A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.3.34.95
Title
Riddles 95
Language
Old English
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Riddles 95

Ridd95 1. ic eom indryhten || ond eorlum cuð eom inn-drihten || and eorlum cūþ,
Bliss Scansion: d2b xxSsx || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || 0 x / | x /

Syntax: AC || NtA

hs: V, aa: D
Ridd95 2. ond reste oft || ricum ond heanum and ræste oft; || rīċum and hēanum,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|S || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: Va || AcA

hs: r, aa: 1
Ridd95 3. folcum gefræge || fere wide folcum ġe·frǣġe || fēre% wīde,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: NtA || Va

hs: f, ca: f, aa: D, da: D
Ridd95 4. ond me fremdes ær || freondum stondeð and fremdes ǣr || frēondum standeþ
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: Aa || NV

hs: f, ac: fr, ca: f, law: st, aa: 1
Ridd95 5. hiðendra hyht || gif ic habban sceal hȳðendra hiht, || ġif habban sċeall
Bliss Scansion: 3 E1 Sxx|S || 3B1b xxSx|$
Sievers Scansion: E / \ x | / || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: AgN || IV

hs: h, law: sc, aa: D, da: D
Ridd95 6. blæd in burgum || oððe beorhtne god blǣd on burgum || oþþe beorhtne god.
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a S|xSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: NP || AN

hs: b, aa: D, da: D
Ridd95 7. nu snottre men || swiðast lufiað snotre menn || swīðost lufiaþ
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|$ || 2A1a Sx|~+x
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A / x | ~+ x

Syntax: AN || aV

hs: s, aa: 1
Ridd95 8. midwist mine || ic monigum sceal mid-wist mīne; || maniĝum sċeall
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Ss|Sx || 3B1a x~+x|$
Sievers Scansion: A2a / \ | / x || 0 x ~+ | x /

Syntax: NA || AV

hs: m, law: sc, aa: D
Ridd95 9. wisdom cyðan || no ðær word sprecað wīsdōm cȳðan; || ðǣr word sprecaþ
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x

Syntax: NI || NV

hs: w, law: sp, aa: 1
Ridd95 10. ænig ofer eorðan || ðeah nu ælda bearn ǣniġ ofer eorðan. || Þēah ielda bearn
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1b Sx|xxSx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxx | / x || 0 xx / | x /

Syntax: AP || NgN

hs: V, aa: D, da: D
Ridd95 11. londbuendra || lastas mine land-būendra || lāstas mīne
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 S|Sxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D1 / | / \ x || N/A / x | / x

Syntax: AC || NA

hs: l, aa: 1, acp: 1D1
Ridd95 12. swiðe secað || ic swaðe hwilum swīðe sēċaþ, || swaðe hwīlum
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C1a x~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 x ~+ | / x

Syntax: aV || Na

hs: s, ac: sw, law: hw, aa: D, da: D
Ridd95 13. mine bemiðe || monna gehwylcum mīne be·mīðe || manna ġe·hwelcum.
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|xSx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | / x || N/A / xx | / x

Syntax: AV || NgA

hs: m, law: hw, aa: D, da: D