A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.34.74
Title
Riddles 74
Language
Old English
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Riddles 74

Ridd74 1. ic wæs fæmne geong || feaxhar cwene Iċ wæs fǣmne ġung, || feax-hār cwēne,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 2A1a Ss|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / \ | / x
Syntax: NA || AN
hs: f, aa: 1
Ridd74 2. ond ænlic rinc || on ane tid and ǣnliċ rinċ || on āne tīd;
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|S || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: AN || AN
hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd74 3. fleah mid fuglum || ond on flode swom flēah mid fuĝlum || and on flōde swamm,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: VP || PV
hs: f, ac: fl, lab: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd74 4. deaf under yðe || dead mid fiscum dēaf under ȳðe || dēad mid fiscum,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xxSx || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: VP || AP
hs: d, las: f, lab: f, aa: 1
Ridd74 5. ond on foldan stop || hæfde ferð cwicu and on foldan stōp, || hæfde ferhþ% cwicu.
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: PV || NA
hs: f, las: f, lab: f, aa: 1