A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.34.83
Title
Riddles 83
Language
Old English
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Riddles 83

Ridd83 1. frod wæs min fromcynn Frōd wæs min fram-cynn% || []
Bliss Scansion: 1A2b S|xxSs ||
Sievers Scansion: A2b / xx | / \ ||

Syntax: AvN || null

hs: f, ac: fr, aca: fr, aa: X, da: D
Ridd83 2. biden in burgum || siððan bæles weard biden on burgum, || siþþan bǣles weard
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: sP || NgN

hs: b, law: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd83 3. // wera || life bewunden []wera || līfe be·wunden,
Bliss Scansion: || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: failed || Nts

hs: l, law: w, xa: lwlw, aa: X
Ridd83 4. fyre gefælsad || nu me fah warað fȳre ġe·fǣlsod%. || fāh waraþ
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x

Syntax: Nts || AV

hs: f, law: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd83 5. eorðan broðor || se me ærest wearð eorðan brōðor, || ǣrest wearþ
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: NgN || AV

hs: V, law: w, aa: 1
Ridd83 6. gumena to gyrne || ic ful gearwe gemon gumena gyrne. || full ġearwe ġe·man
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a ~+x|xSx || 3B*1b xxSx|x$
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ xx | / x || 0 xx / | xx /

Syntax: NP || aN

hs: g, aa: D, da: D
Ridd83 7. hwa min fromcynn || fruman agette hwā min fram-cynn || fruman ā·ġētte
Bliss Scansion: N/A xxSs || 1A1a ~+|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xx / \ || N/A ~+ x | / x

Syntax: AN || NV

hs: f, ac: fr, aa: 2
Ridd83 8. eall of earde || ic him yfle ne mot eall of earde; || him yfele ne mōt,
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 3B*1c xxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | xx /

Syntax: AP || aV

hs: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd83 9. ac ic hæftnyd || hwilum arære ac hæft-nīed% || hwīlum ā·rǣre
Bliss Scansion: N/A xxSs || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xx / \ || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: iN || aV

hs: h, aa: 2
Ridd83 10. wide geond wongas || hæbbe ic wundra fela wīde ġond wangas. || Hæbbe wundra% fela,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B1c xxxSx|~+
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xxx / | x ~+

Syntax: aP || Ngf

hs: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd83 11. middangeardes || mægen unlytel middan-ġeardes || mæġen unlȳtel,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1D1 ~+|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A ~+ | / \ x

Syntax: NC || NA

hs: m, ca: m, aa: 1, acp: 2A1
Ridd83 12. ac ic miðan sceal || monna gehwylcum ac mīðan sċeall || manna ġe·hwelcum
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|$ || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: IV || NgA

hs: m, ca: m, aa: 1
Ridd83 13. degolfulne dom || dyran cræftes dēaĝolfulne dōm || dīeran cræftes,
Bliss Scansion: 3 E1 Sxx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: AN || AN

hs: d, aa: D, da: D
Ridd83 14. siðfæt minne || saga hwæt ic hatte sīþfæt mīnne. || Saĝa hwæt hātte.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Ss|Sx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: A2a / \ | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x

Syntax: NA || VV

hs: s, aa: 1