A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.34.93
Title
Riddles 93
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Old English
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Riddles 93

Ridd93 1. frea min Frēa min []
Bliss Scansion: N/A Sx|S ||
Sievers Scansion: ||

Syntax: NA || null

hs: f, aa: X
Ridd93 2. /de || willum sinum []de willum sīnum,
Bliss Scansion: || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: failed || NA

hs: w, aa: X
Ridd93 3. // []
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||

hs: #
Ridd93 4. heah ond hyht/ hēah and hiht[]
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||

hs: h
Ridd93 5. /rpne || hwilum []rpne, || hwīlum []
Bliss Scansion: || 0 Sx
Sievers Scansion: ||

Syntax: failed || a

hs: #, aa: X
Ridd93 6. || /wilum sohte []wilum sōhte
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||

hs: #
Ridd93 7. frea/ || /s wod frēa[]s wōd,
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||

hs: #
Ridd93 8. dægrime frod || deo/ /s dæġ-rīme frōd, || deo[],
Bliss Scansion: 300 Ssx|S || 300 Ssx|S
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || E / \ x | /

Syntax: NtA || failed

hs: d, aa: X
Ridd93 9. hwilum stealc hliðo || stigan sceolde hwīlum% stealc hliðu || stīĝan sċolde
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xxS|~x || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: AN || IV

hs: st, aa: 1
Ridd93 10. up in eðel || hwilum eft gewat up on ēðel, || hwīlum eft ġe·wāt
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a $|xSx || 2B1b xxS|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: aP || aV

hs: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd93 11. in deop dalu || duguðe secan on dēop dalu || duĝuþe sēċan
Bliss Scansion: 2C2a xS|~x || 2A1a ~+x|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x || N/A ~+ x | / x

Syntax: AN || NI

hs: d, aa: D, da: D
Ridd93 12. strong on stæpe || stanwongas grof strang on stæpe, || stān-wangas grōf
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|x~x || 300 Ssx|S
Sievers Scansion: N/A / x | ~ x || N/A / \ x | /

Syntax: AP || NV

hs: st, lab: st, aa: D, da: D
Ridd93 13. hrimighearde || hwilum hara scoc hrīmiġ-hearde, || hwīlum hāra sċōc
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: AC || AV

hs: h, lab: sc, aa: D, da: D, acp: 2A1
Ridd93 14. forst of feaxe || ic on fusum rad forst of feaxe%. || on% fūsum rād
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: NP || PN

hs: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd93 15. oððæt him ðone gleawstol || gingra broðor oþ·þæt him þone glēaw-stōl || ġingra% brōðor
Bliss Scansion: a2e xxxxxSs || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxx / \ || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: iN || AN

hs: g, aa: 2
Ridd93 16. min agnade || ond mec of earde adraf min āĝnode || and mec of earde ā·drāf.
Bliss Scansion: d1a xSxx || 3B*1c xxxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x || 0 xxx / | xx /

Syntax: AV || PV

hs: V, ca: V, aa: 2
Ridd93 17. siððan mec isern || innanweardne Siþþan mec īsern || innan-weardne
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: iN || AC

hs: V, ca: V, aa: 2, bcp: 2A1
Ridd93 18. brun bennade || blod ut ne com brūn bennode; || blōd ūt ne cōm,
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 S|Sxx || 2E2a Ss|xS
Sievers Scansion: D2 / | / ~ x || N/A / \ x | /

Syntax: AV || NV

hs: b, lab: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd93 19. heolfor of hreðre || ðeah mec heard bite heolfor of hreðere, || þēah mec heard bīte
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x

Syntax: NP || AV

hs: h, law: b, lab: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd93 20. stiðecg style || no ic ða stunde bemearn stīþ-eċġ stīele. || No þā stunde be·mearn,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Ss|Sx || 3B*1c xxxSx|xS
Sievers Scansion: A2a / \ | / x || 0 xxx / | xx /

Syntax: AN || NV

hs: st, law: bm, aa: D, da: D
Ridd93 21. ne for wunde weop || ne wrecan meahte ne for wunde wēop, || ne wrecan meahte
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || 0 x ~+ | / x

Syntax: PV || IV

hs: w, ca: w, law: m, aa: D, da: D
Ridd93 22. on wigan feore || wonnsceaft mine on wiĝan fēore || wansċeaft mīne,
Bliss Scansion: 2C1a x~+|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C2 x ~+ | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: NgN || NA

hs: w, ca: w, law: m, aa: 1
Ridd93 23. ac ic aglæca || ealle ðolige ac āĝlǣċa || ealle þolie,
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2A1a Sx|~+x
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | ~+ x

Syntax: NC || AV

hs: V, aa: 1
Ridd93 24. ðæt /e bord biton || nu ic blace swelge þæt []e bord biton. || blace swelġe
Bliss Scansion: || 3B1b xxSx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: || 0 xx /

Syntax: failed || AV

hs: b, aa: X
Ridd93 25. wuda ond wætre || w/ /b/ befæðme wuda and wætere, || w[]b[]be·fæðme
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 1A1a ~+|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || A1 ~+ x | / x

Syntax: NcN || failed

hs: w, aa: X, da: D
Ridd93 26. ðæt mec on fealleð || ufan ðær ic stonde þæt mec inn fealleþ || ufan ðǣr stande,
Bliss Scansion: 2C1b xxS|Sx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A ~+ xx | / x

Syntax: pV || iV

hs: V, ca: V, aa: 1
Ridd93 27. eorpes nathwæt || hæbbe anne fot eorpes nāthwæt; || hæbbe ānne fōt.
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: AgA || AN

hs: V, ca: V, law: f, aa: 1
Ridd93 28. nu min hord warað || hiðende feond min hord waraþ || hȳðende fēond,
Bliss Scansion: 2C2b xxS|~x || 3 E1 Sxx|S
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / \ x | /

Syntax: NV || AN

hs: h, law: f, aa: 1
Ridd93 29. se ðe ær wide bær || wulfes gehleðan þe ǣr wīde bær || wulfes ġe·hlēðan;
Bliss Scansion: 3B1c xxxSx|$ || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xxx / | x / || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: aV || NgN

hs: w, ca: w, aa: 1
Ridd93 30. oft me of wombe || bewaden fereð oft of wambe || be·waden fēreþ,
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxxSx || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx / x || 0 x ~+ | / x

Syntax: iP || sV

hs: w, ca: w, aa: 2
Ridd93 31. steppeð on stið bord steppeþ on stīþ bord, || []
Bliss Scansion: 1A*2 Sx|xSs ||
Sievers Scansion: A2b / xx | / \ ||

Syntax: AN || null

hs: st, aa: X, da: D
Ridd93 32. deaðes d/ || ðonne dægcondel []dēaðes d[] || þonne dæġ-candel,
Bliss Scansion: || d2b xxSsx
Sievers Scansion: || 0 xx / | / x

Syntax: failed || NC

hs: d, aa: X
Ridd93 33. sunne sunne []
Bliss Scansion: 0 Sx ||
Sievers Scansion: ||

Syntax: N || null

hs: #, aa: X
Ridd93 34. /eorc || eagum wliteð []eorc || ēaĝum wlīteþ
Bliss Scansion: || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: failed || NV

hs: V, aa: X
Ridd93 35. ond spe/ and spe[].
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||

hs: #