HlLLERN'S Höher als die Kirche Jonas Qass_E_Ta«3ff? Book itbfrl Copyright N° ' j COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT. I)öfyer als bie Ktrd?e WllfyelminCsVon gittern EDITED, WITH NOTES AND VOCABULARY ^i^^AX J? b: Ef JONAS, Ph.D. Instructor in German in Purdue University Boston ALLYN AND BACON 1901 NOTES AND VOCABULARY TO WILHELMINE VON HILLERN'S HÖHER ALS DIE KIRCHE, BY J. B. E. JONAS. COPYRIGHT, 1901, BY J. B. E. JONAS. C THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Two Co^ifes cReceiveo, s se;p; 1 5: 1901 ; Copyright entrv. CLa'oS r als bie äircfye. (Bereift fitib fdjott ötele meiner freunbüdjen gefer auf einer Steife in bie Scfytuet^ burd) baS liebliche 35reiSgau fjcfTogcn unb l)aben mit 2öol)(gefatten bie weisen Linien unfercS &aiferftul)(3 unb bie in blauen ÜDuft gefüllten Vogefen berfolgt, bie ja nun „ nneber imfer " jmb. Sie 5 l)aben es and) fidjer nid)t o()ne £eilnat)me gehört, als bie Sdjrecfen beS £riegeS fid) bis an bie SMäufer beS ©(^iparjtoalbcg toätjten unb non bem Keinen ftitten Stabilen SKtbreifarfi jenfeitS beS $aiferftu()ls aus ber erbitterte $ampf um 9teubreifad) entbrannte. (*S mter* 10 effiert bnl)er meine freunb(id)en Öefer üteßetdfjt, eine fyanntofe Sage aus 23reifad)S Vergangenheit $u tjören, weiche \id) als poetifdje 5lrabe§le um baS alte Stäbtdjen am Oberrfyein fd)lingt (Sie tarn mir, nadjbem id) fie tängft üergeffen, liüebcr 15 in ben Sinn, als id) in einer falten 2£internad)t auf ber ,göl)e unfereS SdjtoftbergcS ftanb unb bem 23ombarbe* ment beS gort Sortier (aufdjte. GS roar eine raulje, unl)eimlid)e s )cad)t. ©er Sturm rüttelte mit maljrer 3But an bem (Gipfel bes Berges unb fcfjieu uns bie 20 £}öfyer als 6te lilrcfye. Mäntel oom £eibe reiben gu wollen; aud) bei* leiste Neugierige l)atte fid) üertoren, niemanb war mefyr Weit unb breit um midj l)er, als ba$ s Dcabd)en, tx>elcf)e§ id) gur ^3egtettunt3 mitgenommen, unb mein treuer Be* 5 fdjüfcer, ein großer gunb, ber jeben neuen Söinbftoß unb jebeö 9tafd)etn im Saube anfnurrte unb anbellte. Grin anberer §unb tief unten am guße beö Berges würbe oon feiner gellenben (Stimme aufgefd)red:t unb antwortete mit einem fläglidjen ©eljeut, ba$ gar um io Ijeimtid) burdj bie stille brang. „Senn ein gunb l)eutt, ftirbt jemcmb," bemerfte meine Begleiterin frö'ftelnb. „£)a trüben werben aud) wof)I genug üXftenfdjen fter- ben," fagte id) unb fdjaute fyinüber über ba§ weite nädjtige 15 £t)al, wo Ijhtter bem ®aiferftut)t eine rote Öol)e auf^ unb nieberfdjwanfte — ber Branb oon ^eubreifad). @d)Were ©djneetoolfen oerbunletten ben SDlonb unb bie Dtöte l)ob fid) um fo greller oon bem fdjWar^en gintergrunb ab. 3n regelmäßigen ^nteröatlen fttegen bie Bomben Wie 20 Ceud)tlugeln am @ori$ont auf unb ^ogen mit ©ebanfem fd)nelle im weiten Bogen il)re Balm herüber, l)inüber, unb wenn fie einfdjlugen in ben geuerljerb, fo wallte bie fid) fenleube ©tut neu auf, unb fd)Wer unb langfam folgte beut Slufblii^en ber ®efd)üt^e jener wunberbare 25 Bonner, ben nie oergißt, wer il)n einmal gefjört — jene majeftätifdjen §ammerfd)täge, mit benen ber große I^öfyer als bie Ktrcfye. „(Sdnnieb t>on @eban" ein a(te$ Sfteitfj ^erfdjlng uttb ein neneS äufammenfdjmiebete. Unb aud) bie t>on brüben blieben feine Slntluort fdjnlbig ; nnb herüber nnb hinüber brannten bie unnötigen ©djfäge nnerbittlid), Sftenfdjen^ twrf nnb iDcenfdjenleben ^ermalmenb, nnb ber 23ranb 5 9ienbreifad)3 tendjrete aU ©dnniebefener $n ber fnrdjt^ baren Sirbett. £ief nnten ^n nnferen güjen lag lr»te im bangen Xranme bie @tabt greibnrg mit iljren ,}erftrenten, matt fdjimmernben Ötdjtera. £)ie genfter aber tnaren bnnfef, 10 bie (grabt Ijatte bie fingen gefdjfoffen ; nnb wie eine fdjVüar^e ©d)vi>anenmntter, bie it)re ^üdjlein nm fid) gefdjart, fo rnljte ba3 gewaltige SO^ünfter mit feinem fdjlanfen Xnrm inmitten ber nieberen gänfer be£ üDto£= te$, bie fid) wie ^üd)(ein in ber £)nnM()eit nnter feine 15 gittidje 3U oerfnedjen fdjienen. (53 fdjtng ^tüöTf oon bem ju nnö anfragenben £nrm nnb größere nnb Heinere U()ren nat) nnb ferne trngen bie 23otfd)aft weiter, baß ruieber ein banger Xag ber fd^lüeren &it um uno e ^ üielTeidjt nod) bangerer beginne. £otenfti((e lagerte über 20 ber fd)lnmmernben ©tabt, roctl)renb f)inter nnfern bergen fo nal)e ba$ ^erberben roittete. 9cnr ba$ £ob beruht* benbe ©efyenl be3 fettenfynnbeö brang fortvoäfyrcnb $n nn$ l)erauf nnb ber branfenbe ©tnrm fang mit bem ®anonenbonncr ^nfammen ein büftere^, gewaltige^ £ieb 25 öon $ampf nnb 91ot. £)öfycr als bte Kirche. „Senn fie nur baS fünfter ntdjt gufammenfdn'e^en," fagte meine ^egtetterin, „ Ijeute abenb Ijieß eS, bte gran* 3ofen jtetten auf baS fünfter." £)aS fünfter — baS etjrtoürbtge 33reifad)er fünfter 5 mit feinen gotifdjen £ürmd)en, feinen frommen (Sagen, feinen fUbernen nnb golbenen SJtonftrangen oon unoer* g(etd)ttd)er Arbeit, einem DJceiftertoerf ber gotjfdmetbe* fünft, tote es toentge giebt! Unb oerfunfen plö^Iid) tote mit einem ^attberfdjfag io toar bie ftnftere Sinternadjt mit ttjrem Sd)(ad)tenuinn öor meinem innern 2Iuge, unb id) ftanb in iöretfad) auf bem üDftmfterpfafc unb flaute oon ber ftatttidjen 9lnf)öt)e au§ r toett I)inein in bie tadjenbe grüne 9tl)einebene, hin- über nad) granlreid), bem bamalS nod) rul)igen ^Jcadjbar, 15 ber fcfyon in fo mandjem Kampfe bieS 9M)efiffen beS ^eiligen römifdjen 9teid)S, wie 23reifad) bor £t\ttn fyt% bebroljt r)atte. ®a mg eS toteber bor mir in feiner ftotsen SRufie, baS altersgraue ©ebäube, unb über tljm toöfbte fid) ein fonniger blauer gimmel. gu gü^en 20 beS 33ergeS, auf bem baS @täbtd)en bis ^um fünfter ma(erifd) anfteigt, floß breit unb majeftatifd) ber grüne beutfdje M)ein l)in, unb toenn id) mid) über bie niebere ©infriebigungSmauer bog, lonnte id) oon oben fyerab in bie Keinen engen (Straßen mit ifyrem Ijarmfofen treiben 25 büden, tote in eine oon Wintern erbaute ©tabt. $rein guß fd)ritt toeiter auf bem toetdjen grünen fttofenpfafc £)öfycr als bie Kirche. ringS um baS fünfter. (Sin paar oerfpcitete afte %)l\\U terdjen feuchten mit ©efangbi'tdjern unb 9iof enträngen ben 35erg herauf, unb auö ber geöffneten $ird)tt)ür brang Seif*raud)gerud) unb mifdjte fid) mit bem £>uft bei* bi\u tjenben g-tieberbüfd)e. £)a3 2QceJ3gtöcf(ein ertönte, bie 5 üJttatfäfer fummten unb einige fleinbürgertid) gepu^te £inber tummelten fid) im @rafe, nod) unbekümmert um it)r (Seelenheil, für ba£ bie Butter brinnen in ber fcdje bctttt. Setbft ber „ DJcünfterfimpet ", ber ben gremben immer bie 93cü^e tnnftredt, fyatte l)eute feinen beften 9tocf 10 an, benn e3 mar (Sonntag unb ein (Sonntag im tnafyren Sinne be$ 2Borte3. £urd) bie offenen 33ogen be£ ^reu^gangeä fdjimmerten bie grünen S&ogen be3 ^Stro* me§ fo Ijett, baj3 man faum ben 231icf barauf Ijeften fonnte, unb bie fran^öfifclje (Sdjitbtüadje brüben über ber 15 (Sdjiffbrücfe, lr»eld)e nod) freunbnadjbartid) 2üt* unb 9teu= breifad) üerbanb, l)ielt fid), geblenbet oon bem Sonnem branb, bie @anb oor bie klugen. Qty flüdjtete mid) in ben (Sdjatten l)inter ber $irdje, um ben ®otte§bienft abmir-arten ; ba mar e3 fo fttll unb 20 fo lül)l unb fo friebtid), e£ gemannte mid) an ba£ fdpne 2öort Crcfl)arbt3: „§inter ber ^trcfie blül)e bie blaue •SBtume ber 3 u f r ^ oen ^ e tt. ; ' 3et?t runbete brinnen ba3 gebeimni^oolle (Sdjetten ber 9)conftrau$ ba8 bol)e Suuber ber Sanblung an, jefct faulen bie ©laubigen lautlos, 25 oerl)üllten 2ingefid)t£ in bie ftnie oor bem leibhaftig 6 i^öfyer als bie Kirche. geworbenen ©ott — ein gweiteS ©djellen — ein britieS — jefct war ber ©Ott an iljnen oorbeigefdjritten nnb fie fonnten fid) ergeben, nen geftärft nnb belebt — geftretft oon bem göttlichen £eib! $d) flaute $u einem ber 5 fyofyen $enfter Ijinein. (Sin boller @onnenftral)l fiel anf ben fyerrlidjen Ijol^gefdmi^ten §od)a(tar, wo ©Ott, $ater nnb (Sofyn, mädjtigen ©djwungeö in galtung, 33art nnb ©ewänbern, bie allerfeligfte ^uncjfrau $ur gimmefä* lönigin frönen, umgeben oon einem (51)or jubilierenber 10 Gmgelfcfyaren, SMt ©ebanlenfluj nnb ©ebanfenbieg= famfeit fcfjien fiel) l)ier ber ungefüge «Stoff be$ garten goljeö unter ber §anb beö SUfetfterS geftaltet 3U tjaben. 3n foldjer ganb mußte ein Räuber wohnen, ber alles be^wingenbe 3^ Uüer öe $ fdjö'pferifdjen (Beniuö! 15 Unb als bie SDleffe • gu Gmbe war nnb bk Slnbädjtigen wieber ben [teilen 33erg in ber (Sommerte hinunter* ftiegen, ba trat id) ein in ba% füljle fteinerne §au§, ba% nod) oon btöutidjen wol)tried)enben Wolfen burd^ogen War. §od) über meinem §aupte bog ftd) unter ber 20 Sölbung ber $irdje gierlid) bie «Spifee be§ Slftarö, wie eine 3U Ijod) aufgefdjoffene 33tumenranfe, bk fiel) ber £)ecfe be£ ©ewäd)3l)aufeö beugen rmt% $dj liebe foldjen Schwung, ber weit über bie ilmt gefteeften ©renken Ijtn* ausreißt, fid) iljnen aber bodj ju rechter ßtit p fügen 25 weiß. Unb auf meine fragen nad) beut (Sdjöpfer btefeö l)errlid)en Seilet erga'ljlte mir ber SDtefjner bie Ijormlofe l}ör)er als Mc Kirche. 1 ®imftlerfage, bie fiel) an feine Gmtftefjung fnüpft 3rf) eqäf)(e fie tren(id) lieber, nnb foWte meine ^ßljantafie mit etwas lebhafteren garben malen als bie Xrabition, fo möge e§ üeqieljen fein, ba id) femeriet 33ürgfd)aft für bie Sal)r()eit meiner ©efdjicfjte übernommen Ijabe! 5 I)öl)cr als bie Kirche, l* &a$ Reffet, (£« toax im 3>ctf)re be« ©eil« 1511, at« %toei ftattlid)e Mnnergeftatten über ben 9iafen be« füllen fünfter* ^tai^eö bal)tnfd)ritten. ©er eine, ettoaS ältere, mit fein^ gebogener Sftafe, vollem graubtonbem 23art nnb langen 5 Socfen, bie rettf» unter bem roten ©ammetbarett nieber- fielen, fdjrttt fo majeftattfcr) einher, baj3 man e« auf ben erften 33tid faf), er toax lein getoöImttd)er (£l)riftenmenfd), fonbern einer, auf beffen breiten (Schultern eine unfidjt* bare SBettluget rul)te. ©d)ön, grog nnb ebel, tok man 10 fiel) bie r)ödt)ften ber $ftenfd)t)eit beult, ein ®aifer — ein beutfdjer $aifer — oom ©djeitel bi« ^ur $d)t ; gugtetet) ein Tüdjter nnb ein §elb im nmljren ©inne be« 2öorte«, Slnaftafiu« ®rün« (elfter bitter — SJcarimilian I. gier in „feiner ©tabt" 23reifad), nüe er fie nannte, 15 rufyte ber $aifer gerne au« üon ben gänbeln, toefdje ifm nnb mit ifnn bie SBelt belegten, l)ier in biefer tiefen 9?ut)e nnb stille arbeitete er an feinem „ Sßeigenlunig ", t»ter fdjrieb er bie ^ärttidjen Briefe an feine £od)ter 9ftargarett)a in ben s Jcieberlanbem £)a« jet^t fo oer^ 20 geffene, unbeadjtete ©tdbtdien am £)berrl)ein, e« lr>ar ba« ,,©an«fouci" Mfer« DJcarhnitian. Slber ^ur £eit be« 3al)re« 1511 lagerten fklj aud) um bie« „ Dfmeforge " Das ZTCeffer. broljenbe Söotfen, bte be$ £aiferS (Stirn befdjatteten nnb einen @turm anfimbeten, ber ilm toett mit fid) fortreiten füllte, fort für immer oon bem füllen gtecf (grbe, ben er fo geliebt, ^djon glimmten ba nnb bort im eigenen Sfteidje unter ber 2tfd)e bie gtammen be3 33auernrnege3 5 auf, nnb brausen :egte eö fid) luieber feinbfid) in bem tütf ifcfjen 3Sö(!er^ul!an — ber herruft s J)?ai(anb3 brofyte, nnb ber alte £)radje, ber Zwei, taudjte in loeiter gerne nneber auf — e3 mar faft gu oiet fetbft für einen &aifer. ©0 ging er fto^en aber fdjiueren ©d)ritte$ an ber Um- 10 friebigungömauer be3 üftimfterplafceS Ijm, nnb fein 2luge f)ing trübe an ber Weiteren öanbfdjaft ^u feinen güften ; bie nnfidjtba're ^Beitrüget brücfte (jeute meljr benn je anf feinen (Sdjultem. <ßtöfcüd) blieb er fteljen : „Sag finb ba$ für Äinbcr?" 15 fragte er ben tlnn fotgenben §errn, ben eblen Dritter 9Jtarr £ret£fauertt)ein, feinen ®et)eimfd)reiber, nnb beu= tete auf eine ©ruppe oon gtuei $inbern, bie mit großem (Sifer in einer Sftifdje ber SDtouer einen jungen $tofen^ ftod pflanzten* 20 @3 raaren IHnber fo ftfjön, tüte fie nur bie ^(jantafie eines $ünftler3 erfinnen mnn. (Sin OTbdjen uub ein tnabe, erftereS ettua adjt, letzterer .pub'if 3 : aljre ah. £)ie steinen toaren fo in ifyre Arbeit oertieft, bn}; fie ben laifer nid)t f'ommcu Ijörten ; erft atö er birijt tun 25 iljnen ftanb, fuhren fie in bie ©ö^e, unb ber 33ub ftiefj 10 ^öfyer als bie Kirche. ba$ 90?öbd)en an unb fagte gan$ taut : „ Du, ba$ ift ber taijer." „2ßa3 mad)t tl)r benn ba?" fragte Ottarimitian, unb fein $ünft(erauge toeibete fidj an beut rei^enben 5 ^ßär^en. „2Bir fe^en beut Heben ©ort einen Sftofenftod," fagte ber S u ^9 e unerfcfyrocfen. „(glaubt ttjr, baft fidj ber liebe @ott fet)r baran freuen ftirb?" 10 Der Sunge pdte bie 2ld)fe(m „3?e nun, mir l)aben ntctjt^ 23effere3," Der Äatfer lachte. „ Da nrirb er fcfyon mit htm guten Sitten oortieb netmten! Sie fyetfjeft bu benn?" „§an3 SiefrintV 15 „Unb bie steine, tft fie beine (Srfjroefter ? " „ 9?em, ba3 ift 9fttppad)er3 Sftarie, mein 9?acfybar§fmb. — $fut, ätfatU, tljtt' bie ©dmqe au§ bem ^unb ! " „$(() fo — ba t)abt üjr eud) tr>of)t fet)r gern?" „ Qa, toenn id) einmat groß bin unb ein Keffer Ijabe, 20 bann fjeiraf id) fie." 2)er Haifer madjte große klugen. „ 33raud)t man benn gum geiraten ein Keffer?" „$a freitid)," antwortete ber ®nabe ernftljaft, „wenn id) lein Keffer Ijabe, lann id) tttdjt fdjneiben, unb wenn 25 id) ntcr)t fdjneiben fann, oerbiene id) lein ©e(b — unb bie Butter \)at gefagt, oljne ®e(b lönne man nid)t Das ZTCeffer. 11 betraten, unb id) muffe tüel @e(b t)aben, roenn id) Die TOarte wölk, tuett fte eine 9?at3tod)ter ift." „ %btx," fragte ber $aifer rueiter, „ rr>a3 toiKft bu betin f dmeiben ? " „©0I3!" 5 „5ft)a, id) oerftelje, bu tmlfft gol^fdmeiber werben, ^un erinnere id) mid) audj, baß id) ^toei junge 33urfd)e beineS Samens einmal bei £)ürer in Nürnberg fat) — finb ba$ SBertocmbte oon bir?" „3a, ©efdjnrifterfmb.'' io „£)a übten eure Später biefe $unft?" „ 3 : a — unb id) t)ab', al$ id) Kein mar, jugefetjen unb nun ttutf idfS and) (erneu, aber ber Sßater unb ber Dr)m finb tot unb bie Butter tauft mir lein Keffer." £)er $aifer griff in bie £afd)e unb 30g ein Keffer 15 mit lunftreidjem ®riff unb oielen klingen ()erau$. Jluf« baö?" üDem 23uben ftieg üor freubigem ©djrecf eine fyetfje 9?öte in£ ®efid)t, man falj'3 burdj ba$ grobe jerriffene gembdjen, tüte it)m ba3 |)er$ fdjtug. 20 „3a, freilief)/' ftammette er, „ba3 ttfät'ü fd)on." „9fam, ba nimm'3 unb fei fleißig batnit," fagte ber taifer. £)er £mb nat)m ba% ®feiuob fo bebutfam aus be$ $aifer3 ganb, als fei'S glufyenb Ijetß unb rönne il)m bie 25 ginger oerbrenneu. 12 l}ör)er als bie Kircfye, „ 3?d) banf ötelmalS ! " toar affe§, toa§ er IjerauS* brachte, aber in ben bunfeftt Singen be3 Knaben loberte ein IjelfeS grenbenfener anf nnb nberfd)üttete ben $aifer \mt mit einem g-nnfenregen öon £iebe nnb £)cmfbarfeit. 5 „SÖittft bn nicbt ^n beinen Vettern narfj Nürnberg gefyen nnb ümen Reifen, platten fdmeiben? £)a giebt'3 biet Arbeit." „9xadj Nürnberg ^nm £)ürer mödjfid) fdjon, aber •»Platten will idj) nidjt madjett. 3d) mag bie §oIgfd)ttute 10 ntcr)t leiben, bie finb fo flad), ba§ man mit ber §anb barüber f)intt)ifd)en fann, nnb fo ineinanber brin, baj man nicf)t \vt\§, n>a$ nat) nnb ir»a§ fern tft, nnb ba% man fid) bie gätfre basn benfen mng. £)a fdmetbe id) tüel lieber giguren, ba§ ftefjt biet natitrlidjer ans nnb i 5 man fann'3 greifen ! " „9Jcan fann'§ greifen!" nnebertjotte ber $aifer täd)etnb, „ber ect)te ^3tafti!er! £)n lüirft ein ganzer ®erl, §an§ Stefrmf. £)n Tt)aft redjt, fyatte bid) an ba&, \va% natürlich ift nnb toas man greifen lann — bann mirb bir'8 tttdjt 20 fehlen ! " dx 30g ein teberne§ 33enteld)en an3 bem ©ammetfottet nnb gab e$ bem jungen- „ ^a§ anf, §an$. £)te ®otb^ gnlben ba brinnen fjeb' anf ; gieb fie niemanb, and) beiner Rentier nid)t, fag', ber ®aifer l)ätte befohlen, ba$ 25 bn fie nur ^n beiner 9In3btlbnng üermenbeft Öerne tüdjttg, nnb menn bn groJ3 bift nnb reifen fannft, bann Das ZTCeffer. 13 gel)' nad) Nürnberg $ttm £)ürer, bring' il)tn einen ©ruß oon mir nnb fag' ■ it)tn, tr»ie fein $aifer ümt einft bie Leiter gehalten, fo foWe er nnn bir bie Leiter galten, bamit bn red)t l)od) Ijinauffteigen fönneft. SBerfprid^ft bu mir ba% alles in bie §anb l)tnem ? " 5 n -3 a r £> err $oifer ! " rief §an$ begeiftert nnb fdjlug ein in bie faifertidje SRedjte nnb fdjüttelte fie Ijer^aft in feiner großen greube. „§err $atfer," platte er f)eran£, „toenn id) einmal ben lieben ®ott fdjneibe, bann mad)e id) ifjn fo mie il)r 10 — gerabe fo toie ifyr muß er auöfeljett." „©efjab' biet) tooljl," tadjte ber $aifer nnb ftieg mit feinem Begleiter ben 33erg Ijtnab. £)er tnabe ftanb ba, afö ljabe er geträumt; üDfautt f)atte trotj be3 Verbots einfüoeilen ein 8od) in bie 15 @d)ür$e ge(utfd)t nnb fjtett ben naffen 3ipf e ^ i™ e Ders fteinert in ber §anb, .Qefet lief e§ einer DJZagb ent- gegen, bie ba$ £inb ganlenb ^u fudjen fam, nnb flüfterte t^r an: „£)enf, ber ftaifer mar ba nnb ijat bem §anö ein Keffer gefdjentt unb öiete ©olbgulben." !Die üUtogb 20 mollfS nid)t glauben, aber als fie ba$ Keffer fal) — cmrüfjren burfte fie's nidj-t — ba mußte jie'3 100 1)1 glatt* ben, unb fie rief ben ganzen 33crg hinunter bie Veure pfammen, unb alle wollten baS Keffer fel)cn unb ben $nl)att be$ 33eutel3, aber ben geigte ber fluge 3 ; ungc 25 niemanbem. 14 f^öfyer als bte Kirche. Zubern £ag$ reifte ber $aifer ab, nnb bie ®e|d)tdjte mit @cm$ öiefrinf nuxr nod) biete 2Bod)en ba3 ©tabt- gefpräd) t>on 33retfadj : „ greüid) toar e$ fein Sönnber, ber §an§ £iefrinf toar immer ein freier £mb getoefen 5 nnb fyatte ba$ !3ftan( Dornen bran — tüte fotlte er fid) tttdjt and) beim $aifer an^nfdjtüätjen öerftanben fyaben ! " Unter bem Katferbaum. 15 2. Unter beut $laifcr&aum* ^>al)re oerftridjen feitbem. §an£ £iefrinf oertor feine SJhttier, SUtoift bie tfyre, nnb fefter nnb fefter fdjfoffen ftdj bte oerraaiften Ätnber aneinanber an. SCbcnbö am geierabenb, raenn ber Sßater im 2Birt3l)au3 auf ber gonorattorenbanf fannegießerte nnb bie §au3l)citterin 5 mit ben grau £3afen an ber £t)ür fdmatterte, ba fliegen bk $inber über ben 3 aun ' oer °* e ®ärten Ijtnter bem gaufe trennte, nnb festen fid) jufammen, unb §an3 fdjntfete bem DJcaili fdjöne ^>ielfad)en unb gigürdjen, rate fie lein $inb in gan£ 23reifad) f)atte, unb eqäfytte 10 il)r oon allem, raaS er raupte oon ben fdjönen Silbern unb ©djnt^raerfen, bie er in greiburg int fünfter ge= feljen, unb oon ben großen üFteiftern feiner fünft, $8aU bung ®rim in greiburg unb Martin ucf)f en bie steinen I)eran, unb ber „ $atferbaum " wud)3 mit ifynen, unb als t)ätten bie garten gäben unbe* io wüßter Siebe in i()ren gerben fid) mit ben Surgeltt be§ 33äumd)en3 in einö berfdjtungen unb berwoben, fo gog e£ aud) bie (3rwad)fenen immer lieber gu bem ^lofen- frotf in ber DTcauernifdje, l)ier fanben fie fid) £ag für £ag. ©a$ 33äumd)eu war wie ein treuer greunb, ber 15 il)re beiben gänbe in ber feinen bereinte unb feftljieft 5lber ber treue greunb war teiber nid)t ftar! genug, um audi öu^erUd) gufammen^uljalten, waö bie 9ftenfdjen trennen wollten. £)ie fd)öne ftattüdje Jungfrau 9xUbpad)erin, bie fjodj* 20 angefet)ene SftatSljernttodjter, burfte nid)t meljr freuttb* nad)bartid) mit bem armen 33ilbfdjnt£er berfefyren; ber SSater oerbot e$ il)r eines £age§ auf ba$ ftrengfte, benn ganö Stefrtn! war nid)t nur arm — er war aud) nid)t einmal ein 23reifad)cr 33ürger$finb. Seine gamitie 25 waren 9ciebertönber unb in 2h*eifad) eingewanbert. (Sin grember, ein armer grember nod) bagu, war $u jenen Unter bem Kaiferbaum. 17 fetten eine 2lrt ^ßaria, er fonnte nidjt eingefügt werben in ba3 eingeroftete enge @e(eife altljerfommttdjen 33rau* dje£. 9?un aber trieb ber §an3 and) nod) nid)t einmal ein orbenttid)e§ ganbwerl, ein ®ünftkr wollte er werben — ba3 war bamals fo biet wie ein SBeutelfdjtteiber, ein 5 Herumtreiber, ein §erenmeifter, ber el)r(id)e öeute burd) 3aubertränfd)en nnb ©tiritdje »erführt, Unb ber Sjanü War and) juft fo eine Wct 3)cenfd), bem man ber (ei §ofu$= poluS gutrauen lonnte. £)en 9Jcabe(3 tljat er e§ an, wo er oorüberging, baß fie ftefyen blieben unb ifym nad)= 10 fd)anen mußten ; £oden fjatte er Wie oon laftanienbrauner ©eibe, unb feine bunfetn Singen Ratten and) fo etwas ©genes, wa§ fein $cenfdj fagen lonnte ; fie traten förm(id) jeben in 33ann, mit bem er fprad). 2Ba3 er trieb unb fdjaffte, ba3 wußte aud) lein SDlenfc^. £)a$ 15 Heine §au§, in bem er Wolmte, fjatte er ftcf) gelauft, unb nad) feiner Butter £ob bewohnte er'3 gang adein, unb leiner ging bei ifmt ein nod) aus, als ber berühmte unb bat)er aud) berüd)tigte SBitbljauer Qaiob Sdjmibt, ber eineä £age$ im (Streit einen 4öretfarf)er erfdjtug unb 20 flüd)ten mußte. SOfam fagt fogar, §an3 ()abe Untt nod) gur gtud)t oerljotfen. ©ettbem war er oodenbs im 3?erfd)rei, unb (ein ftolger 9?ad)bar 9tuppad)er, beut ber treue ©pielfrtmerab feiner Xodjter längft ein £)ont int 5luge war, ließ fogar gwifdjen feinem unb §anfen3 25 ©arten eine Ijotje SDtouer aufführen, fo ba\; fid) bie I^öfyer als bie Kircfye. jungen Seute gar nidjt mefjr als beim „®atferbaum" treffen fonnten unb and) bie§ nur feiten, loenn es eben redjt ftitl unb teer ba oben toar. 2(ber gerate bieS ginbernis fdjtoellte ben rul)ig Ijinfliegenben @trom un= 5 befolgter ©efüljte in ben jungen geqen erft an, baß er itjnen über bie Sippen floß. (SineS 2lbenb3, alö Wlaili lange nidjt mm ^lofenbäumdjen gelomnten nmr, fang §an3 unter ifjrem genfter, baS nad) beut ©arten ging, fein erfteS SiebeSlieb : io 21m 9iofenborn, am Üxofenborn 2)a Blieb mein £>eqe fangen, Unb wenn bit fommft %um ^tofenbanm, $annft bu'3 herunter langen. 93iet $rüd)te trägt ber grüd)tebaum, 15 SDie mög'n btr mot)t besagen, 3)od) fold)e ^rudjt, bo§ glaube mir, §at nod) !ein S3aum getragen. @üj3 Siebten, romm' unb pfiücf fie ab, £aß nidjt m lang' fie Rängen, 20 @ouft muß fie, ad)! im ©ouuenbranb SBermelfen unb üerfengen. Unb fie tarn and) ridjtig am anbern £ag unb §olte ba$ §eq (jerunter unb legte es an ba% iljre unb fdjnntr in feiigem Erröten, e£ nimmer laffen 3U wollen. Unb 25 eS war ein 5Iugenblid ber Sonne, bag §anS laut aus* rief : „ W), toenn je£t ber ®aifer fame ! " als gönne er fid) biefe (Stunbe rtict)t allein, unb als tonne fie nur ein Unter bem Katferbaum. 