All 50 Uses of
hoard
in
Beowulf - (translated by: Gummere)
- No ship have I known so nobly dight with weapons of war and weeds of battle, with breastplate and blade: on his bosom lay a heaped hoard that hence should go far o'er the flood with him floating away.†
- IV To him the stateliest spake in answer; the warriors' leader his word-hoard unlocked: — "We are by kin of the clan of Geats, and Hygelac's own hearth-fellows we.†
- Fleeing, he sought our South-Dane folk, over surge of ocean the Honor-Scyldings, when first I was ruling the folk of Danes, wielded, youthful, this widespread realm, this hoard-hold of heroes.†
- Of Sigemund grew, when he passed from life, no little praise; for the doughty-in-combat a dragon killed that herded the hoard:{13a}under hoary rock the atheling dared the deed alone fearful quest, nor was Fitela there.†
- Thus had the dread-one by daring achieved over the ring-hoard to rule at will, himself to pleasure; a sea-boat he loaded, and bore on its bosom the beaming gold, son of Waels; the worm was consumed.†
- Oft indeed, in earlier days, for the warrior's wayfaring wise men mourned, who had hoped of him help from harm and bale, and had thought their sovran's son would thrive, follow his father, his folk protect, the hoard and the stronghold, heroes' land, home of Scyldings.†
- Full oft for less have I largess showered, my precious hoard, on a punier man, less stout in struggle.†
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- Manfully thus the mighty prince, hoard-guard for heroes, that hard fight repaid with steeds and treasures contemned by none who is willing to say the sooth aright.†
- Oaths were given, and ancient gold heaped from hoard.†
- Ne'er heard I so mighty, 'neath heaven's dome, a hoard-gem of heroes, since Hama bore to his bright-built burg the Brisings' necklace, jewel and gem casket.†
- Though him the Maker with might endowed, delights of power, and uplifted high above all men, yet blood-fierce his mind, his breast-hoard, grew, no bracelets gave he to Danes as was due; he endured all joyless strain of struggle and stress of woe, long feud with his folk.†
- I ween indeed if ever it hap that Hrethel's heir by spear be seized, by sword-grim battle, by illness or iron, thine elder and lord, people's leader, — and life be thine, — no seemlier man will the Sea-Geats find at all to choose for their chief and king, for hoard-guard of heroes, if hold thou wilt thy kinsman's kingdom!†
- Long as I rule this realm so wide, let our hoards be common, let heroes with gold each other greet o'er the gannet's-bath, and the ringed-prow bear o'er rolling waves tokens of love.†
- Then on the strand, with steeds and treasure and armor their roomy and ring-dight ship was heavily laden: high its mast rose over Hrothgar's hoarded gems.†
- In the grave on the hill a hoard it guarded, in the stone-barrow steep.†
- Some man, however, came by chance that cave within to the heathen hoard.†
- XXX THAT way he went with no will of his own, in danger of life, to the dragon's hoard, but for pressure of peril, some prince's thane.†
- At the awful sight tottered that guest, and terror seized him; yet the wretched fugitive rallied anon from fright and fear ere he fled away, and took the cup from that treasure-hoard.†
- The barrow, new-ready, to strand and sea-waves stood anear, hard by the headland, hidden and closed; there laid within it his lordly heirlooms and heaped hoard of heavy gold that warden of rings.†
- His hoard-of-bliss that old ill-doer open found, who, blazing at twilight the barrows haunteth, naked foe-dragon flying by night folded in fire: the folk of earth dread him sore.†
- 'tis his doom to seek hoard in the graves, and heathen gold to watch, many-wintered: nor wins he thereby!†
- Powerful this plague-of-the-people thus held the house of the hoard in earth three hundred winters; till One aroused wrath in his breast, to the ruler bearing that costly cup, and the king implored for bond of peace.†
- To hidden lair, to its hoard it hastened at hint of dawn.†
- — Atheling brave, he was fated to finish this fleeting life,{31a}his days on earth, and the dragon with him, though long it had watched o'er the wealth of the hoard!†
- Then swam over ocean Ecgtheow's son lonely and sorrowful, seeking his land, where Hygd made him offer of hoard and realm, rings and royal-seat, reckoning naught the strength of her son to save their kingdom from hostile hordes, after Hygelac's death.†
