A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.35
Title
Riddles 35
Language
Old English
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Riddles 35

Ridd35 1. mec se wæta wong || wundrum freorig Meċ wǣta wang, || wundrum frēoriġ,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: AN || NtA

hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd35 2. of his innaðe || ærist cende of his innoþe || ǣrest cende.
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: AN || aV

hs: V, aa: D
Ridd35 3. ne wat ic mec beworhtne || wulle flysum Ne wāt mec be·worhtne || wulle flīesum,
Bliss Scansion: a1e xxxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxx / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: Vs || NgN

hs: w, aa: D
Ridd35 4. hærum ðurh heahcræft || hygeðoncum min hǣrum þurh hēah-cræft, || hyġe-þancum min.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*2 Sx|xSs || 3 E2 ~+sx|S
Sievers Scansion: A2b / xx | / \ || N/A ~+ \ x | /

Syntax: NP || Nt

hs: h, lab: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd35 5. wundene me ne beoð wefle || ne ic wearp hafu Wundene ne bēoþ wefle, || ne wearp hafu,
Bliss Scansion: N/A Sxx|xxxSx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxxxx | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x

Syntax: scN || NV

hs: w, law: h, lab: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd35 6. ne ðurh ðreata geðræcu || ðræd me ne hlimmeð ne þurh þrēata ġe·þracu || þrǣd mene hlimmeþ,
Bliss Scansion: 3B*1b xxSx|x~+ || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx ~+ || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: NgN || NV

hs: þ, ac: þr, acc: þr, las: h, law: hl, aa: D, da: D
Ridd35 7. ne æt me hrutende || hrisil scriðeð ne æt hrūtende || hrīsel sċrīðeþ,
Bliss Scansion: d1c xxxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xxx / | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: PA || NV

hs: h, ac: hr, las: h, aa: 2
Ridd35 8. ne mec ohwonan || sceal am cnyssan ne mec ohwōnan || sċeall ām% cnyssan.
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2C1a xS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || 0 x / | / x

Syntax: ia || NI

hs: V, law: c, aa: 2
Ridd35 9. wyrmas mec ne awæfan || wyrda cræftum Wyrmas mec ne ā·wǣfan || wyrda cræftum,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1c Sx|xxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxxx | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: NV || NgN

hs: w, law: c, aa: D, da: D
Ridd35 10. ða ðe geolo godwebb || geatwum frætwað þā þe ġeolu gōd-webb || ġeatwum frætwaþ.
Bliss Scansion: 2C1b xx~+|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C2 xx ~+ | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: AN || NV

hs: g, aa: D, da: D
Ridd35 11. wile mec mon hwæðre seðeah || wide ofer eorðan Wile mec man hwæðere sē·þeah || wīde ofer eorðan
Bliss Scansion: N/A ~+|xxxxSx || 1A*1b Sx|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: N/A ~+ xxxx | / x || N/A / xxx | / x

Syntax: Va || aP

hs: w, lab: w, aa: 1
Ridd35 12. hatan for hæleðum || hyhtlic gewæde hātan for hæleþum || hyhtliċ ġe·wǣde.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|x~+x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | ~+ x || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: IP || AN

hs: h, lab: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd35 13. saga soðcwidum || searoðoncum gleaw Saĝa sōþ-cwidum, || searu-þancum glēaw,
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 ~+|S~x || 3 E2 ~+sx|S
Sievers Scansion: D2 ~+ | / ~ x || N/A ~+ \ x | /

Syntax: VN || NtA

hs: s, lab: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd35 14. wordum wisfæst || hwæt ðis gewæde sy wordum wīsfæst, || hwæt þis ġe·wǣde% sīe.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1c xxxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xxx / | x /

Syntax: NtA || NV

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