| 单词 | High German |
| 例句 | And that seems to be Kafka's intention, as the German word he uses for Gregor's new form, "Ungeziefer," suggests a bug, a vermin and, in Old High German, an unclean animal unfit for sacrifice. 12 unsettling facts about "The Metamorphosis" 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z Delve a little deeper and you also find the German term for “decoration,” from the Middle High German “smucken,” meaning “to press into.” Jay Roach?s ?Dinner for Schmucks? and All Its Meshugas 2010-05-03T21:51:00Z She noted that while places like German Switzerland also practice diglossia, the use of two languages, the difference is that both Swiss German and High German are living, spoken languages. Learning Arabic from Egypt’s Revolution 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z From using modern paints and tools to complete scribal work to learning Middle High German to perform the Bardic Arts in their native language, historical accuracy is measured on a personal level within the Barony. Medieval re-creation group at home in Appleton 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Of these, the first is much the finest poem of the entire cycle and worthy of a place beside the best popular poetry of the Middle High German epoch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z An example of the mediaeval belief is found in the Middle High German Kudrun, written at the end of the twelfth century or the beginning of the thirteenth. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z This law of the correspondence of consonants in the older Indo-germanic, Low and High German languages respectively was first fully stated by Grimm in the second edition of the first part of his grammar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Scandinavians, Germans, Celts, and Romans have preserved a common name for the ocean—the Old Norse mar, the Old High German mari, the Latin mare. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z The etymology of this last name has been much disputed, but there seems now to be little doubt that it is derived from the Old High German chara, meaning suffering or mourning. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Freidank, the composer of a Middle High German didactic poem, which belongs to the first half of the thirteenth century. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z In 1848 he sat as a representative in the Frankfort parliament, where he supported the “High German” party, and in 1853 he publicly went over to the Church of Rome. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z The extension of the law to High German is also entirely his own. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z In Germany we find many instances of Bass, and its High German form Pass, from the seventh century downwards. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z The first or Old High German period is commonly regarded as extending to about the year 1100. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The seaman who was talking so excitedly to Irma Lentz, and whom Ruth overheard on the deck of the Admiral Pekhard, used Low German instead of the High German taught in the educational institutions. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z "Yes, Herr, when the watchmaker was transpired, he ran along with him, and then, when he came back again, he went talking High German to Mamsell Westphalen and then they both whispered together." In the Year '13 A Tale of Mecklenburg Life 2011-04-14T02:00:53.733Z He therefore left this department to others, especially Lachmann, who soon turned his brilliant critical genius, trained in the severe school of classical philology, to Old and Middle High German poetry and metre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z It would seem as if our settlements were made, at least in part, by a people who if not High German, had at any rate considerable High German affinities. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z Some would date Modern High German from the time of Luther, that is to say, from about 1500. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Afterwards a translation was made from Low German into High German by a priest, Henry von Nordlingen, assisted by a friend. Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z Yes, neighbour," replied the baker, "you're right there; you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear; but you can hold your tongue;--or else speak High German. In the Year '13 A Tale of Mecklenburg Life 2011-04-14T02:00:53.733Z This is not in the original dialect, which was undoubtedly Low Saxon, but in High German, the translation having been formerly ascribed—but on insufficient evidence—to the Catholic satirist Thomas Murner. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The corresponding Italian Christian name, Odoardo, come to them through the Franks or the Lombards, represents, it will be seen, the proper High German form. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z The Middle High German Period The following are the chief changes in sounds and forms which mark the development of the language in the Middle High German period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z In the year 1869 it was published in two forms by Dr. Gall Morel—first, the High German copy as discovered at Einsiedeln; secondly, a translation into modernised German. Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z What does the rascal want to be talking High German for? In the Year '13 A Tale of Mecklenburg Life 2011-04-14T02:00:53.733Z North Germanic or Scandinavian, West Germanic or Low and High German, and East Germanic, of which the only important representative is Gothic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The High German forms, then, that appear in English names may be taken to a great extent to represent Old Frankish names that have come to us through the Normans. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z It might be mentioned that, in Modern High German, these new diphthongs are neither in spelling nor in educated pronunciation distinguished from the older ones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Instead of the former there is a g with “fricative” pronunciation, and as in High German the th has passed over into d. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z He also refers to him as “the father of the modern High German language and literature.” The Story of Our Hymns Being addressed in High German, Irma had involuntarily replied in pure German, without a trace of dialect. On the Heights A Novel In some cases, though more rarely, this prefix of g, in accordance with a High German tendency, becomes a hard c and is represented by q, as in Queringi and perhaps Quirini. