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From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
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From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
adornsverbUS /əˈdɔːrnz/
third-person singular of “adorn” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
armletnoun
a band worn around the arm for decoration
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Said Skeggi, “It went as I warned thee.”
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading I warrant thy weapon could bite not: I won not the fight by its witchcraft.
bladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I warrant thy weapon could bite not: I won not the fight by its witchcraft.
cave-dweller
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From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
Cormac
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From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I warrant thy weapon could bite not: I won not the fight by its witchcraft.
Dalla
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From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
deemedverbUS /diːmd/
past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
edgelessadjective
lacking a cutting edge
From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading I warrant thy weapon could bite not: I won not the fight by its witchcraft.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
flungverbUS /flʌŋ/
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
foemannoun
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/
obtain
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
gavest
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From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
guardest
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From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Said Skeggi, “It went as I warned thee.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I warrant thy weapon could bite not: I won not the fight by its witchcraft.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
maidennounUS /ˈmeɪdən/
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
Mel
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From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
mingleverbUS /ˈmɪŋɡəl/
to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I warrant thy weapon could bite not: I won not the fight by its witchcraft.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
SaidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said Skeggi, “It went as I warned thee.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
Skeggi
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From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
smiteverb
inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
sword-storm
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From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading (28) “I bring thee, thus broken and edgeless, The blade that thou gavest me, Skeggi!
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I warrant thy weapon could bite not: I won not the fight by its witchcraft.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
warnedverbUS /wɔːrnd/
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Said Skeggi, “It went as I warned thee.”
warrantnounUS /ˈwɔːrənt/
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading I warrant thy weapon could bite not: I won not the fight by its witchcraft.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
weaponnounUS /ˈwepən/
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading I warrant thy weapon could bite not: I won not the fight by its witchcraft.
weaponsnounUS /ˈwepənz/
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Said Skeggi, “It went as I warned thee.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading No gain of its virtue nor glory I got in the strife of the weapons, When we met for to mingle the sword-storm For the maiden my singing adorns.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
witchcraftnounUS /ˈwɪtʃkræft/
the art of sorcery
From this reading I warrant thy weapon could bite not: I won not the fight by its witchcraft.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cormac flung forth and went home to Mel: and when he met with Dalla he made this song:-- (29) “To the field went I forth, O my mother The flame of the armlet who guardest,-- To dare the cave-dweller, my foeman And I deemed I should smite him in battle.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading I warrant thy weapon could bite not: I won not the fight by its witchcraft.