19 £aifer mit Ujm teilen. £)er Äatfer fam aber mieber nid)t, nnb föanö fcfjnttt mit bem Reuigen 93ceffer, baß er au£ be£ (^efalbren @anb empfing, bie 33ud)ftaben M. nnb H. in bie Dxinbe be$ 9?ofenftocfd nnb eine flehte Äaiferfrone barüber. Daö foüte Reißen : Sparta, @an£ 5 nnb $aifer s D2arimi(ian. ©er §erbft tierging nnb ber Sinter tarn, nnb ba fie fid) nun immer fettener fafyen, fang §anö immer öfter baS Sieb com ^vofenbom nnb nod) manches anbere, bi§ eö eines XageS ber s 3?uppad)er merfte nnb bem -äftäbdjen 10 mit g(ud) nnb $>erftoßung brofjte, menn fie oon bem Sump nid)t ließe. (So ftanben benn etneö 2Ibenb$ bie jungen Öeute jum letztenmal unter bem 9xofenftocf, ben fie bor ad)t 3al)ren gepflanzt. (*r, ein ^t?an3igjäl)riger fdjöner ^üngthtg, fie, 15 eine $nofpe ton fed)§3e()n Sommern. (§3 mar ein lauer gebruartag, tüte fie im ©üben l)äufig finb. ©er Sdmee mar gefdmto^en, unb ein feifer Suftjug fdjüttelte bie nod) braunen bornigen Sfte be$ föofenftotfö. ©a$ SDtöbdjen ftanb gefenften gaupteö oor beut Süngftng, fie fyatte 20 itjm aßeö erjagt, toaS fie fjatte f)ören muffen, unb fd)tt>ieg \t%t Qfyce §anb rufjre in ber feinen, unb große ^tropfen rannen i()r über bk Sangen fyerab. „ SD^atlt," fagte ber Jüngling mit tiefem Sdmters, „ am (Snbe gtaubft bu aud) nod), ba§ id) fotd) ein 25 fd)(ed)ter 9Qcenfd) bin?" 20 £jöfyer als bte Ittrcfye. ÜDa fdjtug fie ootl 'bte blauen 2D?abounenaugen $u iljm auf, ein fdjöneS Säbeln glitt über t§r fanfteö ÜDläbdjen- gefixt. „ 9cein, §anS, nie nnb nimmer. s D?id) fott feiner irre an bir machen, ©ie lennen bid) alte nidjt, 5 tdj aber lenne biet), bn l)aft mid) erlogen nnb mtd) gelehrt, was bie anbern nietjt Wiffen, was fd)ön nnb groft ift. £>u t)aft mid) gu'bcm gemad)t, was idj bin, wie beine funftreidje ganb aus einem (&tM S}ob 5 ein !$?enfd)en^ bitb geftattet," nnb fte naljm feine fräftige fdjwietige 10 §anb nnb brücfte fie teife an it)re Weidjen Warmen Öippen. dx lieg eS gern gefdjel)en, benn bie öeute wußten bamats .nod) ntcr)t^ ton ber £iebeSetiquette un^ ferer £age, unb fie faltete il)re garten ginger über ben feinen unb fprad) weiter : „ $d) glaub' an bid) immerbar, 15 benn bu oert)errtid)ft ®ott mit beiner fünft, unb Wer baS t\)ut in Söort ober 33itb, ber lann ntdjt fdjfedjt fein ! " „Unb lüitXft mir treu bleiben, 3MU, bis idj mid) nnb meine fünft ^u (Styren gebracht nnb als ein angefeljener 20 SDtonn fommen lann, um bid) ^u freien?" „ ^a, ganS, idj will ben gu§ ntdjt aus meinet Katers gaufe fe^en als ^u bir — ober ins ftofter. Unb wenn td) fterbe, elje bu fommft, bann will id) l)ier begraben fein, l)ier unter bem £ aiferbaum, wo wir fo gtücflidj 25 waren. Unb gelt, bann fommft bu unb rafteft l)ier aus oon beiner Wlni)' unb Arbeit, unb jebeS 9?ofenblatt, Unter bem Kaiferbaum. 21 baS auf bidj nieberfättt, fotf bid) gemahnen, als fei'S ein ÄuJ3 oon mir!" . Unb fie fem! in £f)ränen an^beS 3 iin 9^ n 9 g ©ruft, unb bie betben jungen bebrängten @eqen fdjtugen anein* anber in itjrem 2(bfdn'ebsfd)mer3 Ijeifj unb innig, unb 5 in bem -öDtafe beS fteofenbaumeS regte ficfy'S quellenb tote grüfylingSaljnung unb grüfjtingSfeimen. „933eine nidjt, 9Dtaili," fagte §anS entlief), fid) auf- raffend „($S xvxvo nod) alles gut derben. -3d) 9 e *) e jum £>ürer, mie'S bei* Genfer befohlen l)at, unb lerne 10 oottenbs bei ilmt aus, unb menn id) bann maS SRecf)teö lann, bann fudje id) mir ben Genfer auf, mo er auef) fei, trage ifym mein anliegen oor unb bitte ilm um feine giirfüraef) bei beinern 23ater." „ 2lcf) ja, ber $aifer," rief üDfault, „ adj menn ber boct) 15 enbüd) mieberfäme, ber mürbe uns Reifen l" „G?r lommt gemij3 lieber, mein Sieb," meinte §anS ^uoerfidjttidj, „mir molfen red)t beten, ba£ ber liebe ®ott il)u 3U uns ober mief) 3U il)m füfyrt." Unb fie fnieten beibe in bem feuchten falten Sinter^ 20 graS nieber, unb es mar ilmen, als muffe @ott ein SBunber tlmn unb ben kaiferbaum bor tr)reti 2(ugcn in ben ®aifer felbft oermanbeln. £)a — maS mar baS? $)a feljfug bie große ÖHocfe beS SJcünfterS an — langfam, feiertid), tieftraurig. 25 £)te öiebenben flauten auf. „ 2£aS ift baS — brennt 22 £jöfyer als bie Kirche. es — lommen geinbe?" 3^ e ^ a ^ e e w fd)tr>ereö Uttglüd;. $e£t fliegen Seilte ben 33erg herauf, bie ttadj ber $trd)e ipollten. §an$ eilte ifynen entgegen, nm gu 5 fyören,. ft)a$ e$ gab, inbeg 90Mti fidi im $reu^gang oerbarg. „So ftedt il)r benn, baft ifyr nidjts \vx$t," fdjrieen bie Seute, „auf bem $?arfte ift e$ ja üertefen morben, ber taifer ift tot ! " io ©er üaifer ift tot! £)a ftanb ber arme @an3 tüte oom Ü)onner gerüfyrt, alte feine goffnungen maren mit einem ©djtage 3er* trümmert. Unb a(S eö tuieber ftttl nnb teer mar anf bem $la£, fefete er firfi anf bie 33anf, lehnte bie (Stirn 15 in an^bredjenbem ^dnneq an ba§ fd)tanfe @tctmmd)en be§ föcfen&aumes nnb fcf)Iud)$te (ant : „ £> mein Haifer, mein lieber gnter ®aifer, marum bift bu mir geftorben ! " ©a legte ftdj letfc eine @anb auf feine (Spultet, Wlatü ftanb neben ifym. (SS buttfefte, unb nur 00m 2öaffer^ 20 flieget be3 9?fyein§ herauf flimmerte nod) ein matter 2Bieberfd)ein ber legten £id)tftral)lem (£8 fyatte au$ge^ läutet, bie eherne £otenftage mar oerftungen unb e$ mar fo füll unb auSgeftorben ringsum in ber 9?atur, als fönne e$ nie mieber grüpng toerben. 25 „D Wlaiü," Itagte ©ans IpffmmgSfoS, „ber faifer lommt nid)t lieber!" Unter 6em licriferbaum. 23 „ 2Iber (Bott ift ba, unb ber üerlaj^t un3 rttcfjt ! " jagte SDZailt, unb ifjre blauen klugen flimmerten burd) bie Dämmerung tute ein ^aax öom gtmmel tierbannte ©terne, bie fid) tnieber in it}re geimat ^urüdfetjnten. Unb a(3 ©an$ fie fo aufbaute, tote fie fo öor ifjm 5 ftanb mit über ber 33ruft gefreuten Firmen in ifyrer jungfräulichen Steine unb £)emut, ba leuchtete eine t)ol)e greube in feinem Watlty auf, unb er faltete begeiftert bie §änbe. „ üJJtoria ! " flüfterte er. „ 3a, ©ott öerläßt un3 nidjt, 10 er jeigt mir feine gimmelsfönigin in biefem ^tugenblid, unb raenn id) eö bollbringe, ba% ^u fdjaffen, lr>a3 id) jet^t t>or mir fet)e — bann bin id) du ^ünftler, ber leinet $aifer3 §ütfe meljr braucht." 51m anbern borgen mit £age$grauen trat ©anö reifem 15 fertig, ein ^än^el auf beut Saiden unb auf ber 33ruft ba§ (ebeme 33eutetd)en mit bem testen Sfteft öon $aifer •äftarimilicmS ©ofbgulben, auö feiner £f)ür, fdjtojj ba$ Heine ©aus ab, ftedte ben ©djlnffet in bie £afd)e unb fdjritt tangfam öon bannen. £aut unb beuttid) erfdjaffte 20 feine öotle roetdje Stimme nod) einmal : „3lm 9iofeuborn, am 9iofenborn S)a bleibt mein §erje tjangen." Seife öffnete fid) in SRuppadjerö ©au« eines ber nie^ bereu genfterdjen mit ben runben, in 23tei gefaxten 25 24 £)öfyer als bie Kirche. (Scheiben, nnb ein iüei^eö £üdjteitt toefyte bnrd) bie Dämmerung einen ftnmmen ^tbfdjieb^grnft. £)a roar e$, at$ ob bie «Stimme fiel) bräche in S^ränen, nnb eö tönte nnr nodj ^itternb nnb unftdjer fyerüber : 5 „SSiel gfrüdjte trägt ber grüdjtebaum, SDie mög'tt bir roo()f belagert, 2)odj foldje ^rud)t, ba§ glaube mir — " $e£t öerftummte ba§ £ieb, bie ^etoegnng t>atte ben Sdjeibenben übermannt, nnb nnr nod) feine feften dritte io nnb ba& Dürren be$ SÖcmberftabeS flauten bie Strafte Ijerauf* Kein Prophet im VaUvlanb. 25 3, ®cin Vßvopf)ct im «rtterranb» .Qaljr um 3al)r öerging, §an3 gtefrtttf toav üerfdjotfen. ■ODfam backte feiner nur nod), toenn man an bem ber* fcfyfoffenen gäuMjen mit hen erblinbeten genftern bor* überging, uon bem mau tttdjt toufte, tt>er nun ^unädjft ein 9?erf)t barauf fyabe. 5 9^ur eine backte feiner für unb für unb fyoffte unb fyarrte in bräuttidjer erber @eljör 3U fdjenfen. 9tie berfieß fie baß §au$, als um in bie 10 $ird)e gu gefyen, unb atfabenbüd) nadj bem Hbenbfegen begoft fie ben ^aiferbaum, ba|] er ftatttid) f)eramr>ad)fe unb be£ Xreuüebften §erj erfreue, inenn er tüieberfame. (&$ toav ja ba3 einzige, lr>a£ mit il)m in ^Jufammenfjang ftanb, er fyattt e3 mit i()r gebftanst, e§ mit il)r geliebt, 15 — fie pfiegte ba$ 33äumd)en mit bopbetter ©orgfair, tüte eine Butter htm fernen (hatten bau f inb pflegt, ba§ er il)r jurücftieg, bamit er'3 red)t groß unb ftar! finbe bei ber §eimM)i\ Unb ba$ 23äum(f)en mud)3 unb gebiet). ©d)on fear e§ fo Ijod) luie bie ^cifdje, in ber 20 e§ ftanb, unb luoltte barüber I)inau3ragen, aber fie bog e$ in bie 9(ifdje hinein unb banb e3 an ber 9)?auer 26 ^öfyer als bte Kirche. feft, fo bag fid) fein btütjenber Sipfet unter bte Sal- bung beugen mußte. $)te8 fülle £lum*toar tljre einige greube, iljre ein* gige (£rl)olung, $n Arbeit unb (&ebtt gingen i()re £age 5 1)ht, unb t()re frifdjen Sangen begannen gu bleiben, il)r Bater fal) t§> otjne üMtletb, hrie fein fdjö'neS $inb immer fülter toarb unb trauriger, unb tote fie tangfam Herfiel. (So mar ein @tücf für fie, baß bie begtnnenben 9?eformation3fampfe, bie audj Breifad) bebrol)ten, 9?up* io üadjerS gtit im tjoljen Sftat immer mein* in Infprud) nahmen unb Um nid)t bam fommen tiefen, fein Bor* ()aben auszuführen unb SDfaria mit ©etualt gu Der* betraten. £)ie ©türme um 23reifad) gogen fiercm, bie dauern 15 be3 $atferftut)(3 ftanben in SBaffen auf für bie neue £et)re, unb immer mebr 2tnl)ang ftrömte il)neu gm £)ie (Stabt gitterte für itjre'n atten ©tauben, unb mäfyrenb fie fid) nad) außen befeftigte unb in BerteibtgungSgu* ftanb feilte, riet Ujr (irgfjergog gerbmcmb, bei* (Snfel 20 $aifer SftarimitianS, and) nad) innen al(e§ jtt tfyun, raa3 ben alten (Miauben ftärlen unb befeftigeu l'önne. Wit frommem Opfermut tl)at jeber ba$ ©eine ; @ttf* tungen unb ©djenfungen nmrben gemadjt gur (5rt)ölmng be3 9lnfef)en$ ber (Steifttidjen, gur Bermefyrung unb Ber* 25 befferung ber firdjtidjen Smter unb enblid) gur Berfyerr* lidjung ber ibealen ©eftalten be3 fattjofifdjen @tauben3 licht Prophet im Daterlanb. 21 burdj 33itb unb 23übtoerf in ber ®trd)e felbft. Vängft fetjtte eö an einem ttmrbigen godjattar, gerabe in einer 3ett tote biefe mußte fofcf) einem Mangel abgesoffen toerben, unb man befdjtofj, ein SÖer! fjer ftetten 31t (äffen, tt)efd)e$ bie gan^e Ijtmmtifdje (Störte ben manfenben 5 (Gemütern fidjtbar üor 3Iugen füljre. (Sine 2lu3fd)reibung erging an bie beutfdjen £ünft(er, fie fotften ^eidjmmgen uno 23orfd)(öge für ba3 SBerf einfenben, unb beut, ber bie beften einfanbte, fotfte bie SluSfitfjrmtg übertragen lnerben. $on attebem Ijörte 10 ■äJtorta nidjt tuet, benn fte ging nidjt me()r unter bie Seute, bie fte fdjon fopffdjüttetnb bie gimmetebraut nannten. @ie lebte einfam in tfjrem Heuten (5rfer= ftübdjen, unb immer trüber loarb ber £Hicf, mit beut fte ju bem Solventen £i)riftu3 aufbtidte, ben tf)r @an£ 15 einft gefcfyni^t. ©8 ging nun in$ fünfte -3 a t) l V baß Qan% ntdjtS mein* I)atte tjören taffen. greitid) fonnte unb burfte er i()r ja ntdjt fdjreiben, unb greunbe fjatte er in ^öretfact) leine. 2lber foldje Ungerotßljeit jet)rt am £eben ; 9ttarta \vax mübe ntdjt beS oergebüdjen 2öar= 20 tettS, aber oon bem oergebüdjen harten — tobe^mübe. (ShteS 9lbenb3 fetzte fte fid) benn I)in unb begann Ujren legten Sitten ntebev$ufd)retbett. $f)t Sßater loar in einer DfatSfi^ung, fo loar fte allem unb ttnbetaufdjt. „ 2Öenn idj geftorben bin/' fdjrieb fte, „ fo bitte idj, 25 ba§ man mid) begrabe oben am fünfter unter beut 28 l}öfyer als Me Kirche. Sftofenbaum, ben id) al$ ®inb bem lieben ®ott gemeint. (Sollte §an3 öiefrinf Jemals nneberMjren, fo bitte idj — " „Unb tuernt bit fontmft jum SRofeitbaimt, Äannft bu'ö" herunter langen — " 5 erfdjotl e3 ptö^lid) leife, gan^ leife unter tfjrem genfter. Sdmetter fällt fein (Stern üom gimmet, fdmeller fpringt feine $nofpe auf, als ba£ 9)Bbd)en bei biefem ^uf ane genfter fprang unb mit gttternber Stimme ben Gmbreim lüteber^olte. io „ @ü|3 Siebten, fomm' unb ^flttcf' fie ab," antwortete e$ nneber oon britben über bte $?auer — unb ba$ Pergament mit bem begonnenen £eftament, Stift unb Sdjreibfdjttmqe, alles flog in bk Xxvfyt, ba& üDtöbdjen aber tote ein au$ bem ®afig eilöfter $oge( 15 ben 23erg t)inan, ofme fid) umgufe^en, als lönne ba% ©IM, baS tljr folgte, luetm fie fid) umfal), oerfdjünnben, unb ein anberer als bei* ©eljoffte l)inter il)r ftet)en. (Sdjnetler, immer fdjnelfer loerbenbe dritte famen if)r nad). -3 e ^ ^ett fie flopfenben §er$en3 atemlos am 20 ®aiferbaum an, unb im felben ^lugenblid umfdjtangen fie gioei Sirme, bie Sinne fdjuxmben ü)r — e$ mar ifyr, als ftiegen bie glitten beS 9ft)em3 braufenb ben 23erg l)inan unb ergöffen fid) über fie fjm unb fpütten fie mit hinunter, unb fie Hämmerte fid) an ben ftarleu §alt Kein Prophet im Datcrlanb. 29 in iljren Sinnen, um ntdjt ^mabpftttlen tu bie uner* mejsltdje £iefe. Leiter tmißte fte uidjtS mefjr, fte tag bertmjjtloS uub bteid) an beS (geliebten 33ruft. ^um ($Hüetgenb umfaßt, benu bie ed)te, redjte Siebe fpridjt ntd)t, fte fügt juerft« 10 „SO^ein treues Sieb/' fagte §an$ enbtid), „bu bift fo Meid) geworben, bift bu franf?" (Sie fdjüttelte mit einem feiigen Sädjetn ba$ §autit : „9cein Jefet ntdjt met)r, gennj} ntdjt mein*! Qu bliebft aber aitd) gar 3U lange aus ! gätteft bu nid)t früfjer 15 unebetf ommen formen ? " „Aftern, mein Sieb, bau formt' id) uidjt. Sare id) gelommen aU ein armer unberül)mter (gefeit, l)ötte mid) ba bein SSater nid)t toieber mit @d)impf uub ©djanbe oon feiner @d)tt)ette gejagt ? # $3ir l)ätteu un3 nur uneber- 20 gefefyen, um un$ gum ^neiteumal 3U meiben. ©djau, brum l)abe id) aufgehalten, fo lange aU meine Seln*$eit bauerte, bis id) mir fagen formte : jel^t barfft bu um bie fd)öne oorne()tne 9?uppad)erm freien. 3 ; d) fyn&e bie 2öett gefefyen uub mein ?luge gebilbet au all ben $unft= 25 fd)älien ber großen Stäbte, uub bann bin id) beim £}ürer 30 ^öfyer als Me üud}z. getoefen, Ijabe in fetner Sertftatt mitgearbeitet, nnb mein s D?ame ift mit (§l)ren genannt nnter £)ürer8 (Stfjütern." JD §an$, glaubft bn ttrirfttd), ba§ ba$ meinen $ater ertoeidjen lr>trb ? i; fagte £D?aria angftootl 5 „-3a, SDMti, e§ fann mir ntcfjt feljlem $ä) fyabe in Nürnberg geljört, ba£ ber $?agiftrat enblid) einen nenen godjaltar für bau fünfter madjen (äffen will $d) bin fyierqer geeilt, nm mid) nm bie Arbeit ^u bewerben, nnb roerbe id) nntrbig befnnben, fotdj ein Serf ^u fdjaffen io — tr>a§ fann bann bein 23ater nod) gegen mid) ein^n* toenben fyaben?" äftailt Rüttelte immer nod) ungläubig ben $opf, aber §an^ fear ooft ©offnung. „@d)au, ba$ alte IMferbäumdjen, tote e$ geir>ad)fen i 5 ift," rief er benmnbernb au$, „ ba$ ()aft bn gnt gepflegt ! 3fft e3 bod), als l)ätf e§ alt bau frtfdje rote «tut in fid) gefogen, ba$ au3 beinen Sangen genndjen ift, mein Sieb, fo purpurn finb bie Dxofen. (Bieb mir meine« £iebdjen£ «tut nneber, bn 3}ieb," fctjergte er fror), brad) 20 eine ganbootl Ürofen unb ftrtd) bamit fanft über SJtotftö Sangen, ajö tooltte er fie fdjminfen, aber fie blieben toeljj. „£)a$ Ijilft nidjt, aber Oietteidjt Ijttft ba£?" er füfjte fie : „ §ei, ba3 ift eine beffere @d)minfe," (adjte er unb brüdte ba£ errötenbe ®efid)t be§ 9ftä'bd)en8 in 25 überftrömenber Sonne an feine «ruft. „ SBtnif auf, mein SKitötein, blitlf auf, ber grüfyüng fommt!" Kein Prophet im Vakvlanb. 31 (gifte l)a(be @tunbe fpäter trat fd)üd)ternen '2d)ritte3 ber 9tatöbiener in btn (git^ung^faat beö ()odjgegiebe(ten 33reifad)er $Katt)anfe3. „£)er l)ocf)iueij"e 9tat möge gnäbigft t>eqei()en," bat er, „ e3 ift e-tner brausen, ber bringenb begehrt, bor ben 5 tjodjweifen dlat geführt gu werben." „2Ber ift e£ benn?" fragte ber 33ürgermeifter. „G?8 ift ber @an3 öiefrinf:," fagte ber $Ratebiener, „aber fdjön angetfjan — ic() tjätte i()n beinahe nid)t met)r errannt." 10 £)aö war eine Überrafrfmng ! „©er §an3 £iefrinf, ber 21n3reij3er, ber ^anbftreidjer, ber bei s )?ad)t nnb ^ebet fortlief, ©ott tüetg wotjin, nnb ftcf) jahrelang tjemmtrieb, ©ort weift wo? 2öa3 will ber?" „ (Ex Will fief) um bte Arbeit für ben godjaftar be* 15 Werben nnb feine ^tfjrmngen oorlegen." „Sa3, mit fold) einem £ump fodten wir un3 ein* (äffen, ber nie waö anbere$ mftanbe gebradjt I)at, als wa$ jeber $übter famt?" fdjrie 9tat Druppadjer, nnb bie übrigen l)od)Wetfen §erren ftimmten tt)m bei. 20 „ @x foU fid) fdjeren, wotjer er fam ! u war ber enb= gültige 33cfd)eib, „fotd) ein Sßerl bertraue man nid)t jebem hergelaufenen Stümper an, oon bem fein $0?enfd) }e gehört, baft er watf forme." £)er gntmütige 9rat£biener bcrlieg betrübt mit bem 25 rangen $efd)eib ben (£aat. 5lber g(eid) barauf fam er 32 £)öt)er als bie Iftrcfye. nneber unb braute unter taufenb 33ücf fingen eine Wlappt fjereüu „£)er Öiefrinf tl)uf$ nidjt anberS, bie geftrengen unb tjodjtoeifen gerren motten bod) nur einmal feine 3em> 5 nungen anfefyen — unb toenn bie ©eftrengen nidjt nutzten, toa$ ber @an§ Öiefrinf fönne, bann möchten fie nur in Nürnberg bei £)ürer nadjfragen, ber toerbe e$ ilmen fdjon fagem" „Senn fid) ber $ert nidjt balb fortmadjt," fd)rie 10 9?at Oiupttadjer, „ fo taffen mir tfjrt üom Büttel fort- bringen." „@emadj, gemad), Stteifter $ftuppad)er," fprad) ber 35ürgermeifter, ein rul)iger Wlam, ber inbeffen bie Sftappe geöffnet Ijatte, „bie 3 e ^)^ u ^9 büntt mid) bod) 15 fo übel nicfyt -Dag ift bie Krönung ber Butter ®otte3 im gimmeL @iel), fiel), red)t finnreid) au3gebad)t." „2lber fo ettt»a3 fyin^eidmen ift leidjter, at3 e$ au§* führen/' meinten anbere. „£)er Öiefrin! t)at fo toa8 nie machen tonnen." 20 „@r l)at oietleidjt gortfdjritte gemacht/' — bemerfte ber 35ürgermeifter, „unb ttmfS am (Snbe mot)l billiger, als ber berühmte !öttetfter." £)iefe 2inficf)t teud)tete Dielen ein; aber e$ märe bod) unerhört getoefen, loenn man fotd) ein ert)abene3 Serl 25 einem einfadjen 23reifad)er ®inb mie §an$ Öiefrinf übertragen l)ätte, ben jeber als bnmmen jungen 9 es Kein Prophet im Paterlanb. 33 fanttt, ben man fo aufmachen fal), ofyne je ettoaS iöe^ fonbereS an tljm nwfyräunefynten, — ja, ben man fo über bie Steffeln angefefyen nnb oeradjtet fjatte! Üftein, e$ fear ftfjon nm be$ 2(nfe()en$ ber @ad)e linden ntdjt jn toagen ! So tourbe benn §an$ Siefrtnf unmib erruf (id) 5 abgennefen. 2lber ein ®ute£ Ijatte ber Vorfall bod) geljabt, bte §erren toaren babnrd) auf ben ®ebanfen gebraut, um fidjer ju fein, baß bte Arbeit in bte rechten gänbe fomme, bem 2I(bredjt £)ürer bte bisher eingelaufenen 10 ^eidmungen p fdjtcfen nnb fein ®utad)ten barüber 3U tierlangen. Wlaili meinte bttterüdj, als fie fjörte, tüte fdjledjt e8 §an$ auf bem 9?at()aufe ergangen; aber nod) Der- gtoetfelte er nidjt gang, er hoffte auf 2I(bred)t £)ürer, 15 unb gleichzeitig mit bem Schreiben be£ ©emeinberateö ging aud) ein 33rief @an§ &efrinfe> an feinen großen greunb unb Sefyrer ab, 28od)en oerfloffen ben Siebenben abloed)fe(nb in banger «Spannung unb filtern oerftol)(enem ©Ütcf, benn bte 20- politifdjen kämpfe unb Sirren be3 3 a fy re $ 1524 gogen bie Slufmerffamleit 9tuppad)er3 gu fefyr tum feiner £od)ter ab. Sie fafyen fid) ungeftörter aU je, unb Sftaria lebte unb blitzte rafd) loieber auf in bem neu angebrochenen SiebeSfritfjling. §an$ fyatte fein ber* 25 obetzü §au$ loieber belogen unb fid) eiuftioetku eine 34 ^öfyer als bte Kirche. §austf)ür gefdmi^t, wädjt trot^ alter ©eringfd)ä£ung beS tjeimifdjen $ünftterS 2luffet)en machte. £)ürerS 2lntn>ort blieb lange aus, bemt mit ben Soften \vax eS bamatS eine üble «Sadje, nnb bie Seute 5 mußten meljr ©ebutb üben als Ijeut^utage, wo man, ftatt mit Sftottben unb 2öod)en, mit £agen unb ©tunben redmet. Gmblitf) narf) oier 2£odjen fam fie. 2lber toer befdjreibt baS Staunen beS oerfammetten -SRatS, als baS ©direiben feine anbere, benn bte fo fdmöbe 3urüd> 10 geiinefene ^eid^nung §anS ÖtefrmfS enthielt, unb £)ürer f djrteb : „ er lönne ifjnen mit bem beften Sitten nidjtS @d)b'nereS empfehlen, als btefen (Sntümrf feines greun- beS unb SdjülerS @anS Stefrinf, für beffen oottenbete 5(uSfül)rung er £3nrgfd)aft leifte. (5r begreife ntdjt, 15 tone eine ©tabt, bte einen foldjen $ünftter in tl)rer SD^itte beherberge, fiel) nod) an auswärtige Äünftler loenbe. @anS Siefrinl fei ein fo etjr- unb tugenbfamer Jüngling unb ein fo großer $ünftter, baß bte (stabt ißreifacl) ftol$ barauf fein lönne, um ben irrigen ju 20 nennen, unb alles tljun muffe, il)n ^u feffeln, benn bem Stefrmf ftetje bie Seit offen, unb nur feine treue 2ln- l)änglid)leit an 4öreifad) l)abe il)n belogen, überhaupt loieber bortl)in $txM%uM)xtn." (5ine l)albe (Stunbe nad) 5(nlunft biefeS Briefes 30g 25 eine für 33reifad) unerhörte 2ftenfd)enmaffe bie enge «Straße Ijinauf. §auS, ber rutjig in feiner Serfftatt Kein Prophet im Paterlaub. 35 arbeitete, lief an ba3 genfter, nm %u fefyen, ft>a3 e$ gäbe. 2tber, o Sunber! ber $ug t)iett oor feinem §aufe an, nnb laut erfdjalfte ber meffingene Klopfer im ftcadjen be$ gefirnißten Sön>enfopfe$ an ber £l)ür. ganS trat ljerauS, unb öor tfjm ftanb eine £)ejm* 5 tation beö ©emeinberatö in feierlichem Aufzug, gefolgt oon ber (§inu>ol)nerfd)aft aller (Strafjen, bie 00m s Jcat^ fjaus Ijerfüljrten. „2Ba3 begeljren bie gerren oon mir?" fragte gan£ erftaimt. 10 „$an% ßiefrinry begann ber ©predjer ber ^Deputation, „ber l)ocf)tt>eife Wat biefer @tabt tl)itt end) l'unb unb 3U nnffen, ba(3 er faft einftimmig befc^loffen l)at, euer 91m fudjen, betreffenb bie Anfertigung be3 godjaltarS für unfer fünfter, ju genehmigen, unb ^r>ar otme ?lccorb= 15 fumme unb mit ber 9tmr>eifung, lnenn il)r ©elb braudjet ^um 5Infd)affen oon golj u. f. m, fo möget üjr eö beim 9rat^bud)l)alter entnehmen." §an3 fd)lug bie gänbe ^ufammen oor g-reube : „ Q\t e§ tt>al)r, ift e§ möglidj ! ^agt mir, fjodjcble gerren, 20 toem oerbanfe icl) biefeS (Blitcf?" „£)er Siat fenbet eud) MefeS ^reiben 2ltbred)t £)ürer$, twldjeö nur eud) l)icr oor allem $olfe bor* lefen wollen," fagte ber Sortfnfyrcr unb las laut bcu 35rief £mrer$ oor. ganS l)atte in feiner greube ntdjt 25 bemerlt, inte 9cadjbar 9cuppad)er ingrimmig feine gern 36 ^öfyer als Me Kirche. fterlaben äumacfjte, als beleibige ba£ Sob be§ jungen IHmftferö feine Ojr.ett. Unb nadjbem ifyrt bie Depu- tation t>er(affen unb er allein toar, 30g er fernen beften (Staat an, ftecfte einen (Strauß öor unb ging l)inüber 5 ^um ^Jiadjbar Wuppafyzv, benn \t%t mar ber 2Iugenbtid; ba, too er freien burfte. Die Bedingung. 37 4* $>ie £>ebttt(juttg* Tlaxti mad)te il)m bte £()ür auf, ein leifer (Sefjret freubigen ©djreds — ein rafdjer fug — unb fte ber* fd)tranb in ifjr ,gitnmer, ^o fte flopfeuben ger^enS bor Ujrem 33etfd)emel nieberfanf unb bte allerfeügfte ^ung* frau um ifyren 33eiftanb anflehte, ganö trat uner- 5 fdjrocfen bei SKat $Ruppatf)er ein. „01)0, toaS trollt ü)r?" rief 9?uppadjer mit ffam* menben klugen. „3d) trollte mtd) ^urörberft bei eud) bebauten, @err $lat, für ba% Vertrauen, lreldjeS mir ber l)od)treife 10 äRagtftrat — " „33raud)t eud) bei mir nid)t 3U bebanfen," unter* brad) it)n SRuppadjer öerbtffen, ,,id) l)abe eud) meine (Stimme uid)t gegeben." „ <&o ? " fagte §an£ betroffen, „ baö mar ntdjt tt>ot)t 15 getl)an, gerr 9tat, nmö Ijattet ü)r gegen mid) ein^u* trenben?" „2Öa$, baö fragt tfjr nod)? §abt if)r uid)t mit meiner £od)tcr getiebdugelt unb beut SDfttbel ba§ §er$ berüd't, baf3 es nun feinet el)rfamctt ÜDtonneS (gfye* 20 treib mefyr trerben tritt, treil ifjr il)m fort unb fort rat Sinne ftecft?" 