mōr-stapa

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Hana Videen

mōr-stapa, m.n: moor-stepper, traverser of the moors. (MOR-STAH-pa / ˈmoːɹ-ˌsta-pa)

wǣr-loga

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

wǣr-loga, m.n: one who is false to their covenant, faithless and deceitful person. (WAER-LOG-ah / ˈwæːr-ˌlɔ-ga)

dweorg

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

dweorg, m.n: a dwarf. (DWEH-orgh / ˈdwɛɔrx)

prēost

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Hana Videen

prēost, m.n: a priest. (PRAY-ost / ˈpɹeːɔst)

priest saying mass — Cleveland Museum of Art, ACC. 1982.141 verso, detail.

un-mann

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

un-mann, m.n: bad person, inhuman person; hero, one who is more than an average person. (UN-MAHN / ˈʌn-ˌman)

aglǣcwīf

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

aglǣcwīf, n.n: hostile female fighter, fierce female combatant. (AH-GLACK-weef / ˈa-ˌglæːk-wiːf)

āglǣca

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

āglǣca, m.n: hostile fighter, fierce combatant, great opponent. (AH-GLACK-ah / ˈa-ˌglæː-ka)

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.