A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.6.34
Title
The Leiden Riddle
Language
Old English
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The Leiden Riddle

LRidd 1. mec se ueta uong || uundrum freorig Meċ sē wǣta wang, || wundrum frēoriġ,
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || NtA
hs: w, aa: D
LRidd 2. ob his innaðae || aerest cændæ of his innoþe || ǣrest cende.
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || aV
hs: V , aa: 2
LRidd 3. ni uaat ic mec biuorthæ || uullan fliusum Ne% wāt iċ mec be·worhte || wullan flīesum,
Bliss Scansion: a1e xxxxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: Vs || NgN
hs: w, aa: D
LRidd 4. herum ðerh hehcraeft || hygiðonc/ hǣrum þurh hēah-cræft, || hyġe-þanc% [].
Bliss Scansion: 1A*2 Sx|xSs || N/A ~+s
Sievers Scansion: A2b / xx | / \ || A2b / xx | / \
Syntax: NP || failed
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
LRidd 5. uundnae me ni biað ueflæ || ni ic uarp hafæ Wundne mē ne bēoþ wefle, || nē iċ wearp hæbbe,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1c Sx|xxxSx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxxx | / x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: scN || NV
hs: w, law: h, aa: D, da: D
LRidd 6. ni ðerih ðreatun giðraec || ðret me hlimmith nē þurh þrēatum ġe·þræc || þræt%mē hlimmeþ,
Bliss Scansion: 3B*1c xxxSx|x$ || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: B2 xxx / | xx / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NgN || NV
hs: þ, ac: þr, aca: þr, acb: þr, las: h, law: hl, aa: D, da: D
LRidd 7. ne me hrutendu || hrisil scelfath nē mē hrūtende || hrīsel sċielfaþ,
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: iA || NV
hs: h, ac: hr, las: h, aa: 2
LRidd 8. ni mec ouana || aam sceal cnyssa nē mec ā-hwonan || ām sċeall cnyssa.
Bliss Scansion: d1b xxSxx || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: ia || NI
hs: V , law: c, aa: 2
LRidd 9. uyrmas mec ni auefun || uyrdi craeftum Wyrmas mec ni ā·wǣfon || wyrda cræftum,
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1c Sx|xxxSx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxxx | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NV || NgN
hs: w, law: c, aa: D, da: D
LRidd 10. ða ði geolu godueb || geatum fraetuath þā þe ġeolu% gōd-webb || ġēatum frætweþ.
Bliss Scansion: N/A xx~+|Ss || 2A1 ~x|Sx
Sievers Scansion: N/A xx ~+ | / \ || N/A xx ~+ | / \
Syntax: AN || NV
hs: g, aa: D, da: D
LRidd 11. uil mec huethrae suae ðeh || uidæ ofaer eorðu Wile mec hwæðere% swā þēah || wīde ofer eorðan
Bliss Scansion: N/A $|xxxxS || 1A*1b Sx|xxSx
Sievers Scansion: N/A / \ xxx | / || N/A / xxx | / x
Syntax: Va || aP
hs: w, aa: 1
LRidd 12. hatan mith hæliðum || hyhtlic giuæde hātan mith hæleþum || hyhtliċ ġe·wǣde;
Bliss Scansion: 1A*1a Sx|x~+x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xx | ~+ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: IP || AN
hs: h, aa: D, da: D
LRidd 13. ni anoegun ic me aerigfaerae || egsan brogum nē ǣngum iċ mē earh-fare || eġesan brōĝum,
Bliss Scansion: N/A xxxxxx~+sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C2 xxxxxx ~+ | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: VN || NgN
hs: V , aa: D
LRidd 14. ðeh ði n/ /n siæ || niudlicae ob cocrum þēah þe n[…]n sīe || nīedlīċe of cocorum.
Bliss Scansion: || 1A*1b Sxx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: || N/A / xxx | / x
Syntax: failed || aP
hs: n, aa: X