38 I}öt)er als bie K'.rcfye. „§err 9?at," fagte §an£ ruljig weiter, „idj weiß einen efyrfamen Tlann, beffen (Stjeweib fie Werben Witt, nnb id) bin gekommen, um il)n eud) 3U bringen." „üftun, wer wäre benn baS?" 5 „34 gerr $at!" 9xu^pacf)er ladjte laut auf: „£)u? §at man fo ettüaö fd)on erlebt ? ©er 33ettef junge wagt e$ — " „ @err 9tot ! " fufjr @an3 auf, „ id) war unb bin fein 33etter]unge. $dj war arm, aber ber fotf f'ommen, ber 10 mir nacbfagen fann, er Ijä'tte bem !gan8 einen ©elTer gefdjenft! SO^ein SBater l)at uns ernährt mit feinem Pattenfdjneiben, unb meine SJttutter t)at ftdj unb mid) nad) feinem £obe reb(id) burd)gebrad)t mit il)rer gänbe Arbeit. £)a§ einzige, Wa3 id), folange id) lebe, gefd)enft 15 belam, ba% war ba3 Keffer unb ber ©etbbeutet oon $aifer ^a^ 4 , unb ba$ Ijabe id) nid)t erbettelt, ©er $aifer t)at mir'3 gegeben, Weit ber gro^e Wann, beffen 2luge mit ©otteSblttf in bie ©eeten ber 9ftenfd)en brang, in bem armen Knaben ein ©treben erfannte. G?8 war 20 fein faules Sllmofen, faul empfangen unb faul oer* braudjt, — mit htm Keffer f)ab' id) gearbeitet, unb bie gotbeneu gecfpfennige Ijabe id) gefpart unb $ufammen* gehalten, bi§ id) fie in bem befferen Kapital meiner fünft(erifd)en 2lu$btlbung anlegen formte, unb wafyrfid), 25 fie Ijaben 3^ n f en getragen. 3dj bin fein Bettler, §err 9iat, unb butbe fo(d)en @d)impf nid)t." Die Bebingung. 39 „'Dctdjt, bu butbeft t(m nidjt?" fagte 9cuppad)er etft>a3 gelaffener, „nun, luo (jaft bu benn betne 9reid)tümer ? 3eig' fie mir, bann motten toir fetter fpredjen." „gier Ijab' id) fie, gerr 9?ar." §an3 3etgte auf feinen £opf unb feine ganb. 5 „SBittft bu mid) narren, $ert?" fdjrie 9iuppad)er toütenb. „^ein, gerr 9rat, id) nntt eudj bamit nur fagen, baft ein benlenber ®opf unb eine fleißige §anb aud) ein 9ieid)tum ift, benn bitrcf; meinen $opf unb meine @aub 10 entfielen bie Serie, bie mir ®e(b unb ®ut bringen — unb glaubt e3 mir, barin ftecft nodj ötel ©e(be§tt)ert, ber mit ber geit 31t £age fommen nnrb." „Unb an fotdje ^orfüiegelungen fott id) glauben, unb meine £od)ter einem Scanne geben, ber afte fieben 15 Rauben auf bem £)ad)t unb leine in ber ganb v)at?" „gerr Wat, für bie uädjften Sinei 3nl)re Ijabe id) für mid) unb meine grau reidjfid) gu (eben, burd) W Arbeit im fünfter bin id) ein gemad)ter Biaxin — " „9Iuf tfozi $a\)xe, unb bann?" 20 „£)ann werben neue 33efteüungen f'ommen — " „(So, atfo il)r meint, bie Seit toirb tttdjtS 31t tfjuu ()aben, aU ftd) mit euren @d)nörMtt aik\mpul;eu? ^efet lommen fdjroere Reiten, tot^t tf)r, ba \)at man für folgen ^(unber lein ®e(b. Säret tfjr uod) ein ehrbarer @tf)net* 25 ber ober Sdjufter, Kleiber unb £cl)ul)c brauet jeber 40 fijöljer als bie Kirche» ülftenfd), aber itoer fotdje brottofen fünfte treibt toie il)r, ber lann in unfern Reiten nur mit ben Bärenführern unb ben @d)nurranten giepert — nnb to fönnte bann bie fdjöne 9?at3l)errntocl)ter auf ben ©äffen bie Öaute 5 baju fdjlagen. (St, ja, ba3 märe fo ein @^aj3 ! " ©ans Öiefrinf bebte oor (Smpörung, aber nod) nafym er fid) pfammen um Haitis nullen, unb er entgegnete bef Reiben : „ $§x fennt mid) nidji, §err 9tot. $d) War ein f)od)faf)renber Burfd), ber immer mit beut ®opf 10 burd) bie Sanb Sollte, bem ift aber nidjt mel)r fo. $d) Ijabt mid) in ber Seit umgetljan, unb einfefyen gelernt, baf$ bie $unft nad) Brot geben muj3, ftenn ber $imftter nid)t im (Slenb oerfommen foll; id) l)abe and) ba$ ©anbtoerf meiner $unft treiben gelernt, um ^u 15 leben, unb toenn e$ fein mu§, fdjni^e id) 2Öirt3l)au3' fdjilber unb gauögerät, benn ba$ braudjen bie Sftenfdjen aud) immer. (Sure £od)ter foll nidit l)ungern, felbft uienn ber reidje SSater fie enterbt, unb fobatb beffere Reiten lommen, tt>o aud) l)ier bie Öiebe ^um (2d)önen 20 unb p ben fünften be3 griebenS neu ennadjt, bann toirb aud) ,gan£ Siefrin! ftieber ein ^ünftler fein bürf en ! " „(ix, unb bann ift er luaö 9?ed)te$ — nidjt maln*? lüenn er ein $imftler ift!" fyölmte ^umuutjer ; „ma£ 25 meinft bu tDotjl, bu äff, U)a3 id) unter einem 2ünftter t>erftet)e? £agebiebe fetb il)r, bie 31t faul finb ^um Die Bebingimg. 41 arbeiten unb 31t butmn, um ein orbentUd;eö Slmt $u üettoalten. ^opffyänger ober gimmetguder feib tl)r, bie in tljrem müßigen girn nidjts aU 2öat)ngefpinnfte fyer* umfragen unb fie anbern in ben ®opf fefcen. 2Ber auf 23raud) unb Drbmmg fycüt, ber merjt foldj abenteuere 5 lidjeS, ljerrentofe$ ©efinbel au$, — bamit e£ ntdjt mit feinen (Saufeleien aud) anbere berfüfyre, bie nod) im £3oben ber ^ftidjt unb 3ud)t murmeln." „$err ®ott, gieb mir ©ebutb!" rief ,gan3 £iefrinf unb bäumte fid) auf in g(ül)enber (Empörung. „SDfann, 10 ifyr feib mir Zeitig a(3 ber Vater eurer £od)ter, fonft toürbe td) bie (Sdmtad) cmber$ fünften, bte it)r mir an= getrau, ©err mein ®ott, unter metdje Dftenfdjen folt tdj mid) beugen, mit weldjen Vorurteilen lämpfen ! £)a brausen ringö um mid) l)er liegt eine ganje (adjenbe, 15 (od'enbe Söelt im erften ©onnengtans ber enoadjenben .gbee be3 ©d)önen — atfe3, toa$ beult unb füf)(t, ftrömt jubelnb bem neuaufgefyenben ©eftirn p ; bie guma^ niften, bie üünftter, aöeö oereint fid) im fröbüdjen ©djaffen, unb bie Öaien, gebtenbet oon bem ungewohnten 20 £id)t, finlen i()uen ju pf^en unb fagen , führet un3!< (Sin ®aifer l)at einem 2l(bred)t £)ürer bie Leiter gehalten, auf ber er matte — unb ein s 3tat3f)err oon Vreifad), beffen @taub einft bie 2ßinbe oenoefyen, mipanbett feineu £tebting3fd)üter tüte einen Sdjuft ! £)a brausen 25 tyabe id) alte (Sfyren meinet 23erufetf geuoffeu, unb Ijier 42 I}ör)er als bie Kirche. in tiefem bunletn Sinlet muf; id) mid) mit gügen treten (äffen, roeit id) einen ©trarjt au$ jener lichteren Seit herüberbringe, ber euren ttd)tfd)euen klugen roei) tlmt — roeit id) ein ^ünftter bin ! " 5 „vgo gel)' bod), fo gel) 7 roieber in beine tickte ©ölte, bie bn Seit nennft, bu freier 33ube," bonnerte $t\tp* padjer ilm an. „Sarum bift bu ntdjt geblieben, roo bu roarft; roarum l)aft bu bid) fo tief Ijerabgetaffen, unfern bunletn Sinlet aufjufudjen?" io „Seit id) eure £odjter tiebe, Sßater Oftttipadjer, fo innig liebe, ba§ mix lein Opfer ^u grog ift für fie ! " „ Unb bu t)aft alten (SrnfteS geglaubt, bu , opfermutiger ' gerr, ber 9tuppad)er roerbe fo tief herunter finten, ba§ er einem $ünftter feine Softer gäbe?" 15 „3a, SBater 9?uppacrjer, nad) bem 3Infet)en, ba% ber $ünftter brausen geniest, lonnte id) baö beulen." ,,.3dj lümmere mid) nidjtö brum, toit'ü brausen ift, unb roenn'ö bem fö'aifer gelmmal beliebt, bem £)ürer bie Setter ^u galten — ober gar bie ©d)ut)e ^u pu^en 20 — id) tjalte midj an ba§, roaS fyterplaube 33raud) ift, unb id) fage btr, fo roenig bu einen Httar in bau fünfter l)ineinbringft, ber t)öf)er ift at$ ba3 fünfter felbft, fo roenig roirft bu je ein Seib l)eimfüt)ren, ba$ fo oiet t)öt}er fteijt als bu, roie meine Xodjter!" 25 ,,©err 9iat, ift baö euer letztes Sort?" SRuppadjer fd)tug eine t)öt)nifd)e Öadje auf : „ @d)ni^ Die BeMngung. 43 mir einen TOar, ber IjöTjer ift at% Me &ird)e, in bei* er fteljt — bann fotCft bn meine Stodjter fyaben — efyer nidjt, fo toafyr @ott mir fjelfe ! " (Sin Ijer^evreifjenber Sdjrei brang an£ bem ^eben* gemad) fjereht. föuppafytx ging l)in nnb öffnete, SDtotli 5 lag ot)nmäd)tig fyinter ber SDjfir. @an$ eilte fyerm, aber fttnppadjer l)ob ben ton gegen tf)n anf : „ Sd)er ; btd) oon Rinnen, ober id) präge bir beine Sdjanbe in3 Slncjefidjt." (Sinen 5tugenbticf toar e3 bem Jüngling, a(8 ^ncfe 10 Umr ba$ heilige Keffer, ba£ tljm ein faifer gefdjenl't, bamit er $ünftter föerbe, in ber £afdje. dx fämpfte einen inneren Itampf, baß ifym tk (Sdjiueiferropfen oon ber «Stinte perlten, aber ba3 Keffer blieb in ber Xafdje, er Ijatte fid) befiegt, neigte ftumm ba$ gaupt nnb ging. 15 ®ütl)enb fjetj? brannte it)m bie Sonne anf ben (Sdjettel, als er fjerauStrat, tfjm fdjtoinbette, baö 33tnt jammerte ilmt in ben Schläfen, er nutzte fid) einen 2Iugenb(ief an ben £f)ürpfoften lehnen, nm nidjt um^nfinlen. £)ann eilte er fort, aber nidjt in fein gan§, fonbern ^nm fünfter 20 ()inanf, jn feinem alten grennb, bem f aiferbanm. (58 toar ein götttid) fdjöner Mittag, fdjattentoS lag bie 2ßelt oor ilnn, bie fenfredjten Sonnenftral)(en oer* bannten Jebe £>nnfell)eit. @lans unD $errlid)feit ftral)lte oon bem btangeloötbten girmament nieber, ftratjlte nüe* 25 ber oon bem grünen (Srbretd), oon bem ranfd*enben 44 f^öfyer als bie Kircfye. «Strom. Sie ein 3ftärd)enfd)(oß l)ob fid) in ber gerne bie ftofge 33urg Sponecf oon bem gotbenen gintergrunbe ab, nnb in [tarier Söranbung, rote ein teibenfd)aft(id) Ötebenber fid) gu ben güßen ber (beliebten ftttrjt, be* 5 fpütte ber Dtfjetn ben fdjroffett gelfen, ber üjr jum fiebern gußgeftett biente. grüben am jenseitigen Ufer fd)äferten (Slfäffcr $inber nnb fugten mit Steinen fyerübequroerfen. (£% roar munteret beutfdjeS 3BIut, benn . ber ©tfafj afmte bamals nod) nid)t, baß. er einft anfrören io forme, beutfd) 3U fein, nnb baß er brei 3u()rl)unberte fpäter ftatt Steindien Sftorbfugem fyerüberroerfe, nm e$ ntdt)t roieber roerben ^u muffen! Sefmfüdjtigen 33lta3 f)ätfe e3 ifmt? SRupüadjer fefbft fömtte tfjm feine £od)ter nid)t meljr ge= 5 ben, benn er Ijatte ja eiuen Gib getrau, ba§ er fie nur Ijaben fotle, wenn er einen Stftar madje, ber Ijöljer fei als bk ®ird)e, in ber er ftelje ! Slber bieS tüar ja unmögtid), — unb e3 Ijftttc ein 2Öunber gefdjeljen muffen, um ttjm 3U tjelfen. 2lber Söunber tljat ®ott nidjt für ein fo um io bebeutenbeö s Dtenfd)enfinb, tüte er toar. gür ifyx unb Ttaxti war feine Rettung, feine goffnung me()r ! 3m mer f a fy w oa $ tobe£bfeicf)e, geliebte SOcä'bdjen üor fid), ba3 er ni'djt ntefjr berühren burfte, unb ed)tner$, Verlangen unb 2But erpregten bem fonft fo ftarfen Oftann 15 [)ei|3e unaufljaltfame £fjränen. dx begrub bie fdjtoeifc bebecfte (Stirn in ben §änben unb fd)(ud)3te nneber tüie üor _3ab,ren plffoä tüie ein $inb : „ D mein $aifer, mein $aifer, warum bift bu mir geftorben ? " W)tx biennal war ülftaitt nidjt ba, um tljm ^u fagen, baß ©Ott bei ifjnen fei, 20 unb feine $i'mftlerüifion richtete Um tote bamalS mit ftotgcn Hoffnungen auf. OTeS blieb füll um il)n l)er, nur bie Sttofenfäfer flogen fummenb um bie ftiofen, unb in ben lüften fdwie ein gäfjer. £>a plöl3ticf) gab ü)m etwas einen berben @d)lag in ben 25 SRitden. 46 I}öfyer als Me Kirche. dx fu()r ^nfammen, il)m War, aU muffe ber $aifer tjinter ilmi fteljen, wenn er nmblide. 2lber e§ war nidjt bie @eifterf)anb be$ toten $aifer3, bie iljn berührte ; baö 9?o^ fenbänmdjen Tratte fiel) enblid) burd) bie eigne Ihnft öon 5 ber $tüdhr>anb ber 9?tjdje lo^geriffen, in bie SJtaili e§ l)in- eingebnnben, nnb mar im Qrmporfdmetlen an §an3 an^ geprallt. £)a ftanb e$ nnn fer^engerabe toeit über bie 2Öötbnng l)inanöragenb, nnb jefct erft fal) @anö, lüte üiel I)öt)er ba£ 10 33anmd)en fdjon War, als bie Sftifdje, m ber e3 geftanbem 5lber wie ein 33ttfc fd)o£ jefct bem armen gan£ ein ©ebemfe bnrd) ben $opf. (Sin fur^eS 33efinnen, ein ©djrei be$ 3^°^$ : » © err r mein ©ort, £)n bift groft and) im ®leinften, nnb ©eine 15 Snnber üoll^ieljen fid) noefy ! " Sa3 l)atte il)n ba£ 33änmd)en gelehrt ? 2£a$ war e8, ba3 il)n fo plö^lid) anf bie Ifttie ftüqen nnb ben raupen (Stamm be$ $aiferbanme$ wie wal)nfinnig cor grenbe l)er^en nnb litffen lief} ? (Erfüllt. 47 5. ©rfüCt. §an$ fett) fflaiü ntd)t meljr, SSater 9tuppadjer begriff, baft er ba$ TObdjen nidjt meljr Ritten fönne unb brachte fie fetbft in bau IHofter SDtarienau, bamit fte tneber SEßort nod) 531tcf mit bem beliebten lüecr)fe(n fönne. 2(ber bte ®tau= für ber jungen (befangenen fear bod) nidjt fo ftreng, baf> 5 nidjt t)tn nnb lieber ein ©ruft, ein %&b unb ein Hoffnung- erioecfenbeS üBort §an^ ÖtefrtnB 31t it)r gebrungen märe. 3(ud) §an3 lebte inbeffen tote ein (Smfiebler in feiner Utaufe. $om erften £ageögrauen bte in bte yiadjt (jtnem arbeitete er olme 9frtf)' unb 9?aft r unb fein Ritten nod) 10 ©djetten lonnte i()n belegen, fein Serf einem Unberufenen ^u jeigen. £)a$ ftelje nidjt in feinem Vertrag, entgegnete er auf }ebe3 batjüt^ielenbe Verlangen, unb fo nmdjs bte Neugier ber 23reifadjer aufs fjödjfte. gtoei tauge $at)re luaren Hergängen, bie erften 9tefor* 15 mationSfäntpfe, tuet fernere Xage toaren an 33reifad) bor* übergewogen, §an# (jatte fid) burd) nidjts beirren taffett, unoerbroffeu ()atte er roeiter gearbeitet, ofjne nad) red)t3 ober nad) VmU im flauen, unb enMidj im (Sommer beS 3nl)re3 1526 erfd)ien er auf bem Ütotljauö unb erKarte ba8 20 333er! als oottenbet. s 3tuu nmr große Söetoegimg in 33rcifadj. T)a# fünfter 48 Ijöfycr als Mc Kirche, würbe auf bret Xage gefdjloffen, folange ber SUtar aufge= ftetlt nmrbe. gunberte öon Neugierigen umftanben @cm$ 8tefr.ml$ ©aus unö °* e Äti^d^e, um etwa§ oon bem Serie $u erfpäfyen. Slber feft oerl)üllt mmen bie einzelnen Steile au$ 5 ber Serlftatt, unb bte (Spannung freigerte ficf) immer mefjr. 2lm inerten £age war üDcariä gimmetfaljrt, unb an bte- fem follte ber Slltar eingeweiht werben. erfd)U>anb er unb beobadjtett in banger (Spannung 5 ben (Sinbrucf, ben fie auf ba$ oerfammette $3o(f madjte, £)te $corgenfonne toarf it)re ooften Strafen fyerein, ge- rabe auf ben 2Utar, unb ein 2Iu3ruf be3 Staunen^ ber greube unb £3enmnberung fdjadte bon beut t)ol)en @e^ wölbt nneber. 10 ®a ftanb fie ben Öeuten oor klugen, bie gan^e fyimmfc fdje ©lorie, fidjtbar, greifbar in ureigenfter ©eftatt. @ott, $ater unb Sofjn, in ifyrer Wittt SDtoria, bie kirnte über ber 33ruft gelreust, bau gaupt bemütigft neigenb unter ber $rone, bie $ater unb (Soljn über ifyr emporl)ie(tem (5in 15 Sturm ber greube fdjien burdj ben galten §imme( 3U toefyen, nüe im Sturme flatterten bie ©emänber unb Öoden ber §immtifd)en ; mar ba3 toirftidj §0(3, fteifeS fyarteS §0(3, lr>a3 ba fo bemegtid) fdjien ? £>ar e£ mög(id), ba£ ^eblofe tebenbig 3U madjen ? legten fid) biefe ©eftalten ? 20 Unb biefe Qmgelfdjaren, bie im milben ^ubeldjor «paüchtja fangen ! Unb bk geiügen atte, jeber fo gan$ natürüd) unb fo befonberä in feiner 2Irt 3löe giguren in ^eben^cjröge, unb ba$ ®anje umnmnben unb gefrönt oou bidjten kaufen fünftlidjen £aubn>erf3, bereu mittelfte mädjtig aufftrcbeub 25 fid) nod) an ber 2Öö'(bung be3 (5l;orö fyinpg. £)aö ungeübte 50 l}öfyer als Me Kirche. 2luge bei* einfadjen Seute fonnte es ntdjt auf einmal über* b'tiden, all baS §errtid)e, was es ba ju fdjauen gab. ©ofcf) ein 2Öerl tjatte nod) leiner gefeljen oon allen, bie ba Waren, unb bie tjarmtofen Seelen naljineu il)n mit fmblttfjer (Sfyr* 5 furdjt in ftd) auf, ben nie geahnten Räuber ber $unft £)aS @od)amt begann ; fotd) ein 2lmt mar nid)t gehalten, folange man beulen lonnte, ©djauer ber 21nbad)t burd)* ^ogen bie ®ird)e, Don 2(ngefid)t ju Ingeficljt Waren bie £eute nod) nie bem gimmtifdjen gegenübergeftanben — wie 10 mußte ba gebetet werben ! Unb als bie @djellen ber 2Öanb= lung ertönten, ba wagte leiner aufzublicken — fie meinten alle, ber (Srtöfer ba oben muffe nun lebenbig werben unb fyinausfteigen aus feinem ftialjmen. 211S aber ber ©otteSbienft oornber war, ba brängte alles 15 unaufl)altfam tjeran, um ben £D£eifter ^u feljen, ber baS Söerl gefdjaffen. £)er Gegner würbe abgefcfyidt, um @anS Öiefrinl 3U fud)en. £)a trat er l)inter bem TOar Ijeroor, befdjeiben unb tief* 20 bewegt, aber fo fdjö'n unb fo ooll unbewußten eckten @tol- jeS, baß jebeS 2tuge mit Qmt^tden an ilmt lung. £)er 33ürgermeifter, ber einft baS erfte gute 2öort im $lat flu* il)n gefprodjen, trat ilnn entgegen unb fd)üttette ifmx gtüd* wimfdjenb bie £mnb ; ber gan^e jRat folgte feinem ^eifüiel 25 mit 5IuSnaf)me DtunpadjerS, ber finfter an einer ©ante leimte, weil er nid)t burd) baS @ebränge l)atte entfommen (Erfüllt. 51 formen. Seine £od)ter tjatte gtt biefer feierlichen Gtetegen* Ijett bie ^(oftertiut üerfaffen bürfen nnb ftanb rjodjaufge* richtet neben it)tn, bfeid;cr aU je, aber mit einem fetig öerftärten SluSbrutf in bem rei^enben ©eficfjt. „ gtitbet it)r nid)t, baß bie 9iuppad)erin ber DJcutter ©ot* 5 teö ba oben al)n(id) ift? " ftüfterte einer bem anbern gu. „ 3a, ba$ ift nxtljr ! " „ Unb ber ©ort SSater bem $aifer OJcar ! " meinte ein alter SDtonn, „ gerabe f fett) er atfö ! " Unb roie ein £auf* fener ging e§ burd) bie Ofctrjen, ber ßtefrtnl fyabe bie SOtaie 10 9iuppad)ertn nnb ben $aifer 9ftar abfonterfeit. „3a, Heben greunbe," fagte §cm$ rttrjtg nnb t>erne()jm tief), „ ba§ trjat irf), lueit tcr) ntdjtö Sd)önere3 anf ber Sett fenne aU $aifer SOcar nnb Jungfrau 9tn)mad)erm. ®ott rjat bie ü3ftenfci)en ^u feinen (Sbenbitbern gefdjaffen, nnb ber 15 ®ünftter, ber ben Sdjöpfer barftelTen fotf, t)at ba$ Wxtdjt, fid) an biejenigen p Ratten, oon benen er benft, ba]$ fie tfnn am at)ntid)ften finb." „ ®ut gefagt ! " f)iej? eö üon alten Seiten. „ ülfteifter Öiefrin!, il)r fommt nod) in ben ©emeinbcrat, 20 ba$ proprjegeirje id) end) ! " fagte ber 33ürgcrmeifter. 3et^t näherte fid) ganö rufmcu @ct}rttte3 ber 33cmf, roo 9iuppad)er fid) ocrgebtid) bemühte, feine Xodjtcr mit fid) fort$u$tet)en. „Qait, Sfteifter ijluppatytxl" rief er mit fcfter (Stimme, „ict) fjabe nod) mit end) jtt rcbcn, unb i()r 25 müßt mid) I)öreu! S\\)x ftctttet mir öor jroei 3 nidjt mögtid) 5 festen, idj foltte einen Slltar fdmi^en, ber I)öl)er tft aU bte $trd)e, in otr er ftel)t — unb i()r tratet einen Zeitigen (Sib, baft idi bann eure £od)ter tjaben folte! 9?un, SD^eifter Sftuppadjer, btidt über eud), ber Stftar ift fyter genau einen ©djul) l)ö()er als bte ftrdje, unb bod) ftefyt er barinnen — 10 td) l)abe nur bte @pi^e umgebogen." SKuppacfyer flaute hinauf unb erbleichte — baran Ijatte er nid)t gebadet ! (£ine Bewegung be$ £3eifatl$ ging burd) bie $ird)e. „*5llfo, ©err $Rat," fprad) §an3 rutjig weiter, ,„ td) tyafce 15 meine £3ebingung erfüllt, nun erfüllt iljr euren (Sib unb gebt mir eure £od)ter ^ur grau ! " ^uppadjer mar mie 00m ©djlag gerührt, if)m würbe un* ttjofjl, bie Öeute mußten il)n ftü^en, aber er war eine ftarfe s 3tUtur unb erljolte ftcf) fctmell (5r mar nidjt ber Wlam, 20 um mit (Stben $u fpielen ; ©ans Öiefrinl tjatte ifm beim Söort genommen, in einer Seife, bie lein Sftenfd) öor= ausfegen lonnte ; baS Sort nutzte gehalten werben, unb ^war mit 5Inftanb unb Sürbe. (Sin föatöljerr burfte nid)t oor allem SSotfe Ärgernis geben. 25 Grme lange ^aufe entftanb, ©ans wartete gebulbig — enblid) brad) fid) 9fttppadjer burd) bie !3ftenge 23alm unb (Erfüllt 53 führte ftolg bem jungen Scanne feine Xodjter gu. „Gin 9tuppad)er Ijat nod) nie feinen (Sib gebrochen. £>a Ijabt tfyr mein Äftib, mie \dß getobt," fagte er trocfen. „ ülftaria, mein %&ttb," jubelte §an3, ber 3ittentbett bie 2lrme entgegenbreitenb. 5 SÖer betreibt ben 23ticf, mit bem Sttaili nad) fiebern jahrelangem ©offen unb garren in bie tone beS 33räuti= gamö fcmf ; er mußte fie galten, fonft rcäre fie oor ifym auf bie $nie gefallen. £autto$ hielten fie ftd) umfdjlum gen. Erfüllung, bie fd)öne §immet3tod)ter, flieg m ifmen 10 nieber, unb broben lödjelte bie fjol^gefcfmi^te $caria unb ber 3um ®ott erhobene ®aifer WJlax- freunbtid) auf fie fjerab, unb alle 5tntoefenbett freuten fid) mit. Einige junge 33urfdje liefen fytnaus, brachen in aller (Site ^toeige 00m 9tofenbüumd)en unb flodjten 3 tuet $rcm$e 15 für ba$ Brautpaar. Unter lautem Beifall frönten fie ben ÜDJetfter unb feine 23raut. Slber bemütig nal)tn §anö feinen Äranj ab unb legte ifm auf ben Elitär nieber : „ ®otte$ feien bief e SRofen — er ijat mid) gerettet burdj fie ! @iel)ft bu, SOtaie," flüfterte er unb beutete empor 20 nad) ber umgebogenen @pi£e be£ 3Utar$, „ ba$ l)at mid) ba§ ®aiferbäumd)en gelehrt! Grud) aber, ©err 9iat, mag e3 erlennen lehren, baß einer fid) beugen lann unb bod) größer fein, aU bie, fo ilm gebeugt!" £)ret Sod)cn fpäter würben §an3 unb SDcaili bor bem* 25 felbeu $Utar getraut. 54 Jjöfyer als 5ic Kirche. (g$ mar eine @od)§eit, tote 23reifad) ferne prächtigere ge- feljen, bie banfbare ©tabt fyatte §an3 eine @umme für fein $Berf mtöbejaljlt, bte für bte bamatige $eit ein Heiner Vermögen mar, nnb ber ©emeinberat lief} e§ fiel) ntdjt 5 nehmen, bem ^ünftler nod) obenein bte ©orf^jett au§3U* richten. $ater fthtppadjer aber mar gar nid)t merjr fo üerbriefc ltdj, lDte man Ijätte benfen f offen, benn er t)atte nnn bocl) 9cefpeft cor ben „brotfofen fünften" feinet @d)mie= io gerfofme$ belontmen. £)ie§ ift bie @efdjid)te be§ ätteßuerS in 33reifad), bte mir mit ifyrem SRofenbuft nnb ifyrer frommen Qinfaft burdj bte @eefe 30g, afö idj in finftrer ©turmnad)t bem nnfben Kampfe nm uttfere ©renken laufdjte. 9cod) in berfefben 15 Sfatdjt oerftummten bie ®efd)üt^e. Site id) burdj ©infter nnb ©eftrnpp in ber £)urifeff)ett ben @d)foJ3berg I)inab= Heiterte, l)örte idj fie fdjon ntdjt mefjr. 2lm anbern Wlov* gen lam bie Sftadjrtdjt oon 9ceubreifad)3 Übergabe. £)a3 Itebftdje Slltbreifad) mit feinen t)tftortfdr)ett Erinnerungen co nnb bem efyrmürbigen fünfter mar gerettet. Qei^t ift er beenbet, ber Ijeifigfte $rieg, ber je gefämpft @g finb mieber beutferje ®inber, bie brüben üom GEffäffer Ufer (Steindjen über ben W)dn merfen, menn fie e3 and) fefbft nod) nid)t miffen nnb füllen, fie finb e$ bod) ! llnb mir (Erfüllt. 55 l)ter im 33ret3ga3 Keffer. Page 8, line 1. im $af)rc bc§ JQCÜ8 : in the year ofonr Lord (lit- erally, of salvation). .Latin has two expressions for this idea : anno salutis (in the year of salvation) and anno Domini (in the year of our Lord), the former of which is common in German, while the latter has been adopted in English. German also uses b. (£l)i\, bor 60 HÖHER ALS DIE KIRCHE. [Pages 8-9 Gljrtjtl (©efcurt), andn, (£br., nad) (Efjrtftt (@ebnrt), forB.C. and A.D. respectively. 3. bol)iltfd)ritten : strode along. §itt (thither, hence) and I)er (hither, here) are used with verbs of motion, l)tu denoting motion away from, I)er motion toward tlie Speaker or the Speaker' s point of view. Usually these words liave no translatable force. They are often used in Compounds, as betritt, bedjer ; hinauf, beranf (up); bin= ab, fierab (down). 