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'2.'^.

Denfmal oon (Soett^c unb SdjtUcr cor bem (Theater in IDcimar

auf I

With a "Cluck auf!" the miners hail each other before they go down into the mountain depths in search for precious ore.

With the same cheer we hail you who start on your toilsome journey into the wondrous realms of German language and literature.

Gliick auf! — Good luck to you!

A FIRST GERMAN READER

BY MAEGAEETHE MULLEE

A2TD

GAEL A WENCKEBACH

PBOFESSOKS OF GERMAN is WELLESLEY COLLEGE

BOSTON, U.S.A., AND LONDON GINN & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS

1904

ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HAUL

COPYRIGHT, 1901, BY GINN & COMPANY

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

PREFACE

f " is a book intended, primarily, for beginners of German, and does not, as such, present any difficulties which could not be mastered during the first year of study. Complicated constructions and difficult idioms have been avoided throughout, the mastery of a vocabu- lary being considered a task of sufficient difficulty for a beginner.

The material has been graded as carefully as was consistent with the desire of the authors not to present difficulty after difficulty without affording the student an occasional opportunity to pause to take breath. It will be seen that in the beginning the sentences are of the very simplest construction ; that, gradually, a more difficult vocabulary is introduced, and dependent as well as participial clauses increase in number.

In their choice of subject-matter, whether original or retold from old German myths and sagas, the authors have been guided by their desire to make the reading matter of even a first year of German a stepping-stone

toward the knowledge and appreciation of what is choice

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iv PREFACE

and valuable in German literature. This central idea of introducing the beginner to facts, ideas, and senti- ments which are in close relation to German life is adhered to even in the very short and easy chapters of the ,,$orftufe."

An important place is given in this book to the study of cognates, a study which in their experience the authors have found very useful, inasmuch as it helps the students to acquire a vocabulary with com- parative ease, and gives them, from the outset, some insight into the relation of the Aryan languages. A full presentation, however, of linguistic laws is not attempted here, but English-German cognates only are considered. These are illustrated by the discon- nected sentences of the " Introduction " as well as by the short pieces of the ,,25orftufe." Here the authors have attempted to confine themselves almost exclusively to the use of words of Anglo-Saxon origin.

It will be seen that ,,5Iu3 bem beutjdjen Stdjtertanbe," the part following the ,,SBorftufe," presents the treatment of some choice poems generally memorized by every student of German. It is hoped that the explanatory chapters and the paraphrases will not only introduce the student to the vocabulary of the poems, but will also furnish a background which will make these poems stand out more vividly in the minds of the students.

In the chapters of the next sections, ,,2lu3 ber

PREFACE V

germanifrfjen ©ottertoelt" and ,,2tu<§ bet germanifdjcn <3agen* toelt," an attempt has been made to reproduce some choice myths and sagas in the same simple and direct style which the authors have tried to use throughout the book.

The section headed ,,5Iiti§ bem beutfdjen SSaterlanbe" is to furnish the historical background for poems like ,,2)te 2Bad)t am 9H)ctn," ,,£eutfc&tanb, 3)eutfc&rcmb, ii&er atte3," and ,,^>ett bir im ©tcgerlrong." In these chapters the authors have aimed, moreover, to acquaint the students somewhat with the currents of patriotic emotions in modern Germany.

After the serious matter there follows a short ,,9M)ang," containing some anecdotes and humorous, stories, which may or may not be used as pieces de resistance by teachers who like occasionally to treat their pupils to a bit of fun.

In the vocabulary many cognates and derivations are given ; a complete presentation, however, of the etymol- ogy of the words is not intended. Questions on the text are added for the convenience of those teachers who may like to make use of them.

,,©fticf 5Iuf " is not limited to any particular method of instruction. From the preceding it will be seen that the lovers of the translation method, as well as those of the conversational method, may use the book with advantage and satisfaction.

vi PREFACE

The facts concerning the historical and mythological material here presented have been taken from Hiltl, ,,£er franaflfifdje $rieg bon 1870 itnb 1871"; Stacke, ,,2)eut[c^e (5)e[rf)tc^te" ; Gehring, ,,2)te ciltere unb bte jtmgere @bba" ; Raszmann, ,,2)ie ©age Don ben SBoIjitngcrt unb ^iflungen"; Jakobowski, ,,Qoti" ; Dahn, ,,2BaIf)aIf."

The vocabulary is based on the dictionaries of Schmidt- Tanger, Kluge, Heyne, Heyse, and others.

THE AUTHORS

WELLESLEY COLLEGE,

WELLESLEY, MASS.,

October, 1901.

CONTENTS

PAGE

INTRODUCTION xi

English-German cognates xi

Cognates which are alike in English and German . xii Cognates which show differences in both languages . xiii Interchange of consonants in English-German cognates xiv Examples of dental correspondences .... xvi

Examples of labial correspondences .... xvii

Examples of guttural correspondences . . . xviii Summary ......... xix

Reading exercise ........ xix

Some minor changes xxi

Words of common origin but different in meaning . xxii

SBorftufc 33orftufe

2)ie gamilie 3

S)er Winter 4

2)er £ucfucf 5

2)er $riif)ling 6

Safir 7

©tiefinutterc^en 8

2)a3 Saumcfyen im SBalbe 9

2>er ©tord^i 10

2)a3 33ergtfimeinnid)t . .12

2Betf)nacl)ten 13

Ser 2Betf)nacf)t36aum 15

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Wuc< bent Deutfrljcu Ttrtjtcvlanbc

S5ie ©ejdjicljte uom §etbero§d)en . . . .19

<Qeibenrb§letn, con ©oetfje ..... 20

©oetfie unb ©filler

So^ann SBolfgang ©oetfje ....... 22

Sie ©oet!je=<Qaufer . ...... 22

Soljann G^riftop^ 5rie^r^ ©filler ..... 24

S)te Sorelei

2)er SR^ein ......... 26

S)er Sorelei=5elfen ........ 27

©ie Sorelei, con §einc ...... 29

S)er Sifter ber Sorelei ....... 30

S)u Mft tote eine 23lume . . ..." . . . 31

3ltefen unb bte 3roer9e

3)tc 3tiefentoc^ter ........ 33

35ie Sltefen unb bte 3raer9e> oon 3ludEert . . . 35

am 2fteet ©olb^aar ....... .37

S)a3 ©d^Io^ am 3JJeer, won Utylanb . . . . 40

©rlfonig

Ste @Ifen ...... . . . .42

©rlfonig unb ber 5!nabc . . . . . . 43

S)er ©rKonig, von ©oet^e ...... 45

ber flcrmauifrtjcu WottcnocU

SSon Slfen unb 3tiefen

2l^garb, bte SBoljnung ber ©otter ..... 49

£f)or§ jammer ......... 50

Salber unb Soli ...... ' . . 57

. . . .58

Xrauer um SBalber ....... 62

m ©trafe ... ...... 66

CONTENTS ix

x'htc- ber germanifdjen ©agenttelt

S)cr junge ©iegfrieb PAGE

2Bie ©iegfrieb Ijornern roarb 71

2)er -fti&elungenfjort 75

©iegfriebS ©djroert 79

©iegfriebS ©cfyroert, oon Ufylanb . . . ..81

SBte ©tegfrieb gafner erfrf)Iug 82

2Cie ©iegfrieb SBriin^ilbe ertDedfte . . . ... 86

X'luv bent iicutfrt)cu $ater(anbe Sarbaro jfa

Sag alte beutfdje 5Reic^ 91

griebric^) ber (Srfte, ber §of)enftaufe .... 92

Sarborofja im Irjff^aufer 94

SSarbaroffa, con 3tiidert 95

2)ie SEBad^t am ^^ein

2>er beutfc^=franjofifd9e 5lrieg 97

2>ie- ©eban|feier 101

2)eg beutfcfjen Inaben Sifdggebet 106

3tnl)ong Suftige ©efd§id9ten

Haifer 3Bilf)eIm unb fein ©dguler 113

©in gJHfeoerftanbniS 113

2)er 33iidEjernwrm . 114

@in linblidEje^ ©ebet 115

©ie ©Ciiroefter ^eines 116

3)a§ eifeme ^reuj 116

(Sine ©efpenftergejcfjicfjte 117

2)aS darnel 121

Sttlteg ©olb

©pritigroorter 124

2RerIreime . . .125

NOTES 127

gragen 155

VOCABULARY 169

INTRODUCTION

ENGLISH-GERMAN COGNATES

ENGLISH and German are closely related, being members of one and the same family of languages. This family of languages, called the Aryan or Indo- European, includes many groups of languages, viz. Indie (Sanskrit), Persian, Armenian, Greek, Italic (Latin), Keltic, Slavic, and Germanic.

The close relationship of these Indo-European lan- guages is shown by many correspondences in their vocabulary as well as in their grammatical structure. A Roman, for instance, said tres, an Englishman says three, and a German bret. A Greek said Su-yciTTip, an Englishman says daughter, a German Xorfjtcr. Latin edere corresponds to English eat, German cffcn ; Latin tenuis to English thin, German biinn ; in the same way compare Latin tu, English thou, German bu ; Latin jugum, English yoke, German 30d:j ; Latin nox, English night, German IWorfjt, etc.

A consideration of the relationship of all the Aryan languages would go beyond the scope of this

xii INTRODUCTION

presentation, which is to be confined to the Eng- lish and German languages only. These, having sprung from the same parent-tongue, are related, we might say, as brothers are, and not as parent and off- spring.

There are several thousand words which English and German have in common. Such words, related in origin, are called cognates. If, from the outset, the student observes the changes of consonants and vowels in English-German cognates, he will learn hundreds of German words without having to make any particular effort.

Besides these English-German cognates, there are found both in English and German a great many words borrowed at a later date from the Greek and Latin either directly or through the medium of the French. Such derivations are given in the vocabulary.

COGNATES WHICH ARE ALIKE IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN

Ser Sling ift toon ©olb. 35er SBinb tft fittt. SaS 9Uft ift ttjorm. 3)er 20olf fyat gwnger. £)te $anb f)at fiinf finger. 3d) toifl btc 9tofe fjaben. £er 2Bmter lommt in3 fionb. S)er @orf ift boll @attb. 2)er SIBonberer t)at ein §orn. S5ie Gutter ift Bitter. 3)er «tm ift birf. S)er (Skinner ift BItnb. $>er gJIon ift gut. Site 2Raib i)at einen 2Ruff. fringe ben $att unb ben jammer.

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COGNATES WHICH SHOW DIFFERENCES IN BOTH LANGUAGES

1. Differences in the Vowels. The bear is brown. £)er S3or ift firaun. The mouse is in the house. 2)ie 9Rou8 ift im $aufe. The fire burns. £)a§ $euer brennt. The miller has a mill. S)er SWuflcr fyat eine SRiiljle. The owl is a bird. £>ie dulc ift ein SBogel. The cow eats hay. £)ie $ulj frtfct |>eu. The Rhine is a stream. $)er SRfjein ift ein Strom. The field is green. £)a£ $elb ift jjriht. The summer is long. 2)cr Somtner ift tang. My friend reads Goethe's works. 9ftetn ^rcunb lieft ©oetfje^ JBBcrfc.

2. Differences in the Consonants. The raven is a thief. £)er tRofic ift ein $>ie6. Oxen and calves are animals. Ccijint unb ^ttlticr ftnb Xiere. I drink milk and water. !^d) trinfe SWttdj unb Scoffer. The pepper is a plant. $)er ^Pfcffer ift cine Jpftonje. Salt is white. <So(j ift ttci§. The days are short. £)ie 2ogc ftnb furj.

3. Consonants and Vowels differ. The ash and the oak are trees. S)ie dfd)C unb bie Sit^e ftnb SBciume. The lark and the dove are birds. £)ie fierce unb bie 2ouBc ftnb SSogct. My mother has two daughters. 9fteine SWutter tjat jtoet Xii^tcr. Sleep is the brother of death. 3)er ®d)laf ift ber Sruber beg 2obc§. The feather is red. ®te ^cbcr ift rot. The thumb is a finger. £)er Saumen ift ein finger.

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INTRODUCTION

INTERCHANGE OF CONSONANTS IN ENGLISH-GERMAN COGNATES

English Sounds	German Sounds
	rH •s ? .a -o o o> > ^	Voiceless (Tenuis)	Aspirated (Aspirata)	Voiceless (Tenuis)	Aspirated (Aspirata)	•g.? t> 'd It	Examples
Dental Stops	d			t	-•*. 8	b	day = £ag ten = jefjn thing = £mtg
	t...
th
Labial Stops	b					b	boat = 23oot2 f plum = *|SfIaume \ ripe = reif J find = finben 2 t life = Sefien
				•*f,f f	b
	f
Guttural Stops							glass = ®lag 2 fkiss =^u^2 \milk =5RiIdj hand = ^anb2
	k...		....f ....	....*
	h.		.6

1 Media, Tenuis, Aspirata are the terms used by Grimm himself.

2 Exception : 6, f, g, f, fi, when initial, remaiu unchanged.

INTRODUCTION XV

The German philologist Jakob Grrimm (1785-1863) has formulated the following law concerning the shifting of stops.

GRIMM'S LAW

I. Dentals change to dentals, labials change to labials, and gutturals to gutturals.

II. Voiced stops become voiceless, voiceless stops become aspirated, and aspirated stops become voiced.

This threefold shifting process of stops can be best illustrated by the following diagram1 :

1 The entire shifting process of stops cannot be illustrated by High German and English alone. All the Aryan languages and the Old German dialects need to be drawn upon in order to show the complete process.

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INTRODUCTION

EXAMPLES OF DENTAL CORRESPONDENCES

English . German voiced voiceless
d	W)	God is good. The day is long. ©ott tft gut. Set £ag tft tang. The door is open. The bread is old. S)ie £hur tft offen. Sa3 Srot ift alt. The rider rides. The daughter is in the Ser better reitet. garden. 2)ie £od)ter ift tm ©arten. The dale is fertile. The world is wide. 2>a3£ijaltftfr.ud)tbai-. £te SBelt tft roeit. The bed is new. The girdle is red. 3)a§ Sett tft tteu. SDer ©iirtel tft rtt.
voiceless t	aspirated Sr 8, ffr ft	It is hot in summer. I eat a nut. @3iftbetfftm@ommer. Srf) efie etne 9lu%. The heart beats. I greet you. 2)a§ &er$ fd^Iagt. 3^ 9rii|e bid). Tin will melt. I have ten toes. 3inn rotrb fdjmeljen. S^ ^ate gebn 3e6en. Water is in the kettle. We go out. SBajfectfttnbem^effel. SBir gehen au§.
aspirated th	voiced b	The rose has thorns. This man is a thief. $ie ffiofe f)at 2>ornen. 5Mefer SJJonn ift ein ^teD. The path leads through the heather. $er ^Jfab geht burd) bte §etbe. I have three feathers. I thank thee. 3d) fjabe brei gebertt. 3d) banle btr. There stands a thistle. The earth is round. $ort fte&t cine ^tftet. $)ie Srbe ift rtmb.

* 2; is accompanied by lj in Xbal, Xbat, Sbor, £&ron, Xfirane, tbun, , e<c. This fj is simply orthographic and indicates that the follow- ing vowel is long. Xf) in German words is therefore identical with t, never with the aspirated (English) th.

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xvii

EXAMPLES OF LABIAL CORRESPONDENCES

English . German voiced voiceless
b	*	The brother brings the bundle into the boat. S)er SBruber bringt bag Siinbel in bag Soot. The baker bakes brown bread. S)er SBiicfer bacft brauneg SBrot.
voiceless P	aspirated rt,f	The pepper is a plant. We help the poor. 2)er ^Pf eff er ift eine $f lanje. 2Btr foelf en ben 2lrmen. Buy one pound of plums. I sleep well. $aufe ein ^Jfunb ^flaiimen. 3$ fdjlafe gut. The peasant plows the land with a plow. 2)er SJauer pfliigt bag Sanb mit einem tjjftug. The carp is a fish. I have four pennies. 2)er£arpfeniftetn$-ifrf). 3d) {labecier^Jfennige. The window is open. The pan is of copper. Sag genfter ift often. S)ie ?pfanne ift oon $upf er. Apes and sheep are animals. The path is narrow. 2lffen unb @d)afe finb Siere. 2)er ^Jfab ift fdjmal.
aspirated f f,v	voiced * b	The fig is a fruit. The finch has feathers. 2>te 3fetge ift eine 3frud)t. 2)er ^in! fiat g-ebern. I have the fever. Silver is a metal. 3d) ha&e bag ^e^er> ©ilfier ift ein 3JZetalI. The raven and the dove are birds. 2)er Kabe unb bie Xaube finb SSogel. My wife is dead. Life is short. aJJein SBetb ift tot. S5ag Seben ift furj. The weaver weaves the web. Give him a gift. 2)er SBeber roebt bag ©eroebe. ©ieb ibm eine ®abe.

f wnen initial, remain unchanged.

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EXAMPLES OF GUTTURAL CORRESPONDENCES

English . German voiced voiceless
g	#	The gardener is in the garden. God is good. 2)er (Partner ift im ©arten. ©ott ift gut. The grass is green. Give me a glass of water. S)a§ ©rag ift grim. ©ieb mir ein ©lag SBaffer.
voiceless k,c k	aspirated # *	The cook is in the kitchen. I cannot come. Set $ocf) ift in ber ^iidje. Sdj f ann nid)t fommen. We have kittens and cats. It is cold. 2Bir baben $a$tf)en unb fiafcen. @g ift fait. His clothes are new. The cow eats corn. Seine tleiber finb neu. 2>ie Sub, frifet Sorn. The lark and the stork are birds. 3)ie Serrfje unb ber ©torcf) finb SSogel. I speak German. The oak is a tree. 3cf) fpredje 2)eutfd^. Ste @it^)e ift ein Saum. The cook cooks milk. We make a book. 2)er £otty lorfjt 3Jiil^. SBir mad)en ein Sud).
aspirated h	voiced *	The house is high. I have two hands. Sag £au3 ift Ijocb. %d> ^abe jraei ^anbe. I hear my heart beat. The heat is great. 3>dj Ijore mein ^erj fdjlagen. Ste ^i^e ift gro^. I have a beautiful home. The hammer is hard. 2>rf) tyabe ein fcfjoneg .§eim. ©er jammer ift ^art.

* S5, f, g, f, Jj, when initial, remain unchanged.

Exceptions : The most common exceptions to Grimm's Law are the following : land = Sanb, gold = ©olb, hand = £>anb, father = SSater, mother = SJhttter, thousand = taufenb, weather = SBetter, true — treu, often = oft, etc.

INTRODUCTION xix

SUMMARY

I. English d t th p } in eTery8£K corre-

German t 3 (§, ff, fj) b Jif (or f).

II English f (•&} n t Hn the middle or at the end

K } of the word correspond to

German & f t().

III. English b f g k (C) h si at the beginning of

Y a word are the same

German bfgf(c) I) f J ta both ^ng^e68-

IV. The liquids 1, m, n, r, and w in all positions are

the same in both languages.

READING EXERCISE

Give the English cognates of the following words and explain the change of consonants :

^unger ift ber befte $ocf). 3)Mn SBruber ift etn @cfi.mteb. 2)a3 Htnb ift fec£)3 SSodjen unb bier Stage a(t. 3)te Serene unb bcr ©tordj finb ^Boget. S)er ^anbfd^u^ ift Don Seber. ®er (Partner pffanjt Siofen, Stlten, Stulpen unb SBero nic^te. Scr 9?abe ift etn S)teb. @r f)at etnen gotbenen gefto^Ien. 9Kcine ^reunbin fann nicfit !ommen, bag 2Better ift §u fatt. Scfi bin fiungrtg, tcf) roiK 2tpfet unb ^Pflaumen effen. |)ter im ©arten road^fen mete griicfite. ©eben @te mtr etn ©ta§ boE 9J?t(cr), etroag 93rot unb ^Butter, unb etn St. SSoEen @ic @alj unb ^feffer fiaben ? S^etn, tcJ^ banle Sfynen. Sn btcfcr Menagerie ftnb -poet £6rt;en, brei S3arenf fed^g 2Bi)(fe

xx INTRODUCTION

unb fieben 2lffen. <3onnc, Grbe unb Sftonb finb ©terne. 2)iefe ofte Gidje I;at einen biden ©tamrn. @te i[t funfl)unbcrt alt. 2)ie ©an3 fjat graue unb toeijje gebern. 2)a3

i[t auf bcr |>etbc. Snt 9Konat Sunt getjen loir mit bem ©djtff narf) 2)cutfrf)(anb. S)cut[cf)Ianb ift ba^ .^cr^ Guropag. 3IUc guten ©a6en fommen bon ©ott. S)er gro^e 9D?ann ift tot. gftm^S unb ^njotf ftnb 3a^cn- ®ic -^P1^ ift offen. S)ie SSeft ift lueit. %&) ben!e on bid). 3Sir ftljen 6eibe im Soot. S)a0 tupfer ift ein 9KetaE. 2)a§ Sbrn ift reif. SScDcr toe&t, bcr S3adcr Oacft, bcr ©djrnteb fd)miebet, bcr fod)t, ber <5d)uf)inad)er mad)t <Sd)ut)e, ber $tfd)cr fifd)t, unb ber duller mafjtt. 2)er pfennig ift Don Shtpfer, ber Xfjalcr ift bon @U6er. 9Kein Srubcr ^at cin grofjcS $au§ in Lofton. 5luf bem getbe finb ©c^afe unb Sammer. S)te Xaube ift ein gQ^mer S5ogef. 2)er Ofen ift tyeijj. 2)ie S)ornen ber 9^ofe ftnb fd^arf. 3)a§ SBaffer !oc^t im Seffet. S)tc gfamme ift rot. S)eine ginger finb bid. fflein ^aar ift blonb, mcine Slugen ftnb blau, mein tleib ift griht. 2)ie f^Iaft in ber ®ud)e. S)a^ £inb gie&t ber Gutter einen

2lller guten 2)inge finb brei. 28ir f)o6en ^ungcr unb Surft. 3d) Ijoffe, ba§ bu gut leritft.

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SOME MINOR CHANGES

English is German
ch	f	The child eats cherries. The birch is a tree. Sag ftinb ifct Sirfoben. 2)ie SBirfe ift ein Saum. The bench is of wood. The cheese is in the kitchen. 2)ie33anf iftoon^ol}. Ser &afe ift in ber iUidje.
gh, tch	*	The night is dark. Bring a light. Sie 3Jad)t ift bunfel. fringe ein Sidjt. The watchman sleeps. Pitch is black. Ser 2Btid)ter fdjlaft. Sag «ped} ift fdjitwrj.
sh	fd>*	The fish swims. The bush is green. Set g-ifd) jcfaroimmt. 2)er S3uft^ ift griin. The shoe is of leather. The ship sails. 2>er Srf|ul) ift oon Seber. Sag (St^iff fegelt.
si sm sn sw	Wl fcfim fa« fdjTO	The sleeper sleeps. The fox is sly. 2)er ©c^lafer fdjltift. Ser %ud)^ ift ft^Iau. He is a smith. We (s)melt the ore. Gt ift ein (Sdjmieb. SCir fc^meljen bag @tj. The snow is white. The snipe is a bird. 2)er ©djnee ift roei^. 2)ie (£d)itepfe ift ein SSogel. The swan swims. The sword is sharp. 2>er ©cfjttmn fdjtoimint. Sas @rf)ttiert ift fc^arf.
X	d;§	He has six oxen. The fox and the lynx are sly. (Sr fiat fedj3 D^fen. Set g-u^g itnb ber SuefiS ftnb fc^lau. Th e bee makes wax. Flax grows here. £>ie SMene mad^t 2Bac^§. gla^ roac&ft fiter.
y	i. 0	Yes, I am young. I have a yoke of oxen. $a, ic& bin jung. %<fy fiabe ein ^oc^ Dchfen. This flower is yellow. Yesterday I was ill. 2>iefe33lumeiftgelb. ©eftern roar ic^ Iranf.

* St and sp remain unchanged. But in German the f before t and p in the beginning of a syllable, according to the best usage, is pronounced like

f, for instance: ShtJjf, pronounce Sdjtufjf ; Sj)CCrf pronounce (g^pecr; Ijcn, pronounce frfjtcfieit ; fprcdjctt, pronounce frf|prcd)en. But in giirft, iifte^ SBefpe, ©djroefter, etc. , the fi and fp are pronounced as in English.

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WORDS OF COMMON ORIGIN BUT DIFFERENT IN MEANING

Saner, peasant	fasten, to drive	£ofe, pantaloons
bower, (neigh)bor	to fare	hose
gtattttt, tree	Ofeiltb, enemy	£l»tb, dog
boom, beam	fiend	hound
Scin, leg	ftlofdje, bottle	Soil, lime
bone	flask	chalk
BlOttf, shining	ftlittte, gun	ferf, bold
blank	flint	quick
SJatt, leaf	fredj, insolent	Scrl, fellow
blade	freak	churl
bletdj, pale	^urft, prince	« itubc, boy
bleak	first	knave
9(itme, flower	Qtauttteit, palate	^Ictb, dress
bloom	gums	cloth
brnucf)cit, to need, want	@a{fef street	iincrijt, manservant
brook	gate	knight
Sraut, betrothed	©iff, poison	SJraft, strength
bride	gift	craft
33routigomf betrothed	jjfott, smooth	franf, sick
bridegroom	glad	crank
$adj, roof	flletdj, equal	ffiljn, bold
thatch	like	keen
Tampf, steam	fjdttbcltt, to act	Soitti, foliage
damp	handle	leaf
$>orf, village	^aut, skin	Inuf en, to run
thorp	hide	leap
bumm, stupid, dull	^cbcn, to lift	2dm, glue
dumb	to heave	lime
ettel, vain	Ijeil, unhurt	Sens, spring
idle	whole	lent
(Jrttte, harvest	$er6erge, inn	Icfcn, to read
to earu	harbor	to lease
Jyobcn, thread	•Ocrbft, autumn	fiodj, hole
fathom	harvest	lock

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2)Zef|r, flower meal	(Seffel, armchair settle	<BieI), cattle fee
£)fcii, stove oven	©orge, care sorrow	Sojjel, bird fowl
$fUd)t, duty plight ^fropfeit, cork prop rufdf, quick rash	fterben, to die to starve ftreng, severe strong ®tllWf chair stool	ttJCt^, soft weak Weil, because while totrfett, to act work
JReife, journey rise rcijjen, to tear to write	topfer, brave dapper Xfydl, valley , dale	galjl, number tale 5(ilj(ett, to count to tell
<3ad)C, thing sake	XitV, animal deer	3ai«t, hedge town
fdjmal, narrow small	£ifef), table dish	3cit, time tide
fdjmeden, to taste smack ©djmcrs, pain smart	toB, mad dull £orf, peat turf	.Settling, newspaper tidings Simmer, room timber
fttyoit, beautiful sheen	trcu, faithful true
fdjttwra, black swarthy	U^r, clock, watch hour

SBorftufe

,,(£tjre fct <5ott in ber fjotje"

SebeS ®inb fjat einen SBater iinb eine SDhttter. £>er $ater unb bie Gutter finb bie ©Item be3 £inbe3. ©Item unb Slinber ftnb eine gamilie.

£>a<§ Stinb ift ein Sofjn ober eine Xodjter. Sfteine ©Item f)a6en 5ft>ei <Sof)ne unb gtoei Xoc^ter. S)ie eine Xodjter bin B Mj, bie anbere ift meine ©c^rtjefter ©ertrnb.

©te ift alter al3 i(^. H)?ein SBruber ^an§ ift auc^ alter all id). Gr ift ber a'ttefte tion un§. 5t6er ntein Sruber gran^ ift jiinger afe irf). Sr ift ber jiingfte. SBriiber unb •@djtt)eftern ftnb ©efdjftjifter. 10

®ie ©Item meiner ©Item finb meine ®roJ3eItern. BKeine beiben ©roftmiitter leben nod^, aber nteine beiben ©rojjba'ter finb tot.

9J?ein Skater Ijat einen 93ruber unb eine ©cijtoefter. 2)er Sruber meineg 23ater3 ift mein Dnfef. 2)ie ©cijtoefter nteine^ 15 ift meine Xante.

Onlet fjat fiinf Stinber, groei ^naben unb bret 9}?abd)en. 2)ie ^naben finb meine SSettern, bie SWabc^en finb meine S3afen ober meine ©oufinen.

2Ba3 ber SSater rciU, S)a§ befolge ftttt. 20

bie Gutter f priest, SCBarum ? grage ni(^t. anon.

4 ©liicf Sluf

2>cr SBtntcr

$>er SBinter ift bie fotte geit beg SafjreS. 3)er SBtnter ift cine SafyreSgeit. S)a3 Safjr fjat einS, gnjei, brei, bier 3af)re3= aeiten. £)ie SafyreSgeiten finb : ber grueling, ber ©ommer, ber ^>erb[t iinb ber SSinter.

s 3m SBinter t)aben tuir met ©djnee unb (£t§. (£§ fdjneit oft biele Xage. SDann tft bie (Srbe mit ©c^nee bebecft.

^iir ben ©rfjnee {jaben fair @d§neefc^iit)e. SSir geljen mit ben @rf)neefd)irf)en auf bent (Sd^nee. ${u3 bem ©djnee mac^en roir etnen Sail. Satte au^ @d;nee finb ©djneebQtte. 10 S)er SStnter in fceutfdjtanb ift fe^r fait. Oft tft ber beutfc^e SBinter falter al£ ber SSinter in 9?eu=(£nglanb. 2)iefe^ Sa^r ^aben rotr ben fa'Iteften SBinter.

5Iber ber SBinter ift nic^t long. @r beginnt im 9}?onat 5)egember unb enbet im Hftonat S^arj. 9^ur bie Sftonate- 15 ^Degember, Sanuar unb $ebritar finb SBintcrmonate.

Sm 9War§ fdjeibet ber SBintcr. 93alb fommt ber ^ritfj- ling. 2)ann ladjt bie ©onne unb bann Iad)t unfer ^er^. S)ann fommen bie S3tumcn unb bann ftngt bie Serdje unb ber £uducf. Unb bie SKenfc^en fingen : „ SBinter 5tbe !"

20 SBinter Stbe ! SfBinter Slbe!

©djetben tf)ut roe^. ©d^eiben t^ut roe^.

2lber betn ©tfieiben ma^t, ®e^ft bu nid^t balb nad? §aug,

2)af( tntr ba§ §erse ladjt. Sad^t bidj ber $ucfucf aug.

SBinter Slbe ! SBinter 2lbe ! 30

25 Scfjeiben t^ut nje^l ©d^eiben tfyut met).

§offmonn von %a IlerSIebeit,

SSorftiife

Sftit bem grilling fommt aud) ber ®uducf. 2)er tft ein SSogel (£r ftiegt im SBinter ttad) bem ©iiben. 3nt grilling fommt er roieber nad) bem Sftorben. ©oldje SSoget nennt man 2Sanbert>ogel.

2)er ^ttdEiicf tebt im griinert 2SaIb. ©r.ift fel)r iDeifc. Sr s ift roeifer ali§ bie Sftenftfjen. ST fagt ben 9#enfd)en, n)a^ fie felbft nid)t roiffen. @r ift ctn ^ropfjet.

(£in 2JMbd)en ^ort ben ^ucfucf rufen. W35cr Sut&id foE mir propfjegeien," fagt fie. @ie ge^t in ben 2Ba(b unb ruft: ,,$iicfiicf, fage mir, toann !ommt ba^ &iM gu mir ?" 10

3)er ^uchic! antroortet: ,,^urfucf!w Sann ift er ftttt. @ i n ,,^uc!uc!" ift fobiet roie ein ^a^r. Sa^ 9)2abd;en Iacrjt. S5ann ruft fie : ,f®ucrucff roie Diele So^re raerbe id) te&en ?"

2)er ^uducf anttoortet: ffSiicfucf, Eudhicf, ^uducf, ..." Sag Sfttibcfjen gcifjrt : ,,(Sin^, gtoei, brei, bier, fiinf, fec^^, f te&en, 15 ad^t, neun, gefjn, elf, jtodlf, brei^efjn, bierje^n, funfjc^n, fed^ge^n, fieb^efjn, adjtjefjn, neun^e^n, ^raan^ig, einunb^roanjig."

@ie §at)lt bi^ brei^ig, biergig, fiinf^ig unb big ijunbert. $)ann ruft fie: ,,^udud, bit bift ein fatfdjer ^rotofjet." 5trgerti(i) gefyt bag 9Kdbc£)en nad; §aug. 20

5lber ber tuduc! ruft tmmer nod) : ,,^uduc! ! Shicfuc! !"

ruft au3 bem 2Balb: Saffet unS fingen,

unb jpringenl

g, griifjling rokb eg nun balb! 25

§offmann uou SaUerSlefien.

6 ©liicf 2luf

3>er Safins

3)te <3onne fdjetnt. £>er §tmmet ift fcfou. 3m ©onnen* fdjetn fdjmeljcn @i3 unb @d)nee auf bem SBerge unb im 2)a3 SSaffer rinnt toon ben SBergcn in bie X^dler. 2Sa[|cr ftromt im 9?egcn auf bie (Srbe. 5 S)te Srbe ertoacljt aii§ i^rem (Sd^taf. @^ tear ein langer SSinterfc^laf. 3)tc (Srbe ift burftig. <Sie trin!t ba3 SSaffer Don ben Sergen unb fie trtnft ben 9?egen.

£)ann legt fie i()r ^rul)(ing§f(etb an : ein fd)one<§ gritne^ tfeib. 5luf ba§ ^(eib ftedt fie 5tnentonen, ^ro!u^r @d)nee= 10 glocftfjen, ^rimcln unb SSeildjcn. S)icfe S3Iumcn finb ^rufj= ling^btumen. <Sie toadjfen im (Garten unb im SSatbe.

Sm 9Kai, im luunberfdjonen Sftonat 9^ai, fommen bie Iieblid)en 9#aiglocfd)en. @te ttiacE)fen im ©artcn, aber fie njad)fen au<^ raitb im SSalbe.

15 S)ie 9Kenfd)en bertaffen ba^ §au§. @ie ge^en f)inau3 in ben SSalb. @ie toinben au^ ben fd)6nen 2J?ai6Iumen einen <Strau§ unb fie fingen:

2lHe§ neu mad^t ber 2Rat, 2Hadjt bie ©eele frtfd^ unb fret. 20 Sajjt bag §aug ! fommt ^inaug 1

SBinbet einen ©traufj.

ft. u on Kamp.

SBorftufe

Satyr tyat breityunbert fitnfunbfed)§ig (365) Sage. Sag ift jtufilf (12) ©tunben long, itnb bie Sftactyt ift (12) Stunben tang.

Sm SSinter finb bte Sage fur§ unb bte !ftactyte long. Sm ©ommer finb bie Sage longer unb bte 9?actyte fitter ate tm SSinter.

S)er Sag begtnnt mtt bent 93?orgen, bann fommt ber mtttag, bann bcr 9J?tttag, ber 9?ad)mtttag, ber 3lbenb, bie unb bte SKittcrnadjt. S)a^ Satyr tyat gniotf (12) donate. Seber Sftonat tyat bret^tg (30) ober einiinbbretjjtg (31) Sage, 10 nitr ber gebruar tyat actytunb^anjtg (28).

3)er Sanitar, ber gebruar, ber 2fttir§, ber 5(prir, ber 9J?at, ber Sum, ber Suit, ber 5lugitft, ber (September, ber Dfto&er, ber 9?ot>em6erf ber S)e5ent6er finb bte gluolf donate be^ Satyre^. 15

(£3 finb gtoeiitnbfunfstg (52) 2Boctyen tm Satyre. SDie SBoctye tyat fie&en Sage. Ser @onntag ift ber erfte Sag ber SSoctye. £)er 9}?ontag ift ber gtoeite Sag, ber SDienftag ift ber britte Sag, ber 2Jtttttt)odj ift ber bierte Sag, ber S)onner3- tag ift ber funftc Sag, ber $rettag ift ber fectyfte Sag, ber 20 ©onnabenb ift ber fiebte Sag ber SSoctye.

S)er erfte Sag tin Satyre ift ber erfte Sanuar, ber 9?eu= jatyr^tag. S)er le^te Sag be3 Satyre^ ift ber einitnbbreifjigfte SDegember. 5(m erften Sanuar neungetyntyimbert unb ein^ (1901) roar ber ©eburtStag be^ sroan^igften Satyrtyunbert^. 25

8 ©Ifid

HKein ®eburt3tog tft am neunje^nten 3tfai. S)er ©eburt& tag meineS greunbeS tft am jtoangigften Sfyrtl. 28ir finb beibe tnt Safjre ad^efjnljunbert funfunbatf^ig (1885)

geboren.

SSir fc^reiben jefct neunge^n^unbert unb ein§ (1901). ^adjfte^ Safjt fc^reiben loir neunaefjnljiinbert unb jtoci (1902).

Slpril, 3«ni "n^ (September. 10 5el^ruar ^ otermal fieben.

SWe, bie no^ iibrig blieben $aben einunbbrei^ig.

Sttefmiittcr^en

S)a§ (Stiefmiitter^en ift ber SRame einer Stume. Slume ^at etne S3Iumen!rone unb etnen ^etc^. @in JBtatt 15 ber S3Iumen!rone tft em Stumenbtatt. Gin Statt beg ^etc^e^ ift ein ^etc^btatt.

3)03 @tiefmiitterd)en tjat fiinf Stumenbtatter. S)iefe f)aben biete ^arben; fie finb bielfarbig ober bunt. 2)a§ (Stiefmiit* teri^en tjat auc^ fiinf S!etc^blatter. S)iefe finb griin unb finb 20 biet Hetner ate bie SBIumenblatter.

S)a^ gro^e S3tumenbtatt ift bie ©tiefmutter. @totj fi^t fie auf jtoet @tuf)Ienf ba§ ift auf jtoei ^el^blattern.

S)ie SBlumenbtdtter §u beiben ©eiten ber ©tiefmutter finb t^re eigenen ^tnber. SebeS ^inb f)at einen fc^onen griinen 25 (Stut)( fiir fic|.

Sorftufc 9

beiben anberen Stuntenblatter miiffen gufantmen auf einem fleinen (Stufytcrjen fi|en. 3)iefe flatter finb bie armen ©tieffinber.

llnb too ift ber SD^ann ? <3ef)t in bag Snnere be3 Mcrje3 — er fitjt unter bent ^antoffel ber (Stiefmutter iinb ift ein

t>ertrocfnete<§ 9)Mnn(ein.

^iiiimrijcn int SBatbe

(Sin Saumdjen ftef)t im 2BaIbe. ®8- ift ein !(einer ncnbaum. Sine Xanne ober ein Xannenbaum ^at Slabeln ftatt ber flatter.

S)te griinen S'iabetn finb fdjon genug im 3Sinterf aber 10 im ©ommcr finben bie Sftenfcfyen bie griinen Starter fcfjoner.

3)a3 S3ciiimc^en ift traurig unb e3 fagt: ,r^!ein SiJienfc^ fommt 511 mir, fie ge^en olle 311 ben anberen 93aumen. 2(d^, tja'tte td^ flatter t)on purem ©olbe ! 2)ann miifeten mid) bie 15 •JRenfcrjen me^r lieben, al3 bie anberen Saume !"

5Im narf)ften 9)?orgen ift fein SSunfcf; erfudt. @g !^at golbene Starter. @ie gti^ern in ber @onne.

®a^ Saumc^en ift gliicf(id). ,,®ein S3aum," fagt eS, ,,f)at fo fctjone Starter tote ic^ !" 20

5tber ba !ommt ein Sube burc^ ben SSalb. @r fjat einen tangen Sart. ^sn ber §anb {jot er einen gro&en @ac!. (£r fief)t bie gotbenen S3(atter unb er pftiirft fie alte unb ftecft fie in feinen <Sad

10 ®liicf

%lun ift bag Baumcf)en nod; trauriger itnb fagt: ,,5ld), bid* Iciest finb Blatter Don ©lag fceffer ate Blatter toon (Mb. SSie fefjr roiinfdje id) mir glaferne Blatter!"

Sim nadiften Sftorgen f)at bag Baumdjen toirfltdj glaferne Blatter. <3ie funfeln in ber <Sonne tote Siamanten.

2l6er ba fommt ein ©turm burcf) ben SSatb. (£r f^iittett bie Baume unb jerbric^t aE' bie f^onen gtajernen Blatter

tt)iinfcl)t fief) bag Baumlein griine Blatter. 3l6er 10 lawn !^at eg bie griinen Blatter, ba !ommt eine 3^e9e ^ur(i) ben SSalb unb frifct aE' bie fd^onen frifc^en Blatter a6.

S)ag Baumlein toeint. @§ fenft bag ^opfc^en unb fagt : ,,S23ie bumm lt>ar ic^ ! Sie golbenen Blatter, bie gla'jernen Blatter, bie griinen Blatter finb nic^t l>alb fo gut toie meine is alien 9?abeln."

Unb alg eg bag fagt, l>at eg feine guten alten S^abeln roieber. 2)a ladjt bie ©onne, unb ba lad)en bie anberen Baume im SBalbe; aber am meiften lad)t bag Ba'umcfjen felber.

^cr Stord)

20 ©etyen @ie bag §aug ? S)ag ift bag ^aug eineg beutfcljen Bauerg. @g ift ein Bauerfyaug. @g ift niebrig unb fjat Heine ^enfter.

2)as 2)ad) ift Don ©tro^, eg ift ein ©troljbad). 5luf bent £ad)e ift ein SRcft. Sn bem 9?efte fte^t ein ©torc^. (£r

25 fte^t auf einem Beine unb er ftef)t gan§ ftifl.

Stotcfye

SBorftufe 11

(Seine $ebern finb fdjroarg unb roeifj. ©em langer, biinner ©djnabel unb feine langen, biinnen SBeine finb rot. ©cIjroarg=roeiJ3=rot finb bie beutfdjen $arben.

S)er ©torrf) ift ein bcutfc^er SBogel @u liebt S)eutfd)(anb unb bie £)eutfd)en lieben if)n. 2tber im 2Sinter ift S)eutfc£)= « lanb gu fatt. 2)aun ffiegt ber ©torcf) mit feiner gamitie nad^ $gt)pten. Sort tuatet er graoitatifc^ am Sftil unb fuc^t ftcf) grofdje.

^sm ^rii^ting fommt ber atte ©tordj mit ber ^rau ©torcfyin rtieber ^uriic! nacfj ber atten §eimat, in ba§ alte ©torcfjneft. 10 @ie ^aben Diet gu tfyun. SDie grau <Storc|irt mufj bie @ier legen unb au^bruten unb ber §err ©tord) mufj ba^ S'Jeft au^beffern unb gutter fuc^en.

SSenn bie ©torc^^inber fommen, bann ^aben bie ©Item nocf) me'Ejr gu t^un. @ie miiffen i^re St(einen fiittern unb 15 miiffen fie fliegen lefjren.

£ciglirf) miiffen bie Heinen ©torc^e berfudjen gu pbfen unb gu fliegen, — guerft in bent 9?efte, bann auf bent 2)ad§e. S5a(b mac^en fie ifjr erfte^ ^Iieg=@jamen unb fliegen nad^ bent nafjen ^rofcfiteic^. 20

2)ie @tord^s@(tern finb fefyr ftreng unb energif^. 2Bef)e bem @tor^r toenn er im §erbfte nicf)t gut ftiegen !ann. S)ann erftec^en i^n bie ^ameraben mit ifjren langen roten ©djncibetn. <3ie ben!en: beffer ein fdjneHer Xob, al§ ein tangfame^ ©terben in ber 3Sinter!atte. 25

£>ie ©torc^e, bie ba§ ^(iegen gelernt tjaben, ffiegen im §erbft nadj Sg^tat ©ie !ommen bann aEe gufammen,

12 ©liicf 2luf

oft auf ehtem langen |>augbaclj. ©ie ffabbern alle tnit tljren ©djnabeln. 9ftit lautem (Mlabper begriifjen [te bie $ameraben.

2)er eine fiabbert: ,,<3d)dneg SBetter sum $ltegen Ijeute!"

s $)er anbcre: ,,3toi ^&er icfj furdjte, morgcn toirb e^ regnen."

2)er S)ritte: ff^onnen otte S(;re ®inber fltegen?" ®er SSterte:

B3ar ban!e, unb S^re ?" 2)antt ftappern fie alle : rr@IucEtid)e

9Jetfe ! ^offentltd) lommen totr alle gut narf) 5Ig^pten !"

S)arauf finb fie alle etnen foment ganj fttE. SBeten fie ? 10 fann ein @tord; 6eten ?

^jSto^li^, tuie aitf ®ommanbo, tjeBen fie ifjre ^tiigel unb. ot)ue 9?aft nod) D^ui)' madjen fie bie S^etfe nad) bem fonnigen (Suben.

2)o^ SBcrgt^meinni^t

9Ser f>at ben S3Iumen i^re Sftamen gegeben ? Sie 9J?enfd)en, 15 meint tt)r? S^ein, e§ ift ber liebe ®ott felber. 25a§ toar bor (anger, longer 3e^.

£>ie S3Iumen alle: bie 9?ofef bie Silie, bal 35eilc^en, bie ^rimel, bie Xulpe, bag 3)?aiglodd)cnf bag @c^neegl6cfd)enr bag ©tiefmutterc^en unb biete anbere n;aren boE greube 20 fiber ifyre fd)onen Seamen.

9?ur ein Slum^en rt>ar traurig. 3)a3 lt>ar ein ganj !feineg Sliimdjen. @g ftanb am S3ai^e unb toeinte. ,f3Sarum toeinft bu ?" fragten bie anberen Slumen.

„%$)," fcf)luc^at bag Slumc^en, ,,ic| ^abe meinen 25 bergeffen." Unb eg foeint nod§ mel)r.

JBorftufe 13

fjort ber tiebc ©ott. Sit bcr 9lad)t !ommt er 511 bem 23(itmd)ctt unb fagt janft: ,,S5ergif;mctnntcE)t jolt bem Jiftame fetn. SDen Seamen ftrirft bu nidjt tiergeffen !"

3)a3 33(umd)en tear fefyr gtiiclltd) liber ben fc^onen Seamen.

35oII 3)an! gegen ©ott trcigt e^ nun bte ^arbe b unb tcuc^tct lute ein ©tern bes> ^)immet^.

ffSSergi^ metn ntdjt, bcrgi^ mein nid§t!" fagt e§ ben fd^en. Unb ba3 lltngt fo fanft unb toarnenb tote ©timme, bte ba§ S3tumc£)en in ber 9^ac|t fyorte, ate eg fetnen Seamen bergeffen ijatte. 10

etn fleine§ 33Iiimc|en ©^ I>ot nicfjt oiel }u jagen, 2luf einer griinen 2lu', Unb alle§, nw3 eS jprid^t

©ein Slug' ift nrie ber ^immel 3ft tmmer nut baSfelbe — @o Better unb fo blau. 3ft nur: aSergifjmeinmtfit !

§offmonn von gallerSleben.

SBei^no^tcn

D ^annenbaum, D Sannenbaum, 15

2Bie treu finb beine flatter!

S)u griinft nid^t nur jur ©ommerjeit,

3^ein, aud^) im SBinter, roenn eg fc^nett.

D £annenbaum, D Xannenboum,

SBie treu finb beine flatter ! 20

ftngen bte beutjc|en ®tnber an bem gro^ten g^fte ber

f bem 2Setf)nad§tgfefte. S)er [djonfte Xctl beg ge[te§ tft ber fjetttge 5t6enb ober ber SSetljnac^tgabenb. 2)a§ tft ber 3l6enb beg trierunb*

14 ®iuc!

groanaigften (24.) ®egember. ©Item unb SHnber ntarfjen

grofce Eorbereitungen fur biefcn Slbenb. $te Gutter bac!t

unb !orf)t in ber ®urf)e. @ie felbft bacft bie bielen 28eil)*

nad)t3furf)en. 5 $ater unb Gutter faufen biete fc^5ne ®aben fiir bie

®tnber. 5tuc^ bie ^inber fjaben SBeif)nad)t§gaben fiir bie

ettern. S)iefe ®aben ^aben fie tneiften^ fetbft gemarfjt. 5lm 9^ac^mittag be§ bierunbatDanaigften Seacmber finb bie

^inber in einem Dimmer o^ne Sic^t. Sm ©unJetn fingen 10 fie SSeif)nac^t§neberf unb fie er^ctfjten einanber bom £t)rift=

finb, bon Sanft 9^if(a^ unb bon Sofep^ unb Scoria. $)a<§ 3immer nebenan ift ba§ SSeif)nacE)t§5immer.

^inber fetjen oft nacf) ber Xf)iir. 93atb mu§ bie Xpr

offnen. 2)ie Sautter tjat gefagt: um fed^^ lltjr !ommt 15 S^riftfinb.

®egen fet^§ Uf)r fingen bie ®inbcr nic^t me{)rf fie ftetjen on

ber £f)iirr fie marten auf ein ^eic^en. Se^t ift e3 fed)^ Ufjr.

2)a tjoren bie ®inber bie ©timmen bon SSater unb 9Kutter.

@ie fingen ba

20 3^r ^inberlein fommet, D fomntet bod^ all',

3ur Grippe ^erfommet in $Betf)Ief)em3 ©taQ, Unb je^t, roag in biefer ^oc^^eiligen 3latf)t SDcr SSater im §immel fiir ^reube un§ ma^t!

S)a opet ber SBater bie Xpr. 2)ie ^inber ftefjen einen 25 foment tt)ie geblenbet. Sann ftiirmen fie in bag (jelte SSei^nad^t^jimmer.

SBorftufe 15

Sn ber 9ftitte be3 QmmvcS ftef)t ber grofee Sannenbawn. @r ift befjangt mit golbenen unb filbernen %feln unb 9?uffen. ©ie gli^ern in bem ©djein ber irieten 2$ac|j§lid)ter.

groifdjen ben ^toeigen fyangen and) fiijse ©ad)en bon fi()o!olaber 3ucfcr unb SJ^ar^tpan. S)a^ ©d^dnfte aber ift 5 ber @ngel f)od) oben ou[ bem 93aum: ber SSeifynac^enget.

Unter bem Saum ftcfjt bie rt^ripper" ba^ ift ein ©tall au^ ^olj mit giguren au^ ^olg. S)a ttegt ba3 Sf)rift!inbdjen auf ben Slnieen feiner SDhttter. S)a ift and) Sofept) unb ba ftnb bie |)irten. 10

5lud) Oc^fen, ^iitje, ©djafe unb @fet finb in bem ©tall. liber bem ©tall fliegen bie @ngct. ©ie tjalten einen toeifjen ©treifen papier in ber ^>onb. 5luf bem papier ftet)t ber SSeitjna^t^gru^ ber (Snget : @f)re fei ©ott in ber §6f)e, unb griebe auf (Srben unb ben SKenfdjen ein 2$ol)Igefaften. 15

llm ben SSeitjnadjt^baum ftefjen tiiele Heine Xifdje, fiir jebe $|3erfon ein Xifc^. 3lnf einem tocifsen leinenen Xifdjtut^ liegen ba bie fd)onften ©aben. 2)iefe finb nidjt in papier gemicfelt ttrie in 3(meri!a. 5luf jebem £ifd) fte^t aud) ein grower XeCer mit 5tpfetn, Stiffen, §onig!uc^en unb 2ftar§ipan. 20

S5eim brennenben ^annenbaum fpieten bie ^naben mit if)ren ©olbaten unb bie 9}?abc^en mit ifjren ^up|3en. llm ge^n llfyr miiffen bie ^inber ju S3ette ge^n, aber fie !onnen tange nidjt fd^Iafen. 5lm nac^ften 9ftorgen finb fie fef)r frii^ nrieber im SSei^nac^t^^immer. 25

16

stuf

(Sine gan^e SBorfje tang fteljt ber 9Sctf)nacfjt§baum nod) in feinem fdjonen S'letbe. $)ann, am SIbenb Dor 9^eu]af)r, bem 9?eujal)r^abcnb, [traljlt er jum letjten 9Kate. S)ie ftinber tan5en urn ben brennenben Banm nnb fingen nocf) einmat : 5 ,,0 Xanncnbaum, 0 Xannenboum." 2)ann pliinbern (te ben S3oum unb effen bo§ fc^one-^uderrtjerf.

5tm nadjften Hftorgen ftecft bie 5!o(f)in ben frfjonen Xannen= bourn in ben

Pas il|rtftftnb

bem beutfdjen ®id)terfanbe

Stubiersimmer, Stcrbe3immer unb (Sartenfyaus (Soet^es

te bom

(Sin toitbeg ^b'gdjen ftefjt auf ber ^eibe. (£g ift fefyr jung iinb eg tft jefjr fc|dnf fo fcfyon tote em junger 9ftorgen. @ein ift 9?o^(f)en 9J?orgen)c^6n.

c^on ^at auc§ 2)ornen, benn !eine 91o[e tft ofjne S)ornen. S)ie SDornen ftnb fc^arf unb ftecfjen. 5 @te ftec^en befonber^ bie toilben Enabcn.

Gtne^ Xage§ !ommt etn ^!na6e auf bte ^>etbe. ©ein D^ame tft 93teg=ober=S3ric^. @r tft jung, unb er tft fefyr totlb, rttlber al§ alfe anberen Slnaben.

Sr fieljt ba<S ffioZdjm 9}?orgenfc^6n im ©onnenfrfjetn auf 10 ber §eibe. (Sr bcnft : ba^ 9?o^d;cn ift jung, ba3 SRo^c^en tft fi^on, ba§ S^ogcfjen mu^ i<^ pfliirfen !

2)er totlbe ^nabe Iciuft iiber bie ^eibe gum toitben SRoMjen. Sr fief)t bag 9?ogc^en gan$ na^e. Sag 9?og(^en tft rot, eg ift fefyr rot ; eg Iciftt ben ^naben feme frfjarfen 5)ornen fe^en. 15

3lber ber ^nabe fflrd^tct bie Sornen beg ^eiberogdjeng nic|t. f,9flogc^en !" ruft er, ,,9fJofetein, mein mu^t bu fein! SRogdjen 9J?orgenfc^6n, tc^ brerfje bic^ !"

,,^nabe Sieg-ober'Sricf), id) fterfje bid)!" antoortet bag

fiird)te beine ^crnen nid)t," fagt ber ^nabef 20

19

20 ©Ific! 5luf

,,id) ttntt, idj mujj bid) fjaben!" unb ber nntbe £nabe fafet bag

,,9?ein, nein, nein!" ruft bag ^ofeletn, f,id^ rt)iff nid)t! Sc| ftedje bid^f ic^ fted^e bic^ tief!" B Slber ber toilbe ®nabe (ac§t, er ladjt taut uor ^reube iiber

@r fa§t bag arme 9?6gtein mit betben £)a'nben. S)ag

i r* C:

3l6gtein ftidjt unb gtii^t; eg fdjreit: ,,5td^!" unb eg fc^reit:

10 5t6er ber toitbe ^!nabe S3ieg=ober=S3ri(^ fjbrt nid;t barauf. Ofjne ©rbarmen pfliicft er bag fd^one

ein Slnab' etn 9?dglein ftef)nr 9?6gtein auf ber ^etben, is 3Sar fo jung unb tnorgenfdjon,

Sief er fc^nett, eg naf) §u fe^n, @af)'g mit trieten greuben. 9?6glein, ^Roglein, DftMtem rot, Otogtein auf ber §eiben.

20 Shtabe [pra^ : „%$ &rec$e btc^f

Sfioglein auf ber £>eiben!"

ra^ : „%% ftecf)e btdj, bu emig benfft an mtc^,

bem beutfdjen 2)trf)terlanbe

21

Unb trf) toill'S nidjt teiben!" SRMetn, 3Ro3tein, SRiMetn rot, ^Ro^letn auf ber £>etben.

Unb ber luitbe ®nabe '§ 9?6§(ein auf ber ^>eiben. 9l6§(etn toefjrte fief) unb ftad), §alf ifjm boc^ fein 28ef) unb 5lc^f eben letben. 9^6^tein, 3to3tein rot, auf ber §eiben.

© o e 1 1) e.

10

,,5atj etn Knab' etn Hosletn ftet^n"

22 ©Ificf Sluf

(Soetlje unb <Srf)tHer

SSoIfgang ®oetfje 1749-1832

S)a3 |i>eibenro3lein i[t cm ©ebtrf)t. @oetf)e fyat e§ gebirf)- tet. $)er Sifter ©oettje ift ein grower beittfc^er S)ic^ter. Sr ift ber grofete S)id)ter S)eutfc|(anbg. 6r ift fo grofj ft)ie Corner, 3)ante, @^a!efpere.

5 ©oetf)e^ grofete^ SSerl ift gauft. gauft ift ein 2)rama.

ftnb: ,,^p^igenie," ,rGgmont,"

©oet^e f)at ni^t nur biete gro^e SDramen gef^rieben; feine anberen S)id§tungen ftnb ebenfo gro^. llnter feinen 10 ©ebidjten ftnb biele ^Serlen beittfcfyer ^Soefie.

5t6er ©oet^e ift nirfjt nur einer ber erften S)icf)ter, fonbern er ift auc^ bebeutcnb alg ^aturforfdjcr. ^n ben S^atitr- loiffenfc^Qften fjat er neue @efetje entbcrft.

SBoIfgang ©oetlje ift in granffurt am 9J?ain geboren..

15 2)a§ Sotjr feiner ©cburt — fetn ©eburtgjotjr — ift ba^ Safjr

fiebgeljnfjunbert neunitnbbierjig (1749). S)er £ag feiner

bent beutfdjen 3)id)terlanbe 23

©e&urt ift bcr adjiunbgnjangigfte (28.) $nguft. ®oetf)e3 ©eburtsotag roar alfo Dor einljunbert §it)eiunbfunf§ig Safyren.

3Me ©tabt granlfurt, bie ®eburt3ftabt be3 SDtdjterS, ift eine grofce ©tabt. SBiete altc, intereffante Confer finb in $ranffurt. @tnc§ bcr intcreffonteften £aiifer ift ba§ §QU§, 6 in bem ©octfje geborcn ift.

t§f)au§ ift ein gro§c§, ftattlitf)e<§ ift ein @oetI)e=!>D?iifcum. ©e()en <Sie nad; unb fefjcn @ie fic^ ba§ ®oetf)c=!)au3 an !

S^ gicbt nod) ^luei anberc ©octfjC'^dufcr. 2)tefe finb 10 cbenfo intereffant, bielleidjt intercffanter, aU ©octtjcg ©cburt^- ^ouS. S)ie|e ^aufer finb in SScimor.

SBcimar ift cine Keine ©tabt in 9^itte^2)eutfd)Ianb. @8 ift bie £)auptftabt eine^ Hcinen SanbcS. 2)a§ Sanb ift ein ^cr^ogtum: bos§ ^cr^ogtum @ac^fen=3Beimar'6ifenad;. is

(Sin ^itrft biefe£ Sanbe^, ber junge ^er^og £tarl 5(uguft bon @ad)fen=3Scimar=(Sifenac^, bemunberte ben jungen S)id)tcr ©oettje fef)r. (Sr njoKte i^n in SSeimar fjauen. @o !am ©oettje im £>a()rc ftcbgetjnfjunbert funfunbfieb^ig (1775) nad) SSeimar. 5)ort Icbte cr 6i§ gu feinem Xobe im Sctfjre ad)t= 20 5ef)it()nnbcrt §weiunbbtei|tg (1832).

2)er §er§og ^!art 5tuguft licbte fcincn greunb ©oetfje fe^r. (Sr gab ©oetfje atte^, rt>a^ biefer' fid) nrimfdjte. @o gab er ifjm anc^ ein l(eine§ ^du^djen, ba§ ©oet^e ju fjaben aiunfc|te.

SDteS einfadje !(eine ^>au^ ift bal ff©artenf)au^." @^ 25 fte^t mitten in einem fdjb'nen ^?arf, unb e3 fteljt gan§ allein. ©oetfje modjte gern aEein fein. Sn biefem ©arten^aufe

24 ©lucf 2luf

fonnte er cittern fein, unb fyier !onnte er bidden. £ier f)at er met ©cfjoneg gebirf)tet.

anbere ©oetfje-^aug in SSeimar i(t ftatttirfjer at<8 bag djen, aber e3 ift aucfj fetjr einfad). S)a<§ £au3 5 ftefjt mitten in ber ©tabt. $ie(e Sftenfrfjen gefycn ba ein unb aul. <Ste fefyen bort bie 3immer ®oetf)eg mit fetnen Sitbern, ©tatuen, S3ii^ern, 9?aturalicnr unb fo better.

3)a§ ,,5ltter{)etlig[te" in bent ©oettje^au^ ift ein fefjr, fe^r Heine^ 3^mmer- ^n ^em 3^mmer fte^ nid^tg afe ein 10 gro^e^ Sett, ein fleincr SSafc^tifc^, ein §njeite^ 2ifdjdjen unb ein grower @tuf)t.

5luf bem S5ette liegt ein £orf>eerfran§. U6er bent ©tu^te ^angt ein anberer Sorbeerlran^. §ier auf biefem ©tutjle ift ©oetfje tm 5l(ter toon breiunbad^tjtg (83) Safjren geftorben.

1759-1805

is $or bem X^eater in SSeimar fte^t ein fc^one^ Senfrnat. ®$ ift bag ^)en!mal toon gtoei gro^en beutfc^en aRdnnern.

£>iefe betben banner njaren tange 3e^ intime greunbe; fie lebten in SSeimar unb fie ftarben in SSeintar. fd^rieben fie fyier ifjre beften SSerfe. 20 $)er eine biefer banner ift ©oettje, ber 2)ic^ter unb forfdjer ; ber anbere ift ©fitter, ber 2)tc§ter unb ^^itofop^.

3>er ^ta| bor bem Xi)eater ift ber befte $ta£ fur ein $>enfmal Don ©oet{)e unb ©fitter. Uber bie S3iit)ne {jaben

Sd?iller unb bas Scfyillertjaus

S4ug bcm beutfd)en Sidjtcrlanbe 25

tf)re Sramen ben 2$eg in bie SSett unb in bte ^er§en beg beutfdjen SSoIteg gefunben.

©dn'tter befonberg, ber 9#ann beg SBottcg, ift ein Siebling beg beutfdjen $ol!eg. £)ie £)eutfd)en bctounbcrn @oet()e, aber fie lieben ©cEjitter. SSenn ein SDrama bon ©chiller s gegeben iuirb, ift bag Xtjeater immer gan^ boH.

©djilterg grofte S)ramen finb : wSBa!fcnftetnf" ,,9}?aria ©tuart," ffS)ie Sungfrau Don Orleans," ,,$>ie 93raut bon 2»ef fina, " „ SSil^elm ^eE. " @d)iEer tjat aud) f djone SBaffaben gefdjriebcn. (Sinige feiner Ballaben finb : „ S)cr Stoitc^er," 10 fdjulj," »^er ^ampf mit bem 3)rad)cn." ©djtttcrg ©ebic^t ift ,,3)ag Sieb t)on ber ©lode." ^rofa ift auc^ fe^r fd)6n. 5tEeg, rt>ag er fcfjreibt, ift grojs unb ibcat. @ro^ unb ibeat ift auc| feine $)3erf6n= Kd^Ieit. is

5ltg S)idjter ift ©djitter bielfeid)t nic^t fo grojs tote ©oettje ; olg 9ftenfd> ift er grower. (Sr toar nid)t mie ©oetfje ein ®inb beg ©tiidg. @r toar arm unb lebte oft in grower 9?ot. 2l(g bann bag ©liicf !am, toar er bem ©rabe na{)e.

