A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.58
Title
Riddles 58
Language
Old English
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Riddles 58

Ridd58 1. ic wat anfete || ellen dreogan Iċ wāt ān-fēte || ellen drēoĝan
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AC || NI
hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd58 2. wiht on wonge || wide ne fereð wiht on wange. || Wide ne fereþ,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NP || aV
hs: w, las: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd58 3. ne fela rideð || ne fleogan mæg ne fela rīdeþ, || ne flēoĝan mæġ
Bliss Scansion: 2C1a x~+|Sx || 3B1a xSx|$
Sievers Scansion: C2 x ~+ | / x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: fV || IV
hs: f, las: f, aa: 1
Ridd58 4. ðurh scirne dæg || ne hie scip fereð þurh sċīrne dæġ, || ne hīe sċip fereþ,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|$ || 2C2b xx$|~x
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: AN || NV
hs: sc, aa: 1
Ridd58 5. naca nægledbord || nyt bið hwæðre naca næġled-bord: || nytt biþ hwæðere
Bliss Scansion: 1D5 ~+|Sxs || 1A1a $|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D4 ~+ | / x \ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NN || Ava
hs: n, aa: D, da: D
Ridd58 6. hyre mondryhtne || monegum tidum hire mann-drihtne% || maniĝum tīdum.
Bliss Scansion: d2b xxSsx || 2A1a ~+x|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A ~+ x | / x
Syntax: NC || AN
hs: m, aa: 1
Ridd58 7. hafað hefigne steort || heafod lytel Hafaþ hefiġne steort, || hēafod lȳtel,
Bliss Scansion: N/A ~+|~+xs || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D4 ~+ | ~+ x \ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || NA
hs: h, aa: 1, da: D
Ridd58 8. tungan lange || toð nænigne tungan lange , || tōþ nǣniġne,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || D1 / | / \ x
Syntax: NA || NA
hs: t, aa: 1
Ridd58 9. isernes dæl || eorðgræf pæðeð īsernes dæl; || eorð-græf pæðeþ.
Bliss Scansion: 3 E1 Sxx|S || 2A1 Ss|~x
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || A2a / \ | ~ x
Syntax: NgN || NV
hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd58 10. wætan ne swelgeð || ne wiht iteð Wǣtan ne swelĝeþ || ne wiht iteþ,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2C2a xS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 x / | ~ x
Syntax: NV || NV
hs: w, aa: 1
Ridd58 11. foðres ne gitsað || fereð oft swa ðeah fōdres ne ġīetsaþ, || fēreþ oft swā þēah
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 300 ~+|xxS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A ~+ | / x \
Syntax: NV || Va
hs: f, aa: 1
Ridd58 12. lagoflod on lyfte || life ne gielpeð laĝu-flōd on lyfte; || līfe ne ġielpeþ,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*3 ~+s|xSx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: N/A ~+ \ x | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NP || NV
hs: l, aa: D, da: D
Ridd58 13. hlafordes gifum || hyreð swa ðeana hlāfordes ġiefum, || hīereþ swā þēana
Bliss Scansion: 30 Sxx|~+ || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | ~+ || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NgN || Va
hs: h, aa: 1
Ridd58 14. ðeodne sinum || ðry sind in naman þēodne sīnum. || Þrīe sind on naman
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || N/A S|xx~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / xx | ~+ x
Syntax: NA || AvP
hs: þ, aa: 1
Ridd58 15. ryhte runstafas || ðara is rad foran rihte rūn-stafas, || þāra is Rād foran%.
Bliss Scansion: 1D*3 Sx|S~x || 2C1c xxxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D*2 / x | / ~ x || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: AN || Na
hs: r, aa: D, da: D