5. ttiebcvftclcn : flowed down (literally, feil down). V. (£l)riftcuitteilftf) : human being, mortal (literally, Christian hu- man being). 9. ^Beitraget : globe, sphere (literally, world-globe) ; world of care, bürden of worry. 10. ftdj , , . htntt : imagines. 13. 2tiwftajttt3 (SJrünS legtet* bitter — gjlojimüiatt I. : Stnaflaftu« ©rün is the nom de plume of the German poet 2lnton 5Heranber, @rof tion IKuergperg (1806-1876), who wrote, among other things, an epic poem, „2)er lefcte bitter/' in which he celebrates the virtues of Em- peror Maximilian I. (1459-1519). 15. ntfyte bei' Reifer gerne a\x§ : the emperor liked to rest, was fond of resting. ©em[e], gladly, is often used idiomatically with verhs : gern fyaben (literally, to have gladly) = to like ; gerne effen, gerne trinfen = to like to eat, to like to drink, to be fond of. So, also, the comparative and Superlative lieber Ijaben, to prefer, am liebften Ijaben, to like best. 17. SSeiftettfumg : Wise King, — a biography of Maximilian I. and of his father, Frederick III. , begun by Maximilian L, and com- pleted by his private secretary, Marx Treitzsauerwein. 21. „©rm3fonci,"„£!ljtteforge ": the French and German equiva- lents for without care, without anxiety. Sanssouci is the name of the splendid royal palace and park at Potsdam, near Berlin, erected by Frederick the Great. Page 9, line 3. follte : was destined to. 4. geliebt : supply fyatte. In a dependent clause, the German perfect and pluperfect tenses often omit the auxiliary Ijabeit or fein. Observe frequent cases of this throughout our text. brt Ultb boi't : here and there. Pages 9-10] NOTES. Gl 5. 23ancruft'tCflC3 : of the Peasant War. These minor insurrec- tions of the hard-oppressed peasants culminated in the great Peas- ant War of 1525, six years after Maximilian' s death, in which the peasants were successful at first, biit soon were subdued. 6. regte e§ ftd) Unebcu feittblid) : there was again hostüe activity. Common idiomatic use of impersonal reflexive verb in German. Cf. line 6, page 21, regte [id/ö quettenb. 7. $ö(rcv=2>u(fait ; volcano among nations, France. France is so called because of the hot-tempered, uncontrollable nature of its inhabitants. 10. ftol^eu nticv flottieren ©rf)rittc3 : with dignified but uneasy gait, ' with measured step, and slow.'' Adverbial genitive. an ♦ . . Ijtlt : along. 12. fyiitg tvübe au : wasfixed with melancholy on, gazed sadly at. 15. 2ß a£ . . . für : what. 21. (£3 hiaidt : they were. The expletive e§ is used more freely in German than in English. fte : aecnsative case, them ; may be omitted in translation. 25. evft al§ : only when; not until. (Srft (English erst, erstwhile) has no corresponding Single word in English. Often only offers the best translation ; most frequently not tili is the most adequate English equivalent. 26. fuljren fte in bte ^pölje : they started up ; they were startled. Page 10, line 1. ^u: say. 3. 2ön§ . ♦ ♦ beim : ivhat in the world ; why, what. S)emt in qnestions is used to soften the abruptness of the question, or to express surprise. 4. lucibcte ftd) flu : rested with delight on (literally, grazed, fed on). 6. bellt üe&Clt (&Qtt : God. German says, almost regularly, bei liehe ©Ott for our simple God. 10. $c nun : well. 13. toortteö (fürfteb) nehmen mit: common German idiom, be contented with; translate, then he will surely take the will for the deed. 16. DiltWadjerg ÜJJZnric : Mary Buppacher (literally, Ruppacher's Mary). 62 HÖHER ALS DIE KIRCHE. [Pages 10-12. 17. äftaüt; May, Mamie; diminutive of äftarie. tl)it T : put, take. 18.. ba Ijafit ttjr cutf) tooljt feljr gern : then you are very fond of each other, I suppose. For gern l)aben, cf. note to page 8, line 15. 20. fjetvat 1 id) : I sliall marry. The German present tense is often used where English requires the future. Many examples of tliis will be found in our text. 21 : mad)te grofje Sittgen : opened his eyes in astonishment. Page 11, line 3. fragte . ♦ . Weiter : continued (to ask). SBeiter (farther) with the verbs jagen, fragen is usually best rendered by tlie proper form of the verb to continue. 8. fiet ^itrer : at Dürer' s, at the studio of Dürer. 33ei, like the French chez, frequently means at the house of, at the home of, at the shop, studio, etc., of. Albrecht Dürer (born in 1471 at Nürn- berg and died there in 1528) was one of the greatest artists the world has produced. He was distinguished as painter, sculptor, engraver, mathematician, and architect, r and was painter to the court of Maximilian I. and his successor, Charles V. His aston- ishingly great number of Sketches, wood-cuts, and engravings are of special merit. Nürnberg is one of the most pietnresque of Ger- man cities, becanse it has retained, in a great measure, its medise- val appearance, with wall, moat, and old architecture. Cf. Long- fellow's poem, Nuremberg. 10. ®eftf|ttrifterHnb : phiral, cousins. Dialectically the archaic (Middle High German) plural without plural ending is used here. ©efcfiroifterfmber would be the plural aecording to present usage. 18. bem SSufceit ♦ . ♦ itt£ ®cfid)t ; Ujm ha§ $cv% : into the boifs face; his heart. With parts of the body and parts of clothing, German uses the dative case of the possessor for the English posses- sive, eine tjcij^e dtötc : a deep blush. 25. al§ fet'3 : as though it were. Page 12, line 4. ^mtfeitregctt : glittering shower (literally, rain of sparks). 8. möd)t T td) frfjoit : supply geljen ; I shoidd indeed like to go. German, like the older English, often omits the verb of motion Pages 12-13.] NOTES. 63 after a modal auxiliary. Cf. ' We must to the Capitol'; 'They will to the streets,' etc. 9. mag . ♦ ♦ md)t leiben : I do not like, IdisWce. 3d) mag leiben, id) mag nid)t leiben are regulär German idioms for I like, I disllke. 11. tneutanber brin : mixed up. 13. bn5U : omit in translation. 14. ba§ t and '<§ (eS) in tlie two lines following, translate by they and them. 17. $>n Wirft ein Qtutjcr Mcvi : yow wiW make a greatfellow. 18. $>n Ijttft rcdjt : yoit are riglit. Observe the Gerrnan idioms bu t) a ft redjt, bn 6 a ft unred)t, for the English you are riglit, you are wrang. 19. wirb btr T 3 ntdjt festen : you will not fall (literally, it will not be wanting to you, you will not want). 22. *paf) anf : look out, give heed. 23. and) . . . nid)t : not even. Page 13, line 3. ßcljaften : supply l)ahe. The story goes that, while Dürer was decorating the walls of the imperial palace, Max- imilian observed that the ladder on which Dürer was standing, was unsteady, and beckoned to one of bis noblemen to hold it. The latter, unwilling to degrade himself by such menial Service, called a servant, whom the emperor at once dismissed, and himself held the ladder for the artist. Setter : here used figuratively for Ladder of Farne. 5. in bic ^janb ^iltcilt : and shake hands on it (literally, into my hand). 6. 4>crr Äaif er : in translating, omit §err. For politeness' sake, the German uses the worcls §err, ^mit, or gräuletn with titles and words expressing family relations, as .Sperr Stoftor, Sfyre ^rcut ÜDhitter, Kräutern ©djluefter, etc. In translating into English, they must be omitted. We have a somewhat analogous use in prefixing Mr., Master, and Miss to the Christian name of persons with whom we are not familiär enough to use the given name alone, as Mr. Arthur, Master Freddie, Miss Mary. 6. fd)(nrj ein in : grasped. 12. ®ci)ab btd) nioljt : farewell. 64 HÖHER ALS DIE KIRCHE. [Pages 13-15, 14. at§ : as if, as though. 17. c§ : she. The neuter pronoun is used, referring to the di- minutive äftattt, which, of course, is neuter. 19. 'ScnF : just think. Page 14, line 1. 9(ttbevit £aa§ : gentive of tiine ; on thefollow- ing day, the next day. Note that in German anber with a noun ex- pressing time always denotes the next, the following : om anberen 9)iorgen, ben anbern 2tbcub, on the next morning, the following even- ing ; in English, on the contrary, the other in a similar use always refers to past tirne, as the other day, the other week. 5. fjatte bö§ Wtaui Dornen brau : had Jus mouth in the right place (literaliy, onin front). nite foflte er utd)t . ♦ . tterftanben Ijaben : why should he not have been able. fid) anfdjroäijett 6ci : to make an Impression on, to talk oue's seif, or what one represents, into the good graces or approhation of another. 2. Unter bem Slaifer&atuiu Page 15, line 3. 9lfienb3 am $cteraöcnb : in the evening, during the evening rest. geterabenb is that portion of the day, however early or late it may begin, during which work is suspended until the next working-day. 4. auf ber ^ponorattorcttöanf : in the politicians' comer. 3)ie Honoratioren (Latin, honoratiores, the mofe honored ones) is the naine applied to the more distinguished or wealthier Citizens, es- pecially those who hold high Offices of government ; cf . our title the Honorable. It is customary in German inns to reserve a table or tables for guests who come regularly at a certain time of the day. Such a table is called ©tannutifd), and its oecupants, (£tammgäfte. 6. $vau S3afeu : ' aunties,' gossips. ®te 35afe means both aunt and cousin. grau 23afe has assumed the disparaging meaning of gossip. 10. rote fie : such as. 13. SSaibttun ®rün, SOZarttu Sd)ön : artists of some note, who lived at the cities, and during the time assigned them in our story. Pages 15-17.] ■ NOTES. 65 ßofntnr is the capital city and metropolis of the district in which Breisacli is situated. 15. üa- wtb bortfyiu : to various places. \va§ : used here, as very frequently, for etttm3. 17. Stuubcnfaug : forhours. Common use of lang ; cf. tagelang, modjenlang, jahrelang. 18. c§ firf) tljuu lief? : ü could be done, it was possible. 21. mcUteit fic am Ucfofteu : they liked best to linger (literally, tarried most gladly). Cf. note to page 8, line 15. Page 16, line 5. jttf) ♦ ♦ , UUttfyat : was exertlng himself, was struggling. 9. al§ pttcu . . . fttf) . . ♦ toerfdjhtugett mtb ucmoöcn : as though . . . had been entwined and interwoven. 11. 50g c§ : impersonal, translate passively, were attracted. 12. immer roieber : again and again. This use of immer, espe- cially preceding the comparative degree of adjeetives or adverbs, is the regulär equivalent in German for the English repetition of the adjeetive or adverb : immer beffer, better and better ; immer größer, larger and larger. 19. Jungfrau 3Ju^prtrf|Criu : Miss Ruppacher ; or transfer the expression without translation. 22. auf brt§ ftrettgftc : absolute Superlative, most strictly. Page 17, line 3. tricö , , , ^aubUm*! : German idiom, followed, pursued . . . trade. Cf. English idiom, ' to drive a bargain.' aitdj uod) : in addition, besides. 9. 'JJcn s J0Mbc(3 tyat er c§ an : he made such an Impression on the glrls. fflläbet, colloquial for 3)cabdjen. 12. Ijntten . ♦ . fo ctWa§ @tgcue§ : had an expression of their own. 13. fagen : express, describe. tljatcit förmlich * . ♦ itt fdami : fairly held spell-bound. 15. tneti : did. Cf. note to page 17, line 3. 18. ging öct tfjm ein itoct) nu3 : frequented his house, came to visit Mm, 66 HÖHER ALS DIE KIRCHE. [Pages 17-21. 25. lieft . , , aufführen : had . . . bullt. Waffen with present In- finitive often has the force of order, cause, have. Page 18, line 3. gerabe bk§ : this very. 5. erft : all the more. 8. ging : faced, looked out upon. 11. ^>er$e ; poetic form of £>erj. 22. tmdj rirf)ttg : really, sure enough. 26. a\§ gönne er ♦ . . ntdjt : as though he begrudged. The word gönnen has no exaet equivalent in English ; not grudge, not envy, are the nearest translations for it. Page 19, line 1. Jcmt , , , foieber Itidjt : failed again to come. Note carefully the difference between fenn ttüeber nidjt, failed again to come, disappointed them again, and fetm nicf)t ftneber, did not come again, did not return. On page 16, line 2, they had called to him to return, but he had failed to .do so ; here Hans again called him in vain, just as he had the previous thne. 5. $)a3 füllte fjeiften : that was to signify. 11. tum bent ßnmp tticfjt tiefte : would not give up the scamp. 14. öor aüjt $aljren : eight years ago; not for eight years, which would be etefot 3aljre long. 17. nrie fic : such as. Page 20, line 1. fd)tng ♦ ♦ . ttttf : idiom, cast up, raised (literally, Struck up). S)ie Singen cmffdjlagen, to cast up, raise one's eyes ; bie Slugen nieberfdjtagen, to cast down one's eyes. 3. nie unb nimmer : now and never. ffllid) , , . irre an bir madjen : make me think ill ofyou, deeeive me about you. 18. ftjiöft ; bn is omitted, as in colloquial usage. 25. gelt: wonHyou; insert at the end of clause, ©ett has the same force as nicht ttmhr. In northern Germany nidjt ttmfir is used, while in southern Germany gelt predominates. Page 21, line 6. regte fict) T 3 qiteöenb : impersonal, there was a thrill. 7. mie rüI)ltng§al)ttMtg nnb $ritf)tutg3f einten ; Ute theforebod* ing andfirst life of spring. Pages 21-25.] NOTES. 67 9- gut tu erben : tum out well. 10. lerne ... bei tljm au§ : complete my education under him. 11. ivn§ (for ettt)a§) 0?ect)tc3 fonn : have acquired proper ability, can aecomplish something decent. 15. bodj : only. 18. reti)t : (right) fervently, (right) earnestly. 21. c§ \vav if|UCn : it seemed to them. This impersonal use of fein, meaning lo seem, is very common. 26. brennt e3 : is there afire f Impersonal idiomatic use. Page 22, line 1. $f)tten atyltt : they had aforeboding of. 5. nm3 t§ gab : what was the matter. 7. 2CÖ0 ftetft ü)r beim : where under the sun do you keep yourself. 8. ja t ürer: an arcliaic survival of the use of the indefinite article in the sense of the definite. Cf. also note to page 13, line 3. Page 42, line 17. $d) fümmere mid) nid)t3 brum : I don't care at all, don't care a snap. @id) flimmern um, to care for, to be concerned about. Page 43, line 3. fo ttmfjr ©Ott mir Ijeffe : so help me God (lit- erally, so true as God may help me). 8. Sd)er T bid) bon Rinnen : clear out ofthis. 10 . (Sitten Witgeubltcf : for a moment. The aecusative case ex- presses duration of time. 11. eilt Ättifcr : cf. note to page 41, line 22. 17. il)m fdjttriitbctte : impersonal, he became dizzy. Page 44, line 1. fjob ftdj . ♦ . Hott ... ob : contrasted with. 12. muffen : cf. note to page 1, line 5. 13. und) ber 9{td)tuug ... 51t : in the direction toward, in the direction of. 21. trieb c3 iljit : he was drawn. 72 ROHER ALS DIE KIRCHE. [Pages 44-50. 26. bei ßct»5Cttcu : during his life-üme, whüe he Uvea. Page 45, line 6. einen ($tb getf|an : had sworn ■ an oath, had affirmed under oath. German uiay say einen (Sib tljnn, or fdjtoören, or ablegen. 9. e§ I)ätte ein 2Snnber gefdjeljen muffen : a miracle would have been required, it would have taken a miracle. German cau use the expletive e§ mucli more freely tlian English may. ' 5, @tfftHt Page 47, line 3. fclbft : himself 5. baff itidjt : but that. 6. fjttt ttttb tuieber : noiu and then. 10. oJ)lte $htf| T nnb JHaft : without rest or intermission. • Cf. note to page 29, line 19. 12. *S)a§ ftcf)C lüdjt : that ioas not written. 13. jebe3 baljin^tclenbe Verlangen : every request purporting this. Page 48, line 6. anritt Himmelfahrt : August 15, Assumption Day of the Virgin Mary, one of tlie sacred holidays in tlie calendar of tlie Roman Catholic Church. 9Jt x ariä (for Marise) is tlie Latin genitive case. Biblical proper names frequently retain tlieir clas- sical inflections, as, Giforifti ©eüurt, ba§ (Suangelium £ncn, *ßauio, Metrum, 3oI)annent, etc. 7. in aller $rüf)C : very early in the morning. 25. 51t SRutc war ; feit, 3u üJJiute fein, common German idiom for fühlen. Cf. gnt 31t 2)inte fein, fdjledjt 31t SDhite fein, etc. Page 49, line 13. in itjrer Witte : between them. 26. ftcfj . . , hinzog : ran along. Page 50, line 4. nofjntcn Ujtt . . ♦ in ftd) anf : abandoned them- selves to (literally, took it up into themselves). 8. Don 9lngefid)t 31t 9(ngefid)t : face toface. 9. wie mnfjte ba gebetet werben : impersonal, whatprayers must have been offered there ! 10. ber Söanblmtg ; announcing the transformation (transforma- Pages 50-55.] NOTES. ?3 tion or transsubstantiation of the bread and wine of the sacrament into the body and blood of Christ, according to Roman Catholic doctrine). 19. Ijutter , ♦ ♦ IjcrUOV : from behind. 21. Ijtng : wasßxed. Page 51, line 6. ö^nltd) tft : bears a likeness. 15. $n feilten (gbenutlbciu : in his Image. 19. fyteft e3 : was heard. 26. $ljr ftefltet ♦ ♦ ♦ Söebtniptttg ; You made . . . condition. Ger- man idiom has eine 53ebingung [teilen. Page 52, line 17. urie üom Stf)(ag flCl'üljrt : Uke thunder Struck. 26. firatf) ftd) ♦ ♦ ♦ SBctfjtt : cleared a way. Page 53, line 13. freuten ftd) mit: rejoiced with them. 19. ®o*te3 feien : God's be. 24. fo : archaic relative, who. Page 54, line 4. tief* e3 ftd) Utdjt nef)Uteu : would not be denied the privilege. 5. nod) ooenctu : in addition. 21. (£3 ftnb : £Äey are. Page 55, line 1. ®atfertvnbüton : during the long period of Ger- many's great humiliation after the emperors had lost anthority, the tradition arose, that Kaiser Barbarossa (Frederick L), who perished in the Thircl Crusade in 1190 and was buried at Antioch, was sleep- ing in the Kyffhäuser mountain in Thuringia, and, as soon as the ravens shoiüd cease to fly about the mountain, was to appear and restore Germany to its former greatness. He awakened every hun- dred years, and sent a page out to see if the ravens were still flying. During all these years, his beard had grown through the marble table at which he was sitting on his ivory throne. The realization of the hope underlying this legend caine about after the Franco- Prussian war, when Germany was reunited ander Emperor William I. , and resumed its former greatness as one of the World Powers. ABBREVIATIONS. acc, accusative. intr., intransitive aclj., adjective. m., masculine. adv., adverb. n., neuter. art., article. num., numeral. conj., conjunction. pers. , personal. dat., dative. pl., plural. def., definite. poss., possessive. dem., demonstrative. pref . , prefix. f-, feminine. prep., preposition. gen., genitive. pron., pronoun. indef., indefinite. refl., reflexive. insep., inseparable. rel., relative. interj., interj ection. sep., separable. interrog. , interrogative. tr., transitive. 7i VOCABULARY. In nouns, the endings of the genitive and plural are given. A dash indicat^s that the genitive or plural is like the singular ; "e, "er, that the stem has the umlaut in the plural, with c or er added. The principal parts of strong verbs only are given. In separable Compound verbs (e. g. abgelten, ging — , -gegangen), the dash indicates that the prefix ap- pears as a separate word, and the hyphen that the prefix is joined directly to the participle. ab, adv. and sep. pref., off, away, down. W&enfc, m., -§, -e, evening, west. a'&ent>8, adv., of an evening, in the evening. aCöcnbfcgcn, m., -§, — , evening blessing, evening pray er. a'benteuevütt), adj., adventurous, wild, odd. a'btt, conj., but, however. abaeb,cn, ging — , -gegangen, intr., to go off, go away, start off. ab'fyeben, hob — , -gehoben, tr., to lift off; firifj — , to contrast with. abhelfen, ba(f — , -ge&otfen, intr., to help, remedy, relieve. ab t unter feien, tr., to portray, copy. ab nehmen, nafym — , -genommen, tr., to take off. ab' p flutten, tr., to pluck off, cull. ab'reifen, intr., to set out, depart, leave. afo'ftflttfen, tr., to send off, des- patch. «Hb'fdjtebSgmft, m., -e§, "t, fare- well, leave-taking. 3lb'fdf)ieb3fd)utev&, m., -e§, -en, bitterness of parting. a&'fdjlteftett, jebtofe — , -gejd)(offen, tr., to dose, shut up, lock. ab it> arten, tr., to waitfor, expect, await the end of. au'tüerfjieln, intr., to change, al- ternate. ab merf)fe(itt), adj., alternating, variable. ab'toeifcn, tvjte§ — , -gehnejen, tr., to put off, repulse, refuse, dis- miss. afc'jictyen, sog — , -gebogen, tr., to draw aioay, pull off; intr., to withdraw, move off. 3lccorb'fttmmc, f., — , -n, mm agreed on, stipulated price, con- tract price. 75 aü) IQ Stnftutft nrf), interj., ah! oh ! alas ! 2lrt)'jel, f., — , -n, Shoulder. rtd)t, num. adj., eight. SHf'fe, m., -n, -n, ape, monkey. aty, interj., ah! af) nen, tr., to forebode, surmise, dream, suspecl ; c$ atjnt mir, I forebode, have a presentiment . rtlin lid), adj., like, similar. üllj'mmg, f., — , -crt, foreboding, presentiment, misgiving, ink- ling. aü, adj., all, every, each, any. aüV&enblid), adv., every evening. «fiebern, dat., all that. Allegorie', f-, — , -en, allegory. allein', adj., alone ; conj., but. allerfe tigft, adj., most blessed. älfmofett, n., -§, — , alms, char- ity. al§, conj., as, than, other than, exeept, but; ivhen, as, as if ; — off, — wenn, as if, as though. öl'fo, adv., thus, so ; conj., accord- ingly, therefore. alt, adj., old, aged, antique, an- cient. Altar', m., -e§, "e, altar. bittet, n., -§, — , age, old age. altersgrau, adj., gray with age, venerable. altljer fömmlidj, adj., traditional, old, ancient. Stritt, n., -e§, -er, office, employ- ment ; divine Service, mass. an, prep. with dat. or acc. and sep. pref., on, along, to ; at, by, near, against, about, in, of, by. anbellen, tr., to bark at. an'&rctfjcn, Imid) — , -ßcbvodjen, tr., to break, dawn, begin. Anörutf), m., -e§, "e, breaking, break, beginning, dawn. 2(n't»rtrf)t, f., — , -cn, devotion, cle- voutness. an'bärt)ttg, adj., devout, devo- tional, pious. an'ber, adj., other, different ; next, second. au'berS, adv., otherwise. an'bonucm, tr., to thunder at, ro ar at. aneinan'ber, adv., togeiher,on one another. Anfertigung, f., — , -ert, prepara- tion, manufacture, construetion. an'fleljen, tr., to pray to, implore, beseech. angefetfen, adj., respected, re- spectable. An geftrfjt, n., -§, face, counte- nance. au 'getlmu, clad ; see antfiurt. Angft, f., — , ~t, anguish, anx- iety. gngft'öoll, adj., füll of anxiety, anxious, distressed. ansahen, tr., to have on. anhalten, f)tett — , -gehalten, tr., to hold on, detaiii ; intr., stop; ftdj — , to hold or keep one's seif, to ding. An'tmng, m., -§, "t, appendage, adherent, party. Au't)äugtttf)feit, f., — , -en, attaclu ment, adherence, fidelity . An'ljöQc, f.,—, -n, high ground, elevation, Kill. an'fnurren, tr., to groicl at. an füubcn, tr., to announce, make knoion. An'funft, f., — , arrival. anlegen 11 auf anlegen, tr., to lay on, apphj, lu- vest. 9Cn'ttea.ett, n., -§, — , concern, ivish, desire. an'fci äffen, intr., to strike (violent- ly) against. att'i'iibren, tr., to touch, handle. an'fcfjaffen, tr., to procure, buy, purchase. an fdjanen, tr., to look upon, gaze at. an'fdjlagen, l'djdtg — , -gcjddagcn, tr. , to strike, beut, ring. an'frf)lief?en, jdjtof} — , -gefdjtoffen, tr., tojoin to, annex ; fid) — , to join, ding, be attached. arifätoäticn, tr., to palm off on; ftrt) — bei, to make an Impres- sion on. anfdjhieü'ett, jdjiuoll— , -angejdjiuob im, intr., to swell out, in- crease. an'feljen, \al) — , -gejeljen, tr., to look at, regard. 