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z Such as it was, the vernacular literature of the Old High German period enjoyed but a brief existence, and in the 10th and 11th centuries darkness again closed over it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z He spoke High German, but with a decided provincial accent. Edelweiss A Story The oldest High German lay, of Hildebrand and Hadubrand, telling of a superhuman duel between father and son, reveals to us the Titanic fierceness of the era of wanderings. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Irma laughed, while she, in High German, told the prince and princess what the nurse had been saying. On the Heights A Novel Muoza, a High German form of môd, môt, courage; this name having rather probably come to us through the Normans. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z In fact, for the only genuine poetry of this epoch we have to look, not to the High German but to the Low German races. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Low German and its dialects are not separated from High German. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" At the time of the purple bloom of Middle High German civilization, or when it first began to fade, Ulrich von Lichtenstein was a boy. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) The Langobardi, who gave their name to Lombardy, were anything but Angle; inasmuch as their language was a dialect of the High German division. The Ethnology of the British Islands We must presume the name not to be High German. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z A Middle High German prose hardly existed, and the drama, such as it was, was still essentially Latin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The influence of Low German first, and High German afterwards, has had the effect of drawing modern Danish constantly farther from this early type. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" It is essentially as different a language from High German, or rather more so, as Spanish is from Portuguese. Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc At the present moment Holstein, Stormar, and Ditmarsh are Low German, or Platt-Deutsch, districts; the High German being taught in the schools much as English is taught in the Scotch Highlands. The Ethnology of the British Islands But it seems also to have been subjected to a corruption of the other kind, for I take it that our name Pentecost is properly Pentecast, as another or High German form of Pendegast. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z Such are the decadent aspects of the once rich literature of the Middle High German period in the 14th and 15th centuries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The Middle High German ranges from the thirteenth century to the Reformation. A Handbook of the English Language Even the modern High German language, which Luther had made the classic tongue of the land, seemed to be on the point of perishing. History of Education On the other hand, in the Old High German, the Icelandic, and some of the Low German dialects, the word occurs as it does in English. The Ethnology of the British Islands A still more important cir185cumstance is the spirit of tolerance and humanity that pervades Middle High German poetry. Jewish Literature and Other Essays It is in itself a literary monument, a German classic, and the culmination and justification of that movement which had supplanted the medieval knight by the burgher and swept away Middle High German poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z In Old High German we find the form anetrekho = a drake; in provincial New High German there is enterich and �ntrecht, from whence come the English and Low German form, drake. A Handbook of the English Language Luther's Bible caused him to be regarded as the founder of the present literary language of Germany—New High German—which his translation permanently established. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 This, "by order of the High German Command." Where the Souls of Men are Calling This, however, is no reason why the dialects, whether of Low or High German, should be despised or banished. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Unfortunately, however, the efforts of the High German poets to form a uniform language were also shortlived; by the end of the 13th century the Dichtersprache had disappeared, and the dialects again reigned supreme. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z A reason for believing the -n to be radical is presented by the Anglo-Saxon form fearn, and the Old High German, varam. A Handbook of the English Language Thus Kemble brought to the study of the poem not only a knowledge of the Old English poetry and prose, but acquaintance with Old Norse, Gothic, Old High German, and Old Saxon. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography He also tells of a fellow exhibiting a dragon-fly under a magnifier at a country fair, and calling it the great High German "Heiter-Keiter." Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. Why should these few thousand people not have surrendered long ago this ‘useless remnant of an unschooled dialect,’ considering they learn at the same time Low and High German, or Low-German and Danish? Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The language of the Saxon chancery thus became, thanks to Luther’s initiative, the basis of the modern High German literary language. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The Middle High German phrases m�n l�p, d�n l�p, my body, thy body, equivalent in sense to myself, thyself. A Handbook of the English Language He generally spoke the dialect of Nuremberg, though when with Daniel he never spoke anything but the most correct and chosen High German. The Goose Man BAN—BUREAU There is a word ban, found in Old High German and Anglo-Saxon, and meaning, as far back as it can be traced, a proclamation containing a threat, hence a command or prohibition. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Great quantities of his first baking were returned to him, with comments in both High German and Low German of a very uncomplimentary sort. A Romance Of Tompkins Square 1891 In accordance with the three divisions in the history of the High German language, there is an Old High German, a Middle High German and a New High German or Modern High German literary epoch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Its root occurs in the following adverbial forms: Mœso-Gothic, bats; Old High German, pats; Old Saxon and Anglo-Saxon, bet; Middle High German, baz; Middle Dutch, bat, bet. A Handbook of the English Language All this Philippina rattled off in the High German of her secret code. The Goose Man The majority of High German words in English have passed through Old French, and we have taken little from modern German. