All 10 Uses of
blithe
in
Beowulf - (translated by: Gummere)
- The mighty chief, atheling excellent, unblithe sat, labored in woe for the loss of his thanes, when once had been traced the trail of the fiend, spirit accurst: too cruel that sorrow, too long, too loathsome.†
- Oft minstrels sang blithe in Heorot.†
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- Blithe to mead go he that listeth, when light of dawn this morrow morning o'er men of earth, ether-robed sun from the south shall beam!"†
- Came Wealhtheow forth, queen of Hrothgar, heedful of courtesy, gold-decked, greeting the guests in hall; and the high-born lady handed the cup first to the East-Danes' heir and warden, bade him be blithe at the beer-carouse, the land's beloved one.†
- The Scylding queen spoke: "Quaff of this cup, my king and lord, breaker of rings, and blithe be thou, gold-friend of men; to the Geats here speak such words of mildness as man should use.†
- Bloody the blade: he was blithe of his deed.†
- Went then to greet him, and God they thanked, the thane-band choice of their chieftain blithe, that safe and sound they could see him again.†
- Stately the hall rose gabled and gilt where the guest slept on till a raven black the rapture-of-heaven{25b}blithe-heart boded.†
- Then Beowulf strode, glad of his gold-gifts, the grass-plot o'er, warrior blithe.†
- Mournful of mood, thus he moaned his woe, alone, for them all, and unblithe wept by day and by night, till death's fell wave o'erwhelmed his heart.†
Definition:
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(blithe) carefree and happy -- often unaware of or ignoring something that should be of concern