2lnfel)ett, n., -3, appearance, looks, regard, respect, est'eem, authority. SCn'ftröt, f., — , -cn, view, opinion. Sdt'fjmtdj, m., -3, -e, claim, pre- tension; in — nehmen, to claim, oecupy. 2(n ftanb, m., -e§, bearing, beha- vior ; propriety, decorum, de- cency, dignity. ansteigen, jtieg — , -gejttcgcn, intr., to rise, ascend, mount. ait'ftofjfctt, fttejj — , -gejtojjen, tr., to strike against, touch, nudge ; to shock, ojfend. an'futfien, intr., to lookfor, apply, Petition. 2(n'fnrt)eii, n., -§, petition, request, application. an'tfjun, tljat — , -getrau, tr., to don, put on, d?*ess ; to do to, im- pose, inflict ; toaffect, influence. üint'iit}, n., -c3, -c, face, counte- nance. 3Cnt'h>ovt, f., — , -en, ansioer, reply, response. ant toorten, intr., to ansioer, reply. anvertrauen, tr., to intrust, con- fide, trust. «Mn'iueifnng, f., — , -en, Instruc- tion, direction, order. an'hiefcnb, adj., present. 2ln hicfenben (bie), those present. anhieben, ,^og — , -gejo^en, tr., to draio on, attract, allure; to put on ; ftrt) — , to di*ess one's seif. an'sieljenb, adj., attractive, in- teresting, engaging. %ivabc&'fe, f., — , -n, arabesque. 2lr öcit, f., — , -en, icork, labor. arbeiten, intr., to toil, labor, ivork. SÜr'gerniS, n., -ffeS, -jje, vexation, offense, scandal. 2(rm, m., -e§, -e, arm. arm, adj., poor, unfortunate. %lvt, f., — , -cn, nature, kind, sort, manner, mode. 2(frf)'c, f., — , -n, ashes. 2(ft, m., -e§, "e, brauch, bough. SCtem, m., -3, breath. atcmloS, adj., breathless. aud), conj., also; loa, even; — ntdjt, not even; Wenn — , ob — , even if, although ; hier — , wa4 — , lohoever, ichatever. auf, prep. with dat. or acc. and sep. pref., on, up, upon, at, in, to,for ; adv., open. aufbäumen 78 2lutjenl)tftf aufbäumen (ftäj), to rear ; to sturt up in sudden anger, Start back. auf &litfen, intr., to look up, glance up. aitf'Mtyett, intr., toflash up. auf 6Iüfjen, intr., to blossom out, bloomforth, flourlsh. auffahren, f u ^ r — > -g_efa$ren, intr., to rise, ascend; to Start up, fly into a rage. aufführen, tr., to lead up ; to raise, erect, build; to exhibit, perform. aufgeben, ging — , -gegangen, intr., to go up, rise. auf 'glimmen, intr., to glimmer, shine up. a\i[ beben, i)oh — , -gehoben, tr., to lift up ; raise ; to lay up, keep. aufhören, intr., to cease, stop. rtuf Irtrfjcn, intr., to break out into a laugh. auf le&en, intr., to revive. aufleuchten, intr., to flash up, shine up, gleam, loom up. auftobevu, intr., to blazeup, burst into flame, flash. aufmadjeu, tr., to open; fitf) — , to start, depart. 3(ufmerf famfett, f., — , -en, at- tentiveness, attention. aufnehmen, nafym — , -genommen, tr., to take up, reeeive, admit, absorb. aufraffen, intr., to take care, watch, observe. aufraffen, tr., tosnatch up; fiefi — , to arouse one's seif, collect one's seif, start up. aufragen, intr., to tower up, over- top, projeet. aufrirtjten. tr., to set up, raise, erect; to support, comfort; fia) — , to get up, rise. auffefjauen, intr., to look up. auffcöte^en, jcfyofe — , -gesoffen, intr., to shoot up, grow rapidly, spring up. aufftftfagen, fcfytng — , -gefdjtagen, tr., to raise, cast up, throw open. auf jdjretfen, tr., to startle, fright- en, arouse. rtuffrfjhianfen, intr., to waver, loave up, rise. auf fefien, \ai) — , -gefefyen, intr., to look up. 2luf feljen, n., -§, notice, stir, sur- pi^ise, Sensation. aufbringen, jpvang — , -getyrun= gen, intr., to spring up, leap up, open. auffteöen, ftanb — , -geftanben, intr., to rise. aufzeigen, ftieg — , -geftiegen, intr., to mount up, ascend, rise. auf ftetten, tr., to set up, raise, arrange, put into position. aufftrefcen, intr., to struggle up, aspire, reach up, soar up. auffuäjen, tr., to seek out, look up. auftauchen, intr., to emerge, come to view. aufmaäjfen, tourf)§ — , -getoacfyfeu, intr. to grow, grow up. auf matten, intr., to boil up, flame up, flare up, rise. 2(ufsug, m., -§, \ drawing up, procession, array. 2lu'ge, n., -§, -u, eye. 3fu / genfclt(¥, m., -§, -e, twinkling (of an eye), moment. an§ 19 mv au$, prep. with dat. and sep. pref., out of,from, by, by reason of; out,forth; over, done with. auS'besafjten, tr., topayout. «UnSbUbung, f., — , -en, develop- ment, education. ausbleiben, blieb — , -geblieben, intr., to remain away, fall to come, delay. auä'bredjen, brad) — ■> -gebrochen, intr., to break out, burst forth. au$ benfen, bad)tc — , -gebaut, tr., to think out, plan, imagine, in- vent. SluS'bmcf, m., -§, K e, expression. auS'f übten, tr., to carry out, exe- cute, accomplish. 3fitd / füf)vunfl, f., — , -m,execution, Performance. au$ geben, ging — , -gegangen, intr., to go out, end, purpose. auä'geftorben, adj., died out, deso- late, deserted. aushalten, fytelt — , -gebalten, intr., to hold out, endure, persevere. ätuS'täufer, m., -§, — , runner, spur (of a mountain). au3 läuten, intr., to cease ringing, die aioay. auslernen, tr., toßnish learning, learn thoroughly. au^'mev^cn, tr., to rejeet, remove, refuse. ätuS'nabnte, f., — , -n, exception. nutf p uijcii, tr. to adorn, dress up. aufraffen, intr., to rest, repose. »HuS reiftet, m., -§, — , runaway, fugitive. auS'ridjten, tr., to perform, fur- nish. $lu$'ruf, m., -e§, -e, outcry, ex- clamation. aufrufen, rief — , -gerufen, intr., to ery out, exclaim; %v.,to publlsh, proclaim. au3'i*uf)en, intr., to rest, repose. ajuä'fdjretbung, f., — , -cn, notice, proclamation, summons. au$'feljen, far) — , -geferjen, intr., to look, seem, appear. 3lu3'feben, n., -§, /oo&, appear- ance. au'ften, adv., on the outside, without, abroad ; und) — , out- wards, outicardly. äu'JierUrt), adj., external, outward. auS'fterben, ftavb — , -gestorben, intr., to die out, become extinet. au$'tvävÜQ,adi->foreign, external, outward. au$'toetrf)cn, luid; — , -gciuidjen, intr., to give way, ylelcl, avoid. ». s önl)n, f., — , -en, path, way, road, career. balb, adv., soon, almost. bang or bange, adj., anxious,fear- ful, afrald. bang'en, intr., to be anxious ; im- pers., e3 bangt mir, / am anx- ious. 93anf, f., — , "e, bank ; beuch. 33ann, m., -e§, ban, exeommuni- cation ; spell. *öär, m., -en, -cn, bear. äßäreufüljrcr 80 Belieben SBä't'enfüfyver, in., -§, — , bear- leader, bear-tamer. SBarclt/ n., -§, -e, cap, hootl. SBrtri, m., -e§, Ä e, bearcl. söa'fe, f., — , -n, aunt ; cousin; $van SBafe, gossip. SBctner, m., -3 or -n, -n, peasant, rustic, /armer. QSaunt, m., -e§, -"e, fr-ee. SBänm'djcn, n., -§, — , ft^?e £ree. frän'men (fid)), to rise on the hind feet, rear. fce'&en, intr., to tremble, quiver, thrill. bebauten (ftd;), to thanJc. SBebtng'nng, f., — , -cn, condi- tion. öeöräng'en, ti\, to press hard, oppress, distress. fcebro l)en,tr., to threaten,menace. bebrütten, tr., to oppress, tyran- nize over. neen'ben, tr., to bring to an end, flnish, conclude. nefel/len, befahl, befolgen, tr., to command, order. fcefeft'igen, tr., to fasten, strength- e,n, fortify . fceftn'ben, befanb, befunben, tr., to find, consider, adjudge ; ftd) — , tofind one's seif, be (in health). lieget) ren, tr., to desire, crave ; to request. negei ftern, tr., to inspire,fill with enthusiasm. fcegei'ftert, adj., enthusiastlc, in ecstasy. besiegen, begof?, begoffen, tr., to water. beginnen, begann, begonnen, tr., to begin. ^Begleiter, m., -§, — , companion, attendant. Begleiterin, f., — , -innen, com- panion. Begleitung, f., — , -en, attendance, escort, compa)iy. begra'&cn, begrub, begraben, tr., to bury. feegveffen, begriff, begriffen, tr., to grasp, comprehend, coneeive. öelja'gen, intr., to please, gratify. SBeljanf/tung, f.,—, -en, assertion. weljer'liergett, tr., tolodge, harbor. IGelnUfam, adj., cautious, circum- spect. bei, prep. with dat. and sep. pref., by, near, beside ; at, in, among, with ; at the house of ; in case of. liet'be, adj., both, tioo. ^Beifuß, m., -3, approval, ap- plause. ueüta'ljc, adv., ahnost, nearhj. fcetr'ren, tr., to mislead, confuse ; ftd) — , to be turned aside, be put out. SBri'fJncl, n., -§, -e, example, in- st ance. SBet'fttmb, m., -§, aid, help, as- sistance. fcet fttntntcn, intr., to give assent to, agree with. lieJom'mcn, bcf'am, betommen, tr., to get, obtain, reeeive. fcelau'fdjcn, tr., to eavesdrop, . toatch, overhear. &ele ben, tr., to enliven, animate, revive. belet bigen, tr., to offend, insult. bcltc'ben, intr., to like, please, suit ; impers., e.§ beliebt mir, I please. bellen 81 SBcnmnbcrung bcVlcn, intr., to bark. Ocmcr fett, tr., to. remark, observe. bemü t)cn (ftd)), to trouble one's seif, take pains, endeavor. Oeoti rtd)tcn, tr., to heed, observe. 58ci*ß, m., -e§, -e, mountain. uerürf/ttgt, adj., notorious, infam- ous. bcrntf'en, tr., to entrap, ensnare. Ucrütft, adj., ensnared, infatuated. SBernf, m., -§, -c, calling, voca- tion. berüfjmt', adj. ,/amows, celebraied. öeritf/ren, tr., to towc/i. ucftfjrtt'tcn, tr., to shade, darken, cloud. ^öcfrfictb', m., -§, -c, ansiver, 'In- formation, decision. öcfdjet'fcen, adj., modest, humble. uefd)Uefjen, bejdjlofr, befdjtoffen, tr., to cZo.se, conclude; toresolve. oefdjret'öen, betrieb, befdjtteben, tr., to descrlbe. Q3eftf)ittj'er, m., -§; — , protector, def ender. befielen, tr., £o vanquish, con- quer. Söcftn nett, n., -§, reflection. ticfin'iten (ftd)), to consider,reflect, recollect. üöenVnttng, f., — , consciousness, senses. oefon'bcr, adj., pecuüar, special, particular, individuell. uefon't>er$, adv., separately, espe- cially. befjm'tctt, tr., to ?/j«s/i, zügZ. Oeffcr, adj., better. lieft, adj., &es£. Söcftefltutß, f., — , -cn, order, ordering, commission . bc'ten, intr., topray. öetrarlt'ten, tr., to w'ew, contem- plate, consider, examine. betreffen, betraf, betroffen, tr., to befall, concern. betreff cnfc, adj., conceming, con- cerned, in question. Getroffen, adj., perplexed, con- founded, startled. uetrti'oen, tr., todejeet, trouble. Getrübt', adj., troubled, sad. JBet'frfjemcl, m., -§, — , praying- stool. Söctteljnngc, m., -n, -n, beggar boy. QSet'teHettte, pl., beggars. &ct tettt, intr., to beg. QSetftcr, in., -§, — , beggar. beugen (ftd)), to bend, boiv. SBeu'tel, in., -§, — , small bag, sack, purse. Söeittetcfjett, n., -§, — , little purse. Söentelfrfjnetber m., -§, — , cw£- purse, pickpocket. benie'gcn, betoog, beioogen, tr., to move, induce ; to stir, move to emotion. behicglirf), adj., movable, flexible, excitable, expressive, life-like. $$ctoc gttttg, f., — , -cn, movement, motion, commotion, emotion, stir. ueioer ben (ftd;), to sue for, com- pete. QSeioer'&er, m., -§, — , suitor, can- didate. bciuoh/nen, tr., to dwell in, in- habit, oecupy. bcHutu tuun, tr., to wonder at, admire. ^cnmn'&ermtg, f.,—, admiration. fiettmp 82 SBrSutigam fcettmftt', adj., known, consclous. hetouffiloS, adj., unconscious. besagen, tr., topay. bestehen, be^og, belogen, tr., to enter a lodging, move into, oc- cupy ; ftd) — , to refer, relate. fcejttiing'en, bedang, bedungen, tr., to subdue, conquer. bie'gen, bog, gebogen, tr., to bend, bow. $8ilt>, n., -e§, -er, picture, Image, figure. feilten, tv.,toshape, form, fashion, educate, train, develop, culti- vate. f8ilb%a\ttv, m., -§, — , sculptor. Söilb'fdjtüiicr, m., -§, — , wood- carver. SBU'btmg, f., — , -ert, shape, figure ; education, culture. QSiWtoevf, n., -§, -e, carving, sculpture. Wliü, adj., reasonable, fair, cheap. bin'ben, bartb, gebunben, tr. tobind, join, tie. V\§, prep. with acc, as far as, tili, to; big an, up to, tili. fctSJjei'', adv., hitherto, tili now, as yet. QSit'te, f., — , -n, request, prayer, enlreaty. bit'ten, bat, gebeten, tr., tobeg, asTc, request. bit'tet'üdj, adv., bitterly. blau, adj., blue. bfcui'getoölbt, adj., blue-vaulted, blun-arched. bläu'Iidj, adj., bluish. S8lei, n., -e§, -e, Zead. bleiben, blieb, geblieben, intr., to stay , remain, continue; fdjttlbtg — , to remain indebted, leave unpaid; ftetjen — , to remain Standing, stop, stand still. Meid), adj.,pa£e, wan,faded. blet'djeu, tr., fo bleach, grow pale, lose color. blen'ben, tr., fo blind, dazzle. SÖHicf, m., -e§, -e, glance, look; eyes. Mitten, intr., fo foo&. SÖIüj, m., -e§, -e, lightning, flash, thunder-bolt. Mitten, intr., to bloom, blossom, flower ; toflourish. SBItt'nte, f., — , -n, flower, blossom, bloom. SSlumenvante, f., — , -n, flowering vine. QShtt, n., -e§, frfood. SBo'ben, m., -§, — , bottom, ground, soil, floor. Söo'gen, m., -§, — , &ow, arcA, vaitft, cwrve, arched window, arched door. Söombarbement', n., -§, -§, bom- bardment. Söom'be, f., — , -n, bomb, sjiell. %$ot'}*ä)aft, f., — , -en, message, news. SÖVrtttb, m., -e§, "t,fire, burning. Söttm'bmtg, f., — , -en, breaker, surf, surge. 93raud), m., -e§, u e, custom,usage. brrttt'djcn, tr., fo use, need, want. braun, adj., brovm. bvau'fen, intr., fo rocäm / metuntg, f., — , -en, tioilight, daion. oawfbdv, adj., thankful, grate- ful. 2>anf fcarfett, f., — , gratitude. baitfett, intr., to thank, acknotol- edge ; to oioe. bann, adv., then, thereupon. batt'ttett, von — , adv. ,from thence, thence, aioay. biah'an', adv., thereon, thereto, near, at, to or on it or that or them. b(a)rcwf, adv. thereupon, after- loards, then. bd^ratt^', adv., out o/or by reason of it or that or them. b(a)vin', b(a) ritt'ttett, adv., Hiere- in, inside, within or in it or them or that. \>d(v)na^ / , adv., after that, after- wards ; accordingly . bar'ftcHett, tr., to set forth, rep- resent, exhibit. bicDvii'ven, adv., over there, yonder, on thatside, across. bdOim'&et*, adv., above or across or about it or tliat or them ; on that point ; over and above, be- sides, thereupon, moreover. b(a)rum / , adv., therefore ; around, about, for it or them. baff, conj., that, so that, in order that ; — tttdjt, lest. bmt'ertt, intr., to endure, last. ba^tt', adv., thereto, besides, in addition ; for that purpose ; to or for it or them. ^ecf c, f., — , -n, cover, roof, ceil- ing. bciit, poss. pron., thy, thine. %t'\m\t, f., — , humility, meek- ness. bestätig, adj., submissive, hum- ble. benfett, badjte, gebaut, intr., to think, imagine, believe ; fidjj — , to imagine. beim, conj., then, in that case ; for; than. Deputation', f., — , -cn, deputa- tlon. bei 4 , bte, ba$, def. art., the ; dem. adj., this or that one ; pron.,7ie, she, it, they ; rel. pron., loho, lohich, that. berö, adj., solid, firm; smart, severe, rough. ber'jemge, bte'jcmgc, bad'iettige, pron., that, that one. berget, indecl. adj., of that kind, such. befferöc^tefeföe^adfeftte^ron., the seifsame; the same; he, she, it, they. befreit, pron., of that; lohose, of whom. beuten 85 büftcr ben'ten, intr., to point, signify, in- clicate. bcut'ttdj, adj., clear, distinet. beutftf), adj., Gennan. btri), pron., thee. bid)t, adj., dose, thick, solid, dense. $id)'tcr, m., -§, — , poet. <£ief>, in., -e§, -e, £/^e/. bie'iteit, intr., fo se?'ve. hielte», ni., -§, — , servant. bte$, tiefer, bteje, btefeg, pron., this or £/io/! ; the latter. bte^'mat, adv., this time. bod), conj., though, yet, however, nevertheless ; surely, at any rate. Qon'nev, m., -3, — , thunder. bon'nem, intr., to thunder. koppelt, adj., double, two-fold. 2>ot*f, n., -e§, "er, village. &om, m., -e§, -e(n), "er, thorn. born'ig, adj., thorny. bort, adv., £/iere, yonder. borttytn', thither, to that place ; ba* ttttb borttjin, hither and thither. %?a$i't, m -> _n - -n ^ dragon. brem, see bavnn. btäng'en, tr., topress,push, crowd, throng. brausen, adv., outside, abroad, inforeign lands. bringen, bvcmg, gebrungen, intr., to press, penetrate, croivd, push, come. bving'enb, adj., urgently. bviunen, see b(ct)rin. brttt, adj., third. bro'&cn = baro&ctt, adv.,wp, Mere, aöoue. bro'fjcn, intr., to threaten, be threateniiig. bvüO'ncn, intr., to roar, groan, reverberate. brü'&ett = barüben, adv., on the other side, in the other world. bviirf'c«, tr., to press ; to op- press. bmm = barum, adv., therefore. bu, pron., thou. ®uft, m., -e§, "e, vapor, haze ; odor, fragrance. but'ben, tr., to bear, tolerate, suf- fer. bumm, adj., dull, stupid. inxxxt ei, adj., dark, gloomy, ob- scure. $unf'elf)eit, i-, — , -en, dark- ness. bunfeln, intr., to groio dark, darken. bünf'en, intr., to seem ; impers., e$ bünft ntttf), mltfj hüxxit, ü seems fo rae. buref), adv., through, through- ovt, durin g ; prep. with acc, through, by, by means of. bardj&rittgen, braute — , -gebraut, tr., to bring through, support ; fiel) — , to get one's living, make one's ivay. burtfj'steöen, sog — , -gebogen, tr., to draio through, pass through, cover, penetrate, permeate, fill. büv'fctt, burftc, gebitrft, intr., to be permitted; to dare, venture; may. bü'ftcv, adj., dark, gloomy, dis- mal. eben 86 eutfdjfagett e'fcen, adj., even, level, smooth; adv., just, just so; fo — , just noio. (Sf&cnMlb, n., -3, -er, (exaet) Image, likeness. (g'beite, f., — , -n, piain. cd)t, adj., genuine, real, true.pure, lawful, legitimate. e'bel, adj., of noble birth, noble. e'fye, adv., sooner, before. (g'fje, f., — , -n, marriage, ivedlock. e'l)et, adv., sooner, rather. e'fjern, adj., of brass, brazen. (g'tteiueift, n., -3, -er, wu/e, spouse. el)t'hav, adj., honorable. (£(j're, f., — , -rt, honor, good rep- utation. (Sfyt'fuvtfit, f., — , reverence, aive. eljr'Hd), adj., reputable, honest, decent. el)r'Iie&enb, adj., loving honor, honor-loving. eljr'fam, adj., honorable. etjv'ttiürbig, adj., venerable. ei, interj., ah ! eh ! why ! (gib, m., -e§, -e, oath. ©i'fer, m., -§, zeal, ardor. ei'gen, adj., cwn, peculiar, char- acteristic. (Site, f., — , haste, despatch. eilen, intr., to hasten. ein, adv. and sep. pref., in, into ; rmm., one; indef. art., a, an. etnan'bev, adv., one another, each- other. (Sin'brutf, m., -3, u c, Impression, Sensation. eiufnrf), adj., Single; piain, simple. ein' fallen, fiel — , — gef alten, intr., to fall in, cave in ; to oecur. ©in'falt, f., — , simplicity . (Sin'friebtgung^tnanet, f., — , -n, parapet, inclosing wall. ein fügen, tr., tofit in, insert. ein gelten, ging — , -gegangen, intr., to go in, enter ; to enter into, accede to. eingelaufen, adj., entered, re- ceived, presented. ein'gertJftet, adj., rusted in, rusty. ein'getoanbert, adj., immigrated. ein'getoettjt, adj., consecrated, ini- tiated. ein'ljaudjen, tr., to breathe into, inspire. etntjet', adv., along. einig, adj., one, united. et'nige, pron., some, afew. etn'laffen, lieft — , -getajjen, tr., to let in, admit ; fttfj — , to have to do loith ; to deal with, meddle ivith. einlaufen, tief — , -gelaufen, intr., to run in, enter, come in; to reeeive. ciu'leudjien, intr., to shine in; to appear true, be evident, appeal to. ein 'mal, adv., one Urne, once, ever ; sometime, only ; auf — , at once, suddenly ; nodj — , once again ; nicfjt — , not even. cin'roften, intr., to rust in, grow rusty. cin'fam, adj., lonesome, lonely, solitary. einklagen, fdjlug — , -gefdjlagen, eutfdjen 81 etttljafteu tr., to beat in, strike in, fall in ; to succeed; to shake hands. eiu'fefjett, fat) — , -gefe^en, tr., to look into, see, comprehend, rec- ognize. etn'fenbcn, janbtc — , -gcjanbt, tr., to send in, remit. ©tn'fieMer, m.., -§, — , hermit. etnft, adv., once, some Urne, some day, in time, ever. einstimmig, adj., unanimous. @üt fttmmtgfcit, f., — , unanim- ity. einftroet'Icn, adv., in the mean- time, meanwhile, for the pres- ent. eintreten, trat — , -getreten, intr., to enter ; to oecur. ein'hmnbefn, intr., to immigrate. ciu'uicU)cu, tr., to consecrate, dedh- cate, initiate. ein'wenbcn, roanbte — , -cjevoanbt, tr., to objeet, oppose. (Sin'niot)iier, m., -§, — , inhabit- ant. @in'tt>o^ncrfd)aft, f., — , inhabht- ants. etn'jcln, adj., Single, individuell, one at a time. einzig, adj., only, Single, sole, unique. (g'lcnb, n., -§, misery, distress, want, wretchedness. ©l'fcif?, m. orn., — or-ffc§, Alsace. ©I'fäffct, m., -§, — , Alsatian. empfangen, empfing, empfangen, tr., to reeeive, aeeept, take. cuipfcl) Ich, empfaljt, empfohlen, tr., to recommend ; firt) — , to take leave ; to pay one's complhments to. cmfcor', adv. and sep. pref., up, aloft, upward, on high. cmpov'tyaltcn, l)ielt — , -gehalten, tr., to hold up, raise. emfcor'fdjneü'en, intr., to fly or spring up. ©mfcö'rung, f., — , -en, insurrec- tion, excitement, anger, rage. ©n'be, n., -3, -n, end, limit. cnb'güüig, adj., final, conclusive. enb'lid), ad]., final; adv., finally, at last. ©nfc'mm, m., -§, -e, rhyme at the end of a line or stanza, final rhyme. eng or eng e, adj., narrow, strhet, close. (Sng'cl, m., -§, — , angel. ©ng'elfdmr, f., — , -en, angelhc host, host of angels. (Snf'el, m., -§, — , grandson. ent&ren'nen, entbrannte, entbrannt, intr., to kindle, burst into flame, burn, rage. (Sntbeif nng, f., — , -en, discovery, dhsclosure. enterben, tr., to disinherit. entgegen, prep. with dat. and sep. pref., toioard, ag ahnst, opposhte. entge'gen&reiten, intr., to Stretch toward, extend. entgegeneilen, intr., to hasten toward, hasten to meet. cntge'genlanfcn, tief — , -gelaufen, intr., to run toioard, run to meet. entgegentreten, trat — , -getreten, intr., to step toioard, go to meet; to oppose. entgcg'nen, tr., to reply, rejoin; objeet. enthalten, enthielt, enthalten, tr., ctttfummen 88 erröten to hold, contain, include ; to re- strain ; ftdj — , to refrain from. cniftnn mcn, entfernt, entnommen, intr., to escape, get away. entnehmen, entnahm, entnommen, tr., to take away, draw. etttfte'fjeit, entftanb, ent[tanöen,intr., to arise, orlginate. ©ntfte'ljmtg, f., — , -en, origin, rlse, source. (Sittitmrf, m., -§, "e, draught, outline, sketch, plan. ©tttsürfen, n., -§, rapture, ecstasy. enisütf'eit, tr., to charm, delight, enrapture. er, pers. pron., he. erfcau'en, tr., to build up; to edify. evhet'teltt, tr., to beg for, get by begging. erött tertt, tr., to exasperate, em- bitter. evblci'fyeit, erbttcr;, erblichen, intr., to tum pale. erfclitfen, tr., to get sight of, per- ceive, espy. etblinhet, blinded. erblühen, intr., to bloom forth, develop in beauty. ©r'öe, f., — , -n, earlh, ground, world. ©vVreid), n., -§, earth, land, soll. evfrett'en, tr., to rejoice, delight, gladden, cheer ; fid) — , to re- joice, be glad. er f ül'Un, tr. , to fill; fuljil, perform. (SrfiH'lung, f., — , -en, fulfilment. ergeben, erging, ergangen, intr., to go, go on ; to happen, fare ; to be issued ; — laffen, to issue, publish. ergießen, ergofc, ergojjen, tr., to pour out ; to overflow ; fidj — , to pour, gush, rush. erlja'&en, adj., exalted, elevated, sublime. erlje'&en, erb,ob, erhoben, tr., to U/t up, raise, exalt ; ftd} — , to rise. @rf)ö tyung, f., — , -en, elevation. erljo'len (fiel)), to recover one's seif, get well; to be refreshed. (Srljo'luttg, f., — , -en, recovery, recreation. erinnern, tr., to rernind, call to mind ; fid) — , to remember, rec- ollect. ©rtn'neruttg, f., — , -en, recollec- tion, remembrance, reminis- cence.s erfen'tien, ernannte, erfannt, tr., to know, recognize; acknoivledge. (gr'ferftüM)ett, n., -§, — , balcony- room, attic room. evtlä'ven, tr., to explain, make clear ; to declare. erle'Gen, tr., to live to see ; to meet loith, experience. erlösen, tr., to ransom, free, redeem. ©rlö'jer, m., -§, — , deüverer, redeemer ; Redeemer, Savvour. ernum'iem, tr., to arouse, encour- age. erneueren, tr., to nourish, main- tain, support. ©ruft, m.,-e§, eamestness,serious- ness. erttft, adj., earnest, serious. ernft'fjaft, adj., serious, grave. erjjref'fen, tr -> t° press out, ex- tort, exaet. erröten, intr., to turn red, blush, fltish. ©rröten 89 3fe« ©rrö'tcn, n., -%, flush, blush, glow. etrfdjanen, erfdjott, erfdjotten, intr., to resound, ring. erfdjet'nen, etfdjien, erfdjicnen, intr., to come in sight, appear. erfragen, erfd)(ug, erjdjtagen, tr., to slay, kill. evfef/nen, tr., to long for, crave. <£i , feljii / te (bei), the one longedfor. erfinnen, erfann, erfonnen, tr., to think out, devise, conceive, in- vent. erffcä'Ijen, tr., to spy out, espy, descry, see. erft, adj., first, foremost ; adv., just, only, not tili. erftau'ncn, intr., to be astonished. er'fter, adj., former. ertö'nen, intr., to sound forth, resound. ertoartVen, intr., to wake up, awake. erftmdj'fen, ernnidjö, crioadjjen, intr., to grow up. (grftmdj'fene (ber), ihe grown up one. ertoetten, tr., to umke up, awaken. ertuei'djen, tr., to soften, mollify ; fidj — , to relent. erjagen, tr., to teil, narrate, relate, recount. (Svzätylunq, f., — , -en, nawation, tale. (Srj'^crjog, m., -§, ~t, archduke, grand duke. erstehen, erjog, erlogen, tr., to bring up, rear, educate. e§, pers. pron., it. et'toa, adv., perhaps, perchance; about. et'toaS, indecl. pron., something, anything ; adv., somewhat, a little. eua), pers. pron., you, to you. eu'er, poss. pron., your, of you. tfa'ben, m., -§, — or SL , thread, string, cord. faxten, fuljt, gefaxten, intr., to fare, go, move, drive; in bie ^ötjc — , to start up. f arten, fiel, gefallen, intr., to fall, sink. f ttl'tett, tr., tofold. $ami lic, f. — , -n, family. 