A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.38
Title
Riddles 38
Language
Old English
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Riddles 38

Ridd38 1. ic ða wiht geseah || wæpnedcynnes Iċ þā wiht ġe·seah || wǣpned-cynnes,
Bliss Scansion: 2B1b xxS|x$ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NV || NC
hs: w, aa: 1, bcp: 2A1
Ridd38 2. geoguðmyrðe grædig || him on gafol forlet ġuĝuð-mierþe% grǣdiġ; || him on gafol for·lēt
Bliss Scansion: N/A ~+sx|Sx || 2B1b xx~+|xS
Sievers Scansion: N/A ~+ \ x | / x || 0 xx ~+ | x /
Syntax: NgA || PV
hs: g, aa: D, da: D
Ridd38 3. ferðfriðende || feower wellan ferhþ-friðende || fēower wellan
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 S|~xx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D1 / | / \ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AC || AN
hs: f, aa: D, da: D, acp: 1D1
Ridd38 4. scire sceotan || on gesceap ðeotan sċīre sċēotan, || on ġe·sċēap þēotan.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C1b xx$|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: AI || PI
hs: sc, lab: sc, aa: D, da: D
Ridd38 5. mon maðelade || se ðe me gesægde Mann maðelode, || sē þe mē ġe·sæġde:
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 $|~+xx || N/A xxS|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D2 / | ~+ ~ x || 0 xx / x | / x
Syntax: NV || iV
hs: m, lab: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd38 6. seo wiht gif hio gedygeð || duna briceð ‘Sēo wiht, ġif hēo ġe·dīeĝeþ, || dūna briceþ;
Bliss Scansion: a1e xxxxxSx || 2A1b Sx|~x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxx / x || N/A / x | ~ x
Syntax: NV || NV
hs: d, las: b, aa: 2
Ridd38 7. gif he tobirsteð || bindeð cwice ġif hē tō·birsteþ, || bindeþ cwice.’
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 2A1b Sx|~x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || N/A / x | ~ x
Syntax: iV || VA
hs: b, las: b, aa: 2