a solemn promise,often invoking adivine witness,regarding one'sfuture action orbehavior.loyalty orcommitment of asubordinate to asuperior or of anindividual to agroup or causeAlliteration:Boltered:the quality ofbeing noblein character,mind, birth,or rank.:Labeled asan outsiderin a contestor race.a prolongedhigh-pitchedcry of pain,grief, orangera compoundexpression in OldEnglish and OldNorse poetry withmetaphoricalmeaning, e.g. oar-steed = ship.Nobility:Imbues:Resolute:walk in amilitary mannerwith a regularmeasured treadHeathenish:Cain is titled asan ancestor ofGrendel, anantagonist andmonster inBeowulf.Cain:Allegiance:a tract ofopenuncultivatedupland; aheathOath:a low andmarshy orfrequentlyflooded areaof landadmirablypurposeful,determined,andunwaveringa prolongedand bitterquarrel ordispute.:break orfail tocomplywithan area of openuncultivated land,especially in Britain,with characteristicvegetation of heather,gorse, and coarsegrassesPerilous:Hygelac’sThane:causinghatred ordisgust;repulsive.a tract ofopenuncultivatedupland; aheath.Marches:Hrethel:take over theplace, position,or role of(someone orsomething).Visual:(of a person) falldown and becomeunconscious,typically throughillness or injury.: (of astructure) fall down orin; give wayOmens:the occurrence of thesame letter or soundat the beginning ofadjacent or closelyconnected words.:"the alliteration of“sweet birds sang”"Feud:Homophones:a dangerous,difficult, orotherwiseunfortunatesituation.:Atrocious:a tract ofopenuncultivatedupland; aheath.inflict harm inreturn for (aninjury or wrongdone to oneselfor another)Hrethel is Kingof the Geats andBeowulf'smother's father,his maternalgrandfather.Loathsome:not acknowledgingthe God ofChristianity andJudaism and Islam.synonyms: ethnic,heathen, paganirreligious. hostile orindifferent to religion.piece of toughfibrous tissueuniting muscle tobone or bone tobone; a tendon orligamentMilitary:each of two or morewords having thesame pronunciationbut differentmeanings, origins, orspelling, for examplenew and knew.relating to orcharacteristicof soldiersor armedforces.Sinews:Reavers:A warrior loyalto Hygelic, Kingof the Geatsand Beowulf'sUncleWulfing:Moors:Causura:an eventregarded asa portent ofgood or evil.Affliction:(in Greek andLatin verse) abreak betweenwords within ametrical foot.a strong,regular,repeatedpattern ofmovement orsound.Aghast:Avenged:Violate:Wail:full ofdangeror risksomething thatcauses pain orsuffering.: "acrippling afflictionof the nervoussystem".Lament:The Wulfings,Wylfings or Ylfings(the name means the"wolf clan") was apowerful clan inBeowulf, Widsith andin the Norse sagas.filled with horroror shock.:"when the newscame out theywere aghast".Displace:Fens:Kennings:Rhythm:Collapse:Plight:mourn (aperson'sloss ordeath)Heath:break orfail tocomplywithinspire orpermeatewith (afeeling orqualitya solemn promise,often invoking adivine witness,regarding one'sfuture action orbehavior.loyalty orcommitment of asubordinate to asuperior or of anindividual to agroup or causeAlliteration:Boltered:the quality ofbeing noblein character,mind, birth,or rank.:Labeled asan outsiderin a contestor race.a prolongedhigh-pitchedcry of pain,grief, orangera compoundexpression in OldEnglish and OldNorse poetry withmetaphoricalmeaning, e.g. oar-steed = ship.Nobility:Imbues:Resolute:walk in amilitary mannerwith a regularmeasured treadHeathenish:Cain is titled asan ancestor ofGrendel, anantagonist andmonster inBeowulf.Cain:Allegiance:a tract ofopenuncultivatedupland; aheathOath:a low andmarshy orfrequentlyflooded areaof landadmirablypurposeful,determined,andunwaveringa prolongedand bitterquarrel ordispute.:break orfail tocomplywithan area of openuncultivated land,especially in Britain,with characteristicvegetation of heather,gorse, and coarsegrassesPerilous:Hygelac’sThane:causinghatred ordisgust;repulsive.a tract ofopenuncultivatedupland; aheath.Marches:Hrethel:take over theplace, position,or role of(someone orsomething).Visual:(of a person) falldown and becomeunconscious,typically throughillness or injury.: (of astructure) fall down orin; give wayOmens:the occurrence of thesame letter or soundat the beginning ofadjacent or closelyconnected words.:"the alliteration of“sweet birds sang”"Feud:Homophones:a dangerous,difficult, orotherwiseunfortunatesituation.:Atrocious:a tract ofopenuncultivatedupland; aheath.inflict harm inreturn for (aninjury or wrongdone to oneselfor another)Hrethel is Kingof the Geats andBeowulf'smother's father,his maternalgrandfather.Loathsome:not