3far/fce, f., — , -n, color, hue. f äffen, tr., to hold, grasp, com- prehend, fasten, set; ftdj — , to compose one's seif. faft, adv., almost, nearly, well- nigh. faul, adj., lazy, idle ; fruitless. %z'bxxxav, m., -§, -e, February. fet/len, intr., to fall, rniss, be lacking ; impers., e$ feljlt mir, Ifail, lack, miss. $efer, f., — , -n, holiday , feslival. t£ei erafcenb, in., -§, -e, leaving qtf loorking, evening-time, evening rest. fet'erltrt), adj., solemn, ceremo- nial, festive. fein, adj.,jftne, dellcate, subtle. Sfcinb', m., -e§, -e, enemy,foe. fctnb'lirf), adj., hostile, inimical. fein'flcbofleit, adj., Jinely arched, finely curved. 5el3, m., -jen, -Jen, rock. pfeifen 90 franjöfiftf) Srel'fett, m., -§, — , rock. 3fen'fter, n., -§, — , window. Sren'fterdjen, n., -3, — , Ji«Ze * window. Sfett'fterlaben, m., -§, * window- shutter, blind. fern, fer'ne, adj. or adv., distant, far off, remote. Bettle, f., — , -n, distance ; remote future. fef'feltt, tr., to fetter, fasten, at- tach, hold. feft, adj., fast, firm, solid, dose. feft'fyalten, E>telt — , -gehalten, tr., to hold fast. Srcfi'tag, m., -§, -e, festal day, gala day. feudjt, adj., moist, damp. geu'ev, n., -§, — ,./i>e. Sfeu'erljerb, m.,-3, -e, hearih,fire- place, conflagration. 3rigur', f., — , -en, figure ; person- age. SKgür'djen, n., -§, — , Utile figure. finden, fanb, gefunben, tr., tofind; to deem, think ; ftd) — , to be found, be. Stng'er, m., -§, — ,finger. fin'fter, adj., dark, gloomy, sad. Firmament', n., -§, -c, firmament. <$fit ttd), m., -§, -e, wing, pinion. find), adj-, flat, piain, level. flamme, f., — , -n, ^awe, blaze. flam'men, intr., to blaze, flame. flat'Uvn, intr., to flutter, wave. fledj'ten, ftodjt, geflößten, tr., £o braid, twist, weave. SKecf, m., -e§, -e, spo£; place. fleißig, adj., industrious, diligent. gfüe'fcer&ufrf), m., -e§, \ lilac, elder-bush. fliegen, f^og, geflogen, intr., to fly, rush, hasten. fliegen, flolj, geflogen, intr., to flee. fliegen, flofe, geftofjett,intr., toflow. tft»tf>, m., -e§, "e, curse. Slitdjt, f., — , -en, jßi#/i£. flütf)'ten, intr., fo ta&e fo flight, take refuge, escape. flüft ern, tr., to whisper. tylut, f., — , -en, flood ; high tide, ivater. folgen, intr., tofollow. fövmüd), adj., formal, express, actual. fort, adv., forth, onward, away ; — mtb — , on and on. $$ott, n., -§, -%,fort,fortress. fortbringen, brachte — , -gebraut, tr., to carry away, remove ; fid) — , to get on in the loorld. forteilen, intr., to hasten away, press on. fortlaufen, tief — , -gelaufen, intr., to run along, continue on; to run away. fortmadjen (fid)), to get away, make off. fortreiten, rife — , -gevtfjen, totear away, carry off. gort'fdjrttt, m., -3, -e, progress, advance. forthmljrenb, adj., continual. fort'stel)en, jog — , -gebogen, tr., to drag away; intr., fo move off, depart. £yra'ge, f., — , -xi, queslion, in- quiry. fragen, tr., to ask, inqulre. 'Staat retd), n., -§, France. ftranjo'fe, m., -n, -n, Frenchman. fianjö ftfdj, adj., French. $rnu 91 ©arten Tvvnu, f., — , -.'it, vornan, icife. freö), adj., insolent, bold, audci- cions, impudent. frci'en, intr., to woo, court, sue. frci'iid), adv., cerlainly, indeed, of course, however. fremb, adj., stränge, foreign; peculiar, unknown. t$rcm'be (bev), the stranger, for- eigner. Srrem'be, f., — , foreign land. 3rreu'bc, f., — , ~\\, joy , pleasure. 3freu benfeuer, n., bonfire ; gloio of delight. fvcu"b\§,&&].,joyful, glad, happy. freu'cn, tr., to gladden ; firf) — , to rejoiee, feel delight, take pleas- ure; impers., e3 freut tmdE), / am glad, I rejoiee. Sfreunb, m., -e§, -e, friend. ^reun'btn, f. — , -nen, friend. freunb'lio), Sidj.,friendly, kind. freunbnaay&arlid), adj., neigh- borly. 3frte be(n),m. ,-n§, -n, peace, quiet. frieb'fitt), adj., peaceful, tranquil. frifrfj, adj., fresh, refreshing ; new ; hole, ruddy. frof), adj., glad, happy ,joyful. fröf>'(irf>, adj., gay, jovial, mei-ry. frofjlotf'en, intr., to exult, rejoiee, bejubilant. froljtocfenb, adj., jubilant. fromm, adj., pious, devout, kind, gentle. fröft'efn, intr., to be chilly ; to shiver, shudder. 3fmrf)t, f., — , "e, fruit. 3?rnd)t'&aum, Srrüd) tebaum, m., -3, "c, fruit-tree. früf), adj. or adv., early, soon. ^rülj'e, f., — , (early) morning ; in aücr — , early in the morning. $rül/Iittg, in., -s, spring, springlime. 3rrül)'üng3af)nung, f-, — , -ert, an- tieipation of spring. 3rrül)(ing3f einten, n., -3, germi- nating of the springtime. fü'gen (lief)), to adapt one's seif to, aequieseein, submit to. füllen, tr., tofeel, toueh. fül/ren, tr., to lead, guide, con- duet, bring, carry ; bot JUugen — , to display. fünft, num. &dj.,flfth. $unfe(n), m., -n§, -n, spark. Sfunf'enregen, m., -§, — , shower of sparks. für, prep. with acc, for; Sog — Sag, day by day ; — unb — , on and on, constantly. $urrf)t, f., —,fright,fear. f urd)f bar, adj . , fearful, frightful, terrible. 3rür f£rad)(c\ f., — , -n, interces- sion. 3ritf?, m., -c§, "z,foot, base. Snf?'geftett, n., pedestal, base. -c, foot-?'est, gonj, adj., tohole, entire, complete; adv., wholly, quite, all. gar, adv., quite, very, even, alto- gether; — nidjt, not at all — ntdjtS, nothing at all. (Öar'tcu, m., -%, ", garden. ©äffe 92 ©cmeittbcrot ©äffe, f., — , -n, street, lane, alley. (öot'te, m., -n, -n, husband. CÖaufclei', f., — , ~en, jugglery . ©eöäu'be, n., -5, — , building, edlfice. ge'ben, gab, gegelben, tr., to give, bestow, grant ; e§ gteöt, there is, there are. O&ebct', n., -§, -e, prayer. ©ebanfe, hi., -n§, -n, thought, idea. ©ebanf enfeiegfamfeit, f., — , ./Zezi- öiZity of thought. ©ebanfeufluf?, m., -e§, flow of thought. {^ebanfenftfutene, f., — , sioiftness of thought. gebei'ljett, gebiet), gebieten, intr., to thrive, f>rosper, succeed; to turn out. ©ebräitg'e, n., -§, — , crowd, throng. ©ebulb', f., — , patience. gebufbig, aclj., patient, forbear- ing. gefangen, aclj., taken, captive. 05ef anginer (ein), m., aprisoner. gefaxt', adj., prepared, ready. (Sefüfyf, n., -§, -e, feeling, Sensa- tion. ge'gett, prep. with acc, against, toioard ; in comparison with. gegenüber, prep.withdat.andsep. pref., opposite ; inpresence of. gcgcnü'öcrftefjen, ftanb — , -gcftan= ben, intr., to stand before, meet. gclja&cn (fiel)), gehabte, gehabt, to behave; tofare, be. gemeint', adj. secret, private. (Öcfjcim'niS, n., -ffe§, -fjc, secret. geljeim ntSuoÜ', adj., mysterious. Gteljeim fdjreiber, m., -§, — , pri- vate secretary. gefeit, ging, gegangen, intr., to go, move, walk, f are, run. ©efjenf, n., -3, howling, yelling. Qfrciyöv', n., -3, hearing, attention. d*ef>offte (ber), the one longed for, the hoped-for one. ©etft, m., -e3, -er, ghost, spirit. (SJet'fterljnnb, f., — , Ä e, spmZ hand, spectre hand. getft'Iid), adj., spiritual, ecclesi- astical, religious, clerical. ©cift'Iidjer (ein), m., priest, min- ister, clergyman. getreujt', adj., crossed. gelaf'fen, adj., calm, composed, quiet. ©elb, n., -e3, -er, money. GkrbeStocrt, m., -§, equivalent of money; money value. ©ele'genljeit, f., — , -en, opportu- nity, occasion. (SJetei'fe, n., -3, — , track, rut. ©eltefc'te (ber), the loved one. gel'len, intr., to ring, y eil, scream. gel'Ienb, adj., shrill. gelogen, tr., to p?*omi$e, vow. gelt, truly ; is it not true ? gelten, galt, gegolten, intr., to have value, be valid, hold good. gernarf)', adj., soft, gentle, slow, comfortable, convenient, easy- ©entart)', n., -e§, "er, room, apart- ment. gemadjt', adj., made. gcmntj'ncn, tr., to remind. ©einetn'be,/., — , -n, Community, congregation. C#emetn berat, m., -§, -c, common Council; councilman. ©crnitt 93 man% ©emüY, n., -3, ^er, soul, spirit, mood, disposition, mind,feeling. neu au', adj., accurate, exact, dose, strict. genehmigen, tr., to approve of, agree to, accept, permit, grant. genießen, geuofj, genojjen, tr., to enjoy. @e'niu3, m., — , ©enicn, genius. genug/, adv., enough, sufficient. gera'be, ädj., straight, direct ; piain; upright ; just ; adv., ex- actly. ©erat', n., -§, -e, implements, furniture. gering', adj., small, Utile , petty . <öcrtng'jtf)üiju«g, f., — , -en, dis- dain, contempt ; depreciatlon. gern(e), adv., loillingly, gladly, readily, fain ; — effen, to be fond of; — fjnöcit, to like ; möchte — , loould like. ©efalb'te (ber), the anointed one, emperor. GJefang'&ud), n., -§, "er, hymn- book. gefdje'ljen, gejdjat), geftfjeljen, intr., to happen, occur ; to be done. ©efdjtdj'te, f-, — -n, story, tote; history. gefctyloj'fen, adj., closed. ©efdjüij', n., -Co, -e, cannon, ar- tillery. (Öcfdjftnft'er, pl., brothers and sis- ters. @cf(J)tt»ift'et*fiub, n.,-§, -cv, cousin. (SJefeH'le), m., -cn, -m, felloiv, com- panion ; apprentice. ©efidjt'r n., -§, -ex, face. ©cfin'bcl, n., -§, rabble. gefo gen, adj., imbibed, ubsorbed. C&effctnft', 11., -cd, -c, web, lexture; fabrication. (öef^rötf)', n., -3, -e, talk, con- versation. ©eftalt', f., — , -en, form, shape, figure. geftnl'ten, tr., to shape, form, fash- ion. ©efteü", ri., -3, -c,frame, stand. ©eftirn', n., -§, -e, constellation, stars. gcftor'öen, aclj., died, dead. geftretfr', adj., touched. geftreng 7 , adj., severe, strict, au- gust. Gfrcftviipp' ,n.,-3, biximbles, bushes. Getümmel, n., -3, tumult. getuadj'fen, adj., groion. (iU-tuädjc? t)au3, n., -öS, "er, cem- servatory, hot - house, green- house. ©ehmlt', f. — , -en, force, power, authority, compidsion, violence. genial tig, adj., mighty, powerfid. <&ehmnt>', ii., -3, "er, garment, dress, garb, gown. gehnd/eit, adj., yielded. geroi^', adj., sure, certain. gctuölut'lirf), adj., customary, or- dinary, usual, common. ©ehiöl'&e, n.,.-§, — , arch, vault. Qfrie'bel, in., -3, — , gable. giefct (e$), , summit, hei ght. GHanj, m., -Co, brightness, rudi- ance, splendor, sheen. ÖHiutbe 94 gutmütig (SHttu'be, m., -n§, belief, faith, ©ot'te^bienft, m., -e§, -e, ivorship, creed. divine Service. glauben, intr., to believe, have ©ot'te^ljauS, n., -fe§, -fer, house of faith; tr., to credit; to think. God, sanetuary . gläu'big, adj., believing, faith- güttÜu), adj., divine, godlike, ful. godly. ©läu'bige (bet), the believer, Chris- ©rub, n., -e§, Ä er, grave. tian. ©ra§, n., -fe3, "fer, grass. gletd), adj., like, equal ; adv., im- grau, adj.,ß7'a?/, oM. mediately, at once. grau'bloub, adj., #ray blond, light gleichseitig, adj., simultaneous, gray. contemporary . grau'en, intr., to grow gray, gleiten, glitt, geglitten, intr., to daion. glide, slide, slip. greifbar, adj., seizable, tangible, gltm'nteu, intr., to glimmer, glow. palpable. ©locfe, f., — , -n, bell. greifen, griff, gegriffen, tr., to GHo'rte, f., — , glory. grasp, seize, reach, hold, handle. (tflücf, n., -§, luck, happiness, greif, adj., shrill , piercing ; sharp, success. bright. glücf (tri), adj., fortunate, happy, ©ren'je, f., — , -n, limit, boundary, prosperous. frontier. glütfttmnfö)eu, intr., to congratu- ©riff, m., -e§, -e, grip, handle, late. Mit. glühen, intr., to glow, burn. grob, adj., coarse, rough, rüde. glü'ljettb, adj., glowing, burning, grofc, adj., great, large, tall, red; ardent ; mad. groion-up, grand. (sHtit, f., — , -en, heat, flame; ar- grün, adj., green. dor, passion. ©rufc'Jje, f., — , -n, group, düs- gmi'btg, adj., gracious, merci- ter, (j ful. ©ruft, m., -e§, u t, greeting, saluta- guä'btgft, adj., most gracious. tion. Wolö, n., -e§, gold. guef en, intr., to look, peep, goffceu, adj., golden, of gold. gaze. (SJoIb'gulbeu, m., -§, — , gold ©ul'ben, m., -§, — , florin. florin. gut, adj., good, kind. gönnen, tr., not to begrudge, not ©ut, n., -eä, -"tr, property, goods, to envy ; to alloio, grant. estate. go'tifrf), adj., Gothic. ©ut'acbten, n., -3, — , opinion, @ott, m., -e§, God. judgment. ©ot'teSblttf, m., -§, -e,] divine gut 'mutig, adj., good-natured, glance. kind. fjaben 95 fielt $. Ijafren, Ijnttc, gcfyabt, tr., to have, possess ; vcnunt, n., -e§, "er, /*e«d. J^nuS, n., -je§, "jer, house. $)äuÖ'cfjcn, n., -5, — , little house, cottage. Jpau^'gevät, n., -§, -c, household furniture. 4?au£'l)ätter, m., -§, — , house- holder. {Qau&b,älUtin, f., — , -nen, house- keeper. fg>au&'tf)üt, f., — , -cn, street-door. fje'fcen, l)ob, gehoben, tr., to Uft, raise, exalt ; ftrf) — , to raise o?ie's seif, to rise. •t>c(f 'Pfennig, in., -3, -e, breeding- penny, nest-egg. tftf'Un, tr., to fasten, attach, fix, hold, keep. Jpet, interj., hey ! ah ! *peü, n., -e§, ivelfare, salvation, relief. fjei'üg, adj., holy, sacred ; bet? jpeütgc, the saint. feeimat, f., — , -cn, home, native land. Öcim'ftÜjrcn, tr., to take home. tyeimtfrf), adj., domestic, native, at home. £>etm fefjr, f., — , return home. Ijci'rntctt, tr., to marry. fjeif?, adj., hot,ardent,passionate. Ijei'fecn, fyiejj, gereiften, tr., to bid, call; intr., to be called, be named; to command ; to mean, signify ; cS fyeifyt, it i* said. fyci'tcv, adj., bright, clear, cheer- fal. Jpclb, m., -cn, -cn, hero. ßel'fett, W\, geholfen, intr., to hclp, aid ; to avail. Ijcfl, adj., clear, bright. fetter 96 Ijcruuterfyolctt geller, m.,-§, — ,f arthing, " cop- per." *pcmt>, n., -c§, -cn, shirt. &cmb'djcn, n., -§, — , Uttle shirt. l)tv, adv. and sep. pref., hither, here, along, ago. l)cvab', adv. and sep. pref., down. tjerab laffen (fid)), to condescend, stoop. Ijcran', adv. and sep. pref., ort, along, up. tyevan'tvaütfm, lliuc *) t5 — # -g ein ad); Jen, intr., to groiv up. Ijeran stehen, 30g — , -gebogen, tr., to draw near, approach. f)evaitf' t adv. and sep. pref., up, upwards. Ijerauffieigeit, ftteg — , -geftiegen, intr., to come up, climb up. Ijcmuffrogett, to surge up, crowd up. IjcvanS', adv. and sep. pref., out, forth. IjerauS öringeit, fcxadjte — , -ge; brad)t, tr., fo &rin# out, bring forth, utter. fjerituS'Jjlrtifen, intr., to hurst out, blurt out. fyevau&tvcten, trat — , -getreten, intr., to Step out. Ijcrau^sictjcn, 50g — , -gebogen, tr., to draw out ; to move out, de- part. . f adj., heartrend- ing. f)eu'lcn,intr., to howl, yell, scream. Ijeu'te, adv., to-day ; Ijeute 2lt»enb, this evening. fjeut'jutage, now-a-days, noiv. ^eg'e, f., — , -n, witch. ^cs'cnmciftcr, m., -§, — , wizard, conjurer, sorcerer. fyitv, adv., here. f)ict'f)et, adv., hither, here. Ijterptlattbe, adv., in this country, hereabouts. ^trfc, f., — , -n, help, aid. Ijilf'Ioö, adj., helpless. ^tm'mel, m., -§, — , heaven, sky. Jptm'mclfaljrt, f., — , -en, ascen- sion ; Wlaviä — , Assumption of the Virgin. Jpim'melgntfcr, m., -§, — , star- gazer, visionary. J&im'mcfdbraut, f., — , \ bride of heaven, nun. ^>im'ntc(3fönigin, f., — , -neu, queen of heaven. .§im'ntcl$torf)ter, f., — , ~, daugh- ter of heaven. (jimm'Iifrij, adj., heavenly, celes- tial, divine. Ijitt, adv. and sep. pref., hence, thither, there, along, aiuay ; l)in mib l)ev, to and fro, this way and that ; t)in mtt> ttJiebet, here and there, now and then. i)i\\ab', adv. and sep. pref., down. tfiixab'tiettevn, intr., to climb down. t)inah'ftntcn, ]arit — , -gefunden, intr., to sink down; to be prostrated. Ijtim&'fteige«, ftteg — , -geftiegen, intr., to climb down, descend. fyinctu', adv. and sep. pref., up, on, onward. Ijinauf, adv. and sep. pref., up, ujnoards. Ijinnuf ftetgen, ftteg — , -geftiegen, intr., to climb up, come up, ascend. Jjinnuf sieben, jog — , -gebogen, tr., to move up, march up, come up. Ijinrtit^', adv. and sep. pref., out, outward, beyond. IjtnauÖ'rngen, intr., to tower aloft, jut out, projeet. I)utau3'rcid)cn, mtv.,to Stretch out, reach out. 1jitwuS'ritfcn,vicf — , -gerufen, intr., to call out. IjinauS'ftdgen, flieg — , -geftiegen, intr., to step out ; to climb, mount beyond. (jtttaud'toecfett, toarj — , -getoorfen, tr., to throw out, turn out. $tröenttS 98 £0f5gc|tf)uü;t $in'bernid, n., -jje§, -ffe, hin- drance, obstacle. hineilt', adv. and sep. pref., in, inlo. tjinein'Jiint) en, banb — , -gebunben, tr., to bind into, tie in. lüneitt bringen, braute—, -gebracht, tr., to bring into. Ijinein'ftfjauen, intr., to look in. l)tnflief?en, ftof? — , -gefiofjen, intr., to flow along, elapse. Ijin'geljen, ging — , -gegangen, intr., to go along; to pass aivay, elapse. fjin'nen, adv., hence, aioay ; tum — ,/rom here, hence, aivay. fjitt / feijcn (ftdj), to sit down. fjut'ftrecfen, tr., to Stretch out, ex- tend. 1jtn'ftür$en, intr., to rush on, fall down. Ijin'ter, prep. with dat. and acc, behind, back, öfter. •fnn'iergrnnb, m., -3, "e, back- ground. tjtnü'&cr, adv. and sep. pref., over, across, beyond. l)imibev$Ul)en, jog — , -gebogen, intr., to draw over; to go over, move across. l)imm'tet, adv. and sep. pref., down, downward. tjtmm'terfteigcit, -fttcg, -gcftiegcn, intr., to climb down, descend. tyin'ttnfdjen, intr., to ivipe along, rub over. fnnjeirfmctt, tr., to sketch, draw. Inn Steffen, jog — , -gebogen, tr., to draw along; toprotract; to run along ; ftdj — , to be stretched out, be extended along. &ivn, n., -e§, -e, brain. Ijifto'vifdj, adj., hlstoric, histor- ical. $?H$'e, f., — , -n, heat ; fervor, passion. fjodj, adj., high, toll, grand, sub- lime. &oä)'altav, m., -3, "t, high altar. ^jodj'amt, n., -§, "er, high mass. fjOttVangefcljen, adj., highly re- spected, esteemed. tjpcft'aufnevirljtct, adj., erect. fjodje'bef, adj., very noble. f)Oü) / fai)ien'ö l adj. ,proud, haughty. Ijocf/gegte&clt, adj., high-gablecl. fyoty'Qttoölbt, adj., high-vaulted ; with high ceiling. l)Otf)toei'te, adj., most wise, rev- erend, honored. ^ocfj'jeü, f., — , -en, xoedding, marrlage-feslival. Jjoffen, intr., to hope. Hoffnung, f., — , -en, hope. I)t>ffnnnge*nicffenb, adj., awaken- ing hope, hope-inspiring . fjoff'mtngSloS, adj., hopeless. J&ö'tje, f., — , -n, height, elevation, summit ; in bie — , upioards, aloft, up. l)öl/nen, tr., to mock, scom, sneer at. tjöf/mfd), adj., scomful, sneer- ing. &ohi%po'tu&, m., — , hocus-pocus, huinbug. 1)0 (en, tr., tofetch, bring, take. &oTle, f., — , -n, hell. ^>oI$, n., -e§, ^er, wood. työl'frcvn, adj., wooden, of wood. IjofsgeftfjnHjt, adj., carved in wood. ^ofäfdjucibcfunft 99 3öl)rl)uubert $ol& fcfntciberunft, f., — , "c, art of wood-carving. ^olj'fajnetber, m., -§, — , wood- carver. JpofS ftf>nitt, m., -§, -e, wood-cut, loood-engraving . IjoIj'ftfNtÜjcn, intr., fo carve i?i woocZ. feonovaüo renuanf, f., — , *e, sea£ 0/ £/ie gentry, bench of the upper class. Ijö'rcn, tr., to hear, listen. $oti$onf, m., —3, -e, Aori- zon. &ovt, m., -e§, -e, /ward, treasure ; hiding-place, treasury ; refuge. ^ül'fe, f., — , -n, help, aid. l)iUfto§, adj., helpless. ijüVlctt, tr., fo envelop, cover, veil, hide. Jgjnmanift', m., -cn, -en, humanist. £nnb, m., -e§, -e, c?o^. (jun'bevt, num. adj., hundred. Jjung'ern, intr., to hunger, be hungry, starve. (jü'tett, tr., to guard, keep, watch ; f idj) — , to be on one's guard, be- ware, take care. 3. idj, pers. pron., /. tbeaf, adj., ideal. ftbcaf, n., -§, -e, wZeaZ. £?bee', f., — , -n, idea. il)V, pers. pron., you. ilj'rtg, poss. pron., your. im'mer, adv., ever, ahoays ; yet, still. tm'ntetbar, auf tmmerbar, adv., forever. inVmcvmcln', adv., more and more. in, prep. with dat. and acc, in, into, to, at, mithin. tnbem', conj., white, since. tnbeS', inbcf fen, adv., meanwhile; conj., white. ineinander brtn, adv., dose to- gether, interlaced, intermingled. in 'grimmig, adj., ßerce, angry, furious. ^n'fjalt, m., -§, contents, sub- stance. inmitten, adv., in the midst of. in'nen, adv., within, inside. tn'ner, adj., inner, inferior, inter- nal. innig, adj., intimate, cordial, fer- vent. tntercffie'rctt, tr., to interest. Sntcrtiaric, f., — , -n, interval. ii/re, adv., in error, astray, wrong. ir're niitrl) cn, to lead astray, de- ceive, perplex. 