Beowulf Vocab Flashcards
A poet in the Anglo-Saxon culture that functioned as both entertainer and cultural record keeper
Scop
Make fast a boat by attaching it by a cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor
Moored
The part of the wall that encloses the end of a pitched roof
Gables
The value set in Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law upon human life in accordance with rank and pid as compensation to kindred or lord of a slain person
Wergild
A deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow blossoms, native to north temperate regions
Linden
A fermented drink of honey and water
Mead
(Of a problem or issue) difficult and much debated; problematic
Vexed
A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with stew rocky Wales and a stream running through it
Gorges
A soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch
Sentinel
A claw, especially one belonging to a bird of prey
Talons
A piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or ligament
Sinews
Grayish white
Hoary
A heap of combustible material, especially one for a burning corpse as part of a funeral ceremony
Pyre
An ancient store of coins or other valuable artifacts
Scabbard
A letter of an ancient Germanic alphabet, related to the Roman alphabet; used a divinatory symbols
Runic
