Wiktionary英語版

出典:Wiktionary

beot

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2024/08/25 05:44 UTC )

名詞

beot (countable and uncountable, plural beots)

  1. (countable) A boast or threat; boastful speech.
  2. (uncountable) Boastfulness.

アナグラム


語源

From earlier bihāt, second element cognate with Old Norse heit with very similar semantics.

発音

名詞

ot n (nominative plural ot)

  1. promise, vow, boast
  2. threat, danger

語形変化

派生語

調べた例文を記録して、効率よく覚えましょう
Weblio会員無料で登録できます
履歴機能 過去に調べた単語を確認できる
語彙力診断 診断回数が4回に増加
マイ単語帳 便利な学習機能付き
マイ例文帳 文章で意味を理解できる

ウィキペディア英語版

出典:Wikipedia

Beot

出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/04 06:54 UTC 版)

英語による解説

ウィキペディア英語版からの引用
引用

A beot is Anglo-Saxon for a ritualized boast, vow, threat, or promise. Individuals, particularly Anglo-Saxon warriors, would publicly cast beots assertively in a manner that he or she would boastfully predict the results of such a challenging action. The principle of a beot is to proclaim one's acceptance of a seemingly impossible challenge in order to gain tremendous glory for actually accomplishing it. During war, Anglo-Saxon warriors would usually deliver beots in the mead hall the night before a military engagement or during the battle itself. For example, a typical warrior may boast that he will be the first to strike a blow in a battle, that he would claim a renowned sword from enemy warrior as spoils of battle, that he will slay a particular monster that has been wreaking havoc on a town or village, that and so on. Beots were usually accompanied by grand stories of one's past glorious deeds. Although later Christianized medieval culture (and modern American culture) might disdain boasting as a sign of arrogance or sinful pride, the pagan Anglo-Saxons highly regarded such behavior as glory and honor. The beot was not considered as a negative display of arrogance or insolence but as a positive sign of one's determination, bravery, and character. Examples of the beot can be seen throughout the epic poem entitled Beowulf such as when Beowulf vows to fight Grendel without using any weapons or armor.

発音記号

  • / beːot(米国英語)

閲覧履歴

beotのページの著作権