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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.16
Title
Riddles 16
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Old English
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Riddles 16

Ridd16 1. oft ic sceal wið wæge winnan || ond wið winde feohtan Oft iċ sċeall wiþ wǣġe winnan || and wiþ winde feohtan,
Bliss Scansion: hyp. xxxxSx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: hA1 xxxx / x | / x || 0 xx / x | / x
Syntax: PI || PI
hs: w, law: f, lab: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd16 2. somod wið ðam sæcce || ðonne ic secan gewite samod wiþ þām sæċċe, || þonne iċ sēċan ġe·wīte
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b ~+|xxSx || a1c(1A*1a) xxxSx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ xx | / x || 0 xxx / xx | / x
Syntax: aP || IN
hs: s, lab: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd16 3. eorðan yðum ðeaht || me bið se eðel fremde eorðan ȳðum þeaht; || mē biþ sē ēðel fremde.
Bliss Scansion: 1D*5 Sx|Sxs || hyp. xxxSx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D*4 / x | / x \ || 0 xxx / x | / x
Syntax: NA || NA
hs: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd16 4. ic beom strong ðæs gewinnes || gif ic stille weorðe Iċ bēom strang þæs ġe·winnes, || ġif iċ stille weorðe;
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b xxS|xxSx || 3B1b xxSx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 xx / xx | / x || 0 xx / x | / x
Syntax: AV || aV
hs: st, aa: Q
Ridd16 5. gif me ðæs tosæleð || hi beoð swiðran ðonne ic ġif mē þæs tō·sǣleþ, || hīe bēoþ swīðran þonne iċ,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || N/A xxSx|xx$
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || 0 xx / | xxx /
Syntax: dV || Ai
hs: s, ca: s, aa: 2
Ridd16 6. ond mec slitende || sona flymað and mec slītende || sōna flīemaþ,
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: iA || aV
hs: s, ca: s, lab: s, aa: 2
Ridd16 7. willað oðfergan || ðæt ic friðian sceal willaþ oþ·ferĝan || þæt iċ friðian sċeall.
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 3B1b xx~+x|$
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || 0 xx ~+ | x /
Syntax: VI || IV
hs: f, lab: sc, aa: 2
Ridd16 8. ic him ðæt forstonde || gif min steort ðolað Iċ him þæt for·stande, || ġif min steort þolaþ
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: iV || NV
hs: st, ca: st, aa: 2
Ridd16 9. ond mec stiðne wið || stanas moton and mec stīðne wiþ || stānas mōton
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|$ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: Ap || NV
hs: st, ca: st, aa: 1
Ridd16 10. fæste gehabban || frige hwæt ic hatte fæste ġe·habban. || Friġe hwæt iċ hātte.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: aI || VV
hs: f, law: h, aa: Q