A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.25
Title
Riddles 25
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Old English
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Riddles 25

Ridd25 1. ic eom wunderlicu wiht || wifum on hyhte eom wunderlicu wiht, || wīfum on hyhte,
Bliss Scansion: N/A xxSxxx|S || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx / || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: AN || NP

hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd25 2. neahbuendum nyt || nængum sceððe nēah-būendum nytt; || nǣngum sċieþþe
Bliss Scansion: N/A Ssxx|$ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: NtA || AV

hs: n, aa: D, da: D
Ridd25 3. burgsittendra || nymðe bonan anum burĝ-sittendra, || nemþe banan ānum.
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 S|Sxx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D1 / | / \ x || 0 xx ~+ | / x

Syntax: AC || NA

hs: b, lab: b, aa: 1, acp: 1D1
Ridd25 4. staðol min is steapheah || stonde ic on bedde Staðol min is stēap-hēah, || stande on bedde,
Bliss Scansion: 1A2b ~+|xxSs || 1A*1b Sx|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A2b ~+ xx | / \ || N/A / xxx | / x

Syntax: NvA || VP

hs: st, lab: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd25 5. neoðan ruh nathwær || neðeð hwilum niðan rūh nāthwǣr. || Nēðeþ hwīlum
Bliss Scansion: 2C1b xxS|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A2a ~+ \ | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: Aa || Va

hs: n, aa: 2, da: D
Ridd25 6. ful cyrtenu || ceorles dohtor full cyrtenu || ċeorles dohtor,
Bliss Scansion: d1a xSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: aA || NgN

hs: c, aa: 2
Ridd25 7. modwlonc meowle || ðæt heo on mec gripeð mōd-wlanc mēowle, || þæt hēo on mec grīpeþ,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Ss|Sx || 2C1c xxx$|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A2a / \ | / x || 0 xxx / | / x

Syntax: AN || PV

hs: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd25 8. ræseð mec on reodne || reafað min heafod rǣseþ mec on rēodne, || rēafaþ min hēafod,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: pA || VN

hs: r, aa: 1
Ridd25 9. fegeð mec on fæsten || feleð sona fēġeþ mec on fæsten. || Fēleþ sōna
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: VP || Va

hs: f, aa: D
Ridd25 10. mines gemotes || seo ðe mec nearwað mīnes ġe·mōtes, || sēo% þe mec nearwaþ,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2C1b xx$|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | / x

Syntax: AN || iV

hs: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd25 11. wif wundenlocc || wæt bið ðæt eage wīf wunden-locc. || Wǣt biþ þæt ēaġe.
Bliss Scansion: 1D4 S|Sxs || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: D4 / | / x \ || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: NA || AvN

hs: w, aa: D, da: D