A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.11
Title
Riddles 11
Language
Old English
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Riddles 11

Ridd11 1. hrægl is min hasofag || hyrste beorhte Hræġl is min hasu-fāh, || hyrste beorhte,
Bliss Scansion: N/A S|xx~+s || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A2b / xx | ~+ \ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NvA || NA
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd11 2. reade ond scire || on reafe minum rēade and sċīre || on rēafe mīnum%.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || a1a(2A1a) xSx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 x / x | / x
Syntax: AcA || NA
hs: r, aa: 1
Ridd11 3. ic dysge dwelle || ond dole hwette Iċ dysġe dwelle || and dole hwette
Bliss Scansion: a1a(2A1a) xSx|Sx || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 x / x | / x || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: AV || AV
hs: d, aa: D, da: D
Ridd11 4. unrædsiðas || oðrum styre un-rǣd-sīðas, || ōðrum stȳre
Bliss Scansion: 1D3 S|Ssx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || AV
hs: V, aa: 1, acp: 2A1
Ridd11 5. nyttre fore || ic ðæs nowiht wat nyttre fore. || Iċ þæs nāwiht wāt
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: AN || NV
hs: n, aa: 1
Ridd11 6. ðæt heo swa gemædde || mode bestolene þæt hēo swā ġe·mǣde, || mōde be·stolene,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 1A*1a Sx|x~+x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / xx | ~+ x
Syntax: as || Ns
hs: m, lab: m, aa: 2
Ridd11 7. dæde gedwolene || deorað mine dǣde ġe·dwolene, || dēoraþ mīne
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|x~+x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | ~+ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: Ns || VA
hs: d, lab: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd11 8. won wisan gehwam || wa him ðæs ðeawes wann wīsan ġe·hwǣm. || Wā him þæs þēawes,
Bliss Scansion: 1D6 S|Sxxs || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: D4 / | / xx \ || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: ANN || NN
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd11 9. siððan heah bringað || horda deorast siþþan hēah bringaþ% || horda dēorost,
Bliss Scansion: 2C1b xxS|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AV || NgA
hs: h, aa: 1
Ridd11 10. gif hi unrædes || ær ne geswicað ġif hīe unrǣdes || ǣr ne ġe·swīcaþ.
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NC || aV
hs: V, aa: 1