All 7 Uses of
mortal
in
Beowulf - (translated by: Gummere)
- He sang who knew{1d}tales of the early time of man, how the Almighty made the earth, fairest fields enfolded by water, set, triumphant, sun and moon for a light to lighten the land-dwellers, and braided bright the breast of earth with limbs and leaves, made life for all of mortal beings that breathe and move.†
- The outlaw dire took mortal hurt; a mighty wound showed on his shoulder, and sinews cracked, and the bone-frame burst.†
- Gold-gay shone the hangings that were wove on the wall, and wonders many to delight each mortal that looks upon them.†
- — 'twas a lord unpeered, every way blameless, till age had broken — it spareth no mortal — his splendid might.†
- A strait path reached it, unknown to mortals.†
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- The barrow he entered, sought the cup, and discovered soon that some one of mortals had searched his treasure, his lordly gold.†
- Beowulf spake in spite of his hurt, his mortal wound; full well he knew his portion now was past and gone of earthly bliss, and all had fled of his file of days, and death was near: "I would fain bestow on son of mine this gear of war, were given me now that any heir should after me come of my proper blood.†
Definition:
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(mortal as in: mortal body) human (especially merely human); or subject to death