Beowulf · J. Lesslie (John Lesslie) Hall translation

Note 3
III. GRENDEL THE MURDERER.

For ‘syððan,’ B. suggests ‘sárcwidum’: Hence in mournful words it became well known, etc. Various other words beginning with ‘s’ have been conjectured.

ITS PLACE IN THE BOOK

Endless agony; hence it after3 became

Return to passage
MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE

Reading settings

Appearance
Typeface

There is always another world waiting between the pages.

Your preferences stay in this browser. No account needed.