Beowulf Old English Vocabulary Flashcards
Learn Old English/Anglo-Saxon vocabulary to read Beowulf. Thanks to roatf for the start of this, I intend to keep updating it.
1
Q
þreat
A
crowd, troop, company
2
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ofteon
A
to deny, deprive
3
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feasceaft
A
destitute
4
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findan
A
to find
5
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weorþmynd
A
honour
6
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þys-lic
A
such
7
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þenden
A
while
8
Q
swelce
A
also, as
9
Q
hwa
A
who
10
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hwylc
A
which
11
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hwær
A
where
12
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hwanan
A
whence
13
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hwæþere
A
whether, however
14
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ægþer
A
either
15
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æghwylc
A
each
16
Q
gehwær
A
everywhere
17
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æften
A
from behind
18
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eft
A
again, after
19
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eafora
A
sons, descendents
20
Q
meaht/miht
A
power
21
Q
mægen
A
strength
22
Q
willa
A
a wish
23
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wilnian
A
to wish, desire
24
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wela
A
wealth
25
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bewindan
A
to wind
26
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gold
A
gold
27
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sinc
A
treasure
28
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maþþum
A
treasures
29
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wyrm
A
serpent
30
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welig
A
wealthy
31
Q
nealles/nalles
A
not at all
32
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hyrde
A
heard
33
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ufan
A
from above
34
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ufor
A
further up
