iddle 28

Ic eom legbysig,     lace mid winde,

 

I am sun-struck, rapt with flame,

 

bewunden mid wuldre,     wedre gesomnad,

 

Flush with glory, flirt with the wind--

 

fus forðweges,     byrnende gled.

 

I am clutched by storm and touched by fire,

 

Ful oft mec gesiþas     sendað æfter hondum,

 

Ripe for the road, bloom-wood or blaze.

 

þæt mec weras ond wif      wlonce cyssað.

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My path through the hall is from hand to hand

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þonne ic mec onhæbbe,     ond hi onhnigaþ to me

 

As friends raise me, proud men and women

 

monige mid miltse,     þær ic monnum sceal

 

Clutch and kiss me, praise my power

 

ycan upcyme     eadignesse.

 

And bow before me. To many I bring

 
   

A ripe bliss, a rich blooming.

 

solution

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