Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 1
BEOWULF
BEOWULF
AN ANGLO-SAXON EPIC POEM
EIN ANGELSÄCHSISCHES EPOS
_TRANSLATED FROM THE HEYNE-SOCIN TEXT_
_ÜBERSETZT AUS DEM HEYNE-SOCIN-TEXT_
BY
VON
JNO: LESSLIE HALL, Ph. D. (J.H.U.)
JNO: LESSLIE HALL, Ph. D. (J.H.U.)
Professor of English and History in The College of William and Mary
Professor für Englisch und Geschichte am College of William and Mary
D.C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS
D.C. HEATH & CO., VERLEGER
BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO
BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1892, by
Eingetragen gemäß dem Kongressgesetz im Jahr 1892 von
JNO: LESSLIE HALL,
JNO: LESSLIE HALL,
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
im Büro des Bibliothekars des Kongresses in Washington.
TO
AN
My Wife
Meine Frau
CONTENTS.
INHALT.
Preface
Vorwort
Bibliography of Translations
Bibliographie der Übersetzungen
Glossary of Proper Names
Glossar der Eigennamen
List of Words and Phrases not in General Use
Liste der Wörter und Ausdrücke, die nicht allgemein gebräuchlich sind
The Life and Death of Scyld (I.)
Das Leben und der Tod von Scyld (I.)
Scyld's Successors
Scylds Nachfolger
} (II.)
} (II.)
Hrothgar's Great Mead-Hall
Hrothgars große Meadhalle
Grendel, the Murderer (III.)
Grendel, der Mörder (III.)
Beowulf Goes to Hrothgar's Assistance (IV.)
Beowulf kommt Hrothgar zu Hilfe (IV.)
The Geats Reach Heorot (V.)
Die Geaten erreichen Heorot (V.)
Beowulf Introduces Himself at the Palace (VI.)
Beowulf stellt sich am Palast vor (VI.)
Hrothgar and Beowulf (VII.)
Hrothgar und Beowulf (VII.)
Hrothgar and Beowulf (continued) (VIII.)
Hrothgar und Beowulf (Fortsetzung) (VIII.)
Unferth Taunts Beowulf (IX.)
Unferth verspottet Beowulf (IX.)
Beowulf Silences Unferth
Beowulf bringt Unferth zum Schweigen
} (X.)
} (X.)
Glee is High
Die Freude ist groß
All Sleep save One (XI.)
Alle schlafen bis auf einen (XI.)
Grendel and Beowulf (XII.)
Grendel und Beowulf (XII.)
Grendel is Vanquished (XIII.)
Grendel wird besiegt (XIII.)
Rejoicing of the Danes (XIV.)
Der Jubel der Dänen (XIV.)
Hrothgar's Gratitude (XV.)
Hrothgars Dankbarkeit (XV.)
Hrothgar Lavishes Gifts upon his Deliverer (XVI.)
Hrothgar überhäuft seinen Befreier mit Geschenken (XVI.)
Banquet (continued)
Festmahl (Fortsetzung)
} (XVII.)
} (XVII.)
The Scop's Song of Finn and Hnæf
Das Lied des Scop von Finn und Hnæf
The Finn Episode (continued)
Die Finn-Episode (Fortsetzung)
} (XVIII.)
} (XVIII.)
The Banquet Continues
Das Festmahl wird fortgesetzt
Beowulf Receives Further Honor (XIX.)
Beowulf empfängt weitere Ehrungen (XIX.)
The Mother of Grendel (XX.)
Die Mutter Grendels (XX.)
Hrothgar's Account of the Monsters (XXI.)
Hrothgars Bericht über die Monster (XXI.)
Beowulf Seeks Grendel's Mother (XXII.)
Beowulf sucht Grendels Mutter (XXII.)
Beowulf's Fight with Grendel's Mother (XXIII.)
Beowulfs Kampf mit Grendels Mutter (XXIII.)
