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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.48
Title
Riddles 48
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Old English
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Riddles 48

Ridd48 1. ic gefrægn for hæleðum || hring endean Iċ ġe·fræġn for% hæleþum || hrinġ endean,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxx~+x || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx ~+ x || N/A / | / ~ x
Syntax: NP || NI
hs: h, lab: h, aa: 2
Ridd48 2. torhtne butan tungan || tila ðeah he hlude torhtne būtan tungan, || tila þēah hē hlūde
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1b Sx|xxSx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxx | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: AP || aa
hs: t, lab: hl, aa: D, da: D
Ridd48 3. stefne ne cirmde || strongum wordum stefne ne ċiermde, || strangum wordum.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NV || AN
hs: st, aa: 1
Ridd48 4. sinc for secgum || swigende cwæð Sinċ for seċġum || swīĝende cwæþ:
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 30 Sxx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: NP || AV
hs: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd48 5. gehæle mec || helpend gæsta Ġe·hǣle mec, || helpend gǣsta.
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|$ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: Vi || NNg
hs: h, law: g, aa: 1
Ridd48 6. ryne ongietan || readan goldes Rȳne on·ġietan || rēadan goldes
Bliss Scansion: N/A Sx|x~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NV || AN
hs: r, las: g, law: g, xa: rgrg, aa: Q
Ridd48 7. guman galdorcwide || gleawe beðencan guman gāldor-cwide, || glēawe be·þenċan%
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 ~+|S~x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D2 ~+ | / ~ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NgN || AV
hs: g, las: g, aa: D, da: D
Ridd48 8. hyra hælo to gode || swa se hring gecwæð hira hǣlu tō gode, || swā sē hrinġ ġe·cwæþ.
Bliss Scansion: 3B*1b xxSx|x~+ || 2B1b xxS|x$
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx ~+ || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NP || NV
hs: h, aa: 1