Beowulf Vocabulary Flashcards

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flourished

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(v) to thrive and prosper

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patriarch

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(n) a man who is father or founder

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mead

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(n) alcoholic beverage from honey

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lamentation

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(n) a crying out in grief

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chafe

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(v) to irritate, to vex

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fen

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(n) a marsh

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unscathed

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(adj) wholly unharmed

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bulwark

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(n) side of a ship above deck

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blithe

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(adj) happily light-hearted

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gluttonous

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(adj) eating to excess