A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.43
Title
Riddles 43
Language
Old English
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Riddles 43

Ridd43 1. ic wat indryhtne || æðelum deorne Iċ wāt in-drihtne || æðelum dierne
Bliss Scansion: d2b xxSsx || 2A1a ~+x|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A ~+ x | / x
Syntax: AC || NtA
hs: V, aa: Q
Ridd43 2. giest in geardum || ðam se grimma ne mæg ġiest on ġeardum, || þām sē grymma ne mæġ
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || N/A xxSxx$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: NP || AV
hs: g, aa: D, da: D
Ridd43 3. hungor sceððan || ne se hata ðurst hungor sċieþþan || ne sē hāta þurst,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NI || AN
hs: h, aa: 1
Ridd43 4. yldo ne adle || gif him arlice ieldu ne ādle. || Ġif him ārlīċe
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || d1b xxSxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: NcN || ia
hs: V, ca: V, aa: Q, da: D
Ridd43 5. esne ðenað || se ðe agan sceal esne þeġnaþ, || sē þe āĝan sċeall
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NV || IV
hs: V, ca: V, aa: 1
Ridd43 6. on ðam siðfate || hy gesunde æt ham on þām sīþ-fæte, || hīe ġe·sunde æt hām
Bliss Scansion: d3b xxS~x || 3B*1c xxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: NC || NP
hs: s, aa: 1
Ridd43 7. findað witode him || wiste ond blisse findaþ witode him || wiste and blisse,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xx~+x|$ || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx ~+ | x / || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: si || NcN
hs: w, aa: 1
Ridd43 8. cnosles unrim || care gif se esne cnōsles unrīm, || ċeare, ġif sē esne
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: NgN || NN
hs: c, aa: Q
Ridd43 9. his hlaforde || hyreð yfle his hlāforde || hīereþ yfele,
Bliss Scansion: d1a xSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 x / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || Va
hs: h, aa: D
Ridd43 10. frean on fore || ne wile forht wesan frēan on fōre. || Ne wile forht wesan
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 2C2c xxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: NP || AI
hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd43 11. broðor oðrum || him ðæt bam sceðeð brōðor ōðrum; || him þæt bām sċieðeþ,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: NA || AV
hs: b, ca: b, aa: 1
Ridd43 12. ðonne hy from bearme || begen hweorfað þonne hīe fram bearme || bēġen hweorfaþ
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: iP || AV
hs: b, ca: b, aa: Q
Ridd43 13. anre magan || ellorfuse ānre maĝan || ellor-fūse,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || AC
hs: V, aa: 1, bcp: 2A1
Ridd43 14. moddor ond sweostor || mon se ðe wille mōdor and sweostor. || Mann, sē þe wille,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 1A1b $|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NcN || NV
hs: m, aa: 1
Ridd43 15. cyðe cynewordum || hu se cuma hatte cȳðe cyne-wordum || hū sē cuma hātte,
Bliss Scansion: 1D*2 Sx|~+sx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D*1 / x | ~+ \ x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NgN || NV
hs: c, aa: D, da: D
Ridd43 16. eðða se esne || ðe ic her ymb sprice eþþa sē esne, || þe iċ hēr ymb spriċe.
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 2C2c xxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: dN || pV
hs: V, aa: 2