English- Beowulf Vocabulary Words

English 1301- Beowulf Vocabulary

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COWER
(verb) to crouch, as in fear or shame
SPAWN
(verb) to produce offspring
MEAD HALL
(noun) gathering place, center of community
FIEND
(noun) an evil being
BROOD
(noun) offspring
LAMENT
To feel or express sorrow or regret
REPARATION
The making of amends
FORGE
To move ahead
PROW
The forepart of a ship or the front of the ship
MAIL SHIRT
(noun) armor linked together with metal rings
DEEP-KEELED
(noun) the large hull of a ship
LINDEN
(adjective) wooden
SHROUD
A cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial
INFAMOUS
(adj) having an extremely bad reputation
WRITHING
(verb) to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.