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A bēot is Old English for a ritualized boast, vow, threat, or promise.Clark Hall, John R. ''A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary''. Cambridge University Press, 1960, p. 42. The principle of a ''bēot'' is to proclaim one's acceptance of a seemingly impossible challenge in order to gain tremendous glory for actually accomplishing it.Anglo-Saxon warriors would usually deliver ''bēot''s in the mead hall the night before a military engagementEinarsson, 1934, p. 976-978 or during the battle itself.Einarsson, 1934, p. 978-979 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, and so on. ''Bēot''s were usually accompanied by grand stories of one's past glorious deeds. Although other cultures and times might disdain boasting as a sign of arrogance, or sinful pride, the pagan Anglo-Saxons highly regarded such behavior as a positive sign of one's determination, bravery, and character.Examples of the ''bēot'' can be seen throughout the epic poem ''Beowulf'', such as when Beowulf vows to fight Grendel without using any weapons or armor.Einarsson, 1934==Etymology==The Old English word ''bēot'' comes from earlier ''bíhát'' meaning ‘promise’. The original noun-form of ''bēot'' corresponds to the verb ''bi-'', ''be-ˈhátan''. A shifting of the stress from ''bíhát'' to ''bi-ˈhát'', on analogy of the verb, gave the late Old English ''beˈhát'', from which the Middle English word ''behote'' derives.http://oed.com/view/Entry/17815?redirectedFrom=beot
A bēot is Old English for a ritualized boast, vow, threat, or promise.〔Clark Hall, John R. ''A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary''. Cambridge University Press, 1960, p. 42.〕 The principle of a ''bēot'' is to proclaim one's acceptance of a seemingly impossible challenge in order to gain tremendous glory for actually accomplishing it.
Anglo-Saxon warriors would usually deliver ''bēot''s in the mead hall the night before a military engagement〔Einarsson, 1934, p. 976-978〕 or during the battle itself.〔Einarsson, 1934, p. 978-979〕 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, and so on. ''Bēot''s were usually accompanied by grand stories of one's past glorious deeds. Although other cultures and times might disdain boasting as a sign of arrogance, or sinful pride, the pagan Anglo-Saxons highly regarded such behavior as a positive sign of one's determination, bravery, and character.
Examples of the ''bēot'' can be seen throughout the epic poem ''Beowulf'', such as when Beowulf vows to fight Grendel without using any weapons or armor.〔Einarsson, 1934〕
==Etymology==
The Old English word ''bēot'' comes from earlier ''bíhát'' meaning ‘promise’. The original noun-form of ''bēot'' corresponds to the verb ''bi-'', ''be-ˈhátan''. A shifting of the stress from ''bíhát'' to ''bi-ˈhát'', on analogy of the verb, gave the late Old English ''beˈhát'', from which the Middle English word ''behote'' derives.〔http://oed.com/view/Entry/17815?redirectedFrom=beot# Retrieved 06FEB2011.〕
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■ウィキペディアで「A bēot is Old English for a ritualized boast, vow, threat, or promise.Clark Hall, John R. ''A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary''. Cambridge University Press, 1960, p. 42. The principle of a ''bēot'' is to proclaim one's acceptance of a seemingly impossible challenge in order to gain tremendous glory for actually accomplishing it.Anglo-Saxon warriors would usually deliver ''bēot''s in the mead hall the night before a military engagementEinarsson, 1934, p. 976-978 or during the battle itself.Einarsson, 1934, p. 978-979 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, and so on. ''Bēot''s were usually accompanied by grand stories of one's past glorious deeds. Although other cultures and times might disdain boasting as a sign of arrogance, or sinful pride, the pagan Anglo-Saxons highly regarded such behavior as a positive sign of one's determination, bravery, and character.Examples of the ''bēot'' can be seen throughout the epic poem ''Beowulf'', such as when Beowulf vows to fight Grendel without using any weapons or armor.Einarsson, 1934==Etymology==The Old English word ''bēot'' comes from earlier ''bíhát'' meaning ‘promise’. The original noun-form of ''bēot'' corresponds to the verb ''bi-'', ''be-ˈhátan''. A shifting of the stress from ''bíhát'' to ''bi-ˈhát'', on analogy of the verb, gave the late Old English ''beˈhát'', from which the Middle English word ''behote'' derives.http://oed.com/view/Entry/17815?redirectedFrom=beot」の詳細全文を読む
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