A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.32
Title
Riddles 32
Language
Old English
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Riddles 32

Ridd32 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
Ridd32 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, lab: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd32 3. siðum sellic || ic seah searo hweorfan Sīðum seldliċ || iċ seah searu hweorfan,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NtA || NI
hs: s, lab: hw, aa: D, da: D
Ridd32 4. grindan wið greote || giellende faran grindan wiþ grēote, || ġiellende faran.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 30 Sxx|~+
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / \ x | ~+
Syntax: IP || AN
hs: g, ac: gr, aca: gr, law: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd32 5. næfde sellicu wiht || syne ne folme Næfde seldlicu wiht || sīene ne folme,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSxx|S || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx / || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: AN || NcN
hs: s, law: f, aa: 1
Ridd32 6. exle ne earmas || sceal on anum fet eaxle ne earmas; || sċeall on ānum fēt
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NcN || PN
hs: V, law: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd32 7. searoceap swifan || swiðe feran searu-ċēap swīfan, || swīðe fēran,
Bliss Scansion: 2A3a ~+s|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A2a ~+ \ | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NI || aI
hs: s, ac: sw, las: f, law: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd32 8. faran ofer feldas || hæfde fela ribba faran ofer feldas. || Hæfde fela% ribba;
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b ~+|xxSx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ xx | / x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: IP || fNg
hs: f, las: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd32 9. muð wæs on middan || moncynne nyt mūþ wæs on middan. || Mann-cynne nytt,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xxSx || 300 Ssx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / \ x | ~+
Syntax: NvP || NtA
hs: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd32 10. fereð foddurwelan || folcscipe dreogeð fereþ% fōdor-welan, || folcsċipe drēoĝeþ,
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 ~+|S~x || 2A1a Sxx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D2 ~+ | / ~ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NC || NV
hs: f, aa: 1, da: D
Ridd32 11. wist in wigeð || ond werum gieldeð wist inn wiġeþ || and werum ġieldeþ
Bliss Scansion: 2A1 Ss|~x || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A2a / \ | ~ x || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: NV || NV
hs: w, las: g, aa: D, da: D
Ridd32 12. gaful geara gehwam || ðæs ðe guman brucað gafol ġēara ġe·hwǣm || þæs þe guman brūcaþ,
Bliss Scansion: N/A ~+|Sxxs || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D4 ~+ | / xx \ || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NN || NV
hs: g, las: g, aa: 1, da: D
Ridd32 13. rice ond heane || rece gif ðu cunne rīċe and hēane. || Rece, ġif þū cunne,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: AcA || VV
hs: r, aa: 1
Ridd32 14. wis worda gleaw || hwæt sio wiht sie wīs worda glēaw, || hwæt sēo wiht sīe.
Bliss Scansion: 1D4 S|Sxs || 2C1b xxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D4 / | / x \ || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: AA || NV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D