A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.56
Title
Riddles 56
Language
Old English
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Riddles 56

Ridd56 1. ic wæs ðær inne || ðær ic ane geseah Iċ wæs ðǣr inne || ðǣr iċ āne ġe·seah
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 3B*1b xxSx|x$
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: iva || AV
hs: V, aa: D
Ridd56 2. winnende wiht || wido bennegean winnende wiht || wudu bennian,
Bliss Scansion: 3 E1 Sxx|S || 1D1 ~+|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || N/A ~+ | / ~ x
Syntax: AN || NI
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd56 3. holt hweorfende || heaðoglemma feng holt hweorfende; || heaðu-glemma fēng,
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 S|Sxx || 3 E2 ~+sx|S
Sievers Scansion: D1 / | / \ x || N/A ~+ \ x | /
Syntax: NA || NV
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd56 4. deopra dolga || daroðas wæron dēopra dolĝa. || Daroþas wǣron
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2A1a ~+x|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A ~+ x | / x
Syntax: AN || NV
hs: d, las: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd56 5. weo ðære wihte || ond se wudu searwum wēo ðǣre wihte || and sē wudu searwum
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xxSx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NNt || NNt
hs: w, las: w, lab: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd56 6. fæste gebunden || hyre fota wæs fæste ġe·bunden. || Hire fōta wæs
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: as || NV
hs: f, lab: w, aa: 1
Ridd56 7. biidfæst oðer || oðer bisgo dreag bid-fæst% ōðer, || ōðer bisiĝu drēah,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 300 Ssx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: AA || ANV
hs: b, aa: Q
Ridd56 8. leolc on lyfte || hwilum londe neah lēolc on lyfte, || hwīlum lande nēah.
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: VP || Na
hs: l, aa: D, da: D
Ridd56 9. treow wæs getenge || ðam ðær torhtan stod Trēow wæs ġe·tenġe || þām ðǣr torhtan stōd
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xxSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NvA || AV
hs: t, law: st, aa: D, da: D
Ridd56 10. leafum bihongen || ic lafe geseah lēafum be·hangen. || Iċ lāfe ġe·seah
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || N/A xSx|x$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 x / | xx /
Syntax: Nts || NV
hs: l, law: s, aa: 1
Ridd56 11. minum hlaforde || ðær hæleð druncon mīnum hlāforde, || ðǣr hæleþ druncon,
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: AN || NV
hs: h, aa: 2
Ridd56 12. ðara flana geweorc || on flet beran þāra flāna% ġe·weorc%, || on flett beran.
Bliss Scansion: 3B*1c xxSx|xS || 2C2a x$|~x
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx / || 0 x / | ~ x
Syntax: NgN || PI
hs: f, ac: fl, aa: 1