George philip krapp and elliott van kirk dobbie eds, the exeter book, the anglosaxon poetic records, 3 new york. Anglosaxon riddles of the exeter booknumbering of the. Dobbie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Perceptions of marriage in exeter book riddles 20 and 61. The anglosaxon poetic records krapp and dobbie, columbia. Request this item to view in the librarys reading rooms using your. Anglosaxon riddles of the exeter bookbibliographical note. The exeter book by elliott van kirk dobbie, 9780231087674, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Suggested solutions have included onion, leek, and chives, but the consensus is that the solution is onion. Also trautmann and krapp dobbie make two riddles of 68, 69. Donated to the library by leofric bishop of exeter in 1072.
Buy the exeter book anglo saxon poetic records, a collective edition by krapp, george p. Krapp and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In support of tuppers solution of the exeter book riddle krapp dobbie 55. Exeter book riddle 25 according to the numbering of the anglosaxon poetic records is one of the old english riddles found in the later tenthcentury exeter book. The exeter book is the current vernacular designation for exeter, cathedral library, ms 3501, sometimes known as the codex exoniensis or variants thereof. Krapp george philip elliott van kirk dobbie abebooks. Download citation the oneliners among the exeter book riddles the exeter book riddles include four items in old english consisting of no more than a single verse or line krappdobbie nos. Edited by george philip krapp and elliott van kirk dobbie.
Codex exoniensis in the lilbrary of exeter cathedral. The anglosaxon poetic recordskrapp and dobbie, columbia university press 193942. The exeter book by krapp, george philip, and dobbie, elliott van kirk, editor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Edited by george philip krapp and elliott van kirk dobbie krapp, george philip and elliott van kirk dobbie eds. Anglosaxon riddles of the exeter booknumbering of the translations and the krappdobbie edition. This article discusses exeter book riddle 48 in light of its proposed solutions. In support of tuppers solution of the exeter book riddle. The editors have numbered the riddles differently but all agree for nos. The exeter book anglo saxon poetic records, a collective. The exeter book, the largest and probably the best known of the four great miscellanies of anglosaxon poetry, receives its name from the fact that it is preserved in the library of exeter cathedral, having been given to the cathedral by leofric, the fist bishop of exeter, who died in 1072. Exeter book riddle 27 according to the numbering of the anglosaxon poetic records is one of the old english riddles found in the later tenthcentury exeter book. As edited by krapp and dobbie in the anglosaxon poetic records series, riddle 27 runs. The exeter book by george philip krapp 9780231087674. Anglosaxon riddles of the exeter book numbering of the translations and the krapp dobbie edition.