| A | B |
|---|
| Lament | a passionate expression of grief or sorrow |
| Forged | make or shape a metal object by heating it and beating or hammering it |
| Heroes | persons who are admired or idealized for courage |
| Humble | not thinking to highly of oneself; modest |
| Scabbard | a sheath or a holder for a sword |
| Hrunting | sword lent to Beowulf by Unferth |
| Sinews | a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment |
| Infamous | well known for some bad quality or deed |
| Writhing | to move in a twisting or contorted motion |
| Shroud | burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped |
| Cousin | the child of your aunt or uncle |
| Mail-shirt | a type of armor consisting of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh |
| Deep-keeled | a ship that possesses a deep bottom |
| Prow | a ship that possesses a deep bottom |
| Reparation | compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury |
| Lair | den of a wild animal |
| Moored | secure in or as if in a berth or dock ( When you tie up a boat so it will not drift away.) |
| Gables | the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof |
| Linden | soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; useful in making crate and boxes and in carving and millwork |
| Mead | )an alcoholic drink made of fermented honey and water |
| Vexed | irritated, annoyed |
| Gorges | overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself |
| Sentinel | a person employed to watch for something to happen |
| Talons | )a claw; one blonging to a bird of prey |
| Hoary | )gray or white with age (used in this line to indicate color and age) |
| Pyre | wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite |
| Hoard | to store up valuables, food, or money secretly; save up for future use |
| Runic | consisting or set down in an ancient alphabet used for writing Germanic script, especially in Germanic language, most often of Scandinavia and Britain from about the third to thirteenth centuries |
