Beowulf

Question 1

Grapple

Answer 1

to engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons

Question 2

Lair

Answer 2

a wild animal’s resting place, esp. one that is well hidden

Question 3

Fjord

Answer 3

a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley

Question 4

Moor

Answer 4

a tract of open uncultivated upland; a heath

Question 5

Omen

Answer 5

an event regarded as a portent of good or evil

Question 6

Maraud

Answer 6

roam in search of things to steal or people to attack

Question 7

Larder

Answer 7

a room or large cupboard for storing food.

Question 8

Reprieve

Answer 8

cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, esp. someone condemned to death)

Question 9

Whet

Answer 9

sharpen the blade of a tool or weapon

Question 10

Thane

Answer 10

a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble

Question 11

Hearsay

Answer 11

information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate

Question 12

Regal

Answer 12

of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, esp. in being magnificent or dignified

Question 13

Brooding

Answer 13

showing deep unhappiness of thought

OR appearing darkly menacing

Question 14

Vice

Answer 14

immoral or wicked behavior

Question 15

Fen

Answer 15

a low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land

Question 16

Cacophony

Answer 16

a harsh discordant mixture of sounds

Question 17

Strident

Answer 17

loud and harsh; grating

Question 18

Ebb

Answer 18

the moving of the tide out to sea

Question 19

Cavernous

Answer 19

like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere

Question 20

Sinew

Answer 20

a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or ligament.

Question 21

Steeling

Answer 21

mentally prepare (oneself) to do or face something difficult

Question 22

Callous

Answer 22

showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

Question 23

Asunder

Answer 23

asunder

Question 24

Pinioned

Answer 24

tie or hold the arms or legs of

OR the outer part of a bird’s wing including the flight feathers.

Question 25

brackish

Answer 25

unpleasant or distasteful

Question 26

resplendent

Answer 26

attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous

Question 27

fraught

Answer 27

filled with or destined to result with

Question 28

gout

Answer 28

a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, esp. in the smaller bones of the feet, deposition of chalkstones, and episodes of acute pain.

Question 29

shirk

Answer 29

avoid or neglect

Question 30

bier

Answer 30

a movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which it is carried to the grave.

Question 31

bereaved

Answer 31

be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, esp. due to the loved one's death

Question 32

rapturous

Answer 32

characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm

Question 33

portent

Answer 33

a sign or warning that something, esp. something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen

Question 34

scything

Answer 34

move through or penetrate something rapidly and forcefully

Question 35

ogre

Answer 35

a man-eating giant • a cruel or terrifying person

Question 36

ghoul

Answer 36

an evil spirit or phantom, esp. one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies.

Question 37

raucously

Answer 37

making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

Question 38

fickle

Answer 38

changing frequently, esp. as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection

Question 39

vestige

Answer 39

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

Question 40

flagon

Answer 40

a large container in which drink is served, typically with a handle and spout

Question 41

scabbard

Answer 41

a sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger, typically made of leather or metal.

Question 42

wroth

Answer 42

angry

Question 43

girdle

Answer 43

a belt or cord worn around the waist.

Question 44

portcullis

Answer 44

a strong, heavy grating sliding up and down in vertical grooves, lowered to block a gateway to a fortress or town.

Question 45

boon

Answer 45

a thing that is helpful or beneficial

Question 46

craven

Answer 46

contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly

Question 47

mantle

Answer 47

a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn esp. by women.

Question 48

impious

Answer 48

not showing respect or reverence, esp. for a god

Question 49

flank

Answer 49

the side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip

Question 50

priory

Answer 50

a small monastery or nunnery that is governed by a prior or prioress.

Question 51

stile

Answer 51

an arrangement of steps that allows people but not animals to climb over a fence or wall.

Question 52

befell

Answer 52

(of something bad) happen to someone

Question 53

homage

Answer 53

special honor or respect shown publicly

Question 54

plaintive

Answer 54

sounding sad and mournful

Question 55

palfrey

Answer 55

a docile horse used for ordinary riding, esp. by women

Question 56

hilt

Answer 56

the handle of a weapon or tool, esp. a sword, dagger, or knife

Question 57

samite

Answer 57

a rich silk fabric interwoven with gold and silver threads, used for dressmaking and decoration in the Middle Ages.

Question 58

glade

Answer 58

an open space in a forest

Question 59

ford

Answer 59

a shallow place in a river or stream allowing one to walk or drive across

Question 60

cur

Answer 60

a contemptible man.