Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 12

Vocabulary

는

neun — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of discussion

다음

da-eum — Next; following; the thing that comes after

과

gwa — And; with; particle connecting nouns together

같이

gachi — Together; like; in the same way as

추정

chu-jeong — Estimation; conjecture; presuming something to be true

한다

handa — Does; performs; general verb indicating an action

아버지

abeoji — Father; one's male parent

에

e — Location or direction particle meaning at, in, to

대항

dae-hang — Resistance; opposition; standing against something or someone

하여

hayeo — Doing; having done; connective form of 하다

반란

bal-lan — Rebellion; revolt; uprising against authority or rulers

을

eul — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object

일으킨

il-eu-kin — Started; instigated; caused something such as a revolt

후

hu — After; following a certain event or time

그들

geu-deul — They; those people; third-person plural pronoun

은

eun — Topic-marking particle attached after a consonant

스웨덴

Seu-we-den — Sweden; Scandinavian country in northern Europe

떠날

tteo-nal — To leave; to depart from a place

수밖에

su-bakke — Have no choice but to; only option is

없게

eop-ge — So that there is none; to not exist

된다

doenda — Becomes; turns into; results in a state

족

jok — Tribe; clan; ethnic group or people

의

ui — Possessive particle meaning of or belonging to

땅

ttang — Land; ground; territory; a piece of earth

으로

eu-ro — Direction or means particle meaning toward or by

가는데

ga-neun-de — Going; heading toward; on the way to somewhere

어떤

eo-tteon — What kind of; some; a certain type of

의도

ui-do — Intention; purpose; what one plans or means

인지

in-ji — Whether it is; wondering what something might be

알

al — To know; to understand; base form of 알다

수

su — Way; possibility; ability to do something

없으나

eop-seu-na — Although there is not; but it does not exist

아마도

a-ma-do — Probably; perhaps; most likely; expressing uncertainty

정복

jeong-bok — Conquest; subduing and taking control of a place

약탈

yak-tal — Plunder; looting; taking goods by force or violence

위해서

wi-hae-seo — For the sake of; in order to achieve something

일

il — Thing; work; matter; affair to be dealt with

것이다

geo-si-da — It is; it must be; expressing certainty or inference

왕

wang — King; ruler; monarch of a kingdom

형제

hyeong-je — Brothers; male siblings; fraternal relationship

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; within a group

한

han — One; a single; one of something

명

myeong — Counter for people; person; one individual

의해

ui-hae — By means of; through the action of someone

살해

sal-hae — Murder; killing; the act of slaying someone

에서

e-seo — From; at a location where action takes place

전쟁

jeon-jaeng — War; battle; armed conflict between groups or nations

를

reul — Object-marking particle after a vowel-ending noun

죽이고

jug-i-go — Kills and then; killing someone and continuing

으로부터

eu-ro-bu-teo — From; starting from a particular person or place

그

geu — That; he; his; third-person singular pronoun or determiner

외동딸

oe-dong-ttal — Only daughter; a single female child in family

결혼

gyeol-hon — Marriage; wedding; the union of two people

보상

bo-sang — Compensation; reward; payment for service or loss

받는

ban-neun — Receives; getting; accepting something given by another

영웅

yeong-ung — Hero; a brave and admired person of great deeds

가

ga — Subject-marking particle after a vowel-ending noun

유명한

yu-myeong-han — Famous; well-known; widely recognized by many people

목걸이

mok-geo-ri — Necklace; jewelry worn around the neck

빼앗아

ppae-a-sa — Seizes; snatches away; takes by force from someone

간

gan — Went; gone; past form indicating departure

왕비

wang-bi — Queen; a female ruler or king's wife

인

in — Who is; being; relative clause-ending meaning 'that is'

와

wa — And; with; particle connecting two nouns together

아들

a-deul — Son; a male child of a parent

북

buk — North; northern direction or region

궁정

gung-jeong — Royal court; the place where a king rules

덴마크

Den-ma-keu — Denmark; Scandinavian country home of the Danes

장군

jang-gun — General; high-ranking military commander or officer

쓰러진

sseu-reo-jin — Fallen; having collapsed or been struck down

끔찍한

kkeum-jjik-han — Terrible; horrific; causing great fear or disgust

학살

hak-sal — Massacre; slaughter; killing of many people violently

이

i — This; subject particle; indicating something nearby

벌어진다

beol-eo-jin-da — Occurs; happens; an event unfolds or takes place

나중에

na-jung-e — Later; afterward; at a future point in time

자신

ja-sin — Oneself; himself; herself; reflexive pronoun in Korean

도

do — Also; too; even; additive particle meaning as well

전사

jeon-sa — Warrior; soldier; one who dies or fights in battle

들

deul — Plural suffix attached to nouns indicating multiple entities

핀란드

Pil-lan-deu — Finland; Nordic country in northern Europe

수영

su-yeong — Swimming; the act of moving through water

시합

si-hap — Contest; match; competitive event between participants

조류

jo-ryu — Current; tidal flow; movement of water in sea

휩쓸려

hwip-sseul-ryeo — Swept away; carried off by a strong current

떠내려간

tteo-nae-ryeo-gan — Drifted away; carried off by water or current

나라

na-ra — Country; nation; land governed as a political unit

편

pyeon — Chapter; side; section; a part of a larger work

찬양

chan-yang — Praise; glorification; expressing admiration for someone

되는

doe-neun — Becoming; being; relative clause form of 되다

이자

i-ja — Who is also; and at the same time being

조카

jo-ka — Nephew or niece; sibling's child

죽음

jug-eum — Death; the end of life; dying

언급

eon-geup — Mention; reference; bringing something up in speech

할

hal — Will do; future/modifier form of the verb 하다

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something happens or occurred

가끔

ga-kkeum — Sometimes; occasionally; not very often

등장

deung-jang — Appearance; entering the scene; showing up in narrative

일부

il-bu — Part; portion; some of a larger whole

지배

ji-bae — Rule; domination; control over people or territory

받는다

ban-neun-da — Receives; is under; subject to someone's control

된

doen — Became; past modifier form of 되다 meaning become

싸움

ssa-um — Fight; battle; conflict between opposing parties

가담

ga-dam — Participation; joining in; taking part in a group activity

하였다

ha-yeot-da — Did; performed; past tense form of 하다

딸

ttal — Daughter; a female child of a parent

왕자

wang-ja — Prince; a son of a king or royal family