| A | B |
| infallible | unable to fail or be wrong |
| epic | long narrative poem that relate the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particula society |
| extolled | praised |
| vehemently | violently |
| furled | rolled up |
| lavish | over the top, extravagant |
| resolute | determined |
| archetype | pattern of character or plot elements that appear in the literatures of various times and cultures |
| scop | a professional Anglo-Saxon storyteller |
| caesura | pause or break within a line of poetry, usually indicated by the natural rhythm of the language |
| kenning | a metaphorical compound word |
| formula | a "ready-made" phrase or name used to fill metrical needs in a line of Anglo-Saxon poetry |
| variation | restatement of a concept |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds |
| compound | combination of two words to create a new word |