A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.31.1
Title
Riddles 30b and 60
Language
Old English
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Riddles 30b and 60

Ridd30b 1. ic eom ligbysig || lace mid winde eom līeġ-bysiġ, || lāce mid winde,
Bliss Scansion: d3b xxS~x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: AC || VP

hs: l, las: w, aa: 1
Ridd30b 2. w/ || /dre gesomna w[]dre ġe·samnod,
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||

hs: w
Ridd30b 3. fus forðweges || fyre gemylted fūs forþ-weġes, || fȳre ġe·mylted,
Bliss Scansion: 1D3 S|S~x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D2 / | / ~ x || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: ANg || Nts

hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd30b 4. bear/ blowende || byrnende gled bear[] blōwende, || byrnende glēd.
Bliss Scansion: || 3 E1 Sxx|S
Sievers Scansion: || N/A / \ x | /

Syntax: failed || AN

hs: b, aa: X
Ridd30b 5. ful oft mec gesiðas || sendað æfter hondum Ful oft mec ġe·sīðas || sendaþ aefter heandum,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 1A*1b Sx|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / xxx | / x

Syntax: iN || VP

hs: s, aa: 2
Ridd30b 6. ðær mec weras ond wif || wlonce gecyssað ðǣr mec weras and wīf || wlance ġe·cyssaþ.
Bliss Scansion: 2B1b xx~+|xS || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx ~+ | x / || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: NcN || AV

hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd30b 7. ðonne ic mec onhæbbe || hi onhnigað to me Þonne mec on·hæbbe, || hīe on·hnīġaþ mē,
Bliss Scansion: a1e xxxxxSx || 3B*1c xxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxx / x || 0 xx / | xx /

Syntax: iV || VP

hs: h, las: m, aa: Q
Ridd30b 8. modge miltsum || swa ic mongum sceal mōdġe miltsum, || swā maniĝum sċeall
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: ANt || AV

hs: m, las: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd30b 9. ycan upcyme || eadignesse īeċan up-cyme || ēadiġnesse.
Bliss Scansion: 1D*3 Sx|S~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D*2 / x | / ~ x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: IN || NC

hs: V, aa: D, da: D, bcp: 2A1