A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.29
Title
Riddles 29
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Old English
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Riddles 29

Ridd29 1. ic wiht geseah || wundorlice wiht ġe·seah || wundorlīċe
Bliss Scansion: N/A xS|x$ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: NV || aU

hs: w, aa: 1, bcp: 2A1
Ridd29 2. hornum bitweonum || huðe lædan hornum% be·twēonum% || hūðe lǣdan,
Bliss Scansion: 2E1a Sx|x~+ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: N/A / xx | ~+ || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: Na || NI

hs: h, las: l, aa: 1
Ridd29 3. lyftfæt leohtlic || listum gegierwed lyftfæt lēohtliċ, || listum ġe·ġierwed,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Ss|Sx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A2a / \ | / x || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: NA || Nts

hs: l, las: l, aa: D, da: D
Ridd29 4. huðe to ðam ham || of ðam heresiðe hūðe þām hām || of þām here-sīðe;
Bliss Scansion: N/A Sx|xxS || d2b xx~+sx
Sievers Scansion: N/A / xxx | / || 0 xx ~+ | / x

Syntax: NP || NC

hs: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd29 5. walde hyre on ðære byrig || bur atimbran wealde hire on ðǣre byriġ || būr ā·timbran%,
Bliss Scansion: N/A xxxxxxx~x || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: N/A xxxxxxx ~ x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: iP || NI

hs: b, aa: 2
Ridd29 6. searwum asettan || gif hit swa meahte searwum ā·settan, || ġif hit swā meahte.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2C1b xxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | / x

Syntax: NI || aV

hs: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd29 7. ða cwom wundorlicu wiht || ofer wealles hrof Þā cōm wundorlicu wiht || ofer wealles hrōf,
Bliss Scansion: N/A xxSxxx|S || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx / || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: AN || NgN

hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd29 8. seo is eallum cuð || eorðbuendum sēo is eallum cūþ || eorð-būendum,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || D1 / | / \ x

Syntax: AA || NC

hs: V, aa: 1, bcp: 1D1
Ridd29 9. ahredde ða ða huðe || ond to ham bedraf ā·hredde þā þā hūðe || and hām be·drāf%
Bliss Scansion: a1e xxxxxSx || 2B1b xxS|xS
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxx / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: VN || PV

hs: h, aa: D
Ridd29 10. wreccan ofer willan || gewat hyre west ðonan wreċċan ofer willan, || ġe·wāt hire west þonan
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1b Sx|xxSx || 2C2a xxxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxx | / x || 0 xxxx / | ~ x

Syntax: NP || aa

hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd29 11. fæhðum feran || forð onette fǣhþum fēran, || forþ ōnette%.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || D1 / | / \ x

Syntax: NI || aV

hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd29 12. dust stonc to heofonum || deaw feol on eorðan Dūst stanc heofonum, || dēaw fēoll on eorðan,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xx~+x || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | ~+ x || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: NP || NP

hs: d, aa: 1
Ridd29 13. niht forð gewat || nænig siððan niht forþ ġe·wāt. || Nǣniġ siþþan
Bliss Scansion: 1D4 S|Sxs || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D4 / | / x \ || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: NV || Aa

hs: n, law: s, aa: 1
Ridd29 14. wera gewiste || ðære wihte sið wera ġe·wiste || ðǣre wihte sīþ.
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: NV || NgN

hs: w, law: s, aa: D, da: D