A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.34.64
Title
Riddles 64
Language
Old English
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Riddles 64

Ridd64 1. ic seah wyn ond is || ofer wong faran Iċ seah //W// and //I// || ofer wang faran,
Bliss Scansion: 2B1b xx$|xS || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: NcN || PI
hs: w, aa: 1
Ridd64 2. beran beorc eoh || bæm wæs on siððe beran //B// //E//; || bǣm wæs on sīðe
Bliss Scansion: N/A ~+|Ss || 1A1b S|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: N/A ~+ | / \ || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: X || AvP
hs: b, aa: X, da: D
Ridd64 3. hæbbendes hyht || hægl ond ac hæbbendes hiht || //H// and //Ā//
Bliss Scansion: 3 E1 Sxx|S || N/A S|xS
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || N/A / x | /
Syntax: NgN || NcN
hs: h, law: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd64 4. swylce ðryða dæl || ðorn ond eoh swelċe þrȳða dæl, || //Þ// and //E//.
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || N/A S|x$
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | /
Syntax: NgN || NcN
hs: þ, law: V, aa: 1
Ridd64 5. gefeah feoh ond æsc || fleah ofer ear Ġe·feah //F// and //U// || flēah ofer //E//
Bliss Scansion: N/A xS|$xs || N/A S|xxS
Sievers Scansion: D4 x / | / x \ || N/A / xx | /
Syntax: NcN || VP
hs: f, law: V, lab: f, aa: Q, da: D
Ridd64 6. sigel ond peorð || sylfes ðæs folces //Ā// and //SP// || selfes þæs folces.
Bliss Scansion: N/A ~+|xS || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: N/A ~+ x | / || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NcN || AN
hs: s, lab: f, aa: 1