A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.34.81
Title
Riddles 81
Language
Old English
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Riddles 81

Ridd81 1. ic eom byledbreost || belcedsweora Iċ eom byled-brēost, || belċed-swēora,
Bliss Scansion: d5b xxSxs || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AC || AC
hs: b, law: s, lab: s, aa: D, da: D, bcp: 2A1
Ridd81 2. heafod hæbbe || ond heane steort hēafod hæbbe || and hēane steort,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: NV || AN
hs: h, law: st, aa: D
Ridd81 3. eagan ond earan || ond ænne foot ēaĝan and ēaran || and ǣnne fōt,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: NcN || AN
hs: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd81 4. hrycg ond heardnebb || hneccan steapne hryċġ and heard-nebb, || hneccan stēapne
Bliss Scansion: 1A2a S|xSs || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A2b / x | / \ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NcN || NA
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd81 5. ond sidan twa || sag on middum and sīdan twā, || sāh on middum,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|S || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NA || NP
hs: s, aa: 1
Ridd81 6. eard ofer ældum || aglac dreoge eard ofer ieldum. || Aglǣc drēoĝe,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1b S|xxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NP || NV
hs: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd81 7. ðær mec wegeð || se ðe wudu hrereð ðǣr mec weġeþ || sē þe wudu hrēreþ,
Bliss Scansion: N/A xx~x || 2C1b xx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: N/A xx ~ x || 0 xx ~+ | / x
Syntax: iV || NV
hs: w, aa: 2
Ridd81 8. ond mec stondende || streamas beatað and mec standende || strēamas bēataþ,
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: iA || NV
hs: st, aa: 2
Ridd81 9. hægl se hearda || ond hrim ðeceð hæġl sē hearda || and hrīm þeċeþ,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 2C2a xS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 x / | ~ x
Syntax: NA || NV
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd81 10. /orst /eoseð || ond fealleð snaw []orst []ēoseþ || and fealleþ snāw
Bliss Scansion: || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: failed || VN
hs: f, aa: X, da: D
Ridd81 11. on ðyrelwombne || ond ic ðæt /ol/ on% þȳrel-wambne || and iċ þæt []ōl[]
Bliss Scansion: d2a x~+sx || d2a x~+sx
Sievers Scansion: C2 x ~+ | / x || C2 x ~+ | / x
Syntax: AC || failed
hs: þ, aa: X
Ridd81 12. mæ/ || wonsceaft mine [] mæ[] || wansċeaft mīne.
Bliss Scansion: || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: failed || NA
hs: #, aa: X