Beowulf Glossary
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| affliction | a cause or condition of pain or distress
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| cowering | cringing in fear
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| forged | formed by heating and then hammering or beating into shape
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| gabled | having a triangular wall section at the end of a slanted roof
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| heathen | not Jewish, Christian or Muslim
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| herald | one who brings messages or announces news
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| hoary | gray or white with age
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| infamous | having a very bad reputation; notorious; evil fame
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| keeled | referring to the main bottom structure of a ship; bottom keel
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| lair | den or dwelling of a wild animal
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| lament | an expression of grief or mourning
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| linden | made of wood of a shade tree also called a linden
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| flexible armour made of overlapping metal loops
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| moor | broad area of open, often swampy land
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| pilgrimage | a journey or long search, especially one made for a religious or moral purpose
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| plundering | robbing or seizing by force
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| prowed | referring to the front end of the ship
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| purge | to remove something impure or undesirable; to cleanse; to get rid of
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| rafter | sloping beam supporting a slanted roof
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| relish | to enjoy keenly
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| reparation | making amends; repayment
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| reprisal | act of inflicting equal harm for harm received; retaliation
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| sentinel | one who keeps guard
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| shroud | cloth used to wrap a dead body
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| sinew | band of tough tissue that connects a muscle to a bone; a tendon
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| solace | comfort in time of sorrow or distress
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| talon | a claw
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| taut | pulled or drawn tight; tense; strained
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| writhing | twisting or squirming in pain
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