Beowulf Flashcards
(45 cards)
Piteous
Pathetic.
Moor
A high-altitude swamp-ish wasteland.
Mead-horn
A drinking vessel made from an animal horn, used to serve mead.
Whetted
To sharpen a tool or stimulate (whet your appetite)
Thane
A feudal lord
Hearsay
Unverified information, rumor
Larder
A pantry
Vice
An evil habit
Fen
A marshy water land
Cacophony
Noise
Strident
Harsh in sound
Sinew
A tendon
Steel
To act strong
Asunder
In separate pieces
Slight
To offend or insult
Astride
To sit on something with one leg on each side.
Resplendent
Attractive and richly colorful
Fraught
Filled with: destined to result in.
Gout
A medical condition that often attacks the extremities.
Shirk
To avoid.
Bier
A frame where a coffin is placed before burial
Bereaved
To suffer the loss of a loved through death or long absence.
Grievous
Causing pain, grief, or anguish
Rapturous
Expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm