Exeter Book Riddle 5

Consistency issues

Iċ
Ieom
be.pres.1sgānhaga
recluseīsern-e
iron-DATwund,
wounded

bille
sword.datġebennad,
wound.pst.partbeadoweorca
battle-work.gen.plsæd,
sated

eċġ-um
edge-dat.plwēriġ.
wearyOft
ofteniċ
Iwīġ
warsēo,
see.pres.1sg

frēcne
dangerousfeohtan.
to fightFrōfr-e
comfort-GENne
notwēn-e,
expect-pres.1sg

þæt
thatmē
i.datġēoc
helpcyme
to come.subj.3sggūþġewinnes,
battle-war.gen

ǣr
beforeiċ
Imid
withældum
age.dat.pleal
allforwurþ-e,
perish-pres.1sg

ac
andmeċ
i.acchnossi-aþ
strike-pres.3plhomera
hammer.gen.pllāfe,
what is left, remainder.nom.pl

heard-eċġ,
hard-edgeheorosċearp,
sword-sharphond-weorc
hand-worksmiþ-a,
smith-gen.pl

bīt-aþ
to bite-pres.3plin
inburgum;
city or town.dat.pliċ
Iā-bīdan
waitsċeal
be obliged.pres.1sg

lāþra
hated.m.gen.plġemōtes.
ge-council.genNǣfre
neverlǣċe-cynn
physician-lineage

on
onfolc-stede
public placefindan
to findmeahte,
power.dat

þāra
the.m.gen.plþe
whichmid
withwyrtum
plant.dat.plwunde
wound.nom.plġehǣlde,
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ac
andmē
i.dateċġ-a
edge-gen.pldolg
woundēacen
enlargedweorþ-aþ
become-pres.3pl

þurh
throughdēaþ-sleġe
death-blowdagum
day-dat.plond
andnihtum.
night.dat.pl