Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 15

Vocabulary

之父

zhī fù — Father of someone; used in formal context

可能

kě néng — Possibly; maybe; indicating likelihood or possibility

也是

yě shì — Also is; is as well

的

de — Possessive or attributive particle in Chinese grammar

国王

guó wáng — King; ruler of a country or kingdom

之

zhī — Classical Chinese possessive or linking particle

祖父

zǔ fù — Paternal grandfather; father's father

曾

céng — Once; previously; used to indicate past experience

用作

yòng zuò — Used as; serve as an alternative name

异名

yì míng — Alternative name; alias; variant designation

丹麦人

Dān mài rén — Danes; people from Denmark

另一

lìng yī — Another; one other; an alternative one

称谓

chēng wèi — Title; appellation; way of addressing someone

之子

zhī zǐ — Son of someone; used in formal or classical style

之地

zhī dì — Land of; place belonging to someone or group

一处

yī chù — A place; one location; a certain spot

海岬

hǎi jiǎ — Cape; headland; narrow land projecting into sea

在

zài — At; in; located at a place or time

其

qí — His; her; its; their; classical third-person pronoun

附近

fù jìn — Nearby; in the vicinity; close to a location

进行

jìn xíng — To carry out; to conduct; to engage in activity

掠夺性

lüè duó xìng — Predatory; plundering in nature; characterized by raiding

袭击

xí jī — To attack; raid; a sudden assault on someone

建造

jiàn zào — To build; to construct a structure or building

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state

大厅

dà tīng — Great hall; large hall or reception room

丹麦

Dān mài — Denmark; Scandinavian country in northern Europe

但

dàn — But; however; indicating contrast or exception

因

yīn — Because of; due to; on account of something

迫害

pò hài — To persecute; to oppress; inflict suffering on others

而

ér — And; but; yet; classical connective conjunction particle

长期

cháng qī — Long-term; for an extended period of time

无法

wú fǎ — Unable to; impossible to; having no way to

享用

xiǎng yòng — To enjoy and use; to partake of something pleasurably

娶

qǔ — To marry a woman; to take a wife

族

zú — Clan; tribe; ethnic group; family lineage

女子

nǚ zǐ — Woman; female person; a girl or lady

为妻

wéi qī — As a wife; to take as one's wife

育有

yù yǒu — To have raised; to have given birth to children

二子

èr zǐ — Two sons; having two male children

一女

yī nǚ — One daughter; having one female child

是

shì — Is; am; are; to be; affirmative linking verb

典型

diǎn xíng — Typical; representative; a classic example of something

慷慨

kāng kǎi — Generous; magnanimous; giving freely without hesitation

好施

hào shī — Fond of giving; inclined to charity and generosity

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun

对

duì — Toward; regarding; with respect to someone or something

被杀

bèi shā — To be killed; slain; murdered by another party

臣下

chén xià — Subjects; retainers; those subordinate to a ruler

哀悼

āi dào — To mourn; to grieve for the deceased

证明

zhèng míng — To prove; to demonstrate; to show as evidence

一位

yī wèi — One (person); a polite measure word for people

忠诚

zhōng chéng — Loyal; faithful; showing devotion to lord or cause

主君

zhǔ jūn — Lord; master; one's liege lord or sovereign

深切

shēn qiē — Deeply felt; sincere and heartfelt emotion or concern

感激

gǎn jī — Grateful; thankful; feeling deep appreciation toward someone

也

yě — Also; too; as well; additionally in a sentence

表明

biǎo míng — To indicate; to make clear; to show or express

善意

shàn yì — Good will; benevolence; kind intentions toward others

极为

jí wéi — Extremely; very much; to a great degree

珍视

zhēn shì — To value highly; to cherish; to treasure greatly

等等

děng děng — Et cetera; and so on; and more besides

即

jí — That is; namely; i.e.; meaning the same thing

之弟

zhī dì — Younger brother of someone; classical possessive construction

确

què — Indeed; certainly; truly; used for emphasis or confirmation

与

yǔ — And; with; together with; classical conjunction

宫中

gōng zhōng — Within the palace; inside the royal court

关系

guān xì — Relationship; connection; ties between people or things

密切

mì qiē — Close; intimate; having a tight connection or bond

借与

jiè yǔ — To lend to; to loan something to another person

使用

shǐ yòng — To use; to make use of; to employ something

阵亡

zhèn wáng — To die in battle; killed in military action

时

shí — When; at the time of; during a period

法兰克人

Fǎ lán kè rén — Franks; Germanic people of early medieval Europe

及

jí — And; as well as; together with; classical conjunction

结盟

jié méng — To form an alliance; to ally with another party

一个

yī gè — One; a single; general measure word for things

民族

mín zú — Ethnic group; nation; people sharing culture and origin

武士

wǔ shì — Warrior; soldier; a skilled and brave fighting man

将领

jiàng lǐng — Military commander; general; a leader of troops

赠

zèng — To give as a gift; to present to someone

一把

yī bǎ — One (sword/key); measure word for handled objects

宝剑

bǎo jiàn — Precious sword; a treasured or magnificent blade

有时

yǒu shí — Sometimes; occasionally; at certain times

本诗

běn shī — This poem; the present poem being discussed

主人公

zhǔ rén gōng — Protagonist; main character; hero of a story

舅父

jiù fù — Maternal uncle; mother's brother

兼

jiān — Also serving as; concurrently; combining two roles

第二任

dì èr rèn — Second (in a position); the second holder of role

妻子

qī zi — Wife; a man's spouse or married partner

美丽

měi lì — Beautiful; lovely; attractive in appearance

之女

zhī nǚ — Daughter of someone; classical possessive construction

二人

èr rén — The two people; both persons mentioned previously

为

wéi — For; to act as; serving as; classical verb be

联军

lián jūn — Allied forces; coalition army of multiple groups

战争

zhàn zhēng — War; armed conflict between nations or groups

中

zhōng — In; within; among; inside a group or place