The Dream Of The Rood

Question 1

Wondrous tree

Answer 1

Syllicre treow

Question 2

Wound round with light

Answer 2

Leohte bewunden

Question 3

Drenched with gold

Answer 3

Begotten mid golde

Question 4

Gallows of the wicked

Answer 4

Fracodes gealga

Question 5

Wonderful was the victory-tree and I stained with sins

Answer 5

Syllic wæs se sigebeam ond ic synnum fah

Question 6

Covered

Answer 6

Bewrigene

Question 7

However I through that gold could see

Answer 7

Hwæthre ic thurh thæt gold ongytan meahte

Question 8

Changing clothing and colour

Answer 8

Wendan wædum ond bleom

Question 9

Sometimes…

Answer 9

Hwilum…

Question 10

Utter a sound

Answer 10

hleothrode

Question 11

Speak words, the best of wood

Answer 11

Word sprecan wudu selesta

Question 12

Spectacle

Answer 12

Wæfersyne

Question 13

With great zeal

Answer 13

Elne mycle

Question 14

I did not dare against the word of the Lord to bend or break

Answer 14

Ic ne dorste ofer Dryhtnes word bugan oththe berstan

Question 15

He began to undress himself, young warrior — that was God almighty

Answer 15

Ongyrede hine tha geong hæleth — that was God ælmihtig

Question 16

When he intended to redeem mankind

Answer 16

Tha he wolde mancyn lysan

Question 17

I trembled when the man embraced me

Answer 17

Bifode ic tha me se beorn ymbclypte

Question 18

I was raised a cross

Answer 18

Rod wæs ic aræred

Question 19

They mocked us both together

Answer 19

Bysmeredon hie unc butu ætgædere

Question 20

He had sent forth his spirit

Answer 20

He hæfde his gast onsended

Question 21

Cruelties of fate

Answer 21

Wrathra wyrda

Question 22

Wealdendes hræw, scirne sciman

Answer 22

The corpse of the Lord, shining brightness

Question 23

The corpse cooled, fair life_dwelling

Answer 23

Hræw colode, fæger feorgbold

Question 24

Christ was on the cross

Answer 24

Crist wæs on rode

Question 25

The worst of punishments

Answer 25

Wita heardost

Question 26

Limb-weary

Answer 26

Limwerigne

Question 27

He rested there for a while

Answer 27

He hine thær hwile reste

Question 28

Weary after that great battle

Answer 28

Methe æfter tham miclan gewinne

Question 29

That was a terrible fate!

Answer 29

Thæt wæs egeslic wyrd!

Question 30

Suffered there for a while

Answer 30

Throwode hwile

Question 31

Towering under the heavens

Answer 31

Hlifige under heofenum

Question 32

Mary herself

Answer 32

Marian sylfe

Question 33

Tell men, reveal with words

Answer 33

Secge mannum, onwreoh wordum

Question 34

The ancient deed of Adam

Answer 34

Adomes ealdgewyrhtum

Question 35

Middle-earth

Answer 35

Middangeard

Question 36

Doomsday

Answer 36

Domdæg

Question 37

For what they themselves previously here in this transitory life will have earned

Answer 37

Swa he him ærur, her on thyssum lænum life, geearnath

Question 38

In the breast bear the best of beacons

Answer 38

In breostrum bereth beacna selest

Question 39

Through the cross

Answer 39

Thurh tha rode

Question 40

experienced a great many of these periods of longing

Answer 40

Feala ealra gebad langunghwila

Question 41

Dwell in glory

Answer 41

wuniath on wuldre

Question 42

Fetch me from this transitory life

Answer 42

On thysson lænan life gefetige

Question 43

Heavenly home

Answer 43

Heofonlicne ham

Question 44

Hope was renewed for those who suffered there burning

Answer 44

Hiht was geniwad [] tham the thær bryne tholodan

Question 45

Homeland

Answer 45

Ethel

Question 46

was victorious in that undertaking, mighty and successful

Answer 46

Wæs sigorfæst on tham sithfate, mihtig ond spedig