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steer Eidral n ground
your Eichiad, n. a crying out Eichio, v. to sound; to cry Eidiaw, v. to frisk, to enliven Eidiawl, a. vigorous, lively Eidiogi, v. to invigorate Eidion, n. a beast, steer Eidral, n. ground-ivy Eiddew, n. the ivy Eiddiad, n. a possessing Eiddiar, n. hether or ling Eiddiaw, v. to possess Eiddiawg, a. owned: n. slave Eiddig, a. jealous: n. a jealous one; a zealot Eiddigedd, n. zeal, jealousy Eiddigeddu, v. to grow jealous Eiddìgio, v. to grow jealous Eiddigor, n. superior Eiddigus, a. jealous; zealous Eiddil, a. slender, small Eiddilaâd, n. extenuation Eiddilâu, v. to grow slender Eiddiliad, n. extenuation Eiddilo, v. to extenuate Eiddilwch, n. slenderness Eiddion, n. personal property Eiddiorwg, n. the ivy Eiddo, n. property; chattels Eiddun, a. desirous, fond Eidduneb, n. desire, choice Eiddunedu, v. to desire Eidduno, v. to desire, to wish, to pray; to vow Eiddunol, a. delectable Eiddwg, a. contiguous, near Eiddwng, a. contiguous Eiddyganu, v. to approximate Eigiad, n. a bringing forth Eigiaeth, n. a teeming estate Eigian, n. centre; origin: v. to bring forth; to sob Eigiaw, v. to generate Eigiawl, a. teeming, prolific Eigion, n. a source; a middle the abyss, or ocean Eigraeth, n. virgin state Eigrau, n. stockings without feet Eigyr, n. a virgin, a maid Eilar, n. second ploughing Eilchwyl, ad.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

says everlastingly No Goethe
{pg 60} Der Geist, der stets verneint —The spirit that constantly denies, that says everlastingly "No." Goethe's "Mephistopheles."
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

stone exhibits now gravity
That a stone exhibits now gravity, now rigidity, now electricity, now chemical qualities, depends upon causes, [pg 180] upon impressions upon it from without, and is to be explained from these.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

stillat e Nube guttatim
Pluvia , 4. et Imber , stillat e Nube , guttatim.
— from The Orbis Pictus by Johann Amos Comenius

stupid enough not getting
Trading privacy for security is stupid enough; not getting any actual security in the bargain is even stupider.
— from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

subtilior explicatio now generally
x. 46, according to the 'subtilior explicatio' now generally adopted.
— from The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

sample ein namentlich genannter
Ware a defective condition of the goods ein materieller Vorteil material advantage ein Mittel zur a means of ein Möbelstück piece of furniture ein Muster entnehmen to retain a sample ein namentlich genannter Frachtführer a named carrier ein namentlich genanntes Schiff a named vessel ein neues Verfahren anwenden apply a new technique ein Pfand einlösen redeem a pledge ein Plakat ankleben to stick a bill ein Produkt auf den Markt bringen launch a product ein Projekt aufgeben abandon a project ein Rat piece of advice ein realisierbares Vorhaben practicable scheme ein Recht erwerben to acquire a right ein reiches Angebot an Ware a wide variety of goods ein reines begebbares Konnossement a clean negotiable B/L ein reines in ein unreines Konnossement a clean into an unclean B/L ein reines Transportdokument a clean transport document ein Risiko auf
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

serious earnest noble grand
grave, serious, earnest, noble, grand, solemn, impressive, commanding, imposing.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

spot Exclaim not gallants
Then faint afar are heard the feet Of rushing steeds in gallop fleet; The sounds increase, and now are seen Four mounted squires in Lincoln green; Two who bear lance, and two who lead By loosened rein a saddled steed; Each onward held his headlong course, And by Fitz-James reined up his horse,— With wonder viewed the bloody spot,— 'Exclaim not, gallants' question not.
— from The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott

So each national great
So each national great age would be a flower evolved in the garden of the eternal; and once evolved, once bloomed, it should never pass away; the actual blossom withers and falls; but the color, the form, the fragrance,—these remain in the world of causes.
— from The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Kenneth Morris

strained every nerve going
They had formed the framework and backbone of the new regiments, for the equipment of which Maximilian had strained every nerve, going so far as to sacrifice even his own silver plate.
— from Maximilian in Mexico: A Woman's Reminiscences of the French Intervention 1862-1867 by Sara Yorke Stevenson

she expected no greater
Happie was satisfied with this concession; she expected no greater enthusiasm from Bob on the subject of a mere girl.
— from Six Girls and Bob: A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields by Marion Ames Taggart

some even now going
I have established, apparently on solid grounds, a fixed point of initial dispersion in the extreme north-east, and allusion has frequently been made to migratory movements, some even now going on, generally from east to west, and, on the east side of the continent, from north to south, with here an important but still quite recent reflux from Zululand back nearly to Victoria Nyanza.
— from Man, Past and Present by A. H. (Augustus Henry) Keane

Sē eorl ne giefð
4. Sē eorl ne giefð giefa his fīend.
— from Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary by C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso) Smith

Sir Edward Norris governor
To clear our fame of this withering blight, the Queen had determined to admonish Sir Edward Norris, governor of that place, bidding him to keep a wary watch upon his captains and soldiers, to enforce them rigorously in their duty, and to hang up without remorse any that should be discovered in communication with the enemy.
— from A Gentleman-at-Arms: Being Passages in the Life of Sir Christopher Rudd, Knight by Herbert Strang

said Every nation gets
It has been truly said, “Every nation gets the Jew it deserves,” and it may well be that the superstitions and cruelties of the Eastern Jews have been generated in them by long centuries of oppression and wrong.
— from The Jew, The Gypsy and El Islam by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

says Emerson nothing great
Grown ardent, interest becomes enthusiasm, "without which," says Emerson, "nothing great was ever accomplished."
— from The Recitation by George Herbert Betts


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