Riddle 44 glossary

ær adv: earlier, before 7

agen adj: own 4

bi prep: by, alongside 1

bið: is (beon) 3

cneo n: knee 5

cuþ: known, plain, manifest, certain; well-known, usual; excellent, famous; familiar 5

efenlang adj: just as long 6

esne m: labourer, slave, servant; youth, man 4

foran adv: forward, at the front, in front 2

frea m: ruler, lord, king, master, husband 2

gefylde: filled, satisfy, complete, fulfil; strike down, defeat, destroy, cause to fall (gefyllan 7

god adj: good 3

gretan: greet, salute, accost, challenge; attack, touch, take hold of, handle 6

hafað: has (habban) 3

hangella? m?: dangler; hanging thing (this word only recorded in this one place, but cf. Modern Islandic hengill, "(clock-)pendulum," "hanging tatter") 6

he pron: he 7

heafod n: head, top 6

heard adj: hard, tough, hardy 3

hefeð: raises, lifts (hebban) 5

his pron: his 4, 6

hol n: hole, hollow place, cave; perforation, aperture 5

hongað: hangs, is suspended (hongian) 1

hrægl n: item of clothing, dress 4

is: is (beon) 2

mid prep: with, by means of 6

ofer prep: over 5

oft adv: often, frequently 7

ond conj: and 3

sceat m: sheet, covering, cloak, garment; corner, angle, point; district, region 2

se pron: the, that 4

stede m: place, position, site, station; firmness, stability 3

stiþ adj: stiff, thick, rigid, hard; firm, strong; resolute, brave; stubborn, unrelenting 3

þæt pron: that, the, what 5, 7

þeoh n: thigh (dat sing is þeo) 1

þonne adv or conj: then, when 4

þyrel n: hole, opening, aperture, perforation 2

under prep: under 2

wer m: man, husband, hero 1

wile: wants (willan) 5

wrætlic adj: ornamental, curious; rare, wondrous 1