A

a adv: ever, always 779, 881

abeag: started up (abugan) 775

ac conj: but 708, 740, 773, 804, 813, 863

acwealde: killed (acwellan) 886

aglæca, æglæca m: awsome opponent, ferocious fighter 732, 739, 816, 893

ahlog: exhulted, derided, laughed (ahliehhan) 730

aldor n: life 822

aldordagas, ealderdagas m pl: (all) the days of (someone's) life 718, 757

aldorgedal n: separation from life; death 805

alegde: placed, laid down (alecgan) 834, 851

alumpen past part: occurred, happened (alimpan) 733

an pron or adj: one; alone 705, 732, 784, 888

anda m: enmity, anger, vexation, zeal, injury, fear, horror 708

astag: mounted, ascended (astigan) 782

astod: stood up, arose (astandan) 759

ateah: took, went (ateon) 766

atelic adj: terrible, dire, repulsive, horrid 784, 848

atol adj: terrible, ugle, deformed, repulsive, unchaste 732, 848

Æ

æfenspræc f: speech or conversation of the evening before 759

æfter prep or conj: after, following 724, 824, 885

ænig pron or adj: any 779, 791, 793, 802, 842

ær adv or conj: earlier, before that, sooner, formerly, previously, already; before 718, 754, 757, 778, 825, 831

æror comp adv: earlier, before, formerly, previously, already 809

ærþon conj: before 731

æt prep: at, in 882

ætgædere adv: together 729

æþeling m: nobleman, prince, man 888

æthran: touched (æhrinan) 722

ætstod: stuck, stopped (ætstandan) 891

ætstop: stepped (towards) (ætstæppan) 745

B

bad: awaited (with gen.; bidan) 709

gebad: experienced, underwent (gebidan) 815

bær: bore, carried, brought (beran) 711, 846, 896

banfag adj: decorated with bone or ivory 780

banloca m: muscle (lit.: bone-enclosure) 742, 818

bat: bit (bitan) 742

be prep: by 814, 858

beadu f: war, battle, fighting 709

beahhord n: ring-hoard, treasure-hoard 894

bealohydig adj: intent on harm, considering destruction, evil-minded 723

bearm m: lap, bosom, breast; hold, cargo area, interior (of a ship) 896

bearn n: child, descendant, offspring 878, 888

bedæled past part adj: deprived (with dat.) 721

begen pron: both 769

begong m: region, extent, way, course 860

beheold: beheld, watched (behealdan) 736

beorht adj: bright 896

beorn m: man, warrior 856

Beowulf m: (personal name) Beowulf, prince of the Geats 795, 818, 856, 872

besmiþod: constructed, designed, crafted (besmiþian) 775

besyrwan: ensnare, surprise, defraud, oppress 713

betlic adj: excellent 780

gebette: amended, cured, compensated (gebetan) 830

blanca m: horse 856

blod n: blood 742, 847

gebolgen past part adj: angry, enraged (belgan) 723

bolgenmod adj: having an angry mind 709

brægd: drew (bregdan) 794

bregdan: move quickly, pull, swing, throw, drag, draw 707

brim n: water, wave, sea 847

brucan: use, enjoy, possess (with gen) 894

gebunden: bound, fastened, adorned (gebindan) 871

burston: broke, failed, tore, fractured, burst (berstan) 760, 818

buton prep or conj: except, without, unless 705, 879

C

ceasterbuend m: citizen, inhabitant of a fortified town 768

cene adj: bold, brave, fierce, clever 768 (as noun)

com: came, had come (cuman) 702, 710, 720, 825

cuþ adj: known, plain, manifest, certain 705, 867

gecwæð: said (gecweþan) 857, 874

cwealmcuma m: murderous visitor 792

cwic adj: alive, living 792

cwome: should come (cuman) 731

cyning m: king 863, 867

cynn n: kind, sort, race, people, family, gender 712, 735, 810, 883

cyst f: choice, best, choicest, virtue, goodness, excellence 802

D

dæd f: deed, action 889

dæg m: day 731, 790, 806

dægrim n: number of days 823

gedælde: would separate (gedæan) 731

deaðdæg m: the day of (someone's) death 885

deaðfæge adj: doomed to death, dying 850

Dene m pl: the Danes 767, 823

deofol m: devil, demon 756

deog: hid himself? died? dyed (the water)? (this verb unrecorded elsewhere in OE) 850

