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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.6.10.5
Title
The Death of Alfred
Language
Old English
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The Death of Alfred

DAlf 1. ac godwine hine þa gelette || and hine on hæft sette Hēr cōm Ælfrǣd, || sē unsċeððiġa æðeling, || Æðelrǣdes
Bliss Scansion: ||
Sievers Scansion: ||
DAlf 2. and his geferan he todraf || and sume mislice ofsloh sunu cynges, hider inn and wolde tō his mēder, þe on Win-
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DAlf 3. sume hi man wiþ feo sealde || sume hreowlice acwealde ċeastre sæt, ac hit him ne ġe·þafode Godwine eorl, ne ēac ōðre
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DAlf 4. sume hi man bende || sume hi man blende menn þe miċel meahton wealdan, for·þon hit hleoðrode þā
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DAlf 5. sume hamelode || sume hættode swīðe tōweard Haraldes, þēah hit unryht wǣre.
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DAlf 6. ne wearþ dreorlicre dæd || gedon on þison earde Ac Godwine hine þā ġe·lette || and hine on hæft sette,
Bliss Scansion: N/A xSxx|xxxxSx || 2C1d xxxxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 x / xxxxxx | / x || 0 xxxx / | / x
Syntax: NV || PV
hs: X, law: s, aa: Z
DAlf 7. syþþan dene comon || and her friþ namon and his ġe·fēran hē tō·drāf || and sume mislīċe of·slōh;
Bliss Scansion: 2B2c xxxSx|xxS || N/A xxxSxx|xS
Sievers Scansion: B xxx / | xxx / || 0 xxx / | xxx /
Syntax: NV || aV
hs: X, law: s, aa: Z
DAlf 8. nu is to gelyfenne || to þan leofan gode sume hīe mann wiþ fēo sealde, || sume hrēowlīċe ā·cwealde,
Bliss Scansion: N/A xxxxxS|Sx || N/A xxSxx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xxxxx / | / x || 0 xx / xxx | / x
Syntax: PV || AV
hs: s, aa: 2
DAlf 9. þæt hi blission || bliþe mid criste sume hīe mann bende, || sume hīe mann blende,
Bliss Scansion: N/A xxS|xSx || 2C1c xxxS|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xxx / | / x || 0 xxx / | / x
Syntax: iV || iV
hs: h, lab: h, xa: hbhb, aa: Q
DAlf 10. þe wæron butan scylde || swa earmlice acwealde sume hamelode, || sume hættode.
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 ~+|~+xx || 1D1 ~+|Sxx
Sievers Scansion: N/A ~+ | ~+ ~ x || N/A ~+ | / ~ x
Syntax: AV || AV
hs: s, lab: h, xa: shsh, aa: Q
DAlf 11. se æþeling lyfode þa gyt || ælc yfel man him gehet Ne wearþ drēorlicre dǣd || ġe·dōn on þissum earde,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSxx|S || N/A xS|xxxSx
Sievers Scansion: B2 xx / | xx / || 0 x / xxx | / x
Syntax: AN || IP
hs: d, aa: D, da: D
DAlf 12. oþþæt man gerædde || þæt man hine lædde siþþan Dene cōmon || and hēr friþ nāmon.
Bliss Scansion: 2C1b xx~+|Sx || 2C1b xx$|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C2 xx ~+ | / x || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: NV || NV
hs: X, aa: Z
DAlf 13. to eligbyrig || swa gebundenne Nū is tō ġe·līefenne || tō þon lēofan Gode,
Bliss Scansion: d1d xxxxSxx || 3B1b xxSx|~+
Sievers Scansion: C1 xxxx / | / x || 0 xx / | x ~+
Syntax: aI || AN
hs: l, aa: 2
DAlf 14. sona swa he lende || on scype man hine blende þæt hīe blission || blīðe mid Crīste
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C3 xx / | ~ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: iV || AP
hs: b, ac: bl, law: c, aa: 2
DAlf 15. and hine swa blindne || brohte to þam munecon þe wǣron būtan sċylde || swā earmlīċe ā·cwealde.
Bliss Scansion: a1e xxxxxSx || N/A xSxx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxx / x || 0 x / xxx | / x
Syntax: VP || aV
hs: X, law: c, aa: Z
DAlf 16. and he þar wunode || þa hwile þe he lyfode Sē æðeling lifde þā·ġīet; || ǣlċ yfel mann him ġe·hēt,
Bliss Scansion: N/A x~+x|~+x|xS || N/A S|~+|Sxxs
Sievers Scansion: N/A x ~+ x | ~+ xx / || N/A x ~+ x | ~+ xx /
Syntax: Na || NNiV
hs: V, aa: 1
DAlf 17. syþþan hine man byrigde || swa him wel gebyrede oþ·þæt mann ġe·rǣdde || þæt mann hine lǣdde
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || a1d xxxxSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || 0 xxxxSx
Syntax: aV || iV
hs: X, aa: Z
DAlf 18. ful wurþlice || swa he wyrþe wæs tō Eliġ-byrġ || swā ġe·bundenne.
Bliss Scansion: d3a x~+~x || d1b xxSxx
Sievers Scansion: N/A x ~+ | ~ x || 0 xx / | / x
Syntax: NC || as
hs: b*, lab: b, aa: Q
DAlf 19. æt þam westende || þam styple ful gehende Sōna swā hē lende, || on sċipe mann hine blende,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || N/A x~+|xxxSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || 0 x ~+ xxx | / x
Syntax: iV || PV
hs: X, las: b, lab: b, aa: Z
DAlf 20. on þam suþportice || seo saul is mid criste and hine swā blindne || brōhte tō þǣm munucum,
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 1A*1b Sx|xx~+x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / xxx | ~+ x
Syntax: aA || VP
hs: b, las: b, aa: 2