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