iddle 23

Ic eom wunderlicu wiht,     wifum on hyhte,

 

I am a wonderful help to women,

 

neahbuendum nyt.     Nængum sceþþe

 

The hope of something to come. I harm

 

burgsittendra     nymþe bonan anum.

 

No citizen except my slayer.

 

Staþol min is steapheah;     stonde ic on bedde,

 

Rooted I stand on a high bed.

 

neoþan ruh nathwær.     Neþeð hwilum 

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I am shaggy below. Sometimes the beautiful

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ful cyrtenu     ceorles dohtor,

 

Peasant's daughter, an eager-armed,

 

modwlonc meowle,     þæt heo on mec gripeð,

 

Proud woman grabs my body,

 

ræseð mec on reodne,     reafað min heafod,

 

Rushes my red skin, holds me hard,

 

fegeð mec on fæsten.     Feleþ sona

 

Claims my head. The curly-haired

 

mines gemotes     seo þe mec nearwað,

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Woman who catches me fast will feel

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wif wundenlocc--     wæt bið þæt eage.

 

Our meeting. Her eye will be wet.

 

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