Vocabulary
- EIN
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- EPOS
- A long narrative epic poem
- ÜBERSETZT
- Translated from one language to another
- AUS
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'out of'
- DEM
- Dative definite article meaning 'the'
- TEXT
- Written or printed content of a document
- VON
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'by'
- Professor
- Academic title for a university-level teacher
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for'
- Englisch
- The English language or subject
- und
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- Geschichte
- The study or subject of history
- am
- Contraction of 'an dem,' meaning 'at the'
- College
- An institution of higher education
- VERLEGER
- A publisher who produces and distributes books
- Eingetragen
- Registered or recorded in an official document
- gemäß
- Preposition meaning 'in accordance with'
- dem
- Dative definite article meaning 'the'
- im
- Contraction of 'in dem,' meaning 'in the'
- Jahr
- A calendar year, period of twelve months
- von
- Preposition meaning 'by' or 'from'
- Büro
- An office or administrative workplace
- des
- Genitive definite article meaning 'of the'
- Bibliothekars
- Genitive form of 'Bibliothekar,' meaning librarian
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- AN
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- Meine
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- Frau
- Woman, wife, or formal title Mrs.
- INHALT
- The contents or subject matter of a book
- Vorwort
- A preface or foreword at a book's beginning
- Bibliographie
- A list of sources or references consulted
- der
- Definite article or genitive/dative form of 'the'
- Übersetzungen
- Plural of translation, rendered texts in another language
- Glossar
- A list of specialized terms with definitions
- Eigennamen
- Proper names referring to specific persons or places
- Liste
- A systematic enumeration or catalog of items
- Wörter
- Plural of word; individual units of language
- Ausdrücke
- Plural of expression; phrases or idiomatic terms
- die
- Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the/that'
- nicht
- Negation adverb meaning 'not'
- allgemein
- General or commonly known to most people
- gebräuchlich
- In common use or customary practice
- sind
- Third-person plural present of 'sein,' meaning 'are'
- Das
- Neuter definite article meaning 'the'
- Leben
- Life or the state of being alive
- Tod
- Death, the end of life
- Nachfolger
- A successor who follows someone in a position
- große
- Adjective meaning 'great' or 'large'
- Mörder
- A murderer or killer of another person
- kommt
- Third-person singular present of 'kommen,' meaning 'comes'
- zu
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- Hilfe
- Help or assistance given to someone in need
- Die
- Feminine or plural definite article meaning 'the'
- erreichen
- To reach or arrive at a destination
- stellt
- Third-person singular of 'stellen,' meaning 'presents/places'
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself,' 'herself,' or 'itself'
- Palast
- A palace or grand official residence
- vor
- Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of'
- Fortsetzung
- A continuation or sequel of something previously begun
- verspottet
- Mocks or ridicules someone with contemptuous speech
- bringt
- Third-person singular of 'bringen,' meaning 'brings'
- zum
- Contraction of 'zu dem,' meaning 'to the'
- Schweigen
- Silence; also infinitive noun meaning 'to silence'
- Freude
- Joy or happiness felt by a person
- ist
- Third-person singular present of 'sein,' meaning 'is'
- groß
- Adjective meaning 'great,' 'large,' or 'tall'
- Alle
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'all' or 'everyone'
- schlafen
- To sleep; rest in a state of unconsciousness
- bis
- Preposition or conjunction meaning 'until' or 'up to'
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'onto,' or 'upon'
- einen
- Accusative indefinite article meaning 'one' or 'a'
- wird
- Third-person singular of 'werden,' meaning 'becomes/is'
- besiegt
- Defeated or overcome by a stronger opponent
- Der
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- Jubel
- Jubilation or joyful cheering by a crowd
- Dankbarkeit
- Gratitude or thankfulness felt toward someone
- überhäuft
- Overwhelms or showers someone with gifts or praise
- seinen
- Accusative possessive pronoun meaning 'his'
- Befreier
- A liberator or one who frees another person
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- Geschenken
- Dative plural of Geschenk, meaning gifts or presents
- Festmahl
- A banquet or ceremonial feast for celebratory purposes
- Lied
- A song or short musical composition with words
- Episode
- A distinct narrative section within a larger story
- fortgesetzt
- Continued or carried on from a previous point
- empfängt
- Receives or accepts something offered by another
- weitere
- Further or additional beyond what already exists
- Ehrungen
- Honors or acts of recognition bestowed upon someone
- Mutter
- A mother, the female parent of a child
- Bericht
- A report or account describing events or findings
- über
- Preposition meaning 'about,' 'over,' or 'above'
- Monster
- A frightening or dangerous creature of monstrous nature
- sucht
- Third-person singular of 'suchen,' meaning 'searches for'
- Kampf
- A fight, battle, or struggle against an opponent
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