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The cramped letters, brown with age, on the brown parchment, danced before his eyes; and the quaint, intricate High German phraseology became more and more involved. A Romance Of Tompkins Square 1891 The present survey is consequently divided into six main sections: I. The Old High German Period, including the literature of the Old Saxon dialect, from the earliest times to the middle of the 11th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The word sweetheart is a derived word of this sort, rather than a compound word; since in Old High German and Middle High German, we have the corresponding form liebhart. A Handbook of the English Language The former work, besides containing by far the most complete syntax, is also the only Middle High German Grammar which is based on the present state of German Philology.... A Middle High German Primer Third Edition High German, a wide range of meanings, including "warrior, hero." The Romance of Words (4th ed.) It is written in High German, and has since been translated and published several times in Dutch and also in Swedish. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa The Middle High German Period, from the middle of the 11th to the middle of the 14th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z This accounts for the participial form forlorn, or lost, in New High German verloren. A Handbook of the English Language In the following treatment of what is generally called the High German sound-shifting only such points are considered as are of importance for the purposes of this book. A Middle High German Primer Third Edition High German sorcerers were not common in those days north of Pennsylvania, so that I trow mine was the very man referred to by Geoffrey Crayon. Memoirs The Teutonic group consists of three branches—High German, Low German, and Scandinavian. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 In the midst of this development arose the imposing figure of Luther, who, although by no means the originator of a common High German speech, helped very materially to establish it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z It has grown out of the fuller forms ge-: Anglo-Saxon, ge-: Old Saxon, gi-: Mœso-Gothic, ga-: Old High German, ka-, cha-, ga-, ki-, gi-. A Handbook of the English Language Indeed nowhere in this Pisgah sight of literature would it be pleasanter to come down and expatiate on the particular subject than in the case of these Middle High German poets. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) Something tells me that this was the High German doctor who, according to Washington Irving, laid the mystic spell on Sleepy Hollow, which made of it such a pleasant, ancient, dreamy fairy-land. Memoirs New High German is the German of books—the literary language—the German that is taught and learned in schools. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 The inscription calls him "The Joshua and pure Lutheran pastor of the High Germans in America on the east and west bank of the Hudson." American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod Middle High German.—Preceding the noun, the nominative of all genders is destitute of inflection; s�n l�b, m�n ere, d�n l�b, &c. A Handbook of the English Language "I rather take him to be a Dutchman or one of your High Germans," said another citizen. Short Stories of Various Types The rank of Epic is assigned by many to the Nibelungenlied, not to speak of other Middle High German poems on themes of German tradition. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature It will be observed, on looking at the above table, that High German is subdivided according to time, but that the other groups are subdivided according to space. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 The degree of linguistic influence exerted by the Brazilian Portuguese on the High German or its various dialects as spoken by the immigrants varies again according to the relative isolation of the settlements. The German Element in Brazil Colonies and Dialect This appears in its maximum in the Middle High German. A Handbook of the English Language The principal consonants in the old Aryan tongue had been regularly and slightly altered in certain directions; and these alterations have been carried still further in the allied High German language. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain There is nothing strange about this; many of these things were still in manuscript and in unknown tongues, Old Norse, Old French, Middle High German, Middle English, Mediaeval Latin. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century What are the equivalents in High German for "right smart" and "dog-on" I cannot imagine. The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana These writers have, however, primarily used High German as their medium of expression and consequently their works do not come in consideration in this study of a dialect. The German Element in Brazil Colonies and Dialect Its Old High German form is �o, io; in Middle High German, ie; in New High German, je; in Old Saxon, io; in Anglo-Saxon, �; in Norse, �. A Handbook of the English Language Most of these were originally High German forms, taken into Gaul by the Franks, borrowed from them by the Normans, and then copied by the English from their foreign lords. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Much was in dialects little understood-forgotten forms of speech-Old French, Middle High German, Old Norse, medieval Latin, the ancient Erse and Cymric tongues, Anglo-Saxon. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century Their language, the old Norse, was distinguished from the Alemannic, or High German tongue, and from the Saxonic, or Low German tongue. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology These, with High German, constitute the 'West Germanic' branch, as Gothic and the Scandinavian tongues constitute the 'East Germanic' branch, of the Teutonic family. The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems In the old High German we have the forms bets�r�ro, m�r�ro, �r�r�ra = better, more, ere. A Handbook of the English Language Between them and the old High German Swabians lay a race intermediate in tongue and blood, the Franks. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Lessing, in his preface to Gleim's 'War-songs,' called attention to the Middle High German poets, of whom he continued to be throughout his life an ardent admirer. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century By his studies and translations of Middle High German, he opened the vast and important field of Germanic philology. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 The High Germans learn English more slowly, but they, too, find many points of contact, not only in the words but also in the grammatical construction of the language. The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems The r first appears in the Old High German, wisu, was, w�rum�s, w�saner. A Handbook of the English Language In practice, several modifications arise; for example, the law is only true for old High German, and that only approximately, but its general truth may be accepted as governing most individual cases. