Part 57

wore ... suspended = had ... hanging; ‘round’, here +an+.

To render ‘antelope’s horn’ form a compound noun of the pl. of the noun ‘antelope’ and the singl. of the noun ‘horn’. Comp. S. 36, N. 7, A, B, and C, and mark further:

A. Although the first component of =Compound Nouns= is generally in the singular, =some require the plural=; as—+Kinderstube+, f., nursery; +Bildergallerie+, f., picture-gallery.

B, 1. The first component takes sometimes one of =the genitive inflections +s+, +es+, +n+, +en+, or +ens+=, according to the declension it belongs to; as—+Königsmantel+, m., royal mantel; +Tageslicht+, n., day-light; +Heldenmut+, m., heroism; +Friedensliebe+, f., love of peace.

2. We find, however, =the terminations +s+ or +es+ used as a connecting link= between the two components =for the mere sake of euphony=, even in cases where the first component is a feminine noun; this is more especially the case when the first component is in itself a compound expression, when it has one of the derivative suffixes +heit+, +ing+, +ling+, +keit+, +schaft+, +tum+, +ung+, or when it is a noun of foreign origin terminating in +ion+, +at+, and +ät+; as—+Geburtstag+, m., birthday; +Hochzeitsgeschenk+, n., wedding present; +Weisheitslehre+, f., philosophy; +Religionsduldung+, f., toleration; +Universitätsgericht+, n., university court.

C. In a few compound nouns we find one of the euphonic terminations =+e+, +er+, and +l+ used as a connecting link= between the two components; as—+Tagewerk+, n., day’s work; +Aschermittwoch+, m., Ash-Wednesday; +Heidelbeere+, bilberry.

D, 1. When =the first component= consists of =the stem of a verb=, it is often joined to the second component without a connecting link; as—+Schreibbuch+, n., copy-book.

2. Sometimes =a euphonic +e+ is used as a connection link=; as—+Zeigefinger+, m., forefinger; +Haltepunkt+, m., place of stopping.

in — excitement = in the highest excitement.

Section 77.

ABSOLUTION BEFOREHAND.

When Tezel was at Leipzig, in the sixteenth century (App. § 9), and had collected a great deal of money from all ranks of people, a nobleman, who suspected imposition, put the question to him: “Can you grant absolution for a sin which a man shall intend to commit in future?” “Yes,” replied the frontless commissioner, “but on condition that a proper sum of money be actually paid down.” The noble (S. 5, N. 2) instantly produced the sum demanded, and in return received a diploma, sealed and signed by Tezel, absolving him from the unexplained crime which he intended to commit. Not long after, when Tezel was about (S. 6, N. 4) to leave Leipzig, the nobleman made inquiry respecting the road he would probably travel, waited for him in ambush at a convenient place, attacked and robbed him, then beat him soundly with a stick, sent him back to Leipzig with his chest empty, and at parting said: “This is the fault I intended to commit, and for which I have your absolution.”—REV. R. K. ARVINE.

+Der im voraus erteilte Ablaß.+

+~Johann Tezel~ (eigentlich Diezel) wurde um 1460 zu Leipzig geboren, trat 1489 in den Dominikanerorden, ward 1502 vom Papst zum Ablaßprediger bestellt, später zum apostolischen Kommissar ernannt und mit dem Ablaßhandel in Sachsen betraut, zog sich jedoch, von Luther seit dem 31ˢᵗᵉⁿ Oktober 1517 wegen seiner unverschämten Anmaßungen bekämpft, in das Paulinerkloster zu Leipzig zurück, wo er im Jahre 1519 verstarb.+

+ein´nehmen+; a great deal of, +eine Masse+. Construe accord. to App. § 5.

ranks = classes; people, +Bevölkerung+, f., see S. 3, N. 2.

‘to put a question to somebody’ here = to ask somebody.

I propose to use the 2nd pers. pl. in this case, and to supply the adverb +auch+ after the pron.

a — future = which one only (+erst+) intends to commit. See App. § 19.

+unter+, followed by the def. art.

+angemessen+; to render ‘sum of money’ form a comp. n. of which the noun ‘money’ forms the first component and the noun ‘sum’ the last.

actually = directly; to pay down, +aus´zahlen+.

in return, +dafür+, which place after the verb.

‘diploma’, here +Ablaßbrief+, m.

+absolvieren+. See S. 16, N. 4; unexplained, +ungenannt+.

Not — after = Soon upon that. See S. 4, N. 5, B.

to make inquiry respecting something, +sich nach etwas erkundigen+.

‘to travel’, here +ein´schlagen+.