Riddle 71

Verse Indeterminate Saxon

Ic eom rices æht,         reade bewæfed,
stið ond steapwong.         Staþol wæs iu þa
wyrta wlitetorhtra;         nu eom wraþra laf,
fyres ond feole,         fæste genearwad,

5

wire geweorþad.         Wepeð hwilum
for minum gripe         se þe gold wigeð,
þonne ic yþan sceal         ...fe,
hringum gehyrsted.         Me ...i...
...go...         dryhtne min...

10

        ...wlite bete.