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Title
Riddles 91
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Old English
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Riddles 91

Ridd91 1. min heafod is || homere geðuren Mīn hēafod is || hamere ġe·þuren,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|$ || N/A ~+x|x~x
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A ~+ xx | ~ x
Syntax: NV || Nts
hs: h, law: þ, aa: 1
Ridd91 2. searopila wund || sworfen feole searu-pīla wund, || sworfen fēole.
Bliss Scansion: 3 E2 ~+sx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E ~+ \ x | / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NgA || sNt
hs: s, lab: s, aa: 1
Ridd91 3. oft ic begine || ðæt me ongean sticað Oft iċ be·gīne || þæt mē on·ġēan sticaþ,
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 2C2c xxxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: iV || aV
hs: V, lab: st, aa: 2
Ridd91 4. ðonne ic hnitan sceal || hringum gyrded þonne iċ hnītan sċeall, || hringum gyrded,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1c xxxSx|$ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: IV || Nts
hs: h, ca: h, aa: 1
Ridd91 5. hearde wið heardum || hindan ðyrel hearde wiþ heardum, || hindan þȳrel,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2A1b Sx|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / x | ~ x
Syntax: aP || aA
hs: h, ca: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd91 6. forð ascufan || ðæt mines frean forþ ā·sċūfan || þæt mīnes frēan
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || a1c xxxSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xxx / x
Syntax: aI || AN
hs: f, aa: Q
Ridd91 7. mod wyn freoðað || middelnihtum mōd //W// friðaþ || middel-nihtum.
Bliss Scansion: N/A S|$~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D2 / | / ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NNV || NC
hs: m, aa: 1, bcp: 2A1
Ridd91 8. hwilum ic under bæc || bregde nebbe Hwīlum iċ under bæc || breġde nebbe,
Bliss Scansion: N/A xxxxx$ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: N/A xxxxx / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: aP || VN
hs: b, aa: 2
Ridd91 9. hyrde ðæs hordes || ðonne min hlaford wile hīerde þæs hordes, || þonne min hālford wile
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 3B1c xxxSx|~+
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xxx / | x ~+
Syntax: NNg || NV
hs: h, lab: h, aa: D, da: D
Ridd91 10. lafe ðicgan || ðara ðe he of life het lāfe þiċġan || þāra þe hē of līfe hēt
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1e xxxxxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xxxx / | x /
Syntax: NI || PV
hs: l, lab: h, aa: 1
Ridd91 11. wælcræfte awrecan || willum sinum wæl-cræfte ā·wrecan || willum sīnum.
Bliss Scansion: 3E*2 Ssx|x~+ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: E / \ xx | ~+ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NI || NA
hs: w, aa: D, da: D