A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.12
Title
Riddles 12
Language
Old English
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Riddles 12

Ridd12 1. fotum ic fere || foldan slite Fōtum fēre, || foldan slīte,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: NtA || NV

hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd12 2. grene wongas || ðenden ic gæst bere grēne wangas, || þenden gǣst bere.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C2c xxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xxx / | ~ x

Syntax: AN || NV

hs: g, law: b, aa: 1
Ridd12 3. gif me feorh losað || fæste binde Ġif feorh losaþ, || fæste binde
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xxS|~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: NV || aV

hs: f, law: b, aa: 1
Ridd12 4. swearte wealas || hwilum sellan men swearte Wēalas, || hwīlum sellan menn.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: AN || AN

hs: s, lab: s, aa: 1
Ridd12 5. hwilum ic deorum || drincan selle Hwīlum dēorum || drincan selle
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: aA || IV

hs: d, lab: s, aa: 2
Ridd12 6. beorne of bosme || hwilum mec bryd triedeð beorne% of bōsme, || hwīlum mec brȳd trideþ
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2C2c xxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xxx / | ~ x

Syntax: NP || NV

hs: b, lab: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd12 7. felawlonc fotum || hwilum feorran broht fela-wlanc fōtum, || hwīlum feorran brōht
Bliss Scansion: 2A3a ~+s|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A2a ~+ \ | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: ANt || as

hs: f, lab: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd12 8. wonfeax wale || wegeð ond ðyð wann-feax Wēale || weġeþ and þīeþ,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Ss|Sx || N/A ~x|xS
Sievers Scansion: A2a / \ | / x || N/A ~+ x | / x

Syntax: NCNt || VcV

hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd12 9. dol druncmennen || deorcum nihtum dol drunc-mennen || deorcum nihtum,
Bliss Scansion: N/A $|Ssx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D1 / | / \ x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: AN || AN

hs: d, aa: D, da: D
Ridd12 10. wæteð in wætre || wyrmeð hwilum wǣteþ on wætere, || wiermeþ hwīlum
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: VP || Va

hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd12 11. fægre to fyre || me on fæðme sticað fæġere fȳre; || on fæðme sticaþ
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|~+
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | x ~+

Syntax: aP || PV

hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd12 12. hygegalan hond || hwyrfeð geneahhe hyġe-ġalan hand, || hwierfeþ ġe·neahhe,
Bliss Scansion: 3 E2 ~+sx|S || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: E ~+ \ x | / || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: AN || Va

hs: h, lab: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd12 13. swifeð me geond sweartne || saga hwæt ic hatte swīfeþ ġond sweartne. || Saĝa hwæt hātte,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x

Syntax: VP || VV

hs: s, ac: sw, aca: sw, lab: h, aa: D
Ridd12 14. ðe ic lifgende || lond reafige þe libbende || land reafie
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / | / ~ x

Syntax: iN || NV

hs: l, aa: 2
Ridd12 15. ond æfter deaðe || dryhtum ðeowige and aefter dēaðe || dryhtum þēowe.
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || N/A / x | / ~ x

Syntax: P || NV

hs: d, aa: X