(Sr ftarb fd^on im Safyre ac^tge^nfiunbert unb fiinf (1805), 20 im fitter t)on fed)gunbmer§ig ^a^ren. Wit feinem gro^en $rcunbe ©oetfje unb bem ^er^og Slart 5luguft rutjt er in ber $iirftengruft gu SSeimar.

26 Wind Slitf

$>te Surelei

$er SRfjein

$)er SRfjein ift em gtufj ober ©trom in $)eutfrf)tanb. 3)ie 2)eutfd)en lieben ifyn mefyr ate alle anberen ©trome. (£r fommt toon ben 5llpen unb ftiefct in bie S^orbfee.

SSiete alte ©tabte liegen am SRfyein: ^!olnf gnm S5ei[pietf

5 mit bem ^errlic^en 2)om, bent Joiner S)om. 2Inc^ bie (Stabt

Sonn, eine berii^mte Untt>er[itat^ftabt, Itegt tjtcr. Stnbere

berufjmte SR^einftabtc [inb: ©uffelborf, ^obleng, SKainj,

SSorm§, ©trafeburg, SBofet.

5ln ben Ufern be§ $Rf)ein3 finb fcf)6ne SSeinberge. 2)ie 10 SBeintrauben, bie ^ier toad^fen, finb bejonber3 fu§ unb too^t fdjmecfenb.

3tt)i[(^en 9J?atn5 unb SBonn ift ber 9W)ein fe^r romantifcf). S)a ^at er madjtige gelfen an feinen Ufern, unb gefd^rltd§e 9?iffe finb bort im SBaffer.

is £)er SR^cin ift breit unb tief. ®r tragt biele ©c^iffe unb bide Soote ober ®af>ne. @ie fa^ren ben ^ein f)inunter ober ^erauf.

2)er JR^ein ift ber beutfdje ^ubfon. S)tc lifer beg ^ubfon

finb nic^t fo romantifrf) toie bie 9fJf)einufer, aber boc^ ift ber

20 £ubfon fcfjoner ate ber

bent beutfdjen 3)id)tertanbe 27

$>cr Sorclct^elfen

SStr toolkn ben 9H)ein fytnunterfafjren. 2Bir tooffen ben $tuJ3 fetjen, too er am fdjonften ift. 2Sir gefjen in Sftain^ an 33orb eine§ 2)ampffdn'ffe3 unb fafjren bi3 SBonn.

9J?tt im<§ geljen etnige 3Imerifaner unb ^merifanertnnen auf bag @d;ijf. @te tragen affe einen ^!oba! unter bent 5 Srm.

$(ucf) titcte Gngtdnber fommen an 93orb unfere @ie ^aben aEe ein rotes> S3u<^, einen 93abe!er, in ber itnb tefen. 9Sir tefen nic^t, lt)ir [e{)en bie fyerrticfyen ^tjein^ ufer an. 10

SStr freuen itn§ iiber bie frifdjen griinen SSeinberge unb iiber bie fteinen malerifd^en ©tcibte unb £)orfer am ^u§e ber Serge. §luf ben ^Bergen unb ^ugeln jefjen tuir ^ter unb ba ein ftatttidjeg neueg @c^Io§ ober eine atte ©djlof^ rutne. is

Settf niirb ber ^fu§ fe^r fdjmat unb gefatjrlid^. @in grower fteifer gelfen liegt bor un^. SSirb unfer bagegen fto^en ?

<3ef)t bie 5Imerifaner — fie fjaben ben gefdfjrtic^en frf)on fidjer im Slaften! 20

3)ie (Sngtdnbcr lefen nod) tmmer im S3dbe!er. ,,2)iefer gel) en," lefen fie taut, r,ift fet)r gefd^rtic^ fur ©djiffer. ©§ ift ber Soretei= ober Surtei^etfen. ,£ei' ift ein atteS SBort fur ^etfen. ,£ore' ober ,Sure' ift fo biet njie ,@Ife' ober ,9?ije.' ,Sore(ei' bebeutet bafjer ,9^ijenfetfen.' 3Son ber 25

28 ©Ificf 2luf

fdjonen 5?tr.e Soretei er^afylt ber Sudjter §etne in feinem ©ebidjte : ,$)ie Sorelei.' Seber Seutfdje fatnt ,S)ie Sorelet' unb fann fie fingen."

S)a3 i[t ganj intereffant, akr nidjt feljr poettfd). S3ei bent

5 rcmantifdjcn ^elfen miiffen tuir ettt>a<§ 9ftomantt)"ct)e^ i)5ren.

SSa^ erjdtjlt un3 §cine in feiner fc^onen

@8 i(t 3(6enb, bie Sitft ift !Iar unb [tia. rit^ig in feinem SBette. ©in ^ifc^erboot treibt auf bent SSaffer.

10 ^n bem S3oote fi|t ein 9Kann unb fdjaut traumertfc^ in bie StDenbfonne. bitten im SSaffer ftet)t ein fyofyer ^etfen. S)ie (Sonne bergolbet fcinen @tpfe(.

S)er ©Differ fdjaut ^inauf. ®a fiefjt er im 5t6enbfonnen=

fc^ein eine tounberfdjone Sungfrau auf bem getfen. @^ ift

15 bie Sorelei. @ie fyat lange^ golbene^ §aar, unb fie !ammt

eg mit einem golbenen ^!amme. S^r ©cfc^meibe bli^t unb

funfelt in ber ©onne.

£)er ©Differ ift ganj geblenbet bon ifjrer @d)6n^eit. (£r fie^t nidjt auf feinen SSeg, er fiefjt nur bie fdjone Sungfrau 20 auf bem $etfen.

2)a plo^ltrf) I)6rt er eine ©timme — fo fii§, fo melobifdj, fo getoaltig! @r tjort, fiifjlt, ftefjt nic^tg ate bie fc^onc 9%.

@r fommt na^er unb na'fyer an bie gefa^rtic^en JRiffc. 25 (S%r t6nt ber ^efang, fcpner gtiiljt bag ^aar.

S)a plotjlid), ein Secret — unb bann ift atteg ftitt unb bunfet S)ag Soot' ift aerfd§eat, ber ©Differ tot

Slug bent beutfdjcn 3)irf)tertanbe 29

bag nid)t tmrfticf) bie fiifje <3timme ber Sorelei ? Unb fef)t ! Sft bag nirfjt ber ©cfjein ifyreg gotbenen ,!paareg ? 5lc| nein: toaS toir f)5ren tft nur ba§ 9?aufc^en be§ r^. Unb nja^ n;tr fefjen ift ntcf)t bag gotbene §aar ber Soretet — e^ finb bie ©onnenftrafyten, bie urn ben 5 ©ipfet beg S3ergeg fpielen. SSoritber, boriiber.

2)tc Sorclei

^5(^ toetfj ntc^t, toag jolt e§ bebeuten,

SDa^ ic^ fo traurtg bin;

(Sin Sfttirdjen au§ alten 3eten, 10

S)ag !ommt mir nttfjt aug bem ©inn.

5Die Suft ift fii^t unb eg bunfeft, Unb ritfjig flie^t ber 91f)ein ; beg $ergeg funfett

eirt. 15

SDie fc^onfte Sungfrait fi^et S)ort oben tounberbar; S^r gotbneg ©efc^metbe blt|et, @ie !ammt i|r golbeneg £>aar.

@ie !ammt eg mit golbenem ^omnte, 20

Unb fingt ein Steb babei, S)ag {jat etne tuunberfame 9J?etobei!

30

$en ©Differ im Keinen ©djtffe ©rgretft e3 mit roilbem 2Set); @r fdjaut nid)t bie gelfenriffe, ©r ftfjaut nur f)inauf in bte £>ot)'.

3d) glaube, bte SSelten berfcf)Itngen 5lm @nbe ©Differ unb fia^n;- Unb ba§ f)at mit i^rem ©ingen

S)ie Soretei get^an!

$ e i n e.

^t^tcr bcr fiotclct

^einri^ £etne (1797-1856), ber Sifter ber Soretet, ift 10 ber gro^te beutfdje Sieberbtc^ter nac^ ©oettje.

35tc beften feiner ©ebic^te [tefjen in bem ,,$Burf) ber

£ieber" unb in bem ,,9foman5ero." ^>ter finben fair ^Sertcn

beutfc^er 2)ic£)tung roie ,,$)ie Sorelet," ,,2)ie beiben ©rena=

btere," MS)a8 @d§Iad)tfetb Don §afting§," ,,$)u bi[t iote eine

15 SStume," unb anbere.

^eine^ Sieber [inb fetjr oft fomponieft morben. (£3 giebt ^unbert unb fei^gig ®ompofitionen attein bon bem fcfjonen

Stebe ,,2)u bift roie eine SBIume."

3n biefen Siebern getgt ^eine ebenfo tiefe§ 20 (SJefitt)! unb ein ebenfo rounberbare^ ©pracfygente roie ©oetfje. 5Iber Bei §eine ift biefe^ poetif^e ©efitfjt meift t)ermifd)t mit gro^em SBi^ unb betfjenber ©atire.

3lu<§ bem beutfdjen SMdjterlanbe 31

,£>eine toar lein grower Sftenfd), unb er toar aud) !etn gliidlicfjer Sftenfcfj. @r Ijatte triele $einbe, benn fein §aJ3 nmr bitter unb fein 2Sit} fdjarf.

2)iefer 2Bi|3 toar jebodj and) fein befter grennb, bcfonber^ tDdtjrenb feiner tetjten, ac^t ^sa!)re tangen ®ranff)eit.

©eine greunbe iueinten ii&er feinen t)offn'ung§tofen 3uftanb, aber er toar immcr Ooll ^umor/ ®ur<$ t)or fetnem befucfjte ein $reunb ben 2)id)ter, ber feit bem Safyre Ijunbert einunbbrei^ig in ^3ari^ tebte.

Qmti Stranfentoafterinnen tegten ben armen ^ranfen gerabe 10 in ein frifdje^ S5ett, al§ ber greunb in§ 3unmer trat.

^^un, tt)ie get)t'^r |)einrid) ?" fragte er ben Sicrjter.

f,S)anfe, rec^t gut," antoortete §eine, ,rmie bu fiefjft, tragen mic| bie $rcwen nod) immer auf §anben."

$>u Sift tote cine Slume

(£<§ ift im ^riif)ling beg Saf)re3 1823. §eine, ber gerabe 15 in S3ertin ift, moc^t einen ©pa^iergang. @r !ommt in einen 2$alb nafje bet Berlin.

3)a Ijort er ein laute^, rjerjbred)enbe!§ SSeinen. @r ge^t ber (Stimme nocf) unb finbet balb ein SKabdjen unter einem Saume fi£en. @ie ift nod^ fef)r jung, unb fie ift ttwnber* 20 fdjon. ^t)re f^toor^en 5tugen finb boll Xljranen, al^ ^eine t)or tl)r fte^en bleibt.

SKitleibig fragt er fie nad) ber llrfacrje il)rer St^ranen. S)a toeint fie nrieber bitterlic^ unb er3al)lt bem

32 ©liicf Sluf

lomme Don roeit fjer unb toottte mir eine ©teflung in ^Berlin fudjen. 9lun fjaben mtr 2)te6e afteS gerau&t, — meinen |>ut, meinen Sftantef, meine $orfe. 2lrf), eg ift fct;recf(id) !" f^Iud^gt [ic.

|jeine nimmt barauf ba§ fdjone ^tnb 6et ber ^>anb unb fiifyrt [te ^u eincr ^reunbin. ^>ter ift bte frf)6ne Sfttrjam fe^r g(ii(flt(^, unb fie nrirb t)on Stag ^u Xage fd)6ner. ^etne ben!t, bo§ er nie ettoaS @c^dnere§ unb Sieblic^ereg gefetjen

10 2)oc§ enbtic^ !ommt bte geit, ba^ er Berlin tjeriaffen mu§. 9J?trjom ift fefyr traurig, unb faft nod^ trauriger ift ber SJic^tcr. 3um $&frf)ieb ftccft er if;r ein S3(att papier in bie ^anb. 2U3 2)?irjam e^ offnet, fiubet fie barauf bie SSorte:

15 S)u bift tme eine 33Iume,

@o Ijolb unb fd^on unb rein; 3d) fd^au' bid? an, unb SBeljmut ©djleidjt mir ing §erj ^inein.

SWtr ift, al§ ob id? bie §anbe 20 SlufS §aupt bir legen joQt',

SBetenb, ba^ ©ott bidj er^alie @o rein unb fd^on unb

bem beutfdjen S)id)terlanbe 33

te Siiefett mtb bie

2luf etnem ©djtoffe tin ©Ifajs, fjod) oben auf etnem Serge, tooljnt ein fitter mit fetner jungen £od)ter. S)er fitter ift etn 9tie)e, feine Xodjter ein Sfiicjenfrdutetn.

Seibe, 35ater unb ®inb, [tnb unge!)euer gro^ unb ftar!. 5tber ba^ Xoc^terletn ift tro£ i^rer rie[en§a[ten ©eftatt nodj 5 ein redjte^ Slinb. <3ie fpielt gern unb fpielt ben gangen Xag.

(Sinft, an etnem frfjoncn Stage im griif)ting, getjt ba§ S^iefenfrciulein f^a^teren. @ie matf)t n)te immer einen ©pagicrgang auf bie na!)en S3erggi|jfet. 5l6er ba ift fie 10 fiijon fo oft getoefen. @ie toiE einntat etoa^ fe^en.

Se^Ijatb gefjt fie in§ Xfjat, too fie nie getoefen ift. einigen S^tefenfdjritte.n ift fie unten am Serge unb auf bem $elbe, too bie Sauern ^ftitgen. 15

S)a fto^t fie mit ifjrem 9^iefenfu^e gegen ettoa§. @te fiefjt bon i!jrer gro§en §o^e Ijtnunter auf ben Soben. S3or $reube itber ba§, toa§ fie fiefjt, ftatfc^t fie in bie ^anbe.

fr9Sie niebtid)! 3Sie f|)a§ig!" ruft fie fropd). fr^)a§ mu§ id) S5ater 9?iefe §eigen!" @c|neltt fniet fie nieber. 20

34 ©Ifirf 2luf

Wit ber £anb fegt fie atteS, tt>o3 fie bor fid) fief)t, in ifjre grofee btaue ©djiirae.

grofylid) lauft [ie nad) £>aufe. liber ben lettfen fteiten gelfen &or ifyrer Surg mad)t fie nod) einen grojjen $reubenfprung. 5 ,fSSoter 9faefe, ad), SSater 9f?iefe, id) tjabe ein niunberfd)6ne§ ©pietgeug gefunben," ruft fie unb lauft an ben £ifd), mo ber 9iiefe beim 2)?ittag6mat)t fi|t.

,,@t, ba§ mitJ3 'rt>a^ ©djonel fein," fagt er, ,,beine 5tugen leuc^ten ja bor ^reube."

10 ,,<Siet) in meine ©c^iirge; !annft bit fetjen, toa3 e§ ift?" fragt ba§ SRtefenfinb eifrig.

„&$ ift 511 bun!el in ber ©d^urje, ic^ lann md)t<§ fcl)en," fagt ber SRiefe unb lad^elt, ,,aber id) fiifjte, Juie ba§ 2)ing jabpett."

is 2)a§ 9tiefenfrau(ein offnet nun it)re (Sd^iir^e unb ftetlt t>orfid)tig alfe?, tva§ fie auf bem $c(be gefunben ^at, t>or bem SBater auf : einen ^Pflug, §tt>ei Cdjfen unb einen Saucr ftellt fie auf ben Xtfc^.

2)ann Katfc^t fie in bie |>anbe unb lac^t taut iiber ben 20 brolligen ftftwQ, ben Waiter, ber boE SIngft auf bem £ifdje um^erlauft.

5lud^ 35ater 9?iefe tadjett unniiEfurlid) iiber ben fomifdjen 5tnbticf. S)ann aber fagt er ernft gu feinent Xoc^terc^en : ,,9ftein ^inb, ba^ ift !ein ©biel^eug; gef)e gleic^ mieber 25 Ijiniinter unb bringe affe^ aufg gelb guriid."

rr§lber, SSater, ttjarum benn?" fragt ba3 9tiefenfraulein ganj enttaufd)t unb nimmt ben Sauer unb bie Odjfen in if)r

bent beutfdjen SDtdjtertanbe 35

SRiefenfjanbdjen. ,f@old)' etn fd)one3, Iebenbige3 ©piel^eug f)db' id) nocf) nie gefjabt!"

,,$)er 23auer ift fetn ©pielgeug, fag' id) bir. @r nwjj unten im £tjal fiir un£ fd)affen, er mufe ^fliigen, faett unb ernten ; fonft ijaben ft)ir S^iefen oben auf unferen ©(^loffern s nid^t^ gu effett vinb miiffen barben. 5l(fo trage ifyn gejd)tt)tnb ba^in, luo bit tfjn gefttnben ^a[t."

S)a^ $raittetn luetnt, aber gcliorfam padt fie ben ^Sftug, bte Oc£)fen itnb ben Waiter tutcber in ifyre ©cfiitrje ttnb bringt fie cmf3 ^elb gttrucE. 10

f,SSie fcEjabe," feufgt fie bann unb trorfnet i^re Xfjranen mtt i^rer Mcwen ©cEjitrje, rfrt)ie fc£)abe, ba^ SSater 9?iefe fo ftreng ift!"

$>ie 9fJiefcn unb bic 3ll>e>;9e

(£<§ ging bie SfJiefentodjter, gu fyaden einen @pa^, J^erab bom fjofjen ©c^Ioffe, too ^Bater 9?iefe fafj. 15

S)o fanb fie in bent 5t{)ate bie O^fen unb ben $]Sftug, S)al)tnter auc^ ben Waiter, ber fc^ien ifjr flein genug. unb bie

Oc£)fen unb ben 23auer, e§ tear i^r nid^t gu gro§, 3ie fa^t'§ in ifyre ©c^iirge unb trug'^ cwf£ 9?iefenfd)(o§. SDa fragte $ater ^iefe: ,,SSag fjoft bu, ®inb, gemac^t?" @ie fprac^t fr@tn fcfyoneS ©ptetgeug Ijab' ic^ mir f)ergebratf)t." SDte 9iiefen unb bie

36

©liirf 2tuf

$)er SSater falj'3 unb fagte: ,,2)a£ ift ntdjt gut, metn Sltnb! Xf)ii' e3 jufamnten loieber an fetnen Crt gefd;totnb. SSenn nt<^t bag JBoH ber ^rt'erge fc^afft mtt bent $ffag tm

(So barben auf bent Serge bte Dftefen bet bent 5 2)te ^iefen unb bte

ftiicfert.

,,Pas ift ntdpt gut, metn Kinb"

bem beutfcrjen 2)i<i)terlanbe 37

ant SJteer

(Sin @d)lofc liegt am 2#ea'r an cinem 9)2eer im £>icf)terlanb. 63 ift bal fcfyonfte after ©tfjloffcr bort. |)otf) liegt e3 auf einem $elfen. 3)er gelfen ift toie ein giganttfc^er 5trm, ber au§ bem SKeere ragt. SSie eine mai^tige ©tein^anb ber ^ataft mit feinen Xiirmen nac^ bem §immel.

@<§ ift ein rtjunberbare^ ©d^to^ bie3 ©djto^ am unb ebenfo rtjunberbar ift ber ^immet iiber if)m unb ba^ 3J?eer itnter i^m unb bte Suft, bie e3 umroeljt. 2)enn @rf)(o^r §immet, 9)?eer unb Suft im SDicfjterlanbe fonnen lacfjen unb h)eincn, !onnen freubtg unb traurtg fein, toie bie 10 SJJenfc^en, bie in bem ©cfjtoffe rootjnen.

(Sinft toofynten in biefem @c^toffe ein ®6nig unb eine ^onigin. @ie fatten eine ttjunbcrfc^one ^ocf)ter, bie ^rin= gefftn ©otb^aar. S)a^ Iie6titf)e ®6nig3!inb tear ebenfo freunblic^ unb gut tm'e fie Ijerrlid^ unb fcf)6n n?ar. 3)ie 15 ©Item liebten fie gartlid) unb fanben ifyr grofete^ ©turf in

!am ber Stag Ijofyer greube fiir bie SBetoofyner be^ : bie 23erlobung3feier ber ^ringe^ ©olb^aar. Sf)r 23rautigam raar ber ftatt(ic£)fte ^rin^ beg SanbeS. (£^ rtar 20

38 ©lite! Slitf

em gtansenbeS ftef*- Me 3tfenfrf)ett freuten fief,. Sftit itmen freute fid) 'bie Sftatur.

gWemafe tear ein £ag fo fd)8n getoefen un'e biefer. 3>ie

(Sonne ftanb tief am "porigonte, aber ber £immel ladjte nod)

5 im tiefften 2Hau. ©in metier Hbenbttrinb fpielte mtt ben

roftgen 2B6lW;en. 3)a^ 9J?eer lag ba tme ein rut)igei§, flared

recfte ftd^ bie ftattltrfje JBurg in bag flare 93(an be§ . ®ic 5tugen be§ ©c^toffel, bie gen[terf teuc^teten 10 tt)ie bie ?tugen ber aftenfdjen.

SSiete ®afte famen, reic^e unb arme. 5Die 5lrmen gingen in ben @d)Io§garten. ®ort lonnten fie bie SKitft! f)oren unb fonnten bur^ bie offenen genfter in bie grofee §a(Ie fel)en.

15 $)ie Steic^en, boran ber glMidje ^rin§, gingen in ben fjerrlirfjen <SaaI. 2)ort [tanben ber ®6nig unb bie Stonigin. @ie fatten ^Surpurmantet an unb maren reicij mit Surt)eten gefc^mucft. Sluf itjren ^duptern fatten fie golbene kronen. S)ie kronen funfetten unb ftrafytten, aber fie ftraf)tten nii^t 20 tjalb fo t)ett luie ifyre 5lugen. ?tn ber §anb fyetten fie i^r lieblic^e^ Sto^tertein.

SJa trat ber ^Prinj in ben ©aal. 5Q?it gtudtidjem Sad>eln fiifyrten bie @(tern ifjm bie Ijotbe S3raut ju. 3Sie bie <3onne leu^tete it)r ©olbtjaar, unb itrie ^Rofen gluten it)re 25 SSangen

2Bie 9iofen gtufjten au^ bie SBdftdjen am §immel, at§ nun bie ftrafjlenbe Sraut mit bem Srdutigam auf ben Slltan

bent beutfdjen 2)tcf)tcrlanbe 39

trot. Stofenb ftrielte ber Slbenbtuinb in tfjrcn Soden. Xief neigte fid) bie ftol-je 23urg in bag fpiegelftare 3fteer. grofjltd) platfdjerten bie SSellen 511 ifjren ^iifjen. SMobifdj Dermifd)te fid) bag SRaufdjen beg SSafferg mtt ben Stoncn ber §arfen.

S)ie ©onne fanbte ifyren (e^ten ©trafjl unb tegte ifyn auf s ba^ @olbt)aar ber fdjdnen S3raut, fo ba§ e3 g(an3te n)ie ©onnenlii^t.

rr§eil! §eit ber fc^onen ^ringej'fin ©olbljaar!" jubette ba^ SSoII. Unb e§ hmr ein @(ii(f o^nc Snbe.

(gin @liicf ofjne @nbe! 2ldj, giebt e^ benn bag? 2)a§ 10 (Snbe !am nur 311 fdjnett, unb aE' ba§ ©tile! unb alt' bie $reube roaren auf immer t)orii6er.

S3alb famen bie ©dfte, bie auf bem frofytidjen SSer(obung§= fefte genjefcn toaren, toieber auf ba^ @c^to§. Slber fie gingen ftilt unb traurig burd§ bie S^ac^t unb ben -"Rebel. Xriibe is blidte ber 2#onb auf ben feierlicf)en 3U9- Unter ctllen ber traurigfte tear ber ^rin§.

S)ie ©cifte gingen toieber in bie ^>alle. Sort nmren !eine 93fumen, leine ftrafjlenbcn Sidjter, !ein ^arfenfpiel. ©djtoar^ hjaren bie SBanbe, f(^tpar§ tear bie Secfe, unb fc^njar^ ftanb 20 eine 23al)re in ber SKitte beg @aale§.

S)ort ftanben au<^ ber ®onig unb feine ©ema^lin toie gubor, aber of)ne kronen, in fd>njar§er StrauerHeibung, mit hjeinenben 5lugen unb blei^en 2Sangen. S^re ©onne, i^r ©li'td, ifjr ^!inb n;ar nid^t me^r bei iljnen. 25

Xraurig tonten bie ^lagelieber burc^ bie S^ac^t. ©till toar ber SSinb, unb ftumm lag bag

©lite! Sluf

©djlofj am Sfteer

,,£>aft bu bag ©cfylojj gefeljen, Sag l)of)e @d)fofj am 9fteer? (Mben unb roftg roefyen 2)ie SSoIfen b'riiber ^er.

63 modjte ft<^ ntebernetgen

Sn bie fpiegelflare glut;

(£g mod)te [treben unb fteigen

Sn ber St&enbtoolfen ©tut."

tjab' id) eg gefetjen, 10 Sag fyotje @cf)to^ am 9J?eer,

llnb ben 9ftonb bariiber ftefjen, Unb 9^ebet toett umtjer.""

2Stnb unb beg ©aben fie frtfdjen 15 SSernat)mft bu aug ^ofjen fatten

©atten unb $eftgefang ?"

frr,Sie SStnbe, bte SSogen atte fiagen in ttefer SfJut)'; (Sinem ^(agelieb aug ber 20 $flrt' ic£) mtt X^ranen g

bcm beutfcfjen $)ict)tertanbe

41

,,<Sat)eft bu oben getjeit ' £>en $omg imb fetn ($emat)t? 3)er rotcn Mantel SBefjen? golbnen kronen @traf)t?

ftc nic£)t mit SBonne (Sine fcfjone ^ungfrau bar, Derrlid} tt)te eine ©onne, ©trafytenb im gotbnen ^>aar?"

,r,,9Sof)t fat) id) bte (Sttern beibc — Dfyne ber kronen Sic^t ^5m fc^ftjar^en Strauerfteibe ; S)te Sungfrau fat) ict) nic£)t.""

ll^lanb.

10

fall id? ^>ie €Itern betbe"

42 ©Ificf §luf

£>er (grlfmrig

Sn often getten toctr 0*e ^e^ Die* fc^oner atS in unferen Sagen. 2)a roar fie t>oK Don gan^ grojjen unb gonj !Ietnen SSefen, bie jetjt nur in ber gabeltoelt ejtftieren.

2)ie[e SScfen tebten in ber Suft, in ber @rbe, im 2Saf|"er, 5 im $eiter. ©ie ^auftcn auf Sergen, in |>tif)lenr in SSdtbern, in Stiumen ; ja, aucf) im 9Koo^ unb in ben Slumen toaren fie f)eimifd).

fagten bie 9#enfd:)cn ni^t: ber ©turnt tjeult, 6rennt, ber 9#onb fcfjeint. 9^einr fie fagten : ber 10 ©turmricfe fegt burd) bie Suft, bie geuermannlein fjiipfen im , bie 9J?onb=6Ifen teamen auf ber SStcfe. S)te fdja'btiiijen hjaren bofe ©eifter, unb in ben frifd)en SSinben (jauften gute ©eifter.

Gin roi(^tige§ $6lfd)en unter biefen S^aturgeiftern tuaren 15 bie gtfen ober 5l(fen. ©3 gab Sidjtelfen ober toei^e GIfen unb ©cfjroarjelfen ober ©nomen unb ^^n^rge.

S)ie 3werge arbeitetcn oft fur bie SDfanfdjen : fie fdjmiebeten, badten unb luebten fur fie. 3tber oft nedten unb plagten fie bie S^enfc^en aud). (Sie iiberfielen fie bann im ©d)(af, unb 20 bie 9ftenfd)en fagten, fie fatten Htpbruden.

2lu3 bent beutfdjen 2)id)terlanbe 43

23efonbcr3 bte Sidjtelfen nwrbcn ben SRcnfrfjen oft gefaf)r= ltd), ©ie toaren ein tufttge£> SSolfrf)en unb liebten ($efang, Spiel unb nadjtltdje Stance im 2ftonbenfd)ctn.

@te toaren fefjr fd)dn unb fafyen au§ one SQJcnj'djen, a6er fie iparcn mel fleiner al^ btcfe, unb fie fatten leine ©eele. (Sine s mcnfd)lid)e ©eele gu ^aben tour aber il)r grofster SSunfc^. @ie gloubten, fie !onnten etne ©eele bcfommen, toenn fie mit 9}?enfd)cn gufammcn lebten.

S5c§^al6 locften fie oft btc fd^onften ^inber ber SKenfdjen an fid^ unb marten fie gu (Slfen. ©e^r gornig njurben fie, 10 menn ein fold)e<3 ^tnb t^nen nidjt folgen toollte. <Ste ten e3 bann, unb bon btefer 23erul)rung tourbe ba^3 arme franf, ober c§ ftarb plo^lidj.

2)te (SIfen fatten and) einen ®omg, ben @lfen!b'nig ober Grlfonig. Gr trug cine golbcne ^rone unb einen toeiften, fc^im= is mernben SDfantel. 2)er Mantel toar au§ SOZonbfdjein unb S^cbel getoebt unb faf) au§ lute etn langer glan3enber ©c^njeif. S)er Grlfontg tear nod) fdjoncr unb graufomer al3 fetne (Slfen.

©rffiintg unb ber Stnafce

(£§ tft fpcit am Slbenb, etne falte, fc^aurige Derbftnadjt. ®er 3Stnb fegt bte 3Sol!en jufammen unb rei^t fie bann 20 ftneber au^etnanber.

3lb unb gu blidft ber SJ^onb burd) ba^ ©etoolf unb beleud§= tet ein £ljalf ba^ grtJtfc^en Ijoljen Sergen Itegt. 5luf ben SSiefen ^u beiben ©etten etne§ 23ad)e3 fallen toet^e

44 ©tiic! 5tuf

unb leudjten bie atten grauen SBeiben. 9?ebet unb 28eiben fefjen aug tote ®eifter ber SJtedjt.

9tofd)elnb fafjrt ber SStnb in bie biirren flatter unb treibt fie bor fid) fyer iiber bie SSiefen unb iiber bag SSaffer. Sluf bem Sfyaltoege ftiirmt ein Dfaiter im ttrilben @alopp bag Stonfel. S5um^f bro^nt ber ^uffd)(ag feine^ burc^ bie ©title ber 0?ac£)t. SWonb, nod) eben gutter bunlten SSoI!en toerftecft, bric^t tjerDor. @r beleuc^tet ein bteidjesS, berftort au^fe^enbe^ 10 ®inbergefid)t. @3 ift bag ©efic^t eineg ^naben, ber fic^ an bie SBruft beg S5aterg fc^miegt. SlngftboITe SSorte !ommen bon feinen £tbben, unb angftboE fie^t er in bie buntte 9^ad)t f)inein. 23oK leibenfc^afttic^er Siebe f)att ber SSater mit bem einen 5trme fein franfeg @of)nd)en an bie 93ruft gepre§t. 9Kit ber 15 9?ed)ten f)dlt er bie 3u9et- ®r briicft bem ^ferbe bie ©boren in bie ©eiten. SSitb ftiirmt bag £ier burd) bie 9?ad)t. ©eine ^iiftern bidden fic^, feine 9ftaf)ne ftiegt im SSinbe. SBarum biefe totlbc g(ud)t ? SSer berfotgt fie ? @rl!onig ift eg, ber bamonifd)e (£(fen!6nig, ber Sagb mai^t 20 auf eine junge 9#enfd)enfeefe.

S)er SSater fief)t i^n nid^t, er ftie^t bor etroag anberem. @r fie{)t nur bie grofjen, glan^enben ?tugen feineg geliebten ^inbeg. (gr tjort ifyn roirre SSorte fbrec^en unb fiifylt bag Heine ^>er§ in fyeifcem gieber boc^en. 25 ©^neK mod)te er mit bem feanlen Siebting bag fdiii^enbe S)ad) feineg ^aufeg erreic^en. Stber ber 3Seg ift lang, unb bie Slngft ift grofe.

5tu3 bem beutfdjen $)ic|terlanbe 45

£)od) ruf)ig unb troftenb fpridjt ber SSater gu feinem ®naben. £>iefer fiefjt ben bofen @r(!onig nafjer unb nafjer fommen. G£r Ijort feme feine, locfenbe (Stimrne.

©rlfonig fcerfpridjt ifjm jtf)dne ^etgentan^e attf ben SSiefen, auc^ 6unte Slunten unb golbene ©ettjanber. 2l6er ba<§ ^tnb 5 tottt i^m nidjt folgen. ^Idj^enb fd;miegt e^ fid) an fetnen SSater.

S3alb locft unb btttet ©rtlontg ntc^t me^r. ©etn ^(uftern ift je^t brotjenb unb feine 9Kiene fc^redlic^. 2Jcit gierigem S3IicE ftredt er bie §onb au^ — ber ®nabe fi^reit laut auf - - 10 (Mfcntg I)at fein |)er§ 6erui)rt.

(Srffonig berfdjtutnbet. §au§ unb ^of finb erreid)t. S)od) tot Itegt ba<§ Sltnb in ben Strmen be£

©rtfilnig

SBer reitet fo fpat bur^ 9^ad^t unb SSinb?

@§ ift ber SSater ntit feinem ^inb ; 15

@r ^at ben ^naben toot)t in bem 2lrm,

@r faftt ifjn fid^er, er f)ott ifjn roarm.

toa§ birgft bu fo bang bein ®efid)t ?" — ,,,r@ief)ft, Skater, bu ben ©rlfonig ni^t? 2)en (Srtenfonig mit ^ron' unb ©i^nieif?""- 20

f,2Rein @of)n, e^ ift ein Sfabelftreif." -

®inb, !omm'f ge^' mit mir! ®ar fc^one ©ptete f|)ie(' i(^ mit bir;

46 ©tiicf Stuf

)' fmnte Stumen finb an bem ©tranb; 9#eine Gutter fyat mand)' giitben ®eroanb.' -

SSater, metn SSater, unb Bereft bit nidjt, @rten!onig mir leife berfyricfjt?"" - 5 w@ci ruljig, bleibe rut)tgr mein ^tnb,

Sn biirren Slattern faufett ber 2Btnb." —

,9Bittftf fetner ^na6e, bu mit mir gefjn? 9Ketne Xod^ter follen bid) marten fcfjon; 9Ketne Stouter fitfyren ben ndc^ttic^en 3f?eit;n 10 llnb rtiegen unb tan^en unb ftngen bid) ein.' —

$ater, mein SSater, unb [ie^ft bu nidjt bort (£rt!onig§ Xodjter am biiftern Ort?"" - ,,9Kein @of)n, mein @o{)n, ic^ fel)' e£ genau, @g fd^einen bie alien SSeiben fo grau." —

15 ,^5C^ liebe bic§, mic^ reigt beine fd;6ne ©eftalt,

Unb bift bu nidjt roitlig, fo braucf/ id) ©eraatt !' — ,,,,9J?ein SSater, mein S5ater, jei^t fafjt er mic^ an; Srlfonig fyat mir ein Seib^ get^an!"" —

3)em SSater graufet'^; er reitet gejdjtoinb, 20 @r ptt in ben 5trmen ba^ ac^jenbe ®inbf ©rreic^t ben §of mit 2ftiif)' unb 9^ot; Sn feinen Slrmen bag 5?inb roar tot.

© o e t fj e.

Sfcfoc

,,inetn Pater, metn Pater, je^t fa§t er mid? an"

bet getmanif^en (Bfittertoelt

.(

^j««'

I . ••;,. -.V..",,

Slfen mtb SRtefen

, bie SBofynung ber (hotter

fdjon einmat ein 92orblicf)t gefeljen ? ©§ ftrafyft in ber Iftarfjt toie eine @onne. £>te alten ©ermanen fafjcn bag 9?orbtitf)t l)aufig. 2)cr ©tanj be^ SicfyteS btenbete iljre 3lugen. 2)ort, badjten fie, mu§ 5l^garb, bte SSofynung ber ©otter, fetn. 5

28ar ba^ ntd)t 28otan, ber auf fetnem golbenen Xfjrone ]a§ unb iiber bte SSett fd^ante? Unb fat) man nirfjt, itjm jur @eite, bie |>immets!6nigin, fein Iie6Iid^e§ 2Seib gricfa ?

SSie beutlid) ftraijtten S3alber!o mi(be ©onnenangen burcf) bie Suft ! 3Bie Ijerrtic^ gtan5te ba^ golbene §aar ber fcfjo'nen 10 greia! X^or^ 23lit}e gucften burc^ bie Suft, unb liftigeso 2(uge blidtte burclj bie SBotfcn.

5lber nur ©(ucfoftnbcr fonnten bie ^errtidjfcit fdjauen. @ie erja^tten bann ben ii&rigen 9J?enfc^en Don ben fc^onen ©ottern bort oben unb bon ifyren golbenen S3urgen 15 unb <3rf)(offcrn.

Seber ©ott ^atte [eine eigene 23urg, jebe ©ottin it)r eigeneS @c^(o§. 3)ie fc^onfte S3urg in bem ®6tterf)eim loar SBatfjatt, bie Surg SSotan^. S5on SSat^att fiifyrte eine fdjone 33rudef ber 9tegcn6ogen, nad) 9}?ibgarb, ber SSotjnung ber 9ftenfd)en. 20

49

50 ©Ificf Sluf

SDie guten ©otter famen oft $u ben 9ftenftf)en fjerob. 5luf ifyren SRoffen rttten fie iiber bie bunte 9?egenbogen=$Briicfe. Sftenfdjen toogten nic^t, iiber biefe SBriicfe jit gefyen, benn ber rote ©treifen barin tear leberibigeS geuer.

e &er dttefte @ol)n SSotan^ IjetBt Xfjor ober Conner, ber ©ott be^ ®ettritter3 unb be^ SlcIerbaueS. @r ift ber ftarlfte unb gro^te ber ©otter. Sn ber rerf)ten ^>anb i)alt er etnen getoaltigert jammer. S)te @d)Iage be§ ,£>ammer3 t)erurfad^en ben 93ti^. SBenn er ben jammer in bie Suft luirft, bann

10 §utft ber 93(i^. 2)er jammer aber fefjrt bon felbft in bie 4)anb be§ ©otte§ juriic!.

Xt)or reitet me, benn er ift fo fdjtoer, ba| ifjrt !etn Stofj tragen fann. @r ^at beSfyalb einen SSagen, ber bon jtoei 93oden ge^ogen ioirb. S)Q§ Swollen ber 9?aber berurfac^t ben

15 Conner.

5[)ie 2Renfc^en, befonberS bie SBauern, beretjren Xf)or, benn er bringt ben erfrifdjenben ©etoitterregen unb frfjiitjt bie ©aaten bor ben ©turmriefen. 9J?tt bent jammer, bem (Symbol be^ ©otte^, rteifjen bie Sftenfdjen bo^ neugebaute

20 |>au$>. Sinen jammer legen fie ber 93raut an il)rem §od^= ^eitStage in ben @d£)o§. SSenn bie Srautleute fic^ bie §dnbe iiber bem jammer reid^en, bann finb fie 2ftann unb ^rau.

SfjorS gro^te geinbe ftnb bie 9tiefen. SBenn 2f)or ben jammer nirfjt tjatte, bann tudren bie Dftefen ^erren im

ber germanifdjen ©otterroclt 51

|)imme( unb aiif (Srben. Slber mit bcm jammer ift Xtjor ftdrfer als§ fie.

(Sinft fam Stfyor fefjr fdjtafrig nad) ,!paufe. (£r legte fein miibeg .Jpaupt auf einen ©tein, fdjob fetnen jammer untcr fein fyarteS ®opffiffen itnb fdpef ein. (£r fi^tief unb traumte 5 lange.

2)ie (Sonnenftrafjten njecEten il^n enbtid^. (£r rccfte fid) unb ga^nte unb rteb fid^ bie Slugen, 6i^ fie ftammten. 2)ann fa^te er nad) feinem jammer. @r bltdte linfe unb red^t§, er fud)te untcr bem (Stein, er brefyte ben ©tein um — ber 10 jammer tvcnc nid)t ba.

Sfjor tear in toblic^er Hngft. ©ein erfter ©eban!e rtaren bie Sftefen. ,,2)ie 9?iefen rterben nad^ 2l3garb !ommen unb un§ atte §u ^nec^ten mad)en, toenn ic^ meinen jammer nic^t ^abe," rief er taut. ,,<Sie fiird)ten toeber SBotan, nod) So!t, 15 noc^ SBatber: fie fiirdgten nur meinen jammer. SSer tjot meinen jammer geftofyten ? So!i, Sofi, !annft bu mir nidjt fjelfen ?u

Sn bie ^otle !am Soli, ber ©ott be§ geuer§. ,,SBarum fdjreift bu fo, X^or ? 3Ba§ ift ©cgredticgeg gefd^e^en ?" 20

,,9J?ein jammer ift fort ! Sr ift mir geraubt ! ^>ilf mir, Soft, ben dauber ju finben !"

toill icg, 2!t)or, id) rt)iK u'beraK fudjen. 5Iber ic§ ^eberlteib fjaben, mit bem man taufenb 9)Men in einer ©efunbe ftiegen fann." 25

2t)or unb Sofi gingen gu ber fdjonen 5r"^)^n9^9ottin. lt)iHft bu mir bein ^eberfteib tei^en?" f|3raC9 Soft.

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,,£f)or<§ jammer ift geftofjten unb id) toill ben dauber fudjen."

£)ie ntadjttge ©b'ttin erfdjraf. ,,S)er jammer ift geftofj-

ten?" rief fie gitternb. ,,2Ser fdjiitjt unS nun tior ben

5 ptitmpen Sftiefen? 3a, Soli, id) toil! btr mein ®oftbarfte<§,

ntein $eberf(etb, leifjen." Unb fie feI6er Ijalf So!i ba^

geberHetb an^iefjen.

£o!i flog iiber bie @rbe unb iiDer ba^ S0?eer nad) bent |)eim ber 9ftefen. S)ort fa§ auf cinem £)ugcl Xfjrtjm, bcr ^iirft bcr 10 SRtefen. @r ftretc^elte fetne 9Joffe unb 6anb fetnen ^unben fdjone 93onber urn ben feaU.

SfftiS er So!t !ommen faf), ladjte cr (ant unb rtef : ,,SSarum !ontntt ber @ott $u ben 9?tefen? 3Bo^ fuc^ft bur So!t, in

15 ,,^c() fud)e ^l)or§ jammer, — bit fyaft if)n geftof)Ien !"

,,^a, ba^ ^abe ic^," fagte ber SRiefe unb rteb fid) ttergnitgt bie gro^en §anbe, f,aber bu rtirft if)n nie finben, benn ic^ I^abe i^n adjt SKetlen ticf unter ber (Srbe Uerborgen."

flSBa^ fatten bie ©otter bir fiir ben jammer geben, ntac^- 20 tiger 9Kefe ?u

f,^d) ^abe alte^, h)a§ ic^ braudje," ladjte Xf)r^nt, frbie fdjonften 9?offe unb ^it{)ef Deafen unb ©djafe."

,,§aben bie mac^tigen ©otter nitf)t$, ti)a$ bu lieber tjaben modjteft afe ben §ammer ?"

25 ,,$ma, bie ©c^one, ptte ic^ tteber," grinfte ber JRiefe. reia a(^ S3raut nad) 9frefenf)eim !ommt, bann mag feinen jammer toieber fjaben !"

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2U<3 Soft ba3 fjb'rte, flog er nad) 5t3garb guritc!. £f)or fafj bor ber Xfjiir fetner 23urg unb rtmrtete auf Soft, ^ag' fdjnell," rief er ungebulbig, ,,toa3 toeijjt bit Don meinem jammer ?"

Soft er^afylte ifnn alleS. X^or erfi^ra! it6er ben SSitnfcf) be§ 5 9Jtefen. Sr ftmfcte, ba^ bie fd^one ^reta me etnrt)i(Iigen toitrbe, bei5 9iicfcn 3Set6 511 luerben. S)oc^ gtng er mil Soft §u ^reta.

f,3kfye ein Sratttfleib an, §reta, unb fafjre mtt un§ nad) SHtefenfjetm, " fagte Soft, ,fbcr ^tefcnfitrjt njtfl bid) §um 9Set6c Ijaben. S)ann gtebt er ben jammer gttriicf." 10

f,SDa^ ©d^eitiat ttritf mid; gum 3Sei6e ?" fdjrte greia ent[e|t. ,,®er llnt)erjd)dmte ! 9frmmerntef)r !" Unb fie gcriet in einen fo mac^tigen Sow, ba^ if)r ^afebanb cnt^toei bracE) ttnb gan^ erbebte.

unb Soft toagten !ein 23ort mefyr gu fagen unb 15 fd)lid)cn leije fort. 9^un !onnten fie ben anberen ©b'ttern ba§ Ungtucf nid)t longer oerbergen, ade ntufcten ba^ ©c^recfftd^e toiffen.

SSotan alfein blieb ruf)ig, al^ X^or bon bent fd^Iimmcn ^)anbel er^a'ljltc. GT berief aEe ©otter unb @b'ttinnen gu 20 einer SSerfammlung. ®r fclber !am ntit feincr ©emafylin unb feinen beiben jitngften (Sofynen, Salber unb -^ober. Sfjnen folgte $mvc, ber S3ruber ber $reia; bie Iteblid)e S3atber§ ©emafjtin; berrt)eife|)eimbolt; bergrimmige gott £t)r; Soft unb X^or unb oiele anbere. ©elbft greia 25 bergaf; i^ren 3°rn/ frannte i^re $ai}en bor ben SSagen unb fufyr gur 58erfammlung.

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S)te ©otter berieten eifrig unb tange, tote fie ben jammer toteber erlangen frmnten. 2Iber !etner toufjte em SJttttel. 3)a erfyob fid) |)eimbaH, ber 2Sarf)ter auf ber SRegenbogen* SBrMe. @r toar [o toeife tote feiner. (£r !onnte bte 5 SBoKe auf ben ©c^afen unb ba3 @ra§ auf ber SSiefe toad^fen l)6ren. ^unbert SKeiten toeit relate fetn 93Iicf 6et Sftacfjt unb bet Xage. 5lKe (hotter btirften gefpannt auf i^n.

,,£f)or mu^ felbft gu ben Sfaefen fa^ren," begann er, 10 ,,unb ben jammer I)o(en. (£r muft ein fd^one^ S5raut!(etb angiefjen, er mujj fi<^ mit greia^ |>al3banb unb (S^teter fcfjmuden — "

,,9^16 foil man SSetber!(eiber an mir fefjen!" fc^rie ber mdrf)tige SDonnerer. f,28te toiirben bte ©otter ladjen unb 15 bie ©otttnnen, toenn fie mtd^ tm 33raut!(etbe fa^en."

ftSStt(ft bu, ba§ bte Sftefen narf) Sl^garb !ommen ?" fragte £o!i.

, bet ben etotgen ©ottern !" fc^rte X!)or ^orntg.

mufet bu tfjun, toa§ ^etmbatt rat." 20 Unb fie Ketbeten ben mdc^tigen £()or in ein f^one^ ^rauen* getoanb, banben it)m ben brautlid^en ©djteter um ^>aupt unb Sort unb fdjnuicften i()n mit ^reia§ «£>al3banb.

5ltte ©otter unb ©ottinnen tacfjten. @ie tauten fo tange, bi3 fie au^er Sttem roaren.

25 (Sinbltd;) fagte So!i §u Sttjor, ber groHenb baftanb : ,,£>u foCft nic^t allein nad) SRiefenfyeim faijren, id^ getje mit ate beine ajjagb." Unb fcfjneK frfjlityfte Soft aud^ in ein

ber germanifdjen ©fltterroelt 55

grauenHeib. 2)ann fprangen fie in ben SSogen itnb fufyren nad) SRiefentjeim.

£>er 9fftefenfiirft Stjrtjm fat) ben SSagen bon roeitem unb rief crfreut: ,,3)ort tommt $reia, meine SBraut. ©c^mucft fdjneE ba3 §au<§ unb bereitet ein tjerrltd^e^ Sabet aHe SSernjanbten unb greitnbe §ur ^

n'Sfyc braiirfjt ntd^t 511 fparen, benn id) bin ein reicfjer 9J?ann. Scf) fjabe @olb unb <SiI6er unb Sbetjteine, ^ii{)e mit gotbenen |)drnern unb ft^rtiar^e Sloffe. 9^ur ein<§ ^abe id^ ntd^t : ein fcfjone^, gottlic^el 2Sei6. @et)t, nun !ommt ^reia, bie Iieb= 10 ticfye griif)Iing^g6ttinf in mein |)au<8 ! ^eiffa ! loie bin id) gtudti^ lu

SBalb begriifjte X^r^m bie gottlii^e 93raut, bie nad) ber <Sitte ber $dt tief berfd)(etert tear. @ie fetjten fic^ aEe an einen tangen Xifd) gum ^oc^^eit^mat)! nieber. Unb bie ©afte 15 a^en unb tranJen unb tran!en unb afjen mit einem roafjren 9?ie[enappetit. 5l6er feiner ber S^iefen !onnte fo bie( effen unb trinfen ttne bie fdjone S3raut

2)ie garte 9Kaib a^ einen ganjen Ddjjen, a^t Sadjfe unb alle ®uc|en, bie fiir bie grauen beftimmt toaren. Sa^u tran! 20 ba£ fjolbe 9}?dgblein alle^ S3ierr roa^ ba roar, unb brei Xonnen SSein.

5tt^ Xf)r^m bie§ faf), erfcfjra! er. ,(^ie faf) idj eine 93raut fo gierig effen, nie ein lieblidje^ SSeib fo met SSein trin!en," fagte er ftaunenb. * 25

©djneK erroieberte Soft, bie !(uge 9)?agb : ,,<3eit einer 2Bod)e Ijat greia gefaftet, fo gro^ u;ar ifyre @e^nfud)t naii) bir."

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rieb fid) bie riefigen §anbe bor $reube. ,,^d) mb'djte $reia etn ^iifjdjen ge&en," fagte er grinjcnb unb litftete etn toenig ben ©djleicr. 2lfe er $reia<3 Stugen faf), erfdjraf cr bon neitem. ,f3Ste furd)t6ar gliUjen ^rctaS

5 Hugen !" rtef er er6Iet(^enb.

Soft, bie fdjlaue 9J?agb, erlt)ieberte : ,,S)a§ i)"t !ein SSunber, benn bte ©otttn f)at etne gan^e SSodje lang ntdjt gcfd^tafcn, fo gro^ luar tfjre @ef)nfit(^t nad) btr."

,f§o(t fdjneE ben jammer!" rief Stfjr^m fetnen S)iencrn

10 §u, ,,imb legt t£)n ber SBrcutt in ben ©c^o^, unb gebt un3 gufammen afe Sftcmn unb gratt !"

2)te 93raut tac^te unter bent @d)Icicr, toafyrenb Xfjrtjm Dor ^reube tan^te. 3)te Wiener legten bcr Sungfrau ben jammer auf bie ^niee, ifjren S3unb mil Xtjrtjm gu tuettjcn.

is S)a er^oD fic^ bte SBraiit. 9)?tt genjattigem ©ri.ff fa^te [ie ben jammer. 2)er ©deleter ftet ifjr bom ^aupte, ba§ 83raut- !Ieib bon ben ©dutltern — bcr furdjtbare ©onnergott ftanb bor ben entfe^ten 9?te[en. £)etle S5lt^e flammten burc^ bte |)aKe, rollenber Conner erfd^ittterte ba§ |jau!§.

20 Stfjor fdjteuberte feinen jammer guerft gegen Stfjr^m. 2)tc[er ftcl fogteid) tot §u S3oben. SBIiijfdjnell !e^rte ber jammer in Stf)or3 §anb gttriid. @r fdjtenberte tfjn tuiebcr unb tnteber, ui§ aEe ^odg^eit^gdfte erfdjlogcn maren. SJann berorannte er ba§ ganje |)aug be3 fd)tinbtic|en 9ldu6er§.

25 (So fjolte fid) SSotan^ @o^n ben jammer niteber !

ber germanifdjen (SJdttertoelt 57

Salbcr jutb Soft

2Sotan3 fdjonfter ©ofyn toar Mother, ber ©onnengott. ©em 5lngefi(f)t mar fo gtanjenb, bajs fein feller ©djein (Srbe itnb |)immel erteucfytete. (Sr toar reiner unb liebltrfjer al3 alle SBtumen itnb alte ©terne. SBte melobifcfjeS ©ingen Kang feine 9^ebe. SBo Sotber ftieitte loor Seben, £trf)t unb Siebe. 5

SBatber^ 2Set6 toor bte Iteblt^e 9?anna. @te ftar fdjon U)ie eine 9?ofe. @ie liebte ifjn, ben immer ©uten, tt)ie bie S5(iite ba3 Sid§t Itebt. 93alber t)atte cwcf) einen 93ruber, ben bltnben £>ober, ber feinem fdjonen 93ruber fo unafynttdj tear tote ber 2Sinter bem ©ommer. 10

3(lle ©efd)opfe im |)tmmet unb auf (Srben Itebten 93atber, felbft bie 9ftefen liebten t^n. SBenn er !am, bann jubette aHe^ tor ®lucf unb SBonne. SSeild^en unb 9ftatgloc!d)en fpro^ten unter feinen ^ii^en, unb bie SSetten !u^ten errotenb ben ©aum [eine§ Sic^tgeftjanbe^. is

9?ur etner (ja^te if)n mtt nrilbem §affe : ba§ mar Soft, ber ®ott be§ geuer^. 9ftit S'Zeib blicEte er auf ben ftraljtenben ©onnengott; mtt ©tferfu^t faf) er, ba^ tfjn atte§ Itebte. S3alber^ 5tugen fc^mer^ten tt)n, fein Iteblirfjeg Satf)e(n tear ifjm ptoiber. 20

£o!t njar tja^Itt^ bon Stngeft^t. 9?ote ^>aare umgaben fein ^xiupt luie ^euerffammen. ©ein S3ticf erinnerte an bie ©cfjlange unb ben SBoIf. (Sr tt)ar ttitger al§ atte ©otter. 5)iefe fitrcfyteten Soli^ ©pottfu^t unb feine Xitcfe, aber fie bemunberten aud) feine (SJetoanbtfyeit unb ©(^taufjeit. 25

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Soft fjatte ein fd)6nc3, ebtesS SSeib, ntit Seamen ©igtyn, bie ifym in treuer Siebe ergeben toar. 5lber tfjr leud)tenbe<§ ©olb* Ijaar unb ifyr gittiger 23tid erinnerten iijn an 23atber, unb er berliefj fie unb oermafytte [id; nttt einem fytijilidjen 9fiie[enft)et6e. 6 Sa§ Sftefentoeib entfrembete if)n ben ©ottern ntefjr unb ntetjr. @ie le^rte ifyn fjaffen, ft)ie er nie gefjajjt Ijatte.

(Sinft lag Sofi im bidjten ©e6ii)d) Derborgen, al§ ber

Sid)tgott bur<^ ben SSalb ging. £)ie ^rimeln unb 58ergif3=

meinnidjte btiifjten gu fetnen ^ii^en, bte $6ge( fangen it)re

10 fdjonften Siebcr, unb bie S3aume netgten ifjre ntac^tigen

^aupter bor i()m.

So!i I)ob ben ^opf unb faf) mit fcincn gicrigen, ertng

tjungernben Hugen gu bent ©onnengott empor. 9J?it einem

93Iic£ ber ©u'te unb be^ ^riebert^ Iddjelte Satbcr i()n an.

is Soft tttollte i()m fred) in^ 3luge fefjen, abcr er bebte bor

93atber§ S3Iicf unb muf3te bte brennenben 3lugcn jdjlie^cn.

C, toie er ifjn jcljt tjajste ! „ Bonnie id) if)n Dernidjten auf ett)ig !" ftofjnte Soli unb prefjte fetn b(eid)e^ 2(ngefid)t in bie feudjte @rbe.

20 (Sine^ StRorgenS font SBatber b(eid) unb erregt in bie £>aKe ber ©otter. S)a§ [rot)Iid)e Sadjen uerftummte fog(eic§, unb angftt)oll fc^auten aEe auf ben Siebltng.

,,28a§ ift gefd)ef)en, ntein h)onnige§ ^inb?" fragte g-rida bebenb unb umfd)tang ben gcltebtcn ©ofjn ntit it)ren fc^nec*

25 toeijen 5trmen.

5Iu3 ber germanifdjen ©ottertoeft 59

„%&) fyatte eincn fd)rec!lid)en Sraum," fagte S3alber traurig. ,,3d) traumte, baft cin ©peer mein §cr§ burd)bol)re, unb id; fat) bie furdjt&are £obe<3gb'ttin ^ellia. <3ie rtn'nfte mtr, tfyr in ba3 finftere 9?eid) bc£> £obes> 511 folgcn. "

SSotan fdjiittelte ben ®opf. ,fStranme finb @c|aume, mein s <Sof)n. Reiner toirb ben ©peer gegen bid) erljckn ; !ein ©ott, fein SKenfd), fein 9tiefe Juirb bir cttoa^ gutetbe tfjun."

93albcr fat) ben $ater HeBetioK an, after feine Stugen btieben triifte, unb cine SSoIfe (cgte [id) iibcr feine ijelle ©tirn.

S)a erfd)ra!en bie ©otter unb berietcn ernftlid), mie fie 10 S3albcr Dor brofjenber ©efat)r f(^u|en !onnten. §eimbal( gab ben beftcn 9tat. ,,£aftt un^f" fagte er, ,,al(en lebenben Slrcaturen unb aEen lebtofen £>ingen einen (Sib a6net)men, baf3 fie S3a(bcr h>eber bertounben nod) to'ten molten."

2)ie ©otter fanben biefen 9?at gut. ©ogteic^ gtngen fie is alle an^ SSer!. @ie gingen 311 ben HJ^enfc^en, ben biefen unb ben 3l^er9cn uno lieften fie mit fjeiligen (Siben oerfpred)en, baft fie Salbcr niemafe etma§ juteibe tl)un iuollten.

SlHen ©otterft uoran eitte gricfa, bie Sautter be^ £id)tgotte§. @ie rut)te nid)t, ui^ fie Don jebem 35ogel, jcbem heifer, jebem 20 unlbcn Xiere ben Sib gcnommcn ^atte. @ie nafjm einen (Sib Don geuer unb SSaffcr, Don Saumen unb ©traudjern, Don SSIumen unb ©rafern, jar fie tieft felbft 9J?etaEe unb ©teine, ®rantf)eiten unb ©ifte fdjlubren, S3alber nid)t gu Derte^en.

9J?iibe Dom langen SSanbern !ef)rte fie nad^ 2(3garb ^uriic!. 25 2>a ertnnerte fie fid), baft fie eine !(eine 9#iftel, bie auf einer alien (£id)e in ber ^at)e Don 2Salf)alI tt?ud)g, Dergeffen ^atte.

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Sftiftet nmr fo jung unb ffein, fie fonnte niemanbem frfjaben. (£<8 toar unmogtid), nod) einmal guriid^ufefjren ; bie $iiJ3e fdjmergten $ricfaf bie miiben 5lugen frfjtoffen fief). Siefer <3rf)Iaf erquicfte bie tobmiibe ©ottin. 5 5113 fie am anbern 9ftorgen ertt>acf)te, I)6rte fie SuBetrufe au3 ber ©otter^aEe tonen. @ie etlte ^in3it unb faf) S3atber in ber Sftitte ber ^atte ftefyn unb aHe ©otter um itjn. llnb fie irarfen mit golbenen fallen, mit eifernen ©peeren, mit fpi^en (Steinen nad^ bem ©onnengott, a6er jebe SSaffe fiet bicfyt »or 10 i^m gur (Srbe. 5Iuc^ ^or fc^teuberte feinen jammer auf it)n. 5lber ber jammer fiel !raftto^ bor if)m nieber unb fefjrte in Xfjor^ |xmb $mM, o'fjne SSoIber berit^rt $u S)a tauten unb jaud^ten atle ©otter unb riefen: Salber, bem llnbernjunbbaren !"

is 9?ur etner locate nic^t, er groEte bitter. SSenn 93alber ttrirfticf) unt)errounbbar n?arf bann rt)iirbe er ettn'g leben. ©ebanfe raubte So!i ben Sltem. (£r frfjlityfte in ein ^ genjanb unb ftettte fic^ n)ie gufattig neben ^ricfa.

,r^>aben niirltic^ aGe ^reaturen gefd)rt)oren, Salber nirf)t gu 20 fdjaben, gro^e ©otttn ?" fragte er mit berftellter ©timme.

,,<3o ift e^r" fagte $nda freubeftrarjlenb, ,,aHe SBefen tjaben gefi^njoren, Salber nic^t gu fc^aben. Sc^ fetber Ijabe fte frfjnioren taffen."

,,S)a3 mu§ eine mufjfame 5Irbeit getoefen fein," entgegnete 25 Sofi. $ricfa nirfte. ,,Unb boc^f" fagte fie, ,,{ja&e ic^ e^ gern getljan fiir nteinen Siebling."

,,S5on ben SBIumen, ©rofern unb ben fjarmlofen S)ingen

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brautf)teft bit bod§ feinen (Sib 511 nefynen. §aft bu toirflicl) alle SSefen fcl}tt>oren laffen?"

2)ie @ottin fonnte nid)t lugen. ,,(£ine Heine Sftiftel, bie auf ber alien (Stdje toadjft, Ijabe ict) bergeffen," fagte fie aufricfjtig. ,,<Sie toar 511 Hein unb fc^rt)ac^r fie toadjft nur im !olten 5 SStnter unb !ann S3alber bafyer nic^t fc^aben."

bebte bor (Srregung. (Sine tutlbe ^reube pacfte if)n. ft)ie er ge!ommen toar, frf)tic£| er au^ ber ^aEe. @r lannte bie alte (Sic£)e rtofjl, bte ^ricfa ntetnte. ©c^neH toie ber SSinb ftog er nac£) bent S3aunt. 9#it einem 9?U(f ri^ er 10 bie Eeine 9J?iftet toon ber Sid^e. S)ann murmette er 3cwber= fbrudje, unb ftet)e ba ! bie Heine 9ftiftet niudE)! unb nwcf)£>, bi^ [ie fo tang unb ftar! ftiar ftiie ein @peer.

Setfe aiie eine Sta£e j^tic^ So!i in bie ©otterfyaHe guriitf unb fteEte fic£) neben §6ber, ben blinben S5ruber S3atber§. is

9^o^ immer toarfen bte ©otter mit @|)eeren nac^ 23alber, noi^ immer ftanb ber £icf)tgott unter i^nen unb Iad£)ette, at3 n;enn bie ©beere 93Iumen raaren.

,,3Sarum tuirfft bu attein nidjt nac^ S3alber?" ftiifterte So!i §ober in§ Otjr. ,,$3arum tt)iU[t bu nic|t gu (S^ren 20 S5alber§ beinen ©beer berfuc^en ?"

,,3)u njei^t, £o!i, ba^ id£) btinb unb o^ne SSaffen bin," fagte §ober traurig, ,,id) !ann nidjt fefjen, too 93alber fte^t, ttrie fott ic^ auf iijn toerfen ?"

,f§ier {)aft bu einen ©beer," fdgte So!i unb reidjte if)m bie 25 9J?iftet. W3dj aiiE beine ^anb fiifjren — nun toirf ben ©peer mit alter 2#arf)t !"