doger m: day 823

dom m: judgement, reputation, glory, honour, splendour 885, 895 (selfes dome: as much as he chose)

draca m: dragon, serpent 892

gedræg n: assembly, company; tumult 756

dranc: drank (drincan) 742

dream m: joy, gladness, delight, mirth, rejoicing; melody, music, song 721, 850

drohtoð m: way of life, conduct; environment, society; condition, employment 756

drugon: experienced, suffered, endured, took part in, performed (dreogan) 798, 831

dryhtlic adj: noble 892

dryhtsele m: hall of the warriors, noble hall 767

duru f: door 721

dynede: resounded, made a din (dynian) 767

E

eafera m: posterity, son, child 897

eage n: eye 726, 848

eal pron, adv, or adj: all, entirely, wholly 744, 835

eald adj: old, aged, ancient, antique 795

ealderdagum: 757

ealdgesegen f: old story, ancient tale 869

ealdgesið m: old comrade, older retainer 853

ealfela pron: very many, a multitude of (with gen) 869, 883

ealgian: protect, defend 796

ealle pron: all 705, 767, 823, 830

ealuscerwen f: dispensing of ale? 769 (the word is a hapax legomenon, a word only attested is this one place; a similar word, meoduscerwen [Andreas 1526], "mead-dispensing"?, occurs in a context where the connotations must be of terror or destruction)

eam m: (maternal) uncle 881

earm m: arm 749, 835

earmlic adj: miserable 807

Eastdene m pl: the (East)Danes 828

eaxl f: shoulder 816, 835

ecg f: edge, edged weapon, sword 805

edre f: vein, artery 742

eft adv: back, again, afterwards 853, 871

egesa m: awe, fear, horror, peril; monster; horrible deed 784

ellen n: courage, zeal, strength 893

ellendæd f: deed of valour, heroic deed 876

ellenmærþ f: famous courageous deed 828

ellorgast m: spirit from elsewhere; alien demon, alien ghost 807

elra comp adj: other 752

ende m: end, conclusion 822

eode: went (gan) 726

eorl m: man, noble, warrior, hero 761, 769, 791, 795

eormengrund n: the whole world, the vast surface of the earth 859

eorþe f: earth, ground, soil, world, country, land, district 752,802

eoten m: giant, monster 761, 883

F

fæge adj: doomed, fated, dying, dead 846

fæger adj: fair, beautiful, good 773, 866

fæhð f: enmity, hostility, violence, revenge 879

gefælsod: cleansed, purified (fælsian) 825

færgripe m: sudden grasping, terrible grappling attack 738

fæst adj: fast, fixed, secure, firm, strong 722

fæste adv: firmly, securely, solidly 760,773,788

fæþm m: embrace, grasp 781

fætt n: gold-plate, metal plates 716

fag m: enemy, foe, party to a blood feud 811

fah, fag adj: stained, spotted; decorated; shining, gleaming 716, 725

fand: found, discovered, meet with (findan) 719, 870 (devised, composed)

