A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.55
Title
Riddles 55
Language
Old English
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Riddles 55

Ridd55 1. ic seah in healle || ðær hæleð druncon Iċ seah on healle%, || ðǣr hæleþ druncon,
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: VP || NV
hs: h, aa: 2
Ridd55 2. on flet beran || feower cynna on flett beran || fēower cynna,
Bliss Scansion: 2C2a x$|~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: PI || ANg
hs: f, aa: 1
Ridd55 3. wrætlic wudutreow || ond wunden gold wrǣtliċ wudu-trēow || and wunden gold,
Bliss Scansion: 2A2 Sx|~+s || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A2b / x | ~+ \ || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: AN || sN
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd55 4. sinc searobunden || ond seolfres dæl sinċ searu-bunden || and seolfres dæl
Bliss Scansion: 1D2 S|~+sx || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: D2 / | ~+ \ x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: Ns || NgN
hs: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd55 5. ond rode tacn || ðæs us to roderum up and rōde tācn, || þæs ūs tō rodorum up
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|S || 3B1c xxx~+x|$
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || 0 xxx ~+ | x /
Syntax: NgN || Pa
hs: r, aa: 1
Ridd55 6. hlædre rærde || ær he helwara hlædre rǣrde, || ǣr hē hell-wara
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || d3b xxS~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: NV || NC
hs: h, aa: 1
Ridd55 7. burg abræce || ic ðæs beames mæg burh ā·brǣċe. || Iċ þæs bēames mæġ
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NV || NV
hs: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd55 8. eaðe for eorlum || æðelu secgan ēaðe for eorlum || æðelu seċġan;
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2A1a ~+x|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A ~+ x | / x
Syntax: aP || NI
hs: V, lab: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd55 9. ðær wæs hlin ond acc || ond se hearda iw ðǣr wæs hlyne and āc || and sē hearda īw
Bliss Scansion: 2B1b xx$|xS || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NcN || AN
hs: h, law: V, lab: V, xa: hVhV, aa: 1
Ridd55 10. ond se fealwa holen || frean sindon ealle and sē fealwa holen; || frēan sindon ealle
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|~+ || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x ~+ || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: As || NvA
hs: f, law: V, aa: 1
Ridd55 11. nyt ætgædre || naman habbað anne nytt æt·gædere, || naman habbaþ ānne,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a $|xSx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: Aa || NA
hs: n, law: V, aa: 1
Ridd55 12. wulfheafedtreo || ðæt oft wæpen abæd wulf-hēafod-trēo, || þæt oft wǣpen ā·bæd
Bliss Scansion: 1D4 S|Sxs || 3B*1b xxSx|x$
Sievers Scansion: D4 / | / x \ || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: NC || NV
hs: w, aa: 1, acp: 1D1
Ridd55 13. his mondryhtne || maðm in healle his mann-drihtne, || māðum on healle,
Bliss Scansion: d2a xSsx || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 x / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || NP
hs: m, aa: X
Ridd55 14. goldhilted sweord || nu me ðisses gieddes gold-hilted sweord. || Nū mē þisses ġieddes
Bliss Scansion: 300 Ssx|S || 1A1b xS|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || 0 xxxx / x
Syntax: AN || iN
hs: g, aa: Q
Ridd55 15. ondsware ywe || se hine on mede andsware īewe, || sē hine inn mede
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sxx|Sx || 2C1c xxx$|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xxx / | / x
Syntax: NV || pV
hs: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd55 16. wordum secgan || hu se wudu hatte wordum seċġan || hū sē wudu hātte.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NI || NV
hs: w, aa: 1