iddle 30 Is þes middangeard    missenlicum   Middle-earth is made lovely in unmatched ways   wisum gewlitegad,     wrættum gefrætwad.   Rich and rare. I saw a strange creature   Siþum sellic    ic seah searo hweorfan,   Riding the road, weird craft and power   grindan wið greote,     giellende faran.   From the workshops of men. She came sliding   Næfde sellicu wiht     syne ne folme, 5 Up on the shore, shrieking without sight, 5 exle ne earmas;     sceal on anum fet   Eyes, arms, shoulders, hands   searoceap swifan,    swiþe feran,   Sailed on one foot over smooth plains   faran ofer feldas.    Hæfde fela ribba;   Treasure and haul. Her mouth in the middle   muð wæs on middan.     Moncynne nyt,   Of a hoard of ribs, she carries corn   fereð foddurwelan,     folcscipe dreogeð, 10 Gold, grain-treasure, wine-wealth. 10 wist in wigeð,     ond werum gieldeð   The feast-floater brings in her belly food   gaful geara gehwam     þæs þe guman brucað,   For rich and poor. Let the wise who catch   rice ond heane.     Rece, gif þu cunne,   The drift of this riddle say what I mean.   wis worda gleaw,    hwæt sio wiht sie.       solution