Verses falling under this head, with their alliteration always on the last syllable but one, or (in the case of resolution) on the last syllable but two, are distinguished by the frequent occurrence of polysyllabic theses extending to five syllables, in marked contrast to types A1 and A2 where theses of one or two syllables are the rule, longer theses the exception. In A3, however, shorter theses are met with along with the usual resolutions: a monosyllabic thesis in _hwǣ́r se =þ=ḗoden_ El. 563, _ḗow hēt sécgan_ Beow. 391; with resolution of first arsis, _wúton nū éfstan_ Beow. 3102; with resolution of the second arsis, _þús me =f=ǽder mīn_ El. 528, _íc þæt =h=ógode_ Beow. 633; with disyllabic thesis, _hḗht þā on =ú=htan_ El. 105, _hǽfde se =g=ṓda_ Beow. 205; with resolution of the first arsis, _þánon he ge=s=ṓhte_ Beow. 463; with resolution of the second arsis, _wéarð him on =H=éorote_ Beow. 1331; with strengthened second thesis, _éart þū sē =B=ḗowùlf_ Beow. 506; with trisyllabic thesis, _gíf þē þæt ge=l=ímpe_ El. 441, _fúndon þā on =s=ánde_ Beow. 3034; with resolution of the first arsis, _hwǽðere mē ge=s=ǣ́lde_ Beow. 574, of the second arsis, _sýððan ic for =d=úgeðum_ Beow. 2502; with strengthened second thesis, _nṓ hē þone =g=ífstò̄l_ Beow. 168; with thesis of four syllables, _swýlce hī mē ge=b=léndon_ Cri. 1438, _hábbað wē tō þǣm =m=ǣ́ran_ Beow. 270; with resolution of the first arsis, _útan ūs tō þǣre =h=ȳ́ðe_ Cri. 865; with resolution of the first and second arsis, _þóne þe him on =s=wéofote_ Beow. 2296; with strengthened second thesis, _nṓ þȳ ǣr þone =h=éaðorìnc_ Beow. 2466; with thesis of five syllables, _sýððan hē hine to =g=ū̀ðe_ Beow. 1473; with thesis of six syllables, _hȳ́rde ic þæt hē þone =h=éalsbḕah_ Beow. 2173. These forms are also varied by monosyllabic anacrusis combined with monosyllabic thesis, _þe ḗow of =w=érgðe_ El. 295, _þæt híne on =ý=lde_ Beow. 22; with strengthened second thesis, _þæt híne sēo =b=rímw[`y]lf_ Beow. 1600; with disyllabic thesis, _ne þéarft þū swā =s=wī́ðe_ El. 940, _gesprǽc þā sē =g=ṓda_ Beow. 676; the same with resolution of the first arsis, _gewítan him þā =g=óngan_ Cri. 533; disyllabic anacrusis and disyllabic thesis, _ne gefrǽgn ic þā =m=ǣ́gðe_ Beow. 1012; with resolution of the second arsis, _geséah hē in =r=écede_ Beow. 728; with strengthened second thesis, _ge swýlce sēo =h=érepà̄d_ Beow. 2259; monosyllabic anacrusis with trisyllabic thesis, _on hwýlcum þāra =b=ḗama_ El. 851; with four-syllable thesis, _gewī́teð þonne on =s=ealman_ Beow. 2461; with resolution of the first arsis, _ne mā́gon hī þonne ge=h=ȳ́nan_ Cri. 1525; with resolution of the second arsis, _gesā́won þā æfter =w=ǽtere_ Beow. 1426. The last measure may be shortened exceptionally to ⏑́ ×, as _wǽs mīn =f=ǽder_ Beow. 262.