Riddle 45 Glossary

banleas adj: boneless 3

bryd f: bride, newly-married woman; wife, woman 3

dohtor f: daughter 5

gefrægn: heard, have heard (gefrignan) 1

grapode: felt, laid hold of; touched, attained, reached (grapian) 3

hebban: lift up, raise up 2

hond f: hand 4

hrægl n: dress, clothing; cloth, sheet 4

hygewlonc adj: proud-minded 4

ic pron: I 1

nathwæt pron: something 1

on prep: on, in 1, 3

ond: 2

þæt pron: that, the 3

þeahte: covered (þeccan) 4

þecen: thatch, roof, covering 2

þeoden m: ruler, prince, king 5

þindan: swell up 2

þing n: thing, creature, object 5

þrindende pres part: swelling (þrindan) 5

þunian: stand out, be prominent; be proud 2

weaxan: grow 1

wincel m: corner 1