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Beowulf Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an old English bard or poet

a)

scop

b)

wyrd

c)

wergild

d)

poppit

2.

Anglo- Saxon idea of paying for a lost or taken life; whoever is responsible for the death, even if accidental "blood price"

a)

scop

b)

wyrd

c)

wergild

d)

poppit

3.

fate, as personified by any of the three sisters

a)

scop

b)

wyrd

c)

wergild

d)

poppit

4.

alcoholic beverage, similar to wine but made from honey

a)

bora bora

b)

fuzzy navel

c)

mead

d)

crazy cow

5.

state of being alertly watchful, especially to avoid danger

a)

transience

b)

prowess

c)

vigilance

d)

vengeance

6.

state of being alertly watchful, especially to avoid danger;

a)

vigilance

b)

transience

c)

prowess

d)

infamous

7.

famous for doing something bad

a)

prowess

b)

vengeance

c)

vigilance

d)

infamous

8.

skill or great ability

a)

prowess

b)

vengeance

c)

vigilance

d)

infamous

9.

loyalty of the men to their king, and the king rewarding the men for their courage

a)

epithet

b)

kenning

c)

epic

d)

Code of Honor

10.

two hyphenated words that take the place of a noun

a)

epithet

b)

kenning

c)

epic

d)

Code of Honor

11.

long story or poem, usually performed in the Oral Tradition

a)

epithet

b)

kenning

c)

epic

d)

Code of Honor

12.

two hyphenated words that describe something (used as an adjective)

a)

epithet

b)

kenning

c)

epic

d)

Code of Honor

13.

to cleanse or removing the bad from something

a)

grapple

b)

thane

c)

purge

d)

moor

14.

a hand-to-hand struggle or combat; physical combat

a)

grapple

b)

thane

c)

purge

d)

moor

15.

broad, open land that is swampy and dangerous

a)

grapple

b)

purge

c)

thane

d)

moor

16.

Anglo-Saxon soldier who serves the king

a)

grapple

b)

thane

c)

purge

d)

moor

17.

a large amount of something, maybe valuable, that is kept hidden; b) to collect a great amount of something

a)

Oral Tradition

b)

hoard

c)

boast

d)

transience

18.

quality or state of being temporary; something that lasts for a short time; the brevity of life (fate)

a)

Oral Tradition

b)

hoard

c)

boast

d)

transience

19.

excessive pride, especially about oneself; brag

a)

Oral Tradition

b)

hoard

c)

boast

d)

transience

20.

community tradition/historical information passed down by word of mouth

a)

Oral Tradition

b)

hoard

c)

boast

d)

transience