faran: go 865

gefaran: proceed, get on; attack, overcome 738

fealu adj: dark, dun, tawny, yellow 865

gefeh: rejoiced, exulted, was glad (gefeon) 827

fela pron: many 809, 876

fenfreoðo f: fen-refuge 851

gefeng: seized, took, grasped, caught (gefon) 740

fenhlið n: fen hill, fen cliff, fen slope 820

fenhop n: enclosed or raised ground in a fen or marsh 764

feol: fell (feallan) 772

feond m: enemy, fiend, devil 725, 748, 808

feor adv: far 808

feorh m: life, soul, spirit 796, 851

feorhlast m: track of (departing) life 846

feorhseoc adj: mortally wounded 820

gefeormod past part: consumed (feormian) 744

feorran adv: from far away, from a remote time or place; far away 825, 839

ferdon: went, travelled (feran) 839

ferhð m: mind, spirit, soul 754

finger m: finger 760, 764

Fitela m: (personal name) Fitela, nephew of Sigemund 879, 889

fleon: flee, escape 755, 764, 820

geflit n: dispute, contention, contest 865

flor m: floor, pavement 725

geflymed past part adj: fugitive, vanquished (geflieman) 846

folctoga m: chieftan, commander 839

foldbold n: earthly dwelling, house 773

foldweg m: path, road, way (of the earth) 866

folme f: palm, hand 722, 745, 748

for prep: for, on account of, because of 832

forht adj: frightened, afraid 754

forlætan: let go, relinquish, lose, loose, release 792

forma adj: first, earliest 716, 740

forsworen: forsworn (forswerian) 804 (the meaning, "made ineffective with a spell," has been argued for here)

forð adv: forth, forwards, onwards 745

fot m: foot (i-mutated pl. fet) 745

gefræge n: hearing, report, knowledge 776, 837 (mine gefræge: as I have heard)

frætwa f pl: treasures 896

fram prep or adv: from, by, since, by, as a result of, about; forth, away, out 754,775,855,875

freadrihten m: lord, king 796

frecne adj: dangerous, perilous, terrible, daring, bold 889

gefremede: did, performed, accomplished (gefremman) 811

furþur adv: further, forwards 761

fyrbend m: fire(forged)bond; metal reinforcement for door 722

fyren f: sin, crime; outrage, violence; torment, suffering 750, 811, 879

G

galan: sing, chant, call, cry; recite spells 786

geador adj: together 835

geap adj: wide, broad, lofty, steep 836

gearwe adv: well, thoroughly, effectually, entirely 878; gearwost (superl.) 715

gearwost: 715

Geatmecg m: Geatish man 829

gen adv: yet, now, still, again; further, besides, moreover 734

geocor adj: bitter, sad; harsh, terrible 765

geond prep: throughout, through, over 840

geong adj: young 854

geornor comp adv: better, more completely, more exactly 821

gidd n: poem, song 868

gifheall f: gift-hall; royal hall (where treasure was dispensed) 838

gilp m: boasting 829

gilphlæden adj: full of praise, laden with boasting 868

glæd adj: gracious, kind, cheerful 863

god m: God 711, 786, 811

god adj: good 758, 863

gold n: gold 777

goldsele m: gold-hall 715

gomenwaþ f: joyous journey, happy outing 854

gongan: go, walk, move, advance 711

gegongen: reached, attained, achieved (gegangan) 822, 893

gram adj: angry, cruel, fierce, enemy 765, 777 (as noun)

grap f: grasp, grip 765, 836

Grendel: (personal name) Grendel, a human-shaped monster from the misty moors and fens who nightly enters the hall and eats people 711, 819, 836

gretan: greet, attack, have an effect upon 803

gryreleoð n: horrible song 786

guðrinc m: warrior 838

guma m: man, warrior 715, 868, 878

guðbill n: (battle)sword 803

guðhreð m: victory in battle, martial glory 819

gyfeþe adj (quasi past part): given, granted 819

H

hæfde: had (habban) 743, 804, 814, 825, 828, 893

hæfdon: had (habban) 883

hæfta m: captive 788

hæle m: man, warrior, hero 719

hæþen adj: heathen, pagan, unchristian, evil 852

ham m: home, manor, estate, region, country 717

har adj: hoary, grey 887

hat adj: hot 849, 897

he pron: he 708; 772, 773 (it--refers to [masc] se winsele Heorot with possible light personification); 804, 811, 844, 875, 880, 887, 894

