A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.53
Title
Riddles 53
Language
Old English
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Riddles 53

Ridd53 1. ic seah on bearwe || beam hlifian Iċ seah on bearwe || bēam hlīfian,
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || N/A / | / ~ x
Syntax: iP || NI
hs: b, aa: 1
Ridd53 2. tanum torhtne || ðæt treow wæs on wynne tānum torhtne. || Þæt trēow wæs on wynne,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1A1b xS|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 x / xx | / x
Syntax: NtA || NvP
hs: t, las: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd53 3. wudu weaxende || wæter hine ond eorðe wudu weaxende. || Wæter hine and eorðe
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 ~+|Sxx || 1A1c ~+|xxxSx
Sievers Scansion: D1 ~+ | / \ x || N/A ~+ xxx | / x
Syntax: NA || NcN
hs: w, las: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd53 4. feddan fægre || oððæt he frod dagum fēdan fæġere, || oþ·þæt hē frōd daĝum
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C2c xxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: Va || ANt
hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd53 5. on oðrum wearð || aglachade on ōðrum wearþ || āglac-hāde
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: PV || NC
hs: V, aa: 1, bcp: 2A1
Ridd53 6. deope gedolgod || dumb in bendum dēope ġe·dolĝod, || dumb on bendum,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: as || AP
hs: d, aa: D, da: D
Ridd53 7. wriðen ofer wunda || wonnum hyrstum wriðen ofer wunda, || wannum hyrstum
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b ~+|xxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ xx | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: sP || AN
hs: w, lab: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd53 8. foran gefrætwed || nu he fæcnum weg foran ġe·frætwed. || Nū hē fǣcnum weġ%
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: as || AN
hs: f, lab: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd53 9. ðurh his heafdes mægen || hildegieste þurh his hēafdes mæġen% || hilde-ġieste
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|~+ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x ~+ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NgN || NC
hs: h, aa: 1, bcp: 2A1
Ridd53 10. oðrum rymeð || oft hy an yste strudon ōðrum rȳmeþ. || Oft hīe ān yste% strudon
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1c xxxSx|~+
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xxx / | x ~+
Syntax: AV || PV
hs: V, lab: V, aa: 1
Ridd53 11. hord ætgædre || hræd wæs ond unlæt hord æt·gædere; || hrǣd wæs and unlæt
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 1A1b $|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / xxx | / x
Syntax: Na || AcA
hs: h, las: V, lab: V, aa: 1
Ridd53 12. se æftera || gif se ærra fær sē æftera, || ġif sē ǣrra fær
Bliss Scansion: d1a xSxx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: dA || AN
hs: V, las: V, aa: 2
Ridd53 13. genamnan in nearowe || neðan moste ġe·namnan on nearwe || nēðan mōste.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a xSx|x~+x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 x / xx | ~+ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NP || IV
hs: n, aa: D, da: D