iddle 56 Ic wat anfete     ellen dreogan   Mighty one-foot works in a field,   wiht on wonge.      Wide ne fereð,   Moves not far, rides not much,   ne fela rideð,     ne fleogan mæg   Moves not far, rides not much,   þurh scirne dæg,      ne hie scip fereð,   Sails not through the sun-bright air,   naca nægledbord;     nyt bið hwæþre 5 The studded wood-yet it serves its lord. 5 hyre mondryhtne      monegum tidum.   It swings heavy tail, small head,   Hafað hefigne steort,      heafod lytel,   Long tongue, no tooth-pumping iron,   tungan lange,      toð nænigne,   It pokes in a pit! It sucks no water,   isernes dæl;     eorðgræf pæþeð.   Swallows no food--yet it jaws deep   Wætan ne swelgeþ     ne wiht iteþ, 10 Water into the air, catch and carry. 10 foþres ne gitsað,     fereð oft swa þeah   It boasts no spirit, life-gift of the Lord,   lagoflod on lyfte;      life ne gielpeð,   Yet it serves well. In the sweep of its name   hlafordes gifum,     hyreð swa þeana   Are several letters--E, W, and S are some.   þeodne sinum.      Þry sind in naman       yhte runstafask,     þara is Rad Forma. 15     solution