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Beowulf Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affliction | State of pain or misery |
| Admonish | Advise, caution |
| Fervent | Having or showing great warmth of feeling |
| Flexible body armor made of metal | |
| Mead | Liquor made from fermented honey and water |
| Mead-halls | Banquet halls |
| Mewing | Making the sound of a gull |
| Pyre | Pile, especially of wood, on which a corpse is burned during a funeral ritual |
| Rancor | Ill will; hatred |
| Sentinel | Person or animal that guards or watches over |
| Solace | Comfort, relief |