POSTS FROM THE EXETER BOOK RIDDLES
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Exeter Riddle 92
Ic wæs brunra beot,       beam on holte,
freolic feorhbora       ond foldan wæstm,
weres wynnstaþol       ond wifes sond,
gold on geardum.       Nu eom guðwigan
hyhtlic hildewæpen,       hringe beg...
...e...       byreð,
oþrum.
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Solution: Beech, Beech-wood Shield, Beech Battering Ram, Ash, Book, Oak
Commentary for Exeter Riddle 92
Exeter Riddle 93
Frea min          
...de           willum sinum,
......
heah ond hyht...
5     ...rpne,           hwilum
...wilum sohte
frea...          ...s wod,
dægrime frod,           deo... ...s ,
hwilum stealc …
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Solution: Ink-well, Antler, Horn
Commentary for Exeter Riddle 93
Exeter Riddle 94
Smeþr[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]ad,
hyrre þonne heofon[. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . ]           glædre þonne sunne,
[ . . . . …
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Solution: Creation
Commentary for Exeter Riddle 94
Exeter Riddle 95
Ic eom indryhten           ond eorlum cuð,
ond reste oft;           ricum ond heanum,
folcum gefræge           fere (1) wide,
ond me fremdes (2) ær           freondum stondeð (3)
5     hiþendra hyht, …
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Solution: Book, Quill Pen, Riddle (Book), Wandering Singer, Prostitute, Moon
Commentary for Exeter Riddle 95