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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.49
Title
Riddles 49
Language
Old English
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Riddles 49

Ridd49 1. ic wat eardfæstne || anne standan Iċ wāt eardfæstne || ānne standan,
Bliss Scansion: d2b xxSsx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AC || AI
hs: V, law: st, aa: 1
Ridd49 2. deafne dumban || se oft dæges swilgeð dēafne, dumban, || sē oft dæġes swilġeþ
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: AA || NV
hs: d, law: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd49 3. ðurh gopes hond || gifrum lacum þurh gopes hand || ġīfrum lācum.
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NgN || AN
hs: g, aa: 1
Ridd49 4. hwilum on ðam wicum || se wonna ðegn Hwīlum on% þām wīcum || sē wanna þeġn,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: aP || AN
hs: w, aa: 2
Ridd49 5. sweart ond saloneb || sendeð oðre sweart and salu-nebb, || sendeþ ōðre
Bliss Scansion: 1A2a S|x~+s || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A2b / x | ~+ \ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AcN || VA
hs: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd49 6. under goman him || golde dyrran under gaman him || golde dīerran,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|$ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: Pi || NtA
hs: g, aa: 1
Ridd49 7. ða æðelingas || oft wilniað þā æðelingas || oft wilniaþ,
Bliss Scansion: d1a x~+xx || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: C2 x ~+ | / x || N/A / | / ~ x
Syntax: dN || aV
hs: V, aa: 2
Ridd49 8. cyningas ond cwene || ic ðæt cyn nu gen cyningas and cwēne. || Iċ þæt cynn nū ġīen
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a ~+x|xSx || 2B1b xx$|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ xx | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NcN || Na
hs: c, aa: D, da: D
Ridd49 9. nemnan ne wille || ðe him to nytte swa nemnan ne wille, || þe him tō nytte swā
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B1c xxxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: IV || Pa
hs: n, aa: 1
Ridd49 10. ond to dugðum doð || ðæt se dumba her and tō duĝuþum dōþ || þæt sē dumba hēr,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx ~+ | x / || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: PV || Aa
hs: d, aa: D, da: D
Ridd49 11. eorp unwita || ær forswilgeð eorp unwita, || ǣr for·swilġeþ%.
Bliss Scansion: 1D3 S|S~x || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D2 / | / ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || aV
hs: V, aa: D, da: D