A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.18
Title
The Partridge
Language
Old English
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The Partridge

Part 1. hyrde ic secgan gen || bi sumum fugle Hīerde iċ seċġan ġīen || be sumum fuĝole
Bliss Scansion: 3B1c xxxSx|S || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxx / | x / || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: Ia || AN
hs: s, aa: 1
Part 2. wundorlicne wundorlicne
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx ||
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x ||
Syntax: AC || null
hs: #, aa: X, acp: 2A1
Part 3. || fæger || fǣġer, ||
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||
Syntax: null || A
hs: #, aa: X
Part 4. ðæt word ðe gecwæð || wuldres ealdor þæt word þe ġe·cwæþ || wuldres ealdor:
Bliss Scansion: 2B2a xS|xx$ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B2 x / | xx / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NV || NgN
hs: w, aa: 1
Part 5. in swa hwylce tiid || swa ge mid treowe to me ‘On swā hwelċe tīd || swā ġē mid trēowe tō mē
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 3B*1c xxxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || 0 xxx / | xx /
Syntax: AN || PP
hs: t, aa: 2
Part 6. on hyge hweorfað || ond ge hellfirena on hyġe hweorfaþ || and ġē hell-firena
Bliss Scansion: 2C1a x~+|Sx || d2b xxS~+x
Sievers Scansion: C2 x ~+ | / x || 0 xx / | ~+ x
Error or emendation on B line:
Manuscript shelfmark: Exeter, Cathedral Library, 3501, Folio: 98, recto, Manuscript line: 2-3, Change by: scribe, Manuscript context: across MS line break. Reading maintained: hellfirena Original reading: hellfirena Translitteratio: a/en
Syntax: PV || NC
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
Part 7. sweartra geswicað || swa ic symle to eow sweartra ġe·swīcaþ, || swā iċ simle tō ēow
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B*1c xxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: AV || aP
hs: s, ac: sw, aca: sw, ca: s, aa: D, da: D
Part 8. mid siblufan || sona gecyrre mid sibb-lufan || sōna ġe·ċierre
Bliss Scansion: d3a xS~x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NC || aV
hs: s, ca: s, lab: s, aa: 1
Part 9. ðurh milde mod || ge beoð me siððan þurh milde mōd. || Ġē bēoþ mē siþþan
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|S || 2C1b xxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: AN || ia
hs: m, lab: s, aa: D, da: D
Part 10. torhte tireadge || talade ond rimde torhte tīr-ēadġe || talode and rīmde,
Bliss Scansion: 1D*3 Sx|Ssx || 1A*1a ~+x|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D*1 / x | / \ x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: AA || scs
hs: t, aa: 1, da: D
Part 11. beorhte gebroðor || on bearna stæl beorhte ġe·brōðor || on bearna stæl.’
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B1a xSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: AN || NgN
hs: b, aa: D, da: D
Part 12. uton we ðy geornor || gode oliccan Wuton we þȳ ġeornor || gode ā·lecgan,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 1D1 ~+|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A ~+ | / \ x
Syntax: aa || NI
hs: g, aa: 2
Part 13. firene feogan || friðes earnian firene fēoĝan, || friðes earnian,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a ~+x|Sx || 1D1 ~+|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || N/A ~+ | / ~ x
Syntax: NI || NI
hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Part 14. duguðe to dryhtne || ðenden us dæg scine duĝuþe tō drihtne, || þenden ūs dæġ sċīene,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a ~+x|xSx || 2C1c xxx$|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ xx | / x || 0 xxx / | / x
Syntax: NP || NA
hs: d, aa: D, da: D
Part 15. ðæt swa æðelne || eardwica cyst þæt swā æðelne || eard-wīca cyst
Bliss Scansion: a1b xx~+x || 300 Ssx|S
Sievers Scansion: A3 xx ~+ x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: aA || NgN
hs: V, aa: 2
Part 16. in wuldres wlite || wunian motan on wuldres wlite || wunian mōton. || Finit.
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|~+ || 2A1a ~+x|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x ~+ || N/A ~+ x | / x
Syntax: NgN || IV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Part 17. [finit]
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||
hs: #