A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.31
Title
Riddles 31
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Old English
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Riddles 31

Ridd31 1. is ðes middangeard || missenlicum Is þēs middan-ġeard || missenlicum
Bliss Scansion: d5b xxSxs || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || AC
hs: m, aa: 1, bcp: 2A1
Ridd31 2. wisum gewlitegad || wrættum gefrætwad wīsum ġe·wliteĝod, || wrǣttum ġe·frætwod.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|x~+x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | ~+ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: Nts || Nts
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd31 3. ic seah sellic ðing || singan on ræcede Iċ seah seldliċ þinġ || singan on reċede;
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 1A*1a Sx|x~+x
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / xx | ~+ x
Syntax: AN || IP
hs: s, aa: 1
Ridd31 4. wiht wæs nower || werum on gemonge wiht wæs nāhwǣr% || werum on ġe·maniġe,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: Nva || NP
hs: w, ca: w, aa: 1
Ridd31 5. sio hæfde wæstum || wundorlicran sēo hæfde wæstum || wundorlicran.
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: VN || AC
hs: w, ca: w, aa: 2, bcp: 2A1
Ridd31 6. niðerweard || wæs neb hyre Niðerweard% || wæs nebb hire,
Bliss Scansion: N/A ~xx || 2C2a x$|~x
Sievers Scansion: || 0 x / | ~ x
Syntax: AC || NA
hs: n, aa: 1
Ridd31 7. fet ond folme || fugele gelice fēt and folme || fuĝole ġe·līċe;
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 1A*1a ~+x|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: NcN || NtA
hs: f, ca: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd31 8. no hwæðre fleogan mæg || ne fela gongan nā hwæðere flēoĝan mæġ || ne fela gangan,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1c xxxSx|$ || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxx / | x / || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: IV || fI
hs: f, ca: f, law: g, aa: 1
Ridd31 9. hwæðre feðegeorn || fremman onginneð hwæðere fēðe-ġeorn || fremman on·ġinneþ,
Bliss Scansion: d5b xxSxs || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: AC || IV
hs: f, ca: f, law: g, xa: fgfg, aa: Q
Ridd31 10. gecoren cræftum || cyrreð geneahhe ġe·coren cræftum, || ċierreþ ġe·neahhe
Bliss Scansion: 2C1a x~+|Sx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C2 x ~+ | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: sNt || Va
hs: c, aa: D, da: D
Ridd31 11. oft ond gelome || eorlum on gemonge oft and ġe·lōme || eorlum on ġe·maniġe,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xxSx || N/A Sx|xSxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / xxx | / x
Syntax: aca || NP
hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd31 12. siteð æt symble || sæles bideð siteþ æt simble, || sǣles bīdeþ,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: Va || NV
hs: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd31 13. hwonne ær heo cræft hyre || cyðan mote hwonne ǣr hēo cræft hire || cȳðan mōte
Bliss Scansion: 2C2a xxxxS|~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xxxx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NA || IV
hs: c, aa: 1
Ridd31 14. werum on wonge || ne heo ðær wiht ðigeð werum on wange. || Ne hēo ðǣr wiht þiġeþ
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 2C2c xxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: NP || NV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd31 15. ðæs ðe him æt blisse || beornas habbað þæs þe him æt blisse || beornas habbaþ%.
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: iN || NV
hs: b, aa: Q
Ridd31 16. deor domes georn || hio dumb wunað Dēor dōmes ġeorn, || hēo dumb wunaþ;
Bliss Scansion: 1D4 S|Sxs || 2C2a xS|~x
Sievers Scansion: D4 / | / x \ || 0 x / | ~ x
Syntax: AA || AV
hs: d, aa: D, da: D
Ridd31 17. hwæðre hyre is on fote || fæger hleoðor hwæðere hire is on fōte || fǣġer hlēoðor,
Bliss Scansion: a1f xxxxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AvP || AN
hs: f, aa: Q
Ridd31 18. wynlicu woðgiefu || wrætlic me ðinceð wynlicu wōð-ġiefu. || Wrætliċ mē þynceþ,
Bliss Scansion: N/A Sxx|S~+ || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D*2 / xx | / ~ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: AN || AV
hs: w, ca: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd31 19. hu seo wiht mæge || wordum lacan hū sēo wiht mæġe || wordum lācan
Bliss Scansion: d3b xxS~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NV || NI
hs: w, ca: w, aa: 1
Ridd31 20. ðurh fot neoðan || frætwed hyrstum þurh fōt niðan, || frætwed hyrstum.
Bliss Scansion: 2C2a xS|~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: Pa || sNt
hs: f, las: h, aa: 1
Ridd31 21. hafað hyre on halse || ðonne hio hord warað Hafaþ hire on healse, || þonne hēo hord waraþ,
Bliss Scansion: a1e xxxxxSx || 2C2c xxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxx / x || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: iP || NV
hs: h, las: h, aa: D
Ridd31 22. bær beagum deall || broðor sine bær, bēaĝum deall, || brōðor sīne,
Bliss Scansion: 1D4 $|Sxs || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D4 / | / x \ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AA || NA
hs: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd31 23. mæg mid mægne || micel is to hycgenne mæġ mid mæġne. || Miċel is tō hyċġenne
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || N/A ~+|xxSxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: NP || AvI
hs: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd31 24. wisum woðboran || hwæt sio wiht sie wīsum wōð-boran, || hwæt sēo% wiht sīe.
Bliss Scansion: 1D*3 Sx|S~x || 2C1b xxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D*2 / x | / ~ x || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: AN || NV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D