heah adj: high 713

healðegn m: hall-thegn, warrior inhabiting a hall as a retainer 719

healdan: hold, defend 704

healf f: half, side 800

heap m: host, troop, crowd, assembly, company, band 730

heard adj: hard, harsh, severe, cruel, tough, strong, hardy, bold 719 (compar.), 886 (as noun)

heardhicgende pres part adj: resolute, tough-minded, stern 799

hearmscaþa m: harmful destroyer, terrible enemy 766

heaþodeor adj: brave in battle 772 (as noun)

heaþorof adj: famed in battle 864 (as noun)

heawan: hew, cut, strike, hack 800

hell, hel f: Hell 788, 852

heold: held (healdan) 788

heolfor n: blood, gore 849

heolster m: darkness, concealment, cover, hiding-place, retreat 755

heorodreor m: (sword)blood 849

Heorut m: (proper name) Hart, Stag (Hrothgar's hall so named) 766

hie pron: they, them 706, 797, 798, 798, 831, 862, 881

Higelac: Higelac, uncle of Beowulf and king of the Geats 737, 758

higeþihtig adj: stouthearted, courageous 746

hildedeor adj: brave in battle 834 (as noun)

hildemecg m: warrior 799

him pron: him, to or for him; them, to or for them 726 (poss. with body part: him of eagum = from his eyes), 733, 755, 760, 812, 816, 852, 866, 889, 890

hine pron: him, it 788, 813, 879

hinfus adj: eager to leave, ready to depart 755

hire: it 722

his pron: his 730, 756, 764, 793, 805, 822, 841, 881

hit pron: it 779, 891

hleapan: run, race, leap 864

hleo m: protection; protector, lord 791

gehleod: loaded (hleadan) 895

hlynsode: resounded (hlynsian) 770

hond, hand m: 746, 814, 834 (dat and gen sing are honda, handa)

hord n: hoard, treasure 887

hornreced n: gabled building 704

hraðe, hraþe adv: quickly, immediately, soon 740, 748

Hroðgar, Hroþgar m: (personal name) Hrothgar, lord of the Danes and builder of the magnificent hall Heorot, now attacked by the monster Grendel 717, 826, 863

hrof m: roof 836

hruse f: earth, soil, ground 772

hu adv or conj: how 737, 844

huru adv: indeed, truly, certainly, in any event 862

gehwam pron: each 882

hwæt pron: something 880

gehwæþer: each (of two) 814

hwæþre conj: nevertheless, however 890

hwilum adv: sometimes, from time to time 864, 867

gehwa pron or adj: each 800

gehwylc pron: each 732, 768, 784, 805 (anra gehwylc: each one)

hyge m: mind, heart, intention, thought 755

hygelaces: 813

hyrde m: guardian, keeper; shepherd, herdsman, pastor 750, 887

hyrde: heard (hieran) 875 (secgan hyrde: had heard tell)

gehyrdon: heard (gehieran) 785

I

in prep: in, into 713, 728, 851

innan adv: within 774

inwidsorg f: anguish, anxiety, dread 831

inwitþanc m: evil thought, malicious plan, hostile intent 749

iren n: iron, iron weapon, sword 802, 892

irenbend n: iron band 774

L

læstan: stand by, support, help, serve; endure, last 812

gelæsted: performed, carried out, accomplished (gelæstan) 829

laf f: legacy, relic, heritage 795 (sword)

last m: footprint, track, trace 841

lað adj: hated, hateful, hostile, loathsome, unpleasant 815, 841 (as noun)

