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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.6.10.2
Title
The Capture of the Five Boroughs
Language
Old English
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The Capture of the Five Boroughs

Capt 1. her eadmund cyning || engla þeoden Hēr Eadmund cyning, || Engla þēoden,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|~+ || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x ~+ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NN || NgN
hs: V, lab: V, aa: 1
Capt 2. mæcgea mundbora || myrce geeode mæċġa% mundbora, || Myrce ġe·eode,
Bliss Scansion: 1D*3 Sx|S~x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D*2 / x | / ~ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NgN || NV
hs: m, lab: V, aa: D, da: D
Capt 3. dyre dædfruma || swa dor scadeþ dȳre dǣd-fruma, || swā Dor sċadeþ,
Bliss Scansion: 1D*3 Sx|S~x || 2C1a x$|Sx
Sievers Scansion: D*2 / x | / ~ x || 0 x / | / x
Syntax: AN || NV
hs: d, aa: D, da: D
Capt 4. hwitanwyllesgeat || and humbra ea Hwitanwyllesġeat || and Humbra êa,
Bliss Scansion: 1D*5 Sx|Sxs || 3B1a xSx|S
Sievers Scansion: D*4 / x | / x \ || 0 x / | x /
Syntax: NC || NgN
hs: h, aa: 1
Capt 5. brada brimstream || burga fife brāda brim-strēam. || Burga fīfe,
Bliss Scansion: 2A2 Sx|Ss || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A2b / x | / \ || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || NgA
hs: b, ac: br, aca: br, acc: br, aa: D, da: D
Capt 6. ligoraceaster || and lincylene Liġoraceaster || and Lincylene
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a ~+x|Sx || N/A xSxxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 xSxxx
Syntax: NC || NC
hs: l, aa: 1
Capt 7. and snotingaham || swylce stanford eac and Snotingaham, || swelċe Stanford ēac
Bliss Scansion: d1a x~+xx || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: B1 x ~+ | x / || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NC || Na
hs: s, law: V, aa: 1
Capt 8. and deoraby || dæne wæran æror and% Dēoraby. || Dæne wǣran ǣror%
Bliss Scansion: d1a xSxx || 1A1b ~+|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A ~+ xx | / x
Syntax: NC || Na
hs: d, law: V, aa: 1
Capt 9. under norþmannum || nyde gebegde under Norðmannum || nyde ġe·beġde
Bliss Scansion: d2b xxSsx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NC || Ns
hs: n, aa: 1
Capt 10. on hæþenra || hæfteclommum on hǣðenra || hæfteclommum
Bliss Scansion: d1a xSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 x / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AC || NC
hs: h, aa: 1, bcp: 2A1
Capt 11. lange þrage || oþ hie alysde eft lange || þraġe, || oþ hīe ā·lȳsde eft
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 3B1c xxxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xxx / | x /
Syntax: AN || Va
hs: l, lab: l, aa: 1
Capt 12. for his weorþscipe || wiggendra hleo for his weorþsċipe || wīġendra hleo,
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 3 E1 Sxx|S
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: NC || AgN
hs: w, lab: hl, aa: 1
Capt 13. afera eadweardes || eadmund cyning afera Eadweardes, || Eadmund cyning.
Bliss Scansion: 1D*1 ~+x|Sxx || 2A1b Sx|~x
Sievers Scansion: D*1 ~+ x | / \ x || A2a / \ | ~ x
Syntax: NNg || NN
hs: V, aa: D, da: D