A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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ID
https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.6.32.2
Title
Cædmon's Hymn, West-Saxon Version
Language
Old English
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Repeated scansions (bliss)

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Cædmon's Hymn, West-Saxon Version

CædW-S 1. nu sculon herigean || heofonrices weard
Bliss Scansion: a1c xxx~+x || 3 E2 ~+sx|S
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxx ~+ x || N/A ~+ \ x | /
Syntax: VI || NgN
hs: h, aa: 2
CædW-S 2. meotodes meahte || and his modgeðanc
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a ~+x|Sx || d5b xxSxs
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: NgN || NC
hs: m, aa: D, da: D
CædW-S 3. weorc wuldorfæder || swa he wundra gehwæs
Bliss Scansion: 1D3 S|S~x || 3B*1b xxSx|x$
Sievers Scansion: D2 / | / ~ x || 0 xx / | xx /
Syntax: NNg || NgN
hs: w, aa: D, da: D
CædW-S 4. ece drihten || or onstealde
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || NV
hs: V , ca: V, aa: 1
CædW-S 5. he ærest sceop || eorðan bearnum
Bliss Scansion: 3B1a xSx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: aV || NgN
hs: V , ca: V, aa: 1
CædW-S 6. heofon to hrofe || halig scyppend
Bliss Scansion: 1A1a ~+|xSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 ~+ x | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NP || AN
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
CædW-S 7. ða middangeard || moncynnes weard
Bliss Scansion: N/A xSxs || 300 Ssx|S
Sievers Scansion: B1 x / | x / || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: NC || NgN
hs: m, aa: 1
CædW-S 8. ece drihten || æfter teode
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || aV
hs: V , aa: 1
CædW-S 9. firum foldan || frea ælmihtig
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 1D3 S|Ssx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || D1 / | / \ x
Syntax: NtN || NA
hs: f, aa: D, da: D