Paper 2 - Beowulf common words

wenan

(v) to expect, to hope

witan

(v) to know

wrecan

(v) to utter

(ge)gongan

(v) to walk

myntan

(v) to intend, to think

wadan

(v) to advance, to trudge

swefan

(v) to sleep

habban

(v) to have

secgan

(v) to tell

siðian

(v) to travel, to journey

þencean

(v) to think, to intend

(ge)witon

(v) to depart

sculan

(v) to have to

(ge)munan

(v) to remember

lig

(n) flame

leode

(n) man

sceotend

(n) warrior

healfa

(n) side

anda

(n) malice, hostility

yrre

(n) anger

guma

(n) man

dryht

(n) lord

ferð

(n) mind

egesa

(n) awe, terror

sele

(n) hall

earm

(n) arm

eaxle

(n) shoulder

folmum

(n) hand

fet

(n) foot

mere

(n) lake

eoten

(n) giant

niða

(n) hatred, malice, affliction

irenna

(n) sword

list

(n) skill, art, cunning

snotor

(n) wisdom

anra

an, one

sylle

(n) sill, floor

eorl

(n) earl, nobleman

sweg

(n) sound, din

feorh

(n) life

(ge) wealde

(n) power, control, dominion

(ge)met

(n) moderation, measure

þeoden

(n) lord

mæg

(n) kinsman

hige

(n) mind, heart, courage

atol

(n or adj) terrible, wretchedness

fæge

(adj) fated, doomed to die

modig

(adj) brave

atelic

(adj) horrible, dreadful

fægere

(adj) beautiful, pleasant

fagne

(adj) stained, decorated

ealde

(adj) old, ancient

geong

(adj) young

forht

(adj) afraid

laþes

(adj) hostile

sona

(adv) immediately

hraþe

(adv) quickly

edrum

(adv) swiftly, immediately

hwilum

(adv) sometimes, while

genehost

(adv) frequently

siþðan

(adv/con) after, since

ac

(conj) but

sumne

(n) some, a certain

ær

before

ofer

(prep) over, after, upon

forman

first

eal

all

elra

another

swylce

such

(ge)hwylc

each

ænig

any

monig

many

cyst

best

ymb

near