A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.8
Title
Riddles 8
Language
Old English
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Riddles 8

Ridd8 1. ic ðurh muð sprece || mongum reordum Iċ þurh mūþ sprece || maniĝum reordum,
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xxS|~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: PV || AN
hs: m, aa: 1
Ridd8 2. wrencum singe || wrixle geneahhe wrencum singe, || wrixle ġe·neahhe
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NV || Va
hs: w, ac: wr, aa: 1
Ridd8 3. heafodwoðe || hlude cirme hēafod-wōðe, || hlūde ċierme,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || aV
hs: h, ca: h, aa: 1, acp: 2A1
Ridd8 4. healde mine wisan || hleoðre ne miðe healde mīne wīsan, || hlēoðre ne mīðe,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1b Sx|xxSx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxx | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: VN || NV
hs: h, ca: h, aa: 1
Ridd8 5. eald æfensceop || eorlum bringe eald ǣfen-sċōp, || eorlum bringe
Bliss Scansion: 1D4 S|Sxs || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D4 / | / x \ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || NV
hs: V, las: b, law: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd8 6. blisse in burgum || ðonne ic bugendre blisse on burgum, || þonne iċ būġendre
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || d1c xxxSxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xxx / | / x
Syntax: NP || iA
hs: b, las: b, law: b, aa: Q, da: D
Ridd8 7. stefne styrme || stille on wicum stefne styrme; || stille on wīcum
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NV || AP
hs: st, aa: D, da: D
Ridd8 8. sittað nigende || saga hwæt ic hatte sittaþ% niġende. || Saĝa hwæt iċ hātte,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sxx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: D*1 / x | / \ x || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: VA || VV
hs: s, aa: 1
Ridd8 9. ðe swa scirenige || sceawendwisan þe% swā sċīreniġe || sċēawend-wīsan
Bliss Scansion: d1b xx~+xx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C2 xx ~+ | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: aN || NC
hs: sc, aa: 2, bcp: 2A1
Ridd8 10. hlude onhyrge || hæleðum bodige hlūde on·hyrġe, || hæleþum bodie
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2A1a ~+x|~+x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A ~+ x | ~+ x
Syntax: AV || NV
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd8 11. wilcumena fela || woðe minre will-cumena fela% || wōðe mīnre.
Bliss Scansion: 300 S~+x|~+ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / ~+ x | ~+ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: Ngf || NA
hs: w, aa: 1