English 10 beowulf lines 0-300 vocab quiz

To hoard

to collect and hide away a supply of something

Foundling

an infant found after being abandoned by its parents

To mangle

to severely damage or disfigure something by cutting/tearing/ or crushing.

Legion

A large group or multitude

To swaddle

to wrap someone; especially an infant ;tightly in cloth

To merge

To unite or combine into a singular entity

To bore

To make a hole in or through something with a tool or by digging

Hoard

A hidden supply or accumulation of something of something valuable.

Shroud

a cloth sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial

Weft

the threads that run across the fabric ; over and under the fabric in weaving

To espouse

To support or adopt a cause / belief / way of life

Mead-hall

a large hall where warriors and the community gather for meals/ drinking mead/ and festivities

Gable

the triangular section of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof.

To fete

to honor or entertain lavishly

Recrudesce

to break out or appear again after a period of dormancy

Raucous

load and harsh-sounding ; disorderly

Scop

an Old English bard or poet who composed and recited verses honoring heroic deeds.

To Carouse

to drink excessively and engage in lively/ noisy festivities

Replete

filled or well-supplied with something

Mere (topographical feature)

an expanse of standing water; like a lake or pond

Fen

low marshy land covered wholly or partially with water

Fastness

a secure or fortified place ; stronghold.

To hie

to go quickly or hasten.

To bludgeon

to hit or strike with a heavy object ; often repeatedly

Ingress

the act of entering ; an entrance

Feud

A long-standing conflict or enmity; often between families or clans.

To brook

To tolerate of allow ( typically used in a negative sense; as in "brooking no interference")

To desist

To cease or stop doing something

Wizened

shriveled pr wrinkled with age

Vizier

a high-ranking political or religious official ; especially in muslim countries

Moors

Open uncultivated land ; often covered with heather and having poor drainage

Marauder

one who raids or plunders

Pithy

concise and forcefully expressive

Harrowing

Extremely distressing or agonizing

To augur

To predict or foretell a future outcome; especially from omens

Innate

existing from birth ; natural or inherent