A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.34.71
Title
Riddles 71
Language
Old English
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Riddles 71

Ridd71 1. ic eom rices æht || reade bewæfed Iċ eom rīċes ǣht, || rēade be·wǣfed,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: AgN || As
hs: r, aa: 1
Ridd71 2. stið ond steapwong || staðol wæs iu-ða stīþ and stēap-wang. || Staðol wæs ġō þā
Bliss Scansion: 1A2a S|xSs || 1A1a ~+|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A2b / x | / \ || N/A ~+ x | / x
Syntax: AcA || Nva
hs: st, aa: D, da: D
Ridd71 3. wyrta wlitetorhtra || nu eom wraðra laf wyrta wlite-torhtra; || nū eom wrāðra lāf,
Bliss Scansion: 1D*2 Sx|~+sx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: D*1 / x | ~+ \ x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NA || AgN
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd71 4. fyres ond feole || fæste genearwad fȳres and fēole, || fæste ġe·nearwod,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NcN || as
hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd71 5. wire geweorðad || wepeð hwilum wīre ġe·weorðod. || Wēpeþ hwīlum
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: Nts || Va
hs: w, lab: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd71 6. for minum gripe || se ðe gold wigeð for mīnum grīpe || sē þe gold wiġeþ,
Bliss Scansion: e1c xxx~x || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx ~ x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: PN || NV
hs: g, lab: w, aa: 2
Ridd71 7. ðonne ic yðan sceal || /fe þonne iċ īeðan sċeall || []fe,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1c xxxSx|$ || 3B1c xxxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxx / | x / || B1 xxx / | x /
Syntax: IV || failed
hs: V, aa: X
Ridd71 8. hringum gehyrsted || me /i/ hringum ġe·hyrsted. || Mē []i[]
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || A1 / xx | / x
Syntax: Nts || failed
hs: h, aa: X, da: D
Ridd71 9. /go/ || dryhtne min/ []go[] || drihtne min[]
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||
hs: d
Ridd71 10. || /wlite bete []wlite bēte.
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||
hs: w