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Heyne supposes as follows:

Heyne suppose ce qui suit :

Raising a revolt against their father, they are obliged to leave Sweden.

Soulevant une révolte contre leur père, ils sont obligés de quitter la Suède.

They go to the land of the Geats; with what intention, is not known, but probably to conquer and plunder.

Ils se rendent au pays des Géates ; dans quelle intention, on ne le sait pas, mais probablement pour conquérir et piller.

The Geatish king, Heardred, is slain by one of the brothers, probably Eanmund.--36_10; 31_54 to 31_60; 33_66 to 34_6.

Le roi des Géates, Heardred, est tué par l'un des frères, probablement Eanmund.--36_10 ; 31_54 à 31_60 ; 33_66 à 34_6.

~Eofor~.--A Geatish hero who slays Ongentheow in war, and is rewarded by Hygelac with the hand of his only daughter.--41_18; 41_48.

~Eofor~.--Un héros géate qui tue Ongentheow à la guerre, et est récompensé par Hygelac de la main de sa fille unique.--41_18 ; 41_48.

~Eormenric~.--A Gothic king, from whom Hama took away the famous Brosinga mene.--19_9.

~Eormenric~.--Un roi gothique, à qui Hama déroba le fameux Brosinga mene.--19_9.

~Eomær~.--Son of Offa and Thrytho, king and queen of the Angles.--28_69.

~Eomær~.--Fils d'Offa et de Thrytho, roi et reine des Angles.--28_69.

~Finn~.--King of the North-Frisians and the Jutes.

~Finn~.--Roi des Frisons du Nord et des Jutes.

Marries Hildeburg.

Épouse Hildeburg.

At his court takes place the horrible slaughter in which the Danish general, Hnæf, fell.

À sa cour se déroule l'horrible massacre au cours duquel le général danois, Hnæf, trouva la mort.

Later on, Finn himself is slain by Danish warriors.--17_18; 17_30; 17_44; 18_4; 18_23.

Plus tard, Finn lui-même est tué par des guerriers danois.--17_18 ; 17_30 ; 17_44 ; 18_4 ; 18_23.

~Fin-land~.--The country to which Beowulf was driven by the currents in his swimming-match.--10_22.

~Fin-land~.--Le pays vers lequel Beowulf fut entraîné par les courants lors de sa joute de natation.--10_22.

~Fitela~.--Son and nephew of King Sigemund, whose praises are sung in XIV.--14_42; 14_53.

~Fitela~.--Fils et neveu du roi Sigemund, dont les louanges sont chantées dans le chant XIV.--14_42 ; 14_53.

~Folcwalda~.--Father of Finn.--17_38.

~Folcwalda~.--Père de Finn.--17_38.

~Franks~.--Introduced occasionally in referring to the death of Higelac.--19_19; 40_21; 40_24.

~Francs~.--Mentionnés occasionnellement en référence à la mort de Higelac.--19_19 ; 40_21 ; 40_24.

~Frisians~.--A part of them are ruled by Finn.

~Frisons~.--Une partie d'entre eux est gouvernée par Finn.

Some of them were engaged in the struggle in which Higelac was slain.--17_20; 17_42; 17_52; 40_21.

Certains d'entre eux prirent part à la lutte au cours de laquelle Higelac fut tué.--17_20 ; 17_42 ; 17_52 ; 40_21.

~Freaware~.--Daughter of King Hrothgar.

~Freaware~.--Fille du roi Hrothgar.

Married to Ingeld, a Heathobard prince.--29_60; 30_32.

Mariée à Ingeld, un prince des Heathobards.--29_60 ; 30_32.

~Froda~.--King of the Heathobards, and father of Ingeld.--29_62.

~Froda~.--Roi des Heathobards, et père d'Ingeld.--29_62.

~Garmund~.--Father of Offa.--28_71.

~Garmund~.--Père d'Offa.--28_71.

~Geats, Geatmen~.

~Géates, hommes des Géates~.

Vocabulary

ce
This; that (demonstrative pronoun or adjective)
qui
Who; which; that (relative or interrogative pronoun)
suit
Follows; ensues (third person singular of suivre)
Soulevant
Raising; lifting up (present participle of soulever)
une
A; an (feminine indefinite article)
révolte
Rebellion; revolt; uprising against authority
contre
Against; opposite to (preposition)
leur
Their; theirs (possessive pronoun or adjective)
père
Father; male parent
ils
They (masculine plural subject pronoun)
sont
Are (third person plural of être)
obligés
Obliged; forced; required to do something
de
Of; from; by (preposition)
quitter
To leave; to depart; to abandon a place
la
The (feminine singular definite article)
Suède
Sweden (Scandinavian country in Northern Europe)
se
Themselves; oneself (reflexive pronoun)
rendent
Go; proceed (third person plural of se rendre)
au
To the; at the (contraction of à + le)
pays
Country; land; region or nation
des
Of the; some (plural indefinite article)
dans
In; inside; within (preposition of location)
quelle
Which; what (feminine interrogative adjective)
intention
Intention; purpose; aim or objective
on
One; we; people in general (indefinite pronoun)
ne
Not (negative particle used with verbs)
le
It; him; the (masculine singular object pronoun)
sait
Knows (third person singular of savoir)
pas
Not (negation used with ne for emphasis)
mais
But; however (coordinating conjunction)
probablement
Probably; likely; in all likelihood or probability
pour
For; in order to; to express purpose or reason
conquérir
To conquer; to seize by force of arms
et
And (coordinating conjunction joining words)
piller
To plunder; to rob; to loot or pillage
Le
The (masculine singular definite article)
roi
King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
est
Is (third person singular of être)
tué
Killed; slain; murdered or put to death
par
By; through; with (agent in passive voice)
un
A; an (masculine singular indefinite article)
frères
Brothers; plural of frère (male siblings)
héros
Hero; brave man; person of great courage
tue
Kills; slays (third person singular of tuer)
guerre
War; armed conflict between nations or groups
récompensé
Rewarded; given recognition or payment for service
main
Hand; arm from wrist to fingers
sa
His; her; its (feminine singular possessive adjective)
fille
Daughter; female child of parents
unique
Unique; only; sole or one of a kind
gothique
Gothic; relating to Goths or Gothic style
déroba
Stole; took secretly (past tense of dérober)
fameux
Famous; renowned; well-known or celebrated widely
Fils
Son; male child of parents or offspring
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