Riddle 46 Glossary

æghwæðer pron: each (of two), both 5

æt prep: at 1

æþeling m: man, noble, prince, hero 5

dohtor f: daughter 2

ealra adv: in all, altogether 6

eam m: (maternal) uncle 6

eorl m: man, warrior, hero 7

fæder m: father 4

fife num: five 6

freolic: free; noble, stately, magnificent; beautiful 4

frumbearn n: first-born child; young child 4

gesweostor f pl: sisters 3

his pron: his 1, 2

hyra pron: their 3

ides f: woman, lady, queen 7

inne adv: within 4

insittende pres part as adj: sitting within 7

mid prep or adv: with, together with; also, alongside 1, 5

nefa m: nephew; grandson 6

ond conj: and 2, 3, 6, 7

res: 5

sæt: sat (sittan) 1

sunu m: son 2, 3

swæs: dear, beloved; sweet; own 3

þær adv: there 4

þara pron: of the, of those 5

twa: 2

twam: 1

twegen: 1, 2, 3 (twam is dative; twa is feminine nominative)

wæron: were (beon) 6

wæs: was (beon) 4

wer m: man, husband, hero 1

wif n: wife, woman 1

win n: wine 1