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peril
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Beowulf - (translated by: Gummere)
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- I' the waves I slew nicors {6a} by night, in need and peril avenging the Weders, {6b} whose woe they sought, —crushing the grim ones.†
peril = danger
- Nor was that the meanest of mighty helps which Hrothgar's orator offered at need: "Hrunting" they named the hilted sword, of old-time heirlooms easily first; iron was its edge, all etched with poison, with battle-blood hardened, nor blenched it at fight in hero's hand who held it ever, on paths of peril prepared to go to folkstead {21b} of foes.†
- 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.†
- —Shame he reckoned it, sharer-of-rings, to follow the flyer-afar with a host, a broad-flung band; nor the battle feared he, nor deemed he dreadful the dragon's warring, its vigor and valor: ventures desperate he had passed a-plenty, and perils of war, contest-crash, since, conqueror proud, Hrothgar's hall he had wholly purged, and in grapple had killed the kin of Grendel, loathsome breed!†
perils = dangers
- {32a} Thus safe through struggles the son of Ecgtheow had passed a plenty, through perils dire, with daring deeds, till this day was come that doomed him now with the dragon to strive.†
- The hoard-guard was heartened; high heaved his breast once more; and by peril was pressed again, enfolded in flames, the folk-commander!†
peril = danger
- Forsooth among folk but few achieve, — though sturdy and strong, as stories tell me, and never so daring in deed of valor, —the perilous breath of a poison-foe to brave, and to rush on the ring-board hall, whenever his watch the warden keeps bold in the barrow.†
perilous = dangerous
- XL A PERILOUS path, it proved, he {40a} trod who heinously hid, that hall within, wealth under wall!†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(peril) danger
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)