A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.44
Title
Riddles 44
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Old English
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Riddles 44

Ridd44 1. wrætlic hongað || bi weres ðeo Wrætliċ hangaþ || be weres þēo,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || N/A x~x|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: AV || PV
hs: w, law: þ, aa: 1
Ridd44 2. frean under sceate || foran is ðyrel frēan under sċēate. || Foran is þȳrel.
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xxSx || N/A Sx|x~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / xx | ~ x
Syntax: NP || avN
hs: f, law: þ, aa: 1
Ridd44 3. bið stið ond heard || stede hafað godne Biþ stīþ and heard, || stede hafaþ gōdne;
Bliss Scansion: 2B1a xS|xS || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: AcA || NA
hs: st, aa: 1
Ridd44 4. ðonne se esne || his agen hrægl þonne sē esne || his āĝen hræġl
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: aN || AN
hs: V, law: hr, aa: 2
Ridd44 5. ofer cneo hefeð || wile ðæt cuðe hol ofer cnēo hefeþ, || wile þæt cūðe hol
Bliss Scansion: d3b xxS~x || 3B1c xxxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: PV || AN
hs: c, las: h, law: h, xa: chch, aa: Q
Ridd44 6. mid his hangellan || heafde gretan mid his hangellan || heafde grētan
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || NI
hs: h, las: h, aa: D
Ridd44 7. ðæt he efenlang ær || oft gefylde þæt hē efen-lang% ǣr || oft ġe·fylde.
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xx~+x|S || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx ~+ | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: Aa || aV
hs: V, aa: D