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Riddles 26
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Riddles 26

Ridd26 1. mec feonda sum || feore besnyðede Meċ fēonda sum || fēore be·sniðede,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|$ || 1A*1a Sx|x~+x
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A / xx | ~+ x
Syntax: NgA || NV
hs: f, xa: fsfs, aa: Q
Ridd26 2. woruldstrenga binom || wætte siððan weorold-strenga be·nam, || wǣtte siþþan,
Bliss Scansion: 3E*2 ~+sx|x$ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E ~+ \ xx | / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NV || Va
hs: w, aa: 1
Ridd26 3. dyfde on wætre || dyde eft ðonan dȳfde on wætere, || dyde eft þonan,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2A3b ~+s|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A ~+ \ | ~ x
Syntax: VP || Va
hs: dr, aa: 1
Ridd26 4. sette on sunnan || ðær ic swiðe beleas sette on sunnan, || ðǣr iċ swīðe be·lēas
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B*1c xxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: VP || aV
hs: s, lab: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 5. herum ðam ðe ic hæfde || heard mec siððan herum þām þe iċ hæfde. || Heard mec siþþan
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1c Sx|xxxSx || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxxx | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NV || Aa
hs: h, lab: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 6. snað seaxses ecg || sindrum begrunden snāþ seaxses eċġ%, || sindrum be·grunden;
Bliss Scansion: 1D4 S|Sxs || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D4 / | / x \ || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NgN || Nts
hs: s, aa: 1, da: D
Ridd26 7. fingras feoldan || ond mec fugles wyn fingras fēoldan || and mec fuĝoles wynn
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NV || NgN
hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 8. geond speddropum || spyrede geneahhe ġond spēd-dropum || spyrede ġe·neahhe,
Bliss Scansion: d3a xS~x || 1A*1a ~+x|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: NC || sa
hs: sp, lab: sp, aa: 1
Ridd26 9. ofer brunne brerd || beamtelge swealg ofer brūnne brerd, || bēam-telġe swealh,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 300 Ssx|S
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: AN || NV
hs: b, ac: br, aca: br, lab: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 10. streames dæle || stop eft on mec strēames dǣle, || stōp eft on mec,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2E2a Ss|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: NgN || VP
hs: st, aa: 1
Ridd26 11. siðade sweartlast || mec siððan wrah sīðode sweart-lāst. || Meċ siþþan wrāh
Bliss Scansion: 2A2 Sxx|Ss || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A2b / xx | / \ || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: VA || aV
hs: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 12. hæleð hleobordum || hyde beðenede hæleþ hleo-bordum, || hȳde% be·þenede,
Bliss Scansion: 1D2 ~+|Ssx || 1A*1a Sx|x~+x
Sievers Scansion: D1 ~+ | / \ x || N/A / xx | ~+ x
Syntax: NNt || NV
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 13. gierede mec mid golde || forðon me gliwedon ġierede mec mid golde; || for·þon mē glēowodon
Bliss Scansion: a1e xxxxxSx || d1c xxxSxx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxx / x || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: iP || iV
hs: g, aa: Q
Ridd26 14. wrætlic weorc smiða || wire bifongen wrǣtliċ weorc smiða, || wīre be·fangen.
Bliss Scansion: 1D*3 Sx|S~x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D*1 / x | / \ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NNg || Nts
hs: w, aa: 1, da: D
Ridd26 15. nu ða gereno || ond se reada telg Nū þā ġe·rēnu || and sē rēada telg
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: aN || AN
hs: r, aa: 2
Ridd26 16. ond ða wuldorgesteald || wide mære and þā wuldor-ġe·steald || wīde mǣre
Bliss Scansion: d5b xxSxs || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || aV
hs: w, lab: w, aa: 1
Ridd26 17. dryhtfolca helm || nales dol wite dryht-folca helm, || nealles dol wīte.
Bliss Scansion: 300 Ssx|S || 2C1b xx$|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: NgN || AN
hs: dr, lab: w, aa: 1
Ridd26 18. gif min bearn wera || brucan willað Ġif min bearn wera || brūcan willaþ,
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xxS|~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NNg || IV
hs: b, xa: bwbw, aa: Q
Ridd26 19. hy beoð ðy gesundran || ond ðy sigefæstran hīe bēoþ þȳ ġe·sundran || and þȳ siġefæstran,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || d2b xx~+sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: ivA || AC
hs: s, aa: 2
Ridd26 20. heortum ðy hwætran || ond ðy hygebliðran heortum þȳ hwætran || and þȳ hyġe-blīðran,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || d2b xx~+sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NtA || AC
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 21. ferðe ðy frodran || habbað freonda ðy ma ferhþe þȳ frōdran, || habbaþ frēonda þȳ mā,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B*1c xxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: NA || NgN
hs: f, ac: fr, aca: fr, acb: fr, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 22. swæsra ond gesibbra || soðra ond godra swǣsra and ġe·sibbra, || sōðra and gōdra,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1b Sx|xxSx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxx | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: AcN || AcA
hs: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 23. tilra ond getreowra || ða hyra tyr ond ead tilra and ġe·trēowra, || þā hira tīr and ēad
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1b Sx|xxSx || 2B1a xxxS|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxx | / x || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: AcA || NcN
hs: t, las: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 24. estum ycað || ond hy arstafum ēstum īeċaþ || and hīe ār-stafum
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || d3b xxS~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: NV || NC
hs: V, las: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 25. lissum bilecgað || ond hi lufan fæðmum lissum be·leċġaþ || and hīe lufan fæðmum
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NV || NgN
hs: l, las: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 26. fæste clyppað || frige hwæt ic hatte fæste clyppaþ. || Friġe hwæt iċ hātte,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: aV || VV
hs: f, las: f, aa: 1
Ridd26 27. niðum to nytte || nama min is mære niþþum tō nytte. || Nama min is mǣre,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: NP || NvA
hs: n, aa: D, da: D
Ridd26 28. hæleðum gifre || ond halig sylf hæleþum ġīfre || and hāliġ self.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a ~+x|Sx || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: NtA || AA
hs: h, aa: 1