Vocab 1: Beowulf

Accure(verb)

To accumulate or have due after a period of time

Archetype (noun)

A perfect example

Brood(noun)

A group having a common origin; or children of a family

Fiend(noun)

A wicked person; or a person extremely devoted to a pursuit

Forge(verb)

To form something(such as metal) by heating and hammering

Hilt (noun)

The handle of a sword or dagger; or to be the limit

Perpetual(adjective)

Occurring continually

Scabbard(noun)

A sheath made for the blade of a sword or dagger that is typically made of leather or metal

Thane(noun)

An Anglo-Saxon warrior in service to a king of Lord (like a baron)

Wane(verb)

To decrease in size, extent, or degree

Anathema (noun)

Someone or something intensely disliked or loathed; or one that is cursed by a divine authority(God)

Scop(noun)

An old English poet; one who performed songs and readings

Wergild(noun)

The value set up on human life in accordance with rank and paid as compensation to the kindred or Lord of a slain person (in Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law)