Part 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Hind [n.]
A
A rustic
2
Q
Hoar
A
White or light gray , cold
3
Q
Hofupstafr
A
Maine-stave , alliterating initial sound in the second half line
4
Q
Holt
A
Woods , corpse
5
Q
Howe
A
Hill , burial mound
6
Q
i-blent
A
Blended
7
Q
Kenning
A
A metaphorical expression
8
Q
Leech
A
Physician
9
Q
Leman
A
Sweetheart , mistress , spouse
10
Q
Lesing
A
A lie or lives , falsehood
11
Q
To let
A
To prevent , discouraged
12
Q
Lief
A
Dear , pleasing, agreeable
13
Q
Liege
A
A vassal
14
Q
Liege lord
A
A ruler
15
Q
To list
A
Desire
16
Q
Ljóoaháttr
A
” song ( or magic ) metre,” stanza of two symmetricL half stanzas each made up of a fornytoislang line followed by a full-line without a caesura
17
Q
Louver
A
Opening in the roof to supply light and ventilation
18
Q
Mainsworn
A
Perjured
19
Q
Málaháttar
A
Speech metre
20
Q
Mannjafnaor
A
Matching of men against one another with respect to accomplishments and prowess