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Various pieces of information about social life may be gleaned from the decrees of Church Councils, Old High German and Anglo-Saxon charms and poems, and Aelfric's Colloquium, extracts from which are translated in Bell's Eng. Medieval People In the Middle High German Alexanderlied there is an episode which most impressively brings out the impelling motive of such titanic lives. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle Love philtres were also made from its roots, and an old High German story tells of little images made from the root, thus endowed with the power of prophecy and respected as oracles. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig He did not care much for any sort of diversion, except tricks of High German artists and legerdemain. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 From these, the English varies one degree, the High German two. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Another Old High German charm preserved in a tenth-century codex now at Vienna. Medieval People Footnote 145: I have changed the Old and Middle High German orthography slightly in order to bring it into accord with modern usage. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech The old High German, also, and the Icelandic, as compared with the Meso-Gothic, does the same. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 In German, good, pure, fiery German—High German, you understand, not the Berlin flavor. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Thus the original word for father, which closely resembled the Latin pater, becomes in early English or Anglo-Saxon fæder, and in modern High German vater. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain The monks of the middle ages, who wrote in Latin, were fond of acrostics, as well as the poets of the Middle High German period, notably Gottfried of Strassburg and Rudolph of Ems. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 In the Middle High German period the mutation was carried through in all dialects. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech In Before Dawn, Hoffmann, Loth, Dr. Schimmelpfennig and Helen speak normal High German; all the other characters speak Silesian except the imported footman Edward, who uses the Berlin dialect. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I High German authority freely admitted the wrong of the act, but excused it on the ground of military necessity. The United States Since the Civil War High German b. f. p. d. th. t. g. ch. k. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain These men of the Mohawk district spoke more Dutch than anything else, though there were both English and High German tongues among them. In the Valley These forms are already in use in the earliest English monuments that we possess, dating from the eighth century, and thus antedate the Middle High German forms by three hundred years or more. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech Even so a German boor understands, but yet cannot talk in, High German, that is, the language of his Bible and Hymn-book. The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Skeat thinks that our word boy, borrowed from Low German and probably related to the Modern High German Bube, whence the familiar "bub" of American colloquial speech, is cognate with Latin pupus. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Lust, pleasure, whence lustum, joyfully, has now restricted its meaning in modern English, but retains its original sense in High German. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Who had the selection of these books, I do not know, but some of them must have been selected by our Chaplain, who so pranced on Coleridge's "High German horse." White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War Old High German, see 37, 46, 69, 78. A Concise Dictionary of Middle English From A.D. 1150 to 1580 Take notice, I don't address you in the style of a mountebank, or a High German doctor; and yet the kingdom is full of mountebanks, empirics, and quacks. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves From the ancient German came the High German and Low German; to the latter belong the Frisian, Saxon, and modern Low-German dialects. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 The High German is indeed a lingua communis, not actually the native language of any province, but the choice and fragrancy of all the dialects. Biographia Literaria But though the Low German tribes, including probably the Anglo-Saxons, have used peat as fuel from time immemorial, it appears not to have been known to the High Germans until a recent period. The Earth as Modified by Human Action I suppose I must have spoken High German—Court German—I intended it for that, anyway—so he did not understand me. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 03 We have quacks in religion, quacks in physic, quacks in law, quacks in politics, quacks in patriotism, quacks in government—High German quacks, that have blistered, sweated, bled, and purged the nation into an atrophy. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves And yet, strange to may, in the Lettish and Livonian languages, in the north of Europe, mayse signifies bread; in Irish, maise is food, and in the Old High German, maz is meat. Atlantis : the antediluvian world High German only became the literary language of the country owing to Luther having deliberately chosen that dialect for the translation of the Bible. The Days Before Yesterday At least, I can find neither in Old nor in Middle High German lexicons and glossaries any word signifying peat. The Earth as Modified by Human Action Her maid answered, not that she knew; but, indeed, there was a High German liveryman of hers, one Van Ptschirnsooker,** that gave her a sort of a quack powder. History of John Bull His name was Dr. Knipperhausen, but he was more commonly known by the appellation of the "High German Doctor." The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American The Old High German Period, culminating about 600 A. D. The chief development of this period is the epic legend and poetry. Song and Legend from the Middle Ages In spite of these faults, however, which a close study reveals, it is nevertheless the grandest product of Middle High German epic poetry, and deservedly the most popular poem of older German literature. The Nibelungenlied In the second, or Middle High German Period, the heroic legends of early times were revived and formed the subject matter of many epic and semi epic poems. Song and Legend from the Middle Ages The Middle High German Period, culminating about 1200 A. D. This was in Germany, as elsewhere in Europe, a time of abundant literary activity. Song and Legend from the Middle Ages It was revised and translated into High German and circulated at South German courts about 1170, and then received its present courtly form about 1190, this last version being the immediate source of our manuscripts. The Nibelungenlied |
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