The anacrusis before the type -´ × (×) | -´ × is also of rare occurrence: examples are _sw[=a] s[=æ´] beb[=ú]geð_ Beow. 1224, or, with resolution of the first arsis, _sw[=a] w[æ´]ter beb[=ú]geð_ Beow. 93. Most of the instances occur in the first hemistich; in this position the anacrusis may be polysyllabic (extending sometimes to four syllables), sometimes with resolution of the arsis, or with polysyllabic thesis. Examples: _forc[=ó]m æt cámpe_ An. 1327, _gew[=a]t æt w[=í]ge_ Beow. 2630; with resolution, _[=a]bóden in búrgum_ An. 78; _genéred wið n[=í]ðe_ Beow. 828; disyllabic anacrusis _ic wæs éndes[=æ´]ta_ Beow. 241; with resolution, _þ[=æ]r wæs h[æ´]leða hléahtor_ Beow. 612; trisyllabic anacrusis, _oððe him Óngenþ[=é]owes_ Beow. 2475; four-syllable anacrusis, _þæt we him þ[=a] g[=ú]ðgeatwa_ Beow. 2637; monosyllabic anacrusis with disyllabic thesis, as _in m[=æ´]gðe gehw[=æ´]re_ Beow. 25, _[=a]blénded in búrgum_ An. 78; disyllabic anacrusis with disyllabic thesis, _ge æt h[=á]m ge on hérge_ Beow. 1249; trisyllabic anacrusis with disyllabic thesis, _þ[=u] scealt þ[=a] f[=ó]re gef[=é]ran_ An. 216; monosyllabic anacrusis with trisyllabic thesis, _gemúnde þ[=a] s[=e] g[=ó]da_ Beow. 759; monosyllabic anacrusis with resolution of first arsis and trisyllabic thesis, _ne mágon hie ond ne m[=ó]ton_ An. 1217; with resolution of second arsis, _gew[=á]t him þ[=a] t[=o] wároðe_ Beow. 234; disyllabic anacrusis, _ne geféah he þ[=æ]re f[=æ´]hðe_ Beow. 109; combined with thesis of four syllables, _ofsl[=ó]h þ[=a] æt þ[=æ]re s[æ´]cce_ Beow. 1666.
=The sub-type A2= is type A with strengthened thesis (i.e. a thesis with secondary accent) and with alliteration on the first arsis only. This sub-type has several varieties:
(i) A2a, with the _first_ thesis strengthened (-´ `× | -´ ×); frequent in the second hemistich. The second arsis may be either long or short (-´ `× | -´ ×, or -´ `× | )´ ×). We denote -´ `× | -´ × by A2_a l_ and -´ `× | )´ × by A2_a sh_, or, for brevity, A2 _l_, A2 _sh_. Examples of A2_l_ are, _gódspèl [=æ´]rest_ An. 12, _w[=í]sf[`æ]st wórdum_ Beow. 626, _hríngnèt b[=æ´]ron_ Beow. 1890; with resolution of the first arsis, _médusèld b[=ú]an_ Beow. 3066; with resolution of the second arsis, _g[=á]rsècg hlýnede_ An. 238, _hórdbùrh h[æ´]leða_ Beow. 467; with resolution of both, _fréoðobùrh f[æ´]gere_ Beow. 522; with resolution of the strengthened thesis, _súndwùdu s[=ó]hte_ Beow. 208; resolution of the first arsis and thesis, _m[æ´]genwùdu múndum_ Beow. 236; resolution of the first thesis and the second arsis, _g[=ú]ðsèaro gúmena_ Beow. 328.