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0

§ober tfyot, lute Soli ifym rtet. 2)er ©peer ffog mit einem flagenben Saut burd) bie Siift. 5llle ©otter erfdjrafen.

(Sin furdjtbarer ©djrei — unb bag llnbenfbare ttiar gefdjefjen ! Sautfog fiet Salber auf bag 5lngefid)t ttieber. 3)er ©peer c fyatte fein ^er§ bur<f)bof)rt — bie ©onne bertor it)ren ©c|einf unb bie oerfinfterte (Srbe^tranf [ein ^8(ut.

5ltemto^f fprarf)Io3 bor ©djrerfen, ftanben bie ©otter ba.

©ie fii^tten fetber bie £obe<§ft>iinbe im §er^en. ©ie fonntcn

ba§ ©d^redf(i(J)e nid^t faffen, tonnten ben tudEifdjen X^citer

10 nid)t mit ^arncn nennen. 3tber in aEer ^er^en fdjrie eg

taut: W£a3 Ijat So!i getf)an!"

2)ic ^raucr urn SBoIber

S3ittere Xfyranen fieten aug gridag 5lugen, atg fie (id) iiber ben toten Siebling neigte unb ben le^ten ^!u^ auf feine bteic^e ©tirn briidte.

15 ©tumm unb tfyranenlog fa§ 9^anna gu feinen $ii§en. ©c^Iudj^enb ftanben bie iibrigen ©otter an feiner 33aljre.

SSotan fanb guerft bie ^affung toieber. (£r naf)m ben Stoten ioie ein !ran!eg ^!inb gartltc^ in feine 5trme unb fprad) : ,,Sa§t ung ben getiebten Xoten mit reinen ©etoa'n- 20 bern befteiben unb ben ^ot^ftofe erric^ten. 2Sir luollen Satber bie te^te (£t)re ertoeifen unb feinen Seic^nam ber= brennen."

W3ft benn !eine ^offnung mefjr, ba^ S3alber §u ung priid* le^rt?" fragte ^rida fdjtudjgenb. ,,9)?u^ Balber fiir immer

<£ine IPalfiite cor ^rtcfa

ber germanifdjen ©fltterroett 63

in bent 9Reid) ber fdjredlidjen §el(ia bteiben ? SSer toon eud), meine mutigen ©ofyne, roagt eg nad) ^elfjetm 511 reiten wtb ber £obeggottin Sofegelb fitr SBalber §u bieten?"

,,^d) roage eg, Sautter," fagte §ermober ber @d)nette. ,,^d) luttt bte Stobelgotttn bitten, un3 Satber, ba^ Sid^t ber SSelt, « nad^ 5l^garb suriic^ufenben." 5lIIe fcfjauten mit S3ettiun= berung ouf ^ermober, ben immer bienftbereiten ©otterboten, ber [ogleic^ fein Sfofc be[tteg unb nac^ bem finfteren ^elijeim ritt.

SSaijrenb ^ermober fetnen gefdf)rlt(^en 9fJitt mac^te, trugen X^or nnb ^etmball S3alber^ Seic^nam an ba<§ 9Keer unb 10 legten if)n auf fein ©d^tff, mit bem er fo oft iiber ^immet unb (Srbe gefafjren n)ar.

llnb bie ©otter berfommetten fief) alle gu ber Seirfjenfeier. $)ie 9fJie[en unb Brt'^Q6 ft)«gten fid) cm3 i^ren §of)ten unb ftanben ©djitlter on ©gutter mit ben trauernben ©ottern. is 2)ie 9?ijen tauc^ten au§ bem 9J?eer fyeroor, unb bie SSatfuren ftanben auf ifyre ©peere geleljnt, urn SSalber bie le^te @f)re ju erraeifen.

2lt§ S^anna S3atber auf bem ^ol^fto^, ber auf bem @<f)iffe erric^tet roar, liegen faf), brad) ifyr ba§ §er§. @ie fan! einer 20 roetfen S3(iite gteid) tot §u SBoben. ®a (egten bte ©otter fie auf bag ©djiff neben 93alber unb fdjmMten beibe mit S5(umen unb (Sbelfteinen.

2)er ma^tige Xfjor roei^te bie Seidjen mit feinem jammer. SDann ftie^ er bag @d^iff mit einem geroattigen Wud in bag 25 9#eer. SSotan na{)m eine brennenbe $acfel unb fd)(euberte fie auf bgg ©c^iff.

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£>od) loberten bie $lammcn auf iinb toarfen einen blutig roten ©djein iiber £>immel, @rbe unb 9fteer. £>ie SSinbe trieben ba<§ brennenbe ©dn'ff roeit, toeit I)inau3, bt3 9?ad)t unb $infterni<l e<§ bebecften.

5 2Saf)renbbeffen tt>ar ^ermober neun Xage unb Ifttidjte lang ticfe, bitnffe Xfjdter geritten, ol)ne etn Stdjt §u fetjen. !am er an bie golbcne S5riicfe, bie ju bent Sanbc ber Xoten fitl^rt.

3ll§ er itber bicje Sriide geritten tear, faf) er ba3 riefige

10 ©ittertfjor, toetdjeS §u ^eltia^ SBo^nung fiitjrte. Steinem

Sebenbigen offnete fid) ba§ Xfjor. SDa fe^te fic^ ^ermober

fe[t in ben ©attet unb gab feincm ^Pferbe bie ©poren. §od)

iiber ba^ ©itter [prang bag tapfere 9?o^ mit feinem ftifjnen

15 ^ermober trat mit ©djauber in bie SSo^nung be<§

(£r toanberte burd^ enb(o§ fdjeinenbe ©ale, too bie ©eifter ber

®eftorbenen njeilten, bi^ er in bie §alle ber Xobe^gottin fam.

§ier, auf einem (Sfyrenptatj, neben ber finfteren ©ottin, faf;

S3alber, tfjnt gur ©eite bie treue 9?anna, beibe im Xobe^traum

20 berfun!en.

^ermobcr erfd^raf, al3 er ber furc^tbaren §el(ia in§ 3tuge faf). SIber er bad)te an feine nieinenbe Gutter unb bergaf; feine gurdjt. SWit ftarter ©timme fprac^ er:

rr@ro^e ©ottin, gieb un^ S3alber, ben SSielgeliebten, 5uriidE. 25 ^!ein ©efdjopf im ^imrnel unb auf (Srben !ann of)ne S3atber leben. ^orbere ein Sofegetb fo ^od£) bu n)iEft, bie ©otter n;erben e^ bir nn'llig geben."

5lu3 ber germanifdjen ©b'ttertoett 65

S)a ertjob fid) bie £obe3gb'ttin Don ifyrem Xijron unb fagte ernft : ,,(£in Sb'fegelb begefjre id) ntdjt. SSenn aber S3alber Don alien fo fcfyr gcliebt ttnrb, lute bu fagft, toenn aEe leben- bigcn SScfcn unb alle SMnge in bcr SSelt urn S3alber lueinen inerbcn, jo jolt cr §urii(i §u ben ©b'ttern fa^ren. 3Senn aber s nur cut 5Ittge troden blcibt, fo muft cr cnjtg in ^elfjeim bteiben."

9Kit frol;cr ^>o[[nnng im -^er^en fetjrte ^ermober nac^ 9l§garb guriid. ©ogtcic^ [anbten bie ©otter 93oten att^, bie alien Slreaturen unb aEen Stngen mitteitten, nm3 §ellia gejagt Ijatte. 10

S)a begann ein SSeinen nnb SSefyflagcn, lt)ie man e^ in ber SSelt nod) nidjt geljort Ijattc. Sie ©otter unb 9J?enfd)en . loeinten t)ei^e Xtjranen urn Salbcr. S)te 9Jie[en unb 3^er9e fdjlndjjten, also Ijdtten [te ifjren beften ^reunb berloren. S)ie 2t)iere fd)rieen burdj bie (StiEe ber 9?ad)t. S)ie 93aume 15 ac^^ten unb ftb'Ijnten. 9Sie ^crten I)ingen bie Xfyranen an S3Iumen unb Slattern, ©elbft bie ©rcifer unb ©teine rtaren jcbcn S^orgcn Don Xfyranen nafj.

9?ur ctn a(te§ Sftcfentoeib toollte ntd)t iueinen. @ie toofynte in einer bunften §of)le unb n?ar faft fo i)a§tidj unb finfter n)ie 20 §eEia felbft. 5f He ©ef(^6|3fe toaren erfdjroden iiber if)re §arte.

S)a ging |>ermobcr felbft ju itjr fjinein unb fagte : ,,SSeine aud) bu, toie rt)ir aEe genieint Ijaben, fo ba^ 93alber nac^ 2l3garb jurudfeljrt."

5lber ba§ JRiefentoeib fdjuttette tro^ig ben ^opf. 25

3)a gingen aEe ©otter 511 ifyr unb flefyten urn cine Xfjrdne. 5lber bie 9tiefin blieb fyart n)ie ©tein. ,,@elbft bie ©teine

66 ©lite! 2luf

fyaben Xfyranen geroeint urn SBatberS Sob," fc^tudE)jte $ricfa bergroeifetnb, ,,nur bcine Shtgen, bit graufame3 2Seib, bleiben trocfen !"

,,28arum ftitlft bu nidjt toeinen um $alber, ben ©uten ?" 5 fragte SSotan, unb feme ©timme gitterte Dor @rf)mer§ imb

rteber im Seben nod^ im ©terben Iftutjen bon Solber. SSorum foEte ic(j toetnen !" rtef ba^ Sttejentoetb mit tit(itfd)em Sac^en. ,,Sa§t ^etlia befallen, toa§ [te I)ot ! 3d)

10 ^abe !etne ^fjrarte fiir S3alber, i<§ !onn nur lad^en, lad^en, Iac£)en, iueit er mentals juruc!!ef)rt!" Unb [te tadjte laut unb fo furc^tbar, bafj alle SSelt ein ©raufen befiel

2)a erfannten bte ©otter in bem 28etbe ben fallen Soli — nun ft>u§ten [te, bafc S5atber etotg in ^et^eim bletben rtitrbe.

is tlnb traurig berpttten bie ©otter i^r 5Inge[ic^t. 5£tefe<S 2)ttn!el ^errfc^te in 5l^garb, unb eifi^e SSinbe toefjten itber bie (£rbe.

£oli§ ©trafc

£oli ober ffo!) bor bem 3orne ber ©otter attf einen fjofjen 23erg unb baute [ic^ ba ein §au§ mit bier Xfjuren, nac£) jeber 20 ^immetioric^tung eine. SDort jo^ er Xag unb 9^adE)t unb fc^aute balb au§ ber einen Stfyitr, batb ott^ ber anberen. (£r fitrc^tcte fic^ bor ber 9facf)e ber- ©otter unb tooEte flieljen, fobatb er fie !ommen faf).

9?eben bem §aufe raufd)te ein mdd^rtger SSafferfaE ben 33erg 25 t)inab in^ £f)al. So!i mac^te fid§ ein -ftetj unb fing $tfd)e im

bcr germanifdjen ©6'ttertoelt 67

SSafferfall, urn feinen .gmnger gu ftilfen. 2Iud§ oertoanbelte er fid) oft in einen graven Sad)3 unb farcing in ben 2Saffer= fall. @o glcmbte er fief) fidjer bor ber S^ad^e ber ©otter.

Siefe a6er tourben ntdjt miibe, -ben Htforber SBalberS §u fudjen. @ie fasten ttjn bet ben SRiefen, ben 2ftenfcl)en, ben 5 gtoergen, a6er fie fanben t|n nirgenb^.

(Einft fa^ SSotan auf feinem l)of)en X^ron unb fcfyaute iiber bie SSett. S5a erMtcfte er auf-einem Ijo^en S3erge ein etn= fame§ ^>au^ unb in bent |jcmfe ben berlja^ten Soli.

,f^eimball!" rief ber ©otterbater mit lauter ©timnte nad) 10 ber 9?egenbogen=$rucfe ^in, f,blofe in bein |)orn unb rufe bie (Cotter gufammen. S)er 9J?orber ift gefunben !"

^eimball na^nt fein §ornr bie golbene SO^onbfitfjel, unb blie<§ madjtig Ijinein. ,,5lufr auf, iljr greunbe !" rief SSotan, ,,bie 9tac§e ift nalj; Sofi Itnrb balb in unferen ^anben fein !" 15

Unb bie ©otter ergriffen il)re @peere unb <3rf)tlbe unb folgten SSotan, ber hne ber ©turmniinb burcf) bie Suft flog. 5luc^ bie ©ottinnen eilten au3 il)ren SSo^nungen, legten iljre S5ritnnen an unb fteEten ficl) an bie ©pil^e ber SSalfiiren. SSie ein ©c^aiarm loilber ©djtoane fauften bie ©otter burc^ bie SSollen. 20

5111 Soli bie ©otter lommen fat),, fprang er in ben 2Baffer= fall. 2l6er bie ©otter fatten i^n langft gefel§en. f,S)u follft un§ nitfjt tuieber entflieljen," f^rad) St^or unb ergriff ein 9?ei3, ba§ in ber -pitte lag. SDann ging er §um SSafferfaH unb fing Soli in feinem eigenen 9^e|e. 25

,,3erfc^mettere t^n mit bent jammer, 2l)or," fc^rien me^rere ©otter in bfinber 3Sut. 5l6er 2Sotan§ mac£)tiger

68 ©litcl Slitf

Hrm fjielt ben jammer gurucl. ,,(£r foH ntcfjt fterben," fagte er feft, ,,er foil leben, teben in enbtofer Oual!"

ffS)a§ ift bie gerecfjte ©trafe fiir feine fdjanblidje £f)at," fagte $ricla, itnb alle ©otter ftimmten bet.

5 tlnb nun banben fie bent Ubeltfja'ter 2lrme unb 93eine gufammen itnb fd)(eppten if)n an bie 50?eerelfufte. £)ort, auf einent einfqmen ^elfen, banben fie t^n ntit fd§n)eren eifernen ®etten feft unb Ijangten etne giftige @d;(ange iiber fein ^aupt. Unauf^ortic^ tropfte tfjr ©ift auf fein ©efidjt

10 tjerunter unb berurfacfjte i^m furt^tbare Oual.

S5or ©c^mer^ unb SSut ^eulte Soft fo taut, bafc er ba§ S5ruEen ber (See unb ba£ Sraufen beS ©turrne^ iibertonte. Sluf ben ernften ©efic^tern ber ©otter aber ftanb gefc^rieben : ®eitt (Srbarmen fiir ben 9JJ6rber 23alber3!

15 Sin SKefen nur gab e<§ auf ber njeiten SSett, ba^ (Srbarmen ntit Soli Ijatte, ba§ mar ©ig^n, fein berlaffene3 3Seib. @te ^orte feinen ©djmergenicfdjrei unb eitte ntit fliegenber £>aft an feine ©eite. Sl(^ fie ba3 ©ntfe^tic^e fc^aute, brac^ ber jammer ifjr faft bag |)er^

20 ©ie Iniete nieber auf ben ftntjen ©tein, na^m eine ©cfyate unb fing ba§ ©rfjtangengift auf, bamit e^ Soft nidjt ntetjr tn§ ©efid^t tropfte. SSenn aber bie ©d^ale bott toar unb ©igt)n bie g(iiffig!eit in3 9J?eer fd^iittete, bann trobfte bag furcfjtbare ©ift njteber auf Soli fjerab, unb er n?anb fidj bor

25 ©c|mer§, ba§ bie gan^e (Srbe erbebte.

©o fafj ©ig^n jtag unb S^ac^t neben Soli unb fyiett ben nimmermuben 5Irm iiber i^n: ein 23Ub ritfjrenbfter STreue!

ber germanif^en ©agentoeft

^Siegfrteb ben fjammcr wotil fd?oingen funnt"

3>er junge Stegfrteb

995ic ©tegfrieb Ijornern ttwrb

Sm Sfteberlanb am ^fjein lebte einft ein madjttger mtt Seamen ©iegmunb. ©etne 5lf)nf)erren ftammten bireft bon SBotan 06. ©iegeltnbe, feme @emaf)Iinf rt)ar e&enfalfe aitl gottttdjem ©efdjled^t.

©tegmunb unb ©tegeltnbe fatten etnen einjtgen ©oijn mtt 5 Seamen ©tegfrieb. £)er ^nabe tear fc^on lute ein junger grittjling^morgen. (£r fjatte blaue, fonntge 5tugen rt)te S3a(ber itnb etne !rafttge ©eftatt rote Xfyor.

5t6cr [o fc^on Sung ©tegfrteb roar, fo eigenroiEtg unb u&ermiittg roar er auc^. Stuf bte guten Sefjren ber Sttern 10 Ijorte er roentg ober gar nidjt, benn er l^a^te e3, etnem anberen §u gefjorc^en al£ [ic^ felbft. @cf)on afe junge3 S^tnb roiinjc^te er ntd)t^ fefynltdjer, ate etn freter HJJann git fetn.

@tne0 Staged nafjm er fetnen ©tecfen in bte §anb unb Kef o^ne 2t6fd)teb in bie roette 2Se(t tjinau^, um 5lbenteuer §u is fuc^en. (£r roar balb mitten in einem bidden, finfteren 2Batb. 5lber er fitrdjtete ftc^ nic^t.

^ro{) unb teidjt fd^ritt er unter ben uralten SBaumriefen batjin. gro^tii^ fprang er mit ben §afen unb 9?ei)en burc^ ben SBatb, unb mit ben SSogeln pftff er mand)' tuftige^ Sieb. 20

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72 ©Ificf 5tuf

®egen 9t6enb quatte tfjn ein fjefriger ^linger, benn er fyatte feit bem friifjen Sftorgen nicfjtS gegeffen. ©ottte er §uriic!* laufen nacl) ber tmterlicfjen 93urg unb urn ©peife bettetn?

s SDa entbecfte er am Sfambe be3 SSalbeg etn einfame<§ ^>au§.

©c^nelt lief er barauf 311 unb faf), ba|j e^ eine @djmiebe toar.

SSor ber (£f|e ftanb ein ©djmieb ; ba§ geuer &c(eurf)tete greE

fein ru^igeg ®efic^t unb feinen langen ^ottigen S3art. Sfofcen

bem ©(fjrnieb ftanben feine ©efellen. 10 ©iegfrieb trat !ed in bie ©c£)miebe. rr©uten 5I6cnb, 9Keifter

©d^mteb," fagte er, ,,6raucf;t ifjr !einen ©c^miebegefeEen ?

^(f) luitt eud^ gern bienen, roenn ifjr mir ein Sager unb etoa^

gu effen gebt !"

2)er ©cfjmieb nii[(^te fic^ ben 9?u§ au3 ben 5(ugcn unb 15 fc^aute ©iegfrieb berftiunbert an. ^dj fya&e fc^on gtoei

©e[ellen, unb bu &tft noc^ ein ^aI6e§ ^inb," fagte er, ,,a6er

bu fiefjft Irdftig unb gefunb au^, id) mill e^ mit bir toer=

fud^en. ^ier fjaft bu ©peife unb Stran!, unb ein Sager

totrft bu auc^ irgenbluo finben." 20 ©ierig na^m ©iegfrieb ba3 Srot au§ ber ru^igen £>anb

be§ ©c^miebeS. S)ann a§ unb tran! er, bi^ ber @tf)(af

i{jm bie 5Iugen fc^Io^.

5tm anbern Sftorgen frii^ fii^rte ber ©rfjmieb ifjn jum

5Imbo§, um tfyn ba§ ©(^mieben gu lefnm @r legte ein 25 ©tile! glufjenbeS Sifen auf ben 9lm6o<o unb Befafjt ©iegfrieb,

mit bem jammer barauf §u fd^tagen. ©iegfrieb fd)Iug mit fotd^' furtf;t6arer $raft auf ba^ (Sifen,

Slug ber germaniftfjen ©agenroelt 73

baft eg in ©tMe bracifj. Set bem ©djtage fan! ber 3lmbog ttef in bie (£rbe.

S)a ftmrbe ber @rf)mieb gornig. @r fafcte ©tegfrieb unb gaufte ifm Ijeftig an ben Dfyren.

9?un nmrbe aber ©iegfrieb geroalttg bofe. 2Sar er nic^t s fetnen (Sltern entlaufen, niett er niemanbem gefyordjen modjte, unb nun toollte ein (Si^mieb tfjn on ben Dfjren gaujen? (Sr padte ben erfcfjrocfenen SKeifter mtt beiben Airmen unb tt)arf it)n fo fyefttg auf ben (£rb6oben, ba^ iljm aEe ^!nocE)en im Setbe fradjten. 10

?IB ber @c§mieb toieber gu fic^ font, bod^te er boH ©rtmm: SSart', Surjc^', bag toitt tc^ btr tofjnen. Stod) rutjig fagte er gu ©iegfrieb, beffen ^orn fd)on berrauc^t toar : ,,©ef)e §um ^ofjler unb Ijole ntir einen <Sac! boH ^!of)ten ; er iuo^nt nirf)t rtjett Don I)ier 6ei einer grofjen Stnbe im SSalbe." is @r h)u^te aber, ba§ bei ber Sinbe ein furd^tbarer $>rac£)e fjaufte unb Ijoffte, berfetbe mo'rf)te ©iegfrieb ber[d^Iingen.

©orglog unb frofjlttf) ging ©iegfrieb in ben SSalb unb bad^te an bag ©djtoert, bag er fid^ batb jdjmieben tDottte. 5ltg er aber an bie Sinbe tarn, fprang ein unge^eurer 2)ra(^e 20 auf ifjtt 5U unb fperrte ben Sfacfjen auf, um i^n §u toer- fd^Iingen.

,,%a, bag moc^teft bu toof)!!" tac^t ©iegfrieb unb faringt fc^neH ^ur ©eite. S)ann reifjt er gefcfjirinb einen S3aum aug ber @rbe unb tuirft ifyn auf ben bofen 3Surm. Setaubt Don 25 bem l^eftigen ©crjtage berroicEett fid^ bag llntier in bie beg S3aumeg, fo baft eg nicfjt toieber logfommen !ann.

74 ©lite! Sluf

@d)neff toie ber 93H| reifjt (Siegfrieb nun einen 23oum nadj

bent anbern aug unb nnrft fie alle auf ben £)rad)en, big bicfcr

gan§ unter S3oumen begraben ift. 3)ann lauft er ebenfo

frfjnett in bie nalje $of)lerf)iitte, nimmt gtiiljenbe SMjlcn unb

5 giinbet bie 93oume an, bie iiber bem 5)rac|en liegen.

3)a§ Untier toiitet unb tobt, aber fo furcfjtbar ift bie ©tut unb fo fyeftig ber 9?aucE), ba§ eg in furger Qeit erftidt.

SSon ber ^)i^e fdjmotj bag gett beg SSurmcg. Suftig, toie em Sacfjlein, flo^ eg unter ben brcnnenben 3^e^9en b\$ an 10 ©iegfriebg gii§e.

2)er !inblic|e §ctb taut^te feinen finger ^incin, um gu fiifjten, ft)ie I)ei§ bag $ett eineg S)racf)en fein fonnte. SSie erftaunte er, a(g bag erlattete ^ett an feinem finger fo I;art tt)ie §orn ttmrbe.

15 ©cfjneE §og er feine ®tetber aug unb babete fid) in bem ftmnbcrbaren S)rad)enfett. SBatjrenb er babete, ficten flatter Don ber Sinbe fjerab. Sineg biefer ^Blatter fiet ifjm gerabe auf ben SRitcfen gnjifc^en bie ©d^uftern.

5Itg er gebabet ^atte unb bag gctt erfattct rtar, ba ttmrbe

20 bie §aut feincg gangen ^orperg fo f)art nne eine ^ornf)aut.

9^un lonnte tfjn !ein ©c^uiert unb !ein ©peer me^r bertounben.

S'Jur an ber fteinen ©tette §rt)ifd)en ben @d)utternr n)o bag

Sinbenblatt getegen Ijatte, blieb er bertounbbar.

@o ftmrbe ©iegfrieb foment.

25 SO^it einem @ac! bolt ^ot)Ien unb bem ®otof beg getoteten !am ber ^elb rtieber gurM narf) ber 2Batb=@^miebe. ©rftaunen unb $urtf)t fa^ ber <2d)mieb bie Kraft unb

5lu3 ber germanifcfjen ©agentoett 75

ben 9ftut feine3 jungen ®efeEen. (£r f)af}te ben ubermutigen ®naben toegen biefer ®raft. £>odj geigte er feme toafyren @efiif)(e ntc^t nnb toar boppelt freunblid) gegen ©iegfrieb.

SDa er fe^r fc|lau ftjar, I;atte er ftc^ balb etnen neuen ^5tan gemac^t, ©tegfrteb §u berberben. S)oc^ luoEte er border bte s ^!raft be§ jungen ^Rtefen fiir fid; nii^en.

,,3dj ft)ei§ etn 5l6enteuer fiir bid^r junger ^etb," fogte er 511 ©iegfrieb. ,,©ro§e (Sfjre unb unermefjlidjen 9?eid)tum getDtnnft bu, toenn bu bo§ 5l6enteuer 6eftef)ft."

,,2Ba^ ift es>?" fragte ©iegfrieb eifrig unb fprang t>on 10 feinem @i£e auf. Slampfbereit nal)m er feinen @tec!en in bie ^>anb.

,,33let6e fi^en," fagte ber ©c^mteb lad)e(nb, ,,fo fd§nel( gef)t ba§ nidjt. Sd) mu^ bir erft eine lange ®efd)id)te er§al)(en." 15

©euf^enb fe|te fic^ ber Ungebutbige toieber auf feinen S3aumftumpf. ,,§ore ju," fagte ber ©c^mieb.

S5ater," begann ber @d)mteb, ,r^atte brei ber altefte ift gafner, ber §tt)eite tear Otter, unb id) felber bin ber jiingfte. 20

Dtter mocfjte ni^t^ lieber all ^ifd^e fangen. Urn biete gifc^e fangen gu Ifinnen, fe^te er meinel SSaterl Xarntjetm auf ben ^!opf. 9fttt §iilfe biefel $anfoifylme$ fonnte er fid) in irgenb eine ©eftalt tiertoanbeln.

76 ©Ificf 5luf

3>n ber ©eftatt einer Otter fprang er ttiglid) in einen natjen SBafferfatl. @r fing bann $iftf)e mit bent 9ftau(e unb bracfjte fie einen nadj bem anberen an§ Sanb.

Sn bent SBafferfaE roofynte aurf) ein 3roer9 m^ Sftamen 5lnbtt>ari. (£r roar ein Sftbelung tt)ie ntein S5ater unb tjatte unge^euere @cf)a|e an ©olb, ©il&er unb (Sbetfteinen. 5tnblrori ntoc£)te auc^ nid^t^ Iteber afe Si[c^e fangen. Sn ber ©eftatt ^>ec|te§ fifdjte er mit Otter gan^e Xage long.

Xage^ lamen SBotan unb So!i auf ifyrer SSanberung 10 an jenen SBafferfalt. 9)?ein S3ruber Otter fjatte gerabe etncn 2acf)§ im 9}?unbe unb fajs btin^clnb am Ufer.

S)ie ©otter n?aren feijr fjungrig. Soft naf)tn be^fjatb einen ©tein unb toarf Otter tot. @r freute ftc^ fetjr, groei S3raten mit einem ©tein erbeutet §u fyakn.

is <Sie famen nac^ meine§ 35ater§ ^>of unb baten um ein ^arfjttager. rr9Bir bringen einen Sacp unb eine Otter mit gum 5lbenbbrot," fagte So!i unb geigte feine S3eute.

®a erfannten roir ben erfd^Iagenen ©ofjn unb SBruber unb

begannen §u raeinen unb §u rcefjftagen. ®ie ©titter nwren

20 beftiirgt, benn fie fjatten geglaubt, eine roirflid^e Otter gu

fangen. @ie boten un£ SSergelb fur ben er[djtagenen

S3ruber.

9J?ein QSater forberte bon ifynen, fie foUten ben Otterbalg mit (Mb fittten unb au^ Don auften mit ©olb bebecfen. 25 SBotan fd^icfte Sofi au§, ba3 ©o(b §u fud§en. Sofi hwfcte, ba^ ber 3roer9 5Inbraari ben grofjen 9^ibelungeni)ort fjatte. @r ging baljer an ben SSafferfaE unb fing ben 3raer9-

ber germantfcfyen ©agenroelt 77

,,,f©ieb mir bein (Mb,"" fagte er 511 bem gttternben gtoerg, ,,,,bann magft bu bein Seben befyatten.""

2)er 3toerg f)°fte tm'Hig atte ©djatje, bie er fyatte, au3 bem SBafjerfaH unb gab fie Soft. 9?ur einen Sfing befyielt er

biefcm SRinge tt>ar eine gro^e 3Sunber!raft. Sllfe? s au^ S3crgen imb ^(iiffen !onnte er an^ie^en. Wit bem fonnte Hnbtoari be3f)al& feinen @(f)a^ immer rtteber erneuern.

So!i [a^, bafe ber 3*0^9 einen 9iing in ber fjofyfen §anb Derbarg. ,,,,©ieb audf| ben $ing!"" befa^r er. glcfjentlic^ 10 bat ber 3^er9f ^m ^en ^nQ 5U laffen. 5Iber Soft rifj i^m ba§ ^teinob aii3 ber ^>anb.

S)a fprad) Slnbtoari einen furdjtbaren gtuci) iiber ba£ ©olb au§: ,,,,S)en Xob alien, bie ba3 ©otb befi^en!"" fd)rie er. Soli abcr fcf)(eppte feine fctjtoere S5eute lad^cnb in meine3 15

5U^ SSotan ben 9?ing fat), naf)m er tfjn, toeit er fo fdjon gtcin^te. 2)ann fiillten fie ben Otterbatg mit (55olb unb bcbccftcn il)n au^ toon au^en mit bem foftbaren 9KetaH.

,,,,9Zun fiefje, ob ber S3alg inncn unb oilmen ganj mit ©otb 20 beberft ift,"" fagten fie 511 meinem SSater.

liefer betrac^tete ben S5atg genau bon atten @eiten. 2)ann fagte er: ,,,,^ fefye no<^ ein Sarttjaar bon Otter, bebecft and) btefe^ mit (Mb!""

S)a na^m 2Botan 5Inbraari§ $ing bom finger unb bebeiite 25 bamit ba§ S3art()aar. ,,,,^e^t fyaft bu ben unge^euerften ber SSelt, bu Unerfattlidjer,"" fagte Soft 511 meinem

78 ©ffitf 5luf

23ater. ,,,,3)a<§ (Mb roirb bein SSerberben fein, e3 roirb bir

unb beinen ©ofmen ben Xob bringen!""

5113 bie ©otter fort roaren, forberten mein 33ruber $afner

unb id) unfercn 5lnteit bon bent |>orte. Wber mein SSater s lac^te Ijb'fjnifd) unb fagte: ,fffS)en golbencn ©oljn Itebe id;

met)r at§ einen bon |}fei[c^ unb 93Iut. Set) toerbe if)n nic^t

fiir euif) berjtummeln. " " 5)ann bro()te cr um> mit jeiner

©teinfeute.

2Bir fiirdjteten un§ unb fagten nid;t^ meljr. 5l6er in bcr 10 iftadjt tb'tete gafner ben 33ater unb nafjm bag ©olb. Site

id) bie ^alfte be^ ^>orte^ fiir mid) oerlangte, brof)te ^ofner

mir: ,,,,gtief),"" fctgte er, frfrober id) erf^lage bic^ noc^ in

biefer ©tunbe."" tlnb id; flof) bor bem entfe^tic^en Sruber.

^afner fetjte bann be^ SSater§ Xarn^ctm Quf*§ |xmbt, na^m

is ben ^ort unb ging auf bie ©Itmmer^eibe. Sort ber&arg

er bag ©olb in einer gelfenf)6f)te. Urn e§ beffer pten gu

fonnen, berrtjanbette er fid) in einen fdjredfidjen £>rad)en. Xag unb ^ac^t tiegt er auf bem ^orte unb nur sutoeiten

!rted^t er 511 einer nafjcn Oueffe, urn bort feinen Sitrft ^u 20 ftillen. @d)on feit Sa^ren ptet ^afner fo ben |>ort auf ber

©limmer^eibe. D^icmanb (;at bie Slraft unb ben 2ftut, mit

bem furdjtbaren S)rad§en gu !ambfen."

2(ug ber germanifdjen @agentoe(t 79

@iegfricb3 Srfjtuert

2Itemtog unb mit teudjtenben 2lugen fjatte ©iegfrieb ber (£r§af)lung beg ©djmiebeg getaufdjt. Setjt [prong er auf itnb rief: ,,Sd), ©iegfrieb, roerbe ben 2)racf)en toten! 5lber id(j nuift ein ©djroert fyaben. ©cEjmiebe mtr etn ©djtoert, ©c^mieb, mit bent id) ben grofcen 5)racf)crt erfc^tagen !ann !" 5

llnb ber ©c^mieb ar&ettete Xag unb Slac^t, urn ba<§ marf)= ttgjte unb fc^orfjte ©djtoert p fc|mieben, bag er je ge|c£)miebet t)atte. @g tear etne mii^fame 5lr6eit unb mit jeber ©tunbe ftjnrbe ©iegfrteb ungebutbtger.

(Sttbtidj ioar bie furd)t6are SSaffe ferttg. ©iegfrieb na^m 10 fie in bie §anb, raog fie mit migtrauifdjen S3Ii(fen unb fd^iittette argertid) ben ^opf.

9?ur einen mad)tigen ©i^tag ttjat er auf ben $m&o£, unb bag ©djnjert fprang in ©tiiiie. ,r@c^miebe etn beffereg !" rief er gornig unb toarf bent erfc^rodenen (Sc^mieb bie 15 ©djtoertftude bor bie ^u§e.

S)er ©djntieb na!)m tiom beften Sifen unb fd^miebete mit Mfye unb g(ei^ ein neueg ©djroert. 5tber !aum crblidte eg ©iegfrieb, atg er in ^eftigem 3°rn augrief : ,,^IU' bein ©efdjmiebe taugt nid)tg !" ?(ucJ) biefeg @d)roert gerfdjmetterte 20 er auf bent 5lmbog.

SSott ^ttrdjt berftecfte fid) ber ©djmieb fjinter bent ©djmiebe* (jerb. 5l(g ©iegfriebg 3orn fetraud^t roar, frod^ er roieber aug feinem SSerftec! Berber. £)abei trug er etroag in ben |)anben. 25

80

,,$)u bift fcrjroer 511 befriebigen, ©iegfrieb," feufate er. ,,9lber id) gebe nod) nidjt alle ^offnung auf. @ief)ft bit biefe beiben ©cfjtoertftMe ?"

©tegfrieb trat naljer unb erblicfte gtoet getoalttge ©djtoert*

s ftMe bon fo t)errlic^em ©tatjt, lute er me jubor gefefjen Ijotte.

,r$)te£ ©(ijtoert geljorte ein[t 3Sotanr" jagte ber @(i)mieb

feterlt^. ffSSenn e3 mir gelingt, bte @d)iDertj'tucEe toieber

5ii[ammen gu fd^mieben, fo hrirb e^ bte befte 9Saffe toerben,

bte je etn ^elb gefdjttwngen i)at."

10 ©tegfrieb lonnte laitm rtarten, bt§ ber @rf)mteb bte ftfjttriertge Hrbett bollenbet f)atte. ,,§er tnit ber SSaffe!" rte[ er bann gtiifjenb bor (Srregttng, ,,id) tt)tlt fet)en, ob [te bie $robe befteljt!"

Wit mdd^ttger |>anb erfa^te er ba^ bli^enbe is @r fd^tuang e^ in bte Suft unb fi^tug bann nut alter anf ben 2lmbo3. (Sin 2)onner[cf)Iag er[d;iitterte S)er 5lmbo§ h>ar mitten entgtoei gejbalten.

,,S3ift bit X^or felber?" rief ber ©c^mieb im fyotfjften (grftattnen. n^a, ©iegfrieb, bu bift gro§ unb ftar!! 3)tt 20 attein lannft ben 3)racr)en tijten! 9?arf)e ntitf) an ^afner, unb bie ^alfte be^ @olbf(f)a^e§ fott bein fein!"

,,3eige mir ben SSeg gu gafner^ |)df)te!" rief ©tegfrieb

boH Ungebulb, ,,bamit i^ mein ©c^lrert gegen gafner

erproben !ann !" SSieber fcfjtoang er bag fjerrltt^e

25 unb jaucfj-jenb fotgte er bent ©cfymieb $ur §of)te

ber germanifcfyen ©agentoelt 81

©djtoert

©tegfrieb toar em ftofger ®ing toon be3 2$ater3 SBurg fjerab.

SBottt' raften ntdjt in S5oter§ §au^r t' ftanbern in aEe SSelt tytnauS.

S3egegnet' i^m mand/ fitter lt»ert 5

9}?it feftem ©c^ttb imb breitem ©c^toert.

©iegfrieb nur einen ©tecfen triig, S)a^ rt>ar ifym bitter unb leib genug.

llnb at§ er ging in ben finftern SSalb,

^!am er an eine @d)miebe batb. 10

£)a fa^ er @ijen unb ©tafjt genug, (Sin luftig geuer gtammen jc^Iug.

„£) 9J?eifter, lieber 2fteifter mein-, ' bu mi(^ beinen (Sefeffen fein.

Unb le^r' bu mid) mit g(ei§ unb 5Id)t, 15

SBie man bie guten ©rfjmerter mac^t."

©iegfrieb ben jammer ftoljt fd§rt)ingen !unntr (£r fcfjlug ben 5lmbog in ben ®runb;

©r fcf)lug, ba^ roeit ber SBalb erKang,

Unb alle^ (Sifen in @tiic!en fprang. 20

82 ©Ificf 2luf

Unb toon ber tetjten ©ifenftong'

t' er ein ©djtoert, fo breit unb lang.

f)ab' id) gefd)miebet ein guteS <Sd)tuert, bin id) ttrie anbere fitter toert.

9Jun fcfjlag' id) nrie ein anbrer

SDie 9iiejen unb 3)rad)en in SSatb unb getb."

U^Unb.

SBtc Stcgftteb ^afncr erfdjlug

langem 9Jitt erreid£)ten ©iegfrieb unb ber <Scf)mieb bie (Slimmer^eibe. @ie ftiegen bon itjren ^Pferben, nic^t toeit toon ber ©telle, too ^afner auf bent (Mbe lag. 10 S8or[ic£)tig unb angfttirf) na^erte [id^ ber @d)mieb ber gefdt)r= Iid)en §6l)te. grofjlicf) unb forgto^, ate ob er gu einem gefte gefje, fotgte ©iegfrieb.

,f@iet)|t bu bort bie OueUe, ©iegfrteb, unb bie fdjtoarje

©tour im ©rafe ?" fliifterte ber ©d^mieb unb jeigte mit ben:

is finger auf eine flbe, berbrannte ^eibeflac^e. ,,2)a^ ift ber

28eg, ben ^afner tagtid) get)t, urn feinen 2)urft ^u ftitten."

,r©a^ mu^ ja ein furcE)tbare<3 llngefjeuer feinf ba§ biefe

breite ©tour gemac^t {>at," rief ©iegfrieb tac^enb.

ff@in ent[e^Iic§e§ Ungefyeuer," fagte ber @cf)mieb bebenb.

20 ,,©8 fpeit geuer unb ^lammen unb totet atte^, tvaZ if)m

na^e !ommt. %$) rate bir, ©iegfrieb, macfje auf biefem

SSege eine ©rube unb fe^e bid) fyinein. 22enn bann ba^

5lug ber germanifdjen ©agentoelt 83

Untier $u ber Quette gef)t, barm ftofee ifjtn bein ©djtoert toon unten ing ^er^.M

®er 9?at f<f)ien ©tegfrieb gut. @r begann fogleid), eine @rube ju graben. Sag liftige £ad)en beg ©d)tniebeg fyorte er nicfjt. SBenn ©iegfrieb ben ®rac^en totet, bad^te ber 5 fctjtaite @d§mieb, fo tmrb er in bem l^erabftromenben 93Iut beg ©^eufatg ertrtnfen. Seid§t gettrinne td^ bann ben ©olb^ort.

Seife fc^Itd^ er fort unb berftecfte [tc^ in cinem na^en SSalbe, benn er furd)tete fic^ fefyr bor bem S)rad^en. 10

,,2Sa!§ macfjft bit, ©iegfrieb ?" ertonte eg neben bem eifrtg ©rabenben ; eg tuar eine ttefe, botte ©timmc.

©iegfrieb fc^aute berftmnbert auf unb erbltcfte einen aften Wlann mtt toet^em S5art. $)er Sltte trug einen grauen 9ftante( unb einen breiten §ut. (£r ^atte nur ein 5luger is aber biefeg 5Tuge n)ar boH bon gotttidjem ©(an^. ©iegfrieb fonnte nic^t antitiorten, benn bie ©timme unb ber S5Iicf fatten feine ©ee(e njunberbar betoegt.

r,9J?ad^e mefjrere @rubenr" fagte ber 5llte, ,runb berbinbe fie mit einanber burd§ ©rdben. S)ann !ann bag S3(ut beg 20 SracEjen abflie^en, unb bu erfticfft ntc^t in bem SBlute." Unb !aum fjatte er bag gefagt, fo berfc^njanb er.

©iegfrieb folgte bem ftugen 9?ate unb madf)te met)rere ©ruben. 2)arauf bebecfte er fie aEe mit Saumgroeigen unb fe^te fic^ erroartunggboE in eine ber ©ruben. 25

Urn bie SOftttagg^eit ^orte er aug ber ^erne bumbfeg ©eraufcf). ®g tear toie bag Stolen eineg fur^tbaren

84 ©Ifitf Sluf

©turmeg. ©iegfrieb rjdrte eg mtt $reube, bcnn er nwfjte, nun tDiirbe ber £)rod)e fommen.

$)ag ©eraufcfj tourbe tauter unb beftimmter. (£g tear, alg ob Xaufenbe toon 9?eitcrn in bie @d)lad)t aogen. Stber ©iegfrieb fiirdjtete fid) nic^t ; cr fafjte fcin ©djtuert feft unb iuartete atemlo^.

ncrfje tonte je^t bog furdjtbare S3ruEen beg Unge* ; bie fyetfje @Iut feine^ 2ttem§ erreidjte ©iegfrteb in ber ©rube. 5luf ben ^ellen ^euerfc^etn folgte ttefe ^inftcr- 10 ni^ — ber 3)rad)e !roc^ iiBer bie ©rube.

©djnett njie ber 93It^ ftad) i{)m ©iegfrteb bag ©djtoert ing ^erg. 2)onn fprang er gefd)ft>inb in eine anbere ©rube unb rettete fid) toor ben ©trijmen beg 93Iuteg.

@d)redlid^ briiEte bag llngefyeuer. ^(ammen fc^offen aug 15 feinem Sfodjen, unb tuitb fcf)Iug eg ntit ^aupt unb ©djtoeif um fic|, atg eg feine Xobegnmnbe fiifjlte.

©terbenb fprad) ber 3)rad)e einen furdjtbaren ffiufy iibcr bag ©otb aug. ,,2)er gtutrote <Sc^a^ n?irb bein S5erberben fein," briiEte er mit letter ®raft, ,,bag ©otb rt)irb bic^ 20 ntorben !" bann ftarb er.

(Siegfrieb tjatte !aum auf ben $tud) beg SDrad^en ge^ort.

9?uf)ig ftanb er unb reinigte fein ©djtoert bom Srac^enblut.

S)abei ftedte er untoillriirtid) ben finger in ben 9)hinb,

um bag S5(ut ab^uteden, bag auf feine ^>anb getropft

25 raar.

©obalb ein Xropfen beg roarmen 2)ra<^enbtuteg feine gunge beriifyrte, berftanb er plo^tid) bie ©timmen ber

ber germanifdjen ©agentoelt 85

unb fjorte, tt)a3 bie 2tb(er fagten, bie auf ben S3aumen unb $elfen fafjen.

,,@ef)' in bie |)of)te beg 3)rad)en," rtefen fie ©iegfrieb gu, ,,unb nimm ben ©otbfjort, bie Starnfapfce unb ben 9ftng." ©tegfrieb nicfte, rttt auf gafnerS (Spur nac^ ber §6f)te, na^m 5 ben ©c^a^ unb tub ifyn auf fein Dfof}.

Unb tt)ieber riefen bie 5IbIer: n%li<fyt toeit bon ()ier auf einem Serge ftefjt eine 23urg. 2)arin fc£)Iaft bie fc^onfte Sungfrau. Ser S3erg fte^t in lobernben ^tammen. S'lette burc^ bie $Iammen, ©iegfrieb, unb ertoecfe bie Sungfrau!" 10

Unb froijtii^ gog ©iegfrieb au§ gu neuen Xljaten.

2Bic Sicgfrieb SBriin^ilbc crtticrftc

©iegfrieb ritt iiber bie ^>eibe unb burdj buftige SSatber unb SSiefen narf) bem SBerge, uon bent bie Slbler gefprocfjen fatten. (Sr ritt bie gan^e S^ad^t f)inburc^. ©nblid), in ber 2)ammerung, faf) er bie breite HJJaffe be^ 23erge3 bor fid^ is liegen.

©roue 92e6el fdjniebten iiber bem gelfen unb berpllten feme @pt|e. Sann blo^Iid^ fc^ien er toic in rote ©tut getaudjt.

HSft e3 bie SD^orgenrote, bie ben ©ipfet be§ Sergei ber= golbet?" bac^te ©iegfrieb bei fid^. 5l6er al§ er na{)er an 20 ben $elfen ritt, fa^ er, ba$ e§ geuerftammen toaren, bie urn ben ganjen 93erg toberten.

©iegfriebl ^>er§ boi^te laut bor ©rregung. @r gab feinem 9Joffe bie ©tooren unb fprengte fiiljn burcf) bie fjetten ^(ammen.

86 ©liicf Sluf

S)a ertofrf) bie ©lut. Sn ber XagesSfjefle leud^tete auf bem ©ibfet beg $Berge3 eine ttwnberbare 23urg. @ie roar gang au<o @d)ilben gebaut.

©iegfrieb ftieg bom ^5ferbe unb lief ben S3erg t)inan. 5 bent ©djroerte mac^te er fid) einen SSeg burcf) birf)te§ unb bornige 9flofen. S3atb erreirf)te er ben S3urgf)of.

©rftannt blicfte er urn fic§. S)ort im 93urg{)of lag ein fcfjlafenber ®rieger. Sn boiler 9Juftung ruf)te er aiif bem fjarten (Stein.

10 ©iegfrieb ging nafje an ifyn f)eran. ®r na'fjm ifjm ben £)etm bom ^)aubte : ba fat) er, ba£ ber ®rieger ein jungca, f(f)6ne^ SSeib toar. (Sr berfud^te bie Sriinne 511 tofen, aber fie fa§ fo feft, at3 menn fie angetoactjfen toare.

S)a natjm ©tegfrieb fein @ct)roert unb fc^nitt bie 33runne is ent^ei. 3)ie Sungfrau erttmcfjtc, fa^ ©iegfrieb erftaunt an unb fbradj :

f,28er gerfdjnitt mir bie Sriinne ? SSer ertoecfte mi<^ au§ bem ©d^Iaf?" ,,@iegfrieb, ber @ot)n ^onig ©tegmunb^, gerfctjmtt beine S3riinne mit bem ©djroert," antroortcte ber 20 junge |>elb.

fr£ange tjabe id^ gef(f)tafen," fagte 95runt)i(be. <Sie rid)tete

fic^ tjocf) auf unb fcgaute §ur ©onne empor. Subelnb ricf fie :

,,^eit bir, leud^tenber Xag ! §eit bir, bun!te S^adjt ! £>eit

eucg ©ottern unb ©b'ttinnen a^en ! ^eit bir, ©iegfrieb, mein

25 ®rretter!"

,,SBer bift bu, ©otttidge?" rief ©iegfrieb unb fd)aute mit S3enjunberung ju i^r empor.

her germantfd)en (Sagenroett 87

,,$runf)ilbe fjeifje id), eine £od)ter SSotanS bin id). SSalfiire begleitete id) bett SSater in bie @d)Iad)t. Sftandjen £)elben trug id) empor nad) SBafijatt."

,,2Sie fomft bit auf biefen SBerg ?" fragte ber §etb.

,,SSotan3 3orn ^acfjte mid^ Ijier^er," fagte SBrimfyilbe 5 traurtg. ,r^ur llnge^orfam ftrafte er mic^."

,r@i^df)(e," brdngte ©iegfrieb. Unb S3riini)itbe ergafjlte.

,,Stnft Idmpften gtuei ^onige mit einanbcr, em junger itnb etn alter. SSotan ^atte bent alten ben ©teg t»erjprorf)en, ic^ aber fjatte SKitteib ntit bent Siingting unb frfjenfte tijm ben 10 ©teg.

S)a tonrbe SSotan gorntg. fr,r^iemafe,"" fprarf) er bro^enb §u mir, f,,rnrirft bu mieber afe @d)i(bntaib ntit mir in bie ©c^Iac^t jjteljen. ^ternary toiebcr bie ^elben nod§ SSat^aE geletten. 3ur ©trafe fur beinen Ungel)orfam foKft bu bid) 15 ntit eincm irbtfdjcn 9J?anne nermd()ren unb ba§ So^ ber ©ubenfrau tragen.""

@d)rcdTid) u>ar SSotanS Qcncn, fd§redli(^ bie (Strafe. ,r,f®teb,"" ftefjte ic^ ju bent gornigen ©ott, ,,,,giebf ba§ ic^ mid) nur einem furd;tto)"en ^etben Derma^e!"" 20

S)a brad§te 3Sotan mid) in biefe ©djitbburg unb liefc bag geuer um ben $erg brennen. ,r,r9*ur ein furc^ttofer |>efb,"" fagte er, ,f,rfoH burd| bte ^tammen reiten. 2)er foff e3 feinf rocker bir gafner^ (Mb afe 93rautgabe bringt!""

®ann ftadj mtd^ ber ©ott mit bent ©djlafborn. 2)ie 25 5lugen fielen mir §u, tc^ fd^tief feft unb lange. S^un f)aft bu mid) ertuecft! ®u ^aft ben gcwkr gebroc^en!"

88

®(iltf Stuf

,,|)eit bir, SBriinfn'lb," rtef ©iegfrieb freubig, ,,idj bin ber £elb, ber btr gafnerS (Mb ate 23rautgabe bringt ! SBiUft bu bid) mit mir fcermafyten ?"

rf®u bi[t ofyne ^urrf)t burrf) bie ^tammen geritten," fagte 5 S3riinf)tlbe, ,,bir alletn U)tE id^ mid) tiermdfjten !"

©iegfrieb fii^te Sriin^ilbe. ,f^ie faf) ic§ ein f^onere^ SBeib al£ bic^ !" rief er. ,,ltnb ba^ fc^tDore icf), ba§ id) bid) §um SSeibe fjaben tuill !"

@ie antltjortete : ,,£>id), D ©iegfrieb, rtiiE ic^ iirtb !eincn 10 anbern, fjcittc id) and) 511 toaljkn unter aEcn 9)?annern!"

®ann gog ©iegfrieb ben Sftng, ben er t»on $afner erbentet tjatte, bom finger unb gob i()n S3riin^ilbe.

llnb fie befeftigten i^ren S3unb mit taufenb ^eitigen Siben.

,,Sd?neII rote ber BHtj fta(^ itjm Siegfrteb bas Sc^tocrt ins

bem beutfdjen aSaterfanbe

Bismardf

^rtebrtd? Ill

atte beutfdje

olte beutfdje SRetdj toar faft taufenb Safjre alt, ate e§ ftarb. @g ftarb, fagt man, im Sa^re 1806, alg ®aifer $ran£ ber 3tt>eite bie beut[rf)e ^atjcrfrone niebertegte.

^sn 2SirHtd)!ett tear bag 9Mdj akr fc|on tange bor biefer 3eit tot. 3)0)3, toag man beittfd)e§ 9?eid) genannt fjatte, luar 5 nur fetn @c£)attett getoefen.

®tc[eg atte, fd)tt)ac§e, tau[enbjdl)rtge beutfc^e 9?ei^ tear etnmat jung, ftarl unb mac^tig getoe[en. S)ama(g ^otte bie ^trc^e eg mit ber fdjonen Stolto Derma'tjtt. 3Son ber Stirdje ijotte eg audj bie romijcfje ^aijerlrone erfyatten, unb 10 ftotg nannte eg fidj nun: ,,®ag (jeilige romifc|e 9teidj beutfd)er Nation."

5Bie(e grofse beutfdje Slai[er t)olten fidj bie romifd)e ^!rone t)on 3fJom, too ber ^abft fie in ber $J3etergftrd)e !rb'nte. is

5Die £>eutfd)en tjtelten biefe gtan^bolte romifdje $aifertrone fflr i^ren gro^ten @d)a^. 3lber in SStr!(id§!eit tourbe fie ifjr grojjteg SSerberben.

®enn Statta toar eine re6ellifd)e ©djone. Unb ber ^abjt tnar ein gefai)rlid)er greunb. SSieber unb njieber mu^ten bie 20

91

92 ©tiicf Sluf

beutfdjen ®aifer mit grofcen ^>eeren ii&er bie SIfyen giefyen, um fid) Stalien git untertoerfen unb fid) bie romifd)e ®rone 311 erfdmbfen. £>eutfd)e§ SBIut ftofj bann in ©tromen auf bem treulofen italienifdjen SBoben.

s £)iefe 3^9^ ber ^aifer iiber bie 5I(pen rturben enbtid^ ein gro§e§ Ungliic! fiir S)eutfc^(anb. SSafjrenb ber ^aijer, ber oberjte ^riegsofyerr unb 9?id)ter, fern rt>arf gogen Unfriebe unb Uneinig!eit in ba§ Sanb ein.

S3alb gerfiet ba£ gro^e beutfcf)e S^eid) in bide ^unbert !teine

10 9f{eic^e, bie fid) unter einanber 6e?rtegten. 5lu£ ^reunben n)iirben ^einbe, au§ einer ftarfen (Sinfyeit rtjurbe eine fdjtoatfje SSieltjeit, unb in 93ruber!riegen ging bie beutfdje ytflafyt unb SintgMt berloren.

^ricbric^ ber drftc, ber £ofjenftaufe

2)ie le^te gro^e ©langperiobe beg atten beutfc^en 9f?etc^e§ 15 toar im gnjotften ^a^rfjunbert unter ben £>of)enftaufen. llnter

!einem ®aifcr tear S)eutfd)Ianb einiger unb gtiidtidjer aU

unter ^riebric^ bem (Srften, ben bie Staliener niegen fete

fd)6nen roten S8arte§ 93ar6aroffa nonnten, unb ber 6ei ben

Seutfdjen Saifer 9iotbart ^iefe. 20 (£r regierte bon 1152 big 1190. (Seine 9?egierung n;ar

fo tt)eife unb gerec^t, ba^ atte eurotoiiifdjen ^iirften fid^ i^nt

beugten. 5lud) ^riebrid) S3arbaroffa ^atte fii^ bie romifd)e ^aifer*

rrone toon 9tom gef)olt unb tear in ber $peter£ftrd)e bom

bent beutfdjen SSaterlanbe 93

$abft gefront toorben. SStet ebteS beutfrfjeS SBIut foftete Stalien aucf) if)m, ber fedjgmal iiber bie 3lfyen 509.

5lber bod) begann mit $aifer $riebrirf) toieber eine neue geit bes§ ©lan^e^ fiir £>eutf<f)(anbf eine an ^oefie, ^un[t unb 33ttbung reid^e Qtit 2)e§f)aI6 ift ^riebric^ SBarbaroffa ein s 93itb beutfd^er @ro§e tote e§ Sari ber ©ro§e (768-814), Otto ber ©rofje (936-973) unb anbere beutfdje Saifer getoejen [tnb.

^riebrtc^ jtarb im Saijre 1190 auf einem Sreugguge gegen bte 9}?o^amcbaner. £)elbenf)aft tote fein Seben getoefen, toar audf) fein ^tob : @r ^atte mit feinem ^>eere Steinaften errei(^t. 10 @ine§ Staged !am er an ben ^(u§ @ale$). S)a ba§ SSaffer be^ ^tuffe§ f)0(i) ging unb !eine 23ritcfe §u fetjen toar, fprengte ^riebridj, ber tro^ feiner fec^§unb[ieb§ig ^afjre noc^ ein Sung= ling an Sraft unb 9Kut toar, mit feinem 9?offe in bie gluten. S)a fanb er feinen Slob. 15

5lber bie 2)eutfc^en tootlten ni<^t an fein (Snbe gtauben, fonbern er^afjlten in ©age unb Sieb bon if)m: SBarbaroffa fei nidjt tot, er fd^Iafe nur. @r fd^Iafe im S^ff^auferberg einen tangen @<f)(af. 5tu^ biefem ©d^taf toerbe er ertoad^en gu feiner &\t. 2)ann toerbe er bie afte ^errlic^feit be^ 20 unb fetne§ S5o(fe^ erneuern.

94 ®IM Huf

Sarfcuroffo im

3m fdjonen Sanbe Xljitringen ftefyt ein ftot^er, mit fyerrtidjen

SBaumen betoacfyfener 33erg. &3 ift ber ®t)fff)auferberg, beffen

©ipfet bon einem £urm, bent le|ten SReft etne3 ©cfjloffeg,

ge!ront rt)trb. S)a§ <3cf)(oJ3 fclbft, fo erjaljtt bie <Sagef ift

s in ben S3erg tierfunlen, ift ber^aubert.

Sn biejem beqauberten, iinter ber @rbe liegenben ©d^Ioffe

ift ein grower, fcon rotem Strfjt crfuHtcr, f)of)cr ©aal Sn ber

9}?itte be§fet6en befinbet fid) ein Xifc^ Don farmer. 9^eben

bent 9Karmorttfc^ ftcl)t ein @tuf)(, ber au^ (Stfenbcin gefcfytitjt

10 ift.

3(uf biefem etfenbeinernen @tul)fe fi^t ber ^aifcr $riebrtd). @r ift in bolter gotbener Stitftung. @in ^ur|)urmantel fcillt ifjm uon ber <S(f)u(ter.

S)en ®opf ^at er auf bie §anb geftii|t. ©ein rotgolbener is g(ad)!§&artf ber in bent roten Sidjte rtie getter glit^t, ift burd) ben Stifc^ getua^fen unb toattt ifjm 6i§ auf bie gitfje. (£r fc^eint §tt fdjtafen unb im Xraum gu nicfcn.

9^af)e am Xifc^e rtjartet ein 3^9 auf ben 28inf feineg

^errn. 9?ingaum im ©aat ftef)en fyofje |>etben in bolter

20 9?uftung. llnbenjegtic^ fte^en fie irie <Stein6i(bcr. Xiefe

©tilte futtt ben 9?aum. 9^ur bann unb njann ftittt ein

STrobfen bom ©eftein.

Sftandjmat, in langen, tangen 3^ifd)enrciumen, fdjeint ber ^aifer §u ern3ac|en. £>ann betoegt er bag btonbe 25 §rt)infert mtt ben 2lugcn, unb offnet fie

5lu3 bem beutfdjen SSaterlanbe 95

®r ttrinft bem gtoerg mit ber |janb unb fagt: ,,(M)' toor ba<§ @rf)loJ3 unb (tei), ob bie SSiJgel be3 Ungtiid^ unb be3 Unfrteben^ noc£) immer urn ben SBerg fltegen."

SlEe tjunbert Saijre fd^icft er ben 3ft>erg unb atte ^unbert Safjre fommt ber ^ft'^Q §u^U(i mit berfetben trourigen S3ot- fdjaft: ,f^a, §err, bie 9iaben ftiegen notf) immer urn ben

Scmn feufgt ber ^aijer jebe^mat ttef auf unb fc^Iie^t bie Hugen. 2Bieber mu^ er fjunbert Safyre toarten unb traumen im fwfcrcdtoe- 10

atte 23ar6aroffar SDer ^aifer grieberic^, Sm untertrb'fdjen ©c^toffe

er ber^aubert fid).

i[t ntemate geftorben, 15

lebt bartn noc^ jetjt; ^at im @c|to§ berborgett m ©c^Iaf fic^

(£r fjat ijtnaBgenommen

£)e£ 9leicf)e§ ,£jerrlid)!eit, 20

llnb roirb einft ttneberfommen,

Wlit iljr 5U feiner geit.

96 ©Ifttf 2luf

£>er @tuf)l ift elfenbetncrn, Sterauf ber Slaifer ftfct; 3)er £i[tf) ift ntarmelfteinern, SBorauf fetn |)aupt er ftii^t.

5 ©ein S3art ift nt(i)t Don ^larftfe,

@r i[t bon geiterSglut, Sft burc^ ben Sti[c^ getoa^fen, SSorauf fcin ^tnn au^rut)t.

(£r ntdft afe tote tm Xraume, 10 ©ein Slug' {jalb often §n)tn!t;

Unb je nad) langem SRaume @r einem ^nabcn toinft.

@r fpric^t im ©d^laf gum ®na&en:

is Unb fief)', ob noc^ bie SZabcn

^erftiegen urn ben S3erg.

Unb toenn bie alten 9?aben 9^oc^ fliegen immerbar, @o mu^ i<^ cmd) noi^ ft^tafen 20 SSer^aubert fjunbert Sof)r."

JRutfert.

Barbaroffa im

bent beutfdjen SSaterlanbe 97

am

beutfdHranjofifdje Slrteg 1870-1871

2)cr beutfdj-frangofifdje ®rieg ift bcr letjte gro§e ®rieg ghjtfdjen $ranlreid) unb Seutfdjlanb.

$ranfretd) unb S)cut[d)(anb finb ^adjbartanbcr. 3lber bte ^ranjofcn unb bte SDetttjdjen [tnb feme guten 0Zad)6arn, bcnn bte Seutfdjen finb (Sermanen, nnb bte ^ran^ofen finb 3Jomanen. 9tontancn aber unb ^crmancn finb letber nte gute ^rcttnbe geinefen.

5lfe bte (S|3anier im Saljre 1868 %e ^ontgtn Ucrtrtcben fatten, toaren fie o^ne 9J?onardjen.

n^ollten fie etnen ^rtnjcn bon ^)ot)en§oITern ftmtjten. 10 ©cfdjtedjt ber ^oljcnjoltern tft bag ©efd^edjt ber tfdjcn ^ontge, je^t ber beutfc^cn ®atfer.

Unter alien beutfdjen ©taaten iuar ^reu^en ber mac^ttgfte ©taat. S)cr ^rieg^ru^m ber ^rcu§en rt)ar ebenfo gro^ ft)te ber ^!rteg§rul)m ber gran^ofcn. S)egljal6 njaren bie beiben is

Napoleon ber £)rttte, ber Slatfer ber $ran§ofen unb feme ^5ar= tei, fuc^ten ^rteg ntit ^reu^en. 93alb fanbcn fie einen 33orrt)anbf ben ®rieg gu erilaren. @g rtar im Suit beg Safjreg 1870.

