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Vocab for Beowulf

TermDefinition
foundling an abandoned infant of unknown parentage
renege go back on one's word
torques necklace made of precious metal
girdled surrounded closely
wassail festive occasion with drinking
parley hold a conference for debating points in a dispute, esp. a discussion of terms for armistice
reavers ones who take by force or carry off; plunderers
heathenish without connection to a widely held religion as regarded by those that do have such connected
riven split or torn violently apart
thane in Anglo-Saxon England, a man who held land from a king or other superior for military service (ranking between ordinary freemen and hereditary nobles)
mail armor made of rings, chains, or plates joined together flexibly
interlopers intruders
mongering dealing or trading
proffer offer services
strand the margin of a sea, lake or river
formidable inspiring respect or awe
flush freshness; vigor
brook tolerate, allow
vied competed, strove for superiority
leavings things left over, especially as worthless
bane the cause of ruin or trouble
bawn a meadow near a dwelling
quailed flinched with fear
keening wailing over
requite compensate or reward
blather foolish chatter
arbitrate settle a dispute
depredations despoiling, ravaging, or plundering
damascened decorated with etching or inlaying esp. with gold or silver, or with a watered pattern produced in welding
alacrity briskness or cheerful readiness
gannet a mainly white seabird that catches fish by plunge-diving
scion a younger member of a noble family
barrow a mound of earth constructed in ancient times to cover one or more burials
unavailing ineffectual, achieving nothing
rampart a defensive wall with a broad top and usually with a stone parapet
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