H, hygewloncne,     heafodbeorhtne,

 

H, high-powered and head-bright,

 

swiftne ofer sælwong     swiþe þrægan.

 

Sail on the plain. The proud one

 

Hæfde him on hrycge     hildeþryþe

 

Held on its back a battle-power,

 

N A M     nægledne rad

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N A M. On the nailed creature came

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A G E W.     Widlast ferede

 

The O R E H. The wide road carried,

 

rynestrong on rade     rofne C O

 

Fierce in its flowing, a bold KW

 

F O A H .     For wæs þy beorhtre,

 

A H. The journey of these was flash

 

swylcra siþfæt.     Saga hwæt ic hatte.    

 

And glint. Let the wise who catch

 
   

The drift of this riddle say what I mean.

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