A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.59
Title
Riddles 59
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Old English
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Riddles 59

Ridd59 1. ic seah in healle || hring gyldenne Iċ seah on healle || hrinġ gyldenne%
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 1D1 S|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || D1 / | / \ x
Syntax: VP || NA
hs: h, law: g, aa: 2
Ridd59 2. men sceawian || modum gleawe menn sċēawian, || mōdum glēawe,
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 S|Sxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D2 / | / ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NI || NtA
hs: m, law: g, aa: 1
Ridd59 3. ferððum frode || friðospede bæd ferhþum frōde. || Friðu-spēde% bæd
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 300 ~+sx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A ~+ \ x | /
Syntax: NtA || NV
hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd59 4. god nergende || gæste sinum god nerġende || gǣste sīnum
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 $|Sxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D1 / | / \ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NA || NA
hs: g, aa: 1
Ridd59 5. se ðe wende wriðan || word æfter cwæð sē þe wende wriðan; || word aefter cwæþ
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|Sx || 300 Ssx|S
Sievers Scansion: hA1 xx / x | / x || N/A / \ x| /
Syntax: VI || NV
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd59 6. hring on hyrede || hælend nemde hrinġ on hīrede, || hǣlend nemde
Bliss Scansion: N/A S|xSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D*2 / x | / ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NP || NV
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd59 7. tillfremmendra || him torhte in gemynd til-fremmendra. || Him torhte on ġe·mynd
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 S|Sxx || N/A xSx|xxS
Sievers Scansion: D1 / | / \ x || 0 x / | xx /
Syntax: AC || aP
hs: t, aa: 1, acp: 1D1
Ridd59 8. his dryhtnes naman || dumba brohte his dryhtnes naman || dumba brōhte
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|~+ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x ~+ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NgN || AV
hs: d, aa: 1
Ridd59 9. ond in eagna gesihð || gif ðæs æðelan and on ēaĝna ġe·sihð, || ġif þæs æðelan
Bliss Scansion: 3B*1c xxSx|xS || a1b xx~+x
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || 0 xx ~+ x
Syntax: NgN || dA
hs: V, aa: Q
Ridd59 10. goldes tacen || ongietan cuðe goldes tācen || on·ġietan cūðe
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: NgN || IV
hs: g, aa: 1
Ridd59 11. ond dryhtnes dolg || don swa ðæs beages and% dryhtnes% dolh, || dōn swā þæs bēaġes
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|S || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NgN || IN
hs: d, las: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd59 12. benne cwædon || ne mæg ðære bene benne cwǣdon. || Ne mæġ ðǣre bēne
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || a1d xxxxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xxxx / x
Syntax: NV || VN
hs: b, las: b, aa: Q
Ridd59 13. æniges monnes || ungefullodre ǣnġes mannes || un-ġe·fullodre%
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || N/A S|xSxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / ~ x
Syntax: AN || sU
hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd59 14. godes ealdorburg || gæst gesecan godes ealdor-burh || gǣst ġe·sēċan,
Bliss Scansion: 1D5 ~+|Sxs || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D4 ~+ | / x \ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NgN || NI
hs: g, aa: 1
Ridd59 15. rodera ceastre || ræde se ðe wille rodera ċeastre. || Rǣde, sē þe wille,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a ~+x|Sx || 1A*1b Sx|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || N/A / xxx | / x
Syntax: NgN || VV
hs: r, las: w, aa: 1
Ridd59 16. hu ðæs wrætlican || wunda cwæden hū þæs wrætlican || wunda cwǣden
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: aA || NV
hs: w, las: w, lab: w, aa: 2
Ridd59 17. hringes to hæleðum || ða he in healle wæs hrinġes tō hæleþum, || þā hē on healle wæs
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|x~+x || 3B1c xxxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | ~+ x || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: NP || PV
hs: h, las: w, lab: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd59 18. wylted ond wended || wloncra folmum wielted and wended || wlancra folmum.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: scs || AgN
hs: w, las: w, aa: D, da: D