A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.5
Title
Riddles 5
Language
Old English
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Riddles 5

Ridd5 1. wiga is on eorðan || wundrum acenned Iċ eom ān-haĝa || īserne wund,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b ~+|xxSx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ xx | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NvP || Nts
hs: w, aa: 1
Ridd5 2. dryhtum to nytte || of dumbum twam bille ġe·bennod, || beadu-weorca sǣd,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: NP || AA
hs: d, las: t, aa: 1
Ridd5 3. torht atyhted || ðone on teon wigeð eċġum wēriġ. || Oft iċ wīġ sēo,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 2C2c xxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: As || PV
hs: t, aa: D, da: D
Ridd5 4. feond his feonde || forstrangne oft frecne feohtan. || Frōfre ne wēne,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: NN || Aa
hs: f, aa: Z, da: D
Ridd5 5. wif hine wrið || he him wel hereð þæt mē% ġōc cyme || gūð-ġe·winnes,
Bliss Scansion: 3000 S~x|S || 2C1b xx$|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / ~ x | / || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: NV || aV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd5 6. ðeowað him geðwære || gif him ðegniað ǣr iċ mid ieldum || eall for·wurðe%,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || d1b xxSxx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: iA || iV
hs: þ, aa: Q
Ridd5 7. mægeð ond mæcgas || mid gemete ryhte ac mec hnossiaþ || hamora lāfe,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NcN || Pa
hs: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd5 8. fedað hine fægre || he him fremum stepeð heard-eċġ heoru-sċearp, || hand-weorc% smiða,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: Va || NV
hs: f, aa: D
Ridd5 9. life on lissum || leanað grimme bītaþ on burgum; || iċ ā·bīdan sċeall
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NP || Va
hs: l, lab: l, aa: D, da: D
Ridd5 10. ðam ðe hine wloncne || weorðan læteð lāðran ġe·mōtes. || Nǣfre lǣċe-cynn
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: iA || IV
hs: w, ca: w, lab: l, aa: 2