Riddle 80 Glossary

æfter adv: after 10

æþeling: nobleman, prince 1

æþel: noble 5

agyfan: give, give up, repay 10

bearu m: grove, wood (dat sing = bearwe) 6

bosm: bosom, breast 6

cwen f: queen 3

cyning m: king 3

dohtor f: daughter 5

eaxlgestealla m: comrade (lit. "shoulder-companion") 1

ende m: end 8

eom: am (beon) 1

eorl m: man, nobleman 5

frea m: lord 2

fyrdrinc m: warrior 2

gefara m: (travelling) companion 2

geselda m: comrade, retainer 3

geweox: grew (weaxan) 6

giedd n: song, poem 10

good: good 10

habban: have 6

hatan: call, be called 11

heard adj: hard 8

herge m: army 8

hio pron: she 5

hond f: hand 4

hwæt pron: what 11

hwilum adv: sometimes, from time to time 3,7

hwitloccede: white (i.e. blond) haired 4

ic pron: I 1,7,9,11 is: is (beon) 8,10

lecgan: lay, put 4

leof: dear, beloved, pleasant 2

me pron: me 6

mec pron: me 3

min pron: my 8,10

minum: 2

oft adv: often 9

on prep: on, in 4,6,6,7,8

ond conj: and 11

ridan: ride 7

saga: (imper of secgan) say 11

salo: dark 11

sum: 9

sy: be (subjunct. of beon) 5

sylfa pron: (my)self 11

þæt pron: that, what 6

þeah conj: although, even if 5

tunge: tongue, speech, language 8

wicg n: horse 7

wise f: way, manner, condition 10

wlonc: stately, splendid, magnificent 7

wordlean n: word-reward 9

woðbora: speaker, poet, orator 9