A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Metadata

ID
https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.46
Title
Riddles 46
Language
Old English
Bibliography
Other formats
TEI (xml) Plain text (txt) Metadata (json)

Tools

Highlight uncommon word forms
Poem Concordance

Repeated scansions (bliss)

Formulas

Riddles 46

Ridd46 1. wer sæt æt wine || mid his wifum twam Wer% sæt æt wine || mid his wīfum twǣm
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xxSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: NP || NA

hs: w, las: t, aa: D, da: D
Ridd46 2. ond his twegen suno || ond his twa dohtor and his twēġen suno || and his twā dohtor,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|~+ || 2C1b xxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x ~+ || 0 xx / | / x

Syntax: AN || AN

hs: t, ac: tw, las: t, lab: t, aa: 1
Ridd46 3. swase gesweostor || ond hyra suno twegen swǣse ġe·sweostor || and hira% suna twēġen,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || d2c xxx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xxx ~+ | / x

Syntax: AN || NA

hs: s, ac: sw, aca: sw, lab: t, aa: D, da: D
Ridd46 4. freolico frumbearn || fæder wæs ðær inne frēolicu frumbearn; || fæder wæs ðǣr inne
Bliss Scansion: 2A2 Sxx|Ss || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A2b / xx | / \ || N/A ~+ xx | / x

Syntax: AN || Nva

hs: f, ac: fr, aca: fr, las: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd46 5. ðara æðelinga || æghwæðres mid þāra æðelinga || ǣġhwæðeres mid,
Bliss Scansion: d1b xx~+xx || 30 Sxx|$
Sievers Scansion: C2 xx ~+ | / x || N/A / \ x | /

Syntax: dN || Aa

hs: V, ca: V, las: V, aa: 2
Ridd46 6. eam ond nefa || ealra wæron fife êam and nefa. || Ealra wǣron fīfe
Bliss Scansion: 300 Ssx|~+ || 1A*1b Sx|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | ~+ || N/A / xxx | / x

Syntax: NcN || AgvA

hs: V, ca: V, aa: 1
Ridd46 7. eorla ond idesa || insittendra eorla and idesa || inn-sittendra.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|x~+x || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | ~+ x || D1 / | / \ x

Syntax: NcN || AC

hs: V, ca: V, aa: D, da: D, bcp: 1D1