iddle 85

[ . . . . . . . ]    [ . . . . . . . ].

 

I saw a creature with a strange belly

 

[ . . . . .]e wiht,     wombe hæfde

 

Bound in leather                           

 

[ . . . . . . .]    [ . . . . . . . ]

 

*      *      *

 

[ . . . . . ]tne leþre     wæs beg[ . . . . . ]

 

A servant held it hard from behind,

 

[ . . . . . . . ]    [ . . . . . ]on hindan.

5

Sometimes shoved with great skill

 

Grette wea[ . . . . ]    [ . . . . . . . ]

 

*      *      *

 

[ . . . . . . .]    listum worhte,

 

 ate afterwards,

5

hwilum eft [ . . ]    [. . . . . . .]

 

Thankful for food at such a time.

 

[ . . . . . . .] þygan,    him þoncade,

     

siþþan u[ . . . . . ]    [ . . . . . . . ]

10    

[ . . . ]swæsendum     swylce þrage.

     

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