Old English Flashcards

(11 cards)

1
Q

Wyrd

A

Fate or destiny

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2
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Scop

A

Storytellers who memorized great tells

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3
Q

Dryht

A

Anglo-Saxon lord or chief utmost loyalty

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4
Q

Thane

A

Loyal soldier who proves his loyalty

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5
Q

Comitatus

A

bond that exists between a thyne and dryht

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6
Q

Lofgernost

A

Eager to praise

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7
Q

Alliteration

A

remembering poems and beautiful flow in stories

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8
Q

Caesura

A

2 syllables before/after

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9
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Archetype

A

Pattern in literature found in work, being a hero, storm before something bad

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10
Q

Kenning

A

Simple nouns
Wave-cutter=ship
Eye of heaven=sun

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11
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Elegiac tone

A

Tone of writing a sorrowful tone for something or someone lost

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