leas adj: without, lacking, devoid of 850

leod m: man, prince, king 793, 829

leoht n: light 727

leton: allowed, let (lætan) 864

lic n: body, corpse 733

lichoma m: body, corpse, covering of flesh 812

gelicost superl adj: most like, most resembling 727

licsar n: bodily wound, pain 815

lif n: life, existence 733, 790, 806

lifdagas m pl: life-days, lifetime, life 793

lifes n: life, existence, lifetime 790, 806

lifgedal n: separation from life; death 841

lifigende pres part adj: living (lifian) 815

lig m: fire, flame 727, 781

listum m pl dat as adv: cunningly, skilfully 781

logon: blamed, reproached (lean) 862

gelumpen: happened, occurred (gelimpan) 824

M

ma adv: more, longer, hereafter, further 735

mæg m: kinsman, male relative 737, 758, 813

mægen n: strength, might 789

mæned: spoken of, related, told of (mæan) 857

mærðo f: fame, glory, famous exploit 857

mære adj: famous, great, excellent 762 (as noun), 797

magorinc m: young warrior, young male relative 730

manig, manige pron or adj: many 728, 854

mann m: man, human being 712, 735, 779, 789, 810; men 752: man (i-mutated dat sing)

manscaða m: criminal enemy, sinful and harmful being 712, 737

mara comp adj: more, greater, stronger, mightier 753

meahte: might, was able to, could (magan) 754, 762, 780

meahton: might, were able to, could (magan) 797

gemealt: burned up, melted, was consumed by fire (gemeltan) 897

mearh m: horse 855, 865

medubenc f: mead-bench, bench in a mead-hall 776

gemenged: mixed, mingled, combined (gemengan) 848

mere m: ocean, sea, lake, pond, pool 845, 855

gemete n: manner, way 779 (mid gemete: in any way)

metod m: fate, Creator, God 706

mette: met, encountered (metan) 751

gemette: met, encountered (gemetan) 757

micel adj: great 771

mid prep: with, together with, by means of, by 746, 748, 779, 879, 889

middangeard m: the world, earth 751

min pron or poss adj: my 776, 837

misthliþ n: misty slope, foggy cliff 710

mod n: mind, heart, spirit, temper, courage 730, 753, 810

modig adj: spirited, daring, bold, proud, arrogant 813, 855

monig pron or adj: many 776, 838, 857

mor m: moor, swamp, hill 710

morgen m: morning, next day 837

morðor n: murder, injury, torment 892

moste: might, should be able to, could 706, 735, 894

gemunde: remembered, was mindful of, thought about (gemunan) 758, 870

mundgripe m: handgrasp 753

muþa m: mouth, door 724

gemyndig adj: mindful (of), remembering (with gen) 868

mynte: intended, resolved (myntan) 712, 731, 762

myrðe f: mischief, trouble 810

N

næfre adv: never 718

nænig pron: none, not any 859

nære: were not (beon + ne) 860

nam: took, seized, grasped (niman) 746

nan pron: none, not one 803

ne negative particle: not, nor 706, 716, 718, 734, 739, 751, 756, 772, 778, 793, 798, 858, 862, 862, 878, 889

geneahhe adv: very, sufficiently; abundantly; often 783

genehost superl adv: most frequently, most abundantly 794

nean adv: from near by; near 839

near comp adv: nearer, near 745

nefa m: nephew 881

genered: saved, rescued, redeemed (nerian) 827

geneðde: ventured, dared, risked (geneþan) 888

nicer m: water monster 845

niht f: night 702, 736

nihtweorc n: night's work, night's deed 827

nið m: strife, enmity, attack, war; evil, hatred; oppression, affliction 827, 845, 882

niwe adj or adv: new, fresh, recent, novel, untried; newly, freshly, etc. 783

no adv: not at all, never, by no means 754, 841

nolde: did not wish, would not (willan + ne) 706, 791, 803

norð adv: north 858

Norðdene m pl: the (North)Danes 783

nydgestealla m: companion in need 882

nymþe conj: unless, except 781

nytt adj: useful, beneficial, profitable, helpful 794

O

of prep: of, from, out of; among, concerning; made of 710, 726, 785, 854

ofer prep: over, beyond, across, past, against, contrary to; after, through, during 736,802,859

ofercumen: overcome, conquered (ofercuman) 845

oft adv: often 857

on prep: on, in, onto, into, at 702, 708, 718, 725, 747, 752, 753, 754, 755, 757, 763, 764, 765, 772, 782, 790, 800, 806, 808, 816, 837, 844, 845, 847, 856, 865, 873, 891, 896

