Beowulf (Heaney) Unit 2

Affliction

a cause of great suffering and distress

Bothy

Hut

Canny

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

Duly

at the proper time

Glut

overeat or eat immodestly; an excess of something

Heathen

a person who does not acknowledge your god

Lament

a cry of sorrow and grief

Malignant

dangerous to health

Monger

someone who maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

Parley

a negotiation between enemies

Plight

a situation from which extrication is difficult

Recompense

make payment to

Renounce

turn away from; give up

Reparation

something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

Respite

a pause from doing something

Retainer

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

Rive

tear or be torn violently

Sentry

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

Thane

a feudal lord or baron; a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)

Undaunted

resolutely courageous