1040 Des sagte ir dô genâde "daz ir mich sô gerne diu maget wol getân. gekronet sæhet stân bî Hartmuot dem künige und daz ich lebte in êren, Explain the grammatical form of 1023. wânde. 1024. deheiniu. 1025. swâ mite daz er kunde. 1027. hân, ninder, mac. 1028. ergetzen, derived from? 1030. entriu1031. ruochte, diuhte. 1035. unmare; iu, decline throughout; gît. 1036. kumber, derivation. wen. 1038. richen, derived from? What is richen with a short i, hére, enklage? 1040. ellende, derivation. 911 Sîfriden den recken twanc des durstes nôt: den tisch er dester zîter man jach im grôzer êren, 913 Dô si wolden dannen und füeren in daz lant, Sîfrides hant. swer ez ie gesach. sêre an Sîfride brach. zuo der linden breit, mir ist des vil geseit dem Kriemhilde man, wold er uns daz sehen lân!' der küene Sîfrit dô sprach von Troneje Hagne daz niht gevolgen kunde swenner welle gâhen: 914 Dô sprach von Niderlande 'daz muget ir wol versuochen, ze wette zuo dem brunnen. man jehe dem gewinnes 915 'Nu welle ouch wirz versuochen,' dô sprach der starke Sîfrit für iuwer füeze dô er daz gehörte, 916 Dô sprach der degen küene allez mîn gewæte den gêr zuo dem schilde, den kocher zuo dem swerte 917 Dô zugen si diu kleider in zwein wîzen hemden welt ir mir volgen mit schier er umbe gebant. sam zwei wildiu pantel si liefen durch den klê: 918 Den brîs von allen dingen den schilt er leite nidere, den küenen Sîfriden ê. nider zuo der vluot: er schôz in durch daz criuze, 923 Den gêr im gên dem herzen im ragete von den herten der fürste wânde vinden sô müeste wesen Hagne 925 Dô der sêre wunde daz von der wunden spranc ze flühte Hagne nie done het et er niht mêre dô lief er Hagnen an: 926 Swie wunt er was zem tôde, sô krefteclîch er sluoc, daz ûzer dem schilde des edelen gesteines: sich hete gerne errochen 927 Dô was gestrûchet Hagne von des slages krefte het er sîn swert enhende, sêre zurnde der wunde: 928 Erblichen was sîn varwe: sînes lîbes sterke dræte genuoc der schilt vil gar zerbrast. wand er des tôdes zeichen 929 Dô viel in die bluomen daz bluot von sîner wunden dô begunder schelden die ûf in gerâten 930 Dô sprach der verchwunde waz helfent mîniu dienest, ich was iu ie getriuwe; ir habet an iwren friunden in liehter varwe truoc. sach man vaste gân. Explain-911. dester ziter. decline in the singular and plural. 912. verhouwen, jach; man, 913. geseit; lân, give 920. alsam. 921. dan the principal tenses. 915. welle, is this right? 916. ge- 923. lie. 925. zuct. Questions. 1. Explain the metre employed in both poems, and state the points of difference, if any. 2. Is there unity of conception in either poem? Do you know the reasons which have induced critics to consider the Nibelunge Nôt as a collection of originally distinct ballads? Are kindred ballads in existence? 3. Draw the character of Hagene as described in the Nibelunge Nôt. 4. Are there any reasons to suppose that the principal persons in the Nibelunge Nôt are of a mythological nature? 5. Give an outline of the plot of the Kudrûn. VI. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2—5 p.m. What are the advantages to be derived from a study of the History of the German language, apart from the study of its literature? Questions on the Philology and History of the 1. State the subdivisions of the Teutonic languages; and give an account of the oldest documents by which every branch is represented. 2. Is the modern German (Neuhochdeutsch) an organic continuation of the Middle High German, or of one of the principal dialects of Germany? Whence arises its general adoption in literature? Is the literary German the only language now in use throughout Germany? 3. Does the decay of the grammatical system of the German run parallel with that of the Romance languages? 4. The affinity of the Aryan people can be proved by other means than the identity of grammatical inflexions. State these means, and give a number of examples. 5. Explain the law of consonantal change (Lautverschiebung, Grimm's Law) as well in the Teutonic languages as compared with the other Aryan languages, as in the High German, and give instances in every case. 6. Define the nature and purpose of the change of vowels called Ablaut. Does this change occur also in Greek and Latin? 7. State Schleicher's views on the origin of the personal terminations in conjugation. Dutch. Duitsch: 8. Give the origin of the names German, Teutonic, Deutsch (Teutsch), Allemand, Tedesco. Span: Alemánt Fred. tyska: Dan. tydsk: 9. Give the etymology of Abenteuer, Adler, Armbrust, Beichte, Churfürst, Demuth, Dienstag, Fürst, Heiland, Hungar. német Heuschrecke, Herzog, Lärm, Leichnam, Maulwurf, Nachbar, Pilgrim, Segen, Stiefel, Sündflut, Walnusz, Weiher. 10. Explain the origin of the suffixes bar, haft, heit, keit, lich, sam, thum. Ruso niémets: |