98 ©tucf 5luf

©banten jagte: ,,3Bir tooffen bcm $ritt5en Seobolb bon ^ofjengottern, bent breujjifdjen $|3rin§en, bie ®rone unjereg £anbe§ geben," ba mifcfjte fief; Napoleon ein unb rief : ,,2Bir toerben bog me butben ! S)er ®onig Don ^reuften foIT feinent s SSerluanbten berbietett, bte ^!rone bon ©panten angunetjmeit !" 5Iber SSilljetm ber (Srfte, ber ^!onig bon ^reu^en, ant- toortete : ,,S)te3 fonn unb hJtH id) mrf)t t^ttn, benn ber ^Sring bon ^of)en3ottern t[t §err [eine^ 28ttten3, unb er mu§ luiffen, ob er bie ^rone anne()men totE ober ntdjt." 10 Sine joldje 5Intoort 'fjatte bte Cartel ber ^rteggtufttgen in ^ranfreic^ gettiunfd)t. SMeje 2Beigeritng be§ ^b'nig^ lonnte ein SSortoanb gum ^Iriege hjerben.

am gnjblften Suit 1870 erftarte ber ^rtng bon tolo^ttd), ba§ er nic^t ^bntg bon ©banten 15 rterben tootle unb auf ben fbantfdjen X^ron ber^idjte.

9^un ^atte, tbie e§ fdjien, bie ^rieg^partei in gran!reid) !einen SSorrtanb me^r, ben S^rieg git beginnen. 5Iber e§ fc^ien nur fo, benn fd^on ber fotgenbe Xag geigte ftar, ba§ bie Cartel ben ^rieg auf jeben gatt h)oEte. 20 SSit^elm, ber greije ^onig bon ^Sreu^en, ttmr gerabe gur ^!ur im 33abe @m§. SSie alle Xage macfjte er aud^ an biefem Xage, bent bretgefjnten Suli, feinen taglidjen ©bajiergang im freute fid) iiber ben (£ntjd)(ufe be§ ^rin^en bon n, unb an einen $rieg mit ^ranfreid) badjte er 25 borerft nidjt metjr.

SDa trat ber fran^ofifd^e ©efanbte Senebettt gu i^m. greunblic§ gab ®o"nig SStlfjelm iljm bte ^anb. 93enebetti

bem beutfdjen SSaterlanbe 99

tnacfjte eine tiefe 35erbeugung unb begann bann, bon ber ®anbibatur be3 ^ringen bon ^of)engoKern 511 fbredjen.

Sac^elnb fagte ®b'nig SStltjelm : ,,2Iber, mein toerter ^>errf feit geftern ift ja alleS in Drbnung. $)er Spring bon .Jpoljen* goEern ber^i^tet fretnjtlltg." s

,,3)tefer S5er5tc§t ift !eine ©arantie fiir bie ^ufunft," ertoie= berte SBenebetti, ,,unb gran!reidj bertongt ein fdjrifttidfjejo SSer= jbred^en bon ^reu^en: Sternal;! foil ^reu§en ^ugeben, ba§ ein toreufjifcljer ^3rin§ ben fpanifc^en £f)ron befteigt."

^finig SSil^etm n?ar itkr biefe ^umutung einen foment 10 fpra^to^. ®ann antluortete er fait unb fyoflid): f,^ranl= reic^ f)at !ein 9?e^t, ein fot(^e§ ^Serfprec^en 511 bertangen."

S3enebetti ging. 5Im nac^ften Xage bJoEte er ben $6ntg noc^ einmot fbred;en. SDiefer aber lie^ i^m bnrd^ feinen Slbjutanten fagen, er ^abe ifym nic^t^ toeiter mitjutetten. 15

S)a<o bebeutete ^rieg.

Unb ber ®rieg brac^ au^, ein fdjredlii^er, btutiger ^rieg grtifc^en ^ran!reic^ unb alien beutfc|en ©taaten: ^jSreu^en, SBatern, ©ac^fen, SSiirtemberg, S3aben unb ben iibrigen.

giir bie S)eutfd§en toar biefer ®rieg ein ^ambf auf Seben 20 unb Stob, benn ein <Sieg ber gran^ofen luurbe bie (Sjiften^ beg SSatertanbe^ gefa^rbet f)aben. ©d^on oft iuar ber feinb= Ii(f)e 9?ad§bar fiegreidf) in SDeutfcfjtanb eingebrungen. ^m fiebge^nten Sa^rljunbert Ijatte er ba§ fd^one @Ifo^ erobert unb im SInfang be§ neun^e^nten Sa^r^unbert^ Ijatte ^3reu^en 25 bor Sftatooleon bem ©rften im ©taube liegen muffen. mufcte je|t ober nie au^gelofc^t toerben.

100 ©Iflcf 5tuf

$ran$i)fen gtaubten, baft fie ben $rieg mit £eid)tig!ett beenben unb ben oft befiegten Sfadjbar ofnte grofje Sftitfjc unterjoif)ett fonnten. A Berlin ! a Berlin ! ricfen fie fiegc3= gercifj. Sm ©eift iiberfd)ritten fie fdjon ben 9ttjein unb

s marfdjierten auf bte .Ipaitytftabt ^rcu^en^ Io§.

@tatt beffen marfcfjterten bie S)eutfc|en mit ftunberbarer ©rfjnelligfeit nad^ ^ran!reic^ {jtnetn. ^£jre giifyrer tuaren ber ^!6ntg felbft, ber tronprin$ grtcbrtd), SKottfc, 33i^mardf $Roon unb anbere.

10 Sn toeniger afe jtuet 9J?onaten rtoren alle franjofifdjen 5lrmeen am 9?^ein gefdjtagen unb bie grangofen in ttrilbcr ^(uc^t. 2)ie 2)eutfdjen begannen nun bie Setagerung bon tyan§, ber ^auptftabt ^ran!reid)g. SDiefe !apitu(ierte, unb am erften 9#ar5 1871 jogen bie beutfdjen Xruppen in $)3ari3

15 ein.

Sn funf^efjn groften ©(^(ac^ten unb in ii6er fjunbcrt !(eineren ©efedjten fatten bie Seutfdjen uber bie frangofifdje Hrmee gefiegt. $iet Sfut fatten bie (Siege gefoftet: S)ie S)eutfd^en fatten 40,000 teure 9ftenfd)en(e6en bcrlorcn, unb

20 auf ©eiten ber ^ran^ofen gafytte man 80,000 Xote.

5l6er fd)recflid)er al^ unter biefen ^Berluften litt ba3 ftolje granfreic^ unter 'ben $rieben<§bebingungen.

S)tc gran^ofen mu^ten ffinf SKiEiarben ^ranfcn ^rieg^ loften gafjfen. 3u^em ntu^ten fie ben £)eutfd)ett aud^ ba§

25 fc^dne @tfafcSotf)ringen mit ben ^eftungen ©traf^burg unb 2fte£ juriidgeben. Unb ba^ ift e3, toa^ gran!reic| ben Seutfdjcn nid^t Dergeffen !ann.

HHttieltn II

bent beutfrfjen SSatertanbe 101

$iir 3)eutfcf)lanb begann nadj btefem $rtege etne neue geit be3 ©Icm^, bte gett ber beutfdjen ©tmgfett. SlEe beutfdjen $olterfc|aften fatten nttt ben ^reufcen fiir etne fjetlige @ac|e getam^ft, fiir t|r beutf^eg SSatertonb, unb nad^ langer Quit fiifylten [ie ftd^ toteber ate etn gro^e^, 5 etnige^, mcirf)ttge3 SSoIf.

S)a^ (Symbol ber beittfdjen (£tntg!ett, bte beittfi^e ^!atfer= ftone, rt)Qr langft gerfaEen. Se^t fcf)mte.bete S3igmard biefe ^!rone neu fiir fetnen geliebten ^>errn.

Sn $erfatEc£>, njat)renb ber 53elageritng bon $)3art3, boten 10 bte betttfc^en $iirften bent ftegretc^en ^ontg SSttfjetm bte betttfcfye S^atferfrone an, itnb unter bent Conner ber ^anonen ttwrbe ba^ neue bentfdje ^!aiferretd§ geboren.

@o n>aren bte SSoget be<§ llnfrteben^ unb ber Unetntgfett aus> Seutfcfjtanb fortgeftogen, rtiett, luett nad) bent SSeften t)tn. 15 SBarfmroffa n?ar au§ fetnent langen gauberfdjfaf erhjad^t unb !am au§ fetnent S3erg tjerbor. Sl6er au^ bent Stotbart tear etn SBeipart getoorben.

2)ie ©cban^fcter

2)er iutd^tigfte <Steg ber 5)eutfc^en tnt beutf^^fran^ofifc^en Strtege njar ber ©teg bet ©eban ant ^njetten September 1870. 20

$)er @eban§tag tft feitbent etn grower ^efttag, an bent bte SDeutfdjen je|t ntd^t fo fefyr ben @teg iiber ben tapferen ©egner fetern at$ bte SBteberaufrtdjtung be§ beutfi^en 9tet(^e§.

3u etner foldjen ^eter toerben bte Confer nttt ^aijnen

102 miid Sluf

itnb (Suirlanben gefdjmiicft, unb and) bie 9ftenfd)en legen ifyre

geftfleiber an. (Sine feierlidje ©timmung fyerrfdjt t>or aftem in ben

@d)ulen, befonberg in ben ^nabenfdjuten Serling. 3m 5 ©tymnafium bort ftromen bie ©chiller, bie graven ttrie bie

fteinen, am 9#orgen beg $efttageg in ben toeiten ©aat ber

©c^ule, bie 5luta. @ie ^aben aEe iljre bejten 5Tn§uge" an unb tragcn neue

bunte 9J?ii|cnr an beren $arben jebe Piaffe fenntlid) ift. 10 Unter ben ©djiilern finb einige Slmerifancr, bie and;

patriotifd) fein njoHen. @ie tragen beStjatb bie beutfdje

(Sd^utermii^e auf bem ®opf, aber ein !fcine§ ©tcrnenbanner

im ^nopftoi^.

S)te ©fitter tnit i(;ren (£(tern unb greunben fiittcn balb 15 bie gro^e 5tu(af bie an biefem Xage aud) nid)t i()r 5l(Itag^

fteib tragt. Sine grofje fd)n)ar^h)ci|3=rote ga^ne fd;mudt

bie eine SSanb be§ ©aale^ ; an ber anbern Ijcingt bie

beut[d>e ^riegsifa^ne mit bcm Stblcr. liber bcm Slatljeber

ift ein grofjel S3i(b ber brei 23egrihtber be^ beutjd^en ^Reidje^ : 20 be^ ®aifer3 SSilfjelm, Si^marcfg unb 2Mt!e3. S)ic 93ii[ten

biejer brei grojjen Scanner foniofjt ftiie bie Siijte beg jet^igen

^aiferg, beg Slaiferg SSitfjelm beg 3tt)eiten, finb befranjt. Sn fd§n)ar§en ^In^iigen unb toeifcen ^atgbinben fi^en bie

Setjrer ben ©^iilern gegeniiber. ?luf ber S3ruft tion einigen 25 ber atteren |)erren, bie im beutfdj^rangofifdjen £riege

mitgefdmpft ^aben, fief)t man ben Orben beg eifernen

5Iu3 bent beutfdjen SSatertanbe 103

Sn ber 9?af)e ber Scorer, auf einem fcefonberen (£f)ren= pra^e, fttjen nod) einige ©djuter, bie nert)63 auf etttm3 §u toarten fdjeinen.

ncun Uf)r tritt ber |>err £)ireftor ^rofeffor 3)o!tor in ben ©aat. ST f)at etnen ^rac£ an n;te bie anberen 5 Sefyrcr unb trtigt me^rere Drben auf ber S3ruft.

@r beftetgt ba§ Slat()eber unb fyalt eine tange ^atriottfc|e 9?ebe, in ber er SSit^elm, ben ©iegreidjen, ben @d)Iad^ten= benfer aftoftfe, S5i^mardE, ben eifernen ^an3ter, unb anbere §etben be§ gro§en ®riege3 fetert. 10

^ad^bem er bann eintge fdjttmngtiolte SBorte it6er SSilfjelm ben 3^etten, ben je^tgen &\ujer gefprodjen unb beffen Hebe unb fetne rafttofe X^attg!ett int Sntereffe be^ geriitjntt fyat, ruft er §um @c^(u§ : ,,tlnb nun, meine beretjrten SCRttburger, ^oKegen unb ©critter, ftimmen @ie ein mit ntir in is ein bonnernbea §od) auf unfern tcuren §crrn unb ^aifer 2Bt(f)e(m ben 3lueiten' ©eine ^ajeftat ber ®aifer unb Slomg Ie6e fpd)!"

Unb bie Slider, bie ©(tern unb Sefjrer fpringen bon ifjren ©t|en auf unb rufen : ,,|jod) ! !^od) ! fjod) !" 20

©tetjenb fingcn bann atte bie beutfd;e 9^ational^t)mne :

,,£eil bit im @ieger!ranj, <jberrfcf)er beg SBaterlanbg, §eil, Itatfer, btr!

^ii^l' in beg S^roneg ©lanj 25

S5te ^o^e SBonne ganj SiebUng beg SSoIfg jit fein, bit!"

104 ©liicf

$)ie 5tmertfaner fyaben befonber3 laut gefungen, benn fie !ennen bie SMobie. $u berfelben 2Mobie fingen fie 311 4>aufe " My country, 't is of thee."

©cfjurfjtern beftetgt je£t ein biinner, langer ©rfjiiter bag

5 Spobium. Sftacfybem er ben Severn unb bem ^ublifum eine

fdjtefe SSerbeugung gemadjt, begtnnt er feine Stebe. ,,S)ie

©riinbiing be3 neuen beutfc^en ^aiferreid^e^ in $erfaitte3"

tjt fein Xtjema.

95ei ben erjten ©a^en gittert feine ©timme, aber 6 alb

10 bergi§t er alle3 urn fic^ !^er. (Seine 5Iugen Ieud)ten, feine

©timme fiittt ben graven @aat. ^n ber 23egeifterung fiir

fein einige^ beutfdje3 SSatertanb tuirb ber fd^ucf)terne Sung-

ling gum ^etben.

er mit ben SBorten geenbet:

15 ,,2Cir rooQen fein ein einjig S?oII oon Sriibern,

Sn leiner 9lot ung trennen unb ©efaljr!"

ba erfd^afft ftiirmifrfjer

2Sieber erfjeben fid) afle unb fingen. £)ie3mat ift e^ bad fcfjone Sieb:

20 ffS)cutfc^lanb, SDeutfc^lanb itber alle§,

fiber aUeg in ber SBelt, SDenn e§ ftetS jum @d^u§ unb Xru^e Sriiberlic^ jufamtnen ^alt; 9Son ber 3Kaa§ big an bie kernel,

25 Son ber etfd) bi§ an ben SBelt:

35eutfd^Ianb, Seutfd^tanb iiber fiber aUe§ in ber SBeltl"

bem beutfcijen SSatertanbe 105

SMefe 2Mobte !ennen bie amerifanifdjen Sungen aucf), benn eineS iijrer Sirdjenlteber gefjt nadj berfetben Mobie. @ie fingen tatofer ntit, nur fagen fie nid)t: ,,$eutfdjlanb, Seutfdjlanb iiber alleS" — fonbern ,,£)eutfd)tanb, Seutfd)* tanb ii&er manc^e^, iiber manc£)e^ in ber SBett." s

9^ac^ bem ©efange reben itnb beltamieren nod) metjrere ©djiiter. Sas ^^ema be3 le^ten 9lebnera ijt: ,r3Sarum ift ber 9it)em ein beutfd^er Strom?" 3ludj biefe 9?ebe ent= flammt unb begeiftert bie Sugenb, bie nun tauter unb frotyer atg atte anberen Sieber bag grofje ^rieg^Iieb ber 2)eut[c^en, 10 ,,$ie 3Sad)t am ^etnr" erfdjaEen lafet.

,,@g brauft ein SRuf rate Sonnet I) an,

2Bie ©d^roertgcllirr unb SBogenpraH:

3utn SJ^ein, jum 5ifjetn, jum beutfd^en 3t^ein!

SBer roill beg ©tromeg ^iiter jein? 15

Sieb' SSoterlanb, magft rub,tg fein,

geft fte^t unb treu bie 2Bac6,t am

2Bie eine toogenbe @ee fiiCen bie Xone biefeg ^ntniid ben (Saat. <Sie bringen buri^ bie offenen ^enfter auf bie ©tra^e. Sort tjoren bie 35orbeiget)enben ben ©e[ang. @ie ftetjen ftill, 20 fie fingen ba<3 Sieb leife mit. Sftetyr unb me^r Seute bleiben bor bem ©c^utgebdube ftet)en, bi^ enblid) bie gan^e ©tra^e Dott bon SWenfd^en ift.

®rft fingen fie leife: ,,£ieb' SSatertanb, magft rutjig fein." 2)ann blo^tic^ Bremen aud) au^ ifjrer SKittc mac^tige £on= 25 raeKen. Unb brau^en unb brinnen jaud^en bie (^timmen ber ^unberte :

106 ®Iuc?

,,@o long ein £ropfen 33lut nocfj gliifjt, yiofy eine ^rauft ben Segen ^ieljt, tlnb nocf) ein 2lrm bie 33iidE)fe fpannt, Setritt fein §einb fyier beinen ©tranb ! Sieb' SSaterlanb, magft ru^tg fein, geft fte^t itnb treu bie SBadEjt am

S)er ©d^raur erfd)allt, bie SBoge rinnt, 2)ie gatynen pattern fyotf) im 2Binb: 3utn 3t^ein, jum Stfiein, jum beutfdjen 10 2Bir affe rooHen ^iiter fein.

Sieb' 3Sater(anb, magft rufyig fein, geft fte^t itnb treu bie 2Bad)t am

bcutfr^en ^noficn 2:i

£)te S)eutfc^en fjaften aHen ©runb, ben ©cban^tag mtt 3)anl unb greube §u fetern, benn bie ©rfjladjt bet (Seban am is erften unb gtretten September 1870 i[t eine ber ftegreic^jten ©c^tadjten in ber gan^en 28e(tgefdjicE)te.

bhitigem ^!ampf roar am §n)eiten (September bie ©ebon in bie |>anbe ber ^eutfd^en gefallen. 3U' gteic^ niurbe ber ^aifer ber ^ranjofen ber ©efongene be§ 20 ®ontg<o bon ^preu^en.

Wit Napoleon tourben ber 9Kar[c^aE 9Kac9Katjonf ncun unbbrei^ig ©enerdle, iiber breitaufenb fran^ofifcEje Offijiere unb nafje an tjunberttaufenb (Solbaten gefangen genommen. erbeutetcn bie £)eutjc|en bie 2tbler itnb $-af)nen ber

5lug bem beutfcfjen $Bater(anbe 107

fran^oftjdjen 5lrmee bet ©eban, fttnffjunbert ®anonen unb gefyntaufenb $|3ferbe.

SDie 9?ad)rirf)t bon biefem unerfyorten ©tege erfitffte gan§ S)eutfd)lanb mtt enblofem Subel SBefonberg bie ."pauptftabt ^Berlin ftanb Dor ^reube faft auf bem ®opf. 5

5tuf ba^ 3aubertt)ort : ,,@teg bet ©eban!" offneten fie!) alte Rotifer itnb al(e Bergen. ®te 9J?enfc^en ftromten au§ itjren SSoIjnitngen auf bte ©tra^en. 9?etc§e unb Strme, SSornetjme unb @eringe britcften etnanber bte ^anbe. SSereint fc^rttten fie burc^ bte @tabt unb fangen S5atertanb^Iieber. 10

geterltc^ llangen bie ©(ocfen bon atten ^!irc|turmen. ^^un ban!et atte @ott" tonte e§ au§ ben offenen ^irc^enfenftern.

2tuc^ bie ©c^uren offneten fic^ rt)te mtt einern 3<wberfcf)Iagef unb ^erau^ ftitrmte bie Berliner ©c^uljugenb. ,,@r ift gefam gen!" jubetien fie: 15

ff©efangen ber

3Rac2Ra^on, ber

©efangen bag ganje franjofifd^e

roet)enben ^a^nen, mit Xrommeln unb ^3feifen mar- fc^terten bte ®rieger ber 3uf«nft nac^ bem fontglitfjen ©c^Iof] 20 ,,Unter ben Sinben."

,,§ei( unferm^ontg, fjetH" jaud^^ten fie, unb ,,£ieb' tanb, magft rufjtg fein" fangen fie.

SSor bent !onigttc|en ^ataft ftanb etne ungefjeure menge, bie fid) bort in ber ^offnung berfammett I^atte, ba§ 25 bie ftforigtn Stugttfta, bie ©emafjlin beg alten SStlfjetm, fic^ am gcnftcr geigen roiirbe. Unb bie ^b'nigin (ie§ bag ^arrenbe

108 ®lficf Stuf

SSol! md)t t>ergeben3 roorten. SSieber itnb roieber trat fie an£ genfter um ifyre gIMlidjen ^Berliner 511 griifjen.

Unb bann !am ber fedfyfynntt be3 Subel^: @in muttger Sunge, $ri£ Sftiitler mit Seamen, ftetterte plotjlid). mit ©efafyr 5 feine3 Sebenio auf bie 9leiterftatue be§ ,,5llten ^rt^." Unter bem bonnernben ^urraf) ber SKenge fe^te er bent grofsen ^3reu^en!6mg etnen Sorbeerfranj cmf£ §aupt. 5lud) bie beutjd^e $tagge banb er ifjm an ben brongenen ?lrm.

Ofjne fid) Strme itnb Seine gu bredjen !am ber !(eine §etb 10 nrieber unten an. 2)ie ^onigtn Itirfjette unb n?in!te mit bem Xa)(f)entuc^ef niafjrenb ba^ S5ol! toon neuem jitbelte.

S'Zod) einmat er[c|aHte ,,£)te SSad^t am 9^t)ein," bann gingen all' bie begeifterten 9}?enfd)en nad) ^aitfe gum 9J?ittag^effen.

Hfe bie le^ten berlie^en bie ©d^utfnaben ben $p(a|. 2ln

is i^rer @pi|e fd^ritt ber §etb be^ Stages, ber Heine gritj

SKiitter. (Seine bfauen 3lugen teuc^teten, fein blonbes> ^>aar

flatterte im SSinbe. @d)ief fa§ bie bunte @c|ulermu|e auf

feinem ®opfe, bie ^>ofe tyatte er in bie ©tiefel geftecft.

Unbent er luftig feine $af)ne fd)n)en!te, fang er §um tjunbert- 20 ften 9}?ate ,,S)ie SBadjt am 5R()ein." ©eine ©timme n)ar ^eifer, benn er f)atte ebenfo tapfer gefungen toie bie ©otbaten auf bem @d)Iad)tfe(be gefampft fatten.

9Kit griifjenbem ©efirfjt !am er enbltdj nad^ §aufe. @ein

®opf tear Dott bon ben (Sreigniffen be§ Staged, aber fein

25 9ftagen roar leer, unb er fjatte geroaltigen ^unger. @(tern

unb @efcf)roifter fatten il;re SKaljIjeit faft beenbet, ate grt^

,,®uten Xag" roarf

5lu<§ bem beutfdjen Satcrlanbe

109

er feine Hftutje in bie (Scfe itnb fetjte fid) eifrig t)or feinen Setter ©uppe.

Sadjelnb faf) ber SSater auf feinen Sungften, auf fein ftrirreS §aar, ben offenen Slragen, ba§ ijei^e @efid)t. (£r lunate, ba^ fceim geiern feine ^Sf(id)t gettjon.

Oolite gerabe ben erften Soffet @uppe gum 3J?unbe fiifjren, ba fagte ber S5ater ntit ernfter ©timme: ,,^ri|, aud) am @eban§tage fpridjt man bor bem (£ffen fein Xifd§ge6et !"

(Srfdjrocfcn tegte ^rt^ ben Soffet roieber in ben SteEer. ^aftig ftonb er anf unb fattete bie ,£)tinbe gum ®ebet. ,,2)u lieber ©ott," ftotterte er unb ftocfte — ,,bu (ieber ©ott — mogft ruljig fein, feft fteljt unb treu bie 2Sad)t am 9?{>ein !"

10

Der /;2tlte

Stncfboten, lufttge ®efd)idjten,

fiufttge ©efdjtd)tett

$aifer SBHfjelm unb fctn

®aifer 2Sitt>etm ber gtoette fragt etnen ^rofeffor ber beut= fcfjen @pract)e: ,,®onnen @ie alle beutfdjen SSorter ridjtig fdjreiDen ?" ,,3a gettji^, 9J?ajeftat," ertotebert ber Sprofeffor.

,,2)a^ !6nnen @ie nic^t ! 3<f) toilt S^nen ettoa^ btftieren, luag @ic ntc^t fc^rei6en !onnen." 5

wSttte, bi!tieren @ic, Stfajeftat," fagt ber ^rofeffor.

Unb ber ®aifer btftiert: ,,S)er ^uEer map ba§ Slorn — ber 2Mer matt bag 95ilb."

S)er ^rofeffor fc^retbt bte ©d^e nteber. S)er ^aifer lieft bie ©a^e unb fagt : n9lidjttg. 3l6er nun fd^reiBen @ie noc^ 10 fotgenben @a^ nteber: ©er Sutler unb ber 9fta(er ma-ten."

n^aS fann i<^ ntc^t, 9Kajeftat,M fagt ber ^rofeffor. @r tegt bie $eber au^ ber §anb, unb ber ®ai[er unb ber ^Srofeffor ladjen

Sine 2lmertfanertn retft in SDeutfdjtanb. @ie fi|t in einem is 3uge. $)er 3"9 fo^t fe^r fd^neff. @3 ift ein ©c^nett^ug. fjfttt ber 3"9- ^e^ ©d^affncr fiffnet bie Xtjiir be^ @r jd^reit: f,S3ertin! 5lEe^ au^fteigen !"

113

114 ©Ificf «uf

£>ie SImerifanerin fyat triel ©epad; bet fid). <£ie fyat ein ®offerd)en, eine £afd)e, eine ^jutfdjadjtel, etn ^5(atb unb einen SBtumenftraufj.

@ic ftefyt in ber offenen Soupetfjur. @ie furfjt einen 5 3)ienftmann. S)er S)ienftntann foC tfjr ©cpcicf tragen.

©nbtid)- erBIicft fie einen S)ienftmann. @ie ftitr^t aug bem Soupe. @ie rennt auf i^n gu.

,,®offertrager," fcfjreit fie, rrfinb ©ie bertobt?"

SDer ^offertrager fc^aut bie $rembe ber6Iufft an. 10 ,,S^ fttdje einen 3J?ann. ^ann td^ @ie fjaben ?"

,,S5er5et^ung, SOJabamc^en, id) f)o6e fc^on eine gran unb fiinf ^inber."

Sin ^rofeffor fi|t in feinem ©tubier^immer. Sn bem ©tubiergimmer fte^t ein ©d^reibtifcf). 5tuf bem @rf)tei6tifc^ is Itegen uiele 93itd)er.

3)er ^Srofeffor ftubiert unb fc^reibt immer. @r geljt nie in ©efefff^aft. @r get)t nie auf S'Jeifen. @r ^at !eine $dt

S)er $)3rofeffor fjat eine ^rau. 2)ie $rau ^rofeffor flopft an ba§ ©tubier^immer. @ie !ommt ^agfjaft ^erein. 20 ,,Steber 9J?ann," fagt fie fd)M)ternf ,,\§ toottte —

,,SBarum ftflrft bit mic^? Sft ein UnglM gefc^e^en?" fragt er.

lieber 2ftann. %<$) WoEte btc^ nur ettt)a;§ fragen. 9Boc^e ift unfere filberne ^oc^jeit SSen foffen toir 25 eintaben?"

5lnf)ang 115

,,5Iber, Itebfte $rau," ftofjnt ber ^rofeffor, ,,icf) fyabe gar !etne 3eit. SSir toollen unfere ftlberne £>ocf)geit fcer= fdjieben. SSir toolfen fie mit unferer golbenen £>ocf)geit gufammen feiern. 3d) fann totrfltc^ ntc^t fo oft geftort toerben !" s

@in finbltdjeS ©clict

§err S3roton in 93ofton toil! mit feiner jitngen $rcw unb ber ftetnen ^arrtet narf) S)eutf(^(anb gef)en, urn bort ein Safyr §u ftiibteren.

5Im £age bor ber 3l6reife parft bie junge grau bie Coffer, unb SHein ^arriet ^ilft i^rer Sftama ftei^ig. (Snblic^ bringt 10 Sftarie, bie SSdrterin, ba§ eifrige $inb 511 S3ette.

S)a fi|t e3 in feinem fcf)neenjei§en 9?Q(^t^embc^cn unb gtii{)t noc£) n)ie ein Siofenfnofpc^en bon ber 5lr6eit be^ £age<§. Sann !ommt bie 9)Zama, urn ifyrem ^er^BIatt ,,®ute S^ac^t" gu fagen unb ^arriet^ 3l6enbge6et gu l^oren. is

fr£ieber ©ott," betet bag ^inb, wmac^' mid^ gut — 3ftama, bin ic^ fjeute nidjt fefjr gut getoefen ? - - unb mad^' mid) fromm, baft ic^ gu bir in ben ^)immet !omm'. Sieber ©ott, befdjiitje meine tiebe Wlama unb meinen lieben ^apa, bie ©ro^mama, Xante Siggie, Dn!et Sftobert, unb fet auc^ gut 20 gu 90?arie. llnb nun, lieber ©ott, mu§ tc^ bir auf ein ganged Sa^r Sebett)ot)I fagen, benn ntorgen gefjen loir nadE) lanb."

116 ©Iftcf 2Iuf

Sic ©djtoefter ,£>eine3

S)tc atte $rau bon ©mbben, bie ©djtuefter |)einricl) .^et lebte in .^amburg. SSiete Seute, SSornetjme unb ©cringe, lamen 511 ifyr. @ie tooEten alte mit iljr bon itjrem gro^en S3ruber fpretfjen.

5 S)ie alte grait tear e3 enbtic§ miibe, immer toieber bte atten ©ef(^i(i)ten 311 er^titjten. @ie offnete be^fjatb il;re .!pau3tf)u'r niir felten fiir ©afte.

(£ine<§ 9}?orgen§ !onnte man ^olgenbe^ an ifyrer ^au§t^iir {joren: @rft einen frfjriften Xon ber alien ^au^glotfe, bann 10 tiefe (Stttte. 9?orf) einmat bte ^ait^gtocfe, bte^mat fc^ritler unb tauter.

(Snbtid^, narf) langerem SSarten, bte fd)arfe ©ttntme ber alien grait im ^aufe: B3Me 9^itd)frau?"

15

,,3Ser fonft?"

,,S)te ^aiferin Don Dfterretrf)."

^fl)8 eifcrne

SSafjrenb ber S5etageritng bon ^5ari^ tnt Safjre 1870-1871 20 befitd)te ^onig SSil^elm ber Srfte oft bie Sa^arette in SSer* faiHe§. @r fbracf) bann immer freunblid^ mit einigen ber tenfen.

Slnfjang 117

(SineS Staged fjatte er toieber ein @efprad) mit etnem franfen ©olbaten. £)iefer <3o(bat fjatte in mefjreren @cr)(atf)ten gefcintpft. (£r toar nirfjt oertounbet, fonbern fjatte fyeftigen 9f?f)eumati3mu<3 im ^reuj.

,,28te t)aft bu bir ben 9ft)eitmati3mui§ gefjolt?" fragte i^n s ber ®6nig.

B«uf ^often, ajJajeftat," antoortete ber ©olbat. ffUm bie ^ac^te auf ^often [tetjen §u !onnen, mii^te man h)trfli(^ etn etferne3 ^reu§ t)a6en."

,r9^unf" ertoteberte ber $ontg lad^etnb, ,,ein eifertie§ ^reuj 10 fottft bu t)aben."

S^ocf) an bemjelben Stage trug ber £apfere ba^ (Sl^renjetdjen be^ etfcrnen ^reuge§ auf ber S3ruft.

(Sine ®eftjettftergefdjtdjte

S0?r. SSfjite, ein 2lmertfaner mit romantifrfjen ©eliiften, ift miibe t)om raftlofen 5trbeiten. @r toill ftc^ ein Sa^r au§= is ritfjen. S'iirgenbl, ben!t er, !ann icf) mid) fo gut auSrufyen toie bet ben S)eut)c^en. Unb fo retft er nac^ S)eiitfrf)lanb.

@r tuei^ aud) fc^on, too er tuofynen toitt. 5luf einer 9f?f)ein= reife im Ie|ten Safyr ^at er etn alte§ ©djtofj gefeJjen. &S liegt am 9?f)einufer auf einem ^etfen, ni^t raeit bon bem 20 Sorelei=gelfen. ®in Sorfcfjen breitet ft(^ materifc^ §u feinen ^it^en au§.

Sort in bem atten ©cfjtofc, ba§ faft eine 9fttine tft, tuiff er f)au= fen tote ein alter SRaubriiter, 4)cr ba^ 9lauben aufgegeben {jat.

118 ©liid 5luf

@r mietet bag ©djtofj ofme ©d)tt>ierig!eit unb madjt

feme QSorbereitungen fiir ben ©in^ug. SSafyrenbbeffen

toofmt er in etnent ©aftfyaufe beg £)orfeg. Sfteugierig

bliden bte 2)orft>ett>orjner auf ifyn ; fie benfen : 2)ag ift s nrieber einer bon ben berriidten 5lug(anbern. 9?ur einem

5lu^Idnber fann bie Sbee fommen, in fo eincm alien ©|?u!ne[t

511 toofynen.

S)er 2Sirt be^ ®aftf>aufe3 tft jeboc^ ein 9Kann bon Sit

bung. Sr !ennt ba3 @prirf)n)ort : Slnbere SSoIfcr, anbere 10 (Bitten. Slbcr aucf) i^m geftillt e§ nic^t, bo§ ber longe,

biinne §err ,,28eit," ber immer fo follegialifc^ mil it)m fpridjt

wnb fo bie( teure§ $leifrf) ber^efjrt, in bem alten S^aubritter^

ttefte tjaufen miE.

H^>err SSeit," fagt er eineg ?Ibenb§ §u bem 3tmeri!aner, ber is gerabe fein britte3 &tud Seeffteal uerjefyrt, ,,§err SBeit,

get)en @ie borf) urn aEe^ in ber SSelt nirfjt in bag a(te 9?eft

ba ooen. SDenn — id) fage eg S^nen gang off en — ein

furdjtbareg ©efpenft f)auft bort!"

„%&) gtaube nid£)t an ©efpenfter," fagt 9Wr. SS^ite Iddjetnb. 20 ,,%$) au<^ nic^t," ritft ber bide SSirt etfrig. ,,9lkr an bieg

©efpenft ntu§ fel&ft icf) glauben. ^>6ren <Sie nur, toag ba

oben bor bieten Sa^ren gefcE)e^en ift!"

f,2)amatg," ergftpe ber SStrt, wtoo!)nte ber Sefi^er, ber

93aron bon ^amnterfc^tag, einmat im ©ommer in bem alien 25 £odj. (Sineg 9lbenbg fbat Brad) ein dauber in bag §aug

ein. 5Der Saron fambfte njie ein Some mit bem ©tnbredjer.

liefer toc^rte fi^ mit gro^em 9»ut. 5l6er ber jnnge S3aron

119

roar ftarler ate er. @r brdngte ben dauber gum offenen $en|ter fn'nau3.

9Jttt bebenben §anben umffommerte ber Ung(udlid)e ba3 fdjmate genfterbrett. Sftinutentang tying er bort in ber fdjtm'nbelnben $8f)e. 2)ann fcerlicfe t^n feme Sraft. 9Kit s cinem furdjtbaren ©c^ret [tiirgte er in bie Xtefe. ©einen £eib fjat man nie gcfunben !

(Sett biejcm fdjrerftirfjen (Sreigni^ erfc§einen jebe D^ac^t gtoet !reibelpei^e «^)dnbe am ^enfter, unb bann ertont ein furc^tbarer (Secret. 3Segen biefe^ (Spufe^, ber fid) jebe 9^ac|t rt)ieberf)ott, 10 ijat ber 93aron fctn ^au^ berlaffen.

@o, §err SSeit, nun ttriffen @ie aEe^. ^aben @ie nun nodj Svtft, ba oben §u tootjnen ?"

r,S)ai§ ift ja etne fetjr merlrtjiirbige ©efdjic^te," fadjt 9}?r. SS()tte. „%<$) raiirbe mid) freuen, bie S3e!anntfd)aft 15 biefe§ tntereffanten (Sefpenfte§ §u madjen. 9tod) fjeute 5tbenb toiE id) be£>fya(b im ©djloffe fdjtafen unb ben <Spul errttarten."

^opffc^uttelnb fte^t ber bide SBirt bor fciner Spr, at§ batb barauf ber bihtne Stmerilaner mit fetnem " dress suit 20 case " frofjlidj nod) oben in fein SBerberben njanbert.

fiir 9J?r. 28t)ite §ured)t gemad)t ift, ift ©djtoffe. (S§ ift ein 6be3, roeiteg ©emad). (Sin foloffatel ^immelbett, ein 2Bafdj= tifc^, ein ©d)rcibtifd) unb mefjrere ©tiitjle berfdjfm'nben faft 25 in bent fyofyen, gro^en Diaum. (Sin einfame^ 2Sad)<§tid)t brennt auf bent Xifc^e.

120 ®lu(f

2ftr. SBtjite fe|t fidj an ben £ifcfj unb beginnt gu lefen. @r lieft intmer &or bem (Scfjlafengefyen. Slber Ijeute nmnbern feine ©ebanfen. (£r fieljt unttnUfurlid) nod) ben genftern, burd) bie ba£ toeijje Sftonbticfyt ftromt. 6 2)ie gro§e £urmul)r im S)orfe fcJ)tdgt etf ; ba fyort er einen Kagenben Xon am genfter. @r crjcfyrtcft. ,,Unfinn," fagt er bann taut, ,,ba3 ift ja ber 3Stnb."

5lber lefen mag er nidjt mef)r. 3luc^ bte i)err(irf)e 9ftonb* lanbfc^aft brau^en fd^etnt i^n nictjt §u intereffteren, benn er 10 fcermetbet e§r in bte lifttifje ber ^enfter gu gefjen.

Sfttt !(opfenbem Bergen unb unru()tgcm ©erjirn !ried)t er enbltd^ gegen Sftttternacfjt in ba^ gro^e ^tmmelbett. $orf)er fjat er aber eine gelabene ^iftote unter [ein ^opffif|en gelegt. (£tnm<§ SSor[td)t !ann nie frfjaben.

is S9alb fdjeinen bie 9ftonbftrat)len auf ba^ ©e[id)t be^ <3d)fafenben. @r traumt unru^ig. Sr brefjt ftc^ balb auf bie eine, Batb auf bie anbere ©eite. ©ein Sltem gef)t fdjtuer.

^Plotstid) fd)redt ber @d)tummcrnbe auf: cr offnet bie 5lugen unb fietjt — ftel)t bie entfe^Iic|en rrcibctoctjsen §anbe 20 t)or fic^.

©raufen padt i^n — er fafjt nod) feiner ^Siftote — er fdjieftt auf ba§, rt)ag er im bleidjen 9}?onb(icf)t bor fid) fiefjt — . 2)a ertont ein furd§t6arer ©djrei ! -

2Sa§ er t)or fic^ gefetjen ^atte, iuaren feine eigenen, freibe* 25 toei^en ^iifee gett)efen!

Slnfjong 121

darnel

Gnnft fd)rieb bie beriirjmte Unit-erfitat 93 — etnen $)3ret<3 aug fiir bie befte 5lbf)anblung iiber bag Mantel, llnter ben SBetoerbern roarcn em 3lmerifaner, cm (Snglanber, ein ^ran^ 3ofe itnb ein 3)eutfd)er.

2>eber fon t^nen fd)rieb etnen Driginal-Sffat) iiber bag 5 Garnet, unb jeber berfolgte babct eine berfdjiebene 9}?et^obe.

2)er pra!tifd)e Sngldnber, ber feinen 5tugen me{)r traute al3 fetnem ©e^irn, pacfte feme <Siebenjatf)en unb ging mit SabetDQime unb Xljeefeffcf, mit S^eifebecEe unb 93abefer in bie SSiifte ©a^ara, bie §eimat ber Gamete. 10

S)ort lebte er ouf einer Dafe gan^ rt)ie in (Sngtanb. (£r babete ftei^ig unb tran! ebenfo flei^ig ^Ijce. Saneben ging er auf bie Sortjenjagb ober fytelte ©otf unb Sricfet. Sn feinen Sftufceftunbcn ftubierte er bag Garnet in natura.

S^a^ funf SSodjen {jatte er SKatertal genug fiir ben (Sffatj is unb ging nneber nac^ Sngtanb guriid S)ort fi^rieb er ofjne biet ®o{jf3crbred)en in !(aren, !ur§en SSorten nieber, tt>a3 er in ber SSiifte gefet)en fjatte.

9Saf)renbbeffen ^atte ber gran^ofe feine 5trbeit fc^on fangft beenbet. (Sr lt>ar in ^arig gebtieben unb ^atte einige ©tunben 20 bor ber 93e^aufung ber Slamele im jootogifc^en ©arten ber- brad)t.

Sie Stiere mit ifyrer brolligen, ptjantaftifd^en ©eftatt fatten ifyn fefjr amiifiert. (Sogfeic^ ^atte er im ©eifte eine anmutige SjSIauberei iiber bag Garnet ffi^iert. 25

122 ©lite! Slitf

(SdjneE tear er in em naf)e3 Safe gegangen unb, angeregt burrf) einige Xaffen 2#o!fa, Ijatte er bie ©ftjje aulgearbeitet. 2>iefe fear boE 2St|, boE anmutiger unb bramatiftfjer ©itu= attonen, nur nriffenfdjaftlid) tear fie nirfjt. s $)er 2(merifaner fyatte lange !etne geit finbcn fonnen, ben Huffo^ 511 fdjretben. @tn Slmerifaner ift immcr fo furc^tbar befdjdfttgt. Sll§ 9}?ttgltcb bon jeljn SSereinen unb SSorfi^enber bon gefjn anberen, i>at er aEe ."ptinbe boE §u if)un.

(Snblic^ fommt ber Xag, ben er fur bie $a&ri!ation be^ 10 ®amel=5lrtt!e:fe referbiert fjatte.

Sn bie 2Sitfte !ann er in ber (Site nidjt gut ge^en, in ben gootogifd^en ©arten aud) nid)t, benn er toofynt in Soften.

SBo finbet er nun fo fcfyneE trie mogttc§ ba§ nottge 15 Material fiir fetnen Sffot)? 9?un, too fonft at§ in ber " Public Library ! " Sort !onn er fdjneE u&erftiegen, loaS je iiber ba^ Garnet gefrf)rieben ift.

3J?it einem boEen 9^oti§bucf) !ommt er abenb§ nacfj §oufer fe|t fic^ in ben @d)autetftuf)t unb arrangiert fein Material 20 ©efc^idt fteEt er mit ^>iitfe fciner ^oti^en ein Garnet §ufammen. Unb er marf)t feme 5lrbctt fo gut, ba§ nur mi^giinftige ®etet)rte fein Garnet all ein 23ud)^amet bei> bammen frnmcn.

Unb nun fel)en njir unS ben Seutfc^en unb fein darnel an. 25 5)er S)eutfd)e fyat biel, biet me^r gefcfjrieben, all aEe anbern gufammen, einen ganjen bicfen S3anb boE.

?ln bemfclben Xage, an npeldjem er ba

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ber Uniberfitat gelefen fjatte, fdjtofj er ftdj in fein <3tubier= Dimmer. 9Ztemanb al3 feme $rau burfte fjereinfommen.

Sort fajj er im langen ©djlafrod, mtt einer nod) Idngeren ^Sfetfc im 9Kunbe unb briitete "Sag imb 9?ad)t iiber ba£ darnel

SBon 3e^t ju 3e^ ^am feme Srau auf ^en 3e^enfP%n in3 5 3immer, itm iljm ettt)a3 511 effen 511 bringen.

£)a3 bauerte einen 9J?onat, e^ bauerte gleet donate. S)er arme 9ftann a^ immcr iueniger, aber er raurfjte immer met)r unb faf) au^ rt)ie ein @e[pen[t.

SSenn man i^n fa()f mie er, in cine 9faud)n;otfe gepfft, 10 bor feinem ©djretbtifc^ fa^ — im braunen @d£)Iafroc£, mit gelriimmtem 9?iidcn unb gebeugtem ^opfc, — jo fonnte man if)n tmrHidj !aum bon etnem Mantel unterfdjeiben.

Sangfam, langfam riidte bie Arbeit bor, benn ber beut[d^e (Mefyrte ^atte e^ nidjt leidjt. @r mu^tc — ba ein 3)eutfd)er 15 alte§ griinblid) mad)t — ba<§ Garnet au§ ben Xiefen feine^ eigenen ©emiitel entroidetn. Unb ein beut[cfje3 ©emitt ift nidjt nur fef)r ttef, fonbern aud) fc^r bunfet.

(Snblid;, nad) brci 9ftonatenr luar ba§ gro^e SSer! fertig, unb ber ©etef)rte fttcfc einen unge^eueren ©eufjer ber (£rteic^= 20 terung au§. Wit triumbfjierenber SKtene fd)rieb er auf ba3 Xitelbtatt beg bidletbigen SD^anuffriptd :

S)a§ ibeale darnel, (Sine 5)S^tIofopf)ie beg Unberoufcten.

, meint it)r toot)!, befam ben ^5rei^? 25

124 ©Ificf

5lEer Hnfcmg ift fdjtoer.

@nbe gut, atte3 gut.

®eine 9?ofe of)ne ®ornen.

2Ser 51 fagt, mufj audfj S3 fagen. s |nmger ift ber befte ®ocf).

Srren ift menfd)Ii(^.

Sitgen fjakn !ur§e S3eme.

9?eben ift @tt6er, ©c^toetgen ift ©otb.

©tiEe SSaffer ftnb ttef. 10 Seber ift feine3 ©IucEe§ ©c^mieb.

Unban! ift ber SBett Sof)n.

,,^a6e id)" ift ein befferer SBoget al3 ,,f)dtte i<^."

@in ©perting in ber §anb ift beffer a(3 eine Staube auf bent SDadje. is X^ue 9f?ec^t unb fcfjeue niemanb.

9Sa^ §an^c§en nic^t lernt, lernt ^on§ nimmerme^r.

Unter ben Slinben ift ber (Sindugige Slonig.

3Ser ein gldferne^ S)ac^ fyat, mu^ nirf)t mit ©teinen toerfen. 20 2Ber anbern eine ©rube grabt, fdttt fetbft Ijinein.

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3ebermann3 $reunb ift niemanbeS greunb.

SSte bit mir, fo id) bir.

S)er Sftenfrf) benft, aber ©ott lenft.

(£in gute§ ©ettriffen ift ein fanfteg Sftiljefiffen.

9Korgenftitnbe fjat ©olb im 9}?unbe. 5

Siebe unb SSerftanb gel^en felten ^anb in §anb.

5e grower bte 9Jot, je nftfjer ©ott.

§eute rot — morgen tot.

SSer ben pfennig nid)t e^rt, ift be^ X^ater^ nidjt loert. . SWii^iggang ift alter Softer 5Infang. 10

9Ku§ ift eine fjarte 9?u^.

9ceib ift beg SeufelS Steib.

9^ot fennt tein ©ebot.

SSer ©ott uertraut, f)ot toofjl gebaut.

<Scf)5n^eit bergetjt, Xugenb befteijt. 15

SBenn bie 9?ot am gro^ten, ift ©otte^ ^filfe am nad£)ften.

@g ift nirfjtjo fo fein gefponnen, es> !ommt boc^ enbtic^ an bie ©onnen.

SSerfprec^en unb fatten, ftefyet fein bet Sungen unb SUten.

Heinen @prii(f)e merfe fein, 20

(Sin jeber ift ein Sbetftein.

SBenn ic^ .toollte, toa^ ic^ foEte, t' id) aEe§, nia§ i^ mottte.

126 ©Ifitf Stuf

9J?orgen, morgen ! — nitr ntd)t Ijeute, ©predjen alle tragen Seute.

SSer einmal liigt, bem gtau&t man nid)t, Unb toenn er aud) bie SSafjrfyeit fpric^t.

J£>a.n§> ©utgenug, ber trage

feine ©ac^e niir fyalb unb fd;(etf)t.

Orbnung terne, tiebe ftc, Orbnung fpart bir $eit unb

Suft unb Siebe gu einem 10 9)?ac^t ade SKfi^e unb 5lrbett gering.

SSerftetjen unb toerftanbcn luerben, unfer ©tiicf auf (Srben.

Strcue ift etn feftner ©aft,

ti)n feft, too bu ifjn l)a[t.

15 28er nur in fetn |)er§ fd^auet rec^t,

rebet ntdjt bon anbern fd)(ed)t.

bu ntd)t toitlft, bag man bir tfju', fiig' aud) leinem anbern gu.

totifyrt feine Sieb' in ©toigfcit

NOTES

ABBKEVIATIONS

ace., accusative, adj., adjective. adv., adverb. art., article. aux.t auxiliary, c/., compare. c<wip., comparative, con/., conjunction. dot., dative. dem., demonstrative. etc. , and so forth. fig., figuratively. gen., genitive. i.e., that is. impers., impersonal. indef., indefinite. interj., interjection. interrog., interrogative. intr., intransitive. Ital., Italian. 2., line.

Lat., Latin. lit., literally. mod., modal. num., numeral. part., participle. pers., personal. pi., plural. poss., possessive. pref., prefix. prep., preposition. pres., present. pret., preterite. pron., pronoun. rel., relative. sep., separable. sing., singular. subj., subjunctive. superl., superlative. tr., transitive. viz., namely.

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NOTES

THERE are three types of word-order, according to the position of the verb :

I. The normal order : the personal verb follows the subject.

£>er $nabe Icrnt ben 3Ser§, 'the boy learns the verse.' £er $nabe f|at ben 3Ser«J gelernt, ' the boy has learned the verse.' 3)er $nabe tmrb ben $Ber§ lernen, 'the boy is going to learn the verse.' 2)er £nabe toirb ben 9Ser3 gelernt Ijaben, ' the boy will have learned the verse.'

II. The inverted order : the personal verb precedes the subject.

©eftern lernte ber £nabe ben S5er§, ' yesterday the boy learned the verse.' £eute Ijot ber $nabe ben SSerS gelernt, 'to-day the boy has learned the verse.' SDJorgen totrb ber ^nobe ben 33er§ lernen, ' to-morrow the boy Is going to learn the verse. ' SKorgen nnrb ber $nabe ben 35er§ gelernt b,aben, ' to-morrow the boy will have learned the verse.'

The non-personal verb stands at the end of the clause. The sepa- rable prefix stands before the past participle, the past participle before the infinitive : ®r mirb ben 3Ser3 ab'gefcf)rieben fiaben, ' he will have copied the verse. '

III. The dependent or transposed order : the personal verb is trans-

posed to the end of the clause.

2>d) raiinfclje, bajj ber $nabe ben 33eri lernt, ' I wish the boy to learn the verse.' %<fy fioffe, baft ber $nabe ben 3Ser§ gelemt fyat, 'I hope that the boy has learned the verse.' 2>$ §°ffo ^a^ bet 129

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$nabe ben 2?er3 lernen ttiirb, ' I hope that the boy will learn the verse.' %d) fioffe, bafj bet $nabe ben 3Ser3 ab'geftfjrieben fjaben luirb, ' I hope that the boy will have copied the verse.'

As a rule, the non-personal part of a verb ("separable prefix," past participle, infinitive) immediately precedes the personal verb.

The accent of German words is generally on the root-syllables in simples and derivatives, and on the first member of compounds.

3 5. Bin id) : inverted order. The inverted order occurs when the independent sentence begins with any other word or words than the subject.

37. alter al§t 'older than.' The endings forming the com- parative and superlative are the same as in English, viz. -er, -est. Most monosyllabic adjectives modify the vowels a, o, u, au in the comparative and superlative : alt, alter, alteft ; jung, jiinger, jiingeft. The conjunction al§ = 'than,' is used after a comparative.

3e. Sitter: the general connectives after, 'but,' 'yet,' allot it, 'but,' 'yet,' Uttb, 'and,' beitlt, 'for,' fonbcru, 'but,' ober, 'or,' do not affect the word-order.

3 20. toitt, 'wants' ; Witt: present of rooHen.

3 21. fpridjt: see fpretfjen. Many strong verbs which have the root vowel e change it into i or ie in the second and third persons singular of the present indicative and in the second person of the imperative. Long e becomes ie, short e becomes t. Infinitive fprecfien : present, id) fpredje, bit fpritfjft, er fprtd)t, ttrir fpredjen, ifyr fpredjt, fie fpredjen; imperative, fpritf), fprecfjen ©ie. Infinitive jefien: present, id) fetie, bit fiefoft, er jiefit, nrir fefyen, if)t fe&t, fie fefien; imperative, fief), fefjen ©ie.

4 2. ettt3, ' one. ' The neuter form eitt3 is used in counting, except when unb follows : einS, jroei, brei ; Ijunbert eing ; but ein=unb= pwnjig, Bunbert=ein=unb=jtDan3tg ; also einfjunbert, etntaufenb.

4 5. $m = in bem 'in (the).' The definite article is often con- tracted with prepositions. $n sometimes governs the dative, some- times the accusative.

NOTES 131

4 5. Ijubctt ttJtr : why inverted order ? See note 3 5.

4 6. bide £dge, 'for many days.'

4 23. $afj mir ba§ £er§e larfjt : or bajj mein §erj(e) ladjt. ,/JQerje" is the old form of ,/^erj.'' Sftir is a so-called dative of interest. It depends grammatically on the verb of the clause. Such a dative of interest is commonly used in German instead of a possessive pronoun, as in English.

4 27. ©rfjctbcit tljltt tt»elj : transl. 'partings are grievous'; lit. " parting gives pain."

4 28. nod) £wuf(e)f ' home.' The c in the dative may be omitted.

4 29. fiodjt . . . Ott3 : see au^'Iacfien. Many verbs have a preposi- tion or an adverb for a separable prefix. These prefixes are detached from the verb and placed at the end of the principal clause in the present, in the preterite, and in the imperative. No separation takes place in dependent clauses. Infinitive auS'ladjen: present, er lacfot ben SBinter avtS ; preterite, er ladjte ben SBinter au§ ; imperative, lodje ben SCinter <w§. Dependent clause: roenn er ben SBtnter auSladjt; bafj er ben 2Binter au3gelad)t fiat. The separable prefixes in com- pound verbs always take the principal accent.

6 21. immcr uorf), 'still.'

5 as. »irl», 'going to be'; see roerben.

6 5. eruwrfjt : the prefixes fat, emps, cnts, evt, $&, tiers, 36** are never separated from the verb and never accented.

6 8. Icgt . . . Ott : see an'Iegen in the vocabulary, also note 4 29.

6 20. fidftt: for oerlafjt, 'leave.'

7 16. @§ ftnb, ' there are.' The neuter e£ here is the grammatical or introductory subject. It anticipates the logical subject (2Bod)en), which comes after the verb. (£3 in such cases is translated by there or not translated at all.

7 24. 2hn = an bent, 'on the.' Definite time is expressed either by the accusative or by the preposition an (sometimes in) followed by the dative.

8 6. frfjreikn ttrir, ' we shall write.' In German the present tense is very often used instead of the future.

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8 13. ©ttefttttttterdjen, 'little stepmother,' 'pansy.' Nouns ending in sdjen or sleitt are diminutive derivatives, and are always neuter : bag SSatercfien or bag SBaterlein, bag SBriiberdjen or bag Sriiberletn. Usually the ending sdjen or stein conveys the additional idea of affection; ,,sdjett" is akin to English "-kin," 'manikin'; ^slettt" to English "-ling," 'yearling,' 'sapling.'

9 5. er fHjt nnter bem ^Santoffel, ' he is henpecked ' ; lit. " he sits under the slipper (foot)."

9 13. $eitt 2Jlenfd), 'nobody' ; lit. "no man."

9 is. fyatte id) flatter, 'had I but leaves'; Jjfitte is preterite sub- junctive of Ijaben. The subjunctive here is used to express a wish that is not supposed to be fulfilled. — miifjtcu, ' would have to ' ; miijHcu is preterite subjunctive of mitffcn. It is the conditional subjunctive.

9 23. fteljt : present of fcljcit. See note 3 21.

10 7. jerBridjt : present of jerfcredjen. See note 6 5 and 3 21.

10 7. «JP : atte (set, >e$) usually drops its ending before the defi- nite article and the possessives. The elision of a vowel or a syllable is marked by an apostrophe.

10 10. ba fommt cine Biege : see note 3 5.

10 11. frifjt . . . ob : infinitive ab'frefjen. See note 4 29. gfreffen, 'to eat,' is used in connection with animals; effett, 'to eat,' in con- nection with human beings.

10 12. btt§ ft ii pf ri)Ctt = ' his little head. ' In German the definite article is generally used instead of the possessive pronoun if the owner- ship is clear.

10 16. Jjitt t§ : the principal clause takes the inverted order when it is preceded by the dependent clause: llnb alg eg bag fagt (dependent clause), Ijot e3 feine Sftabeln nrieber (principal clause).

10 is. am meiften, ' most of all.' 9Keift is the superlative of &iel, comparative ntcljr. The predicative superlative, when no noun is understood, ends in ftett, and is preceded by om : am fceften, ' best of all'; am fd)onften, 'most beautiful of all.'

10 20. $a$, ' that,' is a demonstrative pronoun. It is to be emphasized.

NOTES 133

11 8. fid), ' for himself ' ; fid) is a reflexive pronoun.

11 16. miiffen fie fttegen leljreit, ' must teach them to fly.' fieljreit governs the accusative and takes the infinitive without gu,

11 22. toettn, 'if.' The dependent order (see page 129) is used in dependent clauses introduced by a subordinating conjunction, such as ttJCtttt, 'if,' al$t 'as,' 'when,' bdfj, 'that,' toeit, 'because,' etc.

1126. bie, 'which,' relative pronoun. The dependent order (see page 129) is used in dependent clauses introduced by a relative pro- noun or adverb: ber (n>eld)er), bic (roeld)e), bal (roeldje§), 'who,' 'which'; ftjcr, 'who'; fc)a3, 'what,' 'which'; tt»ie, 'how,' 'what'; IPO, 'where'; Uwnn, 'when.'

11 26. bic ba§ $Keflcn gelcrnt IjaBett, 'who have learned to fly.' The infinitive as verbal noun — bag 5^e9en — *s always neuter and has no plural.

12 4. gum JylicflCit, 'for flying.' The infinitive as verbal noun is usually translated by the English verbal noun in -ing.

12 5. ttrirb, ' will ' or ' is going to.' See roerben.

12 8. gut = 'safely.'

12 11. tote auf ^omtnanbo, ' as if at an order.'

12 12. oljite JRoft nod) SfJltlj', 'without rest or peace.' Such alliter- ative phrases are frequently found in German literature. 9iaft and 3luE) are almost synonymous. Compare "kith and kin."

12 14. 2Ber : relative pronoun. Explain the word-order. See note 11 26.

12 16. Dor longer 3dt, ' a long time ago.'

13 5. tragt, 'wears'; infinitive trflflcn. Nearly all strong verbs which have a for their root vowel modify a into a in the second and third persons singular of the present indicative : id) trage, bit tragft, er tragt, roir tragen, iljr tragt, fie tragen. Compare note 3 21.

13 7. meitt : poetic for nteiner ; ^Dergeffen'' takes the genitive or accusative : icfj oergeffe beiner or bid)/ feiner or iljn, be^ SJaterS or ben SSater, ber Gutter or bie Gutter.

13 9. al§ : explain the word-order. See note 11 22.

13 12. 2tur = Slue, ' meadow.' See note 10 7.

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13. SBeiljttadjten : i.e. gen>etf)ete = ' sacred,' 9iac|ten, old form for $Karf)te = ' nights.' $>a3 2Betljltadjt3feft, ' the sacred nights' festival,' in ancient times was one of the chief festivals of the Teutons. It was celebrated in honor of the sun god during the time of the "twelve sacred nights," beginning with December 21. The early Christians gave a Christian significance to the heathen festival and called it Christmas.

14 i. be£ 24. $>eseittber : proper names do not take the ending § in the genitive if the name is preceded by an article or pronoun in the genitive.

14 2. Jarft or bac!t: infinitive bacfen. See note 13 5.

14 21. fjer'f ontmet : for fomm(e)t ber, a poetic license. See note 4 29.

14 22-23. toad . . . fitr gfreube un3 marf)t, ' what joy ... gives us.'

14 24-25. einen SOZomcnt, ' for a moment.' The accusative is used to express definite time.

15 5. SWarjtyan, 'marchpane,' from the Lat. 'Marci panis,' i.e. ' bread of St. Mark,' a famous German Christmas candy made chiefly of almonds and sugar.

15 14-15. (J^re fct ©ott . . . aBjWaefaHeit, ' Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.' Luke ii. 14.

15 21. S3ettn = bei bent.

16 3. gum = ju bent, ' for the.' 19. bom = oon bent, ' of the.'

19 3. })iii£tf)cn 2ftorQenfdjan, ' little red rose, that is as beautiful as a morning.'

19 7. (£itte§ XngeS, 'one day.' The genitive is used to express indefinite time.

19 e. $ieg:ober:93rid), 'bend or break.'

19 10. fieljt : infinitive feljen ; see note 3 21.

19 13. Ifiuft : infinitive fattfen ; see note 13 5.

19 is. lojjt : infinitive laffcn ; see note 13 5.

19 17. mcitt ttttt^t btt fcin, 'you must be mine.' For the sake of emphasis ttteitt is placed at the beginning of the clause. Emphasis in German is often obtained by position.

NOTES 135

19 18. id) Btedje bid), 'I shall break you.' Present instead of future. See note 8 6.

20 4. id) ftedje bid) tief, ' I shall put my thorns deep into thy flesh.'

20s. ftidjt : infinitive ftcrfjett. See note 3. 21.

20 10. Jjjjrt Itidjt borauf, 'does not listen to it.'

'20 is. @alj em &na&T: for ,,@3 faf) em £nab'" or ,,@m ftnabe fa&." Grammatical rules, especially the rules on word-order, are often dis- regarded by poets. $nuliT : for Siittjjttng, 'youth.'

20 H. Goethe uses the older inflected form ^eiben." The modern form is ^etbe." ,,§eiben" is dative singular of bte Jpeibe. Formerly feminine nouns ending in c were declined in the singular.

20 is. 9Bcr : supply t§ = e3 roar.

20 16. Sief : infinitive laufett,

20 17. mit utelett ^freubett, ' with much joy.' greuben like Sjbeiben. See note 20 14.

20 18. 9io§(cilt tot : the attributive adjective remains undeclined in case it follows the noun.

20 20. iluabe : instead of bet £nabe ; poetic license.

21 i. id) WiKf§ nidjt Icibcn, ' I will not endure it.' 21 5. 'g WMtin = bag 9io§lein.

21 7. £alf i^m bod) fcitt 2Be^ unb 2td), ' but no crying and lament- ing was of any avail. '

21 8. 2Ritftt c§ e&en leibcn, ' it simply had to endure it.'

21 11. (Moctljc : not (SjiitJje. Proper names are seldom affected by modern rules of spelling.

22 4. 4?omer': a^out 1000 B.C., the Greek poet to whom by tra- dition the authorship of the Iliad and Odyssey is assigned.

22 4. Sxm'te : 1265-1321, a celebrated Italian poet, the author of the Divina Commedia.

22 11. fottbcnt, 'but.' ©onbern is preceded by a negative and introduces an opposite statement; afar, 'but,' is used after both affirmative and negative clauses. 8t6cr merely qualifies, but does not contradict, the preceding statement.

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23 6. in bcm : or in roeldjem, ' in which'; explain the word-order. See note 11 26.

