Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 11

Vocabulary

서른

seoreun — The number thirty

명의

myeong-ui — Belonging to a certain number of people

힘을

himeul — Strength or power (object form)

가지고

gajigo — Having or possessing something

있다

itda — To exist or to have

수영

suyeong — Swimming as an activity or sport

시합을

sihabeul — A competition or contest (object form)

벌인다

beorinda — To start or carry out a contest

괴물

goemul — A monster or creature

맞서

matsseo — Standing against or confronting someone

돕기

dopgi — The act of helping or assisting

위해

wihae — For the sake of or in order to

나선다

naseonda — To step forward or take on a challenge

그의

geuui — His or its (possessive pronoun)

어머니를

eomeonireul — Mother (object form)

물리친다

mullrichinda — To defeat or drive away an enemy

이후

ihu — After that point in time

왕이

wang-i — King (subject form)

된다

doenda — To become something

노년에

nonyeone — In old age or later years

불을

bureul — Fire (object form)

뿜는

ppumneun — Spewing or breathing out forcefully

용을

yongeul — Dragon (object form)

죽이려

jugiryo — Intending or attempting to kill

하다가

hadaga — While attempting or in the middle of doing

목숨을

moksumeul — One's life (object form)

잃는다

ilneunda — To lose something, especially one's life

성대한

seongdaehan — Grand or magnificent in ceremony

예우를

yeuureul — Respect or honorable treatment (object form)

받으며

badeumyeo — While receiving something

매장된다

maejangdoenda — To be buried after death

기념

ginyeom — Commemoration or memorial

봉분

bongbun — A burial mound or tumulus

등

deung — And so on; et cetera

유명한

yumyeonghan — Famous or well-known

시합에서

sihabeseo — In a competition or match

상대

sangdae — An opponent or counterpart

다스리는

daseurineun — Ruling or governing a people

민족

minjok — An ethnic group or nation

한때

hantae — At one time or once in the past

소유했던

soyuhaetdeon — Had previously owned or possessed

목걸이

mokgeori — A necklace or neck ornament

다른

dareun — Other or different

괴물들의

goemuldeului — Of the monsters (possessive form)

시조

sijo — An ancestor or founder of a lineage

죽임을

Being killed or slain (object form)

당한

danghan — Having suffered or been subjected to

전사

jeonsa — A warrior or fallen soldier

후손들의

husondeului — Of the descendants

신민으로

sinmineuro — As subjects or citizens of a ruler

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore or thus as a result

흔히

heunhi — Commonly or frequently

불린다

bullinda — To be called or named

그들을

Them (object form, plural)

가리키는

garikineun — Pointing to or referring to something

이름으로는

ireumeuronan — As for the name used for them

승리의

seungniui — Of victory or victorious

명예의

myeongyeui — Of honor or honorable

갑옷의

gabosui — Of armor or armored

빛나는

bichnaneun — Shining or glittering brightly

조롱하는

joronganeun — Mocking or ridiculing someone

아버지

abeoji — Father or male parent

이

i — This; also used as subject particle

시의

siui — Of the poem

영웅

yeongungg — A hero or heroic figure

널리

neolli — Widely or broadly known

알려진

allyeojin — Known or renowned

딸과

ttalgwa — With a daughter (connective form)

결혼한다

gyeolhonanda — To marry or get married

죽인

jugin — Having killed someone

후

hu — After a certain event or time

고국을

gogueul — One's home country (object form)

떠나

tteona — Leaving or departing from a place

도망친다

domangchinda — To flee or run away

이전의

ijeonui — Previous or prior to something

왕

wang — A king or ruler

누이이자

nuiija — Being a sister and also something else

아마도

amado — Perhaps or probably

아내

anae — A wife or female spouse

독수리

doksuri — An eagle or large bird of prey

곶

got — A cape or promontory of land

땅에

ttange — On the land or ground

있는

inneun — That exists or is located somewhere

곶으로

godeuro — Toward the cape or promontory

마지막

majimak — The last or final one

전투가

jeontuga — A battle or combat (subject form)

그

geu — That or the (demonstrative)

아래에서

araeeseo — Below or underneath something

벌어졌다

beoreojyeotda — Took place or occurred (past tense)

아들이자

adeulija — Being a son and also something else

형제

hyeongje — A brother or male sibling

형제들에

hyeongjedeule — To the brothers (dative form)

대한

daehan — Regarding or about something

언급은

eongubeun — A mention or reference (topic form)

모호하며

mohohomyeo — Being vague or ambiguous

다양하게

dayangaghe — In various or diverse ways

해석된다

haeseokdoenda — To be interpreted or understood differently