Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book/Annotated/42

Book-moth. Developed from Symphosius 16, Tinea or Bookworm: &ldquo;A letter was my food, yet I know not what the letter is. In books I lived, yet I am no more studious on that account. I devoured the Muses, yet so far I have made no progress&rdquo; (Wyatt&rsquo;s translation).