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Title
Riddles 37
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Old English
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Riddles 37

Ridd37 1. ic ða wihte geseah || womb wæs on hindan Iċ þā wihte ġe·seah; || wamb wæs on hindan
Bliss Scansion: 3B*1b xxSx|x$ || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx / || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NV || NvP
hs: w, aa: 1
Ridd37 2. ðriðum aðrunten || ðegn folgade þriðum ā·þrunten. || Þeġn folĝode,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / | / ~ x
Syntax: Nts || NV
hs: þ, ac: þr, aca: þr, aa: D, da: D
Ridd37 3. mægenrofa man || ond micel hæfde mæġen-rōfa mann || and miċel hæfde
Bliss Scansion: 300 ~+sx|$ || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E ~+ \ x | / || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: AV || AV
hs: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd37 4. gefered ðæt hit felde || fleah ðurh his eage ġe·fēred þæt% hit felde, || flēah þurh his ēaĝe.
Bliss Scansion: N/A xSx|xxSx || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 x / xxx | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: sV || VP
hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd37 5. ne swylteð he symle || ðonne syllan sceal Ne swilteþ hē simle, || þonne sellan sċeall
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: VN || IV
hs: s, aa: D
Ridd37 6. innað ðam oðrum || ac him eft cymeð innoþ þām ōðrum, || ac him eft cymeþ
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: NA || aV
hs: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd37 7. bot in bosme || blæd bið aræred bōt on bōsme, || blǣd biþ ā·rǣred;
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NP || Nvs
hs: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd37 8. he sunu wyrceð || bið him sylfa fæder hē sunu wyrċeþ, || biþ him selfa fæder.
Bliss Scansion: 2C1a x~+|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|~+
Sievers Scansion: C2 x ~+ | / x || 0 xx / | x ~+
Syntax: NV || AN
hs: s, aa: 1