A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.24
Title
Riddles 24
Language
Old English
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Riddles 24

Ridd24 1. ic eom wunderlicu wiht || wræsne mine stefne Iċ eom wunder·līċu wiht, || wrāsne mīne stefne,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSxx|S || 1A*1b Sx|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx / || N/A / xxx | / x
Syntax: AN || VN
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd24 2. hwilum beorce swa hund || hwilum blæte swa gat hwīlum beorce swā hund, || hwīlum blāte swā gāt,
Bliss Scansion: 3B*1c xxSx|xS || 3B*1c xxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx / || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: NN || VN
hs: b, las: g, aa: 1
Ridd24 3. hwilum græde swa gos || hwilum gielle swa hafoc hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, || hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,
Bliss Scansion: 3B*1c xxSx|xS || 3B*1b xxSx|x~+
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx / || 0 xx / | xx ~+
Syntax: VN || VN
hs: g, las: gh, aa: D, da: D
Ridd24 4. hwilum ic onhyrge || ðone haswan earn hwīlum iċ on·hȳrġe || þone haswan earn,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NV || AN
hs: h, las: h, aa: D
Ridd24 5. guðfugles hleoðor || hwilum glidan reorde gūþ-fuĝoles hlēoðor, || hwīlum glidan reorde
Bliss Scansion: 300 Ssx|S || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NgN || NgN
hs: g, aa: 1
Ridd24 6. muðe gemæne || hwilum mæwes song mūðe ġe·mǣne, || hwīlum mǣwes sang,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NtA || NgN
hs: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd24 7. ðær ic glado sitte || giefu mec nemnað ðǣr iċ gladu sitte. || //G// mec nemnaþ,
Bliss Scansion: 2C1b xx~+|Sx || 1A1a ~+|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C2 xx ~+ | / x || N/A ~+ x | / x
Syntax: AV || NV
hs: g, aa: 1
Ridd24 8. swylce æsc ond rad || os fullesteð swelċe //Ā// and //R// || //O// fullesteþ,
Bliss Scansion: 2B1b xxS|xS || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || D1 / | / \ x
Syntax: NcN || NV
hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd24 9. hægl ond is || nu ic haten eom //H// and //I//. || Nū iċ hāten eom
Bliss Scansion: N/A S|xS || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: N/A / | x / || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NcN || sV
hs: h, aa: Q
Ridd24 10. swa ða siex stafas || sweotule becnað swā þā siex stafas || sweotole bēcnaþ.
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xxS|~x || 2A1a ~+x|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A ~+ x | / x
Syntax: AN || aV
hs: s, aa: 1