A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.21
Title
Wulf and Eadwacer
Language
Old English
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Wulf and Eadwacer

Wulf 1. leodum is minum || swylce him mon lac gife Lēodum is mīnum || swelċe him mann lāc ġiefe;
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2C2a xxxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xxxx / | ~ x
Syntax: NvA || NV
hs: l, aa: 1
Wulf 2. willað hy hine aðecgan || gif he on ðreat cymeð willaþ hīe hine ā·þeċġan, || ġif hē on þrēat cymeþ.
Bliss Scansion: a1f xxxxxxSx || 2C2c xxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxxx / x || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: iI || PV
hs: þ, aa: 2
Wulf 3. ungelic is us Unġeliċ is ūs.
Bliss Scansion: 3E*1 Sxx|xS ||
Sievers Scansion: ||
Syntax: Nvi || null
hs: V, ca: v, aa: X, da: D
Wulf 4. wulf is on iege || ic on oðerre Wulf is on īeġe, || iċ on ōðerre.
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xxSx || d1b xxSxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: NvP || iP
hs: V, ca: v, aa: Q
Wulf 5. fæst is ðæt eglond || fenne biworpen Fæst is þæt eġland, || fenne be·worpen.
Bliss Scansion: 1A2b S|xxSs || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: AvN || Nts
hs: f, las: w, aa: 1
Wulf 6. sindon wælreowe || weras ðær on ige Sindon wæl-rēowe || weras ðǣr on īeġe;
Bliss Scansion: d2b xxSsx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: AC || NP
hs: w, las: w, aa: 1
Wulf 7. willað hy hine aðecgan || gif he on ðreat cymeð willaþ hīe hine ā·þeċġan, || ġif hē on þrēat cymeþ.
Bliss Scansion: a1f xxxxxxSx || 2C2c xxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxxx / x || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: iI || PV
hs: þ, aa: 2
Wulf 8. ungelice is us Unġelīċe is ūs.
Bliss Scansion: N/A Sxxx|xS ||
Sievers Scansion: ||
Syntax: avi || null
hs: V, aa: X, da: D
Wulf 9. wulfes ic mines widlastum || wenum dogode Wulfes iċ mīnes wīd-lāstum || wēnum doĝode;
Bliss Scansion: N/A Sx|xxxSsx || 2A1a Sx|~+x
Sievers Scansion: N/A / xxxx | / \ x || N/A / x | ~+ x
Syntax: NgN || NV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Wulf 10. ðonne hit wæs renig weder || ond ic reotugu sæt þonne hit wæs rēniġ weder || and iċ rēotiĝu sæt,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1d xxxxSx|~+ || 3B1b xxSxx|$
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxxx / | x ~+ || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: AN || AV
hs: r, aa: 1
Wulf 11. ðonne mec se beaducafa || bogum bilegde þonne mec sē beadu-cāfa || bōĝum be·leġde,
Bliss Scansion: d3d xxxx~+~x || 1A1a ~+|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C2 xxxx ~+ | ~ x || N/A ~+ x | / x
Syntax: AC || NtV
hs: b, aa: 1
Wulf 12. wæs me wyn to ðon || wæs me hwæðre eac lað wæs mē wynn tō þon, || wæs mē hwæðere ēac lāþ.
Bliss Scansion: 2B1b xx$|x$ || rem. S|xxxxS
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / xxxx | /
Syntax: NP || VN
hs: w, ca: w, aa: 1
Wulf 13. wulf min wulf || wena me ðine Wulf, min Wulf, || wēna mē þīne
Bliss Scansion: N/A S|xS || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: N/A / x / || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NN || NA
hs: w, ca: w, aa: D
Wulf 14. seoce gedydon || ðine seldcymas sēoce ġe·dydon, || þīne seld-cymas,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || d3b xxS~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: AV || NC
hs: s, aa: 1
Wulf 15. murnende mod || nales meteliste murnende mōd, || nealles mete-liste.
Bliss Scansion: 3 E1 Sxx|S || d2b xx~+sx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: AN || NC
hs: m, aa: D, da: D
Wulf 16. gehyrest ðu eadwacer || uncerne earne hwelp Ġe·hīerest þū, Ēadwācer? || Uncerne earne hwelp
Bliss Scansion: d1d xxxxSxx || 3B1c xxxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: C3 xxx / | ~ x || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: VN || AN
hs: V, aa: Q
Wulf 17. bireð wulf to wuda bireþ wulf tō wuda.
Bliss Scansion: 2B1b xxS|x~+ ||
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~+ ||
Syntax: NP || null
hs: w, lab: w, aa: X, da: D
Wulf 18. ðæt mon eaðe tosliteð || ðætte næfre gesomnad wæs þæt man ēaðe tō­·slīteþ || þætte nǣfre ġe·samnad wæs,
Bliss Scansion: a1b(1A*1a) xxSx|xSx || N/A xxxxxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx ~+ || B2 xx / | xx ~+
Syntax: aV || sV
hs: s, lab: w, aa: 2
Wulf 19. uncer giedd geador uncer ġiedd ġeador.
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xxS|~x ||
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x ||
Syntax: Na || null
hs: g, aa: X, da: D