Anglo-Saxon Vocabulary

Question 1

camaraderie

Answer 1

n.
rapport and good will

s: friendship, amity
a: enmity, hostility

Question 2

moratorium

Answer 2

n.
a suspension of activity; an authorized delay

s: postponement, cessation
a: rush, continuation

Question 3

wrenching

Answer 3

adj.
causing mental or physical pain

s: distressing, agonizing
a: pleasant, comforting

Question 4

interminable

Answer 4

adj.
tiresome and long; seemingly endless

s: tedious
a: fleeting, limited

Question 5

ubiquitous

Answer 5

adj.
occurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent

s: universal
a: nonexistent

Question 6

dulcet

Answer 6

adj.
melodious; pleasing to the ear

s: harmonic, melodic
a: cacophonous, dissonant

Question 7

talisman

Answer 7

n.

a magic charm or superstitious object for protection or luck

Question 8

expiate

Answer 8

v.
to make amends for

s: atone, correct, rectify

Question 9

lugubrious

Answer 9

adj.
mournful or gloomy

s: somber, depressing
a: joyful

Question 10

venerate

Answer 10

v.
to respect or revere

s: glorify, treasure
a: abhor, despise

Question 11

inimical

Answer 11

adj.
unfriendly; hostile; injurious

s: mean, malicious, harmful
a: encouraging, flattering

Question 12

archetype

Answer 12

n.

a universal pattern, template, or symbol

Question 13

caesura

Answer 13

n.

a break or interruption in the flow of sound in the middle of a line of verse

Question 14

epithet

Answer 14

n.

a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or in place of the name of a person or thing

Question 15

kenning

Answer 15

n.

a metaphorical compound word or phrase accompanying or in place of the name of a person or thing

Question 16

emphatic rhythem

Answer 16

n.

most Anglo-Saxon poetry contained lines with regular rhythms, usually four strong beats (also called stresses) to a line

Question 17

alliteration

Answer 17

n.

the repetition of stresses sounds, particularly initial consonant sounds

Question 18

comitatus

Answer 18

n.

the bond of loyalty between a king and his thane

Question 19

mead

Answer 19

n.

a fermented beverage made of water, honey, malt, and yeast; ale-type beverage

Question 20

mead hall

Answer 20

n.

the building in which thanes gather for a variety of purposes; a type of community hall

Question 21

scop

Answer 21

n.

an Old English bard or poet

Question 22

thane

Answer 22

n.

Anglo-Saxon warrior selected or chosen by the king for proving one’s self in battle

Question 23

wergild

Answer 23

n.

“man price”

Question 24

Wyrd

Answer 24

n.

the Anglo-Saxon concept of fate or personal destiny