acknowledgingthe God ofChristianity andJudaism and Islam.synonyms: ethnic,heathen, paganirreligious. hostile orindifferent to religion.piece of toughfibrous tissueuniting muscle tobone or bone tobone; a tendon orligamentMilitary:each of two or morewords having thesame pronunciationbut differentmeanings, origins, orspelling, for examplenew and knew.relating to orcharacteristicof soldiersor armedforces.Sinews:Reavers:A warrior loyalto Hygelic, Kingof the Geatsand Beowulf'sUncleWulfing:Moors:Causura:an eventregarded asa portent ofgood or evil.Affliction:(in Greek andLatin verse) abreak betweenwords within ametrical foot.a strong,regular,repeatedpattern ofmovement orsound.Aghast:Avenged:Violate:Wail:full ofdangeror risksomething thatcauses pain orsuffering.: "acrippling afflictionof the nervoussystem".Lament:The Wulfings,Wylfings or Ylfings(the name means the"wolf clan") was apowerful clan inBeowulf, Widsith andin the Norse sagas.filled with horroror shock.:"when the newscame out theywere aghast".Displace:Fens:Kennings:Rhythm:Collapse:Plight:mourn (aperson'sloss ordeath)Heath:break orfail tocomplywithinspire orpermeatewith (afeeling orquality

Beowulf Vocabulary - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior.
  2. loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause
  3. Alliteration:
  4. Boltered:
  5. the quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank.:
  6. Labeled as an outsider in a contest or race.
  7. a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger
  8. a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning, e.g. oar-steed = ship.
  9. Nobility:
  10. Imbues:
  11. Resolute:
  12. walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread
  13. Heathenish:
  14. Cain is titled as an ancestor of Grendel, an antagonist and monster in Beowulf.
  15. Cain:
  16. Allegiance:
  17. a tract of open uncultivated upland; a heath
  18. Oath:
  19. a low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land
  20. admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering
  21. a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute.:
  22. break or fail to comply with
  23. an area of open uncultivated land, especially in Britain, with characteristic vegetation of heather, gorse, and coarse grasses
  24. Perilous:
  25. Hygelac’s Thane:
  26. causing hatred or disgust; repulsive.
  27. a tract of open uncultivated upland; a heath.
  28. Marches:
  29. Hrethel:
  30. take over the place, position, or role of (someone or something).
  31. Visual:
  32. (of a person) fall down and become unconscious, typically through illness or injury.: (of a structure) fall down or in; give way
  33. Omens:
  34. the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.: "the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”"
  35. Feud:
  36. Homophones:
  37. a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.:
  38. Atrocious:
  39. a tract of open uncultivated upland; a heath.
  40. inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another)
  41. Hrethel is King of the Geats and Beowulf's mother's father, his maternal grandfather.
  42. Loathsome:
  43. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam. synonyms: ethnic, heathen, pagan irreligious. hostile or indifferent to religion.
  44. piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or ligament
  45. Military:
  46. each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew.
  47. relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.
  48. Sinews:
  49. Reavers:
  50. A warrior loyal to Hygelic, King of the Geats and Beowulf's Uncle
  51. Wulfing:
  52. Moors:
  53. Causura:
  54. an event regarded as a portent of good or evil.
  55. Affliction:
  56. (in Greek and Latin verse) a break between words within a metrical foot.
  57. a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
  58. Aghast:
  59. Avenged:
  60. Violate:
  61. Wail:
  62. full of danger or risk
  63. something that causes pain or suffering.: "a crippling affliction of the nervous system".
  64. Lament:
  65. The Wulfings, Wylfings or Ylfings (the name means the "wolf clan") was a powerful clan in Beowulf, Widsith and in the Norse sagas.
  66. filled with horror or shock.: "when the news came out they were aghast".
  67. Displace:
  68. Fens:
  69. Kennings:
  70. Rhythm:
  71. Collapse:
  72. Plight:
  73. mourn (a person's loss or death)
  74. Heath:
  75. break or fail to comply with
  76. inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality