deigned; lorded; incoming

[Jonathan Lighter]

In tonight's Sci-Fi Channel take on Beowulf (_Grendel_ [Nick Lyon, 2007]), Hrothgar says, "The gods have deigned that my land be cursed."  That means "ordained."

  Earlier, Beowulf had referred to Hrothgar's "lorded" halls.  That means "lordly."

  Later, as the Geats / gits / begin their bombardment of Grendel with balls of flaming castor oil, a Geatish warrior shouts "Incoming !"  That means "Outgoing !"

  Not that the movie was bad.  To start with, Hygelac gave Beowulf a fully-automatic bazooka-crossbow with telescopic sight to help him fight Grendel. Another good part was when Grendel's mother kidnapped Ingrid.

  JL








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