All 10 Uses of
haughty
in
Beowulf - (translated by: Gummere)
- I Now Beowulf bode in the burg of the Scyldings, leader beloved, and long he ruled in fame with all folk, since his father had gone away from the world, till awoke an heir, haughty Healfdene, who held through life, sage and sturdy, the Scyldings glad.†
- II WENT he forth to find at fall of night that haughty house, and heed wherever the Ring-Danes, outrevelled, to rest had gone.†
- Ne'er heard I of host in haughtier throng more graciously gathered round giver-of-rings!†
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- — At their heads they set their shields of war, bucklers bright; on the bench were there over each atheling, easy to see, the high battle-helmet, the haughty spear, the corselet of rings.†
- So he passed alone, chieftain haughty, from human cheer.†
- Haughty that house, a hero the king, high the hall, and Hygd{27b}right young, wise and wary, though winters few in those fortress walls she had found a home, Haereth's daughter.†
- — For over their ale men also told that of these folk-horrors fewer she wrought, onslaughts of evil, after she went, gold-decked bride, to the brave young prince, atheling haughty, and Offa's hall o'er the fallow flood at her father's bidding safely sought, where since she prospered, royal, throned, rich in goods, fain of the fair life fate had sent her, and leal in love to the lord of warriors.†
- And the helmet hard, all haughty with gold, shall part from its plating.†
- Nor yet might Hetwaras{31b}haughtily boast their craft of contest, who carried against him shields to the fight: but few escaped from strife with the hero to seek their homes!†
- — Wandering exiles sought him o'er seas, the sons of Ohtere, who had spurned the sway of the Scylfings'-helmet, the bravest and best that broke the rings, in Swedish land, of the sea-kings' line, haughty hero.†
Definition:
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(haughty) arrogant or condescending (acting superior or self-important)