wiþer-wengel, m.n: adversary. (WITH-er-WENG-gell / ˈwɪ-θɛr-ˌwɛŋ-gɛl)
wiþer-wengel
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aglǣcwīf
aglǣcwīf, n.n: hostile female fighter, fierce female combatant. (AH-GLATCH-weef / ˈa-ˌglæːtʃ-wiːf)
āglǣca
āglǣca, m.n: hostile fighter, fierce combatant, great opponent. (AH-GLATCH-ah / ˈa-ˌglæː-tʃa)
There aren’t any good word-for-word translations. Often translators use ‘monster’ but there is no word in Old English that means simply ‘monster’, and āglǣca can refer to (human) heroes as well as monsters. Grendel is an āglǣca but so is Beowulf.
sige
sige, m.n: victory, triumph; success in war or conflict. (SIH-yuh / ˈsɪ-jə)
rand
rand, m.n: brink, edge, margin, shore; a shield or shield boss. (ROND / ˈɹand)
tācn-berend
tācn-berend, m.n: a standard-bearer. (TAH-kun-BEH-rend / ˈtaː-kən-ˌbɛ-ɹɛnd)
heoru-cumbul
heoru-cumbul, n.n: a warlike ensign, battle standard. (HEH-or-uh-KUM-bull / ˈhɛɔ-ɹʌ-ˌkʌm-bʌl)
wǣpen-þracu
wǣpen-þracu, f.n: force of arms; lit. ‘weapon-force’ or ‘weapon-violence’. (WAE-pen-THRA-kuh / ˈwæː-pɛn-ˌθɹa-kʌ)
fyrd-hwæt
fyrd-hwæt, adj: bold in warfare, warlike, brave. (FURD-HWAET / ˈfɝɹd-ˌhwæt)
dolh
dolh, n.n: a wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore. (DOL’H / ˈdɔlh)
