A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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Title
Riddles 65
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Old English
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Riddles 65

Ridd65 1. cwico wæs ic ne cwæð ic wiht || cwele ic efne seðeah Cwicu wæs iċ, ne cwæþ iċ wiht, || cwele iċ efene sē·þeah.
Bliss Scansion: N/A ~+|xxxxxS || N/A ~+|xxxxS
Sievers Scansion: || N/A ~+ x | / xx \
Syntax: AcN || Va
hs: c, ac: cw, aca: cw, acb: cw, aa: 1
Ridd65 2. ær ic wæs eft ic cwom || æghwa mec reafað Ǣr iċ wæs, eft iċ cōm. || ǣġhwā mec rēafaþ,
Bliss Scansion: 2B1a xxxS|xS || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxx / | x / || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: aV || NV
hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd65 3. hafað mec on headre || ond min heafod scireð hafaþ mec on headre || and min hēafod sċīreþ,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 3B1b xxSx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || 0 xx / x | / x
Syntax: VP || NV
hs: h, aa: D
Ridd65 4. biteð mec on bær lic || briceð mine wisan bīteþ mec on bær līċ, || briceþ mīne wīsan.
Bliss Scansion: a2d xxxxSs || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / \ || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: PN || VN
hs: b, aa: 1
Ridd65 5. monnan ic ne bite || nympðe he me bite Mannan iċ ne bīte, || nemþe hē mē bīte;
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1b Sx|xxSx || 2C1c xxxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxx | / x || 0 xxx / | / x
Syntax: NV || iV
hs: m, ca: m, law: b, xa: mbmb, aa: Q
Ridd65 6. sindan ðara monige || ðe mec bitað sindon þāra maniġe || þe mec bītaþ.
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxx~+x || 2C1a x$|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx ~+ x || 0 x / | / x
Syntax: dV || iV
hs: m, ca: m, law: b, aa: 2