23 9. fidj : dative of interest, not to be translated here. 23 10. (£§ gte&t, 'there are.' See note 7 16.

23 27. modjte gern alletn fein, 'liked to be alone'; gent tnijgen: 'like to.'

24 2. bid <3rf){itte3, 'much that is beautiful,' viz. many beauti- ful poems. The adjective after Did, ' much,' lyeittg, ' little,' ettOttS, 'something,' ntdjtS, 'nothing,' is treated as a substantive in appo- sition, and is therefore written with a capital : tiief (SJttte3, ' much good'; nidjt3 83iJfe3, ' nothing bad. '

24 5-6. jjetyen . . . cut . . . au§ : see ein'gefien and cm^'getjen.

25 6. gege&en tturb, ' is given ' ; passive voice. The passive voice is formed by the auxiliary wcrben and the past participle of the verb.

26 5. Jiiifncr $)0ttt, 'cathedral of Cologne.' Adjectives in ttt derived from names of places are indeclinable : ber Joiner 2)0tn, beS Joiner 35ome§, ein Joiner Sotn.

26 is. trfigt : see tragen and note 13 5.

26 ie-17. <5te faljren ben 9Rljeitt Ijtmmter obcr fjerauf, ' they go up or down the Rhine. ' ^jet implies motion toward, Ijin away from the speaker.

26 is. bc§ .§ubfon : see note 14 ].

27 4. 2(mcrifancrinncn : feminine derivatives in tin double the n in the plural: bie 2lmerifanerin, bie SKmerifanerinnen.

27 8. S3iibeler : guidebook by Baedeker, a German publisher (1801-1859), noted as the founder of a series of guidebooks. 27 8. in bcr ^Wttb, ' in their hands.' See note 10 12.

27 9. feljen ... an : see an'fe^en. 2721. nod) imnter, 'still.'

28 5. etttwS 9J0mantifif}e§ : see note 24 2.

28 11. Ijoljer, ' high ' ; Ijod) changes d) to ^ when declined ; the com- parative is pljer, the superlative pdjft, ttttt 28 13. frf)ant Ijinouf : see

NOTES 137

28 'is. ntd)t§ all, 'nothing but.'

29 3. bo§ Stoufdjen : see note 11 26. 29 5. e3 finb : see note 7 16.

29 7. SBflrii&er, 'past and gone.'

29 s. nw3 fofl e3 bcbcutcn: for nm§ e§ Bebeuten foil, 'what it means.' See note 11 26.

29 11. $03 lotnmt mir mrfjt an§ bent ©inn, 'that will not leave my mind.'

29 12. e3 bttttfelt, ' it is growing dark.'

29 n. Surt oben, 'up yonder.'

29 21. tmbct, ' therewith,' i.e. at the same time.

29 23. iUJelobci : archaic-poetic, instead of 9)Mobtc.

30 1-2. $en ©Differ . . . ergreift e§, 'the boatsman ... is seized. ' The English passive often corresponds to impersonal expres- sions in German.

30 5. bic SBcttcn tierfrfjUnflen, 'the waves will devour'; present instead of future.

30 16. ftnb feljr oft fontpontert ttorben, ' have very often been set to music.'

30 16. (£§ gtefet : see note 23 10.

31 12. IWitn, mic fleljt^, ' well, how do you do ? ' lit. «« well, how goes it (with you) ? "

31 13-14. tra jictt . . . Ottf Jpanben : has a double meaning : (1) ' to bear on one's hands,' 'to take good care of; (2) 'to worship,' 'to adore.'

31. $n &ift tote cine 23Iutne : this story is told according to a tradition mentioned by Heine's biographer Karpeles and others.

31 16. mndjt ctncn ©pajtergung, 'takes a walk.'

31 18-19. (£r geljt bcr ©tintmc ttadj, 'he goes in the direction of the voice.'

31 20. ftljcit, 'sitting.' A German infinitive is often translated by the present participle.

31 22. ftcfjctt Dleiftt, 'remains standing.' In certain phrases the simple infinitive is used with Blcilictt, 'to remain,' gcfjcn, 'to go,'

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fasten, 'to drive,' reitett, 'to ride,' fefyett, 'to see,' etc.: ftcljcn blcibcit, 'remain standing'; fpnjtcrcn fasten, 'go driving'; fdjlafeit getycit, 'to go to sleep ' ; lontmcn f cljett, ' to see coming. '

31 24. 3d) fontmc turn ttJCtt Ijer, ' I come from a distance.'

32 5. nimtttt : see neljmen. See note 3 21. 32 s. etttwS Srf)onere3 : see note 24 2.

32 12. sum 2lfcfdjieb, ' at parting '; gum = jit bent.

32 14. SBorte, 'words.' 2Bort has two plural forms : (1) SBorter, single or detached 'words'; (2) SBorte, connected 'words.'

32 n. fdjrw' ... on : see an'fdjcwen.

32 is. ©djfeidjt mir in§ £er-j Ijittein : or fdileidjt in mein igerj f)tn= ein ; dative of interest. See note 4 23.

32 19. Wliv ift = eg ift mir, ' I feel.'

32 20. SlufS .£iwpt bit = <wf bein £>aupt ; dative of interest. See note 4 23.

32 21. baft ©Ott bid) erljafte, 'that God may keep you.'

33 i. ©Ifttfi, 'Alsace,' an imperial territory (9ictdj§(anb) of the German Empire. Its capital is Strassburg. It is bounded by France on the west and by Baden on the east.

33 6. @ie fpielt gem, ' she likes to play.'

33 8-9. geljt . . . fpa§terctt : see fpajieren gefjen. See note 31 22.

33 11. etttaS <Keue3 : see note 24 2.

33 16. ftiifjt : see ftojjen. ^Stofcen" modifies its root vowel o into o in the second and third persons singular of the present indicative. Cf. note 13 5.

33 20. fnict . . . ttieber : see me'berfnieen.

34 3. Ifittft : see Icutfen, and note 13 5. 34 3. it arf) ^ttttfe, 'home.'

34 8. rtoo3 : colloquial for etftmd.

34 8-9. bcinc Slugen lettdjten jo, 'why, your eyes are actually beaming.' $a ('yes ') here is a modal adverb and is to be rendered by "why," "actually."

34 is-17. fteflt . . . atif : see auffteHen.

34 19. in bic £anbe : see note 10 12.

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34 25. Brittge . . . juriirf : see jurucFbnngen.

34 26. ttwntm bettn ? ' -why, pray ? ' $>emt, ' then' (like ja, bcel), may be rendered in a number of ways: 'pray,' 'I wonder,'

'well, then,' 'indeed,' etc.

35 6. 2Ufo, 'hence,' 'consequently'; never "also." 35 11. 2Bie frfjnbe, ' what a pity.'

35 14. @§ gtttfl bte SHiefeittodjter, 'the giant's daughter went.' (g§ is not translated. See note 7 16.

35 19. e3 : sometimes refers to a number of persons or things in a general way.

35 20. fofjt'S = fafste eg ; trug'3 = trug eg ; see tragen.

36 2. jufommcn twebcr : for nrieber jufammen, for the sake of the meter.

38 20. 2(n ber 4?onb, ' by the hand.'

38 23. fiiljrtett ... 511 : see ju'fiifiren.

39 10. giebt C§ bcnn bd3 ? ' is there such a thing ? ' $entt here is merely expletive and cannot be translated at all.

39 11. alT : see note 10 7.

40. Compare Longfellow's translation of ,,£>a§ @d)lofc am SJleer" with the original. The poem is given in the form of a dialogue between two travelers, who have seen the castle under widely differ- ent circumstances.

40 4. b'ritber (= baritfcer) Ijer, 'above it.' 40 5. (£8 inflate, 'it would fain.'

40 16. £aitcn, 'music'; lit. "strings."

40 20. 4>iirtr . . . Stt : see jtt'fioren.

41 2. ©emaljl, 'consort'; bag ©emafil for bie ©emafilin is an archaic expression, used only in poetry.

41 5-6. 3fiiljrtett ... bar : see bar'fiifjren.

41 8. ©traljlenb tot, 'radiant with.'

41 13. fiubttJtgll^Ianb (1787-1 862): a celebrated lyric poet, scholar, and statesman. His fame is based upon his songs and ballads, e.g. ,,$>a§ ©dEilofe am 2Reer," ,,£)eg ©angerg ^lud^," ,,®er gute ,,2)er SBirtin Xod^terlein," and others.

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42. (vrlfihtig : or (glbfontg, $onig ber ©If en, 'king of the elves.' Goethe took the word from the Danish ellerkonge = ' elf -king,' 'erl- king.'

42 15. <S§ gad, 'there were.'

42 20. Ijattcu : the subjunctive frequently is used in dependent clauses after verbs of 'telling,' 'thinking,' 'wishing,' 'hoping,' 'asking,' 'supposing,' 'fearing.'

42 20. Wtybrurfen, 'nightmare'; cf. 'elf-ridden.'

43 i. ttmrben : preterite of roerben. 43 4. faljen ou§ : see au3'fef)en. 43e. grfiftter SBunfdj, 'fondest wish.'

43 7. fimnten : subjunctive of fonnen. See note 42 20. 43 IT. fa!) au3 : see aus'fe&en.

43 22. 216 uttb gu, 'now and then' or 'from time to time.'

44 3-4.- trei&t . . . fyer : see fter'treiben.

44 8-9. $eir SJlottb . . . bridjt Ijer&or, ' the moon breaks through the clouds. '

44 8. nod) e&en, 'just a moment ago.'

44 11. SBorte : see note 32 14.

44 13. Ijalt : infinitive Ijalten. See note 13 5.

44 13. bent = ' his.' See note 10 12.

44 15-ie. (Sir briitft bent $ferbe btc ©poren in btc <3ctten, 'he spurs his horse ' ; lit. ' ' he strikes the spurs into the sides of the horse."

44 16-n. (Seine 9?iiftern fcfnljcn firfj, 'his nostrils were extended.'

44 25. miidjte er, ' he would like to.'

45 10. ftreift . . . on§ : see aus'ftrecfen. 45 10. frfjrcit . . . ouf : see auf fd^reien. 45 16. ttio^I, 'close.'

45 is. uw§ : for urn toa§, roarum, «why.'

45 is. btrgft : see bergen and note 3 21.

46 i. 2JZattd)T bunte iS lumen, ' many gay flowers,' instead of manege bunte Slumen. sJJiaitd)c (stv, **&) often drops its endings before an ordinary adjective.

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46 2. giilbeit : archaic for golbett. According to the rule, it ought to be giilbcncS ©eraanb, yet in poetry the endings of attributive adjectives are often suppressed.

46 10. twegen uttb ton§en unb fingett bid) citt : the separable prefix em belongs to all the three verbs. The present is used in a future sense.

46 17. fofct ... an : see an'fafjen.

46 is. citt 2etb3 getfjatt, ' has hurt me.'

49. Stfcn (as = ' beam,' 'pillar [of the universe]') : name of the Germanic gods.

49. JRiefeit, ' giants,' the foes of gods and men. Having existed before the gods, they considered themselves the rulers of the universe. After being subdued by the gods, they looked upon them as usurpers and hence bore them a deadly hatred. The giants lived in Utgard, in the outermost parts of the earth.

49. *J(sgarb (as = 'beam,' gard = 'yard' or 'garden'): home of the Aesir (sing, as) or gods. It was supposedly located in the heavens above the earth.

49 6. SBotutt or Cbin (wuotan, watan = 'wade,' 'penetrate') : the highest of the Teutonic gods. He is the all-pervading spirit of the world, the father of gods and men. In appearance, Wotan is an old, tall, one-eyed man, with a long beard, a broad-brimmed hat, a gray or blue cloak, and a spear in his hand. Two ravens sit on his shoulders, and two wolves lie at his feet. The name Wotan survives in " Woden's day" or Wednesday.

49 8. Jyrtcfa or ^frtgg (frigg = ' the beloved ') : the wife of Wotan and the queen of the gods.

49 9. JBoIbcr or Salbltr (baldr = ' lord ') : the sun god, the son of Wotan and Fricka.

49 11. ftreia (freyja = 'mistress,' 'lady') : the goddess of love and of spring. Her name survives in Friday, i.e. Freia's day.

49 11. £ljor or Conner (thorr for thunr = ' thunder ') : the god of thunder, the eldest son of Wotan. His name survives in Thursday, i.e. Thor's day.

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49 11. fiofi (loki = 'locked'): the god of fire and destruction. He had a twofold nature, that is, he partook of the character of both god and giant.

49 18. 28aH)aB[a] (valhal = 'the hall of the chosen heroes'): Valhalla, one of the abodes of Wotan and the paradise of the warriors who were slain in battle.

49so. SlUbgarb ('middle' + 'yard,' 'garden'): name of the earth, the abode of men, situated in the middle of the universe.

50 9. SBeittt, ' when,' is used to express indefinite time : roenn (= 'when,' 'whenever') er ben jammer in bte Suft nrirft, bann, etc. ; alSf 'when,' is used to express a definite past time: al§ (' when') er geftern 2lbenb ben jammer in bte Suft roarf ; toann, ' when,' is used in questions regarding time : roann (' when ') roirb er ben jammer in bie Suft roerfen ?

50 is. .ftammcr : the hammer was the holy symbol of the Teutons as the cross is of the Christians. 50 21. SBetttt : see note 50 9.

50 24. Jjfitte ; ttitirctt : conditional subjunctives.

51 5. fdjltef cin : see ein'fdjlafen.

51 10. brcfytc . . . urn : see um'brefjen.

51 14. tinS afle $u .Viucrfjtcn marfjcu, ' make us all slaves.' Verbs of appointing, electing, creating take the second object in the dative with jtt.

51 21. @r ift mir gerait&t (supply worbett), 'I have been robbed of it.' In the passive voice ^roorben" is often understood.

52 5. nteitt ftoftbnrftc^, ' the most precious thing I have.'

52 10-11. fcincn .frnubcn f(^5ne Sonbcr um ben ^>al§: or fd^one Sanber um ben §alg feiner §unbe. 52 12. 2U§ : see note 50 9. 52 12. iommen falj, ' saw coming.' See note 31 22. 52 17. bte = ' his.' See note 10 12.

52 23. nirfjtfii, ttw§, 'nothing that.'

53 s. gtelje . . . an : see 53 11. gum aSBeifie : supply

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53 15. nwfltcu fetn SBort meljr ju fttgen, 'did not dare to say another word. '

53 22. £ober or £Bbnr (hodhr or hadu= 'quarrel'): the blind god, the personification of winter.

53 23. $reier (freyr = ' lord ') : the sun god, like SBalber.

53 24. £>cintb(lU : the guardian on the bridge of the gods.

53 25. <Z\)v or XinS (Tins = 'the radiant,' 'bright'): the god of war. His name survives in Tuesday, i.e. Tius'day.

54 15. ffiljctt : conditional subjunctive.

54 26. gelje mit : see mit'cjeljen.

55 14-15. fc^tctt fidj . . . nieber : see nie'berfe^en.

56 i. riefe fitfj bie rtefigen £Sitbe : or rteb feme rieftgen £anbe. 56 9-10. rtef . . . jn : see ju'rufen.

56 10. Icgt i^n ber SBraut in ben <3djofj : or legt tf)n in ben @d^o§ ber 33raut.

56 10-11. gc6t . . . 5ufommcn : see jufam'menge&en. 56 21-22. fc^rtc . . . juriitf : see jimicffefyren.

56 25. l^oltc . . . toieber : see roie'ber&olen.

57 10. ttiic ber SBinter : supply "is unlike."

57 11. oitf @rben, 'upon earth'; (Srben like §eiben. See note 20i4.

58 12-13. fol) . . . etnpor: see empor'fefien.

58 14. ladjelte ... an : see an'Iad^eln.

59 2. bttrdj&oljre : subjunctive. See note 42 20.

59 3. 4?e0ia (Gotnic halJa = <tlie hidden place'): the goddess of death, the daughter of Loki. Her name survives in hell, JjboHe. 59 5. ben = 'his.' See note 10 12. 59s. Xrtinmc ftnb Sdjiiumc, 'dreams are shadows'; a proverb.

59 8. fafj . . . nn : see an'je^en.

60 2. jurnrfjufeljrett : in separable verbs the prefix tQti and the preposition t$&i are inserted between the separable prefix and the verb : juriidEgefe&rt, juriicfsufefiren, an§ufefien, angefefjen.

60 e. etlte ^inju : see fcinju'etten.

60 11. ftct . . . nieber : see nie'berfaCen.

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60 12. oljtte . . . Jtt Ijitfcen, ' without having. ' The infinitive with jtt is used after the prepositions otyttC, 'without,' tint, 'in order,' ouftott, 'instead,' corresponding, in the case of oljite and aitftatt, to the English preposition with the verbal noun in -ing.

60 16. $>er : demonstrative pronoun.

60 25-26. fyabe idj e§ gent getfjait, ' I have been glad to do it.'

61 i. tirnucijtcft btt bfldj ieinen (Sib gtt ncljmcn, 'you needed not have taken an oath.' 23raud)teft is conditional subjunctive.

61i2. ftetye bo, 'behold.'

61 20. 511 @ljren, ' in honor of ' ; ©fjren like Speiben. See note 20 14.

62 n. fonb . . . toieber : see nrie'berfinben.

62 23. beittt : here 'really.'

63 2. ttwgt e£, ' dares.' ,,(§3" is an untranslatable indefinite object. 63 12. flcfdljrcn fear, 'had gone.' The auxiliary feitt is used with

intransitive verbs denoting motion (fasten, geljen, reifen) or a change of condition (roadjfen, roerben, erfranfen), and with the verbs blctkn and fcin. 3d^ itn gegangen, gereift, getoad^fen, geroorben, erfranft, geblteben, geroefen.

63 14. ttmgten ftrf) an§ i^ren Qofyltn, 'ventured to come out of their caves.'

63 16. SBalfiircn (val = 'the slain on the battle field,' kyrja = ' choose '), ' valkyrs,' the daughters and handmaidens of Wotan, who wait on the gods and heroes in Valhalla. They also ride to every battle field, where they determine the victory and choose the slain, whom they carry to Valhalla. See SBalbuU, note 49 18.

63 17. oitf tyre ©peere flcfdjnt, 'leaning on their spears.' The German past participle often corresponds to the English present participle.

64 s-e. war geritten : see note 63 12.

64 19. iljm sur ©cite : or an feiner ©eite.

65 s. fanbten . . . ait3 : see auS'fenben.

66 5. sttterte ttor ©djmers, 'trembled with pain.'

66 ]4. ,S;>clf)etiu : the home of Hellia and the abode of the dead, situated below the earth. See note 59 3.

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66 23. fommett folj : see note 31 22.

67 10-11. itad) ber JRegettbogettjSMrfe Ijitt, ' in the direction of the rainbow bridge. '

67 14. iljr $rettttbe, transl. 'my friends.'

67 is. SBrumtett, 'coats of mail.'

68 4. ftimmtctt bet : see bei'fttmmen.

68 7-8. bcntbett . . . fcft : see feff binben.

68 21. fittg . . . ouf : see auf fangen.

71 i. 92ieber(anb, 'Lowland,' the region about Xanten on the lower Rhine.

71 9. $ttltg ©iegfrieb, ' young Siegfried ' ; instead of ber junge ©iegfrieb. In ballad nicknames the adjective is uninflected, and the article is omitted.

71 12. ©djoit af§ jmtflcv ®ittb, ' when a young child.'

71 14. (£itte§ Xage3, ' one day.' See note 19 7.

71 14. bic = 'his '; see note 10 12.

71 15. oljne 5lbfd)ieb, 'without saying good-by.'

71 16. mitten in, 'in the midst of.'

71 is. SBflitmriefett, ' giants of trees,' 'gigantic trees.'

72 11. iljr, 'you.' $ljr (applied to one or more persons) and bit are used in poems, sagas, fairy tales, the formal drama, and in archaic style. Moreover, bit (beiner, bir, bid)) is used in addressing the divine being, near relatives, intimate friends, and young children. The plural of bit is iljr (euer, eucfo, eud;). (Sic (3$rer, 2$nen, @ie) is used in addressing strangers and friends. @ie is always written with a capital. In letters bit and iljr must also be written with capitals.

72 15. fdjtwte ... on : see an'fd^avten.

72 16. cin IjalbeS £htbf 'half grown.'

72 24. urn iljn ba§ 3d)micbcu gu Icljrcn, ' to teach him the art of forging.'

73 11. jtt fid) font, 'came to.'

73 12. bog toifl tdj bir loljitett, ' I '11 pay you for that.' 73 13. beffett 3»m \^}on tierrattdjt war, ' whose anger had already vanished.'

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73 17. tttBrfjte, 'might,' 'would.'

73 20-21. fprong ... 511 : see ju'fpringen.

73 23. %af ba§ mijt^teft bu Woljl, ' yes, would n't you like to ? '

73 23. ftmttgt : the present is used for the past in lively narration.

74 5. §itnbet ... on : see an'jiinben.

74 12-13. ttiie erftaunte er, 'how astonished was he.'

75 9. gcurinuft bu : present in a future sense. 75 17. ^>ijre gu : see jit'fjoren.

75. sJit be lunge nljoii, 'the Niblung Hoard,' a large treasure origi- nally owned by the Nibelungs, a race of dwarfs, so called from their king Nibelung, who lived in Niflheim or Nebelheim (' fog ' -f- ' home '), the cold world of fogs.

75 22. Sarntyelm (tarni = 'secret'), 'tarn cap,' a magic hood that made the wearer invisible or changed him into any form desired.

763. nitj§ Sttttb, 'ashore.'

76 5. 92iftehtng : see 9Hbelungenf)ort, note 75.

76 6-7. 3lubnwrt nturijtc nuri) mdjt3 Itcber, 'Andwari, too, liked nothing better. '

76 13. tiwrf Dtter tot, ' killed Otter by throwing (a stone at him) ' ; lit. "threw Otter dead."

7621. SBergelb (wer = 'man,' gild = 'payment'), 'weregild,' a fine which, in lieu of other punishment, was prescribed for man- slaughter or other crimes.

77 2. beitt ficbcn Befyaltett, ' escape alive.'

78 14. cntf§ $intj)t, 'upon his head.' See note 10 12.

78 15. WHmmcrs.frctbc, 'Glittering Heath,' an imaginary place.

78 20. ©rijon fcit Stoljrett, ' for a good many years.'

79 12. ben = ' his'; see note 10 12.

80 11. £er mit bcr 2Boffe, ' give me the weapon.'

81 5. SBegegnetr = ba fcegegnete.

81 5. tttattdj' 9ttttcr Wert, ' many a worthy knight. ' See notes 46 1 and 20 18.

81 s. 2>o§ Wor iljm fritter unb leib gcttug, ' that was a great vexa- tion and grief to him.'

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81 12. luftig gfeiter : see note 46 2.

81 17. fitnttt : obsolete for !onnte,

82 n. jo : here 'why.'

83 14. £cr 2Ute : see note 49 6.

84 n-18. tyrod) . . . an§ : see

85 11. gog . . . ait§ : see

85. Sfruttljifoe (brunja = ' Briinne ' = ' coat of mail,' hilt = ' com- bat ') : a valkyr. See note 63 16.

85 23. Dor (Smguttg, 'with excitement.'

86 13. al§ toenn fie angettwrfjfett Ware, 'as if it had grown fast there.' See note 63 12.

86 21-22. @ic rtcf)tete fid) f|orf| nuf, ' she sat up erect.'

87 2. 2Balfure : see note 63 16.

87 is. gur (Strafe fiir, 'as a punishment for.'

87 23. $er, 'he.'

87 25. ©djlafborit, 'the thorn of sleep,' a magic thorn.

87 25. $>te 'JUtflcit fielen mir 511, ' my eyes closed.'

88 10. Jjfitte tc^ OUC^, ' and if I had to.'

88 13. fie fief eftigten tljreit SBtinb, ' they sealed their union. ' 91 4. f^on lange, 'long.' ,t<&tf)onH is not translated; it merely emphasizes ,,Iange."

91 14. $eter3ftrdje : Saint Peter's in Home, the metropolitan church of the Roman see.

92 7-8. §ogen . . . etn : see ein'jtefien.

92 10-11. 9tu§ ^reunbCtt tuurben f^einbe, ' friends became enemies. '

92 la-is, gtng . . . toerloren : see oerloren gefien.

92. ber ^njfjeitftcwfe : the name is derived from the former castle of Hohenstaufen near Stuttgart in Wtirtemberg, the seat of the Hohen- staufen family, which furnished sovereigns to Germany from 1138 to 1208 and from 1215 to 1254.

93 9. getoefen : for geroefen roar. Auxiliaries are sometimes omitted for the sake of euphony.

93 12. §u feljen War, 'was to be seen'; active construction for English passive.

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93 is. fci : the mood of indirect discourse in German is the sub- junctive.

93 18. iil)ffl)ijufcrficrg : a mountain (1395 feet high) and formerly also a castle in Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, not far from Weimar.

94 i. Xfyttriitgen : a mountainous region in central Germany. 94 3. bent Ic^tcn 9teft, ' all that remains.'

94 15-16. ift . . . gettwdjfett : see note 63 12. 96 3. tmmttdfteinern = tnarmorfteinern, 'of marble.' 96 5-6. turn gftfldjfc, toon Jycucrcujlut : referring to the color. 96 10. ©ein 2htgr Ijafli offcn $tt»inft = er jnrinfert tnit Ijalb offenem 2luge: transl. 'his eyelids quiver.'

96 11. jc itddj (augem [gettjJJRauttte, 'ever after a long interval.' 96 12. tmttft, ' makes a sign,' 'beckons.'

96 21. The author of the poem, Friedrich Riickert (1788-1866), professor of Oriental languages in Erlangen and Berlin, was one of the greatest masters of poetic forms the Germans ever had.

97. 1)er betttfdjsfrattjoftfdje ®rteg, ' the Franco-German or Franco- Prussian war,' the war of 1870-1871 between France and Germany.

97 11. «^»of)Clt5t)Ucrn : the name of the present imperial family of Germany. It is derived from the castle of Hohenzollern in Swabia. The Hohenzollern ruled over Brandenburg from 1415 ; they became kings of Prussia in 1701 and German emperors in 1871.

97 13. beittfdjctt Staatcu : Germany is composed of twenty-six states, the most important of which are the kingdoms of Prussia, Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Saxony, the grand duchies of Baden, Hesse, Mecklenburg- Schwerin, Mecklenburg- Strelitz, Oldenburg, Saxe- Weimar, the duchies of Braunschweig, Saxe-Meiningen, Saxe-Coburg- Gotha, Saxe-Altenburg, etc.

97 17. 92apoleon bcr 2>rtttcf ' Napoleon III,' emperor of the French 1852-1870, the nephew of the great Napoleon. See note

9926.

98 3. tnifdjte . . . etn : see etn'mifc^en. 98 5. an^uucfjmcn : see note 60 2.

98 17. feincn Sorttwnb raeljr, ' no longer a pretext.'

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98 20-21. war gerabe §nr $ur im SBabe Gtn§, ' was at that time drinking the waters in Ems.'

98 21. Gm§ : a town and watering place in Prussia, not far from Coblenz.

98 26. trat . . . Stt ifjtlt, 'stepped up to him.'

98 27. gob . . . iljm bte 4?anb, 'shook hands with him.'

99 4. ift ja alfc§ ill OrbniUtg, ' why, everything is all right now.' 99 14-15. liefer ofecr ttefj iljnt burdj fcincn 9lbj;ntaitten fogen, ' but

the latter sent him word through his aid-de-camp.'

99 24. G'lfofj, 'Alsace.' See note 33 i.

99 25-26. Ijatte . . . im ©taufce Kegett ntuffcn, 'had been obliged to crouch in the dust.' When a perfect tense of a modal auxiliary is accompanied by a dependent infinitive, the infinitive of the modal auxiliary is used instead of the past participle : e.g. liegett tttiiffctt and not liegcn gemufjt.

99 26. 9?apoleon bent drfteit : Napoleon Bonaparte, born at Ajaccio, Corsica, in 1769, emperor of the French 1804-1814, died at St. Helena 1821.

100 a. A Berlin : French, nadf) Berlin !

100 s. ntarfrfjierten . . . lo§ : see loS'marfdjieren.

100 ?. natty $ranfreidj Ijinein, 'on into France.'

100 8. bet Stonprinj ^-rtcbriri) : Crown Prince Frederick, son of William I, commanded the third army in the Franco-German war, and was German emperor and king of Prussia from March 9 to June 15, 1888.

100 8. SWoItfc : Count Hellmuth von Moltke (1800-1891), a cele- brated Prussian field marshal, the chief strategist in the Franco- German war.

100 8. SHSntorrf : Otto, Prince von Bismarck (1815-1898), the greatest German statesman, the creator of German unity and the first chancellor of the German empire.

100 9. SRooit : Count von Roon (1803-1879), a celebrated Prussian general and .minister of war 1859-1873.

100 14-15. jogen . . . ein : see ein'jiefjen.

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100 23. -JHiCiarbett : one milliard is a thousand millions. 100 23. ^rattf : a French silver coin of the value of twenty cents.

100 25. ($:lfafj=fi0tl)rittgen, 'Alsace-Lorraine,' since 1871 an impe- rial territory (3teid)§lanb) of the German empire.

101 10. SBcrfaiflC'3 : a town in France, situated eleven miles west of Paris. It contains a famous royal palace built by Louis XIV.

101 10-12. botcn ... on : see an'bieten.

101 15. fortgcfiogcu : see fort'fliegen, and note 60 2.

101 16. War . . . criuarfjt, 'had awakened.' See note 63 12.

101 20. Sciwn : a French city situated on the Meuse, in the department of Ardennes.

102 13. im ftttoyfforf), 'in their buttonhole.' See note 10 12.

102 26-27. be§ eifcrnen fireuseg, 'of the Iron Cross,' a Prussian order founded in 1813, and conferred for military services in the wars against Napoleon. In 1870 the order was revived by William I.

103 15-16. ftttnmen @ic ein tnit mir in ein bonnernbe^ $orfj, 'join me in giving three thundering cheers for.'

103 IT-IS, ber $atfer unb ftiwijj (efce Ijorfj, ' long live the emperor and king.'

103 22. The author of ,,§eil bir im ©iegerfranj" is Heinrich Harries (1790).

104 6. gentddjt (fjai) : auxiliaries are often omitted in dependent clauses.

104 9. SBci ben erften 3fil5CJt, ' in speaking the first sentences.'

104 12-13. totrb . . . gum 4?elben, ' changes into a hero.'

104 14. . gccnbct (fyat) : see note 104 6.

104 15-16. This couplet is from Schiller's Wilhelm Tell, Act II, Scene 2. It was often quoted during the Franco-German war.

104 17. ba crfdjaflt fturmtfdjer 3tpplau§, 'the hall rings with applause.'

104 20. The author of ,,2)eutfd)[attb, £eutfcf)Ianb U&er alleS" is Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798-1874), a German poet, philologist, and literary historian.

NOTES 151

104 22. £rttlje : old form for Xtofy 'defiance.' (giijulj imb £tttlj, 'offense and defense,' is a popular alliterative expression.

104 24-25. The rivers 3Jlott§, 9KeitteI, @tfdj, and the «8ctt (a sea passage) indicate respectively the western, eastern, southern, and northern frontiers of Germany.

105 2. geljt itadj berfeHJen SDtelobte, ' is sung to the same tune.' 105 3. fingen . . . tnit : see mtt'fingen.

105 11. The author of ,,S)te 2Badf)t am Jtfjein" is Max Schnecken- burger (1819-1849). The poem was written in 1840, and won popular favor during the Franco-German war. The composer of the poem is Carl Wilhelm (1854). During the war of 1870-1871 it became a national song.

105 16. 2teBr : for HebeS. See note 46 2.

105 21. fie fingcn ba§ fiteb letfe mtt, 'they join in singing the song softly.'

105 21-22. bletbctt . . . fteljen : see ftefjen bleiben, note 31 22.

105 26. brauf?CJi, ' out ' (in the street).

105 26. brinnen, ' in ' (the hall).

106 21. 9Koc9)ZaI)Ott, Due de Magenta (1808-1893), a marshal of France, commander of the first army corps in the Franco-German war. In 1873-1879 he was president of the French republic.

106 23. gefongen gcnomntcn : see gefcmgen nefjmen.

107 11-12. The author of the hymn ,,3lun banfet alle ©ott" is Martin Rinckart (1586-1649).

107 14. SkrUner Sdjuljugcnb, 'school children of Berlin.' See note 26 5.

107 21. ,,Unter ben Sinben": a famous street in Berlin. On it are the imperial and princely palaces, the statue of Frederick the Great, the University, etc.

108 5. bcr (lite ^frt^, 'old Fritz,' a nickname of Frederick the Great, king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786. Proper names preceded by an adjective take the definite article.

108 10-11. nrittftc mtt bent Safdjentudje, ' waved her handkerchief.' See note 10 12.

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108 25. cr tyotte gcnmlttgcn ^wnger, 'he was awfully hungry.'

109 i. in bic Grfe, ' into a corner ' (of the room). 109 6. toofltc gcrabe, 'was just about to.'

113 is. 3(Uc3 : for alle, 'all persons,' 'everybody.'

113 18. au3fteia,Ctt ! The infinitive is often used with the force of an imperative.

114 7. ©1C rettttt auf itytt JU, ' she runs up to him.'

114 8. DcrloOt, 'engaged' (to be married). The lady ought to have said ,,engagiert."

114 9. fdjaut ... on : see an'fdiauen.

114 10. Wniut : here 'husband.'

114 n. !!5cr,}ctl)uug : for iclj bitte ttm SBerjeityung.

114n. 9)Jubamrf)en, 'dear lady.'

114 21. $ft ein Ungliirf gefrfjetycn? 'have you met with an acci- dent ? '

115 7. cin Satyr, ' for a year.'

115 10. SHein $arriet : see note 71 9.

116 5. imiitcv lutcbcr, 'again and again.' 116. $>a§ cifcrnc ^rcuj : see note 102 26-27.

117 12. 9Jodj an bcmfelfcen Xogc, 'on the selfsame day.'

117 is. cin Satyr : see note 115 7.

118 6. ©Jwflteft, 'haunted den.'

118 10. Stber audj itym gcf aflt e§ ni(tyt, ' but it does not please him either.'

118 is. um otte§ in bcr 298eU, ' for heaven's sake.'

118 20. 3dj oudty nidtyt, 'neither do I.'

118 22. ttor Diclcn Satyrcn, ' many years ago. '

119 4. 9Wtnutcnlang, 'for several minutes.'

119 12. £a6en <Sic nun nocty fiuft ? ' do you still wish ? ' 119 16. SRorfj tycutc 9l6enb, 'this very evening.'

120 7. btt§ ift ja bcr 933inbf ' why, that 's the wind, to be sure.' 120 s. 9Kottbtanbfdjoft bran^en, 'the landscape without in the

moonlight.'

120 10. bcrnteibet ed . . . gu getycn, 'he avoided going.'

NOTES 153

120 22. duf bc§, ttiaS, ' at what.'

121 i. frfjrtcb . . . cincn *-)Srct§ on§, 'offered a prize.'

121 10. 2af)ttro : the great desert in the northwestern part of Africa.

121i9. frfjon longft, 'long ago.'

122 2. 2J?ofIa, 'mocha,' a choice quality of coffee produced in Yemen in Arabia, Mocha being its port.

122 8. afle Jponbe &ofl W tfjiit, ' his hands full.'

122 11. ill ber GUe, ' in a hurry.'

122 12. ait^ nirf|t, 'nor.'

122 15. wo fouft al>3, 'where else but.'

122 20. nttt $u(fe, ' with the help of.'

122 27. 9$rei3an3fdjrei6en, ' offer of a prize.'

123 s. tmnter toeniger, 'less and less.' 123 8. tmmcr nteljr, ' more and more.'

123 15. Ijatte e3 ttidjt leicfjt, ' had not an easy task.'

123 20. ftieft . . . cincn ©CUf^cr . . . (W§, 'heaved a sigh.'

123 25. 2Ber,metnt t^r tt>o^l ? ' who, do you think ? '

124 2. (Jnbc gut, Otte3 gut, ' all is well that ends well.' 124 5. ganger ift bcr fcefte $odj, ' hunger is the best sauce.' 124 7. fiitgen Ijafccn fttrjc Seine, 'liars are short-lived.'

124 s. 9Jeben ift ©il&er, ©t^weigen ift ©otb, 'speech is silver, silence is golden.'

124 10. 3eber if* fei«e3 &\Mt§ @rf)mieb, 'every one must carve his own fortune.'

124 11. Unban! ift ber SBelt fiotytt, ' one gets nothing but ingrati- tude in this world.'

12412. ^fitteuV'iflhad.'

124 13. (gin Sperling . . . OUf bent $>odje, ' a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.'

124 15. £Ijue 9Zecf)t unb fdjeue niemanb, 'do right and fear no one.'

124 16. 2Sa§ $fin§rf)en . . . nimmermeljr, 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks. '

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124 n. Hitter ben SBttnben . . . $b'ntg, ' among the blind the one- eyed are kings. '

124 is. 228er cin gloferneS . . . ttierfen, ' people that live in glass houses must not throw stones. '

124 20. 2Ber anbcrn . . . fdoft Ijtueut, 'harm watch, harm catch.'

125 3. $>er 2Wenf dj . . . lenft, ' man proposes, but God disposes. ' 125 4. ©in gute§ . . . Stllljeftffeit, ' a clear conscience is a sure

card. '

125 5. 9Korgenftunbe Ijat ©otb im SJlunbe, ' the early bird catches

the worm.'

125 s. £cute rot — morgen tot, 'to-day gold, to-morrow dust.' 125 9. 28er ben pfennig . . . tuert, ' who will not keep a penny

shall never have many.'

125 10. ajtitftiggong . . . 5lnfang, 'idleness is the root of all evil.' 125 11. SJhtfj . . . 9?ujj, 'there is no virtue like necessity.' 125 is. 9Jot fcnnt fetn (SJeoot, ' necessity has no law.' 125 n. @§ tft nidjtS , . . Somtcit, 'murder will out.' ©onnen

like §eiben. See note 20 14.

125 19. fteljet f Ctlt 6ctr ' is well becoming to. '

125. 2Herfretme, bie ('mark' + 'rhymes ') : sayings arranged in

rhyme so as to be easily remembered.

125 22. fooflte . . . foflte . . . fo'nnt', ' would do ... should do ... could do.'

126 4. toeittt . . . Ol«^f 'although.'

126 9. fiuft ttttb fiicfic . . . goring, 'the labor we delight in physics pain.'

126 12. 6rbcn : like Jpeiben. See note 20 14.

126 17. tI)UT, 'should do'; present in a future sense.

126 18. btt3 fugT » . . Ottbcrn Jtt, ' that do not inflict on anybody else.'

Sorftufc

£ie &amtHe. ©cite 3. — 1. SBag bat jebeg £inb ? 2. SBer (who) finb bie @ltern beg £inbeg ? 3. 2Bag finb (gltern unb linber ? 4. SBag ift bag $inb ? 5. &aben @ie (you) einen Sruber ? 6. £aben <5ie eine ©cbroefter? 7. SBte oiele (how many) Dnfel unb Santen baben @ie ? 8. SBie oiele SSettern unb Goufinen baben @ie ? 9. SBie oiele ftinber fiat ber Dnfel ? 10. Semen @ie ben SJerg.

®cr 2Stnter. ©cite 4. — 1. SBag ift ber SBinter ? 2. 2Bie oiele Sa^regjeiten ^at bag 2>afo.r? 3. SCeld^eg (which) finb bie 3i^eg= jetten ? 4. SBag baben roir im JBinter ? 5. SBann (when) beginnt ber SBtnter? 6. SBann fdjetbet ber SBinter? 7. 2Belc§e Saljregjeit fommt nadg bem SBinter ? 8. SBag bringt ung ber griifiling ? 9. SBag fingen bie 9ftenfdE)en im ^"^in9?

£>er turfurf. ©cite 5. — 1. SBag ift ber tfucfuc! ? 2. SBag fiir ein 33ogel ift ber ftudEudE ? 3. SBo (where) lebt er ? 4. SBer ge^t in ben SBalb jum ^udEuct ? 5. SBag ruft bag 2Rdbc§en ? 6. SBag antroortet ber flucfucf? 7. SBag ift ein ^ucfudE" ? 8. SBag finb jtoei ,,j brei ,,^udfudE" ? 5 roan jig ,,£udEudE" ? 9. SBag ruft bag bann? 10. SBie oiele ,,^udfudf" jafjlt fie? 11. Semen <3ie ben SSerg oom nRutfuti."

$er ^rii^ling. ©cite 6. — 1. SBag ift ber 5ru^^n9 ? 2. SBag gefdgtefit (happens) im griibling ? 3. SBag fiir ein (what kind of a) £leib legt bie Grbe an ? 4. SBag ftedEt fie auf bag Sleib ? 5. SBag fiir 33(umen finb bteg ? 6. SBo road^fen fie ? 7. SBann lomnten bie •Katglocfcfjen ? 8. SBo roacf)fen fie? 9. SBobin (where) gefien bie 10. SBag tbun (do) fie im SBalbe ? 11, SBag fingen fie ? 155

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Satyr. ©cite 7. — 1. SBie mele Sage fc>t bag 3af>r ? 2. SBie lang ift ber Sag ? bie Jladjjt ? 3. 2Bann finb bie Sage fur} ? 4. SBie finb bie 3iad^te im SBinter ? 5. SBeldje 3eit (time) beg Sageg (Sageg= jeit) lommt nadE) bent SJJorgen ? nadf) bem -DJittag ? nadE) bem 2tbenb ? 6. SBie oiele SKonate fjat bag Safjr? 7. SBie oiele Sage l)at ber 2ftonat? 8. SBie t>iele Sage f)at ber 2ftonat gebruar? 9. 2BeIcf)eg finb bie jroolf SKonate beg 3al)re3 ? 10. SBeld^e donate finb 5Binter= monate ? ©ommermonate ? 11. 5Bie Dtele 2Borf)en f)at ba§ ^a^r ? 12. 2Bie Diele Sage f>at bie SBodEje ? 13. ^ennen @ie (name) bie Sage ber SBod&e (SBodjentage). 14. SBeldjeg ift ber erfte Sag beg ^afjreg ? 15. 2BeItt)eg ift ber le^te Sag beg Safjreg ? 16. 2Sann ift 3^r (your) ©eburtgtag ? 17. 9Bann finb @ie geboren ? 18. ©agen @ie mir ben SSerg iiber (about) bie donate.

^a§ ©ttcfmuttcrrfiett. @cite 8 itub 9. — 1. SOBag ift bag ©ticf* miitterdjen ? 2. SBeldrie Seite (parts) f)at jebe Stume ? 3. SBie oiele Sluntenbldtter unb ilelc^bldtter f)at bag ©tiefmiitterd^en ? 4. &efcf)rei= ben (describe) @ie bie Shunenbla'tter unb bie ^eldjb latter. 5. SBarum ^at bie 33Iume ben Seamen ,,@tiefmiitterd9en// ?

2)a§ SBaumdjen im 2Balbe. Scitc 9 unb 10. — 1. 2Bo fte^t bag SaiimdEjen? 2. Sefdjreiben @ie bag Sdumcfien. 3. SBag fagt eg? 4. 2Bag fur flatter nmnfdjt eg ju ^aben ? 5. SBann ift fein SBunftt) erfiillt ? 6. SBer fie^t bie golbenen Slatter ? 7. 33efdE>reiben @ie ben Suben. 8. SDBag t^ut er mit ben golbenen Slattern ? 9. SBag fitr flatter roiinfcfit fidj bag traurige Saumdjen nun ? 10. 2Bag gefd^ie^t (happens) mit ben glafernen Slattern ? 11. SBag fur Statter ^at bag Sdumdjen am nadEjften SJtorgen? 12. 3Ber frijjt bie griinen flatter ab ? 13. SBag fagt bag Saumdjen ba ? 14. SBag ift bag @nbe ber ©efd[)idE)te (story)?

$>er ©tor^. ©cite 10-12. — 1. 33efdE)rei6en @ie ein beutfdfjeg 33auer= ^aug. 2. Sefd^reiben @ie ben ©tord^. 3. SBarum ift ber ©tordEj ein beutfd^er SBogel ? 4. SBo ift er im SBinter ? 5. SBag fudfjt er fid? am SRil ? 6. Sn rceld^er Safjregjett fommt er nad? Seutfd^Ianb ? 7. SBo Ijaben ©tord? unb ©tordEjin i^r 3ieft ? 8. SBag tfjut ber ©tordj ? SBag tfjut bie ©tordjin? 9, SBag miiffen bie fleinen ©tordje lernen?

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10. 2Bag gefdEjiefit, roenn fie nidfjt fliegen lernen ? 11. SBofjin (whereto) fliegen bie anberen ©torcfie ? 12. 2Bo fommen fie oor bee Steife jufam= men ? 13. 2Bag tfyun fie mit ifjren ©rfinabeln ? 14. 3Bag flappern fie ?

$a§ $ergifjmctmti(f|t. ©cite 12-13. — 1. 2Bag ift bag SSergijjmein; nicf)t ? 2. 9Zennen @ie anbere Slumen. 3. 2Ber hat ben Slumen ib,re 9iamen gegeben ? 4. 28ann roar bag ? 5. 2Besf)alb (why) roaren bie Slumen alle »oll greube ? 6. SBarum (why) roar ein Sliintdjen trau= rig ? 7. 28er fommt in ber Jiadjt 311 if)tn ? 8. 35Ba§ fagt ber Hebe ©ott ? 9. 2Bie jeigt (shows) ba§ S3liimcf)en feinen S)anl gegen ©ott ? 10. 2Ba3 fagt e§ jebem SJlenfd^en ? 11. Semen @ie bie fieiben SSerfe.

aSci^tttt^tcn. Scitc 13-14. — 1. 2Ba3 fingen bie beutfdjen ^inber am SBei^nad^tifefte ? 2. 2Bie nennt man ben 2lbenb beS 24ften Sejem= ber ? 3. SBeldEje SSorbereitungen macfjen bie (SItern fiir biefen Slbenb ? 4. SBelc&e 35orbereitungen madden bie ^inber ? 5. 3Bo finb bie £inber am 3lad^mittage beg 24ften Sejember ? 6. 3Ba§ t^un fie ba ? 7. 3Ba3 fiir ein Qimmer ift bag 3immer nebenan ? 8. 3Ber ift bort ? 9. 3Beldjeg fingen bie Sltern ? 10. 9Bag gefdjie^t bann ?

nt. ©cite 15-16. — 1. 2Bo ftel)t ber 2BeiIjnacbtg; baum ? 2. Sefd^reiben @ie ben 33aum. 3. 2Bag ift bie ,,^rippe/y ? 4. <5agen @ie ben SOBeib.naditggm^ ber (Sngel. 5. Sefd^reiben @ie bie SBeifjnac&tgtifcfje. 6. 2Bag ift auf bem SBeifinad^tgteller ? 7. SBann miiffen bie linber ju Sett ? 8. SBann finb fie roieber im 2Beib/nad9tg= jimmer ? 9. 28ann brennt ber 3;annenbaum sum lefcten 2Kal ? 10. 2Bag tb,un bie linber am 9teuja&rgabenb ? 11. 2Bag gefdjie^t am nadjften SKorgen mit bem Sawn?

•Jlus bem t)cutjf1)cn Tiriitcrlnnbc

$ie ©ef^id^tc bom ^etbcrolr^en. ©cite 19-20. — 1. 2Bo fte^t bag §eiberogcf)en ? 2. SSBarum ift fein 9*ame waKorgenfd^on" ? 3. SBomit (wherewith) ftid?t bag SRogdjen ? 4. 2Ben ftidjt eg ? 5. SBelcfjer roilbe £nabe fiefit bag Stog^en auf ber §eibe ? 6. 3Bag benlt er ? 7. 2Bag tf)ut er ? 8. 2Bag ruft er ? 9. 2Bag antroortet i^m bag ^ogd^en ? 10. 9Bag ift bag Snbe son ber ©cfd^idEite ? 11. Semen @ie bag

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qggolfgang GJoct^c. ©cite 22. — 1. SBag §at ©oetye init bem ,,<QeibenrogIein" 511 ityun? 2. 2Bag ift bag ,,§eibenroglein" alfo (then) ? 3. 2Ber ift ©oetfje ? 4. SBeldje Sifter jinb jo grofj tote @oetb,e ? 5. 2Bag b,at ®oetb,e gefdjrieben ? 6. 2Barum ift ©oetfje audj ein grojjer !ftaturforfcijer ?

$ie ©octljc £(iufer. ©cite 22-24. — 1. 28ann ift ©oetb,e geboren ? 2. 2Belrf)e beutfclje ©tabt ift feine ©eburtgftabt ? 3. $n roag fiir einem £aitfe ift ©oet^e geboren ? 4. 2Ba§ ift jefct in biefem §aufe ? 5. 2Ba3 ift SBeimar ? 6. SBem ge^ort (belongs) SBeimar ? 7. 2Bie fam ©oet^e nadE) SBeimar ? 8. 2Bie lange lebte ©oetb/e in SBeimar ? 9. 2Ba3 gab ber Jjberjog feinem jjreunbe ©oetfie ? 10. 33efd)reiben @ie ba§ ,,©arten= fjauS." 11. 3Barum roiinfc^te fid^ ©oetb,e ein ©arten^aug? 12. 2Bo ftefjt ba^ anbere ©oet^e=§ait§ ? 13. Sefdjreiben @ie bag 3^mme>;/ *n roeldjem ©oetb.e geftorben ift. 14. 3Bie alt roar ©oet^e bei feinem

^riebridj ©t^iacr. ©cite 24-25. — 1. SBer roar ©oetb.e ? 2. 9Ber roar ©filler ? 3. 2Bo feb,en roir bie beiben Sidjter jufammen ? 4. 2Carum ftefjen fie oor bem Xfyeater ? 5. 2Ba§ benlen bie Seiitfdjen oon i^ren beiben grofeten 25idjtern ? 6. 2Bag fjat ©djiCer gefdjrieben? 7. 3Bie roar ©djillerg ^erfonlicb/feit ? 8. 2Barum lann man ©djiller nidjt ein ,,$inb beg ©liidg" nennen ? 9. SBann ftarb ©djiQer ? 10. 2Bo ift fein ©rab (grave) ? 11. SBer liegt bort audj begraben (buried) ?

$er 9i^ctn. ©cite 26. — 1. 2Ba3 ift ber Sflb.ein ? 2. Sefdjreiben ©ie ben Sauf (course) beg Si^eineg. 3. Nennen ©ie einige 9l^einftdbte. 4. Sefdpreiben ©ie ben Sl^ein. 5. 28o finb bie 3J^einiifer am fcpnften ?

25cr Sorclci^clfcn. ©cite 27-29. 1. 2Bag tb/un roir in 2flainj ? 2. SBen fefjen roir auf bem ©djiff ? 3. 2Bag fe^en roir an ben llfern ? 4. SBelrfier gelfen liegt auf unferem SBege ? 5. 3Bag bebeutet ^Sorelei" ? 6. 3Ber fd^rieb bie Sallabe oon ber Sorelei ? 7. SBag erja^lt ung §eine in feiner fdjonen SaKabe ? 8. Semen ©ie bie SaQabe.

$er 'JJii^ter ber Sorerei. ©cite 30-31. — 1. SBarum fonnen roir ©oet^e unb ^eine jufammen nennen ? 2. Nennen ©ie einige ©ebidjte oon §eine. 3. 2Bie oie(e ^ompofitionen giebt eg oon ,,35u bift roie eine

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iBlume" ? 4. 2Barum roar £eine lein glitcllidjer 2ftenfdEj ? 5. 2Ber roar fein befter §reunb ? 6. 2Bo lebte §eine ? 7. 2Sie lange roar er Irani ?

8. 2Bann ftarb er ?

$u bift Wic einc S3Iume. ©cite 31-32. — 1. 2BeId>e 3af)regjeit ift eg ? 2. 3n roeldjem 3af>re ? 3. 2Bo ift £etne ? 4. 2Bag tfjut er an biefem £age? 5, SBen f)6rt er roeinen? 6. 33efdf)reiben <Ste bag 2ftabdE)en. 7. SCag erja^lt 2JJirjam bem Sifter ? 8. 28a3 ttiitt er mit i^r ? 9. SBarum finb a^irjam imb §eine traurtg ? 10. 2Ba3 ftedEt §eine if)r jum 2lbfdE)ieb in bie §anb ? 11. SBeldCje 3Borte finbet Miriam auf bem Slatt ?

®ic SRiefcnto^ter. ©ettc 33-35. — 1. 2Bo roo^nt ber SRtefe mit feiner Softer? 2. 2Ba§ ift ber fitter? 3. Sefd^reiben @ie SSater unb Xocf)ter. 4. SBann madEjt bag ^raulein einen ©pajiergang ? 5. 2Bo ge^t fie jeben £ag fpajieren ? 6. 28ol)itt ge^t fie ^eute (to-day)? 7. 2Bag t^un bie Sauern auf bem gelbe ? 8. 2Ba3 t^ut bag Sfliefen^ fra'ulein oor 5reui)e'> 9. 2Sag ruft fie? 10. SBofyinein (whereinto) fegt fie bag, roag fie fie^t? 11. 3U roem ^uft f^e »oU Sreube?

12. 2Dag fagt fie ju i^rem SOater ? 13. 28ag ^at fie in ber ©cfjiirje ?

14. 2Dag tfyut fie bamit (therewith) ? 15. Sefcfjreiben @ie ben Sauer auf bem £ifdje. 16. SBarum tnufj bag ^raulein alleg roieber aufg §elb tragen ?

©olbljaar. Scttc 37-39. — 1. Sefc^reiben @te baS 2. 2Ber roo^nte einft in biefem @d)loffe ? 3. 3Ber roar ber @ltern t)5d&fteg &IM ? 4. 2Dag fiir ein ^eft rourbe gefeiert ? 5. 3flit roem oerlobte fid) bie ^rinjeffin ? 6. 2Bag fiir ein 5Cag roar ber 33er= lobunggtag? 7. SBer lam jum 5efte? 8. SBo^in gingen bie ©afte?

9. 9Bag fafjen fie in bem @aal ? 10. SBoljin ging bie S3raut mit bem Srdutigam ? 11. SBag t^aten ba bie 2BolId)en ? ber 2tbenbroinb ? bie Surg ? bie SSeQen ? 12. 2Barum roar bie Sraut fdjoner alg je (ever) ?

13. 3Bann lam bag @nbe ber ^reube? 14. SBefd^reiben @ie ben feierlid^en 3ug ; ben <Saal ; ben Hbnig unb bie £onigin ; bie 9Zatur.

15. SBarum roaren alle fo traurig?

2)ie eifcn. ©cite 42-43. — 1. 2Barum roar bie SBelt in alten Seiten fcpner alg je^t ? 2. 2Bo lebten biefe SOBefen ? 3. 2Ber roaren

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bte (Slfen ? 4. SBag fur @Ifen gab eg ? 5. 2Qag ttyaten bte ©Ifen fur bie 2Renfd§en ? 6. 2Bag tb,aten fie gegen bie 2ftenfdE>en ? 7. Sefdjreibeu <5ie bie £icf)telfen. 8. SBarum roollten fie mit 2ftenfcf)en sufammen leben ? 9. 2Ben lodEten fie begfyalb an fief) ? 10. 2Bag madf)ten fie aug biefen $inbern ? 11. SBann rourben fie jornig ? 12. SBa3 ib,aten fie bann mit bem linbe ? 13. 33efcf)rei&en @ie ben (Slfenfonig.

erlfonifl unb ber tnofic. ©cite 43-45. — 1. SSeldje Qcit be§ SageS unb 3af)re§ tft eg? 2, 3Ba3 t^ut ber 2Binb? ber 2flonb? 3. 2Bo liegt bag £E>al ? 4. 33efd^rei6en @ie eg. 5. 28er ftiirmt bxirdj bag S^al ? 6. 2Ben ^at er im 2lrm ? 7. Sefcfireiben @te ben £na&en ; ben 3?ater; bag $ferb. 8. SBegfialb tft ber SSater fo erfc^rodEen (frightened) ? 9. 2Beg£)al& tft ber ftnabe fo erfd&rocfen ? 10. SBer tft ©rlfontg ? 11. 2Bag t>erfprttf)t erlfonig bem «na6cn ? 12. 2Bag t^ut er mit bem £naben?

9(u^ ber

2t§garbr bie SBoftnung ber OJotter. Sette 49-50. — 1. SBann fd^eint bag ^orbltd^t ? 2. 2Bag tft 2lggarb ? 3. 3?ennen ©te einige ©otter unb ©ottinnen. 4. SBag ^atte jeber ©ott unb jebe ©ottin in 2lggarb? 5. 2Bie ^ie^ bie fcfjonfte 33urg in 2lggarb ? 6. 2Sag war ber 3?egen5ogen fur bie ©otter ? 7. 2Bof)in futyrte ber S^egenbogen ? 8. 2Ber raagte nidgt, tiber bte 9Jegenbogen=33riicve ^u ge^en ? SBarum nicf)t ?

tynS ^ttmmer. Sette 50-51. — 1. SBer ift Sljor ? 2. 2Bag f>alt er in ber red9ten Sjbanb ? 3. SBag tjerurfad^en bie ©dfjlage beg §am= merg ? 4. SBag gefd^ie^t, roenn £f)or ben jammer in bie Suft nrirft ? 5. JBarum reitet £b,or nie? 6. 2Bag oerurfacfjt ben 2)onner? 7. 2Barum oerefyren bie Sauern Xb.or ganj bpfonberg ? 8. 58ag t^un bie 3ftenfcf)en mit bem jammer? 9. 2Ber ftnb bte gro^ten geinbe S^org ? 10. SBegb/alb tft SCljorg jammer fo roid^tig (important) ? 11. 3Bag t^at Sfjor einft, alg er fdQidfrig nacfj §aufe lam ? 12. 3Ber rcedfte i^n enbltcf) ? 13. SOBarum roarS^or in toblid^er 2lngft ? 14. 2Sen rief er urn plfe ? 15. 9Ber roar Soli ? 16. 2Bag nerfpradj i^m 2o!i ? 17. 2Ber roar greia ? 18. Urn roag bitten fie ^reia ?

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(Scttc 52-53. — 19. SBarum roollte Sofi bag geberffeib fjaben ? 20. 2Bag fagte bie ftfione ©bttin ? 21. 2Bof)in flog Soli ? 22. 2Ber fjatte ben jammer geraubt ? 23. 2Bo fjatte SCfyrnm ben jammer cerborgen ? 24. llnter roeltfjer Sebingung (condition) roollte £b,rt)m ben jammer juriicfgeben ? 25. SBag fagte greia, a^ fte oon bcm SBunfcfje beg SRiefen fprte ? 26. 2Bag tfjat SBotan, alg er bie fdjrecflid&e ©efdpcfjte f)5rte ? 27. -ftennen @ie bie ©otter unb ©ottinnen, bie }iir 3Serfamm= lung fuljren.

©cite 54-56. — 28. 2Ber raar ^eimball ? 29. ©efcen @ie Seifpiele fiir feine Hlugtyeit (wisdom). 30. 2Belrf)en 3iat gab §eimbaa ? 31. 2Bag ernrieberte Xfjor ? 32. 2Bag ttjaten bie ©otter aber bod^ mit £f>or ? 33. SBoriiber groCte Sfior ben ©ottern ? 34. 2Ba3 t^at Soft X^or 311 ©efatten (to oblige) ? 35. 2Ba3 fagte S^rpm, alg er bie Sraut fommen fa§ ? 36. SBarum fonnte ^^rpm bag ©efidfjt ber Sraut nid^t feljen ? 37. 2Sa§ a^ bie Sraut alteg beim §ocf)jeitgma^ ? 38. 3Ba§ tranl fie ? 39. 2Ba§ fagte X^r^m, aI3 er bag fa^ ? 40. 2Cag erraieberte So!i ? 41. 2Cag roollte Xtjrv^m nun ttyun ? 42. SBoritber erfc^ral er ? 43. 2Bag antraortete So!i ? 44. SBag rief £I)rr)m feinen Sienern ju ? 45. SBofjin legten bie Wiener ben jammer ? 46. S3efcf)reiben @ie bie ^ataftrop^e, bie nun folgte.

23aU>er unb Soft. @cttc 57-58. — 1. 2Cer roar Salber ? 2. S3e= fdgreiben @ie 33alber. 3. 2Bie ^ie^ Satbcrg 3Beib ? 4. SBie fef)r liebte fie i^n ? 5. 2Bie [)ief( Salberg Sruber ? 6. S3ergleicf)en (compare) @ie ilnt mit Salber. 7. SBer liebte Salber ? 8. SBer allein ^a|te i^n ? 9. SOBarum ^a^te er i^n? 10. SefdEjreiben @ie Soli. 11. 2Barum Derliefs Sofi fein 5Beib ? 12. 2JMt roem t>ermaf)Ite er fid§ ? 13. SBelrfien ©influfs (influence) fjatte bag Sliefenroeib auf if)n ? 14. SBo (ag Soft einft cerborgen ? 15. 33efd)retben <Sie 33alberg ©ang (walk) burtf) ben SBalb. 16. 2Bag tfjat Sofi? 17. 2Bie fa^ Salber aud^ «)n an? 18. 3Bag rooEte Soli t^un? 19. SBarum lonnte er eg nid^t tfiun? 20. SBag bad^te Soft ?

SalberS Xob. ©cite 58-59. — 1. SBarum fam SBalber bleidlj unb erregt in bie §alte ber ©otter ? 2. ©rja'fjlen @ie Salberg Sraunt. 3. SOSag fagte SBotan 5U bem Xraum ? 4. SDSarum erfd§ralen bie ©otter ?

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5. SBeldtjen 3tat gab iQetmbaU ? 6. 3Ba§ mufjten bie 2ftenfdE)ett, bie 3liefen unb bie 3n>erge ben ©b'ttern cerfpredEjen ? 7. ©ogar (even) oon roeldEjen ©efdjopfen unb Singen nab,m $ri(fa einen @tb ? 8. JBen atlein oergafj fie ?

©cite 60-62. — 9. SBarwn fonnte bie SJJiftel niemanbem fdrjaben ?

10, SBarum roar eg 'ftnda, unmoglidE), nodj eintnal juriicfjufe^ren ?

11. SBelcfjeg ©djaufpiel (spectacle) fa() fie am anbern SKorgen in ber ©ot= ter^alle ? 12. SBarum lad^ten unb jauc^sten bie ©otter ? 13. 2BeIrf)er ©ebanle raubte Sofi ben 2ltem ? 14. 3Ba§ erfu^r (learned) Soli burd) jeine llnterrebung (conversation) mit gricfa? 15. 3Bo^in eilte et jogleirf) ? 16. SBag t^at er mit ber 2Riftel ? 17. SBarum gab er §ober ben 3KifteI=©peer ? 18. ©d^Ubern (describe) (3te bie nun folgenbe ilataftropf)e. 19. ©dgilbern @ie bie ©efiifjle ber ©otter.

1>ie Sraucr urn Salber. ©cite 62-63. — 1. ©cgilbern @ie bie Xrauer ber ©otter. 2. 2Belcf)en SSorfd^Iag (suggestion) matf)te 2Botan ? 3. SBelc^e grage ridjtete (put) gridEa an ifyre ©o^ne ? 4. 3Ba§ ant= raortete §ermober ? 5. 2Bof)in trugen bie ©otter 33alber§ Seidfjnam ?

