A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.7
Title
Riddles 7
Language
Old English
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Riddles 7

Ridd7 1. hrægl min swigað || ðonne ic hrusan trede Hræġl min swīĝaþ, || þonne iċ hrūsan trede,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Ss|Sx || 3B1c xxxSx|~+
Sievers Scansion: A2a / \ | / x || 0 xxx / | x ~+
Syntax: NV || NV
hs: h, ac: hr, aa: 1
Ridd7 2. oððe ða wic buge || oððe wado drefe oþþe þā wīċ būĝe, || oþþe wadu drēfe.
Bliss Scansion: 2C1c xxxS|Sx || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xxx / | / x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: NV || NV
hs: w, aa: 1
Ridd7 3. hwilum mec ahebbað || ofer hæleða byht Hwīlum mec ā·hebbaþ || ofer hæleþa byht
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 3B1b xx~+x|S
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || 0 xx ~+ | x /
Syntax: aV || NgN
hs: h, ca: h, aa: D
Ridd7 4. hyrste mine || ond ðeos hea lyft hyrste mīne || and þēos hēa lyft,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NA || AN
hs: h, ca: h, aa: 1
Ridd7 5. ond mec ðonne wide || wolcna strengu and mec þonne wīde || wolcna strenġu
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: aa || NgN
hs: w, aa: 2
Ridd7 6. ofer folc byreð || frætwe mine ofer-folc byreþ. || Frætwe mīne
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xxS|~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: PV || NA
hs: f, aa: 1
Ridd7 7. swogað hlude || ond swinsiað swōĝaþ hlūde || and swinsiaþ,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || d1a xSxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 x / | ~ x
Syntax: VA || VU
hs: s, ac: sw, aa: 1
Ridd7 8. torhte singað || ðonne ic getenge ne beom torhte singaþ, || þonne iċ ġe·tenġe ne bēom
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B*1a xxxxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xxxx / | xx /
Syntax: aV || AV
hs: t, aa: 1
Ridd7 9. flode ond foldan || ferende gæst flōde and foldan, || fērende gǣst.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3 E1 Sxx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: NcN || AN
hs: f, aa: D, da: D