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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.36
Title
Riddles 36
Language
Old English
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Riddles 36

Ridd36 1. ic wiht geseah || on wege feran Iċ wiht ġe·seah || on weġe fēran,
Bliss Scansion: N/A xS|x$ || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: NV || PI
hs: w, ca: w, aa: 1
Ridd36 2. seo wæs wrætlice || wundrum gegierwed sēo wæs wrætlīċe || wundrum ġe·ġierwed.
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: Va || Nts
hs: w, ca: w, lab: w, aa: D
Ridd36 3. hæfde feowere || fet under wombe Hæfde fēowere || fēt under wambe
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: VA || NP
hs: f, lab: w, aa: 2
Ridd36 4. ond ehtuwe and ehtuwe
Bliss Scansion: d1a xSxx ||
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x ||
Syntax: AC || null
hs: V, aa: X
Ridd36 5. monn [h w M] wiif [m x l kf wf] hors [qxxs] mann h w M wīf m x l kf wf hors qxxs
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||
hs: #
Ridd36 6. || ufon on hrycge || ufan on hryċġe; ||
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||
Syntax: null || aP
hs: #, aa: X
Ridd36 7. hæfde tu fiðru || ond twelf eagan hæfde tu fiðeru || and twelf ēaĝan
Bliss Scansion: 2C1b xxS|Sx || 2C1a xS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || 0 x / | / x
Syntax: AN || AN
hs: t, aa: 1
Ridd36 8. ond siex heafdu || saga hwæt hio wære and siex heafdu. || Saĝa hwæt hēo wǣre.
Bliss Scansion: 2C1a xS|Sx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 x / | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: AN || VN
hs: s, aa: 1
Ridd36 9. for flodwegas || ne wæs ðæt na fugul ana For flōd-weĝas; || ne wæs þæt nā fuĝol ana,
Bliss Scansion: d3a xS~x || 2C1d xxxx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D2 / | / ~ x || 0 xxxx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NC || NA
hs: f, las: V, aa: 1, da: D
Ridd36 10. ac ðær wæs æghwylces || anra gelicnes ac ðǣr wæs ǣġhwelċes || ānra ġe·līċness
Bliss Scansion: d1c xxxSxx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xxx / | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: AC || AgN
hs: V, las: V, aa: 1
Ridd36 11. horses ond monnes || hundes ond fugles horses and mannes, || hundes and fuĝoles,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NcN || NcN
hs: h, aa: 1
Ridd36 12. ond eac wifes wlite || ðu wast gif ðu const and ēac wīfes wlite. || Þū wāst, ġif þū canst,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|~+ || 2B2a xS|xxS
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x ~+ || 0 x / | xx /
Syntax: NgN || VV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd36 13. to gesecganne || ðæt we soð witan tō ġe·seċġanne, || þæt we sōþ witan,
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: IU || NV
hs: s, las: w, aa: 1
Ridd36 14. hu ðære wihte || wise gonge hū ðǣre wihte || wīse gange.
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: aN || NV
hs: w, las: w, aa: 2