6. SBer fam ju feiner Seidjenfeier ? 7. SBelcfje SBirfung (effect) ^atte bie Seicfjenfeier auf ^anna? 8. 3BoI)in legten bie ©otter bie tote 9tanna? 9. 2Ba§ t^at Xfyov mit ben Seit^en? mit bent ©dfjiff? 10. 2Ba§ t^at 2Botan ?

©cite 64-66. — 11. Sefd&rei&en ©ie ^ermoberg 9titt nad§ <QeHia§ 2So^nung. 12. SBarum fonnte er nid)t in §ellia^ SBo^nung eintreten (enter) ? 13. 2Bie macfjte er eg bodj mbglidg ? 14. 28o fanb er S3alber unb 9Zanna ? 15. 2Ba§ fagte er ju ber £obe3gottin ? 16. 2Ba§ ant= roortete fie ? 17. 5Bag tf»aten bie ©otter fogleid? ? 18. 2Beldije 2Befen unb Singe roeinten um Salber ? 19. 3Ber raoHte nidpt toeinen ? 20. SBer bat fie um eine £b,ra'ne ? 21. 2Ba§ fagte $ri<Ja ju i^r ? 22. SBarum rooHte ba§ 3tiefenroeib nidjt roeinen? 23. SSer tuar bag Kiefen^ roeib ?

SoK§ ©trofc. @citc 66-68. — 1. 2Be36,aIb flo^ Soli ? 2. SBobjn flo^ er ? 3. SBarum baute er fid^ ein £aug mit t)ier X^iiren ? 4. 2Bie erna^rte fid^ (supported) Sofi ? 5. SBegljalb glaubte er fidE) fitter oor ber aiad&e ber ©otter ? 6. 2Bo fudjten bie ©otter ben 2florber Salberg ?

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7. 2Bamt erblirfte SOotan ben DerEjafjten Soft ? 8. 2Ba§ rief SOBotan ^etmbalt gu? 9. 33efd)reiben @ie ben 2lufbrudj (starting) ber ©otter nafy Softs 28of)nung. 10. 2Ba3 t§at Soft, al3 er bie ©otter fommen fab, ? 11. SOBie gelang eg ben ©ottern bocf), Soft 511 fangen ? 12. 2Ba3 roottte £f)or ntit feinent jammer tfjun ? 13. 2Ba3 fiir eine (Strafe follte (was to) Soft erleiben (suffer) ? 14. 2Ba3 tfjaten bte ©otter ntit bent iibeltfjdier ? 15. 3Ber fjatte ©rbarmen ntit Soft ? 16. 3Ba§ t^at fie, al3 fie feinen ©d^ntersenSfrfjrei ^orte ? 17. 2Bie Hnberte (assuaged) fie feine Qualen ? 18. SBann tropfte ba§ ©ift roieber auf Soft 19. SCBarum ift ©ignn ein Silb riifjrenbfter

2tu^ bcr germanifdjen ©ngcntuclt

993ic @tcgfrteb prnern toarb. ©cite 71-72. — 1. 9Ber roar ntunb ? 2. 3Bo lebte er ? 3. SSon raem ftammten feine 2lE>nf)erren ab ? 4. 2lu§ roeltfjem ©efd^Ied^te rcar feine ©emafjlin ? 5. SCer raar @ieg= frieb ? 6. Sefd^reiben @ie ©iegfrieb. 7. SBelc^e ^e^Ier (faults) Ijatte ©iegfrieb ? 8. 2Bag roar ifym 6efonber§ oerfja^t ? 9. SBelcfjen fe^n= lid^en SBunjd^ Ijatte er? 10. aOBo^in lief er eine§ Xage§? 11. 3Bag fiir £iere fanb er im SBalbe? 12. SBarum qticilte i^n gegen 2lbenb ein ^eftiger §unger? 13. SBeld^e ©ntbecfung (discovery) mad^te er? 14. 2Ba3 fiir ein §au§ roar e§ ? 15. 2Bo ftanb ber ©c^ntieb ? 16. 2Bie fa^ ber ©cfjmieb au3 ? 17. SBer ftanb neben bent ©dEintieb ? 18. 2Ba§ fagte ©iegfrieb 311 bent ©dEjmieb ? 19. SOBeg^alb braud^te ber ©rfjmieb eigentlidj (strictly speaking) feinen ©dEjmtebegefellen ? 20. 2Barum roollte er eg aber bod? ntit ©iegfrieb oerfitd^en ? 21. 3Ba§ gab er ifjm ? 22. SBoburcJj jeigte ©iegfrieb, ba^ er b,ungrig roar? 23. SDBag tb,at ber @cf)mieb am anbern 2ftorgen? 24. 9Ba§ befab,r er ©iegfrieb?

Scitc 73-75. — 25. Surrf) roeld^e tyat beroieg (demonstrated) <Sieg= frieb feine gro^e ^raft ? 26. 2Ba3 roar bie $olge (consequence) baoon fiir ©iegfrieb ? 27. SBie racf;te er ficfj an bent ©cfjmieb ? 28. 2Ba§ barfjte ber ©cf)ntieb bei fid) ? 29. 2Mdjen 2Tuftrag (order) gab er ©tegfrieb ? 30. 28a3 ^offte ber ©dfjntieb ? 31. SBoran bacf)te ©iegfrieb, al$ er burcf) ben 2BaIb ging ? 32. 3Bag ereignete ficfj (happened), alg er an bte Stnbe

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lam ? 33. SBie rettete fid) ©iegfrieb aug grower ©efaljr ? 34. SBoburd) rourbe ber £ob beg Untierg cerurfadjt ? 35. 2Bag gefdjal) (happened) mit bem $ett beg Xiereg ? 36. SBarum taurfjte ©tegfrieb feinen $in9er in bag $ett ? 37. 2Bag roar bie golge ? 38. Sluf roeldjen ©ebanfen fam er baburd) ? 39. 2Bag gefdjafy, roixljrenb er babete ? 40. SBoljin fiel eineg biefer flatter ? 41. 2Bie rourbe feine fgaut nad) bem 33abe ? 42. 2Beld»e roid^tige (important) ^°'9e ^a^e ^aZ fi'tr if)n? 43. Sin roeldjer ©teHe roar er unoerrounbBar ? 44. 5Ba3 na^m ber §elb mit nad) ber @d;miebe ? 45. SBarum f)af(te i^n ber @d»mteb ? 46. 3Be^= Ijalb jeigte er ©iegfrieb feine roafjren ©efiU)Ie nidit ? 47. 2Ba3 fagte er ju ©iegfrieb ? 48. 2Ba3 roar bei bem Slbenteuer ju geroinnen (to be gained) ? 49. SBarum lonnte ©iegfrieb nid)t fogleidj bag Slbenteuer beftefien ?

^)cr 9ZibcIu«flC«^ort. ©cite 75-76. — 1. SQBie Diefjen bie 33riiber beg ©djmtebeg ? 2. 2Beld»eg roar Dtterg liebfte Sefdjafttgung ? 3. 2Bag fefcte er b/ciufig axif ben 5?opf ? SBarum ? 4. 3" roaS f"^ ein 2:ier oerroanbelte er fid) oft ? 5. 2Bof)inein (whereinto) fprang er ? 6. 2luf roeld>e SBeife (manner) fing er ^ifd^e ? 7. SBer roob,nte in bem SBafferfall ? 8. 2Bag befafs 3lnbroari ? 9. 2Bag t^at and) er am liebften ? 10. 3n roeld;er ©eftalt fifdjte 2lnbroari ? 11. 2Ber lam eineg Xageg an ben 2Bafferfall ? 12. 3n roeldjer Situation fanben fie Dtter? 13. 2Ba£ tyat Soft? 14. SBarum t^at er bag ? 15. SOSo^in lamen bie ©otter ? 16. .2Ba§ fagte Soli? 17. SSen erfannten 33ater unb SBriiber ba? 18. SBag lonnten bie ©otter ju i^rer ©ntfdjulbigung (excuse) fagen ? 19. SBag rooHten fie filr ben erfdjlagenen Sruber geben ? 20. 3Bag forberte beg ©djmiebeg SSater oon i[)nen? 21. 3Cag rou^te Soli oon bem 3raer9 Slnbroari ?

©cite 77-78. — 22. SBag fagte Sof i ju bem 3roerg ? 23. SBiem'el ® olb gab ib,m SCnbroart ? 24. 28ag nnr befjielt er juritcf ? 25. 2Bag fitr eine grofie SBunberlraft befafi ber 3ting ? 26. SBegfjalb roollte Slnbroari ben beb^alten ? 27. 2Sag t^at Slnbroari, alg Soli ib,m ben ^ing aug ber ri^ ? 28. SBarum na^m 2Botan ben fting ? 29. 2Bag tfjaten bie ©otter mit bem Dtterbalg ? 30. 2Begb,alb mufite SBotan ben King audj ^ergeben (give up) ? 31. SCeId;en ^lud; fprad; Soli iiber bag ©olb aug ?

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32. 2Ba3 forberten bie Sriiber t>on tfjrern SSater ? 33. 2Ba§ antroortete er ib,nen ? 34. SMdrieg 33erbrecJ)en (crime) beging (committed) ^rafner ? 35. SBarum mujjte ber Sruber cor ib,m flieb/en ? 36. 2Sof)in ging $afner ntit bem ©olbe ? 37. 2Bo uerbarg er bag ©olb ? 38. 3n n>a3 fitr ein £ier Dernmnbelte er fid) ? SBoburd; ? 39. SBann nur triec^t er Don bem §orte ?

(Siegfried St^ttiert. ©cite 79-80. — 1. SBelcfjen Gntfc^Iu^ (reso- lution) fafcte ©iegfrieb ? 2. 2Ba§ forberte er con bem ©d^mieb ? 3. 2Ba3 t^at ber @d)mteb ? 4. SBie priifte (tested) ©iegfrieb ba§ ©djroert? 5. 3Ba3 gefc^a^ mit bem ©c^roert? 6. 28a§ gefc^a^ mit bem aroeiten ©cfiroert? 7. 2Ba^ t^at ber Sdjmieb in jetner 2lngft? 8. 2Ba3 brad^te er au§ feinem SSerftecf ^eroor? 9. SBie roaren bie ©cfiroertftucfe ? 10. 2Bem ge^orten bie ©djnjerti'tucfe einft ? 11. £3a3 t^at Siegfrteb mit bem 2Botan=<3rf)roert ? 12. 2J?it roeldjen 2Borten briirfte (expressed) ber ©cfjmieb feine Serounberitng (admiration) au3 ? 13. 28a^ oerjpradj er ©iegfrieb ? 14. SBo^in roiinfcfite ©iegfrieb fofort (straightway) ju gefjen ? SCBarum ?

2Bie <5tegfrieb ^afncr crfdjtug. ©cite 82-83. — 1. SBoljin ritten ©iegfrieb unb ber ©d^mieb ? 2. 9Bo fttegen fie con i^ren ^Sferben ? 3. 2Ber fiirc^tete ficfj oon ben beiben ? 4. 2Ber raar gdnjlidj (entirely) furcfjtloS ? 5. 2Ba3 fa^en ©iegfrieb unb ber ©d^mieb im ©rafe ? 6. 2Bie erfliirte ber <5d)tnieb bie fdiroarse ©pur im ©rafe ? 7. 2BeId§e Semerfung (remark) madjte ©iegfrieb ? 8. 2Selcf)e Sejc^reibung (description) mad^te ber ©djmieb von bem llnge^euer ? 9. 2Belrf)en 3Jat gab er ©iegfrieb ? 10. 2Ba3 barf)te ber ©cfimieb bet fid^ ? 11. 5BaS ^offte er? 12. 2Bo oerfterfte er ftdj? SBarum ? 13. 2Ber rebete (addressed) ©iegfrieb plo^Hd) an? 14. 2Ber roar ber alte 3Kann? 15. 2Bie fa^ er au§ ? 16. SBie roirfte (affected) feine ©timme unb fein Slicf auf ©iegfrieb ? 17. 2BeId)en 3tat gab if)m ber 2ltte ? 2Barum ? 18. 28ag t^at ©iegfrieb barauf ? 19. 2Bag prte er um bie

©cite 84-85. — 20. Sefdjretben ©ie ba§ ^ommen be3 2)rad[jen. 21. SSie totete ©iegfrieb ben 2)racf)en ? 22. SBarum fprang er gefdjroinb in eine anbere ©rube ? 23. 2Sa3 tfyat ber Sradje alg er feine

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Xobegrounbe finite ? 24. SBeldEjen $lud) fpradfj er iiber bag (Mb au§ ? 25. 2Bag tf)at ©iegfrieb mit feinem ©dEjroert ? 26. 2Bag gefcEjal), alg er bag SracfyenMut oom ginger ledEte? 27. 2Bag fagten bie Slbler p ©tegfrieb ?

28ie ©iegfrieb SBruttfjitoe erroeeft. ©cite 85-86. — 1. 2Bol)in ritt ©iegfrieb ? 2. 2Bag faf) er am 2Korgen oor ftrf) ? 3, Sefd^retben @ie bag 2lu3fef)en beg 5e'feng- 4. SBie lain ©iegfrieb burdE) bie glammen ? 5. 9Bag fat) er, alg er burd9 bie glammen geritten roar ? 6. 2Bie fain er nadg ber 33urg ? 7. SBen fanb er im Surg^of ? 8. 2Ba3 bemerfte (noticed) er, alg er bent Hrieger ben §elm »om ^aupte na^m ? 9. SBie lofte er bie Sriinne ? 10. 2Ba3 gefd^a^ barauf ? 11. 3Ba§ fragte bie Sungfrau ? 12. 2Bag antroortete ©iegfrieb ? 13. 2Kit roeld^en 3Borten begrii^te 33riin^ttbe bie SBelt ?

©cite 87-88. — 14. 2Ber roar Sriintyilbe ? 15. 2Ba£ mu^te fie alg SBalfure tfjun ? 16. 2Bie lam fie auf ben S3erg ? 17. 2Borin beftanb (consisted) i^r Ungefyorfam ? 18. 3Bag roar ifyre ©trafe ? 19. Um roag bat Sriin^ilbe SBotan ? 20. 2BoI)in bracf)te 3Botan 33runl)ilbe ? 21. SBarum lie^ er gener um ^,en $8erg 5rennen ? 22. 2Ber allein lonnte burdE) bie $lammen reiten ? 23. SBie cerfenfte (plunged) ber ©ott 33riinf)ilbe in ben ©d^taf ? 24. ©rjoljlen ©ie bag nun folgenbe ©efprddEj jroifdjen ©iegfrieb unb 33riin^itbe. 25. 3Bag frfjenlte ©iegfrieb 93riin= tlilbe ?

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35a§ oJtc bentfdje JReic^. ©cite 91-92. — 1. 2Sann ftarB bag alte beutfdje SJeidE; ? 2. SBie alt roar eg ? 3. SBag tljat ^aifer granj ber Sroeite im 3«^e 1806 ? 4. 2Bie roar bag alte beutfcfje SReid? einmat geroefen? 5. SJiit roem ^atte bie 5lirdE;e eg t)ermaf)lt? 6. Son roem Ijatte eg bie ^aiferfrone er^alten? 7. SBte ^atte eg fidEj genannt?

8. 2Bo^er fatten ftdEj bie beutfdijen ^aifer bie 5?rone Jjolen miiffen?

9. Snroiefern (in what respect) rourbe bie romifdEje ^aiferfrone Seutfdf;= lanbg grofiteg SSerberben? 10. 2Barum ging bie beutfdEje 2ftacljt unb ©inigfeit oerloren?

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bet (Srfte, bet $oljcnftaufe. ©cite 92-93. — 1. 2Bann roar bie lefcte ©lanjperiobe beg alien beutfcfjen 3ieidE)eg? 2. llnter roelcfyen ^aifern roar 2)eutfcf)tanb macb,tig unb gliicflidE)? 3. SBamt regterte griebridE) 33arbaroffa ? 4. 2Bag mufjte audj er tfyun ? 5. 2Bo ftarb $rtebridE) ? 6. 2Bag erja'^It bte ©age oon iljm ?

SBarfiaroffa tm ®))fff)(wfer. ©cite 94-95. — 1. 2Bo ftef»t ber £t)fff)auferberg ? 2. SBa§ crja^It man von bem ©d^loffe ? 3. 2Ba§ fiefinbet fidg in bem @aat beg ©d^toffeg ? 4. 2Ber befinbet ftrf) in bem ©aale ? 5. SefdEjreiben ©ie ben £aifer. 6. 9Ber ift bei i^m ? 7. 2Bann erroac^t ber ^aifer? 8. 20a3 befie^It er bem 3roerg ? 9. 2Beld)e 2lnt= roort bringt ber 3raer9 ? 10. 2Ba3 bebeuten bie ,,alten S^aben" ? 11. 3Bie lange mu^ er roieber fdglafen ? 12. Semen ©ie bie SaHabe ausiroenbig (by heart).

sfransofif^e ^ricg. @ehe 97-101. — 1. 23a3 gefcfia^ in ©panien im 2>af)re 1868 ? 2. 3Ben roollten bie ©panier ju i^rem $onig ^aben ? 3. 2Ber finb bie igotyenjoUern ? 4. SBarum roaren unb ^?reu^en Siitwlen ? 5. 3Ba§ oerlangte Stapoleon III »on 6. SBeldEje Slntroort gab i§m ber $6nig von ^Jreu^en ? 7. ©rja'tjlen ©ie bag ©efpra'C9 beg $onigg con ^5reu^en mit Senebetti. 8. 3Bag roar bag 9lefultat beg ©efpra'd^eg ? 9. SBarum roar ein ^rieg mit $ranfreid) fiir bie Seutfd^en ein $ampf auf Seben unb SCob? 10. 2Hit roeld^en Soffnungen gingen bie $ranjofen i« ben 5lrieg ? 11. SBag t^aten aber bie £>eutftf)en ? 12. 3Ber roaren bie ^iiljrer bet S)eutfc§en ? 13. SMcfje ©rfolge (success) fatten bte Seutfcgen ? 14. 2Bie grof; roar ber Serhtft an 2Renfcf)enIeben auf beiben ©eiten ? 15. 2Bag mu^te grantreidg fiir ben £rieg jafjlen ? 16. 3Qarum roar biefer ^rieg fiir bie Seutfdcjen ein guter £rieg ? 17. 3Sarum benfen roir f)ier an Sarbaroffa ?

$te Scbanifctcr. ©cite 101-106. — 1. SBag feiern bie Seutfd^en am 2. September ? 2. 5Bie feiern fie ben Xag ? 3. 2Belcf)e S8orberei= tungen madjen bie ©dgiiler fiir ben £ag ? 4. Sefcpreiben ©ie bie feftltd) gefcb.muofte 2IuIa. 5. SBeldge unter ben ©dgiilern ^aben 2lngft ? 6. SBag gefcgie^t 5punlt neun U^r ? 7. ©eben ©ie ben ^tt^alt oon beg 2)ireftorg 3tebe. 8. SBetdEjeg finb feme ©tfilufjroorte? 9. 2Bag rufen unb fingen bie ©driller ? 10. ©agen (recite) ©ie ben erften SSerg von ,,§eil bir im

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©iegerfranj" fyer. 11, Sefdjreiben @ie ben langen ©djiiter unb fetne SRebe. 12. SJJad) roeldjen SBorten applaubterten bie Qufyorer ? 13. ©agen ©ie ben erften 33erg won ,,£)eutfd)lanb, SDeutfdjlanb iiber aIIe§/; ^er.

14. SCeld^e SSerfion Ijaben bie 2lmert!aner fiir bteje 3e^en (lines) ?

15. 20a§ ift bag X^ema beg lefcten 5iebnerg? 16. Semen @ie bte 3Serfe 1, 4 unb 5 t>on ber ,,2Bad^t am Sifjein" au^raenbtg.

®c§ bcutfrfjcn i?na6ctt £if($ge&et. Scitc 106-109. — 1. SBaritm fjaben bte ©eutfc^en am 2. September ©runb jur ^reube ? 2. 3a^en (enumerate) @ie tfyre ©rfolge bei ©eban auf. 3. 2Ba§ gefdia^ in Serlin, alg bie @tegegnad)rid)t eintraf (arrived) ? 4. 33efdE)reiben Ste ben 3«g i>cr ©djitler ; bte fyarrenbe 2JJenge ; bie ^ontgin. 5. SDBarum rcurbe gri^ aKiiller gefetert? 6. Sefd^reiben ©ie if)n, rote er nadj §aufe ging. 7. SBarum raar er ^eifer? 8. SBie jeigte er, ba§ er fjungrig roar ? 9. SOBarum freute jidj ber SSater iiber %n^ ? 10. SBeId)en 33orrourf (reproach) macfjte er i^m? 11. 2Ba3 tt)at §ri^ barauf? 12. SOBag ift beg beut[d;en Jhta&en Stfdpgebet?

YOCABULABY

EXPLANATIONS

Each noun is followed by the definite article and the endings of the genitive singular (except in the case of feminines) and the nominative plural. The plural is given in full if it has a modified vowel. A dash ( — ) shows that the plural is like the singular or that the title-word or part of it is to be supplied.

The principal parts of strong and irregular verbs only are given. When no auxiliary is mentioned, the compound tenses are formed with Ijaben.

Verbs separately compounded are indicated by a hyphen : auf=f)oren.

Cognates are printed in full-faced letters.

VOCABULARY

06, adv. and sep. pref., off, down;

ttfi uitb 3Uf off and on, at times. 2T6enb, ber, gren. -g, pZ. -e, even- _ ing- ^rbenbfcrot, bag, ^en. -(e)g, supper.

[Evening + bread.] SHenbfon'ne, bie, evening sun,

setting sun. St'fcettbf on'nenf djetit, ber, </en.-(e)g,

evening sunshine, sunset light. Si'feettbUrinb, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

evening breeze.

2Tbenteuer, bas^en.-g, pi. — , ad- venture. Fro??i.LaL'adventura.' tt'bctf con/., but, however. 516'ljattbhmg, bte, pi. -en, essay,

treatise.

nfi'slcrfeit, to lick off. n&'sjtcljmett, na&m ab', ab'genom=

men, to take off; je'manbcm

ctnen @ib ttfi'nc^mcn, to take

some one's oath. Wrctfe, bie, departure. Stb'fdjteb, ber, gen. -(e)§, farewell ;

jutn 3t6'f^ieb(c)f at parting. ob'sftommen (aux. fein), to be

descended.

), interj., ah, eh, alas.

jt, nw??i., eight. t, bie, heed, care. acf)t'($eljttf ?mm., eighteen, oi^t'jtg, num., eighty. fidl'SCtt, to groan. Strf'crfiou, ber, -(e)g, agriculture. 2lbe', bag, good-by, farewell ; a

corrupted form of the French

'aDieu.' Wterr ber, -g, pi. — , eagle.

(Compound of abel = ebet,

noble, and 2tar = eagle.) 3lffef ber, gen. -n, pi. -n, ape. ftfltjV'tcn, bag, -g, Egypt. 2ll)tt'ljerr, ber, gen. -n, pi. -en,

ancestor. oH, ad/., all, every, each; ofle3,

everything; tttte ^unbert ^a^rc,

every hundred years ; «m oUc§

in ber SBett nin^t, not for all

the world.

afletu', adv.,alone,only; con/., but. SWerljcttiofte, bag, gen. -n, the

holy of holies. SirtagSftetb, ba§, gen. -(e)g, pi

-er, everyday dress.

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ba§, gen. -3, night- mare ; cf. elf-ridden.

SU'pe, bie, pi. bie 2Upen, Alps.

al8, conj. , as, than, when ; nirf|t3 alSr nothing but.

ol'fo, adv., so (never also), there- fore, consequently.

alt (alter, alteft), adj., old.

SUttttt', ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -e, bal- cony. From Ital. ' altana. '

SU'ter, bag, #ett. -3, pZ. — , age ; int fitter turn 83 $5I)reit, at the age of 83 years.

after, comp. of alt

oTteft, om cU'teften, superl. of alt.

om = an bem ; see an and bent.

Slm'boff, ber, gen. -eg, pi. -e, anvil, [-bojj = beat.]

Stmcnfo'ttcr, ber, gen. -§, pi. — , American.

Stmmfg'ucrin, bie, pi. -nen, American (woman).

amertfg'ttifdj, adj., American.

amiific'rcn, to amuse. From French 'amuser.'

on, prep, with dot. or ace., and sep. pref., at, on, in, to.

an'sfcicteit, 6ot an', an'geboten, to offer.

3tn't)Utf, ber, gen. -(e)3, sight. [On + look.]

an'ber(e), adj., other.

Stncmo'nc, bie, pi. -n, anemone. From Greek dvefjuav-rj.

Sttt'fong, ber, gen, -(e)§, pi. Sln'fange, beginning. From an'=fangen, to begin.

an'sfflffcn, to seize, to touch. Sln'gcfidjt, ba§, gen. -(e)g, face,

countenance. From an'fefyen, to

look at. att'oertwdjfen, partic. adj., grown

together. [On + wax.] 2lngft, bie, pi. Stng'fte, anxiety,

fright, terror. (ingft'Hd), adj., anxious, afraid,

nervous.

ongft'tooU, adj., anxious, fright- ened. 2tn1jang, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi.

2ln'bange, appendix. an'ifuntmcn, fam an', an'gelom=

men (aux. fein), to arrive. [On

4- come.]

an'4(i(!jcln, to smile upon (or at). on'slegen, to put on, to lay on. fllt'lttiitig, adj., graceful, charm- ing. From Sln'mitt, grace. on'sncljmett, nafim an', an'genom=

men, to accept.

to stimulate. , to look at, to gaze at. oit'sfeljett, fa^ an', an'gefefien, to

look at (upon). Slit'tcil, ber, gen. -(e)§, pi. -e,

share. 2lufttJ0rtf bie, pi. -en, answer,

reply.

ont'mortcn, to answer, to reply. (itt'*steljeit, jog an', an'gejogen, to

attract ; to put on. Sitting, ber, gen.-(e)$,pl. 2ln'jUge,

clothing, clothes. From an''

jie^en.

, to set on fire.

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'fel, ber, gen. -§, pi. Sty'fel,

apple. 5typlau§', ber, gren. -e§, applause.

From Lot. 'applausus.' 9tyriP, ber, gen. -3, April. From

Lat. ' Aprilis. ' 5Ir'6cit, bte, pi. -en, work, or'bciten, to work, ar'gcrltd), adj., angry, vexed. armf adj., poor. 2trm, ber, gen. -(e)§, pZ. -e, arm,

hand. 5lr'me, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n, the

poor man. Slrmec', bie, j>Z. -n, army. From

French 'arme'e.' arrungie'rett, to arrange. From

French 'arranger.' Slrrogong', bie, pi. -en, arrogance,

presumption. From Lat. ' arro-

gantia.' Slrtffcf, ber, gen. -3, pZ. — ,

article. From Lat. ' articulus. ' gfj, see effen. 9rtem, ber, <7en. -§, breath ; oitjjcr

2(tcm, out of breath, breathless. a'tcmlo§f^tdj., breathless. 9Itmo§^a'rcf bie, pi. -n, atmos- phere. From Greek dr/t6s -f

cr^atpo.

aurf), adu. a?id con;'., also, too. Stlt'e, bie, pZ. -n, meadow. flttf, prep, with dot. or ace., adv.

and sep. pref., up, on, upon, in,

at, over; interj., up! about!

ouf tinnier, forever. aufsfangen, fing cwf, aufgefan=

gen, to catch.

ouf sge&ett, gab auf , aufgegeben,

to give up. aufslobcrit (aux. fein), to blaze,

to flare. UUf'mdjtCtt, to set up ; fid) — , to

rise. auf'rtdjtig, adj., honest, frank,

upright. Stuff al|, ber, gen. -e$,pl. 2luffafce,

treatise. auf'sfdjrecfeit (aux. fein and Ija&en),

to start up with fright. aufsfdjreten, fdjrte auf, aufge=

fdjrieen, to scream, to shriek. auf sfeijen, to put on. [To set up. ] ouf sfeufsen, to heave or fetch a

(deep) sigh.

auf sfperren, to open wide. aufsfpringen, fprang auf, auf=

gefprungen (aux. fein), to jump

up, to spring up. ouf sftc^cn, ftanb auf, auf geftan=

ben (aux. fein), to rise, to get

up, to stand up. auf sfteflen, to set up. 3tu'gc, ba§, gen. -§, pi. -n, eye. Sttt'guft, ber, gen. -§, Augustus. Stuguff, ber, gen. -§, (the month

of) August. From Lat. 'Au- gustus.' Stu'fo, bie, pi. -§, (great) hall (of

a school). From Lat. 'aula.' au§, adv. and sep. pref., out,

forth, away. OU§, prep, with dot. , out of, from,

of.

auS'sorficitcn, to finish, to elab- orate.

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VOCABULARY

au§'sl»effertt, to repair, to put in

repair. [Out + better.] au^'sbredjen, bracb, ems', aug'ge=

broken (aux. fein), to break out. auS'sfireitcn, to spread out, to

extend. fttt§'s6ritteit, to brood, to hatch.

[Out + breed.] au^eittan'ber, adv., asunder. auS'sgeljen, ging aug', aug'gegan=

gen (awx. jein), to go out. auc<'4arf)cit, to laugh at some one. Sttt^'lfiitber, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

foreigner. [Cf. outlandish.] ans':(0frf)cn, to wipe off or away. uuS'sretften, rifj aug', aug'gertffen,

to uproot, to tear up by the

roots.

nu^'srSfien, to rest, to repose. au§'sfd)rei6eit, fd)rieb aug', aug'=

gefdjrieben, to write out ; etnen

$rei3 ou§'f(^rci6cn, to offer a

prize.

, faf) au§', aitS'gefe&en, to look, to appear.

3tu§'fc^en, bag, gren. -g, air, ap- pearance.

nu'^CIt, adv., on the outside.

auS'sfenbcu, fanbte aus', au3'gefen= bet, to send abroad, to send forth.

flufjerbem', adu., besides, in addi- tion.

auS'sfpredjett, fprad) auo', aug'ge= jprod;en, to pronounce, to utter, to speak out.

(W3'sftdgenf ftieg au§', au§'ge[tie= gen (aux. few), to get out, to alight.

au§'sftijfjett, fttefj au§', ou§'ge= ftofsen, to push out; ebtcu ©cwfser au^'fto^en, to heave a sigh.

aug'sftreden, to stretch out.

aul'ssieljett, jog aug', aug'gejogen, to take off, to pull out.

^ ber, gen. -(e)3, pi.

brook. Bttrf'ctt, ba'dft, bacft, or badEft, badt;

bu! or bacfte, gebadfen, to bake. Sfitfer, ber, sren. -§, pi. — ,

baker. 33ab, bag, gen. -eg, pi. 33Hber,

bath, watering place. Ba'bett, to bathe. So'bCtt, bag, pen. -g, (grand

duchy of) Baden.

Sfi'bertWtt'tte, bie, pi. -n, bathing

tub.

23oh're, bie, pi. -n, bier. Ski'em, bag, gen. -g, (kingdom

of) Bavaria, ftai'rtfdj, adj., Bavarian, bttlb, adv., soon; fcalb , . . Botb,

now . . . now, sometimes . . .

sometimes. SBalg, ber, pen. -(e)g, pi 23a'Ige,

skin. [Bellows, belly.]

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S3ofl, bet, gen. -(e)3, pi

ball. S3afla'be, bie, pi -n, ballad. .From

0/d French ' ballade.' baub, see Mnben. S3anb, ber, 0en. -(e)g, pJ. Sanbe,

volume ; SBanb, bag, o:en. -(e)g,

pi. Sanber, ribbon. [Bend,

band.] bang(e), adj., anxious, afraid,

frightened.

Sor, ber, gen. -en, pi. -en, bear, borg, see bergen. Starim', ber, gen. -£>, pi. -e, baron.

From French 'baron.' SBSrt, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. Siirte,

beard.

33fi'fe, bie, pi. -n, female cousin. SBo'fel, bag, Bale, Basel, bau'eit, to build. SBau'er, ber, gen. -3 or -n, pi. -n,

peasant, farmer. JVom bauen.

[Cf. neighbor.] 23ou'er^au§f bag, gen. -e§, j?Z.

-^aufer, peasant's cottage, farm- house. SBaum, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. 23tiume,

tree. [Beam.] S3oum'(^cnr ba§, gen. -g, pi. — ,

small tree. ajttum'Iettt, bag, gen. -g, pi. — ,

small tree. SBaum'ftumpf, ber, gen. -eg, pi.

-ftiimpfe, trunk of a tree.

[Beam + stump.] fce'bett, to tremble, to quake. fcebecfett, to cover.

t', partic. adj., covered.

bebCtt'teit, to signify, to mean.

bebett'tenb, partic. adj., great, dis- tinguished.

been'beit, to end.

befob,r, see befe^len.

bcfoHcn, befdUft', befdQf ; befiel', bef al'len, to befall ; fig. , to fall on some one.

befcfi/Iett, befie&Ift', befie^If ; be- fa^r, befob'Ien, to command, to bid.

bcfcff tgcn, to make fast, to con- solidate ; fig., to seal.

befin'beit, befanb', befun'ben (fidj), to be, to find oneself.

before, imperative of befolgen.

bcf oTgcit, to comply with, to obey, to observe. [Cf. follow.]

befrie'btgett, to satisfy.

bejjeg'nen, to meet.

begcb/reit, to demand.

beget'ftertt, to inspire, to fill with enthusiasm.

SSeget'fterung, bte, enthusiasm.

begin'tteit, begann', begon'nen, to begin, to set in.

beginnf, pres. of beginnen.

bcgtci'tCJt, to accompany.

begra'ben, begrub', begra'ben, to bury. [Cf. grave.]

SSegrittt'ber, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , founder.

begrii^'eit, to greet, to hail.

beljartett, beb,ielf, be^al'ten, to keep; bfl§ ficbcn liefjnUcit, to escape alive. [Cf. hold.]

beljSttgf, posi part, of befjangen, hung with.

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Seljatt'fUttg, bie, pi -en, habita- tion, abode. [House.]

Bet, adv. and sep. pref., by, near, beside.

Bet, prep, with dat., by, at, near, in, by the side of, with, among ; et'ttw§ Bet fid) trogett ober tyaBett, to have something about one.

Befbe, adj., both, two.

Beim = bet bent.

23ein, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -c, leg, foot. [Bone.]

SJet'fptel, ba§, 0en. -g, pi. -e, instance ; jttltt Seiftriel, for instance.

Bei'fjettb, partic. adj., biting.

Bet'sftttttmen, to agree with, to assent.

befom', pret. of belommen.

Sefanttffdjafr, bie, pi. -en, ac- quaintance.

Beflei'ben, to clothe, to dress. From $Ieib, dress.

Befom'mett, befam', berom'men, to get, to receive, to come by.

Befrfin'SCtt, to crown. From $ranj, wreath.

Befrte'gett (fid)), to make war upon one another. From $rieg, war.

SBefa'germtg, bie, pi. -en, siege.

6eleurf)'tett, to light (up).

bero'tcn, BerStff, berHf; bertef, bera'ten, to consult, to delib- erate about something.

Bem'ten, to prepare, to make ready.

S3erg, ber, gen. -(e)S, pi. -e, mountain.

fcer'geit, birgft, birgt; barg, gebor'-

gen, to hide. [To bury.] From

Serg. Scrg'gt^fcl, ber, gen. -§, pi. — ,

mountain top. fcerief, pret. of beraten. SBcrltn', bag, <7en. -g, Berlin, bcru'fen, berief, beru'fen, to call

together. beritljtnt', adj. , famous, renowned.

From 3tuf)ttt, fame, Bcrit^'rett, to touch. SBerttlj'rung, bie, ^Z. -en, touch. fcefrfjaf'tigt, partic. ad;., busy.

From fdjaffen, work. [To

shape.] &efd)iilj'ett, to protect. From

protection.

, to possess, to sit upon. SSeftlj'er, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

proprietor.

Bcfvn'ber, adj., special. Dcfon'berS, a<iw., especially. fceffer, comp. o/ gut, better. fcef'te, superl. of gut, best. fceftcfj'ett, beftanb', beftan'ben, to

endure; ettt Slfictttcttcr BcftCs

^cn, to encounter an adventure. fceftci'geit, beftteg', beftie'gen, to

step upon, to ascend, to mount. Beftteg', pret. of befteigen. befrtnt'men, to destine, to allot, to

design.

fcefttmtttf, partic. adj., definite. Beftursf, partic. adj., amazed, in

dismay.

Befu'djett, to visit. Betttit'&Ctt, to stun, to deafen.

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be'tCtt, to pray. bctradj'ten, to look upon. betre'ren, betrtttft', betritt'; be=

traf , betre'ten, to set foot upon,

to tread upon, to enter. S3ett, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -en,

bed. bet'telit, to go (a)begging ; betteln

um, to beg for. beu'gen, to bend, to bow. Sku'te, bte, pi. -n, booty, bettie'gctt, to move. $ett»er'ber, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

applicant, competitor. bettJiibXbSr, adj., habitable. 23ett)0ft/ncr, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

inhabitant, occupant. bcttwn'bern, to admire. From

nwnbern, to wonder. SSenmtt'bernng, bte, admiration. SBier, bag, gen. -(e)g, pZ. -e, beer, bie'ten, bot, gebo'ten, to offer,

bid. S3Ub, bag, gen. -(e)§, p^. -er,

image, picture.

SBU'bung, bte, education, culture. bin, pres. of fetn. btn'bcn, banb, gebun'ben, to bind,

to tie. bt§, prep, with ace., to, till, until,

as far as; bi§ an, bi3 511, to,

up to.

bt£, conj., till, until, biff, pres. of fetn. bit'tett, bat, gebe'ten, to ask, to

beg, to entreat; bitte, please.

[To bid.] bit'ter, adj., bitter.

btt'terlidj, adv., bitterly. bidden (jtd)), to swell. [To blow.] bto'fcn, bl'dft, blSft; blteg, gebla'=

fen, to blow. [Blast.] Slat!, ba§, gen. -(e)g, pi flatter,

leaf. [Blade.] blou, adj., blue, blfitt'lidj, adj., bluish. blei'ben, blteb, geblte'ben (aux.

fetn), to remain. [To leave.] bfetdj, adj., pale. [Bleak.] blett'ben, to blind, to dazzle. JBltrf, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -e, look,

glance.

blitf en, to glance, to look. blicb, pret. of bleiben. blte§, pret. of btafen. blinb, adj., blind. SBHn'bc, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n, blind

man.

blttt'jeltt, to blink, to wink. S3H^, ber, gen. -eg, pi -e, light- ning, flash (of lightning). bitten, to flash.

blty'frfjnett, adj., swift as light- ning. bfanb, adj., blond, fair. From

French 'blond.' Dlit'Ijcn, to bloom, to blossom.

[To blow.] 93ln'ntc, bie, pi -n, flower.

[Bloom.] aSlJi'mcnbfott, bag, gen. -(e)g,

pi -blatter, petal. [Bloom +

blade.]

SStu'ntcnfro'nc, bte, pi -n, corolla. SBfu'mcttffrou^, ber, gen. -eg, pi.

-ftraufje, bouquet.

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S3fat, bag, gen. -(e)g, blood. 23lii'te, bie, pi. -n, blossom, flower. Wu'ttg, adj., bloody. SBorf, ber, gen. -(e)g, 33orfe, he- goat. [Buck.] S35'beit, ber, gen. -g, pi. Soben,

ground, soil, bottom; §tt SM>=

belt, down.

SBoot, bag, 0en. -(e)g, pZ. -e, boat. 23orb, ber, gen. -(e)g, shipboard. 93iJr'fcf bie, pi. -n, purse. From

Lat. 'bursa.' bii'fe, ad;., evil, angry. hot, pre£. o/ bieten. SJiJt'fdjafr, bie, pi!, -en, message. brad), prei. o/ firemen. bradj'te, pret. of bringen. SBro'ten, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , roast. brott'djen, to use, to need.

[To brook.]

bratt'fett, to roar, to rush. 23rnut, bie, pi. SBraute, betrothed,

fiance'e. [Bride.] S3raut'g56e, bie, pi. -n, bridal

present. SBrou'tigom, ber, gen. -§, pi. -e,

betrothed. [Bridegroom.] SBrnut'teutc, bie, pZ., betrothed

couple.

, ad/., bridal, nuptial. r, bag, gen. -(e)3, pi. -e,

betrothed couple. Bre'djett, Brid;ft, brid^t; brad), ge=

bro'd)en, to break, to pluck off,

to gather ; to surge (of waves). Brett, adj., broad, wide. Brcn'ncn, brann'te, gebrannf, to

be in flames, to burn.

Bren'nenb, partic. adj. , burning, liridjt, pres. of bred)en. firing'en, brad;'te, gebrad^f, to

carry, to take, to bring. Brittgt, pres. of bringen. firon'scn, adj. of bronze, bronzed.

From Lat. ' bronzium. ' S3r5t, bag, gen. -(e)3, pi. 33rote,

bread.

SM'efe, bie, pi. -n, bridge. Srii'ber, ber, gen. -§, pi. SrUber,

brother. SBru'bcrfrieg, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi.

-e, civil war.

bru'berHd), adj., brotherly. Briit'tcn, to roar, to bellow. Srun'lte, bie, pi. -it, coat of mail. SSrttft, bie, 23riifte, breast, chest. fcrit'tett, to brood. S3udj, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. 5BUd)er,

book. SSit'djerttmrm, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-raiirmer, bookworm. Sildj'fc, bie, pi. -n, rifle, musket.

[Box.] From Greek TTI^IS. S3it!j'tte, bie, pi. -n, stage, theater. S3unb, ber, gen. -(e)g, union.

From the stem of binben, to

bind. [Bundle.] bttttt, adj., variegated, motley. SBitrg, bie, pi. -en, castle.

[Borough.] S3itr'f<fje, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n,

fellow. From Greek ptipo-a,

Lat. 'bursa.' Sit'fite, bie, pi. -n, bust. From

French 'buste.' Gutter, bie, butter.

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Safe' (French), bag,0en.-g,.pZ.-§, caf<§.

GljoiSlo'be, bte, pi. -n, chocolate. From Spanish 'chocolate.'

G&riff finb, bag, gen. -(e)g, the in- fant Jesus, Christ, the child Jesus.

j, ber, gen. -g, Christo- pher.

Goitre' (French), bag, gen. -g, pi. -g, compartment of a rail- way carriage.

Gouffne (French), bie, pZ. -n, lady cousin.

bo, adv., there, then, thus. bo, con;'., when, as, since. bo&ei', adv., therewith, thereby,

at the same time, in doing so. £>0(!j, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. Sa'c&er,

roof. [Thatch.] bodj'te, pre£. of benfen. bojic'flcit, adt>. , against it. bo'fier or boljer', adv., hence,

therefore. bo'ljin or boljitt', adv. and sep.

pref., thither, to that place. boljttt'sfdjmtett, fcfcritt bafiin', ba= , to step or walk

adv., at that time.

bo'mtt, adv., therewith, with it.

bamtf, conj., that, in order that.

Som'meriutfl, bte, twilight, dusk.

biimo'itifrf), adj. , demonlike, demo- niac. From Greek dalfjLwv.

2>om^f'cr, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , steamboat. From ®ampf, steam. [Damp.]

bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-e, steamer. bone'fcen, adv., besides. 'Jjonf, ber, gen. -(e)g, thanks, bon'fc, thank you. buttit, adv., then ; boun uttb loonn,

now and then. bo'rouf or borouf, adv., upon,

thereupon, after this. bar'fceit, to suffer want, to starve. bor'sfiiljren, to lead forward. bo'ritt or bating adv., therein, in it. borttt'ttCtt, adv., there within,

therein, in it. bo'rii&er or borii'&er, adv. , over it,

above. [Thereover.] bo3, see ber. bof», conj., that. bo^fel'ie, see berfelbe. ba'sfte^cn, ftanb ba', ba'geftanben,

to stand there. bou'crn, to last, to continue. bo'sii or bfljtt', adv., along, with

it, thereto.

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bajtti'fdjen, adv., between. Serf'e, bie, pi. -n, cover, ceiling. $e'gctt, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

sword. From French 'dague.'

[Dagger.]

beitt, thy, your, thine. beflStttie'ren, to recite, to deliver

rhetorically. From Lot. 'decla-

mare.'

bent, dat. of ber or bag, to the. ben'fen, bac&'te, gebadjf, to think ;

benfen an, to think of. Senf mal, bag, gen. -(e)g, f>Z. 3)enf=

maler, monument. betttt, cory., for. bemt, adv., then, indeed; ttwrum

betttt, why, pray ? ber, bie, bo§, de/. art., the; dem.

pron., this, that, he ; rel. pron.,

who, which, that, whoever. be'ren, dem. pron. , gen. pi. , whose. berfel'be, biefel'be, bagfefbe, dem.

j>ron., the same, he, she, it. beS, gen. of ber or bag, of the. bc&'ljatb, ad»., therefore, for that

reason, bef'feit, gen. of ber, bag, dem. and

rel. pron.

beut'Hd), ad;'., distinct, clear. betttfdj, adj., German [Dutch] ;

ba§ beiltf^e SfJeit^, the German

empire ; ber beutf^frottsiJ'fM'^c

firtCfl, the Franco-German (or

Prussian) war.

2)Ctttf(J)'Ionb, bag, gen. -g, Ger- many. [Dutch + land.] $>e"sem'&er, ber,aen.-g, December.

From Lot. 'December.'

, ber, gen. -en, pi. -en,

diamond. From Ital.-Span.

'diamante.'

birfj, ace. of bu, thee, you. bicfyt, adj., thick [tight]; adr.

close.

bt^'tett, to write (poetry). Stdj'ter, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , poet. $>id)'terlttttb, bag,srew.-(e)g, poet's

land, realm or land of poetry. 'Sidj'tung, bie, pi. -en, poetical

composition, work of fiction. btrf, adj., thick, fat, big. btrf'Ieibig, adj., bulky, volu- minous. bie, see ber. $>ieb, ber, gen. -(e)g. pi. -e,

thief.

bie'tten, to serve. $>te'ner, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

(man) servant. ^ieng'tag, ber, gen. -(e)§, pi. -e,

Tuesday. See note 53 25. bienffbereit, adj., obliging. Sienffmamt, gen. -(e)g, pi.

Sienffleute, porter. bie'fer, bie'f e, bie'f e§, dem. pron. ,

this, that, this one, these, the

latter.

bieS'tttol, adv., this time, biftie'reit, to dictate. From Lat.

1 dictare. ' Sing, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

thing, btreff, adj., direct. From Lat.

' directus. ' $tref tor, ber, gen. -g, pi. -o'ren,

principal.

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bodj, adv. and con/., yet, how- ever, though, pray. Sofror, ber, gen. -3, pi. -o'ren,

doctor. From. Lot. 'doctor.' $otn, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -e, ca- thedral. $on'ner, ber, gen. -3, pZ. — ,

thunder. $>0n'nerer, ber, gen. -§, thun-

derer. Sum'nerljau', ber, gren. -(e)3,

thunder peal. biw'nertt, to thunder. Sott'nerStog, gen. -(e)3, pZ. -e,

Thursday. -See note 49 11. boMelt, adj., double. Sorf, bag, gen. -(e)3, pZ. Sor'fer,

village, hamlet. [Thorp.] 2>orf'6ett)iJljner, ber, pen. -3, pZ.

— , villager; pi., rustics. 'Sorfdjen, bag, c/en. -§, pZ. — ,

small village, hamlet. $>orn, ber, gren. -(e)^ pi. -en,

thorn.

bort, adv., there, yonder. Sra'rfje, ber, gen. -n, pZ. -n,

dragon. From Lat. 'draco,'

French ' dragon. ' SJro'mo, ba§, gren. -3, pZ. 2)ra'=

men, drama. From Greek 5pdna. broma'ttf^, adj., dramatic. brfittfl'Ctt, to push, to urge. brou'^cn, adv., out of doors, out

there, bre'fyen, to turn, to twirl, to

twiddle.

bret, num., three, i'fjig, num., thirty.

brei'fjtgfte, num., thirtieth, brci'jc^n, num., thirteen, brittg'en, brang, gebrung'en (awx.

jein), to make one's way. [To

throng.]

brin'nen, see bartn'nen. brit'tc, nwm., third, bro^'cn, to threaten, brijfi'ucn, to rumble, to thud. broHig, adj., droll, briirf'en, to press, to squeeze. brunt, for bo'rum or barum',

therefore, for that reason. bit, pers. pron., thou, you. bttf'ttg, adj., fragrant. bttrben, to tolerate, to suffer. bumm, adj., stupid, silly. [Dumb.] bttmpf, ad;., hollow. bim'fel, adj., dark. ^tttt'fel, ba^, gen. -§, dark,

darkness. bttn'feln, to grow dark ; e3 btttt-

felt, it is growing dark. bitmt, ad.;., thin, slender, lank, burd), prep, with ace. and sep.

pref., through, by means of. burdjbob'ren, to pierce. [Through

+ bore.] btir'fcn, id^ barf, bu barfft, er barf,

nrir biirfen, i&r biirft, fie biirfen;

burfte, geburft (mod. awx.), to

be allowed, may. bin*, ad;'., dry, withered. $>wftf ber, gen. -eg, thirst; feinett

£>ttrft fttflett, to quench one's

thirst.

bur'fttg, ad;., thirsty, bfi'ftcr, ad;., gloomy, dark.

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elicit, adv., just, precisely ; e'&Cttf 5

or e&enfo', just as. e'6ettfafl3, adv., likewise, also. e'benfo, see eben. (S-'rfe, bie, pZ. -n, corner. [Edge.] rbel, «d/., noble. (S'belftein, ber, gen. -(e)3, pZ. -e,

precious stone, jewel. (Ify're, bie, pi. -n, honor; je'wait;

bent sit (llj'ren, in honor of

some one ; je'manbcm bie le^te

dlj're erwei'fen, to pay the last

(or funeral) honors to some

one.

elj'ren, to honor. <llj'renl>la£, ber, gen. -e§, pi.

-plafce, seat of honor. dlj'renseidiett, bag, gen. -3, pi. — ,

badge of honor. ei ! interj. , ay ! indeed ! why ! (gi, bag, gen. -(e)3, pi. -er, egg. (Ji'dje, bie, pi. -n, oak. (Sib, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -e, oath. (Si'ferfu^t, bie, jealousy. ei'frijj, adj., zealous, eager. ei'gen, adj., own. (Si'Ie, bie, haste, speed; in ber

(Jt'Ie, in a hurry. ei'Iett (aux. jein and ^aben), to

hasten, to hurry. ettt, eine, indef. art., a, an; num.,

ein(er), eine, ein(es), one; eitt§,

one thing; indef. pron., one, a

person. ein, adv. and sep. pref., in, into.

etnon'ber, adv., one another, each

other.

ein'ottgig, adj., one-eyed, ein'sftrei^ett, 6rad) ein', ein'gebro=

d)en, to break into (a house). Gin'&redjer, ber, gen. -§>, pi. — ,

burglar. ein'sbrittgcit, brang ein', ein'ge=

brungen (aux. fetn), to break

in, to fall upon. ei'ner, see ein. ein'fodj, adj., simple, plain. eitt'sgeljen, to go in, to enter ; cin's

ttnb mt!§'sgeljen, to go in and

out, to frequent. (Sin'ljeit, bie, unity, unit. [One

+ hood.]

ei'ttig, adj., united. ei'ttige, some, a few, several. Gi'nigfeit, bie, unity. ein'46ben, iHbft, iSbt; Inb ein',

ein'gelaben, to invite. ein'tttol, adv., one time, once;

nod) ein'mof, once more ; fitr

ein'mot, for once, cintttal', adv., once upon a time. cilt'smifdjen (fid)), to interfere, to

interpose.

ein§, num. , one, one thing. ein'ffim, oo)'., lonely. einsf^lofen, fd)Iief ein', . ein'ge=

jd)Iafen, to fall asleep, ein'sfdjliefeen, frf;to^ ein', ein'ge-

fd)loffen ([id;), to shut one- self up.

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ein'sftttgen, fang etn', ein'gefungen,

to sing or to lull asleep. etltft, adv., once upon a time, one

day.

ein'sfrtntmeit, to join in. ettt'stattsen, to put some one to

sleep by dancing, etu'sttncijen, to rock to sleep. ettt'sttitfltgett, to consent, to agree. etH'sieljctt, jog ein', ein'ge^ogen

(aux. fein), to enter. etn'ijig, adj. /only, single. ©in'jug, ber, gen. -(e)g, moving,

entry.

(£13, bag, #en. -eg, ice. ©i'feit, bag, 0en. -g, pi. — , iron, ©i'fenftottge, bie, pi. -n, iron bar. ei'few, adj., iron, ei'ftfl, adj., icy. elf, num., eleven. @f fe, bie, pi. -n, elf, fairy. (Srfenfietn, bag, #e». -g, ivory.

[Elephant -f bone.] erfeti&einertt, ad;., of ivory. ©ffenfimtg, ber, gen. -g, pi. -e,

king of the elfs. erfafj, Alsace; eifafcSotlj'ritt-

gen, Alsace-Lorraine. ©I'tern, bie, pi., parents. [Elders.] 'f adv., up, upwards. feen, f)ob empor', empor'=

ge^oben, to raise. @n'bef bag, ^en. -g, pZ. -n, end ;

am @nbe, finally, at last. en'ben, to end. en'bet, pres. of enben. enb'Iic^, adv., at last, finally.

From @nbe, end.

Cttb'toS, adj., endless, never- ending.

ener'gif $, adj. , energetical. From Greek tvepy6$.

©itg'el, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , angel. From Greek &yye\os.

©Itg'fanb, bag, gen. -g, England.

©ttg'la'nber, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , Englishman.

entbecf en, to discover.

Ctttberff, partic. adj. , discovered.

entftom'men, to kindle, to fan into flame.

entfttelj'ett, entflofi', entf!ofi'en(aMx. jetn), to escape, to flee away.

entfrem'bett, to estrange, to alien- ate.

entgeg'ttCJt, to reply, to rejoin, to gainsay.

entfott'feit, entlief, entlau'fen (aux. fein), to run away from.

©ntfcfyfafj', ber, gen. -ffeg, @nt= fc^liiffe, resolution, resolve. From entfd)Ue'f(en, to resolve.

entfelj'Hd), adj. , terrible, frightful.

entfeljf, partic. adj., horrified.

enttOttf^t', partic. adj., disap- pointed.

entlwif'eltt, to develop, to evolve. et', adv., asunder, in two.

re^eit, 6rad^ entjroei', entjroet'gebroc^en, to break in two.

er, pers. pron. , he, it.

©rfcar'meit, bag, gen. -g, mercy.

er&e'&en (aux. fein), to shake.

erbeu'tett, to take as booty, to carry off.

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erblet'cfien, erblitf)', erbli'ccjen (awe,.

fein), to turn pale. erblicfen, to behold. @rb'b5ben, ber, gen. -§, earth,

ground.

©r'be, bie, pi. -n, earth, ground. dr'benfrau, bie, pi. -en, woman

on the earth, mortal woman. (Jrdfl'niS, bag, 0en. -ffe§, pi.

-ffe, event. erfaf'fen, to seize. erfmtt', partic. adj., delighted. erfri'fdjett, to refresh, erfiinett, to fill, to fulfil. erfuHf, past part, of erfullen. erjje'ben, partic. adj., devoted. ergrei'feit, ergriff, ergriffen, to

seize, to take. [To gripe.] ergriff, pret. of ergreifen. erljartett, erbielf, erbal'ten, to

keep, to receive, to get. erlje'ben, erbob', erbo'ben (ficb,),

to arise, to rise. [To heave

up.]

erljofc', pret. of erfieben. ertn'ncrn, to remind some one of

something; ftdj crtnncrit, to

remember.

erfol'tcn (aux. fein), to cool down. crffintp'fctt, to gain by fighting,

to fight for something. erfen'nen, etlann'te, erfannf, to

recognize. crflo'rcn, to explain, to make

clear, to declare (war), to an- nounce. erHittfl'en, erflang', erllung'en, to

resound.

crlang'cn, to get; toieber erfatts

gctt, to recover.

©rlci^i'tcrung, bie, relief.

erleudj'ten, to illuminate, to light up.

erliifdj'eit, erlifc^f, erlo'fd^en, or erlofc^t', erlofd^'te, to go out, to extinguish.

ernett'erit, to renew, to revive.

Ctnft, adj., serious, earnest, grave.

ernffftdj, adv., earnestly, seri- ously.

ern'ten, to reap, to harvest. [To earn.]

ero'bcrtl, to take, to capture. , to try. to refresh.

crrc'gcn, to excite.

©rrc'gung, bie, pi. -en, excite- ment, agitation.

mei'tfiew, to reach, to arrive at.

Grrct'ter, ber, gen. -3, pi. — , deliverer, savior.

errich'tcn, to erect, to raise.

errii'tenb, partic. adj. , blushing.

erfrfjftnett, to sound, to resound.

erfdjei'nett, erfdjien', erfc^ie'nen (aux. fein), to appear.

erftfjfo'jjeit, erfd^Ing', erfcfjla'gen, to slay, to kill.

erfdjrttf', pret. of erfd^redEen.

crfi^rccfcn, erfdjrar, erfcfirocfen (aux. fein), to be startled, to be alarmed.

erfdjroifett, partic. adj., fright- ened.

erfcpt'tern, to shake.

crfi, adv., first. [Erst.]

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crftttJt'ncn, to be astonished.

Grftou'ncn, gen. -g, astonishment, amazement.

er'fte, ber, bie, bag, first.

erfte'djen, erftad/, erfto'djen, to stab.

erftttf en, to be choked.

ertrht'fett, ertranf, ertrun'fen (aux. fein), to drown.

erttw'djen (aitx. fein), to awake, to wake.

crtoor'ten, to await, to meet.

Grnwr'tung, bie, pi. -en, expecta- tion.

erttmr'tungSDott, adj., full of ex- pectation.

erWCtf Ctt, to awaken, to arouse.

erttjci'fen, entries', ernrie'fen, to render; jc'monbem bie Ic^'tC Glj're erwei'fcn, to do the fu- neral honors to some one.

ernn'bern, to reply, to answer.

erjo^'Icn, to tell.

e3, pers. pron., it; when placed

before the verb to anticipate a following subject, there.

(£'fel, ber, gen. -%, pi. — , ass, donkey.

C£f fe, bie, pi. -n, smith's hearth.

effcn, ifjt, i^t ; a.%, gegeffen, to eat.

6f fen, bag, gen. -§, pi. — , meal, dinner; t)5r (or nod)) bcm @jfcn, before (or after) dinner.

et'ttw^, indef. pron., some, some- thing, any, somewhat; cfttJO§ 'c§, something new ; et'ttm3 , a fine thing ; ct'Wa§ , something else. r bag, gen. -g, Europe.

europa'ifd), ad;'., European.

c'UJtg, adj., eternal, everlasting;

- adv., ever; aitf c'Wtg, forever.

G'ttugf ett, bie, pZ. -en, eternity.

Gjtftcnj', bie, existence. From Lot. ' existentia. '

ejtftie'ren, to exist. From I/a?, 'exsistere.'

t, bie, pZ. -en, fabulous world. From Lat. 'fabula.'

$6briffitton'f bie, pi. -en, manu- facturing, making. From Lat. 'fabrica.'

gfacf el, bie, pi. -n, torch. From Lat. 'facula.'

^o^'ne, bie, pi. -n, flag. [Vane.]

fa^rett, fdfjrfr, fd^rt; fu^r, ge= fafj'ren (aux. fein and ^aben), to move, to go. [Fare.]

fafjrt, bie, pi. -en, drive, ride,

trip. , ber, gen. -(e)g,pZ. gaHe, case

[fall] ; nuf jcbctt ^aU, at all

events, at any rate, f al'lett, faaft, f ant ; fiel, gefol'Ien

(aux. fein), to fall, folfdj, adj., false, fol'tcn, to fold up. gfamf'He, bie, pi. -n, family. From

Lat. 'familia.'

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fanb, pret. of finben.

fang'en, fangft, fangt; fing, gefan-

gen, to catch. [Fang.] gfor'fce, bie, pi. -n, color, hue. faf'fett, to seize, to grasp, to take

hold of.

3?affttltg, bie, self-command. fdft, adv., almost. foft'Ctt, to fast.

^auft, bie, pi. ^a'ufte, fist, hand. $e'6riiar, ber, gen. -g, February.

From Lot. 'Februarius.' ge'ber, bie, pi. -n, feather, pen. ge'berfteib, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-er, plumage, dress made of

feathers. [Feather + clothing.] fe'gett, to sweep, to whisk. ^Ct'cr, bie, pi. -n, celebration.

[Cf. fair.] From Lot. 'feria.' fci'erltd), ad;'., solemn. From geier. fet'erit, to celebrate, to praise.

From Lot. 'feriari.' fein, adj., fine, delicate, soft. 3feinb, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

enemy, foe. [Fiend.] feittb'Itdj, adj., hostile. gfelb, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -er, field. $el'fett, ber, gen. -g, pi. —, rock,

cliff. 3?el'fenljob/le, bie, pi. -n, grotto,

cave, fteffenriff, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

rocky reef.

Sfen'fter, bag, gen. -g, pi. — , win- dow. From Lot. ' f enestra. ' Oren'fterfirett, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-er, board of a window sill. fern, adv. , far off.

bie, pi -n, distance.

[Farness.]

fer'ttg, adj., done, finished. feft, adj., solid, firm, tight, fast. $eft, ba§, gen. -eg, pi. -e, festival.

From Lat. ' festum. ' feffsbinben, 6anb feft', feffgebun^

ben, to tie up, to bind fast. $eft'gefang, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-gefange, festal song. J^eft'fleib, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -er,

festive dress, holiday clothes. feft'Hd), adj., festive. gcft'togf ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

holiday.

Sfeft'ling, bie, pi. -en, fortress. $ctt, bag, gen. -(e)g, fat, gi-ease. fcittfjt, adj., moist. gfcu'er, bag, gen. -g, fire, geu'crtnonnlctn, bag, gen. -g, pi.

— , fire spirits.

$eu'er§glfi(, bie, blazing glow. S-ic'ficr, bag, gen. -g, pi. — , fever, fief, pret. of fallen. ftn'beit, fanb, gefun'ben, to find,

to think.

fing, pret. of fangen. ^tit'ger, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , finger, ftn'ftcr, adj., dark, gloomy. ^fitt'fternig, bie, pi. -ffe, darkness. fifdj'cit, to fish.

^ifdj'er, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , fisher, fttfify'er&oot, bag, gen. -<e)g, pi -e,

fishing boat, fisher boat, e, bie, pi -n, plain. , ber, gen. -eg, flax.

t, ber, gen. -(e)§, pi.

-6'a'rte, flaxen beard.

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&fog'gc, bte, pi -n, flag. gflom'me, bie, pi. -n, flame. From

Lot. ' flamma. ' ftom'nten, to flame, to blaze. ftot'rerit, to flutter. fle'lfdt, to implore; ju QJott fleljett,

to pray to God. fle'fjcntfidj, adv., fervently. ^leifd), bag, gen. -eg, flesh, meat. gleifdj'er, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

butcher. ^ffetjj, ber, #en. -eg, diligence,

industry, assiduity. fletl'tg, adj., diligent. flte'gen, flog, geflo'gen (aux. fetn),

to fly. ^Hcg'sCSja'mctt, bag, gen. -g, pZ.

