Reader’s Digest Australia & New Zealand – May 2019

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Word Power

BRAIN POWER

BYGEORGEMURRAY

Viking Quest

ThefollowingwordsarerelatedtotermsfromOldNorse,

the languageoftheVikings.Choosethecorrectdefinitions to

win glory, and perhaps a place at Valhalla.

1.berserk– A:spearwithfeathers.
B:frenziedwithrage or excitement.
C:thatchedhut.

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

3.knout– A:roundhill.B:whipused
forpunishment.C:bear’snose.

4.scathe– A:crescent-shaped
harvestingtool.B:criticise severely.
C:scratchwithvigour.

5.irk– A:goblin.B: annoy.
C:smallknife.

6.geyser– A:floweringvine.
B:rollingiceberg.C:springthat
shootshotwaterandsteam.

7.dastard– A:sneakingcoward.
B:bluntsword.C:oldhorse.

8.dregs– A:nettedseacreatures.
B: sediments at the bottom of a

liquid.C:water that collects in a

s h i p’sb i l g e.

9.windlass– A:sail.

B:shield-maiden.C:winch.

10.kirtle– A:dressorpetticoat.

B:helmet.C:sunkenfirepit.

11.skate– A:bonfire.B:ship’smast.

C:largediamond-shapedfish.

12.haggle– A:sheep’sstomach.

B:raggedshirt.

C:bargainpersistently.

13.blunder– A:clumsymistake.

B:shortsword.C:battletactic.

14.girth– A:largeisland.

B:topographicalmap.

C:measurementaroundthemiddle.

15.mazer– A:primitivecompass.

B:woodendrinkingbowl.

C: benign sorcerer.