3. ja, adv., yes ; indeed, surely ; you know. jn'gen, intr., to hunt ; to drive madly, rush. ^af)v, n., -e§, -c, year. jal/vcfang, adv.,/o?- years. C*al)i-l)un'bcrt, n., -§, -c, Cen- tury. LofC. ie 100 futblitf) je, adv., ever, at any time; \t mm, io eil! je'bev, pron., each, every. je'mat^, adv., ever, at any time. ie'manb, pron., someboäy, any one. je'ttev, pron., that one, the former. fctt'feit, jett'feitS, prep. with gen., on the other side of, beyond. jett'fctttg, adj., opposite, on the other side of. » jeijt, adv., now, at present. ^tt'&ct, n i-j -§/ exultation, jubila- tion,joy. $fU ; bel(f)Ot, m., -3, "e, chorus of rejoieing ', joyful chorus. jubeln, intr., to rejoiee, shout, exult. jttöttie / uett,mtr., to triumph, shout, rejoiee. jung, adj., young. ^jttttg'e, m., -n, -n, youth, boy. ^ttttg'frait, f., — , -en, maiden, young lady, miss. jttttg'fräultdi, adj., maidenly, vir- gin. Situg'Uttg, m-, -§, -e, young man, youth. jttft, a,dv., just, just now. ®, Ää'ftg, m., -§, -e, ca#e. Jlat'fer, m., -§, — , emperor. ftai^evifauni, m., -§, *e, emperor' s tree. Slai'fef&äurodjett, n., -§, — , Zi^Ze £ree planted in memory of the emperor. Bai'fcvt rotte, f., — , -n, imperial crown. Jai'fet'Utf), adj., imperial. Bai'ievtvahition, f., — , -en, im- perial tradition. tati, adj., cold, cool. Bampf, m., -e§, Ä e, ^7^, battle, conflict. Jäm'Jjfett, intr., tofight, contend. fatt'ttegteftertt, intr., to discuss politics, chat. J^atto'tte, f., — , -rt, cannon. J^rttto'ttcnbonttcr, m., -§, — , Z/wm- der of cannon. Kapital', n., -ö, -e or -ien, capital, fand. ®äW'tf)tn, n., -§, — , little cap. Slajjfce,/., — , -n, cap, hood. Slaftatt'te, f., — , -n, chestnut. Jaftatt'tetturmttt, adj., chestnut- broion, auburn. fattjo'lifdj, adj., Calholic. fatt'fett, tr., to buy. fmtttt, adv., hardly, scarcely. fei'tttett, intr., to germinate, bud, develop. fein, pron., no, not any, none. fet nerlet, adj., no sort of, not any. fetteten, femnte, gefemnt, tr., to know, be acquainted with. Jlerl, m., -e§, -e, fellow, churl. J^ev^e, f-, — , -n, taper, candle. Jet'sengera'be, adj., straight as a candle, bolt-upright. Uit'tt, f., — , -n, chain. Jlct'tettfjunt», m., -§, -e, loatch-dog. Jctt'djett, intr., topant. Slittb, n., -c3, -er, child. f iut» / ü(f», adj., childlike, childish. Sltrdje 101 Muftferfage JHr'rfje, f., — , -n, church. firttVlirt), adj., religious, ecclesias- tical. ®itä)'tl)üv, f., — , -cn, church-door. Jlrt'gen, intr., to mourn, complain. fläg'lifl), adj., lamentable, pitiful, dlsmal. Ffam'ntern (fidj), to clasp, ding. Elrtu'fe, f., — , -n, doset, cell, her- mitage. JHcutfur', f., — , -en, confinement, restraint. SHcib, n., -e§, -er, garment, dress; pl., dothes. Hein, adj., little, small. tlcin'biiv gerlitt), adj., provincial, countrified. Stletn'ob, n., -§, -e or -ien, jewel, treasure. Jfet'tern, intr., to dimb, clamber. Eting'e, f., — , -n, blade. Fliv'rcn, intr., to clink, rattle, datter. JIo$>'fen,tr. orintr., to knock, beat. JHofc'fer, m., -§, — , knocker. SICo'ftcr, n.. -§, ", cloister,convent, monastery . ^lo'ftcflntt, f., — , -en, care, re- straint of a cloister. fing, adj., shrewd, wise, prudent. ßtm'&e, m., -n, -n, boy, lad, youth. J^nie, n., -c3, -c, knee. Fnie'cn, intr., to kneel. Jlnofjje, f., — , -n, bud. t niijj'fcn, tr., to lie, wüte ; firt) — , to be connected. Fitttr reit, intr., to groivl. Fom'men, fam, gekommen, intr., to come. tün'ncn, formte, tiefonnt, intr., can, to be able ; to know. Slofef, m., -c§, H, head. ®op?l)änacv, m., -ö, — , droop- head, brooder. Jo£f frfiüttelnb, adj., shaking the head. ®vaU, f., — , \ force, strength, power. Jräftig, adj., strong, vigorous, powerful. tvant, adj., ill, sick. Slronj, m., -e3, ~e, garland, loreath. Jlrenj, n., -e§, -e, cross. freuten, tr., to cross, inlersect. ^reuj'gang, m., -§, Ä e, cross- passage, cross-aisle. Jlrteg, m., -e§, -e, zoar. Jlro'ne, f., — , -n, croion. frönen, tr., to crown. Jlrö'mtng, f., — , -en, corona- tion. kubier, m., -§, — , cooper. JHidyietn, n., -s, — , ducken, chick, gosling. Jln'gel, f., — , -n, globe, ball. fftl)I, adj., cool,fresh. Fnl)n, adj., bold, audacious, brave. Fihn'mern, tr., to troxible, grieve; ftrt) — , to be concemed, care. fnntt, adj., known ; — tfyun, tr., to make known, publish, pro- mulgate. Jlunft, f., — , "e, art, skill. fhmft'griff, m., -§, -c, artißce. J^ünft'lcr, m., -S, — , artist. Jliuift'Icvttngc, n., -§, -n, artisl's eye, artistic eye. fünft lerifcf), adj., artistic. ftüiift icvfngc, f., — , -n, artist's story. Muftlcrtufton 102 leidjt JlünftlertHfion, f., — , -en, artist's Sluttft fdja*?, m., -c§, "e, art-treas- insight, art-vision. ure. fiinft'üdj, adj., artificial, artis- Iura, adj., short, brief , adv., m ÜC. short. tunft'teiä), adj., artistic, skilful, ffuft, m., -ffeS, -fje, fcm-. accomplished. füffeu, tr., fo /fciss. 8. Sartre, f., — , -n, laugh, laughter. tädj/elu, intr., to smile. Sätfj'etu, n., -§, smiZe. larff/en, intr., to laugh. la'geru, tr., fo Za?/ down, rest ; ftd) — , £o Zee down, lie ; to hover. Saie, m., -n, -n, layman, laity. Saub, n., -e§, ^er, towd, cown- Sattbleute, pl., country people, villagers. Saub'manu, m.,-3, -leute, country- man, /armer. Sanb'fdjaft, f., — , -en, landscape. Sanb'ftretdjer, m.,-3, — , vagrant, tramp, vagabond. lang, adj. or adv., long, a long Urne. langen, tr., to reach, get, lake. laug'faut, adj., slow. tritt gft, adv., long, long ago. Ittf'feu, tieft, getanen, tr., to let, al- low ; to leave,forsake ; to make ; to cause to do, have done. lau, adj., lukeioarm, mild. Saufe, n., -e§, foliage, leaves. Saitö'ftierf, n., -§, foliage, leafage. laufen, tief, gelaufen, intr., to run. Sauf feitet*, n., -§, — , wild-fire. (au ftfjeu, intr., to listen, watch. laut, adj., loud, aloud. Sau te, f., — , -n, lute. laut'lo&, adj., speechless, silent, noiseless. te'öen, intr., to live, dwell; to live on. Se'fcen, n., -§, — , life. leueit'big, adj., living, alive; lively. Se'&enSgröfee, f., — , -n, life size, füll size. leti'gaft, adj., lively, vivid. le&'loS, adj., lifeless, unconscious, dull. Set» jett, f., — , -en, lifetime, Urne of life. Se&'seiten (bei), in one's life- time. le'bern, adj., leathem, ofleather. teer, adj., empty, vacant. tc'gen, tr., to lay, place, put; ftdj — , to lay (one's seif) down. (efi/ttett, intr., to lean, reeline. Sefo/re, f., — , -n, Instruction, doctrine. tetj'rett, tr., to instruet, teach. Seft/rer, m., -§, — , teacher. Set) t'fttit, f., — , -en, time of learn- ing, apprenticeship. Seit», m., -e3, -er, body. tetdljafttg, adj., bodily, real, ac- tual. letd)t, adj., leiben 103 (utfrijett leiten, litt, gelitten, tr., to suffer, endure, bear, permit ; irf> mag — , / like ; irt) mag nia)t — , I don't like. Sei'benfdjaft, f., — , -en, passion. lei'benfäjaftliä), adj., passionate, vehement. lei'ber, adv., alas, unfortunately . lei'fe, adj., soft, gentle, low. lei'ften, tr., to aecomplish, per- form, render, afford ; üBurg* fdjaft — , to give security for, vouchfor, give bail. Setter, f., — , -n, ladder. ler'ncn, tr., to learn. Se'fer, m., -3, — , reader. Ui$t, adj., last, final. Icfy'tev, adj., latter. leuoytett, intr., to shine, gleam, beam. Scudjt'fugel, f., — , -n, fire- ball. Seu'te, pl., people,folks. 2id)t, n., -cä, -er or -e, light, candle. Ud)t, adj., light, clear, bright. lirfjt'fajcu, adj., afraid of light, shunning the light, blinded. £itfyt'ftraf)(, m., -§, -en, 6eam 0/ Zi#/^, ray. lieb, a<$., c??or, beloved ; mein Siefe, ?»?/ c?ear, «e, f., — , -n, lip. 80Ö, n.,-e§, praise. Sofc'fjmtd), m., -3, "e, praise, eu- logy. Sott), n., -c3, "er, hole. Sorte, f., — , -n, lock, eurl. locf' c«, tr., to allvre, entice. to'bern, intr., to blaze, flame, flash. So'lje, f., — , -n, flame, blaze. lo3, adj., loose,free, rid. lo^reificn, rife — , -gertffen, tr., to fear loose, tear aivay. So lue, m., -n, -n, Hon. Söhicnfofcf, m., -3, "e, lion's head. Sitft, f., — , \ air. Snft'sug, in., -§, "e, draught of air breeze. Sump, m., -e§, -c, or -en, -en, rag ; scamp. ll\t')d)Ctt, intr., to stick. ttt adj cn 104 äRefoiMIei» Ti. machen, tr., fo make, do, cause. mädj'tig, adj., mlghty, powerful. ajJätJ'tfjett, n., -3, — , mahlen, girl. 3&iä&'ä)eitgefld)t, n., -§, -er, girüsh face. SWäb'djeniicrfüfjrer, m., -§, — , be guller or betrayer of glrls. Wiä'hel, n., -§, — , teng'e, f., — , -n, mass, multi- tade, croiod. äRenfdj, m., -en, -ert, human be- Ing, man. aJtcn'fdjeitbtlt», n., -§, -er, human . form, human flgure. SWien'fdjenftnb, n., -§, -er, child of man, human belüg. Üften'fcfjenleticn, n., -3, —, human llfe, llfe of men. äRett'fdjenmaffe, f., — , -en, mass of people, crowd. . SNen'jrfjcnmcnge, f., — , -n, multl- tude of people, throng. 9Jien fdjenwerif, n., -3, -e, icork of man. SWcnfa)'ljctt, f., — , -cn, humanity, mankind. mcr'fen, tr., to mark, notlce. SWef'fe, f., — , -n, mass. Keffer, n., -§, — , knlfe. mcf'ftngcn, adj., brazen, ofbrass. SCReft'glöiffettt, n., -§, — , mass-bell, servlce-bell. SUJcfjucr 105 undjfagcn Wlcft'nev, m., -§, — , sacristan, sexton. mifdj'en, tr., to mix ; fid) — , to mix, mingle. mtf^fjanbeltt, tr., to maltreat, abuse. mit, prep. with dat., with; adv., mitarbeiten, intr., to work with, coöperate, help. mitfreuen (fid)), to rejoice with. SWit'tcib, n., -ö, sympathy, pity, compassion. mit 'neunten, natmi — , -genommen, tr., to take along. Wlit'ta$, m., -§, -c, mid-day, noon. Wlit'tc, f., — , -n, mitteile, centre, mitist. mit'tti, adj., mitltlle, central, inner. mögen, modjte, gemocht, intr., may, to be allowed; to be able; to llke. mög(iri), adj., possible. ä.>tun&, m., -c3, -e, moon ; pl., -en, month. äHonftvan$',f., — , -en,monstrance, pyx. SOJorb, m., -e§, -c, nnirder. 9NorbfngeI, f., — , -cn, deadly bullet. SSRoc'gcn, m., -3, — , morrdng, morrow. mor'gen, adv., lo-morrow. ajiov/genfonne, f.,—, -n, morning sun. Wlovtiet', n., -Fori Mortier. mn be, adj., ^irecZ, weary. 9JJU t)e, f., — , -n, labor, troable, pains. SJiunb, m., -e§, -e or "ev, mouth, Ups. SMün'fter, n., -§, — , minster, cathedral. 9)}nn'fterJ>l«tj, m., -e§, "e, ca£/ie- dral-square. ajiitn'ftcrfiinjjel, m., -§, — , caMe- c?ra£ «?io£, cathedral beg- gar. mnn'ter, adj., lively, brisk, cheer- ful, gay. muffen, muf3tc, gemußt, intr., must, to be obliged, have to. mii'^ig, adj., idle, unemployed. Wlut, m., -e§, mood, spirit, cour- age ; $u Wlute fein, tofeel. Wluttcv, f., — ", mother. 8J}üt'tcrri)cn, n, -§, — , mother; old ivoman, mamruy, dame. WliWc f., — , -n, cap. 91. nadj, adv., after, behind ; prep. with dat., after, aecording to, toward, to, in, by, concerning, respecting ; nnrt) mtb und), by degrees, gradually. 9lad)'i)(iv, m., -§, -ii, neighbor. 9tnd)'bnvJiub, n., -§, -ev, neigh- bor's child. nnd)'bnvlid), adj., neighborhj. nndjbcm', adv., after, qfterwards, aecording as, as. nnd/fragcn, intr., to inquire after, ask about. nadj'fomnicn, tarn —, -iier'ommcn, intr., to come after, folloio. 9lad)'viä)t, f., — , -en, news, notice, report. und)fngeu, tr., to say <>t'. ufldjftfjiiucn 106 s Jtürul)crjj narfj'f gölten, intr., to gaze after, look after. näd)ft, adj., next, nearest. Slafyt, f., — , "e, night. nädj'ttg, adj., nightly, nocturnal ; dark, gloomy. tw'tje, adj., near. nnljern, ti\, to bring near er ; fi$ — , to approach. 9la'me, m., -n§, -n, name. nar'rcn, tr., to fool,jest with. 9ia'fe, f., — , -tt, nose. naf?, adj., loet, moist, damp. 9latuv', f., — , -en, nature. natürüd), adj., natural; adv., naturally, ofcourse. 9le'bcl, m., -§, — , «Ms«, /o#, cloud. M nc'öen, adv., besides, by ; prep. with dat. aud acc, with, be- side. 9Ze'&engentad), n., -§, "er, adjoin- ing room. nel/men, nafym, genommen, tr., to take, setze, reeeive, get. neigen, tr., to incline, bend; ftrfj — , to bow, stoop. nein, adv., no. nennen, nannte, genannt, tr., to name, call, mention. neu, adj., new, modern, late; adv., aneio. neit'aufge&enb, adj., newly ris- ing. Sfteu'gier, f., — , curiosity. nen'gierig, adj., curious, inqui- sitive. 9ien gierige (ber), the inquisitive one. nirf)t, adv., not. nitf)t$, indef. prou., nothing. nie, adv., never. nie'ber, adj., loiver, loio ; down. niederfallen, fiel — , -gefallen, intr., tofall down. me'berfmeen, intr., to kneel down. 9Jie bcrlanbe, pl., Netherlands. 9iie'bcrlänber, m., Netherlander, Hollander. niederlegen, tr., to lay down; to deposit ; firt) — , to lie down. nie'berfdjrei&cn, [dji'ieb — , -geirrte; beri, tr., to write down. nie'tterfrtjtoanfen, intr., to totter down, fall, sink. nteberfinfen, Jan! — , -gefunfen, intr., to sink down. me'berftetgen, i'ttcg — , -gediegen, intr., to climb down, descend. nie'bcrftraljlen, intr., to shine down, beam down. nie'gcatjnt, adj., never suspected. niemals, adv., never. nie manb, indef. pron., no one, nobody. nimincr, adv., never. nim'mermeljr, adv., never niore. 9Ji'fdje, f., — , -n, niche. notf), adv., yet, still, besides, also; »lieber ♦ , . notf), neither . . . nor. nort) ein, num., one more, an- other. nod) nid)t, adv., not yet. $iot, f., — , "e, need, trouble, dis- tress. nun, adv., now ; well; since. nnr, adv., only, but. 9türn'£icrg, n., -§, Xuremberg. ob 107 poctiftf) C. oö, prep. with dat., over, above ; conj., whether, if. oben, adv., up, above. cöencin', obenörein', adv., over and above, into the bargain. O'dcrrljcin, m., Upper Rhine. o&glctcf), conj., although. uOfrfjou , conj., although. ©'beut = 2Ctcm, m., -§, breatli. ober, conj., or. offen, adj., opera. öf fctttlicf», adj., open, public. Öffentltajfeit, f., — , -en, Public- ity. offnen, tr., £o opew; fid) — , £o &e ope/ied. oft, adv., often. öfter, öfterä, adv., ven/ /re- O'Qetnt, Ofjm, m., -§, -c, uncle. ofy'ne, prep. with acc, wlthout, but for, except. ofjn mädjtig, ad \.,fainting, siooon- ing, weak. oi)o', interj., oho ! Ofjr, Dr., -es, -en, ear. CVfcr, n., -3, — , offer eng, sacri- fice. ©ft fermnt, m., -§, spm£ o/ sacri- fice. op'f ermutig, adj., self-sacrificing. or'bentlid), adj., orderly, regulär, proper. ©rb'nung, f., — , -en, order, ar- rangement. Ort, m., -es, -e or "er, place. ? ©rt'fdjrtft, f., — , -en, place, vil- lage. tyaav, n., -e§, -e, pair, couple ; ein Jmar, a/ew. ^är'rfjen, n., -s, — , Zi^Ze couple. Vßa'via, m., -s, -3, Pariah, out- cast. ^nn'fc, f., — , -n, pause, stop. Pergament', n., -s, -e, parchment. Herten, intr., to pearl, drip, sparkle. £ftnn'5cn, tr., to plant. Jjflc'gen, tr., to attend, foster, nurse, care for ; to be aecus- tomed. "WfJt, f-, — -cn, duty. Jjflürf'cn,tr., topluck,plck, gather. ^foft'en, m., -3, — , post, doo?'- post. £fni, interj., fie ! pshaw ! ^fmntafte', f., — , -en, fancy, Im- agination. SJMaft'ifcr, m., -§, — , plastic artlst, sculptor. Wat'tc, f., — , -n, plate, slab, ivood-cut. ^Mrtt'tenfrfjnciben, n., -5, plate en- graving, plate carving. ^fn(5, m., -es, "e, place; Square; seat. planen, intr., to burst. plöil'iiti), adj., sudden. ^Slnn'ber, m., -§, trash, trumpery, Iwriber. ^3oet', in., -en, -et, poet. froc'tifrt), adj., poetic. pOltttfrf) 108 regelmäßig JjoU'iifd), adj., politic, political. bvopfyczci'en, tr., toprophesy,fore- 'JJoft, f., — , -en, post, post-ofjice, tell. mall. Jjfit'fen, tr., to prove, test, ex- $tä(f)'ÜQ, adj., splendid, gorgeous, amine. bHUiant. Jmr'fcnm, adj., purple. fcrii'gen, ti\, lo slamp, imprint. $jui?'en, tr., to clean, cleanse ; to 9ßvopt)ti f , m., -cn, -en, prophet. adom, dress up. gud'Ien, quoll, gequälten, intr., to gush forth, floiv forth. 0*. Otatfj'en, M., -§, — , throat, mouth, jaius. ra'gen, intr., to tower, jut, projeet. OSaff'men, m., -§, — , frame. SRttnf'e, f., — , -n, tendril, creeper. SWän'jel, n., -3, — , knapsack. raftfj, adj., quick, swift, hasty. rafdj'eltt, intr., £o rustle. Ota'fen, m., -§, — , #rass, £w;/, sod. Oia'fenfclaif, rn., -e§, "e, grass-plot, law n. 9Jdft, f., — , res£, quiet, repose. raffen, intr., to resl. 9Jnt, rn., -e§, "e, advice, counsel; Council ; councilman, council- lor. raten, riet, geraten, tr. or intr., to advise, counsel ; to guess. 9}rtt'fjnn§, n., -eS, "er, town-hall. ütatS'&ntfjfmltev, m., -§, — , cferA o/ the Council. 9iat3'btencr, m., -§, — , servant, janitor, messenger of the Coun- cil. 9tat£'f>crr, m., -n, -cn, council- man, alderman. 9tat$'f)ttvniOff)tcv, f., — , ", daugh- ter of a councilman. 9fat§'ft4;uttg, f., — , -en, session of the Council. 9?at§'tocf)tcr, f., — , -, alderman' 's daughter. taut), adj., rough, coarse, harsh, boisterous. ran'fdjen, intr., to rush, roar ; to rustle. rennen, tr. or intr., to reckon, count. rerljt, adj., right, just, correct, true ; adv., really, quite, very. 9iedjt, n., -e§, -e, right, justice. dtedyte (bie), right hand. rert)t tyaöen, intr., to be right. red)t$, adv., on the right hand, to the right. Oic'bc, f., — , -n, speech, talk, ora- tion. re'öen, tr. or intr., to talk, speak. rcb'Iirf), adj., honest, true. ÜteformationS'fanttif, m., '-4, "c, struggle of the Reformation, fttc'fld, f., — , -n, ruie. regelmäßig, adj., regulär. regen 109 ©rtOC re'gcn, tr., to move, stir; fidj — , to move, stir ; to be astir. reibe«, rieb, gerieben, tr., to ruh. retef», adj., rieh. Üieirf), n., -e§, -c, empire, realm, kingdom. reirf/lirf), adj., abunäant, copious, ample, plenty. ÜWctdj'tttm, er. riches, wealth, treasure. flJci'fje, f., — , -n, roio, rank; turn. rein, adj., pure, clean, clear. tiftei'ne, f., — , purily. 9iet'fe, f., — , -n,journey, trip. ret'fcfcvtig, adj., ready to Start. reifen, intr., to travel. reiften, vif?, geriffen, tr., to tear, burst ; to rash. rci'scnb, adj., charming, attract- ive. Üteifjcft', m., -§, respect. 9icft, in., -e§, -c, rest, remainder. ret'tett, tr., fo save, rescue ; ftd) — , to save one's seif, flyfor safety. 9lct'tm\Q, f., — , -cn, rescue. 9tf)ctn, m., -%, Rhine. 9tf)ettt'coctte, f., — , Valley of the Rhine. rtdj'tctt, tr., to direct, guide ; to judge. rtrfj'ttg, adj., right, correct, exaet. 9{irf)'tuttg, f., — , -cn, dlrection. ÜJhi'be, f., — , -n, rind, crust, bark. rittg$, adv., around, about. ringsum', adv., round about. riti nett, rann, geronnen, intr., to nun, flow. 9lit'tev, m., -§, — , knight. 9tort\ m., -cö, -e, eoa£. rö ttttfrf), adj., Roman. flto'fe, f., — , -n, ro.se. 9Jo fettututm, m., -§, Ä e, rose-tree, rose-bush. 9}o feK&numtf)cn, n., -§, — , Utile rose-tree, rose-bush. Notenblatt, n., -3, "er, rose-leaf. 9Jo fenfcortt, m., -§, -c, rose-thorn. Sto'fenbttft, m., -§, fragrance of roses. SHo'fcnfafer, m., -3, — , rose-bug. Oto'feitffctttj, m., -CQ, "e, rosary. Dio'fcttftorf, m., -3, "c, rose-bush. 9tb3'Ietn, n., -§, — , /i^e ?'0.se, rose-owd. rot, adj., red, blushing. 9iö te, f., — , redness, blush. 9titcfcn, m., -§, — , ööcä-, rear. OJitcfttWttb, f., — , "c, rear wall. 9Jnf, m., -e§, -c, call; report, rep- utation. rn fett, rief, gerufen, tr. or intr., to call, cry out. Dht'fje, f., — , rest, repose,peace. üht'ljefiffett, n., -§, — , pilloio of rest. m I)cn, intr., to rest. rtt'tytg, adj., quiet, calm, peace- ful. rittj'ren, tr., to stir, move, touch. rnttt», adj., round. ritt'tefn, tr., to shakejolt. Sttnl, m., -e§, ©äte, hall, room. Gndj'c, f., — , -n, thing, qffair, «ft'fK, f-, leijvnd. -li, saying, traditio)), fageu 110 SdjIoPerg fa'gett, tr., to say, teil. falben, tr., to anoint. ©am tuet, ra., -§, -e, velvet. Gam'met&arett, n., -§, -e, vefa;e£ cap. © am'metf oüet, n., -I, -e, vefaei riding jacket. fanft, aclj., so/£, gentle, mild. ©anS'fouci, palace of the Gerinan Emperor, at Potsdam. fau'gen, tr., to suck. «Säule, f., — , -n, pillar, column. fdjaffen, Raffte, gerafft, tr., to make, do, provide, procure ; jtfjuf, gefdjaffen, tr., to create. ©djaf'fen, n., -§, doing, activity. fdjä'fem, intr., tojest,play. fd>allcn, \d)oll or Raffte, ge)d)atft, intr., to sound, resound. Srfjan'be, f., — , disgram, shame. fd)a reu, tr., to gather, assemble. (»djat'ten, m. , -§, — , shadoWjShade. fdjat'tenloS, adj., shadeless, toith- out shadow. Srfmit, m., -e§, "e, treasure ; dar- ling, sweetheart. fdjau, interj., to/ see / behold! fdjau'ett, tr. or intr., to too&, #«2e, see, behold. Sdjou'cr, m., -§, — , shudder, shiver, thrill, aioe. Sdjet'öe, f., — , -n, windoio-pane. fd)et't>en, fd)ieb , gefdjteben, intr., to p«r£, depart, separate. *rt)ct'öcnbc (bev), Me departing one. fdjet'nen, jdjien, gefallenen, intr., to s/ime ,• to seem, appear. Sdjet'tel, m., -§, — , crown, top, head. Grf)ene, f., — , -tt, freZZ. frfjeflcn, tr. or intr., to rin^r. fdjeften, fd;aft, gesotten, tr., to scold. Sdje'mel, m., -§, — ,/ootstool. fdjenfen, tr., to present, give. SdjenJ'ung, f., — , -en, donation, gift. fdje'ren (ftd)), to get out, be gone. fdjer'äen, intr., tojoke,jest. fdjicfen, tr., to send. fdjte'ften, fd;ojj, gejdjo|)cn, tr., to shoot; toflash. ©d)iff, n., -e§, -e, s/iip. ©djtff fcrütfe, f., — , -tt, bridge of boats, pontoon-bridge. Sdjilb'tuadjc, f-, — , -n, sentinel, sentry. fdjim'mern, intr., to shimmer, gleam. Sd)imJ>f, m., -e§, -e, insult, dis- grace, abuse, contumely. Sdjlad)t, f., — , -cn, &a«to. SdjladVtenlärm, m., -§, noise of battle. Sdjladjt'gerttimnel, n., -§, din of battle. Sdjlaf, m., -e§, sZeep. eigen 112 Stmpct fdjtuct'gcn, fdjnneg, gcfdjtuiegcn, intr., fein, nmv, getoefen, intr., to be, to be silent, keep silence, exist. hush. feilt, poss. pron., Ms, its. Sdjnieift, m., -e§, sweat ; toil, feit, prep. with dat., and conj., labor, work, p.ains. since,for. frf)toeift'&ei>etft ; adj., covered with fettbem', adv., since then, since. sweat. ©et'te, f., — , -n, side, page. GdjhJetfc'trofcfen, m., -§, — , drop felfc, pron., same ; berfcHie, the of sweat. same. ©tf)hm5, f., — , Switzerland. fei l»er, indecl. pron., seif. Gtfiuiefle, f., — , -ti, thresholU. felfcft, indecl. pron., seif; adv., fäjtoel'len, fdjtootl, gejdjlvoften, intr., even. to swell. fe'Iig, adj., happy, blissful, blessed. fd)ft)er, adj., luavy, gram, griev- feigen, adj., rare, scarce; adv., ous, dlfficult, hard, trying. seldom. Gt&toeft'ev, f., — , -n, sister. felt'fant, adj., rare, odd, stränge, Gdjttiie'geffofiit, m., -§, "e, son-in- peculiar. law. fen'ben, fembte, gejanbt, tr. or intr., fefjhite'Iig, adj., callous, hard. to send. fdjtotn'beln, intr., to be dizzy, gid- fenfen, tr., to let down, low er ; ftd) dy ; e§ fdjtutnbelt mir, I am — , to let one's seif down, dizzy, my head swims. sink. fdjnnn'fcett, fdjtoanb, gefdjttntnbe'u, fcuf'retfjt, adj., perpendicular, intr., to vanish, disappear. vertlcal. fdjtaiö'reit, fdjmov, gefd)tt>oren, intr., feigen, tr., to set, put, plant; firfj to swear, take oath. — , to seat one's seif, sit Stfjnutng, m., -e§, ~e, svring, flight, doion. ambition. fitf), pron., himself, herseif, itself, fcdj'jctm, num., sixteen. themselves ; one another. ©e'ban, n., -§, Sedan. ftrij'er, adj., secure, safe, sure ; SeeTe, f., — , -n, soul. adv., surely, certainly. Gee'lenljeU, n., -3, soul's salva- fidji'fcar, adj:, visible. tion. fie, pers. pron., she, her; they, feg nett, tr., to bless. them. fe'Ijcit, ja!), gefeiert, tr., to see, fielen, num., seven. look. fic'&enintyrelttitg, adj., seven years. fernen (ftd)), fo fon^r. ftfbcru, adj., of silver, silver, sil- Seljn futfjt, f., — , longing. very. feljn'füdjtig, adj., longing. Gimpel, adj., simple, stupid. fetyr, adv., wer?