aglǣcwīf, n.n: hostile female fighter, fierce female combatant. (AH-GLACK-weef / ˈa-ˌglæːk-wiːf)
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āglǣca
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.
fyrn-sceaða
fyrn-sceaða, m.n: an ancient enemy or fiend. (FUERN-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈfyrn-ˌʃɛa-θa)
bæc-slitol
bæc-slitol, m.n: a backbiter, detractor; someone who maligns another behind their back. (BACK-SLIT-ol / ˈbæk-ˌslɪ-tɔl)
hleahtor-smiþ
hleahtor-smiþ, m.n: entertainer, minstrel (laughter-smith). (HLEH-ah-h’tor-SMITH / ˈhlɛax-tɔr-ˌsmɪθ)
cwēn
cwēn, f.n: a woman; wife; queen, empress. (KWAIN / ˈkweːn)
dægmǣl-scēawere
dægmǣl-scēawere, m.n: sundial observer, observer of times and seasons; astrologer, diviner. (DAIE-MAEL-SHAY-ah-weh-ruh / ˈdæj-ˌmæːl-ˌʃeːa-wɛ-ɹə)
god-sibb
god-sibb, m.n: a sponsor, especially at baptism; a godparent. (GOD-SIB / ˈgɔd-ˌsɪb)
tācn-berend
tācn-berend, m.n: a standard-bearer. (TAH-kun-BEH-rend / ˈtaː-kən-ˌbɛ-ɹɛnd)
ge-dwǣs-mann
ge-dwǣs-mann, m.n: fool, foolish man. (yeh-DWASS-mahn / jɛ-ˈdwæːs-man)
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