A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.22.9
Title
Riddles 9
Language
Old English
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Riddles 9

Ridd9 1. mec on ðissum dagum || deadne ofgeafun Meċ on þissum daĝum || dēadne of·ġēafon%
Bliss Scansion: N/A xxxx~x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx ~ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: iP || AV
hs: d, aa: 2
Ridd9 2. fæder ond modor || ne wæs me feorh ða gen fæder and mōdor; || ne wæs mē feorh þā ġīen,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 2B1a xxxS|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: NcN || Na
hs: f, law: g, aa: 1
Ridd9 3. ealdor in innan || ða mec an ongon ealdor on innan. || Þā mec ān% on·gann,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2B1b xxS|x$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NP || AV
hs: V, law: g, aa: D, da: D
Ridd9 4. welhold mege || wedum ðeccan wēl-hold mǣġe, || wǣdum þeċċan%,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Ss|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A2a / \ | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || sI
hs: w, aa: 1
Ridd9 5. heold ond freoðode || hleosceorpe wrah hēold and friðode, || hleo-sċeorpe wrāh
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|x~+x || 300 Ssx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | ~+ x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: VcV || NV
hs: h, aa: 1
Ridd9 6. swa arlice || swa hire agen bearn swā% ārlīċe% || swā hire āĝen bearn,
Bliss Scansion: d1a xSxx || 3B1c xxxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: C1 x / | / x || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: aa || AN
hs: V, aa: 2
Ridd9 7. oððæt ic under sceate || swa min gesceapu wæron oþ·þæt iċ under sċēate, || swā min ġe·sċeapu wǣron,
Bliss Scansion: a1e xxxxxSx || d2c xxx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxx / x || 0 xxx ~+ | / x
Syntax: iP || NV
hs: sc, aa: 2
Ridd9 8. ungesibbum wearð || eacen gæste un-ġe·sibbum wearþ || ēacen gǣste.
Bliss Scansion: 300 Ssx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AV || sNt
hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd9 9. mec seo friðe mæg || fedde siððan Mec sēo friðe mǣġ || fēdde siþþan,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || Va
hs: f, aa: 1
Ridd9 10. oððæt ic aweox || widdor meahte oþ·þæt iċ ā·wēox, || wīdor meahte
Bliss Scansion: e1d xxxxS || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: N/A xxxx / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: iV || aV
hs: w, aa: 2
Ridd9 11. siðas asettan || heo hæfde swæsra ðy læs sīðas ā·settan. || Hēo hæfde swǣsra þȳ læs
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B*1c xxxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xxx / | xx /
Syntax: NI || AgN
hs: s, ca: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd9 12. suna ond dohtra || ðy heo swa dyde suna and dohtra, || þȳ hēo swā dyde.
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: NcN || aV
hs: s, ca: s, xa: sdsd, aa: Q