Nouns Flashcards
anda
m. malice, hostility
adl
m. sickness, disease
aglæca
m. monster, combatant, ‘the terrible one’
andgit
n. meaning, sense; intelligence, wisdom; sense (of the “five senses”)
andsaca
m. enemy, adversary; denier, apostate
andwlita
m. face, countenance; form, appearance
anfloga
m. solitary flier (precise meaning debated)
angel
m. hook
anginn
n. beginning
anhaga
m. solitary one, one who dwells alone
anlicnes
f. image, picture
ar
f. 1) copper, 2) honor, favor, mercy, prosperity, 3) oar, 4) messenger, angel, herald, missionary
anwealda
m. ruler, Lord
attor
n. venom
aþ
m. oath
awiht
(prn). anything
æ
f. law; marriage
æcer
m. cultivated field
æfen
m. evening
æht
f. possessions, property; livestock
æl
m. eel
ærende
n. message
ærgewinn
n. ancient hostility
æsc
m. ash tree, spear
æscplega
m. spear-fight, battle
æstel
m. pointer used to keep location in a text
æþeling
m. prince, noble
æþelo
n. origin, descent, noble lineage
bana
m. slayer
banhus
n. body (lit. bone-house)
banloca
m. ‘bone-enclosure’ ?muscles, ?body
bar
m. boar
bat
m. boat
bæc
n. back
bæcere
m. baker
bæl
n. fire, funeral pyre
bæþ
n. bath
beacen
m. beacon, sign
beadu
m. battle
beadurinc
m. warrior
beag
m. circular ornament worn around the neck; ring, arm-ring, bracelet
beaggyfa
m. ring-giver, lord
beaggyfu
f. ring-giving, generosity
beaghord
n. ring-hoard, treasure
bealdor
m. lord
bealu
n. misery, harm, enmity, injury
bealusiþ
m. painful journey, bitter experience
beam
m. tree, cross
bearm
m. bosom, lap
bearn
n. child, son
bearu
m. grove
gebed
n. prayer
benc
f. bench
benn
f. wound
beor
n. beer
beorg
m. hill, mound, mountain
beorn
m. man, warrior
gebeorscipe
m. beer party
beot
n. vow, boast
bigong
m. worship
bill
n. sword
bisgu (bisigu)
f. occupation
blæd
m. glory
blod
n. blood
boc
f. book
bolster
f. pillow
bricg
f. bridge
brim
n. sea
broga
n. terror, danger
broþor
m. brother
brytta
m. distributor, one who hands out
burh
f. stronghold, enclosure
bysmor
m. disgrace, mockery
casere
m. emporer
ceaster
f. town
cempa
m. warrior
cicen
n. chicken
cirice (chiriche)
f. church
cniht
m. boy, youth; male of high official ranking, below a baron, having worked with a squire or page beforehand
cwen
f. queen, woman
cyning
m. king
cyse
m. cheese
dæd
m. deed
dæg
day
dæl
m. part, portion; (with long diphthong) dale, valley
dema
m. judge
deofol
m/n. devil
deor
n. wild animal
dom
m. judgment
dream
m. joy, delight
dreor
m/n. dripping blood
drihten
m. the Lord
duguþ
f. group of seasoned retainers, trained men; prosperity, benefit
duru
f. door
gedwyld
n. heresy, error; wandering; mistakenness
ea
f. river
ealdor
m. leader, prince; n. life, age
eallwealda
m. all-ruler, the Lord
earfoþ
n. work, hardship
ecg
f. edge, sword
ege
m. fear
ellen
n. courage, strength
(e/)angel
m. angel
ent
m. giant
eorl
m. nobleman
feax
n. hair
feond
m. enemy
feorh
n. life, principles of life; soul, spirit; person, living being
ferhþ
m. spirit, mind
folde
f. earth, ground
folme
f. hand
forst
m. frost
frætwe
f. ornaments
frea
m. lord
friþ
m. peace, refuge, sanctuary
frofor
f. consolation
fruma
m. beginning, origin; originator, creator, inventor; ruler, lord
fugol
n. bird
fultum
m. help, support; Latin fultus
fyr
n. fire
fyren
f. crime, wickedness
giedd
n. riddle, word, speech
gioguþ
f. youth, young people
god
m. God
griþ
n. truce, peace
guma
m. man