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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.51
Title
Riddles 51
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Old English
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Riddles 51

Ridd51 1. ic seah wrætlice || wuhte feower Iċ seah wrætlīċe || wihte fēower
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: Va || aA
hs: w, ca: w, aa: 2
Ridd51 2. samed siðian || swearte wæran lastas samod sīðian; || swearte wǣron lāstas,
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 ~+|Sxx || 1A*1b Sx|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: D2 ~+ | / ~ x || N/A / xxx | / x
Syntax: aI || AvN
hs: s, ca: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd51 3. swaðu swiðe blacu || swift wæs on fore swaðu swīðe blacu. || Swift wæs on fore,
Bliss Scansion: N/A ~+|Sx~+ || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: D4 ~+ | / x ~+ || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NA || AvP
hs: s, ac: sw, aca: sw, acb: sw, ca: s, las: f, aa: 1, da: D
Ridd51 4. fuglum framra || fleag on lyfte fuĝlum framra; || flēah% on% lyfte,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NtA || VP
hs: f, las: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd51 5. deaf under yðe || dreag unstille dēaf under ȳðe. || Drēah unstille
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xxSx || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || D1 / | / \ x
Syntax: aA || Va
hs: d, xa: dVdV, aa: D
Ridd51 6. winnende wiga || se him wegas tæcneð winnende wiĝa || sē him wæĝas% tǣcneþ
Bliss Scansion: 30 Sxx|~+ || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | ~+ || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: AN || NV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd51 7. ofer fæted gold || feower eallum ofer fǣted gold || fēower eallum.
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || AA
hs: f, lab: f, aa: 1