onarn: opened, gave way (oniernan) 721

onbræd: burst open, swung open (onbregdan) 723

oncyþð f: pain, distress 830

ond conj: and 745, 749, 760, 763, 774, 780, 800, 807, 826, 832, 835, 839, 846, 873, 879

ondsaca m: enemy; apostate, disbeliever 786

onfeng: took, received, accepted, took hold of, began (onfon) 748, 852

onfunde: discovered, found out, learned, perceived (onfindan) 750, 809

ongan: began 871

ongean adv or prep: opposite, back, again; towards, against 747

onsprungon: snapped, popped, sprang apart, burst asunder (onspringan) 817

oþer, oðer pron or adj: other, one of two, second, the other, another 814, 859, 870

R

gerade adj: skilful 873

ræhte: reached (ræcan) 747

ræst f: bed, couch, resting-place 747

raþe adv: quickly, soon 724

reced n: building, hall, house 720, 724, 728, 770

geregnad past part adj: prepared, adorned (regnian) 777

renweard m: guardian of a building 770

reþe adj: fierce, cruel, violent, harsh 770

rice n: rule, reign, power, kingdom 861

ridan: ride 855

rinc m: man, warrior 720, 728, 741, 747

rondhæbbend m: shield-owner; warrior 861

S

sæbat f: sea-going vessel, ship 895

gesæged: felled, destroyed (gesægan) 884

gesælde: happened (gesæan) 890

m: sea 858

gesæt: sat, reclined, leant? (gesittan) 749

samod adv: together 729

sang m: song, singing, poem 787

sar n: pain, wound, suffering 787

sarlic adj: painful, sad, bitter 842

saw(o)l f: soul, life, spirit 801, 852

sceadu f: shadow, darkness 707

sceadugenga m: walker in shadows, shadow-goer 703

sceat m: quarter, district, region; angle, edge, point; surface (of the earth) 752

sceawian: examine, look at, inspect 840

sceawode: examined, looked at, inspected (sceawian) 843

sceotend n?: spearman, warrior 703

scip n: ship 896

scolde: should, would, would have to, had to, was obliged to (sculan) 805, 819

scoldon: were obliged to, had to, were supposed to, should have 704, 832

scriðan: go, move, glide 703

Scyldingas m pl: (proper name) the Scyldings, the descendents of Scyld; the Danes 778

scynscaþa m: evil, magical, or ghostly harmful being (manuscript reads syn scaþa, either great or sinful harmful being--which doesn't alliterate) 707

se pron: the, that, the one 707, 712, 737, 739, 758, 762, 766, 771, 789, 807, 809, 812, 813, 825, 869

geseah: saw (geseon) 728

searoþoncum m pl as adv: cunningly, skilfully, with artifice 775

secan, secean: seek, seek out, visit, go to, attack 756, 801, 821

secg m: man, warrior 842, 871

secgan: tell, say 875, 880

sele m: hall, house, dwelling 713, 826

self pron: self 895

selra comp adj: better 860

seono f: tendon, sinew 817

sibbegedriht f: peaceful troop of retainers?; band of relatives? (sibb is relationship, peace, love, friendship; gedriht is an army, throng, troop of retainers 729

sigeleas adj: victory-less, defeated 787

Sigemund m: (personal name) Sigemund (a hero also known from the Volsungasaga) 875, 884

sigewæpen n: (victory)weapon, (victory)sword 804

sið m: going, motion, journey; expedition, errand, adventure; time, occasion; road, way 716, 740, 765, 872, 877

siþðan, siððan, syþðan adv or conj: since, afterwards, thereafter, then; after, when, as soon as 718, 722, 834, 850, 886

siðian: travel, journey, go 720, 808

slæpende pres part adj: sleeping 741

slat: slit, tore, split, rent; bit, wounded (slitan) 741

snotor adj: wise, intelligent, clever 826

snyttru f: wisdom, intelligence 872 (dat pl as adv: wisely, skilfully)

