iddle 47 Ic wat eardfæstne     anne standan,   Bound in place, deaf and dumb,   deafne, dumban, se oft dæges swilgeð   Making a meal of gifts that come   þurh gopes hond     gifrum lacum.   From a man's hand, she swallows daily   Hwilum on þam wicum     se wonna þegn,   Sustaining treasures dearer than gold,   sweart ond saloneb,      sendeð oþre 5 Brought by a servant, a dark thane, 5 under goman him      golde dyrran,   Sought by kings, queens, princes   þa æþelingas oft wilniað,   For benefit and pleasure. What race   cyningas ond cwene.     Ic þæt cyn nu gen   Of shapers makes such treasure for the dark,   nemnan ne wille,     þe him to nytte swa   Dumb lady to swallow is beyond my measure.   ond to dugþum doþ     þæt se dumba her, 10     eorp unwita,     ær forswilgeð.       solution