A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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Riddles 39
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Riddles 39

Ridd39 1. gewritu secgað || ðæt seo wiht sy Ġe·writu seċġaþ || þæt sēo wiht sīe
Bliss Scansion: 2C1a x~+|Sx || 2C1b xxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C2 x ~+ | / x || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: NV || NV
hs: w, xa: wsws, aa: Q
Ridd39 2. mid moncynne || miclum tidum mid mann-cynne || miċelum tīdum
Bliss Scansion: d2a xSsx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 x / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || AN
hs: m, ia: m, aa: 1
Ridd39 3. sweotol ond gesyne || sundorcræft hafað sweotol and ġe·sīene. || Sundor-cræft hafaþ
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b ~+|xxSx || 2A1 Ss|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ xx | / x || A2a / \ | ~ x
Syntax: AcA || NV
hs: s, ia: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd39 4. maran micle || ðonne hit men witen māran% miċele, || þonne hit menn witen.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C2c xxx$|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: Aa || NI
hs: m, law: w, ia: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd39 5. heo wile gesecan || sundor æghwylcne Hēo wile ġe·sēċan || sundor ǣġhwelcne
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || D1 / | / \ x
Syntax: iI || aA
hs: s, law: hw, ia: s, aa: 2
Ridd39 6. feorhberendra || gewiteð eft feran on weg feorh-berendra, || ġe·wīteþ eft fēran on weġ.
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 S|~xx || 3B*1d xxxxSx|x$
Sievers Scansion: D3 / | ~ \ x || 0 xxxx / | xx /
Syntax: AC || IP
hs: f, law: w, aa: 1, acp: 1D1
Ridd39 7. ne bið hio næfre || niht ðær oðre Ne biþ hēo nǣfre || niht ðǣr ōðre,
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: ia || NA
hs: n, aa: 2
Ridd39 8. ac hio sceal wideferh || wreccan laste ac hēo sċeall wīde-feorh || wreċċan lāste
Bliss Scansion: d5c xxxSxs || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: aU || NgN
hs: w, aa: 1
Ridd39 9. hamleas hweorfan || no ðy heanre bið hamlēas hweorfan; || nā þȳ ēanre biþ.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: AI || AV
hs: h, lab: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd39 10. ne hafað hio fot ne folme || ne æfre foldan hran Ne hafaþ hēo fōt ne folme% || , ne ǣfre foldan hrān, ||
Bliss Scansion: N/A xxxxS|xSx || 3B1c xxxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: hA1 xxxx / x | / x || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: NcN || NV
hs: f, lab: hr, aa: D, da: H
Ridd39 11. ne eagena || ægðer twega ne ēaĝena% || ǣġþer twēġa,
Bliss Scansion: d1a xSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || AAg
hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd39 12. ne muð hafað || ne wið monnum spræc ne mūþ hafaþ, || ne wiþ mannum spræc,
Bliss Scansion: 2C2a xS|~x || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NV || PV
hs: m, law: sp, aa: 1
Ridd39 13. ne gewit hafað || ac gewritu secgað ne ġe·witt hafaþ, || ac ġe·writu seċġaþ
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xx$|~x || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NV || NV
hs: w, law: s, lab: w, aa: 1
Ridd39 14. ðæt seo sy earmost || ealra wihta þæt sēo sīe earmost || ealra wihta,
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: dvA || AN
hs: V, law: w, lab: w, aa: 2
Ridd39 15. ðara ðe æfter gecyndum || cenned wære þāra þe aefter ġe·cyndum || cenned wǣre.
Bliss Scansion: a1f xxxxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: dP || sV
hs: c, law: w, aa: 2
Ridd39 16. ne hafað hio sawle ne feorh || ac hio siðas sceal Ne hafaþ hīo sāwle ne feorh, || ac hēo sīðas sċeall
Bliss Scansion: 3B*1a xxxxSx|xS || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: B2 xxxx / | xx / || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NcN || NV
hs: s, aa: 1
Ridd39 17. geond ðas wundorworuld || wide dreogan ġond þās wunder-weorold || wīde drēoĝan.
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xxS|~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || aI
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd39 18. ne hafað hio blod ne ban || hwæðre bearnum wearð Ne hafaþ hēo blōd ne bān, || hwæðere bearnum wearþ
Bliss Scansion: d4d xxxxS|xS || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxxx / | x / || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NcN || NV
hs: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd39 19. geond ðisne middangeard || mongum to frofre ġond þisne middan-ġeard || maniĝum tō frōfre.
Bliss Scansion: d5c xxxSxs || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxx / | x / || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NC || AP
hs: m, aa: 1
Ridd39 20. næfre hio heofonum hran || ne to helle mot Nǣfre hēo heofonum hrān, || ne tō helle mōt,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1c xxx~+x|S || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxx ~+ | x / || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NV || PV
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd39 21. ac hio sceal wideferh || wuldorcyninges ac hēo sċeall wīde-feorh || wuldor-cyninġes%
Bliss Scansion: d5c xxxSxs || 1D1 S|~xx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxx / | x / || N/A / | ~ \ x
Syntax: aU || NC
hs: w, aa: 1, bcp: 1D1
Ridd39 22. larum lifgan || long is to secganne lārum libban. || Lang is tō seċġanne
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1A1b S|xxSxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NI || AvI
hs: l, aa: D, da: D
Ridd39 23. hu hyre ealdorgesceaft || æfter gongeð hū hire ealdor-ġe·sċeaft || aefter gangeþ,
Bliss Scansion: 2B1a xxxS|xS || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || aV
hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd39 24. woh wyrda gesceapu || ðæt is wrætlic ðing wōh wyrda ġe·sċeapu; || þæt is% wrǣtliċ þinġ
Bliss Scansion: N/A S|Sxx~+ || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: D4 / | / xx ~+ || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: AN || AN
hs: w, lab: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd39 25. to gesecganne || soð is æghwylc tō ġe·seċġanne. || Sōþ is ǣġhwelċ
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: IU || AvA
hs: s, lab: hw, aa: 2
Ridd39 26. ðara ðe ymb ðas wiht || wordum becneð þāra þe ymb þās wiht || wordum bēcneþ;
Bliss Scansion: N/A xxxxxS || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: N/A xxxxx / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: dP || NV
hs: w, aa: 2
Ridd39 27. ne hafað heo ænig lim || leofað efne seðeah ne hafaþ hēo% ǣniġ% lim, || leofaþ efene sē·þeah.
Bliss Scansion: 3B1d xxxxSx|$ || N/A xx / | xx /
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxxx / | x / || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: AN || aa
hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd39 28. gif ðu mæge reselan || recene gesecgan Ġif þū mæġe rǣselan || recene ġe·seċġan
Bliss Scansion: d1d xxxxSxx || 1A*1a ~+x|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xxxx / | ~ x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: aN || aI
hs: r, las: s, aa: 2
Ridd39 29. soðum wordum || saga hwæt hio hatte sōðum wordum, || saĝa hwæt hēo hātte.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: AN || VV
hs: s, las: s, aa: 1