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Beowulf Vocabulary

Beowulf Vocabulary. Resolute. Firm determination; bold. Vehemently. A forceful energy; powerful. Infallible. Incapable of error. F urled. To wrap around something. Lavish. Marked by excess; extravagant. Assail. To attack violently. Extolled. To praise highly; glorify. Epic.

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Beowulf Vocabulary

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  1. Beowulf Vocabulary

  2. Resolute Firm determination; bold.

  3. Vehemently A forceful energy; powerful

  4. Infallible Incapable of error.

  5. Furled To wrap around something

  6. Lavish Marked by excess; extravagant.

  7. Assail To attack violently.

  8. Extolled To praise highly; glorify.

  9. Epic A long narrative poem that recounts the deeds of a legendary hero.

  10. Mead Fermented beverage like beer.

  11. Reparation Making amends; paying for damages.

  12. Solace To soothe.

  13. Prow The projecting part (front) of a ship.

  14. Shroud A burial garment.

  15. Vex To bring distress; to irritate.

  16. Reprisal Regaining of something; to pay back

  17. Scabbard The sheath for a sword.

  18. Hilt The handle of a sword.

  19. Scop Charles Dickens An old English bard or poet.

  20. Archetype A perfect example; prototype

  21. Kenning In Anglo-Saxon poetry, a metaphorical phrase or compound Word used to name a person, place, thing or even indirectly.

  22. Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another.

  23. Pagan A follower of a polytheistic religion; multiple gods.

  24. Celts A group of tall blonde warriors who settled in Britain around the 4th c A.D.

  25. Caesura A pause or break within a line of poetry; a midline caesura is a characteristic of Anglo-Saxon poetry; it divides the 4 beat line in half.

  26. Anglo-Saxon Germanic tribes that conquered Britain around the 5th c A.D. and were the ruling class until the Norman Conquest in 1066.

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