A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.27
Title
Alms-Giving
Language
Old English
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Alms-Giving

Alms 1. wel bið ðam eorle || ðe him on innan hafað Wēl biþ þām eorle || þe him on innan hafaþ,
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 3B1c xxxSx|~+
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || 0 xxx / | x ~+
Syntax: avN || PV
hs: V, aa: 2
Alms 2. reðehygdig wer || rume heortan rēðe-hyġdiġ wer, || rūme heortan;
Bliss Scansion: 300 ~+sx|$ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E ~+ \ x | / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || AN
hs: r, xa: rhwrg, aa: 1
Alms 3. ðæt him bið for worulde || weorðmynda mæst þæt him biþ for weorolde || weorðmynda mǣst,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxx~+x || 300 Ssx|S
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx ~+ x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: ivP || NgA
hs: w, aa: 2
Alms 4. ond for ussum dryhtne || doma selast and for ūssum drihtne || dōma sēlost.
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || NgA
hs: d, aa: 2
Alms 5. efne swa he mid wætre || ðone weallendan Efene swā hē mid wætere || þone weallendan
Bliss Scansion: a1e xxxxxSx || d1b xxSxx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxx / x || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: iP || dA
hs: w, aa: Q
Alms 6. leg adwæsce || ðæt he leng ne mæg līeġ ā·dwǣsċe, || þæt hē lenġ ne mæġ
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 2B1b xxS|x$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NV || aV
hs: l, aa: 1
Alms 7. blac byrnende || burgum sceððan blāc byrnende || burgum sċieþþan,
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 S|Sxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D1 / | / \ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AA || NI
hs: b, law: sc, aa: D, da: D
Alms 8. swa he mid ælmessan || ealle toscufeð swā hē mid ælmessan || ealle tō·sċūfeþ
Bliss Scansion: d1c xxxSxx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xxx / | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: iP || AV
hs: V, law: sc, aa: 2
Alms 9. synna wunde || sawla lacnað synna wunde, || sāwla lācnaþ.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NgN || NV
hs: s, aa: 1