| century | yüzyıl |
| long centuries | uzun yüzyıllar |
| during (b) | boyunca |
| during long centuries | uzun yüzyıllar boyunca |
| handle /grip / hilt /Griff (k) | kabza |
| to renew / regenerate | yenilenmek |
| its handle had been renewed | kabzası yenilenmişti |
| time after time /over and over / number of times /repeatedly | defalarca |
| During long centuries its handle had been numbers of times renewed. | Uzun yüzyıllar boyunca kabzası defalarca yenilenmişti |
| to darken /blacken /tarnish /grow dark /dim | kararmak |
| even | bile |
| but the sword hadn't even tarnished. | ama kılıç kararmıyordu bile |
| During long centuries its handle had been numbers of times renewed, but the sword hadn't even tarnished. | Uzun yüzyıllar boyunca kabzası defalarca yenilenmişti, ama kılıç kararmıyordu bile. |