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Another riddle

 

Norn Old Norse/Nordic English
Flåkəra flūra fedderless,
ut kåm mỏdərə hä'ņtaless
häņæ beņæ gōraless
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Norn Old Norse/Nordic English
Flåkera flūa fedderless,
sỏţşa bena gōraless
ut kåm mỏdərə häņaless
and drave awa fl.fl. f.
   

 

Norn Old Norse/Nordic English
White fool fedderless,
ut kåm mỏdərə hä'ņtarless
sỏţşa gōa bεndərless
and plucked awa wh.f.f.
   

The original Old Norse form:

(Fuglinn flaug) fjaðralauss
(hann) settisk á garðinn beinlauss
út kom maðr handarlauss


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