In lines 215-218 of "Beowulf", the two words that best match the definition of "whetted" as it is used are:
B. Sharpened
D. Honed
- The verb "to whet" means to sharpen an object such as a knife by grinding or by friction.
- Having the meaning above in mind, we can see that, among the answer choices, the best ones are letters B and D.
- "To hone" also means to sharpen, which makes it a synonym of both words. The same goes for "to file" and "to grind".
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