A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.34.92
Title
Riddles 92
Language
Old English
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Riddles 92

Ridd92 1. ic wæs brunra beot || beam on holte Iċ wæs brūnra bēot, || bēam on holte,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AgN || NP
hs: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd92 2. freolic feorhbora || ond foldan wæstm freoliċ feorh-bora || and foldan wæstm,
Bliss Scansion: 1D*3 Sx|S~x || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: D*2 / x | / ~ x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: AN || NgN
hs: f, las: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd92 3. weres wynnstaðol || ond wifes sond weres% wynn-staðol% || and wīfes sand,
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 ~+|S~x || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: D2 ~+ | / ~ x || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: NgN || NgN
hs: w, las: w, aa: D, da: D
Ridd92 4. gold on geardum || nu eom guðwigan gold on ġeardum. || Nū eom gūð-wiĝan
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || d3b xxS~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: NP || NC
hs: g, aa: D, da: D
Ridd92 5. hyhtlic hildewæpen || hringe beg/ hyhtliċ hilde-wǣpen, || hringe bēg[]
Bliss Scansion: 1D*5 Sx|Sxs || 1D*5 Sx|Sxs
Sievers Scansion: D*4 / x | / x \ || D*4 / x | / x \
Syntax: AN || failed
hs: h, aa: X, da: D
Ridd92 6. /e/ || byreð []e[] byreþ,
Bliss Scansion: || N/A ~x
Sievers Scansion: ||
Syntax: failed || V
hs: #, aa: X
Ridd92 7. oðrum ōðrum []
Bliss Scansion: 0 Sx ||
Sievers Scansion: ||
Syntax: A || null
hs: #, aa: X