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Riddles 42
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Old English
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Riddles 42

Ridd42 1. ic seah wyhte || wrætlice twa Iċ seah wihte || wrætlīċe twā
Bliss Scansion: a1b xxSx || 3 E1 Sxx|S
Sievers Scansion: A3 xx / x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: VN || AA
hs: w, ca: w, aa: 2
Ridd42 2. undearnunga || ute plegan un-dearnunga || ūte pleĝan
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 S|Sxx || 2A1b Sx|~x
Sievers Scansion: D1 / | / \ x || N/A / x | ~ x
Syntax: aU || aI
hs: V, aa: 1, acp: 1D1
Ridd42 3. hæmedlaces || hwitloc anfeng hǣmed-lāces; || hwīt-locc on·fenġ
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2E2a Ss|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: NC || NV
hs: h, aa: 1, acp: 2A1
Ridd42 4. wlanc under wædum || gif ðæs weorces speow wlanc under wǣdum, || ġif þæs weorces spēow%,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xxSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: AP || NV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd42 5. fæmne fyllo || ic on flette mæg fǣmne fyllu. || Iċ on flette mæġ
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NN || PV
hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd42 6. ðurh runstafas || rincum secgan þurh rūn-stafas || rincum seċġan,
Bliss Scansion: d3a xS~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || NI
hs: r, law: s, aa: 1
Ridd42 7. ðam ðe bec witan || bega ætsomne þām þe bēċ witan, || bēġa æt·samne
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xxS|~x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NV || Aa
hs: b, law: s, aa: 1
Ridd42 8. naman ðara wihta || ðær sceal nyd wesan naman þāra wihta. || Þǣr sċeall Nīed wesan
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b ~+|xxSx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ xx | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: NNg || NI
hs: n, xa: nwnw, aa: Q
Ridd42 9. twega oðer || ond se torhta æsc twēġa ōðer || and sē torhta æsċ
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: AgA || AN
hs: t, las: V, lab: t, xa: tVtV, aa: Q
Ridd42 10. an an linan || acas twegen ān ān līnan, || Ācas twēġen,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AP || NA
hs: V, las: V, lab: t, aa: 1
Ridd42 11. hægelas swa some || hwylc ðæs hordgates Hæġelas swā same. || Hwelċ þæs% hord-gates
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a ~+x|x~+ || d3b xxS~x
Sievers Scansion: N/A ~+ xx | ~ x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: Na || ANg
hs: h, aa: Q, da: D
Ridd42 12. cægan cræfte || ða clamme onleac cǣġan cræfte || þā clamme on·lēac
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2B1a xSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 x / | xx /
Syntax: NgN || NV
hs: c, aa: D, da: D
Ridd42 13. ðe ða rædellan || wið rynemenn þe þā rǣdellan || wiþ ryne-menn
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || N/A xSxs
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: NC || NC
hs: r, aa: 2
Ridd42 14. hygefæste heold || heortan bewrigene hyġefæste hēold || heortan be·wriġene
Bliss Scansion: 3 E2 ~+sx|S || 1A*1a Sx|x~+x
Sievers Scansion: E ~+ \ x | / || N/A / xx | ~+ x
Syntax: AV || Ns
hs: h, aa: D
Ridd42 15. orðoncbendum || nu is undyrne orþanc-bendum? || Nū is undierne
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || d1b xxSxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: NC || AC
hs: V, lab: V, aa: 1, acp: 2A1
Ridd42 16. werum æt wine || hu ða wihte mid us werum æt wīne || hū þā wihte mid ūs,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 3B*1c xxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: NP || NP
hs: w, lab: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd42 17. heanmode twa || hatne sindon hēan-mōde twa, || hātne sindon.
Bliss Scansion: 300 Ssx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AA || sV
hs: h, aa: 1