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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.54
Title
Riddles 54
Language
Old English
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Riddles 54

Ridd54 1. hyse cwom gangan || ðær he hie wisse Hyse cōm gangan, || ðǣr hē hīe wisse
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 2C1b xxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: NI || iV
hs: h, aa: 1
Ridd54 2. stondan in wincsele || stop feorran to standan on winc-sele, || stōp feorran tō,
Bliss Scansion: N/A Sx|xS~+ || 300 Ssx|S
Sievers Scansion: A2b / xx | / ~+ || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: IP || Va
hs: st, aa: 1
Ridd54 3. hror hægstealdmon || hof his agen hrōr hæġ-steald-mann, || hof his āĝen
Bliss Scansion: 1D3 S|Ssx || 1A1a $|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D1 / | / \ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || NA
hs: h, ca: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd54 4. hrægl hondum up || hrand under gyrdels hræġl heandum up, || hrand% under gyrdels
Bliss Scansion: 1D4 S|Sxs || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: D4 / | / x \ || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NNta || VP
hs: h, ac: hr, ca: h, lab: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd54 5. hyre stondendre || stiðes nathwæt hire standendre || stīðes nāthwæt,
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: iA || AgA
hs: st, lab: hw, aa: 2
Ridd54 6. worhte his willan || wagedan buta worhte his willan; || waĝodon būta.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2A1a ~+x|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A ~+ x | / x
Syntax: VN || VA
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd54 7. ðegn onnette || wæs ðragum nyt Þeġn ōnette, || wæs þrāĝum nytt
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 S|Sxx || 3B1a xSx|$
Sievers Scansion: D1 / | / \ x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: NV || NtA
hs: þ, aa: 1
Ridd54 8. tillic esne || teorode hwæðre tilliċ esne, || tīerode hwæðere
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2A1a Sxx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: AN || Va
hs: t, law: hw, aa: 1
Ridd54 9. æt stunda gehwam || strong ær ðon hio æt stunda ġe·hwǣm || strang ǣr þon hēo%,
Bliss Scansion: 2B1a xSx|xS || N/A S|xxS
Sievers Scansion: B2 x / | xx / || N/A / xx | /
Syntax: NgN || AP
hs: st, law: h, xa: sthsth, aa: Q
Ridd54 10. werig ðæs weorces || hyre weaxan ongon wēriġ þæs weorces. || Hire weaxan on·gann
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || N/A xxSxx$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: ANg || IV
hs: w, las: g, aa: D, da: D
Ridd54 11. under gyrdelse || ðæt oft gode men under ġyrdelse || þæt oft gode menn
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NC || AN
hs: g, las: g, aa: 1
Ridd54 12. ferððum freogað || ond mid feo bicgað ferhþum frēoĝaþ || and mid fēo biċġaþ.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C1b xxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: NV || PV
hs: f, aa: D, da: D