-©ja'mina, examination in fly-

ing. From Lat. 'examen.' fliety'ctt, flofi, geflo&'en (aux. fetn),

to flee, to escape. flte'fjcit, flofs, geflof'fen (aux. fetn),

to flow, to fleet. f(ogf pref. of fliegen. ffo^i, prei. o/ fltetyen. Ho^f prei. o/ flieficn. $hl<f), ber, s-en. -(e)§, pi.

curse.

t, bie, flight. ftitdf'ttg, adj., passing, hasty. ^lii'gct, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

wing. &Iufjf ber, gren. -ffe§, pi. ^liiffe,

river. From the stem of fliefjen,

to flow, fleet.

gflitf figfcit, bie, pZ. -en, fluid. flii'ftcrn, to whisper.

t, bie, pi -en, flood, waves.

fol'gcn (aux. fein), w>i^ dot., to

follow.

$orgenbc§, the following, for'berit, to demand. fort, adv. and sep. pref., away,

gone, forth, off. fort'sfltegett, flog fort', forfgeflo=

gen, to fly away.

, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. grade or i, dress coat, swallow-tail.

[Frock.] From French 'frac.' fro'gc, imperative of fragen. frfi'geit, to ask, to question, to

inquire. ^franf, ber, gen. -en, r^--en, French

coin, franc = twenty cents. ftfranf reid), bag, gen. -s, France, j, ber, Francis, Frank.

ber, g^en. -n, pi -n,

Frenchman.

fronsii'ftfdj, adj., French. $rau, bie, pi. -en, woman, lady,

wife, Mrs. 5'ffiu'tcitt, bag, gen. -g, pi. — ,

maiden lady, Miss. frcdj, adj., bold, insolent. fret, adj., free, gfret'tag, ber, gen. -g, Friday.

See note 49 n.

frei'tmUtg, ad;'., voluntary, spon- taneous. fref'fen, fri^t, fri^t ; fra^, gefref-

fen, (of animals) to eat, to

devour. [Fret.]

$rcu'bef bie, pi -n, joy; t>or joy- , ber, gen. -(e)g,pZ.

-fpriinge, leap for joy.

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freu'befrrfiljlettb, partic.adj., beam- ing with joy. frett'en; fidj fiber crtt>a§ freueit,

to delight in, to be glad of. $reunb, ber, gen. -(e)3, pl.-e, friend. greun'bitt, bie, pi. -nen, lady

friend. frcmtb'Ud), adj., kind, gentle,

gracious, friendly. $rie'bett3bebtng'ung, bie, pi. -en,

condition of peace. gfrie'bridj, ber, gen. -3, Frederick, frifrfj, adj., fresh, new, green;

vigorous, gay, merry. frtfjt, pres. of freffen. frof), adj., joyful, happy. friib/Hdj, adj., joyful, gay, merry. framm, adj., pious, holy. . ^rofd), ber, gen. -e3, pi. f$frofrf)e,

frog; O'rofdj'tetrfj, ber, frog pond. 8frud)t, bie, pi. $rud)te, fruit. frill), adj., early. $riib/liitg, ber, gen. -3, spring.

From friif), early. $rub/ftng3blume, bie, pi. -n,

spring flower, vernal flower.

a§, gen. -e§, pi. -er, spring garment.

fiilj'Ien, to feel.

fuJjr, pret. of f afiren.

fii^'rcnf to lead, to take; ben Siiffel sum Hfiiitnc fii^reit, to raise one's spoon to one's lips.

^fiilj'rer, ber, gen. -3, pi. — , leader.

fiinf, num., five.

fiinfte, num., fifth.

f iittf'seljtt, num. , fifteen.

fwnf 'jifl, num., fifty.

fun'feln, to sparkle.

fitr, prep, with ace., for.

3tord)t, bie, fear, terror, fright.

furtfyfbor, adj., fearful, terrible, tremendous, frightful.

fiirdj'ten, to fear ; fic^ f iir(f)tcn, to be afraid, frightened.

furdjt'lo3f adj., fearless.

$iirftf prince, sovereign. [First.]

^iirft'cngntft, bie, tomb or vault of princes.

$«fj, ber, gen. -e3, pi. $Ufje, foot.

^ut'tcr, bag, gen. -3, food, fodder.

fiiftern, to feed.

gob, pret. of gefcen ; c§ gab, there

were. ©o'be, bie, pi. -n, gift, present.

From geben. ga^'ncn, to yawn. QtoloW, ber, gen. -(e)3, gallop ;

im WaloW, at a gallop. From

French ' galop. '

, bie, pi. ©cinfe, goose. ;,, ad;., whole, complete, entire, full ; adv. , quite, very. gar, adv., very; gar Ittdjr, not in

the least.

©arontte', bie, pi. -en, guarantee, warranty. From French 'ga- rantie.'

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OJor'tett, ber, gen. -g, pi. ©drten,

garden. [Yard.] ©or'tenljaug, bag, gen. -eg, pi.

-f)dufer, garden house, summer

house. GJart'ner, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

gardener. Otoft, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. ©dfte,

guest, visitor. GJaft'ljaug, bag, 0en. -eg, pi.

-bdufer, inn. [Guest + house.] ©eboit'be, bag, #en. -g, pi. — ,

building, edifice. From bauen,

to build. ge'ben, giebft,giebt; gab, gege'ben,

to give, to grant. QJebeY, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

prayer. Frcwi beten, to pray. geblen'bet, past part, of blenben. gebltc'ben, past part, of bleiben. gcbo'ren, past part, of gebciren,

born, (yebof, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

commandment, law, bidding, ©cburf, bie, pi. -en, birth. (yeburt3'lj(w3, bag, sren. -eg, pi.

-fitiitfer, house where some one

was born. GJebiirtS'joJjr, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-e, year of birth. ©eburtS'ftabt, bie, pi. -ftSbte, na- tive town. (yebttrt^'tag, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-e, birthday. ®ebiifrf)'r bag, ^en. -eg, pi. -e,

bushes, underwood. Gkban'fe, ber, gen. -ng, pi. -n,

thought.

Gkbtdjf, bag, gren. -(e)g, pi. -e,

poem.

gebtdj'tet, pcrs< part, of bidjten. ©cffibr', bie, pi. -en, danger ; utit

@efob,r bc§ 2cbcn§, at the

hazard of one's life. Ueffifjr'ben, to endanger, to imperil. gcffiljr'Hci), ad;'., dangerous. gcfaflcn, gefdUft', gefdUf ; gefiel',

gefal'Ien, to please; e3 gefoKt

mttf it pleases me, I like it. gefang'en, past part, of fangen ;

gefangen neb,mcn, to take pris- oner. ©cfang'cnc, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n,

prisoner, captive. ©efetfif, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

skirmish, engagement. ©efiib,!', bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

feeling.

gefun'bcn, past part, of finben. gcgc'bcn, past part, of geben. gc'gcn, prep, with ace., toward,

against, about. gcgenii'ber, prep, with dot., usually

placed after the noun, opposite,

over against.

gcgef fen, past part, of effen. ©cg'tter, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , ad- versary, enemy. gc'tyen, ging, gegang'en (aux. fein),

to go, to walk; wic gcb,t c§?

how do you do ? ©eljtrn', bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

brains.

geljor'djett, to obey. [To hearken.] geljij'rett, to belong. gchor'font, adj., obedient.

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geljft, pres. of gefjen.

©cift, ber, gen. -eg, pi. -er, ghost,

spirit ; int (Seifte, in some one's

mind.

(Scllop'^er, bag, gen. -g, clapper- ing, clattering. gefriitnittf, partic. ad;., crooked.

[Crump.] gelb, ad;., yellow. gelc'gen, past part, of liegen. (Mcljr'te, ber, gren. -n, pi. -n,

learned man, scholar. From

le&ren, to teach. gelet'tett, to conduct. geleritt', past part, of lernen. geliefef, partic. adj., beloved. jjcHnfl'en, gelang', gelung'en (aux.

fein), with dot., to succeed; e§

flcltitflt mir, I succeed. gelif ten, past part, of leiben. (Muff, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

desire, longing. (SJemad)', bag, gen. -(e)3, pZ. ©e=

ma'd^er, room.

f, partic. adj. , made, j'ttn, bie, pi. -nen, consort,

wife. ©emiit', bag, grew. -(e)3, pi. -er,

mind, soul, heart. [Mood.] gcimnnt', partic. adj., named, flcitnu', adj., exact, accurate, dis- tinct. (SJenerfir, ber, gen. -3, pi. -e or

©enerale, general. From Lot.

' generalis.'

flcuom'mcit, past part, of ne^men. gcniig'f adv., enough. ', ba§, gen. -(e)

gcro'be, adv. ,_ just.

gcro'teu, geratff, geraf ; gerief,

gera'ten, to fall (in). (^eroufd)', bag, gen. -e§, pi. -e,

noise.

geredjf, adj., just, righteous. gertct', pret. of geraten. gcrtltg', ad;., small, slight; low,

humble. ©ermo'itc, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n,

Teuton, (ancient) German, germa'ntfdj, adj., Teutonic, Ger- manic, gern (Ueber, am Itebften), adv.,

gladly, willingly, readily; ct'tua-5

gerit t^itn, to like to do some- thing.

GJer'rrttb, bie, Gertrude, gcffigf , past part, of fagen. (yefattb'te, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n,

ambassador. From jenben, to

send, ©cfang', ber, gen. -(e)§, pi. ®e-

fcinge, singing, song. gefae'l)eit, gefd^tebf, gefc^afi', ge=

fdje'ljen (aux. fetn), to happen. ©efdjtdj're, bie, pi. -n, history,

story, affair. From gefdEjeljen,

to happen.

gefdjtrff, adj., skilful. ©efl^Ie^t', bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -er,

race, family, house. ©efdjntet'be, bag, gen. -3, pi. — ,

jewels. From fdjmieben, to forge. ©efrfjmte'be, bag, gen. -g, forging. ©cfdjityf, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

creature. gefdjrie'fcen, past part. o/fd)retben.

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gefdjttrittb', adj., quick. QJefdjttri'fter, bie, pi, brother(s)

and sister (s). gefctyttwng'en, past part, of

fdjtmngen.

gefe'fjcn, past part, of fefjen. ©cfd'Ie, ber, gen. -n, pi. -it,

journeyman, companion. From

@aal, room; lit., roommate. ©efelTfdjaft, bie, pi. -en, society.

From ©efelle.

©efc^', bag, gen. -eg, pi. -e, law. ©eftdjf, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -er,

face. [Sight.] From fefjen. geftmttnt', partic. adj., intense,

attentive. ©cfpettft', bag, gen. -eg, pZ. -er,

ghost. (Skfpen'ftcrgefdjtdii'te, bie, pi. -tt,

ghost story.

t, past part, of jpinnen. j', bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

conversation. From the stem of

fprecfyen, to speak. jjcfpro'djcn, past part, of fpredEjen. ©eftatt', bie, pi -en, form, stature,

frame. (SJeftetn', bag, ^en. -(e)g, pZ. -e,

rock. Collective o/@tein, stone, ge'ftcrn, adv., yesterday, gcftolj'lett, past part, of fte^Ien. {jeftor'&en, past part, of fterben. jjefunb', adj., healthy, sound, gefung'cn, past part, of fittgen. gct^on', past part, of tfjun. (^CrtJatf, bie, pi. -e.t, force. From

tualten, to wield. gcttJOl'tig, adj., powerful, mighty.

©ettwnb', bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

©eraanber, garment. From

nrinben, to wind about. (Scitianbt'^eit, bie, adroitness,

ability. flCttie'fett, past part, of fein.

t, past part, of roidfeltt. , geraann', geroon'nen, to

win, to obtain. uf fcnf bag, gren.-g, conscience, bag, gen. -g, pi. — ,

thunderstorm. Collective of

SBetter, weather. (SJettrifterrcgeit, ber, gen. -g, pi.

— , thundershower. GJettiiJir, bag, gen. -(e)g, clouds.

Collective of SBolfe, cloud. gemor'ben, past part, of roerben. gejo'gett, past part, of jiefyen. gicbf gtefift, gtefit, pres. of geben ;

C§ gte&t, there is, there are. gte'rtg, adj., greedy. ©ift, bag, gen. -(e)g, pZ. -e, poison.

[Gift.] From geben, to give, giftig, adj., venomous. gtgon'tif^, adj., gigantic. From

Greek yiyas. gtng, pres. of gefien. ©i^'fet, ber, 0en. -g, pi. — , sum- mit, top. ©it'tcrtljor, bag, gen. -(e)g, pZ. -e,

trellised gate. ©long, ber, 0en. -eg, splendor,

glory. gffiu'setl, to shine, to sparkle.

From ©lanj. glan'senb, partic. adj., bright,

splendid.

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e, bte, pi. -n, days

of glory.

, ad;'., glorious. , bag, gen. -eg, pi. ©ISfer,

glass.

fllo'fern, adj., of glass. fllau'licit, to believe, to think. gletdj, ad/., like, alike; adv.,

immediately.

gltlj'ertt, to glisten, to glitter, ©lotf e, bie, pi -n, bell. [Clock.] ©fiirf, ba§, gen. -(e)g, happiness,

fortune, good luck. gliitf ltd), adj., happy, lucky, suc- cessful ; gliirf Hrfjc SRetfe, pleas- ant journey, ©liirfrfittb, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-er, child of fortune. glu'bctt, to glow. &lutf bie, pi. -en, glow, fervid

heat ; fire, flame. glitfror, adj., glowing red. ©mint, ber, gen. -g or -en, pi. -en,

gnome. From French ' gnome. ' ©nib, bag, gen. -(e)g, gold. gol'bett, aa";., golden, (^olb'^aar, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

golden hair. &ott, ber, gen. -eg, pi. ©otter,

God. GboftttWtc, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n,

messenger of the gods, ©ot'tcrttielt, bie, pi. -en, world of

the gods.

©Sftitt, bie, pZ. -nen, goddess, gotflidj, adj., divine, godlike. @rafi, bag, gen. -eg, pi. ©raber,

grave.

, grSbft, grSbt; grnb, ge= gra'ben, to dig. [To grave.]

©ra§, bag, gen. -eg, pi. ©rSfev, grass.

grou, adj., gray.

grou'fom, adj., cruel, fierce.

grau'fen, impersonal with dot., shudder; e3 grattft mtr, I shudder. (Cf. gruesome.)

©riw'fen, bag, gen. -g, awe, horror.

H vni) ttii ttf rf), adj. , grave, strutting. From. Lat. 'gravitas.' iSf adj., aged. , adj., glaring.

©renobier', ber, gen. -g, pi. -e, grenadier. From French ' gre- nadier.'

©riff, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, grip, grasp. From greifen, to grasp, gripe.

©rtmm, ber, gen. -(e)g, wrath.

grtm'mtg, adj., grim, fierce.

grin'fen, to grin, to simper.

groneit, to be angry.

groffenb, partic. adj., resentful.

gr5§ (grbfjer, am grBfeten), adj., great, large, tall, big.

©rofj'efrertt, bie, pi. grandpar- ents.

©rofj'tmttter, bie, pi. -mutter, grandmother.

©rofe'twrer, ber, gen. -Z,pl. -oater, grandfather.

©rfi'ic, bie, pi. -n, pit, hole. [Groove.]

griitt, adj., green.

©runb, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. ©riinbe,

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ground, reason, cause ; often ©ruttb, every reason.

gritnb'lidj, adv., thoroughly.

GJriin'bung, bie, pi. -en, founda- tion.

grii'nen, to grow verdant.

grii'fjen, to greet, to bow to some one.

(SJwrlait'be, bie, pi. -n, garland, wreath. From French 'guir- lande.'

gut (beffer, am beften), adj., good, well, safely.

(SJflt, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. ©ttter, good, possession.

GJii'te, bie, kindness, goodness.

gii'tig, adj., kind.

(SJtjmna'fhtm, bag, gen. -g, pi. ©nmna'fien, high school, pre- paratory school for the uni- versity. From Greek yv^vdffiov.

QaaVf bag, gen. -(e)g, pi -e, hair, fia'ben, id) b/abe, bu baft, er fjat,

nrir b,aben, ib,r fyabt, fie baben ;

^atte, gebabt, to have. I)ttI6, adj., half; Ijalb fo gut, half

as good. Ijolf, pret. of fielfen.

e, bie, pi. -n, half. Hc, bie, pi. -n, hall. , ber, gen. -eg, pi. §tilfe,

neck. ^•at^'Bnnb, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-bdnber, necklace. ^wfg'binbe, bie, pi. -n, necktie,

cravat. Ijarten, baltft, bait ; bielt, gebal'=

ten, to hold, to keep ; to stop ;

ft(^ fatten, to keep oneself. Jpant'mer, ber, gen. -g, pi. §ant=

mer, hammer. ^>nnb, bie, pi. $anbe, hand; ftdj

bie ^on'be rei'^en, to knit

hands; je'monben ouf ben

igwn'bett trfi'gett, to take good care of some one, to worship some one.

^Wlt'bel, ber, gen. -g, affair, bar- gain, job.

^anb'fdjufy, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -c, glove. [Hand + shoe.]

Ijattg'eit, intr., fitingft, fiangt; bing, ge^ang'en, to hang, be suspended.

Ijong'en, tr., bangte or bing, ge= bangt or geb^ang'en, to hang, to suspend.

$an§t ber (abridged from 3oban'= neg, John), gen. -e(n)g, pi. §an'fe, Jack, John.

^por'fe, bie, pi. -n, harp.

^or'fenfptel, bag, gen. -(e)g, harp playing.

ljarm'153, ad;., harmless, inno- cent.

Jjnr'rett, to wait, to hope, e, bie, hardness.

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$o'fe, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n, hare. 4^0$, ber, gen. -ffeg, hate, hatred. fifift'Itd), adj., ugly; Jjafc'ttd) bmt

OJefidjf, ill-favored. ^>aft, bie, haste. Ijaft'tg, ad;'., hasty; ado., in a

hurry.

Ijdt, pres. of Ijaben. Jjat'te, pret. of fjaben. Ijofte, pretf. sw&j. o/ fjaben. fyau'fig, adj., often, frequently.

From Igaufe, heap. $anpt, bag, gren. -(e)g, pJ. <Qaupter,

head.

^cwpfftabt, bie, pi. -pbte, capi- tal. 4>on§, bag, gen. -eg, pi. <gau'fer,

house; nod) ^pau'f(e), home,

homeward; §g ^>ou'f(e)f at

home. 4?au§'barf), bag, gren. -(e)§, ^Z.

-ba'djer, house roof. ^oit'fcn, to dwell. Ije'fcett, ^ob, ge^o'ben, to lift, to

raise, to heave.

4?erf)t, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -e, pike. r, bag, firen. -(e)3, pi. -e, army.

ftifl, adj., violent. 4>etxbef bie, pi. -n, heath, moor,

plain. £et'be(tt)r{>3leitt, bag, gen. -g,

pi. — , heath rose, sweet little

rose on the moor. $eU, bag, gen. -g, welfare

[health] ; $etl bit ! (all) hail ! Hjei'ltg, adj., holy, sacred; ber

fieilige Slbenb, Christmas eve. £etm, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, home.

^tei'mat, bie, home.

Jjei'tnifd), adj., at home.

^ctn'rirf), ber, gen. -g, Henry.

Jjei'f (t ! interj. , huzza ! hey !

Ijei'fer, adj., hoarse.

I)etft, adj., hot.

Ijet'^ett, ^te^, ge^ei'^en, to be called or named.

r, adj., serene, clear.

, ber, gen. -en, pi. -en, hero.

IjePbenljaft, adj., heroic(al).

^crfen, ^ilfft, &ilft; ftalf, gehorfen, to help.

^ctt, bright, brilliant.

^>elm, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, hel- met.

fycr, adv. and sep. pref., here, hither, hitherward, this way (toward the speaker or point in question) ; um mid) Ijcr, around me.

Ijeroli', adv. and sep. pref., down hither (toward the speaker or point in question).

Ijerafc'sgcljeit, ging fjerab', Ijerab'^ gegangen (aux. fein), to go down.

Ijeratt', adv. and sep. pref., hither, near, up to (toward the speaker or point in question); er fling an t Ijtt Ijeran', he went up to him.

fierailf, adu. and sep. pref., up hither, up (toivard the speaker or point in question).

Ijerau^', adv. and sep. pref., out hither, out from, forth (toward the speaker or point in question).

fier'sfcrtngen, bradjte tier', &,er'ge= fcradjt, to bring here or up.

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t, ber, gen. -eg, pi. -e, au- tumn. [Harvest.] 4?erbft'itad)t, bie, pi. -nacbte, au- tumnal night. £erb, ber,gren.-(e)§,pJ.-e, hearth,

fireplace. Ijer'flebradjr, past part, of fier'=

bringen. fyer'sfommett, lam Ber', Ber'gefom=

men (aux. fein), to come here

or hither. 4?err, ber, gen. -n, pZ. -en, master,

lord, gentleman, Mr. ; incttt

£err, Sir. Ijerr'Iid), adj., magnificent, stately,

grand, excellent. From §err

and ltc& = like.

^err'Iidjfett, bie, glory, splendor. Ijerr'fdjett, to rule, to reign; to

prevail. Jpm'fdjer, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

ruler, sovereign. Ijer'stmbctt, trieb Ber', Ber'getrte=

ben, to drive here ; ttor fid) fyers

treibeit, to drive before one. Ijerun'ter, adv. and sep. pref.,

down, downward (toioard the

speaker or point in question). Ijertior'sfcrechett, brad) foerDor7, ber=

Bor'gebroc&en (aux. fein), to

break forth, to burst through. IjerDor'sfommett, lam heroor', fier=

Dor'gelommen (aux. fein), to

come forth.

udjcn (aux. fein), to

emerge (from under the water). >erjf ba§, gen. -en3, dot. -en, pi.

-en, heart, soul.

, bag, darling. Ijers'bredjenb, par«fc. ad/., heart- breaking.

j, ad/., hearty, g, ber, gen. -§, pf. §erjB'ge,

duke. ^er'sofltiiin, bag, gren. -g, pi.

-tiimer, dukedom, duchy. Ijeu'lett, to howl, to moan. Ijeu're, adv. , to-day, this day. Ijtelt, pret. of Batten. Ijter, adv., here. Ijtet'ljcr, adv., hither, this way,

here.

Ijtefj, P^ei. of fietfjen. ^ilf, imperative, ^ilft, pres. of

Belfen. Jpilfe or $iilfe, bie, help; mit

§ilfe (§iilfe), by means. ^int'mel, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , sky,

heaven. ^tm'mclbctt, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-en, four-post bed. ^im'melSfiJ'nigin, bie, pi. -nen,

heavenly queen. ^hn'melgrtdi'runjj, bie, pZ. -en,

cardinal point. Ijilt, adv. and sep. pref., thither,

that way, to, toward (away

from the speaker or point in

question); nod) btr f)tu, towards

you. Ijtuat)', adv. and sep. pref., down

thither (away from the speaker

or point in question). l)utab'=ud)iucit, na&m Btnab', Bin=

ab'genommen, to take down. Ijtttau', adv. and sep. pref., up

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thither, up (away from the

speaker or point in question);

ben 93crg Ijinait, up (the) hill. IjinauS', adv. and sep. pref., out

hence, forth (away from the

speaker or point in question). Ijinburd)', ado. and sep. pref.,

through, during; bie 92arf)t Ijills

burd), all night. Ijineitt', adv. and sep. pref. , into,

in.

tying, pret- of bangen. Ijiw'gefefct, past part, of btn'fefcen. fiin'sfe^en (fid)), to sit, down. Ijin'ter, prep, with dot. or ace., sep.

or insep. pref. , behind, after. Ijinun'ter, adv. and sep. pref.,

down thither, down (away from

the speaker or point in question). fiinutt'tersffifyren, fiibr binun'ter,

btmm'tergefabren, to go down

(a river).

Ijittsfi', adv., toward, in addition. Binsu'scilcn (aux. fein), to hasten

along. $irf(e), ber, gen. -en, pi. -en,

herd, shepherd. £i^'e, bie, heat. 1)56, pret. of beben. Ijiidj, when inflected bob — (bober,

bb'cfcft), adj., high, lofty; hod)

lebe . . . ! long live . . . ! £5dj, ba^, for ficbetyod), cheer. hijrfjljei'lig, adj., most holy. ^odj'jett, bie, pi. -en, wedding.

[High + tide, time.] £od)'seitSmfil)I, bag, gen. -(e)§,

pi. -ma bier, wedding feast.

}, ber, gen. -(e)§, pi.

-e, wedding day. £jjf, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. §Bfe, yard,

court, farm; ^>ou§ Uttb ^»of,

house (or hearth) and home. fioffcntlidj, adv., it is to be hoped,

I hope.

^>off tiling, bie, pi. -en, hope, tyoff'mtnggfij^, adj., hopeless. ho'f'Htf), adj., polite, courteous.

From iQof, court. ^o'lje, bie, pZ. -n, height. ^»b"tyc^unft, ber, gen. -(e)§, pZ. -e,

height, culmination. 1)61)1, adj., hollow; bie tyotyle ,f»nnb,

the hollow of the hand. ^b'b'Ie, bie, pi. -n, cavern, cave,

den, hole.

Ijb'lj'mfd), adj., scornful, jeering. tyolb, adj., lovely, gracious. fto'fen, to fetch, to get. [To haul.] £01-$, bag, gen. -e§, jpi. §oljer,

wood. [Holt.] ^olj'ftoft, ber, oen. -e§, pi. -ftb'jje,

funeral pile, ^o'nigfiirfjen, ber, gren. -g, pi. — ,

_gingerbread. [Honey + cake.] Ijo'tCtt, to hear, to listen ;_ ouf

jemonben (ober auf ettt>a§) fib'ren,

to listen to some one (or to some- thing). ^orisonf, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

horizon. From Greek bplfyv. ^>orn, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. Corner,

horn.

fior'nern, adj., horny, ^orn'tyttttt, bie, horny skin. fiort, pres. of biiren.

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tr ber, gen. -(e)§, pi -e, treas- ure. [Hoard.]

4?o'fe, bie, pi. -n, trousers.

|wffd)lticj, ber, gen. -(e)3, clang or tramp of a horse's foot.

^pii'gel, ber, gen. -3, hill.

^wl'fe or 4?ilfc, bie, help; wit £iitfe ($tlfe), by means. , to wrap.

ber, gen. -3, humor. From Lat. 'humor.'

4?unb, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -e, dog, hound.

ljutt'bcrt, num., a (or one) hun- dred.

'er, ber, gen. -3, hunger, appetite ; ^uttg'er Ijulicit, to be hungry; ^itng'er ift ber beffe Stofyf hunger is the best sauce.

Jjitng'ern, to hunger.

Jjuitg'rtg, adj., hungry.

Ijiip'fen (aux. fein and fiaben), to hop.

$ntr ber, gen. -(e)§, pi. §Ute, hat. [Hood.]

Ijtt'teit, to watch, to guard.

^ii'ter, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , keeper, guard.

£uf fdjadjtel, bie, pi. -n, hat box. tc, bie, pi. -n, hut.

id) (mettter, mir, mid)), pers.pron.,

I (of me, to me, me). tbeof, adj., ideal. From Lat.

'idealis.' §t>ce', bie, pi. -(e)n, idea. From

Greek I8fa. ttjm, pers. pron. , dat. of er and eg,

to him, it. tfjlt, pers. pron., ace. of er, him,

it. tlj'ttett, Sfy'tteit, dat. pi. of fie, @ie,

to them, to you. tl)rf pers. pron., dat. sing, of fie,

to her ; nom. pi. of bu, you ;

poss. ad/., her, their; §^rr

your.

Slj'rer, -c, -8, yours. im = in bem. ittt'mcr, adv., always, ever ; tmmct

no^, still ; unmet ttJteberf again and again.

hn'merbor, adv., always, for- ever.

in, prep, with dat. , in, within, at ; with ace., into.

iltbem', con;'., while.

ilt'ttetl, adv., within.

$tt'ttere(3)f ba§, interior, in- side.

intereffanf, adj., interesting. From French 'inte'ressant.'

Snteref'fe, bag, gen. -g, pi. -n, interest. From Lat. ' inter- esse.'

intereffie'reit, to interest. From French 'inte"resser.'

tttttltt', adj., intimate. From Lat. ' intimus. '

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[j, adj., earthly. ift, pres. of fein.

ir'genb, adv., some, any; irgenbcitt ^tfi'ticn, bag, gen. -g, Italy.

Sftettfdj, some person; trgcttb; ^toltc'ncr, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

mo, somewhere. Italian.

ir'ren, to err. ttSHe'nif rf), adj. , Italian.

jo, odt). , yes ; indeed, to be sure,

why, you know, of course, by

all means, by no means, even,

etc. 3agb, bief pi. -en, chase, hunt;

ouf etttw§ 3«gb nwdjen, to hunt

after something. Satyr, bag, gren. -(e)g, pi. -e,

year.

it, bie, pi. -en, season. , bag, gen. -g, pZ. -e,

century. Sflnt'nter, ber, gen. -g, misery,

wretchedness.

jam'mern, to wail, to lament. Sim'iiar, ber, gen. -g, January.

From Lot. 'Januarius.' iou^('3Cn, to shout (for) joy.

From the interj. jud), huzza. jc, adv., ever; jc . . . je, the ...

the. jc'bcr, jebe, icbc§, pZ. jcbe, iTid^/1.

pron., every, each, either (one). jc'beSmfil, adv. , every time. jebod)', conj., however, yet. jc'ner, jc'ne, je'ncS, pi. jc'nc,

dem. pron., that, that one, the

former. [Yon.]

'ig, ad;'., present.

jeljt, adu., now.

'r ber, gen. -g, John. l, ber, gen. -g, jubilation,

public joy.

jtt'&efa, to shout for joy. Stt'&elritf, ber, gen. -(e)g, accla- mations, cheers. 3«'be, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n,

Jew. Su'gcnb, bie, young people,

youth. Stt'li, ber, gren. -g, July. From

Lot. 'Julius.'

jung (jiinger, jiingft), adj., young, ^ung'c, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n, boy,

lad.

iiing'er, comp. of jung. ^ung'frou, bie, pi. -en, maid,

virgin. Siing'Iutg, ber, gen. -g, pi. -e,

young man, youth. [Young- ling.] jiingft, ber, bie, bag, jiingfte,

superl. of jung. $n'rii, ber, gen. -g, June. From

Lot. 'Junii.' SfiWeC, bag, gen. -g, pi. -en,

jewel. From French 'joyau,'

Old French 'joel.'

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i'fer, ber, gen. -§, pi. — , beetle.

[Chafer.] ftofan, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. $cif)ne,

boat, skiff. £ai'ferf ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

emperor. From Lat. ' Caesar. ' ^ai'ferin, bie, pi. -nen, empress. $ai'ferfro'ne, bie, pi. -n, imperial

crown. £ai'ferret(ij, bag, gen. -(e)3,pl. -e,

empire.

fait, adj., cold, frigid. fal'ter, colder ; am f aTteften, cold- est.

lam, pret. of fomtnen. Garnet', bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

camel. From Greek Kd/njXos. $amerab', ber, gen. -en, p£. -en,

comrade. From Ital. 'came-

rata ' ; lit. roommate. Cf. ©e=

fette. fiamm, ber, gen. -eg, pi. $amme,

comb.

fam'nten, to comb, fiampf, ber, gen. -eg, pi. $ampfe,

combat, struggle, fight. [Camp.] fampf&erett, adj., ready for com- bat.

fompf en, to fight. From 5?ampf. Jlanbtbatur', bie, candidature.

From Lat. ' candidatus. ' faim, pres. of fonnen. iiauo'uc, bie, pi. -n, cannon.

From French 'canon.' s'ler, ber, gen. -§, pi. — ,

chancellor. From Lat. ' can-

cellarius. '

^ituUe'ren, to capitulate. From

Lat. 'capitulare.'

ber, Charles; ®avl ber e, Charlemagne. , ber, gen. -3, pi. — , box. r, ber and ba§, gen. -3,

pi. — , lecturing desk, master's

desk. From Greek KaOtSpa. j'e, bie, pi. -n, cat. fau'fen, to buy. fount, adv., scarcely, hardly. fetf, adj., bold. [Quick.] ^elj'te, bie, pi. -n, throat. fein, fei'ne, indef. adj., no, not

any. SeW), ber, gen. -eg, pi. -e, calyx,

flower cup. From Lat. ' calix. ' £eWj'6fatt, bag, gen. -(e)3, pi.

-blatter, sepal. fen'nen, f annte, ge!annt, to know.

[Ken.] fettttfftdj, adj., easy to be known,

distinguishable. ilefte, bie, pi. -n, chain. Seu'Ie, bie, pi. -n, club. $inb, bag, 0en.-(e)g, pi. -er, child ilin'bergeft^t', bag, gen. -(e)g,

pi. -er, child's face. ftltb'ttdj, adj., childlike. ffinn, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, chin, fitr'dje, bie, pi. -n, church, fiir'tfjenlieb, bag, gen. -(e)g, j)Z.

-er, hymn.

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iUa'flcIteb, bag, gen. -(e)g,pi. -er,

song of lament, dirge. fta'gett, to wail, belong, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. flange,

sound. [Clank.] Hung, pret. of flingen. ftoMerit, to clapper, to chatter. Hor, ad;., clear, limpid. SHttf'fe, bie, pi. -n, class, form.

From Lat. ' classis^. ' f latfrii cu ; in bie £anbe flatfrticn,

to clap hands, ftlctb, bag, gen. "-(e)g, pi. -er,

garment, dress; pi., clothes. ffei'beit, to dress, to clothe. Mcilt, adj. , little, small [clean] ;

bie 5Hctncn, the little ones. $leina'fiett, bag, gen. -g, Asia

Minor. ®lein'5b, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

$leino'bien, trinket, treasure.

From flein = neat, fine. ffiug'ett, Hang, geflung'en, to

sound, to clink. flopf'eit, to knock. flfig, adj., clever, wise, cunning. Sno'fce, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n, boy.

[Knave.]

fdjiHe, bie, pi. -n, boys'

school.

ncrfjt, ber, gen. -(e)§, pi. -e,

manservant, slave. [Knight.] e, bag, gen. -(e)§, pi. -e, knee, fttie'en, to kneel. S'tto'rfjen, ber, gen. -3, pZ. — ,

bone. tfltopflodj, ba§, gren. -(e)§, pi.

-lodger, buttonhole.

), ber, gen. -(e)3, pi.

cook.

fo'rfjen, to cook. Soffer^en, bag, gen. -§, pZ. — ,

little trunk, portmanteau. $of fertrfiger, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

porter.

$olj'Ie, bie, pi. -n, coal. iliilj'Ier, ber, ^en. -g, pi. — , char- coal burner. JloHe'ge, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n,

colleague. From Lat. 'col-

lega.' fottegifi'Hfdj, adj., colleague-like,

friendly. See above. t, bag, gren. -g, Cologne.

ad/., colossal, huge.

From French 'colossal.' &0tnman/bo, bag, gen. -g, pi. -g,

command. From Lat. ' com-

mendare.' fom'mett, fam, ge!om'men (aux.

fein), to come, to arrive, to get ;

ju fidj fommett, to come to. fommt, pres. of jommen. fom'met, imperative of fommen. fom^onie'rcnf to set to music.

From Lat. 'componere.' Som^ofttion', bie, pi. -en, compo- sition. From Lat. 'composi-

tio.'

.^ii'uig, ber, gen. -g, pi. -e, king. Ai ii'uifliH, bie, pi. -nen, queen. , adj., royal, kingly. , bag, gen.-(e)$, pi. -er,

king's child, princess. lim'ncn, id) fann, bu fannft, er

lann, roir lonnen, i^r fonnt, fie

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lonnen ; fonn'te, gefonnt'; (mod.

aux.) can, to be able (to do a

thing), may. ®opf, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. £opfe,

head. [Cup, Cap.] Sityf'djen, bag, gen. -g, pi. — ,

small pretty head. ^opf'ftffen, bag, gen. -g, pZ. — ,

pillow.

!opff(f)uttelnb, partic. adj., shak- ing his head. i?opf'5erl>rcdjen, bag, 0en. -g,

puzzling of the brains. , bag, grera. -g, corn, grain.

j, ber, gen. -(e)g, pZ. -jiige, crusade. frie'djett, frodj, ge!ro'd)en, to crawl,

to creep. $rieg, ber, gen. -(e)g, pZ. -e,

war. $rie'ger, ber, gen. -g, pZ. — ,

warrior. $rieg§'l)err, ber, gen. -n, pZ. -en,

commander-in-chief. $rteg3'foften, bie, pZ. — , expenses

of war. SriegS'lieb, bag, gen.-(e)$, pZ.-er,

war song.

r, ber, gen. -g, pZ. — , body. frieg§'faftig, adj., anxious for fo'fen, to caress. war.

foft'bar, adj., precious, costly. $rieg§'ritl)m, ber, gen. -(e)g, mili- foft'Ctt, to cost. tary glory.

frozen, to crack. $rty'pe, bie, pZ. -n, crib, manger.

Sroft, bie, pZ. $rcifte, force, frodj, pret. of friedEjen.

strength, energy. [Craft.] froftig, adj., robust. fraft'153, adj., powerless. $ra'gen, ber, gen. -g, pZ. — , collar. fronf, adj., ill, sick. [Crank.] Kron'fe, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n,

patient. Slrntt'fenttwr'tertn, bie, pZ. -nen,

nurse.

ftrtmnjett, bie, pZ. -en, illness. ilran^, ber, gen. -eg, pZ. ^rcinje, wreath, crown.

', bie, pZ. -en, creature.

:, ber, gen. -eg, pZ. — , crocus. From Lot. 'crocus.' ilrij'tte, bie, pZ. -n, crown. From

Lat. 'corona.' frij'nen, to crown. Kron'prins, ber, gen. -en, pZ. -en,

crown prince, heir apparent. $ii'djef bie, pZ. -n, kitchen. $u'djen, ber, gen. -g, pZ. — , cake. Sii'^cnS'f en, ber, ^en.-g, pZ. -Bf en,

kitchen stove. [Oven.] ^urf'urf, ber, gen. -g, pZ. -e,

cuckoo.

From Lat. 'creatura.' ft it 1), bie, pZ. $uf)e, cow.

frei'bettJCt^, adj., deadly pale. fiil)(f adj., cool, fresh.

®reuj, bag, gen. -eg, pZ. -e, cross, fitljn, adj., bold. [Keen.] back. From Lat. ' crux, $unft, bie, pZ. $iinfte, art. From crucis.' the stem of lonnen.

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r, bag, gen. -g, copper.

$itr, bie, pi. -en, cure ; er h»or jur $fir in, he was drinking the waters at. From Lot. 'cura.'

fur§ (to^er, fiirjeft), adj., short;

a short time. From Lat.

'curtus.' Mfj'^en, bag, gen. -g, pi. — ,

little kiss. liif'fett, to kiss.

facfj'eln, to smile.

lodj'en, to laugh.

£od)'en, bog, gen. -g, laughter.

£od)§, ber, gren. -eg, pZ. -e, salmon.

Ittl!)!, pres. o/ jad)en.

la'ben, la'bft, labt; Iflb, gela'ben, to load ; invite.

log, pret. of liegen.

fio'ger, bag, gen. -g, pi. — , bed, place to sleep in. [Lair.] From the stem of liegen.

fioub, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. Sanber, land, country.

Sattb'fdjafr, bie, pi. -en, land- scape, scenery.

long, adj. , long, tall ; cine gon§c 28odje long, a whole week.

fange, adv., a long time.

long'fgm, adj., slow.

longft, superl. of long, adv., long ago, long since.

lof'fen, id) laffe, bu la^t, er I(i^t, n>ir laflen, t^r lafit, fie laffen; lie^, gelaffen, to let, to leave ; je'monbctt ct'tt>o§ tljun toffcn, to have or cause some one to do something; je'monbcm efttwS fo'gen Iflffcn, to send some one word about something.

Iof'f(c)t mt§, let us.

lfi§t, pres. of lafjen.

fioffer, bag, gen. -g, vice.

lou'fen, laufft, lauft; lief, gelau'= fen, to run. [Leap.]

Iflitft, pres. of laufen.

Iou'fd)enf to listen.

lout, adj., loud.

, adj., noiseless.

bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, hospital, lazaret. From Ital. 'lazzaretto.'

ficbe^oc^', bag, gen. -§, cheer.

(e'6ettf to live, to be alive ; Ijodj Icficn laffcn, to give a cheer.

fic'&en, bag, gen. -g, life.

le&en'btg, adj., living, alive.

2efectt)j>ljrf bag, gen. -g, fare- well.

le&'loS, ad/'., hianimate, lifeless.

fic'ber, bag, gen. -g, leather.

leer, adj., empty.

le'gen, to lay.

lelj'nen, to lean.

Selj're, bie, pi. -n, precept, ad- vice. [Lore.]

leJj'ren, to teach.

fielj'rcr, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , teacher, preceptor.

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fietli, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -cr,

body. [Life.] Set'djcttfeier, bie, funeral rites,

exequies. £ettf)'nam, ber, gen. -§, pi. -e,

dead body, corpse. Ictrljr, adj., light, easy, nimble. fieirfi'tigfeit, bie, pi. -en, facility;

nut Setchtigfett, easily. £eib, bag, gen. -(e)g, pain, harm;

je'maubcm ct'twaS 511 leibe tljiut,

to do some one harm, to hurt

some one. [Loath.] leib, adj., t§ ift tlttr Ictb, I am

sorry. lei'ben, litt, gelit'ten, to suffer,

to endure.

lei'benfdjaftHdj, adj., passionate. lei'ber, adv., alas, unfortunately. lei'ljcit, Kef), gelie'&en, to lend, lei'nen, adj., linen. Ici'fc, adj., soft, low. lenfett, to guide. Ser'dje, bie, pi. -n, lark, ler'tteit, to learn, le'fen, Heft, lieft ; log, gele'fen, to

read.

lelj'te, adj., last. leildj'ten, to shine, to beam, to

gleam.

ficu'te, "Die, pi., people. fiidjt, ba§, gen. -(e)g, pi. -er,

light. fii^t'geWanb, ba§, gen. -(e)§, pi.

-geroanber, robe of light. Kc6 (lieber, am Hebften), adj.,

dear, beloved, fiie'foe, bie, love.

He'fcen, to love, to like.

Ite'der, adv., rather, better.

lic'dcuoll, adj., loving, affection- ate, tender, full of love.

Iteb'Ht^, adj. , lovely, charming.

Steb'Hng, ber, gen. -S, pi. -e, dar- ling, favorite.

fitcb, bag, gen. -(e)§, pi. -er, song, poem, ballad, lay.

fiie'berbidj'ter, ber, gen. -3, pi. — , song writer, lyrical poet.

lief, pret. of laufen.

(te'gen, lag, gele'gen, to lie, to be situated.

(left, pres. of lefen.

Heft, pret. of laffen. ,

£f He, bie, pi. -n, lily. From Lat. ' lilium.'

Sin'be, bie, pi. -n, lime tree, lin- den tree. , adv. , to the left ; linU unb

, right and left, e, bie, pi. -n, lip.

Hft'tj}, adj., artful, sly.

litt, pret. of leiben.

£od), bag, gen. -eg, pi. Sodjer, hole. [Lock.]

fiocf e, bie, pi. -n, curl.

torf'en, to allure, to entice.

lo'bertt, to blaze.

fioffcl, ber, gen. -S, pi. — , spoon; eitt fibffet DoH, a spoonful of.

£5l)tt, ber, gen. -(e)3, reward.

loh'uen, to repay.

Sor'beerlrons, ber, ^en.. -eg, pi. -franje, laurel wreath. From Lat. ' laurus ' + beer, berry.

253, bog, gen. -eg, pi. -e, lot.

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fio'fegelb, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi -er, fiij'foenjagb, bie, pi -en, lion

ransom. hunting.

lo'fen, to loosen. From log. lub, pret. of laben.

15^'sfommen, lam log', Iog'ge!om= fiuft, bie, pi Siifte, air, atmos-

men (aux. fein), to get out phere.

of. Hif ten ; ben $ut liiften, to raise loS'stttarfdjte'rett auf, to march one's hat. From Sufi.

straight toward. From French fiii'ge, bie, pi -n, lie.

'marcher.' liigen, log, gelogen, to lie.

fiotlj'nngett, bag, gen. -g, Lor- fiuft, bie, pi Sitfte, pleasure, de-

raine. light, lust; fiuft Jjfiben, to wish,

fiii'We, ber, gen. -n, pi -n, to have a desire.

lion. luft'tg, merry, jolly. [Lusty.]

tnadj'en, to make, to do ; jc'tnan* SBtiilj'ne, bie, pi. -n, mane.

bent gfreube tnndjcn, to give 2Koi, ber, gen. -g, May. From

some one joy ; 5uct'ttJa§mad)CIt, Lat. 'Maius.'

to turn into. 2Rai'blttllte, bie, pi. -n, lily of the

9){nrf)t, bie, pi. SJZiid^te, might, valley.

power; mit aCcr 9Kadfjt, with SMoib, bie, maiden, poetic for

all one's might. 2JJabdE)en.

miirii'tig, adj., mighty, strong. 9Koi'glorf(^enf bag, gen. ~§,pl — ,

From 3Jiarf)t. lily of the valley.

9Kiib'djeit, bag, gen. -g, pi — , SRajcftaf, bie, pi -en, majesty,

girl, maiden. Diminutive of Majesty (in address). From

2Haib. Lat. 'maiestas.'

mag, pret. of mb'gen. 9Korf bag, gen. -(e)§, pi -e, time.

9K5gb, bie, pi 2KSgbe, maidser- ma'Ien, to paint.

vant. UJZo'fer, ber, gen. -g, pi — ,

aJJo'gen, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , painter.

stomach. [Maw.] mo'lertfclj, adj., picturesque.

magft, pres. of mb'gen. From 2Kaler.

mnli'Icit, ma&lte, gemaft'len, to man, indef. pron., one, they,

grind, to mill. people.

t'jeit, bie, pi -en, meal. mandj (manner, manage, 1

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indef. pron., many a, many a

one.

, many a thing. numrf)'ma(, adv., sometimes. 2Jlattu, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. Scanner,

man, husband ; 2J?aittt ttttb

Jyvnit, man and wife. •JJlfinn'letit, bag, gen. -g, pi. — ,

(diminutive of 3JJann), little

man. 2Wan'teI, ber, gen. -g, pZ. 3Mn=

tel, cloak, mantle. From Lot.

' mantellum. ' SRatntffrtpf, bag, f/en. -(e)g,

pZ. -e, manuscript. From Lat.

'manuscriptum.' SJtor'djeit, bag, </en. -g, pL — ,

fairy tale, story. SKart'n, SWarie, Mary. SJtar'melftein, see aJiar'morftetn. •JKar/mor, ber, (/en. -g, marble.

From Lat. ' mariner. ' SKor'morftcitt, ber, gren. -(e)3,

pZ. -e, marble stone. See above. 2Jtar'fef)aH, ber, ^en. -3, pZ. 3Jlar'=

fc^dlte, marshal, nmrfdjie'ren (aux. |etn), to march.

From French 'marcher.' j, ber, gen. -e§, March. J?/-o?n Martius.'

', ber, flren. -g, march- pane. From Lat. ' Marci panis,'

i.e. 'bread of St. Marc.' Sftoffe, bie, pi. -n, mass, bulk.

From Lat. ' massa. ' aJtotcwr, bag, gen. -3, pL 5Kate=

ria'lien, materials). From ia^.

' materia. '

9Kout, bag, ffen. -(e)3,

mouth, muzzle (of an animal). SHccr, bag, gen. -(e)g, pZ. -e, sea.

[Mere.]

•iJKce'reSfitfte, bie, pZ. -n, sea- coast. From Lat. 'costa.' mc^r (comp. of Diet), adj., more, tttclj'rere (meljr with a comp. suf- fix), adj., several. 9Kci'(cf bie, pi. -n, mile; cine

bcutfdjc White, one German

mile = 7.42 ^tlome'ter (= about

4J English miles). From Lat.

'milia.' tnein, ntei'nc, poss. pron., my,

mine.

met'nett, to think, to mean, tnctft (superl. of »tel), adj., most;

am metftcn, most. mei'fteit3f adv. , for the most part,

mostly. 9Rei'fter, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

master. ajJeUJbie', bie, pi. -n, melody,

tune. From Greek /oteX^Sfa. meliJ'btfdj, adj., melodious. See

above. 9Jlen6gem'f bie, pl.-n, menagerie.

From French ' menagerie. ' aKcng'e, bie, pi. -n, multitude,

crowd. Cf. mancfo, many. 9Jtenfdj, ber, gen. -en, pi. -en,

man, human being, person. 2Ren/fdjettle/6cit, bag, gen. -g,

pi. — , human life, life of man

or men. aKett'fdjenmen'fle, bie, pi. -n,

crowd of people.

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2JZett'fdjettfee'(ef trie, pi. -n, human

soul.

ttteitfdj'ltdj, adj., human. nter'fen, to mark, to note, to

remember.

nterFttJiirbtg, ad;'., remarkable. WlttaW, bog, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

metal. From Lot. 'metallum.' SKetljo'be, bte, pi. -n, method.

From Lat. ' methodus. ' ittidj, ace. of id), me. SHie'ne, bte, pi. -n, mien, ex-

pression, look. From French

'mine.'

tltte'ten, to hire, to rent. 2RUdj, bte, milk. SKUrfj'frou, bte, pi. -en, milk

woman.

c, bte, pl.-n, milliard ( = one thousand millions). From French ' milliard.'

nttr, dat. of id), to me, for me, me.

imft'gunftig, adj., spiteful.

ntif^trautfdj, distrustful, suspi- cious.

ttS, bag, gen. -ffe§,

pi. -ffe, misunderstanding. SWiffel, bte, pi. -n, mistletoe. mit, prep, with dat. , with, by ;

adv. and sep. pref., together

with, along. nttt'sbrittgen, fcracfite intt', mtt'ge=

firac^t, to bring along. SHifMrger, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

fellow-citizen. tnifsgeljen, gingntt^ntit'gegangen

(aux. fein), to go along with, to

accompany.

aWifgltcb, bag, pen,. -(e)g, pi. -er, member.

mit'sfompfett, to join in the com- bat.

SJtiflctb, bag, gen. -g, compas- sion, pity.

nttnctbtg, adj., compassionate.

mifsftngcn, [ang mtt', mtt'gefun= gen, to join in singing.

SJiit'tag, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, midday, noon.

9Ktr'rag(§)effettf bag, gen.-Z,pl.— , dmner.

Wlit'taQSmaty, bag, gen. -(e)§, pZ. -e, dinner, midday meal.

SMU'taggsctt, bie, pi. -en, noon- tide.

2Wfte, bie, middle.

nttt'steUeit, to communicate.

Wlifttl, bag, gren. -g, pi. — , means.

aJJtt'tet^cutf^'lttttb, bag, central Germany.

mit'teit, adv., -in the middle or midst of.

SJJtt'tcrnadjr, bte, pi. -na'djte, midnight.

Wlitt'Woif), ber, gen. -g, Wednes- day. [Middle + week.] See note 496.

mocfy're, pret. of mb'gen.

inoA'tc, pref. subj. of ntogen.

mij'gctt, td^ mag, bit ntagft, er ntag, nrir ntHgen, t^r mBgt, fie mb'gen ; tnoayte, gemoc^t' (mod. aux.), may, like ; irf) ntodjre gent, I should like to, I would fain.

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tttiig'Kd), adj., possible.

9Jioljaittmeba'tterr ber, gen. -g, pi. — , Mohammedan, Mahom- etan.

Sftof'fu, ber, gen. -g, Mocha (coffee). From Mocha, a city in Arabia.

9)iomcttt', ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, moment. From Lot. ' momen- tum.'

•SJtonardj', ber, gen. -en, pi. -en, monarch. From Greek fj.6va.pxos.

yjlo'natf ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, month.

2)tottb, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, moon.

SRihtb'ftdjel, bie, pi. -n, moon crescent. [Sickle.]

9ft0n'tag, ber, gen. -g, Monday.

S?J155§, bag, 0en. -eg, pi. -e, moss.

mor'ben, to murder.

•Jftiir'bcr, ber, gen. -g, pZ. — , murderer.

SJlor'gen, ber, gen. -g, pZ. — , morning ; cincS 9Jiorgcn§, one morning.

mor'gcit, adv., to-morrow.

SJZor'gcnro'tC, bie, dawn, aurora. [Morning + red.]

SKor'genftun'be, bie, pi. -n, morn- ing hour.

mii'bc, adj., weary, tired ; mifoe

Wcrbcil, to grow (or to get)

weary.

SJiii'lje, bie, pi. -n, pains, trouble. miilj'fom, adj., laborious, hard. SJliiner, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

miller. •JJluttb, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -e,

mouth, ntur'ltteltt, to murmur, to mutter.

From Lat. ' murmurare. ' 2Kufc'um, bag, gen. -g, pi. 2ftu=

fe'en, museum. From Greefc

fjLovcreiov. 9Kuflf'f bie, music. From Lat.

(ars) ' musica.' miiffen, id) mufj, bit mu^t, er mujj,

roir miiffen, i§r mii^t, fie miiffen ;

mufj'ie, gemu^f (mod. aux.),

must, have to, be obliged to. tmtft, pres. of miiffen. 9)htfj, bag, (absolute) necessity. SJiu'^cftUttbc, bie, pi. -n, leisure

hour. SJlu'fjtggaitg, ber, gen. -g, idleness.

[Idle + going.] e, pret. of miiffen. ber, gen. -(e)g, courage.

[Mood.]

tnu'tig, adj., courageous, spirited. 9Jluf tcr, bie, pi. ^iitter, mother. 2Jlittj'e, bie, pi. -n, cap.

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Itdd), prep, with dot., after, behind,

to, for, towards, according to ;

used as sep. pref. •Kadj'&gr, ber, gen. -g or -n,

pi. -n, neighbor. •Jfodj'lmrlaitb, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-lanber, neighboring country,

border land. ttfltfibent', con;'., after. !ft arfi'mtttog, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

afternoon.

•ftadj'ridjt, bie, pi. -en, news. ttfidj'fte, superl. o/nafie, adj., next,

nearest, closest. 9Zodjt, bie, pi. -JJa'cfite, night. 9Jad)ffiembf bag, grew. -(e)g, pL

-en, nightdress. ttaifjt'lidj, adj., nightly. Sta'bel, bie, pL -n, needle. ita'Jje (na&er, nacfift), adj., nigh,

near; adv., close; naljc on,

nearly. 9Ja'fief bie, vicinity, nearness ; in

ber -Withe, close by, near. tto'Jjett, to approach, to draw

nigh. tto'Ijer, comp. o/nafie, adj., nearer,

closer. nii'^crn (fie!)), (with dat.) to come

nearer, to draw nigh, to ap- proach.

ttofim, pret. of nebmen. 9Z6'mc, ber, gen. -n§, pi. -n,

name; nut -Women, by name, nann'te, pret. of nennen.

nafj, adj., wet.

9Jatt3n'f bie, pi. -en, nation. From

Lat. 'natio.' 9?ationorfil)ntne, bie, pi. -n,

national song. From Greek

VfJLVOS.

9?atur'f bie, pi. -en, nature. From

Lat. ' natura. ' Itutii'ro, Lat. 'in natura,' in its

natural state.

9?Oturo'Uenf bie, pi. , natural curi- osities. From Lat. ' naturalia. ' ^atiir'furfcfjer, ber, gen. -g, pi. —,

natural scientist. 9Jatur'hMfiettfdjaft, i>ie, pi. -en,

natural science. 9Je'6et, ber, gen. -g, pZ. — , mist,

fog. Cf. Lat. 'nebula.' Ufe'fielftretf, ber, streak of mist. tte'&eit, prep, with dat. or ace.,

beside, near, by the side of,

next to.

nebenan', adv. , (close) by. nerf en, to tease. nefi'men, ttimmft, nimntt; nafint,

genoin'men ; imperative, nimm,

to take.

•ftcib, ber, gen. -(e)3, envy. nei'gen, to bend ; fic^ neigen, to

bow.

tteiit, adv., no. iten'nen, nann'te, genannf, to call,

to name, to term ; ntit 9?omen

nennett, to call some one by

name.

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nerUb'3', adj., nervous. From

French 'nerveux.' SJfeft, bag, gen. -eg, pi. -er, nest,

den, hole.

UJclj, bag, gen. -eg, pi. -e, net. ncu, adj., new, fresh ; Don itciictn,

anew. •JZcusSng'tonb, bag, gren. -g, New

England, nen'gebcrut, partic. adj., newly

built.

neu'gtcrtg, ad/., curious, inquisi- tive. •Jfeu'jafir, bag, pi. -(e)g, New

Year. •Jieu'jafir^tag, ber, gen. -(e)g,

New Year's Day. neiltt, num., nine. ncnn'jeJjn, num., nineteen, nenn'seljttte, ad/., nineteenth, ittdjr, adv., not; nidjt longer,

no longer; ntdjt ntchr, no

more. tttdjt3, mde/. pron., naught,

nothing; ntdjt3 0(3, nothing

but

ni'if ctt, to nod, to beckon. ttte, adu., never; nod) me, never

yet. nic'ber, adj. , nether, low ; ad«.

and sep. pref., down. nte'bersfoUcn, fiel nie'ber, nie'ber=

gefallen, to fall down, to drop

down. UZte'berfattb, bag, </en.-(e)g, pi. -e,

low land. [Nether + land.] nie'berslegen, to lay down, to

resign, to give up.

), to stoop down.

nie'bersfe^eit (fich), to sit down.

ttteb'litf), adj., neat, pretty.

ttie'brtg, adj., low.

tttc'molS, adv., never.

ttte'ntanb, indef. pron., no one, nobody ; mcmaitb ol§, no one but.

9Zt'fra§ = @anft92tffa3, ber, Santa Glaus.

9?ilf ber, gen. -(e)g, Nile.

itim'mcr, adc., never.

uim'mermc^r, ad«., never, no, never.

wm'mermitbe, adj., untiring.

itimmr, pres. of nehmen.

tttr'genbS, adv., nowhere.

9Ztj'e, bie, pi. -n, water nymph. [Nick.]

nod), adi>., yet, still, as yet; nod) c'bctt, just a minute ago ; nodj Ct'ntgc, some other ; nod) Cin'i ma1, once more ; nod) int'mer, still ; nod) nidjt, not yet.

•Wor'bett, ber, ^en. -§, north.

Iftorb'Hdjr, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -er, northern lights, aurora bore- alis.

92orb'fec, bie, North sea, German ocean.

!Koi, bie, pi. 3l'6te, need, neces- sity, distress; mit 9Wtthc linb 9?ot, with great difficulty.

no'ttg, adj., needful, necessary.

Sfottj', bie, j>Z. -en, note, notice. From Lot. 'notitia.'

IWortjj'ondj, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -bUtf)er, notebook, jotting book.

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ittttt, adv., now, well. ttiir, adv., only, but.

bie, pi. -yjuffe, nut; cine g., a difficult thing.

buffer, bie, pi. -n, nostrils, niitj'en, to use, to turn to profit. •Ku^'Kdjfeit, bie, utility. , adj., useless.

Oa'fe, bie, pi. -n, oasis. From Greek 6ao-is.

ofo, prep, with gen. or dat. , on ac- count of ; conj . , if, whether.

5'beit, adv. , above, up, at the top ; bort often, yonder.

o'&erft, adj., uppermost, highest, supreme.

oijjletrf)', conj., although.

£>d)'fe, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n, ox.

ij'be, adj., waste, barren.

6'ber, conj., or, else.

of 'fen, adj., open, frank.

OffiSier', ber, gen. -g, pi -e, (military) officer. From Lot. 'officiarius.'

b'ffnen (fid)), to open.

oft, adc., often, frequently.

o'fyne, prep, with ace., without.

Dljr, ba§, gren. -(e)§,_pZ. -en, ear;

je'manben an ben C lire it ;,nuf en,

to pull some one's ears. Dfto'&er, ber, gen. -§, October.

From Lot. 'October.' Dtt'fel, ber, gren. -§, pi. —, uncle.

.From French 'oncle.' Dr'ben, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , badge,

cross, order. From Lot. 'ordo.' Orb'nung, bie, pi. -en, order;

uflc§ ift in Orbnung, everything

is all right. Original', bag, gen. -g, ^Z. -e,

original. From ia£. 'origi-

nalis. Ort, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi Dr'ter,

place.

Dft'(er)reid), bag, gren.-g, Austria. Ot'ter, bie, jpZ. -n, otter.

patfcn, to seize, to clutch, to pack.

5palaff , ber, gen. -eg, pi ^ald'fte, palace. From Lot. 'palatium.'

^Santof fel, ber, gen. -g, pl-n, slip- per. From Ital 'pan tofola.'

r', bag, gen.-%, pl-e, paper. From Greek

S^ft, ber, gen. -eg, pi pope. From Lat. ' papa. '

bag, Paris.

, ber, pen. -(e)g, pi. -g, park. From French ' pare. '

i', bie, pi -en, party. From French 'partie.'

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pntno'ttfdj, adj., patriotic. From

Lot. 'patrios.' l, ber, gen. -g, Paul.

r'(e, bie, pi. -n, pearl, jewel.

From Lot. ' pirula,' French

' perle. ' ^Jerfon', bie, pi. -en, person. From

Lot. ' persona. ' $erf0n'Hd)fett, bie, pi. -en, per-

sonality. See above. <pe'tet!§ftrdje, bie, St. Peter's

(church).

^gfef'fer, ber, gen. -g, pepper. ^fei'fe, bie, pi. -n, pipe. From

Lat. 'pipa.'

ifto'Ic, bie, pi. -n, pistol. From

Ital. 'pistola.'

, to plague, to torment. tb, ba§, gen. -§, pi. -3, plaid.

From Gaelic 'plaide.' $lfin, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. 5pl'd'ne,

plan.

plot'f^crn, to splash, to ripple. yttafyr ber, gen. -e3, pi. ^plfi^e,

place.

^Btaitbem', bie, pi. -en, chat, talk, plijlj'lid), adv., suddenly, all of a

sudden. plump, ad;., ungainly, clumsy.

[Plump.]

pfei'feit, pftff, gepftf fen, to pipe, pliht'bern, to plunder, to strip.

to whistle. ^fen'nig, ber, gen. -g, pi. -e,

penny. $ferb, bag, 0en.-(e)g,pZ.-e, horse.

From Mid. Lat. ' paraveredus. '

[Cf. ' palfrey.'] pftff, pret. of pfeifen. Jjfton'seit, to plant. ^ftou'tne, bie, pi. -n, plum. $jlid|t, bie, pl-m, duty. [Plight.] pfliiff en, to pluck, to gather, to

pick. ^fliig, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi ^flUge,

plow.

^flu'gcn, to plow. JjJjantaffifdj, adj., fantastical.

From ^3foantaft, Lat. 'fantasta.'

po'rfjett, to beat, to knock. [Poke. ] io'btum, bag, gen. -g, podium, platform. From Greek ir&5wv. iocfic', bie, pi. -en, poetry. From Lat. 'poesis.'

Bc'ttft^, adj., poetical. From Lat. ' poeticus. ' opulfir', adj., popular. From Lat. 'popularis.' ioft'ett, ber, gen. -§, pi. — , out- post; Ottf ^Soften, on guard duty. From Ital. 'posto.' roftifdj, adj., practical. From Lat. 'practicus.' Sm3'<M§fdjreiben, bag, the offer- ing of a prize. From Old French 'prls.'

l', ber, gen. -en, pi -en, pref'fen, to press. From Lat. philosopher. From Greek <f>t- 'pressare.' X6<ro0os. ^Sreufi'e, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n,

te', bie, pi. -n, philoso- Prussian, phy. From Greek <f>i\offo<pta. ^reu^'cn, bag, gen. -g, Prussia.