gesohte: sought out, visited (gesecan) 717

sona adv: immediately, soon, at once 721, 743, 750

soð n: truth 871

sped f: success 873 (on sped: skilfully, successfully)

spel n: story, narrative, history 873

gesprong: arose, spread, grew (gespringan) 884

stan m: stone 887

stod: stood (standan) 726 (shone), 783 (was, existed, took place)

stop: stepped, strode, advanced (stæppan) 761

strengest superl adj: strongest 789

styrian: tell, rehearse 872

sumne pron: a certain one 713

suð adv: south 858

swa adv, conj, or pron: so, as, so as, just as, in such a way, thus 762, 797, 881

swaþul m?: flame 782

swealh: swallowed, devoured (swelgan) 743

swealt: died (sweltan) 892

swefan: sleep, slumber 703, 729

sweg m: sound, noise, clamour, tumult, melody, voice 782

swegl n: sky, heavens; sun 860

sweord, swurd n: sword 884, 890

sweotol adj: clear, obvious, apparent, open, public 817, 833

geswing n: surging, clashing 848

swulc pron: such, such things 880

swulge: should swallow, devour (swelgan) 782

swyðferhð adj: bold, brave, rash 826

swylce adv or conj: just as, as, such as, resembling, thus; as if, as though; also, moreover, and 757, 830, 854

syll f: sill, foundation 775

syndolh n: huge wound, gaping sore 817

synscaða m: great enemy; sinful harmful being 801

synsnæd f: large piece, morsel, slice 743

T

tacen n: symbol, sign, mark, portent; marvel, wonder; evidence, proof 833

tealde: counted, reckoned; considered, thought, believed (tellan) 794

tirleas adj: victory-less, vanquished 843 (as noun)

to prep: to, until 714, 720, 766; to þæs þe: to the point where, until

tobrecan: break up, destroy, ruin 780

tolucan: pull apart, dislocate, destroy 781

torn n: anger, grief, misery, suffering 833

treddode: trod, stepped, walked (treddian) 725

trodu f: track, trace 843

(be sæm) tweonum: between (the seas) 858

Þ & Ð:

þa pron: the, that, those 704 (as rel.?), 736, 758, 777, 838

þa, ða adv: then, when 706, 710, 720, 723, 730, 733, 734, 746, 771, 798, 809, 825, 837

þæm, ðæm pron: that, the 790, 806

ðær, þær adv: there, where 756, 762, 775, 777, 794, 797, 835, 847, 852, 856, 866

þæs pron: of that, of the 714, 773 (adverbial usage: so, to such an extent), 778

ðæt, þæt pron or conj: the, that 704, 705, 706, 716, 717, 731, 734, 735, 739, 750, 751, 765, 766, 771, 772, 779, 798, 809, 812, 822, 833, 863, 875, 890, 891, 894

þætte conj: that 858

þam pron: the, that, those (dat. of se, etc.) 713, 824

þanon, þonan adv: thence, from there, away 763, 819, 844, 853

þara pron: of the, of those 785, 843, 878

þe, ðe rel pron: which, that, who 714, 785, 789, 809, 821 (so much the), 825, 831, 843, 869, 878

þegn m: retainer, servant, thegn 867

þeoden m: chief, ruler, prince, king 797

ðicgean: take, receive, accept, partake of, consume, taste, eat 736

þing n: thing, cause, motive, reason, event, condition 791 (ænige þinga: in any way, for any reason, at all)

geþinge n: meeting, council; arrangement, agreement; fate, result 709

þohte: thought (þencan) 739

þohton: thought, intended (þencan) 800

þolian: suffer, endure, undergo, allow 832

þon pron: that 724

þone pron: the, that 792, 801

þonne conj: when 880

þreanyd f: affliction, calamity, distress, dire necessity 832

þryðswyð adj: very mighty, powerful 736

þuhte: seemed, appeared (þyncan) 842

þuhton: seemed, appeared (þyncan) 866

þurhwod: penetrated, pierced (þurhwadan) 890

þy pron: the 754 (no þy ær: not any sooner)

