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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.19
Title
Riddles 19
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Old English
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Riddles 19

Ridd19 1. ic on siðe seah || sigel rad os Iċ on% sīðe% seah //S// //R// //O//
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|$ || N/A ~+|Ss
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A ~+ | / \
Syntax: PV || X
hs: s, ia: s, aa: X, da: D
Ridd19 2. hægl hygewloncne || heafodbeorhtne //H// hyġe-wlancne, || hēafod-beorhtne,
Bliss Scansion: 1D2 S|~+sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D2 / | ~+ \ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NA || AC
hs: h, ia: h, aa: D, da: D, bcp: 2A1
Ridd19 3. swiftne ofer sælwong || swiðe ðrægan swiftne% ofer sǣl-wang || swīðe þrǣġan.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*2 Sx|xxSs || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A2b / xxx | / \ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AP || aI
hs: s, ac: sw, law: þ, ia: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd19 4. hæfde him on hrycge || hildeðryðe Hæfde him on hryċġe || hilde-þrȳðe
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: iP || NC
hs: h, law: þ, ia: h, aa: D, bcp: 2A1
Ridd19 5. nied os monn || nægledne rad //N// //O// //M// || næġledne rād
Bliss Scansion: N/A S|Ss || 3 E1 Sxx|S
Sievers Scansion: N/A / | / \ || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: X || AV
hs: n, aa: X
Ridd19 6. ac giefu eoh wyn || widlast ferede //R// //Ā// //G// //W// //E//. || Wīd-lāst ferede
Bliss Scansion: N/A x~+|$s || 2A3a Ss|~+x
Sievers Scansion: N/A x ~+ | / \ || N/A / \ | ~+ x
Syntax: X || NV
hs: w, aa: X
Ridd19 7. rynestrong on rade || rofne cen os ryne-strang on rāde || rōfne //C// //O//
Bliss Scansion: 1A*3 ~+s|xSx || 2A2 Sx|Ss
Sievers Scansion: N/A ~+ \ x | / x || N/A / x | / \
Syntax: AP || X
hs: r, aa: X, da: D
Ridd19 8. feoh os ac hægl || for wæs ðy beorhtre //F// //O// //Ā// //H//. || For wæs þȳ beorhtre,
Bliss Scansion: 2E2a $s|xS || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: X || NvA
hs: f, aa: X
Ridd19 9. swylcra siðfæt || saga hwæt ic hatte swelcra sīþfæt. || Saĝa hwæt iċ hātte.
Bliss Scansion: 2A2 Sx|Ss || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A2b / x | / \ || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: AgN || VV
hs: s, lab: s, aa: D, da: D