The verbs that are in gerund in the speech of Beowulf when offering to the Danish king Hrothgar to fight against Grendel are…
a) Standing, bearing, shielding, eating, misgiving
b) Eating, drinking, disposing, evening, scylding
c) Shielding, bearing, eating, misgiving, scylding
d) Fame-winning, eating, misgiving, shielding, bearing
...The sailors speak of this splendid hall, this most stately building, standing idle and silent of voices, as soon as the evening light has hidden below the heaven’s bright edge...
...As I am informed that this unlovely one is careless enough to carry no weapon, so that my lord Hygelac, my leader in war, may take joy in me, I abjure utterly the bearing of sword or shielding yellow board in this battle! With bare hands shall I grapple with the fiend, fight to the death here, hater and hated! He who is chosen shall deliver himself to the Lord’s judgement...
...He will bear my bloody corpse away, bent on eating it, make his meal alone, without misgiving, bespatter his moor-lair- The disposing of my body need occupy you no further then...
...The sailors speak of this splendid hall, this most stately building, standing idle and silent of voices, as soon as the evening light has hidden below the heaven’s bright edge...
...As I am informed that this unlovely one is careless enough to carry no weapon, so that my lord Hygelac, my leader in war, may take joy in me, I abjure utterly the bearing of sword or shielding yellow board in this battle! With bare hands shall I grapple with the fiend, fight to the death here, hater and hated! He who is chosen shall deliver himself to the Lord’s judgement...
...He will bear my bloody corpse away, bent on eating it, make his meal alone, without misgiving, bespatter his moor-lair- The disposing of my body need occupy you no further then...