þysses pron: of this 790, 806

U

uncuþ adj: unknown, strange, unusual 876

under prep or adv: under, beneath, among, in the presence of, during, by means of, with; beneath, below, underneath 707, 710, 714, 738, 820, 836, 860, 887

unfæger adj: unbeautiful, ugly 727

unlyfigende pres part adj: unliving, dead (libban) 744

unlytel adj: not little; great, large, extensive 833, 885

unwearnum adv: suddenly, irresistibly 741

up adv: up, upwards 782

uplang adv: upright 759

utan adv: without 774

utweard adj: going away, on (his) way out, trying to get away 761

W

wæccende pres part adj: waking, wakeful, watching (wæccan) 708

wælræs m: murderous attack, deadly onslaught 824

Wæls m: (personal name) Wæls, ancestor (father?) of Sigemund 897

Wælsing m: descendent of Wæls 877

wæron: were (beon) 769, 881

wæs: was (beon) 705, 716, 723, 733, 734, 755, 756, 761, 765, 771, 773, 789, 811, 814, 822, 833, 835, 837, 847, 856, 863, 889

wan adj: dark, dusky 702

wanigean: lament, bewail 787

geweald n: might, power, control, possession, command 764, 808

weall m: wall 785, 891

weallende pres part: boiling, welling, seething (weallan) 847

wearð: became, was (weorþan) 753, 767, 816, 818, 823

weg m: way, path, direction, road 763, 844

welhwylc pron: everything 874

wen f: expectation, hope, probability 734

wendon: expected, imagined, believed (wenan) 778

weol: boiled, welled up, seethed (weallan) 849

werigmod adj: miserable, weary-minded, dejected 844

wic n: dwelling, lodging, habitation, house, camp, castle 821

wid adj: wide, long, vast 877

widre comp adv: farther, more distantly 763

widweg m: broad roads, wide ways, distant directions 840

wig n: war, battle 886

wiht adv: at all, a bit 862

willa m: will, purpose, desire 824

gewin n: labour, trouble, hardship; struggle, conflict, war 798, 877

gewindan: turn, go 763

winedrihten m: lord, king 862

winreced n: wine-hall 714

winsele n: wine-hall 771

wistfyllu f: plentious feasting 734

witan: know, be aware of, understand, perceive; wisse subj sing 715; wiste pret sing 764, 821; wiston pret pl 798, 878

wita m: wise man; (in pl) council 778

gewiton: departed, went (gewitan) 853

wið prep: with, by, near, against, beside, at, through, (with dat.) from 733, 749, 811, 827

wiðfeng: grappled with, lay hold of (wiþfon) 760

wiðhæfde: withstood, resisted (wiþhabban) 772

wod: strode, stepped, waded, advanced (wadan) 714

wolcen n: cloud; (in pl.) sky, heavens 714

wolde: would, wanted to (willan) 738, 755, 796, 880

wop m: cry, weeping, screaming, lamentation 785

word n: word, speech, statement, utterance 870, 874

worn m: large amount, multitude, crowd, host 870

wrætlic adj: curious, wondrous, rare 891

wrecan: narrate, tell 873

wraþ adj: angry, hostile, terrible, grievous, bitter 708

wrixlan: change, exchange, vary, converse 874

wundor n: astonishing thing, wonder, miracle, marvel, portent, horror 771, 840

wunnon: laboured, toiled; fought, struggled (winnan) 777

wurðan: be, become ( = weorþan) 807

wynleas adj: joyless, miserable 821

wyrd f: fate, chance, fortune, destiny, event, fact, deed 734

wyrm m: snake, dragon, worm 886, 891, 897

wyrðra comp adj: more worthy 861

Y

yldan: delay, put off, prolong, hesitate, tarry 739

ylde m pl: men, people 705

ymb prep: about, around, at 838

yrre n: anger 711

yrre adj: angry, fierce 769

yrremod adj: angrily, having an enraged mind 726

f: wave 848