A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.31.2
Title
Riddles 60
Language
Old English
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Riddles 60

Ridd60 1. ic wæs be sonde || sæwealle neah Iċ wæs be sande%, || sǣ-wealle nēah,
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 300 Ssx|S
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: ivP || Na
hs: s, aa: 2
Ridd60 2. æt merefaroðe || minum gewunade æt mere-faroþe, || mīnum ġe·wunode
Bliss Scansion: N/A x~+~+x || 1A*1a Sx|x~+x
Sievers Scansion: C2 x ~+ | ~+ x || N/A / xx | ~+ x
Syntax: NC || AV
hs: m, aa: 1
Ridd60 3. frumstaðole fæst || fea ænig wæs frum-staðole fæst; || fēa ǣniġ wæs
Bliss Scansion: 300 S~+x|S || 300 Ssx|S
Sievers Scansion: E / ~+ x | / || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: NtA || AAV
hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd60 4. monna cynnes || ðæt minne ðær manna cynnes, || þæt mīnne ðǣr ||
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: NNg || Aa
hs: m, aa: 1
Ridd60 5. on anæde || eard beheolde on ānade || eard be·hēolde,
Bliss Scansion: d2a xSsx || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 x / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || NV
hs: V, ca: V, aa: 1, da: D
Ridd60 6. ac mec uhtna gehwam || yð sio brune ac mec ūhtna ġe·hwǣm || ȳþ sēo brūne ||
Bliss Scansion: 3B*1c xxSx|xS || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NgN || NA
hs: V, ca: V, aa: 1
Ridd60 7. lagufæðme beleolc || lyt ic wende laĝu-fæðme be·lēolc. || Lȳt iċ wēnde ||
Bliss Scansion: 3E*2 ~+sx|xS || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: E ~+ \ xx | / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NV || aV
hs: l, aa: D, da: D
Ridd60 8. ðæt ic ær oððe sið || æfre sceolde þæt iċ ǣr oþþe sīþ || ǣfre sċolde
Bliss Scansion: 2B2b xxS|xxS || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: aca || aV
hs: V, law: sc, aa: 1
Ridd60 9. ofer meodubence || muðleas sprecan ofer medu-benċe% || muþlēas sprecan,
Bliss Scansion: d2b xx~+sx || 2A1b Sx|~x
Sievers Scansion: C2 xx ~+ | / x || A2a / \ | ~ x
Syntax: NC || AI
hs: m, law: sp, aa: 1
Ridd60 10. wordum wrixlan || ðæt is wundres dæl wordum wrixlan. || Þæt is wundres dæl,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NI || NgN
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd60 11. on sefan searolic || ðam ðe swylc ne conn on sefan searuliċ || þām þe swelċ ne cann,
Bliss Scansion: 2C1a x~+|~+x || 2B1b xxS|xS
Sievers Scansion: C2 x ~+ | ~+ x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: PA || AV
hs: s, ca: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd60 12. hu mec seaxes ord || ond seo swiðre hond hū mec seaxes% ord || and sēo swīðre hand,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NgN || AN
hs: s, ca: s, aa: 1
Ridd60 13. eorles ingeðonc || ond ord somod eorles inn-ġe·þanc || and ord samod,
Bliss Scansion: 1D*5 Sx|Sxs || 2C2a xS|~x
Sievers Scansion: D*4 / x | / x \ || 0 x / | ~ x
Syntax: NgN || Na
hs: V, law: s, aa: D, da: D
Ridd60 14. ðingum geðydan || ðæt ic wið ðe sceolde þingum ġe·þīedan, || þæt iċ wiþ þē sċolde
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2C1c xxxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xxx / | / x
Syntax: NV || PV
hs: þ, law: sc, aa: D, da: D
Ridd60 15. for unc anum twam || ærendspræce for unc ānum twǣm% || ǣrend-sprǣċe
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AA || NC
hs: V, law: sp, aa: 1, bcp: 2A1
Ridd60 16. abeodan bealdlice || swa hit beorna ma ā·bēodan bealdlīċe, || swā hit beorna mā
Bliss Scansion: N/A xSx|Sxx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: D*1 x / x | / \ x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: Ia || NgN
hs: b, law: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd60 17. uncre wordcwidas || widdor ne mænden uncre word-cwidas || wīdor ne mǣnden.
Bliss Scansion: d3b xxS~x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NC || aV
hs: w, law: m, lab: w, aa: 1