A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.1
Title
Riddles 1
Language
Old English
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Riddles 1

Ridd1 1. neb wæs min on nearwe || ond ic neoðan wætre Hwelċ is hæleþa þæs horsċ || and þæs hyġe-cræftiġ
Bliss Scansion: N/A $|xxxSx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxx | / x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NvP || aN
hs: n, aa: D, da: D
Ridd1 2. flode underflowen || firgenstreamum þæt þæt mæġe ā·seċġan, || hwā mec on sīþ wræce,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1b Sx|xxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxx | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: Nts || NC
hs: f, ac: fl, aca: fl, aa: D, da: D, bcp: 2A1
Ridd1 3. swiðe besuncen || ond on sunde awox þonne iċ ā·stīġe strang, || stundum rēðe,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B*1c xxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: as || PV
hs: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd1 4. ufan yðum ðeaht || anum getenge þrymfull þunie, || þrāĝum wrǣce
Bliss Scansion: 1D5 ~+|Sxs || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D4 ~+ | / x \ || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: Nts || AA
hs: V, aa: 1, da: D
Ridd1 5. liðendum wuda || lice mine fēre ġond foldan, || folc-salu bærne,
Bliss Scansion: 30 Sxx|~+ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | ~+ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || NA
hs: l, aa: 1
Ridd1 6. hæfde feorh cwico || ða ic of fæðmum cwom reċed reafie? || Rēcas stīĝaþ,
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xxS|~x || 3B1c xxxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: NA || PV
hs: f, xa: fcwfcw, aa: Q
Ridd1 7. brimes ond beames || on blacum hrægle haswe ofer hrōfum. || Hlin% biþ on eorðan,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: NcN || AN
hs: b, las: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd1 8. sume wæron hwite || hyrste mine wæl-cwealm wera, || þonne iċ wudu hrere,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AvA || NA
hs: h, las: h, lab: h, aa: 2
Ridd1 9. ða mec lifgende || lyft upp ahof bearwas blǣd-hwate, || bēamas fylle,
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2E2a Ss|xS
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: iA || NV
hs: l, lab: h, aa: 2
Ridd1 10. wind of wæge || siððan wide bær holme ġe·hrēfed, || hēahum% meahtum
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NP || aV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd1 11. ofer seolhbaðo || saga hwæt ic hatte wrecen% on wāðe, || wīde sended;
Bliss Scansion: d3b xxS~x || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: NC || VV
hs: s, aa: 1