The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 2

Vocabulary

Nun

Now; used to introduce or continue a statement

war

Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be)

Neptun

Neptune; Roman god of the sea

zu

To, at, or too; very common preposition/particle

den

The; definite article in accusative/dative case

aufgebrochen

Departed, set out; past participle of 'aufbrechen'

die

The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns

am

At the, on the; contraction of 'an dem'

Ende

End; the final point or conclusion of something

der

The; definite article for masculine nouns

Welt

World; the earth or a particular realm

leben

To live; to be alive or reside somewhere

und

And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

in

In, into; preposition indicating location or direction

zwei

Two; the number 2

Hälften

Halves; two equal parts of a whole

geteilt

Divided, split; past participle of 'teilen'

sind

Are; third person plural of 'sein' (to be)

eine

One, a; indefinite article or numeral feminine form

gegen

Against, toward; preposition indicating direction or opposition

Westen

West; the cardinal direction opposite to east

andere

Other, another; referring to a different one

Osten

East; the cardinal direction where the sun rises

gewandt

Turned, directed; also means skilled or adept

Er

He; third person singular masculine pronoun

dorthin

There, to that place; directional adverb

gegangen

Gone, went; past participle of 'gehen' (to go)

um

Around, at, in order to; versatile preposition/conjunction

von

From, of, by; common preposition indicating origin

Schafen

Sheep; plural of 'Schaf', a common farm animal

Rindern

Cattle; plural dative of 'Rind', bovine animals

entgegenzunehmen

To receive, accept; to take something offered to one

sich

Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun

an

At, on, to; preposition indicating position or contact

seinem

His, its; possessive pronoun dative masculine form

Fest

Feast, festival; a celebration or ceremonial gathering

doch

But, yet, however; conjunction showing contrast or emphasis

anderen

Other, the others; referring to remaining ones

Götter

Gods; plural of 'Gott', divine beings

versammelten

Gathered, assembled; past tense of 'versammeln'

im

In the; contraction of 'in dem'

Hause

House, home; dative form of 'Haus'

des

Of the; genitive definite article masculine/neuter

Vater

Father; a male parent or paternal figure

Menschen

People, humans; plural of 'Mensch' (human being)

sprach

Spoke; past tense of 'sprechen' (to speak)

zuerst

First, at first; indicating the first action taken

In

In; preposition indicating location or time

jenem

That; demonstrative pronoun in dative masculine form

Augenblick

Moment, instant; a very brief point in time

dachte

Thought; past tense of 'denken' (to think)

er

He; third person singular masculine pronoun

Sohn

Son; a male child in relation to parents

getötet

Killed; past participle of 'töten' (to kill)

worden

Been; auxiliary past participle used in passive voice

so

So, thus; adverb indicating manner or consequence

Göttern

Gods; dative plural of 'Gott' (god)

Seht

See, look; imperative plural of 'sehen' (to see)

nun

Now, well; temporal adverb or discourse particle

wie

How, as, like; interrogative or comparative word

uns

Us; first person plural accusative/dative pronoun

Schuld

Blame, guilt, fault; responsibility for wrongdoing

geben

To give; to hand something to someone

für

For; preposition indicating purpose or beneficiary

das

The, that; definite article or demonstrative pronoun

was

What, which; interrogative or relative pronoun

nichts

Nothing; not anything, no thing at all

anderes

Other, different; neuter form of 'ander'

ist

Is; third person singular of 'sein' (to be)

als

As, than, when; used in comparisons or time clauses

ihre

Their, her; possessive pronoun feminine/plural form

eigene

Own; belonging to oneself, not borrowed or shared

Torheit

Folly, foolishness; lack of good sense or judgment

musste

Had to; past tense of 'müssen' (must/to have to)

unbedingt

Absolutely, unconditionally; at all costs or necessarily

unrechter

Wrongful, unjust; adjective in inflected comparative form

Weise

Way, manner; method or mode of doing something

Gattin

Wife, spouse; a married woman in formal usage

verführen

To seduce, lead astray; to tempt into wrongdoing

dann

Then; indicating sequence or logical consequence

töten

To kill; to cause the death of someone

obwohl

Although, even though; concessive subordinating conjunction

wusste

Knew; past tense of 'wissen' (to know)

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause

es

It; third person singular neuter pronoun

ihn

Him; third person singular masculine accusative pronoun

Leben

Life; the state of being alive

kosten

To cost; to require payment or sacrifice of something

würde

Would; conditional form of 'werden' (to become/will)

denn

Because, for; causal conjunction or flavoring particle

ich

I; first person singular subject pronoun

sandte

Sent; past tense of 'senden' (to send)

warnen

To warn; to alert someone of danger or risk

keine

None, no; negative article indicating absence of something

dieser

This, of these; demonstrative pronoun genitive form

beiden

Both; referring to two things or people together

Dinge

Things; plural of 'Ding', objects or matters

tun

To do; to perform or carry out an action

da

There, since, as; adverb or causal conjunction

gewiss

Certainly, surely; expressing confidence or certainty

Rache

Revenge, vengeance; retaliation for a wrong suffered

nehmen

To take; to grasp or acquire something

wenn

When, if; conditional or temporal conjunction

herangewachsen

Grown up; past participle of 'heranwachsen' (to mature)

sei

Be; subjunctive form of 'sein', used in indirect speech

nach

After, to, toward; preposition of direction or time

zurückkehren

To return, come back; to go back to a place

wolle

Wants to; subjunctive of 'wollen' in indirect speech

sagte

Said, told; past tense of 'sagen' (to say)

ihm

Him, to him; dative form of third person masculine pronoun

dies

This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

aller

Of all; genitive plural or intensifying adjective form

Gutmütigkeit

Good-naturedness, kindness; disposition to be benevolent

wollte

Wanted; past tense of 'wollen' (to want)

nicht

Not; negation particle used to negate verbs or clauses

hören

To hear, listen; to perceive sound or heed advice

hat

Has; third person singular of 'haben' (to have)

alles

Everything, all; referring to the totality of something

vollem

Full; dative inflected form of 'voll' (full)

Maße

Measure, degree; extent or scale of something

bezahlt

Paid; past participle of 'bezahlen' (to pay)