- Wyrd full nigh stood ready to greet the gray-haired man, to seize his soul-hoard, sunder apart life and body.†
- — The sword-edge now, hard blade and my hand, for the hoard shall strive.†
- The hoard that way he never could hope unharmed to near, or endure those deeps,{33d}for the dragon's flame.†
- The hoard-guard heard a human voice; his rage was enkindled.†
- The hoard-guard was heartened; high heaved his breast once more; and by peril was pressed again, enfolded in flames, the folk-commander!†
- Now quickly go and gaze on that hoard 'neath the hoary rock, Wiglaf loved, now the worm lies low, sleeps, heart-sore, of his spoil bereaved.†
- I would fain behold the gorgeous heirlooms, golden store, have joy in the jewels and gems, lay down softlier for sight of this splendid hoard my life and the lordship I long have held.†
- — His glance too fell on a gold-wove banner high o'er the hoard, of handiwork noblest, brilliantly broidered; so bright its gleam, all the earth-floor he easily saw and viewed all these vessels.†
- Then, I heard, the hill of its hoard was reft, old work of giants, by one alone; he burdened his bosom with beakers and plate at his own good will, and the ensign took, brightest of beacons.†
- — The blade of his lord — its edge was iron — had injured deep one that guarded the golden hoard many a year and its murder-fire spread hot round the barrow in horror-billows at midnight hour, till it met its doom.†
- Hasted the herald, the hoard so spurred him his track to retrace; he was troubled by doubt, high-souled hero, if haply he'd find alive, where he left him, the lord of Weders, weakening fast by the wall of the cave.†
- The liegeman again plashed him with water, till point of word broke through the breast-hoard.†
- For edges of iron had ended its days, hard and battle-sharp, hammers' leaving;{37a}and that flier-afar had fallen to ground hushed by its hurt, its hoard all near, no longer lusty aloft to whirl at midnight, making its merriment seen, proud of its prizes: prone it sank by the handiwork of the hero-king.†
- Beowulf paid the price of death for that precious hoard; and each of the foes had found the end of this fleeting life.†
- He had tested Hygelac's hardihood, the proud one's prowess, would prove it no longer, defied no more those fighting-wanderers nor hoped from the seamen to save his hoard, his bairn and his bride: so he bent him again, old, to his earth-walls.†
- "Such is the feud, the foeman's rage, death-hate of men: so I deem it sure that the Swedish folk will seek us home for this fall of their friends, the fighting-Scylfings, when once they learn that our warrior leader lifeless lies, who land and hoard ever defended from all his foes, furthered his folk's weal, finished his course a hardy hero.†
- For all that heritage huge, that gold of bygone men, was bound by a spell,{39e}so the treasure-hall could be touched by none of human kind, — save that Heaven's King, God himself, might give whom he would, Helper of Heroes, the hoard to open, — even such a man as seemed to him meet.†
- For{40c}princes potent, who placed the gold, with a curse to doomsday covered it deep, so that marked with sin the man should be, hedged with horrors, in hell-bonds fast, racked with plagues, who should rob their hoard.†
- — This hoard is ours but grievously gotten; too grim the fate which thither carried our king and lord.†
- Eager, I seized such heap from the hoard as hands could bear and hurriedly carried it hither back to my liege and lord.†
- No lots they cast for keeping the hoard when once the warriors saw it in hall, altogether without a guardian, lying there lost.†
- They placed in the barrow that precious booty, the rounds and the rings they had reft erewhile, hardy heroes, from hoard in cave, — trusting the ground with treasure of earls, gold in the earth, where ever it lies useless to men as of yore it was.†
- After his death the dragon takes possession of the hoard and watches over it.†
- {40a}Probably the fugitive is meant who discovered the hoard.†
- {41a}Nothing is said of Beowulf's wife in the poem, but Bugge surmises that Beowulf finally accepted Hygd's offer of kingdom and hoard, and, as was usual, took her into the bargain.†
Definition:
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(hoard) to gather something valuable and store it; or a collection of such things