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From “Old English Rune Poem”

04/28/2026 14:58h
i (feoh) Wealth is a comfort                    to every man yet every man must divide it mightily If   he wishes to have the measurer’s mercy ii (ur) The ox is steady-hearted and over-horned A fierce and famous beast                      it fights with horns Glorious moor-stepper                that is a noble creature v (rad) Riding is mild for warriors                    at their hearthsides and strong-bold                             for he mounted on the back of a mighty horse                          over a distance measured in miles vii (gyfu) A gift is the grace                           and praise of men and warmth and worthship                    to all exiles sustenance for him                       who is stripped of all else viii (wyn) Joy is won                            by whoever knows little of woe sourness or sorrow                        and who has for himself breath and bliss                              and fullness and a fortified place x (nyd) Need is bound in the breast         yet nonetheless becomes for the sons of men a help and healing both                 if   they heed in time xv (eolxh) Elk-sedge is found                          most often in a fen it waxes in water                             and wounds severely burns in the blood                          of each man’s body who with his hand                          takes hold of it xx (man) Man in mirth                  is dear to his kin yet must every one                         betray the other for that reason                the Lord dooms wretched flesh                                 be taken by the earth