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Beowulf Vocab 1-20
Beowulf Vocab 1-20
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11th Grade
09/09/2008

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lay
Definition
n. short lyric or poem to be sung
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martial
Definition
adj. of war; sutable for war
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foundling
Definition
n. a baby or small child abandonded
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standard
Definition
n. a flag or emblem
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haven
Definition
n. harbor or port/ a place of sherler of safety
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retainer
Definition
n. a person who serves a person of rank
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hart
Definition
n. a male deer, a stag
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revelry
Definition
n. boisterous festivity
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fen
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n. low marshy land covered wholly or partially with shallow often stagnant water
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wight
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n. a human being; any iving thing
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troll
Definition
n. an ugly dwarf or giant that lives underground or in caves
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peerless
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adj. without an equal; matchless
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rue
Definition
v. to be sorry for; regret
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bower
Definition
n. shelterof leafy branches; a summerhouse
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blazon
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v. make knoen; procclaim; decorate
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baleful
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adj. full of hurtful or deadly influence
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omen
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n. a sign of what is to happen
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stalwart
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adj. strongly built; sturdy, robust
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bolster
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n. cushion or bad; usually ornamental
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hag
Definition
n. a very old ugly old woman; especially one that is vicious and malicious
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