/, much. Strubel, m., -3, — , simpleton, Sci'öe, f., — , -n, silk. idiot. fingen 113 Staub fing'cn, fang, gefungen, tr. or intr., to sing. finf'en, \anf, gefunden, intr., to , sink. Sinn, m., -e§, -c, sense, mind. finn'rcid), adj., ingenious. fiijcn, ja)X gefejjen, intr., fo sta. Siij'nng, f., — , -cn, sitting, Ses- sion. Shj'ungäfaat, m., -§, -feite, session- room, Council Chamber. fo, adv., 50, £/ms, a.s, £/iew; fo . . . audj, however ; fo ein, swc/i a ; fo ctroaä, swc/i a thing. fooalt/, conj., as soon as. fogar', adv., even, actually. Soljn, m., -es, % son. folrt), pron., such. Rotten, intr. t shall, should; to owe, ought, have to, bc intended to ; to be said to. Som'mer, m., -S, — , summer. Som iueil)U5e, f., — , -n, summer heat. fon'bcvn, conj., but. Gon'ne, f., — , -n, sun. Son nenornnb, m., -3, "c, burning sun. Son'nenglnnj, m., -e§, splendor of the sun, sunüght. Son'nenftrnfjl, m., -§, -en, sun- beam. fon'nig, adj., sunny. Sonn'tng, m., -3, -e, Sunday. fonft, adv., eise, besides, otherwise, formerly. Sovg'falt, f., — , carefulness, care. fotuotjr, conj., «.9 well as. Stmn'nnng, f., — , -en, tension, strain, suspense. fjjjt'ren, tr., to spare, save. Sjmf?, m., -Co, "cjesljoke. fjjät, adj., late. jjjte'tcn, tr., toplay. Sjricff anicrnt», m., -en, -en, play- mate. G^icrfarfjc, f., — , -en, play thing, toy. Sjnif'e, f., — , -n, point, top, sum- mit. ffcrertVcn, tyvadj, gcjprodjcn, intr., to speak. SjjrcaVer, m.. -§, — , Speaker, spokesman'. fjmng'en, jpvcmg, gedrungen, intr., to spring, leap ; to break. Sjmirl), m., -c3, "e, saylng, pro- verb. fjni'len, tr., to ivash, dash water 071. <&taat, m., -e§, -en, State; pomp, finery. &t -?§, -e, silwüf, matter, material. ftotj, adj.,prowd, dignified. Stotj, m., -e§, pride. fto'ften, fttcf3, geftofeen, tr., to knock, hit, push, nudge. Straljt, m., -e§, -cn, beam, ray. ftrah/ten, intr., to beam, shine, be radiant. Strasburg, n., -§, Strasburg. Strafe, f., — , -n, street, road. Strauf?, m., -i>3, "e, nosegay, bou- quet. ftreben, intr., to strive, aspire, try. Strc'&cu, n., -§, aspiralion, effort. ftrctf'en, tr., to Stretch, extend. ftfci'ttjcn, jtviel), gcftvtd)cn, tr., to stroke, brush; intr., to pass along, rove. fireifeu, intr., to touch, graze ; to wander, roam. Streit, m., -c§, -e, contest, quar- ret. ftreng, adj., strict, severe. Strom, m., -e§, "e, stream, river. firö'men, intr., to stream, floio. Stüb'djen, n., -§, — , little room. Stn'oe, f., — , -n, room. Stütfr n., -e§, -z, piece, part. fiumnt, adj., dumb, mute, silent. Stünt'$»er, m., -s, — , bungler. Stun'be, f., — , -n, hour. ftun bcnlang, adv., for hours. Sturm, m., -e§, "e, storm. Sturm'uadjt, f., — , "c, stormy night. ftür'jen, tr., to hurl, throio, pre- cipitate ; intr., to rush, fall ; fitf) — , to rush,fall headlong. ftütj'en, tr., to prop, support ; fidj — , to lean, rely. fu'djen, tr. or intr., to seek, look for ; to try, attempt. Sü'ben, m., -?■>, south. fütj'ncn, tr., to expiate, atone for, avenge. Sum'mc, f., — , -n, sum, amount. fum'mcn, intr. or tr., tohum, buzz. füf?, adj., sweet. £ag 115 £ruljc X. Sng, m., -e§, -e, da?/; 51t Sage fontuieu, £o come to light. Sa'gcbtef», m., -§, -c, idler. Sa'geSnn&rud), m., -§, "e, day- break. $a'ge$graucn, n., -3, daion of day. ^nfäVe, f., — , -n, pocket. Sau'&e, f., — , -n, dove, pigeon. tau'fen, tr., to baptize, Christen. tnu'fenb, num. adj., thousand. Seil, m., -Co, -e, pari,' share. tei'tcn, tr., topart, divide, share. Seifualjtne, f., — , sympathy, in- terest. teil nal)mIo§, adj., without inter- est, unfeellng, unsympathetic. Seftament', m., ~§, -c, testament, will. £l)etl, n., -e§, -"er, dede, volley. Sfjrä'ne, f., — , -n, tear. tfjuit, tfyat, gctljan, tr., to äo, actf, make; to take, put. £l)im, n., -3, activity. SUjiir, f., — , -en, door. Sfjüe'fcfoftcn, m., -§, — , door- post. tief, adj., deep ; tief unten, /ar 5e- loio. tief öetuegt, adj., deeply moved. Stc'fe, f., — , n, depth, deep, abyss. tief traurig, adj., very sad. SooVter, f., — , Ä , daughter. Slob, m., -e§, -e, death. to be^Metrf), adj., deathly pale. to'bc£mübe, adj., tfired «0 deetf/i. tö'uen, intr., to sound, resound. tot, adj., tZead. So'tenflnge, f., — , -n, death-knell, funeral lanient. So'tcnfttÜ'e, f., — , -n, silence of death, deathlike silence. 'S.vao'üion' , f., — , -en, tradltlon. tra'gcn, trug, getragen, tr., to bear, endure, carry, icear. trau'en, intr., to trust, confide in. tvait'en, tr., to marry. üSraum, m., -e§, \ dream. träu'men, intr., to dream. trau'rig, adj., sad. treffen, traf, getroffen, tr., to hit, strike ; to meet, oeeur ; fid) — , to happen, meet. treiben, trieb, getrieben, tr. ,todrive, push, urge on ; to cai^y on,pur- sue, do. Srei'fcen, n., -3, activity. tren'nen, tr., to divide, separate, part. tre'ten, trat, getreten, intr., to tread, step, walk, go, enter; tr., to tread upon, trample. treu, adj., true,faithful. treu'lirfj, adv., truly , faithfidly . ^renlicb'fte (bei), m., true-love, dearest. Sritt, m., -e§, -c, tread, step. trorf'cn, adj., dry. ^roji'fcu, m., -3, — , drop ^roij, m., -co, defiance. tvoi}, prep. with gen., in spite of, notwithstanding. trii'bc, ad., not clear, muddy, dim, gloomy. trü'&cn, tr., to trouble, di starb ; to dilti. Sru'lje, f-, — , -n, trank, ehest. £üd)lcut 116 umtaujcn SüäVleitt, n., -§, — , handkerchief, tum'melu, tr., to tumble ; ftd) — , neckerchief. to tumble ab out, play, frolic; iüdj'ttg, adj., capable, excellent, to bustle, hurry. good, thorough. %\\vi, m., -en, -en, Turk. türf'ifcb, adj., malicious, tricky. Xnxm, m., -e§, "e, tower, spire, Su'genb, f., — , -en, virtue. steeple. tu'genbtjaft, adj., virtuous. Sürmdjen, n., -§, — , Zi«te tower, tu genbf am, adj., virtuous. turret, minaret. u. ü'bel, adj., evtl, bad, wrong, loicked. Übel, n., -§, — , evtl. ii'fcen, tr., to practice, exercise. übet, prep. with dat. or acc, over, above, across, beyond, about, on,for, durlng. übetbltcf'eu, tr., to overlook, sur- vey. überfHe'gett, überflog, überflogen, tr., to fly over, pass over. Übergabe, f., — , -n, giving over, surrender. übergeben, übergab, übergeben, tr., to deliver up, surrender, sub- mit. überbauet' ', adv., in general, al- together, at all. übermau'nen, tr., to overcome, overpower. überueb tuen, übernahm, übernom= men, tr., to undertake, assume. übertraf cfr/ett, tr., to surprise, star- tle. Übcrrafcb'ttng, f., — , -en, surprise. übevfcbüt'ten, tr., to pour upon, cover ; to overivhelm. ü bevftvömeu, intr., to flow over, over flow. ü'berfU'imteub, adj., overflowing. übertra'geu, übertrug, übertragen, tr., to carry over, transfer ; to entrust, commit. ü'brig, Shdj., 7 , emqining, left,other. Ufer, 11., -§, — , shore, bank. 111)1% f., — , -en, dock, walch. um, prep. with acc, around, about, for, by, öfter; adv., ended, over ; um f o, by so much ; um . , . su, in order to. um'&iegen, bog — , -gebogen, tr., to bend around, bend over, curve. um'b liefen, intr., to glance around. umfaf'fcn, tr., to grasp ; to em- byxice, include. . Itmft'ie'btgungSmauer, f., — , -n, low wall, parapet. umge'ben, umgab, umgeben, tr., to Surround, enclose. umber', adv., around, about. umftbüng'eu, umjdjlang, umfdjlun= gen, tr., to tioine around, to em- brace. unt'feben (ftdj), to look around; to look back. tun ftnfen, \ant — , -gefunfen, intr., to sink doion, swoon. umfte'bett, umftanb, umftanben, tr., to stand around, Surround. umranden, tr., to dance around. umtijtut in ücröauncn um t!)iut (fid)), to look ab out ; to make an effort. umnmi'bcu, umtoanb, umnntnbcn, tr., to wind around, entioine, wreathe. uualifcfy'fMV, adj., boundless, im- mense, endless. utmuf&aft'fam, adj., unrestrain- able, incessant, irrepressible. mi&cnrt/tet, adj., unnoticed. un'bebcuteni», adj., unimportant, insignificant. im&efüm'meri, adj., unconcerned. uu'&efaufrfjt, adj., umoatched. un&mt'fcn, adj., unbidden, un- initiated. ttnberüljmt', adj., not renoioned, obscure. un'&ehnifit, adj., unconscious. unfc, conj., and. mtef&tttlid), adj., inexorable, un- relenting. imcviyövt' ', adj., unheard of, un- precedented. unevmcf? lirf), adj., immeasurable, boundless, unfathomable. uitermüö lief), adj., indef atigable. Uncviuübltrfjfett, f., — , indef atig- ableness. un'cvfcfjrocfen, adj., undaunted, fearless. ungefüge, adj., unmanageable, intractable, unyielding . uugcljih't', adj., unheard. ungcfiürt', adj., undlsturbed, un- molested. ungeübt', adj., unpracticed, un- tralned. un'geniif?, adj., uncertain. Un'gctutfiljeit, f., — , -cn, uncer- tainty. un'getoofntt, adj., unaecustomed, unusual. ungläubig, adj., unbelieving, in- credulous. Un'glütf, n., -3, — Sjätte, misfor- tune. un'tjeimttd), adj., uncomfortable, dismal ; uncanny, weird. nmnög'lirl), adj., impossible. un'fer, poss. pron., our. unfidjer, adj., unsafe, insecure, uncertain. un'ficJjttmr, adj., invisible. nn'ten, adv., below, down, beneath. unter, prep. with dat. or acc, under, below, among ; during, by. nnterbrecfj'en, — bxad), — brodjen, tr., to interrupt. unuerbrof fen, adj., umoearied, indef atigable, cheerful. unbcvgfetayiüfj, adj., incompa- rable. unluibetruflttt), adj., irrevocable. un'iuofyl, adj. or adv., unwell, ill, faint. uv eigen, adj., original. $8. Sün tcv, m. Jon tcrlaub f n., native land. ifcvad)'tcn, tr., to despise. father. -ö, fatherland, bcvnrf)t'Iicf), dainful. bcvbnu':ten, to dispel. adj., despicable, dis- tr., to banish, exile öerfcergcn 118 Sertuft foerücr'gen, berbctrg, berborgen, tr., to lüde, conceal. SBcrocf ferung, f., — , -en, improve- ment. fcer&te'ten, berbot, berboten, tr., to forbid. tieröin'ben, berbanb, berbnnben, tr., to bind up ; to connect, unite ; to oblige. fceruif'fcn, adj., crabbed, sullen, surly. Söeröot', n., -§, -c, prohibition. bcvbvan'ä)en, tr., fo ierl)iirien, tr., to ivrap, cover, veil. bevtetfven, tr., tohave intercourse, associate. fcevfln'reit, tr., to glorify, trans- figure. tfcvfiävt', adj., transfigured. feerfling'en, bcrflcmg, berf'htngen, intr., to die away. bevfom'mctt, berlant, berfommen, intr., to perish. tJerfrie'cftett (fi<$), berfroef), berfros ä)en, to creep away, lüde. berfüu'ben, tr., to proclaim, an- nounce. foerltutg'cn, intr., to long for, de- sire ; to ask, demand. Söerlang'ett, n., -3, longing, desire. foerlaffen, berltejj, bertaffen, tr., to leave, forsake ; fitf) — , to trust, rely on. fcerlc'fcn, berta§, beriefen, tr., to read aloud, proclaim. foerlie'rcn, bertor, berieten, tr., to lose ,* fid) — , to disappear. SSerluft', m., -Co, -c, loss. $ermef)ntng 119 bcrätuctfcfu syermetj'rttttg, f., — , -cn, increase, multiplication. bermö'gen, bermod)te,bermod)t, intr., to be able, can ; tr., to induce. &ermö / gett, n., -§, — , abilüy, power; resource, properly, wealth. iici'neljm'ttdj, adj., audlble, dis- tinct, clear. ttevö'beit, tr., to desolate, desert. iicffam'nteltt, tr., to assemble, (jather. fcerftyiie f?ett, bevjdjlofr, bcx\d)lo)]en, tr., to dose, lock up. iJcvfdjlitt'gett, berjd)(ang, bevfdjuut; gen, tr., to twist together, in- tertwine. tJctfcöoflen, adj., disappeared, lost,forgotten. Söerftfjret', n. , -§, ill repute. i»evftf)m'ctt, berfdjrie, beridnieen, tr., to decry. Uevfrf)iuin'ben,berjd)ttianb,berfdrtiiitn; bcn, intr., to disappear, vanish. Uerfettg'ett, tr., to singe, scorch, parch. berfutfett, bcvfanf, bcrjunf'en, intr., to sink aioay, vanish, perish. fccvfjjä'tett, tr., to delay, retard; firij — , to be late. fcci'f frätct, adj., belated, tardy. Ucv^pveOfen, berfbradj, bcrjprodjcn, tr. , to promise. ticrftön'big, adj., intelligent, sen- sible. t)evftc'f)cn, berftanb, berftcmbett, tr., to widerstand, comprehend ; to knoio Jiow to. Ucrftci'ttevt, adj., petrified. Uci'ftofj'lcu, adj., stealthy, stolen, secret. Söcrfto f?ttttg, f., — , -cn, rejection. toevftreicfjett, berftridj, bevjtridjen, intr., to pass away, elapse, ez- pire. fcerftum'mett, intr., to become si- lent, become inaudible, remaln speechless. ÜBertet'btgttttg, f., — , -en, defense. üöertei btguitgäjttftaitb, m., -§, "e, State of defence, condition to stand an attack or siege. toevüe'fen, tr., to deepen, steep ; ftd) — , to be absorbed in. bevticft', adj., absorbed, lost, en- grossed. Vertrug', m., -3, Ä e, agreement, contract, treaty. bcvtvauax, intr., to entrust, con- fide. Söcvtratt'ett, n., -§, trust, confi- dence. tJcriuaift', adj., orphaned. iJerttmftett, tr., to administer, manage. feerUrnttbettt, tr., to change, trans- form. Skriurtttb'Ittttg, f., — , -cn, trans- formation, transubstantiation. bertttattbt', adj., related, relative; ber &>erhiattbte, relative, kins- man. bertoe'bctt, berinob, beiiuobcn, tv.,to intemoeave. fccrtuc'Jjctt, tr., to bloio aioay, scat- ter. Ocrtucf Jett, intr., to fade, wither. UcvUiett'bctt, bcmmnbte, berioanbt, tr., to apply, expend, employ. Ucvjei'lKit, berjie^ bevjieljen, tr., to pardon, forgive. ticvjtuci'fcltt, intr., to despair. bettet 120 SÖnljdjctt %$et'tcv, m., -§, -n, cousln. Uiet, adj. or adv., m?.tc/i ; pl. many. tuelleid)*', &dv.,perhaps. Utel'malS, adv., many times, of- fen. Hier, num.,/om\ inert, num. adj., fourth. Söo'gel, m., -§, ", öird. SBoge'fen, pl., ^/ie Vosges Moun- tains. ftjolf, n., -e§, "er, people, folk, na- tion. fcofl, adj . , füll. tioUOnitftVu, boUbradjte, bot(orad)t, tr., to aecomplish, sueeeeel in. iiollcn'ben, tr., to complete, finish. UoU'eub3, adv., fully, completely, qulte, entirely. boUjic'ljett, bottjog, bolljogen, tr., to execute, aecomplish. tiou, prep. with dat., from, of, by, loith, concerning, on, lipon. bot, adv., before; prep. with dat. or acc, for, from, against, ago. ttormtS', adv., before, beforehand, in advance. fcovauä'fcljcn, \ai) — , -gcjefjcn, tr., to/oresee. tiov&et ftfjmtcn, to sZWde pas£, pass by. %$ov'for legen, tr., to lay before, ex- hiblt, submit. bor'Iefcu, Ia§ — , -gelefen, tr., to read aloud. isorüefc' (fiirüefc) nehmen, to be contented with, put up with. bor'neljm, adj., distingulshed, aristoeralic. bor/neljmeit, naljm — , -genommen, tr., to undertake, intend. ©or'fdjlag, m., -§, "e, q#w, pro- posal, proposition. 33or'f Siegelung, f., — , -cn, deZw- sto?j, illusion. ijor'fteden, tr., to sito& on, ßin on owe's cooZ or dress. tior'tragcn, trug — , -getragen, tr., to bring before, present, pro- pose. bov'ü'btv, adv., by, past, over. tiorü'öergcljeu, ging — , -gegangen, intr., to gopast,pass by. Söor/urteü, n., -§, -e, prejudiee. Söulf cm', m., -§, -e. volcano. 238. HiaaVfcu, tt>udj§, gemadjjcn, intr., to groio, increase. SJÖrtf'fe, f., — , -n, loeapon, arm. lurt'gcit, tr., to dare, risJc. äöa'gen, m., -§, — , toagon, car- riage. s IÖrtl)n, m., -e§, error, delusion. $8a(jii'geft>tiift; n -> ~&, -*, Illu- sion, fancy. nrnfju finnig, adj., insane, mad. hmC)t*, adj., true, real. tortlj'rcub, prep. with gen., dur- ing ; conj., ivhile. s 2&al)v't)cit, f., — , -cn, truth. mnfjvlirl) 121 ttnbertycitftig tvai)V / iitf), adv., iruly, in truth, really. hiafyv'ttcfmtctt, nafym — , -gcnotru mett, tr., to notice, pereeive. tunkten, intr., to rule, coidrol, hold sway. toät&cn, tr., to roll, revolve, whirl. äÖrntb, f., — , "e, wall. Söan'berftaö, m.,-3, "e, traveller's staff, Walking stick. SSanb'Iuttg, f., — , -cn, cJiange, transformation, transubstantia- tion. S&anb'ufjr, f., — , -cn, wall-clock. Slöang'e, f., — , -n, cheek. Wanten, ihtr., to stagger, totter, waver, vacülate. marin, adj., warm. iuar'tcn, intr., to zoait. marum', adv., why, wherefore. Wa$, pron., what ; why ; some- thing ; — für, xohat klnd of ; — auefj, — immer, — nur, what- ever. Söaffer, n., -%, — , water. £öaffcrffciegel, m.,-3, — , surface of water. rocdj'feltt, tr., to change, altemate. me'ber . , . nod), neither . . . nor. 2Seg, m., -e§, -e, way, path, road. We\), adj., sore,- painful ; interj., 10 oe f alas ! 92ße(), n., -e§, looe, pain, distress; — ttyittt, to hurt, pain. hieben, intr., to bloio, waft. üCßciö, n., -Co, -er, woman, ivife. meid), adj., soft, tender. meirtVcn, tutet), gehridjen, intr., to give away, yield- lo retire, panish. Weiten, intr., to graze, pasture, feed; ftdj — , tofeed on, delight in, revel in. toet'fjen, tr., to consecrate, dedi- cate. Söcif/raudjgerud), m., -S, "e, odor of incense. Weit, conj., because, as. Weiten, intr., to linger, larry. Weinen, intr., toweep. äöct'fc, f., — , -n, manner, way, fashion. Weift, a dj-, white. Weit, adj.,wnde, broad, large,far ; — nnb t>veit,far and wide. Weitet, &&].,farther,forward, be- sides, in addition. mei'terfagen, intr., to teil further, continue. metiJjitt', adv., far,far along, far off. nicldj, pron., which, what, that. äöelt, f., — , -en, loorld. äöelt'fnget, f., — , -n, globe, sphere. Wen'ben, toembte, ejeiuanbt, tr. or intr., to turn. mc'nig, adj., Utile ; feio. meniger, less, feioer ; mit mentg ften, least of all. Wenn, conj., when, whenever; if. Wex, pron., ivho, whoever. werben, tuetrb or tuitrbe, geiuorben, intr., to become, be. mcr'fcn, luavf, geroorfen, tr., to throio, cast. %Qevt, n., -c§, -e, work, prodac- tion. XQetf Statt, f., — , — ftätten, Work- shop. nn'berfpcnftig, adj., refractory, perverse. tute 122 ttmrbtg tote, conj., how, as, like, as if, lohen. toie'ber, adv., again, back. toic'bercr5Öt)Icn, tr., to teil again, repeat. hJtebergdJen, gab — , -gegeben, tr., to give back, return. iuieberfjo'Ien, tr., to repeat. hite berfeljren, intr., to tum back, return. ttue'beffrmtmen, tarn —, -gefom- men, intr., to come again, re- turn. tüie'betfdjaücn, iutr., to resound, echo. Söte'berftfjew, m., -3, reßection. ttne'berfeljen, \afy — , -gejcfyen, tr., to see again. hiie'berftrafjlen, tr., to reflect, be reflected. totlb, adj., wild,jubilant. Säjtt'Ie, m., -nS, -n, will, Inten- tion, purpose; um . . . tuilteu, for the sake of, on aecount äöinb, m., -es, -e, wind, breeze. äöinb'ftof?, m., -es, "e, gust of wind. äöinf'cl, m., -s, — , corner, angle. äötn'ter, m., -§, — , ivintcr. äöin'tergvoö, u., -jes, "fer, winter grass. äöin'ternarfjt, f., — , ~e, winter night. S2Öi|j'fel, m., -s, — , top, swm- hjir, pron., we. tuirf'Ud), adj., actual, real, genu- ine. SSJtr'rc, f., — , -n, disorder, con- fusion. toiv'vcn, tr., fo entangle, con- fuse. äötrt, m., -es, -e, landlord, host. %Qivt&f)au§, n., -es, -"er, inn, • tavem. $6trt§ fjuu&frfjüb, m., -s, -er, taü- ern sign-board. toif'fen, inufete, gewußt, tr. or intr., to know, knoio hoio. hio, adv., lohere, when. £öo'd)e, f-, — , -n, week. $So ge, f., — , -n, icave, billoxo. töo'gen, intr., to unäulate, wave, sivell, crowd. mofyiri, adv., whither, lohere. ixfofyl, adv., ivell; indeed, surely, perhaps ; I ivonder. %Qol)lQeiaücu, n.,-s, satisfacüon, pleasure, delight. JtJ0t)t't*ied)cnb, adj., fragrant. \vot)'nctt, intr., to divell, live. inöTöcn, tr., to arch, vault. ^Qöi'bang, f., — , -en, arch, vaull- ing. ZÜol'tc, f., — , -n, cloud. moVlen, tr., to will, ivish, intend; to be about. SISott'ite, f., — , -rt, delight, rap- ture. %S$oxt, n., -co, "er or -e, loord. $6ovt'füt)rcr, m., -s, — , sp>okes- man. Umdj'tig, adj., heavy, weighty. $8un'ber, n., -s, — , wonder, nxir- acle. hmn berfcar, adj., iconderful, mar- vellous. Söun'berhJci'J, n., -§, -e, miracu- lous loork, miracle. Sßüt'bc, f., — , -n, dignity. tuiir big, adj., loorthy, dignified. 28uv5d 123 äurürflnffcn %Quv'zel, f., — , -n, root. itmr'seltt, intr., to take root, root, be rooted. äöut, f., — ,fury, rage, passion. ttm'ten, intr., to rage, befurious. hJÜ'tenfc, ad j . , furious, enraged. jan^cn, intr., to quarret; to scold. &e sa?ne time, at once, likewise. Su'tmtft, f., — ,/uture. ju'marfjcn, tr., to dose, shut. 5tmärf)ft', adv., next,ßrst, chiefly. 5itvürt', adv., back, backwards, be- hind. juvücf fctjrcn, intr., to return. Sitrücf (äffen, liefe — , -getanen, tr., to leave behind, desert. jurntffdjretfett 124 attJÖfft jurütf f greifen, tr., to scare back, frighten off. jurüfE 'fernen, intr., to long to be back, yearn to return. 5urii ren, intr., to ride together; to start, be startled, shrink back. Sufam'tnenfwlten, Ijielt — , -get)a(= ten, tr., to hold together; tore- tain, keep. Sufam'tttenJjattg, m., -§, coher- ence, connection, relation. 5ufam'tttennel)inen, tialjm — , -ge; nomnten, tr., to collect, concen- trate, control. äufam'meimtfen, rief — , -gerufen, tr., to call together. Sufammenfdjtefcett, \ä)0^ — , -gc; fcfyofjen, to shoot down, batter down. Sufam'menfrfjlagen, fdjtug — , -ge= ftfjtagen, tr., to strike together, clasp. jufam'menftfimteben, tr., to forge together, weld. aufctm'menfeljnett (fttf)), tr., to long to be together. jufnm mcnfdjcn, tr., to set to- gether, combine, construet ; fitfj — , to sit down together. jufam'menfittflcn, fang — , -gejun= gen, intr., to sing together. ju'f dornten, intr., to look on, look. Stt'feljen, \ai) — , -gefeiten, intr., to look on ; to witness. äu'firömen, intr., to stream to, crowd up, come to, pour in. Stürmten, tr., to entrust to, at- tribute to, expect of. Sit'iietfidjtlttf), adj., conßdent, cer- tain. 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