A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.28
Title
Riddles 28
Language
Old English
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Riddles 28

Ridd28 1. bið foldan dæl || fægre gegierwed Biþ foldan dæl || fæġere ġe·ġierwed
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|S || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: NgN || as

hs: f, aa: 1
Ridd28 2. mid ðy heardestan || ond mid ðy scearpestan mid þȳ heardostan || and mid þȳ sċearpostan
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || d1c xxxSxx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || 0 xxx / | / x

Syntax: dA || dA

hs: #, aa: 1
Ridd28 3. ond mid ðy grymmestan || gumena gestreona and mid þȳ grymmestan || gumena ġe·strēona,
Bliss Scansion: d1c xxxSxx || 1A*1a ~+x|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xxx / | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x

Syntax: dA || NgN

hs: g, aa: 2
Ridd28 4. corfen sworfen || cyrred ðyrred corfen, sworfen, || ċierred, þyrred,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: ss || ss

hs: c, aa: 1
Ridd28 5. bunden wunden || blæced wæced bunden, wunden, || blǣċed, wǣced,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: sV || ss

hs: b, xa: bwbw, aa: Q
Ridd28 6. frætwed geatwed || feorran læded frætwed, ġe·atwed, || feorran lǣded
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: ss || as

hs: f, aa: 1
Ridd28 7. to durum dryhta || dream bið in innan durum dryhta. || Drēam biþ on innan
Bliss Scansion: 2C1a x~+|Sx || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: C2 x ~+ | / x || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: NNg || NvP

hs: d, ac: dr, acc: dr, aa: D, da: D
Ridd28 8. cwicra wihta || clengeð lengeð cwicra wihta, || clenġeþ, lenġeþ,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: AN || VV

hs: c, aa: 1
Ridd28 9. ðara ðe ær lifgende || longe hwile þāra þe ǣr libbende || lange hwīle
Bliss Scansion: d1d xxxxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xxxx / | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: aA || AN

hs: l, aa: 2
Ridd28 10. wilna bruceð || ond no wið spriceð wilna brūceþ || and wiþ spriceþ,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C2b xx$|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x

Syntax: NV || pV

hs: w, aa: 1
Ridd28 11. ond ðonne æfter deaðe || deman onginneð and þonne aefter dēaðe || dēman on·ġinneþ,
Bliss Scansion: a1e xxxxxSx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxx / x || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: aP || IV

hs: d, aa: 2
Ridd28 12. meldan mislice || micel is to hycganne meldan mislīċe. || Miċel is hyċġanne
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sxx || N/A ~+|xxSxx
Sievers Scansion: D*1 / x | / \ x || N/A ~+ xx | / x

Syntax: Ia || AvI

hs: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd28 13. wisfæstum menn || hwæt seo wiht sy wīsfæstum menn, || hwæt sēo wiht sīe.
Bliss Scansion: 300 Ssx|S || 2C1b xxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || 0 xx / | / x

Syntax: AN || NV

hs: w, aa: 1