A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.52
Title
Riddles 52
Language
Old English
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Riddles 52

Ridd52 1. ic seah ræpingas || in ræced fergan Iċ seah rǣplingas || on reċed ferĝan
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: VN || PI
hs: r, lab: f, aa: 2
Ridd52 2. under hrof sales || hearde twegen under hrōf sales || hearde twēġen,
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xxS|~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NNg || AA
hs: h, aa: 1
Ridd52 3. ða wæron genamnan || nearwum bendum þā wǣron ġe·namnan%, || nearwum bendum
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: aN || AN
hs: n, aa: 2
Ridd52 4. gefeterade || fæste togædre ġe·feterode || fæste tō·gædere;
Bliss Scansion: d1a x~+xx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C x ~+ | ~ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: sU || Aa
hs: f, aa: 1
Ridd52 5. ðara oðrum wæs || an getenge þāra ōðrum wæs || ān ġe·tenġe
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|$ || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AV || AA
hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd52 6. wonfah wale || seo weold hyra wan-fāh Wale, || sēo wēold hira
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Ss|Sx || 2C2a xS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A2a / \ | / x || 0 x / | ~ x
Syntax: AN || Vi
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd52 7. bega siðe || bendum fæstra bēġa sīðe || bendum fæstra.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AgN || NtA
hs: b, aa: 1