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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.45
Title
Riddles 45
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Old English
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Riddles 45

Ridd45 1. ic on wincle gefrægn || weaxan nathwæt Iċ on wincle ġe·fræġn || weaxan% nāthwæt,
Bliss Scansion: 3B*1c xxSx|xS || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: PV || IA
hs: w, law: hw, aa: 1
Ridd45 2. ðindan ond ðunian || ðecene hebban þindan and þunian, || þecene hebban;
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|x~+x || 2A1a ~+x|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | ~+ x || N/A ~+ x | / x
Syntax: IcI || NI
hs: þ, law: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd45 3. on ðæt banlease || bryd grapode on þæt bānlēase || brȳd grāpode,
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / | / ~ x
Syntax: AC || NV
hs: b, aa: 1
Ridd45 4. hygewlonc hondum || hrægle ðeahte hyġe-wlanc heandum, || hræġle þeahte
Bliss Scansion: 2A3a ~+s|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A2a ~+ \ | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: ANt || NNg
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd45 5. ðrindende ðing || ðeodnes dohtor þrind-ende þinġ || þēodnes dohtor.
Bliss Scansion: 3 E1 Sxx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || NgN
hs: þ, aa: D, da: D