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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.14
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Riddles 14
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Old English
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Riddles 14

Ridd14 1. ic wæs wæpenwiga || nu mec wlonc ðeceð Iċ wæs wǣpen-wiĝa. || Nū mec wlanc þeċeþ
Bliss Scansion: d3b xxS~x || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: NC || AV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd14 2. geong hagostealdmon || golde ond sylfore ġung haĝu-steald mann || golde and seolfre,
Bliss Scansion: 1D2 S|~+sx || N/A Sx|xSxx
Sievers Scansion: D2 / | ~+ \ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: AN || NcN
hs: g, aa: 1
Ridd14 3. woum wirbogum || hwilum weras cyssað woum wir-boĝum. || Hwīlum weras cyssaþ,
Bliss Scansion: 1D*3 Sx|Ssx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D*2 / x | / ~ x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: AN || NV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd14 4. hwilum ic to hilde || hleoðre bonne hwīlum iċ tō hilde || hlēoðre banne
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NP || NV
hs: h, law: b, aa: D
Ridd14 5. wilgehleðan || hwilum wycg byreð will-ġe·hlēðan, || hwīlum wiċġ bireþ
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: NC || NV
hs: w, law: b, aa: 1, acp: 1A1
Ridd14 6. mec ofer mearce || hwilum merehengest mec ofer mearce, || hwīlum mere-henġest
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xxSx || d2b xx~+sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: iP || NC
hs: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd14 7. fereð ofer flodas || frætwum beorhtne fēreþ ofer flōdas || frætwum beorhtne,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b ~+|xxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ xx | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: VP || NtA
hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd14 8. hwilum mægða sum || minne gefylleð hwīlum mæġþa sum || mīnne ġe·fylleþ
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|$ || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: NgA || AV
hs: m, aa: 1
Ridd14 9. bosm beaghroden || hwilum ic bordum sceal bōsm bēah-hroden; || hwīlum iċ bordum sċeall,
Bliss Scansion: 1D3 S|S~x || 3B1c xxxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: D2 / | / ~ x || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: Ns || NV
hs: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd14 10. heard heafodleas || behlyðed licgan heard, hēafodlēas, || be·hlywed% liċġan,
Bliss Scansion: 1D4 S|Sxs || a1a(2A1a) xSx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D4 / | / x \ || 0 x / x | / x
Syntax: AN || sI
hs: h, ca: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd14 11. hwilum hongige || hyrstum frætwed hwīlum hangie || hyrstum frætwed,
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: aV || Nts
hs: h, ca: h, aa: D
Ridd14 12. wlitig on wage || ðær weras drincað wlitiġ on wǣĝe, || ðǣr weras drincaþ,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: AP || NV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd14 13. freolic fyrdsceorp || hwilum folcwigan freoliċ fyrd-sċeorp. || Hwīlum folc-wiĝan
Bliss Scansion: 2A2 Sx|Ss || d3b xxS~x
Sievers Scansion: A2b / x | / \ || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: AN || NC
hs: f, las: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd14 14. on wicge wegað || ðonne ic winde sceal on% wiċġe weġaþ, || þonne iċ winde sċeall
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|~+ || 3B1c xxxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x ~+ || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: PV || NV
hs: w, las: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd14 15. sincfag swelgan || of sumes bosme sinċ-fāh swelĝan || of sumes bōsme;
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Ss|Sx || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A2a / \ | / x || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: AI || AgN
hs: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd14 16. hwilum ic gereordum || rincas laðige hwīlum iċ ġe·reordum || rincas laðie
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|~+x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / x | ~+ x
Syntax: iN || NV
hs: r, aa: 2
Ridd14 17. wlonce to wine || hwilum wraðum sceal wlance tō wīne; || hwīlum wrāðum% sċeall
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: AP || AV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd14 18. stefne minre || forstolen hreddan stefne mīnre || for·stolen hreddan,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: NA || sI
hs: st, law: hr, aa: 1
Ridd14 19. flyman feondsceaðan || frige hwæt ic hatte flīeman fēond-sċaðan. || Friġe hwæt iċ hātte.
Bliss Scansion: 1D*3 Sx|S~x || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: D*2 / x | / ~ x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: IN || VV
hs: f, law: h, aa: D, da: D