Reader\'s Digest Australia - 05.2019

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IT PAYS TO INCREASE YOUR

Word Power

BRAIN POWER

BY GEORGE MURRAY

Viking Quest

The following words are related to terms from Old Norse,

the language of the Vikings. Choose the correct definitions to

win glory, and perhaps a place at Valhalla.

1.berserk– A: spear with feathers.
B: frenzied with rage or excitement.
C: thatched hut.

2 .cleg– A: horsefly.
B: ship’s prow. C: shoe.

3.knout– A: round hill. B: whip used
for punishment. C: bear’s nose.

4.scathe– A: crescent-shaped
harvesting tool. B: criticise severely.
C: scratch with vigour.

5.irk– A: goblin. B: annoy.
C: small knife.

6.geyser– A: flowering vine.
B: rolling iceberg. C: spring that
shoots hot water and steam.

7.dastard– A: sneaking coward.
B: blunt sword. C: old horse.

8.dregs– A: netted sea creatures.
B: sediments at the bottom of a

liquid. C: water that collects in a

s h i p’s b i l g e.

9.windlass– A: sail.

B: shield-maiden. C: winch.

10.kirtle– A: dress or petticoat.

B: helmet. C: sunken firepit.

11.skate– A: bonfire. B: ship’s mast.

C: large diamond-shaped fish.

12.haggle– A: sheep’s stomach.

B: ragged shirt.

C: bargain persistently.

13.blunder– A: clumsy mistake.

B: short sword. C: battle tactic.

14.girth– A: large island.

B: topographical map.

C: measurement around the middle.

15.mazer– A: primitive compass.

B: wooden drinking bowl.

C: benign sorcerer.