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preufj'ifd), adj., Prussian. ^rt'mel, bie, pi. -n, (<Sc&lufjeI=

blume), primrose. From Lot.

' primula (veris).' Spring, ber, gen. -en, pi. -en,

prince. From Lot. 'princeps,'

French 'prince.' ^ringefe', ^rinsef'fttt, bie,.pZ.-nen,

princess. From French ' prin-

cesse. ' ^SrS'fic, bie, pi. -n, proof, test.

From Lot. 'proba.' ^rofcf'for, ber, gen. -3, pi. tyTtot

feffo'ren, professor. From Lot.

' professor. ' ^ropljef , ber, gen. -en, pi. -en,

prophet. From Greek Trpo^rijs. prop&e=

jeit, to prophesy, to foretell. See above. SJko'fa, bie, prose. From Lat.

' prosa. '

^Sii'&Ufttm, ba§, gen. -§, the public, audience. From Lat. ' publicus. '

t, ber, gen. -e§, pi. -e, point; neun Uhr, punctually at nine o'clock. From Lat. 'punctus.'

p'pc, bie, pi. -n, doll. From Lat. 'puppa,' French 'poupe"e.' iir, adj., pure. From Lat. 'purus.' Sur'purmon'tel, ber, gen. -§, pi. -mantel, purple mantel. From Lat. ' purpura ' and ' mantel- lum.'

c

l, bie, pl.-en, torment, agony. qufi'lcn, to torment.

Duel'Ie, bie, pi. -n, spring, well.

JRo'be, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n, raven.

9ta'(f|ef bie, revenge.

^Ja'dJieM, ber, gen. -3, pZ. — ,

mouth, jaws.

ra'd)en, to revenge. [To wreak.] SRab, ba§, pZ. 3Taber, wheel, ro'jjcu, to project, to rise. JRttnb, ber, border, edge. rafdj'eltt, to rustle. 9?aft, bie, rest, raft'en, to rest, to stop.

rafftol, adj., restless.

9Jot, ber, gen. -(e)§, counsel, ad- vice.

rfit, tatftLpr-es._o/raten.

ra'ten, rStft, rSt; riet, gera'ten, to advise.

rott'Bcn, to rob. [Bereave.]

9?ou'ber, ber, gen. -§, pi. — , rob- ber. From rauben.

fRaub'rtrter, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , robber knight.

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9taurf|, ber, gen. -(e)g, smoke.

[Reek.] Dlaudj'ttJolfe, bie, pi. -n, cloud of

smoke. SKaum, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. 3iaume,

room; interval. ruu'fdjen, to rush, to murmur, rebel'lifcf), adj., rebellious. From

Lat. 'rebellis.' red)t, adj., right, regular. flffechi, bag, gen. -(e)g, right. 9ledj'te, bte, the right hand. red)t3, adv., to the right, rerf'en, to lift; firff reef en, to

stretch. [To rack.] JRe'be, bie, pi. -n, speech, lan- guage, oration ; elite 9tebe fyal'-

ten, to make a speech. re'ben, to speak. SRe'ben, bag, gen. -g, speaking,

talking. 9Jeb'ner, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

speaker, orator. SRe'gen, ber, gen. -g, rain. SKe'genbo'gen, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

rainbow, regie'ren, to reign. From Lat.

'regere.' 9tegte'rung, bie, pi. -en, reign,

rule. See above. reg'nen, to rain. 9telj, bag, gen. -(e)g, roe; bie

9Je^ef pi, deer. rei'&en, rieb, gerie'ben, to rub ;

ftdj (dat.) bie 2tugen ober bie

Jponbe rcificn, to rub one's

eyes or hands, reirf), adj., rich; reidj on, rich in.

8teid), ba§, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, empire.

$Refrf)e, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n, the rich man.

rei'djen, to reach; firfj (dat.) bie 4>anb reid^en, to knit hands.

SReidj'riim, ber, gen. -g, pi. 3?eidj= turner, riches.

teif, adj., ripe.

Sfei'gett or 9Jei'^(e)n, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , dance ; ben JRei'ljett fii^rcn, to lead the dance ; SRei'gentanj, ber, gen. -eg, pi. -tdnje, dance, accompanied by song or music.

rein, adj., clean, pure.

rei'nigen, to clean, to cleaL ie.

9Jei'fe, bie, pi. -n, journey ; ouf JReifen geljen, to go on one's travels.

rei'fcn (aux. fein and fjaben), to travel. [To rise.]

rei'f?enfrtf5,gerinen,to tear, to pull [write] ; auSetnan'ber rei^en, to tear or rend asunder; jc'manbcm ct'untv auo ben .\Miubcu vcifjcu, to snatch (or to wrest) some- thing out of some one's hands.

rei'ten, ritt, geriften, to ride, to go on horseback.

JRei'ter, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , rider, horseman.

ftJet'terftS'tue, bie, pi. -n, eques- trian statue. From Lat. 'statua.'

rct'scn, to charm.

referttie'ren, to reserve. From Lat. 'reservare,'

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JReft, ber, gen. -eg, pi. -e, rest,

remains. From French ' reste. ' rct'tcn (fid)), to save oneself. [To

rid.]

StJjein, ber, gen. -g, Rhine. SRfyetn'reife, bie, pi. -n, journey

on or along the Rhine. Stljettt'ftabt, bie, pi. -ftttbte, city

on the Rhine. JRljeitt'iifcr, bag, gen. -g, pi. — ,

bank of the Rhine. 9J^cum6tt§'mu§, ber, gen. — ,

rheumatism. From Greek

JKtrfj'ter, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

judge. [Righter.] ridj'tig, adj., right, correct. rteb, pret. of reifcen. rief, pret. of rufen. 9He'fe, ber, gen. -n, pi -n, giant. SRie'fcnaWettf, ber, gen. -(e)g,

gigantic or tremendous appe-

tite. From Lot. ' appetitus.' SRie'fenfrfiu'leut, bag, gen. -g,

pi. — , young giant lady. SRie'fettfufj, ber, gen. -&,pl. -fUjje,

giant's foot.

rie'fettljaft, adj., gigantic. SRie'feitfianb'djen, bag, gen. -g,

pi. — , gigantic little hand. JRie'fettitttb, bag, gen. -(e)§, pi.

-er, giant's child. JRic'fcnfd)to§r bag, gen. -eg, pi.

-fcfylofjer, castle of the giant. SRte'fenfrfjritt, ber,gren.-(e)g, pl.-e,

giant stride, gigantic step. SRte'fenftrierseitg, bag, gen. -(e)g,

pi. -e, giant's plaything.

D'He'fetttodj'ter, bie, pi. -toiler,

giant's daughter, rtc'fig, colossal, gigantic. t tct, pret. of raten. SRiff, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, reef,

ridge. 9ttng, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

ring.

tiltgSunt', adv. , all round, around. rttt'nctt, rann, geron'nen, to run,

to flow.

rtfi, pret. of rei^en. 9Jttt, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, ride ;

cincn SfJitt ntodjen, to take a

ride. From reiten. rttt, pret. of reiten. SJtfrcr, ber, gen.-g, pi. — , knight.

[Rider.] tRhw'le, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n, rival.

From Lot. ' rivalis. ' JRoHc, bie, pi. -n, roll, scroll.

From Lot. ' rotulus. ' forfeit, to roll, to rumble. 9Jomf bag, gen. -g, Rome. SJomo'ttcn, bie, £>Z., neo-Latin

nations. romait'ttfd), adj., romantic. From

Lat. ' romanticus.' rb'^mifrf), adj., Roman. 9Wd)Ctt, bag, gen. -g, pi. — ,

little rose. JJJo'fe, bie, pi. -n, rose. .FVom

iaf . ' rosa. '

SRo'fcnftto^'^c, bie, pi. -n, rose- bud. ro'ftg, adj., rosy, roseate.

jf bag, gen. -eg, pZ. -e, horse,

steed.

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rot, adj., red.

{Hoffoorr, ber, gen. -(e)g, red

beard; Ital. 'Barbarossa.' rofgolbctt, adj. , golden red. 9Jurf, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, jerk ;

tnit ctucm JRurf, at one jerk.

[To rock.] JRitcfcn, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , back.

_[Ridge.]

9Jiif, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, call, rit'fett, rief, geru'fen, to call, to

cry, to exclaim. ce, bie, rest, quiet.

fif'fett, bag, gen. -g, pi. — ,

pillow, cushion. rii'ljeit, to rest. rit'l)ig, adj., quiet, calm, tranquil,

at rest.

riilj'mett, to praise. rulj'rettb, partic. adj., touching,

pathetic. SRuf ne, bie, pi. -n, ruin(s). From

French ' mine. ' fRufj, ber, gen. -eg, soot. ru'jjig, adj., sooty. Oiiiffmtg, bie, pi. -en, armor.

@oolf ber, g'en. -(e)3, pi. ©afe, hall, drawing-room (cf. saloon).

<2fifit, bie, pi. -en, seed.

®o'd)e, bie, pi. -n, thing, matter, cause, business, affair. [Sake.]

<5orf)'feH, ba§, gen. -§, (kingdom of) Saxony; So^fcttsSScimarj Gifcitadj, Saxe-Weimar-Eise- nach.

<2arf, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. ©cidEe, sack, bag.

ffi'Ctt, to sow.

So'gc, bie, pi. -n, legend. [Saw.]

fa'gcn, to say, to speak, to tell.

falj, pret. of fe&en.

fiffjc, pret. subj. of fe^en.

©ai'tc, bie, pi. -n, string.

Salg, bag, gen. -eg, salt.

fottb'te, pret. of fenben.

fonft, adj., soft, gentle.

fafo pret. of ftfcen.

<2fltt'rcr bie, pi. -n, satire. From

Lot. 'satira.' ©oftet, ber, gen. -§, pi. ©attel,

saddle. <5ai$f ber, gren. -eg, pi. @d|e,

sentence. Sttitrn, seam, edge ; @aum cinc§

2Solbe§, borders or outskirts

of a forest. fou'feltt, to rustle. fau'fen, to rush, to bluster. fdjo'be ; e§ tft fd^obc, it is a pity ;

tflie frfjabe, bo^f what a pity

that. fdjo'beit, (with dot.) to hurt, to

harm, to do harm, frfjcfblid), adj., pernicious, un- wholesome. <5d)6ff bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

sheep, fi^offcn, to work. [To shape.]

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©tfiaff'iter, ber, gen. -3, pi. — ,

conductor.

©dja'Ie, bie, pi. -n, bowl, shell, fdjanb'lidfj, adj., shameful, base.

From ©djanbe, shame, fdjarf, adj., sharp, ©djat'tett, ber, gen. -§, pi. — ,

shade, shadow. @djaJ?, ber, gen. -eg, pi. <3d)afce,

treasure. ©djou'ber, ber, gen. -g, shudder,

horror.

fdjau'ett, to look. [Cf. to show.] ©cfciw'felfrttfil, ber, gen. -<e)g,

pi. -ftii&le, rocking-chair. ©ffioum, ber, gen. -(e)gr pi.

<Sd)aume, foam ; £rfiume ftttb

£rf)fiume. dreams are shadows.

[Scum.]

frfjuu'rtij, dismal, causing shud- der, fdjei'ben, fdjieb, gefdEjie'ben, to

part, to depart, to leave. ©djci'beit, bag, gen. -g, parting,

departure ; ©djeibett tljut »>elj,

partings are grievous. fdjei'bet, pres. of fdjetben. (St^ein, ber, gen. -(e)3, shine,

light, luster, gleam. fdjei'nett, fd)ten, gefd)ie'nen, to

shine, to seem. fdjen'fen, to grant, to give. fdjcu'ett, to be afraid or shy of. ©djeu'faf, ba§, gen. -g, pZ. @d)eu'=

ja'ler, monster. ft^tlf en, to send. f^tc/ficn,fcf)ob,gefd)o'ben, to shove,

to push.

fcfitef, ad;'., oblique, slanting.

[Skew.]

fdjtcn, pret. of fdjetnen. f^ie'^cn, jd^o^, gefc^offen, to

shoot, to fire. <3djiff, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, ship,

vessel. ©djtf'fer, ber, gen. -§, pi. — ,

skipper, boatman, sailor. ©d^tlb, ber, gren. -(e)g, pi. -e,

shield, fdjtm'mern, to glisten, to gleam,

to shimmer, ©djladjt, bie, pi. -en, battle.

From the stem of jd)lagen,

slay. ©tfifadj'tenben'fer, ber, gen. -g,

pi. — , great strategist. Sdjlodjt'felb, bag, gen. -(e)g,

pi. -er, battle field, ©rfjlof, ber, gen. -(e)g^ sleep, fdjlo'fcn, fc^lSfft, f$lHft; fd^Kcf,

gefdjla'fen, to sleep; frf)Iafcn

(jeljeit, to go to bed. fdjlo'frig, adj., sleepy, ©t^ffifrorf, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-rodEe, wrapper. (Beijing, ber, sren. -(e)g,pi. <3dE)l5ge,

blow, stroke ; clap, peal (of

thunder). ftfilo'geit, fd^lSgji, fdjUigt ; frf)Iug,

gefdjla'gen, to beat, to strike

[slay] ; urn fid) fdjlogeit, to lay

about one.

©djlattg'e, bie, pi. -n, snake, ser- pent. Fromthestemof^fyiinQen,

to wind, to sling, fdjtou, ad;'., sly, crafty.

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Sdjffllt'ljett, bie, artfulness, cun- ning, slyness.

fd)lcd)t, ad/., bad, poor. [Slight.] fdjlci'djeu, fdjlid), gefd)H'd)en, to

sneak, to creep, to steal away

into. [Cf. sleek.] ©rfjlei'er, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

veil.

fdjfcp'pcn, to drag, fdjlcu'bent, to hurl, to dash. fdjftd), pret. of fdjletd)en. fdjlief, pret. of fdjlafen. fdjlte'fccn, fdjlofj, gefdjlof'fen, to

shut, to close. fdjttmm, adj., bad; cut fdjlimmer

§anbc(f a bad job. [Slim.] fd)(o|jf pret. of fdjliejsen. @d)to^, bag, gen. -eg, pi. @d;Iof=

fer, castle. From the stem of

fc&Uefjen, to lock. 3d}to^'gartenf ber, gen. -§, pi.

-ga'rten, palace garden, park

around a castle. (Sdjlo^'ruute, bie, pi. -n, ruins of

a castle.

fd)htdj'5cn, to sob. fdjlug, pret. of fd)lagen. fdjtutn'mcrtt, to slumber, fdjlitp'fen (aux. fein), to slip, ©djlttfj ; gum Sdjluff, in conclu-

j, bie, disgrace. fd)molf adj., narrow. [Small.] fdjmcrjjctt, jd;mo(3, gejdjmorsen

(aux. fein), melt, smelt, ©djntcrs, ber, gen. -e§, pi. -en,

pain, grief. [Smart.] fdjmcr'jjen, to give pain, to smart.

(Sdjmteb, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -e,

smith; fetite§ ©lMc§ ©djntieb,

the maker of his fortune. ©djmtc'be, bie, pi. -n, forge,

smithy. S^mic'bcgcferJc, ber, gen. -n,

pi. -n, journeyman smith, fdjmie'bett, to forge. fdjmtc'gen (fid)), to press close, to

nestle to some one. fdjmolj, pret. of fd^meljen. fdimiid'en, to adorn, to decorate.

From <Sd)mucf, ornament. <2djtt5'6ef, ber, gen. -§, pi. @dE>na=

bel, bill, beak. ©djncc, ber, gen. -§, snow. Sdjncc'grbifdjcit, ba§, gen. -d,

pi. — , snowdrop. ©djncc'fdjulj, ber, s»en. -(e)g, pi. -e,

snowshoe. fdjnci'ben, fd^nitt, gefdjnit'ten, to

cut. [Of. Snyder.] fdjttci'cit, to snow. fdjncB, adj. , swift, quick. [Snell.] it, bie, swiftness, ber, gen. -(e)§, pi.

=3iige, express train. fdjnitt, pret. of fd)neiben. fdilHilj'Ott, to carve. fdjofi, pret. of fd)ie&en. fd)pttf adu., already, frijoit, adj., beautiful, handsome,

fair. [Sheen.] ©djo'ttC, bie, pi. -n, beauty, the

beautiful ; mistress. ©djiin'ljett, bie, pi. -en, beauty. @d)5n'fte, bag, the roost beautiful

thing.

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fcfaf?, pret. of fc&tejjen.

(Sdjoft, ber, gen. -eg, pi. ©c&Bfje,

lap.

fdjreif (idj, adj., terrible, dreadful. <Sdjret, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

shriek, fdjrei'&eit, fc&rteb, gefcfirie'ben, to

write. From Lat. ' scribere. ' ©djret&'tifdj, ber, gen. -eg, pZ. -e,

study table, writing table. fdjrei'en, fc&rie, gefctyrie'en, to cry,

to scream. fdjret'ten, fcfcritt, gefc&rif ten (aux.

fein), to stride, to walk. fdjrie, pret. of jc&reien. fdjrie&, pret. of fc&retben. fdjrtffUd), adj., written, in writ- ing.

fdjrttt, adj., shrill, grating. ©djritt, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, step.

From fdjreiien, to stride. fdjrif ten, pret. of jcfiretten. fd)i»d)'terit, adj., bashful.

j, ber, gen. -(e)§, pi. -e, shoe, r, ber, gen. -3, pi. —,-

shoemaker, ©djine, bie, pi. -n, school. From

Lat. 'schola.' ©(^ii'Icr, ber, gen. -3, jrt. — ,

scholar, pupil. From ©d^iile. @^urgc6ou'i»c, ba§, gen. -g, ^i. — ,

schoolhouse.

©^firitt'gcnb, bie, schoolchildren. ©djul'ter, bie, pi. -n, shoulder. @d)ur'$e, bie, pi. -n, apron.

[Short.] fdjitt'tcht, to shake; bcu £opf

f(f|uttcin, to shake one's head.

fcpt'ten, to pour.

@r^|U^, ber, gen. -e3, protection ;

Jtt @^u^ unb Xru^f for offense

and defense.

fdjity'en, to protect, to shelter. fdjttmdj, adj., weak. ©djt»6ttt ber, gen. -(e)g, pi.

©djroSne, swan, ft^wanb, pre^. of fcfinrinben. fdjtoang, pret. of fcfjnringen. S^worm, ber, pen. -(e)§, pi.

©d^tnarme, swarm, f c^Wors, ad/., black. [Swart.] fdjtoe'&ett, to hover, to hang. ®cf)tt>eif, ber, gen. -(e)§, pi. -e,

tail, train.

©tfjnJCi'gcn, bag, gren. -g, silence. ftf)tt)Ctt'fen, to swing, to flourish. fd)tt>cr, adj., heavy, difficult. ©^tticrt, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -er,

sword, ©cfjtuert'gefltrr', bagmen, -g, clash

of swords, ©efltrr, from Ilir=

ren, to clank.

<3d)tt»eff crf bie, pZ. -n, sister. fd^Wie'rig, ad/., difficult. Sdjtwe'rigfeit, bie, pL -en, diffi- culty. fdjttJin'beltt, (with dot.) to be

dizzy, fdjttun'ben, jd^roanb, gefdEjroun'ben,

to vanish, to waste. fdjttung'en, fd^roang, gefc^njung'en,

to swing, to brandish. fdjtwii'ren, fdirour, gefd^roo'ren, to

swear.

fdjttwng'Dott, adj., lofty, high- flown,

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bet, gen. -(e)§, pi.

<3dE)roiire, oath. From the stem

of fdjrooren, to swear. fed)3, num., six. fed)§'ltt6l, adv., six times. fedj'fte, num., sixth, fedj'jeljn, num., sixteen. fed)'§tg, num., sixty. (Se'banSfeier, bie, celebration of

the victory at Sedan. <3ce, ber, gen. -(e)3, .pZ. -(e)n,

lake.

@ee, bie, .pZ. -(e)n, sea, ocean. ©ee'fe, bie, pJ. -n, soul. fe'f)eit, fiefift, fte&t; fa&, gefe'&en,

to see ; to look. fehtt'Kdj, adj., longing, ardent. @ef)it'fud)t, bie, longing. fefir, adv., very, very much.

[Sore.]

fef)t, imperative of fefoen. fein, id) bin, bu 6ift, er tft, nrir

ftnb, ibrjeib, fie finb; roar, ge=

roefen, to be, to exist, f etn, f ei'tte, f tin, poss. pron. , his,

its. fctt, prep, with dot., since; fcit

ctner 2®od)c, a week ago. fettbcttt', adv., since then, ever

since. ©ct'tc, bie, pi. -n, side, flank ;

i^m sur ©cite, at his side ; aitf

©ettcn, on the part of. ©cfun'be, bie, pi. -n, second.

From Lot. ' secunda. ' fct'ficr or fel&ft, indeclinable fol- lowing a pers. pron. or noun,

self (myself, himself, itself,

themselves, etc.); &on feflift, by itself ; adv., even.

.fertett, adj., rare; adv., seldom.

fen'ben, fanb'te, gefanbf , to send.

fen'fett, to sink; ben ^o^if fenfen, to hang one's head.

©eptem'&er, ber, gen. -g, Septem- ber. From Lot. ' September.'

fc^'en, to put, to set ; ftdj fc^cn, to sit down, to seat oneself.

feitfsett, to sigh. [To sob.]

fil!)f reflexive pron. of the third person, sing, and pi., dat. and ace., oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves, etc. ; recip- rocal pron., each other, one another.

ftrfj'er, adj., safe, secure, certain. From Lot. ' securus. '

ftd)t'63r, adj., visible, in sight.

fie, pers. pron., nom. and ace., she, her, it, they, them ; @ie, you.

fte'fcett, num., seven.

©ie'benf a'djen, bie, pi. , goods and chattels.

ftefi'te, num., seventh.

ftefc'aeljtt, num., seventeen.

©teg, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -e, vic- tory.

fte'geit, to conquer.

©ie'fler, ber, gen. -§, pi. — , con- queror, winner.

©te'gerfranj, ber, gen. -eg, pi. -franje, conqueror's crown.

fte'geSjjetwfj, adj., sure of victory.

fteg'reidj, adj., victorious.

ftelj, see, behold, imperative of fefien.

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fiefit, pres. of fe&en.

©U'ber, bag, gen. -g, silver.

fU'&ern, adj., silver.

ftttb, pres. of jein.

ftitg'en, fang, gefung'en, to sing.

fingt, pres. of fingen.

©inn, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, sense,

mind.

©it'te, bie, pi. -n, custom. Situation', bie, pi. -en, situation.

From French 'situation.' <5% ber, gen. -eg, pi. -e, seat, fty'en, f 5fj, gefeffen, to sit ; fiijen

lilcibcit, to keep one's seat. @f ij'je, bie, j)Z. -n, sketch. From

Ztai. 'schizzo.' ffijjie'rcn, to sketch. From Ital.

'schizzare.' fo, adv. , so, thus, like that, then ;

con;'., fo . . . fo, as ... as; fo

long, as long as. folwlb', con/., as soon as. fog(eid)', adv., instantly, immedi- ately. ©ofitt, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. ©Sfone,

son. folder, folc^c, fol(^c§, such ; fold)

ein, such a. ©olbof, ber, 0en. -en, pi. -en,

soldier. Fro?n Lo^. 'soldatus.' foil, pres. of follen. for.en, ic^ foil, (mod. awx.) I shall,

I am to. (Som'mer, ber, gen. -§, pi. — ,

summer, ©om'mcrsctt, bie, pi. -en, summer

time, summer season. fon'bent, co?y'., but; nid^t nu?, . ,

fonbcrn ou^, not only . . . but also.

©ottn'oficnb, ber, Saturday. [Sun -f eve.]

©on'nc, bie, pi. -n, sun.

©on'nenlicfit, bag, gen. -(e)§, sun- light.

©Ott'nenfdjetn, ber, gen. -3, sun- shine.

©on'ueitftrfiljl, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -en, sunbeam.

fon'ttig, adj., sunny.

©onn'tog, ber, gen. -(e)3, Sunday.

fonft, ado., else, otherwise.

forjj'153, ad/., without fear, un- concerned. [Sorrow -f less.]

fpot'ten, to cleave.

©po'nicn, bag, gen. -g, Spain, 'tier, ber, gen. -g, Spaniard, 'itifdj, adj., Spanish.

'ttcn, to bend, to span, to cock (a gun), to put to (horses).

fpo'rett, to save, to economize, to spare.

©poff, ber, gen. -eg, pi. ©pSfje, fun, sport.

fpo'fjifl, adj., funny.

fpfit, adj., late.

fjwste'ren gehen, to take a walk. From Ital. 'spaziare.'

(Sjwster'gang, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -gange, walk; citten ©^ajicr's gong ntadjen, to take a walk. See above.

<5}>cer, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, spear.

fpei'cn, fpie, gefpie'en, to spit [To spew.]

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©pet'fe, bie, pi. -n, food. From Lat. 'spesa,' 'spensa.'

©per/ling, ber, gen. -3, pi. -e, sparrow.

fpte'getflor, adj., as clear or bright as a mirror. (Spiegel, from Lat. ' speculum ' ; flat, from Lat. ' clarus. '

©piel, ba§, gen. -(e)S, pi. -e, play, game, sport.

fpie'Iett, to play.

©pterscMJJf bag, #en. -§, jpZ. -e, plaything, toy.

fpin'nett, fponn, gefpon'nen, to spin.

fpttj, adj., pointed.

©pilj'e, bie, pi. -n, point, peak, head.

©porn, ber, 0en.-(e)§, pZ. ©poren, spur; bem $ferbe bie ©poreit gefien, to set spurs to one's horse.

©pott'fttdjt, bie, mania for ridi- cule.

fprod), pret. of fpred^en.

©pro'dje, bie, pi. -n, speech, lan- guage.

©prodj'gettte, ba§, tyen. -g, one endowed with the gift of lan- guages.

fprodj'n)^, adj., speechless, mute.

fprotttj, pret. of fpringen.

fpre'rf)ett, jpric^ft, fpric^t; jprac^, gefpro'cfjen, to speak, to say; je'manbctt fprcd^cn, to speak to some one; to see some one.

fprcng'en (aux. ^ein), to gallop, to dash. ick imperative of fpred^en.

fprirfjt, pres. of fprecfien. ©prt^'ttJort, ba§, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-roorter, proverb. fpring'en, fprang, gefprung'en, to

spring, to jump. fprof fen, to sprout, to bud. ©puf, ber, gen. -(e)§, pi. -e, spec- ter, ghost. [Spook.] ©pufncft, ba§, gen. -e§, pi. -er,

haunted den.

Spur, bie, pi. -en, trace, mark. ©toot, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -en,

state. From Lat. ' status. ' ftodj, pret. of ftecfjen. ©tobt, bie, pi. ©t'dbte, city, town. ©tfllfl, ber, gen. -eg, steel, ©toff, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. ©talle,

stall, stable. ©tomnt, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. <Stdm-

me, stem, trunk. ftonb, pret. of ftetjen. ftorfo, pret. of fterben. ftorf (ftarler, ftarlft), adj., strong,

powerful. [Stark.] ftott, prep, with gen., instead of. ftfltnidj, adj., fine, stately, ©to'tue, bie, pi. -n, statue. From

Lat. 'statua.' ©toitb, ber, gen. -(e)g, dust ; tm

©touBe Hegen, to crouch in the

dust. ftOtt'neit, to be astonished, to be

amazed, to wonder. fte't^en, ftic&ft, ftic^t; ftac^, gefto'^

d^en, to prick, to sting. fterf'en, to stick, to put. ©te(f en, ber, gen. -3, pi. — , stick,

staff.

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fte'ljett, ftattb, geftan'ben, to stand;

ftefiett btet&en, to stand still, to

stop. ftelj'lett, fttefilft, ftiep ; fta&I, ge=

ftoh'len, to steal, ftei'gen, ftieg, geftie'gen (aux. fein),

to arise, to ascend; bom ^Jferbc

fteigctt, to dismount. ftcil, adj., steep.

©tent, ber,0en. -(e)3,pl. -e, stone. Stetn'&Ub, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -er,

statue.

©tel'le, bte, pi. -n, place, spot. (tel'lett, to put, to place. fteflt ouf, see auf =ftellen. ©tel'Iung, bie, pi. -en, position. fter'fcen, fttrbft, fttrbt; ftarb, ge=

ftorben (aux. fein), to die. [To

starve.]

Ster'fcett, bag, gen. -3, dying. Stern, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -e, star, ©ter'nenfittn'ner, bag, 0en. -g, pi.

— , star-spangled banner, Stars

and Stripes.

ftet3, adv. , steadily, always, ever. fttdjt, pres. of ftecfjen. @tie'felr ber, gen. -g, pi. — , boot.

From Lat. ' aestivale,' Ital.

' stivale. ' (Sttef finb, bog, gen. -(e)g, pi. -er,

stepchild.

(Sttef 'mufter, bie, pi. -mutter, step- mother. <5tief ntttfterrfjen, bag, gen. -g, pi.

— ., pansy, heart's-ease. ftteg, pret. of fteigen. ftfcfj, pret. of ftojjen. fti0, ad;'., still, silent, quiet.

tilTe, bie, stillness, silence. fttl'Ien, to still, to quench, to

appease.

©tim'me, bie, pi. -n, voice. ©ttm'mnng, bie, pi. -en, state of

feelings, atmosphere. ©tirn, bie, pi. -en, forehead,

brow.

ftorf'en, to stick, to falter, ftiifj'nen, to groan. ftols, adj., proud. @tordj, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. <StordE)e,

stork. (Stordj'cl'tern, bte, pi., parents of

the storks, ©tor'djitt, bie, pi. -nen, female

stork.

©tordj'ftnber, bte,pZ., little storks. (Storc&'itcft, bag, gen. -(e)3,pl. -er,

stork's nest.

ftii'rett, to disturb, to stir up. fto'fcen, fti5^t, ftB^t; ftte§, geftjj'peit,

to push, to knock, to thrust. ftot'tern, to stutter, to stammer. ©tra'fc, bie, pi. -n, punishment. ftra'fetl, to punish. ftralj'Ien, to beam, to shine. ftralj'lcitb, partic. adj., radiant, ©tronb, ber, gen. -(e)g, beach,

strand.

©tro'fje, bie, pi. -n, street, ©traiidj, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi.

r, shrub, bush. , ber, gen. -eg, pi. ©tra'ufje,

bouquet, nosegay. ftre'fien, to strive, to aspire, to

soar. ftm'djeln, to stroke, to caress.

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Strei'fett, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , Stiifjl'djen, bag, gen. -g, pi. — , di-

stripe, streak; Stretfeit Copier, minutive of (Stubl, little chair.

slip of paper. ftttmnt, adj., mute, silent.

ftreng, adj., strict, severe. Stun'be, bie, pi. -n, hour.

[Strong.] Sturm, ber, gen. -(e)g,pZ. ©tiirtne, Strdl), bag, gen. -(e)g, straw. storm, tempest.

Strofj'bodj, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. ftiir'meit, to storm, to rush, to

-backer, thatched roof. [Straw dash.

4- thatch.] ftur'mtfd), adj., stormy, furious.

Strom, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. ©trbme, Sturm'rie'fe, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n,

stream. storm giant.

ftrb"men, to stream, to flow, to ftii^'cn (fief)), to rest, to repose

gush. upon.

Stiicf, bag, gen. -(e)$, pi. -e, piece. fii'rfjen, to seek, to search for, to ftubtc'ren, to study. From Lat. look for.

'studere.' Sii'beit, ber, gen. -g, south.

Stubicr'jim'mcr, bag, gen. -g, Sup'pe, bie, pi. -n, soup.

pi. — , study. See above. fiifj, adj. , sweet.

Stuljl, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. ©tiiljle, Stjmbol', bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

chair, seat. [Stool.] symbol. From Greek <rii^o\ov.

Sag, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

day. Xo'ge^ene, bie, light of day,

brightness of daylight. tfig'Hdj, adj., daily. Xan'ne, bie, pi. -n, fir tree. £an'nenbaum, ber, gen. -(e)g,

pZ. -baume, fir tree. £an'te, bie, pi. -n, aunt. From

French 'tante.' ton'jeit, to dance. From Ital.

'danzare,' French 'danser.' to^j'fer, adj., brave, strenuous.

[Dapper.]

Xofdj'e, bie, pi. -n, satchel,

pocket. Safdj'entitdj, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-tiicfjer, pocket handkerchief. £offe, bie, pi. -n, cup. From

French 'tasse.'

Soit'fce, bie, pi. -n, dove, pigeon. tuil'djett, to dip. [To duck.] Xau'djer, ber, gen. -§, pi. — ,

diver.

tou'gcn, to be good for. lau'fent), num., a thousand. Xau'fcnb, bag, gen. -g, pi. -e,

thousand.

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tau'fenbjiih'rig, adj., a thousand

years old.

Ztil, ber, gen. -eg, part, teller, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , plate ;

cin XcKer »oH, a plateful of. teu'er, adj., dear, beloved. Xeu'fel, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

devil. From Greek 5td/3oXoj. Xljgl, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. 2^'a'ler,

dale, valley. Xljo'ler, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

thaler (=3 marks = 75 cents).

[Dollar.] SljaCtoeg, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

road through a valley. Xljor, bie, pi. -en, deed. Sbfi'ter, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , doer,

culprit.

Sljo'rigfett, bie, pi. -en, activity. £ljea'ter, ba§, gen. -g, pi. — ,

theater. From Greek Otarpov,

Lot. 'theatrum.' £hee'feffel, ber, gen. -§, pi. — ,

teakettle. XJje'tno, bag, gen. -g, pi. Sfie'men

or £f)e'tnag, theme, subject.

From Greek 0^ua. r, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

Xljro'ite, bie, pi. -n, tear. tijro'ttenU^, ocij., tearless. ^^ron, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

throne. From Greek 6p6vos, ^Lat. 'thronus.' tbun, id^ tfjue, bu tf)uft, er t^ut,

roir tfivin, tfor t^ut, fie ifjun;

t^at, geifyan', to do, to make.

jib, bie, pi. -en, door.

Sljii'ringen, bag, gen. -g, Thu-

ringia.

t^ut, pres. of than, ttcf, adj., deep.

Xie'fe, bie, pi. -n, depth, abyss. £ier, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

animal. [Deer.] Xtfdj, ber, gen. -eg, pi. -e, table.

[Disk, dish, desk.] From

Greek 5tV«os, Lot. 'discus.' Xtfdj'gefccf , bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e,

grace. XtfdVrui^, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-tiic^er, tablecloth. Xi'tel&tott, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-blatter, title-page. Xitel, from

Lat. ' titulus. ' to'&ett, to storm, to rage. £0d)'ter, bie, pi. Softer, daughter. £ob, ber, gen. -(e)g, death, ^o'begttwn'be, bie, pi. -n, mortal

wound.

tiib'ltdj, ad;"., deadly, mortal. tob'miibc, adj., tired to death. Xont ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. £b'ne,

sound, tone. From Greek rbvos,

Lat. 'tonus.' tii'ncn, to sound, to resound, to

ring. Xon'ntf bie, pi. -n, barrel, cask,

tun. tot, adj. , dead ; citt $i)ter, a dead

person. tiTtett, to kill. trft'flC, adjL, idle,_lazy. tra'gen, tragft, tragt; trug, getra'=

gen, to bear, to wear, to carry.

[To drag.]

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triigt, pres. of tragen. tranf, pret. of trtnfen. Xraitf, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. £ranfe,

drink. From the stem of trin=

fen.

trot, pret. of treten. trau'en, to trust. Xran'er, bte, mourning, sorrow,

grief. [C/. dreary.] Xrau'er'fleib, ba3, gen. -(e)3,

pi. -er, mourning dress, mourn- ing suit. Xrau'erflei'bung, bie, mourning

dress, mourning suit. trau'ern, to mourn. Xraunt, ber,sren.-(e)3,.pZ.£raume,

dream.

trau'men, to dream, troti'merifd), adj., as in a dream, truu'rtg, adj., sad, dreary, trci'fceit, trteb, getrte'ben, to drive,

to push ; to drift, to float. tren'iten, to separate. tre'ten, trtttft, tritt ; trat, getre'ten,

to tread, to step, to enter. treit, adj., true, faithful. Xrcu'c, bte, faithfulness, fidelity,

loyalty, troth.

, adj., faithless, treacher- ous.

trtefi, pret. of treifcen.

trin'fenf tranf, getrun'fen, to drink.

tritt, pret. of treten.

trtumpljie'renb, partic. adj., tri- umphant. From Lot. 'trium- phare. '

trorf'nen, to dry up, to wipe.

trom'meln, to drum, to beat.

trop'fen, to drop, to drip.

triiff en, to comfort. From £roft, comfort.

tro^, prep, with gen. or dat., in spite of, notwithstanding.

troty'ig, adj., defiant, obstinate.

trii'fic, adj., dim, gloomy.

trug, pret. of tragen. , ber, see @d)ufc. C, bte, pi. -n, malice, spite.

tiieFtfcij, malignant.

Xii'genb, bte, pi -en, virtue.

Xlltye, bte, pi. -n, tulip. From Ital. 'tulipa.'

Surm, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. 2;ilrme, tower.

Xurnt'u^r, bie, pi. -en, (tower) clock.

U

U'fiettp'ter, ber, gen. -g, pi. — ,

_ evil doer.

ii'fcer, prep, with dat. or ace., adv.

and sep. and insep. pref., over,

above, about, iibcrau", adv., everywhere.

ii&erftel', iiberfal'Ien, to fall upon, to attack sud- denly.

ilfierfte'len, pret. of iiberfal'len.

iificrflie'gen, iiberflog', iiberflo'gen, to glance over. [Over + fly.]

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tt'bermiittg, adj. , overweening,

haughty, wanton. iiberfdjrei'ten, uberfdjrttf, iiber=

fcfjrit'ten, to cross, ubertii'nett, to drown (a sound). ii'brtg, adj., left over, other;

ttbrtg blctbcit, to remain. fi'fer, ba3, gen. -3, pi. — , shore,

bank. Uljr, bie, pl._ -en, clock, watch ;

urn fed)3 Uljr, at six o'clock.

[Hour.] ttltt, prep, with ace., adv. and sep.

or insep. pref., around, about,

for; uttt 311, with infinitive, in

order to.

um'sbreljen, to turn over. umge'ben, umgiebff , umgiebt' ;

umgab', umge'ben, to surround. umljer', adv. and sep. pref.,

around, round about. umljerMcwf en, lief umfjer', umb,er'=

gelaufen, to run about, umflam'mcrn, to embrace (with

clasped hands), to cling to. umfrfjHttg'en, umfcblang', um=

fdilung'en, to embrace. umttJC^en, to blow round, to

fan.

ttn'oJjnUdj, adj., unlike, imauffjor'ltd), adj., mcessant. uitliciuciV'liri), adj., motionless. lin'bettJU^t, unconscious. unb, conj., and. Utt'banI, ber, gen. -3, ingratitude,

unthankfulness. ttnbenfbfir, adj., inconceivable,

unthinkable.

lln'cimgf ett, bie, pi. -en, disunion.

ttlterprf, partic. adj., unheard of, unprecedented.

ttnermefj'Urf|, adj., enormous.

itnerfott'li^i, adj., insatiable.

Un'friebe, ber, yen. -n, discord, dissension.

un'gcbulbig, adj., impatient.

ttngeljeu'cr, adj., enormous, mon- strous, terrible.

ttn'geljeuer, ba^, gen. -3, pi. — , monster.

Un'gC^orfom, ber, gen. -§, dis- obedience.

Utt'gliid, bag, gen. -(e)§, misfor- tune, disaster, ill luck.

Utt'gliirflid), adj., unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky.

Uufoerfttot', bie, pi. -en, univer- sity, college. From Lot. ' uni- versitas.'

llnfoerfttibrftabt, bie, pi. -ftSbte, university city.

uumijg'ltdj, adj., impossible.

un'rufytg, adj., restless, troubled.

un§, pers. pron., dot. and ace. of rotr, us, to us.

lut'fer, poss. pron., our, ours.

Ult'fitttt, ber, gen. -g, nonsense.

lllt'tcn, adv., below, down ; at the bottom ; uitteit am 23crge, at the foot of the hill.

lltt'ter, prep, with dot. or ace., adv. and sep. or insep. pref., under, below, among.

un'terljafb, prep, with gen., below.

un'terirbtfdj, adj., subterranean, underground.

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Uttterjo'djett, to subjugate, to sub- utt'tJCrfdjfimt, adj., impudent, in- due, solent.

itttterfdjet'bett, unterftf)teb', unter= utttJernwnb'bor, adj., invulner- jdjte'ben, to distinguish. able.

ttttternier'fett, unternmrf, unter= unttitflfftr'Ud), adj., involuntary,

roor'fen, to subdue. itr'alt, adj., extremely old, pri-

lltt'tier, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, _ meval.

monster. Ur'fddje, bie, pi. -n, cause.

SBS'ter, ber, gen. -§, pi. STdter, mbrtttg'ett,t)erbradE)/te,x>erbracf)t',

father. to spend.

SBfi'tertottb, bag, gen. -(e)g, father- Derbatn'men, to condemn. From

land, native land. Lot. 'damnare.'

SBo'terlanb^He'ber, bie, national berber'bett, t)erbirb[f, oerbirbt' ; ^patriotic songs. nerbarb', cerbor'ben, to destroy.

too'terltd), adj., paternal, fatherly. SBerber'bett, bag, gen. -gr ruin, Seirdjett, bag, gen. -g, pi. — , perdition,

violet. From Lat. 'viola.' DereJj'rett, to revere, to respect; t, cerbirgff, uerbirgf; Dereljrter ^>crr ! Dear Sir.

3', oerbor'gen, to hide. SBerctn', ber, gen. -g, pi. -e, soci- SBcrficu'gttng, bie, pi. -en, bow, ety, club.

reverence. ttcreittf, adv., together.

Derbte'tett, oerbot', cerbo'ten, to Derfttt'ftertt, to darken.

forbid. JjCtfot'gCtt, to pursue.

tierbin'bett, oerbanb', oerbim'ben, ttcrgc'bcn^, adw.,invain.

to connect, to join. Derge'ljett, cerging', oergang'en, to ', partic. adj. , stupefied. pass away.

t, partic. adj., hidden. Dergef'fett, Dergifjf, Dergifit'; oer«

•et. of Derbring'en. gafi^nergeffen, to forget,

tierbrdttttt', part, of t>erbren'nen. tiergi^', imperative of oergeHen.

toerbramt'te, pret. of t)erbren'= SSergi^'mctttnidjt, bag, gen. -g, pi.

nen. -e, forget-me-not,

toerbrett'nett, »erbrann'te, uer= toergttiigt', partic. adj., delighted, brannt', to burn, to reduce to merry.

ashes. toergol'ben, to gild.

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Derljafjf , partic. adj., hated, odious. UerfjuTlen, to veil, to cover. toerlBng'en, to demand. Uerloffen, oerliefj', oerlaffen, to

leave. tierlof'fcn, partic. adj., forsaken,

deserted.

toerlc^'en, to injure, tierltef}', pret. of oerlaf fen.

, to engage, to betroth.

, bie, pi. -en, betrothal. $erUJ'&ung§feter, bie, engagement

ceremony. Uerlo'ren, partic. adj., forlorn,

lost; JjerttJ'ren gcljcn, to be or

to get lost. Skrlttff , ber, gren. -eg, pJ. -e, loss.

From the stem of oerlieren, to

lose. DcrmfifTfctt, to give in marriage,

to marry, to unite ; ftd) tiers

mfiljlcn, to marry. bermei'ben, oermteb', oennie'ben,

to avoid.

tiermifcfi'ctt, to mix, to mingle. tiernufdjt', partic. adj., mixed, tiernelj'mett, cernafom', Dernom'=

men, to hear.

Denudj'ten, to annihilate, to de- stroy.

Derrou'djen, to evaporate. tjcrriirff, partic. adj., crazy,

cracked.

tjcrfom'meln (fief)), to assemble. Serfomm'limg, bte, pi. -en, as- sembly, meeting. tJcrfdjic'ben, ce

to postpone.

, adj., different.

ttcrfdjlet'crtt, to veil.

&erfrf)lmjj/c«, uerfc^Iang', vw- fc^luncj'en, to devour, to engulf.

tterf^roin'bcu, oerfcfjroanb', cer= fd^roun'Den, to disappear.

ticrfprc'djen, oerfprad/, »erfpro'= d;en, to promise.

SBcrfpre'djcn, bag, gen. -g, pi. —, promise.

$erftanj>'f ber, gen. -(e)g, sense, intellect.

Dcrfton'bcn, pret. of cerfte'fjen.

Scrftctf', bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, hiding place.

Ucrftcrf'CM (fid;), to hide.

Derfte'ljen, oerftanb', cerftan'ben, to understand.

Dcrftcttf, partic. adj., feigned, dis- guised, dissembled.

Dcrftort', partic. adj., disturbed, discomposed, crazy ; HcrftiJrt OltSfe^cn, to look bewildered, wild.

Derftiim'meln, to mutilate, to cripple.

ttcrftuttt'mcn, to become silent; ba§ fiadjen ticrftummte, the laughter died away. From ftumm, silent.

ttcrfu'djcn, to try, to attempt.

toerfuit'f en, partic. adj. , sunk, ab- sorbed.

toertrait'en, to trust in.

toertret'ben, oertrieb', oertrie'ben, to drive away, to banish.

Ucrtrie'&cn, past part, o

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t, past part, of »er=

trocfnen, dried up. Deritr'farfieM, to cause. flerttWtt'bdtt (fid)), to be changed,

to change, to turn. SSerttwnb'te, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n,

relative, kinsman. HerttJttf'cItt (fidj), to get entangled. Werttmnb'bSr, adj., vulnerable. tterttwn'bctt, to wound. ucrttjun'bcrn, to amaze. ttergou'icrn, to enchant, to be-

witch. From 3auber, magic. ttcrsefi/mt, to eat. SBerjefljung, bie, pardon. tjerstdj'tcn ; ouf etwa§ toerjidjteit,

to renounce.

t'fcltt, to despair. SSct'ter, ber, gen. -3, pi. -n, (male)

cousin. tiicl (mehr, tneift), adj., much;

Hide, many. tricl'farbig, adj., many colored,

variegated. SSienjett, bte, plurality, multi-

plicity.

Utclletcijf, adv., perhaps. ttter, num., four. trier'ntol, adv. , four times. Dter'te, num., fourth. tiicr'jc^tt, num., fourteen. Dicr'gig, num., forty. SBo'gcI, ber, gen. -§, j»Z. SSBgel,

bird. [Fowl.] 95ott, bag, (/en. -(e)§, pi. SSoHer,

people, nation ; 2Wonn bc§

SBoIIc§f hero of the people.

[Folk.]

Solf djett, bag, 0en. -g, pi. — , di- minutive of SBoIi, small people, company.

Siirfcrfdjoft, bte, pi. -en, people, tribe.

i)ofl, adj., full; uofl t»onf full of; gottj ttot(f brimful; Dottc (Bttmme, rich voice.

UoUcit'bcit, to finish, to end.

Don, prep, withdat., of, from, by, about ; Don Uicitcnt , from afar.

bor, prep, with dat. or ace. andsep. pref., before, ago, from, for, of.

Koran', adv. and sep. pref., on, before, foremost, at the head.

tfSran'seUett, to hasten on before.

2?5r6ei'geljeitbe, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n, passer-by.

SBor'bercituttg, bie, pi. -en, prepa- ration.

t', adv. , for the present. r', adv., before.

, ber, gen. -(e)§, pi -e, forenoon.

tior'tteljm, adj., noble, aristocratic; Dor'nefjm unb gcrtttg', high and low or gentle and simple.

tior'sriicfett, to advance.

SBSr'fidjt, bte, precaution.

tior'ftcljttg, adj., cautious.

SSor'fi^cnbc, ber, gen. -n, pi. -n, president, chairman.

Sor'ftiife, bte, j>Z. -n, first step, introduction.

tJorit'bcr, adv. and sep. pref., past, over.

SBor'ttwnb, ber, gen. -(e)§, pL SSor'roanbe, pretext.

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n>ad)'fett, rodc&ft, rodcbft; nnicfig,

geroad/fen, to grow, to wax. 28ad)3'Hd)t, bag, #en.. -(e)g, pZ. -er,

wax candle. [Wax + light.] 293nd)t, bte, watch. 2Bad)'ter, ber, #en. -g, pi. — ,

guard, watchman, keeper. 2Sttf fe, bte, pi. -n, weapon, arms. UW'gcn, to venture, to dare ; fid)

uwgcn, to venture out. SBa'gcn, ber, gen. -g, pi. — , car- riage, wagon.

ttwgeit, roog, geroo'gen, to weigh. U)iil)'leit, to choose, to elect ; \l't

nuittbcn junt ftSitig ttmljlen, to

elect some one king. >ua()f, adj., true, real, regular. ttfilj'ren, to last. ' tuafy'reilb, prep, withgen., during;

con;., while ; ttmhrcubbef'fett,

adv., meanwhile.

it, bte, pi. -en, truth. , ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. SCalber,

wood, forest. [Wold.] tunl'Iett, to undulate, to flow

(gently).

ttmnb, pret. of roinben. SBaitb, bte, pi. SBanbe, wall. won'bcru (aux. fetn and Ijaben),

to wander, to walk. SBan'bcrung, bte, pi. -en, travels,

wanderings. 2Bott^bctt)5gcIf ber, gen. -3, pi.

-tfdgel, bird of passage. SBottg'e, bte, pi. -n, cheek.

ttwmt, adv., when.

tt)firf pret. of fetn.

rtiarb, pret. of roerben.

Wo'rc, pret. subj. of fetn.

hiorf, pret. of roerfen.

mar'ten ; auf je'monbcn toortcn,

intr., to await, to wait for ; tr.,

to wait on.

SSiur'tertn, bte, pi. -nen, nurse. tuonim', adv., why, for what

reason. \va§, interrog. pron. , what ; tt)o§

fiir (ein), what; rel. pron., that,

which, that which ; nttc§ tt)0§,

all that ; tt)n§ nur, whatever,

whatsoever. SBufdj'ttfd), ber, gen. -eg, pi. -e,

washstand.

9® ttf fcr, bag, gen. -g, pi. — , water. SSof'fcrfolI, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi.

-fd'lle, waterfall, tufi'tett (aux. fetn and fiaben), to

wade, me'bcn, n>o&, geroo'ben, or rceb'te,

geraebt', to weave. 2Be'bcr, ber, ^ren. -g, pZ. — ,

weaver.

ttJCtf'ett, to wake, to rouse. ttic'ber . . . nod), neither . . . nor. 2$cg, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, way,

road.

lue'gcit, prep, with gen., on ac- count of. 2Bcf)(e), bag, gen. -(e)g, pain,

longing, woe.

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toelj(e), interj., woe, oh, alas ; toelj iljnt, woe to him ; adv., tuef) tljiin, to give pain, to grieve some one, to hurt. toe'ljett, to blow, to wave, to drift. ett, to wail, to lament.

bie, (tender) sadness. [Woe + mood.]

Wefy'rett (fid))/ to defend one- self. 2Bet&, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -er,

woman, wife. ttieuVHd), adj., womanly. Weidj, adj., soft. [Weak.] SBei'be, bie, pi. -n, willow. aBei'germtg, bie, pi. -en, refusal. ttJei'fjett, to consecrate, to hallow. 2Beifi'narf|tett, bie,pZ., Christmas. SBeilj'itadirSa'lieitb, ber, gen. -g,

pL -e, Christmas eve. 2Beilj'nfldjt§&aum, ber, sren. --(e)g, pZ. -Mume, Christmas tree.

feft, bag, 0en. -eg, £. -e, festival of Christmas.

ga'&e, bie, pi. -n, Christmas present or gift. Bctfy'ttadjtSgnifj, ber, ^ren. -eg, (the angels') Christmas greet- ing.

Betfy'nadjtSfu'rfien, ber, sren. -g, pi. — , Christmas cake. Seilj'ttadjt^Heb, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -er, Christmas carol. eUj'ttaiJjtgstm'mer, bag, gen. -3,

j)Z , room with the Christmas

tree.

, con;., because, since. [While.] , to stay, to be.

SBeitt, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, wine.

From Lat. ' vinum. ' SBein'&erfl, ber, ^en. -(e)g, pi. -e,

vineyard.

SSei'nctt, bag, gen. -g, weeping. ttei'ttcn, to weep, to cry. ttiettt'tc, pret. of roeinen. SScin'trou'iie, bie, pi. -n, bunch

of grapes.

tuci'fc (roeifer, rceifeft), adj., wise. ttjei'fer, comp. of tneife, wiser, met^, pret. of nriffen. ttJei^f adj., white. tteit (njei'ter, rcei'teft), adj., wide,

spacious; ttJCtt ^tw, far; Don

toctt ^er, from far offi ttJCt'ter, comp. of njeit, farther ;

ttJCttcr ttid)t§, nothing further ;

ttttb fo WJCtter, and so forth. f, ad/., withered, faded. He, bie, pZ. -n, wave. 29BcIt, bie, i?i!. -en, world; um

attc§ in ber 233elt ni^t, not for

all the world. aSeft'gefdjtdj'te, bie, universal

history. me'ittg (roeniger, roenigft), adj.,

little ; ein toeing, a little. foe'ntger, comp. of roenig, less. toenn, con/., when, if ; menu nurf),

even if, though. tuer, interrog. and rel. pron.,

who, he who. Jwer'ben, tcfj roerbe, bu roirft, er

rairb, roir roerben, i^r raerbet,

fie rcerben; roarb or rourbe,

getoor'ben (aux. fein), to become,

to be, to grow, shall, will ;

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ttJCrbett nit§, to "become of ;

Werbe id) Ic&eit ? shall I live ? toer/fen, roirfft, nrirft; roarf, ge=

roorfen, to throw, to fling ;

je'ntanben mtt ©tetnen teerfett,

to throw stones at some one. SBer'gclb, bag, gen. -(e)g, pi. -er,

weregild, mulct for homicide.

(2Ber = man.) SBerl, bag, gen. -(e)g, pZ. -e,

work ; on§ 2®ctt geljen, to set

to work.

inert, adj., worth, worthy. SBe'fett, bag, gen. -g, pZ. — , being,

creature.

SBcffcn, ber, #en. -g, west. SBet'ter, bag, ffen. -g, weather. tti^l'tig, adj., weighty, impor- tant, momentous. iwrf'efn, to wrap. ttrie, interrog. and rel. adv.,

how ; conj. , as, like, when, as

if ; as well as. ttrie'ber, adv. and sep. and insep.

pref., again, once more, back. SSteberaufridjtttttg, bie, reestab-

lishment, restoration. toie'bersftnbcn, fanb rate'ber, roie'=

bergefunben, to recover.

to fetch back. , to repeat. ttite'berslommctt, lamnjie'ber^ie':

bergefomtnen, to come back. ime'jjen, raog, geroo'gen, to weigh. SBte'fe, bie, pi. -n, meadow. ttulb, adj., wild.

aSirhelm, ber, gen. -g, William, twfl, pres. of rooHen.

tt>ini(J, adj., willing, ready. 2Btttbf ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, wind. tmn'ben, rcanb, genmn'ben, to

wind, to wreathe ; ftt^ tjor

©i^merj ttitnben, to writhe

with pain. SBinf, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -e,

wink, beckoning, call. ttun'Jett, to beckon, to wave. [To

wink.] SBitt'ter, ber, gen. -g, pi. —,

winter.

SSitt'terffirte, bie, wintry cold. SStn'termo'nat, ber, gen. -g, pi. -e,

winter month. SSSitt'terfdjlof, ber, gen. -(p)g,

winter sleep. twr, pers. pron. , we. tturb, pres. of raerben. hitrft, pres. of roerfen. tBtrfti(^, adj., real, actual. SBtrf Illicit, bie, reality; in SBirk

It^fcit, in reality, really. tuirr, adj., confused, entangled. SBirt, ber, gen. -(e)g, pi. -e, inn- keeper.

tttfiij'cn, to wipe. tmf'feit, id^i roet^, bu roetjjt, er rceif;,

roir rciffen, i&r rai^t, fie raiffen ;

nmfc'te, genwfct^toknow. [Wit.] ttJtf fcnf^aftlt^, adj. , scientific,

scholarly.

2Bi^f ber, gen. -eg, pi. -e, wit. too, interrog. and rel. adv., where,

wherever, when. 2®o'rf|ef bie, pi. -n, week. Wog, pret. of rciegen. SBo'ge, bie/ pi. -n, wave, billow.

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tt)5'geit, to surge.

SBo'fjettprall, bet, gen.-(e)%, dash- ing of breakers.

tuiil)l, adv., well, indeed, to be sure.

tooljrfdjmerfettb, partic. adj., rel- ishing.

Wolj'nen, to live, to dwell.

SBofy'ttUltg, bie, pi. -en, mansion, rooms, flat.

SBolf, ber, gren. -(c)S, pi. 385Ife, wolf.

280l'fe, bie, jpZ. -n, cloud.

S80K' djett, bag, little cloud.

SBol'fe, bie, wool.

ttjol'len, ici) roill, bu nriHft, er rctH, roir raollen, i&r roollt, fie mo Hen ; roolTte, gerooUf (mod. aux.), will, to be willing, to wish, to desire, to want, to propose.

SBon'ne, bie, pi. -n, delight, joy.

toon'tttg, adj., blissful, blessed.

uujr'bcit, past part, of raerben, used for ^geroorben," in passive voice.

SBort, ba3, gen. -(e)§, pi. SBorter and 2Borte, word.

tott^§, pret. of roadmen.

SSun'bcr, baS, gen. -§, pi. — , wonder.

ttwn'berbar, adj. , wonderful, mar- velous, strange.

SBint'b erf raft, bie, miraculous power.

hiun'bcrfgm, adj., wonderful.

n»un'berfd)ou, adj., wondrously fair, exquisite.

SBunf ^, ber, gen. -eg, pi. SBiinfd^e, wish, desire.

hwn'fdjen, to wish, to desire.

ttwr'be, pret. of rcerben.

ttJitr'be, pret. subj. of rcerben.

SSurnt, ber,^en.-(e)g,p^.SBiirmer, worm, reptile.

SSiir'temfierg, bag, gen. -g, (king- dom of) Wurtemberg.

ttwfe'te, pret. of raiffen.

WiiJ'tc, pret. subj. of roiffen.

SKBii'ftc, bie, pi. -n, desert, waste.

2But, bie, rage, fury.

ttw'tett, to rage, to foam.

3flfl'ljaft, adj., timid, timorous. ,3aljt, bie, pi. -en, number. ftglj'Ien, to pay.

Solicit, to tell, to count, to num- ber. From 3af)l, number, tale. Sttp'pellt, to kick, to fidget about. jort, adj., delicate.

fyf adj., tender, loving.

,3au'6erfrf)fof, ber, gen. -(e)§,

magic sleep. 3au'0crfcf|lagf ber, gen. -(e)g,

magic stroke. 3ou'Derf^ru^f ber, gen. -(e)§,

pi. -fpriid)e, spell, charm. giw'&erttJort, bag, gen. -(e)§,

pi. -e, magic word.

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gau'fett, to pull.

,3e'ljenfoil?'e, bie, pi. -n, point of

the toe ; cuf ben .Seljenftriljen,

on tiptoe. geljtt, num., ten. .Set'djen, bag, gen. -§, pi. — ,

sign, token. get'gen, to show. Sett, bie, pi. -en, time. [Tide.] Setfraum, ber, gen. -(e)§,

.pZ. -raume, space of time. ger&re'djett, aerbridftft', gerbritfit';

jerbracf)', jerbro'c&en, break

asunder or in pieces. jerbridjf, pres. of gerbred)en.

fiel', serfal'Ien, to fall to pieces, to be divided into parts.

Serfter, pret. of jerfallen.

gerfdjcnett, to dash to pieces.

Serfdjmeftern, to crush, to smash.

ten, to cut in pieces, to cut up (open).

3ic'gc, bie, pi -n, goat, she-goat. jte'tyen, 509, gejo'gen, to draw, to

pull, to march, to tug. .gint'mer, ba§, gen. -3, pi. — ,

room. [Timber.] 8tftern, to tremble. jog, pret. of jiefjen.

, ocZj., zoological; soolo's ©or'tett, zoological gar- den(s). Fro?n Greek $ov, animal.

, ber, gen. -(e)3, wrath, anger.

ig, ad/., furious, angry.

jot'ttg, od;., shaggy.

gfi, prep, tyzi/i da(. , to, at, for ;

adv. and sep. pref., to, in

addition; before an adj., too;

git £ailfc, at home. gutfen, to quiver ; ber SBUl? gutfte

burdj bie Sllft, the lightning

flashed (quivering) through the

air. 3wifer, ber, gen. -3, sugar.

From Lat. ' zucara,' from Arabic

' sokkar. '

3«<f ernierf, ba§, gen. -(e)g, con- fectionery.

gubem', adv., moreover, hi addi- tion.

gfierft', adv., first, at first. jii'fttltig, adj., accidental; tote

guffittig, as by chance. From

3ufall, chance. gu'sfiigen, to inflict on. gtt'sfiiljreit, to bring. 3«8r be*/ sen. -(c)S, pi. 3Uge,

expedition, procession, train.

[Tug.] gu'sgefien, gab ju', ju'gegeben, to

allow, to suffer. gii'gef, ber, gen. -§, pi. — , reins,

bridle. From jiefjen, pull. ijugletd)', adv., at the same

time.

gu'sfjoren, with dot., to listen. 35'htnft, bie, future. Stt'sfoufett, lief ju', au'gelaufen;

auf je'ntanbcn gii'Iaufen, to run

up to some one. Sttlet'be, see Seib.

r adv., finally, at last.

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3u'ntutottg, bte, pi. -en, demand. 'e, bie, pi. -n, tongue.

arfiett, to get ready, to

fit up. juriitf , adv. and sep. pref. , back,

behind. From SRiicten, back, juriicfs&ringeu, bracfyte juriicf,

juriicf'gebracfjt, to take back. Suritifsge&ett, gab juriicf , juriicf=

gegeben, to return, to restore. juritlf sfeljren, to return. jii'srufen, rief ju', au'gerufen, to

call to. Sttfom'men, adv. and sep. pref.,

together. ejufarn'mettsgefien, gab jitfam'men,

jiifam'ntengegeben, to join in

wedlock, to marry. jufarn'meitsljalteii, ^tett jnfam'tnen,

jufam'menge^alten, to keep to- gether, to assist one another. jjiifam'mettsfteHen, to compile. Sufam'menstljttn, tf)at jufam'men,

jufam'mengetfian, to put or

bring together.

, fprang jd', jn'ge- jprungen, to rush upon some one.

u'ftanb, ber, gen. -(e)§, pi. 3u'* ftanbe, condition, state.

', adv., before, beforehand. i'leit, adv., sometimes, at times. From SBetle, while. 5Utt»rbcrf prep, with dat., and adv., repugnant; c§ tft mtr SttttJtbct, I hate it. Sttwtt'gtg, num., twenty, ghwn'jtgfte, num., twentieth, t, num., two.

eig, ber, gen. -(e)§, pi. -e, branch, twig, t'te, num., second.

, ber, gen. -(e)3, pi. -ef dwarf.

jttiin'fcrn, to blink. Sttufdj'en, prep, with dat. or acc.v

between, among. .Sfotfdj'enrattm, ber, gen. -(c)3,

interval. jtoiUf, num., twelve.

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