A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/A.6.36
Title
The Metrical Preface to the Pastoral Care
Language
Old English
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The Metrical Preface to the Pastoral Care

CPPref 1. ðis ærendgewrit || agustinus Þis ǣrend-ġe·writ || Aĝustinus
Bliss Scansion: N/A xSxxs || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B2 x / | xx / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || NC
hs: V*, aa: 1
CPPref 2. ofer sealtne sæ || suðan brohte ofer sealtne sǣ || sūðan brōhte
Bliss Scansion: 3B1b xxSx|S || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: B1 xx / | x / || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: AN || aV
hs: s , aa: D
CPPref 3. iegbuendum || swa hit ær fore īeġ-būendum, || swā hit ǣr fore
Bliss Scansion: 1D1 S|Sxx || 2C2b xxS|~x
Sievers Scansion: D1 / | / \ x || 0 xx / | ~ x
Syntax: NC || aa
hs: V , aa: 1, acp: 1D1
CPPref 4. adihtode || dryhtnes cempa ā·dihtode || dryhtnes cempa,
Bliss Scansion: d1a xSxx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C3 x / | ~ x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: VU || NgN
hs: d, aa: 1
CPPref 5. rome papa || ryhtspell monig Rōme pāpa. || Riht-spell maniġ
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2A1 Ss|~x
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || A2a / \ | ~ x
Syntax: NgN || NA
hs: r, aa: 1
CPPref 6. gregorius || gleawmod gindwod Greĝorius || glēaw-mōd ġond·wōd
Bliss Scansion: N/A ~xxx || 2E2a Ss|xS
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / \ x | /
Syntax: NC || AV
hs: g, aa: 1
CPPref 7. ðurh sefan snyttro || searoðonca hord þurh sefan snytru, || searu-þanca hord.
Bliss Scansion: 2C1a x~+|Sx || 3 E2 ~+sx|S
Sievers Scansion: C2 x ~+ | / x || N/A ~+ \ x | /
Syntax: NgN || NgN
hs: s , lab: s, aa: D
CPPref 8. forðæm he monncynnes || mæst gestriende For·þǣm hē mann-cynnes || mǣst ġe·strīende
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 1A1a S|xSx
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || AV
hs: m, lab: st, aa: 1
CPPref 9. rodra wearde || romwara betest rodera wearde, || Rōm-wara betest,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || N/A S~x|~+
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || N/A / ~ x | ~+
Syntax: NgN || NgA
hs: r, aa: 1
CPPref 10. monna modwelegost || mærðum gefrægost manna mōd-weliĝost, || mǣrþum ġe·frǣĝost.
Bliss Scansion: N/A Sx|S~+x || 1A*1a Sx|xSx
Sievers Scansion: D*1 / x | / ~+ x || N/A / xx | / x
Syntax: NA || NtA
hs: m, aa: D, da: D
CPPref 11. siððan min on englisc || ælfred cyning Siþþan min on Ænglisċ || Ælfred cyning
Bliss Scansion: a1d xxxxSx || 2A1b Sx|~x
Sievers Scansion: A3 xxxx / x || A2a / \ | ~ x
Syntax: iP || NN
hs: V , aa: 2
CPPref 12. awende worda gehwelc || and me his writerum ā·wende worda ġe·hwelċ || and mē his writerum
Bliss Scansion: 3B*1c xxxSx|xS || d1c xxxSxx
Sievers Scansion: B2 xxx / | xx / || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: NgA || AN
hs: w, aa: Q, da: D
CPPref 13. sende suð and norð || heht him swelcra ma sende sūþ and norþ, || hēt him swelcra mā
Bliss Scansion: 1D*5 Sx|Sxs || 3B1b xxSx|S
Sievers Scansion: D*4 / x | / x \ || 0 xx / | x /
Syntax: aca || AgN
hs: s , aa: 1, da: D
CPPref 14. brengan bi ðære bisene || ðæt he his biscepum brenġan be ðǣre bȳsene, || þæt hē his bisċopum
Bliss Scansion: N/A Sx|xxx~+x || d1c xxxSxx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / xxxx | ~+ x || 0 xxx / | ~ x
Syntax: IP || AN
hs: b, aa: Q, da: D
CPPref 15. sendan meahte || forðæm hi his sume ðorfton sendan meahte, || for·þǣm hīe his sume þorfton,
Bliss Scansion: 2A1a Sx|Sx || 2C1d xxxx~+|Sx
Sievers Scansion: A1 / x | / x || 0 xxxx ~+ | / x
Syntax: IV || AV
hs: s , aa: 1
CPPref 16. ða ðe lædenspræce || læste cuðon þā þe Læden-sprǣċe || lǣste cūðon.
Bliss Scansion: 2C1b xxS|Sx || 2A1a Sx|Sx
Sievers Scansion: C1 xx / | / x || N/A / x | / x
Syntax: NC || AV
hs: l, aa: 1